Are YouTube Dog Trainers Giving Good Advice? Why isn't it working for you?
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- Today Uncle Stonnie is talking about whether or not TH-cam dog trainers are giving good advice, and if so, why isn't it working for you?
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Demo English (Show) Chocolate Labrador Retriever
03:20 Demo Over weight English (Show) Yellow Labrador Retriever
07:45 Demo Collie
13:04 Demo Field Bred Black Labrador Retriever
16:55 Demo German Shorthaired Pointer
2306 Demo Pit Bull Mix
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Best advice I ever got was from this channel and it was very simple. " a tired dog, is a good dog "
100%
You said it. It’s fascinating how keeping your dog well exercised ticks off so many other dog/owner relationship boxes.
Great reminder of another reason you're training the dog for what they do in your absence, not your presence. I'm a photographer who trains dogs sometimes and I always have to remember that not all people are okay with a jumpy dog, for another example. Particularly with my pitbull and cane corso clients, because they're judged and blamed simply for their breed thanks to bad humans. Discipline/Training isn't mean. Like with human children, not all things done for a dog's benefit produce a happy dog.
My dog did it today! We’ve been practicing and today she saw her best human friend…usually high excitement and zoomies follow seeing this person. My dog started to pull me and I told her no. She not only didn’t go nuts seeing her friend, she sat beside me and looked at me. Calmly! So I showed my friend her sit stay. She did it beautifully. Putting in the work is everything! Then we played and gave a lot of praise.
Stonnie's videos always have the best life advice that ties into the best dog training advice. Always so valuable especially me and the Mrs in our 20s in a house on our own, gonna build a new family. Nice to have sensible advice on the TV screen.
That makes me very happy!
Stonnie’s the only TH-cam trainer that you can always count on for good advice.
I stay within the limits of my competency. I’ve been getting a little aggravated lately because so few people follow that advice.
@@StonnieDennis haha…welcome to 2023. Common sense and logic are out the window.
I've rescued and adopted out close to 100 dogs in the past 5-8 years.
While I'm no expert, I'd consider myself a very competent novice.
Stonnie is the only TH-cam dog trainer I'm subscribed to.
Stonnie AND Joel Beckman.
@@tidepodmusical4173 I like Beckman….to me, he is a distant #2. But the types of dogs he deals with are very different. If everyone listened to Stonnie on how to raise a dog, they would not have to take older dogs with serious socialization problems to Beckman.
I raised my black lab mix with stonnies videos and he has turned out to be a fine animal and the base built across the first eighteen months taking his advice has made countless people comment on his gentlemanly behavior
That’s awesome. Good job. We’ve followed Stonnie’s advice as well and people comment how nice it is to be around a well behaved dog. It changes their view on dogs, which is a good thing!
Stonnie and Beckman have the absolute best info on the internet for the everyman dog owner
As a dog trainer on TH-cam (does that make me a TH-cam dog trainer? 😂) I try to show the mistakes as well as the successes. Leaving out mistakes is a disservice to dog owners looking for help.
When all you see is success, you don't learn how to react to failure. But if you go into training knowing which mistakes can happen, you're able to remain calm and remain persistent.
Additionally, all the youtube videos in the world won't make you a better dog trainer. You have to work. Having a dog trainer physically with you is completely different than watching them on a screen.
Love what you're doing, Stonnie!!
We are raising our Czechoslovakian Wolfdog using a combination of Stonnies’ methods and Dr Ian Dunbars methods. He’s cuddly, sweet, a good listener, confident, and playful. Recently we’ve started training him to leave livestock alone! It’s a lot of work, but as Stonnie says, it’s not easy! It’s part of being a good dog owner.
I am so thankful I’ve found your channel today Stonnie…. Sadly, the TH-cam monster of creating drama and judgement has leaked into the TH-cam Dog Trainer Community, and Trainers I use to enjoy watching, I’ve lost respect for…. Thank you for being so genuine!
