Be sure to take a look at these beautiful images, – and read the captions written in collaboration with NDT’s Kevin Behan, – by visiting animalprintsbyshaw.com. The prints are also available for use as part of charity work relating to animals.

For more details, please contact Trisha at
animalprints@markshawphoto.com
or (802) 376-9020.

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For those of you who have worked personally with Kevin, you know that there are certain expressions in the NDT land that just hit home. “Be the Moose”, “Thinking is the Box”, “If you ARE the charge, you are IN charge” and many others. Natural Dog Training is happy to announce that we now have a T-Shirt line depicting these fun, truthful and meaningful catch phrases of the NDT method.  More than just pieces of clothing, these new t-shirts are just one of the ways in which we hope to bring the ideas behind them to the mainstream.

Support Natural Dog Training by getting your t-shirt today! Or order them for someone you know as a Christmas gift! Women’s and men’s sizes are available in a range of colors, and more t-shirts are in the works! Sizes run relatively true to form (perhaps on the smaller side). We’d also love to hear your feedback, so please let us know what you think.

Keep on Pushing!
-The NDT Team

Click here to browse the t-shirts available!

Or, whenever you’re at the site, check at the top of any page for the “Store” link!

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Journey to the Heart of the Dog Natural Dog Training Seminar

The connection between dogs and human beings is far more profound than ever imagined. The only animal to integrate themselves into every aspect of human existence, dogs know us “by heart.” Learn what bonds humans and dogs and each dog to its owner. Thinking is what separates our two species; feelings are what we have in common.

Explore why dogs do what they do, why we think about them the way we do, and how to understand a dog by learning to see “by feel”.

Traditionally the idea of heart has been a romantic notion, a wonderful sentiment, an apt metaphor, but dogs are here to show us that heart is tangible, material, and down to earth. It is a faculty of intelligence by which animals adapt to their surroundings and by which emotional energy is communicated from individual to individual, even across the species divide. The most amazing example of this is the dog-human emotional bond.

This is not a workshop about obedience. Before you set out to train a dog, you need to know how a dog’s energy works. You can establish amazing rapport once you learn how to work with his or her energy, instead of fighting against it.

Much of the time we will be outside observing dogs in nature and exploring Kevin’s way of knowing dogs. There is only room for a limited number of dogs, so you are welcome without your dog. Or if you’re thinking about getting a dog, come to this retreat first. If two people come together, they each get a 10% discount. Even if your dog stays home, you and your dog will be glad you came. Dogs want to be understood.

For registration information please follow this link.

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3. I am always amused when folks argue against operant conditioning. “Operant conditioning” isn’t a method. It’s the way learning works. You’re using it whether you intend to or not. Whether you acknowledge it or not. That’s like saying, gravity isn’t the only way to stay on the ground

Kevin Behan has been picked by a production company to shoot the pilot of a television show which will explore his training method, Natural Dog Training (NDT). NDT is currently looking for four individual families and their dogs to be featured in the pilot episode, but whose journey with their pets will eventually be showcased throughout the season.

The idea for the show came from the apparent lack of long-term training information currently available in television programs today. Instead of featuring numerous dogs per episode and then moving on to a new group, Kevin will explore only a few dogs with problem behaviors and over an extended period of time. “It’s really hard to truly understand your dog’s behavior when you only see the quick-fixes, especially with how they are currently discussed on television. What appears to work in the moment, often doesn’t in the long run,” Kevin Behan explained. “What I hope to accomplish with this new series, is to give viewers, and the families I work with, a step-by-step approach that really chronicles what you can expect to see throughout your dog’s life. A lot of people out there are experiencing a lot of the same issues, so I think this has the potential to be incredibly informative.” Kevin went on to explain that his program will also document the journey each person must take in confronting their dog’s behavior. Says Trisha Selbach, a former client of Kevin’s and now the company’s event coordinator, “Having a dog with problem behaviors is more than just learning how to ‘treat’ the dog. There is so much we can learn about what these dogs are going through just by discovering what we – the owners – are feeling. It really is quite amazing, something I’ve seen time and time again with Kevin, and is also something we think needs to be explored.”

NDT is currently seeking these four families with problem dogs who wish to participate in the series. For consideration, NDT is asking for brief clips via email, or on DVD, which can be mailed to their offices. Any video that displays your dog’s behavior and/or your explanation of the predicament will suffice. Please contact Trisha Selbach for more information on how to submit your clip, as well as any further questions about the program.

Trisha Selbach:

NDT Event Coordinator

selbacht@gmail.com

p: 802-376-9020



About Kevin Behan:

Kevin Behan is a veteran police-dog trainer, author of Natural Dog Training, and is the nation’s foremost leader in dog rehabilitation. Originally trained under the dominance theory by his father, John Behan, who pioneered the use of trained dogs outside the military and was one of the first in America to make dog training a career, Kevin came to understand that what made the modern dog adaptable and trainable was not the dominance hierarchy as taught to him, but the dog’s ability to work as a cooperative group member in the hunt. After training thousands of dogs for both aggression and obedience, as well as bomb-sniffing and other security forces, he established his own kennel, Canine Arts, and the Natural Dog Training method. Since then, he has continued to transform the way people are looking at their pets, and has saved hundreds of dogs from being put to sleep. He has since relocated his training grounds to Newfane, Vermont, where he is currently working on his next book, Your Dog is Your Mirror, to be published by New World Library in 2010.

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This time around, Trisha has started blogging about her experience in Raising Hero. “I have begun this blog after taking my own ‘Hero’s Journey’,” Trisha said. “Fifteen years ago, I raised a dog using the popular model and the effect was a disaster. It broke my heart to have created a dog that was aggressive to people. I began a quest to find the truth about dogs and that quest lead me to Natural Dog Training and Kevin Behan. For the last 15 years I have been studying under a person I consider to be a modern day Galileo. Athos was raised Kevin’s way, and the proof is in the pudding: he’s amazing. I hope you will enjoy hearing about raising a puppy in a totally new way.”

Watch video of Hero, hear the latest news on the upcoming DVD, and get even more NDT tips by clicking here.
You can also learn more about Trisha and her story on the NDT Facebook Page.

Puppy Hero

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Kevin Behan and the NDT staff delivered a great seminar at Rowe! The weekend started out with discussion about theory, personal reflection on pets and some simple training ideas. The rest of the weekend was a mixture of hands-on training in the field, as well as more in-depth information on Kevin’s theory.

The Spring Rowe Seminar was held May 1st – May 3rd at the Rowe Camp and Conference Center in Massachusetts. Kevin holds seminars at the Rowe Center twice a year. Visit www.rowecenter.org for more information about the Center, and for updates on the upcoming Fall seminar.

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