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Hi Zak, I love the series! Especially in this amazing Alaskan setting; I'd be scared with all those moose and bears. Locally, we only have wild cows, horses, boars and wolves but still, even the locals never go walking without a staff or hiking pole, just in case. Obviously, those wouldn't be too effective with a bear or moose...
This helps SO MUCH in getting our adopted senior Beagle integrated with our 2 other dogs! THANKS! Speaking thereof - I'd love to see a dog featured that's more like my new girl: Senior, AND unadjusted to living in a home. No problem behaviors as such aside from potty accidents and, in her case, a "detault setting" of jumping up on us every few seconds. I followed Zak's example of teaching the sit and focus first, so I'm giving her that alternative to the jumping. Very much enjoying the process, and I guess I'd LOVE for such a gentle dog like her to be featured to encourage more people to adopt or rescue older dogs. Frankly, I'm extremely grateful that we chose her over another puppy for our 3 dog household, after our own oldest dog's passing last month.
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.
Zak, one thing I do appreciate about you is that you don't come across as a "Know-it-all" trainer but more like a scientist experimenting with what does and does not work for each individual dog. I think it gives us non-professionals the reassurance that as long as we are working with love and patience we don't have to follow a "formula" to the letter and still get good results.
Thats the thing.. EACH dog is different and one method may not work with 2 different dog's.. That was one of the first thing's i learned when I started working with Pitbulls. They're all individuals, have had different experiences and respond differently..
@@mikefrost2404 you are 100% correct. Not every method will work with every dog. Which is why I try to learn as many methods as I can. I will even watch beginner dog teachers because you never know where you might learn a new method of doing things. Even though I dont get too much from Zaks videos I still watch them just in case. But I think its cool he is spreading his wings more and working with more reactive dogs.
I have noticed that Chop behaves almost just like my dog when I first got him. The pulling on the leash, the over-excitement when seeing another dog, escape artist, etc.. This is a good reminder for me of how much my sweet boy has changed in the last 8 months.
I’m on the same page as you - my rescue boy has come on so much in a year. Still working on it and this channel is great for practical inspiration to carry on.
Thanks so much for your Reality videos. This dog is a lot like our dog. She's a wild husky we got from the shelter. She can go bananas while on leash when it comes to certain dogs. I have to pull her to the side and have her sit and tell her it's only a dog. She's improved since we got her 5 months ago.
I haven't had a dog for years, but have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos with my morning cup of tea. So much so that my new rescue dog, Bongo, will be moving in with me next week! One thing that has occurred to me is that we see you using lots of different leads, collars, and harnesses, but you don't talk about them much. Would you consider doing a video about the equipment you use to help train all these lovely dogs?
Chop with his flippy ear... TOO CUTE! 😄 I think he's doing great considering that this is all new to him. You guys are so patient in they way you deal with him, and I love hearing you encourage and praise him. Keep up the good work... Chop is 1 day closer to being a well trained dog. 😊👍
I had to chuckle at the "pulling is the worst" comment. I'm sitting here watching with a walking boot on my foot, because, on our fourth day with him, our new-to-us dog pulled me off a curb and I broke my foot. 😂
My sympathies! One of my rescue GSDs dislocated my shoulder when she went from standing to 100MPH because of OMG!Squirrel! Then my pup got under my feet, tripped me and broke my leg. Dogs. Gotta love 'em. Hope you're out of the cast soon.
One of my first walks with Cali, inherited black lab/Whippet, taller and faster version of a lab, she pulled me off my feet late at night and I fell on my arm fortunately on grass and brokeor displaced the floating rib. It was a difficult 4 months because I couldn't stop walking her and I was coming out of 2 years being in bed. She was a wild gal, running free in the woods for 8 years, with a dog door into Dad's cabin. Her partner big Skye was the reason she stayed home. Unfortunately, my bf died, fortunately for me, I got him too, and the 2 of them, a bear dog team, pulled me down many times. Otherwise such a blessing to my life. Cali got very sick, unable to help her, she got put down last Friday. Skye and I are very sad its sure quiet without her. 😢😢💕💔💔💕 She left footprints thru our hearts. 💞💞
My sister got knocked out by a head-bonk from her over-excited GSD a little while ago, also a broken foot two years ago. Excessively excited medium-large breeds come with many more dangers than their bigger jaws.
Zak, I'm currently living in Switzerland their dog training methods are very impressive and extremely positive. I would love to see you be exposed to them if you have not. They really get positive training and even a slight negativity is not tolerated here. It's really made me open my eyes to what's possible. Dogs are allowed virtually everywhere here, and I can see why. They are very well trained. They are even off leash in public with their owners frequently.
That sounds great that they are purely positive as it leaves no room for uneducated people to potentially hurt their dog, however I prefer the mentality that there is no set way to train your dog. Every single dog is different. I’m gonna probably get attacked for even saying this, but shock and E collars are vastly different. E collars use a tense unit (which I use personally for chronic pain) while shock collars just shock the dog. Shock collars were supposedly banned but I see them all over the internet still which is sad. Obviously you should be careful of ANYTHING you put on your dog, but these training tools are exactly that. Tools to help you train. If these tools are hurting your dog, then you aren’t using them correctly. Personally, If my dog wasn’t leash trained I’d heavily prefer to use a prong than a flat collar because collars do damage to the trachea with the dogs excessive pulling, while harnesses give the dog the most advantage to pull as dogs are super strong with their chests. Prongs are good with evening out the pressure throughout the neck and aren’t intended to be used forever. You shouldn’t be using prongs that aren’t rounded at the ends as it can scratch them or leave hot spots if you aren’t careful. There are risks with toys just as there are risks with prongs. Such as choking or internal damage from swallowing toys. Neither should ever be with your dog without supervision and you shouldn’t leave prongs on the dog when you aren’t using them. DISCLAIMER: I am in no way recommending or endorsing these tools, but I feel it would be unfair to not give more information on these tools. Zach is an amazing trainer and I’d recommend him over other trainers. He has so much patience and clearly cares so much for every dog he takes in. Just do your research and figure out what works best for you and your dog :)
Every darn time I see Inertia with that dog in the dog park I feel that I must reiterate - Inertia was in the right! That darn dog bulldozed her and scared the living daylight out of her! At least that makes me remember to give my own dog lots of positive interactions with big dogs, too!
As the owner of a big dog who can sometimes be a bulldozer I do appreciate the measured corrections from the other dogs. She responds well to them and mostly learns from them.
Thank you for showing the management! I feel like most videos I see about reactive dogs training leave it out. But I live in an apartment, I don't have a car, I have to deal with a lot of situations where I have nowhere to go and my dog is reacting. It's very good to see how trainers handle the dog in this situation.
I’m liking this reality dog training ideas you have. I like seeing that my dog not behaving perfect while training is normal unlike some training clips that show a perfectly trained dog/puppy doing routines almost flawlessly is often not reality and can make viewers feel less than adequate or successful and could lead to them just giving up on looking to achieve a highly trained companion.
THANK YOU! I have a 70Ib rescue, who was at 3 other homes that returned him before us, and then with lockdown the socialization activities had to stop. He is a PULLER! Big TIME! Walking him when he is having a stressful day is exhausting! I had someone drive by and scream I was abusing him while I was trying to keep him from pulling into the street, and having to use all my strength to hold him back. Finally got a good training harness, and our walking has improved immensely. I am feeling very good, very supported watching this series about Chop! It’s exactly what we are working thru.
I have been watching your videos since inertia was a puppy (when I got my puppy) and I am so excited to see how you work with chop. He looks just like my pup who turns out to be a Great Pyrenees, Alaskan malamute, and German Shepard mix. She’s very hyperactive and reactive which I have been struggling with heavily. Thank you for doing what you do
Thankyou, for posting this! This is what Im sure alot of us are here for. When plan A doesnt work.. A realistic video of what we go through! problem solving isnt easy when you dont have that toolbox of knowledge. ♡♡♡♡ reality dog training hehe indeed!!
