I just want to add on that reactive dogs usually go from curious to unsure and that is when reactive behaviors start. If we allow dogs to be curious and disengage them before they become unsure we can decrease reactive responses by at least 50%. The timing is important we need to recognize when dogs are curious and identify when it is changing into unsure so we can disengage them quickly.
Hello! I found you from hearing about your story on the inhuman podcast. And just had to see your protector. Also being someone with 5 dogs I could learn a thing or two here and for that I'm a subscriber 😊 thanks for all the info.
@thegoodfloof Thank you for mentioning the toll it takes on our mental health. My gosh.. ive cried so much in my first year with this dog (his first year of life) he challenges me to the max, and im coming to terms with the fact that hes reactive. But its not anxiety or fear, its over excitement/ happiness/friendliness and curiosity. He’s been relatively under socialized, and I realize that is the underlying emotional issue. We live in the middle of nowhere (and im a hermit 🤣)so unless I invite friends with dogs over, or bring him to places where he will encounter a person or a dog he doesn’t see them very often., so when he does, he loses his mind, he jumps out of his skin, he wants to play! He wants to be pet! He wants attention.! He wants to make friends with someone new .! I started taking him to doggy daycare one day a week, and it’s certainly been helping him burn off some of that. I’ve noticed a change in his confidence, and, though it’s partially him getting a little older too, (he’s almost one and a half now.) he’s a little bit more calm when we encounter someone on a hike or out walking. A 120 pound woman with an 80 pound dog… When he sees a dog he wants to play with it is HARRD For me to hold him back. We’ve been working on “watch me! “ getting better engagement, but to me, this is a lot different than working with a dog who is fearful… How do you contain a dogs happiness? Do you have advice on practicing calm? How do I get him to just lower his heart rate so that he can allow a dog to pass, or allow a bike to ride by without wanting to interact. I don’t want to stifle who he is, but I would like to keep my shoulder in its socket… (For reference, he is a great Pyrenees/red heeler/husky 🙊🙊🙊)
Oh gosh that's definitely a mix!! In my experience with dogs that are reactive out of excitement, there are two things that you need to remember. The habit of getting into a certain state of mind when encountering other dogs/people will be very ingrained. So I doubt it will ever go away on its own. If you don't want to use punishment, you will have to be EXTRA good at working thresholds and developing better habits. Manage so you don't rehearse the behaviour and practice attention to you/calm behaviour. Otherwise - do all the above except thresholds - but also enforce incompatible behaviours, such as heeling when passing others. Reward the heck out of those behaviours and correct when the dog breaks position. You don't have to harsh like some people on TH-cam. Start from a distance and when they understand the idea and you have a nice reward history start moving in.
@@shepherds.pie.youtube thank you for that.! I would love to let him go up and greet dogs on a hiking trail, but he can’t do it yet without pulling me, so we’ve been working on, I guess it would be called avoidance training, like you said, trying to keep a focus to heel and just walk on past people. So he will learn that not every single person/dog means party time. I personally don’t necessarily want to interact with anyone else when I’m out hiking, (I’d rather have the woods 100% to myself 🤣) and I recognize that my anxiety level rises When I know we’re about to have an interaction, so if everything Cesar Millan says is true, I’m sure that is affecting him, and making him get more worked up then he may have on his own. It’s tough being an introvert with an extroverted dog. 🤣
We may must have watched different balanced trainers. All balanced trainers I’m familiar with would never wait until the dog reacts. Reading the body language is very important. What do you mean by punishment? Is it the word NO or hitting and kicking the dog?
Might I suggest people whose own dog is still reactive should not be teaching others how to treat reactivity...? I like your production value and the way you present is enviable. But this is something that is rampant in the dog training world, especially social media. I just don't think it's honest. If you can't train a dog to sit, would you be making videos about how to train a dog to sit? Why is this different?
This is good advice to enable your dogs reactivity.
I just want to add on that reactive dogs usually go from curious to unsure and that is when reactive behaviors start. If we allow dogs to be curious and disengage them before they become unsure we can decrease reactive responses by at least 50%. The timing is important we need to recognize when dogs are curious and identify when it is changing into unsure so we can disengage them quickly.
