Reward your dog’s good behavior instantly by remote control! Reward your dog even while you are out of sight. Automatically feed a treat every few minutes while you are gone,       the ultimate tool to help teach dogs to be alone or crate trained!

Teach your dog basic obedience. Teach your dog how to be calm when guests arrive. Teach your dog to use the crate. Teach your dog to be still for grooming.

Your own behavior is key.
Every interaction you have with your dog is a training session. With each head pat, cluck of disapproval or offer of a treat, your dog is learning something. Whether he is learning something you want is another matter! If you want a well-behaved dog, you will need to modify your own behavior in order to modify his. To do this, you need to understand how dogs think and learn. It has something to do with food!

Communication gap.
It sometimes seems like your dog knows English but "blah, blah, blah" is often all that "Ginger" understands. And while it's true that dogs can be expert at reading your body language, they're no more adept at reading your mind than anyone else. This owner-dog communication gap is easily bridged if we understand that dogs repeat behaviors that are reinforced. The Manners Minder system is built on the proven premise that in order to change behavior, we need to identify what is reinforcing the bad behavior and to remove that reinforcement; and instead we need to positively reinforce (or reward) an alternate good behavior. The main reward is food!

Reward instantly.
Two keys to success in training are clarity and timing. It must be clear — to the dog — exactly which of his behaviors triggered the reward. And clarity comes from timing, the speed with which the treat follows the desired behavior before any subsequent behavior muddies the waters; and before any extraneous movements or sounds confuse your visual or verbal cues.

The secret is the wireless remote control. It sounds an audible tone that signals to the dog that a treat has been dispensed into the tray for him to eat. With this push-button remote, there's no fumbling for a treat from your pocket; no reaching toward the dog; no need to approach or distract the dog; and essentially no delay at all between your dog doing exactly the desired behavior and the dispensing of the reward. This minimizes any confusion by your actions, and it works great. 

Scientific approach is fun.
The Manners Minder Professional Dog Training System was created by Sophia Yin, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, applied animal behaviorist, lecturer at UC Davis and the award-winning pet columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Dr. Yin's current research focuses on barking as vocal communication in dogs; and on the use of positive reinforcement and remote-controlled treat dispensing for enrichment purposes and to address nuisance barking and other undesirable behaviors in dogs.

The included training manual and DVD have all you need to be successful using Manners Minder, with five "games" that can be played at convenient, low-stress times (such as during TV commercials) to progressively teach your dog to be very well behaved: (1) Tone Means a Treat Is Coming; (2) Target with the Nose; (3) Lie Down and Stay; (4) Run to a Rug and Lie Down on Cue; and (5) Lie Down and Stay with Distractions. At that point, you're ready to practice with visitors coming to the door. Anyone can do this! It's easy, fun and amazingly effective in a surprisingly short period of time; each "game" takes about five days to complete. The principles that Dr. Yin teaches apply to all kinds of animals for getting all kinds of desired behaviors; she even demonstrates her achievements with chickens!

How it works.
Manners Minder holds and dispenses your dog's kibble, replacing his old bowl and becoming part of Dr. Yin's program to make food a real treat and fun reward for good behavior. Kibble can be dispensed by remote control (which sounds an audible tone) or automatically in programmed intervals (e.g., later in the program when your dog's desired behavior is to stay quietly in one place). You'll learn to use Manners Minder's "tone and treat" techniques along with visual cues and verbal cues so your dog will clearly understand the good behavior you want.
 

Target wand, remote, and kibble dispensing system.	Dispense treats by wireless remote.	Includes a hand-held target wand for your dog.	Make food a treat and a fun reward for good behavior!	Use Treat & Train with five short, fun training games.	He’ll lie down calmly when guests come to your door.

Be sure to explore the following to get the full scoop on the system and Dr. Yin's must-have book, How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves.

Everything You Need to Know	Dr. Yin's Behavior Issue Video Clips
Overview Video Clip    How System Works Video Clip    Frequently Asked Questions    Research Behind the System    Comments from Clinical Trial Participants    Dr. Yin's Behavior Book!	Say Please by Sitting 1    Say Please by Sitting 2    Walk Nicely    Heel    Leave It    Biting Problems    Come When Called    Guarding the Food Bowl    When Humans are Away	Help with Door Knocking Crate Training A Crate Problem Reward Calm Behavior 1 Reward Calm Behavior 2 Bad with Other Dogs Toenail Trim Sit at Doors

Manners Minder Remote Reward Training System      Retails at  $150  — SALE PRICE $123

		Your purchase includes Hand-held remote that can operate on 4 separate channels, and which allows you to work from a distance of up to 100 ft ... and even through walls. Target training wand with detachable base to teach tricks, heeling, and whatever. Two treat dispenser disks for different sized kibble or treats of uniform small sizes. Dr. Yin's illustrated training manual and DVD. Rugged, dog-proof housing measures 16" x 7" x 8"; it weighs 3.5 lbs. and is remarkably stable. Utilizes a standard outlet with the included AC adapter; alternatively, it will run for about four months on 4 D batteries. The remote control runs on an included 23A-12V battery.
Manners Minder — $123