Product Details

• Actors: Xalina LaBarge, Lisa Lask, David Womick
• Format: Color, Full length, NTSC
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004S2Y7
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #130,831 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

Joan Lask, creator of The Armchair Trainer video, has been training dogs professionally since 1970. She is the founder and senior instructor of the prestigious Jo-Thor's Dog Obedience Academy and Jo-thor's Dog Trainers' Accredited Vocational School in Atlanta, Georgia. She has lectured on obedience and presented countless demonstrations of her successful techniques. Joan has also trained dogs for movies, including Fried Green Tomatoes, T.V. shows such as Savannah, commercials and circus acts. Through training over 10,000 dogs, Joan has developed her own successful method of dog education called The Armchair Trainer.

Product Description

Finally, do-it-yourself dog training video for everyone! The Armchair Trainer is an easy to follow course for turning your dog into a well-mannered companion. The Armchair Trainer is a unique method designed to incorporate dog training into your busy lifestyle. The Armchair Trainer allows you to train your dog in the comfort of your own home while relaxing in a chair, watching television, working at the computer or reading a book. This method of dog training has gained wide acceptance with people of all ages, especially those who have busy lifestyles.

The Armchair Trainer is a great tool for enriching your relationship with your dog. It teaches your dog to listen to you and to be more obedient. Your dog will learn to sit nice at your side, lie down, walk nice on a leash and come when called. Also, if your dog jumps, chews, barks, whines, bites or grabs this video will help. Length: approx. 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This video works great for people in wheelchairs!, September 20, 2000

By	Jennifer Nelson (Sterling, Ill.) - See all my reviews

My father has been in a wheelchair for over twelve years. After seeing a film on T.V. about goldens being great wheelchair companions, I decided to give my father a golden retreiver puppy for his 62nd birthday. My father named her puppy Mary. When I brought Mary home, my father and I quickly realized this puppy needed training. After purchasing several videos off of the internet, we realized that none of the videos had any information on wheelchair training. Finally I found a video called The Armchair Trainer on Amazon.com. To our surprise, The Armchair Trainer was the only video that offered wheelchair training. After purchasing the video, my father and I started Mary's training. We have been working with Mary for over four months and can see a great improvement in my father's ability to control Mary. My family and I highly recommend this training video regardless of whether there is a need for a wheelchair or not. It was definitly the most informative and helpful video that we bought.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very informative and helpful video!, March 13, 2000

By	Tim Paulaskas (Daton,Ohio) - See all my reviews

The Armchair Trainer video has helped me solve many of the problems I was having with my 80 pd. golden retreiver "Rowdy". I found this video to be not only helpful but unique in the fact that most of the basic commands can be taught while sitting in a chair. Thanks to The Armchair Trainer video, Rowdy now sits and lies down nicely at my side while I work at the computer instead of jumping and grabbing at my hands all the time.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Training the CORRECT way, March 27, 2000

By	Doug Harper (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

I thought my dog was perfect since I have trained it to sit, lay-down and come. However, since I trained my dog with food it only obeys me when I have food. After using this video, and training my dog the correct way, my dog obeys my commands in any situation. Thanks U-Train!