I have been working on all this stuff with my two year old border collie, in and out the pad, for about four days now. It's fantastic how effective it is. He's already miles ahead. Such a quick learner. Thanks, mate. I owe you a beer.
I’m working with my 1 year old border collie. He’s so aware and at attention that it causes bad habits like laser focus staring at dogs and some people. I also want him to be a dog park dog but he can be puppy aggressive when a puppy runs up to say hello to me. I don’t know what to do with it
This is what it is all about. A different approach than most trainers out there, and it works. It is necessary to see results in videos and every time, this channel shows the progress and explains everything in such a clear, concise way. This is the best content out there when it comes to training dogs. Gotta love it
Dear mr. Beckman, my husband and I want to thank you so much for sharing your training techniques for loose leash walking. Finally we have a great result in no time at all. Amazing, after a number of courses and trainings with very little progress. Now it is fun to go on a walk with out 2 rescues. Cannot thank you enough !! Martin & Imke
I concur. One session with dog and the walks the past few days have been amazing. I am on a full length leash and normal collar from a short leash and prong after one training!
There are many complicated videos on how to teach your dog to heel and you sir made it happen with the smallest nudge. Thanks a lot for putting it out there. This was so helpful.
I've been using this method when walking through the mall with my 4 year old niece. It works! A lot of people make comments, not all of them nice, but I explain to them that it's the most effective way. They say it's cruel but it's a lot better than the shock collar.
This technique is so incredibly effective that even though I’ve watched multiple of your videos on this I still laugh in awe every time!😂👏🏽 can’t wait to get home to my pup to work on this stuff. Big thanks for these priceless videos!!
Hi Joel, just wanted to let you know that i've discovered your youtube channel last Monday, and since then, i watched all your video (twice). We have a Border Collie that is anxious, impulsive and reactive when seeing other dogs, humans and also when humans approach us and talk to us. I've started to use multiple of your methods (Ex: setting the tone of the walk at the door, correcting bad behaviour by pulling leash backwards, no touching during walk or anxious/fearful moment, proofing the knock it off / leave it / Come). I can already see a huge improvement (feeling that we are finally on the same page, well that he's on mine). Thanks a lot for all that knowledge and pleaase keep sharing this awesome information. Not only you make our lives much easier, but you also impress our neighbours. Cheers!
It's so cool to see. I totally believe that dog is reactive to cars and dogs because you could see his whole posture change, but as you said, he was checking in with you which kind of broke up his focus. It's also amazing to see when you show what not to do like petting the dog a ton you can instantly see the dog get a little crazy. Or, in other videos when you hold the leash tight you see the dog stiffen up.
Thank you for trying to get a leash reactive dog on video! Would love to see a pup who, after your first correction, goes back at the trigger again, and how you handle that....
I’ll try to get you that. So often the owners are there and I feel bad about putting them on camera, or it’s the first session of a board and train and I totally forget to film.
@@BDTraining Yeah a vid with a pup 4-5 months old would be amazing. I've noticed that there are a lot of video with leash and video with pup but not both together. Thanks for your hard work :)
After watching hundreds of videos about this to try to stop my dog from pulling on the leash, your method was the only one that worked, in a matter of days the change was amazing. thanks a lot. keep it up.
This works so well on my dog tonight. No treats just a tiny tight nudge on his lead and after about 3 he healed perfectly. Mind you we didn’t walk past anyone
You keep trying to show us the effect of dogs not being trained except you keep showing us the perfect effect of your training!!! Too funny. I see and believe!!! I walk my dachshund/schnauzer with holding the blind yorkie in the left arm. I got to walk the super barky, bouncing to the max of her leash 4 foot in the air and yelling, yelling schnauzer with my right hand. I afraid I'm gonna drop the yorkie. I think I got to walk them seperate. It's too funny cause I cannot do the my leg/ her butt check cause she is 15 inches high and I can't get my knee down there. The whole thing is hilarious.
Thanks for explaining the criteria, helps a lot. I saw progress from one walk already. He pulls when tracking scent or locking his gaze on a dog/cat in the distance. He's also pulling less towards dogs already. Great legal method!
Excellent video. So helpful as we have two German Shepherds who have been trained when they were young but now that they are adults our discipline had slipped and they pretty much ruled the roost and the leash pulling and lunging at times toward other dogs is of course stressful they are big strong dogs - mainly our female Nikita incidentally, but she has changed so quickly over this past week alone, and our boy Ronin from using your methods! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and expertise, greatly appreciated!
Hey Joel it’s me again. I cannot thank you enough for posting this content. In my previous comments posted on your other videos I haven’t yet told you about my other dog Roofus. He’s a pit bull that is definitely reactive and aggressive towards dogs. I haven’t yet tried this out on Roofus but I have been binge watching these leash walking/ reactivity videos and dude imma try it out. It works great with my new Husky that I have. I’ll update you on any potential progress I make with Roofus. Thanks
oh snap! I have been doing it incorrectly!! I was doing the correction if they left me enough for the leash to get taut. Oops!!! Thank you for the clarification!! 🐾❤️
Interesting, at around 9 mins the dog goes from fight to flight when he sees the other dog. He didn’t know what to do now that he wasn’t reacting to the other dog, so fear set in, but over time that will be replaced by a very relaxed behaviour (fight > flight > relax). Awesome videos :)
I always refer to your your training it just makes sense. Please can you give advice about puppy's first walk.. I have a 12 week old mastiff mix she is learning very quickly I've done the basics in the house and garden but out of the gate is really trying
Great video! Problem I have is that I am walking two Frenchies and a Boxer/mastiff cross.....lol. When they decide they want to pull, it is all I can do to keep them in check. Am trying to train them one at a time in the hopes that when they are together they remember what they learned. BoxMas is an 8 month old, so he is a work in progress, though I think he minds better than the Frenchies who are older.
