This literally took 30 minutes and my dog is now one of the best in the neighborhood. I got a 3 year old Jack Russell mix rescue dog 10 days ago. I was using a collar and an extendable leash. He was constantly pully, was leash reflexive to people, dogs and bicycles. After switching to a prong collar and a 6 foot nylon leash, I did the loose leash training. I spent about 30 minutes on it with him, pulling, jumping and yelping. On the next walk he was doing the loose leash. He doesn't pull. His reactivity to dogs, people etc. is very minimal. When it is there I have tools to deal with it. Neighbors I have seen on previous walks commented on the dramatic change. One owner who had what I thought was one of the best dogs in the neighborhood commented that her dog was never that good. Later this week, we are off to the park. These videos and ideas are great. I wish I had done this with my previous dog.
I have trained and watched a lot of balanced dog trainers on leash pulling and leash reactivity, I can honestly say this is one of the best and realistic no nonsense dog training I have seen. Keep up the marvellous work. From Uk
Can’t agree more! Following some balanced trainers or should I say just real dog trainers as the FF radicals already chose their title. I’m thinking about some trainers that they have a huge difficulty to teach the online handlers. Also from Europe and the banning part of the world. 😉
Started REALLY applying this for Benjys evening walk - no talking was strange! But he followed me, and nothing like as many treats which always broke the flow. I was possibly too hard core wanting him by my side so I'll loosen up a bit to allow sniffing as long as no pulling. You teach it brilliantly, thank you so much! ( I'm hoping it will help with dog and football reactivity we have at the moment, also!)
I wish I discovered this program when I got my GSD 2 years ago. We’ve gotten fairly far with positive reinforcement but we need to adopt a practice of safe and healthy correction. This makes sense 💯%
@@pianist52 Don't mistake loose leash walking for heel. You may only restrict leash length if obedient training is not there yet, but to get your dog your to stay close to you, that's the job of obedient training and specifically the heel command. Loose leash walking is a "release" state. Dog has freedom as long as they don't pull. Whereas heel is an obligation that they only focus in one thing that is walking close by you.
Wow! Im working with a 75lb staffordshire terrier from the county pound. Yesterday he almost knocked me over, pulled the leash out of my hand with his mouth and jumped up and head-butted me so I’m black and blue. I watched your video this morning. We practiced phase 1 this morning for a few minutes and then phase 1 and phase 2 just now. He’s already a different dog! Im willing to bet that by our fourth walk tonight he’ll be walking in phase 3 without incident. I love this technique. ❤
Staffys are so muscular they don't even know their own strength. I had fostered them. And they aren't even pulling TOWARDS a squirrel or other dog - it is just rocketship forward motion for those breeds or mixes. I did the U-turn a month ag with one for many days and it took her awhile to put aside her pulling habits.
I watched this whole video. I just adopted my dog 2 weeks ago. She was just like zeke. Did u turns and sporadic and she is already COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! She pays attention to me, she will feel the tension on the leash and then look and turn. It's amazing!! Thank you!!!!!!
I can’t believe what 3 days of training has done for my dog. He was dog reactive and chased squirrels. Now he’s focused and I don’t have to be the person pulling a barking dog across the street to avoid another dog. ❤
I tried the technique tonight on my walk with my dogs, and it was like miracles. I've been watching numerous videos about training dogs not to pull, but nothing works. Your video gave a very good structure for the training, and it really makes a difference! I used a martingale collar, and it works. Thank you so much!!! It was a magical walk with my dog tonight. Best regards from Tokyo, Japan 🙏🏼
This is THE BEST video I have seen for leash pulling!! I have been watching so many videos and reading so many books about it. All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have a 1-year-old rottie that we just adopted, she was in a shelter for a few months and we were trying to regain confidence and trust with her. I only got to phase 2 in this video and she needed to go out, so we tried phases 1 and 2 before our walk with her regular collar. After just 10 minutes of these phases, we started on our walk and it was soo much better. I am so happy I found your channel!
I've watched loads of videos on loose leash walking and have been left totally confused. This was plain common sense, easy to understand and put into practice. A lot of my questions were answered while watching the video. Very well done. David from UK
Yes me too! Looking to try this on my two-year old husky in the next few weeks. I’m actually looking forward to it instead of dreading it, as now I’ve seen proof that it can work with the most cantankerous of dogs!
This is the best, most explicit and comprehensive demonstration on training loose-leash walking I’ve seen. My blue heeler will begin U-turns today!!! Thank you!
I’ve had my dog for a year he’s a reactive gsd/husky mix from a rescue and have struggled with getting him to walk nicely on a leash since bringing him home. Watched this video 3 days ago and the amount of progress I’ve already made with him using these training methods is unbelievable. He’s paying attention to me more and just seems so much more relaxed when walking. It’s amazing. I see his personality and mannerisms in both Zeke and Nico in this video so having those example dogs helped immensely. Watching the reactivity video you have next and am super thankful for these resources you’re posting here on TH-cam. Thank you!!
I tried this today, and it worked! It was a little more complicated because I have two dogs and I walk them together, but neither is badly behaved, they just mostly hung out at the very end of the leash (not exactly pulling, but not slack either). We started out today and did U-turns, and anyone not paying attention corrected themselves. They caught on very fast! My Golden is super easy going, but my GSD gets anxious if there are too many strangers to keep track of. It made sense after watching the video that him pulling as we walk away from a stressor is self-rewarding to him. Turning around and going toward the stressor, not so much! I won’t say it was easy, we had to walk by a park on our way home and there was a huge party going on. He really, really did not like that. But, he eventually realized the quickest way past was on a loose leash. So thank you for this video! It was just what we needed 🙂
This is absolutley the best leash training video i've seen. So clear, so accurate, so realistic, and so briliant. Thank you for sharing all of this information for free, this will save a lot of ppl & their dogs.
Soooo helpful. My Spitz rescue I've had less than a week is hard headed AF and I was able to correct leash manners with him while listening to this on a walk. Still some work to do but the second half of the walk was damn near flawless. My very tired brain appreciates this so much.
Wow this is SO informative. I'd love to see a version for toy/small breeds. I have a 14 lb chiweenie/Rat Terrier rescue who is both hell on wheels & highly sensitive. He also has thin Chihuahua skin and a long neck prone to joint injury since he's also long like a Dachshund.. But boy is he strong and boy does he pull. I'd love to see how to modify the corrections for a dog like him to make sure to avoid injury or overdoing it. Thanks for putting such long form content out here for free! Amazing!
@@DianeMRoderick our Great Pyrenees mix does that lol. We like to compromise. Some walks are more brisk for the workout and some walks are sniff walks where we just amble along at their pace and let them sniff a lot. The sniffing helps wear them out mentally apparently. 😊
I was really getting into this video thinking it would be the one to help me and then came the prong collar. I’m sure it can work well with a lot of dogs but not on a Pomeranian as they are susceptible to trachea collapse. I ended up using a no shock collar that uses beeps and/or vibration and it worked immediately. It got his attention to where he could focus on me and I told him no. Gave him treats when we passed people, dogs and cars with no reaction. We did our second session today and he only barked and pulled one time. I’m amazed!! I was so close to hiring a trainer. I hope this can help someone who can’t use the prong collar.
OMGosh!! I am so happy I accidentally saw your video. I have a year old "hybrid" German Aussie Shepherd and having other high energy larger dogs I knew my now dog was as you put it "not in this world". He acts like Zeke the shepherd in this video. Exactly!! I now know that everything I've done is not working. He has drug me to the ground several times once with my head hitting the ground. Yesterday I bought a prong collar. Today I'm planning to replace the head collar, that I thought he was totally desensitized to given he's worn it since four months, to the prong. Thanks to your video I think I can start anew with my sweet, crazy, dog. I've subscribed to your channel, saved this video, and look forward to future videos of your methods. And trust me I've watched sooo many other trainers. They are good but I just didn't get them but the way you explain is phenomenal. Thank you so much.
This was helpful. I have a very large Corso that's at an advanced level for training, but we have always just used a strong pet heel for walks, even 5-6 mile hikes. Anytime he is released to loose walk, he applies very light pressure, nothing like a pull but enough that it's annoying. Going to start from scratch see if we cant fix it. He is the opposite of a soft dog and doesn't care much about corrections.
