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About: Neil Sattin

Website: http://www.naturaldogblog.com
Profile: Neil Sattin is a father, husband, educator, dog trainer, coach, musician, friend and physical comedian. Neil is also one of the nation's leading experts in Natural Dog Training, a method that utilizes a dog's emotional awareness of the world to resolve problem behaviors and elicit obedience. He is the author and creator of the Natural Dog Blog. In 2009 he released a 2 DVD set, Natural Dog Training: The Fundmentals. Neil also recently published the online course "How to Speak So Your Dog Will Listen" in partnership with DailyOM. A member of the founding coaching certification class of the Robbins-Madanes Center for Strategic Intervention, he also coaches and writes about relationships and personal development at his eponymous site.
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Your Doggie Questions Answered for Free: Thursday February 10, 2011 at 8pm EST.

by Neil Sattin on Feb 9, 2011

Have questions about your dog that need answering? In honor of my birthday (which was this past Monday), I’m going to be conducting a free Natural Dog Training teleseminar on Thursday, February 10 at 8pm EST. On this call, I’m going to be covering the basics of how I work with dogs – and then [...]

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What’s with these F**king Magic Spying Elves?

by Neil Sattin on Dec 16, 2010

The Joy of Terrorizing Your Kids for Christmas Listen up, kids: there’s a peculiar tradition that’s been making the rounds for a number of years. You might have heard of it: The Elf on a Shelf. These elves perch in conspicuous locations around your house and watch you, to see whether you are being “bad” [...]

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All in Good Time, My Pretties. (Lessons in Swinging).

by Neil Sattin on Nov 17, 2010

When you stop trying, change happens. That face you see is my son’s smiling face as he swings higher than I’ve ever seen him swing before. In fact, I’ve never seen him swing before. Except on a baby swing. With a look of sheer terror. Years ago. However, suddenly there he was, climbing on, and [...]

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My 3-Year-Old Son Shows You How to Stop the World.

by Neil Sattin on Oct 1, 2010

My son, his tricycle, and an explosion of consciousness You want to focus on the journey, not the end, right? My wife and I love to take walks with our kids. If I were to describe our walks to you, I’d say that they are lovely, meandering strolls through the neighborhood and parks of our [...]

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Dinosaur Child Crazy with Life and Passion

The Right Way to Be a Role Model.

by Neil Sattin on Aug 27, 2010

Just get out of the way. Last night my wife and I went to see Aztec Two-Step in concert. It was a great show, in an intimate setting, where music, humor, and passion filled us with true joie de vivre. Afterward we spent some time hanging out with Rex March Fowler (one of the band [...]

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Yoga to End All Dog Wars. (Part One)

by Neil Sattin on Aug 4, 2010

Movement brings peace to two canines. When I work with an aggressive dog, I don’t focus on the aggression and how to “cure” it. This approach can be perplexing to people who ask “why” and then answer the question with all sorts of human rationale: “my dog doesn’t like white dogs” – “because their former [...]

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Don’t train your dog. (Yet)

by Neil Sattin on Jul 13, 2010

I don’t believe in training dogs. Oh sure, I believe that it’s important to have a dog who knows how to behave when they’re with you in public, or when left alone to their own devices at home. But if you’re focused on getting your dog to act the way you want them to act, [...]

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When Blood Turns to Poop – Do the Best You Can.

by Neil Sattin on Jun 28, 2010

Plus – Saving My Daughter from Her Mistakes It was our second night in the hospital with Dash, our newborn son. He was apparently a little too yellow for the nurses to send us all home, but they assured us that a day or two under the special blue lights would cure the jaundice and [...]

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Dash And His (My) Potty Training Sticker Chart

Don’t Potty Train your Toddler or Dog—Potty Train Yourself.

by Neil Sattin on Jun 8, 2010

Insights On Potty Training Puppies…and Humans…at 3 a.m. The voice of Mother Nature sounds something like this: “Daddy, I have to pee!” So, last night (or this morning, depending on whether you’re a glass half-full or half-empty kind of person), I was awake with my 3-year-old son, Dash, in the bathroom. We’re “potty training”—which means [...]

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Down, Dog Whisperer!

by Neil Sattin on May 25, 2010

The below comes via a twitter and then email conversation I had with Neil as a result of my post relating questions and criticisms some dog trainers have regarding my hero, Cesar Millan, the “Dog Whisperer.” It’s published with permission and thanks. ~ ed. I saw your post on the Dog Whisperer–pondering his philosophy and [...]

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