Great point when you said for viewers to watch the guy, not the dog, “if you want to learn how to do it, watch the guy”- that was perfect-what a good video. I like how you compliment the owners when they’re doing a good job. 🌟
Beautiful description in the beginning! Beautiful dog, beautiful owners. Great job Joel and everyone! Reactivity takes patience and persistence... as well as confidence and knowledge from the handler. Between Joel and Tom Davis (who i found around the same time) my dog's reactivity has finally been almost curbed after many trainers.... and hours of watching online trainers, later. I'm now working with other reactive dogs and working towards becoming a certified dog trainer also! Thank you for everything. Hope Bodie is doing well!!
I had just last week started to walk a VERY leash reactive pitbull mix, was in the shelter for months and the human was very emotional and probably not fit to handle the dog, regardless I was tasked to "walk" him in the big city, what a challenge that was! I actually after the 3rd session ran with him to tire him to the point where I could actually walk him, if there is a pool I would have given him a different stimulation exercise to get rid of some of that pent up energy! I had to do the same thing as ur client, walking through it is the only way, asking them to sit and treating them will not work! This client of yours has the right attitude and with enough time hopefully this dog can have walks that are not so explosive. Great video, Joel.
This 2nd part of the video answered my questions from part 1. “Get through it”. Will be ordering some gentle leaders for our two dogs. Thanks again Joel!! -Don
I LOVED seeing this walk with Body. That's my dog. So there's a "Get Through It" thing we can call a method!!! Yeah, I employ that and I'll feel better about it now that it's a method. I see the walkers getting the dog through the drama, and I hear you say that, to actually improve this, Body's reactivity needs to be worked at threshold. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for a great video!
momentum. in those situations imo its just forward momentum and clarity that win the day, Just be in charge and take the control from the dog to you. you are going where you want to go, correct and keep moving. The guy in the video was excellent
This has to be my most favorite video! I've aleady gotten the gentle leader and it is working great but I wasn't sure until watching this how to handle these types of walking situations. The Get Through method! I'm trying this today. When I see a lot of people out and about I always turn around and go home because my dog barks and lunges but I never even let him get close to anyone but I think this is going to help. Thank you for sharing! Your videos are great and I have gotten so much out of them.
love the training of the owner video and seeing how similar my dogs issue is and that I've been correctly forcing my dog to just walk past sometimes. My dog does also get a little more worked up on some corrections when he's super focused on a dog.
Wonderful work by Body's team, and boy does he need one! I see at least one dog reacting like this most days. sadly, most want to rationalise the behaviour as either 'young' or 'hasn't been out in a while.'
Thanks for getting this 2nd video out so quickly... I was so excited to watch it.. I turned the volume down so my dog Tyson wouldn't have another FLIP-OUT and break something else in the house.. lol.. (smh,, dang dog, he's like a bull in a china cabinet when he hears another dog being aggressive.) lol.. Anyway.... I wanted to mention, from my observation from both videos, the owners mentioned that Boydy was evaluated from another trainer and was diagnosed having psychological issues... From my observation from watching both videos.. I don't see any mental issues... His behavior is similar to most owners dogs that need work. But don't quote me, I'm a nobody.. lol... Also, I think the gentle lead is the key to correcting his pulling.. Yes, He did get upset about it,,, because it worked... Before I got my dog a gentle lead, I used a body harness like the one Boydy was wearing .. Tyson would drag me to China and back. Felt like I should wear full body protective gear to walk my dang dog.. It was embarrassing.. and those helmets do nothing for my hair.. lol Owners did great on the walk,,, if they did that every day, they would see a transformation in His reactive aggression when seeing another dog... One last thing,, if they also did the door training, that may help before a walk as well.. Okey dokey.. I'm done being a blabber mouth, gotta go finish fixing my book shelf... lol.. jk Mr. Wonderdog... :)
@@User7688.--_ Thank you sweet Dawna.... I never really thought about the fact that others read my comments.. I better make sure my grammar is correct from now on.. lol.. I usually rush with my comments, without checking it, and hope Mr. Beckman is able to translate my spelling.. lol giggle snorts laughs.. ;)
This is a great video for when someone asks what do I do when my dog flips out? Great job by the owner, cool and calm, firm without being too harsh. Really nice work. This is a tough dog who likely won't ever be flopping around playfully in a crowded dog park, but might be able to get to the point where he can relax a little and the owners can relax a little and he can be safer in situations.
Great comment... I completely agree with you. I don't think he would do well at a dog park.. The way he rolls up (charges) on other dogs.. If he did that to some dogs, there would be a fight.. At first, This dog kinda scared me... And I'm not one that scares easily.. In the 1st video I thought for sure Mr. Beckman was gonna get attacked.. I almost peed my pants.. lol Great seeing ya asp1213.. I always enjoy your comments.. :)
@@lorianderson8145 tbh he’s a lot like my pit. Very rarely tho does mine start the fight. Taken him to parks a LOT and never once has he instigated a fight. Oddly tho, dogs always want to come at him. It’s especially scary when the other dog is not on a leash. This has caused my pit to have some anxiety & reactivity to other dogs on occasion. Most the time he ignores the other dogs tho. But if they start showing aggression towards him - he flips a switch half the time or wants to run (thus how I inadvertently learned the “walk thru” method). The tense meeting (with muzzle) with Prince was VERY similar to how my pup is with new dogs. That said, he’s never actually attacked a dog he got to know. I think in both cases (this dog in the video and mine) it’s a social anxiety issue due to not enough exposure to new dogs. Just a theory on my part. Dogs need socializing so they learn their own species language.