@@hamiltondogtrainingdo you use this as a stimulating walk through the park? And on more structured walks do you put the dog in heel? Love the video by the way. My rott pulls a lot, gets distracted m, and pulls into smells. Hopefully, I can be more clear, reset and start this in a less distracting environment.
Thank you so much for your videos. 15 minutes training per day + your videos and my dog stopped pulling the leash. I'd been fighting with her for 5 years =)
Thanks for "have their space and BE A DOG" and for the clear explanations altogether. This works. I believe this is understandable for almost EVERY DOG OWNER - there always are exceptions .... 😏
Outstanding content! This has been so helpful with my rescue Doberman puppy. You have the best real world videos on TH-cam. Thank you for not putting this behind a pay wall.
I have been searching for a month for great dog training videos. Yours are the most simple no nonsense videos!! I just did phase one of loose leash walking and it worked great!!! No more of me begging or waiting for my dog! Thanks so much!
I loved watching this and how you break down each phase 3 times with the 3 different dogs. I sincerely appreciate the structure and pacing of this video, as I feel like so many dog training videos go really fast with the trainer talking fast and introducing new terms, etc…. By the end of some videos I feel more overwhelmed than before watching it. But THIS VIDEO is great!! It really simplified the principles and steps to where I feel confident starting this process and being more structured and consistent as well as valuing the walks for mental exercise, not just getting the dogs “steps” in, haha. Thank you so much!! 😊
Thank you so much for this video! We attended a course where the trainer used a similar method (basically starting with the sporadic walking) but I wasn’t getting it. Your video helped me understand the theory and process so much better and we had a great walk today!
I have watched hundreds of loose-leash walking videos, and this one has the most effective methods. Really appreciate this and all your other videos. Thank you from Canada.
I had my share of trainers on YT and some IRL but must express my appreciation. I'm not payed to say this but you are the best so far. Pedagogic, the right focus in instructions and illustrations and feel like you talk to my mindset in this. Got my second dog (had a JRT for 15 years before) in Bellman, a German Jagd Terrier (with 1/8 JRT just to add a bit energy like that was a demand ;) ), just 1 year and enjoy training him and the joy when I succeed in learning him. As you can guess I need to be consequent and patient with this guy but he's just wonderful as an individ. I will for sure put your channel as my favorite here and look for any relevant clip you've released when different tasks is on the table. I have trained a bit loose and not pulling with correction before. He start to get it but not 100%. Now I will establish the step 1 ond 2 in this clip as I find them totally logical and receptive for a dog brain. Keep up the good work. You've got a new fan here in Sweden. Thanks! :)
Thank you for offering your free training videos, there is nothing I'd love more than to purchase your entire training course but unfortunately I am financially strapped. I think you are awesome!... You explain things so well My dog Raven and I are becoming fans and students. Thank you!
@@carolinesykes3636 that's really sad that they are illegal. You can use any tool that causes an aversive, though. You just need to be way more careful not to injure your dog with really blunt tools like head collars. 😞 Do you see a lot of dogs pulling in Switzerland? Honestly curious. I know the force free people say they can train without aversives but I (personally) haven't seen it. I am willing to have my mind changed.
I’ve started taking away my 1yr old Huskies bowl and hand feeding him on a regular neck collar . This has been an obedience game changer. He’ll be on the harness when he needs to go potty but after that, I put him on the neck collar and we walk around in front of the house on the sidewalk and I hand feed him. It’s also great for relationship building.
yall this really works. My dog was impossible to walk, like the second dog in the video. Took a little more time but man was it worth it. Prong collar is a must. Not talking is a must. Trust the process and it works! Im sure if I hit this daily within a month or so I will have a completely different dog. Thank you so much for this!!! Changing lives!!!!!
So glad I found your video. You are one of the best trainers I have seen on TH-cam.your down to earth explanations of what and how the dog is thinking when lease pulling is so helpful. I have two large breed dogs that I never take on walks just going to the dog park where they run free. They are good with other dogs there but do have that leash reactive behaviour. I’m going to try the prong collar now because your video has given me the training that I needed. You really have an excellent training video here and I hope it helps a lot of people like me to feel more confident in actually doing this. Thank you so much, I really think I can do it now.😊
I’ve been having a huge battle of wills and an unenjoyable experience every time I walked my 9 month white shepherd until I watched this video and today did everything you said. It was amazing, worked like a charm. I was one who fought trying to walk her in a continuous heel and love what you said that heel walking is your pet peeve and that you believe in letting your dog be a dog while walking. I can’t thank you enough for your wisdom in this video, you are a superb trainer! And have restored my relationship ❤ with my puppy.
Amazed at the progress my Aussie has made in just a month using the prong collar and all Miles' tips for loose leash walking. He has made tremendous progress when seeing other dogs on our walks. I feel like I have a "regular" dog now instead of a reactive dog. Enjoying our time together instead of stressing.
This is the best leash training video that I've seen and I've watched a LOT of them! Our dog is already conditioned to the prong collar so I will be starting this training today! Thank you!
Hey man your a life saver for real. I started doing this with my dog and at first she was fighting it but now she is really good at not pulling. I'm on step 1 & 2 and she's about 80-90% success. I'm going to keep this up. Thank you so much for knowledge and help and I subscribed.
I reading replies about their 2 yr old big dog....Maaannnn, my 6mo Shiba Inu just showed her behind in the park today! Out of the blue pulling and barking at kids and dogs. Gave me the Blues! Thanks for the video i will be trying this out. Love from Az
I can't believe this is free information! I was already doing u turns but this video showed me what I was doing wrong. Trained yesterday, went today and already huge positive impact. First walk I was confident and in control. TYSM!
This video honestly gave me some relief. I was very distressed since I have two dogs, one submissive (mildly reactive bark towards people and mildly reactive whining pull towards other dogs) and a really reactive dog like Zeke (excitedly reactive towards people like she loves strangers and aggression-prone reactivity towards 90% other dogs). We took them to the dog park (apartment culture is everyone uses privately and waits their turn) yet a young girl came and quickly opened the gate despite trying to collect our dogs and warn her not to. It immediately broke into a fight lasting 10 seconds that could have been TERRIBLE had my husband stopped it so fast (my dog got messed UP, cut right near eye, mouth, etc). It’s so frustrating that she did something so negligent but at the same time I acknowledge we shouldn’t allow our reactive dog off leash ANYWHERE if she has the capacity to behave that way. I’ve already been frequently sharing my concerns with my husband and even brought up getting rid of the dog prone to aggression (she’s MY dog, like I’m her person so it breaks my heart) because I’m scared she’s going to ruin our lives or someone else’s. My husband says he’s scared our submissive dog will die of depression with how tightly bonded the two are and thus passive about it. I enable him to just continue how we’ve been, which is distressing and I’m fully aware is downright wrong since it can end up in situations like the fight. I worry if we don’t handle it, she’ll die someday. Both of the dogs are just 2 years old so from everything I was reading, I believed there was no helping them and didn’t know what to do. Other than outdoor behavior/reactivity, they are both phenomenally obedient and affectionate in the home so I honestly feel panicky at the idea of walking them (and I have to walk dogs at least 4-6 times a day due to my husband’s schedule and since they obviously can’t go together with both their reactivity issues). I’m going to watch more of your videos and actually go practice this one right now. I feel like I could cry. Thank you so much.
In this era of positive only training, this shows how loose leash walking with a prong can easily be trained and understood by the dogs. I love how this shows three completely temperaments in dogs and this method works with all of them. Kudos to you! From a fellow balanced trainer!
I have just seen this training and I plan to apply this training for my young dog. My dog was born as a street dog and has grown bigger than we thought. I'm an older person , but I hope this will work for him and me! We are willing to give it a try. 😊😊
Miles, thank you for this video. I watched it last night. We have a 7 yr old English Mastiff who is a puller and a sniffer and likes to be ahead, especially on the outward walk. He’s so eager to get out and catch up on his peemail. On the home leg he’s more happy to walk quietly close to me. I’ve tried for several years for loose leash walking; been very diligent at it but have never got the desired results. Recent months tried a slip lead but he still keeps pulling away. It’s like he just can’t help himself. While watching your video I thought I may have to get a prong collar. I’m a gran in my early 70’s, weigh less than 60kg so have no chance of holding him if he decides to run. Anyway, today I used an ordinary leash on his flat collar (actually 2 short ones joined together) and used your “pop” method. To my surprise and delight he responded very well. But as this method is new to him I’ll have to see how it goes with time. Hoping he doesn’t get used to it and revert back to his old ways.