I’m so thrilled I have found you!! I have a four month old Doberman and have started implementing this which has allowed me to walk up and down our sidewalk. I have a question however, although he does seem to respond to the correction when he leaves me, he never looks at me. Like ever. I try treats, I try popping on the collar, I try turning his head towards me… Nothing works. So I’m not really sure when to praise him?
Really like your videos! They have been super helpful so far with my Rhodesian Ridgeback pup. (who is now 11 months old) Quick question: I get walking my dog on the same side. Is there anything to moving your dog to the other side when there is a dog on the same side as your dog. Like at 8:42 of this video. As in putting your body in between your dog and the fenced dog? Thanks very much.
I like this technique. Do you have a video on how exactly you do this correction?. I’m worried about the placement of the collar and in which direction to pull. I’d hate to cause injury
Our dog is pretty good walking next to us by now. Would have been a lot easier the first months knowing this though. Why don't the so called dog trainers teach this? Too bad I haven't discovered you earlier 😅 we still got a few things we can work on, almost happy I have a reason to watch and learn now, haha! Thanks a lot!
Great job!!! Love the stalking dogs in their yard!! While you're looking for dogs that might fire Hank up. You crack me up, while at the same time EDUCATING me.
I have a highly reactive Whippet who I’ve spent c.£2k+ on trainers without a massive amount of improvement. I am now binge watching your channel and am confident I can replicate what you do. I wish I’d found you earlier but whatever, I’ve found you now and boy, am I grateful for that! Happy to make a cash donation if you have a link?
My adopted 2 year old is psycho crazy leash reactive to dogs on leash but not to dogs behind fences. ? He rears up on his hind legs and pays no attention to any correction. It’s crazy. He no longer pulls with your leash correction technique. So thank you for that. 🙏
I love your videos! I can’t thank you enough! I will apply this right away. Now, when I walk my dog, I let him smell everything he wants, as long as he’s not pulling on leash, but that means he goes from side to side and does his thing. He loves to smell and I feel like it satisfies him and his curiosity as well as tire him out more. I would be sad to take that away. What do you suggest?
Thank you for the video 🙏🏻 You should come to Bali to practice with the leash reactive dog. The 99% of the dogs are free roaming here. This is the real challenge.
New subscriber! I’ve a question on this though, is a correction suitable for an anxious dog that sometimes has fear based on leash aggression or are you just adding to the stimulus? To me my dog either looks fearful of bigger dogs and barks or seems to see smaller dogs as pray (ears perk up and starts fixating). I’ve tried to use positive re-enforcement and threshold for fear based triggers and corrections when she looks like she is stalking, would you say that’s the correct method?
I’ve been scrolling your videos today and this is my dog exactly. Super reactive to dogs and vehicles. This is amazing to watch and I’m going to start tomorrow. Are you using a regular flat collar with him and with your other dogs?
He uses flat collars, but if you are going to do strong corrections like this instead of a quick pop, I'd recommend a wide (1.5 inch for 50lb & up dog) collar. I'd recommend a tactical collar because they are super strong (less likely to come off), have a quick realease mechanism, and distribute the pressure of the correction over a larger portion of their neck.
I olso struggled because i do not have the hole street like you do, my area is very crowded even turning or walking or stop she can manage to push me in the fence, but still works all of your suggestions and advice,today k walked really close with 2 dog in front and back she was the best she even sot down next to them,amazing I use gentle leader leash, it work miracle and with your suggestions,i do not care what people says, thank you so much!! I have German shepherd!
Hi, what length was the leash you used in this video ? Awesome video btw really enjoy that is very spontaneous- that’s really how it is in the real world for dogs. Thanks!
@@tonystark9576 sounds good! I have a 4ft leash and is so hard to train in it cause is just too short. Got a retractable but I definitely need a simple longer leash in case it malfunctions. Thank you!
I honestly love your videos but ngl I’m always kind of nervous when I correct my puppy in public as some people dont see this type of training like something good 😂
Follow these techniques. You’ll have the greatest dogs ever. Your friends will be jealous. Every single one of my coworkers are jealous of my dogs obedience
I have been working with my Dane with your methods. We are making good progress. My issue is with the loose leash he always wants to walk ahead of me, not necessarily pulling. I would prefer him to walk closer to my hip area. How would I get him to walk at my pace and let me lead?
Hi Joel, greetings from Kuala Lumpur in covid lockdown! I have been following you for some weeks. My young Doberman cross (he’s a rescue from the SPCA) is reactive to other dogs - mostly to other dogs either on leads or from behind their gates. I’ve hired a trainer to help me but his methods are harsh - using a choke collar - which I really detest. I’m trying to use your methods with a flat collar - I’ve seem much improvement with Gucci but he’s still reactive to other dogs. Do I keep persevering? I take him out when there is minimal chance of seeing other dogs and now he walks past houses where there are confronting dogs - unless they are up and barking. Any advise?
PS - would it be possible to arrange a zoom / Skype meeting? Happy to discuss your charges and see if we can work together. Please let me know. Best, David
I feel they need as much desensitization as anything else use the tricks in the video but while another dog is in shot if unless the other dog is barking then find another, preferably a calm older dog without barking or growling issues and start far away then slowly as they are doing good bring them closer. Hope I helped! Try to find a friend with a dog or find friends specifically because they have behaved dogs etc.
