Awarded "Best New DVD" in 2004 by the Dog Writers Association of America, this fun DVD explains how to teach the many important obedience skills every good dog should know, including: attentiveness to owner, sit, down, stay, leave it, come, go settle, wait at doors, & loose leash walking.Additional features include: an overview of clicker training; tips to improve your training skills; various ways to get the dog to begin offering behaviors; varying the rewards you use to maximize their effectiveness; & teaching skills to a polished level by adding distractions, duration and distance.Easy-to-follow instructions make this DVD great for adults and children alike. All skills are taught using gentle, reward-based techniques that are quick and effective, no matter the age or breed of dog! These skills benefit family pets, dogs in training for competitive sports, as well as future Therapy and Service Dogs.The trainers and producers, Virginia Broitman and Sherri Lippman, draw on many decades of professional training experience to coach you through each exercise. This is just one DVD in the BOW WOW series of positive reinforcement training DVDs. You might also like to check out "The Shape of Bow Wow" & "Fido Refined."Praise for the DVD:  "This is a marvelous clicker teaching video. You'll watch two world-class trainers using up-to-the-minute shaping techniques to make visible progress, time after time, in just a few clicks. Sherri and Virginia use their own dogs, old and new, plus a whole bunch of loveable but out-of-control shelter dogs, to show you, in real, live training sessions, everything you need to know. How to get and keep attention. How to add distance and duration. How to build control and reliability. How to deal with distractions, from minor to major (and wait 'til you see their idea of major). This program shines with  humor, humaneness, & high production values." ~ Karen Pryor, author of Reaching the Animal Mind