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 enlarge | Director: Jane Selle Morgan And Catherine O'neill
Actors: Paul Owens, The Original Dog Whisperer
Studio: Sand Castle Enterprises LLC
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 4448
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Unknown)
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Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 72 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 183390000000
EAN: 0183390000000
ASIN: B000VG62GO
Release Date: June 4, 2004
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puppy training October 3, 2007
L. Bedford (Susquehanna,Pa USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this to my daughter who has a 5 month old dog and she has refered to it a few times. Had the dog only 2 weeks. I think it will be a big assest for her. what the book has suggested has worked
"The Original Dog Whisperer" September 4, 2007
Verna J. Avarell (Lake Arrowhead, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Luckily, I read some of the other reviews before I ordered this DVD. I understood the difference between this "Dog Whisperer" and Cesar Millan. Both are excellent. This one is more for training than correcting behavior. I found it very helpful. My puppy has learned SIT, DOWN and is working on STAY (doing well)... all based on the information shown on this DVD. I also ordered clickers from Paul Owens, because he shows how to do clicker training; and they are good (and very inexpensive compared with ones from the pet stores). I recommend it. Just be aware, before you order, that this is TRAINING (as it says), not Cesar Millan-style behavior correction/rehabilitation.
The only thing I thought was a little "off" was the parts of the DVD that are "from the dog's perspective". It was cute the first time I saw the first one, but it got annoying after a while. But you can just skip that part. Also, it would be good if, in the next version, Paul Owens shows some slow motion or many more repetitions so you can really get the process he's doing. Also, it seemed to me that some of the dogs he was using were not new to the task he was teaching them, but I could be wrong. Also, it would be helpful if there were more specifics to puppies. The walking he shows is with a pretty large dog and he shows giving the dog treats as he walks along. Can't exactly do that with a puppy unless I want to walk all bent over to get treats to the little guy. (Also there is a lot of info on the DVD about how to use treats successfully.)
All in all, though, I give this DVD at least 4 out of 5 stars. It's helpful.
 Very disappointed August 17, 2007
F. Gille
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Well I expected this to be the ultimate about positive dog training but this video disappointed me to the extreme. First of all, Mr Owens uses the clicker in all segments and unless I missed it there is absolutely no mention of the clicker in his video. It's a very important tool and why is it not explained in the videos?
The training videos are going way too fast. If you can get your dog to do all those tricks in 30 seconds then you're good. There are few segments where you can see the dog fail and how he makes the dog try again but overall the training is going way too fast.
I don't agree with his "leave it". To me "leave it" is "leave it forever, don't even think about getting this again". But he gives the "leave it" item to the dog as a reward. So that doesn't work for socks or chewing furniture.
The "dog's view" segments may be fun for a dog or a 5 yo but they were totally useless for me. I am not a dog.
There are better videos out there for positive training. Being the first one to introduce positive training I expected much more from Paul. Very disappointed and will not recommend this video.
 Dog training August 6, 2007
M. Miner (Pasadena, California United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found Paul Owen's DVD The Dog Whisperer, Beginning and Intermediate--to be an easy to understand
and easy to actually do video. My sense of the core philosophy was basic training strengthens the essential relationship of the dog and you and promotes well being on both sides. Paul Owens seems to understand that you may take a bit of time to work up to regular training and that's OK. And that's how it was for me. But once my Shepherd mix puppy, Sara, and I got into a rhythm it was easy and became a fun part of our interaction not a chore. My kids jump in enthusiastically but not consistently and it still seems to work. The DVD is easy to
follow and remember when you're not in front of it. All in all a big success.
M. Miner
 Redundant August 3, 2007
L. Coyle (Berkshires, MA, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We found that any of the actual information included in this DVD was in the book-- which we read before buying the DVD. There wasn't really any additional information, no new tricks or behaviors. And the puppets and voice-overs are really annoying. Also wished that it could play all at once, as you had to keep going back to the main menu after every 2 minute segment. Pretty much a waste of money if you have the book.
BUT i like his approach, and the book has come in very handy while training our adopted border collie mix.
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