Hey man! Got some questions for you. Doesnt this technique make the walk unenjoyable for the dog if he/she has no chance to look/sniff around? And also i just got a three month puppy a couple days ago and just wanted to know how fast should i be on top of all this training?
We have a 5.5 month old giant schnauzer who weighs 56 pounds and this technique saved us on walks. Now walks are more enjoyable for me and the dog. Thank you for all you do!
We rescued a Blue Heeler mix, who had been physically beaten. Had food withheld etc. As a grown women, he would pull me so hard, that I physically couldn't hold her back! This video changed his life and mine!! Thank you ❤️
Excellent advice. Old school basics....As a retired Police K9 handler, your methods are sound and effective. NOTE to new dog owners: seek help from a professional trainer if you can't do this on your own, 90% of the problems I've seen in over 40 years are with or because of the owner/handler!
retired police K9 handler? ur a disgrace if u think this is good way to train dogs. E-collar and Prong collars are painful and unethical training collars. Shame on you
@@sekurmsekurm7343 you didn't even watch the video and have no clue what are prong collars/e collars. Prong collars are less painful than normal collars if your dog is pulling. E-Collars are the last of the last possibilities for dog to correct it's behaviour before it would be put to sleep. If all your life you had a chihuahua and yorkies, on behalf of dog trainers and professional dog owners, don't state your BS over the internet making people think prong collars are bad. Even in the video 80% of the job done was not through the collar itself but with positive reinforcement BUT prong is much better for you dog than normal collar if it's pulling/being aggressiive since it signals wrong behaviour instead of choking the dog. If the dog ain't pulling prong collar isn't doing any harm to it, it's exactly how it works.
@@sekurmsekurm7343 It's far more unethical to let a dog drag the owner around and be an absolute nuisance to the community. Plus, those "force free" trainers are just trying to get you to buy their stuff. I have never met a positive-only trainer that could solve a problem with 2 tools: A leash and a collar. They need dog owners to buy more stuff: More treats, more pouches, lick sticks, calming sprays, special place mats, expensive harnesses, more training sessions, longer training sessions... the list goes on. They've been sold a lie in order to sell product. Enough. Dogs are not made of china. They will not break if you apply a little pressure. I encourage everyone to look up a video called "Experienced mother dog teachers her puppies a lesson in patience." It's just 2 minutes long. The puppies are under 8 weeks old. They display unacceptable behavior. Mom corrects them with a commensurate amount of violence. She doesn't bait them with treats, she doesn't wait for the puppies to get bored. She issues a stern correction, and the lesson is learned instantly.
We have tried every “no pull” harness, gentle leader, vest, etc. under the sun for our 75 lb male golden retriever. He’s 2 years old and I was sick of my shoulders and back hurting from being yanked. I fixed this behavior by this training video alone and I am shocked at how quickly it corrected the behavior. Thank you so much!
It didn't correct the behaviour. You simply taught the dog that you would hurt them if they walked too far ahead. If you were to put on a harness, the dog would pull again because you haven't changed the pulling behaviour. Changing a behaviour takes weeks, not 10 minutes.
@@samg8012that is foolish. "Hurt the dog if they walk too far ahead" is simply ridiculous, snapping the collar does not "hurt" the dog. 2. Don't put the dog on a harness. 3. Obviously one session won't change the dog forever, but after a few weeks of walks where the dog is doing this and walking how you like, it WILL become their behavior. I am assuming that by "changing behavior" you mean if the trainer drops the leash, the dog won't take off running. OBVIOUSLY. Nobody is saying your dog will immediately be this super obedient dog in 10 minutes. All this video is doing is showing how to stop your dog from pulling on a leash, which is the first step to making your dog more obedient, and able to do stuff like walking without a leash. Your comment is simply LOOKING for something to be mad at, cause there's no way.
@@samg8012 I literally just finished the end of the video. He even says one walk won't completely solve the issue, but after 3-4 walks the dog will know how to walk on a lead. Which, yes. It's common sense. After a few walks of getting treats for walking correctly. And small correction when they don't. It will become habit and the dog will walk on a lead with no issue.
So i got the collar...and followed your video....she was miserable with the flat collar... literally choking herself to the point of puking... within literally 3 minutes....she was walking beside me perfectly. Never yelled ..never got mad. Anyone saying the prong collar is inhumane didn't have a dog that would choke themselves out. Shes a Belgian so shes full of energy and super smart
For anyone reading this: I know that dog training can be difficult sometimes, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work, and your dog (and your own sanity) will thank you for it! ❤️💕
I am back after watching to confirm it works. I just got my 1st dog a few months ago and was getting tired of him pulling me. I did my best to keep his leash pulled into me tight but after 5 mins of walking and keeping the leash tight my arm and shoulder were already getting stiff. But just a few mins after I took him out with the prong collar for the 1st time it was night and day difference. I followed his tips and now my dog is already starting to follow me and I can let go of my previous grip I had on the leash and he stays on me. Actually helped me so much. Thank you ❤
The full course is at DIYK9.com and called, "The Perfect Walk". There are a lot of other training courses there from puppy courses, obedience, leash and off leash (called Unleashed) for e-collar training if you want your dog to be trained to be fully off leash. Considering you'll have this dog for many years, or even have dogs the rest of your life, you'll be able to have them well trained and polite forever.
We got a 5 month old beautiful corso ( HAVOC ) and he’s an absolute great puppy we’ve been doing training with a local trainer but your videos have helped TREMENDOUSLY. Let the haters hate and PLEASE KEEP THESE GREAT VIDEOS COMING. THANK YOU
This was a miracle. Have been struggling with a standard poodle puppy and 2 training classes. I am so very grateful! What a nice walk we had this morning! Poodles are so very smart, but they are also very good at doing what they want so this method is perfect for him.
You fixed our husky. We’re in an area with a TON of squirrels and he’s been really difficult to reign in ever since we moved here. Literally 10 minutes practicing what you teach has me really excited to go on walks with him & get him the exercise he needs
I am excited to try this too my Siberian Husky wants to pull, he does walk beside me but I have to keep a tight reign on him The only thing is he won't take treats at all when we're walking.
Hey, is there a specific video you've watched regarding this issue with reactivity towards other small animals (squirrels, cats etc.)? I have a german shepard/labrador/retriever mix and he's really reactive towards cats. We have a lot of them in our area so the walks can be pretty intensive sometimes... :D
@@psalmingit I have a Alaskan/Siberian mix, it helped to do a few sessions of leash training in the yard with treats. He behaved 95% perfect on his first "outside" walk
I watched this video 3 times and then went and tried this with my 6 month old German Shepherd and HOLY COW! The ONLY things we worked on during our walk were the sudden u-turn and the sudden stop pop and I can't believe the difference. We are currently enrolled in an intermediate puppy training class and she does great in class but using only the techniques they taught just wasn't working at home. I have been dreading our walks as getting dragged around gets old FAST. This made a huge difference. After about 5 u-turns she had it down to walk at my side...by no means a perfect heel but way better. Towards the end of the walk (just under a mile) she started to forget and it took just 2 uturns to remind her. Her sudden stop isn't perfect but it's way better than it was and this was only the first session so I know in a few more she'll be amazing. I don't have a prong collar, just a martingale and it worked great on that. I'll move to a prong if I need to but this girl is so eager to please I'm not sure I will need it. Thank you for making some simple and straightforward.
I got a Staffordshire terroir when she was 3 years old. She pulled like a 18 wheeler truck. I used this method and with in minutes she was walking with out pulling on a loose leash. what a wonderful walker she is and I enjoy walking her now. When you know you know
I love how you got right to it. No fluff. I don't have time for fluff. If you don't start showing me what I need in 30 sec, I'm moving on. 😂 very concise and inspiring.
Tried it, did it to my 2 year old Siberian Husky and it worked like magic. We are no longer playing tug and I no longer feel like doing a deadlift after taking her for a walk. Now she's 3 years old and occasionally I still need to do it since you know how Siberian Huskies are. Thank you so much for your informational videos. More power to you and your channel.
