Skip to content
Basenji Forums
  1. Home
  2. Basenji Training
  3. Don Sullivan's Training Program

Don Sullivan's Training Program

Basenji Training
  • P

    Is anyone familiar with Don Sullivan's Training System? What are your thoughts about it?

    0
  • agilebasenjiA

    never heard of it and i'm leery of anyone in any field that makes it sound like they invented the wheel. in reading through his website, i'm guessing that this is a correction based training method.

    0
  • JayCeeJ

    Wouldn't go near it! Particularly as he advocates and sells his version of a prong collar - an adversive way to prevent a dog from pulling - and not very successful at that.

    Try using methods that have actually been proven - scientifically and not by marketing spiel!

    Great website for finding info is www.dogstardaily.com loads of free stuff to read and watch too.

    Basically there are no short cuts, good training and manners take time, but if you learn to enjoy the process rather than focus on the results you enjoy and treasure you spend with your B learning together and then the finished behaviour/trick/exercise is just the icing on the cake.

    0

Suggested Topics

  • AJs HumanA

    Here's one that'll mix it up a bit

    Basenji Training
    21
    0 Votes
    21 Posts
    6k Views
    tanzaT
    My Basenjis have always loved radishes… I would start them young with them... just tossing them on the floor whole... they would roll and toss them around the floor and then finally biting into them... a couple of days of that, they were hooked... makes a great treat... but I did make sure they were a bit on the sweet side then the "hot" side
  • soulmateS

    He's got it…

    Basenji Training
    12
    0 Votes
    12 Posts
    5k Views
    soulmateS
    Actually I have bought the muzzles in Austria at that shop: http://www.sofahund.at And yes, the dogs can open their mouths while running. This is the reason why I searched to find these muzzles. They also have the plastic-coated wire muzzles with the wire across the head. Regards, Esther
  • VanessaV

    By George…I Think She's Got It

    Basenji Training
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    VanessaV
    Lets hope that's not the case but you never know with a Tri :) I'll have a camera in one hand and a video recorder in the other just to make sure we capture everything. LOL
  • C

    Travelling B's

    Basenji Training
    5
    0 Votes
    5 Posts
    3k Views
    senjiS
    Glad to hear the trip went well. I'm sure there are people on here that can tell you more, but Bs are about 17 inches at the shoulder. I use my crate all the time. Deke LOVES it. He'd rather sleep in there then with us! It's also his "safe" zone. I have two (human) girls 6 and 10 they are not allowed to bother him in there.. other kids that come over are also told to leave the him alone when in his crate. It is in our kitchen so he's always near us. He actually likes it covered(it's like a den), he's in it when ever we're not home and at night. When he goes to my parents it goes to and his bankets and the cover. He gets a treat most times he goes in. We trained him to go in with the command "crate" but "bed time" works at night. When he was little we just picked him up and put him in we said "crate, good boy" and gave him treats. He just learned to love it. Good Luck
  • abby_basenjiA

    Abby's first training class.

    Basenji Training
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    2k Views
    dashD
    Glad to hear she did well. She must have heard what you said and wanted to prove you wrong. They are such stinkers!
  • nomrbddgsN

    Sugar's practice start

    Basenji Training
    13
    0 Votes
    13 Posts
    5k Views
    nomrbddgsN
    It was 2000ft. The finish judge commented that maybe we should only have gone halfway-1000 ft. Next time I'll run her with a more experienced dog and on a shorter practice. And like I said, Mama's girl and all!