Been frustrated with a couple of these dogs before in my learning process as a trainer. This is perfect for helping me explain these management techniques to clients. Love this!
Commenting in hopes that Zak will see this! I really hope he considers fostering and training a dog with disabilities for the next series! I know he'll do an excellent job at it!
My Loki was like this with other dogs when I had him, 3 months of avoiding dogs, going out late etc I finally got a trainer who took him out and found he was lovely with other dogs, turned out all the lunging and barking was built up frustration of being kept away by his previous owners. Chop has been out on the streets probably used to meeting other dogs so I hope his reaction turns out to be the same, he's a lovey dog
So glad you mentioned him being over over threshold! We had a few lessons with a trainer who works with a lot of reactive dogs (she specializes in it). When your dog is over threshold they need a recovery period, my dog is slightly reactive and her recovery is short, about 5-10min (this is with training, and our dog has a several month bond with us). This recovery period can be 3hrs. Take several steps back, even after that recovery period is over that threshold has now lowered. You can see it here! distance and calmness is key after you dog has passed threshold!
My dog acts exactly like Chop when she sees other dogs. She's fine with our other dog but is just a bulldozer with other dogs. She makes going for walks miserable and she's very reactive. I know she just wants to play but it's awful. This gave me some hope and good tips.
I love these series!!! Thank you!! My pup's first time out in public went great.. I pulled her around in my sons' wagon on our walks until she got all her shots. The first time walking her around our townhouse community went badly. There was a dog reactive boxer on one of my neighbor's patios..and I didn't know he was, he jumped up when we walked by and was barking and shaking the gate, my pup stopped, crouched down, showed her teeth and barked, then peed and started running. I followed her, and after we calmed down, I tried walking her on the opposite side of the pathway where the dog doesn't react..and she was hesitant.. she started pulling back on the leash so I just stood there as an anchor and let her work through it..after a minute or so, she came walking over to me slowly, and I gave her a treat(her kibble,) which she accepted.. so I knew she wasn't in that fear stage because she accepted food! I walked her to the end of the pathway and back again..then went home. Later that day I saw the boxer wasn't on the patio, and I walked her by in the same manner I had before because she was timid again..and I let her smell the neighbor's gate, told her yes, and treated her.. she overcame the fear quickly..and I knew to look for that dog from then on so we didn't have that scare again.. Now we can walk by(she's 10 months,) the dog barks, etc and my dog ignores it..
Omg this totally reminds me my experience with my street dog and I totally forgot what a hell was it! If he wasn't a medium dog I couldn't have done this and returned him. He didn't know sit, come or anything (even tho he spend months in vet, dog hotel and when he was adopted for a month and returned) and he was hell on lead, always pulling, no way to get his attention. Reactive to dogs and I know he didn't wanna play, he doesn't know how to play with dogs and after seeing a dog it took him forever to recover. I was keep asking myself daily should I return him but I keep saying I should try at least a month. I'm glad I did. It's been almost 2 years since adopted him and he's much much much better. We have a communication system now I understand what he wants and he listens to me and constantly offering eye contact and learned a lof of tricks. Still working on his reactivity but he has some doggy friends he can walk with. Edit: also if your dog is not taking the regular treat kibble, try high value treats like meat,cheese and increase distance. My favorite is dog rolls cut in small pieces. Higher the smell and softness the better.
Oh also prey drive on cats. That was the worst! I had no tights left thanks to him dragging me on the floor whenever he saw a cat. Weirdly this was easier to work on rather than reactivity towards dogs.
Still watching because Chop is gorgeous and I am curious as to what his breed or mix will end up being, but the clickbait titles, over the top advertisements and "shocking" teasers are getting to be a bit much.
I had a pure bred Malamute growing up. She was really a sweet, gentle giant. She shed ridiculously. We'd sit for 20 minutes and pull clumps of fur out of her, especially as summer approached.
I love how patient you are, even when you know we are here watching and wait to see success! It’s so nice to see what it’s really like in these reality training sessions. It makes it easier to stick with it with my own dog. When I see a 10 min. video of a dog going from impossible to perfect, then I try it at home and have a mess, it makes me want to throw up my hands and say my dog is just broken. This is SO helpful because this is my puppy’s park reaction. Lucky for me she’s little. 😆
I was really looking forward for this episode, I am not disappointed! I have a reactive dog, big and strong too. A year ago I could not take him out the house without him bursting at literally everything (bicycles, dogs, cars, people...) due to over excitement turning into frustration (and sometimes agression). He is better now but still has outbursts from time to time. Training and desensitising him has been a long, tiring process, but I’m not giving up. Taking a reactive dog out in public can be very distressing and overwhelming when it feels like everyone is judging you. I’ve come home crying a few times thinking that I wasn’t good enough, or that I was failing my dog. So thank you for doing what you do, showing what it’s really like to have a dog. It’s not always fun, it’s a lot of hard work but it’s worth all the love. Thank you ❤️
@@nothanks150 I mainly used a head halter and it was very effective. I trained him to wear the muzzle as well and use it when introducing him to other dogs for the first time. Luckily he’s never shown intention to bite and has never bitten, but safety comes first.
This is the same kind of reaction my malamute does when he sees other dogs…over time we have figured out a way to create distance between the incoming dog but it’s still hit or miss. Chop is so cute. Thank you for training him Zak ❤️ BTW - i had bad upper body aches after walking my dog when we just rescued him. He walks great on heel now
His tail makes me think Chop's got some Akita in him. Seasonal shedding would also account for the fur. 🤔 One things for sure, I'm sure you've got great upper body strength after filming this series!
Most likely Alaskan Malamute Mix, he looks just like our boy that passed away a while ago, who's dad was a full Alaskan Malamute and his mom was a Shepherd Bullterrier mix.
YES!! I've been thinking there is some Akita in there too, because of the more square face and nose. Malamute or Canadian Eskimo for coloring and size. Some type of Shepherd or maybe Malinois because of the darker face? and something else for the floppy ears :)
Thank you so much for showing how to work with a very dog focussed, friendly dog!! This is super useful for me in training my puppy, who loves to sit and watch other dogs constantly on walks, and will bound up at the last second to play. Thank you for also including that you spent 3 hours just getting him used to being calm, it helps to have a realistic understanding that results are not instant. Excited to try these methods with my puppy this afternoon and keep at them for as long as it takes until he reliably walks on by other dogs. Feeling like I can work with my dog in a more confident, well informed and patient way.
I am really happy that finally there’s a trainer that actually shows what reality is , this is what I’ve been looking for everrrr 🥳 Great thanks appreciate it
"Maybe you will have the time of your life...Maybe you'll be terrified" ha, ha. you are addressing the problem that many new dog owners have when they adopt a full grown animal. This is a GREAT episode on how to manage behaviors and to stay calm and observe how you can try different training methods/approach) for this particular wild dog. One of the most common mistakes I see is that most dog owners cannot read body language; they may think their dog is "aggressive" when he is just excited and wants to meet. The other common problem I see is that dog owners have to remember they cannot rush a dog into doing anything, esp. if they are new.
True. Specially stress signals. They say "he's sleepy" when they see their dog yawning while lip picking. Sadly a lof trainers avoids it as well from videos I'm seeing. The see a dog that is forced to suppression and showing a lot stress signals with raised fur and they say "this is beautiful, look at him accepting you as an alpha/leader"... These people staring get huge following lately and this is really concerning.
This is so helpful to watch! I got a puppy 6 days ago and purchased your book right away. I have learned so much from watching your videos! I think it is setting Scout and I up for success with training.
Love the roller coaster analogy.... and love watching you work with Chop. I do my share of managing vs. training and it helps so much to see how you do it!
I think Chop might be my favorite dog in your series so far haha he's reacting to those dogs but it doesn't seem aggressive to me. Especially when he flopped on the ground, he looked playful. He is lovely!