You recommend prong collar, which I didn’t mind for my German shepherd. Buy now I have a toy poodle, I can’t imagine putting on a prong collar on this tiny thing. You don’t have small dog in the video only the big guys. We small dog owners would like to see loose leash training as well
To reiterate others in saying how good this is. I have a reactive Carpathian Shepherd. Very gentle, obedient and calm in the house. On walks he's a nightmare, rides the end of his lead and overly reacts to other dogs, and now cars. Tried multiple trainers, tried pure positive reinforcement, tried constant heel, tried pack walks, tried more exercise, I feel like i tried it all. Even slip leads, prong collars, haltis, muzzles... He's never interested in toys, rarely takes treats on a walk. I calm him before the walk, regularly stop and calm during, but nothing stops the reactivity and build of energy. Until now. And it's just a minor adjustment in technique. Less vocals, purely slip lead communication, clearer adjustments, looser lead. The big thing to me was letting him know that his job is to pay attention to me or it gets uncomfortable quick. No "here" or "Ah Ah!" Or "Tssk" just turn, walk, quick, hard adjust if needed, but then relaxed purposeful walk. I've just taken him on ONE session. He is already comfy with the slip lead, already understands its limit. Did U turns and random turns in the garden, would give a tiny bit of cheese any time he stopped with me, then sat when I stopped, then eye contact. Then took him out, same rules but slightly less regular cheese reward, instead using light voice or touch. If he pulls i turn around, only happened maybe twice. Best I ever had him was basically me walking at his heel, and that would last a few minutes before I'd have to remind him. Using your 3 phases I had him walking at my heel on a loose lead for the entire duration of the rest of the walk. Even saw another dog and he sat quiet, looked at me even, like "how do you feel? Oh, fine? Then me too." Which took a bit of Cesar Milan teaching me to project calmness even when I'm not. But thank you. This is simple, makes sense, clear, and you show great REAL examples of it working. I have no doubt this is how we will walk from now on. So calm, so happy, he even seems really pleased with himself for having successfully completed his job of paying attention to me! Thank you!
My dogs never pulled but took up all the leash they could. After this they walk amazing and non reactive our walks are like a game to them now and they love it !
Great stuff! In one day I went from walking the Tasmanian Devil to walking a 5mo old Australian Shepherd. Good point that you are training us as well. 😊🎉
Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate the reality of training with treats vs. the punish method. I tried the treats until…out and about other competing distractions trumped the treats and I was back to square one with an out control dog. I have subscribed to your channel after testing the punish method and experiencing that it works. Keep up the great work and thank you for your wonderful videos with different breeds. 😊
Just genuinely curious, is there a reason you opt for a physical correction first rather than simply "correct" through a removal of the reinforcer? Ex: Stop walking when the dog pulls, don't let them reach the object they were pulling for, and don't resume the walk until they walk at a loose leash. Only reaching the object while at a loose leash pace. I feel like if your dog is able to respond appropriately to a removal of the reinforcer, why add a physical corrector and risk impacting the relationship you have with your dog?
The prong collar makes them pay attention and learn it faster. He can correct through a removal of the reinforcer, but it will take 2x longer or even longer.
@@36891asyeah it might be the faster way its not the best way. You can do this if you want to hurt your dog and create a relationship with your dog where he only does what you want because he is going to get hurt if he doesn’t. This does not make a healthy relationship with your dog. This kind of training is based on physical punishing and that is never a good option even tho it’s the fastest. Your dog can learn in positive ways too..
@@36891as it's not being used because it's faster. Other tools are almost impossible to communicate the same thing to physically and mentally strong dogs. I can connect all these bleeding hearts to large breed rescues, and let see them train known canine aggressive (they charge at wolf) 150 plus man biter with a harness, flat collar.
@@36891as Learning "faster" but possibly damaging the relationship with your dog or increasing your dogs overall anxiety is not worth the "speed" of a prong collar. If the only thing that makes your dog pay attention is a prong you need to seriously establish a relationship with your dog.
Currently sitting in a deer stand watching this with subtitles! Thank you for posting this in depth example. With real dogs that aren’t trained. So glad you are back and posting again. I love your style of training, your reasoning, explanations, and relationships with your own dog. Can’t wait to get out there with my 5 month lab
Thank you so much for this video! This helped me so much with my two 2-year-old huskies! You're a life saver! Within a few days I saw a massive change in our leash walking. Now I look forward to our walks! Thank you for changing my mindset about always heeling. I need to let them be dogs. Just don't let them pull!
Thank you so much for this video. Ive been looking for so many tainers on yt training huskies. I was finding it so hard. After watching your videos, I told myself I'm going to put in the work! I have 2 huskies. They are 2yrs old. This week I started training separately, starting inside, 3 times a day for 10mins each time. Then the driveway. Then in front of our house. I've seen a huge difference within a few days. They don't pull !! I do need to test them in other areas with dogs. But I'm actually looking forward to our walks! Today, I decided to take both of them for a walk up and down the front of our house, just to see how it goes. When they saw a dog cross the street, they done very well. My girl would usually bark, but this time she just looked. I marked and rewarded. Hopefully we can eventually achieve my dream of Them both off leash 🤞🏻
This has made the most sense to me than any other video I've seen! The perceived positive reinforcement when getting to the intended target is so true!! With that being said, I had a pittie for 15 years that was STRONG...he was about 68 lbs. A trainer here got me a prong collar and a thin paracord leash she made. I could walk him with one finger when he had the prong collar on. But he was smart, as soon as I put a leash on him wo the prong collar it was game on for him. I lost my pittie last summer. RIP my love.. Fast forward, I got lyme and developed some kind of allergy to dogs that only showed up w intradermal allergy test so I got a goldendoodle after falling in love w one my sis was dogsitting. I wanted a standard size. I had no clue they get to 100 lbs. My 9 mo old was 86 lbs on his 9 mo bday. And I'm waiting (and my vet agrees) to neuter him til he's fully developed. Idk if it's because I'm older, but at 9 mo old, my goldendoodle is so much stronger than I remember my pittie being. I've had laminectomies and last night he got excited when a truck full of kids stopped and pulled me to the ground. It's so painful. Other than that, we run, walk and play every day so I am pretty fit. But I have to do something because I sometimes just can't handle him. I just ordered a front clip harness. And I am wondering if a shock collar will be better to train him and more permanent solution when he's not wearing it. I just know it wasn't a punishment that my pittie feared when he wasn't wearing the prong collar and with my puppy's hair, it would be a nightmare to use all the time. Would a shock collar produce more permanent results or would it be the same thing, he'd only be good when it was on? That's so frustrating that they know when the threat (punishment) is imminent LOL. What are your thoughts on that?
Dog drug dealer, at the 29:00-minute mark, he says, "I got stuff." Your videos have helped me out a lot,with my 10 month old American bulldog Thank you.
this is the best iv seen, iv been watching lots of youtubes videos this has to be the best and clearest. i loved that you used different dogs. most TH-cam clips use dogs that have clearly been practicing for some time.. iv gone to 2 different dog schools to learn lose lead walking non are working. in fact my dog is getting worse every day, and im completely frustrated to the point i dread taking him out now, and feel hopeless that its not going to get better, its simply exhausting walking him.. in class i got into trouble for tugging on the leash when he was sniffing.. apparently at this school you let them pull into the smell then praise when they release pressure, no punishment at all, and my dog is continuing to get worse, we train our dog every day and he isn't improving. also, prong collars are illegal to buy in Australia, i hope you can get the same results from slip, although we might not have slip collars soon there is a partition to ban slip leads and collars in Australia too... your video was terrific you have given me hope.