THANK YOU! I've trained dogs for over 30 years. I started out with this method and always had great success but over the years I've caved in to a softer approach because of all of the social pressure. I am retired, but currently training my own pulling puppy and taking so long to get desired results. I really needed this reminder to get back to basics. A softer approach while your dog damages their trachea on a flat collar may keep the Karen next door from bashing you throughout the neighborhood, but it is not doing the dog any favors.
Yeah, which is actually more kind? To get the training done in a few sessions and move on, or spend weeks or months trying to do this when you could have been done and enjoying walks with your dog? If something this simple takes weeks or month to train, the other methods are obviously just unclear commands to the dog. America has unfortunately flipped and now everybody thinks they have the right to chime in on how you live your life, and they are always right, and you must comply with what they say or you're a mean and cruel person. I'd just act deaf, ignore them, and keep walking along as if they don't exist. They nor their opinions are worth my time or mental effort. It takes two to argue, so silence leaves them nothing to debate, and they just look like an idiot yelling for nothing. If they want to call the cops, I'd encourage it. I'd ask them to make sure they ask for the Police K9 officer on duty to be the officer to respond but tell the Karen not to be surprised when they show up with their dog wearing a prong collar, e-collar, and flat collar and/or a choke chain. I've walked Echo on a prong collar for the past 18 months through streets, Lowe's, Home Depot, the vet's office, all over the place, and nobody has ever said a word to me. If they ever want to, I'd happily offer to have an educated and civil discussion on prong collars or e-collars. I'm sure anybody that wants to gripe about it has zero true knowledge on how to use these tools correctly anyway. Knowledge is power, and they won't have the power/knowledge to back up their trash talk.
I'm training my friend's dog while he is out of town for a few months.. Koda(9yrs) is a big dog, like rottweiler/husky/idk what else he said she is.. anyways, the pulling on the lead had to stop day one. I bought her a slip lead and using this technique she walks next to me amazingly. She does still get distracted by dogs.. and we are working on off lead recall still.. But with my blue heeler(3yrs) using these methods, he is perfectly off lead trained and I can walk down city streets with him freely. It's truly the best! Thanks so much from Cincinnati!
THIS SAVED ME! holy moly! 2 year old 90 pound stubborn silver lab. Was using a harness to no avail for 2 years! All because I kept listening to people telling me my dog should be walked with a harness. BS! bought a prong collar and within mins! This channel is the real deal. Thank you!
I have a dumbass karen in my neighborhood that keeps telling me to use a gentle leader and tells me to 'train my dog' when hers is a maniac in the background. You are the overall best trainer i've found so far and I thank you so much for your content. please keep up the amazing work.
I lol a little mainly because of the gentle leader thing. They work but so do other techniques. Why is there always someone like that? Like seriously do you not see your crazy ass dog as you spit out training advice? 😂
I use a gentle leader, it worked immediately, with very little training. If it hadn't, I can see moving on to something else, but why go straight to pain?
@@stephaniedrost375 You think your gentle leader doesn't cause pain? Well you are mistaken. The gentle leader is rapped around the dogs nose and if the dog goes off it whips the dogs head around which could hurt the dogs vertebrae and the dogs nose is very sensitive. The prong collar is a not forever tool like the gentle leader is. Go for a walk and don't use the gentle leader see how well your dog will walk
@@fable_enthusiast Your dog is not a puller then harnesses don't work on most strong breeds or dogs that are pullers. So how long have you been a professional trainer for ?
I started watching your short videos for a year before I got my German Shepherd . He just turned a year yesterday I believe he behaves very well. Thank you so much.
That's awesome! I love GSDs. They shed like it's a mutant superpower, but it's worth it to me. My last dog was a GSD mix and we had to put her down when she was 15, and that was from an aggressively growing tumor. We have two dogs, an outdoor cat (they get along like their own little pack), and a bearded dragon. We love them dearly, but they are just well loved pets. Our GSD was a functioning family member, far past a simple pet. Did you know Garret has very in-depth courses at DIYK9.com? Garret's the training in this video. Many people spend 50-100 hours trying to figure out how to train their dog to walk with manners on a leash where you could buy Garret's course for a very small fee. Less than what my wife and I spent on our last trip to Taco Bell. Considering how long dogs live, it's a no-brainer investment.
I think I’m going to cry. This is exactly the type of structured directions and guidance I need so I can train my dogs. We have 2 under 2 (that was probably a bad move 🤷🏼♀️) first is our newest addition he is a mixed (pittie/lab?) rescue named bowser and is just over a year, he is a strong mf-er. Our little girl Iris is our rock and smart as a whip. She is 1.5 yrs old, mixed pittie/vizsla (or GSP maybe?) but she is grumpy and sassy. She is fast af and knows basic commands. I even trained them to sit so I can clean off their front paws before they go into the house. We are our own villains in our story. We HAVE to do better for them. 🎉🎉🎉 thank you!!!
Jeff from Castro Valley, Cali, here. I can absolutely vouch for this training from Garret. He posted a video just like this a few years back and have tried it with my 4 year old American Bully at the time that was 105 lbs (RIP now). It legitimately took around 10 mins for him to walk by my side, loose leash, and no pulling. Fast fwd to now with our new 1 yr old American Bully, 50 lbs, and same thing. Loose leash, no stress. Balanced training with the prong WORKS!
I purchased your classes and did this method which the 4 of 5 rescue dogs that had terrible pulling issues. Fixed each one of them in 5-10 mins flat. And to make things better, no they aren’t perfect on just the martingale but they are SIGNIFICANTLY better than before.
Waaaaaaaaow. I’ve been searching and searching and finally found something useful that I’m trying out with my pup right now but away. Thank you for sharing!
When I initially started watching these videos, I felt bad for the dog. Overtime, I could understand the reason for this training and I felt it was necessary. When you really love your fur child, you should teach it good manners, potty training etc as it is your responsibility as a parent/ owner. Giving treats or pampering is not enough, it should be taught how to LIVE. Not training a puppy is the problem for many of the issues. Thank you for your channel because I don't own a dog but I'm able to understand the mentality of dogs and how we can make a better place for them. ❤
@@samg8012 Yeah mostly this is true but there maybe situations where you need the help of a dog. Also there are many dogs suffering or abandoned without food and shelter. I guess these are the two sides of a coin.
@@samg8012took me 3 minutes maybe even less to teach my puppy German shepherd using this method. No longer pulls and sits next to me EVERY SINGLE time I stop.
@samg8012 Because telling your child "pretty please don't touch the hot stove" works everytime. Same reason why today's children don't respect adults - they're not taught consequences or held accountable.
10 months old Doberman now.. but started using this as soon as we went for walks, of course toned down for a three month old puppy. But I’ve never had a problem walking him using these methods. And once they understand, you really don’t need to use them so often or much at all because they already know the game 100% approved.
I have a 3 almost 4 month doberman mix puppy. Did you use a flat collar ? My puppy pulls so much she chokes herself. So I stopped taking her I wasn't sure what age they could go on walks.
This helped both of my dogs who were already "pretty good" at heeling beside me and mostly not pulling ... literally it took less than 9 minutes to get each of them (separately) to heel BEHIND me. Plus, using the clicker is super satisfying. Thanks so much!
I’m so shocked at how well this works 😂 my shepherd was close to ripping my arm off and as stubborn as she is even with this method, it definitely works very effectively. Thank you so much for your video!!
This has been a god send! I kind of knew this method but didn’t quite fully know how to put it into practice but after watching this my Swiss shepherd stopped pulling straight away so thank you 👍
Used this method with my 2 year old male boxer when we started training when he was a pup. He walks next to me with zero pull and a loose leash every time we put it on. We have graduated to being able to walk with no leash because he knows exactly where he is suppose to be when we are on a walk unless he has been given a break or free command. Garrett’s methods are proven to work
Did it take really long for the dog to walk alongside you or it was a quick difference for you? I have a mini aussie that is super excited and pulls all over the place lol. She wants to take off running around
I have an almost 3 year old doodle and this worked within the first five minutes of walking him. It’s made walking him a much better experience. THANK YOU!!!