Chop is totally one of the kinds of dogs I love best. He clearly thinks for himself. He doesn't seem to give a hoot for random people one way or another. He clearly loves other dogs, maybe a bit more than ideal but it's so much better than fearing them. He's expressive, if a little on the subtle side at times. He's large, powerful, and floofy. All pros in my book. If I didn't have three already I would probably be applying to adopt him by now. I liked to work on leash manners with all the biggest of the shelter dogs and a bungee leash will really help out your shoulder joints. You counter the stretch with your arm muscles to keep it from rewarding pulling with forward motion by pulling back as it stretches. It is still a workout, but no jerks on the shoulder or the dog.
Hi Zak. Thank you so much for all the series you posted, but especially this one. I rescued 2 malamutes a few months ago and one of them behaves exactly like this and my challenge was to find a way to reward using the environment because she seems alot more interested in the environment then the treats when outside .
I love watching all of the series you’ve had so far. I was wondering if you’ve ever thought of doing something with smaller dogs. Perhaps a rescue from a puppymill or a bad situation. A dog who would not overpower you but perhaps has more mental health issues. Just wondering because I know that is the reality with a lot of smaller rescue dogs. I would love to see what you could do in a situation like that.
Loving this series with Chop so far. I'm following along with my rescue dog Brandi a happy & playful 2 year old 68 lb staffy/fox hound mix. She's a strong leash puller and reactive to just about everything - dogs, people, squirrels and birds. Friendly and energetically playful with dogs and people but nonetheless, reactive and strong. I'd love to get to the point where I can take her hiking with me. Desensitization training up for this week.
Hi Zak. I have your book and have been watching you since we got our Jack Russell 1.5 years ago.. 2 weeks ago we adopted a 14 month old mixed breed gem.. your book is back out! Your videos are so comforting and reassuring. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love this series. I'm getting a new rescue tomorrow and I've been worried about reactivity because this is my first large dog. I've had so many small dogs rescues and I've been so lucky with their temperaments. Only one was reactive and still did pretty well on leash as long as other dogs didn't get right in her face. I have as much history as I can get about this new dog but you never really know until they've been with you a while, so I've been doing as much research as I can to prepare. Thank you for all your invaluable info!
My dog is not reactive. He gets along with most other dogs (he's scared of intact males because of bad experiences). He does great overall with just about everything. He's just not able to pass another dog relaxed, and he gets nervous when a dog approaches from upfront (which I get, it's not natural for dogs to just go face to face). So he's had bad experiences with off leash intact males while he was leashed, the off leash males would show very intimidating behavior, growl, just overall males that were looking for confrontation with other intact males. This all happened when during his puberty so when he has testosterone going through the roof (he's intact himself), at least that's what other dogs can smell because his hormones were not affecting his behavior negatively, he got along with all dogs before those incidents. Stupid thing is, if only others were responsible, we would not have any problems in first place. Now when he sees one of those dogs that ran up to him off leash, he gets very stressed and scared. Hell freeze, and if they do get too close he'll growl, but he's too scared to go any further than that as he naturally doesn't like confrontations. Mind you, all these off leash males are off leash in a place where dogs should be leashed, there's a literal leash law but we all know the famous 'don't worry he's friendly!' which is basically the sentence that drives every responsible dog owner nuts. So I'd absolutely love to do the type of training you showed in this video, just going to the park or a busy trail and just let the dog know other dogs are okay and work on his attention on me and overall feel relaxed in the presence of other dogs. But yeah, I'm too scared to do that because of all these stupid owners that let their dogs off leash. It makes training these things absolutely impossible. I have to be on a constant watch out for off leash dogs, and even when I spot one usually it's too late and they come running towards us. I really hate the fact that people like this can own dogs. Just be responsible and leash your dog when's there's a leash law. And we have plenty of places where dogs are allowed off leash, but I think even in a place like that you should not just unleash your dog and let them run up to every other dog, every dog should have a well responsive recall other wise they just shouldn't be off leash, you can't argue that.
I completely agree with you. Even though its rly sad to hear what happened to ur dog, you can do this!! It will take time and a lot of effort, is there a way you can find another park? I noticed that some parks have more leashed dogs while others have more even though the rule is to have a leash on the dog. Also timing, Usually early in the mornings where i live, people walk their dog son a leash bc they need to get to work after they take them out, so they don't have time to let them off running around and then chase them back. So thats a good opertunity to train with your dog in the distance. In the evenings there are usually more off leash dogs here, bc ppl get home and then take their dogs out to release all the energy so they can go home and crash for the night. Hopefully this helps! Also finding friedns with dogs that are well rounded and polite dogs can help you train and let ur dog get more comfortable around them. Organize a training session, it could be at a park or somewhere and they could be far away and then get closer etc and u can do many exercises with them until they are comfortable together, it will def take more than 1 session, but little by little u will see improvement! GOOD LUCK! DON'T GIVE UPPP! ALSOO SRY FOR MY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR!! typing too fast ....
@UCHNDWJ6WU_yAc5pb8K1A-Tg I have to agree with you completely after you explained. You must take responsibility to ensure the safety of not only your dog but other dogs. Fear can result in an attack, it's like the fight or flight respons, since they have had bad experiences with other dogs, htey might be scared and because of that they may snap at the other dogs passing by, but i also do agree even if your dog is nice, you should keep it on leash and it's not a valid excuse for leaving then off leash, bc they may make other dogs scared or they can get attacked or hurt. But i hope they are able to train the dog and get it less scared of those types of dogs so there are less issue in the future.
This will be a very exciting series! However, his reaction didn’t surprise me at all. The stiff tail position, hyper focusing, all of it told me he was about to react. I hope all the training goes well!
What a handsome dog! He looks a little bit like mine (with droopy ears), she’s a mix between Alaskan malamute and Czechoslovakian wolfdog. She’s super intelligent, curious, independent, loyal, gorgeous dog but she’s also incredibly stubborn and energetic. Training was hard and time consuming (and still is) but soooo worth it, it’s amazing the type of bond you can have with a dog like this, I wouldn’t change her for anything in the universe. Thanks Zak for your wisdom, we owe you a lot for teaching us how to train her through your videos. Can’t wait for the next chop episode
That was quite the workout for you & Bree, no need for the gym. I think this is your biggest challenge to date, I'm eagerly looking forward to future episodes & what the DNA tests will show. I agree definitely some malamute. Thanks for sharing!
My dog was very reactive to other dogs; it was all excitement based of 'I want to play with you so bad and I can't' cause he was on leash and got frustrated. But to others, he looked like he was being aggressive so it was really hard until we were able to find some techniques that worked for him. Of course, you can't have your dog meet everyone they want to, so learning that control is good. You are doing great with Chop, and he's giving you a good arm workout! I still think he has some Shepard in him, but it will be interesting to see what mix he is. I know there are still some more challenges ahead and I look forward to seeing how Chop progresses. Keep up the great work, Zak. Your dog reality training is the best! So helpful to see real world training!
I think he might have a little husky in him. I have 2 husky mixes and 1 full-blooded husky pup and the shedding is unreal! Two of them have little curls in their tails as Chop does and one curls all the way to his back. I am so excited for this series and to watch him blossom into the well-behaved, good man he is capable of. I think he will be just as rewarding as George if not more. :)
I rescued a 4 month old pit bull who only knew roaming the streets of a small town. He acts just like this dog so it was really nice to see I’m not alone with his reactive ness towards other dogs. Desensitizing is hard but I do my best, and I definitely think I underestimated the little steps it takes
I've enjoyed watching this. I am about to take on a new client who has a large pure bred dog that is reactive outside the home, and who for various reasons is not taken on walks. His walks are a bit of a nightmare and it's a vicious circle. I believe the walks are a nightmare because he doesn't get outside very often, so he reactive, which in turn is why he's not getting walks. I am going to have to break the cycle with baby steps training in the home before taking it outside. From what I gather, his behaviour is somewhat like Chop's lunging and barking. I have yet to the meet the dog so I don't know if the lunging and barking is fear based, or frustration based. It's fairly clear that Chop's reactivity is frustration based because he just wants to meet that other dog! Its always great to watch your videos (which I do send my clients to watch too!) because I can sit there and say stuff like "oh yeah, that's what I would do!" instead of "OMG Noooooooo, don't do that!!"
