Been for watching this channel for a bit. Today-got serious: took the extender leash to locked length; corrected cat chasing; dog chasing/ barking; people chasing /barking; maintained heal w/out words/yelling; w/out treats begging for her to look at me. In 30 mins I have a dog that is calm & attentive. In another week….can only imagine. Thank you!!! ❤️
So rare to find good small dog tips. I’ve started incorporating the pop and the body block into my walks and my little guy is heaps better already. Thank you.
well, I must say I didn't see that dog as leash reactive as I expected. I was expecting more like my min pin who goes into the "red zone" when he sees a car, bike, person, dog, etc. I would be interested in seeing a small dog with that type of reaction.
Thank you for making a video with a small dog. This is so helpful. I have a terrier who is wildly reactive on walk toward other dogs (barking and lunging). We have built up his tolerance a bit where he can at least see them and not immediately react. But you’re right. I don’t want to just distract him or always have to cross the street. It’s helpful to see how quickly change can happen. I am excited to incorporate these tips.
This was so helpful for small dog owners. I will be doing this I don't like treats and dog breath hands on a 10 minute morning walk. For some reason he's fine in the afternoon and evening walks. It's like a different dog.
I really appreciate that you've made many different videos about leash reactivity -- seeing the variety of dogs and the slightly different levels of force that works with dogs of different sizes and ages has helped me understand better what will be appropriate for my 8 month old Standard Poodle. I'm seeing improvement in just two days!
I don't usually leave comments, but I really appreciate your videos! There has been a considerable amount of improvement on our walks and with reactivity! No, it's not perfect but it's so much better compared to what I was dealing with before! The simplicity and effectiveness of your methods is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you, please keep them coming!
Thank you!! BEST upload I've seen for little dogs! There's so much conflicting 'advice' out there but YOU KNOW WHAT WE WANT! Less waffle and more action and no faffing about with treats.
Thank you so much! We just had the most relaxed enjoyable walk yet with my ‘draft horse’ pulling Corgi. We started at the door using your methods and was able to better manage our walk.
You are the real deal. It was amazing how quickly she looked at you. The sit at the end , her gazing at you was the proof in the pudding 😄. I loved this useful video. Thank you 🙏
Your videos are so helpful in clearly demonstrating a balanced approach to dog training. That approach has gotten great results with my smart but ditsy-hyper, needy af, 7-month old Aussie rescue pup. Consistency and clarity of correction are key. We are making great strides now in walking on leash, walking in the company of other dogs/people, and meeting new people in public situations.
Thank you. I have a fearful reactive rescue who hasn’t responded really well to other methods. Partly because I’m always afraid I’ll hurt his neck as he can violently thrash his head when reacting to certain dogs. Today after using this method, with very gentle corrections, consistently on a long walk I saw a huge improvement. It’s reassuring to have this advice specific to a small dog.
Fantastic video Joel! I have been implementing your methods and am getting more and more confident walking my 4yr old Rottweiler on a flat collar and lead. I honestly see a reduction in her anxiety using these techniques then having here on a head collar. THANK YOU!
I love that you do realistic training 😉 It's taken me a long time to accept that normal people aren't willing or able to do everything I would like them to. You've adapted & over come & it will continue to benefit many people and dogs 🙏
Nice vid, really instructive.Maybe is not 100% perfect method for a 5 month old puppy as you said in others vid but i can say that it works really well for my female shiba. Since i started to watch your video 3 months ago and apply your methods she drastically improved her overhaul behaviour (not only on walks)!
The best part and most distinct thing that sets you apart from other trainers is that you don't ask the dogs to sit heel or whatever. You understand that it's the state of mind they're in. Not whether they can perform a 'sit' command. Cos I've seen many leash reactive dogs performing a 'sit' as if it's a trick and continue barking even while seated. Awesome video
I was missing a detail all these walks... To stop and do the method when there is a dog in sight and before my dog sees it. I believe that is essential to do with my dog. Once he sees the dog it is almost impossible to get him focused on me. Once again, amazing video, greatly appreciated. I just wish I found you before my wife got a trainer that uses e-collar! Luckily, we lost the controller, but there goes all that money down the drain... Joel, thank you.
Have you tried to correct as soon as your dog notices? My dog will notice - perk up look at the dog but the leash will stay loose until the dog gets closer even a cross the other side of the street- then he will lunge and bark and I will correct. Would you stop and correct as soon as he sees the dog? By pulling the leash and getting him to look at you? Even if the leash is still loose and he hasn’t lunged? Just curious how you have done this? I want to correct before he reacts but I am not sure how… so I end up waiting. Thank you!!
I have a similar problem with my dog. She can see a dog at the end of the street, walking away from her. Her reaction is immediate, and the only way to get her to calm down is to turn her around and sit her in front of me (facing me). As soon as she sees the dog again, she goes crazy. I'm hoping the pop and turn will help.
Your videos have helped me so much with my new dog. He is some sort of doberman mix, about 1-1/2 years old. He was leash reactive with other dogs, and it was scary. I haven't had an incident ever since I started loose leash training. I do use a prong collar though because he is very strong.
Thank you for the most intelligent, common sense instructions to be found anywhere - and it is free! Your loose leash walking method is the best! We've had the pleasure of adopting many rescue dogs over the years, all with different personalities and needs. Our latest, a 18 lb - 18 mo old Chihuahua / poodle mix is proving to be a challenge we are needing help on. We adopted Quinn during Covid (Zoom meet and greet) ( he sounds like one of those Tijuana border puppies you spoke of - from Chula Vista Humane Society) - have had him 7 months. He is loving to my husband and myself - and loves (though very roughly ) his Cairn Terrier mix 12 yo sister. We are finding Quinn To be aggressive, growl bark, lunge, snap at any other humans, dogs, motorcycle, etc. on his walks and inside the house. He will not let people in the house, without being put in another room. We've worked with a praise only trainer (3 months training and exercises that continue daily) and our vet. With their advice Quinn is taking 15mg Prozac daily. The Prozac has made his sleepier and somewhat less anxious in general. I'd love your take on psychotropic drugs used in behavior modification therapy. I'm watching all of your videos and reading all comments - learning more, and trying your methods. Your loose leash walking - prep in the house and as you walk out , has done more to make walks more pleasurable and let us enjoy more of the outside world. Please keep publishing small dog reativity/aggression behavior modification training. I feel at a loss in dealing with Quinn on a walk when we suddenly meet a trigger (Large black dog on deck 25 feet away) and he hits a level 10 in lunge, bark, snap. Thank you, Joel, The best to you and your family
I have the same dog you were training. A 7 lb Maltese and he has the same problem, but my dog is worse. He lunges at dogs, cars, people., etc. I've tried everything and this video may just help us out. My husband and I have been trying some of your techniques and we see a small improvement so far. Thank you so much for making this video!
