My 5 month old pointer, lab x was lunging and jumping on dogs heads, training was difficult. Bumped into a dog walker who asked if i wanted to walk with them, all the dogs were checking her then one put her down, she got up and walked calmly with the pack and her behaviour has completely changed. What would have taken me ages to correct took 20 mins with the pack. She now meets other dogs respectfully without lunging. 🐾🐾
Sometimes a prompt and firm correction by an older dog (which looks violent to us) is the quickest way to put a stop to over the top behavior in puppies. I have seen lots of dogs in the dog park whose style of play is " I crash into you , you crash into me---hey this is fun!" Other dogs are extremely offended by that much physical contact with a strange dog.
@@melblacke5726 Yes, I could tell it wasn`t aggressive, just firm, thankfully. Hard to watch your pup being put down though, but she needed to learn manners and better to be from a balanced dog. she is so much better. and yes, teaching her to play well with different sized dogs so she can adapt level of energy to suit, it`s a challenge but worth it.
If this had been another sort of channel, we would have seen the problem but not the actual solution worked out in detail and in real life before our eyes. It jwould have been a tease and then "buy my seminar to see my magic secret patented genius solution." This is a very special place. Thanks.
Thank you, Joel, for yet another wonderful video. Everything about you clearly is real. No tricking the owners, no click bait for us. You have real-time experience and education. You give your help to all of us for free. Nothing is asked for from anyone of us except to Like, Subscribe, and Comment. I liked your “Get to Know Me...” video. Your life has been about animals! Take care!
My Pitt Bull mix looks exactly like this dog and she behaves exactly the same way too!! This has taught me how to fix her dominance and rough edges!! Thanks for helping me out with this amazing work!!❤
Our lab is almost 3 years old, and he is still not able to meet other dogs well. He is super-high energy, and since he is our first family dog, we are learning as we go. This channel seems to be one of the best to help me learn the techniques of training. I've been using the blocking technique recently with good results!
This is exactly what I needed. I didn’t know there was a formal way of handling this. I was trying to do these things at the dog park, but it’sa different world there sometimes and people look at you like you are crazy a little bit (Although I would be a bit too mad). But now I actually know how to do it so hopefully I will feel a bit better about the interactions. It’s hard when you don’t know if you can trust the other dogs, and I don’t have trusted dogs to go be around. We will do what we can.
Finding a good park for your dog is like finding a good school for your kid. Maybe it's next door. Maybe you need to drive past five bad ones to get to a good one. Maybe Monday-Friday is usually good but weekends are too unpredictable. Maybe there's just those 2-3 dogs your dog has a bad vibe with. You have to use good judgment every single time. Be ready to leash-and-leave in case your dog, another dog, you, or another owner is getting too wound up. "This isn't where we want to be right now."
I have a 4 month old Aussie that plays agressive with my older Aussie, my older guy doesn’t like it, but doesn’t put an end to it.. should I correct this at 4 months?
Thank you so much for teaching us this method. I am forwarding it to my husband because we have a lab mix and 100lb pit mix that plays too rough with our other fur baby, I can't wait to try this method with them.
Thank you, Joel! My sweet female 4 month old Golden goes after one of my 13 year old Puggles .... NOW ... I know what to do! Thanks for all the details in the correction ... particularly the reference to loose leash walking and the calm release. After puppy raising several service dogs, I am committed to early follow through & calmness. Many, many thanks for all that you share!!!
I am boarding a dog that I bred and he’s just awful about playing too rough. I no longer let him play with my other dogs. He just never gives up. I’m really grateful for this video! I think in his case he is being dominant. He was neutered at 6 months because of growling when told what to do.I can’t wait to try this on him! Thank you!
Hang in there. I know your pain. Lol. Last year I was struggling with the same stuff with my pup. Followed Joel’s teaching and just kept doing it over and over; the loose leash walking, and looking for social opportunities so I could stop him right away every time; I had to make him sit calmly in the yard when other people/dogs walked by instead acting territorial; I had play rules for him where he would have to stop/sit in the middle of play; he had to be patient and wait for me if we were going somewhere and in and out of the vehicle. There were several times we had to leave the dog park before him getting to play because he wouldn’t settle down. I had to build in moments to slow him down and make him have think, be patience and gentler into everything we did. Hiking on a 40 ft leash helped a lot because it gave us both time to just be at ease, practice some loose leash walking, change directions at my cue; and calm him down. My dog was tough, rough, over excited, domineering, and persistent but also incredibly loving and super fun and expressive - border collie/husky. I had to be more persistent, and it took a few months because I didn’t have many opportunities during pandemic, had obligations and knew few people with dogs I could practice him with. I had to learn not to feel guilty when I had to be firm (make him sit and behave with out rewarding bad behavior) with him in public because frankly it was very embarrassing. I really had to learn ti be more confident in my judgements- it was a huge growth lesson for me as well. People would look at us in either sympathy or a wide range of judgment. But at the end it was a big reward, he was finally able to play with other dogs, he was great with kids, was a great walker, could walk in petco, meet people appropriately and settle. He wasn’t perfect yet at that time but we were definitely over the worst, he listened great and I didn’t have to worry every time we were in excitable situations. He made a ton of progress and could finally have the rewards he needed from other dogs and social situations. Stick with it, believe in the outcome, calm yourself if needed and just keep methodically at it.
My 8 month old standard poodle is a goofy, lovey boy but very physical and sometimes if he can’t run it off with a buddy he tries to play that way with me. This was great for showing me what to look for to stop. Now. Thanks!
I needed this one with Roxy. He 7 month self plays way too rough & my established dog doesn't help, he likes rough play. Good timing on this one. Thx again Joel
I love your videos very much. They are very educational for those of us who don’t get to see a pack of dogs playing very often. I’ve noticed with some dogs who are allowed to play rough at home with the other dogs that live there, tend to want to play rough with strange dogs. That’s where all the friendliness falls apart, and dominance takes over and aggression begins.
This is super helpful. I have a year old rescue mix and he loves dogs more than people. That said, he’s obsessed with dogs and sometimes dogs are not so obsessed back. It does make you sad like he’s the annoying kid in school no one wants to play with 😂 and I struggled to find tips on how to correct it. I feel like I do a lot of what you mention in the video, but the sit/stay I think would definitely help adding when I intervene. Thank you!
Thank you for the content you put out. I’ve learned a lot about dog training from you. I’m working with my 3 year old pit mix that I adopted from the local shelter last year.
Been following your videos for about 4 months since we picked up our girl from the shelter, and this dog and this video match ours more than any I've seen. Thank you for what you do! Very helpful instruction!
This is very helpful. Both of my huskys play rough and are often too much for other dogs. Especially if another dog is rough, they get even more rough. But even if they don’t mind it, I feel like it’s to risky to allow.
Been using this method for the last few walks with our rescue and a friends adolescent dog. Seen big improvements if they are 1on 1, but harder to manage with multiple dogs. We will persist however as it is working. Thanks Joel.
Me too, my 6 month old lab wants to lord it over our maltese, looks and checks when im present, but when she thinks she's out of sight, ie the dogs are out, I'm in the kitchen she repeats the behaviour, hackles up. When I get there her hackles are down. Is it too late to correct the behaviour??