@@S0RELOSER Great comment. I always love to hear when people are in tune with their dogs. My best friend has a female Pit, (Saddy), that is huge but sweet as a kitten. We were both on a leash walk together with my dog Tyson 120 pound Mastiff/Ridgeback and a dog came out of nowhere off-leash and charged at Saddy. She bolted and ran. Tyon charged at the other dog hitting the side of its body like a bulldozer and knocking him over and he ran off. I was surprised Tyson didn't bite. Saddy ran home and hid behind the couch. It took her several days for her to feel safe outside.
This is a very important video, especially for me as a dog owner. It’s hard for me to be like Wyatt “as cool as a cucumber” I love the “get through it method”
Wonderful, thanks to the owner & be calm with the camera person, it's a lot of work and well done - we see everything that is important. Please be kind to every owner who is O.K. being showed on the TH-cam, folks. Because these are the owners who care. We all make faults and it's a wise move to invest time & money to seek advice. Be aware of that, please.
It's almost like my dog at times. This week I have been working him on gentle leader near his treshhold of course not always perfect as random dog stopping nearby in provocation or also reacting still triggers him. But since Ive been working on heel and sitting and playing nearby this one fence with a giant caucasian shepherd who doesn't bark at us through the fence it's been much better being nearby other dogs who don't react towards us. But my dog also doesn't care much about the gentle leader corrections when the dog is nearby. I find I get the confidence from managing him with the gentle leader, but when the dog is nearby I can do multiple pops like in this video and me increasing distance plus getting out the good treats when the distance is good enough is motivating. But yeah this week has been good and trying to appreciate even the little wins.
Thank you for your videos. I have two eleven month old Miniature Schnauzers I walk together that have leash/people reactivity. So thank you for such great information.
This was very helpful for me because I have a reactive dog who, most of the time, is a big baby who just wants to snuggle. He is never aggressive to my other 2 dogs but doesn't like any other dogs.
I'm so happy you are doing reactivity videos. My dobie female is very reactive but will turn and redirect on me. I've tried gentle lead but she will not participate amd will lay down. I don't think her previous owner walked her and she was probably locked in a crate or room all the time. Slip lead and prong collar, she does not care and will choke herself. I keep pivoting. Watching Joel gives me hope.
My dog also redirected to me. I think in his case it was partly his retriever inheritance; at home in excited moments he always gets a soft toy in his mouth. But I also think it was either loss of control or temper tantrum behavior. For me, the solution was to walk with a muzzle on him. Conditioning the muzzle did not prove difficult (peanut butter on the lower bar when it was put on). What this did for me, was get me out of a situation in which he needed to be walked so he could advance and get better but I couldn't walk him because I was fairly sure eventually he would do damage to me. He now wears the gentle leader under the muzzle. While I hope one day to take that muzzle off for now this works and we've seen huge strides.
@@PatA95 My dobie is muzzled trained. But gentle leader and muzzle she will not move and will simply lay down. She still redirects and I end up bruised on ribs and arms. I am able to grab her front legs as she's jumping on me and hold her til she calms. She's about my height when she stands. She's very strong but I'm very stubborn.
My dog is a 5yo mix (48% AmStaff/Pit) who FLIPS. OUT. just like this dog. We've had her almost 7mos (she was surrendered to a shelter by owners who seem to have had her the majority, if not all, of her life till then and also seems to have cared for her very much cuz she knew what a bed and toys were and all that). She is SUPER strong and extremely reactive to other dogs. She pulls so much we immediately moved to a harness then a front clip harness and she does exactly what Bodie did in Part 1. Her harness is always sideways, she uses her sides to gain leverage, and even does this diagonal, back twisting crab walk to maintain her leverage. We tried moving to a slip lead but it keeps rolling down her neck and I'm very afraid of her throat or neck being damaged because of how much she pulls when she thinks she has leverage and how she flips herself around, although, she *is* much easier to correct when using the slip lead. This gentle lead thing looks like it will work more the way I hoped the slip lead would for our dog and will stay in place better. My only concern is I know she will flip all around just like Bodie did when we actually do pass another dog and I am very worried about her injuring her neck. She is a high strung, seemingly anxiety-filled dog who gets set off so easily and I just want her to be able to have as peaceful an experience walking as she can. Are these gentle leaders safe for dogs who are like Bodie and my dog? Are they going to hurt themselves fighting against the lead? Thanks to ANYONE who finished reading this, especially if you have some insight you can share!! And thank you, BDT, for these videos!
Not sure if any has ever said this about you. Being money conscious for your customers is a strong asset on your part. Seems so may are quick to go to the board and train $2,500 for 5 days deal. Some dogs are just nutty. I don’t think there is a fix for some, just make them more tolerable. Now my dog is down to just the intro music and she’s in front of the Tv. She knows dogs are next.
I would love to see the footage of the woman walking the dog and see how she handles him. I have a 5 month old gsd/pit mix and I'm not as strong as the man is but I still try my best to keep him under control.
