How to NOT socialize your puppy!😮 (Puppy Training)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2022
- Should your dog be friendly all the time? Proper dog training takes guidance and leadership, and so does socializing your dog. Some dogs, especially puppies cant get overwhelmed, and it can cause long-term fear in your dog.
I love to call it "socialization" vs "exposure". Social = greet and learn calm behaviors, exposure: being around other things and being calm and neutral
That’s it
Great way of putting it! I was going to disagree with him until I saw your comment and realized whet I have done is exposure.
I have a 1.5 year old Cane Corso female. She doesn't take commands from anyone but me. You can stand there saying "Sit" until you're blue in the face and she won't respond. But I can whisper "sit" or quickly flash our hand sign for it and she sits immediately.
I have exposed her to everything since I got her at 10 weeks old. I've taken her to Home Depot, Petco, Dog Parks, etc. I used to seek out roadside construction, take her out of the car and do training exercises right mext to them while they were jackhammering away.
She is so awesome in even the most intense situations. We go to the local Live Music/Food Trucks/Arts and Crafts fair every Friday and she is totally calm the whole time.
You get the respectful people who ask if they can approach or pet your dog, but for every one of them you get 9 who just go straight for the dog. While I fully support having healthy boundaries for your dog, I personally didn't want a dog that couldn't handle those intense situations calmly, especially a personal protection breed like a Cane Corso. Lucy can have 10 people surrounding her and petting and talking to her and stay calm the entire time. She gets compliments everywhere we go on how relaxed, friendly and gentle she is, especially with children.
Don't get me wrong, if a dog tries to hump her or snap at her, she is totally capable of correcting then and setting boundaries. And on the few occasions we've dealt with aggressive people she immediately has the instinct to put herself between me and any danger and would die before she let anyone hurt me, her dad. But she never misjudges a situation and gets over protective, and she never escalates anything, she uses the minimum amount of force necessary to keep me safe and assert healthy boundaries.
Having a dog that isn't reactive to situations and trusts in and follows your lead because they know you, as their leader, will make the right decisions, is amazing.
right but you dont want greet on the dog's terms, you want the dog to obey you and wait for permission.
Yes!!!! This is so clearly worded it helps me explain it to others. Not every time is a good time to pet my dogs, even if they are friendly.
Bred go protect and that’s ok! 🙏🏽
I learned real quick with my first dog that you have to be a role model. They aren’t just accessories to your life. You have to actively train them, socialize them, feed them well, get them exercise and be the leader that they need. I eventually got my first one under control and once she started getting grey hairs she was a fully relaxed, playful, and useful part of the family. She was broken of jumping on people, i now trust her around my great grandmother with dementia, she doesnt get in her way and on the rare occasion that she does sneak out when im not around, she stays around her so she has something to lean on to catch her breath. Not so much anymore because she got diabetes and went blind, but she helped me train my other two puppies when they were little on how to be a good dog. If you’re a good role model to a dog, your dog will reflect that. Those puppies now do the same things my oldest one does. They constantly stage themselves out of my grannies way, yet conveniently on either side so that she can balance herself with them. They obey the property line at all times, the come on the first recall, i can tell them to stay and leave for 10 minutes and they will still be right there in that spot, they know how to retrieve things for me, they go down to the road and get the packages and bring them up for a bacon treat. My old blind diabetic dog was such a great role model to my other dogs, i couldnt ask for a better blessing than having my three fart hounds😂
Crazy, there’s people that I’ve come met that say a dog has behavioral problems because they lacked in socialization when younger, even though they were socialized plenty. They fail to realize how important obedience and the relationship with the owner are in relation to behavioral issues 🙁
If only clients would actually listen to this advice 🤦🏻♂️. This sets the dog up for so much success and mitigates so many issues. Love your work!