2videos and 2 shorts in and i can tell, this channel is gold for dogowners i've been learning a bit about dogs and the decent parts that i've picked up are all here, very well explained with extra's
I got my first dog and he is a 2 year old German shepherd husky mix with no manners and I feel in over my head sometimes. I thought I would be better at this because I've trained horses 😅 but this makes more sense then all the dog trainers I've seen, I think it might be your calm tone and lack of ego thanks 👍
This video is MAGIC! I can actually walk my dog when before I couldn’t. I have one question tho, he still tugs a little which I do correct, but if he isn’t pulling he’s always right at the end of the leash, how do I fix this?🧐 Thank you so much
What do you do if your dog is not treat motivated (even high quality treats). She could care less about any reward, including verbal praise. My foster GSD feels it is ‘working’ and its job is to protect me and does not care about good distractions (treats) or bad ones (I walk with prong collar and do corrections, doesn’t care, and will still lunge & pull even if it hurts and she is coughing). 😕 (I am fostering as her owner died who her 3x/day w/no issues. Having owned rescues in past, classic separation anxiety and clearly has fear of something happening to me. I work at boarding dog kennel & she comes to work me. When she boarded with us (before I took her home due to her stopping eating), she cared less about the other dogs in the kennel, now she has become reactive (even if another kennel attendant takes her out). Several of us have tried working with her. She has allergies so can’t do a lot of treats & ones she can do, she isn’t interested in. Even when I tried small ones she shouldn’t have, nope). How to balance training reward/punishment vs just punishment?
I have only been watching your videos for about a week. They are great. I also need the psyche lesson as an owner. Normal walk just over 4K (about 2M for non metric) did the U turn whole walk. (Longer walk😅). But it works. GSD mix 2 year old, prong collar as she’s stubborn. Not a heavy puller, but what I’ve heard deemed as an out front dog. She was very good. Not perfect. Helped with a couple situations where dogs barking in yard. Love your method. ❤
Absolutely the best training program ever. This changed my life. My dog getting muchhhhhh better. I’ll keep on watching another series of training video of yours. ❤ from Australia.
Outstanding content, easy to digest and very applicable 🙌!! Curious though, why the strong opposition to trainers/owners that insist on a 24/7 heel position on all walks? Thank you in advance and would love to see you do more e-collar conditioning tutorials!!
@@kurtwagner4663my dog would rather wear a prong than a gentle leader. Just cause it says gentle doesn’t mean it’s kinder or less painful. Try putting something on your nose and having your head pulled in a different direction. If you don’t like prong collars why are you watching trainers that advocate for them?
As they should. You can make u-turns, sporadic walks without the collar and without these pops. Just treat the dog for good behaviour, teach him to pay attention. That starts inside the house. Reward him for being around you and have a loose leash. Make breaks to give him a chance, to absorb his surroundings. Many dogs pull on the leash, because there is a lot of stuff happening around them. They get excited and never learned, what do to. So make breaks, do not rush through your walk, reward the right behaviour and encourage attention and a loose leash
For my dog: the only things we need to work on is the excitement for squirrels/outdoor animals and other dogs. Tbh my dog is only 6.5 months but we can do home depot, the dog park, any business and I have his attention. I can recall in all those locations. It's just on the leash where he's excited towards another dog because he wants to say hello. This video along with others proves I need a prong collar to up that punishment aspect. Right where you mentioned regular collars plateau is where we're at with other dogs/outdoor creatures. I would like to note that I can get him away from other dogs and outdoor creatures but not AS quickly as it probably should be. I don't have to drag him but it is definitely harder to redirect that excitement. Thank you for sharing this. I had been on the fence of "do I really need a prong collar" and this helped my decision.
I have an 8-yr-old Jack Russell terrier, Sophie. (She is my 2nd JR, so I didn't walk into this breed blindly. This being said, just like people are different, Sophie is way more challenging than my previous dog, Honey.) Over these 8 years with Sophie, we have been asked to leave the 2nd round of puppy training, asked not to return to a local pet sitter, and we had to withdraw from agility (which she was veyr good at) after 8 sessions because Sophie just would not settle down. All this after 6 weeks of puppy kindergarten and two weeks of her living with a trainer. The kicker is that last year, she somehow managed to earn aa Canine Good Citizen ribbon! She is smart as they come, as energetic as the day we got her, which is exactly the energy and spirit I like. I readily admit that the issues we have are mostly because of MY inconsistency, even though I try to be the opposite. We still deal with loose leash walking and over-the-top reactivity when people come to the house. She does eventually settle down, but this is stressful for her and for me. I have been subscribed to your YT channel for a while and watch the videos from time to time. Today I saw the ones on loose leash walking. Sophie is very much like Zeke in the second video (which I have not yet finished watching). Anyway, we just got back from our usual walk. I used the prong collar as always (as instructed by the trainer she spent two weeks with), but held the leash the way you showed, and allowed her the length of the leash. Granted, we did not see any dogs, squirrels, deer, or school buses today....but I have to tell you, our walk was 95% better!!!! I will continue working with her of course, and it can only get better. You da man!
I’d like to see some dog training videos with dachshunds. I see a lot of bigger dogs on these types of videos but if there’s anyway you could do a smaller dog that is hyperactive that would be great! Thank you!
Yes! A dachshund is very at risk for damaging his trachea by his pulling on a flat collar. But they love to pull and be in charge. And it ruins walks. CAN a prong collar work and be safe for a dachshund, any other small dog, or puppy?
I've tried many ways to loose leash walk and nothing seems to work but this. Great video, great explanation(s)! My only question is when do I go back to regular collar? I tried this yesterday for the first time and my dogs did great but as soon as I swapped the collar to a flat collar they started to pull again. I'll be trying out phase 3 today but this time I'll keep the prong collar on the whole time. When is it okay to go back to flat leash? And how to stop the pulling on the flat leash once I go back to it? Thanks in advanced.
Excellent !!! I’m getting a Malinois mixed with about 25% GS he’s 8 months and really has not been out just in the yard with sibling’s. I’m over 60 petite person but I’m strong so this video sooo helpful I’m getting the collar wish me luck . I live on somewhat busy street lots of dogs going by so I’m ready 🤗 Cricket From NOR CA wine country
This literally took 30 minutes and my dog is now one of the best in the neighborhood. I got a 3 year old Jack Russell mix rescue dog 10 days ago. I was using a collar and an extendable leash. He was constantly pully, was leash reflexive to people, dogs and bicycles. After switching to a prong collar and a 6 foot nylon leash, I did the loose leash training. I spent about 30 minutes on it with him, pulling, jumping and yelping. On the next walk he was doing the loose leash. He doesn't pull. His reactivity to dogs, people etc. is very minimal. When it is there I have tools to deal with it. Neighbors I have seen on previous walks commented on the dramatic change. One owner who had what I thought was one of the best dogs in the neighborhood commented that her dog was never that good. Later this week, we are off to the park. These videos and ideas are great. I wish I had done this with my previous dog.
I have trained and watched a lot of balanced dog trainers on leash pulling and leash reactivity, I can honestly say this is one of the best and realistic no nonsense dog training I have seen. Keep up the marvellous work. From Uk
Thank you! 🙏
Can’t agree more! Following some balanced trainers or should I say just real dog trainers as the FF radicals already chose their title. I’m thinking about some trainers that they have a huge difficulty to teach the online handlers. Also from Europe and the banning part of the world. 😉
Started REALLY applying this for Benjys evening walk - no talking was strange! But he followed me, and nothing like as many treats which always broke the flow. I was possibly too hard core wanting him by my side so I'll loosen up a bit to allow sniffing as long as no pulling. You teach it brilliantly, thank you so much! ( I'm hoping it will help with dog and football reactivity we have at the moment, also!)
I wish I discovered this program when I got my GSD 2 years ago. We’ve gotten fairly far with positive reinforcement but we need to adopt a practice of safe and healthy correction. This makes sense 💯%
@@pianist52 Don't mistake loose leash walking for heel. You may only restrict leash length if obedient training is not there yet, but to get your dog your to stay close to you, that's the job of obedient training and specifically the heel command.
Loose leash walking is a "release" state. Dog has freedom as long as they don't pull. Whereas heel is an obligation that they only focus in one thing that is walking close by you.