@@windywalcha I wouldn't let them out of your sight at ALL until the behavior improves. Yes, I believe that what you described was past the ideal correctable moment. You must watch like a hawk & 'mark' the behavior that instant... With a clap & a 'Hey!'...or a 'No!'... Something short & loud enough to get their attention in the heat of the moment. Follow the steps Mr. Beckman outlines in this video. It's solid gold!
Beautiful timing for me on this behaviour. I just got back from 3 weeks of travel and have been retraining my now 11 month mini Australian Labradoodle. The dog sitter who stayed at my home ended up taking the puppy to doggie day care every day. She's well taken care of at this facility, but gets pretty wild and unruly there. I noticed her getting frenzied and not reading the other dogs and their play level at the dog park. Many don't match her energy and try to leave her as you stated. I can't wait to work on this and will start this morning! Thank you!!
I was wondering when would be the right age to correct this behaviour. My 6 month old pup has always loved to play rough, though I thought it was just puppy behaviour. Now I see that it is too much and I will step in and correct when theother dog appears overwhelmed. Thanks Joel x
Thats SO funny you caught that 😄 my dog has never really messed with anything EXCEPT socks. No matter how many times I correct him, he will do whatever it takes to sneak socks lol
My dog is just like this one but bigger and stronger ! It's been hard to even walk him let alone when we meet other dogs that don't want to play so rough and owners that are nervous or actually scared . Love watching your content , it's helped so much and although I have not been able to socialise him we can a least have great walks
I have a 5 month old American staff/Lab who is great with other dogs and is very similar to this, I needed this video I needed thank you so much love it!
Oh thank you so much! I have a 2-year-old Australian shepherd and I live on a ranch. I have a 15-year-old dog that my young grew up with. My dogs are not socialized with other dogs and I did not know how to do what you just explained. I recently had a problem with my younger dog and now I see how I can work on resolving this.
My pup (6 months) used to be like this too - way too much! I consider myself lucky to have found two dogs in my area who were really good in checking my dog and that really helped mine understand how to express her excitenment without being obnoxious. Still, this video is very helpful and I'm going to look for some other dogs to really get this down even better.
Love Joel's comment to the owner too about not making it too scary for the pup so he doesn't keep running away from the owner when the owner needs to follow through. Also love when the pup corrected himself. Yes there was a bit of a check in, but think he was also oh yeah that's right, can't do that and he was checking back in to see if he did good. Used the walking away technique for one of my CGC/Therapy Dog students, a somewhat reactive GSD pup. I had my 2 year old Dobe with his muzzle on on the path through the woods at the one park. So every time the GSD started sounding off, made the owner walk away from us and we would go the opposite way. The GSD knows me as the instructor too so she wasn't happy about me going away from her either. We made them sit about 10 feet away (the GSD finally understood if you react, you go away from checking out the other dog) then I told my 2 year old Dobe that she's just a puppy so don't want to scare her. He checked in with me. Do you want to meet your friend? The 3 second say hi then call away, then we walked to the enclosure where they could just run. They did great and will definitely sleep good tonight. Thank you Joel for all your sound advice and all without prong or shock collars too!
Thank you! you have been a great help with my puppy of 13 weeks and older dog of 11 years. I didn't know how to deal with this one, they both like to play rough, but he really bites her face, throat (nice loose skin ;-) and collar. He is much rougher than this older puppy in the video. I do stop the play when he does, but she keeps coming back to continue the play. She does check him and put him down a lot, but he doesn't really seem to care so much. Didn't know how to let them play without him losing it like this. Will try this method in their next play session. He's a really good puppy otherwise and a very fast/ smart learner. Really love your channel, there is so much out there, but you are the most clear and balanced in kind discipline.
Years ago I had a dog would get overexcited in play and just be too much for others. I corrected him almost exactly as you do, but also took a page out of my horse training manual. When I corrected my dog for over-rough play and put him into a sit, I waited while he was breathing quick and panting, until he heaved a big sigh and released that excited energy for a moment. As soon as that happened I would release him to go play on that moment of relaxation. I think it helped a LOT in reducing the urgency of the play.
Hi, I use a lot of my horse training working with dogs too. Young studs ( 1.5 to 2 ish ) go through the jerk years. They still must be handled several times a day and trained. Turning them out with a big grumpy old gelding or two does wonders.
@@sarahperrault3265 then that's a dog who is not allowed to run free until it has better recall. I would stay on the dog and follow until I could herd them in and catch. When practicing you can keep them on a really long line so you always have some control in case they have a notion to ignore. Joel has some good videos on that, too.
Thank you. Im at my wits end because im so afraid of injury that im close to rehoming the boxer cross puppy. Susan Garret uses a positive interupter approach and says to never use a firm voice, only a melodical sound on repeat. This does not work with my boxer cross.@@Gr8tBlueHeron
Bandit is a perfect hunting dog... He is so dedicated in perfecting his craft. You can see with the moves he's pulling on other dogs. He's practicing grabbing his prey by the neck he even allows other dogs to practice on him too. Was an absolute pleasure watching Bandit in both videos he's featured in.
Ah yes, a hunting dog classic... instinctively biting other dog's necks during playfighting. a classic hunting dog behavior. Everybody knows every good hunting dog playfights by grabbing the neck. Pibbles mix is a perfect hunting dog. This breed combines the classic low agility/speed for a hunting dog, with an instict for biting dog necks, and super strength. The super strength being a necessary component of a hunting dog - you know, for decimating the birds that this dog would be hunting. Unless of course, they mean hunting dogs for deer/large prey. Now, some people might think that for deer, you would bring a hunting dog for tracking the deer. But this is a new breed of a hunting dog - a hunting dog that you sic on the deer to take it down. It can utilize it's neck bite ability to decimate the deer in the most humane way possible. This is the way hunting is meant to be done, it's perfect. You shoot the deer to incapacitate it, otherwise your "hunting" dog wouldn't be able to catch up to it. So once its incapacitated, your hunting dog goes and finishes the deer off - he knows how to do it, he's been practising on dogs and children all his life. Pibbles are perfect hunting dogs. We don't deserve dogs.
Awesome. I’m going to incorporate that technique in my daily training .. I have two, 2 yr old gsd males. They are brothers. One of them gets pretty rough. He is a big one.
I once had 2 Staffordshire bull terriers and we rescued a lab/springer mix, she was only 6 weeks old when she was taken from her mother and we rescued her at 8 weeks, obviously I trained her in obedience but my 2 Staffys, they raised her, they really did, and they did an amazing job, as you call it checking, if Bo stepped out of line, the staffys let her know, I didn't have to teach bite inhibition, they did, playing too hard, they let her know, in the end I had 3 amazing well behaved, obedient, well balanced, socialised dogs, and then the staffys were never roo rough, they just warned her and she would submit and play softer,, no food problems, just perfect, toys were for everyone, watching all 3 play was just amazing to watch, all gentle, my staffies quite literally fostered that pup and made a dog out of her
That was spot on!! My 6 mo old Goldendoodle plays rough. He goes over the top and grabs dogs by the neck ( gentle- hasn't bitten hard) but he is rough. I am definitely going to start this training. Love it.
This was a great one! Joel: “Puppy Problems” series. Help us “nip” puppy problems from the beginning!! 😎 Great job owner!! and your fur baby is adorable!
