How to Get Your Reactive Dog Under Control While on a Walk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2016
- How to teach your reactive dog to listen while on a walk. This video is sponsored by Petflow! PETFLOW'S NEW OFFER: Enter discount code ZAK30 at checkout to get $10 off your first THREE automatic shipments!!! petflow.com/zakgeorge
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I really like your videos, but I think what will be extremely helpful is if you took a dog like this and did a series or step by step of changing its behavior over time, then showing a before and after.
Totally! I agree. For example, this playlist with Jacob the rescue dog does that: th-cam.com/play/PLMssKIjsDxXmP8F3r9Bu8R6d_l4RZp7HD.html And I've got 2 videos of Molly up already. I'll certainly show more dogs and their progress over time in the future too! Wonderful suggestion!
Zak George's Dog Training rEvolution I think that's the only time when 100% pure positive reinforcement without negative correction fails. With really aggressive dogs
For example I've seen plenty of positive reinforcement trainers try to rehabilitate aggressive dogs and most are i afraid. Meanwhile when you take a force trainer or trainer using both training methods you see results -
I would love to see a clicker trainer or 100% positive reinforcement trainer show these type of results
At the moment only Force trainers have these results online, well and the hybrid Force training with positive reinforcement but never one hundred percent positive reinforcement
+Greg Savage I'm dying to see this as well. I can't tell you how many times I've asked positive trainers on TH-cam to make a video about this. I only train my dog with positive reinforcement but there is no content out there for dog aggressive dogs at the moment. I'm desperate. But I guess I just have to continue to isolate my dog until the training gods hear my prayers. 😩
+Greg Savage You do the distance training like you saw in this video. Aggressive dogs have a distance they feel safe and secure, another on alert, another on lashes out. Like this dog shows, when they lock in and don't take treats they are too close so by adding distance until the dog can be relaxed you can gradually decrease the distance. Same with noise reactivity, you start far away/low volume and gradually they get better and better at it. You always set the dog up for success and low stimuli is the "easy" setting on "the game". It may take a little while to calm back down at added distance but when they succeed you let them know they did good for getting focus back on you!
Ambi Cahira
I want to see it in action. Take a highly reactive dog and share a video documented case study on the transformation. All hybrid and trainers who correct share this with results.
For those who have new puppies, PLEASE socialize them like crazy. This means with everyone and everything. Have puppy play dates with other puppies and calm dogs. And train,train,train. Train with commands and teach focus. This is all so very important. Training starts the day they come home.
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I done all these things with my husky. After she witness me being attacked she been wary of strangers coming nearer me. Also she have been attacked by other dogs and are nervous of them. We doing some muzzle training now, so I get her confidence back without People bothering us.
I wish I did that. My vet said don’t let her be by anyone until 3 months so she doesn’t get parvo. WORST ADVICE EVER. Now she is people aggressive out of insecurity and fear
GSDmom B we just got a pup at 9mos old and I am guessing because of the problems it had. He hasn’t been socialized. The struggle is real. We finally have him potty trained, take it or leave it and next week we start on leash training. The socializing has been ruff! Working on it.
Shara Holmen Shepard’s are pretty high strung lol. That’s what I have. A Shepard mix. Wish I didn’t though I love her but jeez can’t even have anybody over
I'm so happy right now, I'm crying a little bit. My pibble Ranger and I just had our first big breakthrough. There is a yappy little chihuahua across the street and down a house that Ranger usually pulls really hard to go and see. Today, I decided our goal would be to get him to walk nicely over to the other dog and sit down right in front of it while still pay attention to me. And we did it! It took a bunch of Zak George's videos and a crap ton of cooked chicken breast, but we did it! The chihuahua was barking its little head off literally right on the other side of the fence, not even six inches from Ranger, and he was sitting there like a good boy with his eyes on me. I'm so proud of him.
Yay!
Good for you and your dog!
Not meaning to be rude but that’s not reactive, that’s just pulling to interact.
Sintel Snow Amazing!
Congratulations 🎉!! I’m trying to get my dog to stop barking well with my pom and my pit to stop being aggressive towards other dogs which started when another dog attacked her
The lesson I am taking from Zak here is patiences, distance, and doing whatever is necessary to get improvement. Don't ask for perfection, any improvement is progress. Little by little, move toward the goal.
With a lot of dogs this approach is not enough. Dogs are pretty smart and they may love you but they may not respect you. The 2 months my dog would Pull and lunge at people and other dogs. He just wanted to play but it made for a very annoying walk. Did everything the positive trainers told me. With no effect. 1st day with a prong collar that all stopped. After a month I tried my Martin Gale collar that he was horrible on I'm guess what he still walks calmly. He walks by my side when I stop he stops and sits. People and dogs walk right by us and he is no longer aroused. I don't care what people say one day is better than 1 year.
@@kicknadeadcat yh bro look at where the dog’s focus is directed. Literally everywhere but on George
I've been doing this with my Danebull and he's more compliant when he sees a rabbit or small dog. It was impossible to walk him in the evening a few months ago because of the rabbits, and now I can walk him with minimal problems. It took a lot of patience, but when I started to see the freakouts get smaller I knew it was working. Thanks for all the tips!
