How important is it to you that your dog listen to you off leash when distracted in an uncontrolled environment? I’ll show you how we approach this type of training without the use of any physical punishments/corrections!
It was so important but we never got there. We tried everything but we just can’t get her off lead. She’s so smart and kinda evil. Like when I take her out hiking on the long lead, she’ll go under something I can’t get under, wait for me to be off balance or not holding the lead and then BOLT. She can only remember her training outdoors if she’s already tired. But she gets car sick so we have to walk her anywhere we take her. So we just live with it now 😂
It’s super important especially when less responsible owners haven’t I want to atleast be able to have my dog come back to me if a situation with another dog becomes to much and the other owner can’t see that or just dosnt care 🤷♀️ that way I can act as some sort of barrier if the other dog still isn’t called back or isn’t responding to its commands
I have a 10-mth-old Bernese Mountain Dog and since she'll end up big and very strong I've been teaching her good lead manners for months. I started teaching her 'stop!' a while back while walking on a short lead and gradually worked up to using it when the lead was loose, and on her long lead as well. She's actually fairly responsive off lead now, and will actually stop most of the time if I ask. On-lead, her stop/wait is just about perfect, and one of our favourite street walks I now only use the long lead as she's doing so well at being able to stay near me and sensible. If she goes too near a kerb or a corner I can't see around she will quite reliably wait when asked. We've worked hard and I'm really proud of her!
I've never read a book so fast! th-cam.com/users/postUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU Learning about his dogs and experiences was just the icing on the cake - bed this book through and through. We're working with our new pup and Brandon's advise was just what I needed. Wish he'd just come and train for me haha but it's good for us and happy to have this new set of tools to use on our pup.
So, I guess this is your response video to Dog Daddy after calling you out for leaving a comment in one of his videos. His comment was a little tongue and cheek. If you think his methods are wrong and abusive, please show pet parents the correct way. A better video would be going to a shelter and finding the most aggressive dog about to be euthanized and rehabilitating him. From what I gather, dog daddy is their last resort. Many owners tried positive training methods with little to no success. He deals with 1000s of extremely fearful and aggressive dogs, and the results speak for themselves. The only people who ever criticize him are trainers and dog behaviorist, never the clients
Agree 💯 > the dogs he works with appear to be puupies-low energy dogs!! Fearful - reactive dogs would not respond to playing frisbee> Love Dog Daddy!!!
I think the truth is, force free and force work. The big question is more one of morality: is it ever okay to exert force over your dog, if there are other force free methods to derive at what you want from them? In my opinion, the big thing these dog trainers miss is the need to train hyper aggressive dogs on a short time scale. You can make a dog that's not safe to be around people even on leash good enough to take around the park in one session using a leash, for all dogs. Maybe it's true for some dogs that force free methods can work just as fast but generally those dogs are already easily trainable by their owners watching TH-cam and reading online; looking for the least questionable cuddly ways to train a dog, which they find and rightfully do so those dogs never become a problem. Frankly if your dog can be trained like that, it should be. But I don't believe any dog is bad, so the most important thing, bar none, is that dogs are trained to be safe around people as fast as possible if they are aggressive to save their life and protect people (children especially) Delaying the training of an aggressive dog, for any reason, is negligent and dangerous. Owners who cannot donate long hours to train their dogs with force free methods still have a right to own dogs. (more specifically, you can't stop them, many people aren't wise in regards to the time and money a dog takes before they get an attachment to one) It's truly sad to me people consider killing/donating to kill shelters their dogs before daring to try corrective training. Those dogs just need to be safe around people, no matter how much "trauma" it takes getting them there in the worst case. It's not a choice, in my opinion, to lock your dog up for weeks indoors working with force free methods while they're a danger to you and others that entire time. You should just put a leash and maybe a prong collar on it if really needed; and do corrective training like our ancestors have for thousands of years, aided by modern science and conscious to do it correctly with as minimum period of stress for the dog as possible, which will probably just be one involved session followed by some occasional correction with the collar and voice. If your dog acts happy, it's happy, and trust me you'd know if a dog slipped into a total depression after one training session. But shockingly there's not hundreds of complaints online about depressed dogs after dog daddy training, I wonder why. Once they learn, they won't do the things that lead to corrective training and they'll feel at ease with you. The idea that a dog has like some ability to hold a real grudge or trauma against a person who feeds and pets them all day after one "rough" training session involving stuff like pulling them towards you, giving them a few collar/leash tugs and/or a "SHUSH" when they start to misbehave, well, I find it absurd and I would need to see very strong evidence proving it. If I'm wrong, I really wanna know why. It's not good enough, in my opinion, that we're just supposed to trust that force free methods are always superior in every circumstance. It is important for the dogs that we get this exactly correct in all dimensions; so I will not just be complacent as people abuse dogs and pretend it's their good nature on either end of the argument. I want to see a detailed, journalistic video going through not just the studies but also interviewing real world dog trainers and their experiences on both sides of force and non-force methods.
Seems like you are more about tips and tricks. Are you saving dogs so they're able to stay with their families instead of the worst happening to them...being euthanized!!!! Your stuff is basic every dog loves to "sniff around and explore!" That is a given! I don't like your attitude toward Dog Daddy at all! You're rude to call out his amazing methods of training and if you weren't so jealous of him you would have been MATURE AND NOT EVEN SAID A WORD TO HIM!! Dog Daddy SAVES not just PLAYS with the dogs he helps! So sad you are like you are! #dogdaddyisamazing❤️
@Easyrider I completely agree! He knows he couldn't work with the dogs Dog Daddy works with! I won't be watching him anymore either I unsubscribe his channel too! Thanks for the comment! Peace ✌️
I would be curious to see how your dog generalizes the frisbee training “stay” to other situations like you mentioned chasing a car, or even more so a rabbit or squirrel near a busy street away from you during an unexpected event that triggers her prey drive in a different sight picture. I think that getting the dog to stay during frisbee just becomes part of “the game” but when you are not in the context of the same game, it will become a much truer testament to your demonstration. It may give owners a false sense of confidence if they are able to teach their dog this same game of stay to realize severe consequences in the time an emergency stay or recall is needed and the dog chooses not to listen
Also, I would like to see Zack with some other breeds of dog. Border Collies are incredibly bright and easy to train, and he's been training her from a puppy. I would like to see him train a more belligerent and independent breed, which does not have a high prey drive or bothered about treats, to see what results he got.
Not gonna lie, Inertia stopping and not pursuing the frisbee is still stupidly impressive to me. I have always known you are a great trainer but seeing these advanced steps in action was amazing. Keep fighting the good fight!!
Really? I rescued a dog from behavior euthanasia and she learned that in a couple of months. I do not profess to know everything about training every dog.
Will Atherton talks a lot about teaching the dog to understand that they will get everything they want, as long as they look to their owner for guidance. I started teaching my pup to leave things alone if they dropped on the floor near her after she gobbled up a cooked chicken bone on a walk, and because she always gets a reward before long she was able to catch on quite quickly.
Zak I know you've been getting some hate so I just want to say that I appreciate you so much. When we adopted our rescue dog Felicity 5 years ago I immediately started training her with the help of your videos. Felicity was very timid and we had to take training super slow. When Felicity didn't know what I was asking of her she would become fearful and back away with tail tucked. This lead me to believe that she may have had some punishment based training in the past (she definitely knew some commands). Your videos really helped me be better aware of Felicity's emotional state. 5 years later and she has gained so much confidence through positive reinforcement training. Thank You Zak!
Hes been getting hate because he went on another trainers TH-cam channel (the Dog Daddy) and talked 💩about him and his training techniques. THAT is why he is getting hate. This guy Zak, who I've never even heard of before all of this, is the one who started it. Now he is paying for it. It's his own damn fault. When you Bully someone there is karma to pay. He's getting his karma now. I bet he never bullies another dog trainer again.
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 Did you bother to read my comment before trolling? Clearly I'm 100% with Zak on positive reinforcement training and have followed him for years. Maybe you'd like to share the comment where he "bullied" someone rather than just stating your opinion. I'm still not sure why you felt the need to comment any way...
I always learn something from your videos. You'll get a chuckle to know that since I don't have a dog, I have used your methods to train my 13 year old cat to come and sit. She is a shelter adoptee with PTSD, so positive reinforcement is the only option for her. p.s. - Victoria is becoming such a gorgeous girl!
I’m sure with positive reinforcement we can teach anything to a puppy, but not many dog breeds can do what a BC does, they’re smarter than a lot of dog trainers out there! 😂 Inertia could learn way more than heel or fetching a frisbee. Border Collies are amazing dogs! They thrive working.
My brother used the same method. Such a much better way to train a dog, with respect to their nature and understanding of their needs while having expectations.
Zak, its an inspiration to see you train all your dogs without any punishment. The problem is that corrections are easier, and lots of stupid people have dogs. So better let trainers show them short cuts than the dog suffer mental abuse from frustrated owners or just get put in a shelter or worse ..
I started some time ago thinking of my dog as a two year old. Everything changed after that. I stopped having expectations of her and started understanding that she’s really only doing the best she can. All frustrations have vanished from my training. My dog has taught me to be far calmer person in everything I do. You can get the absolute best out of you dog with zero force.
Unsubscribe to teach him how to behave. Maybe he won’t attack other trainers in the future. What a career killer that was. I hope he goes out of business.
To be honest both places you showed your dog listening well were VERY controlled. One area was fenced and very calm and the other literally only had you in the entire area. I think you're being criticized for not being able to handle a challenged dog in a more realistic uncontrolled environment. What you've shown here doesn't even address that
@@GrandisSilva He should have directed us to watch one of the videos he's handling a challenged dog then because this video doesn't seem like he comprehends the criticism he's facing
Sad that people are continually accusing you of not being able to train your dog simply because they feel attacked and annoyed by you sharing important information and messages about dog psychology and behaviour. It’s ridiculous, you’re obviously incredibly dedicated and talented and have trained dogs that aren’t even your own dogs extremely well in short amounts of time. Keep up the great work Zak!
I wonder if part of it might be that Zak actually shows when things don't go according to plan. When he makes a mistake, or needs to try a different tactic. A lot of trainers just show the positive progress as if nothing ever goes wrong and it's all really easy, but Zak's videos are perfect for those who aren't experienced and need to know that sometimes you seem to be going backwards even when you're on the right track.
There is legitimate criticism of the arguments he's presenting as well as the flaws in the survey studies he uses to justify his position while ignoring the plethora of actual studies that refute his claims. It'd be nice to see him actually have a discussion with Cabral. Cabral offered 1000 dollars to zak's charity of choice to have a discussion. Hopefully he takes him up on the offer.
You don't need to prove yourself to anyone. Many people who watch your videos and have tested your method on their own dogs, know that your method works, including my self. I am training my 3 yr old pit-lab mix, who is anxious and used to react with whatever the stimulation that crosses his way, and now he is so calm, and he is not as reactive as before. We are slowly working on his reactivity, but he is progressing pretty good.
We’ve had tried many methods from a few popular TH-cam trainers. Yours is totally working with our BC. We are so happy and relieved. Going out now is so much fun and it’s so beautiful to watch our Junies progress 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Bless you Zak 🙏🏼
Keep in mind not all balanced trainers or advocates think you cannot train dogs. I have a crazy dog reactive pit/gsd/rott mix and have watched all videos on your series featuring George and Moira. There is a lot of good information regarding positive reinforcement in those videos and I have definitely implemented several of your techniques. Having said that, I have kept an open mind and have read and watched videos from other balanced trainers and have found some of their techniques equally helpful. This does not mean that my dog is being tortured or harmed in any way and I have found he has learned a lot by using a combination of positive but with corrections such as a verbal "no" and a leash tug (martingale, slip, or prong depending on situation). We are 5 months into training our dog and have seen a lot of slow but steady improvement. When we first got him, he would react to a dog 100 yards away. With our trainer, we have him within 20-30 yards away from another dog with less reactivity but he is very inconsistent. Again, we are using mostly positive in our training with some corrections. Keep in mind also that my dog is NEVER corrected for reacting and NEVER for a behavior or command he does not already understand. When he reacts, its a 180 and a reset, then try again trying to keep him under threshold then lots of engage/disengage, give space, and praise. This is what most balanced trainers do. We decided to use a prong collar because controlling a reactive 70 lb pit mix with crazy drive, that is lunging, spinning, and out of his mind did not respond to a harness, martingale, slip, treats alone, toys, redirection, or anything. He still reacts on the prong but he is much easier to control and reset so he can learn. I can assure you it is not destroying our relationship and if anything it has only grown. To be fair, there are many trainers that call themselves "balanced" but are anything but. We experienced this with our first trainer who was a "yank and crank" on a slip lead guy that thought having my reactive dog 10 feet from other barking dogs while mine was going ballistic with the trainer yanking him so hard my dog was gagging was going to fix my dog. That was awful to watch and we never went back to him again. These are the trainers we all need to be calling out. Abuse and poor training techniques are very obvious when you see and experience it. As many have stated it is not the tool that is the problem, it is the trainer that is the problem. I am sure you will just come back and cite "the Science says..." argument but remember science is almost NEVER truly objective and contains the biases of those conducting the studies. Further just because you have "evidence", how do you know you have ENOUGH evidence to support the claims behind these studies you keep citing? I think the bear example is ridiculous in this argument and you stated in a response it was 4 of 8 bears that were under positive reinforcement training successfully and that there were no follow-up studies. Is this just confirmation bias then? Is it possible that those conducting those studies injected their ethical and political biases into the studies you keep citing? In my opinion there are NO absolutes in life (well, taxes and death I guess) so to say aversives are NEVER necessary in ANY situation just does not sit well with me. It does not seem logical. Anyways... I don't think you are a bad trainer and I think you have a lot to offer in terms of positive reinforcement training. I hope you continue to focus on that and chill on the use of aversives as it is becoming to look really arrogant on your part. I certainly do not claim to know everything and I continually make mistakes and I think that holds true for all of us. We should all take a step back and realize we have a lot more in common that many think. Oh, I did watch the video and I think Inertia is doing great and you have done a good job with her.
I agree Leslie. I actually trained my dog 90% of the way using hundreds of Zak's videos. I think his methods are wonderful and effective. She knows 25+ tricks, some are intermediate/advanced level. But as Zak mentioned in videos, sometimes balanced methods can take less time...which for those of us who arent full time dog trainers is something that is helpful. The only thing I havent trained my dog to do is to not be reactive to other dogs, and to not pull on leash which I'm sure I could train normally if I had unlimited time and tons of other dogs to work with. I'm now working with a balanced trainer who I told I do not want to use choke chain, prong collar, ecollar etc. We are working with body pressure/leash pressure as well as being unpredictable in walking direction (which I have seen from Zak) for the pulling issue and exposing to other dogs in a neutral walking environment for the reactive issue. I think if we are 90% positive reinforcement only, and not using physical pain/discomfort in any way for the balanced part, we'll be alright :)
We have a 92lb APBT/American bully mix and use a front-attach blue 9 balance harness. It's the best thing we ever bought for her. She was so reactive she couldn't restrain herself from lunging even in a gentle leader, and bout snapped her neck. It wasn't safe. We can even lift her front half with the body harness if necessary but we don't need to anymore unless something extremely distressing happens. Nothing hurts her or is uncomfortable
@@PokiSaiyu my 10 mth old Bernese is going really well on lead. I work and don't have heaps of time for training but consistency is key. Also for me, I know I need to work out what my rules and cue words are before I expect behaviours of her! Sometimes I get distracted or muddle my words which obviously doesn't help. So work out what you want to use as cues/reminders first. I've done LOADS of stopping, turning the other direction, and little leash pops when she pulls. If she's really distracted we might be doing those multiple times in a few minutes and barely proceeding anywhere, just going back and forth. But it's important to show the dog that you simply won't accept pulling. If they pull, they just do not get to go where they want. Will Atherton has some great loose lead videos - I love his methods. I say 'Uh-uh' at the same time as a lead pop, so she associates the sound with needing to relax. I also say 'easy' and give lots of praise when she gets it right. Plus, she always has to sit and wait before we cross a road. I added in 'cross' to further help her regulate her impulses. Now, when we get to a kerb, often I just stop and wait and she'll remember to sit without me saying anything. There's always lots of 'Yes! Good sit. Yes! Good wait. Good girl, good wait...cross!'
