Crazy how everywhere I go in life now I see how the owners are re-enforcing their dogs bad behavior. Hard to keep my mouth shut though my wife quickly gives me a "correction". 😂. 👍💪
Ya I got rescue pit about 6 weeks ago and he's doing pretty good but he still has his moments. Good luck, I'm trying to get mine to a point where I can have him off leash
yep same, wish I had seen this video years ago, although I mostly figured it out over time. Like "I don't belong to you, and you don't call the shots about it." As for how to effectively communicate that to the dog,,, well. It's still a work in progress, especially since fr she has a little bit of literally every issue...
I have a rescue pit/shepherd and I think that this is what's going on. Got him at 5 months and he clearly seemed undersocialized to humans, but not dogs (he's great with dogs). Just now starting to try to issue corrections but am concerned I'll do it wrong.
this sounds like my boy spawlding he is a 6 year old black lab rescue *mix* for most part he is generally fine with humans aproaching me my brother's trailers dont bother my boy , only when im at the park and my boy sees a bike , scooter , skateboard or just about anything that moves on wheels he lunges at them , after 2:30 minutes of seeing this vid from joel i was brough to tears , balling my eyes out in actual tears , cause thanks to joel informing me that this issue is light minor *Resource Gaurding* which is most common with oldER rescue dogs which means that its *100% not agression* i know now that my boy only wants to protect me and grandma from scooters , bikes , skateboards , or just about anything that moves on wheels , if i can help my boy be calm and not resource gaurd me from anything on wheels then i have a perfect 6 year old rescue for the most part
My friend's two dogs met my dog today. One was protecting the other, barking, growling, non-harmful intent aggression (get away from my brother and give me space). My do reacted remarkably well. He did not buy into the barking. We limited the guarding dogs ability to go after my dog by standing on her leash. She was not leash reactive, just guarding her brother. (Both rescued at the same time.)we took her brother out of the equation and there was some play on her part, which was great to see. My dog cautiously went between them several times (brother was behind the fence) and stood his ground without being aggressive. Then he would come to me and check in, and go back to leading her away, play a bit, get her to chase, then go back to the fence, greet brother, and she took longer and longer to guard. This was about 10 minutes. Then they took her inside and let my dog and brother play for about 30 minutes. They did awesome together.
The “rescue dogs will view you as a savior” comment was like a lightbulb coming on. My rescue Pyr is exactly like this just slightly more mild tempered.
Sometimes I don't know if you are complimenting the owner or the dog 😅 Joel, have you ever talked about self defense or how to react to sudden (agressive) run-ups? It already happened to me twice and both times the dog tried to bite mine (she's big, I didn't hold her, allowed her to run away instead). I would love to hear what you have to teach us about it!
So something the people in the comments seem to be missing, is that the owner appears to be disabled. That does not make him less of a person. That does not make him less than an owner. He is doing a great job despite (most likely) being in a lot of pain. Having a disability means it being impossible or limited in being able to be active. So the comments I am seeing about him “needing a personal trainer” or “not being able to walk his dog” are disgusting. People can be hired to walk dogs. I’m sure this gentleman is doing the very best he can, and he does it with society laughing in his face.
This owner is awesome! He is so good correcting! He seems intuned with his dog. I love the fact he is so willing to learn. Joel thank you for breaking these techniques down so well for us. It truly helps the light bulb go off for me.
Dealing with such issues and using this method for human and/or dog reactivity really works. The reading of the dogs early body language signs, comes in time and the understanding of when to correct or not correct, gets easier as you focus on these methods. Having only been used to knowing the body language of a reactive dog, it takes a little time to learn the body language of a calmer, less reactive dog going through this change. Naturally the corrections get less as progress is made. Great stuff Beckman, love it.
Even though I don't own a dog I enjoy your work. Way too many irresponsible dog owners out there. If you live animals you treat them as such, lovingly but as animals,and you (human) are (should) he in control.
It's also important for everyone to remember before you get any breed of dog, especially a high energy or working dog: Do you have the ability to give them the adequate amount of exercise that they require?
I feel like this comment is a bit ableist, probably without meaning to be. (I hope.) People can be hired to walk/run dogs. Just because a person is disabled, doesn’t mean they can’t take good care of their pets or find ways to have them exercised. Edit: spelling issue
@@AlethrialTheElvenEmpress this man must have done ghis because his dog looks fit and healthy. But choosing the right dog is a valid point. My dog has pulled me over on occaision and when she passes I will be choosing someone much smaller and easier to handle.
@@AlethrialTheElvenEmpressWalks are not physical exercise (for large dogs) 😊 walks are only for bonding with the owner, socialization, and mental stimulatation. Large working breeds need hours of heavy running (with other dogs, not at 4mph with a jogging human), wrestling, swimming, and so forth per week. Please do not make a dogs life miserable because of your fear of hurting someones feelings.
I find Joel so amusing in this video & I’ve watched it many times! Love how intuitive he is; he has such an incredible understanding of dog & human behaviour. Owner & dog also so endearing in this video, I hope they are both doing good ☺️
This is such a great video! I love seeing how Joel comes up with a plan for every dog/dog/owner/situation/scenario & we get to watch it play out, in real time.
I just picked up a gentle leader for my dog. Had our first walk. It took a couple blocks for her to get used to it but she's good to go now! I like it.
I’ve been following and watch Beckman’s videos for 2 years now, this is pure gold. His methods actually work and he is so on point with how, when, and why to do XY.
Joel, your videos are amazing! I have been able to help my young, reactive rescue dog become calmer and friendlier with strangers by using your methods with a gentle leader. Thank you!
THIS is exactly what my mini American shepard does. It’s only if I am sitting or laying down. Some goes to nip my husband whom she loves. Thank you for this!!
This video was so helpful. It's a weird area of resource guarding but also being possessive of their owners. My Pyr struggles with this. I would love to see a part 2 of how you handle a dog like this with other dogs as the trigger.