I love your channel and it’s helped me terrifically with my GShepherd mixed pup. As regarding the camera stability there’s a few options. Use a gimbal (ronin or moza air) or in adobe premiere using warp stabilise effect but use scale, position, rotation in the settings. I film professionally in the UK and video edit both my own footage and as a freelancer for clients. I’d say a powered gimbal would work best.
I heard the owners express concern about walking due to possibly attacking another dog. I walk three miles everyday. While some situations we get into are predictable, others are not. For me conditioning and using a muzzle meant continuing to walk and train because I had removed my dog's weapons. It allowed me to be calmer and more in control. I can now say to my idiot that every dog we see is his friend in that voice you use. That said I really appreciated the just get through it idea. I mostly feel that way when he loses his control. That's when I second guess the very idea of walking him. He's made huge strides and your methods of tamping him down at the beginning of the walk, using the gentle leader, even the he's your friend strategy, are showing progress everyday. I've begun to consider when the muzzle comes off.
Omg this is my dog, luckily here's smaller but he has so much energy and if he sees another dog, he doesn't even care about the gentle leader. He has shown progress with people though.
Your video issues I think are in the stabilizer settings in how is zooms it into the canvas. In premiere pro it’s called warp stabilizer. There would be a good place to start. If your not using that and instead trying an IN CAMERA option, set it back to default as it might have a hard time with rolling shutter while walking sideways
My dog is reactive like that and the other day we had some good success keeping a nice walk but today i didn't even make it past the fence where this other dog goes nuts and that just turns my dog into a nightmare. I decided to fight another day because i became frustrated and didn't want to work on the reactivity in that emotional state. Just had to vent it out somewhere.
For a dog like this, would it help to just stay in presence of a dog behind fence long enough for him to calm down? Seems that part of the goal has to be to not reach this much excitement when meeting dogs, right? So more exposure such that another dog becomes less of a big deal stimulus?
I've seen in other vids where he does say to let the pupper just look around and get his bearings. But the pupper has to be calm enough to do that. I know it helps my pitbull. This one prolly wasn't gonna stop freaking out till he was past the stimulus. 🐾❤️
I’ve seen in shelter videos that dogs should be sensitized to both gentle leaders and muzzles. Was he sensitized to the gentle leader beforehand? Why was he constantly fighting it? Wyatt did great 👍
"The get through it method" I've adopted this on all my walks with my saluki. I'm working on reducing the reactivity but I can't just not exercise him because then he'd be 1000x worse.
We should welcome the reactivity events. It is the only time a dog can learn a differing behavior. I takes owner or trainer who can control dog and understand what dog is going through, then direct him to a better way of.....being.
Would a martingale collar be a better option to attach the gentle leader to? Doesn't have to be overly tight then and the gentle leader is the main tool
You say in other vids sometimes you have to stop and let the dog take the environment in. Let it get acclimated before you continue. Did you not do that here because they were at the end of their session, or did you not think this was the right time or place for this dog to stop? Or something else?
there is something going threw my mind. the leash pulling method: do we really know if its hurting the dog or not? im not going either way, i really dont know. question: if there would be other ways doing it, would you try and learn it? before asking: im not into positive reinforcement, im working with dog communication. without treats or waiting for them to do what u want and reinforce them. im communicating with them and let them come to the answer by themself. greetings from germany
if it weren't at least uncomfortable it wouldn't be a correction. "no positive reinforcement" doesn't even produce good children, which do have the ability to communicate and rationalize, why on earth would it be capable of producing a good dog?
Where we label it as leash reactivity the dog labels it as genetics. The dog is geared to react to the stimulus. I'd love to see you turn around & take the dog back thru the gauntlet until he tamps down his reaction or his trainer wears out. If the dog doesn't decrease his response but views the fighting with the owner as fun then wouldn't he do the same thing on the next walk? Of course, I'm speaking as a complete noob when posting my thoughts.
Don't watch the dog, watch the person, so true. My dogs will cue me if the other dog is a threat, what I'm watching for is how the human is acting. The dead giveaway is when they roll up the leash in their hand as they approach people/other dogs. I wish more people would be proactive and educate themselves about dog ownership. It's no different than gun ownership, and as long as I've lived, neither a gun nor a dog has ever hurt anyone without a human involved.
My pittie is like this but worse bc he redirects on handler. As a trainer I have tried every method/tool. I walk him with a muzzle he just goes redzone quick. Mainly use the muzzle in case we encounter a loose dog which happened a year ago I was caught in the middle of mine and a 90 pound Rottweiler, it wasn’t pretty. Joel, would love to see a dog like this who redirects
I do have a question. My dog was leash reactive. Was. Our method was another one with more positive reinforcement and paying a lot of attention on the dog's treshold, not letting her over it. I am not saying it is a better method cause I am also not a 100% positive training person, but for us it worked well. Also, my dog never showed real agressive behaviour to others off leash and she is not that big dog. But, my question is how long you do these corrections? I know it is not 1 day or 2, but I do see a lot of people doing this to their dogs even for years. I guess their method is not the correct one, still I am curious that if you do it right what is the reasonable time to predict with eg. a moderate case? Again, I am not questioning the method, but I have never seen it working yet (and it is not the fault of the method of course).