Used this method on a very leash reactive 1 year old Doberman that I adopted, she was only walked on harnesses from her last owner 😂 Got the prong right away and now she is a stellar and polite walker. We can enjoy being out in the world together! Like you always say, this is for quality of life for pooch and owner ❤
Thank you so much for posting this video. The golden in this video was doing what my beautiful 5 month (40 lb ) female golden does. I am a 68 year old Female and her pulling was hurting my arms, back and shoulders. I was getting to the point I didn't want to walk her. Your video came across my feed. I'm so glad I clicked on it. I ordered the prong collar you recommended and some super good treats. I've watched this video 6 times so I knew what to do confidently. The collar came yesterday. Today I put it on her and within 10 minutes she was walking by my side and looking up at me. YEA!!! After that I walked her 2 blocks. NO PULLING at all. I have fallen back in LOVE with my golden. I subscribed. I've watched several others. She now knows come and drop it. Thank you so much.
This is probably more for exercise. If you need your dog to pee you might want to pick a designated area and tell the dog "go pee" and just loosen the leash. My dog knows he can't go till he gets to the dog park and he is free.
@@waiki8223pretty simple fix to find a balance between walking by your side and when to pee I have a Alaskan malamute and what I did is make him walk by my side and throw treat on the grass or side let him pee and gave him a treat when he returns to my side and he knows when he has pee or sniff he walks right back to my side
I just ised this method on my rescue 4 month old shepherd mix, & wow, what a difference already. In 10 mins total time, we have a pup that is much easier to walk with. Thank you!
I adopted a 10month Doberman and his pray drive and lease pulling was bad. Finally tried the prong collar and he walked like I new how too train a dog from pulling the first walk. He now is a pleasure to walk but whines a lot when he can’t chase a squirrel😂. Thanks I use your methods and my 90lb Doberman is doing great on walks!! Cincinnati
I was really hopeful when I saw this video. We have a pitbull mix that is 5 years old and my family never had a dog. We have him, since our cousin surprised us with him. When we walked him he was constantly pulling so we were trying to look for solutions and people to train him but no one really knew what they where doing and of course the training was expensive so when I saw this training method, I was honestly very happy. So when I walked the dog, I put on the prong collar, and I started doing the methods and after a few minutes he was walking right next to me with no pulling and a loose leash, and was making eye contact, and when I stopped, he stopped. So overall this guy know what he’s doing. You just got yourself a new subscriber. ❤😂😊
I have used this with every dog I trained, including all of my working dogs. When you do the U Turn, try to remember to keep the leash low (at their head level) so it doesn't take them off their front paws. It's actually a more effective correction if you do. I'm from MA/NH.
I am very happy to see this channel. Recently I adopted my dog named Aaliya. And Most of the times when I take her for a walk she pulls a lot. This video made me now understand that pulling the dog is harmful for her. Thank you so much for this video. Extremely helpful.
Thank you for adding the sentence about countries that don’t have prong collars. German law doesn’t allow the use of it and as a first time-dog owner using your videos for training it gives me confidence to know that the methods still work without prong correction but might just take longer!
Just wanted to say thank you! I've been trying to stop my 4 month old pup from pulling and while we have been making steady progress over the past month I tried this and I've just come back from the best walk I've ever had!
Hi three! We have been struggling with our Swiss White Shepherd girl for three Yeats. We have spent several hundreds of dollars for positive behaviorists. Nothing. Your short video have really made a huge change within ONE 15-minute walk. Thank you so much for the tips! We do appreciate it! Greetings from Poland (Europe)!
Hi! I tried this tonight with my male almost 5 month old Cane Corso.. and it did magic in less than ten minutes 😭😭 thank you so much for sharing this and teaching us 🙌🏻🙏🏻❤️ happy holidays to you and your family!
I just got a 2yr old rotweiler and shes pretty reactive to other dogs and people, cars too, but shes getting soooo much better and thank goodness food motivated, and she wants to learn. Thank you for all that you do!
Have a corso puppy now 7 months. Been doing this since 4 months and he walks like a pro. His drive and pain tolerance is insane but it still works. Started with a martingale, taught some leash pressure then introduced him to prong at 4 months. Let him wear the prong, put it a little oversized, associated treats with it whenever I put it on and now he’s golden. Herm Sprenger 2.25 does wonders. He’s now 86lbs and well behaved.
Imperative for our big breeds to be trained and well behaved, much more so than other breeds. I've rehabbed rotties, corsos and boerbels that ended up on death row just because they had the wrong owners. These breeds were bred to be tough dogs to do their jobs and they can kill without proper training and supervision. As much as I love them, there's a reason why homeowners insurance doesn't cover them and they're banned in some places...it started with idiot owners 🤬
Finally, the prong collar and uturn really worked within 10 min. Did not have to pop hard either. Your method was the only method that worked. Thank you soooo much. A few treats too. Not too many.
I have a 100lb lab/boxer, 1yo 8:57 . Have been training this with a slip collar. He starts out trying to get ahead, but usually ends up right where he should....EXCEPT...He loves other dogs. If we come close to one he loses his mind. Pulling and doesn't even know who I am. Maybe a different collar.
I did this yesterday with my 8 month old golden doodle. He was a nut on the leash and not fun to walk, so he would stay home while we would go on daily family walks. I used these tips and he was walking much better within 5-10 minutes. Today, I was able to take him for a walk while also pushing my toddler on his scooter. He walked nice and respectfully for me (not perfect, but a massive improvement already). I’m now excited thinking about going on future walks with him. Thank you for these videos! He’s an anxious boy, so now I need to work on his confidence, but this has been a great start for us already! Thank you!
Did you used a prong collar? We have a 4 month old golden doodle (toy) and she does not care for walks. I haven’t practice with her yet, so I’m seeking advice before I start.
My 6 year old pit/catahoula mix has had me going crazy trying to get the pulling to stop. I’ve tried everything and came across this video. After 3 minutes of this he’s a completely different dog. Thank you so much for
What I like about your videos is that you show us your training techniques on dogs that have not already been trained. There are so many videos on TH-cam that are showing training videos on dogs that are already trained. Brilliant videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge
I have a 2 year old European Doberman, and I finally got him a prong collar and I have had the most peaceful walks with him. Prongs work if used properly. I wish I would have bought one a long time ago.
Pit 7 years her name is Coco. This is the only, MOST IMPORTANT thing she is not trained on. U have given me full confidence to try it, then I'll try on my 2 puppies if I'm successful. I'll be back for update!!!! Keep up love your videos....
I love the videos that are clear cut and straight to the point. Question…looking at the tools and equipment you use, which prong collar do you recommend for a 91 lb Rottweiler? I’ve been using a flat collar and now feel so bad that I’ve been hurting her trachea when doing directional changes.
I've had my German Shepherd mutt for 8 years. Took him to a positive reinforcement moron of a dog trainer when he was a puppy. She convinced us to use a martingale collar. Just bought a Sprenger collar due to what I have learned from your channel. Just had the first enjoyable walk with him ever. Took four light corrections during the first block for him to get the hang of things. Thank you!
Holy hell. I'm actually shocked at how well this worked on my 9 month old pit/doberman mix. Walking her is like rolling the dice. Some days she's ok, other days she obsessed with sniffing and eating grass, other days she's lunging at everyone she sees. I got her fully obedient on the leash in about 10 minutes. NO LIE. I was speechless. Gave her so much treats and all the love
I will try this method soon but definitely without a prong collar because my husky was freaked out by any collar or any type of hook around his neck. It takes 2 weeks and several bites to get used to walking on the leash outside of our garden. Now we can walk any time and I can put him on leash any time without bite. And also he is waiting the walks. I adopted him on 2023 december 18, he was 1 year old. He was never on leash before I adopted him. And I don't want to screw up what I already achieved.