I rescued a chihuahua mix when she was about 4 yrs old. She's 8 now. She seemed so sweet at the shelter and then almost immediately became extremely aggressive when we got her home. I didn't realize her behavior at the shelter was her being hyper submissive out of fear/discomfort. She gets like that if I leave her at the vet, groomers, or daycare too. They all love how "sweet" and "well behaved" she is 😆 As soon as she has a place/person, she wants to fight anyone who gets close. I was able to eliminate her resource guarding of toys and food pretty quickly, within the first couple weeks, but stopping her resource guarding of me has been much more difficult haha. We've made a ton of progress in 4 years though, to the point that I confidently take her with me on public transit and into all sorts of different environments. But our final remaining challenge is having her accept guests coming to our home. This video has given me some great suggestions of things to change about my behavior towards her and towards my guests to help us overcome that challenge. Thank you!
I adopted a former rescue lab after his owner passed away. The dog lived with another older lab with no issues, the older lab was adopted by another friend as it was easier for him to handle. Both dogs spent a lot of time alone(the better part of a month) while their owner was in the hospital and after he passed. My new dog gets along great with the dog I already had, we had no issues introducing them. He had some resource guarding issues at feeding time, but I have those worked out now. But, the first time I took him hiking, I was apologizing to almost every person who crossed our path. Extreme reactivity 90% of the time. 10% of the time he wouldn't do anything. He also does it in the car if there are people walking on the sidewalk that he can see. Again, it's not 100% of the time. I've introduced him to other dogs, and after minor aggression, he settles down and they become best buds. People have walked into my yard while he's off leash and he's been really good about it. But on leash, and off leash around my neighbors extremely aggressive GSD he has problems. Their dog has attacked me and my dog probably 50 times over the last 7 years. My new dog has went after their dog 3 times now, I haven't been close enough to see if he'd trying to instigate play or he's trying to pick a fight. Luckily I was able to call him off all three times, but I'm worried the situation will escalate. When it was their dog attacking me and my dog it was ok and just minor, but you can guess how they perceive the new development. I somewhat think the new dog can sense the fear my other dog has for that GSD. I thought my new lab had been attacked at some point in his life giving him some trauma and causing his issues, but after finding your video, he may have owner obsessed reactivity and is resource guarding my other dog. My parents haven't had any issues with him when they watch him from time to time. I can't find much on owner obsessed reactivity, do you have any good resources for learning more about the issue?
My advice would be to enforce the circle of trust Joel talks about in other videos. If the dog starts guarding you or something else, remove that dog from the resource. Being posessive of you (or something else) gets the dog the opposite response to what he wants. He wants to be with you and have everyone else go away, and he gets that by being aggressive. If you make it so he goes away and everyone else is by you when he gets aggressive, it breaks the conditioning.
I had a great dane that only seemed to maintain friendships with my family. This included family that didn't even like dogs. He would forget a neighbor or one of my friends he met many times over after a day or two. Somehow he would never forget family he saw maybe one or two times a year. We just figured it was a smell or demeanor thing he could pick up on.
i’m going to start commenting asking for help… i’ve watched so many “severe reactivity” “severe aggression” “severe owner obsession/protection” and i’m not sure if i literally have the most reactive, owner protective dog in the history of the world but my dog is on a whole other level than any of these videos address. she hasn’t responded to training, i’m at a loss she’s a great dog until another dog comes into her view. she’s the light of my life but i don’t know how to help her and i can’t keep paying hundreds of dollars for trainers that don’t help. PLEASE come to oklahoma and help me. do you want a real challenge? a dog that’s actually SEVERELY reactive? please come help me.
My cousin always has danes, they're her favorite, and she's quite a small woman haha. Maybe 5'5" and skinny. She has the personality of a heavy set giant dude with a crutch though, so I she doesn't entirely disprove your observation 😆
What might help Joel is if you get an owner like this that is correcting great, but doesnt have the right timing. Show them what you mean when you say the dog cant "look at you", so like stare the person down and say "if you see the dog doing this, then correct, but if the dog looks for a second or 2, its ok." I think its the stare down you were trying to get the owner to correct, and the owner didnt grasp the difference between a stare down with intent, and a glancing, "hanging out" demeanor. Dont take my word for it though, im not a dog trainer by any means, but i think i understand the concept you were getting at. I have seen Cesar explain what you are trying to convey, and he does a fixated stare to the owner, and the owner instantly understands what hes getting at. Great video though!
Crazy thing, but my dog redefines hyperactivity. After a stroke, I’ve lost my legs. Aka, my legs can give out without warning. My dog has been present for a few of them. I was even walking her on one occasion when my legs failed. Ever since, she hardly ever leaves my side. Instead of correcting her, I have let her, “escort me”. Now I’ve got to undo lots of bad habits. Feels daunting but for her wellness I have to get tough and re-establish control!!
I get why some people think it’s kind to save a rescue dog, my sister saved one flew in from Portugal,he had been ill treated,he has problems,they didn’t tell her what it was crossed with… a patterdale and a ridge back?? he always used to be okay with me but one day he just turned and warned me off by jumping up and going for my face. I have no time for him now.
LMAO! That's where the short came from! Seems this dog is fearful a little too or just needs more time out in the world getting desensitization? On top of what you said. Does the resource guarding sometimes come with the being unsure etc? In this short video his ears where almost always pinned and surveying everything. Very similar to my dog during the 4th of July. He gets closer to me with fireworks. Only upside is he's looking to me for comfort so its the best "heal" ever lol. Most dogs go to flight i believe..I dont react or coddle him, I just act as much as possible like nothing is going on. Good job on that man for bringing him for help, too big of animal to have doing that or being caught off guard just walking. Btw. Either that is a small GD or Princy is a beast lol. I know Dobies are taller but next to a Dane i figured he'd look smaller. Also, my stock in Oscar Meyer is going down due to trainers telling people that they won't work for all types of dog behavior. Hope you're happy dude, time to cut my losses and buy stock in gentle leaders I guess...jk. great video
I think you said this in another video but here I am ... "If you have a dog who is agressive towards other dogs or pins them etc, its not about giving them a cue it's about changing their state of mind" I am starting to think that to have the off leash life my dog and I used to have (mountain biking, cross country skiing) is just not realistic anymore. When running hard, crossing another dog who is also running hard can be a dangerous mix of energy...i guess I'd need to get to the point where my dog can heel while running with me and be in a following state of mind... I have been following you for a year and a half at least now and I am just starting to figure out how this all applies to my lifestyle. My dog is great, but she has definitely required me to go the distance to keep having an active life together.
