SOCIALIZE a DOMINANT REACTIVE DOG IN PUBLIC pt 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 พ.ย. 2021
- Max our young Akita is a very strong and dominant dog. I've been raining him for the last several months and we've been following his training along. Recently we thought to do some real world training and brought Max and Joey to town to do some real world socializing. All can be good in a sterile environment like a park, but we expect our dogs to be able to behave in public. So that's what we did. Within 5 minutes we ran into another very dominant dog that set the training up for some real excitement.
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Is the Fur Saver collar safer for the dog's trachea than a cloth Martingdale?
I've walked my 80lb Shepherd on a prong for 2 yrs and recently found out that it could have caused my GSD's outrageous leash aggression at other dogs. :( (This is the first I've heard of the Fur Saver) Thanks! Great video, thank you! I think I'll join your site.
"We don't even want to meet that dog. That's already a disaster." 😂
That was funny
Love how Robert just sits so cooly in the middle when both dogs start their freak out 😂
Yes! Real life real world scenarios with problem dogs. Love this Robert! More please!
What breed btw
@@veiraiduleeshe2895 that's an Akita
Should've given that lady a business card 😂
I swear, like lady, if he is that big and strong you NEED to see a trainer!!!
Edit:
Not only that, but the dog is also aggressive which is not at all a good mix, she is laughing like it is okay.
Could be a stress reaction. I nervous smile and laugh when im stressed out
@@jusjus8505, Yes, she knew she was on camera.
@@jusjus8505 my thoughts too, just trying to stay social while being under stress
@@christga100 well she clearly needs help, my aunt was going to put her pitbull down bc he was aggressive with her, I sat there and watched how abusive she was to that dog. He could be laying in his bed and if she is upset she will start throwing shit and yelling at him. Smfh, I took that dog and trained him to become a medical alert dog for one of my friends. He recently passed due to heart failure after she went to the hospital and stayed there for months. But overall, you can never really blame the dog, when people have resources to help them. A dog can't walk into a trainers and pay for training.
That lady is way in over her head. She is absolutely clueless and doesn’t know her dog is living a very stressful, reactive life. A trained dog is a happy dog.
Unfortunately most dog owners dont realize this!
Only trainer i see on TH-cam training an akita, real challenge. Great work!
Robert ....the tip of telling the owner to give some more leash and not focus too hard on the perfect heel is gold. thank you. I was guilty of doing that myself.
I have a tendency to do this too I’ve realized.
it's always the dogs with the scarfs on. hahahahah so true
LOL
Reactivity is just so tough to manage. Sometimes I have good days with my dogs and other times they are just on a hair trigger. It’s the one thing I just can’t seem to beat for good.
@@christga100 treats won't do anything to a dog like the one in the video, trust me. He just dosen't feel safe and thinks he needs to protect himself.
@@cretudavid8622 it doesn’t have anything to do with feeling safe. He wants to show he’s the biggest dog on the block.
I am so afraid, I have a 4 months puppy , my biggest fear is he’ll be dog / pol aggressive.
That’s why I have part time job so I can spend the time training my dog in his first years . I have PTSD from my last dog who was so reactive .
@@mihaeladog7187 understandable. One the best things you can do is not to react with fear or apprehension when entering an encounter where you expect that your dog might misbehave. Our dogs can pick up on when we are stressed out or scared, and you don’t want your dog to start following that cue because your dog will turn it into fear reactivity. Just try to stay calm and try out the various approaches from the many trainers on TH-cam. And, if that doesn’t help, it may be a good idea to hire a professional near you.
@@marka1712 so he's not safe his the biggest dog on the block. It's still because he's insecure.
I’ve watched hundreds of trainers over the years & your the first one i love watching work & discuss dogs.
Robert handling the dog with such confidence and calmness makes all the difference. Great video as always!
Really good stuff. All those little details like not letting him pee and why etc are things that might be missing in peoples walks, for us to get a better loose leash and non reactive walking.
We need to see more of these videos to realise that everything is possible
Thanks for showing this Akita training!!! My male has the same features/issues, you help us work through them!🐾🐾🐾
I just love it when you take the leash over. Immediate change in the dog. We too often wanna keep that leash too tight.