You're not alone! You're doing great. We adopted our husky around the 1 year mark. He was free range outside and it has been tough. We have him used to the harness but still pulls a lot. I'm scared of the collar as he can pull his head out even if it's super tight
@@KelseyHubley Thank you have a good luck. This happened with mine at first time outside he was freaked out by something and he got to go to the opposite direction and yes his head slipped out from the collar. It was set to the tightest. It was hard to catch. He is quick. We practice with retriever leash since a week. Unfortunately we could not practice the leash walk in the garden until now because he started to flee and he submissed himself and he didn't move if I put him on leash. After he stopped the fleeing I brought him out to the street by my hand and he started to walk slowly but he was scared. And the same happened when we arrived back home he didn't dare to go in the garden I had to bring him in and he started to flee again after we got in the garden. This is why I'm afraid of the prong collar. I don't want that he feel the collar and the leash and walk can hurt and it can be bad.
This technique truly works…my 60 pound GoldenDoodle was a horrible puller just like Sunny and quickly changed within 15 minutes of being introduced to the prong collar! Thank you so much for sharing your training techniques! They have helped immensely!
I have a very large dog. 100 lbs husky, elkhound, Great Pyrenees mix. I am 5 ft and 170. He drags me!!!! I watch this video, bought a herm springer yesterday and had a whole new dog by the evening. He and I have taken two amazing walks today with no pulling and no jumping on people in crowds. The best thing I’ve done for my dog and myself. Oh and he is 3 and has been untrained until yesterday! This works! THANK YOU!!!
This is now the 3rd video I’ve watched of yours for leash pulling today. After the second video I tried your techniques with my 3year old 90 lb American Bulldog/Pitbull mix and within 10 minutes I had her walking at my side and stopping when I stop with just 2 u turn corrections. I rescued her 5.5 months ago and she’s been a demon trying to walk. Wish I had found you and these tips sooner! Time to keep working more with her to perfect her healing. Thank you for these videos! 🙏🏻
Ten minutes after trying this today, I wondered whose dog I was walking! This is amazing. She was so happy at the end of the walk! I think I was even happier. Thank you 🙏🏻
I got a prong collar on my dog trainer's advice after trying everything else. This dog is about 6 months old, and he is mixed breed, and he's got a lot of terrier, some pittbull, and podenco. The walks are so much more pleasure to everyone. We attend twice a week to classes where he can also socialise with other puppies, and he has a great time! He has a very sweet personality and knows quite a few commands, but he's scared of many things outdoors. I am Swedish and I live in Spain.
You’re a genius! I will be applying all your techniques when we get our 8 week old cane C. We live in Louisiana, so you’re not that far if I have any issues! God bless you & your family!
I can't believe how fast this works! Got a 70 lbs mix bull terrier, and I have a prong collar but he would still pull, the reverse pop and walk away makes all the difference! Did it 5 times with the treat.... Pulling gone! unbelievable ! Thank you Subscribe made!
I have a 3 month old Malinois. We started out rough, he needed about 10-15 u-turns. At the end of the 20 minute walk it was like I had a different puppy. Thank you so much for your videos! They are amazing!
I’ve watched hrs of this guy in the last few days and I’m so happy I did! I adopted a pittie a year ago and was told she walked well on the leash and did well with other dogs. She is a friendly girl with people but too rough. Also she was terrible on our walks and aggressive towards other dogs. I found out she was a bait dog! I did know she was scarred and had been injured before and didn’t see any of these problems coming. I’m in my 50s, legally blind and have some physical disability so walking her has been very difficult and stressful. In ONE DAY, 2 walks has changed everything! It’s still not perfect and I’ve also learned I had to train myself at the same time which has been harder than training her. She’s doing an amazing job and today is the first time since I’ve had her she hasn’t tripped me during one of our walks. THANK YOU! I will keep watching and learning to make her the best she can be ❤
best trainer. I teach at a dog school myself and always get tips and tricks from DIY K9. Here in Germany we don't have any of these collars, but with the right technology you can also use a retriever collar and a 50kg Rottweiler. Thank you very much for your videos 👍🏻
Holy shit. I just did this with my 4 year old who has been pulling on the leash and FINALLY something that works!! I followed the direction to the letter. A few pops, and a few whines later and he immediately fell in line. No more pulling, followed me when I turned, the whole lot. Thank you SO SO much for helping me get my big guy in order. I feel like I will finally be able to take him walking past other dogs in the future. Thank you very much for the hope and clear directions!
We did this for our 9 year old jack russell, didnt have a prong collar at the time, but like 3 pops in and he was on point. Hes really good at walking with us now. We got a prong collar for our now 6 month old beagle. Shes crazy, so im looking forward to clamping down on the leash training.
Definitely was right about the prong collar, tried to do it on a normal collar and was very hard to walk, got a prong collar used the same techniques and was significantly easier, learned in a matter of minutes amazed on how much easier it’s been since
EXCELLENT VIDEO, my boyfriend is about to hire someone to teach his dog (a German shepherd) how to walk on a leash (specially now that the side walks are extremely slippery). I’m 100% sure we won’t need them after watching your videos!!! We live in Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you DIYK9.com for helping me train my dog. I did this with my Husky/Treeing Walker Coonhound mix at 4 months. ONE corrective U-Turn was all I needed, and it was a messy one at that because it was my first ever. Everything else was cleaned up with sudden stop pops and food rewards. We do figure 8's, speed up, slow down, left and right turns, and she still walks well at 21 months old. I practiced in the backyard a couple days and hit the road. I had to do one more corrective U-Turn as the level of distraction jumped up significantly, and now we can walk up on rabbits (one of her triggers) and I can put feather light leash pressure to ask for a sit (from the Leashed course training), and we just stand there until the rabbit takes off. Echo stays in the sit.
I have a 6 month year old cane corso and I am from Cali. I have been doing this method for the last couples walks and she is already 10x better then what we started from our first walk(she didn’t even know how to walk out the front door when we got her) love your videos!
1 Year Old Pibull. Proper tools make all the difference in the world. Switched to a slip from a harness because the dog didn't respect the wife and would just pull her around. Finally convinced the wife to try the slip and he stopped pulling her almost instantly. She was afraid he would choke himself on it, but soon realized it's self correcting. Excellent advice in this video. Thank you!
After a stressful walk with my 90lb 1 year old german shephard/lab mix... I ran to this video! Now I'm running to the store to grab a collar and we will be training this asap! I will report back with results lol
5 month old Gordan setter who was pulling hard and choking himself out. Saw a HUGE improvement after just the first lesson, 3 days in and he's a different dog on the leash. Thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you!!! Love your Videos! Shorts! Etc! Great content especially since I was a vet tech for over 20yrs. Worked with trainers as well. By far you are the best! And I love the way you tell it like it is!
My dog just went from pulling and having no attention to me - to walking right next to my knee and constantly checking in on my dirrection. She still needs a reminder from time to time. Thanks a lot and greetings from copenhagen denmark!
OK. I'm BRAND NEW to dogs and now I'm blessed with a 9 month old Pitbull Mix (maybe Hound or German Shepard). I bought your course and its taking me time to go through it. However, my teenagers are down there goofing off and let's just say I'm in over my head. However, THANK YOU for this video. I've had three hand/wrist surgeries in the past and this dog came to us with a harness. I was physically unable to walk him period. It's taken me forever to figure out the coller/leash, pressure, pops, clicks etc etc etc. I feel like I'm learning more than the dog! It's my 5th time watching this video over the last week and TONIGHT I am putting and end to the pulling. Thank you again so much. *I am still a bit confused with the 2.25mm as its been a project to get enough links for his size. I've been using the larger 3mm in the meantime and now I'm wondering if the 2.25 is going to feel sharper than the 3mm? Also, I know its covered in the course and videos, but for some reason I still get mixed up on the hook/double hook pressure. I told you I am brand new. I'm going to try my all for this guy, but I know better than unless and until I get a handle on him - I'm not doing right by letting him act a mess.
