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Are you frustrated with your dog's unruly behavior? Does excessive barking, jumping and making a mad dash when visitors come to your door remind you of your pooch? Now you can get your dog to behave appropriately, not with punishment but with positive reinforcement, by rewarding alternate good behaviors. It's easy and fun, too, with MannersMinder Premier Pet Product's new remote-controlled kibble dispensing system. This innovative device when combined with a clinically proven training protocol and short, fun training games will have your dog behaving beautifully in just a few short weeks.
Reward instantly:
Two keys to success in training are clarity and timing. It must be clear to the dog exactly which of his behaviors earns his reward. And clarity comes from timing, the speed with which the treat follows the desired behavior.
The secret behind the MannersMinder system is the wireless remote control. It sounds an audible tone that signals to the dog that a treat has been dispensed into the tray for him to eat. Because of this push-button remote, there's no fumbling for a treat from your pocket; no reaching toward the dog; no need to approach or distract the dog; and essentially no delay at all between your dog doing exactly the desired behavior and the dispensing of the reward. This minimizes any confusion by your actions, and it works great. You will also be able to reward your dog from a distance or even when you are out of sight!
Scientific approach is fun:
Our exclusive MannersMinder Professional Dog Training System is the product of collaboration between Premier Pet Products, Sharper Image Design and Sophia Yin, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, applied animal behaviorist, lecturer at UC Davis and the award-winning pet columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.
The included training manual and DVD have all you need to be successful using the MannersMinder, with five "games" that can be played at convenient, low-stress times (such as during TV commercials) to progressively teach your dog to be very well behaved: (1) Tone Means a Treat Is Coming; (2) Target with the Nose; (3) Lie Down and Stay; (4) Run to a Rug and Lie Down on Cue; and (5) Lie Down and Stay with Distractions. Anyone can do this! It's easy, fun and amazingly effective in a surprisingly short period of time; each "game" takes about five days to complete.
How it works
The MannersMinder Machine is designed to hold and dispense your dog's regular food, healthy, dry kibble. It replaces his old bowl and becomes part of a program to make food a real treat and a fun reward for good behavior. Kibble can be dispensed by remote control (which sounds an audible tone) or automatically in programmed intervals (e.g., later in the program when your dog's desired behavior is to stay quietly in one place). You'll learn to use MannersMinder's "tone and treat" techniques along with visual cues and verbal cues so your dog will clearly understand the good behavior you want.
Your MannersMinder purchase includes a hand-held target wand for your dog (with a snap-on base for hands-free use); two dispenser disks for different sized kibble; a complete indoor training system with an illustrated training manual and a lively DVD. The MannersMinder rugged, dog-proof housing measures 13.5" x 7" x 8"; it weighs 3.5 lbs. and is remarkably stable. It will run for about four months on 4 D batteries. The remote control runs on an included 23A-12V battery.
More information:
MannersMinder Instruction Guide (pdf)
Foods and Treats that Have Been Tested with the MannersMinder