Used to struggle with my lab puppy. But now he's turning into a fine animal. He gets to explore on a long leash, and is really starting to understand leash preassure when we walk in crowded areas. He gets plenty of exercise and loves to climb over rocks and other obstacles.
Thank you Stonnie for your videos. Greetings from Sweden.
Every time I find myself getting lazy, I watch one of your videos. We are getting ready to take a cross country trip and I know I need to work on patience in the hotel parking lots, but I’ve been putting it off-too hot etc. But we did a session today, inspired by your advice.
I watch Stonnie and Beckman consistently. Those shorts are to make the trainer look “smart”….Stonnie and Beckman are all about the dog!! Just common sense training, not flash! Give me common sense all day, every day!!
This makes sense. It makes about the long haul. This was a good video.
The advice about Woody was so great! Glad those girls sent him to you so he could learn how to live in a sorority house! Definitely a high energy environment, especially when all the girls come to get ready. And like you said, they leave and the house is suddenly the quietest place ever😂 i wish our sorority house let us have a dog! Lucky dog, lucky girls!
Really like these videos. Taught me to relax a little bit about the process of training, and to think about training from the dog's perspective. So much more to learn!
First time seeing you your channel; good stuff. Regarding TH-cam dog trainers….I’m a big fan of Joel Beckman from California, in my view ABSOLUTELY THE BEST, straightforward balanced approach (not a ‘positive only’ trainer), no BS.
I re-homed my 8 month Golden Retriever that had never been walked on a leash, never been socialised as a puppy consequently he was very reactive to all other dogs - he was a ‘lockdown dog’ owned by a first time dog owner…..a challenge for several months. By taking Joel’s advice and methods he’s now pretty good in all respects. 🇬🇧
Absolutely the best? I’m curious as to what factors were considered when making that evaluation.
@@StonnieDennis Hi Stonnie, I guess the main factor for me was whether Joel’s methods were EFFECTIVE FOR ME and Dave (my Golden). I would say that I’ve had four Goldens over 30+ years so I know most of their traits. As I said I’ve found that his methods struck a chord with me. I started with his ‘getting out of the door’ technique. Then a lot of focus on loose leash walking over several months. Then probably the most difficult was dealing with Dave’s reactivity to other dogs and to a lesser extent, people. To me every day is a training day and using Joel’s “I’ll do this all day dude” and being very patient is working; he’s not 100% but we’re almost there….still work in progress now that Dave is 24 months. I’m not really looking for perfection just a well mannered boy that is able to socialise without ‘kicking off’!
Something I would add: I’ve found that girls have been easier to train than boys ( is this your experience?). Dave has definitely got ‘attitude’. Finally I’ve also been focussing on calm periods before going on the mornings walk.
All the best from Cambridge UK🇬🇧
STONNIE GIVES THE MOST PRACTICAL ADVICE. 😎🎸
I’m thinking about doing a run down on who I think are honest and competent dog trainers who share their actual work on Social Media and who I think copy others people’s work, dress it up with fancy editing and pretend to be honest and competent.
@@StonnieDennis
"I WANNA BE YOUR DOG" 😎🎸
#THESTOOGESIWANNABEYOURDOGIGGYPOP 😎🎸
LOL ONE OF MY PUPS NAME IS IGGY POP
ANOTHER ONE IS OZZY
DO YOU HAVE ANY PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ME TO GET HIM TO STOP BARKING AT THE MOON? 😎🎸
"BARK AT THE MOON" 😎🎸
#BARKATTHEMOONOZZY 😎🎸
@@StonnieDennisthat'd be great
'where I have trouble with Annie is where we stop doing things' This is my gsp! makes her so happy for everything to be some kind of work.
Uncle Stonie, if I'm going somewhere to do nothing!