Generally the 2.25 works for most dogs, but many times it will be necessary to add links, or in some cases it’s actually less expensive to just go ahead and purchase two collars and connect them together. You may have to remove a couple of links when you do that, but sometimes it is more cost-effective to just to go ahead and purchase two collars rather than individual links. The 2.25 will have a bit more “oomph” behind it than the 3.0.
Your videos are so helpful. I have a 1 yr 50 pound husky pit mix. I tried weeks of leash training, 5 minutes of prong collar training fixed his pulling issues damn near immediately.
I have two young German Shepherd mixes (a year apart). One pulls hard, and the other pulls less, but nothing I’ve tried has worked-different advice, collars, you name it. My older girl pulls so much that even after a 2-3 km walk, she has to stop every block just to get home. Prong collars are illegal here, but I used a choker chain and tried your techniques right after watching. While I’m not as skilled as you, both dogs eventually stopped pulling! My older girl needed more turning around, so we stayed on the same street, but my younger boy stayed by my side, and we managed a long walk. Great advice-thank you! I’ll keep practicing daily and hope to eventually walk them together, as separate walks are tough.
Holy shit!! My XL who’s a year old is a monster for pulling I did this 1 time and she literally got it I walked home with a finger on the leash and a very obedient dog!! Thank you so so so much!!!!!
The best no bs trainer out there !!
Hey man! Got some questions for you. Doesnt this technique make the walk unenjoyable for the dog if he/she has no chance to look/sniff around? And also i just got a three month puppy a couple days ago and just wanted to know how fast should i be on top of all this training?
Beckman's Dog Training too ❤
Can I ask how long you use the collar? Do you swap back to a regular one after or always stay on it
They can still sniff and be a dog but when you have your dog in a heel they hopefully should have the understanding to not pull and be a wild child
He so good my dog already trained and i still watch lol
We have a 5.5 month old giant schnauzer who weighs 56 pounds and this technique saved us on walks. Now walks are more enjoyable for me and the dog. Thank you for all you do!
Great to hear! I just got a GS (9 weeks old right now) and curiosity about leash training with him led me to this video.
We rescued a Blue Heeler mix, who had been physically beaten. Had food withheld etc. As a grown women, he would pull me so hard, that I physically couldn't hold her back! This video changed his life and mine!! Thank you ❤️
Excellent advice. Old school basics....As a retired Police K9 handler, your methods are sound and effective. NOTE to new dog owners: seek help from a professional trainer if you can't do this on your own, 90% of the problems I've seen in over 40 years are with or because of the owner/handler!
retired police K9 handler? ur a disgrace if u think this is good way to train dogs. E-collar and Prong collars are painful and unethical training collars. Shame on you
@@sekurmsekurm7343Dogs you train get put down
@@sekurmsekurm7343 you didn't even watch the video and have no clue what are prong collars/e collars. Prong collars are less painful than normal collars if your dog is pulling. E-Collars are the last of the last possibilities for dog to correct it's behaviour before it would be put to sleep. If all your life you had a chihuahua and yorkies, on behalf of dog trainers and professional dog owners, don't state your BS over the internet making people think prong collars are bad.
Even in the video 80% of the job done was not through the collar itself but with positive reinforcement BUT prong is much better for you dog than normal collar if it's pulling/being aggressiive since it signals wrong behaviour instead of choking the dog. If the dog ain't pulling prong collar isn't doing any harm to it, it's exactly how it works.
@@sekurmsekurm7343pop and pay with food. What’s unethical about that
@@sekurmsekurm7343 It's far more unethical to let a dog drag the owner around and be an absolute nuisance to the community. Plus, those "force free" trainers are just trying to get you to buy their stuff. I have never met a positive-only trainer that could solve a problem with 2 tools: A leash and a collar. They need dog owners to buy more stuff: More treats, more pouches, lick sticks, calming sprays, special place mats, expensive harnesses, more training sessions, longer training sessions... the list goes on. They've been sold a lie in order to sell product.
Enough. Dogs are not made of china. They will not break if you apply a little pressure. I encourage everyone to look up a video called "Experienced mother dog teachers her puppies a lesson in patience." It's just 2 minutes long. The puppies are under 8 weeks old. They display unacceptable behavior. Mom corrects them with a commensurate amount of violence. She doesn't bait them with treats, she doesn't wait for the puppies to get bored. She issues a stern correction, and the lesson is learned instantly.
We have tried every “no pull” harness, gentle leader, vest, etc. under the sun for our 75 lb male golden retriever. He’s 2 years old and I was sick of my shoulders and back hurting from being yanked. I fixed this behavior by this training video alone and I am shocked at how quickly it corrected the behavior. Thank you so much!
Prong collar - thought they were illegal
did the video work even when using a harness?
It didn't correct the behaviour. You simply taught the dog that you would hurt them if they walked too far ahead. If you were to put on a harness, the dog would pull again because you haven't changed the pulling behaviour. Changing a behaviour takes weeks, not 10 minutes.
@@samg8012that is foolish. "Hurt the dog if they walk too far ahead" is simply ridiculous, snapping the collar does not "hurt" the dog. 2. Don't put the dog on a harness. 3. Obviously one session won't change the dog forever, but after a few weeks of walks where the dog is doing this and walking how you like, it WILL become their behavior.
I am assuming that by "changing behavior" you mean if the trainer drops the leash, the dog won't take off running. OBVIOUSLY. Nobody is saying your dog will immediately be this super obedient dog in 10 minutes. All this video is doing is showing how to stop your dog from pulling on a leash, which is the first step to making your dog more obedient, and able to do stuff like walking without a leash. Your comment is simply LOOKING for something to be mad at, cause there's no way.
@@samg8012 I literally just finished the end of the video. He even says one walk won't completely solve the issue, but after 3-4 walks the dog will know how to walk on a lead. Which, yes. It's common sense. After a few walks of getting treats for walking correctly. And small correction when they don't. It will become habit and the dog will walk on a lead with no issue.
So i got the collar...and followed your video....she was miserable with the flat collar... literally choking herself to the point of puking... within literally 3 minutes....she was walking beside me perfectly. Never yelled ..never got mad. Anyone saying the prong collar is inhumane didn't have a dog that would choke themselves out. Shes a Belgian so shes full of energy and super smart
Nicely done!
😂😂
So how does she go to the loo?
Working dogs sometimes require being pissed on in the shower. Specially mals.
I’m from Vegas and I have a 4 month old Doberman girl (highly food motivated) and after 10 mins she was already doing wayyyy better thank you!
For anyone reading this: I know that dog training can be difficult sometimes, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work, and your dog (and your own sanity) will thank you for it! ❤️💕
Awww thank you friend! ❤
Calm assertiveness is the key 🔑
Needed this thank you
NO IM NOT
@@fullmetalgrave if there's anything I can do to help, please feel free to reach out! Don't give up!❤️
I am back after watching to confirm it works. I just got my 1st dog a few months ago and was getting tired of him pulling me. I did my best to keep his leash pulled into me tight but after 5 mins of walking and keeping the leash tight my arm and shoulder were already getting stiff. But just a few mins after I took him out with the prong collar for the 1st time it was night and day difference. I followed his tips and now my dog is already starting to follow me and I can let go of my previous grip I had on the leash and he stays on me. Actually helped me so much. Thank you ❤
The full course is at DIYK9.com and called, "The Perfect Walk". There are a lot of other training courses there from puppy courses, obedience, leash and off leash (called Unleashed) for e-collar training if you want your dog to be trained to be fully off leash. Considering you'll have this dog for many years, or even have dogs the rest of your life, you'll be able to have them well trained and polite forever.
We got a 5 month old beautiful corso ( HAVOC ) and he’s an absolute great puppy we’ve been doing training with a local trainer but your videos have helped TREMENDOUSLY. Let the haters hate and PLEASE KEEP THESE GREAT VIDEOS COMING. THANK YOU
This was a miracle. Have been struggling with a standard poodle puppy and 2 training classes. I am so very grateful! What a nice walk we had this morning! Poodles are so very smart, but they are also very good at doing what they want so this method is perfect for him.
