Flooding in Dog Training – Darren part 2 (k9-1)
Flooding is a technique in dog training and behavior modification that has a high potential for abuse and misuse. This video shows the flooding being used as part of an aggression rehab plan on a dog named Darren who is 10 years old and has never allowed a man to put his hands on him during the eight years he was at a shelter. We decided to use the technique after careful consideration of what would be the best for Darren’s and the trainers’ safety and as the better option in our opinion to allowing him to experience longer periods of stress through the weeks of worrying about being touched as compared to one shorter spike of stress with almost instant improvement to his overall quality of life with us. We appreciate constructive criticism and opinions to help us better improve our strategies in our rehab programs with the dogs that have no where else to turn. Please leave comments, opinions, and suggestions on our corresponding blog post located at: selfhelpdogtraining.com Thanks for watching!
Detection Dog Training “Passive Alert” Part 3 of 3
Detection dog training video of the K-9 BSD behavior shaping device. A remote controlled device designed to eject a variety of motivational toys a short distance creating prey for the dog. It is highly effective by allowing the dog the opportunity and freedom to act in conducting a search in an environment containing prey. Detector dog training can take place in real world settings by simply manipulating target odor presentation and placement and then allowing the dog to both hunt and self discover with minimal trainer involvement. Effective with explosives, narcotics or cadaver detection canines.
Dog Training: Teach Your Dog to Shut Doors Part 1 Clicker
Follow this step by step training video to teach your dog to shut doors using shaping and clicker or verbal marker training. It’s easy and fun for you both! Almost any dog can do it! This video (part 1& 2 combined) was a finalist in the Canis Film Festival 2009! Jessie took about 30 minutes of actual training time to learn the basics to the end of Part 1, then additional training (see Part 2) to add the cue, fade the clicker and treats, add distance and generalize. We use positive training and operant conditioning. This educational video is brought to you by Vancouver Island Assistance Dogs in Nanaimo, BC and are now available for purchase on CD. See our blog at www.viassistancedogs.blogspot.com
Top Dog Health is a proud Infusionsoft User (Part 1)
Top dog health – topdoghealth.com – is a proud user of Infusionsoft for their CRM, email marketing and ecommerce. In the video, you’ll discover how one small business owner is competing against billion-dollar brands and doing it with passion and pride. Learn more about Infusionsoft at www.infusionsoft.com
Dog Training: How to Teach Your Dog to Enjoy Taking a Bath Part 1
This is Part 1 of “How to Teach Your Dog to Enjoy Taking a Bath.” The video was so long, that Youtube made me cut it into two parts. Don’t forget to check out Part 2 (which is a video response to this video). This is my first intructional video:)! This video took so much time and editing, but it was well worth it:). We had a lot of fun making the video. I created this technique for my own dog Kaine, who, believe it or not, used to HATE taking a bath. I used positive reinforcement combined with the clicker to teach Kaine to LOVE taking a bath instead. He now loves taking a bath so much, he actually jumped into the shower when I turned the water on! This method is a hands-off approach to teaching your dog to enjoy the bathing experience. I want to thank my sister for letting me use her crazy Jack Russell Terrier, Jesse, for many of the scenes. The two Labradors belong to my parents and the little Chihuahua is a foster that goes to his forever home today. The two Beagles are some of Kaine’s pup pals that we pet sit for. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it:). Music: “Stargazer,” by Achim Tober Happy Clicking!
Detection Dog Training “Passive Alert” Part 1 of 3
Detection dog training video of K-9 BSD behavior shaping device which uses a “active” remote controlled reinforcement. Creating true prey hunt drive in detector dog training by disconecting the handler/ trainer from the reinforcement. The dog self learns action is at the odor source creating a conditioned responce to trained odor. Unmatched drive and focus for training alert and hunting behaviors. Effective with explosives, narcotics or cadaver detector dogs training. Efficiency and accuracy in training by having the flexibility to reinforce behaviors in real work settings. Creating behavior generalization. The K-9 BSD is currently in use with a wide variety of profesional dog trainers. To include 200 plus Police K-9 units, MWD Military Working Dog, US Border Patrol, US Capital Police, Department Homeland Security, Private Security, SAR Search and Rescue, IED, Mine, Bomb detection operations in 12 different countries around the world.