Do you typically walk on the wrong side of the road for a reason or is it just not that busy in your area? There's someone in my neighborhood that walks on the wrong side with their dogs.
I’ve been working with my BC x Husky for 2 weeks now and this is fantastic, loose leash and listening to me. How do you deal with reactivity to birds/ rabbits? She’s fine with dogs and people and cars etc, but super sensitive to birds and rabbits and wildlife. I just can’t keep her attention and she looses all the training instantly.
Silly question, but can you do this with a 7 month old? My pup loses her shit with some dogs and others she wants to say hi and play. She’s a boarder collie Terri mix and has laser focus and gets in her crazy brain from way far out if we see someone walking with a dog that she doesn’t care for. Sounds like I have to get ahead of it much sooner with the leaving me. You said you couldn’t control him on the first walk, but this walked was great!
I also like Victoria Stilwell's method which is very similar but it make the dog use their brain to work out how they get what they want. Dog pulls you call or use a command then turn around and bring them the other way and keep doing it until they get calm enough to approach/get close enough to other dog friendly like. The better the dog acts the closer he gets to the other and if they misbehave turn and keep going until they get close enough for a short sniff then back off a foot or so. Not a dog trainer but I will be soon and I am educated in the topic, Hope I helped!
(sorry for posting this comment everywhere , but I really am curious) But Joel , these are big dogs . I have a 3 month old puppy , who has just started taking walks with me (vaccines n stuff) . I suppose I can't give him this correction right now , right ? Makes me fearful he might end up hating the experience of walks .
I am assuming this technique can be used on a 6 month old puppy. I have been trying it and so far so good. Sometimes I'm alittle late but Dante is totally getting the idea. Thank you
How do you let a dog do dog stuff (like sniffing, piss/poop) while on leash? I mean when you don't really need it to do heel but still want to avoid pooling on a long leash (5-7m)?
Hello from Melbourne Australia 👋 My 15 month shepherd rarely checks in with me while walking. I use a gentle leader, he is better with his loose leash walking. How do I get him to check in more often? I have tried changing my course and correction to come with. Should I talk to him and say “with me” then change course then correct? Or keep doing it without warning ?
I feel you could find your own command like "watch me" or "focus" with a loud snap in your voice, not yelling but authoritative. Hope I helped! But of course all of it starts in the house while they are distracted and busy like eating and playing, eventually they will be able to drop whatever they are doing and stare at you or come then sit etc.
Great video. How often should your dog check-in with you? My dog is at a point now where he will walk beside me and stop when I stop but he rarely looks back at me to check-in. Should this be concerning?
I’ve been using a prong collar for my 6month old dog and I just give her corrections whenever she try’s to dash off or eat anything off the floor in our walks but she is very persistent to get her way
Well in this very video Beckman specifically says you *shouldn't* wait for the dash/lunge to correct. You should be correcting them for when they stop following you (walking next to you is *not* the same as following you). So your correction should come before the lunge, not during/after it. I'm not a professional trainer though, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
@@tonystark9576 Yeah I started my dog on a prong collar when she was about 18 months, but it took me another ~2 months before I actually figured out how to use it correctly. It _did_ help (once used correctly), but ultimately I think with the right training technique I should've never needed it in the first place. Now I haven't used a prong collar on any of my dogs in about 7 years. Ultimately I never recommend the prong collar to anyone anymore, but I can at least empathize with it being used. However, I will 100% agree that most of the time it's used it's done incorrectly and serves as little more than abuse (basically those first two months I used one on my dog). I kinda want to require they always be sold with like... training videos on their proper use or something. I think them being available on the market probably leads to more abuse than training, on average, but perhaps some tweaks in instructional material can help with that.
my mastiff totally ignores my lead pops are they not strong enough .he has a lot of skin round his neck and I wondered if that stops him feeling them so much would a martingale collar be more effective?
I've found with flabbier dogs this happens sometimes, another reliable trainer Victoria Stilwell has a similar method but instead you turn around and go the other way completely! They don't get where they want if they pull you and it's not about sensing it about to happen, they pull you pull a fat U-turn on the sidewalk. I hope this helps, I trust Victoria's methods and only found Beckman after but they are both amazing trainers! Also about the collar I'd recommend a no pull harness which has a chest loop, so when they pull it brings their chest toward you making this method a lot easier because you may have to brute force it a little the first couple times but after it'll get better. Again hope I can be of assistance!
Ive a 4 months old gsd, he lunges at dogs, although it seems pretty bad i assume he just wants to play or he is scared. Been trying this but without many results, any suggestions? This is his only flaw and the dogs that he has actually met he has been great so far.
I'm guessing you're having this problem while walking your dog? If not, the following advice is irrelevant (not that you should listen anyway. I'm not a professional). I'm not an expert or anything, but I imagine you need to work on keeping the dog with you and "checking in" on a regular basis *before* you expose them to the triggering stimulus. And as soon as the dog *sees* the stimulus you need to be testing him, not waiting for him to lunge. So like if the other dog is 50 feet away and your dog notices them, you should be testing to make sure he's paying attention to you and following you rather than doing his own thing. Don't wait until the other dog gets close. Your dog should be with you at 50 feet. At 40 feet. At 30 feet. At 20 feet. And finally at 10 feet. If you don't test him, you might've lost him at 50 feet and never noticed, and then when he finally lunges at 10 feet you'll wonder why he misbehaved all of the sudden. Well he probably started misbehaving long before the lunge, but you didn't test him. I can only really offer general advice and, again, I am not a professional trainer, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
@@discipleoferis549 thank you very much, have been trying with harder “pops” on the leash with a little improvement, but will definitely try this. Tvm for taking the time to answer 👍
@@discipleoferis549 I agree completely, you worded it perfect to! I'm not a trainer either but a very educated individual about to pursue a career as a dog trainer so I am knowledgeable enough. You were very right! Another good source is Victoria Stilwell the certified dog trainer,she is associated with the channel "It's me or the dog" and "E how pets" etc. And her methods are very effective. Hope I helped!
