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I do this already with my 6 month old Malinois puppy often although it takes much longer for him to settle than this puppy in the video and as soon as he does and I praise him he just starts biting again the first chance he gets. He will also bite on the leash while correcting him. I lifted up my shirt this morning and noticed I have about a 2 inch bruise on my abdomen from where he grabbed me yesterday during training. If I put my arms behind my back he'll go for the torso. My arms are finally recovering from the past few weeks bruises and scratches. I can tell he's testing me. You'd think he'd give up eventually once he realizes that I'm not going to, but no. He has these little bite-fests and then stops when he's ready. I think he may be regressing because of his age. He had gotten much better for awhile but now does it some in almost every training session or interaction, even during play. I am doing shorter training sessions and limiting how much time he gets to run around in hopes that will reduce it. I'm starting to desensitize him to wearing a muzzle by putting a treat in there also.
I love the private lesson format! It’s nice to see dogs who weren’t raised by trainers their whole life, it is really a testament to how good your methods are when they learn just as fast!
Isn’t it so refreshing!! Makes us at home feel like we aren’t failing our dogs they are just acting like normal puppies who need a little guidance in the right direction
This video is such a god send. Didn’t get but 10 minutes in and tried the techniques and it immediately started a feedback loop with my puppy that worked. With each verbal cue of disapproval followed by a firm grabbing, followed by a gentler grip when he settled, followed by letting go and voicing approval… he nipped less and less until he seemed to recognize that he should not do that to me. You have no idea how amazing that is to me. Thank you!!
great point; a lot of people are afraid of correcting their dog because they think it is mean or cruel but that is how dogs communicate. If you observe how dogs interact with each other, mother dogs with their puppies; littermates, etc. the corrections they give to each other are much harsher.
This is exactly the kind of video training I've been looking for! Someone with an actual puppy who hasn't already been trained to the behavior! It's SO much more helpful. Can't wait to use this in reality with my 9 week old puppy!
I want to thank you very much for this video as well, you have answered a few of my questions that I needed answering. There’s one other trainer that I have watched that does exactly what you have said not to do and that is to replace that behavior with a toy so that their unwanted behavior continues. This trainer doesn’t use any correction when the dog is pulling or biting and I don’t I don’t understand that. I do, however have one question that no one has been able to answer for me. I have a little over one year old cockapoo who steals everything and burrows her face in her paws and won’t let go of it even for her favorite treat or toy or a piece of meat. She knows the command leave it, but it depends on whether she wants to follow the command or not. How do I get some thing away from her that she does not want to give up? Thanks you much, look forward to your videos. Lynn
yea way too late for me, i needed this 13 mo ago…i slogged through the puppy biting, attacking us phase. She still attacks when she’s tired or hungry, im now trying to remove myself and ignore her, it delays her feeding because i will not feed her if she attacks for it.
I can’t thank you enough for this video. My almost 5 month old puppy had been terrible with the biting, everyone told me he is a puppy and he will grow out of it. I tell you the bites literally made me cry, and I have a very high pain tolerance he drew blood my hands have all the bite marks. I watched this video last evening and tried to hold his collar as you suggested he threw a massive tantrum, if someone heard us would have thought I’m doing something to my puppy 😂 but he eventually calmed down. I kept practising that today and lo and behold first time since I brought his home I was able to sit with him for one hour, pet him, play with him without a single bite. I’m so so grateful to you for sharing this. Massive thanks 🙏
Funny how the trainers I follow are all posting exactly the type of more detailed, in real time puppy biting videos I need right now… God does exist and does answer prayers lolol THANK YOU.
its the video you need right now because every puppy owner goes through the exact same thing lol...I have 2- 3 month pups and yeah, the struggle is real
Lol God does exist, but if u have a puppy they all do this, it came up for me too but I was searching on Google and TH-cam so this came up again. Good luck with your puppy I need luck too 😂
I just brought home a new puppy and am binge-watching all your videos. I am learning so much and so easily from you. You are definitely helping me to have a future good dog. This time.
I can't believe this actually worked!!!!! In a matter of days, 90% of the mouthing/biting has gone. Only comes now when he's super tired and occasionally nipping at my partner's slippers. Almost there. THANK YOU! Super like!!!
This lady taught me so much about puppy obedience than any other video. I got the home leash, I started a schedule for potty training, I started crate training (tho I ended up getting a very big crate), and now I know how to control nipping. THANK YOU ❤
I can’t thank you enough for sharing this valuable information. I will be looking into ordering your training videos. I live in Arizona and have a 7 month old German Shepherd/ Husky mix that is very smart and very strong willed. She’s had basic training but hasn’t wanted to stop mouthing among other issues. We took her to a pet store for training but got little from it. We’ve been employing the methods you’ve demonstrated in this and other videos and the results are amazing! It’s not a chore to correct Peaches. It’s easy and generally quick. Thank you so very much! I pray that God bless you all for your generosity.
This is brilliant!! I have watched this a couple opf times now, and every time I pick up something more, I am working with my 9 week old German Shepherd and his nipping/biting, we have come a long way through this video. He's gone from Alligator rolls and screaming on correction, to sitting calmly if I have to do any sort of correction. Its a lot of work, but so worth it, thank you!! So many things to work on when they're puppies!!
@@awkwardspacepig3545 I am by no means an expert and it's always best to consult a professional if you're having trouble, but this was my experience after I watched this video. My first big correction as per the demo was enlightening to say the least. I did the collar hold combined with the elbow on the body holding him steady, he hated it and screamed so much so I weas worried someone might think I was beating him, but I held though it, I then felt him suddelny go limp, so I eased the hold and was just holding him by the collar, and that was the beginning of getting the situation under control. If he puts his mouth on my hand for example, I can slide my hand up and grab his collar and he will most times automatically sit and I can feel him relaxing, once hes relaxed and I can handle his muzzle and around his face without the mouth opening, then I give him a treat. I just started the "Play and settle" thing today, that is really good. The other one he likes is the "Tug and out" game, he likes that and has never nipped me when we're playing. But, this is ongoing, its not just a one time fix, and like the McCann trainers say, set your puppy up for success, I really try hard not to put him in situations where he's definitely going to fail, gotta watch him like a hawk.
@@awkwardspacepig3545 Oh and sorry I never answered you question. No I didn't experience any territorial behaviour, I find he's more submisive now, he seems to respect me more, that said there is some minor mouthing I am still working on, but I have even improved that after watching this video for a third time. He seems to really understand what I expect now. Puppies can be really hard work!! But the hard work pays dividends!!
@@awkwardspacepig3545 happy to help, this is my first dog for 35 years and I had forgiotten just how intense the inital few weeks are, so its great to have these channels we can use to help us along the way. We are in a pretty good routine now so things are a lot more settled. Great to hear you had some success, it is a pretty crazy thing to do, but it makes sense that now they are away from their pack and mother, that they now rely on our guidance. Thank you, and best of luck to you too.