Gun Dog Training “Whoa” Part 2 German Shorthair Poionter Willow Creek Kennels
willowcreekkennels.net – Gun dog training, at Willow Creek Kennels. German shorthaired pointer, Jazz is learning “whoa”. This is her Second session.
5 Stress Reduction Tips For Moms! (Read This Before You Run Away From Home!) Part 1 Of 3
Part 1 of 3 of the Stressed Mommies to Successful Mommies Series
I recently read multiple postings by mothers that are so stressed out, that they would likely sell off one or both kidneys to be able to create more time and have more money to devote to themselves and their family.
These were just a handful of the situations:
“I’m a single mother, I work full time, I have a 7 and 4 year old, I’m exhausted when I get home, but then I have to do school work, laundry, make dinner, clean the house and then get ready to do it all over again! I have no time for myself!”
“I have three kids, I work full time, go to Grad school and still feel like I can never get ahead!”
“My husband is in the military and gone half the year, my son has lost all ability to potty train, and my daughter does exactly opposite of what I tell her to do!”
My heart just ached when I read all of these stressed out Mom’s postings. They were screaming for help onto a random forum posting, not knowing where to go, just hoping that someone would listen to their cries for help!
Are you this mom? Are you burning the candle at both ends? Are you crying for help and thinking that no one can help you?
1. Listen to the flight attendant:
The first rule here is just to be aware that if you are at this point in your life where you are hanging on by a thread, do what every good flight attendant suggests in the event of cabin pressure failure: “Put the Oxygen Mask on yourself first before you put them on small children.” Easier said than done?
If you consider the reasons, you are like the HUB of the WHEEL of your family. You are what keeps the family together, ungreased, the wheel doesn’t turn well, it’s squeaky and sticky. With a well greased HUB, the wheel turns smoothly, effortlessly and can do more rotations than an ungreased hub. Consider your goal to be as smooth as a greased hub.
Taking care of yourself means doing what you need to do to stay healthy. Eat well, take time for yourself, exercise, meditate etc… Imagine what your family would do without you? If you are not taking care of yourself, you may continue down the road to sickness due to stress. So first things first –You are first!
2. Slow down to ½ speed!
It is easy to feel that because we have more to do, we need to do it faster, more hurried, and feel rushed. Yet, when we deliberately slow down the speed of our life, we are able to think more clearly and specifically about the task at hand. It really is a funny paradox! You may not actually be doing less tasks when you slow your reaction speed down, it just feels like it! What happens often is you feel more deliberate, your awareness comes into the present, and you can concentrate on the NOW task and not the FUTURE task.
3.Notice How Your Vibrations are Felt Through your Household Like ShockWaves:
Do you notice that when you have a bad day, and you are stressed, the moment you walk in the house, all of a sudden the kids are fighting and arguing, the dog is barking, there is chaos spreading like wildfire? Believe it or not, our energy levels have certain vibrational frequencies. Children are very sensitive to these frequencies and react in strange and curious ways, and usually ways that tend to sound like nails screeching across the chalk boards. Notice when you walk into your house calm, centered and peaceful? The house can sense your “centeredness”, and mimics this energy level. Its one of those mysterious universal principles.
4.Use your transitional Times and Take Mental Health Minutes:
When time is a precious commodity for you at this time in your life, it is imperative that you use small portions of time to re-center, recharge and rejuvenate. You probably know this, but don’t mindfully practice this. So, now I challenge you to mindfully practice this. When you are driving home from work, put in peaceful calming music (I like to call it yoga music, easily downloadable from i-Tunes). When you take a bathroom break, take 5 minutes, close your eyes and do some deep breathing exercises and positive thinking.