Wow! Im working with a 75lb staffordshire terrier from the county pound. Yesterday he almost knocked me over, pulled the leash out of my hand with his mouth and jumped up and head-butted me so I’m black and blue. I watched your video this morning. We practiced phase 1 this morning for a few minutes and then phase 1 and phase 2 just now. He’s already a different dog! Im willing to bet that by our fourth walk tonight he’ll be walking in phase 3 without incident. I love this technique. ❤
Staffys are so muscular they don't even know their own strength. I had fostered them. And they aren't even pulling TOWARDS a squirrel or other dog - it is just rocketship forward motion for those breeds or mixes. I did the U-turn a month ag with one for many days and it took her awhile to put aside her pulling habits.
I watched this whole video. I just adopted my dog 2 weeks ago. She was just like zeke. Did u turns and sporadic and she is already COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! She pays attention to me, she will feel the tension on the leash and then look and turn. It's amazing!! Thank you!!!!!!
I can’t believe what 3 days of training has done for my dog. He was dog reactive and chased squirrels. Now he’s focused and I don’t have to be the person pulling a barking dog across the street to avoid another dog. ❤
I tried the technique tonight on my walk with my dogs, and it was like miracles. I've been watching numerous videos about training dogs not to pull, but nothing works. Your video gave a very good structure for the training, and it really makes a difference! I used a martingale collar, and it works. Thank you so much!!! It was a magical walk with my dog tonight. Best regards from Tokyo, Japan 🙏🏼
This is THE BEST video I have seen for leash pulling!! I have been watching so many videos and reading so many books about it. All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have a 1-year-old rottie that we just adopted, she was in a shelter for a few months and we were trying to regain confidence and trust with her. I only got to phase 2 in this video and she needed to go out, so we tried phases 1 and 2 before our walk with her regular collar. After just 10 minutes of these phases, we started on our walk and it was soo much better. I am so happy I found your channel!
I've watched loads of videos on loose leash walking and have been left totally confused.
This was plain common sense, easy to understand and put into practice. A lot of my questions were answered while watching the video.
Very well done.
David from UK
I love that you used 3 different breeds of dogs and especially a husky! Most trainers never show training a husky! Loved this training video! ❤
And bigger dogs too. Which is great!
Show a Frenchie!
Yes me too! Looking to try this on my two-year old husky in the next few weeks. I’m actually looking forward to it instead of dreading it, as now I’ve seen proof that it can work with the most cantankerous of dogs!
This is the best, most explicit and comprehensive demonstration on training loose-leash walking I’ve seen. My blue heeler will begin U-turns today!!! Thank you!
I’ve had my dog for a year he’s a reactive gsd/husky mix from a rescue and have struggled with getting him to walk nicely on a leash since bringing him home. Watched this video 3 days ago and the amount of progress I’ve already made with him using these training methods is unbelievable. He’s paying attention to me more and just seems so much more relaxed when walking. It’s amazing. I see his personality and mannerisms in both Zeke and Nico in this video so having those example dogs helped immensely. Watching the reactivity video you have next and am super thankful for these resources you’re posting here on TH-cam. Thank you!!
I tried this today, and it worked! It was a little more complicated because I have two dogs and I walk them together, but neither is badly behaved, they just mostly hung out at the very end of the leash (not exactly pulling, but not slack either). We started out today and did U-turns, and anyone not paying attention corrected themselves. They caught on very fast! My Golden is super easy going, but my GSD gets anxious if there are too many strangers to keep track of. It made sense after watching the video that him pulling as we walk away from a stressor is self-rewarding to him. Turning around and going toward the stressor, not so much! I won’t say it was easy, we had to walk by a park on our way home and there was a huge party going on. He really, really did not like that. But, he eventually realized the quickest way past was on a loose leash. So thank you for this video! It was just what we needed 🙂
This is absolutley the best leash training video i've seen. So clear, so accurate, so realistic, and so briliant. Thank you for sharing all of this information for free, this will save a lot of ppl & their dogs.
Soooo helpful. My Spitz rescue I've had less than a week is hard headed AF and I was able to correct leash manners with him while listening to this on a walk. Still some work to do but the second half of the walk was damn near flawless. My very tired brain appreciates this so much.
Can't wait to try this! I have tried everything with my dog including prongs in the past but I don't think I was using them properly.
Ayeee I used too always watch u back then😂🫶 anyways you should also check out American standard dog training rlly good trainer too
Wow this is SO informative. I'd love to see a version for toy/small breeds. I have a 14 lb chiweenie/Rat Terrier rescue who is both hell on wheels & highly sensitive. He also has thin Chihuahua skin and a long neck prone to joint injury since he's also long like a Dachshund.. But boy is he strong and boy does he pull. I'd love to see how to modify the corrections for a dog like him to make sure to avoid injury or overdoing it. Thanks for putting such long form content out here for free! Amazing!
Yes mine is a 10 lb dog and does not pull but lags behind sniffing. She never pulls but stops to smell and does not keep up.
@@DianeMRoderick our Great Pyrenees mix does that lol. We like to compromise. Some walks are more brisk for the workout and some walks are sniff walks where we just amble along at their pace and let them sniff a lot. The sniffing helps wear them out mentally apparently. 😊
I was really getting into this video thinking it would be the one to help me and then came the prong collar. I’m sure it can work well with a lot of dogs but not on a Pomeranian as they are susceptible to trachea collapse. I ended up using a no shock collar that uses beeps and/or vibration and it worked immediately. It got his attention to where he could focus on me and I told him no. Gave him treats when we passed people, dogs and cars with no reaction. We did our second session today and he only barked and pulled one time. I’m amazed!! I was so close to hiring a trainer. I hope this can help someone who can’t use the prong collar.
OMGosh!! I am so happy I accidentally saw your video. I have a year old "hybrid" German Aussie Shepherd and having other high energy larger dogs I knew my now dog was as you put it "not in this world". He acts like Zeke the shepherd in this video. Exactly!! I now know that everything I've done is not working. He has drug me to the ground several times once with my head hitting the ground. Yesterday I bought a prong collar. Today I'm planning to replace the head collar, that I thought he was totally desensitized to given he's worn it since four months, to the prong. Thanks to your video I think I can start anew with my sweet, crazy, dog. I've subscribed to your channel, saved this video, and look forward to future videos of your methods. And trust me I've watched sooo many other trainers. They are good but I just didn't get them but the way you explain is phenomenal. Thank you so much.
Appreciate your videos very much!
Thank you for your support!
Got a 6mo Shiba Inu with attitude on Walks! She loving, but a BEAST ON A LEASH! Thanks for video
This was helpful. I have a very large Corso that's at an advanced level for training, but we have always just used a strong pet heel for walks, even 5-6 mile hikes. Anytime he is released to loose walk, he applies very light pressure, nothing like a pull but enough that it's annoying. Going to start from scratch see if we cant fix it. He is the opposite of a soft dog and doesn't care much about corrections.
Yep, make that new line clear for them and stay consistent with it 💪
@@hamiltondogtrainingdo you use this as a stimulating walk through the park? And on more structured walks do you put the dog in heel?
Love the video by the way. My rott pulls a lot, gets distracted m, and pulls into smells. Hopefully, I can be more clear, reset and start this in a less distracting environment.
Currently going through these videos with my reactive, leash-pulling, resource guarding dog.
Give me strength
I believe in you and them!! ❤❤
Thank you so much for your videos. 15 minutes training per day + your videos and my dog stopped pulling the leash. I'd been fighting with her for 5 years =)
Thanks for "have their space and BE A DOG" and for the clear explanations altogether. This works.
I believe this is understandable for almost EVERY DOG OWNER - there always are exceptions .... 😏
Outstanding content! This has been so helpful with my rescue Doberman puppy. You have the best real world videos on TH-cam. Thank you for not putting this behind a pay wall.
I have been searching for a month for great dog training videos. Yours are the most simple no nonsense videos!! I just did phase one of loose leash walking and it worked great!!! No more of me begging or waiting for my dog! Thanks so much!
I loved watching this and how you break down each phase 3 times with the 3 different dogs. I sincerely appreciate the structure and pacing of this video, as I feel like so many dog training videos go really fast with the trainer talking fast and introducing new terms, etc…. By the end of some videos I feel more overwhelmed than before watching it. But THIS VIDEO is great!! It really simplified the principles and steps to where I feel confident starting this process and being more structured and consistent as well as valuing the walks for mental exercise, not just getting the dogs “steps” in, haha. Thank you so much!! 😊
Thank you so much for this video! We attended a course where the trainer used a similar method (basically starting with the sporadic walking) but I wasn’t getting it. Your video helped me understand the theory and process so much better and we had a great walk today!