I love this b/c there’s no doubt in my mind that only redirecting does not work with my puppy. There are times when I need to make the situation safe and calm her down. Just putting another toy in her mouth doesn’t work in every situation!
You are so powerful! Your training videos are the ONLY ones I watch now. You have given me the resource I needed to train my border collie and feel like I have confidence in my leadership. Thank you so much.
Oh my god Kayl, you should really be the next Dog Whisperer! I absolutely adore you!!! I'm binging all the McCann videos before I bring home my new Berner puppy in a few weeks, and I'm so excited to see how little Cosmo will respond to these techniques! 😭❤
this is absolutely amazing. I just stopped my 10 week old australian cattle dog from biting in 10 minutes. it took 5 minutes to teach my wife what we exactly need to do and she has already calmed. Thank you for this video to an unimaginable degree.
I really appreciate the fact the you use discipline to teach the dogs as well as positive reinforcement…i dont agree with posit d all the way…to me it seems pretty clear that this world works in positive vs negative things and it’s only being realistic to assume that they learn what’s good as well as what’s not…good and happy positive isn’t always practical.
Thank you so much for this video giving information like this for free is an incredible thing to do. First morning using these methods to train my 12 week old puppy and it’s already paying off! After a week of using poor training from all the misinformation out there my hands a wrists are shredded so finally making progress with Scout has been just what we both needed ❤
This has to be the calmest puppy I’ve seen in a video. My puppy would still be jumping on the trainer, chewing the leash, chewing pant legs non stop. None of this works with my little puppy. I have a small breed and he doesn’t sit still for a moment. I wish a trainer could help my guy. So far any trainer I’ve seen has just as many problems with him as I do. He jumps and squirms and nips pretty much all day. I’ve had many dogs over the decades, but never one as wild as this one. I’d love to see this trainer try to tame my wild child.
Right?? Same mine has the zoomies even after being restrained with a leash he does flips and leaps far. He's a puppy weimaraner and he's doubling in size every 2 weeks
It can sometimes seem like it's not working, and taking forever. And we don't realize that we are actually slipping up, which actually sets any training back entirely. Just a single instance of allowing a certain behavior, or not getting the correction/reward at the right moment, can undo everything. Sometimes, dogs need more than just a reward/positive reinforcement. And having a balanced approach is more effective. Not in any way advocating for physical harm. I'm just talking about methods that communicate that their behavior was not ok.
@@Katfishforrent one year and 5 dog trainers later, nothing has improved. I’m beginning to think he really is untrainable. None of the trainers believe in negative training, but my dog literally NEVER sits and never stops jumping. How do you reward positive behavior when it never happens? He’s mine and I won’t rehome him, but it’s tough knowing he will never be a dog I can have around my 90 year old mom or small grandchildren. He doesn’t know how to settle down. He runs full speed and jumps on them. Crate? He barks like he’s being killed. Tether? He chews it. Ex-pen? Same as crate. I’m exhausted, and thousands of dollars poorer wasted on trainers.
I really appreciate your videos----I'm binging on puppy biting. 4 mo English Springer Spaniel, she's so sweet until she isn't. I was convinced the other day that I was going to have to re-home her as she has ripped into my ear, and my nose. You're teaching me not only how to handle her once she starts, but trying to avoid define to begin with. Thank you so much you've given me hope.
This is an excellent and important video. Many years ago I ended up in the emergency room with my elderly mother (who was on blood thinners) because of “playful” puppy biting by my young lab. Fortunately, she was well taken care of by the emergency physician. However, I had to convince the ER admissions person not to report it as a dog bite to the authorities. It could have easily been a much different and terrible outcome for both my mother and my puppy.
at 77, the slightest touch from my puppy's teeth or toenail rips my skin to bleeding! I have been wearing leather gloves, but also just found extra-large band-aids to just wear on the backs of my hands and wrists.
Do you have a video on puppy biting that is directed towards a kid audience? Maybe something short and simple? 🤔 We just rescued a 6 mo old kelpie who is sweet, smart, but quite mouthy, struggling with her herding instincts. We’ve directed the kids to immediately tell her “no” the second her teeth make contact, but they could probably use some help from an expert such as yourself. Just discovered your channel and it’s great! (Also noticed it recommended on a poodle blog I was just reading.) Thanks for such good content!
Great info. I wish my current dog's first owners had worked with him like this. Not only would he not have ended up in the shelter at 2 years old, but his first steps out of the shelter door wouldn't have been to immediately turn me around so that I fell over and broke my shoulder. Three years later we're still working on calming the boxer brain in his pit bull body, but he's finally catching on to the difference between full crazy play and relaxing. Now my big challenge is to get him to let me trim his nails without drawing blood. He's a beastly sweetheart, but it has definitely been a journey. I can even get him to reluctantly let me take something from him in trade for a treat. Maybe by this time next year he'll even drop it. 😃
My puppy is teething and I am trying to find something that works. Speaking calmly and holding by the collar and telling her to settle, then praising her when she does, seems to be working.
Frozen nylabones and kongs as preventables and it soothes their teeth/gums. Continue positive reinforcing settle training because that attacks the root of the issue. As a tasty treat for teethers, you can fill Kongs with treats and peanut butter (and even chicken broth) and freeze them. Gives them something to chew, its tasty and keeps them occupied for a bit.
Fantastic! I will have to start this with my 5 month old Anatolian puppy. My older dog, who was alpha to her, had cancer, and I lost him a month ago. Now I have to 'explain' I'm alpha, not her. And she is going to be HUGE.
Do you have any tips to stop lead chewing? My pup loves to bite/chew on his lead. Even when there are other toys around him that I try to engage him with. If I ask him to drop it, he will do it for a bit but once I reward him for dropping it, he'll go right back to chewing it.
Thank you, I’m on the right track but will now have better abilities to help my boy. We are also dealing with eye surgery recovery which is very frustrating for him. He only has 4 more days in an e collar. He is healing well, but has ripped 2 of his collars. One completely dangling around his collar. Thank God for clear gorilla tape!!!
How do you go about when the puppy lies down, while during correction, and get more bitey/excited? We have a lab/german shepherd, who does this a lot when we corrects her biting. Should we let her stay on her back, or try to get her in an upright position while correcting?
I would love an answer to this. My 13 week Aussie/Heeler mix will not only try rolling but will flop to his back and refuse to sit back up. I'd love to know if I should correct his posture or if it means I'm just not holding firmly enough.