I know I’m 2 years late, but thank you for your comment. It’s good to know that it seems like it took a few months to get him to walk better-it makes me feel better about the “slow” progress my dog is making. It is progress though, and that’s what counts!
George's method of training, combined with our six week training classes - helped our dog so much. She's still slightly reactive, but now we can go on long walks and she will still listen. We're still crossing the street because she is not there yet but she gets better each month. Consistency is really the key here.
I have a 6-month-old Yorkshire, very friendly with people when she is at home but every time we go for a walk she starts barking at people but above all she gets crazy when she sees a dog, hysterical and super stressed. Her former owners overprotected her too much, what's more, when they gave her to me, it was the first day she went out on the street. Her behavior towards dogs seemed strange to me because in her old house she lived with 8 dogs in a small apartment, I have the theory that since she was the smallest of all, something traumatic must have happened to her for her to act in such a way.. We are getting her used to going out and getting used to people and dogs and we are training her too. Your videos help a lot and her attitude is improving every time, she's not going to change right away that's clear but I see an improvement and I'm proud of her 😋
This is award-winning material here No for real every single thing that he's showing saying and doing is exactly what a German Shepherd means All German shepherds need And when he says you got to give him my job and your job is to sit out sounds like a punishment right but it's not to a German Shepherd everything's a job but you have to be given the job and then you have to know that it's your job you're doing it and how long you're supposed to sit there while you keep looking up and checking and checking in with the boss This guy is on point and this shit's phenomenal It's on fire when you have a dog that works with you as an extension of yourself and it turns you an extension of him yeah German shepherds are not like any other breed on the planet once you have one you'll never be the same if you don't always have one for the rest of your life anyone that owns one I'll tell you two things for sure One anyone that has a German Shepherd will know the best absolute in the world vacuum cleaners because of their double coats or the coconut oil They shed year-round constantly literally like a dog a day is what they should No amount of brushing washing or sweeping and vacuuming it's going to get it up If you're going to a drawer that's been sealed for 2 years in the room with a door that's been closed for 5 years You're going to find your German Shepherd's hair It's just the way it is Don't get one if you don't like there cuz there's no way you can keep it picked up there's no way Not even to a livable degree really The other thing I'm going to tell you is loyal to a fault If you have diarrhea for example and go to the bathroom 100 times in an hour they're going to make sure and go with you every time but they're not going to get under foot they're not going to bother you they're not going to sit there and watch you they're just going to be an extension of you like a shadow They going to make sure that now everything's going to set it When you give them a job it can be something like sick but you can't just make them sit there for 8 hours and make them think that they're not going to get bored with that because this is very interactive dog You have to have commitment like you've never had to another breed as you do to a German Shepherd It's the only green barman that will constantly constantly be looking to you and into your eyes and what is looking for is attention and affection or praise same thing attention what do you want me to do next where do I go what do you need Tell me what I need they're waiting for that they're looking for that and the other thing is for you to generally give them attention good attention petting playing words don't really mean anything to dogs They can learn certain things that sound certain ways mean certain things but they'll never learn a language so to speak like say a bird talks would okay well I'm on a ranch I see I'm going to stop but don't don't whatever you do get a German Shepherd until you know what you need to know before you get one because it's the last breed you want to do that too cuz if you give that dog up after you get it for whatever reason you have just destroyed a life because that dog immediately bonds with whoever takes him and you'll never bond with someone else as much as he's going to bond with you So for the rest of his life he'll be looking at the door for you to come and get him I'm waiting wondering where you are why is he there and when you coming back Don't do that Don't do that to a German Shepherd they're God's gift to mankind to navigate our way through this world as hectic as it can get We don't deserve them women to treat them as good as we can do your research freak at one do you see research because his happiness and everything about him in his life depends on it for his entire life. ❤️
I so needed this today, a few minutes ago when I took my dog for a walk, he yanked me all over, I had some difficulty keeping him with me. I feel that because he so strong, I should keep him in the back yard and play with him there. I know he needs walks, but he is just strong for me.
Same
PandaNoises: I am unlearning the 'Barkbusters' training method, because at the time, I did question the Barkbuster methods & was assured that it was safe & ehtical. But, felt in my gut that it wasn't the most 'loving/kind' training method for our then, border collie.
But now, we have an 11mth old bullmastiff/collie, who is gorgeous & getting stronger by the minute it seems.
I'm 53 yrs young, & know that the responsibility of training our doggie is mostly mine. As my wonderful husband is busy & worn out, most days, from working our mobile mechanical business. (And this is why I believe, many people are looking for the 'not-so-loving' short-cuts to dog training, everyone is so time poor). But, it's important to remember, that we can't train our dogs on everything immediately anyway. It's unkind to expect instant results from our dogs, they are learning, just as we are. As we build a loving trusting relationship/ bond with our puppy dogs.
MY OBJECTIVES FOR HAVING A DOG ARE;
I decided that I wanted to enjoy our doggie walks, no matter what (like little daily adventures), & that I wanted to love our dog & for him to love us, his walks & his training, which we keep light & fun. And, that he will deter any unwanted visitors, with a few barks & his natural guard dog instincts.
