This video shows Leslie McDevitt’s Give Me a Break game in action, demonstrated by trainer Kristina with her adolescent Mal, Salem. Salem is prone to barky behaviors at the fence line when people/dogs go by, so not only has this exercise been a game changer for working on those behaviors, but also in interrupting the moments where he’s already having a hard time. The beauty of voluntary pattern games is that there’s very little cueing from the handler- in fact we turn the environment and our mov

Look At That, or “LAT,” is one of Leslie McDevitt’s (Friends of Control Unleashed) very popular counter-conditioning games, and at ClickerExpo LIVE you can watch your dog increase confidence in a stressful world as you both learn this unique conversational tool together. During Leslie’s Learning Lab, you can practice the skills you need to teach your dogs how to be a Reporter instead of a Reactor - all from the safety of your home and with time for Q&A! In this video, Leslie and Ever demonstrate

Control Unleashed is a program that was founded by Leslie McDevitt to help dogs adapt to and live comfortably in our big crazy world whether they’re a family dog, a sport dog, or a working dog. Patterns allow a dog to use voluntary behaviors to initiate asimple, repetitive chain that creates a predictable pattern. This will help to normalize the environment and allow the dog to process information from the safety of the pattern. Learn step-by-step the individual CU patterns by Certified Control