This is a lil late but around 12:45 she mentions that. I swear there's a moment when this pup laid down and K had her bring the pup back up into sitting position. It was so quick. Now I can't find it. Lol
Hmmm, from my prior raising of puppies I know that exposing the belly is a submissive move, and in fact holding my puppy in that position until their whole attitude was submissive (no longer struggling, no longer yelping, trying to lick me instead of trying to bite) was how I knew they were submitting. Of course I NEVER hurt my puppies, but being stronger and holding them by the neck (gently but firmly) showed them that they were not in control, I was. Dogs will also use neck hold to reprimand another dog. I personally would just go with the belly up pup, but I also want to try to impliment this new kind of sitting collar hold too.
Can you do some videos with smaller breed puppies? We have a 9 week Boston Terrier who is very bitey and he's so incredibly small that firmer discipline feels impossible to do. We do use the puppy settle hold (although we don't grab collar we just pin him to our chest) which does seem to work but he's just so bitey during any toy play or when he's very excited.
Fun fact: When my cattle dog was a pup, he was very mouthy (as you would expect with that age and breed). It went on for months regardless of training, and i was frustrated. One day i asked myself if maybe he wasnt just being a dog, but maybe he was asking for something. I asked him, "scratches?" And he immediately let my wrist go and sat down for scratches. It was that moment i realized my dog wasnt trying to play or nip or bite, but was asking me for scratches for months. I just didnt understand. Since then, whenever he puts his mouth on my wrist (mouthy, not damaging at all, super gentle) he wants scratches and attention. It works for us.
This is awesome, but it is great for a big puppy like this one, but I have a puppy that is 2.09 pounds and is 12 weeks old. How do I go about doing this with a small baby like what I have? What do you recommend?
Sounds silly but bringing the attention to my face away from my pocket is making all the difference with my standard rat terrier he’s almost 12 weeks and wow the energy
We are getting a puppy in 7 weeks. This is so helpful to be prepared with a good training plan. It is great that you focus on positive experience and show training of new puppies.
Love all the personalised training Videos! Started to train my 11 month old Bichon (I Got her late) using the McCann techniques with some success so far. Have so many issues to deal with like jumping up, play biting, Barking etc. The 1 question I have is when to know to stop giving the treats when the Dog starts the good behaviour?? Am seriously using soo many little bits of biscuits, I don't know if it's healthy or not. Thanks to all at McCann for your help!!!!
I have a stafforshire terrior puppy 6 months, I found out he was taken from his mother at 6 weeks, I believe that is where some of his behavior is coming from not having the correction from the mother. What can I do to make him calmer and socialized and a great pet. There is alot of mouthing toys and family. Any answers would be great. Thanks
Rita, that sounds so familiar to me with my 6 month German Shepherd. Maybe he was taken from his mom early too. 🤷🏽♂️ However, I’m working on this behavior too and he’s not too bad but I want the nipping to stop completely. He’s pretty anxious licking and slightly mouthing when I reach to pet him sometimes. Other than that training is coming along well with other behavior and commands. We’ll work it out and so will you guys. Good luck.
That’s so interesting!! We have a mastiff puppy. She was 1 of 16, unfortunately….her Mama died right after her c-section. Which is So tragic…the breeder essentially raised her right when she was born. I think without Mama, she did miss out on those corrections. We struggle with biting!
Thankyou commenters and kayl for restoring my faith in myself! I adore my puppy and have put in the time to have a nicely trained little guy but his excitement is getting in the way of an otherwise crazy intelligent boy! he is the definition of a walking land shark and whilst we’ve made great progress in his calmer moments with handling I don’t love ramping him up into play without knowing I can bring him back down (he’s motivated by play over food so it’s key we sort this) Cant wait to wake up tomorrow with him and begin a fresh and consistent approach! Loved to see a pup who’s actually acting like a fresh baby still needing guidance. I already know it’s going to be a teethy tantrum tomorrow so also thanks for explaining just to patiently wait through it and not get ramped up with him! Also my boyfriend struggles with their relationship as he finds it hard to not be melted by the adorable puppy in front of him and set healthy boundaries - can’t wait to help him work on this and watch them grow closer as a result - I’ve currently got them working on a routine of toy play , drop toy on cue , sit and yes with toy as reward (taken gently) so this will be great to tie in to bring puppy back down again can’t wait to help them work through it together 🥰
I have a 13 week old Corgi. I have had him for 3 weeks. The biting is too much for me. I am going to re-home him to a farm. I watched a video from a Corgi owner who described Corgi breed as needing a job to do since they are headers. When Cooper bites at me when walking indoor around my feet I just try to incorporate him into a job like using the swifter instead of showing my hyper frustration. This got me through the day but this isn't for me.
Hi I’ve been trying this but the leash up or the collar grab just makes our 5 month old pup worse. She will not settle. She is very timid around new people and other dogs but she gets “bitey” during play. She is not a cuddly puppy. We thought it was teething but she has so many items she can chew etc It’s getting worse. What do you do when this doesn’t work?
If you can, record a training session. Just to rule out any areas where you’re not responding as fast as you think you are. When we watch these videos it’s easy for us to catch what the owner is doing because our attention is free from watching our dog; it’s so different when we’re working with our dogs in person. If there’s really nothing to improve on your end of the response, it might be beneficial to revisit “leave it” command before moving to this. I always go back to leave it when impulse control is getting weak. Good luck!
This was a great watch. I need all the training I can get. My puppy is on the right path. My question is... when doing the hold for calm, while watching, Kayl is the one handing the reward. How do we hold AND give the treat reward? my hands are both holding the puppy :)
I suggest practicing this technique while you don't need to do anything else with your other hand until the puppy understands fully that they shouldn't bite. Then you can do whatever you need to do with your free hand!
Great video! She looks about 7 or 8 months old and I’m curious if she is crated all day, which may be necessary due to careers, we did it with our second lab and she was great. Secondly, I am curious how much exercise she gets. Those would be important pieces of information as to why she is so energetic even considering her age and breed.
My “puppy” is a little over 1. Absolutely not a biter/nibbler outside the house but at home he does it almost non-stop, going for the hands. Some times harder than other times.
Yessss this is what I needed for my rescue. He’s almost 2 but the nipping and mouthing is wild and after trying so many different things with no full success I felt so discouraged. This video was so helpful! Yay for real doggos and owners!
Hi, just got 3 month old maltese that bites me and everything else. She only weighs 4.5 pounds and I use a mesh body collar. Not sure if I can hold her tightly with leash since she is so little. Wish you were closer to Central Florida!
I have 2 one year old American Staffordshire Terrier mix pups. One is 55lbs and the other is 65lbs. Would these techniques work on them or is it tailored to younger puppies.