This is really helpful!! I have a new 6 month old puppy who was a stray and she is a pure mutt mix, haha. She plays so roughly though with my Bernese mix and tends to bite, jump and lunge in play. My Bernese-mix hates it because she isn’t a rough player but she’s young herself at 2 and she doesn’t know how to check her. My heeler who is 10 checks her all the time and she doesn’t mess with him. Knowing how to check her behavior and kind of snap her out of it will really help, thanks so much.
I have been looking for this type of video for two years! I haven't been able to find ANYTHING about dogs playing too roughly. My younger dog is twice the size of our older one and has bullied the hell out of him since he was 5 months old. Even when the other dog is showing him total submission, he won't stop (I assume this is because he was taken from his mom/litter too early). The other dog is now scared of all other dogs and has become reactive to them when he never was before.
Thank you for this... my roommate, (a seasoned dog owner that has that unfortunate habit of disregarding others less exprienced because he believes he's right all the time,) keeps trying to tell me our ten month old doberman's super rough playstyle is "fine" because the other dogs "don't mind it". He's leaping over other dogs, getting on top of them, swinging his arm up over their backs, generally trying to be a bully, and I'm legitimately scared this is going to turn into a serious problem if we do not step in and correct him on occasion, however my roommate sees it very differently and constantly dismisses what I have to say, and it's frustrating as hell. Hopefully I can sit him down and show him this later...
This puppy looks very similar to my american bulldog puppy (4.5mnths) who tends to play rough too. Our other dog is a 4.5yr old ddb (french mastiff). This was great to see. Our mastiff is a sweetie and doesn’t correct the puppy as much as I’d like. Ok now I have the tools to use!!! Thankyou so much 😁👍🏼
Perfect timing. Just got in from a trip to the dog park with my 1 year old. She loves to be rough with other dogs. Sometimes she’ll chase and be chased or play keep away with other dogs but she’d rather wrestle. I notice when other dogs dog don’t like to play like that and it just make me feel bad for them and her. Sometimes we have to leave early (like today). I’ve been committed to training her and this is encouraging for me to see and know that my girl isn’t the only hardcore wrestler out here lol thank you
Great advice. Your videos are unique. Much information about reactive dogs, aggression, and ways to handle them. Happy to see that subs are going up. Thank you, Joel.
Thank youThank youThank you! My standard poodle puppy plays similar to this fellow & I had some concerns but couldn’t place my finger on it. This helped tremendously!
Thank you so much for this video!!! My 2 month old gsd kept biting and jumping on my 2 maltipoo and i didn’t know how to correct him, hopefully now i can get him to play in a much friendly manner thank you 🥹
That was beautiful! That puppy was very impressive also! I love how after just one or two corrections he was already looking to y’all for approval of his behavior. What a good dog!❤ I think he is an American Bulldog puppy. Either way he is awesome and adorable.
Excellent video, cannot wait to put it in practice. Thank you! We have two females, 10 month old lab mix who we did get fixed and 8-month-old purebred lab who is not fixed. Seeing behavior that we need to nip in the bud. Play is getting too aggressive with them
Thank you so much for this video, I have a 7 month old pup exactly like Bandit and is behaving exactly the same when playing. I'm looking after my brother's dog in the morning which is going to be perfect to start putting your technique into practice
Thank you. My 3 month old GSD has been hurting my 8 year old picachoos. He constantly stalks them then pounces to grab them by the back of the neck. Also, whenever my husband or I hold him the slightest, he goes nuts. He can not tolerate his movements to be restricted however slightly. My picachoos are too small to effectively check him. He has no fear. At the rate this puppy is growing I feel I must put this in check sooner rather than later.
My now 6 month GSD does similar to six year old beagle. GSD like to play bite back of beagles neck and try and get paw on top of her. Beagle does correct a lot and I have been doing Joel’s technique of no or off and a clap. And then moving GSD outside away. Been doing this for good few weeks but the GSD is just so persistent. Just doesn’t seem to understand the beagle doesn’t like it or has had enough. It’s really draining constantly policing them. So separate them and let beagle have space but still very taxing on my energy and back!!! Oh and hands too from the loud claps 🙂
another very interesting video, compliments, I have to understand the speech of grabbing the dog and not holding it back ... I'm solving the shooting problem, I have to start with the meeting with other dogs, at the moment unthinkable !!! i hope my doberman becomes like prince! congratulations for all the videos, they are of great help (I apologize for any errors, I use an automatic translator)
This is what I needed. My 11 month old ACD mix is rough with my 7 yo Black Mouth Curr. But the puppy is also stubborn. I've tried correcting her a lot, but I need to be more constant for the sake of my 7yo. Thank you Joel! always love your videos
Sibling 3yr old Dobermans male female. They play rough. Big gentle male rolls to the ground to play low and my female goes crazy in seconds, flips out, bites hard then they fight. I’ve started the mark and grab before the frenzy ( the key) although she is still in full lip curl and snarling. I’m noticing the difference already breaking up the fight. The male knows I’m coming in, and now steps back. Nice tip Joel about the arm as leash ( loosen when calm) and the “ Head hold behind the ears” to calm. Amazing tips thank you Joel🎉💕
When I see dogs like this, I wonder if they were for one reason or another, taken from their mother prematurely or lost the experience of having litter mates, mom & lessons on boundaries. (Not saying that is what’s happening here)
I wondered the same thing. I always thought that mother dogs would discipline their pups and teach them boundaries, also in play with their liter mates
It doesn’t matter what was happening within the litter, owners have to keep up with the discipline after getting the puppy otherwise the benefits will disappear. I’ve had a client in my doggy daycare with two bully girls the same age and they were perfect at the age of 5 months. But after speaking to the owner you can straight away tell whatever they say goes and there’s no disobedience.
I can say for certain my pit mix was pulled from her mom way too young. I found her in the middle of the road, nearly frozen to death. Vet said she was around 5 weeks old.
You are absolutely right about that with my dog! He was taken at 3 weeks from his mom, the owner said the mom quit nursing them (which I don't believe) so we've had him since then.
My Goldendoodle is rough. He was with his mom til he was 4 mos old. I wonder if SHE taught him to he rough? I going to start Beckman's training that for sure.
I have two female American Bulldog pups, 5 months old, who are sisters. These two play HARD! They handle each other very well, but there are times when the bigger one starts to overwhelm the other. This helps me know how to correct her when it happens.
When my dog was about 5mo, we let her play with other two adult dogs, they both corrected her, she learned there that she needs to check what the other dog likes, so today (9mo) she plays rough when the other dog does, or runs if that's what they like! Letting your young dog learn with other (non aggressive dogs) is the best thing if you can do that.
These redirections work with cats as well. We have an animal rescue of about 50 cats that all eat and live together mostly outside. If there is a growl (I allow hissing) I will yell loudly “Hey” and that sends the aggressor running while gen pop looks at me confused, if they look up. Then the correct name is used for further correction. My cats don’t all get along but there is only fighting if an outsider attacks.
i have a older dog, male , shepard mix and new younger dog , female, pit mix. Hes mellowed and give in to her all the time. Shes a rough player and goes for those throat grabs to the point he just cant move !!! i intervein but many times they are so far away . Im 65 yrs and cant run !!! This video helpful. Hes to the point he doesnt want to go out with her. ??? Shes really smart but hard to get her attention once excited !!!