I cyclecwith my reactive dog (now normal) dog, it is the dogs favourite activity. We use a waist running leash and an ecollar. Did some conditioning of the collar and some bike positioning training and off we went. The dog loves it.
Hi Joel, wondering if you can do a mutiple dog walk with small breeds. I was wondering if all of them has to be loosh lease train individually too. Thx hope to hear back.
I have a similar issue with my rescue. He is a mix of 6 “aggressive” breeds. We got him 11 months ago and this behavior began on day 2-3 of him being with us toward my husband. Others can’t hug me. He doesn’t bite though.
I have been watching so much of your videos since I’ve gotten my 3 year old rescue. I haven’t seen any videos related to shadow chasing. My noticed my dog would bark at his own shadow and be hyperfixated on the shadows. Can you make a video on how to correct this?
I have a situation with a 3 year old cane corso He just doesn't let us hold his leash, I don't know why. He has been abandoned multiple times in the past but is now living happily with his forever family. The only issue, though, is that he still doesn't allow anyone to hold his leash. He takes it in his mouth, or if we don't leave the leash and keep holding it, he snaps at our palms so we can leave it. What do you think is causing this. Could it be trauma? Could it be that he wants to be the dominant one? Any solutions that come to your mind would be so helpful
Great video! My dog is hyper stressed when I cut her nails. 3 yr old pit bull. I’ve tried feeding her next to the tool, and high rewards etc. end up frustrated and forceful in the end. Any tips?
I'm not a dog trainer, so feel free to ignore me haha. But I think knowing when to quit is important in scenarios like that. Your dog is stressed because she thinks something bad will happen. Then you get frustrated and forceful and her fears come true. So next time, she's anticipating something bad again, you get frustrated again, and the cycle continues. Go slow and careful, reward after each clip, and as soon as she starts to get too panicky or squirmy, and you start to feel frustrated, stop and come back to it later when you're calm. The more times her fears don't come true, the less stressed she will be. I'm working on this with my dog, and I've noticed that doing this slow and careful method helps her tolerate clipping better. Trying to push through and finish her nails when she's squirmy and I'm getting annoyed makes the activity more chaotic and makes me more likely to cut her quick, and she regresses back to not tolerating it. So that's been my personal experience.
hey my friend. im the disabled guy ya talked to bout my service dog pup. im a double amputee if ya remember. im not sure if what happened is like this dog here or what. blaz goes n does everything w me. i had elbow surgery 2 weeks ago. until i got to point i was able to get up n wheelchair, blaz went hyper protective on me.charging the door when people knock. not letting other pets or all but 1 person around me. this i have not encountered before. i know he knew i was hurt bad. but this cant happen. any ideas. hes now 11 months old 135 pounds
same with me , mine is reactive to anything that moves on tires , such as bikes , scooters , skateboards , trailers *exception of my brother's trailers* dirt bikes , he lunges and barks at anything that moves on wheels
This is exactly my dog. It's so exhausting. I don't even know where to begin to find help in my city 😫 I'm losing my mind and it's not good for either of us. Anyone know of anything in Denver please? 🙏🏽
God I wish I lived closer so I could do in person sessions. My dog is this size and the other is 40 pounds but the little one attacks him and it’s brutal. Just hates him and is constantly growling even with corrections. Nothing I do works 😢
I would love to see a video with tips on how to deal with a dog that has food aggression towards another dog. I have a coonhound and suddenly one day she attacked my other dog while he was eating his dinner. Ever sense then she can't be around him even if he ate one treat. She'll smell it and go after him. I've tried to search for ways to correct that behavior and even asked some local dog trainers but I've come up empty. There may just not be a way to deal with it...
well here is the thing , have you thought about seperating them for food time??? as in 1 is fed in room and the other is fed on the other side of the room behind a wall or counter or something , what im saying is here ie simply detach 1 dog from the other during a treat or food or give them both or treat at same time except in different areas this way you can avoid a fight joel has a vid up on youtube about resource guarding
I don't know if that's totally fair, although I get why you are saying it. I volunteer at an animal rescue and one challenge is that there are many different people interacting with the dog, so it's harder for them to pick up commands because everyone does it a little differently. A great way around this is to have the volunteers/staffers that are there the most focus on improving the dog's behavior. As you allude to, though, training can be improved vastly by putting the dog into a foster. That's why it's important for the rescue staff to have a system in place where experienced fosters can take in dogs with behavioral issues. I also think how the dog enters the rescue can matter quite a bit. At first, dogs can be overwhelmed from all the commotion, people, dogs, etc. What I like to do is take the dog into the outside run (we have 3) and keep the other two runs empty. Play with the dog, get them comfortable, and then maybe the next day I do it again but at the end introduce a dog to the side run. The third day, do it again, but introduce the side run dog at the beginning. And then after that fill all the runs, don't play quite so much, and start giving him more alone time outside with the other dogs outside. Leads obviously help, but something as simple as a water bottle can also help give a tool to correct a dog from a distance. What's interesting is I've generally found that it has been easier to get a dog to trust more people than it is to get a dog to trust more dogs if they have one of those personalities that just wants to be a loner dog. I think that's because humans feed dogs, dogs don't feed dogs.
What are your thoughts on Susan Garrett (dogs that) on TH-cam and the method she uses. I would like to find a trainer that uses your method in my area. Thx for all your information..
I hear you mention e-collars a lot (not in this particular video), I wasn't sure what that was and looked it up. It is actually illegal where I live because it is considered animal cruelty. So I wonder why it is allowed in the US. Very strange when you see some of these dogs traumatized after treatment with them.
@@blueflare3848 I don't believe it is a good thing. You give your dog a shock and he doesn't understand what happens. It is way different to you correct them yourself. I think it is also important that the dog knows that. They are not just moving around fur and have basic understandings of physics. You wouldn't use schocks on a small child either.
