Skill Level: Beginner
Length: 6 Modules
Access Period: Unlimited
Price:
$250.00 $187.50
In December 2019, Michael Ellis traveled cross country to Wisconsin for our one-of-a-kind event, The Michael Ellis School: Road to Leerburg 3-Day Workshop. This 18-hour online course is $250.00.
This event was different than a traditional dog training seminar. This was formatted as a condensed version of some of the core classes Michael teaches at the Michael Ellis School for Dog Trainers in Santa Rosa, California. Traditional seminars have working spots and auditor spots; our event was not run in this way.
Attendees that wanted to work their dogs with Michael were required to fill out a questionnaire and submit an audition video. Michael then chose a dozen dog & handler teams that best demonstrated the topic of the day. This style of workshop has proven to improve the learning experience for all students.
Each day consisted of a different topic, with lecture in the morning and dog work in the afternoon. Michael also had an open question & answer session at the end of each day.
The topic for each of the days covered is as follows:
Day 1 : Relationship, Engagement and Communication
Day 2: How to Build and Use Motivation
Day 3: Proofing, Finishing Work, and Troubleshooting
We filmed each day and as a result have over 18 hours of footage which has been edited into over 174 videos. Those video segments have been organized into an online course on the Leerburg Online University.
This material will ONLY be available via Leerburg Online University, it will not be offered on DVD or as streaming video.
The outline for the course can be seen below:
Module 1 | Communication System - Thursday | |
Segment 1 | Our Communication System | |
Segment 2 | The Clicker | |
Segment 3 | Reward Markers | |
Segment 4 | Free Shaping | |
Segment 5 | Do Pet Owners Need Marker Training? | |
Segment 6 | The Value of Play | |
Segment 7 | Punishment Markers | |
Segment 8 | Punishment Markers and Puppies | |
Segment 9 | Different Rewards | |
Segment 10 | Engagement | |
Segment 11 | Generalization | |
Segment 12 | More Advanced Communication | |
Segment 13 | Questions and Answers | |
Segment 14 | Review of the Communication Program | |
Module 2 | Thursday - Dog Work | |
Segment 1 | Jesi and Penelope | |
Segment 2 | Peg and Gritty - 3 years old | |
Segment 3 | Tammy and Breeze - 9 months old | |
Segment 4 | Lise and Clutch - 18 months old | |
Segment 5 | Geri and Sniper - 7 months old | |
Segment 6 | Greg and Akirria - 8 years old | |
Segment 7 | Tony and Achilles - 3 years old -GRP 1 | |
Segment 8 | Rhonda and Diamond - 3 years old | |
Segment 9 | Dennie and Cisco - 11 months old | |
Segment 10 | Mary Pat and Tara - 4 years old | |
Segment 11 | Gloria and Caden - 17 months old | |
Segment 12 | Noelle and Grimm - 4 years old | |
Segment 13 | Sharon and Bonnie - 4 years old | |
Module 3 | Principles of Motivation - Friday | |
Segment 1 | Building Motivation | |
Segment 2 | Jack Potting in a New Light | |
Segment 3 | Dynamics of Food Work | |
Segment 4 | Food Chase Games | |
Segment 5 | Rules of Motivation | |
Segment 6 | Transition From Food to Toy | |
Segment 7 | Rules of Play | |
Segment 8 | Restrained Play | |
Segment 9 | Toy Games & Trade Toys | |
Segment 10 | When to Teach the OUT | |
Segment 11 | Police K-9 Outs | |
Segment 12 | Impulse Control | |
Segment 13 | Use of Frustration to Build Motivation | |
Segment 14 | Auditory Stimulation | |
Segment 15 | Questions and Answers | |
Segment 16 | Friday Review | |
Module 4 | Friday - Dog Work | |
Segment 1 | Handler Must be a Human Post | |
Segment 2 | Cindy and Meru | |
Segment 3 | Teaching Penelope to Out | |
Segment 4 | Lianne and Colt | |
Segment 5 | Tony and Achilles | |
Segment 6 | Gloria and Caden | |
Segment 7 | Dennie and Cisco | |
Segment 8 | Lise and Clutch | |
Segment 9 | Tammy and Breeze | |
Segment 10 | Peg and Gritty | |
Segment 11 | Noelle and Grimm | |
Segment 12 | Friday Review | |
Module 5 | Finishing Work & Troubleshooting - Saturday | |
Segment 1 | Questions on Friday's Work | |
Segment 2 | Finishing Work | |
Segment 3 | Position Changes: Front to Heel | |
Segment 4 | The Mechanics of Positions | |
Segment 5 | Reward Placement | |
Segment 6 | You Can Have Different Conditioned Reinforcers | |
Segment 7 | Frustration Builds Motivation | |
Segment 8 | The E-Collar | |
Segment 9 | Dogs that Vocalize | |
Segment 10 | Speed, Arousal, & Precision | |
Segment 11 | Demo: Call Away Drill | |
Module 6 | Saturday - Dog Work | |
Segment 1 | Tony and Achilles | |
Segment 2 | Peg and Gritty | |
Segment 3 | Tammy and Breeze | |
Segment 4 | Lise and Clutch | |
Segment 5 | Sharon and Bonnie | |
Segment 6 | Mary Pat and Tara | |
Segment 7 | Noelle and Grimm | |
Segment 8 | Gloria and Caden | |
Segment 9 | Michael and Monk | |
Segment 10 | Dennie and Cisco | |
Segment 11 | More Questions |
This course has to much video material than can be put into a DVD.