This is great! My dog gets wound for sound and jumps all over other dogs and they don't like him. Hopefully I can stop him lunging and acting nutty. He is like an energetic nerdy awkward kid. He learns tricks lightning quick but has the social skills of Taz from Loony Tunes. 🤦🏻♀️
Well socialized dogs are so good for helping training stuff like this, dog on dog interactions. My dog grew up around sightly older dogs, and one in particular, a tiny, spunky malinois named Melian, helped a lot to teach him boundaries as a puppy so he got used to not play rough before he got large enough for it to be a problem. He had a brief phase of reactivity after he got jumped by two dogs while I was walking him and he's never quite gone back to his usual playful self, he's a lot more reserved with other male dogs, but I think he bounced back from that reactivity that was bordering on aggression as quick as he did in part thanks to the socialization he got through Melian
This is very interesting. Prince was acting very placidly for what I thought was quite a long time and his corrections were also very muted. So I thought the white dog was kind of "getting away with it" for quite a while, before he was corrected. Reason I'm interested is that I have a Cano Corso/Staffy mix, really badly reactive at the beginning of a 4 month rehabilitation programme, now completely ignores other dogs. If she gets mithered too much by other dogs who come bounding up, she'll bark and surge towards them and they will just run off as she's a huge dog. She does not carry on the surge past about 1 or 2 yards. It looks as if I have 2 options. a) Leave her to do this "Go Away" in dog language but stop her if she chases more than about 2 yards and b)Train her to react in these situations to act more like Prince.
Thank you for this video! Had thought about doing this to my 13 month old miniature poodle who loves to play rough and ignores corrections from most other dogs, but most people say to just let the dogs handle it. This video makes me feel confident enough to try it. Would it be possible to have a long leash on him to make it easier to catch him? Or would that change the result?
WHYYYY WHY did I not come across Beckman sooner😭 feeling a little devastated that my dog (who I tried SO hard to train properly- now realizing- with insufficient information from poor trainers)(I can also admit to inconsistency on my end)... but is 3 years old now and i feel so heartbroken that it might be too late?! :( we are problematic in every single area of training, from just listening/obedience, rough play/dog aggression, pulling/lunging, and extremely poor recall, and extreme high energy, literally has zero concept of calm down/relax ect... and he always says 'it's good we are correcting this now before its too late'... am I doomed??🥺🥺🥺 I just feel like it's so impossible to always have the proper controlled area, and proper scenario to set up success in, and proper dogs to train with safely and effectively... like UGH I am a total failure to my dog and it hurts my heart.
I have a mal puppy. Arounr 5 months that’s super over the top playing with our senior German Shepherd. I’ve seen her change to a better less in his face crawling all over him to playful nose boops. She still has her moments but I do want to ensure her presence with other dogs is pleasant as she is always trying to smother them The “No” clap and grab her back is helping. I make her sit until she chills. It’s actually helped with calling her off of him when I notice he starts to get bugeyed. He refuses to check her but still finds interest in her when she’s not assaulting him so I have been needing to monitor them closely
Great video. Our GSD puppy goes after our Boxers back like that, and has left scabs on her back. I'll give these techniques a go to see if I can break him of that. He's only 4.5 months, and is going to be very big, so getting him into training will be paramount. I'll definitely be contacting you for training when he's a bit older.
This video helped me answer a question I had about my two 7m old husky pups. They've always seemed to play so rough together and I was worried about it being too rough. Most of the time it's mutual, but when I see either of them trying to get away (and not immediately reposition for more play), I stop them.
Great way to teach a dog when the other dogs won’t check it!!! Going to try this with my Bella, she gets a little too rough for others at the dog park sometimes 😂
Ooooh….I needed this video from the beginning of training our new puppy. I waited for our older Bernedoodle to correct his little brother. But our older boy is so mild and doesn’t correct our 4 month old Bernedoodle. Thank you SO VERY MUCH for all you do.
Hi Joel! Amazing video!!! My dog is just like him!!! Is it her part Pit Bull that caused her rough play? It’s difficult for me to handle her when she’s hardcore rough!!! I believe it’s her natural instinct. I want to correct her bad behavior before the window has closed. She’s one year old last week! At first glance she seemed calm until she feels like her home was being invaded by the neighbor’s dog! She made it clear that she didn’t want him around! Thanks for the great video!!!😍🔥😍🔥🍿🔥😍🔥😍🔥😍🌺🐶🐊🐕🦮🐕🦺
It could be anything, perhaps learned behavior or behavior that has never been corrected before. She looks like a lurcher/pit mix. Definitely has sighthound vibes
This is my biggest issues with my 14 month old dog. She is way to "rough play/aggressive" with the smaller dog who is maybe 11 months. She makes my littler dog dog summersalt flips its insane. I'm going to definitely implement this into our daily play time.
I just adopted a 2 year old pit mix and I’m a new dog owner and still learning play behaviors. I recognize that she misses social cues from others dogs or doesn’t know when to stop. One day she did really good playing with another dog at a dog park, and they both were play biting. My dog goes for the neck and the other dog goes for the jaw. So I should from now on correct play biting? What other behaviors should I look out for? Thank you! Love your videos, she walks like a champ on a loose leash thanks to your videos!
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My 5 month old pointer, lab x was lunging and jumping on dogs heads, training was difficult. Bumped into a dog walker who asked if i wanted to walk with them, all the dogs were checking her then one put her down, she got up and walked calmly with the pack and her behaviour has completely changed. What would have taken me ages to correct took 20 mins with the pack. She now meets other dogs respectfully without lunging. 🐾🐾
Be patient training them once he got it you're all good for tye rest of your life with him. Just repetition. One on one then introduce distractions
Sometimes a prompt and firm correction by an older dog (which looks violent to us) is the quickest way to put a stop to over the top behavior in puppies. I have seen lots of dogs in the dog park whose style of play is " I crash into you , you crash into me---hey this is fun!" Other dogs are extremely offended by that much physical contact with a strange dog.
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@@melblacke5726 Yes, I could tell it wasn`t aggressive, just firm, thankfully. Hard to watch your pup being put down though, but she needed to learn manners and better to be from a balanced dog. she is so much better. and yes, teaching her to play well with different sized dogs so she can adapt level of energy to suit, it`s a challenge but worth it.
I'm going to give this a try! thank you so much
If this had been another sort of channel, we would have seen the problem but not the actual solution worked out in detail and in real life before our eyes. It jwould have been a tease and then "buy my seminar to see my magic secret patented genius solution." This is a very special place. Thanks.
This is so accurate 🤣
Thank you, Joel, for yet another wonderful video. Everything about you clearly is real. No tricking the owners, no click bait for us. You have real-time experience and education. You give your help to all of us for free. Nothing is asked for from anyone of us except to Like, Subscribe, and Comment. I liked your “Get to Know Me...” video. Your life has been about animals! Take care!
Jup, you pick up a lot more details by watching Joel do it in practice. Theory always sounds good but its hard to execute
My Pitt Bull mix looks exactly like this dog and she behaves exactly the same way too!! This has taught me how to fix her dominance and rough edges!! Thanks for helping me out with this amazing work!!❤
Prince is so awesome. Every time Joel was reaching for the dog Prince was right there as backup. Great video. I love the training in action.
Haha how funny seeing someone familiar here! Prince reminds me of Preacher a bit, don't ya think?
Our lab is almost 3 years old, and he is still not able to meet other dogs well. He is super-high energy, and since he is our first family dog, we are learning as we go. This channel seems to be one of the best to help me learn the techniques of training. I've been using the blocking technique recently with good results!