As a trainer how do you teach the reactive dogs to eventually be able to pass another dog while on the leash ignoring them? My local trainer only teaches how to go away from dogs but more often than not (like in this video or at the vet) you have nowhere to go and the dogs must be relatively close to each other.
I used to have the same Reddy harness for my golden (she outgrew the Large size and now wears the burgundy XL) and it was fabulous being able to use the traffic handle when she was still learning leash manners. There's no worse feeling than having tension on a puppy's/dog's neck.
I listen to a lot of Zak videos. And I took our 14 month Golden to a busy park on a windy day last week. He didn't bark or lunge at dogs, bikes, skateboards, scooters, strollers, or flocks of seagulls. Since he doesn't get out much due to car sickness, I can only think he's learned by listening in on those videos. And I thought he was sleeping! 🤷😁
It helps carsickness for them to be able to see out the windows also you can get dramamine at the drug store. A lot of puppies have but grow out of it.
@@cd4536 Thanks! He has the whole backseat to himself, and he moves about as needed. He'll look out, then lay down. I'd say he's mostly down. Now if our other, bigger dog is back there, and Tuck can't move where he needs to be due to space, he gets sick. From getting sick as a puppy, he does not like getting in the car. I've worked on it step by step, but now just pick him up and put him in. He gladly gets in when we're somewhere else.
Great episode as usual. I'm here in Brazil and wondering how is going to be the bear episode. I've never enconter anything this big (of course that's because there is any animial that big in here. LoL). Big fan of your work!
I'm glad I watched this. This is exactly how my dog is. Used to the wild and not to being leashed. Its been a year working on my dogs behavior (she's a 2year old husky mix) so far so good; however, I am having trouble keeping her confined in our backyard. She'll just jump the fence.
My dog acts this the same way as Chop, but wants to play with other dogs , He was introduced early to people and other dogs , It should be interesting to see how the boy does , You have the patients of a saint.
First I want to say that I really like your content.☺ I am a small TH-camr who creates puppy/kitten-related videos, and I have to say that your content really inspired me! Thank You so much ! hope you can get 5M subscribers soon👍!
Now THIS is what I need to see! I quit watching you with Inertia because she was just too easy. But I'm excited to watch this as I have rescued a Siberian husky who is very similar to Chop. He's not quite two years old yet and I have had him for a year. He's wonderful in the house just me and him, does tricks and well behaved. But he is a pup of the pandemic and not socialized at all. I'm a 66 year old woman, and no way would I even think of taking my dog out in public like you did at the park. He's way too strong for me to control! Mine even goes bonkers if the neighbors or a delivery person comes to the house! Not in an aggressive way just overly excited! People-people-omg-people! 😱🐾🤣🐾 REALLY loving you for this series!
ok zak and bree my guess is that he's got some karelian bear dog in him. he certainly is fierce! really loving the dog reactivity lessons...it's been a year and a half journey with mine and we are slowly closing the distance gap..
I too am curious to find out the results of the DNA test. This particular video shows exactly how my own dog reacts to other dogs. Of course my dog isn't a large powerful beast like Chop which is just as well because I'm disabled. Since my small pooch would be lunch meat if he were to react negatively to the wrong dog, it's important for me to do what I can to help him learn to be calm and quiet around other dogs. Distance is definitely my friend for now.
Same for our GSD. She loves dogs but gets very reactive on the leash. But I haven’t found any trainer here that will help me get her better. We got to a point where if she sees the dog coming from far most of the time she just whines and I can get her attention. But if she is more nervous (like at the vet) or she suddenly sees the dog (like in a corner) she loses it. I wanted to get her to be more comfortable on a leash near dogs (not interacting just near) so I can take her to the dog park or the vet. But nobody helps. Zak could you talk more about this? Avoiding dogs is great but often (like in your video) you cannot do it and they need to pass each other.
@@anvime739 i recommend watching and studying Beckmans Dog Training videos on youtube. he focuses on "the pop" aka "positive corrections" which will result in ur dog actually focusing on you, because a treat wont be more rewarding than ur dog wanting to play/pull. I walk my GSDpitbullboxer everyday for at least a mile and when i stop, she stops immediately and checks in with me.(shes nearly no leash walking) we also practice "heeling" which is basically a change of direction and making ur dog follow. i can take my dog into stores and shes 8 only months.
@@1414-n5y Thanks. She is usually too distressed to acept treats or play as a reward. The problem is that I dont have any friends with dogs that can help or dog parks here so i can only train her the few times we encounter dogs
by the sheer size of him I'm guessing he has Malamute, I have no idea the odds but my best guess would be Malamute, Husky, some type of Shepherd, maybe Akita and potentially wolf. I do suspect you have a wolf-dog on your hands
We have a Romanian Rescue who reminds me so much of this beautiful boy! Same size, always alert, always ready to pounce - I am curious to see if this boy also has some Kangal - or some other flock guarding dog in him cause he seems to be scanning the environment constantly for incoming people, dogs etc. and with our dog he gets frustrated on lead cause he needs to be the one sniffing the 'intruders' before they come too close (certainly that's the way it seems) We recently boarded our dog with a dog sitter while we were on holiday, this dog sitter never saw a reactive side to our dog because he took him everywhere in the car and then would let him off lead in parks etc. he's never a problem off lead but on lead he can a massive handful and comes across like an insanely aggressive dog :'(
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Hi Zak, I love the series! Especially in this amazing Alaskan setting; I'd be scared with all those moose and bears. Locally, we only have wild cows, horses, boars and wolves but still, even the locals never go walking without a staff or hiking pole, just in case. Obviously, those wouldn't be too effective with a bear or moose...
This helps SO MUCH in getting our adopted senior Beagle integrated with our 2 other dogs! THANKS! Speaking thereof - I'd love to see a dog featured that's more like my new girl: Senior, AND unadjusted to living in a home. No problem behaviors as such aside from potty accidents and, in her case, a "detault setting" of jumping up on us every few seconds. I followed Zak's example of teaching the sit and focus first, so I'm giving her that alternative to the jumping. Very much enjoying the process, and I guess I'd LOVE for such a gentle dog like her to be featured to encourage more people to adopt or rescue older dogs. Frankly, I'm extremely grateful that we chose her over another puppy for our 3 dog household, after our own oldest dog's passing last month.
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.
Zak, one thing I do appreciate about you is that you don't come across as a "Know-it-all" trainer but more like a scientist experimenting with what does and does not work for each individual dog. I think it gives us non-professionals the reassurance that as long as we are working with love and patience we don't have to follow a "formula" to the letter and still get good results.
That's such a good explanation of why he's such a good trainer to follow.
Yes! This is exactly why I love watching Zak with dogs!
I couldn’t agree more!
Thats the thing.. EACH dog is different and one method may not work with 2 different dog's.. That was one of the first thing's i learned when I started working with Pitbulls. They're all individuals, have had different experiences and respond differently..
@@mikefrost2404 you are 100% correct. Not every method will work with every dog. Which is why I try to learn as many methods as I can. I will even watch beginner dog teachers because you never know where you might learn a new method of doing things. Even though I dont get too much from Zaks videos I still watch them just in case. But I think its cool he is spreading his wings more and working with more reactive dogs.
I have noticed that Chop behaves almost just like my dog when I first got him. The pulling on the leash, the over-excitement when seeing another dog, escape artist, etc.. This is a good reminder for me of how much my sweet boy has changed in the last 8 months.
I’m on the same page as you - my rescue boy has come on so much in a year. Still working on it and this channel is great for practical inspiration to carry on.
Thanks so much for your Reality videos. This dog is a lot like our dog. She's a wild husky we got from the shelter. She can go bananas while on leash when it comes to certain dogs. I have to pull her to the side and have her sit and tell her it's only a dog. She's improved since we got her 5 months ago.
I haven't had a dog for years, but have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos with my morning cup of tea. So much so that my new rescue dog, Bongo, will be moving in with me next week! One thing that has occurred to me is that we see you using lots of different leads, collars, and harnesses, but you don't talk about them much. Would you consider doing a video about the equipment you use to help train all these lovely dogs?