This video is so helpful!! I’m going to try these techniques out on my puppy. I need to also find a way to get my puppy to stop showing aggressive behavior when he takes something he knows isn’t his and when he’s commanded to drop it, he runs away, hides, and then starts growling and snarling at you if you try to take it from him. He even bit me the other day when I went to grab the item out of his mouth! When I yelped from pain, he immediately dropped the item and started trying to snuggle up under me while licking me, which makes me believe he knew he did a bad thing. How do you break this behavior??
Can you guys do a video on stopping digging in the yard? my 9mo old puppy thinks it's a game when i try to stop him, even if i distract him with a toy or some other task, he'll bounce right back over to his dig spot. >.< he thinks it's a game!
❤the training worked really well with my first puppy who is now nineteen months… and guess what now I have another 9 week old puppy time to start again. Any tips on training two dogs?
Our new pup is 11weeks old and VERY nippy. I tried this approach today and he got super snarly/angry. He really didn't like it at all. I think his collar might be too big, so maybe that's impacting the feel of my hold on him--so I'll wait to start until we get a better fitting collar (this week), but what if we try these holds and it makes our pup aggressive? Should we stop?
Kayl, I am learning all I can in preparation for buying a first puppy. By watching this and quite a few of your other videos, you never seem to use the word "No!" to the puppies. Is there a specific reason for this?
What I’ve been told is that people use the word no so many times in normal conversation during the day that using a noise reserved just for correction works better.
I have a 9 months old miniature dachshund who's been regressing a bit with his biting lately and I tried this technique for the first time, but he threw the biggest tantrum and went full floppy mode on the floor and was very stubborn in not wanting to settle. I kept holding him despite him twisting around like crazy and once he settled I praised him and gave him a treat, but the moment he's calmer and I let him go to get up, he goes back to his shenanigans and it's all rinse and repeat from there. Another worry I have with this technique is that he's so stubborn I'm afraid he will choke himself if I hold on too long or hurt his neck/back while twisting around on the floor. I'm sure you know, but Dachshund have a fragile neck and back, so I'm really worried this could hurt him. Also he's smaller and doesn't have nearly as much loose skin for me to grab around his neck than this puppy in the video, so I'm wondering if this technique is the best for that specific breed. Any tips would be appreciated. (｡-人-｡)
I have a GS rescue and he is 18 months mouthing me, lol, not my hubby. I haven’t tried this yet. But I think she said if the neck hold resorts to flopping about (mine does this, these clever pups;) I think she said to do that thumb hold which gives you more control to pull up for the dog to sit. Then kind of keep tension on leash so they can’t flop down while a gentle but firm grip on the collar while saying “calm” or “settle” in a firm voice. Then even if you get 2 seconds of the dog relenting, submitting, stop praise give treat. Then repeat the process a couple times. I think since this is new behavior from you, to just give it a few seconds, firm quick. Then in time with consistency, our pups will know biting hands off limits. ( I also want to hold my Henry’s paw without him grabbing my hand with his mouth, so I can eventually trim his nails, or just inspect his fur without him attacking me like it’s a game, lol.) this was one of her best videos! I learned so much! ( I read that they will eventually grow out of this too that their back molars may still be growing until 2 years old, so they will grow out of mouthing... )
Looks like will help me, excellent video with owner and untrained puppy. One time I tried but puppy got more crazy and tried to escape even collar was not much tight(3+finger gap). Any suggestion for escape trying puppies? 😊
Have you tried EVERYTHING and you still have a biting problem? You're missing the most important part: th-cam.com/video/xWq61DI4fyg/w-d-xo.html
Happy Training!
Can you show how to stop a frenchie from biting hands and jump when company comes. He didn't wear collar
@@tonides55 get a well-fit collar and follow Kayles instruction.
Hi , how old is this puppy?
@@angelalvarez1168 I'm thinking about 6 months. I have a lab puppy who is just short of 5 months, (but I exercise her a LOT, so she is not so crazy.)
I do this already with my 6 month old Malinois puppy often although it takes much longer for him to settle than this puppy in the video and as soon as he does and I praise him he just starts biting again the first chance he gets. He will also bite on the leash while correcting him. I lifted up my shirt this morning and noticed I have about a 2 inch bruise on my abdomen from where he grabbed me yesterday during training. If I put my arms behind my back he'll go for the torso. My arms are finally recovering from the past few weeks bruises and scratches. I can tell he's testing me. You'd think he'd give up eventually once he realizes that I'm not going to, but no. He has these little bite-fests and then stops when he's ready. I think he may be regressing because of his age. He had gotten much better for awhile but now does it some in almost every training session or interaction, even during play. I am doing shorter training sessions and limiting how much time he gets to run around in hopes that will reduce it. I'm starting to desensitize him to wearing a muzzle by putting a treat in there also.
I love the private lesson format! It’s nice to see dogs who weren’t raised by trainers their whole life, it is really a testament to how good your methods are when they learn just as fast!
Isn’t it so refreshing!! Makes us at home feel like we aren’t failing our dogs they are just acting like normal puppies who need a little guidance in the right direction
My arms are all scratched up , so glad this video popped up,
Finally a normal pup! Gives me hope for my little alligator 😂
I have an alligator, too!
Me, too!
my pup's nickname is labra-gator 😁
😂😂 same
I just got a bowling ball with teeth, myself. I'll try this today!
This video is such a god send. Didn’t get but 10 minutes in and tried the techniques and it immediately started a feedback loop with my puppy that worked. With each verbal cue of disapproval followed by a firm grabbing, followed by a gentler grip when he settled, followed by letting go and voicing approval… he nipped less and less until he seemed to recognize that he should not do that to me. You have no idea how amazing that is to me. Thank you!!
great point; a lot of people are afraid of correcting their dog because they think it is mean or cruel but that is how dogs communicate. If you observe how dogs interact with each other, mother dogs with their puppies; littermates, etc. the corrections they give to each other are much harsher.
This is exactly the kind of video training I've been looking for! Someone with an actual puppy who hasn't already been trained to the behavior! It's SO much more helpful. Can't wait to use this in reality with my 9 week old puppy!
Glad you found it helpful, Barb! Happy Training!
I want to thank you very much for this video as well, you have answered a few of my questions that I needed answering. There’s one other trainer that I have watched that does exactly what you have said not to do and that is to replace that behavior with a toy so that their unwanted behavior continues. This trainer doesn’t use any correction when the dog is pulling or biting and I don’t I don’t understand that.
I do, however have one question that no one has been able to answer for me.
I have a little over one year old cockapoo who steals everything and burrows her face in her paws and won’t let go of it even for her favorite treat or toy or a piece of meat.
She knows the command leave it, but it depends on whether she wants to follow the command or not.
How do I get some thing away from her that she does not want to give up?
Thanks you much, look forward to your videos. Lynn
Hello Barb how are you doing today
yea way too late for me, i needed this 13 mo ago…i slogged through the puppy biting, attacking us phase. She still attacks when she’s tired or hungry, im now trying to remove myself and ignore her, it delays her feeding because i will not feed her if she attacks for it.