That’s my dog exactly (without the barking) but 3 times as heavy. He’s torn both my rotator cuffs, and he’s ALL about marking, hyper scent sniffing and of course HUGE dominance when he sees another dog (and he, also a MAC (I know, you’re a Max 🙂but it’s close) has made walking dreadful. I rescued Mac at around 11 months old, a Cane Corso mix, and the foster pulled a big snow job on me. All she told me was “he’s NOT a dog park dog!” Ya, no kidding. But after a month I realized that giving him back was probably a death sentence for him and I was determined to save him. Well I’ve gone through 5 different ‘trainers’ took what I liked and left the rest, and have been working with him everyday since, he’s almost 3 now. He’s improved in many ways, but whatever happened to him those first few years of life has totally scarred him. I have to walk him at odd hours hoping not to run in to others and he’s isolated me whereby i can’t take a walk in public or go to a new friends house that has a med sized dog or bigger.
I wish you were close by that I could work with you as in this video :(
I feel you so much. My German Shepard mix is exactly like your dog. He’s very dominant, and has actually bitten someone so I can never invite people to my house or get him near other people. I work from home so it’s like we are living in our own little world.
Have you tried joining pack walking? I heard dogs actually really enjoy it (even if they show aggression at first.) I’ve never joined yet, but I’m hoping to find a good trainer who facilitates structured pack walking.
Also prong collar made a huge difference on my dog to the point I don’t have to try my hardest anymore to avoid passing other dogs.
@@mmmbb509 actually i have done that but only with little dogs. I have a friend with 2 Malteses and we meet in the trails parking lot, get out of the cars together and immediately start walking. Then i give m my friend my dogs leash and i her 2 and it works. But I'm scared to death about doing it with any other dog 50# or over :(
The best part of the training session I observed is the loose leash walking by Robert. As a handler, if the dog has freedom of movement but still stays at the 9 0clock position in his own, then it will be a good experience; however, a dog over 50 lbs needs a good active collar with a backup.
Honestly, I always find Robert like a magician. He has this perfect balance between love and discipline that I’m working so hard to achieve with my sweet and dominant husky! Thank you Robert for sharing.
Tack for (..) tipsen !
thank you!
Welcome!
I have to walk two beagles. One is super friendly and wants to play with every dog he sees and the other is terrified of being attacked as he has been in the past. So the one who is friendly gets super excited and the other one gets tense. No two walks are the same. If one is quiet the other pipes up and if the other is quiet the other one starts. Rarely can I walk past a dog without one or both kicking off. I would love to see a video of correcting two dogs on a walk whilst not tripping up over them when they lunge forward.
See I am so glad I know how to train my own dog especially Akitas and Chows, both breeds that are hard to train by yourself. I am blessed to even have multiple proper resources next to me including breeders who are retired from working and breeding said dogs.
3 major points for me in this excellent video: 1) the frustrated/domination peeing/marking after stress. 2) Timing, Leach Technique, amazing difference within same video or sequence even, how Robert's leash technique and focused command/talk/pet/reward in the end is doing magic for that dog. 3) on that note on heeling i think is under appreciated as well, sometimes you have to create some leeway to progress. Thanks!
You are brilliant! Wish I could apprentice with you!
I have an American Akita, thank you for posting. My akita is not fixed and he is very dominant reactive.
I have to say this. This is a beautiful dog. Definitely a GQ of the dog world!
So i hired a trainer last spring. Turned out to be a strictly positive trainer, which I didnt mind too much because i needed work on treats and timing. The email she sent me on how I should work on reactivity, informed me that I should let the dog sniff trees or the other dog's tracks and such to diffuse the builtup charge after an encounter. Dunno if it's just me, but I found that actually seemed to charge her up even more. So I stopped doing that and redirected her energy to obedience instead. If I so much as allowed her to stick her nose to the ground after being near another dog, I lost her focus for a good 10 minutes afterwards.
This is harder than I take care my two nephews and one niece but Robert is the best to control the serious monster Akita and can’t wait to see another video ❤️
Great discussion on territory marking
The video I was looking for
Really good highlight common issues normal ppl have trouble overstanding.
This is spot on what my dog does. Great help.
Real world training, this is what we love to see Rob!
This is one of the most helpful videos I have seen of you. Thank you, Robert! Please more public training sessions!
Yes!! Public training videos are so so helpful
this is what I need for my female Cane Corso from an Animal shelter. She is mild as a lamb with people, but seems to trigger on other dogs, except my male Cane Corso, that she loves.
This is the training i care about most and the type of dog I enjoy working with. It isn’t flashy or fun looking work and onlookers get bothered by corrections but with a powerful animal you have to take control so they can have a chance to change their mind.