Joel, you are a God’s send. I have a galactic reactive, aggressive and overly hyper rescue- the shelter said she is a retriever mix, and positive training made her worst. Perhaps, it was my lack of experience (first dog at 60), but I started your method, and I can see the improvement! Appreciate you!!!
My ogusedto fly out the door barking and pulling. I've been using the door method and she now sits waits for the release. She's great with loose leash walking until she sees a dog. I was making her stop and sit. I've used treats, nothing was working. I'm working on the stop and pop method and the turn around method and stepping into the dogs path . She's WAY better after just 2 weeks. I've had enough of this reactivity. Now I'm moving on to encounters with other dogs which is making ME reactive! I realize Thank you for this humane sensible training method. Shes very smart and I'm no dummy or quitter. We are going to get this under control!!! I need to be consistent and confident. I was also lacking confidence, this stops now. Thank you for giving me the tools to help her and myself.👍
Thank you for it making it look so simple. For myself, during a reactive episode, It's a shock in a way, as a handler, like being a deer in the headlights moment, where the dog's all of a sudden stronger: lunging & getting what he/she wants; ie barking at cars, dogs, people... vs my re-direction skills. I will practice of course, redirecting away sooner.
Thank you so much. I’ve been practising trying to learn the moves in this video and will continue because this is the only method that has worked out of many other dog trainer’s techniques. Even if I haven’t gotten this practise quite right yet, my one year old Mini schnauzer got so much better at the leash walk even on the first day trying this. 🐶😊☃️
Hi, at first I have to say, that you are the best trainer. Every single video from you are gold! Thank you very much. We learned alot. I would love to see a video from you about radius training. Our dog is doing great with most of common problems but without a leash, he walks very fast and the distance is in a short time mostly to big. If we say stop or stay he stops and wait but how to force him to keep in a radius of arround 4-5 meters? All the best for you and your family. Greats from germany
Thank you! I’ve been letting my little Cavapoo run freely as a puppy thinking he needs to explore and sniff around to figure out the world (and I tend to walk him around fields), but now he’s getting worse at being reactive to everything. As he gets bigger I want him to really be able to walk properly. I’ve been taught the bend down and feed a treat method but you’re right, I only ever bother with that for when I desperately need him to behave around another dog or person as opposed to all the time because i can’t just walk bent down the whole time.
I can't wait to try your method. I have a 6 pound Yorkie and she is so reactive. She's constantly pulling side ways and pulling forward. It's so frustrating. I have 3 dogs. 2 older dogs that are already trained so my new 4-month-old puppy is causing chaos when walking. I really hope this works. Thank you for an awesome video!
Thank you for the small dog walking video!! I've been watching your videos lately and I love them! I have a one year old Pomeranian who is usually well behaved at home, but out on walks she barks like CRAZY when we see other dogs. I feel like I've tried so many things. Like distracting her with treats and trying to turn around when we see other dogs. I know she's barking out of excitement and not aggression... but I really want to stop the behavior! I'm going to try this on our next walk! Thank you!
I only meant one thing. I think I have seen all youtube channels that talk about conduct and have tried all possible methods as my very dominant boxer pulled like crazy and attacked dogs. After using all of Joe's methods my dog has completely changed. he does not pull on the leash, when he meets other dogs he sits and greets calmly and when we pass in front of the gates where there are barking dogs he remains indifferent and always focused on me. I wanted to thank Joe for sharing this amazing method with the world and helping me educate my Samara! thank you!❤
Thank you for the small dog stuff! :D 15lb havanese is great on a leash, even with barking and lunging neighborhood dogs. When home however she barks and rules the roost. Looking up more of your videos to assist- so thankful for your videos and explaining the techniques so well!
Love your content but I'm relatively new to your channel. It would help a lot if you included links to the other videos and methods you mention in this video. Thanks!
Love the small dog items. All too often they become too big for their boots because of the cuteness factor. You’re right about treats too. My dog isn’t always interested in them anyway so other strategies are needed.
Hi Joel, thanks for all of your videos they are really helpful. I have loved watching your TH-cam community grow. You really deserve that. I have a question about how to apply this method to a dog that doesn’t pull when they see another dog, but rather stops and stares hard at them, and fur on her back goes up because she’s quite scared and anxious of other especially larger dogs. As they walk closer then she reacts (growls and lunges), but has never bitten or attacked another dog since she’s not aggressive (she’s a fearful street dog). What would you do in that case? Just as an aside she’s very good at loose leash walking, she doesn’t pull on walks.
" by the time your dog flips out, you kinda lost". So TRUE! Our adopted Doberman + bull is still very insecure and reactive to anything that moves. He's doing much better with loose leash walk AT HOME, in his safe space. But he still pulls like a machine out of the house. Would you mind showing us, WHEN the dog flips out, what can we do then? Thanks a million!
I would love to see this, too. When my dog freaks out the only way to get her to calm down is to turn her away from the dogs, but then once she sees them again her reaction is immediate.
Great video! I have two small dogs were one is no big problem (he is a bit of a scaredy-cat and will often gladly stay at my side) while the other one is way too brave for his own good 😆. The treat in front of the nose thing is not TEACHING anything. I have been there. Might work if the dog is super food motivated, but will not let the dog understand cause and effect and help the dog overcome the reactivity issue. “Eating mode” will not allow brain to absorb anything else.