I like that you show your dog not always listening. This is real life. Sometimes you have to try multiple things before you can get things to work. Training is rarely instantaneously absorbed. It usually takes time and repeated exposure before a dog knows what to do or what's expected of them, and every dog has different challenges.
You've been making videos for years and years going over the foundations. It's been really nice to see you showing where those foundations can lead if a person is willing to continue nurturing what they started. This content is great. (Even if it took some trolls to push you to show off a little 😉) Showing the lifestyle is key.
I didn't even know there was a controversy between purely positive training and balanced training, until recently. I saw a user point out that a collar and a leash, in and of themselves, is adverse to dogs, restricting them in a negative way, because dogs want to be unfettered. So there really is no such thing as positive only dog training. It can't be possible. Which is a very peculiar thing, when you really consider it, critically. A crate, a room, a door, a house, a fence, all of these situations are negative restrictions/confinements that, if given the choice, a dog would certainly not want to be bound to, but the facts cannot be denied, dogs left unchecked with restraints and force, will bite and kill other animals and also people, so the stakes are high and the people that beLIEve in positive reinforcement only cannot train dogs without negative reinforcement and certainly with the limited controls of a collar, a leash and confinement, they cannot effectively correct or change a highly aggressive dog into a peaceful animal that can be trusted around strange dogs or other triggers. They bite, draw blood, tear flesh and kill. That's what they are designed to do, duh.
Your dogs are so lucky to have you as a responsible owner. Your dogs have had their confidence brought forward. And they have a willingness to please without fear or confusion. Wish the rest of the world was that easy. As a professional dog groomer, i use the gentlest methods of training. And 98% of the time, it works very well... However, every so often, some absolutely spolied monster comes along and is dangerous not only to me but to themselves as well. That's when i have to break out the power steering and attention-grabbing techniques.
I have three dogs, all trained with force free methods as a guiding philosophy. Two out of three can run off leash in our yard no problemo. The third is a rescue with a bite history, and she can make others nervous, so for good measure she’s always on a long line, but she probably has the most solid recall out of the three of them.
@@everywherebutthesea6538 I’m not certain that I fully understand. Dog #3 can be off leash and does get off leash time, just not in our yard. I’d say that a 50 foot line is pretty darn close to the same thing.
Run off leash in your yard?!? Ummm, I'm pretty sure anyone's dog can run off leash in their yard. If you want your dogs to run off-leash in dog parks or beaches, etc you need to watch some of the Dog Daddys videos. Watch how he walks his whole pack of German Shephards off leash. He doesn't even have to call them because they are constantly checking on him and if he starts to walk the opposite way they all come running after him. Best dog trainer ever AND he saves thousands of dogs lives at local dog pounds that are about to be euthanized because they are too aggressive, they go on to lead normal happy lives after being adopted and he does that FREE OF CHARGE!
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 I have no clue who dog daddy is, and I don’t really care about who he is, what he does or doesn’t do. All I know is that dogs are social, sentient beings and the more I learn and read from all kinds of sources, the less I feel at ease justifying the purposeful use of strong aversives. I know a guy who has a 7 month old German shepherd. He started using a prong on him at 5 months for no reason other than he hoped to have a ‘well behaved’ dog in a short time. I actually took the dog for a few walks with just a harness and he did fine for a 5 month old, with daily practice he would’ve gotten a nice heel walk within a few months, but he bought the prong after seeing it being used by popular online trainers. The dog lacks a lot of confidence and often gets beat up by others. I am positive that it’s because the owner never allowed the dog to build confidence (pre-prong he was fine and very sociable). Source - I manage a dog daycare and training facility. Also, to those who live and die by the use of aversives with no desire to learn otherwise, I always remind them that zoos train huge potentially dangerous mammals with clickers… why, because death would almost be guaranteed if you were to get on a tigers bad side.
I'm only in the beginning of the video, but I must stop and compliment how well behaved Inertia is! I know she had problems in the past with food and guarding it Sharing the snuffelmat with Veronica like that ❤️ She's a wonderful big sister. Goes to show, love, bonding, training and patience, make one hell of a sweet and goodgirl!
We have overcome every significant issue she’s ever had and she has passed with flying colors. I was very transparent about the issues we faced and how I addressed them. Thank you so much for this.
@@zakgeorge why don't you show yourself training a super aggressive dog that is about to be euthanized at the local dog pound. And then saving its life so that it can go on to be adopted and lead a normal happy life. You know, like the Dog Daddy does everyday!
I posted a bit of a negative comment a couple of weeks ago, but zI have totally turned around. This stuff really works and it really fosters a positive relationship with my dog. I have a six month old border collie pit bull mix . She is really full of juice, but a joy. One of the commands I picked up from you is “look at me.” She does something I’ve never seen before. When she looks at me she stares right into my eyes and doesn’t break the gaze! She also tries to herd me as I walk around the house and looks up at me as she follows me around right at my feet. Is that a border collie thing? BTW, Sadie loves your videos and watches intensely when I have them on the big screen.
What am I missing here? The video talks about how you trained Inertia to be off leash, but clearly you don’t trust her, or your training. When did fenced areas, long lines and flexi leads became off leash?
It’s also called respecting others. Personally, as a dog person, I feel uncomfortable going to a crowded public park or whatever and running into an off leash dog, even if he is ‘friendly’. I dont trust others enough to think that they will be able to handle their dogs. I have much more respect for the dog owner who has their dog on a long line. In return, I offer others the same kind of respect. My dogs are all really reliable off leash in most circumstances that they encounter on a day to day basis, but I respect others, so besides my yard or when we go out into the woods, they are on leashes or longlines
Anyone who watched you with Inertia from Day 1 can see what a brilliant trainer you are as she was not the easiest of pups. I am using your methods for my girl, and although at times it can be challenging overall it is immensely rewarding. I am so grateful for all your training videos. Keep up the great work.
Yes, me too. Trying to train our lively Jack Russell with Zak has taught me a lot about how dogs are and about myself. I never realized how impatient I am and trying to understand another creatures point if view actually opens windows into another world. She's walking nicely now...
Hey Zac, I have nothing but praise for your TH-cam channel and it’s content. I don’t understand what has caused you to be so worried or sad but suspect you have been singled out by bots or just plain unpleasant people. Thanks to you and your positivity, my sweet pup has grown into a very pleasant, excited, eager, and happy companion. We are not finished learning together but thanks to your help, we are on the right path. I look forward to every one of your posts so please keep them coming.
@@WeeTheSheeplebut...by commenting here you're engaging with the content and are therefore supporting the channel. Wouldn't it make more sense to just ignore Zak and spend that time actively supporting other trainers?
Zak. Can I just say you are a very good dog trainer in your own right. Your methods work on so many dogs, including my own for many things. However, not all dogs learn just from a reward. Not all environments are as chill as the ones you showed your dog in. Not all dogs have a crazy play or food drive like I bet your dog does as a border collie. Where I live I cannot allow my dogs to make a big mistake when outside. It could cost them their life. We use management skills so much, but sometimes a quick leash pop is better than having my dog rush into a road, or other dangerous behaviors. We did not use aversive until my dog was around year old. We bought her at 8 weeks and started working so hard with basic pos reinforcement methods. She still gets worked for her food so often. She gets multiple rewards during training. She just also gets a leash pop on occasion for her own safety in an uncontrollable environment. We live near a train station where we work often. We get big freight trains there often. If we are training on the platform (ten feet away from where the train tracks) I have to trust her behaviors completely. And my way for that, based off my own research, is to have her in a stay. She can stay for minutes at a time due to pos reinforcement methods she has learned with. However, if she were to break a stay while the train was going by, I wouldn’t just ignore it, or lure her back into it. She would get a leash pop and a reminder on her cued position. If she could not do this and continued to break it, instead of correcting her multiple times, I would realize that maybe it was too much pressure in that place and move away to practice something else at a further distance from the train and therefore safer. She is also learning to work on an e collar layered in with her already well proofed behaviors for off leash work. She works on a 2-3 out of 127 levels. I can’t feel it until a 13 or so. She doesn’t even react to it besides turning back to me when it is pressed. She loves it because she gets to go chase leaves with it and hike outside or play fetch in a field. It is not a mean tool for her. Oh and she is learning scent work with a clicker and her breakfast each morning. She is getting rewarded and shaped for every small behavior she does that I want while in this training. She does not get corrected for this because she is still learning it and it is meant to start out as super fun. Eventually she might get the e collar layered in for some off leash scent work reliability. But not until she knows it perfectly and has been doing it for months properly. Please understand that some people use these tools bad, I am not disagreeing with that, however these tools can save dogs lives if done right. Also I would love if you talk to Robert. Or do a shelter video together where you train shelter dogs and discuss methods and we can really see who is working better with what dogs. I think you both are great trainers and should just do something and then set this aside so we continue with the real mission in dog training, the DOGS!
But they are always always on leash , I enjoy my dog running free over and under fallen trees , I don’t want her to get tangled , I want her to run as fast as possible as far as she wants . This is important to me and that’s why I chose ecollar training. And my dog is happy (you can see on my channel ) and I have peace of mind that she will come back when needed
Same thing why my dog is learning e collar work. We live where a long line isn’t the best for off leash work in some environments. Therefore e collar pops on and she is learning with that.
Well done with Inertia. I am a balanced trainer. I still wouldn't let my dog off leash necessarily without some way to flawlessly keep them safe. I'm simply too aware of dogs being animals with minds of their own. But I feel I should point out that the whole argument for balanced training has never been "You should never use rewards." I don't know but I kinda feel like positive only people go that route too often. It's just I want to have safeguards in place so I can keep my dog safe.
Same thing here. My dog is balance trained. She didn’t have a corrective collar on until she was around 8 months old and we had already taught everything in a way very similar to what zak does. She does have a prong collar now but only to help enforce behaviors she already knows, especially when her treats don’t motivate her enough in a given situation.
@@miratraven5755 same. I think we have more in common with the positive only people than they know... I have seen a major gap between what they often say we do with our dogs and how we actually train.
@@shepherds.pie.youtube YES! I always reward a shape behaviors to start out! I am way more LIMA (check that side out if you haven’t heard of it, good examples are McCann dogs on TH-cam and sailor jerri on instagram) then most balanced people. And I am a little more balanced than the ff crowd. And that is not the balanced community saying never reward. Those are traditionalist trainers and compulsion trainers like that fake out dog daddy. I reward the heck out of my dogs. I bring food almost everywhere. I work with my dogs food so much. But my dog is also on a higher level of correction collar when outside training because we live in an area where I really cannot control anything around us. It helps my dog stay in good manners and remember that she is training. But that is all. She loves her collar and loves putting it on cause she knows we go out.
@@miratraven5755 I'm exactly the same! That's the problem with pigeon holes like that I guess. We get grouped in with people like the dog daddy and shield k9.
@@shepherds.pie.youtube yup. And those people are just not who I like. It really sucks cause only people like you and me understand that. I wish more balanced people were like us, and more ff people understood that we are not shitty people who abuse our dogs. Also do you have an insta handle? I would love to follow you and your dog on it. Mine is a private so I can’t share it.
I’ve been training my first ever dog, a shiba inu on top of it, with the help of your videos. They are great, he learned everything so fast! I still struggle with come in distracted environments. I am hoping that one day I’ll be able to trust him off leash. He’s currently 9 months old. I also read your books! I hope that one day my dog and I will be able to meet you guys!! If ever you come to Montreal let me know 😊
2:30 nope. Ive taught my dog to “leave it”. Communicating that what ever they’re interested in is none of their concern and should stay focused on me. I was able to get her reliably off leash since she was 1 yr old. Literally 1 aversive correction after 6 months of teaching her what is to be expected in public. All of this “positive only” ideology is very classist. I only ever see ppl from big cities pushing this. Acting as tho there are no rural dogs that have major dangers to contend with that cant be cookied away. And almost everyone on Reddit or Facebook that complain that aversives are animal abuse usually have a laundry list of issues they post to dog advice pages. No big shock they don’t know how to train dogs.
how bout wales banning ecollars then seeing sheep worrying skyrocket and people shooting dogs to save their flocks. Farmers and responsible dog owner association lobbied to remove ban just a bit ago and Politicians say the collars hurt the dogs, so they won’t remove the ban. literally would rather the dogs and sheep keep dying than admit they were wrong
@@statistic420 Here in France, there's a bill before the Senate to ban e-collars and prong collars. it will probably pass and become law even though it is the stupidest bill ever proposed. I have saved quite a few doggos using these great tools, dogs who would have otherwise been euthanized. Sure, in the wrong hands, they can be used to hurt a dog but in that case, they should also ban sticks and booted feet.
We are getting our new puppy in a week and have been watching the reality dog training videos. Very excited to put everything into practice but I know that I will need to be patient and persistent. Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work!
Zak, I agree with so many others....ignore the haters! You were the first online trainer I ever paid any attention to BEFORE I was gifted my Havanese puppy when she was 9 weeks old. Inertia's series got me hooked and I still go back to her videos when I need to back up and reinforce Pita's training. At 65 I never thought I would be so successful with my own training efforts. Thank you for everything you've shared with us and whatever you have planned to come. I'll be watching and learning.
I’ve never had a trainer so the internet has been very helpful especially your channel. I’ve even sent your channel to friends with reactive dogs as well, because you’ve shown so many different kinds of dogs. Thank you so so much for the work you both put in for us and the dog you help.
Your channel was the first to come up In searching puppy training, I’ll be adopting one tomorrow and am determined to binge watch all of your videos over the next few days while working with him! This was so incredible to watch and I cannot wait for this journey with Bowser. ❤ Thank you for creating content that is easy to follow the step progression, I feel confident in my quest to train him now.
My 5mo Ozzy loves his snuffle mat and his puzzle. Toys oh we have so many toys and his own basket for them, he loves to dig into the toy basket. We started off leash training at home in our partially fenced in yard.
It’s like the parent of a well behaved child teaching you how to parent. I want someone capable of dealing with extreme issues not mild mannered dogs , that doesn’t show the worst case scenario
If that is your standard, it explains so much. You are training in an area I would train a puppy who knows nothing. This is nothing. A bike rolling by 100 feet away or a drone flying, those aren’t high level distractions. Especially for dog in drive. Look at your dogs and look at Ivan’s. Look at Ice. Do you really think inertia is trained to the same standard?
In most of your uncontrolled environments in this video there is not a person or animal in sight. Then, where there are children playing nearby, like with Veronica and she starts barking at them, she is not told to come and stay by your side, instead, you try to distract her with a frisbee. Sorry but that is an uncontrolled dog.
I critcized your content and what you say several times on insta. But I think you are a good trainer not only for dogs but for people as well. You show them easy ways of teaching basic behaviour and that's all what most people need. It's also fun to watch.
Hey Zak! love this video, would you mind going into more detail on the heel and stay commands and the process through training off leash and when is right to let them off and that kinda process?
For my own dog. If he doesn’t listen when in the backyard then the next few times he goes outside he is on a long line and it’s attached by the back door so he can’t get away from me. And he listens always on the long line. Basically being off leash even if a fenced area to begin with is a privilege and as long as he is responding he can stay off leash. In new places he needs to be desensitized first on a leash before he can be off and if he listens on the leash then I’ll maybe try off leash I’d definitely do that in a fenced area first. And if at any point he doesn’t listen he goes back on the line
Desensitizing to different places and sounds is a huge part of it. And the desensitization is also good when teaching stay He has lots of older videos on teaching stay. I prefer his videos from 5-6 years ago because they seem to have more little details so people who don’t work with dogs everyday can understand them better He’d also have heel ones Just look up zak George stay or heel training and pick some from a few years ago
@@totztonyou know the dogs from dog daddy only listen because he makes them be afraid of doing mistakes? If you know body language you can see they were trained with pain or fear
@@totztonyou know the dogs from dog daddy only listen because he makes them be afraid of doing mistakes? If you know body language you can see they were trained with pain or fear
Zak, your good attitude is so appreciated. You keep me watching because you are not overly critical of others all the while giving dissenting opinions. Good job! You deserve a treat!😁 ...see what I did there?😉
Not critical of others?!? Yet he goes on other dog trainers channels and put them and their techniques down. That isn't being critical of others?! You guys obviously don't know this guy very well. He is a bully 💯. And wants ALL the attention for his own, even if it's a particular genre of dog training that he doesn't even do or know how to do. Put your money where your mouth is Zak, and take Dog Daddys $50,000 challenge, all of his fans and followers are just dying to see it!!