I have watched hundreds of loose-leash walking videos, and this one has the most effective methods. Really appreciate this and all your other videos. Thank you from Canada.
Glad it was helpful!
I had my share of trainers on YT and some IRL but must express my appreciation. I'm not payed to say this but you are the best so far. Pedagogic, the right focus in instructions and illustrations and feel like you talk to my mindset in this. Got my second dog (had a JRT for 15 years before) in Bellman, a German Jagd Terrier (with 1/8 JRT just to add a bit energy like that was a demand ;) ), just 1 year and enjoy training him and the joy when I succeed in learning him. As you can guess I need to be consequent and patient with this guy but he's just wonderful as an individ. I will for sure put your channel as my favorite here and look for any relevant clip you've released when different tasks is on the table. I have trained a bit loose and not pulling with correction before. He start to get it but not 100%. Now I will establish the step 1 ond 2 in this clip as I find them totally logical and receptive for a dog brain. Keep up the good work. You've got a new fan here in Sweden. Thanks! :)
Thank you for offering your free training videos, there is nothing I'd love more than to purchase your entire training course but unfortunately I am financially strapped. I think you are awesome!... You explain things so well
My dog Raven and I are becoming fans and students. Thank you!
Is there another method u have for loose leash walking without using the prong collar?
Illegal in Switzerland but I have a dog that can pull.
@@carolinesykes3636 that's really sad that they are illegal.
You can use any tool that causes an aversive, though. You just need to be way more careful not to injure your dog with really blunt tools like head collars. 😞
Do you see a lot of dogs pulling in Switzerland? Honestly curious. I know the force free people say they can train without aversives but I (personally) haven't seen it. I am willing to have my mind changed.
I’ve started taking away my 1yr old Huskies bowl and hand feeding him on a regular neck collar . This has been an obedience game changer. He’ll be on the harness when he needs to go potty but after that, I put him on the neck collar and we walk around in front of the house on the sidewalk and I hand feed him. It’s also great for relationship building.
I've had almost instant success with a headhalter or gentle leader. Is amazing
Best trainer video. Simple to understand and effective. Love how you showed what to do with three different types of dogs. Subscribed!
yall this really works. My dog was impossible to walk, like the second dog in the video. Took a little more time but man was it worth it. Prong collar is a must. Not talking is a must. Trust the process and it works! Im sure if I hit this daily within a month or so I will have a completely different dog. Thank you so much for this!!! Changing lives!!!!!
So glad I found your video. You are one of the best trainers I have seen on TH-cam.your down to earth explanations of what and how the dog is thinking when lease pulling is so helpful. I have two large breed dogs that I never take on walks just going to the dog park where they run free. They are good with other dogs there but do have that leash reactive behaviour. I’m going to try the prong collar now because your video has given me the training that I needed. You really have an excellent training video here and I hope it helps a lot of people like me to feel more confident in actually doing this. Thank you so much, I really think I can do it now.😊
I’ve been having a huge battle of wills and an unenjoyable experience every time I walked my 9 month white shepherd until I watched this video and today did everything you said. It was amazing, worked like a charm. I was one who fought trying to walk her in a continuous heel and love what you said that heel walking is your pet peeve and that you believe in letting your dog be a dog while walking. I can’t thank you enough for your wisdom in this video, you are a superb trainer! And have restored my relationship ❤ with my puppy.
Awesome work!!
Amazed at the progress my Aussie has made in just a month using the prong collar and all Miles' tips for loose leash walking. He has made tremendous progress when seeing other dogs on our walks. I feel like I have a "regular" dog now instead of a reactive dog. Enjoying our time together instead of stressing.
This is the best leash training video that I've seen and I've watched a LOT of them!
Our dog is already conditioned to the prong collar so I will be starting this training today!
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank You for putting out these great videos! They have really helped me to understand my dog's learning process.
Hey man your a life saver for real. I started doing this with my dog and at first she was fighting it but now she is really good at not pulling. I'm on step 1 & 2 and she's about 80-90% success. I'm going to keep this up. Thank you so much for knowledge and help and I subscribed.
That speeding example was so clear and helpful! Now I finally understand why no one ever speeds again after getting a ticket...
I reading replies about their 2 yr old big dog....Maaannnn, my 6mo Shiba Inu just showed her behind in the park today! Out of the blue pulling and barking at kids and dogs. Gave me the Blues! Thanks for the video i will be trying this out. Love from Az
Wow details explanation and showing off different pups help so much! I learned so much! Cant wait to work on this!
Glad it was helpful!
Me too
What do you recommend for people who can’t use a prong collar? They are banned where I live (Austria)
Zu recht - sie sind gefährlich.
Slip leash or Martingale collar
I can't believe this is free information! I was already doing u turns but this video showed me what I was doing wrong. Trained yesterday, went today and already huge positive impact. First walk I was confident and in control. TYSM!
My Zelda is a 10 month 120 lb German Shepherd PUPPY
mentally, she’s your Zeke’s sister from another mother !!
Thank You 🙏 😊🎉
Thank you!!!!!! Finally a video that makes sense and adresses what we are going through! I’ll be back in a week to tell you all how it went 😊
This video honestly gave me some relief. I was very distressed since I have two dogs, one submissive (mildly reactive bark towards people and mildly reactive whining pull towards other dogs) and a really reactive dog like Zeke (excitedly reactive towards people like she loves strangers and aggression-prone reactivity towards 90% other dogs).
We took them to the dog park (apartment culture is everyone uses privately and waits their turn) yet a young girl came and quickly opened the gate despite trying to collect our dogs and warn her not to. It immediately broke into a fight lasting 10 seconds that could have been TERRIBLE had my husband stopped it so fast (my dog got messed UP, cut right near eye, mouth, etc). It’s so frustrating that she did something so negligent but at the same time I acknowledge we shouldn’t allow our reactive dog off leash ANYWHERE if she has the capacity to behave that way. I’ve already been frequently sharing my concerns with my husband and even brought up getting rid of the dog prone to aggression (she’s MY dog, like I’m her person so it breaks my heart) because I’m scared she’s going to ruin our lives or someone else’s.
My husband says he’s scared our submissive dog will die of depression with how tightly bonded the two are and thus passive about it. I enable him to just continue how we’ve been, which is distressing and I’m fully aware is downright wrong since it can end up in situations like the fight. I worry if we don’t handle it, she’ll die someday. Both of the dogs are just 2 years old so from everything I was reading, I believed there was no helping them and didn’t know what to do. Other than outdoor behavior/reactivity, they are both phenomenally obedient and affectionate in the home so I honestly feel panicky at the idea of walking them (and I have to walk dogs at least 4-6 times a day due to my husband’s schedule and since they obviously can’t go together with both their reactivity issues).
I’m going to watch more of your videos and actually go practice this one right now. I feel like I could cry. Thank you so much.
So sorry, that is very hard. Invest in a dog trainer. It will be cheaper than getting sued.
Your delivery, as well as the information being presented, is way easier to digest than the other “dog trainers” out there on TH-cam.
Best video on TH-cam. Thank you so much for this video it has really helped me walk my dog with a loose leash and to correct his pulling.
Great way to show off the online training program :)
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Thank you for such a real life example with Zeke!! I appreciate your no nonsense, consistent approach and will be using your method for my 2 pups. 😊🙏
You are the best trainer on TH-cam, and I have watched them all.
how do you feel about kikopup? I like her too
We just got a husky who is excitement reactivity on the leash and this has been helping so much
In this era of positive only training, this shows how loose leash walking with a prong can easily be trained and understood by the dogs. I love how this shows three completely temperaments in dogs and this method works with all of them. Kudos to you! From a fellow balanced trainer!
I have just seen this training and I plan to apply this training for my young dog. My dog was born as a street dog and has grown bigger than we thought. I'm an older person , but I hope this will work for him and me! We are willing to give it a try. 😊😊
Best explanation of loose leash walking I’ve seen. These last two videos have been gold 👍
Thanks!
I am from Austria and I can tell you, your training works!! Also with Austrian dogs😂. ....