Larry Krohn prefers the term "exposure" which I like because there is quite the misconception of what socialization actually means. I constantly deal with clients that say they socialized their puppy from 8 weeks a ton, and did the dog park 4 or 5 days a week or more but then at 8 to 12 months dealing with a very reactive or over excited dog because they see more value and get more reinforcement playing with dogs than their humans. Neutral is the absolutely best, and exposure is key, along with GOOD experiences in a controlled and structured environment when they do get to play off leash etc. Thanks for sharing!
I made this mistake, and now my 150+ lb dog wants to greet everyone. And I'm really working on nipping it in the bud right now. He did good yesterday around a bunch of screaming kids tho
Thanks for this! I was kind of confused and was not sure about this. My 2 months pup was running at all people. Excellent timing! Socialisation = being neutral around things of life. All clear.
I love your channel Tom I’m almost 13 years old and adore dog training it’s crazy that I thought dog training was sit stay come just 2 years ago now I know it’s a lot more your my biggest inspiration because I didn’t socialise my dog properly and he became reactive and aggressive but now after tons of training and watching your amazing videos he’s no longer pulling or reacting as much to cars birds people and other dogs his aggression came from being a Frenchie as they don’t exactly understand other dogs but now he’s finally learning how to play and be a dog
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I’m impressed that you take training your dog this seriously at such a young age, you are very inspirational.
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Yup I did this with my first pup and yes it became a huge problem later on!! You’re soooo 100% correct!
My second pup we do not do this
Learning about this now. 6 months old and such a sweet boy we have, but he wants to say hi to everyone. So now we're tackling this!
I never thought of it like that ! About the puppy going up to all the dogs then we yell at them when they are adult size going up to all the dogs !!! Lol it's crazy when u think about it !
Thanks for the aahhaa moment !!!
I told my friends when they first got their puppy, not to let her jump up or on them. Now she’s a giant 40lb 8 month old that LEAPS on them while they sit on the couch and they complain of bruises. THAT is why you train puppies. You’re actually training for adulthood.
Teaching them to be neutral is the best advice ever. Tom’s videos are the best, have helped me so much.
Very good advice! Thank you for your service! You have taught me a lot about my GSD❤
Well that makes sense! I have two that will run up to everyone cuz they want to be friends. I'm glad they're friendly but they're also xlarge breeds to people freak out.
Thank you for this. Lost my fur baby 13 months ago, ready for a new one and want to make it right, be the best mom
I’m realizing that must be the issue I’m having with my newly adopted 9 month old Aussie. He is overly friendly and DESPERATELY wants to get to any and all humans and dogs he sees or hears. He is wicked smart and laser focused on me at home, but out on walks is a different story! He doesn’t hear me to save himself.
Try responsive training while you are on your walks simple come and name responses while having mild distraction so maybe a field or yard with a friend
I agree, for me socializing pups, is just showing and teaching them the difference between prey and off limits so they recognize pets, humans, from predators, threats, etc.
Had someone ask to pet my 1yr old APBT at the playground yesterday. The park itself is dog friendly so while my daughter was on the playground, I took time to train Kova in a more energetic environment (in the field next to the playground). A lady walked up and asked if she could pet her, to which I said “No ma’am I’m sorry not right now”. She immediately assumed my dog was aggressive and verbally attacked me because of it. I tried explaining to her that I’m training her right now and when I was done I’d be more than happy to let her say hi. She didn’t like my answer and when I was done 15mins later, I walked the 50ft to the playground so my daughter and her friends could play with Kova. Well the lady made a scene. She called the cops and they told them “there is a vicious pit bull off a leash here lungeing at children”. A bold faced lie. Thankfully when the cops came the moms and dads there sided with me and told the officers that the woman is lying and my dog had been leashed the entire time and that she only time she moved forward at someone, that someone was MY child and my dog was simply giving her kisses. She could’ve easily turned this into a horrible situation for my dog and family. More so because she is an American Pit Bull Terrier and the stigma the media has portrayed of them. Moral of the story, just because someone says no to you petting their dog, DOES NOT MEAN THE DOG IS AGGRESSIVE!
