OMG so true... I have a dog similar to the one Joel is featuring, and she actually has gotten much happier since we added an "emotional support Beagle" who demonstrates that one CAN have a positive outlook on life, and not perceive everything outside of the family as a threat.
Dude, as a trainer myself. The look in that dogs eyes. I’ve never seen a dog that crazed. Thanks for the video. I seriously would not know what to do with her.
My dog had something similar. Adopted her and she was a nervous wreck for a month, then got comfortable. I worked with her for 6 months and she was incredible. She loved playing, loved people, and was incredibly happy. At around 8 months she became crazy aggressive. She started growling, pulling on her leash, and eventually nipped someone. I thought I was the worst dog owner in the world bc I wasn't training her positively only- then eventually 4 or 5 weeks in I caught a full seizure. She was having small ones during the day and bigger ones at night. She was stressed out of her mind, would wake up with bruises and cuts, and lost control of her bladder, no wonder she was more aggressive. She's on meds for epilepsy and she's way different now. She's got her confidence back and is responding great to the repeat training lol. If your dog has a sudden change in behavior, take them to the vet. Its hard to find out whats wrong, because they can't tell us. Its our responsibility to notice whats wrong and take care of them.
Look into the ketogenic diet for epilepsy. If your dog was kibble fed, changing her diet to a real food animal based diet (BARF) will naturally improve her health. Our pets are getting the same dis-eases as us because we feed them the same grain based processed diet! Good luck.
@@sportysbusiness she ate high quality kibble at her foster home, and I transitioned her to a raw diet in the first few months after she came to us. Its probably a genetic or stress- caused disease. Also apparently dairy can make it worse so we completely cut all dairy :/ i would caution against telling the everyday dog owner against raw diet, as unless they sit down and do some math, completely avoid salt/preservatives, only give specific bones,and keep everything extremely clean, a raw diet can be more dangerous than kibble. I work at a vets office and some dogs on raw are as healthy as the vegan ones. Just my opinion tho, I do think a raw diet is the best way to feed your dog *if* you do it right.
Wow your poor dog, couldn’t tell you what was going on until the one you did see. I’m glad the confidence came back after treatment and retraining. So glad you found the reason for the behavior change and got my treated.
I noticed you didn’t mention it, but the moment you introduced her to the male dog she didn’t like, after her having made a friend, once that dog was removed, her new friend was chasing her all over, trying once again to engage with her, but her mind was focused on finding that dog she marked as one she didn’t like. I’ve seen this before, many times unfortunately. The dogs I’ve seen this with are ones that were trained to fight. Because fighting dogs typically fight another breed the same as their own, they are trained to have an instant switch when a breed of their own (or whatever they’re trained to fight) comes around them. It’s how a fighting dog learns; as they have to be able to engage, switch on, that adrenaline response only when it’s required to fight. If they are triggered by every dog they encounter, their bodies are always in fight mode & these people (monsters) who train them to fight only want that fight response triggered when it’s time to fight. I’m wondering, as you say she was raised in Mexico & in an Auto Body shop, if she was raised in or around this environment. I recognized her behavior immediately as one who was raised in a fighting pen. Now, she might not have bern raised to fight, but just being around the environment would be enough to train her behavior as such; especially given you said it was the first months/year of her life, the most impressionable on behavior. And hate to say it, but Mexico? Dog fighting is a big time sport in many areas. Auto Body shop added to that? Let’s just say taking her behavior, her reactive response (and not being able to “turn it off”) along with where she was raised? I would highly suspect she was raised around the fighting environment just because, if she was trained in it, she would not trigger & stay triggered. She would have a fight response, then defuse when the dog was removed. Obviously, I can’t say this for sure, but watching her chase after that dog long after it was gone, along with her overall lack of true awareness (they don’t utilize awareness in fighting; only the instr in the & adrenaline to fight as they’re in controlled areas) leads me to believe this is the case. And if it is, the best way to bring her out of that is medication WITH adverse training. And some dogs that have been raised in these types of environments & absorbed the behaviors? They can never again be around other dogs; as it’s just too engrained in their personality (which is one of the reasons the fighting dogs are put down afterwards, sadly). Also, her lifting the leg ties into this, too. She’s been trained to have a dominate response & unlike other dogs, who will see a person as their alpha & back down in that instance, she has no desire to be part of a pack. It’s as if her natural instincts have been overridden. Which, again, I see with fighting dogs, as they’re trained to be 100% alpha all to themselves. Don’t know if I’m on target here, but wanted to mention it to you since it’s the first thing I thought when I saw her behavior & I’ve broken enough of these rings, studied them enough & the dogs, I know what it does to the poor dogs that are victimized.
You could absolutely be on point here. There is definitely something in that first year that caused this behavior and it wasn't a single event. And this is not just because of an uneducated owner that unknowingly created a naughty dog. There is so much more going on here.
Prince is absolutely hilarious running into the bushes and then popping out of nowhere lol 😂 i feel like he did this on purpose to run into this dog lmao
I have an 11 year old Australian shepherd with extreme leash reactivity and pulling. I watched your videos and started letting him correct himself by hitting the end of the leash and walking into him and suddenly changing directions and now (after about 5 weeks of intense training walks) he's 80% easier to walk and finally looks at me(I could never get his attention on walks)and stops to smell things instead of being an insane psychopath on a mission to find dogs. Thank you so much for your videos!
Dogs are Pack animals and NEED to have a leader. The classic example of a dog living it's life to the fullest, is going Hunting, and being the best boy ever, staying put! until it's his turn... and doing everything just as it should, and getting a big lovely leg as a reward and lots of love around the bonfire. Carbohydrate rich diet with no purpose in life no real excersice no dangers and no real rewards, make people, and dogs, go mad.
That’s crazy. Before Prince did that I thought to myself “someone needs to teach this dog to be careful where it’s running” and then Prince jumps out of the bushes and has the dog run right into him.
It breaks my heart to see dogs like this! I'm so glad she has an owner that cares enough to get her the help she needs and that you are someone who is such a great advocate for dogs having so much better lives! I wish this dog all the best and hope she finds some relief!!
The hard part with this bitch is to teach the owner that he has to start out very patiently training the dog in a controlled environment to learn DISCIPLINE and that the dog has to start thinking instead of just running around reacting to pure brainless instinct.
Are all five of you a Public Subscriber to Joel’s channel. My understanding is It helps him if you are. You can tell who is a subscriber by clicking on a person's little picture beside their comment. Joel helps all of us for free.
I HAD TO COMMENT ON THE MOST RECENT VIDEO SO EVERYONE COULD SEE! This guy is an ABSOLUTE genius who deserves millions of subscribers. I have been trying to get my dog to loose leash walk so I watched his videos on it... do it! Follow his instructions and I swear it will work. I started inside and worked my way out. Improvements in 15 minutes no lie! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You have a lifetime subscriber from me! 😭😭😭😭
Same here! My Gracie loose leash walks. If Joel sees this (and I hope you do) my only issue is the first 5-10 minutes after we walk out the door, the car, etc. She doesn’t storm out the door. She goes on my command but the second she goes, she doesn’t want to listen. After 5-10 minutes, her high nerves calms down and walks 1-2 hours loose leash. What can I do about those 5-10 minutes of hyperness??? She’s a 10 month husky rescued 3 weeks ago. I don’t want to make a mistake and risk her getting aggressive. She seems fearful. Other than that, she’s the sweetest. She does well with dogs and kids. She doesn’t bark at dogs. She also plays well with other dogs (she’s met quite a few dogs on walks, at the dog park, and the beach.) the only issues is that all her manners go out the door during the 5-10 minutes of hyperness 🤷🏻♀️
He's so handsome, and he just looks like the kind of dog I want to hug and cuddle for an hour straight :D And it's clear that he likes this little dog a lot, too!
I'd be really interested to see you do more videos on dog mental illness--the different symptoms you see, what you think they might mean, and how you help those kinds of dogs. There's a couple dog training facilities that I found after many hours of research, do something similar to what you do in the tristate area, in terms of getting dogs with other dogs, even if they are aggressive. Their methods aren't exactly the same but they are similar, and they ultimately try to get aggressive dogs actually socialized with other dogs. One facility is K9 basics in Marlton NJ, where I'm trying to bring our Bella to soon. The other I know of is K9 Connection in Buffalo NY--they also have a TH-cam channel, I think mostly under one of their trainers, Tyler Muto.
I'm on the east coast and my dog came with a whole lot of problems. Not only reactivity but also separately anxiety. She is so extremely bad that two breeders told me I should put her down. I feel so heartbroken. I have tried everything. She can't take prozac because it causes seizures. I believe she was kept in a crate for most of the beginning of her life, never socialized. I don't believe she's ever come nose too nose with another dog. I've had Dobermans my entire life and this is a smart, loving dog. I was lied to by a unscrupulous breeder.