I mean having some treats in the pocket doesn't hurt. But watching zack and this guy, this guy is hands down a better trainer. It's been now over 10 years since i owned a dog, i was just so sad i couldn't bring myself to get another one. But now that i am an adult i think im read again for a dog in my life. Cheers and keep up the good content
This is the video I needed to see, since my two dogs are similar to Bailey. I always walk on a harness, which I think ramps up their pulling, but I'm afraid of hurting their necks. Appreciate seeing you walking Bailey with a regular collar. Going to try to apply your methods. Thanks so much.
This is great and even one session helped. Since I have a chihuahua I started using collar + harness (used to only have harness) and for the first time my dog noticed I exist on walks. However I don’t know what to do when he feels insecure and stops walking. Sometimes it’s stubborn behavior but sometimes I can see he’s genuinely afraid so I don’t want to drag him. The dog in the video seems super eager to walk but I don’t know what to do when mine just puts the breaks on?
We have a bike path in front of our house and part of it goes through the woods. At the end of the path in the woods 3 huge boxers live (fenced in) and literally terrorize every person, dog, biker that walks by. My Mini Aussie (10 months, 23 lbs) literally pulls my arm so bad I can hardly stand it because they are running up and down their fence barking jumping and scaring her. I have tried everything but she looses it when we get to that area. I've tried stopping every few steps, backing up and just running through. I realize the bike path goes through what they think is their domain but it's a nightmare. Every person that owns a dog on this path have a problem with their dogs barking at people; running, walking, biking. We do have Invisible Fence so that helps. I'm glad I found you!
Love the effort, the focus, the experience and the knowledge you offer; as well as the demonstrations. My only negative is that you presume you know your audience and seem to paint everyone (okay, most) with the same brush. For the most part, I watch you for reassurance that I'm doing/did it right. Don't put your audience in a bucket. I can't relate when you talk about the audience like we are all ignorant. Less criticism on the audience and more discussion on the individual dog your demonstrating, please. Thank you for everything you do, your time and your dedication to results. I appreciate you.
Regarding the door method: I live in the country and a car ride is required to get anywhere for reactivity training. I've tried the 'stop and pop' around the car after I get him out, with some success. We also do some circles in the parking lot, if possible. Do you think that is sufficient? I also do the door at the house, but by the time we get to where we are going, I feel I need to start again. Love your videos, and my GS pup sits next to me as we watch!
Finally! Someone with a small dog and leash reactivity. THANK YOU, Mr. Beckman! Now, how do I incorporate this with pottying and elimination and a small dog like mine that is in constant prey drive and scent driven?
Thank you for this video! I have a little dog. 7 pds. Peekapoo. Cant get gentle leader to stay on. He pulls and tugs worse than this dog. Chokes himself.. Would love to see more little dog sessions from you. What leashes and collars techniques etc. The stress has stopped our much needed walks.
This is great thank you, my dog has such a tiny neck when she is in a regular collar and gets even a small correction, she starts coughing and breathing weirdly. Maybe a sensitive trachea. Is there a way to do this with a harness?
I have an English springer who is rubbish on her lead. I hate walking her. In the park or beach she is great, checks in and recall is great. I’m going to try this at the front door and start there. I would love to be able to enjoy a walk.
I have an obstinate 7 y/o rescue whippet. I’ve used your loose leash walking method and he’s now mostly, really good. I’m teaching him ‘leave it’ too. All going well. The trouble is, if he sees another dog or if there are a few dogs (on an open green area where we go for part of our walk) he won’t break eye contact. He stares at them. He will look at me when I ask but immediately goes back to staring at them. I find I can fumble about it my treat bag and he homes in on that until we pass the dog and he gets a treat but I would prefer not to have to rely on the treats. Any advice - or do you have a video on it I could study? LOvE your content.
Love to see you works with small dogs. I’d like to learn how to correct dog that weaves left to right on a walk. How important is it to keep the dog on one side? Is it ever okay to let them wander and sniff to their liking?
Pretty sure he has a few older videos of leash reactive dogs on front correcting harnesses that actually get to meet each other and walk together - parallel walking. They just keep doing 180 degree turns until they stop reading before they can get close enough to meet on loose leashes - has to be loose and 3 second rule. Wanna meet your friend? If they go fwd and start reacting, 180 degree turn, away from the dog, then once good in that direction, turn back towards the other dog. Have done this before and they walked together to the fenced in area where they got to run off leash - but both dogs had muzzles on for protection. They had a ball and no vet visits. Hope that helps.
Joel, this was an excellent video! Do you have any videos about how to train dogs to stop barking at other dogs/people? Thanks for everything you do to help people like me.
@@BDTraining Excellent! I do recall in the past with my Dobermans, me being very vocal but it didn’t seem to work. I see how you are not afraid to get your point across with your voice and again, I was the same way. I’m thinking by watching some of your other videos that your distraction methods in addition to a loud voice may remedy the situation however I look to the experts like you for the best possible advice. Can’t wait to watch that video you have coming on this. Keep up the great videos!
Any hints to transition from harness to regular collar? We are adopting 2 one year old dogs that are bonded from their stay at the shelter for the last year. No one would take both of them . They were walked with harnesses there. Thank you!
People who see this: No matter what you heard, saw, belive, got told or did until now, FORGET IT and TRUST this man! I've never met him nor have I ever talked to him but I know he is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT right! This is ALL you need to do if your dog does not behave on leash. I have small but very lively Yorkshire, he's such a good boy, we trained him professionally from the begining to do the basic stuff you want your dog to do, like a sit, lay down, stay and all of that. However, he's a terrier and they are agile and often just want to do their thing instead of what YOU want them to do. So even tho he is a good leash walker in general he every so often tried to fly off or run out the door (or back in) without us telling him to do so. I SWEAR to you, I tried the methods he shows in his videos and my dog instantly understood what's going on. First time giving him the slight pull back on the leash was pretty shocking for him, I could clearly see it in his look, he realized that something was not right there. I did that on ONE walk and belive it or not, after our 20 min. walk he just walked when I did and he stopped immediately when I did. There was almost not pulling and he waited at the door to get in. OK as I said, he is not a completley untrained dog so all of that was not really new to him but he tends to forget sometimes and that's just briliant to fix it instantly. I didn't had treats with me but you won't need them if your dog already learned that you are the good guy. I just let him know he's the best dog, that's really enough at this point. Remember, you won't get an extra paycheck for doing what you're supposed to do so why would you treat your dog for that reason?