@@StefanC123 Not necessarily. E-collars often have a button that lets you beep it and vibrate it. It’s enough to get the dog’s attention, but not enough to hurt them. The shock should be a last resort, in my opinion and even then, the shock should be startling, not excruciating. It can be useful for preventing your dog from making a decision that can get them killed, like chasing an animal across the road.
@@blueflare3848 But you cannot unleash a dog that easily chases another dog near cars anyway. And in the end it is a way to make it more comfortable for the owner to punish the dog but not a better way to teach a lesson because the dog cannot make the connection between bad behavior and the shock. Because the owner decides what bad behavior is and not the collar.
I think the shock ones should be banned everywhere, but a lot of e-collars make a noise or a vibration, and I've seen them used in interesting ways as training tools, particularly for dogs that are training to retrieve, or training for search and rescue. You teach them what different noises or collar vibrations mean, and then you can continue to direct them in a field activity even when they're too far away to signal them verbally. For example, I saw in one instance the trainer taught the dog that one pulse meant he was getting closer, two meant he was going the wrong way, 3 meant he should come back to the trainer. Then when they got in the field, they could direct his movements to his target even when he had run way across a huge field after a target. So they aren't entirely bad tools. But I can tell you from experience that they don't work to stop barking lmao. The vibration startled him to stop barking a couple times, but as soon as he figured out that it would vibrate when he barked, he just ignored it. Go easy on me for trying it though, we were getting noise complaints and bylaw citations, and we were desperate. He was too smart for his own good, stubborn as hell, and way too much energy for our family to ever be able to tire him out properly. He died of old age before we could solve the barking issue, and even at 13 yrs old we couldn't give him enough activity to tire him out.
My dog hates little old ladies 🙄 She's growled at 2 and to be fair, they were scary looking. One had crazy hair and kept staring at my dog. The other was hunched over and shuffling, accent and penciled on eyebrows. She's 13 months so I'm just hoping this is because she's at a "fearful age". She's also a bully and a real B sometimes. Hopefully we can fix this or maybe we will callling you...ugh
Those are exactly the kinds of things that my dog would try to lunge at. They pay MUCH more attention to tiny details of body language than we humans do. Hopefully from watching Beckman you understand how to correct his behavior. I wish Beckman had been around when I had my dog.
😂my neighborhood is full of mean little old ladies with mean little old dogs - they are even meaner and more terrifying on the condo building listserve than they are in person. My dog handles it better than I do. I run away in fear Monty Python style - my dog rolls her eyes at her mother’s antics - she is like really Mom, we got this we can just walk by them, it’s fine, who cares if they give us dirty looks. 😂😂😂😂😂
My girl looks almost like him! this is so true that of i can comunicate what i want she gets it right away but if i havent caught her befpre she gets excited its almost impossible to get a Dane mix to listen since they are so big. You cant just grab a 120lb 1yo lol
Anyone feel like theyre tip toeing around dogs a bit? Stand up sit your dog. Firm correct , put them in their place. Teach them to play with people and dogs?
I'm wondering how much of a nip that really was at 2:45. It seemed playful and/or a show of disrespect at worst. Of course there should be some form of correction for it, and obviously Joel had a much closer view than I did.
Are you really that damn ignorant?! The man probably brought the stool to recreate the act of the dog nipping if he sat down. You'd know that if you'd listened enough. And maybe, just maybe being a bigger guy he needs it also for his knees.
I saw a crutch that he hung on the fence. He is disabled. Stop being a jerk. It’s hard to stay active when you have a disability that prevents you from being able to BE active. I’m sure he has a lot of pain, then has to come deal with people like you. But that’s okay- one day, you’ll be old and cant move and people will criticize and make fun of you. Then you will learn.
*sigh* thanks, this has helped me a bit. I've adopted a 2yo Akita/lab stray who nips and or lunges at most near me. Unfortunately I have two large strays and difficulty walking both. Nearly impossible to take only one out at a time as the continuously howl and bark upsetting the neighbours. any other vid that can help appreciated
The owner is DISABLED. You need counseling and a reality check. People like you are in for a treat when you’re old and cant move. Then people will make fun of you, and maybe you’ll learn. It’s kind of impossible to be active when you have a disability that makes it impossible to be active, you see? That’s why it’s a disability.
I have never paid attention to the lean before......always learning something new from Joel 💪 Appreciate it.
Thanks Bro. Good to hear from you.
Unexceptional , dog is dangerous. Help
“You’re not the savior, you are the leader” . Hits home . Thank you !!!
It’s fun watching you give the proper tools to intelligent owners. It makes it feel like the dog will succeed.
Crazy how everywhere I go in life now I see how the owners are re-enforcing their dogs bad behavior. Hard to keep my mouth shut though my wife quickly gives me a "correction". 😂. 👍💪
LOL! Thanks for making me laugh, I so relate :)
I'm getting to the point where I might just call people out for their dogs shitty behavior
This is when you know you should start thinking about becoming a dog trainer lol!
Because she's not your savior she's your leader ;
Wives are good at that whether you need the correction or not! Lol😊
My rescue dog’s issues to a T! Hates strangers approaching me and will “guard” me at any cost. Working on it. Thanks Joel
Ya I got rescue pit about 6 weeks ago and he's doing pretty good but he still has his moments. Good luck, I'm trying to get mine to a point where I can have him off leash
yep same, wish I had seen this video years ago, although I mostly figured it out over time. Like "I don't belong to you, and you don't call the shots about it." As for how to effectively communicate that to the dog,,, well. It's still a work in progress, especially since fr she has a little bit of literally every issue...