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 all I pointed out is that how his methods are not helpful for dogs with fearful or aggression issues. Not bullying anyone. Standing up for the public who’s getting bad advice.
Hi Zak I have a question my 4 year old beagle he has trouble learning new things and uses his nose more than his ears and eyes and Recall forget about it nothing he barely even does sit and down what do you recommend I do
My suggestion would be - have you used his meal times for training? Hunger can be a good incentive, and especially if he eats kibble it's very easy to use as a reward. Maybe you need to go back to basics? And if you can hand feed his meals then he should quickly learn that he will stay hungry unless he pays attention.
@@OneshotDylan if he does certain things reliably then you could leave those out of some training sessions and focus on what you most want him to do when he's hungry. Even something like 'look' - he looks at you and gets a few bits of kibble. Looks again, a few more, etc. Make him work for every morsel. (Zak and other trainers will also work towards phasing out food by gradually having higher expectations for each food reward and focusing on praise - or start phasing in other rewards like play or whatever motivates him)
DONT MESS WITH THE DOG DADDY ,JUST BE YOU . HE IS TALENTED AND BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE ,BUT GOD DID THAT . GOD GIVES US THE ABILITIES WE HAVE . AND THE DOG DADDY IS TRULY BLESSED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT .
Gucci, my spayed female Pembroke Welsh Corgi who's 17 months old is prey driven. I could never take her off of a leash or 20 foot lead. We do automatic focus before any training. She's beginning to walk on a loose leash in the backyard. She doesn't eat from a bowl. I use snuffle mats, Kong's, hunt for it, etc. and it doesn't take her long to eat. She loves to play fetch and she'll bring her ball to you. I use a clicker as a marker. As she gets older, I want to train her in agility, freestyle, and treibball. The only problem that I have with her is that she jumps up on me and tears my clothes, especially when she hears my cellphone ring or when she hears loud talking. I try to ignore this behavior with a watch me or a sit command, but it doesn't seem to calm her down. Sometimes I resort to putting her in her crate.
Crates are prisons...pay attention to what these people like Zak are actually saying about "aversives" people get sent to jail as aversive because it is an aversiveto be penned up. ....... and soon keeping dogs will be outlawed with people like Zak doing a political acting job. Zak is using such terminology to demonize balanced training. even though he has to admit he uses aversives..like withholding a treat. Don't get me wrong..I love the way Zak trains, but he is limited...and he's pushing a political agenda that ends in dogs not being allowed to be kept as pets.He's limited..and when challenged about not being able to train his own dogs, he cheated in the video..that is a familiar training ground for the dog and no big scary dogs were approaching...Inertia gets anxious and reacts to that.
Dog training is a mind game. It's not about using force. It's about understanding and communicating to your dog, and your dog understanding and communicating to you. You do not get this way by abusing your dog. And you do not get this way by spoiling the dog. People often only focus on positive vs negative reinforcement and if there is a balance between those. And while that is an important discussion the core of an owner training his dog is the bond. A dog should respect their owner, in a LOVING way, not out of fear. This is a balance, which comes through bonding. The dog respects and knows that if he disobeys his owner he wont get away with it. For example, if the dog goes after another dog while on leash the owner jerks the leash to snap the dog out of it. Nothing too harsh, again, there should not be abuse involved. However, the dog should learn what it can and can't do, then you won't need as many corrections. Of course as long as you have that bond I was talking about. Most dogs who bond well with their owners want to please them. After you teach a dog what he can and cant do he should catch on and not need very many corrections. Every correction is to teach the dog, so it can live a good life. The way to get your dog to respond well to you is through 3 things. Bonding, a respect the dog has for you, and last but not least, earning the dogs respect. If you are fair with all your corrections and are consistent wiith everything you do, you will gain respect from the dog. This is a balanced approach. Not spoiling your dogs and not abusing it. I am not a dog trainer but I have owned dogs. The way me and my dogs did it, is that they trusted me and what I would tell them not to do or to do, and I wouldn't take advantage of that, and they knew it. What I mean by this is that I basically proved to them that I'm fair and so whenever I would tell them things they would think of it as fair. Between that, our bond, their respect for me and my consistency with following through with what I tell them to do, my dogs did pretty well.
Best thing zak has done is given inertia the fulfillment of frisbee. Notice however all his off leash time is spent playing frisbee. Why when there is a large beach for the dog to run does he need to break out a flexi leash? Why when there is a single distraction of a remote airplane does he need to test to see how the dog will respond? The answer is that there may be a lack of clarity. There is no way for zak to tell inertia that running up to other dogs is not acceptable. There is no way for zak to tell inertia that running across a busy street is not acceptable or that chasing the airplane is a bad choice. All he can tell the dog is everything the dog does correct. Had inertia wanted to chase the airplane more than playing frisbee he has nothing and the dog would be put back on a leash. The dog isn’t free. When he is doing what the dog wants the most (frisbee) it’s easy to make it seem like you have an off leash trained dog. This does not mean the dog understands how to act when the dog is truly free and able to make every decision on their own without being distracted by something the dog loves. He can’t just walk around at the park with intertia free because he knows he would lose control. I have no problems if you want to train force free but show it as it actually is. Tricking people to believing that you have something that isn’t there I don’t think is fair.
Actually I showed you plenty of heel training in that scene without the use of a frisbee as I knew this would be a potential criticism. There is absolutely a way for me to tell my dog that running up to dogs is unacceptable. I do it by saying “Stay” and “Come”. You have a misunderstanding of our style of training. We manage and teach. Were you punish we manage. I get to know my dog and I understand her limitations. Regarding the airplane, that’s why I had her on leash and then felt comfortable taking her off leash. Extensive proofing in a variety of environments is required for a dog to gain a true understanding of how to behave. Being a quality trainer requires a person to be proactive and several steps ahead of their dog not the other way around.
@@zakgeorge your still sneaking food into the mix with that heeling exercise. I don’t see how telling your dog to “come” or “stay” is telling them they cannot do something. For example, most dogs chase after squirrels. I can get a perfect recall and recall the dog everytime they chase a squirrel. This doesn’t tell them not to chase squirrels. Some dogs might try to chase that squirrel a couple times then give up when they realize I will recall them everytime. Get the right dog however and that dog will continually chase the squirrel until you are not paying attention. Then they run into the road and can be hurt. Without showing them what is also not acceptable provides clarity. Now they can weight the cost and benefits of their actions to make appropriate decisions. This way you could have a dog in a park off leash and not have to micromanage or keep them busy doing something they love at all times
@@Mwyse414 Did you know that aversives are not required to train dogs? In fact you can’t find a single animal behavior organization that feels the way you do. In fact, you can’t even find a veterinary behaviorist or credentialed behaviorist most likely who feels the way you do (and by the way, they handle the most extreme cases). Is it more likely that the scientific community is wrong and you are right? Or is it more likely that you don’t have the skill set to train without aversions? No judgment.
@@zakgeorge I have many clients that do not feel comfortable using aversives. I don’t make them use them at all. They can choose how they wish to train and I am just there to help them as best I can. That being said I will provide them with facts. Show them what the draw backs are to not using them and what the positive sides of not using them. Most start to open up to idea once they gain trust in me and see how I am training their dog. What I won’t do is try to paint this perfect picture of what training with aversives is. There are many downsides to using them especially incorrectly. Many people I feel should never touch them but these people that are nervous about using them and then are able to see how I use them have never given me negative feedback. The dogs are always happy and conflict free. The people that decide to never use them are just stuck with limitations. Maybe they will never be able to have their dog with a bite history off leash, maybe they might struggle in competitions to get really flashy obedience, maybe their dogs will forever try to chase squirrels and they will have to micromanage. Everything has risks and rewards including force free training. I just hope people see it for what it is and make their decision from there. Also everyone should watch Ivan’s video to see what the science really says.
@@Mwyse414 You sound very much like a dog trainer from 10 to 20 years ago. There has been so much advancement in dog training practices. It seems as though you may be unaware of many of these advancements. No judgment! Just being candid.
Brooklyn is at about 95% in listening to me and her recall is amazing. Just the other day there was a cat on the fence and Brooklyn always runs back and forth along the fence line, but when I called her, she actually came to me.!!! That was HUGE and I got so excited. Gave her big reward hugs and praise. She's 100% at the dog park in recall. No matter who she's playing with, she comes when I call her. Now I want to work on her stay and lay down when we play frisbee like in this video. THANK YOU Zak and Bree, for your videos. I've watched all of the series you've done, with Inertia, Chop, Moira, George, Kona, Biscuits, and now Veronica.. Each one with their own set of challenges. To see Inertia now in this new video makes me tear up a little. You've done an excellent job with her and you can tell she is a happy girl.
I have binge-watched your videos and bought both of your books and used your methods for working with my dog. He’s now a calm, relaxed dog who really wants to please. We’ve still got a way to go - he’s only 18 months old but positive training WORKS! Thank you 🙏
Your videos and your book have been instrumental in raising my bc, Orchard. She’s 6 months old and is the light of my life. Thank you for teaching me how to train her with methods that don’t dampen her beautiful personality.
My 6 month old puppy is traine using only positive reinforcement (learnt from watching Zaks videos) and walks through the busy mall amazingly. Can take him into shops and keep his engagement the whole time.
I know Zak is a very skilled trainer and he doesn't want to damage his street cred with an instance of inertia misbehaving but then all he shows is his 3 year old border collie (a very biddable breed) after three years of training by a full time dog trainer now in a very large fenced area with not a single living thing within sight and "distractions" that are a couple of pixels on the screen at best. No wonder people don't find it realistic. I prefer watching an off leash dog with an 80 percent reliability in a realistic environment (with other people, dogs, kids) than a perfectly reliable dog in a completely secluded environment
Zak, are you going to take Dog Daddys $50,000 challenge or what?! Because all of his fans and followers, including myself can't wait to see that video. Although I'm pretty sure it will never happen, because you don't know how to train super aggressive or even just semi aggressive dogs and you can't do it with a treat or a Frisbee, that's for sure. 😆
Zak,I love your tips. I get pos reinforcement. Though, please don't compare learned helplessness to all other techniques. Learned Helplessness has a strong disposition and should not be compared to tools when used correctly. 90% of my training is pos reinforcement. Maybe we should be more concerned about child abuse than tools used for dogs appropriately. My dog is off leash in a city. In bars. I have a very high prey drive dog, a malinois. And I'll tell you, she wags her tail every time I put on an ecollar. Because it's used for emergency or clear direction. I believe she knows e collar means freedom.its used for wild coyote and the cliffs when we go on hikes. And it's rarely used. But I conditioned her to it. Hey, imagine telling your KID NO when running off a cliff because he wants to chase a bird? Hell yes, if my voice doesn't work I will bop a kid on the ecollar to save their life. SO SORRY your method is so perfect. I'm sorry, but I never had my dog run away from me, without an ecollar. Also, a long line used to bring the dog back is a form of negative reinforment. Stop fooling yourself. Guess what? With pos reinforcement I trained my dog to not chase animals. I get it. But in low-level of e collar I can perfect without changing my dog's attitude, esp considering she is high prey drive. It's called education. Maybe we should train people how to use tools rather than demonizing the tool? Because it's not the tool, the only demon is the person behind the tool. It's like telling me the only way to create art is with a computer app versus paper and pen. Imagine having a kid that has an easy going temperament versus one prone to addiction. One that is prone to addiction needs more direction to redirect that drive to positive behavior. These kids need to be challenged and make themselves think, so that eventually when they're in a squirrel suit they can do it with confidence. Do you know how many misdirected kids there are out there? Too many, and many a result of abuse. Abuse will happen because these difficult children never had parents educated in tools of verying forms of reinformcement and punishment. ALSO, It's not black and white/ pos versus neg. There are a lot of factors involved in creating a RELATIONSHIP. I get the concept of creating memory, but to place dogs into a robotoic code and all on the same plane is missing the point of relationship. To think we are at the END POINT of science is really sad. I find your "foresight" on dogs limited and missing the concept of relationship when limited to the TOOLS of neg versus pos reinforcement or punishment. It's way more complex than that. Anyhow, you have good points, Zak. Though, I think there is a place for everything. We have have our methods. I never had my dog run away from me, even without "aversives." Just saying. Hahah Don't fool yourself to think that negative punishment is NOT in the scope of positive reinforment aka long line. THINK. STOP lying to people. Just be honest that you like your approach and it works for you and your dog. Other methods should not be demonized just because you don't understand them. That's borderline fascist. STOP attacking great trainers who have different methods. Ironically, if you only see other methods as potentially abusive, it may just be deep down inside that you would only use them abusively yourself!!!!!! Think about that.HAHAHAH
This isn't even close to what the Dog Daddy was talking about. Go to the shelter and find the most aggressive dog there and try and save that dog. What you do doesn't even compare on any level to what the Dog Daddy does. He is saving so many dogs that would otherwise be euthanized. I don't see anything like that in any of your videos. Looks like your more of a puppy trainer. I really don't have any respect for you the way you've put the Dog Daddy down. He is an amazing life saver for so so many dogs...what you do isn't even comparable to what that godsend of a dog trainer/owner trainer that Dog Daddy is! And remember, YOU started all of this by putting HIM down. Why don't you REALLY try his challenge, and it wasn't training your own dogs...please!
Have you done a basic Google search on this guy? Virtually every dog trainer on the planet finds him to be the most problematic personality in dog training. He’s committing 2 major fallacies with his audience. Number one the appeal to emotion that he is saving dogs’ lives. This is dramatically overstated. Secondly, he leads you to believe that there is only one way to deal with these dogs and that is to abuse them to save them. Competent dog trainers understand how counterproductive these methods are. Good luck to you.
Bold to attempt calling Augusto out on his methods in dealing with reactive/aggressive dogs…..this guy has saved hundreds if not thousands of animals thru his own time and effort. You are amazing at puppy training no doubt about that, but i have yet to see you deal with real problems and serious breeds. Not all dogs can be handled in the same manner and the less physical corrections the better….but some need that based on personality. When i see you start working with dog or people aggressive guard and working line breeds maybe you can talk but until then stay in your bubble🤗🙄
Your comments are inconsistent with the larger body of knowledge related to dog behavior and psychology in general. If I understand you correctly, the trainer you were talking about is highly problematic and one of the least respected trainers in all of dog training. Even balanced trainers don’t find him helpful for what it’s worth. Nothing personal against him. I hope he can turn things around And become literate in modern methods. But I assure you that the way he approaches training fearful dogs is not going to accomplish the long-term results that you may think. The evidence on that is very clear.
@@zakgeorge Bla bla bla science bla bla bla problematic, bla bla bla veterinary bla behaviour bla bla I'm the kindest and most ethical and known Frisbee trainer bla bla buy something.
@@zakgeorge ……how’s your pup doing hope all is going well and that you can take care of issues with only positive methods….but just know a proper well timed correction can change things quickly many times. heard of cases where purely positive trainers/behaviorists have recommended putting an animal down because problems due to reactivity/aggression that couldn’t be solved. Pathetic to say the least when these animals can most often be helped but not by strictly trying to buy them off with food/toys.😆😊
I have an extremely terrified and anxious 100 lb nine year old baby. He only allows 5 people to get near him. Everyone else sends him into a running, barking, peeing from fear, shedding mess. What do I do? My wife and I are starting the process of looking into fostering children and I want our doggo to be happy.