Thank you for this...I feel I’m getting incrementally closer. Been walking my rescue pup twice daily for 6 months and he loses engagement completely, even after stopping, and turning. He becomes very verbal and turns his head behind as I walk away. I feel he just wants to meet dogs, but his demeanor is threatening to other dogs and things escalate. He is otherwise the most lovable pup. Makes walks a bummer sometimes. Would love to experience progress/success. Would love to see your interaction in meeting another dog you don’t know. Happens to us daily.
This is exactly what my little dog does too! I feel like I have my dog's attention when nothing exciting is going on. She won't pull on the leash and she looks up at me. But after seeing another dog she starts barking like crazy! Even when I turn around to walk away she still wants to look behind and keeps barking! It's like she ignores me completely until the other dog totally gone. And yes! I would love to see a video on small dogs meeting another dog or walking past dogs calmly too!
Exactly! I would like to see how correct the over excitement when my dog sees other dog and wants to meet and play. Please, please, make more videos about this!
From what I gather, if your dog is in full stimulation mode and already barking and lunging, then in that state they're not even able to hear you. Correcting during the excitement isn't going to do anything, it's before they build up to that. I know it's easier said than done, I'm still trying to get this right but I also have a dog that sees a dog and it kind of starts from that point.
You’ve described what I experience with my rescue Dane. I know he’s a sweetie, but his size and sound of his bark is intimidating to others. I also know he wants to meet the other dogs, but doesn’t know how and I’m not sure how to get him there. These videos are so helpful, but I still have a lot of work to do.
i hope you come back here to see this! what about when your puppy of this size requires a harness. she has a mild tracheal collapse and unsure of how to train her and afraid of hurting her.
I have a 4.5month old and my gf has a 5.5 month old puppy. When they walk separately they are okay, but often times when we walk them together, especially on a hike in the woods, they just want to play fight and wrestle while we are walking. If we separate and have one walk further ahead, the both are just so focused on getting back to the other any kind of listening, treats or with corrections, goes out the window. What’s a good strategy there? Is it to just more thoroughly get the single dog walking behavior closer to perfect?
I have the same situation, after correcting or stopping and my dog stops too she doesn't automatically look at me so just after the correction I get her to look at me with noises and as soon as she makes eye contact I say good girl and let's go. Hopefully over time (could take months, a year!) she will look at me on her own.
Then you need to do more obedience training and socialisation. People tend to forget that a dog needs structure for training to succeed. Dogs have feelings, dogs have needs. You have to look at the dog as a whole. It's not the same as a video game where you press a certain number of buttons (= training technique) to get a result (= a behaved dog). A dog is not a robot.
I have a podenco (basically a greyhound) and she needs to wear a harness because the odd shape of her head. Is this method effective with harnesses too? Double leash maybe?
Can I just say it? You’re videos are 1,000,000 times better than Zak George’s…. Huge part of it is because you don’t use a harness, you have actual control over the dog. Bailey is a cutie.
What's the problem with harnesses? Just that it doesn't have the same effect as correcting at the neck? Harnesses are really convenient for small dogs, I pick mine up like a handbag haha
A lot of small dogs cannot have collars due to medical issues. Brachiocephalic dogs like pugs, Frenchies, bulldogs for example, have difficult times with breathing even more so with collars. Yorkies can easily have trachea collapses because of collars. There's good reasons certain breeds can't use them plus it's a lot easier for them to slip out of collars. I'd like to see that addressed and recognized and then shown how to do this with a harness like it's supposed to be with those breeds.
My dog (puppy 6 mos) does not care for the correction. She will keep pulling on her back legs while jumping/whining/yelping. Does this only work with a collar? We use a harness...
What do you do if after you make the correction and the dog continues to react? I have a 6 month old Cairn Terrier and her reactivity is so bad sometimes. I turn around and walk away when she gets like this, but it takes her forever to stop. I feel like she’s a lot like the little dog that went after your Prince.
Been for watching this channel for a bit. Today-got serious: took the extender leash to locked length; corrected cat chasing; dog chasing/ barking; people chasing /barking; maintained heal w/out words/yelling; w/out treats begging for her to look at me. In 30 mins I have a dog that is calm & attentive. In another week….can only imagine. Thank you!!! ❤️
So rare to find good small dog tips.
I’ve started incorporating the pop and the body block into my walks and my little guy is heaps better already.
Thank you.
That’s crazy in real time how quickly that dog walked at heal.
He is the focused kind of person everybody needs in their lives 😂 as always, great video, great explenations 👌
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well, I must say I didn't see that dog as leash reactive as I expected. I was expecting more like my min pin who goes into the "red zone" when he sees a car, bike, person, dog, etc. I would be interested in seeing a small dog with that type of reaction.
This is exactly what we needed! THANK YOU! More please (small reactive dog loose leash walking and interacting with other dogs)
Thank you for making a video with a small dog. This is so helpful. I have a terrier who is wildly reactive on walk toward other dogs (barking and lunging). We have built up his tolerance a bit where he can at least see them and not immediately react.
But you’re right. I don’t want to just distract him or always have to cross the street. It’s helpful to see how quickly change can happen.
I am excited to incorporate these tips.
This was so helpful for small dog owners. I will be doing this I don't like treats and dog breath hands on a 10 minute morning walk. For some reason he's fine in the afternoon and evening walks. It's like a different dog.
Thank you Joel once again for going into the small detail & put it in visual example. Loving this content 👏👌
Very happy to see this channel growing. Congrats!
Amazing difference, transformation! Almost perfect heal! Thank you!