I have a rescue pit/shepherd and I think that this is what's going on. Got him at 5 months and he clearly seemed undersocialized to humans, but not dogs (he's great with dogs). Just now starting to try to issue corrections but am concerned I'll do it wrong.
this sounds like my boy spawlding he is a 6 year old black lab rescue *mix* for most part he is generally fine with humans aproaching me my brother's trailers dont bother my boy , only when im at the park and my boy sees a bike , scooter , skateboard or just about anything that moves on wheels he lunges at them , after 2:30 minutes of seeing this vid from joel i was brough to tears , balling my eyes out in actual tears , cause thanks to joel informing me that this issue is light minor *Resource Gaurding* which is most common with oldER rescue dogs which means that its *100% not agression* i know now that my boy only wants to protect me and grandma from scooters , bikes , skateboards , or just about anything that moves on wheels , if i can help my boy be calm and not resource gaurd me from anything on wheels then i have a perfect 6 year old rescue for the most part
My friend's two dogs met my dog today. One was protecting the other, barking, growling, non-harmful intent aggression (get away from my brother and give me space). My do reacted remarkably well. He did not buy into the barking. We limited the guarding dogs ability to go after my dog by standing on her leash. She was not leash reactive, just guarding her brother. (Both rescued at the same time.)we took her brother out of the equation and there was some play on her part, which was great to see. My dog cautiously went between them several times (brother was behind the fence) and stood his ground without being aggressive. Then he would come to me and check in, and go back to leading her away, play a bit, get her to chase, then go back to the fence, greet brother, and she took longer and longer to guard. This was about 10 minutes. Then they took her inside and let my dog and brother play for about 30 minutes. They did awesome together.
The “rescue dogs will view you as a savior” comment was like a lightbulb coming on.
My rescue Pyr is exactly like this just slightly more mild tempered.
Sometimes I don't know if you are complimenting the owner or the dog 😅
Joel, have you ever talked about self defense or how to react to sudden (agressive) run-ups? It already happened to me twice and both times the dog tried to bite mine (she's big, I didn't hold her, allowed her to run away instead). I would love to hear what you have to teach us about it!
So something the people in the comments seem to be missing, is that the owner appears to be disabled. That does not make him less of a person. That does not make him less than an owner. He is doing a great job despite (most likely) being in a lot of pain. Having a disability means it being impossible or limited in being able to be active. So the comments I am seeing about him “needing a personal trainer” or “not being able to walk his dog” are disgusting. People can be hired to walk dogs. I’m sure this gentleman is doing the very best he can, and he does it with society laughing in his face.
Wear a cup Joel…for Pete’s sake! 😂
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This owner is awesome! He is so good correcting! He seems intuned with his dog. I love the fact he is so willing to learn. Joel thank you for breaking these techniques down so well for us. It truly helps the light bulb go off for me.
Dealing with such issues and using this method for human and/or dog reactivity really works. The reading of the dogs early body language signs, comes in time and the understanding of when to correct or not correct, gets easier as you focus on these methods. Having only been used to knowing the body language of a reactive dog, it takes a little time to learn the body language of a calmer, less reactive dog going through this change. Naturally the corrections get less as progress is made. Great stuff Beckman, love it.
He’s a big boy! Good to see the whole video lol I was wondering. I had missed it from the short video 😂
Even though I don't own a dog I enjoy your work. Way too many irresponsible dog owners out there.
If you live animals you treat them as such, lovingly but as animals,and you (human) are (should) he in control.
It's also important for everyone to remember before you get any breed of dog, especially a high energy or working dog: Do you have the ability to give them the adequate amount of exercise that they require?
I feel like this comment is a bit ableist, probably without meaning to be. (I hope.) People can be hired to walk/run dogs. Just because a person is disabled, doesn’t mean they can’t take good care of their pets or find ways to have them exercised.
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@@AlethrialTheElvenEmpress this man must have done ghis because his dog looks fit and healthy. But choosing the right dog is a valid point. My dog has pulled me over on occaision and when she passes I will be choosing someone much smaller and easier to handle.
@@AlethrialTheElvenEmpressWalks are not physical exercise (for large dogs) 😊 walks are only for bonding with the owner, socialization, and mental stimulatation.
Large working breeds need hours of heavy running (with other dogs, not at 4mph with a jogging human), wrestling, swimming, and so forth per week.
Please do not make a dogs life miserable because of your fear of hurting someones feelings.
I find Joel so amusing in this video & I’ve watched it many times! Love how intuitive he is; he has such an incredible understanding of dog & human behaviour. Owner & dog also so endearing in this video, I hope they are both doing good ☺️
What a stunning looking dog. Good job 👍👍👍
Awesome video as always and another great owner prepared to do the work to help his dog.
This is such a great video!
I love seeing how Joel comes up with a plan for every dog/dog/owner/situation/scenario & we get to watch it play out, in real time.
I just picked up a gentle leader for my dog. Had our first walk. It took a couple blocks for her to get used to it but she's good to go now!
I like it.
I’ve been following and watch Beckman’s videos for 2 years now, this is pure gold. His methods actually work and he is so on point with how, when, and why to do XY.
Calm quick fair corrections are key
Another great and informative vid. Your knowledge is on another level.
Joel, your videos are amazing! I have been able to help my young, reactive rescue dog become calmer and friendlier with strangers by using your methods with a gentle leader. Thank you!
THIS is exactly what my mini American shepard does. It’s only if I am sitting or laying down. Some goes to nip my husband whom she loves. Thank you for this!!
That is a big man with a big dog.
I loved this!! So educational! 💯
This was an excellent video! Really appreciated this one, thank you Joel and great Dane dog daddy! You did great!
The “goodness, gracious” dog! Does the owner’s size contribute to the big dog’s obsession? Great video. Thank you. 😉
Excellent episode!
Thanks for the upload love you man
Such a good video! You're so good at pointing out body language.🙌👏
This video was so helpful. It's a weird area of resource guarding but also being possessive of their owners. My Pyr struggles with this. I would love to see a part 2 of how you handle a dog like this with other dogs as the trigger.
I rescued a chihuahua mix when she was about 4 yrs old. She's 8 now. She seemed so sweet at the shelter and then almost immediately became extremely aggressive when we got her home. I didn't realize her behavior at the shelter was her being hyper submissive out of fear/discomfort. She gets like that if I leave her at the vet, groomers, or daycare too. They all love how "sweet" and "well behaved" she is 😆 As soon as she has a place/person, she wants to fight anyone who gets close. I was able to eliminate her resource guarding of toys and food pretty quickly, within the first couple weeks, but stopping her resource guarding of me has been much more difficult haha. We've made a ton of progress in 4 years though, to the point that I confidently take her with me on public transit and into all sorts of different environments. But our final remaining challenge is having her accept guests coming to our home. This video has given me some great suggestions of things to change about my behavior towards her and towards my guests to help us overcome that challenge. Thank you!
both of these dudes are absolute units.