Would you recommend the same reactivity methods with people? My rottie is dominating with dogs and reactive on leash and reactive with people but with people it is almost a protective or anxiety fear?
Video looks fine. Owner looks amazing. I mentioned this to a friend and she suggested meds!!! Is that a thing??? She said her pit needed them and has been greatly improved. Love to know your thoughts. Or vet?
Hi I think using meds is really a personal decision. I compare it to a person with say depression/anxiety. They can: see a psychiatrist and try medications solely for help. They could solely see a therapist for psychological help. They could do both and take meds while also working with a therapist. I think Joel focuses on the "therapist" part as opposed to the "psychiatrist" part. I think you'll get heated opinions on whether or not there is value in medicating a dog with "issues". It's probably best to do some of your own research and make a decision for yourself and your dog. I could give you my opinion, but that's all it will be, my opinion! I hope that helps a little bit?!?
Even if you decide on meds, it’s usually a combination of good, persistent and consistent training and meds. Sometimes the meds will settle things down so the dog is in a space to learn, then it’s training, training, training. Eventually the meds should be able to go. I feel combination ‘therapy’ is the best, in both people and animals to make progress. Like the comment above, it’s just my opinion, but is based on working in mental health for 30 years and having dogs.
How do you combat this behavior my German Shepherd is very protective territorial and I’ve been trying to help him get better for the longest and it seems like all of my effort is thrown away every day
Hi Joel! It's so good to see these real life situations. Thank you for doing these! I have a question regarding loose leash walking. I am training a Patterdale, 8 months now, so small dog and small stops, changes of directions .. What I am experiencing is, for example; We start a walk ( I leave the house first ) and then everyday it takes, maybe 10 mins of stops, starts, changing directions, left turns right turns etc before she then starts to focus and off we go, loose lead walk and focused. BUT this is every time we go out. : / Will there every be a day where we go out and I don't need to keep doing this 10mins of 'training' each time first? ( 2 months of this now, 2 walks a day haha ) Many thanks : )
yes, it will get better. I went through the same thing with my GDS puppy. He is now 16 months old and he only needs very short "warm up" obedience sessions, sometimes none, on these days when everything is perfect. You are doing great!
@@jameschild1321 Hi James. Thanks for the reply. Yes at least 2 walks a day. Its like the default is 'screw you' and then it takes a period of "oh, right, Im not getting to do what I want, better keep attention on Rob" lol ... but would be nice to find one day that the behaviour has sunk in : D
I guessing the camera shakiness comes from some turned on function to emulate a higher framerate to guarantee more smoothness. Its probably a software setting..
Hey Joel thanks from an Australian viewer.All ofl your videos and methods have been very helpful with training amstaf boy. Have you ever heard of or tried the safecalm collar?
I've only watched about 6 of these videos dealing with problem dogs, but one thing that jumps at me is that a common thread is un-nutered males and improper socialization. What am I missing?
My pittie is like this but worse bc he redirects on handler. As a trainer I have tried every method/tool. I walk him with a muzzle he just goes redzone quick.
Great point when you said for viewers to watch the guy, not the dog, “if you want to learn how to do it, watch the guy”- that was perfect-what a good video. I like how you compliment the owners when they’re doing a good job. 🌟
Love how calm, cool and collected he was.
Beautiful description in the beginning! Beautiful dog, beautiful owners. Great job Joel and everyone! Reactivity takes patience and persistence... as well as confidence and knowledge from the handler. Between Joel and Tom Davis (who i found around the same time) my dog's reactivity has finally been almost curbed after many trainers.... and hours of watching online trainers, later. I'm now working with other reactive dogs and working towards becoming a certified dog trainer also! Thank you for everything. Hope Bodie is doing well!!
Seeing this video is so helpful. Wyatt is a great leader for Bodie.
Wyatt is a BOSS. I learned so much from watching him.
I love the gentle leader! It’s one of the best tips I learned from you Joel. Thank you.
I had just last week started to walk a VERY leash reactive pitbull mix, was in the shelter for months and the human was very emotional and probably not fit to handle the dog, regardless I was tasked to "walk" him in the big city, what a challenge that was! I actually after the 3rd session ran with him to tire him to the point where I could actually walk him, if there is a pool I would have given him a different stimulation exercise to get rid of some of that pent up energy! I had to do the same thing as ur client, walking through it is the only way, asking them to sit and treating them will not work! This client of yours has the right attitude and with enough time hopefully this dog can have walks that are not so explosive. Great video, Joel.
This is very similar to my dog. I've been learning a lot by watching your videos and look forward to the session I have booked with you next Friday.
Damn…. that owner handled that situation better than most dog trainers I know would have 👏👏👏👏
This 2nd part of the video answered my questions from part 1.
“Get through it”. Will be ordering some gentle leaders for our two dogs.
Thanks again Joel!!
-Don
It was helpful to see a bit of leash management from someone who is shorter.