My husband & I understood very quickly, that the way in which you treat a bullmastiff, is exactly, what you will get back from them. The Barkbuster method for this dog & for us, would not work. So, I asked Spirit / 'Divine Guidance' to point me to the perfect dog training for our dog & that's when, WOW!! I discovered Zac George's You Tube videos & books! And was transfixed by his relaxed, funny & easy-to-follow dog training techniques. What a breath of fresh air. GOD BLESS &THANK YOU ZAC :D So, I'll usually watch one or two of Zac's videos just prior to walking training our dog & generally decide what I'm wanting to work with him on that day, without placing any rigid goals on either our dog, or myself, as he & I as his training partner, are both learning & practising Zac's techniques.
It has also been very helpful finding out all kinds of fascinating info about this particular breed of dog, for e.g; Bullmastiffs, respond to a gentle trainer, positive-reinforcement, persuasion, encouragement & genuine love from you, works very well, for any dog, as Zac has shown again & again :D
Keep watching Zac's videos, read his books & Zac also refers us to lots of great reference
material. Consider, working one on one with a Zac recommended dog trainer for a while & give yourself a break from being your dogs full-time dog walker. Encourage family members or enlist a professional dog walker to help out.
When we remember to be kind & loving to ourselves, that's the energy we radiate out for our pets & into the world. Love, Blessings & Peace to All.
Seriously so in love with your videos and your work!!!
My Welsh Terrier goes to puppy socialization classes once a week at the park district. She gets along well with people and other dogs. Very friendly.
Thanks for this. This was very helpful information to help me work through my dogs reactiveness. Others say redirect and blah blah but never show how to actually do it. Now I can start teaching my dog to accept other dogs.
You always do such a great job breaking down each step of the training! Really like at 4:00 how you go into walking where you need to in order to help your dog succeed!
Zak, I really enjoy your videos and have bought your book too! I especially liked how in this video the dog did not miraculously comply with your requests to sit, etc. By showing us the reality of sometimes many repetitions and hard work by both trainer and dog to achieve the eventual good behavior is realistic and gives hope to those of us new to dog training. Thanks for your work bringing kind and compassionate training to new dog owners!
I was told by a trainer not to make the dog sit in the presence of a reaction trigger, but I can see why it is necessary and effective. It means they are listening to you and aren’t so honed in on the trigger.
Thank you so much for all the videos!! I love how your channel has and keeps growing since I first subscribed. I admire the patience and love you have for your job!! Keep up the good work!!
Loved this video! It really put some things into perspective for me since you were using a dog that behaves much like mine. I hope to get it figured out one day. Thanks again for the helpful video.
Bro! You are the G.O.A.T!!! Thank you for the information, care, patience and compassion. I never understood how trainers can claim they love dogs but yet make this knowledge so exclusive and expensive. So many dogs and owners are suffering because of the lack of basic information. I think the biggest killer is frustration, that can actually transform into resentment and regret even towards our furry little angels. This refreshes my heart because I love my dog but it seemed to be impossible to keep him at times. Other trainers advice are so far from practical that you have to be a doggone guru of some sort just to love one. I will be buying your book and any other way I can support as well! Bless you man for your positivity, clarity, and investment. So many dogs in heaven will thank you lol!
Zak George's dog training is inspiring and completely achievable. Thank you
this was such a helpful video! i watched this and did a few things in my walk with my foster dog today. can't wait to keep doing and see her progress! thanks zak!!
This was extremely helpful! My dog has recently become very reactive. This gave me a visual teaching assistant to start working to eliminate that. Thank you for posting!
Great advice, I'm training my dog to walk nicely but she's so reactive. I'm definitely going to do this combo in the video.
Zak is amazing. He makes training easy.
Thank you for all of your videos! I just adopted a new puppy and you have been a lifesaver. I love your positive, kind approach!
how is this dog reactive?
i can't even bring my dog outside on a leash without her losing her shit.
Sarah x this dog is reactive but not an extreme. My German Shepherd is a psycho when approaching other dogs. This is the best video advice I have found online and will give it a try
S Powers I hope it goes well! Unfortunately it didn't work very well with my dog she's extremely reactive and I'm running out of options :(
Sarah x don't get rid of your dog just keep working on it
I think the reason she doesn't seem reactive in this video is that Zak has her in the "working distance" so well. If your dog is over excited to go outside on the leash, try the leash inside. keep removing distractions 1 by 1 until they pay enough attention to you that you can begin to re-add them.
Make sure you have a harness (It helps to have better control of your dog and + you are not chocking them) for your dog, not a plain collar, and a strong leash. If you have a back yard that is fenced, take your dog out there with the leash on and drain some of the energy with training commands, don't just let her run around like is play time. If not like another person said, do it inside your house. Same thing Zack does with the dog outside, teach your dog with the leash on to keep attention on you. Teach your dog the "leave it" command by placing a treat on the palm of your hand, make sure your dog sees it, as soon as she tries to grab it, close your hand (making a fist with the treat inside) and say "leave it" open the hand again and as soon as she even looks at the treat say "leave it" as soon as she takes her eyes away from the treat, give her the treat. Whenever you have a dog that is overly excited, drain the energy. Lets say, you drain her energy by walking her around the house with the leash on, before teaching the "leave it" command to make it a bit easier. Take your dog out when you feel there is less commotion outside, and do what he is doing, keep the leash short. This is when the "leave it" command comes in handy, use it whenever you see her getting distracted with other things. If you live in a neighborhood, and other people try to approach you to greet your dog, tell them that she in training to please not approach. You will confuse your dog, and it will delay results. Also walking your dog a few times inside the house, does not give her time to recharge ALL that energy when you put the leash on and then run outside, because she will not know when you will take her outside. The leash will not mean to go outside for her rightaway. Goodluck, HAVE PATIENCE! never give up on them!