5. Design Your Day:
This was a new concept recently introduced to me. At the beginning of the day, spend 2 minutes, grab your journal and decide consciously HOW you want the day to go, and HOW you want to feel. For example, “I choose to happily drive to work, I will use the free time in the car to relax. I choose to have joyous interactions with my coworkers. My meetings will go easily and I will have easy resolutions to my challenges today. When I leave work, I will happily use that time to transition and be prepared and centered for my family. I consciously choose to be present with my family in the evening, turning off my email and my phones.” This only takes a couple of minutes, but you can see the impact that this has on your conscious and subconscious mind. One of the beauties of this exercise is that you will not script your day to say “I wish work is difficult, I wish the kids will be bad, and I want to be angry and stressed!” It just doesn’t work like that!
Do not expect that you will immediately practice all five steps right away. Take one step a day and practice. A mommy’s job is so important and vital to the health of the family. So mind your thoughts, mind your health and have fun!
Stay tuned to Part 2 Tips for Stress Management – Moving into Action to Reduce Your Stress
Let me know what’s going on with your stress!
Makenzie
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Dog Training – Pinch/Prong Collar Explained (Hunkie part 4)
Dog Training with the Prong Collar or Pinch Collar (same thing) should not be attempted without guidance from an experienced and humane dog trainer. To learn more about K9-1 Specialized dog training and the Foundation Style of Dog Training go to: www.selfhelpdogtraining.com
Email Marketing ? Is It Part of Your Marketing Strategy?
There are many voices out there today, each one clambering for our attention. In our home based business, we get bombarded daily with offers that we are told we just can’t refuse! Each one offers their best marketing strategy and/or courses, which if you will just simply buy it; it would literally set you financially free! Ever been there?
Well, that’s not what I’m going to do here!! We’re going to be talking about one subject: Email Marketing and email marketing strategies. Clearly there are more marketing strategies than email marketing. The fact is, there are many different marketing strategies out there, and we have many choices, but you have to decide which ones you want to implement. A strategy that has worked well for me and other internet marketers is to start with two, maybe 3 marketing strategies. Get very familiar with those, and make sure they are working for you. Don’t let anything or anyone sidetrack you. Stick to your guns. Once you have those mastered, move on to the next 2 or 3, but don’t abandon the original 2 or 3.
There are many marketing strategies, and I’ll name a few, such as:
• Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yuwie, Friendfeed, Squidoo, etc
• Articles – Ezine, Articlebase, BetterNetworker, etc
• Press Releases – FreepressRelease.com, 24-7pressrelease.com, PRWeb.com
• Videos – You Tube, Traffic Geyser, Camtasia, etc
• Blogging – WordPress, Blogger, Digg, etc
• Forums – Warrior Forum, Google and Yahoo forums, etc
• Email – Viral Host, AWeber, List Bandit, List Joe, Viral URL, etc
There is a myth floating around out there that I want to address right now, and that is this: There is a common misconception by many people nowadays that the internet is too competitive, and that a newbie [slang word for a newcomer to the internet] cannot possibly hope to succeed running against the big dogs, or the more seasoned internet marketers.
Nothing could be further from the truth! There are many ways of making money online and so many opportunities and niches to take advantage of. And the bottom line is this: there are constantly new people coming online, and new people looking for business opportunities. The key is to find something you are interested in, have a passion about, and begin to market in that niche.
This is not about niche marketing, and at this juncture I’m not going into how to find your niche and finding the right keywords to market your niche or product. There are plenty of articles and blogs out there about that.
You can find plenty of articles and blogs about all the different marketing strategies, but what I’m going to focus on here is email marketing. Email marketing is a key part of any marketing plan, but where that falls in priority for you is totally dependant on what your marketing strategies might be.