It's my bedroom and maybe 10 minutes of TV before I fall asleep 😂😂
Love your content. Thanks 😊
I’m ready to go home before I get to the event 😂
I feel for woody. My dogs always get to go with me when were having a good time. But when im doing jobs in the city they have to stay home. I thought a second dog would help my old boy when he has to stay home. Now i have two sad faces watching me leave😢. But it has helped bot of them especially sence they both basically rescued dogs
So sweet when you sat down and Annie came near to sit NEXT to you 🥰
Great lesson as usual!Thanks for the lesson.
Have a 4 1/2 month old field bred labrador and her recall is amazing, even calling her away from other dogs she wants to play with and have been walking her off leash since bringing her home at 8 weeks old. Followed your advice and brought her dinner with me on walks and fed her a lot while she followed me around. Will have to see how her teenage months go when she is a bit older but is going well so far.
Thanks for putting up the time to show this. Very informative.
Stonnie, listening to you talking about Max made me think about my own situation. Max and I have a lot in common it seems. I' ve
become less social and I wouldn't fit through your tunnel either😅 So I will take your advice and work on it.
Too bad you don't board and train humans🤣 I'd be there in the blink of an eye!
Keep up the great work. Love from Germany
Thanks for keeping it real Stonnie!
THIS MUST BE HEAVEN. I LOVE IT❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this honest and candid video on dog training!
Brilliant no-nonsense trainer.
Always something new to learn.
Rock solid guidance, as usual.
Excellent explanations. I have the same yellow lab at my house. 😄
Thank you and your family for all your free advice!
Thank you for watching!
Annie is a great looking dog dude
Merci, Stonnie, I love how you set a context in your explanations. You put the reality of living with a dog 24/7 with training, obedience, genetics and performance together. I have never heard you say something that does not connect with my experience.
Beautifully put.
Thank you kindly
Only dog trainer i watch, truly appreciate your honest approach stonnie really helps teaching my 2 aussies
I’m glad I appreciate you trusting us!
Stonnie, we have a 4 month old red fox Labrador, Mini Duchess. I love your advise! Real and practical and helps with my daily questions as she develops in training and play! We are adjusting with focus and understanding. Thanks!!
great info
One of my favourite practices you’ve given over the years that doesn’t seem 1 to 1 related to dog training is journaling.
In one of your older videos you brought up journaling as a way of recording what actually is happening and not what you think will happen once you’ve got a dog.
For those college girls I bet it helped to look at a journal and actually understand what time they have to give and what they need to prepare to do with woody to make his lonely evenings less stressful.
Love the videos as always! Your wisdom is always appreciated.
I believe a good way to measure if a dog teacher is good or not is by the tools they use. If they are still using amatuer tools like shock and prong collars I would move on. I really have nothing against either one how ever accidents do happen even when properly used.
You are my favorite Hillbilly TH-camr. I enjoy your content...
Good stuff. 👍
So many GOOD dogs! Was Max the one that was going to be doing either some SAR work, or other sniffer type work? He'll be back down into cruiser weight condition in no time with all that work to do and all those dogs to horse around with.
Poor max, got called fat 5 or 6 times lol
@Stonnie Dennis: Thank you, dear Sir 🙏
You are welcome!
Thanks for sharing, I would love your opinion on the collie, I'm considering a smooth collie in the future:)
My GSD Malinois cross looks exactly like that dark shepherd dog in this video.
If he was there, he'd run that obstacle course 100% alone after watching the third dog do the course.
Course and bite work is the greatest thing I the world to him
Thanks for the ideas here. I have a well-behaved golden who loves to work with me and settles best when he is given a job. However, sometimes I need him to just relax even if others around him are busy. I admit that part of the problem is I’m not getting him tired enough each day, but in addition to me stepping up my exercise routines, I liked the ideas to help him practice being a little bored or having to miss out on some of the fun. I especially appreciate that most of what you offer are small changes I can make to what I already do, which makes me more likely to follow through.
