Maray's KISS Method: Obedience Dog Training and Safety Drills complete with an instructional booklet

This production has won two important awards for its instructional incisiveness and simplicity. These awards were the Best Special Interest Video from the Houston Film Festival and The Award of Excellence, presented by the Film Advisory Board, the only instructional video to be so honored.

As mentioned in a previous review, it was painfully obvious that the dogs were already trained before the camera started rolling. Dogs were sitting before the command was given, etc etc etc. It would have been worthwhile if she was actually using untrained dogs to demonstrate her techniques.

Also, she is very annoying to listen to. She talks to the dogs in the squeaky childlike voice that irritated me so much it took me several viewings to watch the entire video.

She was also very obvious about name dropping. She didn't just use any dogs, she made a point of saying "We are at Richard Dreyfus' house and this is his dog...We are at Art Lincletter's house and this is his dog".

Finally, she uses the classic negative reinforcement technique (choke collar) method for training. I have started using a positive reinforcement program with my dog that has been very beneficial. I suggest a book called Dogwise by John Fisher of another of his books, Think Dog, and Owners Guide to Dog Psychology. These books start with the basics of how dogs think, and how you can use positive reinforcement to train your dogs as effectively.

All in all, I did not like this video.


Annoying   September 29, 2000
 13 out of 14 found this review helpful

I have watched several dog training videos, and this one was
terrible.

As mentioned in a previous review, it was painfully
obvious that the dogs were already trained before the camera started
rolling. Dogs were sitting before the command was given, etc etc etc.
It would have been worthwhile if she was actually using untrained dogs
to demonstrate her techniques.

Also, she is very annoying to listen
to. She talks to the dogs in the squeaky childlike voice that
irritated me so much it took me several viewings to watch the entire
video.

She was also very obvious about name dropping. She didn't
just use any dogs, she made a point of saying "We are at Richard
Dreyfus' house and this is his dog...We are at Art Lincletter's house
and this is his dog".

Finally, she uses the classic negative
reinforcement technique (choke collar) method for training. I have
started using a positive reinforcement program with my dog that has
been very beneficial. (...)

All in all, I did not like this video.



Very Informative   July 1, 2000
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

I purchased this video for my Nephew so he would learn how to train his new dog. He followed the instructions, and now he has a well trained and behaved pet.

I read one review that was not very flattering. I think the reviewer forgot the video was made to teach people how to train their pets. Its not a video on dog tricks.


It worked for me!   June 22, 2000
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

We have a very willful, active golden retriever puppy that we wanted to have obedience training without breaking her spirit. Maray's KISS Method was the perfect answer. The lessons were simple, effective and we immediately saw results. Ms. Ayres provided insight into how a dog learns and responds to human interaction, which has helped us immensely in dealing with our dog. It was also helpful to watch Maray work with dogs that had some previous training-it gave us an excellent model for our own lessons. We didn't buy the video as proof that Ms. Ayres could train dogs, but to learn how to work with our own dog. In addition, we loved the safety tips and drills included with the video. Not only do we feel better equipped to handle anything with our dog, but also we have learned how to do it without stressing out the dog or ourselves!