Oh my gosh, what a story! That woman has a serious psychological disorder, thank goodness you handled it the way you did. We just adopted a pittie puppy shelter dog who is the smartest and most wonderful dog we’ve ever had. Your story will stay in the back of my mind as a warning to what can happen because of horrible stereotype prejudice, irrationality and just plain meanness toward our wonderful dogs.
Gosh i wish i knew this before wouldnt have trouble with him chasing every single dog to play
I've been watching your videos to learn how to train my puppy. She is an Australian shepherd, 4 months old. There is a huge dog that is just a few doors over from me that scares her as well as myself and other neighbors. When I take Dolly out potty and that dog is outside I end up taking her over to my neighbors yard area to do her business. What can I do to ease her and my fear? I'm trying to leash train her and it's frustrating when this dog barks and strains his lead trying to get at us. The owner has it on a rope lead.
Hey so helpful! Cause we just got a little rottie something mix and brought her to my aunts place to meet there dog but she was pretty sceptical of him and I didn’t totally trust them alone so we just chained them so they had a few feet between them and they just chilled together and it was fine!
Yes, my dog is big, apparently scary looking, and he thinks everyone loves him and wants to pet him. The look on people's face when he's going toward them...then it's like his feelings are hurt when they dont want to pet him
Since quarantine my dog has gotten a bit "unsocialized" and that's definitely something we need to work on. I've been using your vids to help with basics and leash etiquette first. Seems to be going well.
Thanks 🙏🏻
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I like that might 9 week pup is curious to meet other dogs, no matter their size but waits to get approached first but once they bark she hides behind me
We brought our dog during quarantine so the whole time she was away from ppl and only around family. Bit now that things opened up, it's hard to control her. When relatives visit she doesn't stop barking even for a second. She'll bark for as long as someone else is at home. She doesn't like kids. She'll bark at any person or dog, walking in the street (we live on the first floor). She is easily scared of ppl. She has also been very aggressive to me and my elder sis but no one else in the family. When me and my sis were the ones who took most care of her since she came
Idk what to do and my mom is saying that she's going to leave her at an NGO as she is always barking and neighbors hv been complaining. She's 3 btw
Let them meet everyone YOU want. I like to pick my random ppl at public locations or try to
Needed to know this
Being introverted helps with. this
Great info. We work hard on owner training. Wire fox terrier puppies are deceptively soft and fluffy looking when their instinctual response to another dog resembles a great white shark who needs dinner. Enter training!
My five month old puppy literally is obsessed with others I don’t let her greet everyone she sees and with my niece she’s way to obsessed with her, literally locked in her every movement in a good way, I know it’ll take consistency but I’d like some advice on dealing with this more thoroughly, it’s something I’d like to change also because what if someone brakes in and she’s just trying to play catch with them like no -.-
And people think the dogs need to play to socialize. I keep mine in a down and do not allow upclose and personal interactions. My dog is a Nutt job.
100% people are always surprised that my gsd didn't play with another dog until he was about 16-18 months old, because he's great with them and has no issues. They are also surprised that he's not reactive, especially when other peoples dogs are losing it about a meter away
And sometimes we dog lovers forget that not everyone loved a good dog 🤣🤣🤣
I agree and disagree with this. As a trainer I teach puppies should meet a million people. However, it should be taught that it is earned. Permission must be given. The pup should learn that people are good. But again there are a million ways to train the same thing and each one is specific to each dog. Props to educating people man. Very well explained.
Great points! I have the opportunity to adopt a 15 week old Shihpoo puppy and I've been told that's no-no since the dog is past the prime socialization age of 8-10 weeks. Is it really a bad idea to adopt of 15 week old puppy?
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My 1 year old male pitbull is tooo friendly with strangers. How do I stop him from behaving like that😢
Question I’m a dog trainer at bucks dog training and I am working with a puppy that take food SO RUFF and has drew blood a few times from us. I feel like we have tried every trick in the book. (Having them like our hand before giving the treat, take it gently. Slip lead for corrections, working them and then rewarding from hand, having our hands in the bowl as they eat, picking the bowl up when he gets to ruff) but he still eats with his teeth any advice ( can send video of his behavior)
socialization is exposure to stuff = people, life, trains, cars, dogs, bikes, skates, blowers, grass choppers. A dog needs to deal with environment.
