Just brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=pkPNa4DBFHI

Very good...have never heard of the mirror method of training but will look into it :)

:-) :-)

Does anyone know what it means in the credits where it says "Our dogs are trained by the Mirror Method"? Never heard of that before.

Brilliant! I'm still smiling!

my 2 daughters loved it!!!

How lovely :)

Fabulous....I wonder if they are the same people that did the xmas one  a few yrs back (remember seeing something similar)  where the dogs decorated the xmas tree??

lovely :)

Yes - it is the same person who made the Christmas tree video :-)

> "Our dogs are trained by the Mirror Method"? Never heard of that before

If my memory serves me right, I believe their training methods are to do with them being top dog.  A bit NILIF too, I did read up on them somewhere, but it was ages ago.

Yep, you're right, big smile on my face now.

Loved all the dogs, but especially Pako (Dogo Argentino??), Carlo, Nuba, Fenta and Samu.... oh and Zsivany!!   Oh heck, I just loved them ALL!!! lol

> If my memory serves me right, I believe their training methods are to do with them being top dog.  A bit NILIF too, I did read up on them somewhere, but it was ages ago.

Just had a google for the 'mirror method'

"The Mirror Method takes a holistic approach, reaching beyond traditional training."

"Dogs reflect their human's personality and actions. In order to change your dog's behavior, you must first change your own. If you want your dog to be calm, you must be calm. Learning to read your dog's body language will help you achieve a good relationship.The group also mentions developing a hierarchy and creating respect, but stresses that you don't need force to maintain rules and boundaries."

"The group teaches the behaviors seen in the video with clicker training and back chaining, which develops motivated dogs that are happy to learn."

All taken from here

On the face of it it all seems OK. I think the NILF method can seem quite cold when talking about it or reading it, but I also think lots of us use something similar to the NILF method to great effect in our day-to-day lives with our dogs.
For example, I reward Buster for 'obeying', so if he wants to have a treat, he'll stand by the treat cupboard, I ask him to sit - he does & then he gets his treat. Or if he wants a fuss, he'll lay on the floor and paw me/chew my feet, I'll ask him for his paw (he'll put it in my hand), then he gets a big fuss. It's like NILF, but not in a 'cold' way, it's more like - 'doing what I ask is rewarding' (If you understand my ramblings?). Maybe this group is like that? They certainly seem to appreciate reward-based training :)