I LOVE how much of the training session you showed in this video! it was so thorough, and definitely the tips I needed!
I just love you and your approach!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Thank you so much for these amazing, educative, easy to learn dog training videos! You're a great teacher, thanks! I've used many techniques of yours already with my 7 month old pitbull and they are all paying off very well :)
I am about to begin this journey of training my very reactive slightly aggressive boxer. I must admit that the last 3 years with nursing school and a now 2 year old my pup wasn’t getting the best care. I am committed to getting my dog on track so we can enjoy healthy living together. This video was the first that gave me hope that I could do it myself. My husband and I paid for training prior to our baby being born and it turned out to be a scam :( if anyone has any tips that would be appreciated!
PLEASE do a video on dogs that are reactive towards people.
did you solve the problem?
See Cesar Millans videos he covers any types of aggression or reaction or fear
Natzxx 2 guys don't follow any video if you want to train overly reactive/fearfull/agressive dogs. Look up for a certified behaviorist using positive reinforcement (important ! serious behaviorist who are up to date with the latest canine behavior researchs will never put a prong on a "problem" dog) in your area and go with 1 on 1 sessions. There's a reason there is a "don't try this at home" warning at the end of the milan show. In your ignorance you may just aggravate the problem.
@@g3ck031 positive reinforcement doesn't always work, remember dogs are consequence based learners
@@luckydragon0538 Association based learners.
If i hit a dog with a stick after he pees on the ground, he will associate the stick with pain, and, if the hit is fast enough, the pee with pain. And the human with pain.
If i give a a treat to a dog when his butt touches the ground, he will associate "butt on the ground" with a treat. If i say "sit" right after the treat, he will associate "butt on the ground" with "sit".
Every single dog on this planet respond to operational conditioning.
This video is EXACTLY what I needed! More videos like this please. My dog is very anxious and reactive to animals and people on walks and this was perfect.
This lesson is SO important, I love it!
He called her 'Chubs'.!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I'd call the dog FAT!
My dog does the same thing. I plan on doing this right away. My dog has learned so much because of your videos. They definitely really work. Thank you!
Wonderful!
+Zak George's Dog Training rEvolution can you make a video on how to train your dog to stop eating wallets or purses
I love your videos so so much will be checking out your book!!
I love your videos 😀 Very instructional and step by step. Also they inspire a lot to continue going ahead with your dog despite the difficulty of training a puppy to finally get a well behave dog. Thanks a lot!!
My 3 month old puppy knows almost 8 tricks already thanks to your training!!
That is awesome! Keep it up!
I love how Molly bulldozes her siblings😂😂😂
Yes hahahahaha I noticed that too. She's definitely a dominant little beast LOL
Very, very helpful! This is probably one of the toughest exercises I encounter on a daily basis with my dog Ben.
Really appreciate your guidance for its realism and honesty....very relatable experiences......no quick fixes, both owner and dog have got to put the effort in together.....I'm on that path with my Dobermann at the moment, and it's working.....😀
Zack must go through hundreds of dollars in treats every month
stealthcomp14 ikr
Bribery is his currency
Definitely sponsored if I had to guess.
I get a Costco rotisserie chicken for like $4! Carve it up and use it as their high value treat!
Too many treats. A small piece of chicken breast the size of a grain of rice is enough! This way, a piece of chicken breast will last a whole week!
I'm watching this video while my 12 week old Cocker Spaniel runs laps around the living room ... we have already been to a puppy social class and two long walks today already!
12 weeks is very young. Still some laps to go :)
Congrats! Keep up the training!
This is great - phenomenally clear and so good to see another dog that can't even handle seeing a dog half a mile away - and to be told this is normal to start with. Thank you so much. I'm going to patreon now!
Love the video. We are using the exact methods and over time are seeing great results.
thank you! I don't feel so stupid now when my little big boy doesn't listen to me all the time, lol. I will use these techniques immediately.
Do you have any videos on extremely high arousal dogs? my siberian husky goes absolutely insane when she sees other dogs. She screams, jumps up and down and ignores my commands. I move her backwards and make her sit, but when we move forward again she just starts right back up. She absolutely refuses treats when shes like this so moving forward is her reward. She doesnt seem to be grasping it, it just frustrates her and she continues to scream and shriek and whine at the other dog until it is out of sight. She also does not play well with other dogs, she is very rough and bully-like.
How old is your bitch and how long has this been going on ?
Sarah Neeve
Have a look at Chad Mackin's pressure/release system. It relies on good handler leash skills but is very powerful. Well worth adding to your arsenal...