Zak what can you do a video about dogs who like rough play. My dog seems to be motivated to meet dog more than food or praise. She only wants to play rough though
Imo rough play is natural for dogs to do with each other, but what you need to watch for is if the other dogs body language is showing stress or wanting to leave the play session, then you should stop your dog to give the other a break if they’re not into rough play. I also think you can let them play rough if you’re playing tug with them and they want to pull hard and violently shake the toy, it’s normal and fine. The biggest thing with rough pkay is making sure both parties are consenting to that and they aren’t being too rough to injure themselves or someone else. (I’m not a trainer, I just read a lot about it and dog behavior as well.
@@byuftbl it's often too rough for 90% of dogs. She's also becomes fearful when dogs play rough back. It feels like she enjoys bullying more than anything 😅. This sometimes results in standoffishness and I'm having a hard time finding her playmates.
@@brotherakuma could you perhaps intervene more? If you're able to stay close to her and she starts getting too rough, remove her and use calming cues, then reward calmness and allow more play. Does she know the word 'play'? If so, you can say 'good play!' when she is being appropriate.
Reading stories and I picked up on checking Dog Daddy's acceptable proposition after you had initiated a negative comment. Are you doing "free" services for shelters to train dogs and save them from being euthanized as Dog Daddy's currently saving and has brought to action? A simple gesture to spread more love in the world and bring about hope to carers and dogs. This is a huge demand in the complex climate we live in and should not be misrepresented and repressed by having you stating that he is "currently getting cancelled by the entire dog training community" as you only represent yourself and by misleading others and misrepresenting the entire dog training community that can open up defamation. Your comment is under mining the very essence of what a community is built for to build peace and harmony. Dogs are visibly being saved day by day in shelters and you could be helping with that, cooperating with that and build bridges rather than burn bridges and thrive into a potential "professional" relationship to help save dogs together. Evidently Dog Daddy's fully booked out and helps get petrified dogs the help they actually need effectively and efficiently. Not to mention how many dog owners are relived with that managed on the spot. Perhaps you've presented Dog Daddy's a threat to your profit if that's so with the double down on marketing ads seen in the beginning of your video? If you have it in your heart that your comment is intended to spread awareness and to educate, easily accept the proposition to teach Dog Daddy what is humane training for aggressive behaviour in dogs, especially with those beasts that he puts at ease. Which is odd that you call him out on yet never seen video on your channel. To accept his proposition is common sense only gains for your profits, viewership and live up to your comments highlighting what is humane training what was said to have save numbers of dogs lives if that really matters.
@@zakgeorge not when compared to using a long line… not to mention if you use an E-collar correctly with the same understanding/ response pulling a dog on a lead would have…
@@individualcanine he show his dog off leash with a ball and a frisby..... pretty easy to make it look like the dog wont go anywhere....my dog stay with me all the times when i play....
@IndividualCanine , so what is the 'correct' way to shock a dog? Why would one choose an e collar over a long line when the results could be the same? It's easy to administer a correction, regardless of tool used, it's really hard to change behavior without a correction!
Ignore the immature haters. Your dog training has helped me successfully train my reactive and aggressive dog. It takes a lot of time, consistency and patience -- basically what you say in every video. Thank you!
I want to say thank you for your advice and tips. I only found out about you yesterday, and I watched 2 of your videos from years ago on potty training your puppy. I just adopted mine on Sunday so getting on top of that is super important for me. I can say that my puppy seems to be learning already. Only 1 accident today and it was right next to the door to the outside where she is learning to go. I’m staying on top of it. If he eats or drinks too much, I take him outside for about 10 minutes and always give him a couple treats when he goes outside. Always trying to stay vigilant, and thank you for the help.
I remember watching your videos when my dog was younger. Unfortunately purely positive was not the solution for her reactivity (reactive for a year or so) so we moved to balanced training. I don’t believe that this was a shortcut or took less time, but instead made it more clear what I was trying to teach her. I do not believe in training with harsh corrections or yanking dogs around, but I do find different tools to be helpful in improving a dog’s life when used for communicative purposes. I believe you have very valuable advice and know how to train dogs. I followed videos of yours a while back and saw improvement. While not all dogs can navigate life without corrections, positive reinforcement will always be the base of a happy dog. I hope that some day both sides of the dog training world quit arguing about methods and decide to be more open minded to how dogs need structure AND reward. Inertia is doing great and I’m glad to see you doing so well as a team.
I agree there is a learning curve. But it would be against the laws of nature to say that aversives are required for some dogs. It is more likely that you simply do not yet know how to train without them and are taking bad advice from the status quo in our community. Because the status quo use methods that are considered outdated. That said, I definitely feel for you as there is a lack of good information out there. And I am far from the best! There are some really talented trainers out there who can do much better than me. I would recommend that you seek them out for your issues.
@@zakgeorge I did have a FF trainer but my dog steadily got worse. I worked on “look at that,” having my dog watch me, pass dogs at a distance, etc. but nothing along those lines helped her. Pressure from a slip lead helped break her focus and since that revelation, we’re golden. My dog is happier because she is able to do more and we are phasing out training tools as she is older and no longer needs them. I agree that plenty of training is outdated, such as purely corrective training. There should be a balance of everything and all four training quadrants applied. I know there is no use arguing over which is better, so I believe in doing what is best for the dog regardless of which training method it may be. In the perfect world, no dog would need corrected no matter what way, but all dogs are different. I am learning every single day about how to better train my dogs and further limit my use of aversive training. I do agree on the lack of information out there. If I knew then what I did now, perhaps my dog would have continued the FF route and had success. I really do appreciate the amount of content you have put out for dog owners to learn from and I hope people stop attacking you for your beliefs.
Thank you for the video. The use of a long lead while playing fetch has helped me tremendously. My dog can now effectively play fetch off lead even with many distractions. The point you made about watching your environment is important as well. If you put your dog into a situation where bad things can happen they likely will. Thank you for speaking about making changes to your training based on the environment. The quality of videos is great as well and I do not see any repeat clips.
Maybe I missed it but, was there some Advanced obedience in here or something? Any regular owner can teach a good "leave it", "stay" "sit", "heal". But as far as I remember seeing, Inertia has never had any bad behaviors that you have ever had to modify. Did she ever have a bad behavior pattern when it came to recall in situations like this?
I encourage you to watch her series from day one. I literally filmed everything I taught her. And, she was not the easiest puppy. The Internet had a meltdown when she wasn’t perfect by six months of age!😂
Zac...please tell me you are not hating on DogDaddy leaving negative comments on his page. Your name is attached to a comment on his page. You deal with cute nice dogs...He deals horrible aggressive dogs that can get euthanized if they are not straightened out and straightened out quickly! If you did that I'm going to lose respect for you... There is a huge market for both of you He's dealing with dogs on death row... You're dealing with dogs in doggie daycare.
I just pointed out how his methods are extremely problematic and how no relevant academic body to our industry would go about working with a dog in the way he does. So yeah, he is a major problem.
@zakgeorge And yet you bastard, he literally saved more dogs, that you'll ever see. You are not worthy, to speak about him. Wash his name out of your cheating lying mouth!
Excellent video - it sums up all the rewards of your method of calm and consistent training. Having followed your series of training Inertia from a puppy, it all comes together in this video. Your videos helped me train my Welshie here in the UK and so it continues as she is now 3yrs old. Thank you and well done Zak and Bree. Keep ‘em coming! x
The last thing I wanted on this channel was for a drama to occur, it's not healthy for Zak and neither it's healthy for his community, I hope this stupid situation just goes away soon 'cause there is NO need for completely different trainers to just point out what they did wrong. Just do your own thing and thrive in your community, that's what it needs
So as a leader in the dog training community if I see problematic or abusive dog training methods I should just be quiet, right? Is that what I should do in your opinion? Genuinely asking. I don’t enjoy it any more than anyone else.
@@zakgeorge I just watched DD's video responding to your comment, and just to understand the situation better also watched a couple of his training sessions, and now I can see what the issue was. Even though I'm definitely against prong collars, I understand using them in reaaaallly extreme cases when the dog might be euthanized, and that's where I was confused because I've seen you share a similar opinion in a different video. But only now I noticed DD just straight up yanking the prong collar, lifting the dog by it's neck with it, even when the dog is obedient, and giving dogs even bigger of a nightmare than what caused aggression in the first place. I'm sorry for my first comment, and I will continue on supporting your work! And I will try my best to help spread awareness on what is training and what is literal abuse
Really like your training style it is so doable. I don't need hours at a time, just a little at a time. Like teaching a 3 year old that I understand. Thanks
Hi Zac, my rescue pup is now 7 months old, I’ve seen the post about you that you refer to in this video. I’m desperate for training for my overexcited pup and I’ve watched so many TH-cam videos and you are the only trainer I have found that doesn’t use any corrections or aversives. So I’ve got your Pupford app and books (I’m in the UK). So I’m binge watching all your videos to apply with my own dog- thank you for being the light in this world. I’m now introducing him to the frisbee!
Hey Zak! I think the vast majority of new and existing dog owners would prefer to train using your methods. I was a new dog owner in 2021 with an 8 week old german shepherd. I found your videos and loved the idea of what you were showing. The problem I had found was that they weren't really realistic and the videos lacked a lot of context. Furthermore, I lost some faith when watching more of your videos kind of gave me the impression of 1 big AD for whatever product you were showing that day. I took into account that these methods may not be the fastest but if I could achieve what was being said in the ways that were shown, I was willing to put in the time and effort. Unfortunately my dog ended up walking all over me and developing some concerning behavior and that was just in the home. Outside, I was the furthest thing from his mind. I'd like to add that I've had him in training since he was a puppy as well. We did beginner puppy training at petco. Moved over to a local GSD training facility for his STAR completion and are currently enrolled into new handler / beginner training. In the end I do feel as though there does need to be some sort of negative reinforcement and if used correctly can build better bonds and overall more safety for everyone involved.
Hi zak ,iam from Nepal I need your lots of help I watch your every video to .... My puppy she always pee and potty at the night and make noise at around 11/12 pm .. And she will wake up till 4 oh clock and sleep again at 5 am so can you help me please I think you can help me !!
what do you do when redirection doesn't work? I have a 1 year old German shepherd puppy. she doesn't listen well to me when we are outside. I've tried all your methods and techniques and she still doesn't listen. What do I do in that case? Many thanks
Oh, you haven’t tried all of my techniques😜. You need to prioritize screensaver training a few times a week in your spare time! Desensitizing and getting our dogs used to things that cause some excitement is key. The more exposure at reasonable distances they have to those triggers, the more those things will become normal and the more likely it is your dog will except food as reinforcement. It takes two years to have a very well trained dog. And that’s if you’re working at it. There’s no way to bypass life experience no matter how good of a trainer you are.
If you have the means, I would consult with a qualified force free/reward based trainer. Zak has amazing and valuable content, but it can be so helpful to have a professional watching us, to point out where we are going wrong and help us with our timing - with reward based training, timing is pretty important. If you can't afford that, it may help to have a look at some other online force free trainers, because people learn differently, someone else may help you to better understand execution of the techniques or offer some different ones. Personally I find Zak highly watchable, I never get bored, so I'm constantly learning, but for in depth detail on techniques I like Emily Larlham @kikopup , Zak rates her very highly too.
@Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution thank you for that. 😊 I appreciate you taking the time. I actually got her to listen to me today. I am so pleased with her 😍😁
@Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution I changed my sit command to settle while outside and its made a huge difference now. She is more confident and listens to me now . 😍
@@sebg2086 Uhh.. no, they don't? You dont own a dog, do you? My pup wouldve ran away and approached other dogs over any play session OR food from me, if I had let him.
I can’t believe this is even a debate. Positive training is largely the norm here in the uk. If someone was jerking their dog’s lead in public most people would think the dog was being abused. Dogs are generally well behaved and often off lead in public spaces and sit quietly under the table at restaurants.
Your dog training is invaluable! Just keep your focus and know there are negative people out there. They are probably jealous and/or just unhappy. I've learned so much from you and your training has helped me train my dogs. Keep up the great work!
I'd argue any dog can disobey any owner in the right (wrong) environment. So I doubt I'll ever walk my dog off leash. And my breed is very much "I want to be with my family" type of breed. I've never understood why anyone walks their dogs off leash in a non-fenced area. My SO walked his old dog off leash, but she'd occationally have almost-accidents running into the road a bit. She'd stop, but still, damage is already done, the dog was already out of control for a sec.
I personally think dog daddy is a nut job but he does get the job done way faster than Zak and for that reason I would go with dog daddy because of his results. I can overlook all of the weird tattoos and strange personality characteristics . I would say I think the emotional state of a dog Zak is way too hung up on, there is a balanced system involved with training. There are always ying and yang when training a dog to be well rounded but Zak thinks a dog isn’t capable of being able to overcome great challenges so that’s why it takes him up to 2 years to train dogs to do intricate work. Like I’ve said before, good thing Zak doesn’t make the laws in this country because he wouldn’t correct any major criminals. We would have all kinds of criminals walking around us because Zak thinks they never need a serious correction and they’re just misunderstood even if they just pushed someone off of a cliff but in this case even if a dog bites and attacks people and or wants to kill everyone and everything other than it’s handlers. I’d be worried about seeing Zak for that kind of work if he literally is going to whip out food 😂
That speed has been shown to come at cost prohibitive expenses. Dog training is about more than efficacy. It is about the dogs long-term welfare and well-being.
@@zakgeorge BRO LONG -TERM WELFARE OF THE DOG?! DOG TRAINERS DONT LIVE WITH THE DOG AFTER THEY TRAIN THEM, THE OWNERS DO. THEREFORE, THE long-term welfare of a dog is all about how the handlers provide a good life for their dog. Dog training is 90% efficiency and a lot of that is about making clients happy and solving their problems promptly. I do think you can read dogs the best and you do do some cool tricks with dogs. But serious training I couldn’t tip my hat to you. Sorry Zaky boy.
Lol, clearly, your training works, my puppy is 13 weeks and has learnt sit , down ,leave it ,look at me , come, up, stay, fetch, working on roll over , heel , and working on doing it in new places. She is brilliant and so cute.
How important is it to you that your dog listen to you off leash when distracted in an uncontrolled environment? I’ll show you how we approach this type of training without the use of any physical punishments/corrections!
It was so important but we never got there. We tried everything but we just can’t get her off lead. She’s so smart and kinda evil. Like when I take her out hiking on the long lead, she’ll go under something I can’t get under, wait for me to be off balance or not holding the lead and then BOLT. She can only remember her training outdoors if she’s already tired. But she gets car sick so we have to walk her anywhere we take her. So we just live with it now 😂
We are getting there with our pupper, I am so grateful you have shared your solutions 💖💖
It’s super important especially when less responsible owners haven’t I want to atleast be able to have my dog come back to me if a situation with another dog becomes to much and the other owner can’t see that or just dosnt care 🤷♀️ that way I can act as some sort of barrier if the other dog still isn’t called back or isn’t responding to its commands
How old are your dogs?
I have a 10-mth-old Bernese Mountain Dog and since she'll end up big and very strong I've been teaching her good lead manners for months. I started teaching her 'stop!' a while back while walking on a short lead and gradually worked up to using it when the lead was loose, and on her long lead as well. She's actually fairly responsive off lead now, and will actually stop most of the time if I ask. On-lead, her stop/wait is just about perfect, and one of our favourite street walks I now only use the long lead as she's doing so well at being able to stay near me and sensible. If she goes too near a kerb or a corner I can't see around she will quite reliably wait when asked. We've worked hard and I'm really proud of her!
I've never read a book so fast! th-cam.com/users/postUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU Learning about his dogs and experiences was just the icing on the cake - bed this book through and through. We're working with our new pup and Brandon's advise was just what I needed. Wish he'd just come and train for me haha but it's good for us and happy to have this new set of tools to use on our pup.
Get a refund
So, I guess this is your response video to Dog Daddy after calling you out for leaving a comment in one of his videos. His comment was a little tongue and cheek. If you think his methods are wrong and abusive, please show pet parents the correct way. A better video would be going to a shelter and finding the most aggressive dog about to be euthanized and rehabilitating him. From what I gather, dog daddy is their last resort. Many owners tried positive training methods with little to no success. He deals with 1000s of extremely fearful and aggressive dogs, and the results speak for themselves. The only people who ever criticize him are trainers and dog behaviorist, never the clients
Agree 💯 > the dogs he works with appear to be puupies-low energy dogs!! Fearful - reactive dogs would not respond to playing frisbee> Love Dog Daddy!!!