I really appreciate that you've made many different videos about leash reactivity -- seeing the variety of dogs and the slightly different levels of force that works with dogs of different sizes and ages has helped me understand better what will be appropriate for my 8 month old Standard Poodle. I'm seeing improvement in just two days!
I don't usually leave comments, but I really appreciate your videos! There has been a considerable amount of improvement on our walks and with reactivity! No, it's not perfect but it's so much better compared to what I was dealing with before! The simplicity and effectiveness of your methods is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you, please keep them coming!
Thank you!! BEST upload I've seen for little dogs! There's so much conflicting 'advice' out there but YOU KNOW WHAT WE WANT! Less waffle and more action and no faffing about with treats.
Thank you so much! We just had the most relaxed enjoyable walk yet with my ‘draft horse’ pulling Corgi. We started at the door using your methods and was able to better manage our walk.
Thank you for the small dog video! Amazing results 👌🏻
You are the real deal. It was amazing how quickly she looked at you. The sit at the end , her gazing at you was the proof in the pudding 😄. I loved this useful video. Thank you 🙏
Your videos are so helpful in clearly demonstrating a balanced approach to dog training. That approach has gotten great results with my smart but ditsy-hyper, needy af, 7-month old Aussie rescue pup. Consistency and clarity of correction are key. We are making great strides now in walking on leash, walking in the company of other dogs/people, and meeting new people in public situations.
Thank you. I have a fearful reactive rescue who hasn’t responded really well to other methods. Partly because I’m always afraid I’ll hurt his neck as he can violently thrash his head when reacting to certain dogs. Today after using this method, with very gentle corrections, consistently on a long walk I saw a huge improvement. It’s reassuring to have this advice specific to a small dog.
Fantastic video Joel!
I have been implementing your methods and am getting more and more confident walking my 4yr old Rottweiler on a flat collar and lead.
I honestly see a reduction in her anxiety using these techniques then having here on a head collar.
THANK YOU!
That dog staring at you all the way back is proof in the pudding.
I love that you do realistic training 😉
It's taken me a long time to accept that normal people aren't willing or able to do everything I would like them to. You've adapted & over come & it will continue to benefit many people and dogs 🙏
Nice vid, really instructive.Maybe is not 100% perfect method for a 5 month old puppy as you said in others vid but i can say that it works really well for my female shiba. Since i started to watch your video 3 months ago and apply your methods she drastically improved her overhaul behaviour (not only on walks)!
The best part and most distinct thing that sets you apart from other trainers is that you don't ask the dogs to sit heel or whatever. You understand that it's the state of mind they're in. Not whether they can perform a 'sit' command. Cos I've seen many leash reactive dogs performing a 'sit' as if it's a trick and continue barking even while seated. Awesome video
I was missing a detail all these walks... To stop and do the method when there is a dog in sight and before my dog sees it.
I believe that is essential to do with my dog. Once he sees the dog it is almost impossible to get him focused on me.
Once again, amazing video, greatly appreciated. I just wish I found you before my wife got a trainer that uses e-collar! Luckily, we lost the controller, but there goes all that money down the drain... Joel, thank you.
Have you tried to correct as soon as your dog notices? My dog will notice - perk up look at the dog but the leash will stay loose until the dog gets closer even a cross the other side of the street- then he will lunge and bark and I will correct. Would you stop and correct as soon as he sees the dog? By pulling the leash and getting him to look at you? Even if the leash is still loose and he hasn’t lunged? Just curious how you have done this? I want to correct before he reacts but I am not sure how… so I end up waiting. Thank you!!
I have a similar problem with my dog. She can see a dog at the end of the street, walking away from her. Her reaction is immediate, and the only way to get her to calm down is to turn her around and sit her in front of me (facing me). As soon as she sees the dog again, she goes crazy. I'm hoping the pop and turn will help.
Another great video! We're making progress with our rescue following your advice.
I love your common sense approach, straight foward no nonsense. Keep it real.👍
Your videos have helped me so much with my new dog. He is some sort of doberman mix, about 1-1/2 years old. He was leash reactive with other dogs, and it was scary. I haven't had an incident ever since I started loose leash training. I do use a prong collar though because he is very strong.
But my dog isn’t just reactive to other dogs, he is hysterical.
Joel, greetings from Germany! You are simply wonderful! Great videos, great help. Thumbs up. It´s great what you are doing.
Love ur videos, nice and clear easy to follow! Thanks!!!!
Thank you for the most intelligent, common sense instructions to be found anywhere - and it is free! Your loose leash walking method is the best!
We've had the pleasure of adopting many rescue dogs over the years, all with different personalities and needs. Our latest, a 18 lb - 18 mo old Chihuahua / poodle mix is proving to be a challenge we are needing help on. We adopted Quinn during Covid (Zoom meet and greet) ( he sounds like one of those Tijuana border puppies you spoke of - from Chula Vista Humane Society) - have had him 7 months. He is loving to my husband and myself - and loves (though very roughly ) his Cairn Terrier mix 12 yo sister.
We are finding Quinn To be aggressive, growl bark, lunge, snap at any other humans, dogs, motorcycle, etc. on his walks and inside the house. He will not let people in the house, without being put in another room.
We've worked with a praise only trainer (3 months training and exercises that continue daily) and our vet. With their advice Quinn is taking 15mg Prozac daily. The Prozac has made his sleepier and somewhat less anxious in general. I'd love your take on psychotropic drugs used in behavior modification therapy.
I'm watching all of your videos and reading all comments - learning more, and trying your methods. Your loose leash walking - prep in the house and as you walk out , has done more to make walks more pleasurable and let us enjoy more of the outside world.
Please keep publishing small dog reativity/aggression behavior modification training. I feel at a loss in dealing with Quinn on a walk when we suddenly meet a trigger (Large black dog on deck 25 feet away) and he hits a level 10 in lunge, bark, snap.
Thank you, Joel, The best to you and your family
I have the same dog you were training. A 7 lb Maltese and he has the same problem, but my dog is worse. He lunges at dogs, cars, people., etc. I've tried everything and this video may just help us out. My husband and I have been trying some of your techniques and we see a small improvement so far. Thank you so much for making this video!