This method works so well. I successfully trained numerous "teenager" large breed pups to be gentle playing small dogs this way
This is exactly what I needed. I didn’t know there was a formal way of handling this. I was trying to do these things at the dog park, but it’sa different world there sometimes and people look at you like you are crazy a little bit (Although I would be a bit too mad). But now I actually know how to do it so hopefully I will feel a bit better about the interactions. It’s hard when you don’t know if you can trust the other dogs, and I don’t have trusted dogs to go be around. We will do what we can.
Finding a good park for your dog is like finding a good school for your kid. Maybe it's next door. Maybe you need to drive past five bad ones to get to a good one. Maybe Monday-Friday is usually good but weekends are too unpredictable. Maybe there's just those 2-3 dogs your dog has a bad vibe with. You have to use good judgment every single time. Be ready to leash-and-leave in case your dog, another dog, you, or another owner is getting too wound up. "This isn't where we want to be right now."
I have a 4 month old Aussie that plays agressive with my older Aussie, my older guy doesn’t like it, but doesn’t put an end to it.. should I correct this at 4 months?
Thank you so much for teaching us this method. I am forwarding it to my husband because we have a lab mix and 100lb pit mix that plays too rough with our other fur baby, I can't wait to try this method with them.
Thank you, Joel!
My sweet female 4 month old Golden goes after one of my 13 year old Puggles .... NOW ... I know what to do!
Thanks for all the details in the correction ... particularly the reference to loose leash walking and the calm release.
After puppy raising several service dogs, I am committed to early follow through & calmness. Many, many thanks for all that you share!!!
I am boarding a dog that I bred and he’s just awful about playing too rough. I no longer let him play with my other dogs. He just never gives up. I’m really grateful for this video! I think in his case he is being dominant. He was neutered at 6 months because of growling when told what to do.I can’t wait to try this on him! Thank you!
Hang in there. I know your pain. Lol. Last year I was struggling with the same stuff with my pup. Followed Joel’s teaching and just kept doing it over and over; the loose leash walking, and looking for social opportunities so I could stop him right away every time; I had to make him sit calmly in the yard when other people/dogs walked by instead acting territorial; I had play rules for him where he would have to stop/sit in the middle of play; he had to be patient and wait for me if we were going somewhere and in and out of the vehicle. There were several times we had to leave the dog park before him getting to play because he wouldn’t settle down. I had to build in moments to slow him down and make him have think, be patience and gentler into everything we did. Hiking on a 40 ft leash helped a lot because it gave us both time to just be at ease, practice some loose leash walking, change directions at my cue; and calm him down. My dog was tough, rough, over excited, domineering, and persistent but also incredibly loving and super fun and expressive - border collie/husky. I had to be more persistent, and it took a few months because I didn’t have many opportunities during pandemic, had obligations and knew few people with dogs I could practice him with. I had to learn not to feel guilty when I had to be firm (make him sit and behave with out rewarding bad behavior) with him in public because frankly it was very embarrassing. I really had to learn ti be more confident in my judgements- it was a huge growth lesson for me as well. People would look at us in either sympathy or a wide range of judgment. But at the end it was a big reward, he was finally able to play with other dogs, he was great with kids, was a great walker, could walk in petco, meet people appropriately and settle. He wasn’t perfect yet at that time but we were definitely over the worst, he listened great and I didn’t have to worry every time we were in excitable situations. He made a ton of progress and could finally have the rewards he needed from other dogs and social situations. Stick with it, believe in the outcome, calm yourself if needed and just keep methodically at it.
@@debralawsonpascua9632, thank you for commenting. Gives hope. People need to realize that they have to do the work, as you did. Great job, mama. 👏👏👏
@@User7688.--_ Thank you! You understand!
My 8 month old standard poodle is a goofy, lovey boy but very physical and sometimes if he can’t run it off with a buddy he tries to play that way with me. This was great for showing me what to look for to stop. Now. Thanks!
I needed this one with Roxy. He 7 month self plays way too rough & my established dog doesn't help, he likes rough play. Good timing on this one. Thx again Joel
Rewatching videos like this one because I'm loving to hear the chat with the client! What a great job!
I love your videos very much. They are very educational for those of us who don’t get to see a pack of dogs playing very often. I’ve noticed with some dogs who are allowed to play rough at home with the other dogs that live there, tend to want to play rough with strange dogs. That’s where all the friendliness falls apart, and dominance takes over and aggression begins.
This is super helpful. I have a year old rescue mix and he loves dogs more than people. That said, he’s obsessed with dogs and sometimes dogs are not so obsessed back. It does make you sad like he’s the annoying kid in school no one wants to play with 😂 and I struggled to find tips on how to correct it. I feel like I do a lot of what you mention in the video, but the sit/stay I think would definitely help adding when I intervene. Thank you!
Thank you for the content you put out. I’ve learned a lot about dog training from you. I’m working with my 3 year old pit mix that I adopted from the local shelter last year.
Love this thank you! Would love to see more on behaviors that are too rough but seem harmless early on/young!
Been following your videos for about 4 months since we picked up our girl from the shelter, and this dog and this video match ours more than any I've seen. Thank you for what you do! Very helpful instruction!
This is very helpful. Both of my huskys play rough and are often too much for other dogs. Especially if another dog is rough, they get even more rough. But even if they don’t mind it, I feel like it’s to risky to allow.
Been using this method for the last few walks with our rescue and a friends adolescent dog. Seen big improvements if they are 1on 1, but harder to manage with multiple dogs. We will persist however as it is working. Thanks Joel.
Me too, my 6 month old lab wants to lord it over our maltese, looks and checks when im present, but when she thinks she's out of sight, ie the dogs are out, I'm in the kitchen she repeats the behaviour, hackles up. When I get there her hackles are down. Is it too late to correct the behaviour??
@@windywalcha unless you're witness to unwanted behaviour, yes I think so.
@@windywalcha I wouldn't let them out of your sight at ALL until the behavior improves. Yes, I believe that what you described was past the ideal correctable moment. You must watch like a hawk & 'mark' the behavior that instant... With a clap & a 'Hey!'...or a 'No!'... Something short & loud enough to get their attention in the heat of the moment. Follow the steps Mr. Beckman outlines in this video. It's solid gold!
Beautiful timing for me on this behaviour. I just got back from 3 weeks of travel and have been retraining my now 11 month mini Australian Labradoodle. The dog sitter who stayed at my home ended up taking the puppy to doggie day care every day. She's well taken care of at this facility, but gets pretty wild and unruly there. I noticed her getting frenzied and not reading the other dogs and their play level at the dog park. Many don't match her energy and try to leave her as you stated. I can't wait to work on this and will start this morning! Thank you!!
I was wondering when would be the right age to correct this behaviour. My 6 month old pup has always loved to play rough, though I thought it was just puppy behaviour. Now I see that it is too much and I will step in and correct when theother dog appears overwhelmed. Thanks Joel x
Press 06:03 to watch Prince taking Joel's socks in the middle of everything
Thats SO funny you caught that 😄 my dog has never really messed with anything EXCEPT socks. No matter how many times I correct him, he will do whatever it takes to sneak socks lol
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Lol! Prince always does that, is so funny!
Amazing the change, so good. That pup will be a big strong boy one day, good on the owner realising and being so responsible and sorting early.