@@lynnbailey1616Where did you rescue from?
I can’t thank you enough for this video. My almost 5 month old puppy had been terrible with the biting, everyone told me he is a puppy and he will grow out of it. I tell you the bites literally made me cry, and I have a very high pain tolerance he drew blood my hands have all the bite marks.
I watched this video last evening and tried to hold his collar as you suggested he threw a massive tantrum, if someone heard us would have thought I’m doing something to my puppy 😂 but he eventually calmed down. I kept practising that today and lo and behold first time since I brought his home I was able to sit with him for one hour, pet him, play with him without a single bite.
I’m so so grateful to you for sharing this. Massive thanks 🙏
We've been struggling with biting with our pup and it took just 15 mins to bring in profound change. Thank you so much 💝
Funny how the trainers I follow are all posting exactly the type of more detailed, in real time puppy biting videos I need right now… God does exist and does answer prayers lolol THANK YOU.
Right!!!!! Absolutely. I thank God for these trainers.
its the video you need right now because every puppy owner goes through the exact same thing lol...I have 2- 3 month pups and yeah, the struggle is real
Lol God does exist, but if u have a puppy they all do this, it came up for me too but I was searching on Google and TH-cam so this came up again. Good luck with your puppy I need luck too 😂
@@Sirwebbsiv aren't you afraid to mock God by saying that. One day u will regret it.
Thanks 😊
I just brought home a new puppy and am binge-watching all your videos. I am learning so much and so easily from you. You are definitely helping me to have a future good dog. This time.
So glad to hear that, AMBELLINA77! Congratulations, and Happy Training!
How is it going ?
@AMBELLINA77 How is it going now? Did these techniques work for you and your pup? Thanks!
I haven't had a young pup in over 15yrs, honey! It's been almost 3 wks with this new baby. These vids get me through. Thank you.
I can't believe this actually worked!!!!! In a matter of days, 90% of the mouthing/biting has gone. Only comes now when he's super tired and occasionally nipping at my partner's slippers. Almost there. THANK YOU! Super like!!!
This lady taught me so much about puppy obedience than any other video.
I got the home leash, I started a schedule for potty training, I started crate training (tho I ended up getting a very big crate), and now I know how to control nipping.
THANK YOU ❤
I can’t thank you enough for sharing this valuable information. I will be looking into ordering your training videos. I live in Arizona and have a 7 month old German Shepherd/ Husky mix that is very smart and very strong willed. She’s had basic training but hasn’t wanted to stop mouthing among other issues. We took her to a pet store for training but got little from it. We’ve been employing the methods you’ve demonstrated in this and other videos and the results are amazing! It’s not a chore to correct Peaches. It’s easy and generally quick. Thank you so very much! I pray that God bless you all for your generosity.
I don’t have a dog, my friend does and he’s struggling with his dog and I’m trying to help but watching this makes me wanna get one. Great video. Thx
McCann is brilliant! Their real time training tips are working for me like a charm! Thank you so much.
This is brilliant!! I have watched this a couple opf times now, and every time I pick up something more, I am working with my 9 week old German Shepherd and his nipping/biting, we have come a long way through this video. He's gone from Alligator rolls and screaming on correction, to sitting calmly if I have to do any sort of correction.
Its a lot of work, but so worth it, thank you!! So many things to work on when they're puppies!!
@@awkwardspacepig3545 I am by no means an expert and it's always best to consult a professional if you're having trouble, but this was my experience after I watched this video.
My first big correction as per the demo was enlightening to say the least.
I did the collar hold combined with the elbow on the body holding him steady, he hated it and screamed so much so I weas worried someone might think I was beating him, but I held though it, I then felt him suddelny go limp, so I eased the hold and was just holding him by the collar, and that was the beginning of getting the situation under control. If he puts his mouth on my hand for example, I can slide my hand up and grab his collar and he will most times automatically sit and I can feel him relaxing, once hes relaxed and I can handle his muzzle and around his face without the mouth opening, then I give him a treat.
I just started the "Play and settle" thing today, that is really good.
The other one he likes is the "Tug and out" game, he likes that and has never nipped me when we're playing.
But, this is ongoing, its not just a one time fix, and like the McCann trainers say, set your puppy up for success, I really try hard not to put him in situations where he's definitely going to fail, gotta watch him like a hawk.
@@awkwardspacepig3545 Oh and sorry I never answered you question. No I didn't experience any territorial behaviour, I find he's more submisive now, he seems to respect me more, that said there is some minor mouthing I am still working on, but I have even improved that after watching this video for a third time. He seems to really understand what I expect now.
Puppies can be really hard work!! But the hard work pays dividends!!
@@awkwardspacepig3545 happy to help, this is my first dog for 35 years and I had forgiotten just how intense the inital few weeks are, so its great to have these channels we can use to help us along the way. We are in a pretty good routine now so things are a lot more settled.
Great to hear you had some success, it is a pretty crazy thing to do, but it makes sense that now they are away from their pack and mother, that they now rely on our guidance.
Thank you, and best of luck to you too.
I love this b/c there’s no doubt in my mind that only redirecting does not work with my puppy. There are times when I need to make the situation safe and calm her down. Just putting another toy in her mouth doesn’t work in every situation!
Fantastic video! Thanks to the puppy and parent for agreeing to be recorded! Learnt so much! Keep it up!
Hello Rajesh how are you doing today
You are so powerful! Your training videos are the ONLY ones I watch now. You have given me the resource I needed to train my border collie and feel like I have confidence in my leadership. Thank you so much.
Oh my god Kayl, you should really be the next Dog Whisperer! I absolutely adore you!!! I'm binging all the McCann videos before I bring home my new Berner puppy in a few weeks, and I'm so excited to see how little Cosmo will respond to these techniques! 😭❤
This channel is a blessing! Been helping me so much to get control of my 12 week puppy/shark!
Ours is 14 weeks old, and we've told him he's not a shark, but he doesn't listen! Glad we're not the only ones who thought it. :P
You are like a nonstop flow of constant knowledge i love this channel so much
this is absolutely amazing. I just stopped my 10 week old australian cattle dog from biting in 10 minutes. it took 5 minutes to teach my wife what we exactly need to do and she has already calmed. Thank you for this video to an unimaginable degree.
Your videos are ALWAYS just what my pup and I need
Your channel has taught me so much!! Getting ready to pick up our puppy this weekend!
Hey, how's everything been with your pup?
You are my fairy God sister! I’m a first time dog owner and thanks to your videos I’m seeing such amazing progress with my puppy!
I really appreciate the fact the you use discipline to teach the dogs as well as positive reinforcement…i dont agree with posit d all the way…to me it seems pretty clear that this world works in positive vs negative things and it’s only being realistic to assume that they learn what’s good as well as what’s not…good and happy positive isn’t always practical.