A dog I'm trying to help just ignores corrections, what can I do please? It's a german shepherd who was bit as a pup and now it aggressive to other dogs. I'm trying but nothings working for me. I've tried the walking up and down and trying to get her to follow me but she's always in her own mind even if I give her a small tap, if she's focused she just will not follow or pay attention to me. It's not my dog, it's my sisters but she's scared of taking her out now incase something happens. I've got the dog to stop pulling, or at least lowered how often she tries to pull but she just will not tolerate people or dogs.
Hi I was just wondering where you are located, I have an extremely reactive Husky/heeler mix if you're looking for the worst dog lol. She'd bark at you as well
Just a quick question. I was reading online about yanking the lead when the dog is looking at something that it is fearfull off. And how that can make the dog more worried about that object as they are being pulled away from it. What do i do? is this wrong, I have an anxious border collie and im not sure what i should do. Do i do the corrections like he shows or not. Thanks so much.
No, don't do the corrections like he does - this trainer is a joke. Not once was the dog leash reactive - watch more of his videos, you'll notice this trend of "this dog is aggressive or resource guarding" and then he has some excuse as to why it wasn't shown in the video. Also, the 'trainer' never once told the dog to heel so how is the dog supposed to know to stay by his side? Does the dog even know heel? Also the so called trainer did was use adverse means to scare the dog. Watch the behavior of the dog - did you ever once see the dog being reactive? He didn't even make a sound. For better training please watch Leerburg or Karen Pryor.
@@Cloudyyyy88 if your confused as to what trainer all this BS. Victoria Stilwell she's associated with the channel "it's me or the dog" check it out and see the results in someone's home with their dog 100% impossible to fake that. She uses the method of turning around and walking the other way but she goes way more into depth and I've seen it work magic first hand! So don't take my word for it just check her out and see if you like. Hope I helped!
Same way you would desensitize your dog to resource guarding against you, Doberman Planet has great videos on it usually involves desensitization of your hand and petting. I can go further in depth if you can't find the source or one that helps. Also a great source is Victoria Stilwell, Hope I helped!
When my dog sees another dog, she stops and stares. Then she immediately walks towards the dog. Usually, when there’s a big dog she acts reactively. Although, yesterday she acted the same way with two smaller dogs.
I would recommend the similar method, I would save this for a slightly older dog but puppy do the same but instead of pulling turn around and just walk the other way same premise but less abrasive to the young pupper, also if you were curious who I got it from Victoria Stilwell the pro trainer she is awesome and successful with this method she is associated with the channel " it's me or the dog" and "E how pets". Hope I helped!
"My treat's late. Who cares?" 😂😂😂
Came to the comments just to quote that myself. LOL Makes an immense difference.
Hahaha, yes loved this one. :D
I have been working on all this stuff with my two year old border collie, in and out the pad, for about four days now. It's fantastic how effective it is. He's already miles ahead. Such a quick learner. Thanks, mate. I owe you a beer.
I’m working with my 1 year old border collie. He’s so aware and at attention that it causes bad habits like laser focus staring at dogs and some people. I also want him to be a dog park dog but he can be puppy aggressive when a puppy runs up to say hello to me. I don’t know what to do with it
This is what it is all about. A different approach than most trainers out there, and it works. It is necessary to see results in videos and every time, this channel shows the progress and explains everything in such a clear, concise way. This is the best content out there when it comes to training dogs. Gotta love it
"Punish the leave" Video evidence is so spot on ! I have been punishing the tension! Can't wait to try this method. Thank you!
Love it "stalking neighbor's dogs "
Love your videos, I'm learning so much.
Dear mr. Beckman, my husband and I want to thank you so much for sharing your training techniques for loose leash walking. Finally we have a great result in no time at all. Amazing, after a number of courses and trainings with very little progress. Now it is fun to go on a walk with out 2 rescues. Cannot thank you enough !! Martin & Imke
That makes my day
I concur. One session with dog and the walks the past few days have been amazing. I am on a full length leash and normal collar from a short leash and prong after one training!
Hands down the best dog trainer on TH-cam. You have amazingly helpful & informative videos
Wow, so nice of you. I’ll keep making them.
@@BDTraining totally agree it has changed my life! I tell everyone about you! 🇨🇦😊
I agree.
Totally agree. I been training for 15 years an these methods are spot on.
There are many complicated videos on how to teach your dog to heel and you sir made it happen with the smallest nudge. Thanks a lot for putting it out there. This was so helpful.
I've been using this method when walking through the mall with my 4 year old niece. It works! A lot of people make comments, not all of them nice, but I explain to them that it's the most effective way. They say it's cruel but it's a lot better than the shock collar.
I believe it’s the best mix of humane and effectiveness
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@@BDTraining 😂🤣😅
This technique is so incredibly effective that even though I’ve watched multiple of your videos on this I still laugh in awe every time!😂👏🏽 can’t wait to get home to my pup to work on this stuff. Big thanks for these priceless videos!!