How is it going for you? I also have a maltese and trying to deal with that
Awesome training instruction.Thank you
Joel, you are a God’s send. I have a galactic reactive, aggressive and overly hyper rescue- the shelter said she is a retriever mix, and positive training made her worst. Perhaps, it was my lack of experience (first dog at 60), but I started your method, and I can see the improvement! Appreciate you!!!
My ogusedto fly out the door barking and pulling. I've been using the door method and she now sits waits for the release. She's great with loose leash walking until she sees a dog. I was making her stop and sit. I've used treats, nothing was working. I'm working on the stop and pop method and the turn around method and stepping into the dogs path . She's WAY better after just 2 weeks. I've had enough of this reactivity. Now I'm moving on to encounters with other dogs which is making ME reactive! I realize Thank you for this humane sensible training method. Shes very smart and I'm no dummy or quitter. We are going to get this under control!!! I need to be consistent and confident. I was also lacking confidence, this stops now. Thank you for giving me the tools to help her and myself.👍
Appreciate your work. Thank you.
I tried this with my 3.5 months old in our veranda and it works. Need to try this outside with many distractions. You are great...
Love these videos! Educational and entertaining. :) My new catchphrase is "I can do this all day long." :D
Same!! Any time I’m frustrated I just say to myself, “All Day!!!l
Yep and me. Said it to my lively pup yesterday at a doorway.
Thank you for it making it look so simple. For myself, during a reactive episode,
It's a shock in a way, as a handler, like being a deer in the headlights moment,
where the dog's all of a sudden stronger: lunging & getting what he/she wants;
ie barking at cars, dogs, people... vs my re-direction skills. I will practice of course, redirecting away sooner.
Thank you so much. I’ve been practising trying to learn the moves in this video and will continue because this is the only method that has worked out of many other dog trainer’s techniques.
Even if I haven’t gotten this practise quite right yet, my one year old Mini schnauzer got so much better at the leash walk even on the first day trying this. 🐶😊☃️
Hi, at first I have to say, that you are the best trainer. Every single video from you are gold! Thank you very much. We learned alot. I would love to see a video from you about radius training. Our dog is doing great with most of common problems but without a leash, he walks very fast and the distance is in a short time mostly to big. If we say stop or stay he stops and wait but how to force him to keep in a radius of arround 4-5 meters? All the best for you and your family. Greats from germany
Thank you! I’ve been letting my little Cavapoo run freely as a puppy thinking he needs to explore and sniff around to figure out the world (and I tend to walk him around fields), but now he’s getting worse at being reactive to everything. As he gets bigger I want him to really be able to walk properly. I’ve been taught the bend down and feed a treat method but you’re right, I only ever bother with that for when I desperately need him to behave around another dog or person as opposed to all the time because i can’t just walk bent down the whole time.
I can't wait to try your method. I have a 6 pound Yorkie and she is so reactive. She's constantly pulling side ways and pulling forward. It's so frustrating. I have 3 dogs. 2 older dogs that are already trained so my new 4-month-old puppy is causing chaos when walking. I really hope this works. Thank you for an awesome video!
This helps me so much. I just hired a trainer and his training style mimics yours.
Wow! I’ve been watching ur videos. Thanks a million. Just got a shyafraid of me 10 month old puppy.😊
Thank you for the small dog walking video!! I've been watching your videos lately and I love them!
I have a one year old Pomeranian who is usually well behaved at home, but out on walks she barks like CRAZY when we see other dogs. I feel like I've tried so many things. Like distracting her with treats and trying to turn around when we see other dogs. I know she's barking out of excitement and not aggression... but I really want to stop the behavior! I'm going to try this on our next walk! Thank you!
How was ur training?
I only meant one thing. I think I have seen all youtube channels that talk about conduct and have tried all possible methods as my very dominant boxer pulled like crazy and attacked dogs. After using all of Joe's methods my dog has completely changed. he does not pull on the leash, when he meets other dogs he sits and greets calmly and when we pass in front of the gates where there are barking dogs he remains indifferent and always focused on me. I wanted to thank Joe for sharing this amazing method with the world and helping me educate my Samara! thank you!❤
This one is really helpful for the method, thank you!
Thanks for a video on small dogs!
Thank you for the small dog stuff! :D
15lb havanese is great on a leash, even with barking and lunging neighborhood dogs. When home however she barks and rules the roost. Looking up more of your videos to assist- so thankful for your videos and explaining the techniques so well!
Love your content but I'm relatively new to your channel. It would help a lot if you included links to the other videos and methods you mention in this video. Thanks!
Love the small dog items. All too often they become too big for their boots because of the cuteness factor. You’re right about treats too. My dog isn’t always interested in them anyway so other strategies are needed.
Hi Joel, thanks for all of your videos they are really helpful. I have loved watching your TH-cam community grow. You really deserve that. I have a question about how to apply this method to a dog that doesn’t pull when they see another dog, but rather stops and stares hard at them, and fur on her back goes up because she’s quite scared and anxious of other especially larger dogs. As they walk closer then she reacts (growls and lunges), but has never bitten or attacked another dog since she’s not aggressive (she’s a fearful street dog). What would you do in that case? Just as an aside she’s very good at loose leash walking, she doesn’t pull on walks.
" by the time your dog flips out, you kinda lost". So TRUE! Our adopted Doberman + bull is still very insecure and reactive to anything that moves. He's doing much better with loose leash walk AT HOME, in his safe space. But he still pulls like a machine out of the house. Would you mind showing us, WHEN the dog flips out, what can we do then? Thanks a million!
I would love to see this, too. When my dog freaks out the only way to get her to calm down is to turn her away from the dogs, but then once she sees them again her reaction is immediate.
Great video! I have two small dogs were one is no big problem (he is a bit of a scaredy-cat and will often gladly stay at my side) while the other one is way too brave for his own good 😆. The treat in front of the nose thing is not TEACHING anything. I have been there. Might work if the dog is super food motivated, but will not let the dog understand cause and effect and help the dog overcome the reactivity issue. “Eating mode” will not allow brain to absorb anything else.