Man, the whole thing about letting the dog pee after breaking a dominance scenario really blew my mind. I've never seen or heard that anywhere, but the moment you said that, it's like a light bulb went on inside my brain and I remembered every single time my dog had a reactivity episode with another dog because of his dominance, and in every single one, he went on to mark his territory right after.
This little detail alone convinced me to subscribe to your channel. Really good stuff. I'm going to be including some of the tips in this video as part our training. Thanks a lot!
Great, I love this real-world training particularly with a dog like Akita..Awesome
I noticed when the lady walked by the bench- and his dog was building, he didn’t give a command like ‘leave it’ or ‘sit’. Instead he snapped the leash back as to correct the build.
I used to always do that. It took me a long time, but I learned that for me...that serves to agitate my dog automatically if she’s already building. It’s almost like a cue for agitating my dog.
If Instead I give a calm, firm command immediately and keep walking and loosen the leash completely (if I know there’s safe distance) she calms now. It’s such a quick thing.
I still correct if she ignores the command at that point though. This way she associates the correction with ignoring the command. Like “Hey, I just told you what to do and you didn’t pay attention”- correction coming.
Finally a comment from somebody who understands the dog and how to teach and manage the dominant behaviors they have. It took me a while to figure this out but once I did our whole world changed and “leave it” became the key. It works with everything from sniffing to mark, getting amped up and wanting to attack, to trying to take my other dog’s toy.
Robert, love to see how you help that men handling a tough dog. Mine was exactly the same and i wish id found an person like you over here when i first was looking for a dog trainer. This is exactly what he needs to be a "better" boy. Calm, consistent, with lots or praise and love - establishing a very good "NO" was the key for me and my boy. Wonderful... really appreciate this video - keep up the good work. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
love the logo!!! and the content of course.
Love this real world video! Can't wait to go watch the full video now! I'm definitely searching for more like this on your channel!
Love the video Robert, very well explained. Im always learning something every time i watch
Our dog does it like pub gardens . When we are eating food. He's only 14 month but he's lovely on rds
@Robert, just another great video. Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Love the commentary as you do the session explaining the reasoning behind the methods
Robert...you should have gave the lady a business card..she's in dire straits with her dog. Great video! real word training beats controlled places every time.. stress testing the dog is the best way to see improvements ( that's IMHO 🙏)
That lady might be more than a handful to train from the sound of it lol
Great video! Love the real world training.
Such a good video thank you Robert I’m signing up for your course because of this video
Man, I love Max. What a dork. So happy to see his progress!
Superb material!
Great video, thank you!
Awesome video Robert!
Akita are fighting dogs. He did a pretty good job with it.
Amazing work
I just love the insight of watching Robert train, this was so helpful my Belgium shephard tervuren is a little wary of people especially of men but great with other dogs..covid didn't help with trying to socialise her with people. Thank-you for this video sir.
GREAT VIDEO!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Awesome stuff
Awesome!
Thank you so much for addressing about marking and sniffing! For some reason it’s never talked about by trainers on TH-cam.
I think I’ll join your online coaching.
Please make more videos like this!
This was Excellent Robert!! I have a 13 month old dog like this !!
Great videos!
The immediate marking following a "dominant" encounter was a particularly astute observation - one that I've reflected on, but not quite nailed down in regards to its significance with my own (Czech import) GSD. I'll watch out for that going forward with him.
Also (and having read the comments to date), it is just no picnic dealing with a young dominant dog, especially one that comes from a typically dominant breed. We got our guy at 7 months from the Czech Republic - a WL dog with a strong heritage in Schutzhund/IPO/IGP. I am not in Roberts class, but many remark that I have some skills. Nonetheless it has been TOUGH GOING. It is not just the breed and lineage, but also the age and raging hormones (intact dog). Its an uphill struggle with all that going on. Everyday now (he is 21 months) is a bit better, and I thank Mr. Cabral's guidance, albeit via TH-cam for that. BTW (speaking to another comment), I have decided to neuter as the testosterone driven behaviors are starting to accelerate. Larger dogs need more time for growth plates and other developmental changes to complete. There is a breed - neuter/spay ideal time (months) circulating - I think from UC Davis? Tough decision either which way. Anyway, great video - thank you (and I need to rejoin your members section)!
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Wow... neuter the dog as a way to “adjust” behavior is a terrible idea. If you didn’t want a dominant hard dog why get a working line gsd? Sounds like you don’t have the skills ppl say you do or you’d have already gotten your dog under control after 14 months of training. It takes a commitment like training to be a championship level contender to train a dog such as this. Daily training, proper techniques and professional help not just watching TH-cam videos. No matter how great Robert is you’ll not get it figured out properly or in time for this kinda dog. Also cutting his balls off will not usually “fix” the dominant behaviors you want to “fix”.