I’m going to assume that you already have your list [if you don’t contact me, and I will help you with that, or point you in the right direction]. Email marketing lists are important, but maintaining them and keeping them up to date is even more important.
In email marketing, your reputation is important, more so online than offline. Both are important, but most of us reading this are trying to build a home based business through an online presence. We build and develop our online reputation through social media engagements, blog posts, press releases, articles, forums, videos and etc. Our reputation actually is created by our readers, and if we continue to supply them with valuable content, our reputation grows.
When it comes to building our reputation in social media, it is important to not bombard your friends and followers with just links to your site. Several times throughout the day is okay, but provide valuable content, such as positive quotes, links to videos that can help build their business, etc. A whole article could be written just on this subject, and many have been written.
Our online reputation is what makes our email deliverable! That’s right; our reputation is what helps get our emails opened. If our reputation has become tarnished because of some negative posting on a forum or a negative blog, it will definitely affect email deliverability. If people on our list view us negatively, they tend to blacklist us, and now the email goes into the spam box instead of the inbox. That will have a direct impact on your bottom line.
Here are 7 tips that will help get your emails delivered.
Tip#1: Manage and Maintain Your Online (and Overall) Reputation
a) Can’t say enough about this – it is completely within your control!
Tip#2: Get Opt-In Permission
a) You have to provide options to your subscribers to allow them to change their subscriber preferences. Subscribers have to have the option somewhere in your email to opt-out if they so choose and it should be plainly visible.
Tip#3: Recipients Expect Frequent and Valuable Content
a) I get some emails on a daily basis, and one even sends between four and six per day. However, I always read them, because invariably they provide good and valuable content. Actually, two or three times a week is sufficient, and there is even some thought out there that once a week is enough. It really depends on your list and your product.
b) The bottom line – whatever your frequency, it has to contain relevant and valuable content. If not, they will opt-out or drop it into the spam folder!
Tip#4: Use a Recognizable “From” Address
a) I’ve received email from online marketers where it was kind of obscure as to where the email was coming from. There are plenty of email providers out there (see list above) so there is no excuse to not have a recognizable “from” address.
b) Make sure your subscribers have a way to reach you. If your “from” address in your email is not a reachable address, provide one somewhere in your email. I prefer to provide mine in the signature of my email.
Tip#5: Design the Header of Your Email to Deliver Your Message
a) This is the first thing they see when they open their mailbox! If you know anything about copywriting, you know that the header is the most important item to getting your email opened and read. This can be the difference between a successful or unsuccessful email campaigns.
b) Let’s say you aren’t good at writing headlines – there are plenty of sources out there where you can find someone that is. Go to elance.com, post what you want done and you’ll find someone that can do it for you. Just be sure to check them out thoroughly and get some good verifiable references. For as little as $200 you can get someone to write you a great email campaign with a great header.
Tip#6: Spam – Who Defines It
a) Does it really matter who defines spam? Absolutely!! What comes to mind when you think of spam? Most times the response I get is “It’s sending unsolicited emails.” Really, is that it???!!! If that’s what comes to mind, then you definitely need to familiarize yourself with what spam really is!! It can mean the difference between getting your email opened (delivered) or not.
b) CAN-SPAM laws were created and enforced by the FTC [Federal Trade Commission]. What is CAN-SPAM? The acronym CAN-SPAM derives from the bill’s full name: Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003.
c) ISP (Internet Service Providers), as well as the FTC have a large part in determining what is or is not spam. ISPs do not rely on CAN-SPAM to define spam. Their contention is that spam is first and foremost defined and determined by the user. If, for example, a user determines the email is spam by putting it in their spam folder, or in their blocked senders list, or just simply not opening it, then the ISPs consider it spam – whether or not it adheres to each and every rule of CAN-SPAM
d) Stay current on the CAN-SPAM rules and make sure that every email campaign complies and adheres to those rules. Be sure that your email recipients can opt-out easily. Remind your email recipients of the email address they should use to request information or if they have any questions.