I mean having some treats in the pocket doesn't hurt. But watching zack and this guy, this guy is hands down a better trainer.
It's been now over 10 years since i owned a dog, i was just so sad i couldn't bring myself to get another one.
But now that i am an adult i think im read again for a dog in my life.
Cheers and keep up the good content
This is the video I needed to see, since my two dogs are similar to Bailey. I always walk on a harness, which I think ramps up their pulling, but I'm afraid of hurting their necks. Appreciate seeing you walking Bailey with a regular collar. Going to try to apply your methods. Thanks so much.
My fear too. My dog is small. Huge puller. Barker.
My dog has trachea problems I can't use the collar 😕
What a great little dog! He just kept checking you.
This is great and even one session helped. Since I have a chihuahua I started using collar + harness (used to only have harness) and for the first time my dog noticed I exist on walks.
However I don’t know what to do when he feels insecure and stops walking. Sometimes it’s stubborn behavior but sometimes I can see he’s genuinely afraid so I don’t want to drag him.
The dog in the video seems super eager to walk but I don’t know what to do when mine just puts the breaks on?
This has helped me sooooooooo much! 🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾
We have a bike path in front of our house and part of it goes through the woods. At the end of the path in the woods 3 huge boxers live (fenced in) and literally terrorize every person, dog, biker that walks by. My Mini Aussie (10 months, 23 lbs) literally pulls my arm so bad I can hardly stand it because they are running up and down their fence barking jumping and scaring her. I have tried everything but she looses it when we get to that area. I've tried stopping every few steps, backing up and just running through. I realize the bike path goes through what they think is their domain but it's a nightmare. Every person that owns a dog on this path have a problem with their dogs barking at people; running, walking, biking. We do have Invisible Fence so that helps. I'm glad I found you!
this channel is incredible
Is a collar or harness better for a small dog? I enjoy all your videos!
Love the effort, the focus, the experience and the knowledge you offer; as well as the demonstrations. My only negative is that you presume you know your audience and seem to paint everyone (okay, most) with the same brush. For the most part, I watch you for reassurance that I'm doing/did it right. Don't put your audience in a bucket. I can't relate when you talk about the audience like we are all ignorant. Less criticism on the audience and more discussion on the individual dog your demonstrating, please. Thank you for everything you do, your time and your dedication to results. I appreciate you.
Regarding the door method: I live in the country and a car ride is required to get anywhere for reactivity training. I've tried the 'stop and pop' around the car after I get him out, with some success. We also do some circles in the parking lot, if possible. Do you think that is sufficient? I also do the door at the house, but by the time we get to where we are going, I feel I need to start again. Love your videos, and my GS pup sits next to me as we watch!
Love this perfect training, will this work on a 6 week puppy ? I need a pre-leash training
Finally! Someone with a small dog and leash reactivity. THANK YOU, Mr. Beckman! Now, how do I incorporate this with pottying and elimination and a small dog like mine that is in constant prey drive and scent driven?
Thank you for this video! I have a little dog. 7 pds. Peekapoo. Cant get gentle leader to stay on. He pulls and tugs worse than this dog. Chokes himself.. Would love to see more little dog sessions from you. What leashes and collars techniques etc. The stress has stopped our much needed walks.
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for!
Amazing control boss.
Thank you for showing a video out-in- about with normal life distractions.
Great video…. Need to try this today
This is great thank you!
This is great thank you, my dog has such a tiny neck when she is in a regular collar and gets even a small correction, she starts coughing and breathing weirdly. Maybe a sensitive trachea. Is there a way to do this with a harness?
Awesome video!
I have an English springer who is rubbish on her lead. I hate walking her. In the park or beach she is great, checks in and recall is great. I’m going to try this at the front door and start there. I would love to be able to enjoy a walk.
Oh boy, I think I have a bigger problem than I thought! My boy doesn't even really 'check in' with me! Ok. I'm working on it! 🙂🐾
I have an obstinate 7 y/o rescue whippet. I’ve used your loose leash walking method and he’s now mostly, really good. I’m teaching him ‘leave it’ too. All going well. The trouble is, if he sees another dog or if there are a few dogs (on an open green area where we go for part of our walk) he won’t break eye contact. He stares at them. He will look at me when I ask but immediately goes back to staring at them. I find I can fumble about it my treat bag and he homes in on that until we pass the dog and he gets a treat but I would prefer not to have to rely on the treats. Any advice - or do you have a video on it I could study? LOvE your content.
Love to see you works with small dogs. I’d like to learn how to correct dog that weaves left to right on a walk. How important is it to keep the dog on one side? Is it ever okay to let them wander and sniff to their liking?
Awesome as always! Hey the technique is the same! You should make more just like it! 🤣
I’m going to try this method with my GSD he’s is 11 weeks now and he pulls a lot. He’s getting stronger as weeks go by.
Pretty sure he has a few older videos of leash reactive dogs on front correcting harnesses that actually get to meet each other and walk together - parallel walking. They just keep doing 180 degree turns until they stop reading before they can get close enough to meet on loose leashes - has to be loose and 3 second rule. Wanna meet your friend? If they go fwd and start reacting, 180 degree turn, away from the dog, then once good in that direction, turn back towards the other dog. Have done this before and they walked together to the fenced in area where they got to run off leash - but both dogs had muzzles on for protection. They had a ball and no vet visits. Hope that helps.
Joel, this was an excellent video! Do you have any videos about how to train dogs to stop barking at other dogs/people? Thanks for everything you do to help people like me.
I’m planning on making one!
@@BDTraining Excellent! I do recall in the past with my Dobermans, me being very vocal but it didn’t seem to work. I see how you are not afraid to get your point across with your voice and again, I was the same way. I’m thinking by watching some of your other videos that your distraction methods in addition to a loud voice may remedy the situation however I look to the experts like you for the best possible advice. Can’t wait to watch that video you have coming on this. Keep up the great videos!
Oh how I would love to see you with my crazy pulling, barking mini schnauzer 😄 I will def try this !
