Ty Brown

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The first step in fixing aggression in your dog is to start increasing the level of structure in your dog's life. Structure, obedience, and control are the opposites of aggression, anxiety, and fear.

Bottom line, if you want to fix aggression you've got to augment your obedience.

In this first month's module I want you to work on your dog's ON-LEASH obedience. Some may think that their dog already has basic obedience and doesn't need this module but I would disagree. 99% of the clients I've worked with in the last several years have needed this exact training in order to improve their dog's on leash obedience. Remember, what we're looking for is complete off leash control even with distractions. We can't have that until we have 100% on leash control.

Over the next month I want you to keep your dog on a leash whenever you are with your dog. In the house, outside, or wherever you happen to be I want you to keep your dog on a leash. This will allow you to actually reinforce the training we will do. Most people want to train their dogs with their voice, that doesn't work well. Dogs are physical learners. By keeping a leash on your dog you will be in a position to reinforce all the commands you've been wishing your dog would perform reliably.

Go through the following videos over the course of this month. You'll need this on leash obedience foundation before you can proceed to the next level. In this section I'm going to present a variety of methods. Every dog has different learning styles and every dog owner has different strengths. Don't worry when you see different methods for the same obedience behavior. Simply practice, experiment, and work with the different methods and see which suits you best.

THE FORMULA-
Video- Understanding Dog Aggression Psychology- You need to understand dog aggression before you can fix it. Watch as I sit down with a client and get in depth about my aggression formula that has an above 99% success rate.
Video- Further understanding on Dog Aggression Psychology- Watch me get bit and get a deeper understanding of how to fix dog aggression.

Train Your Dog to Walk on a Loose Leash- In this section I'll cover how to get your dog to walk on a loose leash. There are essentially two parts to getting a dog to walk perfectly on leash. In this month's module we'll cover what I call 'the focus exercise' or 'the crazy man method'. In next month's module you'll learn how to add the polish and get your dog to be a perfect leash walker forever.

Video- Training a Boxer to walk on leash- This is the first stage for proper loose leash walking. In the next module we'll take this leash walking to the next level.
Video- Loose leash walking with an e-collar- With small dogs and even some big dogs it can be helpful to use the e-collar to teach loose leash walking. It can be less impacting on the dog and more effective.
Video- Loose leash walking- Here we take a dog that's only 'okay' at leash walking and add some refining touches.
Video- Loose leash walking- Another dog that is 'so-so' at leash walking starts learning better techniques. This video is important as it is critical that all dogs with aggression issues learn to walk properly. So even if your dog is okay at leash walking, you want to go from good to great in order to fix an aggression problem.
Video- Proper tools and techniques- With proper dog training tools and techniques we can see quick progress in proper leash walking.
Video- Using a Pit Bull to learn loose leash walking- This is the first part. Watch next month for part two.
Video- Training an English Sheepdog to walk on a loose leash- Watch this training to get some good tips for training your dog.
Article- Tips for Loose Leash Walking

Train Your Dog to Sit, Lie Down, and Stay on Command- In this section I'll go over various methods for leash training your dog to sit, lie down, and stay on command.

Video- Initial stages for training your dog to sit, lie down, and stay- Having a great sit and down stay takes a process. Watch this video for the first stage and stay tuned for next month's module where we begin taking it to the next level.
Video- Train Your Dog to sit and stay- On leash techniques for training the 'sit stay'.
Video- Train your dog to lie down and stay- On leash techniques for training the 'down stay'.
Video- The 'secret button' that will have your dog lying down in no time- Did you know there is a secret spot on your dog that will quickly help him or her learn to lie down on command?
Video- Train the place command- Teach your dog to go to a bed and stay put.

Video- Use 'opposition reflex' to train your dog to stay on command- Use the dog's natural reflexes to train the stay behavior.
Video- The next step once you've used opposition reflex to train the stay behavior- Train your dog to stay at longer distances.
Video- Training the Down Stay- Now that you've got a good 'sit stay' you can transition to the 'down stay'.

Video- Train the place command- The place command (go to your bed and stay) can be a life saver for fixing aggression in a dog. I use it often for dogs that are aggressive when someone comes to the door. It gives the dog an alternative behavior and allows the dog to experience the visitor from a calm frame of mind.

Article- Train Your Dog to Sit on Command- This article goes over some useful ideas for getting your dog to sit on command.
Article- Train Your Dog to Lie Down on Command- This article gives some helpful techniques for getting your dog to lie down on command.
Article- Train Your Dog to Stay on Command- Now that your dog will sit and lie down on command, start teaching your dog to stay.
Article- Tips for getting your dog to sit and lie down

Renowned Bird Dog Trainer, Nate Jensen, works on the sit stay.