Miles, thank you for this video. I watched it last night. We have a 7 yr old English Mastiff who is a puller and a sniffer and likes to be ahead, especially on the outward walk. He’s so eager to get out and catch up on his peemail. On the home leg he’s more happy to walk quietly close to me.
I’ve tried for several years for loose leash walking; been very diligent at it but have never got the desired results. Recent months tried a slip lead but he still keeps pulling away. It’s like he just can’t help himself.
While watching your video I thought I may have to get a prong collar. I’m a gran in my early 70’s, weigh less than 60kg so have no chance of holding him if he decides to run. Anyway, today I used an ordinary leash on his flat collar (actually 2 short ones joined together) and used your “pop” method. To my surprise and delight he responded very well. But as this method is new to him I’ll have to see how it goes with time. Hoping he doesn’t get used to it and revert back to his old ways.
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on loose leash training. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
You recommend prong collar, which I didn’t mind for my German shepherd. Buy now I have a toy poodle, I can’t imagine putting on a prong collar on this tiny thing. You don’t have small dog in the video only the big guys. We small dog owners would like to see loose leash training as well
To reiterate others in saying how good this is. I have a reactive Carpathian Shepherd. Very gentle, obedient and calm in the house. On walks he's a nightmare, rides the end of his lead and overly reacts to other dogs, and now cars. Tried multiple trainers, tried pure positive reinforcement, tried constant heel, tried pack walks, tried more exercise, I feel like i tried it all. Even slip leads, prong collars, haltis, muzzles... He's never interested in toys, rarely takes treats on a walk. I calm him before the walk, regularly stop and calm during, but nothing stops the reactivity and build of energy.
Until now. And it's just a minor adjustment in technique. Less vocals, purely slip lead communication, clearer adjustments, looser lead. The big thing to me was letting him know that his job is to pay attention to me or it gets uncomfortable quick. No "here" or "Ah Ah!" Or "Tssk" just turn, walk, quick, hard adjust if needed, but then relaxed purposeful walk.
I've just taken him on ONE session. He is already comfy with the slip lead, already understands its limit. Did U turns and random turns in the garden, would give a tiny bit of cheese any time he stopped with me, then sat when I stopped, then eye contact. Then took him out, same rules but slightly less regular cheese reward, instead using light voice or touch. If he pulls i turn around, only happened maybe twice.
Best I ever had him was basically me walking at his heel, and that would last a few minutes before I'd have to remind him. Using your 3 phases I had him walking at my heel on a loose lead for the entire duration of the rest of the walk. Even saw another dog and he sat quiet, looked at me even, like "how do you feel? Oh, fine? Then me too." Which took a bit of Cesar Milan teaching me to project calmness even when I'm not.
But thank you. This is simple, makes sense, clear, and you show great REAL examples of it working.
I have no doubt this is how we will walk from now on. So calm, so happy, he even seems really pleased with himself for having successfully completed his job of paying attention to me!
Thank you!
My dogs never pulled but took up all the leash they could. After this they walk amazing and non reactive our walks are like a game to them now and they love it !
Great stuff! In one day I went from walking the Tasmanian Devil to walking a 5mo old Australian Shepherd. Good point that you are training us as well. 😊🎉
Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate the reality of training with treats vs. the punish method. I tried the treats until…out and about other competing distractions trumped the treats and I was back to square one with an out control dog. I have subscribed to your channel after testing the punish method and experiencing that it works. Keep up the great work and thank you for your wonderful videos with different breeds. 😊
Just genuinely curious, is there a reason you opt for a physical correction first rather than simply "correct" through a removal of the reinforcer? Ex: Stop walking when the dog pulls, don't let them reach the object they were pulling for, and don't resume the walk until they walk at a loose leash. Only reaching the object while at a loose leash pace.
I feel like if your dog is able to respond appropriately to a removal of the reinforcer, why add a physical corrector and risk impacting the relationship you have with your dog?
The prong collar makes them pay attention and learn it faster. He can correct through a removal of the reinforcer, but it will take 2x longer or even longer.
@@36891asyeah it might be the faster way its not the best way. You can do this if you want to hurt your dog and create a relationship with your dog where he only does what you want because he is going to get hurt if he doesn’t. This does not make a healthy relationship with your dog. This kind of training is based on physical punishing and that is never a good option even tho it’s the fastest. Your dog can learn in positive ways too..
@@36891as it's not being used because it's faster. Other tools are almost impossible to communicate the same thing to physically and mentally strong dogs.
I can connect all these bleeding hearts to large breed rescues, and let see them train known canine aggressive (they charge at wolf) 150 plus man biter with a harness, flat collar.
@@36891as Learning "faster" but possibly damaging the relationship with your dog or increasing your dogs overall anxiety is not worth the "speed" of a prong collar. If the only thing that makes your dog pay attention is a prong you need to seriously establish a relationship with your dog.
I’m glad you asked this question as I was wondering the same.. I hope to understand more clearly soon
Currently sitting in a deer stand watching this with subtitles! Thank you for posting this in depth example. With real dogs that aren’t trained. So glad you are back and posting again. I love your style of training, your reasoning, explanations, and relationships with your own dog. Can’t wait to get out there with my 5 month lab
Glad it was helpful!
I was just there few days ago lol
Hope your hunt went well
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video! This helped me so much with my two 2-year-old huskies!
You're a life saver! Within a few days I saw a massive change in our leash walking. Now I look forward to our walks!
Thank you for changing my mindset about always heeling. I need to let them be dogs. Just don't let them pull!
You did it, not me! Awesome work 🙌
Thank you so much for this video. Ive been looking for so many tainers on yt training huskies. I was finding it so hard.
After watching your videos, I told myself I'm going to put in the work!
I have 2 huskies. They are 2yrs old. This week I started training separately, starting inside, 3 times a day for 10mins each time. Then the driveway. Then in front of our house.
I've seen a huge difference within a few days. They don't pull !! I do need to test them in other areas with dogs. But I'm actually looking forward to our walks!
Today, I decided to take both of them for a walk up and down the front of our house, just to see how it goes. When they saw a dog cross the street, they done very well. My girl would usually bark, but this time she just looked. I marked and rewarded.
Hopefully we can eventually achieve my dream of Them both off leash 🤞🏻
You can do it! Two off-leash huskies walking at your side would be super badass 😎
Dude your videos are great. Seriously. Keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Tack!
This has made the most sense to me than any other video I've seen! The perceived positive reinforcement when getting to the intended target is so true!!
With that being said, I had a pittie for 15 years that was STRONG...he was about 68 lbs. A trainer here got me a prong collar and a thin paracord leash she made. I could walk him with one finger when he had the prong collar on. But he was smart, as soon as I put a leash on him wo the prong collar it was game on for him. I lost my pittie last summer. RIP my love..
Fast forward, I got lyme and developed some kind of allergy to dogs that only showed up w intradermal allergy test so I got a goldendoodle after falling in love w one my sis was dogsitting. I wanted a standard size. I had no clue they get to 100 lbs. My 9 mo old was 86 lbs on his 9 mo bday. And I'm waiting (and my vet agrees) to neuter him til he's fully developed. Idk if it's because I'm older, but at 9 mo old, my goldendoodle is so much stronger than I remember my pittie being. I've had laminectomies and last night he got excited when a truck full of kids stopped and pulled me to the ground. It's so painful. Other than that, we run, walk and play every day so I am pretty fit. But I have to do something because I sometimes just can't handle him.
I just ordered a front clip harness. And I am wondering if a shock collar will be better to train him and more permanent solution when he's not wearing it. I just know it wasn't a punishment that my pittie feared when he wasn't wearing the prong collar and with my puppy's hair, it would be a nightmare to use all the time.
Would a shock collar produce more permanent results or would it be the same thing, he'd only be good when it was on? That's so frustrating that they know when the threat (punishment) is imminent LOL. What are your thoughts on that?