What an interesting informative video on dog behavior explained by Joel! Let’s give a shout out to “Tom”, a gentle fun loving giant of a dog! Loved when he and the Frenchie became friends!
Agree about Tom. Who wouldn't love that dang Tom. I think for the first time ever I saw Prince actually get a bit jealous of Tom or the other dog? and wanted in on the action. I don't usually see more than one dog engaged in play on your channel, especially Prince, was fun to see.
I’ve got a Jack Russell just like this dog. He has an older Husky who we also adopted and he loves her but any dogs on walks, he goes crazy! He’s sooo reactive and you can see his brain is not in gear.
Same here! I’ve got a Jack russel x Pom, he so reactive aswell, i’d just be walking him and as soon as he sees a dog anywhere or on the other side off the road he’d stop, stare and lunge, The worst he has been is when he sees my neighbour’s border collie, he once ran out the house just too bite the dog and yet the dog was just standing there, didn’t do anything to my dog, my dog is an asshole to the border collie, hates the dog too bits. Bare in mind Jack Russell’s are Jerks, i got told its in their breed.
I just had a 1:1 call with Joel this week and we talked through this video because my dog is reactive like this around other dogs but she's a 40lb STRONG pit bull mix. She can sit outside on "place" for long periods of time and follows my commands perfectly when its just me and her. But then something snaps in her brain when she sees other dogs and she loses it. She has intense leash reactivity towards other dogs. She also started a couple fights at doggy day camp so we had to stop taking her. I am really grateful for what Joel is doing because I live in a large metro area in NC with lots of dog training options but all of the trainers want to do the same thing Joel mentioned - just turn around and walk the other way when we see another dog and slowly get closer to dogs in parks, but never actually have her interact with other dogs in a structured way like this. I am hoping after my conversation with Joel and watching all his videos, I can start making progress with my pup after a year of trying other unhelpful methods. I would also like to see a video on mental illness in dogs. My brother had a dog who would run into walls and never was able to learn commands. It was obvious she had some mental stuff going on. With my dog now, I can't tell if it's mental illness or she just never learned how to properly interact with other dogs and should be fine after a little guidance (I guess time will tell after I try the method in this video).
I have a pitbull mix that exhibits similar behavior. She's the best dog in the world when there's not another dog around, but absolutely loses her s*** when another dog is around. Have you learned anything helpful to pass along?
@Sean O'Maille Hi Sean. I actually sadly had to rehome my pit after trying for months to get her to not be so reactive. I am going into fostering and couldn't risk her hurting a kid by jumping up on them or even nipping and biting. If she was around another dog that she loved and got along with, she would play for hours and be so happy and get worn out. And she was great at commands and even walking beside me on a leash when nothing was around. Unfortunately I think mentally something was off with her and I just couldn't get through to her to help her stop aggressively lunging on leash. The one thing I would tell you is to not use a choke collar or e-collar. Those both made her reactivity and aggression worse. I've watched many of Joel's videos and he knows what he's doing so it may be worth connecting with him and take your pup to meet him.
Prince is such a great teacher for these kind of unsocialized dogs. The crazy excitement of this little dog would make me nervous. Loved this episode. 😁
Makes a ton of sense what u said about anxiety and ocd. She only has a few behaviors as a dog that she can use to self soothe when she's anxious, and marking is one. Its just like when people do certain behaviors obsessively. Its not the thing their obsessing over thats important, its the feeling their soothing by doing so. Very interesting.
My male labrador seems to behave somewhat similarly while on leash. The sudden hyperfocus on another dog (almost always aggresive towards other males), or more often on a spot marked by another dog, that makes it incredibly hard to snap him back to reality. And the incesant marking. He just simply seizes to pay attention on anything short of a leash pull that almost lifts him off the ground. Walking him can be really exhausting. This is the total opposite of his behavior at home, were he is calm and attentive.
We use helper dogs at CHOCOROTT LTD based in Nigeria to assess and assist clients. Our main helper is our Toshi. A 6yo Rottweiler male, not neutered. Training for him started at 6wks. Not everyone is suited to train with a k9 helper and we love watching you. At Chocorott we're approaching dog training and handling from a perspective not widely accepted or understood, as of yet, West Africa. You and Cesar Millan are inspiring.
For those whose dogs don't make friends immediately: my scotties are that way. They are "polite" but distant to new acquaintances. After multitude introductions they warm up and play more. You do have to take your dog's personal style into account.
I took my cockapoo out the other day, I ALWAYS ask the owner if their dog is ok and is it ok for them to meet,this older lady said... “oh yes my dogs fine”? So my dog bent down with her front paws to play....I saw her dogs teeth, I slowly pulled my dog away because I knew her dog was going to snap. The old lady said “oh, he’s never done that before” ? Yeah right, she just didn’t like to think or say her dog was crazy and not socialised. Why don’t people just tell it like it is? Instead of a friendly dog could get bitten?! It’s not the dog it’s the owner in denial of their dogs behaviour because they love them so much. Thank you for the video😊
I had a male Blue Australian Cattledog I resuced years ago that went into this mode along with a heap of anxiety from his backgroundand I could see him go into a red zone where he couldn't control his brain at all. He couldn't engage with dogs or people as he had had no experience with either when I first got him as he was reactive to everything! I found a Trainer/Behaviourist who helped me heaps and it made me decide to become a trainer and behaviourist myself so i could help him and other dogs. This Trainer tackled it head on and put him with other dogs firstly which at the time was against all the advice other Trainers said that have work with him! This Cattledog went on to become one of my best dogs and gained many titles and awards in various dog sports working around so many other dogs all because this Trainer knew how to help him! I'm from Downunder - Aus and Love watching your videos!
Just wanted to give you my thanks. My dog is slightly reactive to other dogs but that's more due to me living somewhere were having dogs on our walk is a rarity so it's hard to train passing them. I took him out to a route with a ton of dogs the other day and was able to have the leash laying loosely over my backpack while passing dogs. And that's only thanks to you. You truly are the GOAT in the dog training world. Period.
Prince is just such a wizard in every single video - I think he also knows that he’s the most handsome doggo in the world. Seriously watching him teach the other dogs is amazing.
I have a maltese/Shih Tzu mix that is exactly like this. I never considered mental illness but I can definitely see the anxiety behavior that is not normal. I wish we lived closer to you - he needs you. Thanks for doing these videos.
This is absolutely my dog Tonks. We've gotten her leash reactivity down at 50ft to almost nothing (will definitely look but won't pull even if we're walking towards each other) but last week we walked by the park for our daily walk/training session and she saw a dog she used to play with all the time at the dog park. I figured this would be a great dog to try and meet again through the fence. Sat her down, told her ok, then at the snap of a finger she completely lost it, ignored all corrections, growling for the first time ever at another dog, I had to actually pick her up as a 45lb pit mix and carry her away. The baffling thing was we got a little ways down the trail. Put her down. Made her sit. And she was perfectly back to normal. Not a care in the world. Other than this one hiccup she's perfect, great recall, won't touch a piece of food unless told she can. At a bit of a loss on what to do differently but going to keep working with her day after day.
Unfortunately we're out in PA or I'd love to bring her to you, your methods have gotten her to a perfect loose leash walk and it took maybe 3-4 long walks to achieve it after a solid year and a half of pulling
We have a pit mix with similar dog reactivity issues where she totally loses it. Maybe it's a breed thing? Anyway, let me know if there's anything you've learned that has helped
@@seanomaille4137 she's a great walker now! I got a very short correction lead and trade off between her gentle leader and that and saw pretty instant results. Start of the week she was still loosing it at other dogs, end of the week she was still nervous but wouldn't leave my side. After that it was much much easier to socialize her too. She started at a level 3 anxiety instead of befores level 7-8. Any time she gets fussy or a little too locked on I completely ignore her and just turn around for a minute, turn back, until we get to the dog in question and just walk by. This last week she got approved for a daycare so she's been having fun there which is helping even more I'd say
My dog gets like this in the fall when the squirrels are running wild in my neighborhood. She’s still trying to figure out how to climb trees. Joel - keep doing what you’re doing. Keep talking about the importance of using techniques other than positive only reinforcement. I know it bugs a segment of the dog training world, but it’s the truth and as owners we need to know there are solutions out there for us!
My dog is not aggressive but she needed to learn some manners.I found a trainer who does weekly 3 hour socialization classes (without owners)and it has helped a lot. Now, we will start doing classes with owners. I am looking forward to learning how letting my dog greet other dogs safely. We live in Vermont.
Sounds like my border collie :) Trying to connect with another trainer locally to get it handled, but OMG has it ever been a rough 3 years trying to get even to the place we are at now. Which is an improvement, but we were still asked to leave group agility classes because he can’t be around other dogs. The brain switches and there is no way to snap him out of it. So hard on us emotionally having a dog like this.