Goldens are just so adaptable and want to make you happy. I watched my brother's one year old golden a few weeks ago for a weekend. I got a really bad migraine. Not only was he in unfamiliar surroundings, but he also wasn't getting the normal play time he's used to. He eventually caught on that we were going to be quiet and lazy, he settled next to me and just adapted to the situation. Goldens are such good dogs.
Blessings❤
Your property is beautiful.
Ive seen trainers on social media and their training facility is neglected, lawns not nicely manicured, junk laying around etc and I won’t use a trainer that can’t look after their property…… they may be great trainers but just not for me.
Your place is fantastic and I love your work.
Great trainer.
Thank you for noticing! We spend a lot of time keeping things nice! I really appreciate the compliment!
If he is in pain, maybe he wants to be left alone?
He is communicating this to the other dogs who want to play.
It's not aggression per se.
What is aggression per se?
Very nice video.. Every dog owner should watch it.. I always hear from dog owners: "My dog is working at home as well oiled machine"..Once we release dogs together.. blind and deaf :) I learned a lot from you Stonnie. You are a legend!
Thank you! You are too kind!
You and your training and philosophy on dogs are very impressive, I wish me and "Scout" could afford you...please keep these vids coming. Thanks
Just keep putting in the work and your dog will turn out just as good as if you sent it to us!
stonnie you got any videos on english bulldogs, im taking it you dont do to iv not found any, but maybe iv over looked them, keep up the good work you do.
I have quite a few where I talk about and work Bulldogs during the video, but probably the closest I have in terms of specifics is this video: th-cam.com/video/uUzJlthJLeA/w-d-xo.html&feature=shareb
Bulldog Training Session | In Kennel Obedience Training Example
Thanks. I've been feeling quite disappointed with myself lately, mostly due to how "easy" things seem to TH-cam trainers. I work with a few very difficult dogs and one specific trainer (whom I since no longer follow) makes dealing with them look so easy. It was depressing me and his constant call outs and telling people they shouldn't own a dog if they didn't do this or that, and talking so badly about previous trainers someone may have gone to was also frustrating.
Uncle stony knows his audience 30:24
Ummm, we don't say fat anymore, Max is just fluffy. Nothing a tummy tuck and a participation award can't fix.
I’m not sure I fit into the “we” category…
can you make a video specific on the collie breed you showed?
A lot of the trainers on u-tube are really good , I mean exceptional really !
Owners who cannot handle their dogs cannot begin to train them .
There is so much good stuff out there that anyone should be able to train their dog .
But a lot cannot . They just need help to understand !!
There’s a difference between being a talented dog trainer and a being dog trainer that is good at providing effective, actionable advice, for a given situation.
It’s very similar to how great athletes rarely turn into great coaches.
Another problem is information filtering. It can be really tough for a novice trainer to sort the wheat from the chaff, in terms of good versus bad advice.
@@StonnieDennis there are such range of training personalities and styles for huge variety of needs. Could lose hours of a day scanning content or even browsing books
I am looking at your setup and I think it brillant. Why spend $1000s when you can make your obstacles pretty easy. Also the dogs get to see stuff they may see elsewhere in public.
Do you have a mentorship program?
Very well said. I have a seven year old German shepherd, and just got a 8 week old aussie/corgi mix, I have him as my youtube profile pick. Also my Daughter is living with us temporarily with her 7 year old border collie mix. He has growled and snapped at him twice now. However my Shepherd mix is very tolerable of him. And of course the puppy don't understand what's going on and runs over to me for comfort. Any advise on how to handle this?
Btw I just subscribed because you seem very honest and straight forward.
Older dogs are naturally annoyed by puppies, it'll stop once you're puppy knows boundaries. As long as you're daughters dog is getting space and a way to avoid the puppy you should be fine, if her dog resource guards that's where you might have a dangerous situation on your hands
STONNIE DO YOU HAVE SOME BOOKS OUT THERE IN STORES
Any advice on recreational kayak to get? We are getting a lab later this year so I want something that eventually a big dog will spend some time in but not all the time.
I like the fishing style Kayaks, myself.