Chop with his flippy ear... TOO CUTE! 😄 I think he's doing great considering that this is all new to him. You guys are so patient in they way you deal with him, and I love hearing you encourage and praise him. Keep up the good work... Chop is 1 day closer to being a well trained dog. 😊👍
I had to chuckle at the "pulling is the worst" comment. I'm sitting here watching with a walking boot on my foot, because, on our fourth day with him, our new-to-us dog pulled me off a curb and I broke my foot. 😂
My sympathies! One of my rescue GSDs dislocated my shoulder when she went from standing to 100MPH because of OMG!Squirrel! Then my pup got under my feet, tripped me and broke my leg. Dogs. Gotta love 'em. Hope you're out of the cast soon.
One of my first walks with Cali, inherited black lab/Whippet, taller and faster version of a lab, she pulled me off my feet late at night and I fell on my arm fortunately on grass and brokeor displaced the floating rib. It was a difficult 4 months because I couldn't stop walking her and I was coming out of 2 years being in bed. She was a wild gal, running free in the woods for 8 years, with a dog door into Dad's cabin. Her partner big Skye was the reason she stayed home. Unfortunately, my bf died, fortunately for me, I got him too, and the 2 of them, a bear dog team, pulled me down many times. Otherwise such a blessing to my life. Cali got very sick, unable to help her, she got put down last Friday. Skye and I are very sad its sure quiet without her. 😢😢💕💔💔💕 She left footprints thru our hearts. 💞💞
😱 oh no!
yea my dog dragged me because he saw another dog. my tailbone was injured for weeks
My sister got knocked out by a head-bonk from her over-excited GSD a little while ago, also a broken foot two years ago. Excessively excited medium-large breeds come with many more dangers than their bigger jaws.
Zak, I'm currently living in Switzerland their dog training methods are very impressive and extremely positive. I would love to see you be exposed to them if you have not. They really get positive training and even a slight negativity is not tolerated here. It's really made me open my eyes to what's possible. Dogs are allowed virtually everywhere here, and I can see why. They are very well trained. They are even off leash in public with their owners frequently.
Of course your videos are always great. Thank you.
That sounds great that they are purely positive as it leaves no room for uneducated people to potentially hurt their dog, however I prefer the mentality that there is no set way to train your dog. Every single dog is different. I’m gonna probably get attacked for even saying this, but shock and E collars are vastly different. E collars use a tense unit (which I use personally for chronic pain) while shock collars just shock the dog. Shock collars were supposedly banned but I see them all over the internet still which is sad. Obviously you should be careful of ANYTHING you put on your dog, but these training tools are exactly that. Tools to help you train. If these tools are hurting your dog, then you aren’t using them correctly. Personally, If my dog wasn’t leash trained I’d heavily prefer to use a prong than a flat collar because collars do damage to the trachea with the dogs excessive pulling, while harnesses give the dog the most advantage to pull as dogs are super strong with their chests. Prongs are good with evening out the pressure throughout the neck and aren’t intended to be used forever. You shouldn’t be using prongs that aren’t rounded at the ends as it can scratch them or leave hot spots if you aren’t careful. There are risks with toys just as there are risks with prongs. Such as choking or internal damage from swallowing toys. Neither should ever be with your dog without supervision and you shouldn’t leave prongs on the dog when you aren’t using them.
DISCLAIMER: I am in no way recommending or endorsing these tools, but I feel it would be unfair to not give more information on these tools. Zach is an amazing trainer and I’d recommend him over other trainers. He has so much patience and clearly cares so much for every dog he takes in. Just do your research and figure out what works best for you and your dog :)
Every darn time I see Inertia with that dog in the dog park I feel that I must reiterate - Inertia was in the right! That darn dog bulldozed her and scared the living daylight out of her! At least that makes me remember to give my own dog lots of positive interactions with big dogs, too!
The issue is that other dogs can be expected to sometimes do that, and her reaction wouldn't necessarily have gone over well with all dogs.
As the owner of a big dog who can sometimes be a bulldozer I do appreciate the measured corrections from the other dogs. She responds well to them and mostly learns from them.
I really respect and appreciate the effort (and it's a LOT of effort/work) to show dog training without huge jumps in time, edits, gloss, etc.
I cant wait to see Chop at the end of this series! He looks like quite a special guy!
Thank you for showing the management! I feel like most videos I see about reactive dogs training leave it out. But I live in an apartment, I don't have a car, I have to deal with a lot of situations where I have nowhere to go and my dog is reacting. It's very good to see how trainers handle the dog in this situation.
I’m liking this reality dog training ideas you have. I like seeing that my dog not behaving perfect while training is normal unlike some training clips that show a perfectly trained dog/puppy doing routines almost flawlessly is often not reality and can make viewers feel less than adequate or successful and could lead to them just giving up on looking to achieve a highly trained companion.
THANK YOU! I have a 70Ib rescue, who was at 3 other homes that returned him before us, and then with lockdown the socialization activities had to stop. He is a PULLER! Big TIME! Walking him when he is having a stressful day is exhausting! I had someone drive by and scream I was abusing him while I was trying to keep him from pulling into the street, and having to use all my strength to hold him back. Finally got a good training harness, and our walking has improved immensely. I am feeling very good, very supported watching this series about Chop! It’s exactly what we are working thru.
I have been watching your videos since inertia was a puppy (when I got my puppy) and I am so excited to see how you work with chop. He looks just like my pup who turns out to be a Great Pyrenees, Alaskan malamute, and German Shepard mix. She’s very hyperactive and reactive which I have been struggling with heavily. Thank you for doing what you do
Thankyou, for posting this! This is what Im sure alot of us are here for. When plan A doesnt work.. A realistic video of what we go through! problem solving isnt easy when you dont have that toolbox of knowledge. ♡♡♡♡ reality dog training hehe indeed!!
Been frustrated with a couple of these dogs before in my learning process as a trainer. This is perfect for helping me explain these management techniques to clients. Love this!
Commenting in hopes that Zak will see this! I really hope he considers fostering and training a dog with disabilities for the next series! I know he'll do an excellent job at it!
Yes that would be amazing!
He's worked with a Deaf great Dane in his older videos
My Loki was like this with other dogs when I had him, 3 months of avoiding dogs, going out late etc I finally got a trainer who took him out and found he was lovely with other dogs, turned out all the lunging and barking was built up frustration of being kept away by his previous owners. Chop has been out on the streets probably used to meeting other dogs so I hope his reaction turns out to be the same, he's a lovey dog
So glad you mentioned him being over over threshold! We had a few lessons with a trainer who works with a lot of reactive dogs (she specializes in it). When your dog is over threshold they need a recovery period, my dog is slightly reactive and her recovery is short, about 5-10min (this is with training, and our dog has a several month bond with us). This recovery period can be 3hrs. Take several steps back, even after that recovery period is over that threshold has now lowered. You can see it here! distance and calmness is key after you dog has passed threshold!
My dog acts exactly like Chop when she sees other dogs. She's fine with our other dog but is just a bulldozer with other dogs. She makes going for walks miserable and she's very reactive. I know she just wants to play but it's awful. This gave me some hope and good tips.
I love seeing how you figure things out with Chop. He sure is ALOT of dog! 💚
I love these series!!! Thank you!! My pup's first time out in public went great.. I pulled her around in my sons' wagon on our walks until she got all her shots. The first time walking her around our townhouse community went badly. There was a dog reactive boxer on one of my neighbor's patios..and I didn't know he was, he jumped up when we walked by and was barking and shaking the gate, my pup stopped, crouched down, showed her teeth and barked, then peed and started running. I followed her, and after we calmed down, I tried walking her on the opposite side of the pathway where the dog doesn't react..and she was hesitant.. she started pulling back on the leash so I just stood there as an anchor and let her work through it..after a minute or so, she came walking over to me slowly, and I gave her a treat(her kibble,) which she accepted.. so I knew she wasn't in that fear stage because she accepted food! I walked her to the end of the pathway and back again..then went home. Later that day I saw the boxer wasn't on the patio, and I walked her by in the same manner I had before because she was timid again..and I let her smell the neighbor's gate, told her yes, and treated her.. she overcame the fear quickly..and I knew to look for that dog from then on so we didn't have that scare again.. Now we can walk by(she's 10 months,) the dog barks, etc and my dog ignores it..