I LOVED seeing this walk with Body. That's my dog. So there's a "Get Through It" thing we can call a method!!! Yeah, I employ that and I'll feel better about it now that it's a method. I see the walkers getting the dog through the drama, and I hear you say that, to actually improve this, Body's reactivity needs to be worked at threshold. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for a great video!
momentum. in those situations imo its just forward momentum and clarity that win the day, Just be in charge and take the control from the dog to you. you are going where you want to go, correct and keep moving. The guy in the video was excellent
This has to be my most favorite video! I've aleady gotten the gentle leader and it is working great but I wasn't sure until watching this how to handle these types of walking situations. The Get Through method! I'm trying this today. When I see a lot of people out and about I always turn around and go home because my dog barks and lunges but I never even let him get close to anyone but I think this is going to help. Thank you for sharing! Your videos are great and I have gotten so much out of them.
Great video. A big thank you to the clients.
Great video! Thank you for highlighting the realistic expectations
fabulous, one of the best videos yet. THANK YOU!
love the training of the owner video and seeing how similar my dogs issue is and that I've been correctly forcing my dog to just walk past sometimes. My dog does also get a little more worked up on some corrections when he's super focused on a dog.
I love when Joel get clients like this!
Also, I like how Joel explains how it would be his fault if the dog had turned on him.
Wonderful work by Body's team, and boy does he need one! I see at least one dog reacting like this most days. sadly, most want to rationalise the behaviour as either 'young' or 'hasn't been out in a while.'
Thanks for getting this 2nd video out so quickly... I was so excited to watch it.. I turned the volume down so my dog Tyson wouldn't have another FLIP-OUT and break something else in the house.. lol.. (smh,, dang dog, he's like a bull in a china cabinet when he hears another dog being aggressive.) lol.. Anyway.... I wanted to mention, from my observation from both videos, the owners mentioned that Boydy was evaluated from another trainer and was diagnosed having psychological issues... From my observation from watching both videos.. I don't see any mental issues... His behavior is similar to most owners dogs that need work. But don't quote me, I'm a nobody.. lol... Also, I think the gentle lead is the key to correcting his pulling.. Yes, He did get upset about it,,, because it worked... Before I got my dog a gentle lead, I used a body harness like the one Boydy was wearing .. Tyson would drag me to China and back. Felt like I should wear full body protective gear to walk my dang dog.. It was embarrassing.. and those helmets do nothing for my hair.. lol Owners did great on the walk,,, if they did that every day, they would see a transformation in His reactive aggression when seeing another dog... One last thing,, if they also did the door training, that may help before a walk as well.. Okey dokey.. I'm done being a blabber mouth, gotta go finish fixing my book shelf... lol.. jk Mr. Wonderdog... :)
You are not a nobody. 👍🏻 great analysis
@@adamm5054 Awwww.. thank you Adam.. I appreciate that.. :)
@@lorianderson8145I agree with Adam. You have great comments, with the added bonus of being darn funny! I always read your comments.🌟
@@User7688.--_ Thank you sweet Dawna.... I never really thought about the fact that others read my comments.. I better make sure my grammar is correct from now on.. lol.. I usually rush with my comments, without checking it, and hope Mr. Beckman is able to translate my spelling.. lol giggle snorts laughs.. ;)
GOOD JOB ON THE HANDLER!! PERFECT!
This is a great video for when someone asks what do I do when my dog flips out? Great job by the owner, cool and calm, firm without being too harsh. Really nice work. This is a tough dog who likely won't ever be flopping around playfully in a crowded dog park, but might be able to get to the point where he can relax a little and the owners can relax a little and he can be safer in situations.
Great comment... I completely agree with you. I don't think he would do well at a dog park.. The way he rolls up (charges) on other dogs.. If he did that to some dogs, there would be a fight.. At first, This dog kinda scared me... And I'm not one that scares easily.. In the 1st video I thought for sure Mr. Beckman was gonna get attacked.. I almost peed my pants.. lol Great seeing ya asp1213.. I always enjoy your comments.. :)
@@lorianderson8145 awww thanks Lori, likewise!!!
@@lorianderson8145 tbh he’s a lot like my pit. Very rarely tho does mine start the fight. Taken him to parks a LOT and never once has he instigated a fight.
Oddly tho, dogs always want to come at him. It’s especially scary when the other dog is not on a leash.
This has caused my pit to have some anxiety & reactivity to other dogs on occasion. Most the time he ignores the other dogs tho. But if they start showing aggression towards him - he flips a switch half the time or wants to run (thus how I inadvertently learned the “walk thru” method).
The tense meeting (with muzzle) with Prince was VERY similar to how my pup is with new dogs. That said, he’s never actually attacked a dog he got to know.
I think in both cases (this dog in the video and mine) it’s a social anxiety issue due to not enough exposure to new dogs. Just a theory on my part. Dogs need socializing so they learn their own species language.
@@S0RELOSER Great comment. I always love to hear when people are in tune with their dogs. My best friend has a female Pit, (Saddy), that is huge but sweet as a kitten. We were both on a leash walk together with my dog Tyson 120 pound Mastiff/Ridgeback and a dog came out of nowhere off-leash and charged at Saddy. She bolted and ran. Tyon charged at the other dog hitting the side of its body like a bulldozer and knocking him over and he ran off. I was surprised Tyson didn't bite. Saddy ran home and hid behind the couch. It took her several days for her to feel safe outside.
This guy can open up his own Beckmann training branch 💪😂
Koodoos to the owner, such calm assertive energy!