Ya. No kidding. My dog is the same. It is mentally and physically exhausting at times. I feel like my dog is a special needs dog. I have grown up with dogs and I have never encountered a dog like him. (Fearful, aggressive and leash reactive.)
Yes! I feel for you. It is exhausting to walk a dog like this especially if you live in a many dog neighborhood. Every block is a battle and I've alo tried multiple trainers who have told me the exact thing he said they do, "start by keeping your dog back 50 feet and give treats..." That is so frustrating and ineffective!! Wish we had a trainer like him in Chicago.
I do have a dog just like this, a small chihuahua. She has slipped her harness and gotten out a few times and started a fight with other dogs. She USED to lose her mind at the sight of any other dog and would be completely unable to control herself. After watching your vids and trying to implement some of your methods, there's been vast improvement in under a month. She is still nutty, she still has a strong physiological reaction to other dogs, she isn't ever going to be fully sane because it is mental illness as you describe - but we've been able to walk in the direction of other dogs and she is quiet, loose leash.
I have an out of control rescue from our local Humane Society. He is a 15 month old Havanese Bichon mix, a breed I have worked with over 30 years. I have never had such an out of control dog. He was crated for 12 hours a day. He may be overcome with excitement or he may be crazy. He gets into everything, this guy opens drawers, opens baby Aspirins with safety caps, jumps on furniture, night stands, drinks my coffee. This dog is Bat shit crazy. I walk him, I let him run around the apartment. He is almost air borne half the time. He really is on all day, too much energy but absolutely has that crazy look , worse I would say. I have had him 3 weeks, he has taken every single day completely up. He barks at cars, people walking by, he wants to be ON my lap, not by me. He is just nuts and he is cute but my nerves are frayed. I am not baby talking to him, being nice but firm. I dont care, I care about me staying sane so I can be a good dog parent. I have one week to take him back and I am really conflicted because he may just sense that I am alone and that he is going to run all over me. Should I rehome this guy in a family or with a couple with another dog? Reply
Watching this anxiety-ridden lovely girl with CCD made me realize how far my rescue bulldog mix has come in the 8 years I’ve had her. She was a mess like this girl, you have helped this owner get a handle on what’s making her tick and how to help. I learned through trial and error, lots of errors, because I didn’t have a Joel to help me. I’m wishing the best to them, she’ll be a much happier dog when she lets go of some of her anxiety and can channel that energy to play with a friend or two. Thanks for another helpful video.
Tom is so cute! I love Prince's magical disappearing act. I'm always amazed out how tough dog's feet are. They just run over that gravel like its nothing. There really does need to be more dog trainers like you in the world. Maybe you can start a class for people who are interested.
Prince realized that he didn't need to be a participant or observer any longer because the new dog made huge progress quickly, so Prince can discover new freedoms like jumping and hiding in hedges. Everyone is learning new skills today.
I promise I'm not just blowing smoke.. This is the best informative dog video I've ever watched. I have a good friend that has a dog like this and in the end, I walked away thinking they have a FLIPPIN CRAZY DOG .. LOL I will send this video to them, so they may understand why their dog is so nutty and possibly get help.. thanks, Mr. Wonderdog YOU ROCK..!!
That's insane. I had a large male Boston Terrier that exhibited a lot of the same behavior with other dogs on leash, although he was socialized with another 3 Bostons we had in the house. Any strange dog, he'd yank hard on the leash and bark and yowl and exhibit dominance. He was a rescue and we got him at age 3. Eventually we attributed it to some form of canine OCD.
My Boston behaves the same way, but he reacts more to blind chords and ceiling fan chords than other dogs. He’s got some severe OCD and hyper fixation.
You asked if anybody had a dog like this ? Yep I’m lucky enough to have 6 at the the moment! We had a litter from our boy and girl Boston both extremely chilled and very good friends 18 months between the male and female parents- now 4 and 5 years old . The Dad always very sociable loves everyone and every dog he met , the mummy dog was attacked really badly at just 14 weeks old by someone with a dog an aggressive dog trained to badger bate . She obviously became very nervous of dogs and some people but we felt we’d done enough to reassure and give her bad her confidence. She adored her puppies, they both did I’ve personally never seen a Daddy dog so involved and invested in his pups - she’d sleep whist he baby sat . We found homes for 5 of the puppies, adopted out and they were all good until the in house fighting began . Started initially between mum and her daughter and it was nasty, so nasty that we have had to keep them separate. Then the group of three mum dad and the poorly pup started in fighting. Mum would not get at all involved in the drama between Dad and the boys but seems she has recently just had enough and really hurting her mate but Dad seems to be the constant instigator? All three boys were given the contraceptive chip to enable time for daughter to have her second season before she was spayed and Dad has completely changed in his demeanour, he’s miserable and sad . Unfortunately there’s nothing that can be done , time is needed to work the hormone out of the system and Mum is now having a pop at Dad over food - this is new , or if he tries to disapline the baby , I say the baby but he’s actually a very bold cheeky little Boston who has had probably too much attention due to him being poorly as a pup ? Boston’s love to mouth wrestle and the play wrestles can quickly turn into incidents that are very unpleasant and frightening. The house hold is now divided, one group living in one area and the other group in another - it’s absolutely crazy ! Due to covid theyve not had an opportunity to socialise with other dogs or people outside the house but I feel many of these difficulties were triggered by someone who constantly allowed their dogs to run up and down the the fence and like the little Boston in your video they would all just loose their minds -mum first throwing themselves at the fence not caring that they’d been hurt - we are so lost at the moment! Love them all so much but can’t go on living like this . The pups are. 14 months old
My 3 year pitbull mix rescue is showing good improvement since I started using your methods. However, he still gets highly anxious and nutty around other dogs. Hyper focused or if startled bites the leash and starts a tug of war. Overall, I appreciate your videos because they make me see where I need to improve.
In my case, I think that leash bitting is related to an action of not giving in to discipline, it's like a type of tantrum. My dog is 6 months old and it has been quite difficult to establish limits with her. When she's on a leash and she sees another dog she just snaps out, her barks change pitch and she throws random bites. The subject of leash bitting would be very interesting to see what is the best way to correct it. There are few related videos
Sit Means Sit Denver in Wheat Ridge CO gets dogs together. They do the basic obedience thing but in their consultations they use their demo dogs to introduce to client dogs. Their demo dogs are excellent like Prince. So calm and experienced. They read dogs well and will engage in play with friendly dogs and know to not mess with the weird, awkward or aggressive dogs. My nippy cattle dog mix would try to take shots at their dogs and they were like “whatever dude.” One did tell him off and he deserved it, he was biting her tail through the Baskerville muzzle and she flipped around to tell him off. It was a good dog on dog correction.
I feel like i see many brachycephalic dogs that have this… like this paranoid and blinding OCD runs DEEP in those breeds. Boxers. Frenchies. Boston terriers. Pugs.
I adopted a 22 month female GSD/Malinois in May 2023. She who loses her mind when we are walking and she sees another dog. Whether the other dog is barking behind a fence or we pass another dog while walking. She begins to panting hard and pulling. You can feel her vibrating. We’ve attended both private and group training. She does okay in training, but at home she doesn’t.
My neighbor has 3 french bulldogs like this and if my GSDs weren't socialized in the extreme they would eat them. Instead the one time they dug under the fence my dogs gingerly picked them up like puppies and carried them to their yard again. My neighbor build their own fence after this and quit leaving their little monsters out 22 hours a day.
Hey Joel! I think my dog actually does the anxiety marking. We adopted him on may 2022, he is a 2 year old mini poodle mix, I don't know his background very well but he hasn't been around dogs much ( he does the smelling on weird places, hardly playbows, doesn't know how to play with other dogs). He does have a dog sister, we have a chihuahua mix, she's 3 and they do play together, took a little time to adjust. On our walks he has a really hard time with male dogs specially ones that look like him, females are ok but he doesn't run or play just stays kinda freaked out and excited ( I neutered him a couple months ago). After he goes at a dog on the street (sometimes he does contain though, he is a learning good boy) he will either shake off, lick or yawn or pee in a realeasing anxiety kinda way..
I think Prince discovered an inter-dimensional time gate in the bushes. I think you should check it out just in case. He may be visiting other planets to go sort out their space dogs, I'm just saying, you never know.
Hi Joel! My Boston was very similarly reactive to other dogs, especially on leash! I was able to find a local trainer in my hometown in Texas who has made a huge difference in our lives! She adopts similar training methods that I’ve seen in your videos. We meet up as a group on Sunday for our pack walk and group socialization- Sunday Funday 🐾 Applying corrections and getting my dog with other dogs has been the best training I can give to him ! Its been a few months and my dog is improving! He’s making friends and isn’t reactive towards people and most dogs! Thank you for all the awesome videos! I greatly appreciate your knowledge and expertise! You’ve helped me and in turn improve the quality of my dog’s life! I couldn’t be more grateful 😊🐾
That’s great! Any chance you’re in North Texas? My 2 year old Dachshund/ terrier mix is terribly leash reactive. We’ve worked with her on many things and she’s done great from the beginning. She is eager to please and learns quickly. However the leash reactivity we haven’t been able to curb. It’s quite disheartening
My big dog also goes crazy at the sight of other dogs. She wants to bite them. She has one dog friend who is behind a fence. And that took some doing. Glad this little dog belongs to someone who is working on a good life for both of them.