Katie, it sounds to me that your dog is wanting to play with the other dogs and is getting frustrated on the lead. You need to do a variety of different things. Spend more time playing fun games, and give her exercise before going out. Build up her compliance and get her more used to being on a leash through training in the house and garden. Use audio material to get her less reactive to the sound of other dogs when indoors. Teach her "calm"; "quiet" and "shhh" commands and use them a lot with love indoors, so they'll sooth her when she's out. When you see another dog, walk away until she is calm and then if possible head the same direction and at the same speed as the dog, so you're walking in tandem, always encouraging and rewarding calm behaviour. Go walks with older dogs so she will learn appropriate behaviour from them. Also, teach her the word "gentle" when taking treats and when playing.. Over time, once her behaviour is calm and you can have her meet dogs at close quarters, only allow access if she is calm and quiet.. If the other owner says their dog is fine with her playing, then allow her to play, and just keep reminding her to be gentle.. Have her on a long line when she's playing, so you can gently bring her back if she gets a bit too rough, and remind her to be "gentle". She has probably just not had any guidance as to how to behave around other dogs, and just needs you to help her.
This is an old comment but if you're still having problems I'd advise checking out some e collar videos on TH-cam for reactive dogs and if you do decide to go that route really make sure you know how to use one because properly used its the best tool I've ever seen for leash reactivity (even better when used with a herm sprenger prong collar) but make sure you get long connector point with the e collar since its a husky.
Katie Schumaker Yea I'm just gonna go ahead and say this method may work on some dogs but a Siberian husky ... I think not. A husky is so hard headed. Mine could care less about treats or food. Especially when walking and approaching other animals. Get an E collar and read up on how to train a dog with it. A husky will obey you then. The dog has to know you are the boss and if the dog doesn't listen then there is a consequence of not listening. Husky is an extremely smart dog. You just have to take the time to train the right way and unfortunately smiling all the time and walking your dog backwards while constantly feeding treats won't work on a husky.
This was so helpful! My lab golden mix will not listen to me around distractions and working through the distractions in this way has helped us so much!
I love your videos! They go very well along with the lessons I've been taking with my trainer who's been helping me with my dog reactive cattle dog mix i just adopted. I haven't seen everything yet but I'd love a video explaining about a dog's threshold of stress and maybe even trigger stacking. It sort of got touched on in this one but I feel that the general population would benefit from having that phenomenon of dog training parsed out. Thanks again!!
That’s the same problem my dogs have when they see other dogs they go crazy
Here’s a scenario for you , my dog saw on another dog coming towards them , so I did the go back technique but guess what there was another dog coming from the back , so we cross the street and guess what there was a cat chilling on the grass not a fun day 😬
I like how the background music is a gangster rap beat
YES this is absolutely us with our puppy. Thank you so much for your tips!!
I love this! This is extremely helpful! I have a 3 year old lab mix and it's so hard taking him out in public, let alone a simple walk. I took him to different trainings and he still acted the same, felt like a waste of money. I'm going to try this exercise on him and hopefully it works. Thank you so much for these videos!
I have a dog that's not really food (treat) motivated and is a little fear aggressive about other dogs any advice to help him?
He might be more motivated by praise. Also teach him to love playing with toys, then you can keep his attention with a nice toy. It can take quite a lot of time and patience to get a dog interested in toys when they're not used to playing, but just persist. They'll catch on eventually. Generally though, make him feel protected by always having him walking beside you and put yourself between him and the other dogs. Just go lots of walks where you get well socialised dogs walking, who'll just ignore him, and he'll gradually get better.
If he's not motivated by food, then check there's nothing wrong with his teeth, or his tummy, and try cutting back his food and using a portion of the food for training. However, start at home, because a scared dog won't eat.
thanks for the info 😁 he's always been a picky eater and won't eat breakfast but gobbles up his supper lol. he's healthy and has good teeth hrs just a picky boy. I'll try the toy idea he LOVES his squeakies 😂
Bingo. Keep some special squeakies that are just for training. Its a bit harder than food motivated dogs but it still works fine (and theres nothing wrong with a non-food motivated dog, many aren't)
I have a question, I have a large reactive German Shepherd who is not food motivated, I live in a highly populated city area with lots of other reactive dogs around. There can be several dogs barking and lunging at him on the same walk. Can you tell me how this would help me? If I wrapped the leash around my wrist like you demo in the video he would probably break it.
It sounds like for a reactive dog, a walk in your neighborhood is like learning algebra before learning how to add and subtract. So there are three options: 1. Drive him somewhere less challenging for training until he is ready for your neighborhood, 2. Exercise him inside on a treadmill first then do training walks that are only a few feet out the door at first so you can work up to closer to triggers gradually, 3. Find a better neighborhood for your dog and move. None of them are ideal but reactivity is a serious problem and unless you help him learn somehow he is likely to get worse. Hope you find a way to make progress!
Find something he is motivaded of. Like a toy maybe
+Emelie Wahlund Unfortunately when there are other dogs around that are just as high drive as he is, he doesn't care about his ball (which he otherwise LOVES) or anything else.
I have this same issue with a American Bulldog mix. Have you had any luck? Mine does pretty well on walks now, until another dog comes around the corner, then all attention is lost and I have to restrain him or prepare to have my shoulder pulled out of socket.