Excellent😊
I adopted a former rescue lab after his owner passed away. The dog lived with another older lab with no issues, the older lab was adopted by another friend as it was easier for him to handle. Both dogs spent a lot of time alone(the better part of a month) while their owner was in the hospital and after he passed. My new dog gets along great with the dog I already had, we had no issues introducing them. He had some resource guarding issues at feeding time, but I have those worked out now. But, the first time I took him hiking, I was apologizing to almost every person who crossed our path. Extreme reactivity 90% of the time. 10% of the time he wouldn't do anything. He also does it in the car if there are people walking on the sidewalk that he can see. Again, it's not 100% of the time. I've introduced him to other dogs, and after minor aggression, he settles down and they become best buds. People have walked into my yard while he's off leash and he's been really good about it. But on leash, and off leash around my neighbors extremely aggressive GSD he has problems. Their dog has attacked me and my dog probably 50 times over the last 7 years. My new dog has went after their dog 3 times now, I haven't been close enough to see if he'd trying to instigate play or he's trying to pick a fight. Luckily I was able to call him off all three times, but I'm worried the situation will escalate. When it was their dog attacking me and my dog it was ok and just minor, but you can guess how they perceive the new development. I somewhat think the new dog can sense the fear my other dog has for that GSD.
I thought my new lab had been attacked at some point in his life giving him some trauma and causing his issues, but after finding your video, he may have owner obsessed reactivity and is resource guarding my other dog. My parents haven't had any issues with him when they watch him from time to time. I can't find much on owner obsessed reactivity, do you have any good resources for learning more about the issue?
My advice would be to enforce the circle of trust Joel talks about in other videos. If the dog starts guarding you or something else, remove that dog from the resource. Being posessive of you (or something else) gets the dog the opposite response to what he wants. He wants to be with you and have everyone else go away, and he gets that by being aggressive. If you make it so he goes away and everyone else is by you when he gets aggressive, it breaks the conditioning.
I wonder how many dogs have been saved by great owners who come to you for help.
Great Video 📹
I had a great dane that only seemed to maintain friendships with my family. This included family that didn't even like dogs. He would forget a neighbor or one of my friends he met many times over after a day or two. Somehow he would never forget family he saw maybe one or two times a year. We just figured it was a smell or demeanor thing he could pick up on.
Love this channel...
thank you so much for this
You're very welcome!
Rename the video to
“Dog goes (for) nuts”😂
i’m going to start commenting asking for help… i’ve watched so many “severe reactivity” “severe aggression” “severe owner obsession/protection” and i’m not sure if i literally have the most reactive, owner protective dog in the history of the world but my dog is on a whole other level than any of these videos address. she hasn’t responded to training, i’m at a loss she’s a great dog until another dog comes into her view. she’s the light of my life but i don’t know how to help her and i can’t keep paying hundreds of dollars for trainers that don’t help. PLEASE come to oklahoma and help me. do you want a real challenge? a dog that’s actually SEVERELY reactive? please come help me.
How's it going with the dog?
It's very interesting case. ❤
Great video! ❤
I think every Great Dane owner I've ever met has been a heavy set giant dude with a crutch 🤔
More power to them 💪🏽
I own two Great Danes. 6'4"-215lbs, physically fit and no crutch. The Danes are appropriately-sized for me. 😉
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Beautiful dogs bro I hope they are doing well 💪🏽🙏🏽
My cousin always has danes, they're her favorite, and she's quite a small woman haha. Maybe 5'5" and skinny. She has the personality of a heavy set giant dude with a crutch though, so I she doesn't entirely disprove your observation 😆
What might help Joel is if you get an owner like this that is correcting great, but doesnt have the right timing. Show them what you mean when you say the dog cant "look at you", so like stare the person down and say "if you see the dog doing this, then correct, but if the dog looks for a second or 2, its ok." I think its the stare down you were trying to get the owner to correct, and the owner didnt grasp the difference between a stare down with intent, and a glancing, "hanging out" demeanor.
Dont take my word for it though, im not a dog trainer by any means, but i think i understand the concept you were getting at. I have seen Cesar explain what you are trying to convey, and he does a fixated stare to the owner, and the owner instantly understands what hes getting at. Great video though!
NUT CHECK.
Exercise, discipline, affection. It works.
Crazy thing, but my dog redefines hyperactivity. After a stroke, I’ve lost my legs. Aka, my legs can give out without warning. My dog has been present for a few of them. I was even walking her on one occasion when my legs failed. Ever since, she hardly ever leaves my side. Instead of correcting her, I have let her, “escort me”. Now I’ve got to undo lots of bad habits. Feels daunting but for her wellness I have to get tough and re-establish control!!
That dog said "hey Joel whats the capitol of Thailand???"😂😂😂
I get why some people think it’s kind to save a rescue dog, my sister saved one flew in from Portugal,he had been ill treated,he has problems,they didn’t tell her what it was crossed with… a patterdale and a ridge back?? he always used to be okay with me but one day he just turned and warned me off by jumping up and going for my face.
I have no time for him now.
LMAO! That's where the short came from!
Seems this dog is fearful a little too or just needs more time out in the world getting desensitization? On top of what you said. Does the resource guarding sometimes come with the being unsure etc?
In this short video his ears where almost always pinned and surveying everything. Very similar to my dog during the 4th of July. He gets closer to me with fireworks. Only upside is he's looking to me for comfort so its the best "heal" ever lol. Most dogs go to flight i believe..I dont react or coddle him, I just act as much as possible like nothing is going on.
Good job on that man for bringing him for help, too big of animal to have doing that or being caught off guard just walking.
Btw. Either that is a small GD or Princy is a beast lol. I know Dobies are taller but next to a Dane i figured he'd look smaller.