You fixed our husky. We’re in an area with a TON of squirrels and he’s been really difficult to reign in ever since we moved here. Literally 10 minutes practicing what you teach has me really excited to go on walks with him & get him the exercise he needs
I am excited to try this too my Siberian Husky wants to pull, he does walk beside me but I have to keep a tight reign on him The only thing is he won't take treats at all when we're walking.
Hey, is there a specific video you've watched regarding this issue with reactivity towards other small animals (squirrels, cats etc.)?
I have a german shepard/labrador/retriever mix and he's really reactive towards cats. We have a lot of them in our area so the walks can be pretty intensive sometimes... :D
Excellent advice I’ll try it today. 1.5 year old GSD.
@@psalmingit I have a Alaskan/Siberian mix, it helped to do a few sessions of leash training in the yard with treats. He behaved 95% perfect on his first "outside" walk
@@jacobcrisman6834 I will have to try, thank you. I rescued him a year ago, he is 3 or 4 years old.
I watched this video 3 times and then went and tried this with my 6 month old German Shepherd and HOLY COW! The ONLY things we worked on during our walk were the sudden u-turn and the sudden stop pop and I can't believe the difference. We are currently enrolled in an intermediate puppy training class and she does great in class but using only the techniques they taught just wasn't working at home. I have been dreading our walks as getting dragged around gets old FAST. This made a huge difference. After about 5 u-turns she had it down to walk at my side...by no means a perfect heel but way better. Towards the end of the walk (just under a mile) she started to forget and it took just 2 uturns to remind her. Her sudden stop isn't perfect but it's way better than it was and this was only the first session so I know in a few more she'll be amazing. I don't have a prong collar, just a martingale and it worked great on that. I'll move to a prong if I need to but this girl is so eager to please I'm not sure I will need it. Thank you for making some simple and straightforward.
Glad it was helpful!
I got a Staffordshire terroir when she was 3 years old. She pulled like a 18 wheeler truck. I used this method and with in minutes she was walking with out pulling on a loose leash. what a wonderful walker she is and I enjoy walking her now. When you know you know
I watched your other leash walking videos and used this method on my Dalmatian puppy. What a huge difference. She walks beautifully on a leash.
I love how you got right to it. No fluff. I don't have time for fluff. If you don't start showing me what I need in 30 sec, I'm moving on. 😂 very concise and inspiring.
Tried it, did it to my 2 year old Siberian Husky and it worked like magic. We are no longer playing tug and I no longer feel like doing a deadlift after taking her for a walk. Now she's 3 years old and occasionally I still need to do it since you know how Siberian Huskies are. Thank you so much for your informational videos. More power to you and your channel.
THANK YOU! I've trained dogs for over 30 years. I started out with this method and always had great success but over the years I've caved in to a softer approach because of all of the social pressure. I am retired, but currently training my own pulling puppy and taking so long to get desired results. I really needed this reminder to get back to basics. A softer approach while your dog damages their trachea on a flat collar may keep the Karen next door from bashing you throughout the neighborhood, but it is not doing the dog any favors.
Yeah, which is actually more kind? To get the training done in a few sessions and move on, or spend weeks or months trying to do this when you could have been done and enjoying walks with your dog? If something this simple takes weeks or month to train, the other methods are obviously just unclear commands to the dog. America has unfortunately flipped and now everybody thinks they have the right to chime in on how you live your life, and they are always right, and you must comply with what they say or you're a mean and cruel person. I'd just act deaf, ignore them, and keep walking along as if they don't exist. They nor their opinions are worth my time or mental effort. It takes two to argue, so silence leaves them nothing to debate, and they just look like an idiot yelling for nothing.
If they want to call the cops, I'd encourage it. I'd ask them to make sure they ask for the Police K9 officer on duty to be the officer to respond but tell the Karen not to be surprised when they show up with their dog wearing a prong collar, e-collar, and flat collar and/or a choke chain.
I've walked Echo on a prong collar for the past 18 months through streets, Lowe's, Home Depot, the vet's office, all over the place, and nobody has ever said a word to me. If they ever want to, I'd happily offer to have an educated and civil discussion on prong collars or e-collars. I'm sure anybody that wants to gripe about it has zero true knowledge on how to use these tools correctly anyway. Knowledge is power, and they won't have the power/knowledge to back up their trash talk.
@@Troy-Echo Spot on !!!
Agreed 100%
I'm training my friend's dog while he is out of town for a few months.. Koda(9yrs) is a big dog, like rottweiler/husky/idk what else he said she is.. anyways, the pulling on the lead had to stop day one. I bought her a slip lead and using this technique she walks next to me amazingly. She does still get distracted by dogs.. and we are working on off lead recall still.. But with my blue heeler(3yrs) using these methods, he is perfectly off lead trained and I can walk down city streets with him freely. It's truly the best! Thanks so much from Cincinnati!
Rule 1501:46-3-06 | Animal leash requirement.
THIS SAVED ME! holy moly! 2 year old 90 pound stubborn silver lab. Was using a harness to no avail for 2 years! All because I kept listening to people telling me my dog should be walked with a harness. BS! bought a prong collar and within mins! This channel is the real deal. Thank you!
I have a dumbass karen in my neighborhood that keeps telling me to use a gentle leader and tells me to 'train my dog' when hers is a maniac in the background. You are the overall best trainer i've found so far and I thank you so much for your content. please keep up the amazing work.
I lol a little mainly because of the gentle leader thing. They work but so do other techniques. Why is there always someone like that? Like seriously do you not see your crazy ass dog as you spit out training advice? 😂
I use a gentle leader, it worked immediately, with very little training. If it hadn't, I can see moving on to something else, but why go straight to pain?
Mine was trained with a harness and she's great off lead too, stop abusing your dog
@@stephaniedrost375 You think your gentle leader doesn't cause pain? Well you are mistaken. The gentle leader is rapped around the dogs nose and if the dog goes off it whips the dogs head around which could hurt the dogs vertebrae and the dogs nose is very sensitive. The prong collar is a not forever tool like the gentle leader is. Go for a walk and don't use the gentle leader see how well your dog will walk
@@fable_enthusiast Your dog is not a puller then harnesses don't work on most strong breeds or dogs that are pullers. So how long have you been a professional trainer for ?
Just wanted to say thank you!. I followed the instructions on the video with my rescued shepherd and had incredible results in one training session.
I started watching your short videos for a year before I got my German Shepherd . He just turned a year yesterday I believe he behaves very well. Thank you so much.
That's awesome! I love GSDs. They shed like it's a mutant superpower, but it's worth it to me. My last dog was a GSD mix and we had to put her down when she was 15, and that was from an aggressively growing tumor. We have two dogs, an outdoor cat (they get along like their own little pack), and a bearded dragon. We love them dearly, but they are just well loved pets. Our GSD was a functioning family member, far past a simple pet.
Did you know Garret has very in-depth courses at DIYK9.com? Garret's the training in this video. Many people spend 50-100 hours trying to figure out how to train their dog to walk with manners on a leash where you could buy Garret's course for a very small fee. Less than what my wife and I spent on our last trip to Taco Bell. Considering how long dogs live, it's a no-brainer investment.
I think I’m going to cry. This is exactly the type of structured directions and guidance I need so I can train my dogs. We have 2 under 2 (that was probably a bad move 🤷🏼♀️) first is our newest addition he is a mixed (pittie/lab?) rescue named bowser and is just over a year, he is a strong mf-er. Our little girl Iris is our rock and smart as a whip. She is 1.5 yrs old, mixed pittie/vizsla (or GSP maybe?) but she is grumpy and sassy. She is fast af and knows basic commands. I even trained them to sit so I can clean off their front paws before they go into the house. We are our own villains in our story. We HAVE to do better for them. 🎉🎉🎉 thank you!!!
Are whips smart?