My dog is just like this one but bigger and stronger ! It's been hard to even walk him let alone when we meet other dogs that don't want to play so rough and owners that are nervous or actually scared . Love watching your content , it's helped so much and although I have not been able to socialise him we can a least have great walks
Fantastic exposition of guiding appropriate play behavior (and of coursing identifying the ok and not ok behavior)
I have a 5 month old American staff/Lab who is great with other dogs and is very similar to this, I needed this video I needed thank you so much love it!
I have one too. Turned a year 12/28/2021. I am in MO.
Oh thank you so much! I have a 2-year-old Australian shepherd and I live on a ranch. I have a 15-year-old dog that my young grew up with. My dogs are not socialized with other dogs and I did not know how to do what you just explained. I recently had a problem with my younger dog and now I see how I can work on resolving this.
This technique is helping, and hopefully the 2 dogs will cough less and leave each other's ears alone. Thank you.
My pup (6 months) used to be like this too - way too much! I consider myself lucky to have found two dogs in my area who were really good in checking my dog and that really helped mine understand how to express her excitenment without being obnoxious. Still, this video is very helpful and I'm going to look for some other dogs to really get this down even better.
Very helpful to see the precise timing of corrections.
Love Joel's comment to the owner too about not making it too scary for the pup so he doesn't keep running away from the owner when the owner needs to follow through. Also love when the pup corrected himself. Yes there was a bit of a check in, but think he was also oh yeah that's right, can't do that and he was checking back in to see if he did good. Used the walking away technique for one of my CGC/Therapy Dog students, a somewhat reactive GSD pup. I had my 2 year old Dobe with his muzzle on on the path through the woods at the one park. So every time the GSD started sounding off, made the owner walk away from us and we would go the opposite way. The GSD knows me as the instructor too so she wasn't happy about me going away from her either. We made them sit about 10 feet away (the GSD finally understood if you react, you go away from checking out the other dog) then I told my 2 year old Dobe that she's just a puppy so don't want to scare her. He checked in with me. Do you want to meet your friend? The 3 second say hi then call away, then we walked to the enclosure where they could just run. They did great and will definitely sleep good tonight. Thank you Joel for all your sound advice and all without prong or shock collars too!
Thank you! you have been a great help with my puppy of 13 weeks and older dog of 11 years. I didn't know how to deal with this one, they both like to play rough, but he really bites her face, throat (nice loose skin ;-) and collar. He is much rougher than this older puppy in the video. I do stop the play when he does, but she keeps coming back to continue the play. She does check him and put him down a lot, but he doesn't really seem to care so much. Didn't know how to let them play without him losing it like this. Will try this method in their next play session. He's a really good puppy otherwise and a very fast/ smart learner. Really love your channel, there is so much out there, but you are the most clear and balanced in kind discipline.
Years ago I had a dog would get overexcited in play and just be too much for others. I corrected him almost exactly as you do, but also took a page out of my horse training manual. When I corrected my dog for over-rough play and put him into a sit, I waited while he was breathing quick and panting, until he heaved a big sigh and released that excited energy for a moment. As soon as that happened I would release him to go play on that moment of relaxation. I think it helped a LOT in reducing the urgency of the play.
Hi, I use a lot of my horse training working with dogs too. Young studs ( 1.5 to 2 ish ) go through the jerk years. They still must be handled several times a day and trained. Turning them out with a big grumpy old gelding or two does wonders.
What do you do if you cannot grab the collar after saying no and clap because the dog is too fast to catch?
@@sarahperrault3265 then that's a dog who is not allowed to run free until it has better recall. I would stay on the dog and follow until I could herd them in and catch. When practicing you can keep them on a really long line so you always have some control in case they have a notion to ignore. Joel has some good videos on that, too.
Thank you. Im at my wits end because im so afraid of injury that im close to rehoming the boxer cross puppy. Susan Garret uses a positive interupter approach and says to never use a firm voice, only a melodical sound on repeat. This does not work with my boxer cross.@@Gr8tBlueHeron
Bandit is a perfect hunting dog... He is so dedicated in perfecting his craft. You can see with the moves he's pulling on other dogs. He's practicing grabbing his prey by the neck he even allows other dogs to practice on him too. Was an absolute pleasure watching Bandit in both videos he's featured in.
Ah yes, a hunting dog classic... instinctively biting other dog's necks during playfighting. a classic hunting dog behavior.
Everybody knows every good hunting dog playfights by grabbing the neck. Pibbles mix is a perfect hunting dog. This breed combines the classic low agility/speed for a hunting dog, with an instict for biting dog necks, and super strength. The super strength being a necessary component of a hunting dog - you know, for decimating the birds that this dog would be hunting.
Unless of course, they mean hunting dogs for deer/large prey. Now, some people might think that for deer, you would bring a hunting dog for tracking the deer. But this is a new breed of a hunting dog - a hunting dog that you sic on the deer to take it down. It can utilize it's neck bite ability to decimate the deer in the most humane way possible.
This is the way hunting is meant to be done, it's perfect. You shoot the deer to incapacitate it, otherwise your "hunting" dog wouldn't be able to catch up to it. So once its incapacitated, your hunting dog goes and finishes the deer off - he knows how to do it, he's been practising on dogs and children all his life.
Pibbles are perfect hunting dogs. We don't deserve dogs.
@@0xL0uL0 triggered much lol
@0xL0uL0 BTW you may want to Google what a Dogo Argentino was bred to hunt. Then go watch them hunting videos and see how they hunt...
Awesome. I’m going to incorporate that technique in my daily training .. I have two, 2 yr old gsd males. They are brothers. One of them gets pretty rough. He is a big one.
It’s pretty amazing how good you are with dogs my man!
Now this dog clearly had a real good owner. And the results speak for them self 🔥
I once had 2 Staffordshire bull terriers and we rescued a lab/springer mix, she was only 6 weeks old when she was taken from her mother and we rescued her at 8 weeks, obviously I trained her in obedience but my 2 Staffys, they raised her, they really did, and they did an amazing job, as you call it checking, if Bo stepped out of line, the staffys let her know, I didn't have to teach bite inhibition, they did, playing too hard, they let her know, in the end I had 3 amazing well behaved, obedient, well balanced, socialised dogs, and then the staffys were never roo rough, they just warned her and she would submit and play softer,, no food problems, just perfect, toys were for everyone, watching all 3 play was just amazing to watch, all gentle, my staffies quite literally fostered that pup and made a dog out of her
That was spot on!! My 6 mo old Goldendoodle plays rough. He goes over the top and grabs dogs by the neck ( gentle- hasn't bitten hard) but he is rough. I am definitely going to start this training. Love it.
My 4 month Goldendoodle is the same way!
My 6 month old Pit/Husky is the same! He plays rough but has never hurt anyone. I'm starting this as soon as he gets home from Obedience school!
He’s home from obedience school and he seems to have learned to play nicer already. It’s like he finally knows he’s much bigger than my Pom.
This was a great one! Joel: “Puppy Problems” series. Help us “nip” puppy problems from the beginning!! 😎 Great job owner!! and your fur baby is adorable!
Excellent video. Shows recognizing the very first steps towards behavior that's too ruff. Learned from this.
This is an incredibly helpful video. Thank you so much for showing it in real time like you did. Love all your content!