This is a very important video, especially for me as a dog owner. It’s hard for me to be like Wyatt “as cool as a cucumber” I love the “get through it method”
Wonderful, thanks to the owner & be calm with the camera person, it's a lot of work and well done - we see everything that is important. Please be kind to every owner who is O.K. being showed on the TH-cam, folks. Because these are the owners who care. We all make faults and it's a wise move to invest time & money to seek advice. Be aware of that, please.
I need more of these videos with what you’re doing the trainers here in GA not so effective
It's almost like my dog at times. This week I have been working him on gentle leader near his treshhold of course not always perfect as random dog stopping nearby in provocation or also reacting still triggers him. But since Ive been working on heel and sitting and playing nearby this one fence with a giant caucasian shepherd who doesn't bark at us through the fence it's been much better being nearby other dogs who don't react towards us. But my dog also doesn't care much about the gentle leader corrections when the dog is nearby. I find I get the confidence from managing him with the gentle leader, but when the dog is nearby I can do multiple pops like in this video and me increasing distance plus getting out the good treats when the distance is good enough is motivating. But yeah this week has been good and trying to appreciate even the little wins.
Loved the thumbnail by the way! This guy has some skills!
Thank you for your videos. I have two eleven month old Miniature Schnauzers I walk together that have leash/people reactivity. So thank you for such great information.
He has some good vids on ppl reactivity that are v helpful🐾❤️
Oh! There's one I haven't seen yet cuz 54 minutes but it's from a few days ago "People & Dog Reactive Dog" maybe check that out
This was very helpful for me because I have a reactive dog who, most of the time, is a big baby who just wants to snuggle. He is never aggressive to my other 2 dogs but doesn't like any other dogs.
I'm so happy you are doing reactivity videos. My dobie female is very reactive but will turn and redirect on me. I've tried gentle lead but she will not participate amd will lay down. I don't think her previous owner walked her and she was probably locked in a crate or room all the time. Slip lead and prong collar, she does not care and will choke herself. I keep pivoting. Watching Joel gives me hope.
My dog also redirected to me. I think in his case it was partly his retriever inheritance; at home in excited moments he always gets a soft toy in his mouth. But I also think it was either loss of control or temper tantrum behavior.
For me, the solution was to walk with a muzzle on him. Conditioning the muzzle did not prove difficult (peanut butter on the lower bar when it was put on). What this did for me, was get me out of a situation in which he needed to be walked so he could advance and get better but I couldn't walk him because I was fairly sure eventually he would do damage to me.
He now wears the gentle leader under the muzzle. While I hope one day to take that muzzle off for now this works and we've seen huge strides.
@@PatA95 My dobie is muzzled trained. But gentle leader and muzzle she will not move and will simply lay down. She still redirects and I end up bruised on ribs and arms. I am able to grab her front legs as she's jumping on me and hold her til she calms. She's about my height when she stands. She's very strong but I'm very stubborn.
My dog is a 5yo mix (48% AmStaff/Pit) who FLIPS. OUT. just like this dog. We've had her almost 7mos (she was surrendered to a shelter by owners who seem to have had her the majority, if not all, of her life till then and also seems to have cared for her very much cuz she knew what a bed and toys were and all that). She is SUPER strong and extremely reactive to other dogs. She pulls so much we immediately moved to a harness then a front clip harness and she does exactly what Bodie did in Part 1. Her harness is always sideways, she uses her sides to gain leverage, and even does this diagonal, back twisting crab walk to maintain her leverage. We tried moving to a slip lead but it keeps rolling down her neck and I'm very afraid of her throat or neck being damaged because of how much she pulls when she thinks she has leverage and how she flips herself around, although, she *is* much easier to correct when using the slip lead. This gentle lead thing looks like it will work more the way I hoped the slip lead would for our dog and will stay in place better. My only concern is I know she will flip all around just like Bodie did when we actually do pass another dog and I am very worried about her injuring her neck. She is a high strung, seemingly anxiety-filled dog who gets set off so easily and I just want her to be able to have as peaceful an experience walking as she can. Are these gentle leaders safe for dogs who are like Bodie and my dog? Are they going to hurt themselves fighting against the lead?
Thanks to ANYONE who finished reading this, especially if you have some insight you can share!! And thank you, BDT, for these videos!
Not sure if any has ever said this about you. Being money conscious for your customers is a strong asset on your part. Seems so may are quick to go to the board and train $2,500 for 5 days deal.
Some dogs are just nutty. I don’t think there is a fix for some, just make them more tolerable.
Now my dog is down to just the intro music and she’s in front of the Tv. She knows dogs are next.
Thank you, I try to respect peoples money and time.
Loved this, wish we could see how the dog keeps improving but that’s life
I would love to see the footage of the woman walking the dog and see how she handles him. I have a 5 month old gsd/pit mix and I'm not as strong as the man is but I still try my best to keep him under control.
I love your channel and it’s helped me terrifically with my GShepherd mixed pup. As regarding the camera stability there’s a few options. Use a gimbal (ronin or moza air) or in adobe premiere using warp stabilise effect but use scale, position, rotation in the settings. I film professionally in the UK and video edit both my own footage and as a freelancer for clients. I’d say a powered gimbal would work best.
I'll have to google “gimbal” for my own information. Thank you for giving that information. Sounds like a great suggestion. 🌟
Good job guys!