Had an instance where Dixie, my non-aggressive 100 pound female All-American blue brindle pit bull, put a correction on a Boston terrier named Ozzy when he tried to assert dominance over her. It happened in the living room. My wife was petting Dixie when Ozzy, for whatever reason, got in Dixie's grill and started growling. Dixie was having none of it. I watched Ozzy's head disappear into Dixie's mouth followed by a doggie scream. Oddly enough there was no bloodshed. The correction was issued in no uncertain terms and for the rest of the stay Ozzy mopped around never getting within 5 feet of Dixie.
I have a 10 month old golden/ leonburger. His litter mate is chill and he used to be. I put him in doggy daycare once when he was eight months old and now he is super reactive to other dogs. Have tried a variety of tactics. He used to play with all the other dogs. Now he can only play with his brother and our next-door neighbor’s dog.
Fair play to the owner for trying to help this ratty dog im getting tired just by watching the video this poor thing is too far gone must be so exhausting looking after this dog day in day out.
I can watch videos like this all day, so glad you popped up in my feed right now, THIS is why I went to animal care education, for quite a while I think I got too much of it all and I haven't felt much for training dogs at all anymore (psychological burnout, I think) but this video reminded me how important it is to observe and learn from their behaviour, it's so interesting, this really woke my passion right back up ❤️💪🏻 anxiety can really complicate things for any kind of species I think not just us humans 😵💫 thank you for this video and I'm gonna binge watch your videos now 😂❤️
We adopted a shelter pet, a 5 month old Lab Hound mix female 2 months ago. She loses her mind when she sees another dog or person when we walk. Treats and corrections do not work. I have to grip her leash tight and ride it out until the animal or person passes by and then gain some control. Full control comes when they are out of sight. She is so friendly she just wants to meet everyone.
Hi! I have a female beagle. She was super sick for about 4 years, with an auto-imune meningite. I manage to cure it. She is 7 now. Of course during that period I was super afraid of her dying. It was a terrible period. She started to be super reactive to dogs, really crazy, her eyes looked crazy, she was tired after all that crazy behavior, and for 2 times, she bitten 2 dogs. At that point I found a dog trainer and we start training her using a shock collar (only on the vibration, because she was a dog with a lot of fear. I committed my self to the training and I saw a lot of difference (it was all my work). She wasn’t connected to me ever. No recall, nothing. Now I call her anywhere and she comes every time, and she is much better with dogs, but still reactive. I feel that if i correct her with the shock collar, she stops the reactivity, but she doesn’t go to play with the dog. That makes me really sad. (Every time that she changes her behavior, after the correction, I was feeding her with her daily food. She is more reactive to females than males. I really want her to play with other dogs, but I’m struggling to find a way to stopping that behavior. I really like your approach it makes all sense to me. I don’t know if you can help me. Thanks for your sharing, Rita (From Portugal)
I have a dog like this. She doesn't run into things, but marks frequently and would go crazy on the leash just like the video. I've been able to get her to calm down some, but she's 90lbs & it's not easy!
This is just something I've noticed in my community as we walk dogs together. Occasionally another neighbor will approach with their dog who will be going crazy on the end of their leash, barking, trying to get at the other dogs etc. The people know each other ( I am relatively new here) and are standing around talking and seem to be unconcerned about this behavior. I am keeping my dog away from this commotion and having him sit behind me and wait. I just find it interesting how often this happens with different dogs and no one thinks they should correct this behavior. Weird to me.
Man, what a tough cookie. Running into concrete stairs, slipping off walls, falling into a pool multiple times, running into Prince and getting kicked in the head…and all in one session! I have never seen a dog do this before. Very interesting to watch you working with her and I hope she continues to make progress.
So so glad i caught this. Seeing the boston actually play with her new friend was so inspiring! I would love to know how this girls mental status has changed and evolved. The boston running into Prince was what I call a happy accident (as noone was hurt) Prince has such an aire of fun about him ❤. I have a young dog i had recently thought was marking due to anxiety, he also seems to always want something in his mouth. It was great to see this at this time as it has directed me into addressing it. He also is kinda crazy stupid at times, hes going to need so much for the next year.... certainly keeps things interesting 🤔 i appreciate your videos so much, they are so valuable to so many. Thank you for contributing largely to my sanity! 😅
The crazies marking my female jack russell did was getting on her front paws walking backwards to the bush and let out a giant stream of pee. Was impressed with her creativity. What helped with my dog's reactive was door manners until she calmed back down and back in her mind. Took a bit, but at the age of 3 she was a well behaved jack russell that doesn't jump and hardly barks. I set the stander and she figured out the stander over time.
I wish there was a similar facility here on the east coast of Canada to help my guy out. He’s very selective. He is a 3 year old neutered male rescued corgi who was abandoned at a doggy day care. He was picked on by larger dogs, so he has learned to bully bigger dogs that show any interest in him. Corgi’s and other calm dogs, he’s great. So the ability to be a nice boy is in him. He just looses his marbles if he gets run up to. We can’t have him off leash in anyplace we might encounter a doodle! He just needs to meet safe big dogs to desensitize. Your videos are great for his on leash reactivity but he needs more. But there is nothing like that here. It sucks to tell people that the dog that is currently loving snuggling with their kid might end up taking a chunk out of their dog if it gets too close!
Thank God you’re an expert with years of experience!!! So many of us have NO clue what to do with a case like this. (Myself included.) Seems like she might need meds?
I have a 3 year old female street rescue mongrel named C.Pop. She has been with us for almos 2.5 years. We have lot of street dogs in India and Pop growls, lunges and attacks them. She is aggressive towards all dogs. She is fear reactive to humans too. We self diagnosed her with ADHD and tried to treat her with Prozac for the last 3 months with no improvement. We got another street rescue 3 months back( 3 year old male mongrel) named BB. We need to keep them in seperate floors of our house else Pop constantly growls and lunges at him.
I’ve never seen a dog who needed it’s own service dog
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Oh my goodness 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
At least an emotional support animal of some sort! Lol
OMG so true... I have a dog similar to the one Joel is featuring, and she actually has gotten much happier since we added an "emotional support Beagle" who demonstrates that one CAN have a positive outlook on life, and not perceive everything outside of the family as a threat.
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Prince jumping in and out of the bushes like a Ninja! 😂
Right? 😂🤩
Dude, as a trainer myself. The look in that dogs eyes. I’ve never seen a dog that crazed. Thanks for the video. I seriously would not know what to do with her.
My dog had something similar. Adopted her and she was a nervous wreck for a month, then got comfortable. I worked with her for 6 months and she was incredible. She loved playing, loved people, and was incredibly happy. At around 8 months she became crazy aggressive. She started growling, pulling on her leash, and eventually nipped someone. I thought I was the worst dog owner in the world bc I wasn't training her positively only- then eventually 4 or 5 weeks in I caught a full seizure. She was having small ones during the day and bigger ones at night. She was stressed out of her mind, would wake up with bruises and cuts, and lost control of her bladder, no wonder she was more aggressive. She's on meds for epilepsy and she's way different now. She's got her confidence back and is responding great to the repeat training lol. If your dog has a sudden change in behavior, take them to the vet. Its hard to find out whats wrong, because they can't tell us. Its our responsibility to notice whats wrong and take care of them.
Look into the ketogenic diet for epilepsy. If your dog was kibble fed, changing her diet to a real food animal based diet (BARF) will naturally improve her health. Our pets are getting the same dis-eases as us because we feed them the same grain based processed diet! Good luck.
@@sportysbusiness she ate high quality kibble at her foster home, and I transitioned her to a raw diet in the first few months after she came to us. Its probably a genetic or stress- caused disease. Also apparently dairy can make it worse so we completely cut all dairy :/ i would caution against telling the everyday dog owner against raw diet, as unless they sit down and do some math, completely avoid salt/preservatives, only give specific bones,and keep everything extremely clean, a raw diet can be more dangerous than kibble. I work at a vets office and some dogs on raw are as healthy as the vegan ones. Just my opinion tho, I do think a raw diet is the best way to feed your dog *if* you do it right.
Wow your poor dog, couldn’t tell you what was going on until the one you did see. I’m glad the confidence came back after treatment and retraining. So glad you found the reason for the behavior change and got my treated.
I'm sorry you both went through this.