Online courses are so easy for students to review material. It is also far easier for a student to review a topics in a course than in a DVD. One only needs to try and review a specific topic in the middle of a DVD. Spending time going fast forward and rewinding takes so much time. Finding a topic in a well laid out course (like this workshop) takes seconds.
TARGET AUDIENCE
All dog trainers will benefit, particularly those who are familiar with or would like to learn more about Michael Ellis and his highly successful methods of dog training.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
None
MODULE 1: Communication System - Thursday
SEGMENT 1: Meet Michael Ellis
No summary available
SEGMENT 2: Our Communication System
1 video
SEGMENT 3: The Clicker
(4 Videos)
SEGMENT 4: Reward Markers
(5 Videos)
SEGMENT 5: Free Shaping
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 6: Do Pet Owners Need Marker Training?
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 7: The Value of Play
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 8: Punishment Markers
(3 Videos)
SEGMENT 9: Punishment Markers and Puppies
(3 Video)
SEGMENT 10: Different Rewards
(2 Videos)
SEGMENT 11: Engagement
(6 Videos)
SEGMENT 12: Generalization
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 13: More Advanced Communication
(6 Videos)
SEGMENT 14: Questions and Answers
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 15: Review of Communication Program
(1 Video)
MODULE 2: Thursday - Dog Work
SEGMENT 1: Peg and Gritty - 3 years old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 2: Tammy and Breeze - 9 months old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 3: Lise and Clutch - 18 months old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 4: Geri and Sniper - 7 months old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 5: Greg and Akirria - 8 years old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 6: Tony and Achilles - 3 years old - GRP 1
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 7: Rhonda and Diamond - 3 years old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 8: Dennie and Cisco - 11 month old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 9: Mary Pat and Tara - 4 years old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 10: Gloria and Caden - 17 months old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 11: Noelle and Grimm - 4 years old
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 12: Sharon and Bonnie - 4 years old
(1 Video)
MODULE 3: Principles of Motivation - Friday
SEGMENT 1: Building Motivation
(3 Video)
SEGMENT 2: Jack Potting In A New Light
(2 Videos)
SEGMENT 3: Dynamics of Food Work
(2 Videos)
SEGMENT 4: Food Chase Games
(4 Videos)
SEGMENT 5: Rules of Motivation
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 6: Transition From Food to Toy
(2 Videos)
SEGMENT 7: Rules of Play
(4 Videos)
SEGMENT 8: Restrained Play
(5 Videos)
SEGMENT 9: Toy Games & Trade Toys
(4 Videos)
SEGMENT 10: When to Teach the OUT
(3 Videos)
SEGMENT 11: Police K-9 Outs
(3 Videos)
SEGMENT 12: Impulse Control
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 13: Use of Frustration to Build Motivation
(3 Videos)
SEGMENT 14: Auditory Stimulation
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 15: Questions and Answers
(9 Videos)
MODULE 4: Friday - Dog Work
SEGMENT 1: Handler Must Be A Human Post
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 2: Cindy and Meru
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 3: Teaching Penelope to Out
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 4: Lianne and Colt
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 5: Tony and Achilies
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 6: Gloria and Caden
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 7: Dennie and Cisco
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 8: Lise and Clutch
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 9: Tammy and Breeze
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 10: Peg and Gritty
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 11: Noelle and Grimm
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 12: Friday Review
(1 Video)
MODULE 5: Finishing Work & Troubleshooting - Saturday
SEGMENT 1: Questions on Friday's Work
(22 Videos)
SEGMENT 2: Finishing Work
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 3: Position Changes: Front to Heel
(2 Videos)
SEGMENT 4: The Mechanics of Positions
(4 Videos)
SEGMENT 5: Reward Placement
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 6: You Can Have Different Conditioned Reinforcers
(7 Videos)
SEGMENT 7: Frustration Builds Motivation
(4 Videos)
SEGMENT 8: The E-Collar
(5 Videos)
SEGMENT 9: Dogs That Vocalize During Training
(3 Videos)
SEGMENT 10: Speed, Arousal, & Precision
(6 Videos)
SEGMENT 11: Demo: Call Away Drill
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 12: Reinforcement Review Schedule
(1 Video)
MODULE 6: Saturday - Dog Work
SEGMENT 1: Tony and Achilles
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 2: Peg and Gritty
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 3: Tammy and Breeze
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 4: Lise and Clutch
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 5: Sharon and Bonnie
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 6: Mary Pat and Tara
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 7: Noelle and Grimm
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 8: Gloria and Caden
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 9: Michael and Monk
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 10: Dennie and Cisco
(1 Video)
SEGMENT 11: More questions
(3 Videos)
SEGMENT 12: Saturday Review
(1 Video)
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How long will this course take to complete?
The course is your typical self study course that can be taken at your own pace. "3 Day Workshop" does not indicate that it needs to be finished in 3 days. There is no time limit on the course. This course was created from a 3 Day workshop held at Leerburg in December of 2019.
Does this course expire?
You will have lifetime access to this course, even after completion.
Will this course be offered in a DVD or stream format?
This workshop will only be available in an online format. It will not be offered in DVD or video stream.
How much content is in this course?
There are 174 videos totaling to 18+ hours of content to watch. This course contains a mixture of Michael Ellis lectures and individual training with select students.