I think the truth is, force free and force work. The big question is more one of morality: is it ever okay to exert force over your dog, if there are other force free methods to derive at what you want from them?
In my opinion, the big thing these dog trainers miss is the need to train hyper aggressive dogs on a short time scale. You can make a dog that's not safe to be around people even on leash good enough to take around the park in one session using a leash, for all dogs. Maybe it's true for some dogs that force free methods can work just as fast but generally those dogs are already easily trainable by their owners watching TH-cam and reading online; looking for the least questionable cuddly ways to train a dog, which they find and rightfully do so those dogs never become a problem.
Frankly if your dog can be trained like that, it should be. But I don't believe any dog is bad, so the most important thing, bar none, is that dogs are trained to be safe around people as fast as possible if they are aggressive to save their life and protect people (children especially) Delaying the training of an aggressive dog, for any reason, is negligent and dangerous.
Owners who cannot donate long hours to train their dogs with force free methods still have a right to own dogs. (more specifically, you can't stop them, many people aren't wise in regards to the time and money a dog takes before they get an attachment to one) It's truly sad to me people consider killing/donating to kill shelters their dogs before daring to try corrective training. Those dogs just need to be safe around people, no matter how much "trauma" it takes getting them there in the worst case. It's not a choice, in my opinion, to lock your dog up for weeks indoors working with force free methods while they're a danger to you and others that entire time.
You should just put a leash and maybe a prong collar on it if really needed; and do corrective training like our ancestors have for thousands of years, aided by modern science and conscious to do it correctly with as minimum period of stress for the dog as possible, which will probably just be one involved session followed by some occasional correction with the collar and voice. If your dog acts happy, it's happy, and trust me you'd know if a dog slipped into a total depression after one training session. But shockingly there's not hundreds of complaints online about depressed dogs after dog daddy training, I wonder why.
Once they learn, they won't do the things that lead to corrective training and they'll feel at ease with you. The idea that a dog has like some ability to hold a real grudge or trauma against a person who feeds and pets them all day after one "rough" training session involving stuff like pulling them towards you, giving them a few collar/leash tugs and/or a "SHUSH" when they start to misbehave, well, I find it absurd and I would need to see very strong evidence proving it.
If I'm wrong, I really wanna know why. It's not good enough, in my opinion, that we're just supposed to trust that force free methods are always superior in every circumstance. It is important for the dogs that we get this exactly correct in all dimensions; so I will not just be complacent as people abuse dogs and pretend it's their good nature on either end of the argument. I want to see a detailed, journalistic video going through not just the studies but also interviewing real world dog trainers and their experiences on both sides of force and non-force methods.
Seems like you are more about tips and tricks. Are you saving dogs so they're able to stay with their families instead of the worst happening to them...being euthanized!!!! Your stuff is basic every dog loves to "sniff around and explore!" That is a given! I don't like your attitude toward Dog Daddy at all! You're rude to call out his amazing methods of training and if you weren't so jealous of him you would have been MATURE AND NOT EVEN SAID A WORD TO HIM!! Dog Daddy SAVES not just PLAYS with the dogs he helps! So sad you are like you are!
#dogdaddyisamazing❤️
AMEN!!! 🙌
@Easyrider I completely agree! He knows he couldn't work with the dogs Dog Daddy works with! I won't be watching him anymore either I unsubscribe his channel too! Thanks for the comment! Peace ✌️
I would be curious to see how your dog generalizes the frisbee training “stay” to other situations like you mentioned chasing a car, or even more so a rabbit or squirrel near a busy street away from you during an unexpected event that triggers her prey drive in a different sight picture. I think that getting the dog to stay during frisbee just becomes part of “the game” but when you are not in the context of the same game, it will become a much truer testament to your demonstration. It may give owners a false sense of confidence if they are able to teach their dog this same game of stay to realize severe consequences in the time an emergency stay or recall is needed and the dog chooses not to listen
Also, I would like to see Zack with some other breeds of dog. Border Collies are incredibly bright and easy to train, and he's been training her from a puppy. I would like to see him train a more belligerent and independent breed, which does not have a high prey drive or bothered about treats, to see what results he got.
Not gonna lie, Inertia stopping and not pursuing the frisbee is still stupidly impressive to me. I have always known you are a great trainer but seeing these advanced steps in action was amazing. Keep fighting the good fight!!
Wow, thanks
Really? I rescued a dog from behavior euthanasia and she learned that in a couple of months. I do not profess to know everything about training every dog.
Will Atherton talks a lot about teaching the dog to understand that they will get everything they want, as long as they look to their owner for guidance. I started teaching my pup to leave things alone if they dropped on the floor near her after she gobbled up a cooked chicken bone on a walk, and because she always gets a reward before long she was able to catch on quite quickly.
🤣🤣🤣 you need to subscribe to dog daddy he's the real deal, not this fool!
U need to subscribe to dog daddy he's a lot better than this guy🤫
Zak I know you've been getting some hate so I just want to say that I appreciate you so much. When we adopted our rescue dog Felicity 5 years ago I immediately started training her with the help of your videos. Felicity was very timid and we had to take training super slow. When Felicity didn't know what I was asking of her she would become fearful and back away with tail tucked. This lead me to believe that she may have had some punishment based training in the past (she definitely knew some commands). Your videos really helped me be better aware of Felicity's emotional state. 5 years later and she has gained so much confidence through positive reinforcement training. Thank You Zak!
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Hes been getting hate because he went on another trainers TH-cam channel (the Dog Daddy) and talked 💩about him and his training techniques. THAT is why he is getting hate. This guy Zak, who I've never even heard of before all of this, is the one who started it. Now he is paying for it. It's his own damn fault. When you Bully someone there is karma to pay. He's getting his karma now. I bet he never bullies another dog trainer again.
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 Did you bother to read my comment before trolling? Clearly I'm 100% with Zak on positive reinforcement training and have followed him for years. Maybe you'd like to share the comment where he "bullied" someone rather than just stating your opinion. I'm still not sure why you felt the need to comment any way...
I always learn something from your videos. You'll get a chuckle to know that since I don't have a dog, I have used your methods to train my 13 year old cat to come and sit. She is a shelter adoptee with PTSD, so positive reinforcement is the only option for her. p.s. - Victoria is becoming such a gorgeous girl!
I’m sure with positive reinforcement we can teach anything to a puppy, but not many dog breeds can do what a BC does, they’re smarter than a lot of dog trainers out there! 😂 Inertia could learn way more than heel or fetching a frisbee. Border Collies are amazing dogs! They thrive working.
Fr this guy hacked the matrix and is scamming everyone 😭
My brother used the same method.
Such a much better way to train a dog, with respect to their nature and understanding of their needs while having expectations.
Zak, its an inspiration to see you train all your dogs without any punishment. The problem is that corrections are easier, and lots of stupid people have dogs. So better let trainers show them short cuts than the dog suffer mental abuse from frustrated owners or just get put in a shelter or worse ..
I started some time ago thinking of my dog as a two year old. Everything changed after that. I stopped having expectations of her and started understanding that she’s really only doing the best she can. All frustrations have vanished from my training. My dog has taught me to be far calmer person in everything I do. You can get the absolute best out of you dog with zero force.
That’s just not true. Zack needs to step down from his platform immediately
Been a fan since 2016 thanks for all you do! You've helped me raise 3 puppers. 4yr 5yr and 6yr old
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Unsubscribe to teach him how to behave. Maybe he won’t attack other trainers in the future. What a career killer that was. I hope he goes out of business.
To be honest both places you showed your dog listening well were VERY controlled. One area was fenced and very calm and the other literally only had you in the entire area. I think you're being criticized for not being able to handle a challenged dog in a more realistic uncontrolled environment. What you've shown here doesn't even address that
Do you think a dog that will stay mid-sprint chasing a frisbee will struggle in other environments?
He has taken in challenging dogs and improved their prospects. It's all there in his channel.
@Alan Batch I agree 100!
@@TC-nd9sj absolutely yes… one learnt behaviour in a certain environment says nothing
@@GrandisSilva He should have directed us to watch one of the videos he's handling a challenged dog then because this video doesn't seem like he comprehends the criticism he's facing
Sad that people are continually accusing you of not being able to train your dog simply because they feel attacked and annoyed by you sharing important information and messages about dog psychology and behaviour. It’s ridiculous, you’re obviously incredibly dedicated and talented and have trained dogs that aren’t even your own dogs extremely well in short amounts of time. Keep up the great work Zak!
It comes with the territory!
I wonder if part of it might be that Zak actually shows when things don't go according to plan. When he makes a mistake, or needs to try a different tactic. A lot of trainers just show the positive progress as if nothing ever goes wrong and it's all really easy, but Zak's videos are perfect for those who aren't experienced and need to know that sometimes you seem to be going backwards even when you're on the right track.
He can't train dogs properly, that's why he needs a dog treat !
There is legitimate criticism of the arguments he's presenting as well as the flaws in the survey studies he uses to justify his position while ignoring the plethora of actual studies that refute his claims. It'd be nice to see him actually have a discussion with Cabral. Cabral offered 1000 dollars to zak's charity of choice to have a discussion. Hopefully he takes him up on the offer.
@@Krebstar100 in case you are unaware, I did give Cabral a video response on Instagram.
Love this video and this is the best video I've ever seen!😂🎉
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You don't need to prove yourself to anyone. Many people who watch your videos and have tested your method on their own dogs, know that your method works, including my self. I am training my 3 yr old pit-lab mix, who is anxious and used to react with whatever the stimulation that crosses his way, and now he is so calm, and he is not as reactive as before. We are slowly working on his reactivity, but he is progressing pretty good.
We’ve had tried many methods from a few popular TH-cam trainers.
Yours is totally working with our BC.
We are so happy and relieved.
Going out now is so much fun and it’s so beautiful to watch our Junies progress 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Bless you Zak 🙏🏼
Keep in mind not all balanced trainers or advocates think you cannot train dogs. I have a crazy dog reactive pit/gsd/rott mix and have watched all videos on your series featuring George and Moira. There is a lot of good information regarding positive reinforcement in those videos and I have definitely implemented several of your techniques. Having said that, I have kept an open mind and have read and watched videos from other balanced trainers and have found some of their techniques equally helpful. This does not mean that my dog is being tortured or harmed in any way and I have found he has learned a lot by using a combination of positive but with corrections such as a verbal "no" and a leash tug (martingale, slip, or prong depending on situation). We are 5 months into training our dog and have seen a lot of slow but steady improvement. When we first got him, he would react to a dog 100 yards away. With our trainer, we have him within 20-30 yards away from another dog with less reactivity but he is very inconsistent. Again, we are using mostly positive in our training with some corrections. Keep in mind also that my dog is NEVER corrected for reacting and NEVER for a behavior or command he does not already understand. When he reacts, its a 180 and a reset, then try again trying to keep him under threshold then lots of engage/disengage, give space, and praise. This is what most balanced trainers do. We decided to use a prong collar because controlling a reactive 70 lb pit mix with crazy drive, that is lunging, spinning, and out of his mind did not respond to a harness, martingale, slip, treats alone, toys, redirection, or anything. He still reacts on the prong but he is much easier to control and reset so he can learn. I can assure you it is not destroying our relationship and if anything it has only grown.
To be fair, there are many trainers that call themselves "balanced" but are anything but. We experienced this with our first trainer who was a "yank and crank" on a slip lead guy that thought having my reactive dog 10 feet from other barking dogs while mine was going ballistic with the trainer yanking him so hard my dog was gagging was going to fix my dog. That was awful to watch and we never went back to him again. These are the trainers we all need to be calling out. Abuse and poor training techniques are very obvious when you see and experience it. As many have stated it is not the tool that is the problem, it is the trainer that is the problem.
I am sure you will just come back and cite "the Science says..." argument but remember science is almost NEVER truly objective and contains the biases of those conducting the studies. Further just because you have "evidence", how do you know you have ENOUGH evidence to support the claims behind these studies you keep citing? I think the bear example is ridiculous in this argument and you stated in a response it was 4 of 8 bears that were under positive reinforcement training successfully and that there were no follow-up studies. Is this just confirmation bias then? Is it possible that those conducting those studies injected their ethical and political biases into the studies you keep citing? In my opinion there are NO absolutes in life (well, taxes and death I guess) so to say aversives are NEVER necessary in ANY situation just does not sit well with me. It does not seem logical.
Anyways... I don't think you are a bad trainer and I think you have a lot to offer in terms of positive reinforcement training. I hope you continue to focus on that and chill on the use of aversives as it is becoming to look really arrogant on your part. I certainly do not claim to know everything and I continually make mistakes and I think that holds true for all of us. We should all take a step back and realize we have a lot more in common that many think.
Oh, I did watch the video and I think Inertia is doing great and you have done a good job with her.
Agree with every word...my high energy pit is only 60 lbs but I'm old and find the gentle leader invaluable.
I agree Leslie. I actually trained my dog 90% of the way using hundreds of Zak's videos. I think his methods are wonderful and effective. She knows 25+ tricks, some are intermediate/advanced level. But as Zak mentioned in videos, sometimes balanced methods can take less time...which for those of us who arent full time dog trainers is something that is helpful.
The only thing I havent trained my dog to do is to not be reactive to other dogs, and to not pull on leash which I'm sure I could train normally if I had unlimited time and tons of other dogs to work with. I'm now working with a balanced trainer who I told I do not want to use choke chain, prong collar, ecollar etc. We are working with body pressure/leash pressure as well as being unpredictable in walking direction (which I have seen from Zak) for the pulling issue and exposing to other dogs in a neutral walking environment for the reactive issue.
I think if we are 90% positive reinforcement only, and not using physical pain/discomfort in any way for the balanced part, we'll be alright :)
Very well said Leslie!
We have a 92lb APBT/American bully mix and use a front-attach blue 9 balance harness. It's the best thing we ever bought for her. She was so reactive she couldn't restrain herself from lunging even in a gentle leader, and bout snapped her neck. It wasn't safe. We can even lift her front half with the body harness if necessary but we don't need to anymore unless something extremely distressing happens. Nothing hurts her or is uncomfortable
@@PokiSaiyu my 10 mth old Bernese is going really well on lead. I work and don't have heaps of time for training but consistency is key. Also for me, I know I need to work out what my rules and cue words are before I expect behaviours of her! Sometimes I get distracted or muddle my words which obviously doesn't help. So work out what you want to use as cues/reminders first.
I've done LOADS of stopping, turning the other direction, and little leash pops when she pulls. If she's really distracted we might be doing those multiple times in a few minutes and barely proceeding anywhere, just going back and forth. But it's important to show the dog that you simply won't accept pulling. If they pull, they just do not get to go where they want.
Will Atherton has some great loose lead videos - I love his methods.
I say 'Uh-uh' at the same time as a lead pop, so she associates the sound with needing to relax. I also say 'easy' and give lots of praise when she gets it right. Plus, she always has to sit and wait before we cross a road. I added in 'cross' to further help her regulate her impulses. Now, when we get to a kerb, often I just stop and wait and she'll remember to sit without me saying anything. There's always lots of 'Yes! Good sit. Yes! Good wait. Good girl, good wait...cross!'
I like that you show your dog not always listening. This is real life. Sometimes you have to try multiple things before you can get things to work. Training is rarely instantaneously absorbed. It usually takes time and repeated exposure before a dog knows what to do or what's expected of them, and every dog has different challenges.
It's not real life with the Dog Daddys dogs. His dogs ALWAYS listen. And they absolutely LOVE him so much and he loves them just as much if not more.
You've been making videos for years and years going over the foundations. It's been really nice to see you showing where those foundations can lead if a person is willing to continue nurturing what they started. This content is great. (Even if it took some trolls to push you to show off a little 😉)
Showing the lifestyle is key.
I didn't even know there was a controversy between purely positive training and balanced training, until recently. I saw a user point out that a collar and a leash, in and of themselves, is adverse to dogs, restricting them in a negative way, because dogs want to be unfettered. So there really is no such thing as positive only dog training. It can't be possible.
