How to train your leash reactive dog with the lat method. Cu is not a performance class, although it will help your dog perform more. Aug 10, 2011 the lat game is from leslie mcdevitt s control unleashed a book that teaches you how to teach your dog how to stay calm and focussed despite many distractions and despite having a reactive. Learn how to turn stress to confidence and distraction to focus using methods that are 110% positive. We chat with dog trainer leslie mcdevitt, author of the groundbreaking control unleashed mcdevitt wrote one of my favorite training books. After having read the book cover to cover, i am disappointed to say the least. The new concepts and techniques will support you in teaching your dog life skills and coping skills so. Leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues.
Jan 01, 2012 the author, leslie mcdevitt, really is on target with so many things about dog behavior. This six 6 week, totally online class is based on leslie mcdevitts book control unleashed. Leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work offleash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations. Come learn what s new in leslie mcdevitt s groundbreaking control unleashed training program. Kienan brown is a former assistant to leslie mcdevitt. Reactive to relaxed, leslie mcdevitt discusses her exciting new additions to the control unleashed training program. Control unleashed class with emma parsons starts april 7th. In this highly personal and very useful book, leslie shares many practical exercises designed to help deal with the common but elusive statements of give our animals choice, have a dialogue with your animal, and teach an alternative behavior. Control unleashed is based on leslie mcdevitt s groundbreaking book of the same title, is a 6 week intermediate level class designed to teach excitable or anxious dog to relax and focus in stressful or distracting situations. I wish i had known about control unleashed earlier, when we got our puppies. This class is a great fit for those planning to participate in dog sports like agility, but also for any handler of a young, easily distracted. Reactive to relaxed, leslie mcdevitt discusses her exciting new additions to the control unleashed training program, as well as new perspectives and revisions of the foundation behaviors and core games.
When our agility trainer mentioned mcdevitt s book to our intro to agility class, i thought i should buy the book so that i could continue working on control exercises on my own. Control unleashed by leslie mcdevitt learn how to turn stress to confidence and distraction to focus using methods that are 110% positive. Weve been making this progress mostly with the lat look at that method from leslie mcdevitts book, control unleashed. Leslie mcdevittin her third book, control unleashed. I can see and understand many more things than i did before reading this book. Pet book publishing company limited, 2007 dogs 226 pages. Control unleashed is based on leslie mcdevitts groundbreaking book of the same title, is a 6 week intermediate level class designed to teach excitable or anxious dog to relax and focus in stressful or distracting situations. When our agility trainer mentioned mcdevitts book to our intro to agility class, i thought i should buy the book so that i could continue working on control exercises on my own. In this workshop, leslie will teach material from her newest book control unleashed. I was so impressed that i also purchased the second book and all of the leslie mcdevitt videos.
Though the book was targeted to agility instructors, mcdevitt offers practical. If your dog barks and lunges at people, other dogs, bicycles, trucks, etc. Aas i described in part one of using control unleashed for dogdog aggression mayjune 2011, i have found many of the concepts and training protocols described in leslie mcdevitts control unleashed to be extremely effective in teaching dogreactive dogs to feel comfortable and maintain desirable behavior in a city environment. Control unleashed class dog training, dog training, dog. When your dog looks at a trigger dogs, scary strangers, bikes, squirrels, skateboards etc, you reward them for looking at the trigger. Americas leading book for dog trainers control unleashed. The class is based pretty closely on leslie mcdevitts book, control unleashed. We first learned about the look at that lat game from leslie mcdevitts brilliant book control unleashed. Do you have all the basics down with your future performance dog, and need the next step to get them ready for the excitement of agility and flyball class. Much of the book seems like shameless selfpromotion. Control unleashed a foundation seminar 4dvd set dogwise. The puppy program, is a must read for every new puppy owner, especially for those who wish to compete in canine sports. This class is not for aggressive or biting dogs, bur for dogs who lose control in a doggy environment.
Control unleashed creating a focused and confident dog. Whether youre training a challenging dog on your own or an instructor trying to figure out how to help dogs in your classes, this book is for you. Leslie mcdevitt s versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work offleash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations. Adapted from leslie mcdevitts book control unleashed. Jan 01, 2007 learn how to turn stress to confidence and distraction to focus using methods that are 110% positive. Leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work off leash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations. Winner of the iiacab award for 2007, best dog training book. Leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs. Look at that lat game teaching dogs to focus and eye.
