Leerburg Dog Training Podcast

Michael Ellis on Creating Reward Events

In this podcast, Michael Ellis explains what a reward event is and how it differs from simply rewarding your dog with food or a treat. Knowing how to build and execute a

K9 Services - Police Dog Handler School with Kevin Sheldahl

In this podcast, Ed Frawley and Kevin Sheldahl sit down and discuss the 6-week Police Service Dog Handler school that Kevin has operated for decades through his business

Michael Ellis's Philosophy on Dog Training

In this podcast, Michael Ellis gives what he calls his introduction lecture to dog training. In this lecture Michael Ellis explains how dogs learn through various forms o

The Evolution of Muzzle Fighting in Police K9 Training

In this podcast, Ed Frawley sits down with long time friend and colleague, Kevin Sheldahl to discuss Leerburg's new online course Muzzle Fighting for Police Service Dogs.

Michael Ellis - Road to Leerburg

Have you always wanted to attend the Michael Ellis School but couldn’t make it out to California? Have you wondered what it would be like to be a student at Michael’s sch

Problems with All-Positive Trainers

This podcast highlights Ed Frawley's main issues with "All-Positive" training.

Evolution of Training Aggressive Dogs with Remote Collars

This podcast is about the evolution of training methods used to control and/or eliminate dog aggression with remote collars. I bought my first electric collar in 1979. It

Learning to Use Food Rewards During Dog Training

This 25 minute podcast explores the methods to train your dog with food rewards. Training with food increases the dogs motivation to learn along with improving the bond b

Marker Training Dogs

Learning to train your dog with markers is the quickest way new dog trainers can gain timing and communication skills with their dogs. In my opinion the essence of marker

The Theory of Corrections in Dog Training

One of the most misunderstood areas of dog training, by beginners and so called professionals alike, is how and when to correct a dog. The lack of understanding of correc

The Theory of Motivation in Dog Training

One of the most important concepts that every new pet owner must learn, if they want to become an effective dog trainer, is how to motivate their dog to want to follow co

Training the Place Command to Your Family Pet

The place command is probably the second most important obedience command after the come command. New dog trainers often completely miss how important and usefulness the

Ground Work to Becoming Your Puppy's Pack Leader

This 21 minute podcast explains how Ed Frawley from Leerburg Kennels raises puppies in his home. Ed has bred over 350 litters of German Shepherds in the last 30 years. Th

How to Break Up a Dog Fight Without Getting Hurt

Dog fights are violent, loud and dangerous events. I get emails every day on dog fights. As I wrote this description I got 2 emails. In one a family had two dogs . Their

Traning Puppies NOT TO BITE

This podcast teached people how to deal with puppies that bite. When pet owners bring a cute little puppy home and it turns into an alligator, most people don't know what

Bottle Feeding New Born Puppies

This podcasts explains how to make your own puppy formula and then how to bottle feed new born pups. After breeding 350 litters of Germans Shepherds in the past 30 years,

The Groundwork to Becoming a Pack Leader - Part 1

This podcast teaches how to establish a relationship with a new dog. It explains how to develop a bond and a working relationship with a new dog. This podcast was develop

Introducing Dogs into Homes with Other Dogs

This podcasts teachs pet owners how to safely add a new dog into a home with existing dogs. It explains how to control pack behavior that enters the picture when new dogs

Who Can Pet My Puppy?

Why I don't allow strangers to pet my puppies and dogs.

Philosophy of Dog Training

Ed Frawley's dog training philosophy after 45 years of dog training.