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Dog drug dealer, at the 29:00-minute mark, he says, "I got stuff." Your videos have helped me out a lot,with my 10 month old American bulldog Thank you.
this is the best iv seen, iv been watching lots of youtubes videos this has to be the best and clearest. i loved that you used different dogs. most TH-cam clips use dogs that have clearly been practicing for some time.. iv gone to 2 different dog schools to learn lose lead walking non are working. in fact my dog is getting worse every day, and im completely frustrated to the point i dread taking him out now, and feel hopeless that its not going to get better, its simply exhausting walking him.. in class i got into trouble for tugging on the leash when he was sniffing.. apparently at this school you let them pull into the smell then praise when they release pressure, no punishment at all, and my dog is continuing to get worse, we train our dog every day and he isn't improving. also, prong collars are illegal to buy in Australia, i hope you can get the same results from slip, although we might not have slip collars soon there is a partition to ban slip leads and collars in Australia too... your video was terrific you have given me hope.
2videos and 2 shorts in and i can tell, this channel is gold for dogowners
i've been learning a bit about dogs and the decent parts that i've picked up are all here, very well explained with extra's
I got my first dog and he is a 2 year old German shepherd husky mix with no manners and I feel in over my head sometimes. I thought I would be better at this because I've trained horses 😅 but this makes more sense then all the dog trainers I've seen, I think it might be your calm tone and lack of ego thanks 👍
This video is MAGIC! I can actually walk my dog when before I couldn’t.
I have one question tho, he still tugs a little which I do correct, but if he isn’t pulling he’s always right at the end of the leash, how do I fix this?🧐
Thank you so much
he's still ignoring you - dont reward if hes infront, only reward if hes at your side or slightly behind. put the prong back on and re-train.
hes still ignoring you - only reward if hes at your side or slightly behind, not if hes infront. put the prong back on and re-train.
What do you do if your dog is not treat motivated (even high quality treats). She could care less about any reward, including verbal praise. My foster GSD feels it is ‘working’ and its job is to protect me and does not care about good distractions (treats) or bad ones (I walk with prong collar and do corrections, doesn’t care, and will still lunge & pull even if it hurts and she is coughing). 😕 (I am fostering as her owner died who her 3x/day w/no issues. Having owned rescues in past, classic separation anxiety and clearly has fear of something happening to me. I work at boarding dog kennel & she comes to work me. When she boarded with us (before I took her home due to her stopping eating), she cared less about the other dogs in the kennel, now she has become reactive (even if another kennel attendant takes her out). Several of us have tried working with her. She has allergies so can’t do a lot of treats & ones she can do, she isn’t interested in. Even when I tried small ones she shouldn’t have, nope). How to balance training reward/punishment vs just punishment?
I have only been watching your videos for about a week. They are great. I also need the psyche lesson as an owner. Normal walk just over 4K (about 2M for non metric) did the U turn whole walk. (Longer walk😅). But it works. GSD mix 2 year old, prong collar as she’s stubborn. Not a heavy puller, but what I’ve heard deemed as an out front dog. She was very good. Not perfect. Helped with a couple situations where dogs barking in yard. Love your method. ❤
Absolutely the best training program ever. This changed my life. My dog getting muchhhhhh better. I’ll keep on watching another series of training video of yours. ❤ from Australia.
Awesome job man,I’ve learnt so much from this,keep up the great work!👏
Outstanding content, easy to digest and very applicable 🙌!! Curious though, why the strong opposition to trainers/owners that insist on a 24/7 heel position on all walks? Thank you in advance and would love to see you do more e-collar conditioning tutorials!!
Good stuff simple to the point. I like how you explain and all the examples. Good work
Prong collars not allowed in NZ. Interested to see other techniques / options
Good that they are banned.
Try a gentle leader coupled with a collar.
@@kurtwagner4663my dog would rather wear a prong than a gentle leader. Just cause it says gentle doesn’t mean it’s kinder or less painful. Try putting something on your nose and having your head pulled in a different direction. If you don’t like prong collars why are you watching trainers that advocate for them?
As they should. You can make u-turns, sporadic walks without the collar and without these pops. Just treat the dog for good behaviour, teach him to pay attention. That starts inside the house. Reward him for being around you and have a loose leash.
Make breaks to give him a chance, to absorb his surroundings. Many dogs pull on the leash, because there is a lot of stuff happening around them. They get excited and never learned, what do to. So make breaks, do not rush through your walk, reward the right behaviour and encourage attention and a loose leash
@slb761 bc i didn't know until i watched. It's not exactly in the title now its it????
@@sammybe55 well said
best dog trainer on yt - by a mile!
Omg… this is exactly how Penny is. The positive reinforcement hasn’t worked one bit. This makes so much sense.
Thank you
This is the best dog training video ever, thank you! You cracked me up when explaining and demonstrating how treat lure method doesn't work.
Detailed explanation can really help to many, I liked this video
Thank you for this. I’m trying to work with my German shepherd and this was so helpful
For my dog: the only things we need to work on is the excitement for squirrels/outdoor animals and other dogs. Tbh my dog is only 6.5 months but we can do home depot, the dog park, any business and I have his attention. I can recall in all those locations. It's just on the leash where he's excited towards another dog because he wants to say hello. This video along with others proves I need a prong collar to up that punishment aspect. Right where you mentioned regular collars plateau is where we're at with other dogs/outdoor creatures. I would like to note that I can get him away from other dogs and outdoor creatures but not AS quickly as it probably should be. I don't have to drag him but it is definitely harder to redirect that excitement. Thank you for sharing this. I had been on the fence of "do I really need a prong collar" and this helped my decision.
I 💖 ways how you share the pro and cons, consequences for good and bad behaviours . Excellent demonstration. Executed every point . 🙏👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💝👍.
I have an 8-yr-old Jack Russell terrier, Sophie. (She is my 2nd JR, so I didn't walk into this breed blindly. This being said, just like people are different, Sophie is way more challenging than my previous dog, Honey.) Over these 8 years with Sophie, we have been asked to leave the 2nd round of puppy training, asked not to return to a local pet sitter, and we had to withdraw from agility (which she was veyr good at) after 8 sessions because Sophie just would not settle down. All this after 6 weeks of puppy kindergarten and two weeks of her living with a trainer. The kicker is that last year, she somehow managed to earn aa Canine Good Citizen ribbon! She is smart as they come, as energetic as the day we got her, which is exactly the energy and spirit I like. I readily admit that the issues we have are mostly because of MY inconsistency, even though I try to be the opposite. We still deal with loose leash walking and over-the-top reactivity when people come to the house. She does eventually settle down, but this is stressful for her and for me. I have been subscribed to your YT channel for a while and watch the videos from time to time. Today I saw the ones on loose leash walking. Sophie is very much like Zeke in the second video (which I have not yet finished watching). Anyway, we just got back from our usual walk. I used the prong collar as always (as instructed by the trainer she spent two weeks with), but held the leash the way you showed, and allowed her the length of the leash. Granted, we did not see any dogs, squirrels, deer, or school buses today....but I have to tell you, our walk was 95% better!!!! I will continue working with her of course, and it can only get better. You da man!
Thano you so teaching me about dangers of flar collar. I had no idea
Thank you for sharing it's has worked wonders on my dog 🎉😊
I’d like to see some dog training videos with dachshunds. I see a lot of bigger dogs on these types of videos but if there’s anyway you could do a smaller dog that is hyperactive that would be great! Thank you!
Yes! A dachshund is very at risk for damaging his trachea by his pulling on a flat collar.
But they love to pull and be in charge. And it ruins walks.
CAN a prong collar work and be safe for a dachshund, any other small dog, or puppy?
I've tried many ways to loose leash walk and nothing seems to work but this. Great video, great explanation(s)! My only question is when do I go back to regular collar? I tried this yesterday for the first time and my dogs did great but as soon as I swapped the collar to a flat collar they started to pull again. I'll be trying out phase 3 today but this time I'll keep the prong collar on the whole time. When is it okay to go back to flat leash? And how to stop the pulling on the flat leash once I go back to it? Thanks in advanced.
I also was wondering when is a good time to go back to a regular collar! If you ever find out, let me know please :)
Maybe put the prong on but clip to the flat lead....... if he pulls switch back to prong
Best video on leash walking I've watched. So many videos from different trainers do not reveal the full technique. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent !!! I’m getting a Malinois mixed with about 25% GS he’s 8 months and really has not been out just in the yard with sibling’s. I’m over 60 petite person but I’m strong so this video sooo helpful I’m getting the collar wish me luck . I live on somewhat busy street lots of dogs going by so I’m ready 🤗
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Good luck 👍