@@StonnieDennis ok I'll check them out at the store. Thanks uncle stonnie!
A tandem sit on type is what I would get .
Stonie Dennis and Tom Davis are both incredible TH-cam trainers. I have Labs and Catahulas so Stonie's techniques work best for me. But Tom Davis is also good if you are having issues.
You know, I don’t really think of myself as a TH-cam dog trainer. I think of myself as a guy who runs a family dog training business who puts our work on TH-cam to add to the general body of dog training knowledge and to illustrate the benefits of hard work and traditional family values.
To us, dog training is our primary business and content creation is the way we let people find out about what we do.
I’m not sure how the percentages breakdown in terms of TH-cam dog trainers who actually make a living training dogs to TH-cam dog trainers who are primarily interested in making a living by being content producers.
It would be interesting to break that down in terms of hard numbers.
@@StonnieDennis I completely understand, but for me you are my go to person on TH-cam. Tom Davis does his business exactly the same as you. You two are the only people I’ve found on TH-cam who own kennels and actually train dogs all day every day. I meant no offense.
@@tracyllewellyn5258I’m glad you like our content. I’m always flattered when people continue to watch!
The skinny tall black lab in the pool looks exactly like my lab mix! Where did he come from, and is he 100% lab?
nevermind, I watched the rest of the video and its Annie :)
Theres a lot of great dog trainers but few actually give practical realistic training tips as you do. Theres a lot of " crazy dog " then boom " perfect heel " followed by "its that easy." With no real translatable advice
Overstimulated border collie puppy mid day end of training/play session. clumsy zoomies that’s a possible piranha puppy. Train myself to not frustrate us both by trying to fight the puppy’s behavior but work with the puppy. Involves training puppy to “settle itself” somewhere such as puppy pen or crate. Put puppy away and leave it be with a Kong they fall asleep. aka building in an off switch in a herding breed.) Some breeds need to be trained to sit and a do nothing.
Your training style is definitely different than the rest of the ones producing content. It’s refreshing and peaceful
So true - had the same with my dogs when they were (very) young.
Hardest exercise for them was to calm down, learning how to focus and to wait.
As long as we ourselves stay calm and patient our dogs will follow our example 🙏
I love Anni is she for sale ? Does she belong to someone?
I hope Max can lose the extra weight. My senior got hefty with older age and it really slowed her down. Once she lost the weight, she felt so good
some are for sure, there in one really terrible YTer that constantly shows his dobermans "teaching" other dogs who happen to be massively restrained... wow that guy sucks hard
Anni looks like she wonts your attention and is eager to do something
you should never put a slip collar or any collar on a dog,,, only a harness should ever be used, collars are cruel,,,, would you want a collar around your neck and someone pulling on it?
Funny you should say that; have you ever had someone put a harness on you and start dragging you around while allowing you to have no input on comfort and fitment?
If so, please provide a link so we can check out how much you liked it.
This is an ironic comment because the only times I've ever seen a dog killed it's because someone put a harness on them, then dog slips the harness and gets hit by a car or grabbed by an animal(I've seen it happen 3 times in person, lab, Yorkie and schnauzer, schnauzer survived unlike the other 2 dogs) Harnesses are meant for a dog to pull and not get injured, a dog doesn't need a harness if it doesn't pull or isn't doing a energetic activity like hunting, pulling etc plus a harness not specifically fit for a dog can do just as much damage as a collar if not more.
You deduct the KONG calories from their daily requirements, give treats out of their daily kibble intake.
I keep my guys just a tiny but hungry, so they'll be super engaged and happily working for kibble rewards during training. They get a small dinner at night to tide them over until the morning. Everyone, this is not rocket science.
My Malinois Maxine, and Fritz, my German Shorthaired Pointer, are happy to chill on the bed if I'm not feeling well that day. I'm 61, I'm also disabled due to chronic pain, but 95% of the time I can more than meet their training needs. I am also starting Maxine's training for her Brevet level in French Ring Sports in 2024.