Also, my stock in Oscar Meyer is going down due to trainers telling people that they won't work for all types of dog behavior. Hope you're happy dude, time to cut my losses and buy stock in gentle leaders I guess...jk. great video
I think you said this in another video but here I am ... "If you have a dog who is agressive towards other dogs or pins them etc, its not about giving them a cue it's about changing their state of mind"
I am starting to think that to have the off leash life my dog and I used to have (mountain biking, cross country skiing) is just not realistic anymore. When running hard, crossing another dog who is also running hard can be a dangerous mix of energy...i guess I'd need to get to the point where my dog can heel while running with me and be in a following state of mind... I have been following you for a year and a half at least now and I am just starting to figure out how this all applies to my lifestyle. My dog is great, but she has definitely required me to go the distance to keep having an active life together.
PS I got a Burmas muzzle for her so I can have peace of mind. She is always muzzled when off leash.
I cyclecwith my reactive dog (now normal) dog, it is the dogs favourite activity. We use a waist running leash and an ecollar. Did some conditioning of the collar and some bike positioning training and off we went.
The dog loves it.
My dog has exactly this psychology and he's a rescue.
Same
mine to he is age 6 and is a black lab rescue
Hi Joel, wondering if you can do a mutiple dog walk with small breeds. I was wondering if all of them has to be loosh lease train individually too. Thx hope to hear back.
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I have a similar issue with my rescue. He is a mix of 6 “aggressive” breeds. We got him 11 months ago and this behavior began on day 2-3 of him being with us toward my husband. Others can’t hug me. He doesn’t bite though.
I have been watching so much of your videos since I’ve gotten my 3 year old rescue. I haven’t seen any videos related to shadow chasing. My noticed my dog would bark at his own shadow and be hyperfixated on the shadows. Can you make a video on how to correct this?
joel, are you ever worried that people don’t ensure muzzles are put on correctly? or is that just not on camera ? always curious about that
is there a gentle leader for frenchies?
I have a situation with a 3 year old cane corso
He just doesn't let us hold his leash, I don't know why.
He has been abandoned multiple times in the past but is now living happily with his forever family.
The only issue, though, is that he still doesn't allow anyone to hold his leash.
He takes it in his mouth, or if we don't leave the leash and keep holding it, he snaps at our palms so we can leave it.
What do you think is causing this. Could it be trauma? Could it be that he wants to be the dominant one?
Any solutions that come to your mind would be so helpful
Great video! My dog is hyper stressed when I cut her nails. 3 yr old pit bull. I’ve tried feeding her next to the tool, and high rewards etc. end up frustrated and forceful in the end. Any tips?
I'm not a dog trainer, so feel free to ignore me haha. But I think knowing when to quit is important in scenarios like that. Your dog is stressed because she thinks something bad will happen. Then you get frustrated and forceful and her fears come true. So next time, she's anticipating something bad again, you get frustrated again, and the cycle continues. Go slow and careful, reward after each clip, and as soon as she starts to get too panicky or squirmy, and you start to feel frustrated, stop and come back to it later when you're calm. The more times her fears don't come true, the less stressed she will be. I'm working on this with my dog, and I've noticed that doing this slow and careful method helps her tolerate clipping better. Trying to push through and finish her nails when she's squirmy and I'm getting annoyed makes the activity more chaotic and makes me more likely to cut her quick, and she regresses back to not tolerating it. So that's been my personal experience.
hey my friend. im the disabled guy ya talked to bout my service dog pup. im a double amputee if ya remember. im not sure if what happened is like this dog here or what. blaz goes n does everything w me. i had elbow surgery 2 weeks ago. until i got to point i was able to get up n wheelchair, blaz went hyper protective on me.charging the door when people knock. not letting other pets or all but 1 person around me. this i have not encountered before. i know he knew i was hurt bad. but this cant happen. any ideas. hes now 11 months old 135 pounds
This is my dogs problem. I hadn't been able to define it before this episode
same with me , mine is reactive to anything that moves on tires , such as bikes , scooters , skateboards , trailers *exception of my brother's trailers* dirt bikes , he lunges and barks at anything that moves on wheels
This is exactly my dog. It's so exhausting. I don't even know where to begin to find help in my city 😫 I'm losing my mind and it's not good for either of us. Anyone know of anything in Denver please? 🙏🏽
God I wish I lived closer so I could do in person sessions. My dog is this size and the other is 40 pounds but the little one attacks him and it’s brutal. Just hates him and is constantly growling even with corrections. Nothing I do works 😢
Phone sessions are available at beckmansdogtraining.com. We can do a lot over the phone.
Me too
What if we’re meeting an another dog, my dog is calm on a leash until that other dog starts barking and growling at my dog first so my dog goes crazy?
This!!!!!
I would love to see a video with tips on how to deal with a dog that has food aggression towards another dog. I have a coonhound and suddenly one day she attacked my other dog while he was eating his dinner. Ever sense then she can't be around him even if he ate one treat. She'll smell it and go after him. I've tried to search for ways to correct that behavior and even asked some local dog trainers but I've come up empty. There may just not be a way to deal with it...
well here is the thing , have you thought about seperating them for food time??? as in 1 is fed in room and the other is fed on the other side of the room behind a wall or counter or something , what im saying is here ie simply detach 1 dog from the other during a treat or food or give them both or treat at same time except in different areas this way you can avoid a fight joel has a vid up on youtube about resource guarding
Iv'e seen similar behaviors with shelter dogs and sadly it can't really be "fixed" until the dog is in a foster.
I don't know if that's totally fair, although I get why you are saying it. I volunteer at an animal rescue and one challenge is that there are many different people interacting with the dog, so it's harder for them to pick up commands because everyone does it a little differently. A great way around this is to have the volunteers/staffers that are there the most focus on improving the dog's behavior. As you allude to, though, training can be improved vastly by putting the dog into a foster. That's why it's important for the rescue staff to have a system in place where experienced fosters can take in dogs with behavioral issues.
I also think how the dog enters the rescue can matter quite a bit. At first, dogs can be overwhelmed from all the commotion, people, dogs, etc. What I like to do is take the dog into the outside run (we have 3) and keep the other two runs empty. Play with the dog, get them comfortable, and then maybe the next day I do it again but at the end introduce a dog to the side run. The third day, do it again, but introduce the side run dog at the beginning. And then after that fill all the runs, don't play quite so much, and start giving him more alone time outside with the other dogs outside. Leads obviously help, but something as simple as a water bottle can also help give a tool to correct a dog from a distance.
