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Archive for February, 2009

Sit Means Sit dog trainers demonstrate using the SMS system to have the ability to combine scentwork, with even the most severe of distractions. Sgt. Jerry Turning, Fred Hassen, Alfredo Rivera, and Ashton Fitz-Gerald are in this video. This demonstration was at the 2009 Invictus law dog event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch Sgt. Turning [...]

Fred Hassen, Sgt. Jerry Turning, Alfredo Rivera, and Ashton Fitz-Gerald are shown here doing demonstrations at the Invictus Law Dog 2009 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Having control of your K-9 during the face of distraction, were just some of the demonstrations that these Sit Means Sit dog trainers were showing. Open your own Sit [...]

Sit Means Sit dog trainer Bobby Pablico from Las Vegas, shows us progressions for training the place command. Place two raised objects (place boards) on the floor spread a few feet apart. We use a raised place board because this is clearly defined from the floor and becomes a tool to help the dog begin [...]

Sit Means Sit dog trainer Ashton Fitz-Gerald demonstrates how to successfully integrate toys and play into your dog’s training to further enhance their ability to learn as well as maximize desire to build control and precision. “The advantages of having a dog that enjoys training are obvious. You get a prettier picture, more consistency in [...]

It seems the greatest concern with remote collar training is the fear that it is either harmful or painful to the dog. Where I’m sure there is occasional discomfort evoked by the collar, my overall impression is that it is not only less painful than other traditional methods of training, but much safer. The choke chain [...]

POLICE SERGEANT – (Jerry recently earned 5th place overall at the 2004 USPCA (United States Police Canine Association) National Championships) I cannot thank you and your team enough for the knowledge, skills and insight you have given me toward taking my K-9 partner, Rudy, to the next level. I would like to convey the following story [...]

Fred, staff and grads, I want you to know that thanks to you I have been able to help over 100 clients and their dogs through e-collar training and have improved my business potential beyond words. I am so grateful to you and to Toni Drugmand for the care and support you have shown. I [...]

I wanted to take a moment to share the wonderful experience my dogs and I have had with the e-collar training Alyssa arranged through Sit Means Sit. I have seen a 100% improvement in Sasha and Kobi’s trouble areas and have never been so happy with a program. Our trainers, Dave and Anthony, were great at [...]

Fred Hassen delivers (A post from an internet bulletin board, concerning teaching dogs to swim) IP: 207.200.116.130 Posted on June 9, 2005 at 09:05:09 AM by Corsified I remember Bud posted a few weeks back about wanting to teach Fritz to swim without being so frantic in the water. Well, as I remember Fred Hassen [...]

Dear Lianne, Ashton, and Fred, I wanted to thank you all again for the awesome weekend seminar. Before the seminar I was frustrated with Jael’s dog aggressive behaviour and tried many different methods to help me. It was incredible to see how your method with the remote collar was used in such a positive, humane, [...]

Fred, I just wanted to thank you for all your help and knowledge this past weekend. Cody has made an unbelievable turn around, but not as much as Cindy and I. We’re training everyday all the time. I am really enjoying this method of training. Before  I would avoid certain situations, because I didn’t know how to correct [...]

Dear Fred and Carla, I cannot begin to thank you for the wonderful 2-day seminar you gave in Chicago this past weekend.  Having never attended a dog training seminar, I had no idea what to expect.  All I can say is "WOW"; I learned an amazing amount in such a short period of time. My [...]

Just finished another spectacular Fred Hassen seminar. I don’t even know where to start! Basically, we learned how to use the remote for every aspect of dog sport. Fred took a single exercise and turned it into an AKC, Ring, Schutzhund or field trial. Each step of the way he explained and showed how one [...]

Fred, Thanks for all of your hard work this past weekend. I as well as all of my teams handlers thought you did an outstanding job at sharing your expertise and knowledge of the E-collar. We also greatly appreciate your willingness to go the extra mile and ensure that we had a solid foundation of [...]

Fred Hassen is a contributing writer for Dog Sports Magazine on the topic of electronic dog collar training. His articles explain the latest techniques, pros and cons and correct usage of the electronic collar. He has taught several clinics across the country on this topic, as well as having competed at national level in protection [...]

When we first got Aristotle into Rescue, we needed Hulk Hogan to stop him, even with a pinch collar. He’s a muscular, macho 70 pounder at least, and hasn’t had a lot of socializing and is hardly a model citizen. However, with the electronic collar, we had him walking on a loose lead in about [...]

For four years I’ve researched the e-collar and went back and forth thinking it was an instrument of torture. And here Fred took a fear-submissive dog (my Orion), who is a big baby, and never even got a yelp out of the dog. This dog has fear of men, but Fred stood talking to me [...]

I have spent time with Fred on three different occasions. First time I was constantly saying "that won’t work". Second time I said "How did you do that?". Third time was "Turn me loose, I can do this." I’m constantly amazed at his response "that’s an option, I can fix that" and he does. Or [...]

When I posted here last month about e-collars and found out Fred would be conducting a seminar here in Chicago, the resulting onslaught of a few e-collar opponents was a bit deafening. I have always been a bit skeptical of e-collars and felt that their use was ONLY appropriate for field training and situations where [...]

Loved your seminar!! I have been to many seminars and yours stands out as the best ever. One of the reasons being that the skills you teach can be followed through by me. Your method is awesome and personally I think it is the training method of the future. I look forward to training with [...]

I would like to thank you for the seminar you gave at Ann Austin’s. I think it is the best money we have spent on our puppy Destiny. We are working on everything daily and she is coming along wonderfully. I couldn’t be more pleased. I am attaching a couple of pictures I took of [...]

I am a police dog trainer/handler in NJ … I just attended a 3 day e-collar seminar this past weekend with Fred Hassen and George Cockrell. I must say these two guys were most amazing with their insight to dogs and the application of the e-collar. I have been training police dogs with an e-collar [...]

I’m Fred’s mom, (the Finnish Spitz in the Saturday class at Sunset Park). I plan to send this site to all my friends so thr dogs can get the same chance you gave my Fred. Thank you so much, I cant believe he is my same dog! Sabina Charles

I just got back from Fred Hassen’s Sit Means Sit Dog Training school in Las Vegas. I expected to learn a lot. But what I didn’t expect was to come away from the experience with so much. Not just information. But a total program for sales, marketing and training. Not just seeing a couple of [...]

Let me brag for one of my students…. It took awhile to cajole a shy student into showing her shy dog but… Mary Masterson took Bebe, her eight-year old Lab-Shepherd mix to some UKC obedience competitions and took 3 first places and attained her Companion dog title in 3 straight trials. One of the requirements [...]