My dog is bigger and when he growls it's probably louder than this things bark, should I correct growls in this case? 3:50 is what I'm referring to.
Any hints to transition from harness to regular collar? We are adopting 2 one year old dogs that are bonded from their stay at the shelter for the last year. No one would take both of them . They were walked with harnesses there.
Thank you!
Ive been using the stop at the door thing and my two rescue adult chihuahuas wait beautifully (lose leash) until i say let's go 😊
People who see this: No matter what you heard, saw, belive, got told or did until now, FORGET IT and TRUST this man! I've never met him nor have I ever talked to him but I know he is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT right!
This is ALL you need to do if your dog does not behave on leash. I have small but very lively Yorkshire, he's such a good boy, we trained him professionally from the begining to do the basic stuff you want your dog to do, like a sit, lay down, stay and all of that. However, he's a terrier and they are agile and often just want to do their thing instead of what YOU want them to do. So even tho he is a good leash walker in general he every so often tried to fly off or run out the door (or back in) without us telling him to do so. I SWEAR to you, I tried the methods he shows in his videos and my dog instantly understood what's going on. First time giving him the slight pull back on the leash was pretty shocking for him, I could clearly see it in his look, he realized that something was not right there. I did that on ONE walk and belive it or not, after our 20 min. walk he just walked when I did and he stopped immediately when I did. There was almost not pulling and he waited at the door to get in.
OK as I said, he is not a completley untrained dog so all of that was not really new to him but he tends to forget sometimes and that's just briliant to fix it instantly. I didn't had treats with me but you won't need them if your dog already learned that you are the good guy. I just let him know he's the best dog, that's really enough at this point. Remember, you won't get an extra paycheck for doing what you're supposed to do so why would you treat your dog for that reason?
Thank you for this...I feel I’m getting incrementally closer. Been walking my rescue pup twice daily for 6 months and he loses engagement completely, even after stopping, and turning. He becomes very verbal and turns his head behind as I walk away. I feel he just wants to meet dogs, but his demeanor is threatening to other dogs and things escalate. He is otherwise the most lovable pup. Makes walks a bummer sometimes. Would love to experience progress/success. Would love to see your interaction in meeting another dog you don’t know. Happens to us daily.
This is exactly what my little dog does too! I feel like I have my dog's attention when nothing exciting is going on. She won't pull on the leash and she looks up at me. But after seeing another dog she starts barking like crazy! Even when I turn around to walk away she still wants to look behind and keeps barking! It's like she ignores me completely until the other dog totally gone.
And yes! I would love to see a video on small dogs meeting another dog or walking past dogs calmly too!
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Exactly! I would like to see how correct the over excitement when my dog sees other dog and wants to meet and play. Please, please, make more videos about this!
From what I gather, if your dog is in full stimulation mode and already barking and lunging, then in that state they're not even able to hear you. Correcting during the excitement isn't going to do anything, it's before they build up to that. I know it's easier said than done, I'm still trying to get this right but I also have a dog that sees a dog and it kind of starts from that point.
You’ve described what I experience with my rescue Dane. I know he’s a sweetie, but his size and sound of his bark is intimidating to others. I also know he wants to meet the other dogs, but doesn’t know how and I’m not sure how to get him there. These videos are so helpful, but I still have a lot of work to do.
i hope you come back here to see this! what about when your puppy of this size requires a harness. she has a mild tracheal collapse and unsure of how to train her and afraid of hurting her.
The best ! Thanks
I have a 4.5month old and my gf has a 5.5 month old puppy. When they walk separately they are okay, but often times when we walk them together, especially on a hike in the woods, they just want to play fight and wrestle while we are walking. If we separate and have one walk further ahead, the both are just so focused on getting back to the other any kind of listening, treats or with corrections, goes out the window. What’s a good strategy there? Is it to just more thoroughly get the single dog walking behavior closer to perfect?
How do I do this with a dog that's not treat motivated? How do I reward her when she won't take the treat when she acts correctly?
What if my dog doesn’t even look back at me when I do the correction? He just seem to take it like a boss. I don’t really want to correct even harder
I have the same situation, after correcting or stopping and my dog stops too she doesn't automatically look at me so just after the correction I get her to look at me with noises and as soon as she makes eye contact I say good girl and let's go. Hopefully over time (could take months, a year!) she will look at me on her own.
Have you tried just standing there and not moving til he gives you his attention?
Then you need to do more obedience training and socialisation.
People tend to forget that a dog needs structure for training to succeed. Dogs have feelings, dogs have needs. You have to look at the dog as a whole. It's not the same as a video game where you press a certain number of buttons (= training technique) to get a result (= a behaved dog). A dog is not a robot.
I have a podenco (basically a greyhound) and she needs to wear a harness because the odd shape of her head. Is this method effective with harnesses too? Double leash maybe?
Can I just say it? You’re videos are 1,000,000 times better than Zak George’s…. Huge part of it is because you don’t use a harness, you have actual control over the dog.
Bailey is a cutie.
What's the problem with harnesses? Just that it doesn't have the same effect as correcting at the neck? Harnesses are really convenient for small dogs, I pick mine up like a handbag haha
A lot of small dogs cannot have collars due to medical issues. Brachiocephalic dogs like pugs, Frenchies, bulldogs for example, have difficult times with breathing even more so with collars. Yorkies can easily have trachea collapses because of collars. There's good reasons certain breeds can't use them plus it's a lot easier for them to slip out of collars. I'd like to see that addressed and recognized and then shown how to do this with a harness like it's supposed to be with those breeds.
My dog (puppy 6 mos) does not care for the correction. She will keep pulling on her back legs while jumping/whining/yelping. Does this only work with a collar? We use a harness...
Can you do a pop on the leash if they have a harness on ? We where told only harness for the pomeranians
What do you do if after you make the correction and the dog continues to react? I have a 6 month old Cairn Terrier and her reactivity is so bad sometimes. I turn around and walk away when she gets like this, but it takes her forever to stop. I feel like she’s a lot like the little dog that went after your Prince.