@@sportysbusiness yep,well sayd
I noticed you didn’t mention it, but the moment you introduced her to the male dog she didn’t like, after her having made a friend, once that dog was removed, her new friend was chasing her all over, trying once again to engage with her, but her mind was focused on finding that dog she marked as one she didn’t like. I’ve seen this before, many times unfortunately. The dogs I’ve seen this with are ones that were trained to fight. Because fighting dogs typically fight another breed the same as their own, they are trained to have an instant switch when a breed of their own (or whatever they’re trained to fight) comes around them. It’s how a fighting dog learns; as they have to be able to engage, switch on, that adrenaline response only when it’s required to fight. If they are triggered by every dog they encounter, their bodies are always in fight mode & these people (monsters) who train them to fight only want that fight response triggered when it’s time to fight.
I’m wondering, as you say she was raised in Mexico & in an Auto Body shop, if she was raised in or around this environment. I recognized her behavior immediately as one who was raised in a fighting pen. Now, she might not have bern raised to fight, but just being around the environment would be enough to train her behavior as such; especially given you said it was the first months/year of her life, the most impressionable on behavior. And hate to say it, but Mexico? Dog fighting is a big time sport in many areas. Auto Body shop added to that? Let’s just say taking her behavior, her reactive response (and not being able to “turn it off”) along with where she was raised? I would highly suspect she was raised around the fighting environment just because, if she was trained in it, she would not trigger & stay triggered. She would have a fight response, then defuse when the dog was removed.
Obviously, I can’t say this for sure, but watching her chase after that dog long after it was gone, along with her overall lack of true awareness (they don’t utilize awareness in fighting; only the instr in the & adrenaline to fight as they’re in controlled areas) leads me to believe this is the case. And if it is, the best way to bring her out of that is medication WITH adverse training. And some dogs that have been raised in these types of environments & absorbed the behaviors? They can never again be around other dogs; as it’s just too engrained in their personality (which is one of the reasons the fighting dogs are put down afterwards, sadly). Also, her lifting the leg ties into this, too. She’s been trained to have a dominate response & unlike other dogs, who will see a person as their alpha & back down in that instance, she has no desire to be part of a pack. It’s as if her natural instincts have been overridden. Which, again, I see with fighting dogs, as they’re trained to be 100% alpha all to themselves.
Don’t know if I’m on target here, but wanted to mention it to you since it’s the first thing I thought when I saw her behavior & I’ve broken enough of these rings, studied them enough & the dogs, I know what it does to the poor dogs that are victimized.
Wow, what an interesting point. Looking forward to Joel's comment once he reads yours!
Interesting. I hope this comment gets upvoted and read by Beckman or his team.
You could absolutely be on point here. There is definitely something in that first year that caused this behavior and it wasn't a single event. And this is not just because of an uneducated owner that unknowingly created a naughty dog. There is so much more going on here.
Prince is absolutely hilarious running into the bushes and then popping out of nowhere lol 😂 i feel like he did this on purpose to run into this dog lmao
I have an 11 year old Australian shepherd with extreme leash reactivity and pulling. I watched your videos and started letting him correct himself by hitting the end of the leash and walking into him and suddenly changing directions and now (after about 5 weeks of intense training walks) he's 80% easier to walk and finally looks at me(I could never get his attention on walks)and stops to smell things instead of being an insane psychopath on a mission to find dogs. Thank you so much for your videos!
“...an insane psychopath...” 😂😂
"Insane psychopath on a mission to find dogs" you just described my dog! I've also been doing the random about turns and they have worked a treat!
Same here 👋
Great job!
Dogs are Pack animals and NEED to have a leader. The classic example of a dog living it's life to the fullest, is going Hunting, and being the best boy ever, staying put! until it's his turn... and doing everything just as it should, and getting a big lovely leg as a reward and lots of love around the bonfire.
Carbohydrate rich diet with no purpose in life no real excersice no dangers and no real rewards, make people, and dogs, go mad.
Prince looks so proud of the bush magic trick.
That’s crazy. Before Prince did that I thought to myself “someone needs to teach this dog to be careful where it’s running” and then Prince jumps out of the bushes and has the dog run right into him.
It breaks my heart to see dogs like this! I'm so glad she has an owner that cares enough to get her the help she needs and that you are someone who is such a great advocate for dogs having so much better lives! I wish this dog all the best and hope she finds some relief!!
I agree 💯
The hard part with this bitch is to teach the owner that he has to start out very patiently training the dog in a controlled environment to learn DISCIPLINE and that the dog has to start thinking instead of just running around reacting to pure brainless instinct.
I’d watch an hour and a half video that included the whole session.
Yes, me too!
Me too!!!
Absolutely would watch
Same! Love these vids
Are all five of you a Public Subscriber to Joel’s channel. My understanding is It helps him if you are. You can tell who is a subscriber by clicking on a person's little picture beside their comment. Joel helps all of us for free.
I HAD TO COMMENT ON THE MOST RECENT VIDEO SO EVERYONE COULD SEE! This guy is an ABSOLUTE genius who deserves millions of subscribers. I have been trying to get my dog to loose leash walk so I watched his videos on it... do it! Follow his instructions and I swear it will work. I started inside and worked my way out. Improvements in 15 minutes no lie! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You have a lifetime subscriber from me! 😭😭😭😭
Thank you. Glad it helped.
Same here! My Gracie loose leash walks. If Joel sees this (and I hope you do) my only issue is the first 5-10 minutes after we walk out the door, the car, etc. She doesn’t storm out the door. She goes on my command but the second she goes, she doesn’t want to listen. After 5-10 minutes, her high nerves calms down and walks 1-2 hours loose leash. What can I do about those 5-10 minutes of hyperness??? She’s a 10 month husky rescued 3 weeks ago. I don’t want to make a mistake and risk her getting aggressive. She seems fearful. Other than that, she’s the sweetest. She does well with dogs and kids. She doesn’t bark at dogs. She also plays well with other dogs (she’s met quite a few dogs on walks, at the dog park, and the beach.) the only issues is that all her manners go out the door during the 5-10 minutes of hyperness 🤷🏻♀️
Omg Tom is the sweetest big old snuffle pup!
...”snuffle pup...”😂😂😂
He's so handsome, and he just looks like the kind of dog I want to hug and cuddle for an hour straight :D And it's clear that he likes this little dog a lot, too!
We honestly need so many more trainers like you.
I learnt a bunch, thank you once again!
You should subscribe to his channel then.
@@User7688.--_ Haha! I did almost immediately months ago! 😊
Favorite part is honestly Prince popping in & out of the bushes 😂 that is too cute!
I'd be really interested to see you do more videos on dog mental illness--the different symptoms you see, what you think they might mean, and how you help those kinds of dogs.
There's a couple dog training facilities that I found after many hours of research, do something similar to what you do in the tristate area, in terms of getting dogs with other dogs, even if they are aggressive. Their methods aren't exactly the same but they are similar, and they ultimately try to get aggressive dogs actually socialized with other dogs. One facility is K9 basics in Marlton NJ, where I'm trying to bring our Bella to soon. The other I know of is K9 Connection in Buffalo NY--they also have a TH-cam channel, I think mostly under one of their trainers, Tyler Muto.
Wasn’t he with Leerburg or Michael Ellis? I watched him years ago, but completely forgot about him until you just mentioned him.
There is an old video he's done on mental illness already
I'm on the east coast and my dog came with a whole lot of problems. Not only reactivity but also separately anxiety. She is so extremely bad that two breeders told me I should put her down. I feel so heartbroken. I have tried everything. She can't take prozac because it causes seizures. I believe she was kept in a crate for most of the beginning of her life, never socialized. I don't believe she's ever come nose too nose with another dog. I've had Dobermans my entire life and this is a smart, loving dog. I was lied to by a unscrupulous breeder.
@@EM-nl8zm perhaps a call with Joel would be a good shout?
@@EM-nl8zm is the dog that you were just describing a Doberman? European?
What an interesting informative video on dog behavior explained by Joel! Let’s give a shout out to “Tom”, a gentle fun loving giant of a dog! Loved when he and the Frenchie became friends!
Agree about Tom. Who wouldn't love that dang Tom. I think for the first time ever I saw Prince actually get a bit jealous of Tom or the other dog? and wanted in on the action. I don't usually see more than one dog engaged in play on your channel, especially Prince, was fun to see.
I’ve got a Jack Russell just like this dog. He has an older Husky who we also adopted and he loves her but any dogs on walks, he goes crazy! He’s sooo reactive and you can see his brain is not in gear.
Same here! I’ve got a Jack russel x Pom, he so reactive aswell, i’d just be walking him and as soon as he sees a dog anywhere or on the other side off the road he’d stop, stare and lunge, The worst he has been is when he sees my neighbour’s border collie, he once ran out the house just too bite the dog and yet the dog was just standing there, didn’t do anything to my dog, my dog is an asshole to the border collie, hates the dog too bits. Bare in mind Jack Russell’s are Jerks, i got told its in their breed.
