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Positive, Reward-Based Training and Behavior Consulting
Specializing in Pit Bulls, Pit Mixes and Large Breed Dogs
Serving Central NJ and New York City
Pit Bull Guru offers a comprehensive training program for you and your pit bull. Challenges face all dog owners. However, pit bull owners face even greater challenges as our beloved dogs are often judged upon sight. As pit bull owners we must be ever vigilant in our care and representation of this wonderful breed. Through responsible pit bull ownership, we can all play a part in restoring the public image and perception of pit bulls.
Our highly effective science-based techniques are fun, dog-friendly and taught with an emphasis on trust and cooperation so you can truly be your dog's best friend. We train humans and animals with compassion, respect and positive reinforcement. NO force, pain, shock or startle! Choose from a wide variety of services to suit your needs and get ready to give your dog the freedom that training brings. Your dog will love you for it!
ENROLLING NOW FOR GROUP CLASSES!
We offer semi-private group dog training classes (maximum 4 dogs per class) at our training center, Urban Dawgs, located in downtown Red Bank, NJ. View our class schedule here.
Check out the blog by Drayton Michaels at Dog Star Daily
 NEW! The Pit Bull Hoax is a free educational DVD. Its intended purpose is to remove existing Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) from the law books and prevent any cities, counties and states from enacting BSL. For more information, please click here.
Check out the trailer here on You Tube. |
Position Statements from American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB)
Position Statement on the Use of Punishment in Behavior Modification on Animals
Position Statement on the Use of Dominance Theory in Behavior Modification of Animals
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Behavior Expert Dr. Karen Overall Speaks Out About Shock Collars
There are now terrific scientific and research data that show the harm that shock collars can do behaviorally. [READ MORE...]
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CHECK OUT THESE GREAT MUST-HAVE BOOKS!
 THE PIT BULL PLACEBO - The Media, Myths and Politics of Canine Aggression
by KAREN DELISE
An analysis of over 150 years of dog attacks, The Pit Bull Placebo reveals a profound change in our cultural perception of canine aggression as a result of the myths, rumors and pseudoscience reported by a new unscrupulous media and how this "style" of reporting has changed the beliefs and landscape of America.
CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR COPY OF THE PIT BULL PLACEBO!
Karen Delise is the founder of the National Canine Research Council and is a New York state-licensed veterinary technician.
Visit her web site - National Canine Research Council |
 OH BEHAVE! DOGS FROM PAVLOV TO PREMACK TO PINKER
by JEAN DONALDSON
Jean Donaldson brings her considerable wisdom - and wit - to a wide variety of topics of interest to dog trainers and enthusiasts in the latest book. In 55 essays, Jean tackles issues ranging from the nature vs nurture debate, to the role of dominance in domestic dogs, to what are the most effective ways to train dogs. You will note a number of themes that flow throughout the book. Jean is a firm believer in conducting scientific research (verifiable results) rather than forming opinions based on gut feel or taking an anthropomorphic view of dog behavior. Along with her other best selling books, Oh Behave! is destined to be a classic in the literature on dog behavior.
CLICK HERE TO BUY THIS BOOK! |
 DOGS BITE: BUT BALLOONS AND SLIPPERS ARE MORE DANGEROUS
by JANIS BRADLEY
Dogs can be dangerous. And they are more dangerous to children than to adults. But here's the reality. Dogs almost never kill people. A child is more likely to die choking on a marble or a balloon, and an adult is more likely to die in a bedroom slipper related accident. Your chances of being killed by a dog a roughtly one in 18 million. You are five times more likely to be killed by a bolt of lightning. The supposed epidemic numbers of dog bites splashed across the media are absurdly inflated by dubious research and by counting bites that don't actually hurt anyone. Even when dogs do injure people, the vast majority of injuries are at the Band-Aid level. Yet lawmakers, litigators, and insurers press for less dog ownership. This must stop. We must maintain perspective. Yes, dogs bite. But even party balloons and bedroom slippers are more dangerous. CLICK HERE TO BUY THIS BOOK!
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