This is really helpful!! I have a new 6 month old puppy who was a stray and she is a pure mutt mix, haha. She plays so roughly though with my Bernese mix and tends to bite, jump and lunge in play. My Bernese-mix hates it because she isn’t a rough player but she’s young herself at 2 and she doesn’t know how to check her. My heeler who is 10 checks her all the time and she doesn’t mess with him. Knowing how to check her behavior and kind of snap her out of it will really help, thanks so much.
I have been looking for this type of video for two years! I haven't been able to find ANYTHING about dogs playing too roughly. My younger dog is twice the size of our older one and has bullied the hell out of him since he was 5 months old. Even when the other dog is showing him total submission, he won't stop (I assume this is because he was taken from his mom/litter too early). The other dog is now scared of all other dogs and has become reactive to them when he never was before.
Thank you for this... my roommate, (a seasoned dog owner that has that unfortunate habit of disregarding others less exprienced because he believes he's right all the time,) keeps trying to tell me our ten month old doberman's super rough playstyle is "fine" because the other dogs "don't mind it". He's leaping over other dogs, getting on top of them, swinging his arm up over their backs, generally trying to be a bully, and I'm legitimately scared this is going to turn into a serious problem if we do not step in and correct him on occasion, however my roommate sees it very differently and constantly dismisses what I have to say, and it's frustrating as hell. Hopefully I can sit him down and show him this later...
This puppy looks very similar to my american bulldog puppy (4.5mnths) who tends to play rough too. Our other dog is a 4.5yr old ddb (french mastiff). This was great to see. Our mastiff is a sweetie and doesn’t correct the puppy as much as I’d like. Ok now I have the tools to use!!!
Thankyou so much 😁👍🏼
This is my Texas Heeler to the T! Now I know what to do to start correcting, thank you so much for your videos!
Heelers are assholes
Perfect timing. Just got in from a trip to the dog park with my 1 year old. She loves to be rough with other dogs. Sometimes she’ll chase and be chased or play keep away with other dogs but she’d rather wrestle. I notice when other dogs dog don’t like to play like that and it just make me feel bad for them and her. Sometimes we have to leave early (like today). I’ve been committed to training her and this is encouraging for me to see and know that my girl isn’t the only hardcore wrestler out here lol thank you
Thanks for this video! We need it because our older doesn't check our rough puppy herself.
Same issue
Great advice. Your videos are unique. Much information about reactive dogs, aggression, and ways to handle them. Happy to see that subs are going up.
Thank you, Joel.
Joel we need some merch lol. T shirts that say "I can do this all day" or "the proof is in the pudding". 🤣
Yes! Great idea! I would totally buy one if he started doing tee shirts.
We are done asking ! Haaha
Or “You are the boss”
@@naturalforme 🤣🤣yep that one too!
Too funny - I was thinking the same thing!
Great advice my Bullterrier x can be a bit rough at times when he plays with other dogs good to know how to correct him.Thank you.😃
Thank youThank youThank you! My standard poodle puppy plays similar to this fellow & I had some concerns but couldn’t place my finger on it. This helped tremendously!
Thank you so much for this video!!!
My 2 month old gsd kept biting and jumping on my 2 maltipoo and i didn’t know how to correct him, hopefully now i can get him to play in a much friendly manner thank you 🥹
Awesome video. Going through this exact thing with my new rescue. Will use this method to correct her. TYSM!
That was beautiful! That puppy was very impressive also! I love how after just one or two corrections he was already looking to y’all for approval of his behavior. What a good dog!❤ I think he is an American Bulldog puppy. Either way he is awesome and adorable.
Excellent video, cannot wait to put it in practice. Thank you! We have two females, 10 month old lab mix who we did get fixed and 8-month-old purebred lab who is not fixed. Seeing behavior that we need to nip in the bud. Play is getting too aggressive with them
Thank you so much for this video, I have a 7 month old pup exactly like Bandit and is behaving exactly the same when playing. I'm looking after my brother's dog in the morning which is going to be perfect to start putting your technique into practice
Got 4 Puppies. Your Tips helped me so much. Even my 1 of my 3 Adults becomes better (no one would believe in him 😂) thank you ❤
I love when you say, okay I'm done asking... that's the best mindset I've adopted from you, among others.
Thanks for the advise! I think this is what I need to correct my 1,5y staffy, he’s just going too rough after to other dogs, especially smaller dogs.
Thank you. My 3 month old GSD has been hurting my 8 year old picachoos. He constantly stalks them then pounces to grab them by the back of the neck. Also, whenever my husband or I hold him the slightest, he goes nuts. He can not tolerate his movements to be restricted however slightly. My picachoos are too small to effectively check him. He has no fear. At the rate this puppy is growing I feel I must put this in check sooner rather than later.
My now 6 month GSD does similar to six year old beagle. GSD like to play bite back of beagles neck and try and get paw on top of her. Beagle does correct a lot and I have been doing Joel’s technique of no or off and a clap. And then moving GSD outside away. Been doing this for good few weeks but the GSD is just so persistent. Just doesn’t seem to understand the beagle doesn’t like it or has had enough. It’s really draining constantly policing them. So separate them and let beagle have space but still very taxing on my energy and back!!! Oh and hands too from the loud claps 🙂
another very interesting video, compliments, I have to understand the speech of grabbing the dog and not holding it back ...
I'm solving the shooting problem, I have to start with the meeting with other dogs, at the moment unthinkable !!!
i hope my doberman becomes like prince!
congratulations for all the videos, they are of great help
(I apologize for any errors, I use an automatic translator)
Owner is right clear as day this dog doesn't see boundaries. Not mentally capable not fair to other dogs or humans. It is fixable but its tough
This is what I needed. My 11 month old ACD mix is rough with my 7 yo Black Mouth Curr. But the puppy is also stubborn. I've tried correcting her a lot, but I need to be more constant for the sake of my 7yo.
Thank you Joel! always love your videos
Sibling 3yr old Dobermans male female. They play rough. Big gentle male rolls to the ground to play low and my female goes crazy in seconds, flips out, bites hard then they fight. I’ve started the mark and grab before the frenzy ( the key) although she is still in full lip curl and snarling. I’m noticing the difference already breaking up the fight. The male knows I’m coming in, and now steps back. Nice tip Joel about the arm as leash ( loosen when calm) and the “ Head hold behind the ears” to calm. Amazing tips thank you Joel🎉💕
When I see dogs like this, I wonder if they were for one reason or another, taken from their mother prematurely or lost the experience of having litter mates, mom & lessons on boundaries.
(Not saying that is what’s happening here)
I wondered the same thing. I always thought that mother dogs would discipline their pups and teach them boundaries, also in play with their liter mates
It doesn’t matter what was happening within the litter, owners have to keep up with the discipline after getting the puppy otherwise the benefits will disappear.
I’ve had a client in my doggy daycare with two bully girls the same age and they were perfect at the age of 5 months. But after speaking to the owner you can straight away tell whatever they say goes and there’s no disobedience.
I can say for certain my pit mix was pulled from her mom way too young. I found her in the middle of the road, nearly frozen to death. Vet said she was around 5 weeks old.
You are absolutely right about that with my dog! He was taken at 3 weeks from his mom, the owner said the mom quit nursing them (which I don't believe) so we've had him since then.
My Goldendoodle is rough. He was with his mom til he was 4 mos old. I wonder if SHE taught him to he rough? I going to start Beckman's training that for sure.
I have two female American Bulldog pups, 5 months old, who are sisters. These two play HARD! They handle each other very well, but there are times when the bigger one starts to overwhelm the other. This helps me know how to correct her when it happens.