What's interesting is I've generally found that it has been easier to get a dog to trust more people than it is to get a dog to trust more dogs if they have one of those personalities that just wants to be a loner dog. I think that's because humans feed dogs, dogs don't feed dogs.
Wondering dolphin 98
What are your thoughts on Susan Garrett (dogs that) on TH-cam and the method she uses. I would like to find a trainer that uses your method in my area. Thx for all your information..
I don’t know what methods she uses, I only see videos of her talking.
She is about all positive training a lot of treat
The thing is, the owner's the only person who's the same scale as the dog! Everyone else is slightly miniaturised and puny looking.
I hear you mention e-collars a lot (not in this particular video), I wasn't sure what that was and looked it up. It is actually illegal where I live because it is considered animal cruelty. So I wonder why it is allowed in the US. Very strange when you see some of these dogs traumatized after treatment with them.
They can be a useful tool, but you need to use them right. People end up using them incorrectly and it becomes abusive.
@@blueflare3848 I don't believe it is a good thing. You give your dog a shock and he doesn't understand what happens. It is way different to you correct them yourself. I think it is also important that the dog knows that. They are not just moving around fur and have basic understandings of physics. You wouldn't use schocks on a small child either.
@@StefanC123 Not necessarily. E-collars often have a button that lets you beep it and vibrate it. It’s enough to get the dog’s attention, but not enough to hurt them. The shock should be a last resort, in my opinion and even then, the shock should be startling, not excruciating. It can be useful for preventing your dog from making a decision that can get them killed, like chasing an animal across the road.
@@blueflare3848 But you cannot unleash a dog that easily chases another dog near cars anyway. And in the end it is a way to make it more comfortable for the owner to punish the dog but not a better way to teach a lesson because the dog cannot make the connection between bad behavior and the shock. Because the owner decides what bad behavior is and not the collar.
I think the shock ones should be banned everywhere, but a lot of e-collars make a noise or a vibration, and I've seen them used in interesting ways as training tools, particularly for dogs that are training to retrieve, or training for search and rescue. You teach them what different noises or collar vibrations mean, and then you can continue to direct them in a field activity even when they're too far away to signal them verbally. For example, I saw in one instance the trainer taught the dog that one pulse meant he was getting closer, two meant he was going the wrong way, 3 meant he should come back to the trainer. Then when they got in the field, they could direct his movements to his target even when he had run way across a huge field after a target. So they aren't entirely bad tools.
But I can tell you from experience that they don't work to stop barking lmao. The vibration startled him to stop barking a couple times, but as soon as he figured out that it would vibrate when he barked, he just ignored it. Go easy on me for trying it though, we were getting noise complaints and bylaw citations, and we were desperate. He was too smart for his own good, stubborn as hell, and way too much energy for our family to ever be able to tire him out properly. He died of old age before we could solve the barking issue, and even at 13 yrs old we couldn't give him enough activity to tire him out.
hmmmm interesting.
My dog hates little old ladies 🙄 She's growled at 2 and to be fair, they were scary looking. One had crazy hair and kept staring at my dog. The other was hunched over and shuffling, accent and penciled on eyebrows. She's 13 months so I'm just hoping this is because she's at a "fearful age". She's also a bully and a real B sometimes. Hopefully we can fix this or maybe we will callling you...ugh
Those are exactly the kinds of things that my dog would try to lunge at. They pay MUCH more attention to tiny details of body language than we humans do. Hopefully from watching Beckman you understand how to correct his behavior. I wish Beckman had been around when I had my dog.
😂my neighborhood is full of mean little old ladies with mean little old dogs - they are even meaner and more terrifying on the condo building listserve than they are in person. My dog handles it better than I do. I run away in fear Monty Python style - my dog rolls her eyes at her mother’s antics - she is like really Mom, we got this we can just walk by them, it’s fine, who cares if they give us dirty looks. 😂😂😂😂😂
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My girl looks almost like him! this is so true that of i can comunicate what i want she gets it right away but if i havent caught her befpre she gets excited its almost impossible to get a Dane mix to listen since they are so big. You cant just grab a 120lb 1yo lol
Don't pet the dog, then Joel pets the owner 4:11 😂
Anyone feel like theyre tip toeing around dogs a bit? Stand up sit your dog. Firm correct , put them in their place. Teach them to play with people and dogs?
Damn, wrong video. Any one perhaps know where I bring my radioactive dog?
I'm wondering how much of a nip that really was at 2:45. It seemed playful and/or a show of disrespect at worst. Of course there should be some form of correction for it, and obviously Joel had a much closer view than I did.
Yeah it wasn’t much if one, but I was his “friend” at that point. So think about that intent but times 10. That’s how people get real nips.
Looked like he was asking for the muzzle to be removed more than anything else
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Wtf? is this guy carrying a stool? Muh murica
Are you really that damn ignorant?! The man probably brought the stool to recreate the act of the dog nipping if he sat down. You'd know that if you'd listened enough. And maybe, just maybe being a bigger guy he needs it also for his knees.
I saw a crutch that he hung on the fence. He is disabled. Stop being a jerk. It’s hard to stay active when you have a disability that prevents you from being able to BE active. I’m sure he has a lot of pain, then has to come deal with people like you. But that’s okay- one day, you’ll be old and cant move and people will criticize and make fun of you. Then you will learn.
@@AlethrialTheElvenEmpresskeep making assumptions stupid
*sigh* thanks, this has helped me a bit. I've adopted a 2yo Akita/lab stray who nips and or lunges at most near me.
Unfortunately I have two large strays and difficulty walking both.
Nearly impossible to take only one out at a time as the continuously howl and bark upsetting the neighbours.
any other vid that can help appreciated
The owner needs a personal trainer.
The owner is DISABLED. You need counseling and a reality check. People like you are in for a treat when you’re old and cant move. Then people will make fun of you, and maybe you’ll learn. It’s kind of impossible to be active when you have a disability that makes it impossible to be active, you see? That’s why it’s a disability.