I just had a 1:1 call with Joel this week and we talked through this video because my dog is reactive like this around other dogs but she's a 40lb STRONG pit bull mix. She can sit outside on "place" for long periods of time and follows my commands perfectly when its just me and her. But then something snaps in her brain when she sees other dogs and she loses it. She has intense leash reactivity towards other dogs. She also started a couple fights at doggy day camp so we had to stop taking her.
I am really grateful for what Joel is doing because I live in a large metro area in NC with lots of dog training options but all of the trainers want to do the same thing Joel mentioned - just turn around and walk the other way when we see another dog and slowly get closer to dogs in parks, but never actually have her interact with other dogs in a structured way like this.
I am hoping after my conversation with Joel and watching all his videos, I can start making progress with my pup after a year of trying other unhelpful methods.
I would also like to see a video on mental illness in dogs. My brother had a dog who would run into walls and never was able to learn commands. It was obvious she had some mental stuff going on. With my dog now, I can't tell if it's mental illness or she just never learned how to properly interact with other dogs and should be fine after a little guidance (I guess time will tell after I try the method in this video).
There is an older video on mental illnesses on this channel somewhere
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I have a pitbull mix that exhibits similar behavior. She's the best dog in the world when there's not another dog around, but absolutely loses her s*** when another dog is around. Have you learned anything helpful to pass along?
@Sean O'Maille Hi Sean. I actually sadly had to rehome my pit after trying for months to get her to not be so reactive. I am going into fostering and couldn't risk her hurting a kid by jumping up on them or even nipping and biting.
If she was around another dog that she loved and got along with, she would play for hours and be so happy and get worn out. And she was great at commands and even walking beside me on a leash when nothing was around.
Unfortunately I think mentally something was off with her and I just couldn't get through to her to help her stop aggressively lunging on leash.
The one thing I would tell you is to not use a choke collar or e-collar. Those both made her reactivity and aggression worse.
I've watched many of Joel's videos and he knows what he's doing so it may be worth connecting with him and take your pup to meet him.
I dont have a dog, I don’t ever want a dog, but I enjoy watching prince do his thing
Tom is so adorable! I just want to give him (and Prince) all the cuddles and pets. Such good boys!
Best thing that happened to this Dog after 4 years not meeting other Dogs....is meeting Joel! Basically a new Dog Life! Awesome!
He said she hadn't met a dog ever, and she was four years old.
Prince is such a great teacher for these kind of unsocialized dogs. The crazy excitement of this little dog would make me nervous. Loved this episode. 😁
It was great
Wow watching the three dogs play near the end, lovely - oops falls in the pool again
Love how you pick up on the all the nuances of dog behaviour. Fascinating insight.
Makes a ton of sense what u said about anxiety and ocd. She only has a few behaviors as a dog that she can use to self soothe when she's anxious, and marking is one. Its just like when people do certain behaviors obsessively. Its not the thing their obsessing over thats important, its the feeling their soothing by doing so. Very interesting.
My male labrador seems to behave somewhat similarly while on leash. The sudden hyperfocus on another dog (almost always aggresive towards other males), or more often on a spot marked by another dog, that makes it incredibly hard to snap him back to reality. And the incesant marking. He just simply seizes to pay attention on anything short of a leash pull that almost lifts him off the ground. Walking him can be really exhausting. This is the total opposite of his behavior at home, were he is calm and attentive.
We use helper dogs at CHOCOROTT LTD based in Nigeria to assess and assist clients. Our main helper is our Toshi. A 6yo Rottweiler male, not neutered. Training for him started at 6wks. Not everyone is suited to train with a k9 helper and we love watching you. At Chocorott we're approaching dog training and handling from a perspective not widely accepted or understood, as of yet, West Africa. You and Cesar Millan are inspiring.
For those whose dogs don't make friends immediately: my scotties are that way. They are "polite" but distant to new acquaintances. After multitude introductions they warm up and play more. You do have to take your dog's personal style into account.
More medium to small sized dog videos please 🙏🏻
He can only video the dogs whose owners come to him. He does seem to have people hire him that have larger dogs, doesn’t he?
Yes i would love that.
Big beautiful white and black dog 🥰. I hope she gets the help she needs also ❤🙏🏾
Prince is so cute jumping out of the bushes to surprise the dogs, seeing that totally made my week.
Okay but Tom is the most beautiful doodle I have ever seen
I took my cockapoo out the other day, I ALWAYS ask the owner if their dog is ok and is it ok for them to meet,this older lady said... “oh yes my dogs fine”?
So my dog bent down with her front paws to play....I saw her dogs teeth, I slowly pulled my dog away because I knew her dog was going to snap.
The old lady said “oh, he’s never done that before” ?
Yeah right, she just didn’t like to think or say her dog was crazy and not socialised.
Why don’t people just tell it like it is? Instead of a friendly dog could get bitten?!
It’s not the dog it’s the owner in denial of their dogs behaviour because they love them so much.
Thank you for the video😊
Omg prince disappearing and popping out of the bushes… 😂🤣🤣
Seeing that little pup play bow made my night, thanks Joel and everyone!
I had a male Blue Australian Cattledog I resuced years ago that went into this mode along with a heap of anxiety from his backgroundand I could see him go into a red zone where he couldn't control his brain at all. He couldn't engage with dogs or people as he had had no experience with either when I first got him as he was reactive to everything! I found a Trainer/Behaviourist who helped me heaps and it made me decide to become a trainer and behaviourist myself so i could help him and other dogs. This Trainer tackled it head on and put him with other dogs firstly which at the time was against all the advice other Trainers said that have work with him! This Cattledog went on to become one of my best dogs and gained many titles and awards in various dog sports working around so many other dogs all because this Trainer knew how to help him! I'm from Downunder - Aus and Love watching your videos!
Just wanted to give you my thanks. My dog is slightly reactive to other dogs but that's more due to me living somewhere were having dogs on our walk is a rarity so it's hard to train passing them. I took him out to a route with a ton of dogs the other day and was able to have the leash laying loosely over my backpack while passing dogs. And that's only thanks to you. You truly are the GOAT in the dog training world. Period.
Prince is just such a wizard in every single video - I think he also knows that he’s the most handsome doggo in the world. Seriously watching him teach the other dogs is amazing.
I have a maltese/Shih Tzu mix that is exactly like this. I never considered mental illness but I can definitely see the anxiety behavior that is not normal. I wish we lived closer to you - he needs you. Thanks for doing these videos.
Dang, you four are fast! I was so hoping in my lifetime I would once be first. It's the little things in life. 😊
That leash manipulation in the field is top notch
This is absolutely my dog Tonks. We've gotten her leash reactivity down at 50ft to almost nothing (will definitely look but won't pull even if we're walking towards each other) but last week we walked by the park for our daily walk/training session and she saw a dog she used to play with all the time at the dog park. I figured this would be a great dog to try and meet again through the fence. Sat her down, told her ok, then at the snap of a finger she completely lost it, ignored all corrections, growling for the first time ever at another dog, I had to actually pick her up as a 45lb pit mix and carry her away. The baffling thing was we got a little ways down the trail. Put her down. Made her sit. And she was perfectly back to normal. Not a care in the world. Other than this one hiccup she's perfect, great recall, won't touch a piece of food unless told she can. At a bit of a loss on what to do differently but going to keep working with her day after day.
Unfortunately we're out in PA or I'd love to bring her to you, your methods have gotten her to a perfect loose leash walk and it took maybe 3-4 long walks to achieve it after a solid year and a half of pulling
We have a pit mix with similar dog reactivity issues where she totally loses it. Maybe it's a breed thing? Anyway, let me know if there's anything you've learned that has helped
@@seanomaille4137 she's a great walker now! I got a very short correction lead and trade off between her gentle leader and that and saw pretty instant results. Start of the week she was still loosing it at other dogs, end of the week she was still nervous but wouldn't leave my side. After that it was much much easier to socialize her too. She started at a level 3 anxiety instead of befores level 7-8. Any time she gets fussy or a little too locked on I completely ignore her and just turn around for a minute, turn back, until we get to the dog in question and just walk by. This last week she got approved for a daycare so she's been having fun there which is helping even more I'd say
My dog gets like this in the fall when the squirrels are running wild in my neighborhood. She’s still trying to figure out how to climb trees. Joel - keep doing what you’re doing. Keep talking about the importance of using techniques other than positive only reinforcement. I know it bugs a segment of the dog training world, but it’s the truth and as owners we need to know there are solutions out there for us!
My dog is not aggressive but she needed to learn some manners.I found a trainer who does weekly 3 hour socialization classes (without owners)and it has helped a lot. Now, we will start doing classes with owners. I am looking forward to learning how letting my dog greet other dogs safely. We live in Vermont.