This is the best leash reactivity correction video ever watched! Perfectly explained and demonstrated!
Hi Joel, just wanted to let you know that i've discovered your youtube channel last Monday, and since then, i watched all your video (twice). We have a Border Collie that is anxious, impulsive and reactive when seeing other dogs, humans and also when humans approach us and talk to us. I've started to use multiple of your methods (Ex: setting the tone of the walk at the door, correcting bad behaviour by pulling leash backwards, no touching during walk or anxious/fearful moment, proofing the knock it off / leave it / Come). I can already see a huge improvement (feeling that we are finally on the same page, well that he's on mine). Thanks a lot for all that knowledge and pleaase keep sharing this awesome information. Not only you make our lives much easier, but you also impress our neighbours. Cheers!
So good to hear. Thanks for the support.
It’s like my dog sees red when she sees a dog, it’s like she can’t hear me.
My dog does this with cats
It's so cool to see. I totally believe that dog is reactive to cars and dogs because you could see his whole posture change, but as you said, he was checking in with you which kind of broke up his focus. It's also amazing to see when you show what not to do like petting the dog a ton you can instantly see the dog get a little crazy. Or, in other videos when you hold the leash tight you see the dog stiffen up.
Thank you for trying to get a leash reactive dog on video! Would love to see a pup who, after your first correction, goes back at the trigger again, and how you handle that....
I’ll try to get you that. So often the owners are there and I feel bad about putting them on camera, or it’s the first session of a board and train and I totally forget to film.
@@BDTraining Yeah a vid with a pup 4-5 months old would be amazing. I've noticed that there are a lot of video with leash and video with pup but not both together. Thanks for your hard work :)
You need a Twitter. :)
I cannot emphasize enough how proud I am of this video!
Great videos. No BS effective dog training. Well done.
this works exactly like you show in your vids, i cant get over how awesome it is. every new day i am excited to keep progressing with our dog
I have been watching your videos lately, implemented a lot of techniques you use, and it definitely works like a charm.
After watching hundreds of videos about this to try to stop my dog from pulling on the leash, your method was the only one that worked, in a matter of days the change was amazing. thanks a lot. keep it up.
Your video's are great! Simple and straight to the point. Thanks
This works so well on my dog tonight. No treats just a tiny tight nudge on his lead and after about 3 he healed perfectly. Mind you we didn’t walk past anyone
This channel is so good. I’d like to see you work with puppies 5-6 months old. Thanks for the awesome content Joel l!
Thank you so much for sharing!! Works very very well!
the best method ever sir!!!!!! thank you for sharing
Thank you so much.
You keep trying to show us the effect of dogs not being trained except you keep showing us the perfect effect of your training!!!
Too funny. I see and believe!!!
I walk my dachshund/schnauzer with holding the blind yorkie in the left arm. I got to walk the super barky, bouncing to the max of her leash 4 foot in the air and yelling, yelling schnauzer with my right hand. I afraid I'm gonna drop the yorkie. I think I got to walk them seperate. It's too funny cause I cannot do the my leg/ her butt check cause she is 15 inches high and I can't get my knee down there. The whole thing is hilarious.
Great content. Straight to the point.
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I really appreciate your endeavours to find dogs for us
Do not try in your neighborhood. Lol stalking dogs for training purposes get you looked at like a weirdo
excellent concept and practice
Thanks for explaining the criteria, helps a lot. I saw progress from one walk already. He pulls when tracking scent or locking his gaze on a dog/cat in the distance. He's also pulling less towards dogs already. Great legal method!
Thankful for this! Our 5 month old Lab responded so well with your method this morning! Pretty sure it was the best walk we’ve had!
Can this be done with a harness?
I use a harness:)
“Well I’ll tell you why the dog is good…”
This is the best channel ever.
Awesome mate! Thank You.
Love your videos!
Excellent video. So helpful as we have two German Shepherds who have been trained when they were young but now that they are adults our discipline had slipped and they pretty much ruled the roost and the leash pulling and lunging at times toward other dogs is of course stressful they are big strong dogs - mainly our female Nikita incidentally, but she has changed so quickly over this past week alone, and our boy Ronin from using your methods! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and expertise, greatly appreciated!
Hey Joel it’s me again. I cannot thank you enough for posting this content. In my previous comments posted on your other videos I haven’t yet told you about my other dog Roofus. He’s a pit bull that is definitely reactive and aggressive towards dogs. I haven’t yet tried this out on Roofus but I have been binge watching these leash walking/ reactivity videos and dude imma try it out. It works great with my new Husky that I have. I’ll update you on any potential progress I make with Roofus. Thanks
Hi I hv 2 rescued-from-the-street rednoses and I use the Gentle Leader he suggested and it makes a humungous difference🐾❤️
oh snap! I have been doing it incorrectly!! I was doing the correction if they left me enough for the leash to get taut. Oops!!! Thank you for the clarification!! 🐾❤️
Interesting, at around 9 mins the dog goes from fight to flight when he sees the other dog. He didn’t know what to do now that he wasn’t reacting to the other dog, so fear set in, but over time that will be replaced by a very relaxed behaviour (fight > flight > relax). Awesome videos :)
I love your videos
I always refer to your your training it just makes sense. Please can you give advice about puppy's first walk.. I have a 12 week old mastiff mix she is learning very quickly I've done the basics in the house and garden but out of the gate is really trying
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love the way you work
Thanks so much
Terrific!!
