Dove Cresswell is a North Hollywood Dog Trainer. She has trained a variety of animals for movies and commercials and put together an online puppy and dog training course. The format she chose to use is only online, no ebooks to download. The lessons consist of a slideshow of photographs with audio. The manner in which she talks and the way she gives the lessons are really just like having her there with you while you’re doing your puppy training. There is a no fluff, no history of dog training, etc. These are techniques that work, that a professional dog trainer uses. because every dog and every dog owner is different, some methods work better than others so in the training lessons she often give a couple of options for training one action.
What Do You Get In Dove Cresswell’s Puppy and Dog Training Online Course?
The course is made up of 7 complete dog training lessons which you can watch on your computer. The 7 video lessons are clear and easy to follow. You also get 8 free bonus audio lessons when you purchase Dove’s dog training course. I can give you a few bits of each lesson, but there is much more to each one than I can divulge. There are also some techniques she recommends that I had not thought of.
Video #1 – Puppy Housebreaking / Potty Training
This video covers both toy breeds and all other breeds, you can choose to watch the training for toy breeds or all other breeds. You can watch both if you want. She does have different techniques because of the size of your puppy and the size they will end up being when grown. A few things she recommends that I agree with are:
- She recommends using a crate for puppy potty training which I totally agree with.
- Learn how to use positive reinforcement for house breaking.
- How to deal with the inevitable accident and how to keep that to a minimum.
Video #2 – Crate Training
Dove had some insights in this lesson when you think “Yeah, that’s right, they do do that”. This lesson covers using a crate for:
- Using the crate to correct behavior problems.
- How to pick the right crate.
- What NOT to do when crate training your puppy.
Video #3 – Basic Dog Obedience
This video covers things like body language and tone of voice and how they are so important in puppy obedience training. A reason this format she chose works so well, because you can hear her voice as she would when training your dog or puppy. This lesson covers:
- Why voice and body language are important and how to use them.
- Choosing the right words for commands.
- The type of collars and leashes to use and the types that don’t work.
- What NOT to do when correcting your dog.
Video #4 – Walking Politely On A Leash –
The Informal Heel
Everybody wants to learn how to train your dog to do this. This video covers:
- Tools you should use what you shouldn’t use
- Leash techniques that are effective.
- How long training should last.
Video #5 – The Recall
This video covers the tools you will need to train your dog to come every time the first time you call them. This video gives you the way to correct your dog and when and how much to praise your dog for certain things they do.
- When and how to praise your dog.
- How to correct your puppy.
Video #6 – Good Puppy and Dog Manners
This video covers quite a few different behavior problems. It also covers some commands that are used to prevent bad behavior. Some of the dog behavior problems covered are:
- How to stop dog jumping on people.
- Dog Barking
- Dog Whining
- Counter Surfing. Some simple yet very effective solutions. This will make you smile.
Video #7 – Special Dog Tricks
This video gives you insights as to why teaching your dog tricks is good for them. Training techniques to teaching tricks that will get them to learn quickly. A few tricks she teaches are:
- Shaking their paw
- Waving
- Roll Over
Additional Bonuses
Dove has included some bonuses with her course.These are audio lessons.
- Be in touch with Dove directly. You can email Dove a question, enter your email and receipt and she will answer.
- Teach your dog to fetch.
- Train your dog to play soccer.
- Teach them hide ‘n seek.
- Information on dog sports. Agility, Rally Obedience and Flyball
- How to easily earn your dog’s respect.
- Choosing the right dog food and treats.
Conclusion
As I went through each lesson I liked this course more and more. Dove is a great teacher. What I like about this course is that you are taught the methods that a professional trainer uses to train specific things. She tells you what is really important in each lesson. The things that you must do but also the things you must never do. Each lesson is easy to understand, and the techniques she uses are so easy to do that you just want to get started training your puppy right away. You just have to remember what she says about when the training session should end. Every new puppy owner should have this course. So many things can be trained very simply if you start them when your puppy is young, and you do them correctly. This course is highly recommended. Visit Dove’s website here.