Thank you so much for this video giving information like this for free is an incredible thing to do. First morning using these methods to train my 12 week old puppy and it’s already paying off! After a week of using poor training from all the misinformation out there my hands a wrists are shredded so finally making progress with Scout has been just what we both needed ❤
What an excellent instructor!
This has to be the calmest puppy I’ve seen in a video. My puppy would still be jumping on the trainer, chewing the leash, chewing pant legs non stop. None of this works with my little puppy. I have a small breed and he doesn’t sit still for a moment. I wish a trainer could help my guy. So far any trainer I’ve seen has just as many problems with him as I do. He jumps and squirms and nips pretty much all day. I’ve had many dogs over the decades, but never one as wild as this one. I’d love to see this trainer try to tame my wild child.
Right?? Same mine has the zoomies even after being restrained with a leash he does flips and leaps far. He's a puppy weimaraner and he's doubling in size every 2 weeks
It can sometimes seem like it's not working, and taking forever. And we don't realize that we are actually slipping up, which actually sets any training back entirely. Just a single instance of allowing a certain behavior, or not getting the correction/reward at the right moment, can undo everything. Sometimes, dogs need more than just a reward/positive reinforcement. And having a balanced approach is more effective. Not in any way advocating for physical harm. I'm just talking about methods that communicate that their behavior was not ok.
@@Katfishforrent one year and 5 dog trainers later, nothing has improved. I’m beginning to think he really is untrainable. None of the trainers believe in negative training, but my dog literally NEVER sits and never stops jumping. How do you reward positive behavior when it never happens? He’s mine and I won’t rehome him, but it’s tough knowing he will never be a dog I can have around my 90 year old mom or small grandchildren. He doesn’t know how to settle down. He runs full speed and jumps on them. Crate? He barks like he’s being killed. Tether? He chews it. Ex-pen? Same as crate. I’m exhausted, and thousands of dollars poorer wasted on trainers.
@@giraffezebra2698grabbed by the collar how she does in this video until he calms down
I really appreciate your videos----I'm binging on puppy biting. 4 mo English Springer Spaniel, she's so sweet until she isn't. I was convinced the other day that I was going to have to re-home her as she has ripped into my ear, and my nose. You're teaching me not only how to handle her once she starts, but trying to avoid define to begin with. Thank you so much you've given me hope.
Thanks!
Used your techniques after some serious frustration with my 11+ week old lab female puppy. Immediate results first sessions. Thank you
That was amazing. She completely change her energy.
This is an excellent and important video. Many years ago I ended up in the emergency room with my elderly mother (who was on blood thinners) because of “playful” puppy biting by my young lab. Fortunately, she was well taken care of by the emergency physician. However, I had to convince the ER admissions person not to report it as a dog bite to the authorities. It could have easily been a much different and terrible outcome for both my mother and my puppy.
Yeah i worry about this too because the husky bites right at my mom on blood thinners but my mom wants to keep her
at 77, the slightest touch from my puppy's teeth or toenail rips my skin to bleeding! I have been wearing leather gloves, but also just found extra-large band-aids to just wear on the backs of my hands and wrists.
Do you have a video on puppy biting that is directed towards a kid audience? Maybe something short and simple? 🤔 We just rescued a 6 mo old kelpie who is sweet, smart, but quite mouthy, struggling with her herding instincts. We’ve directed the kids to immediately tell her “no” the second her teeth make contact, but they could probably use some help from an expert such as yourself.
Just discovered your channel and it’s great! (Also noticed it recommended on a poodle blog I was just reading.) Thanks for such good content!
Great info. I wish my current dog's first owners had worked with him like this. Not only would he not have ended up in the shelter at 2 years old, but his first steps out of the shelter door wouldn't have been to immediately turn me around so that I fell over and broke my shoulder. Three years later we're still working on calming the boxer brain in his pit bull body, but he's finally catching on to the difference between full crazy play and relaxing. Now my big challenge is to get him to let me trim his nails without drawing blood. He's a beastly sweetheart, but it has definitely been a journey. I can even get him to reluctantly let me take something from him in trade for a treat. Maybe by this time next year he'll even drop it. 😃
You draw blood from him during nail trims? Or he draws blood from you??? Neither is great
Typical pitbull behavior
My puppy is teething and I am trying to find something that works. Speaking calmly and holding by the collar and telling her to settle, then praising her when she does, seems to be working.
Frozen nylabones and kongs as preventables and it soothes their teeth/gums.
Continue positive reinforcing settle training because that attacks the root of the issue.
As a tasty treat for teethers, you can fill Kongs with treats and peanut butter (and even chicken broth) and freeze them. Gives them something to chew, its tasty and keeps them occupied for a bit.
@@ryanbeatbox Thanks for the tips! I put some peanut butter in her Kong and placed it in the freezer. She's playing with it now.
Hello Carol how are you doing today I
@@Carol_Pearson canned puppy food may be healthier than peanut butter
Excellent information, thank you for all the work you’ve put into making this video.
Very informative. Will definitely use this on my 12 month jackshund.
So amazing! 10 minutes and my puppy was so much better! Life safer!!
Thank you for the most amazing training and talking through things really well. I'm new at dog owning and really appreciate it.
Fantastic! I will have to start this with my 5 month old Anatolian puppy. My older dog, who was alpha to her, had cancer, and I lost him a month ago. Now I have to 'explain' I'm alpha, not her. And she is going to be HUGE.
Do you have any tips to stop lead chewing? My pup loves to bite/chew on his lead. Even when there are other toys around him that I try to engage him with. If I ask him to drop it, he will do it for a bit but once I reward him for dropping it, he'll go right back to chewing it.
Stop biting in minutes but I spent half an hour to watch this video 😂😂
Hey 30 minutes is still minutes lol!
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You can stop biting in minutes but it will take 30 minutes to teach you how.
Worth every minute of watching time, right?
😂 😂 😂
I've been training Doberman's and German Shepherds sense 1970. I use voice commands and not the leash. The only time I use the lead is outdoors.
Awesome video we rescued a male Lab puppy who is approximately 8 or 9 months old who loves to chew. Can’t wait to try all your training tips .
My Lab is 7 months and he is a nightmare sometimes lol. i will be using the tips from this video today
This is helping immensely with my 11 week old piranha/snapping turtle
Thank you so much for this wisdom!! You’re so good at what you do. Can’t wait to use this!
This video training is so good! It helped my puppy 100%. Thank you
Thank you, I’m on the right track but will now have better abilities to help my boy. We are also dealing with eye surgery recovery which is very frustrating for him. He only has 4 more days in an e collar. He is healing well, but has ripped 2 of his collars. One completely dangling around his collar.