This course comes directly from leslie mcdevitts book, control unleashed. Based on the leslie mcdevitts acclaimed book of the same name, control unleashed is a training program for students and dogs who are ready to begin transitioning to off leash work around distractions. In this book, leslie mcdevitt, highly acclaimed author of the awardwinning book, control unleashed, provides us with a programme designed specifically for teaching focus to performance puppies. Training lines dog training books control unleashed. Ive done some clicker training with my dog, so the ideas in this book jive with. This book not only highlights all of leslies original cu exercises, but it also focuses on managing the new puppy so that he can be successful in new and. Download control unleashed creating a focused and confident dog leslie mcdevitt creating a focused leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work offleash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations. Control unleashed was developed to create a focused and confident performance dog. The new concepts and techniques will support you in teaching your dog life skills and coping skills so that he is comfortable. The lat game is from leslie mcdevitts control unleashed a book that teaches you how to teach your dog how to stay calm and focussed despite many distractions and. If youre thinking about picking up a copy of leslie mcdevitts book, conrol unleashed i thought you might want to know what i thought of her book.
Designed as preventative medicine, mcdevitt shows us how to prevent and minimise common behavioural problems by teaching puppies a solid foundation. Working dogs will enjoy discovering they can make choices and control outcomes with counter conditioning games such as pattern games, voluntary. This book gives a good academic background and case studies of how focus games and conditioning exercises can create a focused and confident dog. Reactive to relaxed is a welcome new installment in leslie mcdevitts control unleashed series. Control unleashed was developed to create a focused and confident performance. Control unleashed creating a focused and confident dog leslie.
Simply put, if you have a dog who does not always obey you, control unleashed gives you real, strategies for getting your dog to focus and obey in situations where he normally might fly off his hinges, get overly excited or is simply. Our gut instinct is to tell fido to knock it off or to try to console them and make them feel safe by patting them and speaking in high pitched voices. Jan 31, 2008 from leslie mcdevitt s book, control unleashed. We chat with dog trainer leslie mcdevitt, author of the. Aug 23, 2009 we first learned about the look at that lat game from leslie mcdevitts brilliant book control unleashed. She has written a previous book where she talks about her control unleashed program, and so she refers to that quite a bit. Leslie mcdevitt leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work off leash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations. Instead of using up their energy by getting distracted, excited, or worried about the things going on around them, dogs and puppies learn how to use their. Whether youre training a challenging dog on your own or an instructor trying to figure.
The book can be purchased through amazon, clean run, or dogwise. For those of you have read leslie mcdevitts book, control unleashed, this is an opportunity to participate in and see first hand how the control unleashed theories and principles work. This class is a great fir for those planning to participate in dog sports like. People should realize that leslie mcdevitt is a dog trainer of the highest level, and this book is more about training dogs who do agility and other forms of showwork.
This class is not for aggressive or biting dogs, but for dogs who lose control in a doggy environment. The control unleashed cu program has successfully helped dogs that are training for performance sports such as agility, herding or fly ball as well as pet dogs and just plain couch potatoes. Leslie mcdevitts control unleashed puddins training tips. Dogs must have taken a basic obedience course and be familiar with clicker training. Do you have all the basics down with your future performance dog, and need the next step to get them ready for the excitement of agility and. Aabp 2008 multimedia awards for excellence winner of best dog behavior dvd of 2008 dvds related to dog behavior beautifully packaged in individual cases, leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed program is designed to teach dogs and puppies how to relax, focus, and work off leash reliably in stimulating and stressful situations. Clicking for confidence and connection may also be utilized in this course. Based on leslie mcdevitts acclaimed book of the same name, control unleashed is a training program for students and dogs who are ready to begin transitioning to off leash work around distractions. Control unleashed week one iris started her control unleashed class taught by emma parsons at the mspca on wednesday. This class follows the curriculum based upon leslie mcdevitts latest book reactive to relaxed. Aabp 2008 multimedia awards for excellence winner of best dog behavior dvd of 2008 dvds related to dog behavior beautifully packaged in individual cases, leslie mcdevitt s versatile control unleashed program is designed to teach dogs and puppies how to relax, focus, and work off leash reliably in stimulating and stressful situations.
The purpose of this exercise is to 1 build focus on you and 2 change the way your dog feels about his triggers. Download control unleashed creating a focused and confident dog leslie mcdevitt creating a focused leslie mcdevitt s versatile control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work offleash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations. One of the most common dog training issues is onleash reactivity. This book not only highlights all of leslies original cu exercises, but it also focuses on managing the new puppy so that he can be successful in new and challenging. The author, leslie mcdevitt, really is on target with so many things about dog behavior. The class is geared towards puppies and young dogs. Come learn whats new in leslie mcdevitts groundbreaking control unleashed training program. Creating a focused and confident dog by leslie mcdevitt is highly recommended, although not required. Leslie mcdevitts control unleashed program is designed to help dogs with issues learn how to relax, focus, and work offleash reliably in either stimulating or stressful situations.
If you havent read the book yet, i highly recommend it. Leslie mcdevitts versatile control unleashed r programme is designed to teach dogs and puppies how to relax, focus, and work off leash reliably in stimulating and stressful situations. This class follows the curriculum based upon leslie mcdevitts book and program, control unleashed. This would be an excellent book for dog trainers looking to start a control unleashed class.
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