Which is a very peculiar thing, when you really consider it, critically. A crate, a room, a door, a house, a fence, all of these situations are negative restrictions/confinements that, if given the choice, a dog would certainly not want to be bound to, but the facts cannot be denied, dogs left unchecked with restraints and force, will bite and kill other animals and also people, so the stakes are high and the people that beLIEve in positive reinforcement only cannot train dogs without negative reinforcement and certainly with the limited controls of a collar, a leash and confinement, they cannot effectively correct or change a highly aggressive dog into a peaceful animal that can be trusted around strange dogs or other triggers. They bite, draw blood, tear flesh and kill. That's what they are designed to do, duh.
Your dogs are so lucky to have you as a responsible owner. Your dogs have had their confidence brought forward. And they have a willingness to please without fear or confusion. Wish the rest of the world was that easy.
As a professional dog groomer, i use the gentlest methods of training. And 98% of the time, it works very well... However, every so often, some absolutely spolied monster comes along and is dangerous not only to me but to themselves as well. That's when i have to break out the power steering and attention-grabbing techniques.
I have three dogs, all trained with force free methods as a guiding philosophy. Two out of three can run off leash in our yard no problemo. The third is a rescue with a bite history, and she can make others nervous, so for good measure she’s always on a long line, but she probably has the most solid recall out of the three of them.
This is the “adversive tools” debate in a nut shell.
@@everywherebutthesea6538 I’m not certain that I fully understand. Dog #3 can be off leash and does get off leash time, just not in our yard. I’d say that a 50 foot line is pretty darn close to the same thing.
Run off leash in your yard?!? Ummm, I'm pretty sure anyone's dog can run off leash in their yard. If you want your dogs to run off-leash in dog parks or beaches, etc you need to watch some of the Dog Daddys videos. Watch how he walks his whole pack of German Shephards off leash. He doesn't even have to call them because they are constantly checking on him and if he starts to walk the opposite way they all come running after him. Best dog trainer ever AND he saves thousands of dogs lives at local dog pounds that are about to be euthanized because they are too aggressive, they go on to lead normal happy lives after being adopted and he does that FREE OF CHARGE!
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 I have no clue who dog daddy is, and I don’t really care about who he is, what he does or doesn’t do. All I know is that dogs are social, sentient beings and the more I learn and read from all kinds of sources, the less I feel at ease justifying the purposeful use of strong aversives.
I know a guy who has a 7 month old German shepherd. He started using a prong on him at 5 months for no reason other than he hoped to have a ‘well behaved’ dog in a short time. I actually took the dog for a few walks with just a harness and he did fine for a 5 month old, with daily practice he would’ve gotten a nice heel walk within a few months, but he bought the prong after seeing it being used by popular online trainers. The dog lacks a lot of confidence and often gets beat up by others. I am positive that it’s because the owner never allowed the dog to build confidence (pre-prong he was fine and very sociable). Source - I manage a dog daycare and training facility.
Also, to those who live and die by the use of aversives with no desire to learn otherwise, I always remind them that zoos train huge potentially dangerous mammals with clickers… why, because death would almost be guaranteed if you were to get on a tigers bad side.
I'm only in the beginning of the video, but I must stop and compliment how well behaved Inertia is! I know she had problems in the past with food and guarding it Sharing the snuffelmat with Veronica like that ❤️ She's a wonderful big sister. Goes to show, love, bonding, training and patience, make one hell of a sweet and goodgirl!
We have overcome every significant issue she’s ever had and she has passed with flying colors. I was very transparent about the issues we faced and how I addressed them. Thank you so much for this.
@@zakgeorge why don't you show yourself training a super aggressive dog that is about to be euthanized at the local dog pound. And then saving its life so that it can go on to be adopted and lead a normal happy life. You know, like the Dog Daddy does everyday!
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 you have no idea… Just do a Google search on the guy.
I posted a bit of a negative comment a couple of weeks ago, but zI have totally turned around. This stuff really works and it really fosters a positive relationship with my dog.
I have a six month old border collie pit bull mix . She is really full of juice, but a joy. One of the commands I picked up from you is “look at me.” She does something I’ve never seen before. When she looks at me she stares right into my eyes and doesn’t break the gaze! She also tries to herd me as I walk around the house and looks up at me as she follows me around right at my feet. Is that a border collie thing?
BTW, Sadie loves your videos and watches intensely when I have them on the big screen.
What am I missing here? The video talks about how you trained Inertia to be off leash, but clearly you don’t trust her, or your training. When did fenced areas, long lines and flexi leads became off leash?
Agree 💯
It’s also called respecting others. Personally, as a dog person, I feel uncomfortable going to a crowded public park or whatever and running into an off leash dog, even if he is ‘friendly’. I dont trust others enough to think that they will be able to handle their dogs. I have much more respect for the dog owner who has their dog on a long line. In return, I offer others the same kind of respect. My dogs are all really reliable off leash in most circumstances that they encounter on a day to day basis, but I respect others, so besides my yard or when we go out into the woods, they are on leashes or longlines
❤ Inertia is BEAUTIFULLY trained.
Anyone who watched you with Inertia from Day 1 can see what a brilliant trainer you are as she was not the easiest of pups. I am using your methods for my girl, and although at times it can be challenging overall it is immensely rewarding. I am so grateful for all your training videos. Keep up the great work.
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Yes, me too. Trying to train our lively Jack Russell with Zak has taught me a lot about how dogs are and about myself. I never realized how impatient I am and trying to understand another creatures point if view actually opens windows into another world. She's walking nicely now...
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Hey Zac, I have nothing but praise for your TH-cam channel and it’s content. I don’t understand what has caused you to be so worried or sad but suspect you have been singled out by bots or just plain unpleasant people. Thanks to you and your positivity, my sweet pup has grown into a very pleasant, excited, eager, and happy companion. We are not finished learning together but thanks to your help, we are on the right path. I look forward to every one of your posts so please keep them coming.
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No, Zak i actuall going after other trainers who used a balanced approach. He created his own hell.
@@WeeTheSheeplebut...by commenting here you're engaging with the content and are therefore supporting the channel. Wouldn't it make more sense to just ignore Zak and spend that time actively supporting other trainers?
Zak. Can I just say you are a very good dog trainer in your own right. Your methods work on so many dogs, including my own for many things. However, not all dogs learn just from a reward. Not all environments are as chill as the ones you showed your dog in. Not all dogs have a crazy play or food drive like I bet your dog does as a border collie. Where I live I cannot allow my dogs to make a big mistake when outside. It could cost them their life. We use management skills so much, but sometimes a quick leash pop is better than having my dog rush into a road, or other dangerous behaviors. We did not use aversive until my dog was around year old. We bought her at 8 weeks and started working so hard with basic pos reinforcement methods. She still gets worked for her food so often. She gets multiple rewards during training. She just also gets a leash pop on occasion for her own safety in an uncontrollable environment.
We live near a train station where we work often. We get big freight trains there often. If we are training on the platform (ten feet away from where the train tracks) I have to trust her behaviors completely. And my way for that, based off my own research, is to have her in a stay. She can stay for minutes at a time due to pos reinforcement methods she has learned with. However, if she were to break a stay while the train was going by, I wouldn’t just ignore it, or lure her back into it. She would get a leash pop and a reminder on her cued position. If she could not do this and continued to break it, instead of correcting her multiple times, I would realize that maybe it was too much pressure in that place and move away to practice something else at a further distance from the train and therefore safer.
She is also learning to work on an e collar layered in with her already well proofed behaviors for off leash work. She works on a 2-3 out of 127 levels. I can’t feel it until a 13 or so. She doesn’t even react to it besides turning back to me when it is pressed. She loves it because she gets to go chase leaves with it and hike outside or play fetch in a field. It is not a mean tool for her.
Oh and she is learning scent work with a clicker and her breakfast each morning. She is getting rewarded and shaped for every small behavior she does that I want while in this training. She does not get corrected for this because she is still learning it and it is meant to start out as super fun. Eventually she might get the e collar layered in for some off leash scent work reliability. But not until she knows it perfectly and has been doing it for months properly.
Please understand that some people use these tools bad, I am not disagreeing with that, however these tools can save dogs lives if done right. Also I would love if you talk to Robert. Or do a shelter video together where you train shelter dogs and discuss methods and we can really see who is working better with what dogs. I think you both are great trainers and should just do something and then set this aside so we continue with the real mission in dog training, the DOGS!
But they are always always on leash , I enjoy my dog running free over and under fallen trees , I don’t want her to get tangled , I want her to run as fast as possible as far as she wants . This is important to me and that’s why I chose ecollar training. And my dog is happy (you can see on my channel ) and I have peace of mind that she will come back when needed
Same thing why my dog is learning e collar work. We live where a long line isn’t the best for off leash work in some environments. Therefore e collar pops on and she is learning with that.
@@miratraven5755 EXACTLY. Don't demonize the tool. An ecollar isn't a gas chamber, for Christ's sake.
Well done with Inertia.
I am a balanced trainer. I still wouldn't let my dog off leash necessarily without some way to flawlessly keep them safe. I'm simply too aware of dogs being animals with minds of their own.
But I feel I should point out that the whole argument for balanced training has never been "You should never use rewards." I don't know but I kinda feel like positive only people go that route too often.
It's just I want to have safeguards in place so I can keep my dog safe.
Same thing here. My dog is balance trained. She didn’t have a corrective collar on until she was around 8 months old and we had already taught everything in a way very similar to what zak does. She does have a prong collar now but only to help enforce behaviors she already knows, especially when her treats don’t motivate her enough in a given situation.
@@miratraven5755 same.
I think we have more in common with the positive only people than they know...
I have seen a major gap between what they often say we do with our dogs and how we actually train.
@@shepherds.pie.youtube YES! I always reward a shape behaviors to start out! I am way more LIMA (check that side out if you haven’t heard of it, good examples are McCann dogs on TH-cam and sailor jerri on instagram) then most balanced people. And I am a little more balanced than the ff crowd. And that is not the balanced community saying never reward. Those are traditionalist trainers and compulsion trainers like that fake out dog daddy. I reward the heck out of my dogs. I bring food almost everywhere. I work with my dogs food so much. But my dog is also on a higher level of correction collar when outside training because we live in an area where I really cannot control anything around us. It helps my dog stay in good manners and remember that she is training. But that is all. She loves her collar and loves putting it on cause she knows we go out.
@@miratraven5755 I'm exactly the same!
That's the problem with pigeon holes like that I guess.
We get grouped in with people like the dog daddy and shield k9.
@@shepherds.pie.youtube yup. And those people are just not who I like. It really sucks cause only people like you and me understand that. I wish more balanced people were like us, and more ff people understood that we are not shitty people who abuse our dogs. Also do you have an insta handle? I would love to follow you and your dog on it. Mine is a private so I can’t share it.
I’ve been training my first ever dog, a shiba inu on top of it, with the help of your videos. They are great, he learned everything so fast! I still struggle with come in distracted environments. I am hoping that one day I’ll be able to trust him off leash. He’s currently 9 months old. I also read your books! I hope that one day my dog and I will be able to meet you guys!! If ever you come to Montreal let me know 😊
2:30 nope. Ive taught my dog to “leave it”. Communicating that what ever they’re interested in is none of their concern and should stay focused on me. I was able to get her reliably off leash since she was 1 yr old. Literally 1 aversive correction after 6 months of teaching her what is to be expected in public.
All of this “positive only” ideology is very classist. I only ever see ppl from big cities pushing this. Acting as tho there are no rural dogs that have major dangers to contend with that cant be cookied away.
And almost everyone on Reddit or Facebook that complain that aversives are animal abuse usually have a laundry list of issues they post to dog advice pages. No big shock they don’t know how to train dogs.
YEP!!
Amen to that!
how bout wales banning ecollars then seeing sheep worrying skyrocket and people shooting dogs to save their flocks. Farmers and responsible dog owner association lobbied to remove ban just a bit ago and Politicians say the collars hurt the dogs, so they won’t remove the ban. literally would rather the dogs and sheep keep dying than admit they were wrong
@@statistic420 Here in France, there's a bill before the Senate to ban e-collars and prong collars. it will probably pass and become law even though it is the stupidest bill ever proposed. I have saved quite a few doggos using these great tools, dogs who would have otherwise been euthanized. Sure, in the wrong hands, they can be used to hurt a dog but in that case, they should also ban sticks and booted feet.
We are getting our new puppy in a week and have been watching the reality dog training videos. Very excited to put everything into practice but I know that I will need to be patient and persistent. Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work!
Nice info here Hawkeye! We have a 6+ month old puppy who gets easily distracted (and afraid) so we're going to put this into practice!
Hi Zak,I have 1 ys old dog. When I take him out he is not interested in treats. How can I train him if he don’t like anything except barking
"I'm not correcting her when she moves. I'm keeping her from moving in the first place." YES! 👏Set 'em up for success 😊
Zak, I agree with so many others....ignore the haters! You were the first online trainer I ever paid any attention to BEFORE I was gifted my Havanese puppy when she was 9 weeks old. Inertia's series got me hooked and I still go back to her videos when I need to back up and reinforce Pita's training. At 65 I never thought I would be so successful with my own training efforts. Thank you for everything you've shared with us and whatever you have planned to come. I'll be watching and learning.
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I’ve never had a trainer so the internet has been very helpful especially your channel. I’ve even sent your channel to friends with reactive dogs as well, because you’ve shown so many different kinds of dogs. Thank you so so much for the work you both put in for us and the dog you help.
Your channel was the first to come up In searching puppy training, I’ll be adopting one tomorrow and am determined to binge watch all of your videos over the next few days while working with him! This was so incredible to watch and I cannot wait for this journey with Bowser. ❤ Thank you for creating content that is easy to follow the step progression, I feel confident in my quest to train him now.
You should be looking for good balanced dog training content because the "training" this guy performs only works in the wonderland.
My 5mo Ozzy loves his snuffle mat and his puzzle. Toys oh we have so many toys and his own basket for them, he loves to dig into the toy basket. We started off leash training at home in our partially fenced in yard.
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Why would someone say you can't train your dog WHEN YOU HAVE TRAINED YOUR DOG SO WELL!!!! 🤯 Love your work! 💖
It’s like the parent of a well behaved child teaching you how to parent.
I want someone capable of dealing with extreme issues not mild mannered dogs , that doesn’t show the worst case scenario
Veronica is so cute and so aware , she almost has a human way about herself. 😍
Thank you for your content and for always advocating for our pups
If that is your standard, it explains so much. You are training in an area I would train a puppy who knows nothing. This is nothing. A bike rolling by 100 feet away or a drone flying, those aren’t high level distractions. Especially for dog in drive. Look at your dogs and look at Ivan’s. Look at Ice. Do you really think inertia is trained to the same standard?
In most of your uncontrolled environments in this video there is not a person or animal in sight. Then, where there are children playing nearby, like with Veronica and she starts barking at them, she is not told to come and stay by your side, instead, you try to distract her with a frisbee. Sorry but that is an uncontrolled dog.
I critcized your content and what you say several times on insta. But I think you are a good trainer not only for dogs but for people as well. You show them easy ways of teaching basic behaviour and that's all what most people need. It's also fun to watch.
I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Hey Zak! love this video, would you mind going into more detail on the heel and stay commands and the process through training off leash and when is right to let them off and that kinda process?
For my own dog. If he doesn’t listen when in the backyard then the next few times he goes outside he is on a long line and it’s attached by the back door so he can’t get away from me. And he listens always on the long line. Basically being off leash even if a fenced area to begin with is a privilege and as long as he is responding he can stay off leash. In new places he needs to be desensitized first on a leash before he can be off and if he listens on the leash then I’ll maybe try off leash I’d definitely do that in a fenced area first. And if at any point he doesn’t listen he goes back on the line
Desensitizing to different places and sounds is a huge part of it. And the desensitization is also good when teaching stay He has lots of older videos on teaching stay. I prefer his videos from 5-6 years ago because they seem to have more little details so people who don’t work with dogs everyday can understand them better He’d also have heel ones Just look up zak George stay or heel training and pick some from a few years ago
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This is a good stay video by him
@@jus.me.tanzks5834 thank you!!