Sounds like my border collie :) Trying to connect with another trainer locally to get it handled, but OMG has it ever been a rough 3 years trying to get even to the place we are at now. Which is an improvement, but we were still asked to leave group agility classes because he can’t be around other dogs. The brain switches and there is no way to snap him out of it. So hard on us emotionally having a dog like this.
Ya. No kidding. My dog is the same. It is mentally and physically exhausting at times. I feel like my dog is a special needs dog. I have grown up with dogs and I have never encountered a dog like him. (Fearful, aggressive and leash reactive.)
Yes! I feel for you. It is exhausting to walk a dog like this especially if you live in a many dog neighborhood. Every block is a battle and I've alo tried multiple trainers who have told me the exact thing he said they do, "start by keeping your dog back 50 feet and give treats..." That is so frustrating and ineffective!! Wish we had a trainer like him in Chicago.
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I do have a dog just like this, a small chihuahua. She has slipped her harness and gotten out a few times and started a fight with other dogs. She USED to lose her mind at the sight of any other dog and would be completely unable to control herself.
After watching your vids and trying to implement some of your methods, there's been vast improvement in under a month. She is still nutty, she still has a strong physiological reaction to other dogs, she isn't ever going to be fully sane because it is mental illness as you describe - but we've been able to walk in the direction of other dogs and she is quiet, loose leash.
I have an out of control rescue from our local Humane Society. He is a 15 month old Havanese Bichon mix, a breed I have worked with over 30 years. I have never had such an out of control dog. He was crated for 12 hours a day. He may be overcome with excitement or he may be crazy. He gets into everything, this guy opens drawers, opens baby Aspirins with safety caps, jumps on furniture, night stands, drinks my coffee. This dog is Bat shit crazy. I walk him, I let him run around the apartment. He is almost air borne half the time. He really is on all day, too much energy but absolutely has that crazy look , worse I would say. I have had him 3 weeks, he has taken every single day completely up. He barks at cars, people walking by, he wants to be ON my lap, not by me. He is just nuts and he is cute but my nerves are frayed. I am not baby talking to him, being nice but firm. I dont care, I care about me staying sane so I can be a good dog parent. I have one week to take him back and I am really conflicted because he may just sense that I am alone and that he is going to run all over me. Should I rehome this guy in a family or with a couple with another dog?
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Always wonderful to see an owner that not only realizes there is a problem, but also does everything they can to solve it.
Watching this anxiety-ridden lovely girl with CCD made me realize how far my rescue bulldog mix has come in the 8 years I’ve had her. She was a mess like this girl, you have helped this owner get a handle on what’s making her tick and how to help. I learned through trial and error, lots of errors, because I didn’t have a Joel to help me. I’m wishing the best to them, she’ll be a much happier dog when she lets go of some of her anxiety and can channel that energy to play with a friend or two. Thanks for another helpful video.
Tom is so cute! I love Prince's magical disappearing act. I'm always amazed out how tough dog's feet are. They just run over that gravel like its nothing.
There really does need to be more dog trainers like you in the world. Maybe you can start a class for people who are interested.
Prince realized that he didn't need to be a participant or observer any longer because the new dog made huge progress quickly, so Prince can discover new freedoms like jumping and hiding in hedges. Everyone is learning new skills today.
The little dog has sp much energy!!! What a handful!! What a challenge !
Thank you for showing smaller dogs as well! Very useful
My puppy Lilly looks strikingly like this black and white dog!!! Great work Joel!!!❤
I promise I'm not just blowing smoke.. This is the best informative dog video I've ever watched. I have a good friend that has a dog like this and in the end, I walked away thinking they have a FLIPPIN CRAZY DOG .. LOL I will send this video to them, so they may understand why their dog is so nutty and possibly get help.. thanks, Mr. Wonderdog YOU ROCK..!!
That's insane. I had a large male Boston Terrier that exhibited a lot of the same behavior with other dogs on leash, although he was socialized with another 3 Bostons we had in the house. Any strange dog, he'd yank hard on the leash and bark and yowl and exhibit dominance. He was a rescue and we got him at age 3. Eventually we attributed it to some form of canine OCD.
That Boston screech though, our Bertie is the same, loses his mind!
@@sandymayc Yeah they used to call him "Pete the Harbor Seal" at the vet. Unbelievable noises....like from some alien life form.
My Boston behaves the same way, but he reacts more to blind chords and ceiling fan chords than other dogs. He’s got some severe OCD and hyper fixation.
Yay for Joel's notification bell! 😍
You asked if anybody had a dog like this ? Yep I’m lucky enough to have 6 at the the moment!
We had a litter from our boy and girl Boston both extremely chilled and very good friends 18 months between the male and female parents- now 4 and 5 years old . The Dad always very sociable loves everyone and every dog he met , the mummy dog was attacked really badly at just 14 weeks old by someone with a dog an aggressive dog trained to badger bate . She obviously became very nervous of dogs and some people but we felt we’d done enough to reassure and give her bad her confidence. She adored her puppies, they both did I’ve personally never seen a Daddy dog so involved and invested in his pups - she’d sleep whist he baby sat . We found homes for 5 of the puppies, adopted out and they were all good until the in house fighting began . Started initially between mum and her daughter and it was nasty, so nasty that we have had to keep them separate. Then the group of three mum dad and the poorly pup started in fighting. Mum would not get at all involved in the drama between Dad and the boys but seems she has recently just had enough and really hurting her mate but Dad seems to be the constant instigator?
All three boys were given the contraceptive chip to enable time for daughter to have her second season before she was spayed and Dad has completely changed in his demeanour, he’s miserable and sad . Unfortunately there’s nothing that can be done , time is needed to work the hormone out of the system and Mum is now having a pop at Dad over food - this is new , or if he tries to disapline the baby , I say the baby but he’s actually a very bold cheeky little Boston who has had probably too much attention due to him being poorly as a pup ? Boston’s love to mouth wrestle and the play wrestles can quickly turn into incidents that are very unpleasant and frightening. The house hold is now divided, one group living in one area and the other group in another - it’s absolutely crazy ! Due to covid theyve not had an opportunity to socialise with other dogs or people outside the house but I feel many of these difficulties were triggered by someone who constantly allowed their dogs to run up and down the the fence and like the little Boston in your video they would all just loose their minds -mum first throwing themselves at the fence not caring that they’d been hurt - we are so lost at the moment! Love them all so much but can’t go on living like this . The pups are. 14 months old
My 3 year pitbull mix rescue is showing good improvement since I started using your methods. However, he still gets highly anxious and nutty around other dogs. Hyper focused or if startled bites the leash and starts a tug of war. Overall, I appreciate your videos because they make me see where I need to improve.
My dog does the leash biting too. I can’t figure out if it’s play, redirected aggression, or he’s truly trying to rip the leash from me. 😩
In my case, I think that leash bitting is related to an action of not giving in to discipline, it's like a type of tantrum. My dog is 6 months old and it has been quite difficult to establish limits with her. When she's on a leash and she sees another dog she just snaps out, her barks change pitch and she throws random bites. The subject of leash bitting would be very interesting to see what is the best way to correct it. There are few related videos
That doodle is cute and a good sport!
Sit Means Sit Denver in Wheat Ridge CO gets dogs together. They do the basic obedience thing but in their consultations they use their demo dogs to introduce to client dogs. Their demo dogs are excellent like Prince. So calm and experienced. They read dogs well and will engage in play with friendly dogs and know to not mess with the weird, awkward or aggressive dogs. My nippy cattle dog mix would try to take shots at their dogs and they were like “whatever dude.” One did tell him off and he deserved it, he was biting her tail through the Baskerville muzzle and she flipped around to tell him off. It was a good dog on dog correction.
I feel like i see many brachycephalic dogs that have this… like this paranoid and blinding OCD runs DEEP in those breeds. Boxers. Frenchies. Boston terriers. Pugs.
I love your channel.the only
Dog trainer channel that treats dogs as dogs not as little human children
I adopted a 22 month female GSD/Malinois in May 2023. She who loses her mind when we are walking and she sees another dog. Whether the other dog is barking behind a fence or we pass another dog while walking. She begins to panting hard and pulling. You can feel her vibrating. We’ve attended both private and group training. She does okay in training, but at home she doesn’t.
My neighbor has 3 french bulldogs like this and if my GSDs weren't socialized in the extreme they would eat them. Instead the one time they dug under the fence my dogs gingerly picked them up like puppies and carried them to their yard again. My neighbor build their own fence after this and quit leaving their little monsters out 22 hours a day.
I like your comment! Love hearing how your dogs carried them home again! Cheers!