+Cargo Obsidian It might be worth your time and shoulder health to drive to a quieter neighborhood for walks for a while as you work on this. Also, check out bungee leashes (just remember that they also make pulling more comfortable for the dog so you must work harder on not pulling on leash or the bungee leash will teach the dog to pull) for some shock absorption to save your shoulder. Lastly, use a front attachment harness like the Freedom Harness to help turn the dog (and thus the dog's attention) toward you when you have completely lost their attention. A second leash going to the front for emergencies only can really help with powerful dogs.
If you keep trying to train in a neighborhood that is too challenging for your dog's training level, the dog won't have enough successes you can reward and thus won't learn. Like algebra before 2+2. In fact, just practicing reactivity and ignoring you will make the dog more likely to enact this rehearsed behavior more often. Only way to move forward is to start at the beginning.
I love this video so so much. As a trainer in training I have a girl who is struggling with this very issue at the moment. I'm so glad that all the troubles I'm having with her are completely normal. I'm definitely becoming more aware of my mistakes. thankyou so much for your videos. keep em coming!!
This was a really great and informative video! Great work! will totally use this at home!
My lab mix walks okay on the leash. But when he sees another dog/animal, he pulls, lunges, and (sometimes) barks at them like CRAZY, & also lunges at people. I think even people think he's aggressive (he loves going to the dog park). I don't know what to do to get him under control & pay attention to me. I've been trying to get his attention by making him sit & stay by giving him treats. He usually ignores me, but I'm not yet giving up since he is a smart boy & usually learns his tricks in a day. Anyone else have a leash reactive dog, or a dog that was leash reactive & got him to walk well on the leash? I NEED HELP.
I also have a lab cross who is reactive he was a rescue dog when we got him he wasn't trained at all. I watched alot of zaks videos and my lab is doing alot better just takes time and perseverance.
Can you do a video with a deaf dog?
Im sure is the same technique,the only diffrent is instead of usind words use hand signals.
There is a channel called All dogs are smart in which they train some old, stubborn and deaf dogs.
I would love to see a deaf dog video too. I read you can use a hand flash as an alternative to a click.
There was a walrus one of the places I worked that was deaf and blind. They used hand motions or hand gestures held or moved against the vibrissae (the walrus's whiskers) which are very sensitive. It was amazing to see that communication despite the barriers of sensory disabilities.
The flying cactus he made one recently check it out
I Am The Walrus I agree. no need to barg but I once got a random dog to look at me and keep walking for a girl that was walking the dog 😎
What a fabulous and informative video...love it..sooo simple and easy to understand with really excellent advice, thank you very much
Hi Zak, thanks for posting this video. Molly is adorable, and she presented dog reactivity the same way my dog does. Now I have an idea of how to go about helping her. Really appreciate it!
So, I have some questions that may seem ignorant. If one is to adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue them can they still be trained different commands and "tricks?" Will it be more difficult than if you got an 8 week old puppy and start training them off them asap because the rescue dogs age could vary from 1 year old to much older? I would like to adopt. I am just fearful that training may be quite more difficult.
Yes. Older dogs are highly trainable, and many rescue dogs are very well socialised already. Even if they aren't, with time, consistency and patience you can turn many issues around. Most rescue dogs are very, very anxious to please as they are so grateful for being rescued and don't want to be rejected again. Even if you take a puppy you could end up with problems, because puppy socialisation has to happen at a very young age for it to be most useful, so many puppy owners end up with the same problems as if they'd taken an older unsocialised dog, plus puppy kibble is expensive and you have all the costs associated with jabs, sterilisation, etc. and months of getting up during the night to let the puppies pee. I foster and rehabilitate rescue dogs, and I would highly recommend taking a rescue. What I suggest is that you take a rescue from an organisation which uses foster homes for the dogs, because you'll then not be starting from scratch. I recommend Axarquia Animal Rescue in Spain, as most of their dogs are in foster homes or in great kennels where they get trained. They have lovely dogs right now. One - Lia - is no bother at all, walks well off lead, and is great left in the home alone, but her fosterer is moving away, so she'll have to be put into kennels if a home cannot be found. Check out their website, TH-cam channel and their Facebook group. Wendy's Woofers Facebook group brings in small dogs from Romania. I have just fostered two of them and they were lovely. Dogs Trust are also quite good at assessing the dogs, so you could contact them to ask them for a dog which isn't going to come with too many issues. Get in touch with me if you want more info on other rescue organisations. Good luck! You'll never regret taking a rescue dog. You could try fostering some then just keep your favourite. that's what lots of people do. :)
Totally agree. I adopted a 10 year old chihuahua that learned to drop and roll over at "BANG!" (play dead at gunshot) in 15 minutes. Years later , I adopted a 7 month old Huntaway/Border Collie, very smart dog but his brain was too full of fluff and excitement to train easily ;) Commands like Sit, wait, etc were fine, but he couldnt concentrate long enough for anything much else. He is now 18 months and MUCH easier.
Sounds like this kind of training would take months to complete.
Depends on the dogs. Some take a few days or weeks others could take months before they're well behaved.
It also depends on our effectiveness to communicate what we want to see from the dog. That works as a two way street in order to get them to understand what you are looking for.
I’m training my dog to be a service dog and your videos are helping me so well with basic obedience training! She’s doing so well!!
Great video! Exactly what I needed for for my rehomed german sheperd. Thank you for sharing your skills for free!