Jeff from Castro Valley, Cali, here. I can absolutely vouch for this training from Garret. He posted a video just like this a few years back and have tried it with my 4 year old American Bully at the time that was 105 lbs (RIP now). It legitimately took around 10 mins for him to walk by my side, loose leash, and no pulling. Fast fwd to now with our new 1 yr old American Bully, 50 lbs, and same thing. Loose leash, no stress. Balanced training with the prong WORKS!
Thank you Jeff for the kind words. Happy it worked for both of your dogs.
I purchased your classes and did this method which the 4 of 5 rescue dogs that had terrible pulling issues. Fixed each one of them in 5-10 mins flat. And to make things better, no they aren’t perfect on just the martingale but they are SIGNIFICANTLY better than before.
Super happy to hear it!
Your training methods are gold 🏅. You give people gems for free that actually work.
Looking forward to your unleashed course soon!
Waaaaaaaaow. I’ve been searching and searching and finally found something useful that I’m trying out with my pup right now but away. Thank you for sharing!
When I initially started watching these videos, I felt bad for the dog. Overtime, I could understand the reason for this training and I felt it was necessary. When you really love your fur child, you should teach it good manners, potty training etc as it is your responsibility as a parent/ owner. Giving treats or pampering is not enough, it should be taught how to LIVE. Not training a puppy is the problem for many of the issues. Thank you for your channel because I don't own a dog but I'm able to understand the mentality of dogs and how we can make a better place for them. ❤
You don't own a dog, but feel it's reasonable to hurt them to make them abide by your rules? Do dogs a favour and never own one.
@@samg8012 Yeah mostly this is true but there maybe situations where you need the help of a dog. Also there are many dogs suffering or abandoned without food and shelter. I guess these are the two sides of a coin.
@@samg8012took me 3 minutes maybe even less to teach my puppy German shepherd using this method. No longer pulls and sits next to me EVERY SINGLE time I stop.
@samg8012 Because telling your child "pretty please don't touch the hot stove" works everytime. Same reason why today's children don't respect adults - they're not taught consequences or held accountable.
10 months old Doberman now.. but started using this as soon as we went for walks, of course toned down for a three month old puppy. But I’ve never had a problem walking him using these methods. And once they understand, you really don’t need to use them so often or much at all because they already know the game 100% approved.
I have a 3 almost 4 month doberman mix puppy. Did you use a flat collar ? My puppy pulls so much she chokes herself. So I stopped taking her I wasn't sure what age they could go on walks.
This helped both of my dogs who were already "pretty good" at heeling beside me and mostly not pulling ... literally it took less than 9 minutes to get each of them (separately) to heel BEHIND me. Plus, using the clicker is super satisfying. Thanks so much!
I’m so shocked at how well this works 😂 my shepherd was close to ripping my arm off and as stubborn as she is even with this method, it definitely works very effectively. Thank you so much for your video!!
This has been a god send! I kind of knew this method but didn’t quite fully know how to put it into practice but after watching this my Swiss shepherd stopped pulling straight away so thank you 👍
Used this method with my 2 year old male boxer when we started training when he was a pup. He walks next to me with zero pull and a loose leash every time we put it on. We have graduated to being able to walk with no leash because he knows exactly where he is suppose to be when we are on a walk unless he has been given a break or free command. Garrett’s methods are proven to work
Did it take really long for the dog to walk alongside you or it was a quick difference for you? I have a mini aussie that is super excited and pulls all over the place lol. She wants to take off running around
I have an almost 3 year old doodle and this worked within the first five minutes of walking him. It’s made walking him a much better experience. THANK YOU!!!
Used this method on a very leash reactive 1 year old Doberman that I adopted, she was only walked on harnesses from her last owner 😂 Got the prong right away and now she is a stellar and polite walker. We can enjoy being out in the world together! Like you always say, this is for quality of life for pooch and owner ❤
Thank you so much for posting this video. The golden in this video was doing what my beautiful 5 month (40 lb ) female golden does. I am a 68 year old Female and her pulling was hurting my arms, back and shoulders. I was getting to the point I didn't want to walk her. Your video came across my feed. I'm so glad I clicked on it. I ordered the prong collar you recommended and some super good treats. I've watched this video 6 times so I knew what to do confidently. The collar came yesterday. Today I put it on her and within 10 minutes she was walking by my side and looking up at me. YEA!!! After that I walked her 2 blocks. NO PULLING at all. I have fallen back in LOVE with my golden. I subscribed. I've watched several others. She now knows come and drop it. Thank you so much.
Amazing! Keep going, you're doing great.
How do you balance having your dog walk by your side but also letting them sniff and use the bathroom?
This is probably more for exercise. If you need your dog to pee you might want to pick a designated area and tell the dog "go pee" and just loosen the leash. My dog knows he can't go till he gets to the dog park and he is free.
Great question I was wondering the same thing
@@Deemieboime too!!! I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to combine the two actions...with TWO dogs under 1 yo!
@@waiki8223pretty simple fix to find a balance between walking by your side and when to pee
I have a Alaskan malamute and what I did is make him walk by my side and throw treat on the grass or side let him pee and gave him a treat when he returns to my side and he knows when he has pee or sniff he walks right back to my side
You become the bathroom. Take one for the team and let him raise his leg on yours lol
I just ised this method on my rescue 4 month old shepherd mix, & wow, what a difference already. In 10 mins total time, we have a pup that is much easier to walk with. Thank you!
I adopted a 10month Doberman and his pray drive and lease pulling was bad. Finally tried the prong collar and he walked like I new how too train a dog from pulling the first walk. He now is a pleasure to walk but whines a lot when he can’t chase a squirrel😂. Thanks I use your methods and my 90lb Doberman is doing great on walks!! Cincinnati
Do you use prong collar every walk? Or Is he good without?
@@Juankonn I use it on all his walks. His pray drive is off the chain, so I use it always or he wants to go after squirrels. 85lbs of muscle!!
I was really hopeful when I saw this video. We have a pitbull mix that is 5 years old and my family never had a dog. We have him, since our cousin surprised us with him. When we walked him he was constantly pulling so we were trying to look for solutions and people to train him but no one really knew what they where doing and of course the training was expensive so when I saw this training method, I was honestly very happy. So when I walked the dog, I put on the prong collar, and I started doing the methods and after a few minutes he was walking right next to me with no pulling and a loose leash, and was making eye contact, and when I stopped, he stopped. So overall this guy know what he’s doing. You just got yourself a new subscriber. ❤😂😊
I have used this with every dog I trained, including all of my working dogs. When you do the U Turn, try to remember to keep the leash low (at their head level) so it doesn't take them off their front paws. It's actually a more effective correction if you do. I'm from MA/NH.
We called it the "j loop" or "j leash". Keeping your own arms at your sides, letting the leash loose.
I am very happy to see this channel. Recently I adopted my dog named Aaliya. And Most of the times when I take her for a walk she pulls a lot. This video made me now understand that pulling the dog is harmful for her. Thank you so much for this video. Extremely helpful.
Thank you for adding the sentence about countries that don’t have prong collars. German law doesn’t allow the use of it and as a first time-dog owner using your videos for training it gives me confidence to know that the methods still work without prong correction but might just take longer!
"I'm sure as hell not going to say the word 'heel'" @2:57 😂😂👌👌 I needed that.
Just wanted to say thank you!
I've been trying to stop my 4 month old pup from pulling and while we have been making steady progress over the past month I tried this and I've just come back from the best walk I've ever had!
Words can’t describe my appreciation for this trainer and his method. All I can say is it worked for us!
I've been u-turning on a tight leash! Thanks
Hi three! We have been struggling with our Swiss White Shepherd girl for three Yeats. We have spent several hundreds of dollars for positive behaviorists. Nothing. Your short video have really made a huge change within ONE 15-minute walk. Thank you so much for the tips! We do appreciate it! Greetings from Poland (Europe)!