Great video! Problem I have is that I am walking two Frenchies and a Boxer/mastiff cross.....lol. When they decide they want to pull, it is all I can do to keep them in check. Am trying to train them one at a time in the hopes that when they are together they remember what they learned. BoxMas is an 8 month old, so he is a work in progress, though I think he minds better than the Frenchies who are older.
Great video.
I’m so thrilled I have found you!! I have a four month old Doberman and have started implementing this which has allowed me to walk up and down our sidewalk. I have a question however, although he does seem to respond to the correction when he leaves me, he never looks at me. Like ever. I try treats, I try popping on the collar, I try turning his head towards me… Nothing works. So I’m not really sure when to praise him?
Really like your videos! They have been super helpful so far with my Rhodesian Ridgeback pup. (who is now 11 months old) Quick question: I get walking my dog on the same side. Is there anything to moving your dog to the other side when there is a dog on the same side as your dog. Like at 8:42 of this video. As in putting your body in between your dog and the fenced dog? Thanks very much.
Great video again man
you need to be famous like Milan 👍🏻
Thank you so so much! this one is perfect...it will help me when he lunges cause thats when max pulls me off my feet
I like this technique. Do you have a video on how exactly you do this correction?. I’m worried about the placement of the collar and in which direction to pull. I’d hate to cause injury
Our dog is pretty good walking next to us by now. Would have been a lot easier the first months knowing this though. Why don't the so called dog trainers teach this? Too bad I haven't discovered you earlier 😅 we still got a few things we can work on, almost happy I have a reason to watch and learn now, haha! Thanks a lot!
Great job!!! Love the stalking dogs in their yard!! While you're looking for dogs that
might fire Hank up. You crack me up, while at the same time EDUCATING me.
Amazing
I have a highly reactive Whippet who I’ve spent c.£2k+ on trainers without a massive amount of improvement. I am now binge watching your channel and am confident I can replicate what you do. I wish I’d found you earlier but whatever, I’ve found you now and boy, am I grateful for that! Happy to make a cash donation if you have a link?
I have a question what would be your reaction to your dog if another dog comes lunging at your dog
My adopted 2 year old is psycho crazy leash reactive to dogs on leash but not to dogs behind fences. ? He rears up on his hind legs and pays no attention to any correction. It’s crazy. He no longer pulls with your leash correction technique. So thank you for that. 🙏
I love your videos! I can’t thank you enough! I will apply this right away. Now, when I walk my dog, I let him smell everything he wants, as long as he’s not pulling on leash, but that means he goes from side to side and does his thing. He loves to smell and I feel like it satisfies him and his curiosity as well as tire him out more. I would be sad to take that away. What do you suggest?
Super helpful video. Did you have just a flat collar on this dog?
Yes I think so
My mind is blown!
Thank you for the video 🙏🏻
You should come to Bali to practice with the leash reactive dog. The 99% of the dogs are free roaming here. This is the real challenge.
New subscriber! I’ve a question on this though, is a correction suitable for an anxious dog that sometimes has fear based on leash aggression or are you just adding to the stimulus? To me my dog either looks fearful of bigger dogs and barks or seems to see smaller dogs as pray (ears perk up and starts fixating). I’ve tried to use positive re-enforcement and threshold for fear based triggers and corrections when she looks like she is stalking, would you say that’s the correct method?
Have to admit, i doubted the advise, but it really works so fine on my rottweiler and bulldog
I’ve been scrolling your videos today and this is my dog exactly. Super reactive to dogs and vehicles. This is amazing to watch and I’m going to start tomorrow.
Are you using a regular flat collar with him and with your other dogs?
He uses flat collars, but if you are going to do strong corrections like this instead of a quick pop, I'd recommend a wide (1.5 inch for 50lb & up dog) collar. I'd recommend a tactical collar because they are super strong (less likely to come off), have a quick realease mechanism, and distribute the pressure of the correction over a larger portion of their neck.
"come here liz"
liz almost falls going backwards
Great video Joel! How do you feel about harnesses?
I like front clip harnesses. The other harnesses are essentially pulling devices. Makes it too comfortable to pull.
@@BDTraining thanks.
Have my dog she is crazy even with your trainning which by the way there are the best!!thank you
I olso struggled because i do not have the hole street like you do, my area is very crowded even turning or walking or stop she can manage to push me in the fence, but still works all of your suggestions and advice,today k walked really close with 2 dog in front and back she was the best she even sot down next to them,amazing I use gentle leader leash, it work miracle and with your suggestions,i do not care what people says, thank you so much!! I have German shepherd!
Do you use a slip lead for this, or just a regular lead and collar?
Good boy.
Hi, what length was the leash you used in this video ? Awesome video btw really enjoy that is very spontaneous- that’s really how it is in the real world for dogs. Thanks!
Probably 6-10 ft leash you'll definitely want it over 5 but under 10, hope I helped!
@@tonystark9576 sounds good! I have a 4ft leash and is so hard to train in it cause is just too short. Got a retractable but I definitely need a simple longer leash in case it malfunctions. Thank you!
@@AngHyzz97 no problem, love helping people!
LOL no dogs there,all out cruising in Motor things 😂
I honestly love your videos but ngl I’m always kind of nervous when I correct my puppy in public as some people dont see this type of training like something good 😂
Me too
Follow these techniques. You’ll have the greatest dogs ever. Your friends will be jealous. Every single one of my coworkers are jealous of my dogs obedience
I have been working with my Dane with your methods. We are making good progress. My issue is with the loose leash he always wants to walk ahead of me, not necessarily pulling. I would prefer him to walk closer to my hip area. How would I get him to walk at my pace and let me lead?
