Dirty Little Pit Bull Training Secrets Revealed…
October 3rd, 2008
What I am about to reveal in this post is one of the most highly regarded, “secrets” to training your Pit Bull that I have. You may have even heard or read about it before but I guarantee you missed the power of this little secret.
What is this “dirty little secret?”
I’ll tell you more about that in a moment. First I would like to tell you about my book, The Pit Bull Training Handbook. I wrote this book for Pit Bull owners because there are a growing number of dog trainers in the world that will not work with Pit Bulls.
I know, amazing right, these people are stupid. I get referrals from other dog trainers in my area all the time because they refuse to work with Pit Bulls. It boggles my mind. But that’s besides the point.
I also wrote the book because I personally believe that basic training is the single most powerful way to build a bond with your dog.
The Pit Bull Training Handbook covers basic obedience, puppy manners, leadership, and more. What makes the handbook different is that it truly is Pit Bull specific. This is not a cookie cutter breed book that would work for any breed.
Many of the training concepts are well known but the focus on how to apply them to Pit Bulls is 100% unique.
You will also find things like how to train for the spring pole, how to build drive, and how to develop focus and attention quickly and effectively.
The techniques work for puppies and adult Pit Bulls.
You will also have the opportunity to become part of a growing community of Pit Bull owners by joining the Pit Bull Lovers Private forum. The forum is private, exclusive, and only customers of the Pit Bull Training Handbook have access to it. It is moderated and you will not find a bunch of “game dog” posts or people there. It is full of like minded people who simply want to train their dogs and present a great image of the Pit Bull to the general public.
I guarantee satisfaction and reveal all the steps that I use to train my own dogs and use in my professional dog training business to get results.
For more information about what is inside the handbook visit The Pit Bull Training Handbook website here.
What about that dirty little secret?
The dirty little secret is motivation. Yes, motiviation. As I said before you may have heard about getting your Pit Bull motivated but I guarantee you have never been told how to do that exactly. Well, I’m going to tell you right now.
There are many ways to do this. Pit Bulls, being “gripping dogs” are for the most part driven dogs. Most Pit Bulls have good prey drive and it is this drive you want to tap into. You want to tap into the drive to chase, catch, and grip things.
How do you do that?
Playing games!
Okay, stay with me here because this is the thing that separates the methods I use from the ones you’ve probably read about or heard about from others. One example of how well this works is in my own dog Angel.
As a puppy Angel was not much of anything in regards to drive. She was a “normal” puppy with a decent amount of drive but nothing to special. I started playing fetch with her using a specific ball. Each time we played it was the same exact ball.
Over a period of just a few days she started getting really excited for that ball. As I was teaching her basic obedience I used that ball as a reward. Her desire to fetch and hold the ball grew and grew.
Angel is 9 years old now and her drive for the ball is super intense and her focus is laser pointed. I can get her to recall instantly, get her to sit instantly, lay down instantly, and learning new behaviors is a snap because she is motivated to work for her toy.
You may be thinking, “Jason, this isn’t a secret! Motivation is all over the web in dog training books and well, it’s not nothing special.”
My friend, I guarantee you that you have not seen the exact motivational method that I am talking about here and while it is easy to dismiss, don’t. It is powerful. I talk about this method even further in the Pit Bull Lovers Private Forum which you will be able to access after purchasing The Pit Bull Training Handbook.
When you use a specific toy or type of food to build drive in your Pit Bull, motivation and attention are simple as apple pie!
Without drive you can not get motivation. Without motivation you can not get focus. Without focus you can not get solid obedience. I use this secret daily to “wow” dog training clients and to show them how their dogs, once thought, “untrainable” are in fact, very trainable and within a few minutes of seeing the results they are excited to train their dogs.
The key is to isolate the toy/food. In other words, it is the only toy or food you use while training. They do not get the toy/food at any other time. Your dog will start to crave their favorite toy/food and as a result you will be able to train without conflict.
Try this experiment…
1. Decide on a toy. A tug, a ball, or whatever. Tugs and balls are best from my experience.
2. Only play with your dog using that toy for 7 days. Play for a few minutes at a time.
3. Do not let the dog keep the toy. Once you are done, put the toy up.
4. Watch your dogs behavior over the next 7 days. I’m not a betting man but if I were I would bet you will see a change (for the good) in their motivation for the toy.
If you want to use food, follow the same process as above but instead of a toy, use your “secret” food.
Until Next Time,
Jason, Angel CGC/CTD, Honey and Patch CGC
The Most Complete Pit Bull Web Site Online
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