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Training That Works for Your Dog [VHS]

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I've seen a bunch of tapes, and this is by far the best. April really knows how to explain things from the dog's perspective, and that makes the training much more than the usual 'do this, do that'. The other thing I love is how the material is organized and indexed: you just do one thing at a time, move on to the next lesson when you like. This is an absolute winner!

I have seen 3 or 4 different dog training videos. April Frost is the first that shows clearly that any dog owner can learn the techniques to train their dog to sit, stay, come, heel, wait, don't jump, etc, within minutes. April Frost does not waste the viewer's time.

This is an excellent tape. Frost walks the viewer through teaching the basic obedience commands to your dog-- sit, stay, down, heel, and come. Her methods are gentle but effective, and based on positive reinforcement with lots of praise and the occasional treat. Corrections are just that-- a way to show the dog what you want, not a punishment. Frost gives attention to showing viewers how to use equipment such as training collars in a safe and humane way, and is very oriented to teaching dogs good manners (not jumping up on visitors) and safety skills (not leaping out of cars or rushing through doors) essential to comfortable everyday living with a dog.

I found this video very informative. However, the corrections done using the choke chains are misleading. She only uses large dogs with lots of fur. No where in the video does she suggest how to properly use a choke chain on small breed dogs. Judging by the way the "pop-and-release" method was used on these large dogs, serious damage would be done to a small breed dog. Other lessons, however, not using the choke chain were a good source of information. I will definitely use this video as a refresher of how to train.

This is a step-by-step guide on how to train your dog. The video is well put together and easy to follow. You should have no problem teaching your dog each behavior, because the material is presented in a straightforward fashion.

Commands and rewards are explained from the dogs point of view, so there's no guesswork about what should or should not work. Each command is explained and shown, in sequence; this means you can master a command before moving on to the next section of the video.

I highly recommend this dog training video to anyone who wants to train a dog. This video should be good for first time dog trainers, and also people who have trained dogs before, and want a few new pointers. We all have something to learn.

ken32

April Frost is the real thing, a trainer who not only knows how to train dogs, but knows how to communicate her training methods in a clear fashion. The tape is very well organized into 'sections', and the camerawork and editing are very well done. You really see what she's talking about as she works with the dogs and people in her class -- just like being there! This video has been selling on Amazon.com for a few years now and I can see why. Nothing is as good as actually going to a class, but this is as close as you get.

I totally agree with the reviewer who opposes the use of choke chains. Any trainer who still advocates this method is way behind the times. For that reason alone, I would not buy this video.

This was an excellent video for first time dog owners and trainers. The directions are clear and the contect is clear. Great job!

Any dog trainer who advocates the a choke chain is way behind the curve in current animal training thought. The classical study done post mortem comparing dogs trained with choke chains
to prong collars showed much more damage done to the necks of
the choke chain trained dogs.

I'd give it a -10 if I could.