Ivan Balabanov explained why Zak's method doesn't work. He's a real professional.
The Dog Daddy did as well, when Zak came on his TH-cam channel and attacked him and his training techniques. Jealously does weird things to people.
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 he is nothing compared to Dogdaddy....
@@totztonyou know the dogs from dog daddy only listen because he makes them be afraid of doing mistakes? If you know body language you can see they were trained with pain or fear
@@totztonyou know the dogs from dog daddy only listen because he makes them be afraid of doing mistakes? If you know body language you can see they were trained with pain or fear
Zak, your good attitude is so appreciated. You keep me watching because you are not overly critical of others all the while giving dissenting opinions. Good job! You deserve a treat!😁 ...see what I did there?😉
I try!
Not critical of others?!? Yet he goes on other dog trainers channels and put them and their techniques down. That isn't being critical of others?! You guys obviously don't know this guy very well. He is a bully 💯. And wants ALL the attention for his own, even if it's a particular genre of dog training that he doesn't even do or know how to do. Put your money where your mouth is Zak, and take Dog Daddys $50,000 challenge, all of his fans and followers are just dying to see it!!
@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 all I pointed out is that how his methods are not helpful for dogs with fearful or aggression issues. Not bullying anyone. Standing up for the public who’s getting bad advice.
Hi Zak I have a question my 4 year old beagle he has trouble learning new things and uses his nose more than his ears and eyes and Recall forget about it nothing he barely even does sit and down what do you recommend I do
My suggestion would be - have you used his meal times for training? Hunger can be a good incentive, and especially if he eats kibble it's very easy to use as a reward. Maybe you need to go back to basics? And if you can hand feed his meals then he should quickly learn that he will stay hungry unless he pays attention.
@@GrandisSilva I’ve tried that with meal time he does the Command Sit and down but once food is out of the equation he doesn’t listen
@@GrandisSilva and he eats kibble and I’ve hand feed him when he was a puppy
@@OneshotDylan if he does certain things reliably then you could leave those out of some training sessions and focus on what you most want him to do when he's hungry. Even something like 'look' - he looks at you and gets a few bits of kibble. Looks again, a few more, etc. Make him work for every morsel. (Zak and other trainers will also work towards phasing out food by gradually having higher expectations for each food reward and focusing on praise - or start phasing in other rewards like play or whatever motivates him)
do you teach your dogs wait and stay or just stay?
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Gucci, my spayed female Pembroke Welsh Corgi who's 17 months old is prey driven. I could never take her off of a leash or 20 foot lead. We do automatic focus before any training. She's beginning to walk on a loose leash in the backyard. She doesn't eat from a bowl. I use snuffle mats, Kong's, hunt for it, etc. and it doesn't take her long to eat. She loves to play fetch and she'll bring her ball to you. I use a clicker as a marker. As she gets older, I want to train her in agility, freestyle, and treibball. The only problem that I have with her is that she jumps up on me and tears my clothes, especially when she hears my cellphone ring or when she hears loud talking. I try to ignore this behavior with a watch me or a sit command, but it doesn't seem to calm her down. Sometimes I resort to putting her in her crate.
Crates are prisons...pay attention to what these people like Zak are actually saying about "aversives" people get sent to jail as aversive because it is an aversiveto be penned up. ....... and soon keeping dogs will be outlawed with people like Zak doing a political acting job. Zak is using such terminology to demonize balanced training. even though he has to admit he uses aversives..like withholding a treat.
Don't get me wrong..I love the way Zak trains, but he is limited...and he's pushing a political agenda that ends in dogs not being allowed to be kept as pets.He's limited..and when challenged about not being able to train his own dogs, he cheated in the video..that is a familiar training ground for the dog and no big scary dogs were approaching...Inertia gets anxious and reacts to that.
Dog training is a mind game. It's not about using force. It's about understanding and communicating to your dog, and your dog understanding and communicating to you.
You do not get this way by abusing your dog. And you do not get this way by spoiling the dog.
People often only focus on positive vs negative reinforcement and if there is a balance between those. And while that is an important discussion the core of an owner training his dog is the bond. A dog should respect their owner, in a LOVING way, not out of fear. This is a balance, which comes through bonding. The dog respects and knows that if he disobeys his owner he wont get away with it. For example, if the dog goes after another dog while on leash the owner jerks the leash to snap the dog out of it. Nothing too harsh, again, there should not be abuse involved. However, the dog should learn what it can and can't do, then you won't need as many corrections. Of course as long as you have that bond I was talking about. Most dogs who bond well with their owners want to please them. After you teach a dog what he can and cant do he should catch on and not need very many corrections. Every correction is to teach the dog, so it can live a good life. The way to get your dog to respond well to you is through 3 things. Bonding, a respect the dog has for you, and last but not least, earning the dogs respect. If you are fair with all your corrections and are consistent wiith everything you do, you will gain respect from the dog.
This is a balanced approach. Not spoiling your dogs and not abusing it.
I am not a dog trainer but I have owned dogs. The way me and my dogs did it, is that they trusted me and what I would tell them not to do or to do, and I wouldn't take advantage of that, and they knew it. What I mean by this is that I basically proved to them that I'm fair and so whenever I would tell them things they would think of it as fair. Between that, our bond, their respect for me and my consistency with following through with what I tell them to do, my dogs did pretty well.
Best thing zak has done is given inertia the fulfillment of frisbee. Notice however all his off leash time is spent playing frisbee. Why when there is a large beach for the dog to run does he need to break out a flexi leash? Why when there is a single distraction of a remote airplane does he need to test to see how the dog will respond?
The answer is that there may be a lack of clarity. There is no way for zak to tell inertia that running up to other dogs is not acceptable. There is no way for zak to tell inertia that running across a busy street is not acceptable or that chasing the airplane is a bad choice. All he can tell the dog is everything the dog does correct. Had inertia wanted to chase the airplane more than playing frisbee he has nothing and the dog would be put back on a leash.
The dog isn’t free. When he is doing what the dog wants the most (frisbee) it’s easy to make it seem like you have an off leash trained dog. This does not mean the dog understands how to act when the dog is truly free and able to make every decision on their own without being distracted by something the dog loves. He can’t just walk around at the park with intertia free because he knows he would lose control. I have no problems if you want to train force free but show it as it actually is. Tricking people to believing that you have something that isn’t there I don’t think is fair.
Actually I showed you plenty of heel training in that scene without the use of a frisbee as I knew this would be a potential criticism. There is absolutely a way for me to tell my dog that running up to dogs is unacceptable. I do it by saying “Stay” and “Come”. You have a misunderstanding of our style of training. We manage and teach. Were you punish we manage. I get to know my dog and I understand her limitations. Regarding the airplane, that’s why I had her on leash and then felt comfortable taking her off leash. Extensive proofing in a variety of environments is required for a dog to gain a true understanding of how to behave. Being a quality trainer requires a person to be proactive and several steps ahead of their dog not the other way around.
@@zakgeorge your still sneaking food into the mix with that heeling exercise. I don’t see how telling your dog to “come” or “stay” is telling them they cannot do something.
For example, most dogs chase after squirrels. I can get a perfect recall and recall the dog everytime they chase a squirrel. This doesn’t tell them not to chase squirrels. Some dogs might try to chase that squirrel a couple times then give up when they realize I will recall them everytime. Get the right dog however and that dog will continually chase the squirrel until you are not paying attention. Then they run into the road and can be hurt.
Without showing them what is also not acceptable provides clarity. Now they can weight the cost and benefits of their actions to make appropriate decisions. This way you could have a dog in a park off leash and not have to micromanage or keep them busy doing something they love at all times
@@Mwyse414 Did you know that aversives are not required to train dogs? In fact you can’t find a single animal behavior organization that feels the way you do. In fact, you can’t even find a veterinary behaviorist or credentialed behaviorist most likely who feels the way you do (and by the way, they handle the most extreme cases). Is it more likely that the scientific community is wrong and you are right? Or is it more likely that you don’t have the skill set to train without aversions? No judgment.
@@zakgeorge I have many clients that do not feel comfortable using aversives. I don’t make them use them at all. They can choose how they wish to train and I am just there to help them as best I can.
That being said I will provide them with facts. Show them what the draw backs are to not using them and what the positive sides of not using them. Most start to open up to idea once they gain trust in me and see how I am training their dog. What I won’t do is try to paint this perfect picture of what training with aversives is. There are many downsides to using them especially incorrectly. Many people I feel should never touch them but these people that are nervous about using them and then are able to see how I use them have never given me negative feedback. The dogs are always happy and conflict free. The people that decide to never use them are just stuck with limitations. Maybe they will never be able to have their dog with a bite history off leash, maybe they might struggle in competitions to get really flashy obedience, maybe their dogs will forever try to chase squirrels and they will have to micromanage.
Everything has risks and rewards including force free training. I just hope people see it for what it is and make their decision from there. Also everyone should watch Ivan’s video to see what the science really says.
@@Mwyse414 You sound very much like a dog trainer from 10 to 20 years ago. There has been so much advancement in dog training practices. It seems as though you may be unaware of many of these advancements. No judgment! Just being candid.
Brooklyn is at about 95% in listening to me and her recall is amazing. Just the other day there was a cat on the fence and Brooklyn always runs back and forth along the fence line, but when I called her, she actually came to me.!!! That was HUGE and I got so excited. Gave her big reward hugs and praise. She's 100% at the dog park in recall. No matter who she's playing with, she comes when I call her. Now I want to work on her stay and lay down when we play frisbee like in this video.
THANK YOU Zak and Bree, for your videos. I've watched all of the series you've done, with Inertia, Chop, Moira, George, Kona, Biscuits, and now Veronica.. Each one with their own set of challenges. To see Inertia now in this new video makes me tear up a little. You've done an excellent job with her and you can tell she is a happy girl.
Thank you.
I have binge-watched your videos and bought both of your books and used your methods for working with my dog. He’s now a calm, relaxed dog who really wants to please. We’ve still got a way to go - he’s only 18 months old but positive training WORKS! Thank you 🙏
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Your videos and your book have been instrumental in raising my bc, Orchard. She’s 6 months old and is the light of my life. Thank you for teaching me how to train her with methods that don’t dampen her beautiful personality.
How about taking a walk at busy mall can you do that?
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My 6 month old puppy is traine using only positive reinforcement (learnt from watching Zaks videos) and walks through the busy mall amazingly. Can take him into shops and keep his engagement the whole time.
@@MISSsweetCHEAKS what kind of dog? :)
I know Zak is a very skilled trainer and he doesn't want to damage his street cred with an instance of inertia misbehaving but then all he shows is his 3 year old border collie (a very biddable breed) after three years of training by a full time dog trainer now in a very large fenced area with not a single living thing within sight and "distractions" that are a couple of pixels on the screen at best. No wonder people don't find it realistic.
I prefer watching an off leash dog with an 80 percent reliability in a realistic environment (with other people, dogs, kids) than a perfectly reliable dog in a completely secluded environment
Did you finish watching the video?
Inertia has had plenty of imperfect moments if you watch Zac's videos
I did watch till the end. maybe it's the ultra wide lens.
Love this x
Zak, are you going to take Dog Daddys $50,000 challenge or what?! Because all of his fans and followers, including myself can't wait to see that video. Although I'm pretty sure it will never happen, because you don't know how to train super aggressive or even just semi aggressive dogs and you can't do it with a treat or a Frisbee, that's for sure. 😆
Zak,I love your tips. I get pos reinforcement. Though, please don't compare learned helplessness to all other techniques. Learned Helplessness has a strong disposition and should not be compared to tools when used correctly. 90% of my training is pos reinforcement.
Maybe we should be more concerned about child abuse than tools used for dogs appropriately.
My dog is off leash in a city. In bars. I have a very high prey drive dog, a malinois. And I'll tell you, she wags her tail every time I put on an ecollar. Because it's used for emergency or clear direction. I believe she knows e collar means freedom.its used for wild coyote and the cliffs when we go on hikes. And it's rarely used. But I conditioned her to it.
Hey, imagine telling your KID NO when running off a cliff because he wants to chase a bird? Hell yes, if my voice doesn't work I will bop a kid on the ecollar to save their life. SO SORRY your method is so perfect. I'm sorry, but I never had my dog run away from me, without an ecollar.
Also, a long line used to bring the dog back is a form of negative reinforment. Stop fooling yourself.
Guess what? With pos reinforcement I trained my dog to not chase animals. I get it. But in low-level of e collar I can perfect without changing my dog's attitude, esp considering she is high prey drive. It's called education.
Maybe we should train people how to use tools rather than demonizing the tool? Because it's not the tool, the only demon is the person behind the tool. It's like telling me the only way to create art is with a computer app versus paper and pen.
Imagine having a kid that has an easy going temperament versus one prone to addiction. One that is prone to addiction needs more direction to redirect that drive to positive behavior. These kids need to be challenged and make themselves think, so that eventually when they're in a squirrel suit they can do it with confidence.
Do you know how many misdirected kids there are out there? Too many, and many a result of abuse. Abuse will happen because these difficult children never had parents educated in tools of verying forms of reinformcement and punishment. ALSO, It's not black and white/ pos versus neg. There are a lot of factors involved in creating a RELATIONSHIP.
I get the concept of creating memory, but to place dogs into a robotoic code and all on the same plane is missing the point of relationship.
To think we are at the END POINT of science is really sad. I find your "foresight" on dogs limited and missing the concept of relationship when limited to the TOOLS of neg versus pos reinforcement or punishment. It's way more complex than that.
Anyhow, you have good points, Zak. Though, I think there is a place for everything. We have have our methods. I never had my dog run away from me, even without "aversives." Just saying. Hahah
Don't fool yourself to think that negative punishment is NOT in the scope of positive reinforment aka long line. THINK. STOP lying to people. Just be honest that you like your approach and it works for you and your dog. Other methods should not be demonized just because you don't understand them. That's borderline fascist.
STOP attacking great trainers who have different methods. Ironically, if you only see other methods as potentially abusive, it may just be deep down inside that you would only use them abusively yourself!!!!!! Think about that.HAHAHAH
This isn't even close to what the Dog Daddy was talking about. Go to the shelter and find the most aggressive dog there and try and save that dog. What you do doesn't even compare on any level to what the Dog Daddy does. He is saving so many dogs that would otherwise be euthanized. I don't see anything like that in any of your videos. Looks like your more of a puppy trainer. I really don't have any respect for you the way you've put the Dog Daddy down. He is an amazing life saver for so so many dogs...what you do isn't even comparable to what that godsend of a dog trainer/owner trainer that Dog Daddy is! And remember, YOU started all of this by putting HIM down. Why don't you REALLY try his challenge, and it wasn't training your own dogs...please!
Have you done a basic Google search on this guy? Virtually every dog trainer on the planet finds him to be the most problematic personality in dog training. He’s committing 2 major fallacies with his audience. Number one the appeal to emotion that he is saving dogs’ lives. This is dramatically overstated. Secondly, he leads you to believe that there is only one way to deal with these dogs and that is to abuse them to save them. Competent dog trainers understand how counterproductive these methods are. Good luck to you.
Bold to attempt calling Augusto out on his methods in dealing with reactive/aggressive dogs…..this guy has saved hundreds if not thousands of animals thru his own time and effort. You are amazing at puppy training no doubt about that, but i have yet to see you deal with real problems and serious breeds. Not all dogs can be handled in the same manner and the less physical corrections the better….but some need that based on personality. When i see you start working with dog or people aggressive guard and working line breeds maybe you can talk but until then stay in your bubble🤗🙄
Your comments are inconsistent with the larger body of knowledge related to dog behavior and psychology in general. If I understand you correctly, the trainer you were talking about is highly problematic and one of the least respected trainers in all of dog training. Even balanced trainers don’t find him helpful for what it’s worth. Nothing personal against him. I hope he can turn things around And become literate in modern methods. But I assure you that the way he approaches training fearful dogs is not going to accomplish the long-term results that you may think. The evidence on that is very clear.
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Bla bla bla science bla bla bla problematic, bla bla bla veterinary bla behaviour bla bla I'm the kindest and most ethical and known Frisbee trainer bla bla buy something.