He did quite well for such a high stimulating environment , really did seem to calm
Lol the way Inertia looked at the camera when Z was eating her food🤣
Omg this totally reminds me my experience with my street dog and I totally forgot what a hell was it! If he wasn't a medium dog I couldn't have done this and returned him. He didn't know sit, come or anything (even tho he spend months in vet, dog hotel and when he was adopted for a month and returned) and he was hell on lead, always pulling, no way to get his attention. Reactive to dogs and I know he didn't wanna play, he doesn't know how to play with dogs and after seeing a dog it took him forever to recover. I was keep asking myself daily should I return him but I keep saying I should try at least a month. I'm glad I did. It's been almost 2 years since adopted him and he's much much much better. We have a communication system now I understand what he wants and he listens to me and constantly offering eye contact and learned a lof of tricks. Still working on his reactivity but he has some doggy friends he can walk with.
Edit: also if your dog is not taking the regular treat kibble, try high value treats like meat,cheese and increase distance. My favorite is dog rolls cut in small pieces. Higher the smell and softness the better.
Oh also prey drive on cats. That was the worst! I had no tights left thanks to him dragging me on the floor whenever he saw a cat. Weirdly this was easier to work on rather than reactivity towards dogs.
Still watching because Chop is gorgeous and I am curious as to what his breed or mix will end up being, but the clickbait titles, over the top advertisements and "shocking" teasers are getting to be a bit much.
My guess is gsd, husky, anatolian.
He looks like a whiter but exact copy of my dog who is a mix between akita and rotweiler although my dog is only 5 months and Already this size
Looks part Norwegian Elkhound
Been waiting all day for this to be released ☺️ you're so amazing to watch! Another fabulous episode, thankyou 😘
Hello Karen👋👋
Beautiful to see this gorgeous dog starting to adapt to a real life! Thanku Zak and Bree
I had a pure bred Malamute growing up. She was really a sweet, gentle giant. She shed ridiculously. We'd sit for 20 minutes and pull clumps of fur out of her, especially as summer approached.
I love how patient you are, even when you know we are here watching and wait to see success! It’s so nice to see what it’s really like in these reality training sessions. It makes it easier to stick with it with my own dog. When I see a 10 min. video of a dog going from impossible to perfect, then I try it at home and have a mess, it makes me want to throw up my hands and say my dog is just broken. This is SO helpful because this is my puppy’s park reaction. Lucky for me she’s little. 😆
I was really looking forward for this episode, I am not disappointed!
I have a reactive dog, big and strong too. A year ago I could not take him out the house without him bursting at literally everything (bicycles, dogs, cars, people...) due to over excitement turning into frustration (and sometimes agression). He is better now but still has outbursts from time to time. Training and desensitising him has been a long, tiring process, but I’m not giving up. Taking a reactive dog out in public can be very distressing and overwhelming when it feels like everyone is judging you. I’ve come home crying a few times thinking that I wasn’t good enough, or that I was failing my dog.
So thank you for doing what you do, showing what it’s really like to have a dog. It’s not always fun, it’s a lot of hard work but it’s worth all the love. Thank you ❤️
I hope unlike Zac George you muzzle your dog for the safety of redirection/ other people and dogs around you
@@nothanks150 I mainly used a head halter and it was very effective. I trained him to wear the muzzle as well and use it when introducing him to other dogs for the first time. Luckily he’s never shown intention to bite and has never bitten, but safety comes first.
Me and my puppy Arlo love watching you. you’ve helped us so much over the past year. Thank you 😊
I had a bloodhound named Arlo! He was a lot of trouble but I loved him!
I am exhausted all over again just watching this 💀
This is the same kind of reaction my malamute does when he sees other dogs…over time we have figured out a way to create distance between the incoming dog but it’s still hit or miss. Chop is so cute. Thank you for training him Zak ❤️
BTW - i had bad upper body aches after walking my dog when we just rescued him. He walks great on heel now
His tail makes me think Chop's got some Akita in him. Seasonal shedding would also account for the fur. 🤔
One things for sure, I'm sure you've got great upper body strength after filming this series!
Yeah. He keeps make me think Akita x German shepherd but he could easily have malamute
Most likely Alaskan Malamute Mix, he looks just like our boy that passed away a while ago, who's dad was a full Alaskan Malamute and his mom was a Shepherd Bullterrier mix.
YES!! I've been thinking there is some Akita in there too, because of the more square face and nose. Malamute or Canadian Eskimo for coloring and size. Some type of Shepherd or maybe Malinois because of the darker face? and something else for the floppy ears :)
Akita is a good call. Might be some Anatolian shepherd in there to get those ears and the smoother coat.
I agree with part Akita/ shepherd or husky😉👍
Thank you so much for showing how to work with a very dog focussed, friendly dog!! This is super useful for me in training my puppy, who loves to sit and watch other dogs constantly on walks, and will bound up at the last second to play.
Thank you for also including that you spent 3 hours just getting him used to being calm, it helps to have a realistic understanding that results are not instant. Excited to try these methods with my puppy this afternoon and keep at them for as long as it takes until he reliably walks on by other dogs. Feeling like I can work with my dog in a more confident, well informed and patient way.
nice new style of editing Zak!
I am really happy that finally there’s a trainer that actually shows what reality is , this is what I’ve been looking for everrrr 🥳
Great thanks appreciate it
I'm so hooked on this series! It wouldn't surprise me if he has Inuit in him. :)
he’s a beautiful dog. Can’t wait to see him progress and becoming a nice family pet
"Maybe you will have the time of your life...Maybe you'll be terrified" ha, ha. you are addressing the problem that many new dog owners have when they adopt a full grown animal. This is a GREAT episode on how to manage behaviors and to stay calm and observe how you can try different training methods/approach) for this particular wild dog. One of the most common mistakes I see is that most dog owners cannot read body language; they may think their dog is "aggressive" when he is just excited and wants to meet. The other common problem I see is that dog owners have to remember they cannot rush a dog into doing anything, esp. if they are new.
True. Specially stress signals. They say "he's sleepy" when they see their dog yawning while lip picking. Sadly a lof trainers avoids it as well from videos I'm seeing. The see a dog that is forced to suppression and showing a lot stress signals with raised fur and they say "this is beautiful, look at him accepting you as an alpha/leader"... These people staring get huge following lately and this is really concerning.
This is so helpful to watch! I got a puppy 6 days ago and purchased your book right away. I have learned so much from watching your videos! I think it is setting Scout and I up for success with training.
Love the roller coaster analogy.... and love watching you work with Chop. I do my share of managing vs. training and it helps so much to see how you do it!
You’re a great trainer love seeing all your training videos can’t wait to see this video
I like that you explain his reactions are natural. I think it teaches owners this is not a "bad dog" nuisance behavior.
Our 6 month old golden retriever acts this way around other dogs. So I’m so excited to see how your handle Chop!
id nip this in the bud before they mature it can easily go from excitment to see dogs to aggression / scary outbursts
Kikopup saved my dog
@@nothanks150 we are already working with a positive trainer on desensitization and counter conditioning
I think Chop might be my favorite dog in your series so far haha he's reacting to those dogs but it doesn't seem aggressive to me. Especially when he flopped on the ground, he looked playful. He is lovely!
Chop is totally one of the kinds of dogs I love best. He clearly thinks for himself. He doesn't seem to give a hoot for random people one way or another. He clearly loves other dogs, maybe a bit more than ideal but it's so much better than fearing them. He's expressive, if a little on the subtle side at times. He's large, powerful, and floofy. All pros in my book. If I didn't have three already I would probably be applying to adopt him by now.