@@marka1712 Exactly! In fact, I have seen lots of cases where the behavior gets worse after the dogs is neutered(fear based reactivity etc). I have a 20 month old intact German Shepherd from Germany. He is leash reactive to other dogs. We have been constantly working on this and we are in a much better place now. Sadly, neutering seems to be the solution to every kind of problem in the dog community which is really frustrating.
@@theolivebella agree 100%. I’m not blindly against or for neutering/spaying dogs. But it’s not the answer to bad behavior. That’s just lazy wishful thinking and the dog suffers. If a dog is too much or needs more help and time than you have then just find the dog a proper home. I love my male gsd and he’s the most dominant contrary prick I’ve ever met lol. But we meshed perfectly and the lessons I learned about life and myself from training him are immeasurable. He has gone from “why did I pick this one” to being my closest, most trusted and enjoyable friendship of my life. Ppl that haven’t experienced it will never understand it, I know I didn’t. I got him for all the wrong reasons and thank God I did it I’d still be the same ignorant ass I was 8 years ago.
Great real world lesson
Such a good video 💪
I love how Robert is so calm when the dogs sound like lions 👏🏼👏🏼 energy is everything!
Me too. I wish I could stay that calm but I tense up because I know what’s coming!
Thanks robert. My dogo argentino has a similar personality. He acts almost exactly like max.. Very dominant/excited.
Since I thought my girl leash manners her reactivity got so much better. They feel safe when you tell them what to do!
Great information. I'm dealing with a reactive GSD.
A dominant Akita? You don't say. 😉
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That lady's dog I recognized, same dog as mine (a Kuvasz), very protective. But since 1 week back my chain collar training has made him much more well-behaved.
stay on him. fair structure and corrections will lead to a well behaved dog....
Looked like a Great Pyrenees to me. Which are guardian dogs of flocks of sheep and other livestock.
@@mattspontiacta, could wellbe but looks more like our Kuvasz than a Pyrenees (they are usually a little bigger, like big big teddybears :) ). But I might be wrong as they look quite similar. But looking at the behavious, more like a Kuvasz, they're one of the most protective, and thereforreactive, dogs out there. We've met a few Great Pyrenees, they're like a bit more mellow (not that they don't guard though!).
@@GuitarNewz my neighbor has a GP about 6
houses down from mine.
That dog barks all the time. Will charge you if you walk by with a dog. Thank goodness it is on a strong runner. They keep it inside. Big male at 140 lbs. I talked to the owner a couple times. Dog is a handful like the lady in the video with her GP. They can’t walk it cause they can’t handle it. They walked him when he was a puppy all the time but that was 7 yrs ago. Plus it doesn’t like other male dogs at all. Really any dog.
Good looking dog but it’s a shame they don’t do much with it.
YOU A GOD
Lol. Not a god. Only one, but appreciate your compliment.
I have a one year old KelpieXcollie shes reactive nervous to dogs on walks. This helps a lot
Really enjoyed the real life video. Thank you! You never know who you are going to meet - though if the dog had been a rottie say, pulled her over and came for a fight........could have been big vets bills - but that IS real life and increasingly so, as people do not sort out their reactive dogs, but still take them in public.
I do train my service dogs that they can't react to an aggressive dog kicking off - happens all the time where I live, with mainly small dogs, but I have had one aggressive malli trained for service work almost pull over her disabled owner to fight my rottie service dog - who did not react(Good girl Mazey). Dog I saw muzzled in the park a week later with different people, so I REALLY hope the poor disabled lady did not pay $$$$ for a 'trained' service dog. My really sharp IGP dog, that goes in public parks daily, but has little very close contact with aggressive dogs, for sure would have reacted back if attacked (though I do have control of her.)
Oh wow my dog is exactly like this, always marks on something after similar interactions.
Great video. Lots of information for any dog user in this video. Bookmark it!
Please do more videos with akitas :)
Beautiful Akita, they are not dogs that back down normally lol. The lady seemed nice, but she definitely needs better control with a dog that size or help with situational awareness. Cool channel! 🍻
Hey Robert! I just found your channel last week and love it! I'm learning so much!
So my 3 almost 4 months old malinois will somewhat react this way when approaching other dogs. After talking to the other dogs owners I ask if we can walk with them. After closing the gap and smells he turns into his normal playful self, and we can walk without accident the hole time.
