Product Details

• Actors: Dr. Ian Dunbar
• Directors: Steve Ray
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Ark Features Ltd.
• VHS Release Date: April 15, 1997
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0001LQL7Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,429 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

This video is written and hosted by veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and author Dr. Ian Dunbar — the world's leading authority on dog behavior and training. Dr. Dunbar is the original creator and popularizer of off-leash puppy classes, which sparked the revolution for positive, reward-based, dog-friendly dog training. Dr. Dunbar is the founder of several dog-training organizations, including the Center for Applied Animal Behavior; the Association of Pet Dog Trainers — the largest and most influential worldwide association of professional pet dog trainers; and Sirius Puppy Training — the leading provider of puppy training classes in the San Francisco Bay Area. "Some fields are lucky enough to be granted a giant: a figure whose contributions inspire awe and are unsurpassable. Ian Dunbar is that in dog behavior. There is no single person on the face of the planet to whom dog trainers and owners (not to mention dogs) owe more." Jean Donaldson (author of The Culture Clash)

Product Description

Children have natural advantages as trainers. Dogs like being with them, because they are playful and fun. Children aren’t as forceful as adults. Children tend to coax and encourage, so dogs are happier to work for them. All they have to do is learn a few simple training techniques and they’ll soon put grown ups in the shade. This video will help younger members of the family make the most of their natural talents, and prove that dog training is indeed, child’s play. Adapted from the British television program Dogs With Dunbar. Topics include: Taking on a new puppy. Housetraining. Early leash training. Teaching Sit and Down. Developing a rapport. Focusing attention. Improving off-leash control. Training a fast recall. Training as a family. Family competitions. Improving the Sit Stay. Teaching with toys. Playing training games.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About to get a puppy!, December 19, 2009

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This review is from: Dog Training For Children (DVD)

I can't say enough great things about this DVD. Ian Dunbar is wonderful with puppies and their people. My daughter loves to watch this DVD and practice the training techniques on our cats, her dolls and other people's unsuspecting dogs:-) We have Ian Dunbar's 4 DVD set also and that is fantastic! He goes into detail about problems like jumping, barking, biting, etc. He uses positive training methods. It is geared for puppies and older dogs. I can't praise Ian Dunbar enough.