I liked to work on leash manners with all the biggest of the shelter dogs and a bungee leash will really help out your shoulder joints. You counter the stretch with your arm muscles to keep it from rewarding pulling with forward motion by pulling back as it stretches. It is still a workout, but no jerks on the shoulder or the dog.
😮 that’s shedding, that dog is challenging in many ways. Keep it up man.
Hi Zak. Thank you so much for all the series you posted, but especially this one. I rescued 2 malamutes a few months ago and one of them behaves exactly like this and my challenge was to find a way to reward using the environment because she seems alot more interested in the environment then the treats when outside .
I love watching all of the series you’ve had so far. I was wondering if you’ve ever thought of doing something with smaller dogs. Perhaps a rescue from a puppymill or a bad situation. A dog who would not overpower you but perhaps has more mental health issues. Just wondering because I know that is the reality with a lot of smaller rescue dogs. I would love to see what you could do in a situation like that.
I’m loving the series so far! I’m excited to see what chops dna test comes back as…
Zak, having very similar issues with my foster this week. very encouraging to see you working through similar issues
Loving this series with Chop so far. I'm following along with my rescue dog Brandi a happy & playful 2 year old 68 lb staffy/fox hound mix. She's a strong leash puller and reactive to just about everything - dogs, people, squirrels and birds. Friendly and energetically playful with dogs and people but nonetheless, reactive and strong. I'd love to get to the point where I can take her hiking with me. Desensitization training up for this week.
Hi Zak. I have your book and have been watching you since we got our Jack Russell 1.5 years ago.. 2 weeks ago we adopted a 14 month old mixed breed gem.. your book is back out!
Your videos are so comforting and reassuring.
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I love this series. I'm getting a new rescue tomorrow and I've been worried about reactivity because this is my first large dog. I've had so many small dogs rescues and I've been so lucky with their temperaments. Only one was reactive and still did pretty well on leash as long as other dogs didn't get right in her face. I have as much history as I can get about this new dog but you never really know until they've been with you a while, so I've been doing as much research as I can to prepare. Thank you for all your invaluable info!
My dog is not reactive. He gets along with most other dogs (he's scared of intact males because of bad experiences). He does great overall with just about everything. He's just not able to pass another dog relaxed, and he gets nervous when a dog approaches from upfront (which I get, it's not natural for dogs to just go face to face). So he's had bad experiences with off leash intact males while he was leashed, the off leash males would show very intimidating behavior, growl, just overall males that were looking for confrontation with other intact males. This all happened when during his puberty so when he has testosterone going through the roof (he's intact himself), at least that's what other dogs can smell because his hormones were not affecting his behavior negatively, he got along with all dogs before those incidents. Stupid thing is, if only others were responsible, we would not have any problems in first place. Now when he sees one of those dogs that ran up to him off leash, he gets very stressed and scared. Hell freeze, and if they do get too close he'll growl, but he's too scared to go any further than that as he naturally doesn't like confrontations. Mind you, all these off leash males are off leash in a place where dogs should be leashed, there's a literal leash law but we all know the famous 'don't worry he's friendly!' which is basically the sentence that drives every responsible dog owner nuts.
So I'd absolutely love to do the type of training you showed in this video, just going to the park or a busy trail and just let the dog know other dogs are okay and work on his attention on me and overall feel relaxed in the presence of other dogs. But yeah, I'm too scared to do that because of all these stupid owners that let their dogs off leash. It makes training these things absolutely impossible. I have to be on a constant watch out for off leash dogs, and even when I spot one usually it's too late and they come running towards us. I really hate the fact that people like this can own dogs. Just be responsible and leash your dog when's there's a leash law. And we have plenty of places where dogs are allowed off leash, but I think even in a place like that you should not just unleash your dog and let them run up to every other dog, every dog should have a well responsive recall other wise they just shouldn't be off leash, you can't argue that.
I completely agree with you. Even though its rly sad to hear what happened to ur dog, you can do this!!
It will take time and a lot of effort, is there a way you can find another park? I noticed that some parks have more leashed dogs while others have more even though the rule is to have a leash on the dog.
Also timing, Usually early in the mornings where i live, people walk their dog son a leash bc they need to get to work after they take them out, so they don't have time to let them off running around and then chase them back. So thats a good opertunity to train with your dog in the distance. In the evenings there are usually more off leash dogs here, bc ppl get home and then take their dogs out to release all the energy so they can go home and crash for the night. Hopefully this helps! Also finding friedns with dogs that are well rounded and polite dogs can help you train and let ur dog get more comfortable around them. Organize a training session, it could be at a park or somewhere and they could be far away and then get closer etc and u can do many exercises with them until they are comfortable together, it will def take more than 1 session, but little by little u will see improvement! GOOD LUCK! DON'T GIVE UPPP!
ALSOO SRY FOR MY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR!! typing too fast ....
@UCHNDWJ6WU_yAc5pb8K1A-Tg I have to agree with you completely after you explained. You must take responsibility to ensure the safety of not only your dog but other dogs. Fear can result in an attack, it's like the fight or flight respons, since they have had bad experiences with other dogs, htey might be scared and because of that they may snap at the other dogs passing by, but i also do agree even if your dog is nice, you should keep it on leash and it's not a valid excuse for leaving then off leash, bc they may make other dogs scared or they can get attacked or hurt. But i hope they are able to train the dog and get it less scared of those types of dogs so there are less issue in the future.
Love this series😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hello beautiful people Zak and Bree..love how you put these videos together..so enjoyable and educational to watch. Thank you 💗
This will be a very exciting series! However, his reaction didn’t surprise me at all. The stiff tail position, hyper focusing, all of it told me he was about to react. I hope all the training goes well!
Same, all of his reactions to other dogs were 100% predicatable by looking at his body language
What a handsome dog! He looks a little bit like mine (with droopy ears), she’s a mix between Alaskan malamute and Czechoslovakian wolfdog. She’s super intelligent, curious, independent, loyal, gorgeous dog but she’s also incredibly stubborn and energetic. Training was hard and time consuming (and still is) but soooo worth it, it’s amazing the type of bond you can have with a dog like this, I wouldn’t change her for anything in the universe. Thanks Zak for your wisdom, we owe you a lot for teaching us how to train her through your videos. Can’t wait for the next chop episode
I literally cant wait for the next episodes lol, my favourite series by far but what is chop the workout for 😱😂
The tips for walking your dog is a very good idea, I think I may need to implement that in my dog’s training.
That was quite the workout for you & Bree, no need for the gym. I think this is your biggest challenge to date, I'm eagerly looking forward to future episodes & what the DNA tests will show. I agree definitely some malamute. Thanks for sharing!
i think chop is a smart dog, i think he can adopt quickly...love ur new trained dog zak 👍👍
My dog was very reactive to other dogs; it was all excitement based of 'I want to play with you so bad and I can't' cause he was on leash and got frustrated. But to others, he looked like he was being aggressive so it was really hard until we were able to find some techniques that worked for him. Of course, you can't have your dog meet everyone they want to, so learning that control is good. You are doing great with Chop, and he's giving you a good arm workout! I still think he has some Shepard in him, but it will be interesting to see what mix he is. I know there are still some more challenges ahead and I look forward to seeing how Chop progresses. Keep up the great work, Zak. Your dog reality training is the best! So helpful to see real world training!
I think he might have a little husky in him. I have 2 husky mixes and 1 full-blooded husky pup and the shedding is unreal! Two of them have little curls in their tails as Chop does and one curls all the way to his back. I am so excited for this series and to watch him blossom into the well-behaved, good man he is capable of. I think he will be just as rewarding as George if not more. :)
Inertia looked scared with Chop or at least uncomfortable.
I used to have a Norwegian Elkhound and as soon as I pulled up this video, I thought he looked just like my dog!
I need this series so bad; no other trainer shows us this stuff. Thank you Zak 🖤
Check out k9 shield or Robert Cabral or Larry Krohn or upstate canine. They take dogs like chop all the time and show how they change.
to be fair, no other trainer makes a video "about training" and shows no actual training nor progress...