I normally make him sit at my side until they are close enough for me to ask the owner if they are friendly but within 10ish feet is when he starts full "puppy beast mode".
Am I making a mistake by making him sit and wait?
I have a pitbull he is about a year and a half I have been working with him for 2 to 3 months very hard I got him from a friend of mine that passed away I've been working on him everyday I just started to notice yesterday walking him he did that dominating deal then when I kept correcting him he went and pissed on a tree I thought it was okay but seeing this video and you explaining this I am going to walk him here in about 25 minutes and hopefully it will help me and I just wanted to tell you thank you and keep up the good work I just started to watch your videos I am watching so many videos that I get confuse sometimes but I am writing them down so I won't forget who is the real trainers and who is the face LOL want to again thank you keep up the good work
Black face Akita is a beautiful dog
Would like something like this but for fearful young dogs. My pup is just over a year and his obedience is great and typically slips up only due to being fearful. He is intact and I’m working on it but some more tips would be awesome.
Could someone direct me to the full-length video? I love the size and breed of the dog used and the real life example. I also love the comments Robert is making.
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I have a 200# St. Bernard who is starting to get it but still needs work with reactivity towards other dogs - I need a trainer that is willing to go out
in public with me like this guy and help me gain even more control and confidence
Have the same breed he is not as bad as this bear but still a very dominant dog that will fight to death if needs be , i tried to do as much socializing as i can but due to covid it hasn’t been very easy , thank you mr Cabral for the information especially the marking part , his marking of every freakin tree days are over:)
its not an unlikely issue with the breed. there are some that have no issue, but its far and few in between. lack of socialization is a big issue, but the genetics win almost every time. a strong owner can control the dog, but always caution is my advice.
Do have any advice for when the dog is at home and barks and jumps when people or other dogs walk passed your home
I have the same problem
I would love to know the type of collar he is ussing for that dog is like a chain?
akitas are so gorgeous
I have been watching some of the videos and have noticed that the Akita in this video labeled aggressive has been in other videos since a puppy. Tell me how the training methodology that creates an aggressive dog after being in this training program since it was several months old is a good thing? And the dog is not good on leash either. I think I will stick with trying non-aversive training. Thanks.
Very interesting about the marking after an encounter like that. With my male, after an encounter with a dog like the one in the video, he does the dominant peeing thing. I’ve only been allowing him to do it if he shows good impulse control and keeps a loose leash by my side. I wonder, is this helping reward appropriate behavior or not?
I'm curious to see the progress with this Akita. My akita just turned a year old and he's dog reactive, mostly in our neighborhood. His reactions are much more extreme than this akita though. I'm curious why the prong was removed but the fursaver (choker?) was used instead.
Sty posted.
Robert Cabral, Your work is always phenomenal! Once again Great! I hope you can answer this question because it is important. You mention that this dominant dog was just neutered and he will still "have that personality for awhile!" This is something I've heard often but there are so many studies and opinions and conflicting information about this! It is often said that dominant and/or aggressive dogs can often get worse with an increase in nervousness due to the lack of the testosterone he is used to and gave him confidence. I'm so torn if I should neuter my IPO male dominant Male on male Mali and I can't seem to get a straight answer anywhere on this! Can you point me in the right direction as to where that idea comes from? Thanks kindly and keep up the great work!
It can. Females are more likely to get aggression issues after fixing. If a male is dominant the neuter takes the edge off. It does not cure aggression.
If he's not sniffing what is he getting from the walk? Is he happy anyways?
What's a 1st saver collar? Ahhh...a Fur Saver! I never try one of those.
Great video!
My dog keeps sniffing and marking during walks. How do I balance correcting his sniffing-marking behaviors all the time to letting him just sniff around as dogs normally would?
I have taught a release command so they know when to be in work mode/engagement mode, and when they are allowed to pee/sniff. I use “ok” for my dogs.
Don't let him ever pull on the leash it will really hurt you. Let him free but don't let him pull on the leash.
Man that other lady's dog has 0 control. It will provoke any other dominant dog.
What collar did they switch too after removing the prong ?
Fur saver
I have so many questions after watching this video. I've always thought that my dog is fearful due to negative experiences in the past but know I'm starting to think he might be also dominant. He usually gets along with females and young puppies (both males and females) but is aggresive towards some adult males. And that pssing after encounter thing is always there. So may questions are can his aggression be modifed without neurturing him and when can I let him go potty after an encounter (our walks are also potty walks since we live in an appartment).