@@zakgeorge why haven’t you taken him up on the offer…..or robert for that matter🤔🐓
@@zakgeorge ……how’s your pup doing hope all is going well and that you can take care of issues with only positive methods….but just know a proper well timed correction can change things quickly many times. heard of cases where purely positive trainers/behaviorists have recommended putting an animal down because problems due to reactivity/aggression that couldn’t be solved. Pathetic to say the least when these animals can most often be helped but not by strictly trying to buy them off with food/toys.😆😊
It's obvious you can train your own dog *eyeroll* Don't let the haters bug you, Zak.
I have an extremely terrified and anxious 100 lb nine year old baby. He only allows 5 people to get near him. Everyone else sends him into a running, barking, peeing from fear, shedding mess. What do I do? My wife and I are starting the process of looking into fostering children and I want our doggo to be happy.
My dog thinks Veronica is behind my computer.....He keeps checking back there.
Zak what can you do a video about dogs who like rough play. My dog seems to be motivated to meet dog more than food or praise. She only wants to play rough though
Imo rough play is natural for dogs to do with each other, but what you need to watch for is if the other dogs body language is showing stress or wanting to leave the play session, then you should stop your dog to give the other a break if they’re not into rough play.
I also think you can let them play rough if you’re playing tug with them and they want to pull hard and violently shake the toy, it’s normal and fine.
The biggest thing with rough pkay is making sure both parties are consenting to that and they aren’t being too rough to injure themselves or someone else. (I’m not a trainer, I just read a lot about it and dog behavior as well.
@@byuftbl it's often too rough for 90% of dogs. She's also becomes fearful when dogs play rough back. It feels like she enjoys bullying more than anything 😅.
This sometimes results in standoffishness and I'm having a hard time finding her playmates.
@@brotherakuma could you perhaps intervene more? If you're able to stay close to her and she starts getting too rough, remove her and use calming cues, then reward calmness and allow more play. Does she know the word 'play'? If so, you can say 'good play!' when she is being appropriate.
Reading stories and I picked up on checking Dog Daddy's acceptable proposition after you had initiated a negative comment. Are you doing "free" services for shelters to train dogs and save them from being euthanized as Dog Daddy's currently saving and has brought to action? A simple gesture to spread more love in the world and bring about hope to carers and dogs. This is a huge demand in the complex climate we live in and should not be misrepresented and repressed by having you stating that he is "currently getting cancelled by the entire dog training community" as you only represent yourself and by misleading others and misrepresenting the entire dog training community that can open up defamation.
Your comment is under mining the very essence of what a community is built for to build peace and harmony.
Dogs are visibly being saved day by day in shelters and you could be helping with that, cooperating with that and build bridges rather than burn bridges and thrive into a potential "professional" relationship to help save dogs together.
Evidently Dog Daddy's fully booked out and helps get petrified dogs the help they actually need effectively and efficiently. Not to mention how many dog owners are relived with that managed on the spot. Perhaps you've presented Dog Daddy's a threat to your profit if that's so with the double down on marketing ads seen in the beginning of your video?
If you have it in your heart that your comment is intended to spread awareness and to educate, easily accept the proposition to teach Dog Daddy what is humane training for aggressive behaviour in dogs, especially with those beasts that he puts at ease. Which is odd that you call him out on yet never seen video on your channel.
To accept his proposition is common sense only gains for your profits, viewership and live up to your comments highlighting what is humane training what was said to have save numbers of dogs lives if that really matters.
I would classify this area as very controlled in context of dog distractions
E-Collar , long line - at the end of the day they are going to be used the same way if your dog ignores you-
Not exactly. Shocking dogs has been shown to have welfare concerns.
@@zakgeorge not when compared to using a long line… not to mention if you use an E-collar correctly with the same understanding/ response pulling a dog on a lead would have…
@@individualcanine he show his dog off leash with a ball and a frisby..... pretty easy to make it look like the dog wont go anywhere....my dog stay with me all the times when i play....
@@sebg2086 exactly lol - his dog has toy drive
@IndividualCanine , so what is the 'correct' way to shock a dog?
Why would one choose an e collar over a long line when the results could be the same? It's easy to administer a correction, regardless of tool used, it's really hard to change behavior without a correction!
Ignore the immature haters. Your dog training has helped me successfully train my reactive and aggressive dog. It takes a lot of time, consistency and patience -- basically what you say in every video. Thank you!
I want to say thank you for your advice and tips. I only found out about you yesterday, and I watched 2 of your videos from years ago on potty training your puppy. I just adopted mine on Sunday so getting on top of that is super important for me. I can say that my puppy seems to be learning already. Only 1 accident today and it was right next to the door to the outside where she is learning to go. I’m staying on top of it. If he eats or drinks too much, I take him outside for about 10 minutes and always give him a couple treats when he goes outside. Always trying to stay vigilant, and thank you for the help.
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Advice: look at some other online trainer's videos once your newly adopted dog starts acting poorly.
I remember watching your videos when my dog was younger. Unfortunately purely positive was not the solution for her reactivity (reactive for a year or so) so we moved to balanced training. I don’t believe that this was a shortcut or took less time, but instead made it more clear what I was trying to teach her. I do not believe in training with harsh corrections or yanking dogs around, but I do find different tools to be helpful in improving a dog’s life when used for communicative purposes.
I believe you have very valuable advice and know how to train dogs. I followed videos of yours a while back and saw improvement. While not all dogs can navigate life without corrections, positive reinforcement will always be the base of a happy dog. I hope that some day both sides of the dog training world quit arguing about methods and decide to be more open minded to how dogs need structure AND reward. Inertia is doing great and I’m glad to see you doing so well as a team.
I agree there is a learning curve. But it would be against the laws of nature to say that aversives are required for some dogs. It is more likely that you simply do not yet know how to train without them and are taking bad advice from the status quo in our community. Because the status quo use methods that are considered outdated. That said, I definitely feel for you as there is a lack of good information out there. And I am far from the best! There are some really talented trainers out there who can do much better than me. I would recommend that you seek them out for your issues.
@@zakgeorge I did have a FF trainer but my dog steadily got worse. I worked on “look at that,” having my dog watch me, pass dogs at a distance, etc. but nothing along those lines helped her. Pressure from a slip lead helped break her focus and since that revelation, we’re golden. My dog is happier because she is able to do more and we are phasing out training tools as she is older and no longer needs them.
I agree that plenty of training is outdated, such as purely corrective training. There should be a balance of everything and all four training quadrants applied. I know there is no use arguing over which is better, so I believe in doing what is best for the dog regardless of which training method it may be. In the perfect world, no dog would need corrected no matter what way, but all dogs are different. I am learning every single day about how to better train my dogs and further limit my use of aversive training.
I do agree on the lack of information out there. If I knew then what I did now, perhaps my dog would have continued the FF route and had success. I really do appreciate the amount of content you have put out for dog owners to learn from and I hope people stop attacking you for your beliefs.
Thank you for the video. The use of a long lead while playing fetch has helped me tremendously. My dog can now effectively play fetch off lead even with many distractions.
The point you made about watching your environment is important as well. If you put your dog into a situation where bad things can happen they likely will. Thank you for speaking about making changes to your training based on the environment.
The quality of videos is great as well and I do not see any repeat clips.
Maybe I missed it but, was there some Advanced obedience in here or something? Any regular owner can teach a good "leave it", "stay" "sit", "heal". But as far as I remember seeing, Inertia has never had any bad behaviors that you have ever had to modify. Did she ever have a bad behavior pattern when it came to recall in situations like this?
I encourage you to watch her series from day one. I literally filmed everything I taught her. And, she was not the easiest puppy. The Internet had a meltdown when she wasn’t perfect by six months of age!😂
Inertia actually was a bit of a weirdo sometimes. LoL
Zac...please tell me you are not hating on DogDaddy leaving negative comments on his page. Your name is attached to a comment on his page. You deal with cute nice dogs...He deals horrible aggressive dogs that can get euthanized if they are not straightened out and straightened out quickly!
If you did that I'm going to lose respect for you... There is a huge market for both of you
He's dealing with dogs on death row... You're dealing with dogs in doggie daycare.
I just pointed out how his methods are extremely problematic and how no relevant academic body to our industry would go about working with a dog in the way he does. So yeah, he is a major problem.
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And yet you bastard, he literally saved more dogs, that you'll ever see.
You are not worthy, to speak about him.
Wash his name out of your cheating lying mouth!
Excellent video - it sums up all the rewards of your method of calm and consistent training. Having followed your series of training Inertia from a puppy, it all comes together in this video. Your videos helped me train my Welshie here in the UK and so it continues as she is now 3yrs old. Thank you and well done Zak and Bree. Keep ‘em coming! x
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The last thing I wanted on this channel was for a drama to occur, it's not healthy for Zak and neither it's healthy for his community, I hope this stupid situation just goes away soon 'cause there is NO need for completely different trainers to just point out what they did wrong. Just do your own thing and thrive in your community, that's what it needs
So as a leader in the dog training community if I see problematic or abusive dog training methods I should just be quiet, right? Is that what I should do in your opinion? Genuinely asking. I don’t enjoy it any more than anyone else.
@@zakgeorge I just watched DD's video responding to your comment, and just to understand the situation better also watched a couple of his training sessions, and now I can see what the issue was. Even though I'm definitely against prong collars, I understand using them in reaaaallly extreme cases when the dog might be euthanized, and that's where I was confused because I've seen you share a similar opinion in a different video. But only now I noticed DD just straight up yanking the prong collar, lifting the dog by it's neck with it, even when the dog is obedient, and giving dogs even bigger of a nightmare than what caused aggression in the first place. I'm sorry for my first comment, and I will continue on supporting your work! And I will try my best to help spread awareness on what is training and what is literal abuse
Really like your training style it is so doable. I don't need hours at a time, just a little at a time. Like teaching a 3 year old that I understand. Thanks
Hi Zac, my rescue pup is now 7 months old, I’ve seen the post about you that you refer to in this video. I’m desperate for training for my overexcited pup and I’ve watched so many TH-cam videos and you are the only trainer I have found that doesn’t use any corrections or aversives. So I’ve got your Pupford app and books (I’m in the UK). So I’m binge watching all your videos to apply with my own dog- thank you for being the light in this world. I’m now introducing him to the frisbee!
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Be careful of the frozen kings, some dogs get their tongue stuck in those!
Hey Zak!
I think the vast majority of new and existing dog owners would prefer to train using your methods. I was a new dog owner in 2021 with an 8 week old german shepherd. I found your videos and loved the idea of what you were showing. The problem I had found was that they weren't really realistic and the videos lacked a lot of context. Furthermore, I lost some faith when watching more of your videos kind of gave me the impression of 1 big AD for whatever product you were showing that day.
I took into account that these methods may not be the fastest but if I could achieve what was being said in the ways that were shown, I was willing to put in the time and effort. Unfortunately my dog ended up walking all over me and developing some concerning behavior and that was just in the home. Outside, I was the furthest thing from his mind.
I'd like to add that I've had him in training since he was a puppy as well. We did beginner puppy training at petco. Moved over to a local GSD training facility for his STAR completion and are currently enrolled into new handler / beginner training.
In the end I do feel as though there does need to be some sort of negative reinforcement and if used correctly can build better bonds and overall more safety for everyone involved.
I’m just obsessed with those dog macaroons 😂😂
Hi zak ,iam from Nepal I need your lots of help I watch your every video to ....
My puppy she always pee and potty at the night and make noise at around 11/12 pm ..
And she will wake up till 4 oh clock and sleep again at 5 am so can you help me please I think you can help me !!
what do you do when redirection doesn't work? I have a 1 year old German shepherd puppy. she doesn't listen well to me when we are outside. I've tried all your methods and techniques and she still doesn't listen. What do I do in that case? Many thanks
Oh, you haven’t tried all of my techniques😜. You need to prioritize screensaver training a few times a week in your spare time! Desensitizing and getting our dogs used to things that cause some excitement is key. The more exposure at reasonable distances they have to those triggers, the more those things will become normal and the more likely it is your dog will except food as reinforcement. It takes two years to have a very well trained dog. And that’s if you’re working at it. There’s no way to bypass life experience no matter how good of a trainer you are.
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If you have the means, I would consult with a qualified force free/reward based trainer. Zak has amazing and valuable content, but it can be so helpful to have a professional watching us, to point out where we are going wrong and help us with our timing - with reward based training, timing is pretty important.
If you can't afford that, it may help to have a look at some other online force free trainers, because people learn differently, someone else may help you to better understand execution of the techniques or offer some different ones. Personally I find Zak highly watchable, I never get bored, so I'm constantly learning, but for in depth detail on techniques I like Emily Larlham @kikopup , Zak rates her very highly too.
@Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution thank you for that. 😊 I appreciate you taking the time. I actually got her to listen to me today. I am so pleased with her 😍😁
@Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution I changed my sit command to settle while outside and its made a huge difference now. She is more confident and listens to me now . 😍
Love it! No E-collar needed :)
normal ....any dog with a drive will stay with the person that play with them.....come on
Zak's dog will react poorly in a less secure environment if a big dark colored dog approaches.
@@sebg2086 Uhh.. no, they don't?
You dont own a dog, do you?
My pup wouldve ran away and approached other dogs over any play session OR food from me, if I had let him.
@@SAMMYTASTISCH dont forget.....maybe his dog did.....its a edit video....not a live one
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Your dogs are happy and well trained. Veronica is learning so much. My dogs and I have fun with positive training and they are learning
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I can’t believe this is even a debate. Positive training is largely the norm here in the uk. If someone was jerking their dog’s lead in public most people would think the dog was being abused. Dogs are generally well behaved and often off lead in public spaces and sit quietly under the table at restaurants.
Your dog training is invaluable! Just keep your focus and know there are negative people out there. They are probably jealous and/or just unhappy. I've learned so much from you and your training has helped me train my dogs. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you for sharing this video~🤗
Thank you too!
I'd argue any dog can disobey any owner in the right (wrong) environment. So I doubt I'll ever walk my dog off leash. And my breed is very much "I want to be with my family" type of breed. I've never understood why anyone walks their dogs off leash in a non-fenced area. My SO walked his old dog off leash, but she'd occationally have almost-accidents running into the road a bit. She'd stop, but still, damage is already done, the dog was already out of control for a sec.
I personally think dog daddy is a nut job but he does get the job done way faster than Zak and for that reason I would go with dog daddy because of his results. I can overlook all of the weird tattoos and strange personality characteristics . I would say I think the emotional state of a dog Zak is way too hung up on, there is a balanced system involved with training. There are always ying and yang when training a dog to be well rounded but Zak thinks a dog isn’t capable of being able to overcome great challenges so that’s why it takes him up to 2 years to train dogs to do intricate work. Like I’ve said before, good thing Zak doesn’t make the laws in this country because he wouldn’t correct any major criminals. We would have all kinds of criminals walking around us because Zak thinks they never need a serious correction and they’re just misunderstood even if they just pushed someone off of a cliff but in this case even if a dog bites and attacks people and or wants to kill everyone and everything other than it’s handlers. I’d be worried about seeing Zak for that kind of work if he literally is going to whip out food 😂
That speed has been shown to come at cost prohibitive expenses. Dog training is about more than efficacy. It is about the dogs long-term welfare and well-being.
@@zakgeorge BRO LONG -TERM WELFARE OF THE DOG?!
DOG TRAINERS DONT LIVE WITH THE DOG AFTER THEY TRAIN THEM, THE OWNERS DO. THEREFORE, THE long-term welfare of a dog is all about how the handlers provide a good life for their dog. Dog training is 90% efficiency and a lot of that is about making clients happy and solving their problems promptly. I do think you can read dogs the best and you do do some cool tricks with dogs. But serious training I couldn’t tip my hat to you. Sorry Zaky boy.
Well said, imagine zak live in Gotham city
Thank you. You and Bri and your dogs are so amazing! I have learned so much from your videos.
Lol, clearly, your training works, my puppy is 13 weeks and has learnt sit , down ,leave it ,look at me , come, up, stay, fetch, working on roll over , heel , and working on doing it in new places. She is brilliant and so cute.