So how can I reverse these behaviors. Just took over ownership of this dog and I've established discipline and boundaries at home. But she'll run up to people and other dogs and bark at them. But won't bite. However, that's still scary for both parties because they don't know that she's not aggressive. What's a good place to start? Right now she's staying on the leash from now on and I make sure people don't approach her immediately.
How do I make my huskey/wolf breed be more friendly to other animals
I got a German shepard puppy today and she is very Sky and timid. How can I get her out of this shell? Should I leave her in a room to let her calm down
My Maltese does not like to go up and greet ANY dogs no matter how big or small and he is almost a year old
My pup is 5 months old and is afraid to get close to people
What about Parvo?
My dog is totally uninterested in other dogs. Dogs can run up to him and he doesn't even acknowledge them. He wants to smell everything and checkout the area. ACCEPT with really old dogs. He will follow an old dog everytime. If a dog comes up while he's walking with the old dog, it's fine. He won't even pay attention to the new dog.
I go out and he plays if I play with him, then he gets bored and walks away continuing to check out the smell. The only time he made any aggressive response was the first time a large dog charged at me, playfully, he growled and showed his teeth. The warning stopped the dog and ended up smelling him and walked away. That is the only time it occurred.
Should I let him continue to be disinterested? How do you get a dog interested and wanting to play? I've never seen a dog so uninterested in other dogs.
My 10 month old German Shepherd puppy does not like strangers (which I am very glad for). She did not know my Dad and would bark till she got his scent. My next door neighbor she does not like. She will bark and her her fur up and everything. Now my son brought home his husky/shepherd dog. At first the dogs did not get along. It took about 3 weeks for them to finally play together. Now unfortunately we were feeding my puppy her morning meal and the husky bit her. Not bad she had a little bleeding around her ear and a slight cut on the top of her head. Now that was about a month ago. My puppy will not tolerate the husky at all. We cannot have them in the same room at all. Do you have any suggestions to correct this behavior?
Watch some full length videos on his TH-cam channel, he has a ton of videos that can help you out more than a written response to your comment
You really want your dog to not like strangers? Doesn’t that make walks and having company over very unpleasant? I get so embarrassed when my dog barks at people we don’t know but she’s getting much better.
Did that mistake and now she is leash reactive frustration based 🤦🏻♂️
My dog is terrified of diesel trucks.
Extremely Anxious. I have tried Everything. We are now trying Prozac in hopes to calm him enough to work outdoors and break this debilitating cycle. Any good advice is so appreciated
Have you taken the dog farther from the vehicle, to a point where he can still hear it but be calm ? Then get closer and closer as ge feels more comfy?
I so need your help. I have a 3 month old goldendoodle and I have been trying to train him, but I have no idea what I'm doing #sendhelp
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@@ivyrose779 oh not taking it personally. I agree with you 100%. Mine is behaved for the most part. I have only had him for less than a month and he knows simple commands form this short period. But i really want to teach him how to heel, so I don't have to worry about keeping him on a leash on our walks. Unfortunately we live in a small town and don't have any trainers/classes close by and I don't feel comfortable sending him off for weeks for classes.
@@ivyrose779 I just realized I posted that comment a few weeks back. We have came along way since then
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Question my pittie male constantly wants to rip my puppy hound apart. I’ve brought him over to sniff her and he gets walks but he’s still ready to bite.
Pitbulls are genetically bred to be aggressive towards other dogs. Honestly I would rehome your vulnerable hound puppy...before he winds up being killed. And get your dog aggressive pit to a behavioral rehab trainer ASAP.
Socialization doesn’t mean contact
Well I know you should keep puppies away from Whoopi. She'll grab 'em, dunk them in BBQ sauce and stuff them in her mouth before you can say "that's not a McNugget."
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