Very interesting stuff...
Hello! I found you from hearing about your story on the inhuman podcast. And just had to see your protector. Also being someone with 5 dogs I could learn a thing or two here and for that I'm a subscriber 😊 thanks for all the info.
Awww thanks so much! Happy ur here!😍
Great video 😊
Thank u!
@thegoodfloof Thank you for mentioning the toll it takes on our mental health. My gosh.. ive cried so much in my first year with this dog (his first year of life) he challenges me to the max, and im coming to terms with the fact that hes reactive. But its not anxiety or fear, its over excitement/ happiness/friendliness and curiosity. He’s been relatively under socialized, and I realize that is the underlying emotional issue. We live in the middle of nowhere (and im a hermit 🤣)so unless I invite friends with dogs over, or bring him to places where he will encounter a person or a dog he doesn’t see them very often., so when he does, he loses his mind, he jumps out of his skin, he wants to play! He wants to be pet! He wants attention.! He wants to make friends with someone new .! I started taking him to doggy daycare one day a week, and it’s certainly been helping him burn off some of that. I’ve noticed a change in his confidence, and, though it’s partially him getting a little older too, (he’s almost one and a half now.) he’s a little bit more calm when we encounter someone on a hike or out walking. A 120 pound woman with an 80 pound dog… When he sees a dog he wants to play with it is HARRD For me to hold him back. We’ve been working on “watch me! “ getting better engagement, but to me, this is a lot different than working with a dog who is fearful… How do you contain a dogs happiness? Do you have advice on practicing calm? How do I get him to just lower his heart rate so that he can allow a dog to pass, or allow a bike to ride by without wanting to interact. I don’t want to stifle who he is, but I would like to keep my shoulder in its socket…
(For reference, he is a great Pyrenees/red heeler/husky 🙊🙊🙊)
Oh gosh that's definitely a mix!!
In my experience with dogs that are reactive out of excitement, there are two things that you need to remember.
The habit of getting into a certain state of mind when encountering other dogs/people will be very ingrained. So I doubt it will ever go away on its own. If you don't want to use punishment, you will have to be EXTRA good at working thresholds and developing better habits. Manage so you don't rehearse the behaviour and practice attention to you/calm behaviour.
Otherwise - do all the above except thresholds - but also enforce incompatible behaviours, such as heeling when passing others. Reward the heck out of those behaviours and correct when the dog breaks position. You don't have to harsh like some people on TH-cam. Start from a distance and when they understand the idea and you have a nice reward history start moving in.
@@shepherds.pie.youtube thank you for that.! I would love to let him go up and greet dogs on a hiking trail, but he can’t do it yet without pulling me, so we’ve been working on, I guess it would be called avoidance training, like you said, trying to keep a focus to heel and just walk on past people. So he will learn that not every single person/dog means party time. I personally don’t necessarily want to interact with anyone else when I’m out hiking, (I’d rather have the woods 100% to myself 🤣) and I recognize that my anxiety level rises When I know we’re about to have an interaction, so if everything Cesar Millan says is true, I’m sure that is affecting him, and making him get more worked up then he may have on his own. It’s tough being an introvert with an extroverted dog. 🤣
@@Mountainlover1111 "It's tough being an introvert with an extroverted dog" gosh that's my sentiment exactly!!
I feel you.
My 5-month old puppy barks and growls at every person and dog we see on walks even if they are across the street. How do I start to desensitize?
We may must have watched different balanced trainers.
All balanced trainers I’m familiar with would never wait until the dog reacts. Reading the body language is very important.
What do you mean by punishment?
Is it the word NO or hitting and kicking the dog?
and if you're super lucky your very first own dog ends up reactive
Hahahahahaha maybe!! But having a reactive dog has taught me soo much❤️
Might I suggest people whose own dog is still reactive should not be teaching others how to treat reactivity...?
I like your production value and the way you present is enviable. But this is something that is rampant in the dog training world, especially social media. I just don't think it's honest. If you can't train a dog to sit, would you be making videos about how to train a dog to sit? Why is this different?