Hey Joel! I think my dog actually does the anxiety marking. We adopted him on may 2022, he is a 2 year old mini poodle mix, I don't know his background very well but he hasn't been around dogs much ( he does the smelling on weird places, hardly playbows, doesn't know how to play with other dogs). He does have a dog sister, we have a chihuahua mix, she's 3 and they do play together, took a little time to adjust.
On our walks he has a really hard time with male dogs specially ones that look like him, females are ok but he doesn't run or play just stays kinda freaked out and excited ( I neutered him a couple months ago). After he goes at a dog on the street (sometimes he does contain though, he is a learning good boy) he will either shake off, lick or yawn or pee in a realeasing anxiety kinda way..
"There's consequences in life. Ok?" Need it on a t-shirt or mug
I think Prince discovered an inter-dimensional time gate in the bushes. I think you should check it out just in case. He may be visiting other planets to go sort out their space dogs, I'm just saying, you never know.
Lol
My 3.5 month old doberman has been doing great due to your videos, thanks!
@Bruce Wayne how old where they? my coker spaniel died at almost 8 from erlychya
Don’t we all go “where our brain takes us?” lol
Hi Joel! My Boston was very similarly reactive to other dogs, especially on leash! I was able to find a local trainer in my hometown in Texas who has made a huge difference in our lives! She adopts similar training methods that I’ve seen in your videos. We meet up as a group on Sunday for our pack walk and group socialization- Sunday Funday 🐾 Applying corrections and getting my dog with other dogs has been the best training I can give to him ! Its been a few months and my dog is improving! He’s making friends and isn’t reactive towards people and most dogs! Thank you for all the awesome videos! I greatly appreciate your knowledge and expertise! You’ve helped me and in turn improve the quality of my dog’s life! I couldn’t be more grateful 😊🐾
That’s a great idea, with the support group, walking club.
That’s great! Any chance you’re in North Texas? My 2 year old Dachshund/ terrier mix is terribly leash reactive. We’ve worked with her on many things and she’s done great from the beginning. She is eager to please and learns quickly. However the leash reactivity we haven’t been able to curb. It’s quite disheartening
Who is the trainer you used? I'm in Texas also
Just look at all those self corrections by using the gentle leader / head harness !
My big dog also goes crazy at the sight of other dogs. She wants to bite them. She has one dog friend who is behind a fence. And that took some doing. Glad this little dog belongs to someone who is working on a good life for both of them.
Prince disappearing and appearing in the bushes is great 😁😁😁
You are doing the right thing. I wish we had your environment in Birmingham, UK. I have a white and cream GSD whom we had rescued three months ago
Had an instance where Dixie, my non-aggressive 100 pound female All-American blue brindle pit bull, put a correction on a Boston terrier named Ozzy when he tried to assert dominance over her. It happened in the living room. My wife was petting Dixie when Ozzy, for whatever reason, got in Dixie's grill and started growling. Dixie was having none of it. I watched Ozzy's head disappear into Dixie's mouth followed by a doggie scream. Oddly enough there was no bloodshed. The correction was issued in no uncertain terms and for the rest of the stay Ozzy mopped around never getting within 5 feet of Dixie.
I have a 10 month old golden/ leonburger. His litter mate is chill and he used to be. I put him in doggy daycare once when he was eight months old and now he is super reactive to other dogs. Have tried a variety of tactics. He used to play with all the other dogs. Now he can only play with his brother and our next-door neighbor’s dog.
Fair play to the owner for trying to help this ratty dog im getting tired just by watching the video this poor thing is too far gone must be so exhausting looking after this dog day in day out.
So glad I am lucky enough to be able to walk my dogs off leash with other peoples dogs. Socialisation isn't everything but it nearly is
I can watch videos like this all day, so glad you popped up in my feed right now, THIS is why I went to animal care education, for quite a while I think I got too much of it all and I haven't felt much for training dogs at all anymore (psychological burnout, I think) but this video reminded me how important it is to observe and learn from their behaviour, it's so interesting, this really woke my passion right back up ❤️💪🏻 anxiety can really complicate things for any kind of species I think not just us humans 😵💫 thank you for this video and I'm gonna binge watch your videos now 😂❤️
We adopted a shelter pet, a 5 month old Lab Hound mix female 2 months ago. She loses her mind when she sees another dog or person when we walk. Treats and corrections do not work. I have to grip her leash tight and ride it out until the animal or person passes by and then gain some control. Full control comes when they are out of sight. She is so friendly she just wants to meet everyone.
That doodles dodge game is on point.
I have a Boston Terrier that react exactly the same way. Really like you way to train. Found your website a few days ago , really happy a found you.
Hi! I have a female beagle. She was super sick for about 4 years, with an auto-imune meningite. I manage to cure it. She is 7 now. Of course during that period I was super afraid of her dying. It was a terrible period. She started to be super reactive to dogs, really crazy, her eyes looked crazy, she was tired after all that crazy behavior, and for 2 times, she bitten 2 dogs. At that point I found a dog trainer and we start training her using a shock collar (only on the vibration, because she was a dog with a lot of fear. I committed my self to the training and I saw a lot of difference (it was all my work). She wasn’t connected to me ever. No recall, nothing. Now I call her anywhere and she comes every time, and she is much better with dogs, but still reactive. I feel that if i correct her with the shock collar, she stops the reactivity, but she doesn’t go to play with the dog. That makes me really sad. (Every time that she changes her behavior, after the correction, I was feeding her with her daily food. She is more reactive to females than males.
I really want her to play with other dogs, but I’m struggling to find a way to stopping that behavior.
I really like your approach it makes all sense to me. I don’t know if you can help me.
Thanks for your sharing,
Rita
(From Portugal)
I have a dog like this. She doesn't run into things, but marks frequently and would go crazy on the leash just like the video. I've been able to get her to calm down some, but she's 90lbs & it's not easy!
My boston does that to my father's German Shepard as to biting the face or neck. But definitely not a maniac. Good video.
Admirable, sensitive training!
This is just something I've noticed in my community as we walk dogs together. Occasionally another neighbor will approach with their dog who will be going crazy on the end of their leash, barking, trying to get at the other dogs etc. The people know each other ( I am relatively new here) and are standing around talking and seem to be unconcerned about this behavior. I am keeping my dog away from this commotion and having him sit behind me and wait. I just find it interesting how often this happens with different dogs and no one thinks they should correct this behavior. Weird to me.
Man, what a tough cookie. Running into concrete stairs, slipping off walls, falling into a pool multiple times, running into Prince and getting kicked in the head…and all in one session! I have never seen a dog do this before. Very interesting to watch you working with her and I hope she continues to make progress.
Good job !!!
So so glad i caught this. Seeing the boston actually play with her new friend was so inspiring! I would love to know how this girls mental status has changed and evolved. The boston running into Prince was what I call a happy accident (as noone was hurt) Prince has such an aire of fun about him ❤. I have a young dog i had recently thought was marking due to anxiety, he also seems to always want something in his mouth. It was great to see this at this time as it has directed me into addressing it. He also is kinda crazy stupid at times, hes going to need so much for the next year.... certainly keeps things interesting 🤔 i appreciate your videos so much, they are so valuable to so many. Thank you for contributing largely to my sanity! 😅
Like your work 👍 🙋♂️
Gotta love that bell!
I love the big wooly dog 😊
The crazies marking my female jack russell did was getting on her front paws walking backwards to the bush and let out a giant stream of pee.
Was impressed with her creativity. What helped with my dog's reactive was door manners until she calmed back down and back in her mind. Took a bit, but at the age of 3 she was a well behaved jack russell that doesn't jump and hardly barks. I set the stander and she figured out the stander over time.
I wish there was a similar facility here on the east coast of Canada to help my guy out. He’s very selective. He is a 3 year old neutered male rescued corgi who was abandoned at a doggy day care. He was picked on by larger dogs, so he has learned to bully bigger dogs that show any interest in him. Corgi’s and other calm dogs, he’s great. So the ability to be a nice boy is in him. He just looses his marbles if he gets run up to. We can’t have him off leash in anyplace we might encounter a doodle!
He just needs to meet safe big dogs to desensitize. Your videos are great for his on leash reactivity but he needs more. But there is nothing like that here. It sucks to tell people that the dog that is currently loving snuggling with their kid might end up taking a chunk out of their dog if it gets too close!
Thank God you’re an expert with years of experience!!! So many of us have NO clue what to do with a case like this. (Myself included.) Seems like she might need meds?
I have a 3 year old female street rescue mongrel named C.Pop. She has been with us for almos 2.5 years. We have lot of street dogs in India and Pop growls, lunges and attacks them. She is aggressive towards all dogs. She is fear reactive to humans too. We self diagnosed her with ADHD and tried to treat her with Prozac for the last 3 months with no improvement. We got another street rescue 3 months back( 3 year old male mongrel) named BB. We need to keep them in seperate floors of our house else Pop constantly growls and lunges at him.
You do such good work Joel. Thanks for this - it's completely eye opening.