Dog Obedience Guides Reviewed
by Fangspace editors.
Is it possible to train my dog myself, without hiring an expensive personal dog trainer? 
The answer is surprisingly Yes, but a few warnings apply.
In a nutshell, "Train Your Dog Yourself" courses are now ubiquitous, and while some packages are amazingly effective, others are just short of being outright scams.
Caveat Emptor:
Do NOT waste your time, money and energy
on Dog Training scams or bad products!
The Fangspace team of experts, with the help of several dog-care professionals (trainers and vets), performed hands-on tests of numerous dog training courses. The test results proved that while the market is packed with worthless (or even fraudulent) products, some excellent courses exist, which enable you to train your dog very quickly, both for general obedience training and for specific behavior problems, such as potty training or leash training.
The four programs rated highest by our testers are thoroughly reviewed in the following web pages. This web page summarizes our findings. It provides a comparison table, followed by our conclusions and final buying tips.
| Program | SitStayFetch
by Daniel Stevens | Dog Training Mastery
Home Study Course
by Ray Coleiro | Dog Training Online
by Dove Cresswell | The Complete Dog-Training System
by Sharda Baker | | Format | e-Books With upgrade: also video files and software | e-Books,
Audio lessons
E-Mail
Consultation Line | Multimedia slideshows,
Audio files. | e-book, online content | | In a Nutshell | Very well structured. Very effective e-Book. Recommended to buy with Upgrade Option of Secrets To Dog Training Video Files and SitStayFetch Pro software | Very Comprehensive course. Excellent mix of e-Books and audio files. Training effective, fun. Very easy to use. E-mail consultation line a boon | Multimedia format enables seeing and hearing how things should be done. Lack of e-book and having only 7 lessons prevent this course from climbing higher in the ranking.
Excellent for purely audio-visual learners. | Good value for your money, the best and most effective course we could find for a low price. | | Our Rating | 9.3/10
with upgrade:
9.8/10 If purchased with upgrade option, SitStayFetch becomes our #1 Choice | 9.6/10
If SitStayFetch is ordered with upgrade option, Dog Training Masters falls to #2 spot | 9.0/10 | 8.9/10
Editor's Choice on a Tight Budget | | Lowest Price | $37.00
With Upgrade:
$99.95 | $67.00 | $38.97 | $27.97 | | User Satisfaction* | Very High | Very High | High | High | | | | | | |
* User Satisfaction measured by product return rate, user poll and email feedback.
Note: Although the chart compares only the four top-rated dog-training courses, we've tested numerous other courses and sites but many did not make the cut. To avoid data overkill (and legal issues from sore losers), the also-rans and scams are not listed here. You may of course try other products, but we strongly advise you to be very cautious in doing so. Your chances of unknowingly falling upon a bad dog training course or a scam and wasting your time, energy and money, are enormous.
Our tests of numerous online dog training courses and sites laid out a very clear picture of the market. We have found some extremely effective courses, among dozens of also-rans, bad products and scams.
INSTANT RESULTS FOR YOU AND YOUR PUP  You will be amazed at what an effective dog training course can do to your dog. No matter if large or small, a puppy or old - there are a few courses out there that can really help you train your do. These Effective products will:
· Teach you to train your dog in a matter of days.
· Teach general obedience training and help you obtain Alpha status with your dog.
· Help you solve specific problems that bother you, such as potty training, biting, chewing, etc.
· Offer tips & tricks for various situations (dog with children, with other dogs, in heat, etc.)
· Be fun for both you and your dog.
· Bond you and your dog better.
· Use humane methods only!
· Offer a true money back guarantee.
However, Bad products frequently:
· Produce little progress.
· Are misguiding, and teach your dog wrong habits.
· Are either too general without addressing specific problems, or too specific without installing Alpha status.
· Are badly produced, difficult to use, boring for both you and your dog.
· Take your money and practice time, leaving you feeling like a fool and your dog frustrated and intimidated.
Although we have tested numerous dog training courses, we listed here only the four top-rated courses. This means that all online dog training courses listed above are good, and provide effective results. In addition, none of them is a scam, and you can safely buy and use any of them. However, you need to buy one course, not four, and you certainly want to put your dollars only on the dog training course that gives you the best value.
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