Upstate canine academy does! I think their presentation is better too.
Check Beckman's Dog Training.
@@beatas8643 I do/have but he doesn’t do this is a natural environment like Zak; only a
controlled environment. It’s much different.
I rescued a 4 month old pit bull who only knew roaming the streets of a small town. He acts just like this dog so it was really nice to see I’m not alone with his reactive ness towards other dogs. Desensitizing is hard but I do my best, and I definitely think I underestimated the little steps it takes
I've enjoyed watching this. I am about to take on a new client who has a large pure bred dog that is reactive outside the home, and who for various reasons is not taken on walks. His walks are a bit of a nightmare and it's a vicious circle. I believe the walks are a nightmare because he doesn't get outside very often, so he reactive, which in turn is why he's not getting walks. I am going to have to break the cycle with baby steps training in the home before taking it outside. From what I gather, his behaviour is somewhat like Chop's lunging and barking. I have yet to the meet the dog so I don't know if the lunging and barking is fear based, or frustration based. It's fairly clear that Chop's reactivity is frustration based because he just wants to meet that other dog! Its always great to watch your videos (which I do send my clients to watch too!) because I can sit there and say stuff like "oh yeah, that's what I would do!" instead of "OMG Noooooooo, don't do that!!"
As a trainer how do you teach the reactive dogs to eventually be able to pass another dog while on the leash ignoring them? My local trainer only teaches how to go away from dogs but more often than not (like in this video or at the vet) you have nowhere to go and the dogs must be relatively close to each other.
I used to have the same Reddy harness for my golden (she outgrew the Large size and now wears the burgundy XL) and it was fabulous being able to use the traffic handle when she was still learning leash manners. There's no worse feeling than having tension on a puppy's/dog's neck.
another option is a figure of eight or gentle leader to have true control of the steering; the head!
Is there any way to get this harness in the UK do you know? Looking for our new rescue Akita cross :-)
looks like husky norweigan elkhound please let us know when you get results in!! im excited I can totally see my dog in him.
"He was paying attention almost perfectly at times"
Same
Whaaat is this random series i love it 😂very helpful! Thank you
i agree with Zak with roller coasters i hate them so scary i am scarred for life after my experience with roller coaters
I listen to a lot of Zak videos. And I took our 14 month Golden to a busy park on a windy day last week. He didn't bark or lunge at dogs, bikes, skateboards, scooters, strollers, or flocks of seagulls. Since he doesn't get out much due to car sickness, I can only think he's learned by listening in on those videos. And I thought he was sleeping! 🤷😁
Hello Karla👋👋
It helps carsickness for them to be able to see out the windows also you can get dramamine at the drug store. A lot of puppies have but grow out of it.
@@cd4536 Thanks! He has the whole backseat to himself, and he moves about as needed. He'll look out, then lay down. I'd say he's mostly down. Now if our other, bigger dog is back there, and Tuck can't move where he needs to be due to space, he gets sick. From getting sick as a puppy, he does not like getting in the car. I've worked on it step by step, but now just pick him up and put him in. He gladly gets in when we're somewhere else.
Maybe training this dog will get you over your fear of roller coasters? 😆
Great episode as usual. I'm here in Brazil and wondering how is going to be the bear episode. I've never enconter anything this big (of course that's because there is any animial that big in here. LoL). Big fan of your work!
I'm glad I watched this. This is exactly how my dog is. Used to the wild and not to being leashed. Its been a year working on my dogs behavior (she's a 2year old husky mix) so far so good; however, I am having trouble keeping her confined in our backyard. She'll just jump the fence.
Keep up the good , I really enjoy the journey 🐕
I enjoyed the episode and support your new role as dog food taster and evaluator.
My dog acts this the same way as Chop, but wants to play with other dogs , He was introduced early to people and other dogs , It should be interesting to see how the boy does , You have the patients of a saint.
I can't wait to see results with Mr Chop. He resembles my 8mo Husky on bad days, around other dogs. They love to pull!
I'm addicted. And love to comment. Just my second view of channel and chop! I want that beautiful pooch.
First I want to say that I really like your content.☺ I am a small TH-camr who creates puppy/kitten-related videos, and I have to say that your content really inspired me! Thank You so much ! hope you can get 5M subscribers soon👍!
Thanks!
Intro: will we survive it
Me: welp ur uploading so yes
Zak!! How do you not have a Furminator brush?!? GET ONE NOW!!!!!
Now THIS is what I need to see! I quit watching you with Inertia because she was just too easy. But I'm excited to watch this as I have rescued a Siberian husky who is very similar to Chop. He's not quite two years old yet and I have had him for a year. He's wonderful in the house just me and him, does tricks and well behaved. But he is a pup of the pandemic and not socialized at all. I'm a 66 year old woman, and no way would I even think of taking my dog out in public like you did at the park. He's way too strong for me to control! Mine even goes bonkers if the neighbors or a delivery person comes to the house! Not in an aggressive way just overly excited! People-people-omg-people! 😱🐾🤣🐾 REALLY loving you for this series!
Hello Theresa
Chop not Chomp...🤦🏻♀️
Your videos are very informative 🥰all I need
Man now I have to wait a full week for the next episode? Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok zak and bree my guess is that he's got some karelian bear dog in him. he certainly is fierce! really loving the dog reactivity lessons...it's been a year and a half journey with mine and we are slowly closing the distance gap..
Is this the new Togo? Naughty tall intelligent Alaskan dog ready to make history! They kinda look alike.
My dog just didnt listen to me becuase of all the distrction and really nice vid chop is so cool!!
I too am curious to find out the results of the DNA test.
This particular video shows exactly how my own dog reacts to other dogs. Of course my dog isn't a large powerful beast like Chop which is just as well because I'm disabled. Since my small pooch would be lunch meat if he were to react negatively to the wrong dog, it's important for me to do what I can to help him learn to be calm and quiet around other dogs. Distance is definitely my friend for now.
Same! This is my dog. Same! I’m lucky she’s small. 😄
Same for our GSD. She loves dogs but gets very reactive on the leash. But I haven’t found any trainer here that will help me get her better. We got to a point where if she sees the dog coming from far most of the time she just whines and I can get her attention. But if she is more nervous (like at the vet) or she suddenly sees the dog (like in a corner) she loses it. I wanted to get her to be more comfortable on a leash near dogs (not interacting just near) so I can take her to the dog park or the vet. But nobody helps. Zak could you talk more about this? Avoiding dogs is great but often (like in your video) you cannot do it and they need to pass each other.
@@anvime739 i recommend watching and studying Beckmans Dog Training videos on youtube. he focuses on "the pop" aka "positive corrections" which will result in ur dog actually focusing on you, because a treat wont be more rewarding than ur dog wanting to play/pull.
I walk my GSDpitbullboxer everyday for at least a mile and when i stop, she stops immediately and checks in with me.(shes nearly no leash walking) we also practice "heeling" which is basically a change of direction and making ur dog follow. i can take my dog into stores and shes 8 only months.
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@@1414-n5y Thanks. She is usually too distressed to acept treats or play as a reward. The problem is that I dont have any friends with dogs that can help or dog parks here so i can only train her the few times we encounter dogs
by the sheer size of him I'm guessing he has Malamute, I have no idea the odds but my best guess would be Malamute, Husky, some type of Shepherd, maybe Akita and potentially wolf. I do suspect you have a wolf-dog on your hands
We have a Romanian Rescue who reminds me so much of this beautiful boy! Same size, always alert, always ready to pounce - I am curious to see if this boy also has some Kangal - or some other flock guarding dog in him cause he seems to be scanning the environment constantly for incoming people, dogs etc. and with our dog he gets frustrated on lead cause he needs to be the one sniffing the 'intruders' before they come too close (certainly that's the way it seems) We recently boarded our dog with a dog sitter while we were on holiday, this dog sitter never saw a reactive side to our dog because he took him everywhere in the car and then would let him off lead in parks etc. he's never a problem off lead but on lead he can a massive handful and comes across like an insanely aggressive dog :'(