I’m going to try this on my Rottweiler
I’ve been using a halti
He’s been good but man he goes crazy when sees other dogs
Hi Joel, greetings from Kuala Lumpur in covid lockdown! I have been following you for some weeks. My young Doberman cross (he’s a rescue from the SPCA) is reactive to other dogs - mostly to other dogs either on leads or from behind their gates. I’ve hired a trainer to help me but his methods are harsh - using a choke collar - which I really detest. I’m trying to use your methods with a flat collar - I’ve seem much improvement with Gucci but he’s still reactive to other dogs. Do I keep persevering? I take him out when there is minimal chance of seeing other dogs and now he walks past houses where there are confronting dogs - unless they are up and barking. Any advise?
PS - would it be possible to arrange a zoom / Skype meeting? Happy to discuss your charges and see if we can work together. Please let me know. Best, David
I feel they need as much desensitization as anything else use the tricks in the video but while another dog is in shot if unless the other dog is barking then find another, preferably a calm older dog without barking or growling issues and start far away then slowly as they are doing good bring them closer. Hope I helped! Try to find a friend with a dog or find friends specifically because they have behaved dogs etc.
Do you typically walk on the wrong side of the road for a reason or is it just not that busy in your area? There's someone in my neighborhood that walks on the wrong side with their dogs.
I’ve been working with my BC x Husky for 2 weeks now and this is fantastic, loose leash and listening to me. How do you deal with reactivity to birds/ rabbits? She’s fine with dogs and people and cars etc, but super sensitive to birds and rabbits and wildlife. I just can’t keep her attention and she looses all the training instantly.
Silly question, but can you do this with a 7 month old? My pup loses her shit with some dogs and others she wants to say hi and play. She’s a boarder collie Terri mix and has laser focus and gets in her crazy brain from way far out if we see someone walking with a dog that she doesn’t care for. Sounds like I have to get ahead of it much sooner with the leaving me. You said you couldn’t control him on the first walk, but this walked was great!
I also like Victoria Stilwell's method which is very similar but it make the dog use their brain to work out how they get what they want. Dog pulls you call or use a command then turn around and bring them the other way and keep doing it until they get calm enough to approach/get close enough to other dog friendly like. The better the dog acts the closer he gets to the other and if they misbehave turn and keep going until they get close enough for a short sniff then back off a foot or so. Not a dog trainer but I will be soon and I am educated in the topic, Hope I helped!
what leash brand is that?
(sorry for posting this comment everywhere , but I really am curious)
But Joel , these are big dogs . I have a 3 month old puppy , who has just started taking walks with me (vaccines n stuff) . I suppose I can't give him this correction right now , right ? Makes me fearful he might end up hating the experience of walks .
I am assuming this technique can be used on a 6 month old puppy. I have been trying it and so far so good. Sometimes I'm alittle late but Dante is totally getting the idea. Thank you
How do you let a dog do dog stuff (like sniffing, piss/poop) while on leash? I mean when you don't really need it to do heel but still want to avoid pooling on a long leash (5-7m)?
If you want a crazy leash reactive dog you can borrow mine! He's like the Tasmanian devil!
Are you using a standard collar and leash? Or are you using a martingale/choke collar?
Standard collar and leash
i would love to see a video of a dog 1 to 2 years old who hasnt had any on leash training what so ever.
Hello from Melbourne Australia 👋 My 15 month shepherd rarely checks in with me while walking. I use a gentle leader, he is better with his loose leash walking. How do I get him to check in more often? I have tried changing my course and correction to come with. Should I talk to him and say “with me” then change course then correct? Or keep doing it without warning ?
I feel you could find your own command like "watch me" or "focus" with a loud snap in your voice, not yelling but authoritative. Hope I helped! But of course all of it starts in the house while they are distracted and busy like eating and playing, eventually they will be able to drop whatever they are doing and stare at you or come then sit etc.
What about a dog afraid of cars would it be the same correction? My dog tries to run into the ditch when a car is oncoming.
Great video. How often should your dog check-in with you? My dog is at a point now where he will walk beside me and stop when I stop but he rarely looks back at me to check-in. Should this be concerning?
Yes I’d like to know this too please!
I’ve been using a prong collar for my 6month old dog and I just give her corrections whenever she try’s to dash off or eat anything off the floor in our walks but she is very persistent to get her way
Well in this very video Beckman specifically says you *shouldn't* wait for the dash/lunge to correct. You should be correcting them for when they stop following you (walking next to you is *not* the same as following you). So your correction should come before the lunge, not during/after it. I'm not a professional trainer though, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
@@discipleoferis549 correct again Disciple!
@@ephajanke3242 I may be biased but I hate prongs and shock collars because they aren't proven to help training they make your dog hesitate
@@ephajanke3242 exactly! I don't get it either I knew what you meant I just wanted to agree with you.
@@tonystark9576 Yeah I started my dog on a prong collar when she was about 18 months, but it took me another ~2 months before I actually figured out how to use it correctly. It _did_ help (once used correctly), but ultimately I think with the right training technique I should've never needed it in the first place. Now I haven't used a prong collar on any of my dogs in about 7 years.
Ultimately I never recommend the prong collar to anyone anymore, but I can at least empathize with it being used. However, I will 100% agree that most of the time it's used it's done incorrectly and serves as little more than abuse (basically those first two months I used one on my dog). I kinda want to require they always be sold with like... training videos on their proper use or something. I think them being available on the market probably leads to more abuse than training, on average, but perhaps some tweaks in instructional material can help with that.