I heard the owners express concern about walking due to possibly attacking another dog. I walk three miles everyday. While some situations we get into are predictable, others are not. For me conditioning and using a muzzle meant continuing to walk and train because I had removed my dog's weapons. It allowed me to be calmer and more in control. I can now say to my idiot that every dog we see is his friend in that voice you use.
That said I really appreciated the just get through it idea. I mostly feel that way when he loses his control. That's when I second guess the very idea of walking him. He's made huge strides and your methods of tamping him down at the beginning of the walk, using the gentle leader, even the he's your friend strategy, are showing progress everyday. I've begun to consider when the muzzle comes off.
This IS an important video. Just get through it. "There's only so many options once your dog is freaking out". So. True.
Omg this is my dog, luckily here's smaller but he has so much energy and if he sees another dog, he doesn't even care about the gentle leader. He has shown progress with people though.
Wow, intense. What’s next for this guy?
Finally a dog that goes nuts like mine when she see another dog.
Joel, can you explain how to secure the leash so that if the gentle leader comes off the dog is still connected to the flat collar? Thank you:)
I'd like to know this as well.
Safety clip
Your video issues I think are in the stabilizer settings in how is zooms it into the canvas. In premiere pro it’s called warp stabilizer. There would be a good place to start. If your not using that and instead trying an IN CAMERA option, set it back to default as it might have a hard time with rolling shutter while walking sideways
Great advise JM... sounds like you know your stuff.. :)
My dog is reactive like that and the other day we had some good success keeping a nice walk but today i didn't even make it past the fence where this other dog goes nuts and that just turns my dog into a nightmare. I decided to fight another day because i became frustrated and didn't want to work on the reactivity in that emotional state. Just had to vent it out somewhere.
For a dog like this, would it help to just stay in presence of a dog behind fence long enough for him to calm down? Seems that part of the goal has to be to not reach this much excitement when meeting dogs, right? So more exposure such that another dog becomes less of a big deal stimulus?
I've seen in other vids where he does say to let the pupper just look around and get his bearings. But the pupper has to be calm enough to do that. I know it helps my pitbull. This one prolly wasn't gonna stop freaking out till he was past the stimulus. 🐾❤️
Not at this stage, but yes later on when he learns more impulse control and has better handling
I’ve seen in shelter videos that dogs should be sensitized to both gentle leaders and muzzles. Was he sensitized to the gentle leader beforehand? Why was he constantly fighting it? Wyatt did great 👍
Bodie (Bodey) did give you some looks. Good grief I was like hold on now boy. These owners did do well, as good as you ummm…….naw 😂🤣
I just got a 75 minute ad for this 🤪 I love your channel, but not that much 😂🤣
"The get through it method" I've adopted this on all my walks with my saluki. I'm working on reducing the reactivity but I can't just not exercise him because then he'd be 1000x worse.
Consider getting a camera gimbal stabilizer.
wow that guy is a speed walker. Do you think the quickness of it all also stimulated the dog to think whats next, whats next, what next?
Whats it called in Am when a dog have drive with/to objects? So you can get the “fixation”on a boll or an object instead?
Looking at how psyched the dog is it's going to be a long journey to re-program this dog.
The lack of sidewalks there amazes me.
We should welcome the reactivity events. It is the only time a dog can learn a differing behavior. I takes owner or trainer who can control dog and understand what dog is going through, then direct him to a better way of.....being.
Would you recommend a gentle lead with the owners? My dog wears a muzzle but he’s the same size as me would it help to use a gentle lead
Would a martingale collar be a better option to attach the gentle leader to? Doesn't have to be overly tight then and the gentle leader is the main tool
You say in other vids sometimes you have to stop and let the dog take the environment in. Let it get acclimated before you continue. Did you not do that here because they were at the end of their session, or did you not think this was the right time or place for this dog to stop? Or something else?
there is something going threw my mind. the leash pulling method: do we really know if its hurting the dog or not? im not going either way, i really dont know.
question: if there would be other ways doing it, would you try and learn it?
before asking: im not into positive reinforcement, im working with dog communication. without treats or waiting for them to do what u want and reinforce them. im communicating with them and let them come to the answer by themself.
greetings from germany
if it weren't at least uncomfortable it wouldn't be a correction. "no positive reinforcement" doesn't even produce good children, which do have the ability to communicate and rationalize, why on earth would it be capable of producing a good dog?
Where we label it as leash reactivity the dog labels it as genetics. The dog is geared to react to the stimulus. I'd love to see you turn around & take the dog back thru the gauntlet until he tamps down his reaction or his trainer wears out. If the dog doesn't decrease his response but views the fighting with the owner as fun then wouldn't he do the same thing on the next walk? Of course, I'm speaking as a complete noob when posting my thoughts.
It was a session so I think time was a consideration. Wyatt had it down to continue at home.
Don't watch the dog, watch the person, so true. My dogs will cue me if the other dog is a threat, what I'm watching for is how the human is acting. The dead giveaway is when they roll up the leash in their hand as they approach people/other dogs. I wish more people would be proactive and educate themselves about dog ownership. It's no different than gun ownership, and as long as I've lived, neither a gun nor a dog has ever hurt anyone without a human involved.