Thank God for clear gorilla tape!!!
How do you go about when the puppy lies down, while during correction, and get more bitey/excited? We have a lab/german shepherd, who does this a lot when we corrects her biting. Should we let her stay on her back, or try to get her in an upright position while correcting?
Same that’s my problem too. My 12 week old Australian Shepard immediately slides down on the floor when I’m trying to correct the biting.
I would love an answer to this. My 13 week Aussie/Heeler mix will not only try rolling but will flop to his back and refuse to sit back up. I'd love to know if I should correct his posture or if it means I'm just not holding firmly enough.
This is a lil late but around 12:45 she mentions that. I swear there's a moment when this pup laid down and K had her bring the pup back up into sitting position. It was so quick. Now I can't find it. Lol
@@GrandPapi95 Hi, try 16:49
Hmmm, from my prior raising of puppies I know that exposing the belly is a submissive move, and in fact holding my puppy in that position until their whole attitude was submissive (no longer struggling, no longer yelping, trying to lick me instead of trying to bite) was how I knew they were submitting. Of course I NEVER hurt my puppies, but being stronger and holding them by the neck (gently but firmly) showed them that they were not in control, I was. Dogs will also use neck hold to reprimand another dog. I personally would just go with the belly up pup, but I also want to try to impliment this new kind of sitting collar hold too.
My 7 month aussie is still struggling with some biting and nipping when he gets overly hyper. I can't wait to try some of these techniques on him!
Can you do some videos with smaller breed puppies? We have a 9 week Boston Terrier who is very bitey and he's so incredibly small that firmer discipline feels impossible to do. We do use the puppy settle hold (although we don't grab collar we just pin him to our chest) which does seem to work but he's just so bitey during any toy play or when he's very excited.
Yes i have yorkie!
this was such a great learn for me! can’t wait to apply this in my training!
This vid saved my puppy and I, thank you so much.
Fun fact:
When my cattle dog was a pup, he was very mouthy (as you would expect with that age and breed). It went on for months regardless of training, and i was frustrated. One day i asked myself if maybe he wasnt just being a dog, but maybe he was asking for something. I asked him, "scratches?" And he immediately let my wrist go and sat down for scratches. It was that moment i realized my dog wasnt trying to play or nip or bite, but was asking me for scratches for months. I just didnt understand. Since then, whenever he puts his mouth on my wrist (mouthy, not damaging at all, super gentle) he wants scratches and attention. It works for us.
Technique worked quickly for my puppy. Many thanks.
This is awesome, but it is great for a big puppy like this one, but I have a puppy that is 2.09 pounds and is 12 weeks old. How do I go about doing this with a small baby like what I have? What do you recommend?
Love the side comments from the dog!
this looks good and I will try this, question is what if your puppy is not highly motivated with food ?
Sounds silly but bringing the attention to my face away from my pocket is making all the difference with my standard rat terrier he’s almost 12 weeks and wow the energy
I’ve got 2 8week old Lhasa apso pups one is chill and the other is a energy fur ball 😅
I always have a toy or chew on me to take away the focus from my face. Got a 13 wk old Bedlington terrier, goodness me he's a handfull😂
This is excellent video! Very informative and clear 👌 i wish we have more trainers like you in my area
We are getting a puppy in 7 weeks. This is so helpful to be prepared with a good training plan. It is great that you focus on positive experience and show training of new puppies.
Yay another vd I love it bc my aunt has a dog he or she is 4 months old and I can show her that so she can handle the dog when it is old
I just love your videos! Thank u
Excellent advice and video. Thank you
Great training session, I hope it works for my puppy.
Thank you so much. This was very helpful.
Love all the personalised training Videos! Started to train my 11 month old Bichon (I Got her late) using the McCann techniques with some success so far. Have so many issues to deal with like jumping up, play biting, Barking etc. The 1 question I have is when to know to stop giving the treats when the Dog starts the good behaviour?? Am seriously using soo many little bits of biscuits, I don't know if it's healthy or not. Thanks to all at McCann for your help!!!!
I am not an expert in the least, but most times I use regular kibble instead of treats. I'll save the treats for an extra good reward 😁
I have a stafforshire terrior puppy 6 months, I found out he was taken from his mother at 6 weeks, I believe that is where some of his behavior is coming from not having the correction from the mother. What can I do to make him calmer and socialized and a great pet. There is alot of mouthing toys and family. Any answers would be great. Thanks
Rita, that sounds so familiar to me with my 6 month German Shepherd. Maybe he was taken from his mom early too. 🤷🏽♂️ However, I’m working on this behavior too and he’s not too bad but I want the nipping to stop completely. He’s pretty anxious licking and slightly mouthing when I reach to pet him sometimes. Other than that training is coming along well with other behavior and commands. We’ll work it out and so will you guys. Good luck.
@@everettwhite9874 thank you 😊
That’s so interesting!! We have a mastiff puppy. She was 1 of 16, unfortunately….her Mama died right after her c-section. Which is So tragic…the breeder essentially raised her right when she was born. I think without Mama, she did miss out on those corrections. We struggle with biting!
Thank you so much I need more your help for my PUPPY Belgian Malinois...
Thankyou commenters and kayl for restoring my faith in myself! I adore my puppy and have put in the time to have a nicely trained little guy but his excitement is getting in the way of an otherwise crazy intelligent boy! he is the definition of a walking land shark and whilst we’ve made great progress in his calmer moments with handling I don’t love ramping him up into play without knowing I can bring him back down (he’s motivated by play over food so it’s key we sort this) Cant wait to wake up tomorrow with him and begin a fresh and consistent approach! Loved to see a pup who’s actually acting like a fresh baby still needing guidance. I already know it’s going to be a teethy tantrum tomorrow so also thanks for explaining just to patiently wait through it and not get ramped up with him! Also my boyfriend struggles with their relationship as he finds it hard to not be melted by the adorable puppy in front of him and set healthy boundaries - can’t wait to help him work on this and watch them grow closer as a result - I’ve currently got them working on a routine of toy play , drop toy on cue , sit and yes with toy as reward (taken gently) so this will be great to tie in to bring puppy back down again can’t wait to help them work through it together 🥰
Wow! Such a great lesson. Soooo good. Thank you!!
This is very helpful. Exactly what we needed in our home.
I just brought home my corgi puppy. She is 9 weeks. I am struggling with the biting so much! I hope these tips work.
our new corgi pup is 8mos. I feel like a pin cushion. Hubs is on blood thinners so a nip could be quite serious. Have you seen any improvements?
I have a 13 week old Corgi. I have had him for 3 weeks. The biting is too much for me. I am going to re-home him to a farm. I watched a video from a Corgi owner who described Corgi breed as needing a job to do since they are headers. When Cooper bites at me when walking indoor around my feet I just try to incorporate him into a job like using the swifter instead of showing my hyper frustration. This got me through the day but this isn't for me.