Does this work with puppies?
what is that leash you have?
my mastiff totally ignores my lead pops
are they not strong enough .he has a lot of skin round his neck and I wondered if that stops him feeling them so much
would a martingale collar be more effective?
I've found with flabbier dogs this happens sometimes, another reliable trainer Victoria Stilwell has a similar method but instead you turn around and go the other way completely! They don't get where they want if they pull you and it's not about sensing it about to happen, they pull you pull a fat U-turn on the sidewalk. I hope this helps, I trust Victoria's methods and only found Beckman after but they are both amazing trainers! Also about the collar I'd recommend a no pull harness which has a chest loop, so when they pull it brings their chest toward you making this method a lot easier because you may have to brute force it a little the first couple times but after it'll get better. Again hope I can be of assistance!
Ive a 4 months old gsd, he lunges at dogs, although it seems pretty bad i assume he just wants to play or he is scared. Been trying this but without many results, any suggestions? This is his only flaw and the dogs that he has actually met he has been great so far.
I'm guessing you're having this problem while walking your dog? If not, the following advice is irrelevant (not that you should listen anyway. I'm not a professional).
I'm not an expert or anything, but I imagine you need to work on keeping the dog with you and "checking in" on a regular basis *before* you expose them to the triggering stimulus. And as soon as the dog *sees* the stimulus you need to be testing him, not waiting for him to lunge. So like if the other dog is 50 feet away and your dog notices them, you should be testing to make sure he's paying attention to you and following you rather than doing his own thing. Don't wait until the other dog gets close. Your dog should be with you at 50 feet. At 40 feet. At 30 feet. At 20 feet. And finally at 10 feet. If you don't test him, you might've lost him at 50 feet and never noticed, and then when he finally lunges at 10 feet you'll wonder why he misbehaved all of the sudden. Well he probably started misbehaving long before the lunge, but you didn't test him.
I can only really offer general advice and, again, I am not a professional trainer, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
@@discipleoferis549 thank you very much, have been trying with harder “pops” on the leash with a little improvement, but will definitely try this. Tvm for taking the time to answer 👍
@@discipleoferis549 I agree completely, you worded it perfect to! I'm not a trainer either but a very educated individual about to pursue a career as a dog trainer so I am knowledgeable enough. You were very right! Another good source is Victoria Stilwell the certified dog trainer,she is associated with the channel "It's me or the dog" and "E how pets" etc. And her methods are very effective. Hope I helped!
A dog I'm trying to help just ignores corrections, what can I do please? It's a german shepherd who was bit as a pup and now it aggressive to other dogs. I'm trying but nothings working for me. I've tried the walking up and down and trying to get her to follow me but she's always in her own mind even if I give her a small tap, if she's focused she just will not follow or pay attention to me. It's not my dog, it's my sisters but she's scared of taking her out now incase something happens. I've got the dog to stop pulling, or at least lowered how often she tries to pull but she just will not tolerate people or dogs.
Hi I was just wondering where you are located, I have an extremely reactive Husky/heeler mix if you're looking for the worst dog lol. She'd bark at you as well
Just a quick question. I was reading online about yanking the lead when the dog is looking at something that it is fearfull off. And how that can make the dog more worried about that object as they are being pulled away from it. What do i do? is this wrong, I have an anxious border collie and im not sure what i should do. Do i do the corrections like he shows or not. Thanks so much.
Do as he says, don’t punish looking - punish when the dog decides to leave you
@@frostytf2 ok thankss
No, don't do the corrections like he does - this trainer is a joke. Not once was the dog leash reactive - watch more of his videos, you'll notice this trend of "this dog is aggressive or resource guarding" and then he has some excuse as to why it wasn't shown in the video. Also, the 'trainer' never once told the dog to heel so how is the dog supposed to know to stay by his side? Does the dog even know heel? Also the so called trainer did was use adverse means to scare the dog. Watch the behavior of the dog - did you ever once see the dog being reactive? He didn't even make a sound. For better training please watch Leerburg or Karen Pryor.
@@dogbehavior okayyy
@@Cloudyyyy88 if your confused as to what trainer all this BS. Victoria Stilwell she's associated with the channel "it's me or the dog" check it out and see the results in someone's home with their dog 100% impossible to fake that. She uses the method of turning around and walking the other way but she goes way more into depth and I've seen it work magic first hand! So don't take my word for it just check her out and see if you like. Hope I helped!
Can you please make a video about dog to dog resource guarding?
Same way you would desensitize your dog to resource guarding against you, Doberman Planet has great videos on it usually involves desensitization of your hand and petting. I can go further in depth if you can't find the source or one that helps. Also a great source is Victoria Stilwell, Hope I helped!
@@tonystark9576 thank you!
When my dog sees another dog, she stops and stares. Then she immediately walks towards the dog. Usually, when there’s a big dog she acts reactively. Although, yesterday she acted the same way with two smaller dogs.
Can you do that kind of correction with a 6-month-old puppy? 35-lb puppy.
Would it hurt his neck ?
I would recommend the similar method, I would save this for a slightly older dog but puppy do the same but instead of pulling turn around and just walk the other way same premise but less abrasive to the young pupper, also if you were curious who I got it from Victoria Stilwell the pro trainer she is awesome and successful with this method she is associated with the channel " it's me or the dog" and "E how pets". Hope I helped!