I dont uderstand how removing your dog from a situation is going to help him learn anything.
It is like abruptly turning on loud music. Its startling and can be overwhelming. What this guy is doing with the dog is similar to slowing raising the volume at a level that is comfortable and manageable.
How would you like it if you had a fear of something and someone forcing you to be around it? It's like someone with arachnophobia being forced to be around spiders. It takes time.
They're still being exposed to things, the idea is that if you can get them comfortable at say 50 feet then the next time you take them out and they see it they'll be okay at 49 feet, then 48 and so on (progress is rarely linear but that's the idea) - this is a gradual process which can take weeks or months so obviously you can't show the whole thing in one 10 minute video. It's like if you wanted to start lifting weights you wouldn't go into the gym on the first day and try to bench press 250lb, you'd start with a low weight and work your way up.
i like mutts and i cannot lie. lol
I know! Haha!
I love your training videos zak. My dog behavior have improved so much. Going to buy your book soon!
+Zak George's Dog Training rEvolution make a video on how to fix picky eating dogs
+Zak George's Dog Training rEvolution please thank you
...You other owners can't deny
That when a dog walks in with an itty bitty snout... *lalala*
I used ur vids for inspiration for my school project. I luv ur vids Nd hope u keep on making them!
This is great advice, thank you!
Ppl you will look long and hard to find vids that demonstrate hard evidence of rehabilitating a human agressive and dog agressive case using PP training methods. Siting books is hardly sound evidence that PP works under these circumstances. All that they provide is the theory.
Victoria Stillwell, a high PP profile trainer, suggested to a client to have a dog euthanized. There is video evidence of this on TH-cam if you care to look. You may say that she isn't a dog trainer. A qualification doesn't make you a dog trainer btw. Experience is far more valuable than a piece of parchment.
I have seen vids on youtube where Zac has thrown the towell because he was unable to demonstrate the process from go to wo. He barely made it to go. He's pulled that one though.
There are plenty of vids on youtube that demonstrate balanced training and the resolution of reactive/agressive behavior.
A reply here stated that PP may take months or years to resolve reactive behavior. Taking years to resolve reactivity is hardly fair on the dog. Imagine being in a traumatised mental state for an extended period of time that could be resolved within weeks. This would allow you to be social with your own kind instead of being dragged from one hide to the next to prevent an altercation.
Sorry to disappoint you but thats the facts. Good luck with your PP
all the dogs in the beginning are obese😭
I agree there should be more educational videos on dog weight related to health so people don't overfeed their dogs.
I use carrots to train my dog, and she loves them more than any treat. One (whole carrot) is 30 calories and it can be cut into a ton of treats. One tiny treat is 30 calories! My dog actually prefers the carrot over the treats too! She loves them and will do practically ANYTHING for a carrot treat :)
This was the most helpful video I’ve seen on helping reactive dogs!! Going to try this with my reactive rescue pup. Thank you so much!
great video. i have a 7 month old Mini Australian Shepherd who definitely struggles with walk-etiquette. going to try some of these techniques. thank you so much Zak for every video
These videos might be great for new subscribers but I've been subscribed for quite a while now and I feel like every video/topic just keeps repeating. I just keep watching the exact same content. For the exact same topic there is at least 3 of the same videos and the "answer" is of course always the same. This channel is really worn out for me by now.
I totally get where you're coming from. Here's the thing, every dog is a little different and my audience demands multiple examples with different dogs from different backgrounds, different triggers, and different ages and breeds and mixed breeds. I have an entire playlist of dogs who have issues on walks and on leash, and I do intend to keep adding to that list. I am committed to bringing you diverse content about everything dog training. I do appreciate your feedback of course.
Thanks for being with the DTR this long!
Zak
Hey Zak,
We have a very strong, willful, contrary 4 year old pit bull rescue. He’s incredibly sweet (mostly) and had some basic training before we got him a year ago, but he tries the patience of Job. I haven’t seen all of your videos yet, but seeing some training with this type of dog/situation would be helpful and appreciated, if you can make one or steer me to one you may already have. We need a solution ASAP. Thank you, Wit’s end 😞
Yip, and in 2yrs you will be able to walk the dog around the block.
Nice work as usual Zak! I watch your videos before I take my dog out. Both of us are learning that way.
This is exactly the issue I have with my puppy too. Thank you for this video, Zak.
Yes this is exactly what I did - by removing your dog from other dogs when he starts to react, you too can have a more stressed, anxious and reactive dog in no time 🙄🙄
What should you do instead?
He's not removing, he's distancing the dog to a comfortable level where he still has compliance with the dog. The goal is to slowly close that gap over time. We don't lift the heavy weights without warming up first right?
I don't want to be a person to hate but does anyone else think that she is just following the treat and doesn't care for him?
At first they follow the treat but eventually you faze them out and they can fully learn how to do it.
i agree with you...the dog doesn't care
why would she care for him? hes a trainer. he doesnt live with her, they barely have a relationship. if he owned her, and they had a bond that was worked on everyday, this would be much different.
+Madison Gagnon I agree 100%!