All day long bro, all day long.. another great lesson Joel.
When my dog was about 5mo, we let her play with other two adult dogs, they both corrected her, she learned there that she needs to check what the other dog likes, so today (9mo) she plays rough when the other dog does, or runs if that's what they like! Letting your young dog learn with other (non aggressive dogs) is the best thing if you can do that.
These redirections work with cats as well. We have an animal rescue of about 50 cats that all eat and live together mostly outside. If there is a growl (I allow hissing) I will yell loudly “Hey” and that sends the aggressor running while gen pop looks at me confused, if they look up. Then the correct name is used for further correction. My cats don’t all get along but there is only fighting if an outsider attacks.
Yes! Thanks Joel. More too rough play videos please. ❤
maaaan prince is such a good boy, you are incredible joel
If anyone has a pup that is rough this is the best method for correction using this now for my 14 month old pup Tank. Be patient . Thanks Joel
this lil dude is adorable and he caught on quick!
This is what I needed to see, my 4 month old male Doberman is a bit much. I’ll start this right away!
i have a older dog, male , shepard mix and new younger dog , female, pit mix. Hes
mellowed and give in to her all the time. Shes a rough player and goes for those throat grabs to the point he just cant move !!! i intervein but many times they are so far away . Im 65 yrs and cant run !!! This video helpful. Hes to the point he doesnt want to go out with her. ??? Shes really smart but hard to get her attention once excited !!!
BEAUTIFUL DOG
This is great! My dog gets wound for sound and jumps all over other dogs and they don't like him. Hopefully I can stop him lunging and acting nutty. He is like an energetic nerdy awkward kid. He learns tricks lightning quick but has the social skills of Taz from Loony Tunes. 🤦🏻♀️
Nice One......Now I know, what to watch out for.....
I've needed this video my dog plays way to rough.
Well socialized dogs are so good for helping training stuff like this, dog on dog interactions. My dog grew up around sightly older dogs, and one in particular, a tiny, spunky malinois named Melian, helped a lot to teach him boundaries as a puppy so he got used to not play rough before he got large enough for it to be a problem. He had a brief phase of reactivity after he got jumped by two dogs while I was walking him and he's never quite gone back to his usual playful self, he's a lot more reserved with other male dogs, but I think he bounced back from that reactivity that was bordering on aggression as quick as he did in part thanks to the socialization he got through Melian
My almost 6 month old female schnauzer wow I so wish I was near this trainer he is good
And Prince in the background at the pool, quietly enjoying Joel’s sock
Thank you so much for sharing. I'm going to try this correction session with my rottweiler and white bull/terrier mix dogs.
This video is awesome. Comes at a perfect time for me as I've started 'play dates' again with my dogs and other dogs. Can't thank you enough Joel!
This is very interesting. Prince was acting very placidly for what I thought was quite a long time and his corrections were also very muted. So I thought the white dog was kind of "getting away with it" for quite a while, before he was corrected. Reason I'm interested is that I have a Cano Corso/Staffy mix, really badly reactive at the beginning of a 4 month rehabilitation programme, now completely ignores other dogs. If she gets mithered too much by other dogs who come bounding up, she'll bark and surge towards them and they will just run off as she's a huge dog. She does not carry on the surge past about 1 or 2 yards. It looks as if I have 2 options. a) Leave her to do this "Go Away" in dog language but stop her if she chases more than about 2 yards and b)Train her to react in these situations to act more like Prince.
Thank you for this video! Had thought about doing this to my 13 month old miniature poodle who loves to play rough and ignores corrections from most other dogs, but most people say to just let the dogs handle it. This video makes me feel confident enough to try it. Would it be possible to have a long leash on him to make it easier to catch him? Or would that change the result?
WHYYYY WHY did I not come across Beckman sooner😭 feeling a little devastated that my dog (who I tried SO hard to train properly- now realizing- with insufficient information from poor trainers)(I can also admit to inconsistency on my end)... but is 3 years old now and i feel so heartbroken that it might be too late?! :( we are problematic in every single area of training, from just listening/obedience, rough play/dog aggression, pulling/lunging, and extremely poor recall, and extreme high energy, literally has zero concept of calm down/relax ect... and he always says 'it's good we are correcting this now before its too late'... am I doomed??🥺🥺🥺
I just feel like it's so impossible to always have the proper controlled area, and proper scenario to set up success in, and proper dogs to train with safely and effectively... like UGH I am a total failure to my dog and it hurts my heart.
I have a mal puppy. Arounr 5 months that’s super over the top playing with our senior German Shepherd. I’ve seen her change to a better less in his face crawling all over him to playful nose boops. She still has her moments but I do want to ensure her presence with other dogs is pleasant as she is always trying to smother them
The “No” clap and grab her back is helping. I make her sit until she chills. It’s actually helped with calling her off of him when I notice he starts to get bugeyed. He refuses to check her but still finds interest in her when she’s not assaulting him so I have been needing to monitor them closely
Great video. Our GSD puppy goes after our Boxers back like that, and has left scabs on her back. I'll give these techniques a go to see if I can break him of that. He's only 4.5 months, and is going to be very big, so getting him into training will be paramount. I'll definitely be contacting you for training when he's a bit older.
This video helped me answer a question I had about my two 7m old husky pups. They've always seemed to play so rough together and I was worried about it being too rough. Most of the time it's mutual, but when I see either of them trying to get away (and not immediately reposition for more play), I stop them.
loool i love the goldens being super sweet and patient but still happily correcting him when theyve had enough
Great video, cant wait to implement these tips. 5 month old pit
That was great after five checks he knows he is doing something wrong, he is going to be a great dog with your help!!
Great way to teach a dog when the other dogs won’t check it!!! Going to try this with my Bella, she gets a little too rough for others at the dog park sometimes 😂
Ooooh….I needed this video from the beginning of training our new puppy. I waited for our older Bernedoodle to correct his little brother. But our older boy is so mild and doesn’t correct our 4 month old Bernedoodle. Thank you SO VERY MUCH for all you do.
Hi Joel! Amazing video!!! My dog is just like him!!! Is it her part Pit Bull that caused her rough play? It’s difficult for me to handle her when she’s hardcore rough!!! I believe it’s her natural instinct. I want to correct her bad behavior before the window has closed. She’s one year old last week! At first glance she seemed calm until she feels like her home was being invaded by the neighbor’s dog! She made it clear that she didn’t want him around! Thanks for the great video!!!😍🔥😍🔥🍿🔥😍🔥😍🔥😍🌺🐶🐊🐕🦮🐕🦺
It could be anything, perhaps learned behavior or behavior that has never been corrected before. She looks like a lurcher/pit mix. Definitely has sighthound vibes
This is my biggest issues with my 14 month old dog. She is way to "rough play/aggressive" with the smaller dog who is maybe 11 months. She makes my littler dog dog summersalt flips its insane. I'm going to definitely implement this into our daily play time.
I just adopted a 2 year old pit mix and I’m a new dog owner and still learning play behaviors. I recognize that she misses social cues from others dogs or doesn’t know when to stop. One day she did really good playing with another dog at a dog park, and they both were play biting. My dog goes for the neck and the other dog goes for the jaw. So I should from now on correct play biting? What other behaviors should I look out for? Thank you! Love your videos, she walks like a champ on a loose leash thanks to your videos!