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An intuitive method that makes
sense to both people and dogs.
 
The course that will forever change the way you look at  dogs and dog training...
 
It's all about Pack Drive!TM
 
Become a ForceFree Method™ & E-Touch Certified Trainer to improve your results, dramatically increase your income, and better serve your clients.
 
Learn how barely perceptible remote collar markers plus perfect body language engages the dog's pack drive. Dogs follow the leader! Have happy and off leash reliable dogs in just a few days.
 
The ForceFree Method (tm) is an intuitive system of training that makes sense to both people and dogs. Effective and gentle, the training method works WITH the dogs instincts rather than against them. We achieve off leash reliability, even with distractions, amazingly fast. Most dogs perceive the training as simple "pack cooperation" and play. Therefore, they quickly shed rebellious behavior, and give you more focus than you imagined possible. Doesn't that sound like more fun than correction after correction?
 
Included FREE in your E-Touch / ForceFree Method Seminar...
 
Business Success Workshop
for Dog Trainers!
 
This mini-workshop within a workshop will help you grow your business and meet your personal and financial goals.
 
Here is what is included:
 
* Marc's 90 minute Business Building DVD free. Packed with tons of concepts that will start making you more money immediately! (A $49.95 value)
 
* The 10 most common business mistakes dog trainers make and how to avoid them.
 
* How to quickly build a personal relationship with the client so they want to buy only from you.
 
* How to build a web site that really sells.
 
* The money making way to describe your training method.
 
* The most profitable dog training service in history!
 
Quotes from students at the February 2008 Workshop:
 
"The trainers treat you as equals--not beneath them. The course has a tremendous amount of information and comraderie."
 
"Marc and Martin work together so well and keep the pace going. They have fun and clearly enjoy one another."
 
"Tremendous knowledge base and true love of dogs comes through so strongly it is amazing."
 
 

Brother Christopher from the Monks of New Skete
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Star of TV's Divine Canine

The seminar was a wonderful introduction to ecollar on all levels and made it eminently clear how I can incorporate it in conjunction with what I already know as a trainer.
 
The strengths of this seminar are numerous: both Martin and Marc are gifted teachers who work seamlessly with each other. There was a lovely banter between them that stems from real friendship... no sense of competitiveness. The material was very well presented and there was a clear sense of honesty and tact in responding to questions and concerns. Plus, it was wonderful seeing the dogs progress in a short period of time. Both Martin and Marc were totally open to helping the students both understand and work with this tool. The location was beautiful and the hospitality warm and relaxed.
 
For anyone interested in learning about ecollar I can't think of a better opportunity than this combined E-Touch/ Force-Free seminar. It was a wonderful, memorable week!
 

The Dog Whisperer, whispers to Marc Goldberg
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Cesar Millan and Marc Goldberg

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Click here for video of what you can do with the ForceFree Method

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2008 Seminar Schedule:
 
Certification included for those who demonstrate
proficiency in the Method
 
 
The E-Touch / ForceFree Method
5 day Extravaganza
With Marc Goldberg & Martin Deeley
Montverde, FL
April 14 to 18, 2008
$1895 tuition
For registration info contact:
Martin Deeley
407 469 5583
 
 
ForceFree Method Seminar
With Marc Goldberg & Mary Mazzeri
Elgin, IL
September 4 to 7, 2008
$1695 tuition
For registration info contact:
Marc Goldberg
630-973-8279
 
 
ForceFree / E-Touch Five Day
ADVANCED WORKSHOP
October 6 - 10, 2008 
How to use the e-collar for...
* Handling Aggression
*Creating the natural retrieve
* Long distance directional work
* The forceless force fetch
* Advanced pack work
* Overcoming dominance without confrontation
* Business Building Seminar w/ dvd and handout
Fee: $1895.00
Students may have the opportunity to bring aggressive client dogs to participate in the workshop. You must have
permission to bring an aggressive dog by
prior arrangement with Marc Goldberg and Martin Deeley.
Prerequisites: You must have previously studied with Marc Goldberg and/or Martin Deeley to register. If you would like to request an exception, please contact Martin.
For registration info contact:
Martin Deeley
407 469 5583
 
 
The E-Touch / ForceFree Method
5 day Extravaganza
With Marc Goldberg & Martin Deeley
Montverde, FL
November 3 to 7, 2008
$1895 tuition
For registration info contact:
Martin Deeley
407 469 5583
 
 
 
 
One-on-one seminars are available at mutual convenience.
Chicago location.
Call for availability.
630-709-DOGS
Tuition $2995
 
Plan on recouping your investment many times over.
 
The teaching staff:

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Marc Goldberg, originator of
the ForceFree Method

I began to compete in obedience trials at the age of 13. Learning to understand the mind of dogs has been my life's passion. Over the decades my views on dog training have shifted radically. Although I began with traditional leash and collar training, I became frustrated with the limitations and confrontation inherent in that method. Exploring alternatives, I found that yes, dogs like food. But that they will refuse food under distracting conditions. Once I tapped into "pack drive," I never looked back. Facing distractions, dogs look to the pack leader for answers. They don't look away. Using the remote collar in a very specific manner, we can achieve pack leadership and harmony quicker than I ever before dreamed.
 
 

Don't change a thing ....
except your dog training income!
 