***** treats or toys are not necessary to train a dog...they can even be detremental
My oh my, the patience, lol. You're amazing. I had a 7 year old pit who I tried to do walks with and it never went well. Before...I made a massive mistake if giving her up, I should've realized that while she didn't seem to mind walks, she was simply happy being queen of her own domain and never really cared a heck of a lot about going out. If she was in the backyard, she laid down and sunbathed. She barked at passerby but wasn't so hyped up that she wanted to chase them and get out the yard. Not to say she didn't escape a time or two but it wasn't a massive focus for her. She was okay with a regular walk and nothing too strenuous.
I miss her so much. I've not owned a dog since. But my mom has a Shih Tzu and Bichon mix who could use a heap of doggie manners. He's sweet but not well trained.
I've been watching a lot of videos on walking dogs, specially large and over-excited dogs and this is the best one so far. I have a large boxador that is almost uncontrollable to walk, even for my husband and he's a strong guy. I'm going to try your techniques with him tomorrow morning. Wish me luck.
LOL you're basically rewarding her for being in an anxious state of mind around other dogs.
That dog does not need ANY treats. It is morbidly obese, disgusting, and sad to look at it should be working for its regular kibble and should be fed a LOT less than it is being fed. Also we were never shown the end result of his methods so how do we know they even work? I think it's bullshit to waste what will probably be 9 months to over a year most likely to have this dog be able to walk without being reactive when by setting clear boundaries with a prong and or e collar can get you better results in much less time. There's nothing wrong with correcting your dogs when they do something wrong, it's actually worse not to correct them because you are not setting clear boundaries and are just confusing your dog.
Hailey Jarmon THANK U OML ALL THAT IT'S SO TRUE
You do know that the methods you suggest are outdated and potentially harmful don't you? Why would you want to use force and harm rather than time? When you know better you do better.
I found this video to have much useful information. Thanks for your work. 👍🏽
I truly appreciate your videos, the topics, and your positive attitude with both the owners and the dogs. And it is great to see you work with multiple dog breeds who have various personalities and problem areas. I tend to be fairly intuitive with dogs but have found your terminology, concepts, and ideas for how to respond to situations and behaviors extremely useful and advantageous as we are training a new rescue dog that we adopted from abroad. She continues to make exceptional progress when I stick to your methods and listen to your advice. Thank you for making us feel less alone in some of our frustrations with her undesired behaviors but also giving us concrete, humane steps to take to remedy these behaviors to improve her happiness and our own. We love our Mongolian mongrel!
Zero stimulus training in this. You just removed her from it. Very bad.
Crisspums mhm
That dog needed correction methods used on her as well. It's not fair on her to only use bribery with treats to "improve" her behaviour. Zak, that dog doesn't respect you as much as it should as it doesnt listen half the time even when offered chicken.
Natzxx 2 AGREE
So rather than to reward her, you want to hurt her? That is very outdated, and also weird.
yes!! thank you zak for this video!!! this is just want i needed for my beagle! thank you!!!
Fantastic, I love that you use dogs that are learning and aren't always perfect.
Muzzles are such a great tool. We have them for both our dogs even though they have very little aggression in them mostly for emergencies, if one was injured and I need to splint a broken leg or bandage a torn ear, etc I can do it stress free.
“Force free” lol. You just forced her in the other direction. I see very much discomfort from you pulling on the leash. Dog didn’t learn anything from this.
Great info as always. My husband and I rescued 2 litter mates, Gigi and Pepper, from the roadside and have been training them seperately and unfortunately one has been more leash-trained than the other. They are great with training in different ways. This video was super helpful with tips for handling distraction. Thanks as always and I'm proud to say I'm a patreon patron!
Thanks for the video McPoyle
Thank you so much for this video! We have a new 5 month old puppy (rescue), and she doesn't just pull to meet people or other dogs, she almost lunges. This was very helpful and I will put these techniques into almost daily practice.
I cannot thank you enough for this video. My 9 month old cavachon has recently began barking at other dogs on walks and I have been trying to distract her with treats but it doesn't work! I'm so glad I know now that the best thing to do it distance her until she gets familiar with other dogs! Thank you so much X
This video is so valuable! Thank you.
Zak you have no idea how you have changed our lives for the better. I appreciate that I can train our Riley in a positive manner. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Love your videos. I have learned so much since I got my pup! Also love how calm he sounds with the dubstep in the back. Haha
I really like videos like this. She didn't comply right away, and it's encouraging to me to see real examples of needing to repeat and increase distance before she obeyed.
You are my FAVORITE trainer to watch. I trained my terrier puppy with your tips from your videos. My 7 month boy is starting to show some excited reactivity on a leash so I'm hoping I can work with him on this.
Thanks Zac! I have trained my rescue puppy to do a ton of things using Zac's videos and will continue to source his videos as my puppy grows and matures. I have also used shaping in order to get a behavior that I want. Using shaping worked in getting her to walk and not pull. Whenever she started pulling I would stop and wait(sometimes a couple minutes) until she let the pulling go and then we would begin walking again. SHE figured out that when she pulls, she stops and no longer gets to move--and moving is what she really wants to do. I used no commands, no treats, and no discipline! I feel that there is so much verbal command training that is nice to not have verbal interaction (ckicker training is good for limiting using words--keeping things consistent, short, and sweet).
LOVE your videos ,Zak :-) . LOVE they way you "play" things "into" the dog :-)