Tip#7: Relevance and Continuity
a) When the potential client and/or email recipient clicks on your PPC ad or a link that you provided in your email, it is imperative that what you had in your email and/or ad is where the link goes to. For example, if you are advertising something about weight loss, make sure that when they get to your site, you are actually promoting weight loss, and not something irrelevant – like, let’s say skiing!! Remember….it’s your reputation. If it doesn’t connect or is irrelevant, it could make the customer want to consider future ads irrelevant and they will avoid clicking on them.
b) When that happens too often, search engine algorithms will then label your ads as irrelevant, suppressing the Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and PPC conversions. SEM is only relevant if you have a website
The last thing I want to cover (and certainly not the least) is search engine marketing. Search engine marketing can and does have a great impact on your online reputation, i.e., your email deliverability. What is search engine marketing? Glad you asked!! Search engine marketing is the performance of marketing or advertising your web site through search engines, like Google, Yahoo or Bing. Search engine marketing (SEM) may consist of one or more of the following components:
Pay Per Click (PPC) - On the right side of the page you will see little boxes or ads, and those are what are considered PPC [Pay Per Click]. Every time you click on those, the advertiser pays Google, Yahoo or Bing (the amount depends what search engine you are using). You bid the amount you are willing to pay per click. The more you bid, the more likely your ad will appear higher in the search engine results. Google Adwords has implemented an additional aspect. Your ads will rank based on the relevancy or importance that Google places on your site, which is very difficult to manipulate. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – Google, Yahoo and Bing [formerly MSN] crawl through content of your article, blog, website, etc., and look for valuable and relevant content. SEO is what gets you in the top 10 positions on the left side of the page when it is opened up. It is referred to as generic listings. Pay For Inclusion (PFI) – What is PFI? It is a search engine marketing technique that involves paying for a Web site listing in a Web directory, for example Yahoo Directory [not same as Yahoo Search] or Verizon’s SuperPages. The bottom line is you are paying to be included in a Web directory. In addition to search engines, like Google, Yahoo and Bing, various other directories also exist on the web. These directories can either be general in nature or can be related to a specific topic. You can get free listings in some online directories, like DMOZ. However most directories now charge for a listing. Yahoo describes its directory as: Subject-based directory listing websites in a wide range of topics, from arts, entertainment, and society and culture, to science, education, and health.
So is Search Engine Marketing Important?
It really depends on whether you decide to make search engine marketing a part of your marketing and advertising strategy. If you don’t have a Web site or ever plan to have one for your business, you certainly wouldn’t need search engine marketing. But in today’s business climate, it’s hard to imagine anyone not wanting or having a website, as nearly all business are expected to have a website and most do.
Search engine marketing is used as a means to get traffic to your website. This again can be done through your emails with links to your website, or through SEO, PPC, or PFI. This then should ideally lead to getting new customers and adding to your home business revenues.
When compared to other means of advertising and marketing, search engine marketing can be very cost effective. For instance, you could implement some SEO techniques on your own. Organic search rankings are free, so if you can move yourself up in the rankings, your traffic should increase, which, in turn, should increase your home business revenues.
In the same way, PPC can be very cost effective. Since you can set limits on how much you’ll pay per click and how much you’ll pay per day. By doing that, it’s fairly easy to keep your costs in line. As previously mentioned, some Web directories like DMOZ allow free listings, while others can cost as little as $25 – $30 per year.
In closing, it is vital to your success to keep your lists up-to-date so that you can optimize your response rates, your conversions, and your overall email campaign performance. With all the spammers and fraudulent email senders out there, it has created a lot of mistrust. So I can’t stress enough how important it is to consistently update your email list, review your list often to establish which email recipients haven’t opened or clicked through for the last six months. Make them another compelling offer, and if they still don’t open them, you might want to try one more time, but then take them off your list.
To your success in getting your email opened!