Fantastic video!! Love Kayl's style and how she really helps me see how the dog thinks and feels.
Hello Pam how are you doing today
Hi I’ve been trying this but the leash up or the collar grab just makes our 5 month old pup worse. She will not settle. She is very timid around new people and other dogs but she gets “bitey” during play. She is not a cuddly puppy.
We thought it was teething but she has so many items she can chew etc
It’s getting worse.
What do you do when this doesn’t work?
If you can, record a training session. Just to rule out any areas where you’re not responding as fast as you think you are. When we watch these videos it’s easy for us to catch what the owner is doing because our attention is free from watching our dog; it’s so different when we’re working with our dogs in person.
If there’s really nothing to improve on your end of the response, it might be beneficial to revisit “leave it” command before moving to this. I always go back to leave it when impulse control is getting weak.
Good luck!
This was a great watch. I need all the training I can get. My puppy is on the right path. My question is... when doing the hold for calm, while watching, Kayl is the one handing the reward. How do we hold AND give the treat reward? my hands are both holding the puppy :)
I suggest practicing this technique while you don't need to do anything else with your other hand until the puppy understands fully that they shouldn't bite. Then you can do whatever you need to do with your free hand!
Thanks for your video .How to stop the dog from barking and calm when we are eating .we feed him first and tied for leash. Pls thanks.
Great video! She looks about 7 or 8 months old and I’m curious if she is crated all day, which may be necessary due to careers, we did it with our second lab and she was great. Secondly, I am curious how much exercise she gets. Those would be important pieces of information as to why she is so energetic even considering her age and breed.
She’s definitely not 7 or 8 months old.. she’s a lab not mixed breed so maybe about 4 months or so
if you have to crate a dog all day ..then you probally should not have a puppy with your current career
My “puppy” is a little over 1. Absolutely not a biter/nibbler outside the house but at home he does it almost non-stop, going for the hands. Some times harder than other times.
Yessss this is what I needed for my rescue. He’s almost 2 but the nipping and mouthing is wild and after trying so many different things with no full success I felt so discouraged. This video was so helpful! Yay for real doggos and owners!
Great session Is there a way on line to shop for training leashes - ??the shorter indoor wear training leashes??? Your brand is love.
There is! Check this out: mccanndogs.link/houseline
Happy Training!
Hi, just got 3 month old maltese that bites me and everything else. She only weighs 4.5 pounds and I use a mesh body collar. Not sure if I can hold her tightly with leash since she is so little. Wish you were closer to Central Florida!
I have 2 one year old American Staffordshire Terrier mix pups. One is 55lbs and the other is 65lbs. Would these techniques work on them or is it tailored to younger puppies.
So well done ... thank you!
This video is so helpful!! I’m going to try these techniques out on my puppy. I need to also find a way to get my puppy to stop showing aggressive behavior when he takes something he knows isn’t his and when he’s commanded to drop it, he runs away, hides, and then starts growling and snarling at you if you try to take it from him. He even bit me the other day when I went to grab the item out of his mouth! When I yelped from pain, he immediately dropped the item and started trying to snuggle up under me while licking me, which makes me believe he knew he did a bad thing. How do you break this behavior??
@Adrian-zb3ft the dog Penny in the video?
Can you guys do a video on stopping digging in the yard? my 9mo old puppy thinks it's a game when i try to stop him, even if i distract him with a toy or some other task, he'll bounce right back over to his dig spot. >.< he thinks it's a game!
@mccanndogs thank you so much! I have a 9 week old maltipoo and she’s too small for the smallest leash I can find. Any ideas or alternatives??
❤the training worked really well with my first puppy who is now nineteen months… and guess what now I have another 9 week old puppy time to start again. Any tips on training two dogs?
Any tips on helping tiny dogs settle? My puppy only weighs 2 lbs and having a hard time
Our new pup is 11weeks old and VERY nippy. I tried this approach today and he got super snarly/angry. He really didn't like it at all. I think his collar might be too big, so maybe that's impacting the feel of my hold on him--so I'll wait to start until we get a better fitting collar (this week), but what if we try these holds and it makes our pup aggressive? Should we stop?
Kayl, I am learning all I can in preparation for buying a first puppy. By watching this and quite a few of your other videos, you never seem to use the word "No!" to the puppies. Is there a specific reason for this?
What I’ve been told is that people use the word no so many times in normal conversation during the day that using a noise reserved just for correction works better.
This video is GREAT...Would this technique work using a harness?
even better with a harness since you can hold the dog better
This vedio helps a lot for me my puppy stop biting.thank you so much ❤❤❤
I have a 9 months old miniature dachshund who's been regressing a bit with his biting lately and I tried this technique for the first time, but he threw the biggest tantrum and went full floppy mode on the floor and was very stubborn in not wanting to settle. I kept holding him despite him twisting around like crazy and once he settled I praised him and gave him a treat, but the moment he's calmer and I let him go to get up, he goes back to his shenanigans and it's all rinse and repeat from there. Another worry I have with this technique is that he's so stubborn I'm afraid he will choke himself if I hold on too long or hurt his neck/back while twisting around on the floor. I'm sure you know, but Dachshund have a fragile neck and back, so I'm really worried this could hurt him. Also he's smaller and doesn't have nearly as much loose skin for me to grab around his neck than this puppy in the video, so I'm wondering if this technique is the best for that specific breed. Any tips would be appreciated. (｡-人-｡)
I have a GS rescue and he is 18 months mouthing me, lol, not my hubby. I haven’t tried this yet. But I think she said if the neck hold resorts to flopping about (mine does this, these clever pups;) I think she said to do that thumb hold which gives you more control to pull up for the dog to sit. Then kind of keep tension on leash so they can’t flop down while a gentle but firm grip on the collar while saying “calm” or “settle” in a firm voice. Then even if you get 2 seconds of the dog relenting, submitting, stop praise give treat. Then repeat the process a couple times. I think since this is new behavior from you, to just give it a few seconds, firm quick. Then in time with consistency, our pups will know biting hands off limits. ( I also want to hold my Henry’s paw without him grabbing my hand with his mouth, so I can eventually trim his nails, or just inspect his fur without him attacking me like it’s a game, lol.) this was one of her best videos! I learned so much! ( I read that they will eventually grow out of this too that their back molars may still be growing until 2 years old, so they will grow out of mouthing... )
Yup this technique turned my playful nipper into a monster. Did not work for us. Nothing is working.
you saved my life thank you so much
Looks like will help me, excellent video with owner and untrained puppy. One time I tried but puppy got more crazy and tried to escape even collar was not much tight(3+finger gap). Any suggestion for escape trying puppies? 😊