Train your dog in all locations, smells and situations. Changing up the situation is great for proofing your dog's obedience.
You know what’s not rocket science? Listening to the point being made.
In the example with Max, we are talking about the difficulties associated with having a bored, hungry, dog in a multi person household where not everyone is in possession of the same information or possess the maturity level required to put said information into practice.
That’s the exact type of overly simplistic advice that leads novice dog owners to struggle with implementation.
@@StonnieDennis The point wasn't being made specifically to you, it's addressing the general issue of overfeeding of any dog. It's not "overly simplistic" advice either, it's concise, to the point and gives novice dog owners a solid place to start, go reread it after you've calmed down.
I have also gleaned solid advice off these so-called shorts, it depends on the trainer giving the advice, sadly this is where dog owners go wrong, who is giving the information.
Lastly Stonnie, you tend to be long winded and lose the plot topic.
I think you are what they call the exception to what he is explaining. Not every busy family is that deep and detailed in training. They are companions not training buddies. They interact and monitor things differently. He’s simply saying the yellow lab has different training approach as it has different things to work on and different physical limitations to be considered. He was explaining the possible reasons the dog has those needs. Just like if it was an older dog, or any other physical issue. Age, hip dysplasia or cushings etc.
the issue he was discussing was that other trainers don’t show the reality of training as reality is there are many variables including physical abilities that affect training it’s not as magical as what it appears
@@cherylmillard2067 It one hundred percent is an over simplification; you completely missed the point of the point I was making. There was no reference to the issue of general over feeding. I referenced a specific type of situation where multi person households have trouble acting in concert to achieve a common goal due to a convergence of factors.
As far as the knowledge you've gleaned concerning calorie allocation, general fitness, and dog training, by all means post some links so we can see examples of your healthful lifestyle and dog management expertise.
As far as me being long winded, I try my best to make long form content that gives viewers a chance to carefully study my interactions with the dogs, the dogs interactions with me, and the dogs interactions with each other. You try walking a bunch of dogs, while providing clear and concise information, in a real time, running monologue format. Please posts some links so we can see you work multiple dogs and teach the entire time. I have hundreds of videos of me doing it, let's see yours.
It's super easy to make jump cuts, read off scripts, use stock photography and B roll footage, etc...and seem to stay on track. It's not so easy when one is actually busy doing the work.
@@StonnieDennis lol, once again, it's addressing the general issue of overfeeding of any dog. It's not "overly simplistic" advice either, it's concise, to the point and gives novice dog owners a solid place to start.
I don't need to post "links" regarding my so-called "healthful lifestyle and dog management expertise" as everyone's requirements for their dog is different based on breed, exercise, age, and overall health. I gave an example that they can discuss with their vet or try it on their own.
You're not actually walking a bunch of dogs, they're hanging out with you, it's completely different if you were walking these same dogs on a lead at a loose leash heel which we'll both agree is exponentially more difficult.
I'm glad you have hundreds of videos and have good training advice, as you've pointed out, it doesn't make the content provider an expert.
You could have taken my original comment and used it to point out how easy it is to use part of a dog's daily caloric intake as treats and training rewards, but you chose to get offended.
You're also using logical fallacies to make and defend an argument.
I was so enjoying your video until UNTIL you, with a harsh voice, pushed May away when she was in the tunnel. So sad to treat a pup that way when you can tell she idolizes you and wants to be paid just a little bit of attention. Dogs aren't always labs, pointers and pit mixes etc but they all have feelings. Especially GSDs😢
That comment says a lot more about you than about me. You should really take a deep look inside of yourself and try to understand why you are projecting victimization onto a fun TH-cam video.
Please post a few videos of yourself, working with your dog, in a fun and open environment, so we can see how it should be done.
@@StonnieDennis What? I came here for learning to train my recused/adopted Ellie. My sweets loves outside and being in the water too. I was just shocked at how you ignore the GSD pup.