My pittie is like this but worse bc he redirects on handler. As a trainer I have tried every method/tool. I walk him with a muzzle he just goes redzone quick. Mainly use the muzzle in case we encounter a loose dog which happened a year ago I was caught in the middle of mine and a 90 pound Rottweiler, it wasn’t pretty. Joel, would love to see a dog like this who redirects
I do have a question. My dog was leash reactive. Was. Our method was another one with more positive reinforcement and paying a lot of attention on the dog's treshold, not letting her over it. I am not saying it is a better method cause I am also not a 100% positive training person, but for us it worked well. Also, my dog never showed real agressive behaviour to others off leash and she is not that big dog.
But, my question is how long you do these corrections? I know it is not 1 day or 2, but I do see a lot of people doing this to their dogs even for years. I guess their method is not the correct one, still I am curious that if you do it right what is the reasonable time to predict with eg. a moderate case? Again, I am not questioning the method, but I have never seen it working yet (and it is not the fault of the method of course).
Would you recommend the same reactivity methods with people? My rottie is dominating with dogs and reactive on leash and reactive with people but with people it is almost a protective or anxiety fear?
What is the perfect length for a leash hold?
Hey Beckman 🐾💌,
This is us on walks little corrections still walking so many dogs he wants to play with 🙄
Video looks fine. Owner looks amazing. I mentioned this to a friend and she suggested meds!!! Is that a thing??? She said her pit needed them and has been greatly improved. Love to know your thoughts. Or vet?
Hi I think using meds is really a personal decision. I compare it to a person with say depression/anxiety. They can: see a psychiatrist and try medications solely for help. They could solely see a therapist for psychological help. They could do both and take meds while also working with a therapist. I think Joel focuses on the "therapist" part as opposed to the "psychiatrist" part. I think you'll get heated opinions on whether or not there is value in medicating a dog with "issues". It's probably best to do some of your own research and make a decision for yourself and your dog. I could give you my opinion, but that's all it will be, my opinion! I hope that helps a little bit?!?
Even if you decide on meds, it’s usually a combination of good, persistent and consistent training and meds. Sometimes the meds will settle things down so the dog is in a space to learn, then it’s training, training, training. Eventually the meds should be able to go.
I feel combination ‘therapy’ is the best, in both people and animals to make progress. Like the comment above, it’s just my opinion, but is based on working in mental health for 30 years and having dogs.
@@Cathan1856 well said addition to my post! Thx 😊
How do you combat this behavior my German Shepherd is very protective territorial and I’ve been trying to help him get better for the longest and it seems like all of my effort is thrown away every day
Hi Joel! It's so good to see these real life situations. Thank you for doing these!
I have a question regarding loose leash walking. I am training a Patterdale, 8 months now, so small dog and small stops, changes of directions ..
What I am experiencing is, for example; We start a walk ( I leave the house first ) and then everyday it takes, maybe 10 mins of stops, starts, changing directions, left turns right turns etc before she then starts to focus and off we go, loose lead walk and focused.
BUT this is every time we go out. : / Will there every be a day where we go out and I don't need to keep doing this 10mins of 'training' each time first? ( 2 months of this now, 2 walks a day haha )
Many thanks : )
yes, it will get better. I went through the same thing with my GDS puppy. He is now 16 months old and he only needs very short "warm up" obedience sessions, sometimes none, on these days when everything is perfect. You are doing great!
Are you practicing every day?
Keep practicing and use treats or a ball to reward the behavior you like to see. They are also good at shaping behavior b y acting as a lure.
@@jameschild1321 Hi James. Thanks for the reply. Yes at least 2 walks a day. Its like the default is 'screw you' and then it takes a period of "oh, right, Im not getting to do what I want, better keep attention on Rob" lol ... but would be nice to find one day that the behaviour has sunk in : D
@@isabelleb7647 Thanks, Isabelle. That's encouraging
why apologize? cameraman has to keep up with flash gordon
This is my dog all day long OM and I do this with her
I guessing the camera shakiness comes from some turned on function to emulate a higher framerate to guarantee more smoothness. Its probably a software setting..
Hey Joel thanks from an Australian viewer.All ofl your videos and methods have been very helpful with training amstaf boy.
Have you ever heard of or tried the safecalm collar?
hmmmm... safecalm..? I will have to check that out.. does it come with a shot of tequila? lol jk.. :)
@@lorianderson8145 I'm with you on the shot. Lol. 😆
those are nice houses. do ppl dont like sidewalks out there or what?
I've only watched about 6 of these videos dealing with problem dogs, but one thing that jumps at me is that a common thread is un-nutered males and improper socialization. What am I missing?
Wow, how owner did give it up?
I thought my pit was the only crazy that tries to rip the gentle leader off her face. But I do the same thing, put her paws down and keep it moving.
Amazing. He is now even qualified to train killer whales
Certainly got their work cut out with this one - good on them though as doing well.
My pittie is like this but worse bc he redirects on handler. As a trainer I have tried every method/tool. I walk him with a muzzle he just goes redzone quick.
How old is this dog?
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Wouldn’t be better some smell work for this dog?? He’s always looking up far
Bully fitted snout gentle leaders??? do they exist!!?
I don’t think so. If you find them let me know
Mostly when he sees his friends 🐾😒
Add some weight on the dog...let him carry something like few liters of water. He is too loose
Cousin Greg?
Get to point ? Wasting time.