Marc Goldberg's Building Business DVD contains 49.3% of what you need to know to double your dog training income! (And we show you how to learn the rest from your clients.) One hour, 44 min. run time. $49.95 with free shipping. The subject of this DVD is about how to really CONNECT with your potential clients to sell more dog training for more money. (This is not a DVD on dog training techniques. This DVD is included free at all ForceFree Seminars. For dog training techniques, see the class schedule below. This dvd is included free with training workshops.)
 
 

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Martin Deeley, originator of E-Touch
 
E-Touch, which Martin Deeley developed, is not a magic method it is a catalyst which can be incorporated within  training approaches to train even better. In training a dog we may use food, verbal rewards, tactile rewards, or whatever. The e-collar is a tool that can be added to the mixture to create something special. BUT the main principles of good training do not disappear, we stay creative, we do not depend on the e-collar for everything, there is no one best approach, it is not a race to see who can train the fastest. And most of all we work within the temperament and pace of the dog – reading the dog, and by doing so maintaining a true companion relationship is essential. We want a dog that will be a dog, will make decisions, and basically acts as a dog while remaining a partner and companion.

Mary Mazzeri, ForceFree Expert
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Mary Mazzeri has trained dogs for over 30 years.  She has won countless awards with her dogs but more importantlyshe has helped thousands of students achieve their goals with their dogs. Mary is a Certified Professional Trainer through the International Association of Canine Professionals. She is endorsed by the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. Mary's love of dogs and her compassion for their owners is evidenced in the accolades of her students. Her dogs have appeared in commercials and Mary has also trained Service Dogs for physically challenged clients.

More on the E Touch / ForceFree Extravaganza:
 
Two compelling approaches to remote collar training presented by two entertaining instructors. Here is your opportunity to become certified in both the E-Touch and ForceFree Methods in one workshop.
 
Martin Deeley and Marc Goldberg team up to teach at the E-Touch / ForceFree Method Extravaganza. To be held in Montverde, FL, just outside Orlando, places are limited, so consider reserving early.
 
Both methods are based on the philosophy that learning and cooperation are natural to dogs, and that stress and discomfort do not need to be part of the training experience. Both Martin and Marc emphasize enjoyable training sessions for handler and dog. We'll explore the similarities and subtle differences of these two methods. Students will be certified in both, which means more good tools for your box.
 
We recommend that students plan to bring untrained client dogs to work during this workshop. You can actually earn all or most of your expenses by bringing people/dog friendly client dogs, at least five months of age. You'll be able to return these dogs to their owners with reliable on and off leash manners, along with easy solutions to household problems such as jumping, digging and door bolting.
 
Plan on training loads, working hard, laughing a lot, and sharing good times. This is a working seminar with a hands-on approach. We'll also discuss how to successfully market and sell these training services. Each student may bring up to two client dogs. (Some students may plan to fly in with no dogs so we may authorize you to bring additional dogs.) Each student will handle multiple dogs for the widest possible learning experience for both trainers and dogs. Lunches are included. Accommodations are available nearby.
 

Marc Goldberg and Martin Deeley developed the ForceFree Method™ and E-Touch with multiple goals:

 

  • Use effective, gentle training to work with the dog's instincts, not against them.
  • Achieve off leash reliability with distractions amazingly fast.
  • Teach the dog to happily walk on a loose.
  • leash, sit, down, stay and come off leash…quickly and gently.
  • Gently, reliably and quickly teach the dog how to stop destructive behaviors.
  • Increase the speed of training and up the income for the trainer.

Previous ForceFree Method
seminar comments:

Wendy Volhard, Marc Goldberg, Jack Volhard
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“Thank you for the wonderful ForceFree Method ™ seminar!”

 

Jack and Wendy Volhard are world renowned dog trainers, authors, lecturers and teachers. Jack is an AKC dog obedience judge. Wendy and he co-authored Dog Training for Dummies. Wendy has authored numerous books on dog training and canine health. Jack Volhard and Wendy Volhard are among the foremost authorities on dog training in the world.

 

 

 

Maryna Ozuna
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As a teacher and a child of teachers, I am a demanding if not exasperating student. I'm also intensely innovative. Marc's patient, humorous, incremental teaching enabled me to capture an elegant, step by step instructional method.
 
I have been able to reproduce the results of the ForceFree Method™ with dog after dog. I've also been able to tap into and nuture my private creative instincts about my connenction to the world of dog.
 
To say that the experience changed my life is to diminish the magnitude of the joy this work brings me daily.

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Dru Therrian

Out of the DogHouse, LLC

 

Wanting to enhance my remote collar training techniques, I contacted Marc Goldberg.

I believed improving my skill set would benefit my business Out of the DogHouse, LLC in Chardon, Ohio.

 

Marc taught me how to refine the use of the remote training collar to communicate with dogs on a low stress level. We were able to achieve fast results with Marc’s Force Free Method.

 

Marc generously shared his time, knowledge and past training experiences to help me strengthen my abilities as a professional dog trainer.

I wanted to thank you again and say how much I enjoyed working with you.  Things are going well with the dogs.  One thing is that your method makes training more fun for both me and the dogs.  No more dreading the first few days with a new wild and crazy dog. -- Larry Sonntag, WI
 
Thanks again for a fabulous seminar! The Lab puppies I brought were--and continue to be--absolutely PERFECT for their owners! The owners were thrilled at the change in their behaviour. --Karen Laws, Ontario, Canada

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