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Dear Friend,

Over the past 18 years I have traveled all over the United States to learn from some of the best dog trainers on the planet.

I didn't need to leave the U.S. because all of the great European dog trainers come here to give classes and seminars.

There are many great trainers, but one of the best is a German fellow named Gottifreid Dildei. Mr. Dildei has trained some of the top Shutzhund (German police dog training) dogs in the world.

One of the first things you learn from him is the concept of drives. Drives have their roots in instincts, but they have been refined by humans.

When you have a clear understanding of drives, you can get much better results out of your training. Let me explain.

Every dog has three basic drives: Prey, Pack, and Defense.

Your dog's prey drive is his desire to chase, hunt, and stalk.
Your dog's pack drive is his desire to work with his owner, or in the wild with his pack to bring down prey.
Your dog's defense drive is his desire to fight or flight.

Here's why understanding drives is important. Your dog is always in prey, pack or defense drive. Your body language and tone of voice will effect your dog's drive.

If you stand over your dog and talk to him in a low, growly voice, your dog is going to go into defense drive.
If you lay on the ground and talk to him in a high pitched voice, he will go into prey drive.
When you stand up straight and talk with a normal tone of voice, you put your dog into pack drive.

Let's take the command "Come"... if you call your dog to you, you want him in prey drive. The easiest way to do this is to get low to the ground and talk in a high pitched tone of voice.

If you lean forward and call your dog to you in a low, angry tone of voice, you are putting him into defense drive. This is the wrong drive and your body language and tone of voice make it difficult for him to successfully complete the command.

If you'd like to learn more about these three drives, Mr. Dildei has a great book available "Training In Drive."

All the best,

Eric R. Letendre
Bay State Dog Training

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