Hi! I tried this tonight with my male almost 5 month old Cane Corso.. and it did magic in less than ten minutes 😭😭 thank you so much for sharing this and teaching us 🙌🏻🙏🏻❤️ happy holidays to you and your family!
Love to hear it, thanks for watching!
Man…..THANK YOU for being so straight to the point and CLEAR on everything!
I just got a 2yr old rotweiler and shes pretty reactive to other dogs and people, cars too, but shes getting soooo much better and thank goodness food motivated, and she wants to learn. Thank you for all that you do!
I'm going to try this with my 1 year old. She is a handful and your videos have guided me on the right path.
Thank you. 😊
Have a corso puppy now 7 months. Been doing this since 4 months and he walks like a pro. His drive and pain tolerance is insane but it still works. Started with a martingale, taught some leash pressure then introduced him to prong at 4 months. Let him wear the prong, put it a little oversized, associated treats with it whenever I put it on and now he’s golden. Herm Sprenger 2.25 does wonders. He’s now 86lbs and well behaved.
Imperative for our big breeds to be trained and well behaved, much more so than other breeds. I've rehabbed rotties, corsos and boerbels that ended up on death row just because they had the wrong owners.
These breeds were bred to be tough dogs to do their jobs and they can kill without proper training and supervision. As much as I love them, there's a reason why homeowners insurance doesn't cover them and they're banned in some places...it started with idiot owners 🤬
Finally, the prong collar and uturn really worked within 10 min. Did not have to pop hard either. Your method was the only method that worked. Thank you soooo much. A few treats too. Not too many.
Happy to hear it worked!
I have a 100lb lab/boxer, 1yo 8:57 . Have been training this with a slip collar. He starts out trying to get ahead, but usually ends up right where he should....EXCEPT...He loves other dogs. If we come close to one he loses his mind. Pulling and doesn't even know who I am. Maybe a different collar.
Thanks!
You're very welcome, and thank YOU for the support!
I did this yesterday with my 8 month old golden doodle. He was a nut on the leash and not fun to walk, so he would stay home while we would go on daily family walks. I used these tips and he was walking much better within 5-10 minutes. Today, I was able to take him for a walk while also pushing my toddler on his scooter. He walked nice and respectfully for me (not perfect, but a massive improvement already). I’m now excited thinking about going on future walks with him. Thank you for these videos! He’s an anxious boy, so now I need to work on his confidence, but this has been a great start for us already! Thank you!
Did you used a prong collar? We have a 4 month old golden doodle (toy) and she does not care for walks. I haven’t practice with her yet, so I’m seeking advice before I start.
My 6 year old pit/catahoula mix has had me going crazy trying to get the pulling to stop. I’ve tried everything and came across this video. After 3 minutes of this he’s a completely different dog. Thank you so much for
Heck yeah, that's awesome to hear! Nice job!
Well. 10 minutes is pretty optimistic. Definitely taking my dog longer than that
What I like about your videos is that you show us your training techniques on dogs that have not already been trained. There are so many videos on TH-cam that are showing training videos on dogs that are already trained. Brilliant videos, thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you so much, glad you enjoy the videos!
I have a 2 year old European Doberman, and I finally got him a prong collar and I have had the most peaceful walks with him.
Prongs work if used properly. I wish I would have bought one a long time ago.
Pit 7 years her name is Coco. This is the only, MOST IMPORTANT thing she is not trained on. U have given me full confidence to try it, then I'll try on my 2 puppies if I'm successful. I'll be back for update!!!! Keep up love your videos....
I love the videos that are clear cut and straight to the point. Question…looking at the tools and equipment you use, which prong collar do you recommend for a 91 lb Rottweiler? I’ve been using a flat collar and now feel so bad that I’ve been hurting her trachea when doing directional changes.
Isn't the prong leash adjustable. By prong. It should fit snuggly
THANKS, ive been walking my dog for years and have always wanted to try learn to correct behavior
You're welcome!
I've had my German Shepherd mutt for 8 years. Took him to a positive reinforcement moron of a dog trainer when he was a puppy. She convinced us to use a martingale collar.
Just bought a Sprenger collar due to what I have learned from your channel. Just had the first enjoyable walk with him ever. Took four light corrections during the first block for him to get the hang of things. Thank you!
Holy hell. I'm actually shocked at how well this worked on my 9 month old pit/doberman mix. Walking her is like rolling the dice. Some days she's ok, other days she obsessed with sniffing and eating grass, other days she's lunging at everyone she sees. I got her fully obedient on the leash in about 10 minutes. NO LIE. I was speechless. Gave her so much treats and all the love
I will try this method soon but definitely without a prong collar because my husky was freaked out by any collar or any type of hook around his neck. It takes 2 weeks and several bites to get used to walking on the leash outside of our garden.
Now we can walk any time and I can put him on leash any time without bite. And also he is waiting the walks. I adopted him on 2023 december 18, he was 1 year old. He was never on leash before I adopted him. And I don't want to screw up what I already achieved.
You're not alone! You're doing great. We adopted our husky around the 1 year mark. He was free range outside and it has been tough. We have him used to the harness but still pulls a lot. I'm scared of the collar as he can pull his head out even if it's super tight
@@KelseyHubley Thank you have a good luck. This happened with mine at first time outside he was freaked out by something and he got to go to the opposite direction and yes his head slipped out from the collar. It was set to the tightest. It was hard to catch. He is quick. We practice with retriever leash since a week.
Unfortunately we could not practice the leash walk in the garden until now because he started to flee and he submissed himself and he didn't move if I put him on leash. After he stopped the fleeing I brought him out to the street by my hand and he started to walk slowly but he was scared. And the same happened when we arrived back home he didn't dare to go in the garden I had to bring him in and he started to flee again after we got in the garden. This is why I'm afraid of the prong collar. I don't want that he feel the collar and the leash and walk can hurt and it can be bad.
This technique truly works…my 60 pound GoldenDoodle was a horrible puller just like Sunny and quickly changed within 15 minutes of being introduced to the prong collar! Thank you so much for sharing your training techniques! They have helped immensely!
I have a very large dog. 100 lbs husky, elkhound, Great Pyrenees mix. I am 5 ft and 170. He drags me!!!! I watch this video, bought a herm springer yesterday and had a whole new dog by the evening. He and I have taken two amazing walks today with no pulling and no jumping on people in crowds. The best thing I’ve done for my dog and myself. Oh and he is 3 and has been untrained until yesterday! This works! THANK YOU!!!
Started working on this with our 8 week old blue heeler and it works like magic.
This is now the 3rd video I’ve watched of yours for leash pulling today. After the second video I tried your techniques with my 3year old 90 lb American Bulldog/Pitbull mix and within 10 minutes I had her walking at my side and stopping when I stop with just 2 u turn corrections.
I rescued her 5.5 months ago and she’s been a demon trying to walk. Wish I had found you and these tips sooner! Time to keep working more with her to perfect her healing. Thank you for these videos! 🙏🏻
Ten minutes after trying this today, I wondered whose dog I was walking!
This is amazing. She was so happy at the end of the walk! I think I was even happier.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Awesome, nice job!
I got a prong collar on my dog trainer's advice after trying everything else. This dog is about 6 months old, and he is mixed breed, and he's got a lot of terrier, some pittbull, and podenco. The walks are so much more pleasure to everyone. We attend twice a week to classes where he can also socialise with other puppies, and he has a great time! He has a very sweet personality and knows quite a few commands, but he's scared of many things outdoors. I am Swedish and I live in Spain.
You’re a genius! I will be applying all your techniques when we get our 8 week old cane C. We live in Louisiana, so you’re not that far if I have any issues! God bless you & your family!
Thank you so much My Friend! FROM BOHOL Philippines.........
I can't believe how fast this works! Got a 70 lbs mix bull terrier, and I have a prong collar but he would still pull, the reverse pop and walk away makes all the difference! Did it 5 times with the treat.... Pulling gone! unbelievable ! Thank you Subscribe made!
Glad it was helpful!
I used this same technique I learnt from your videos on my Rottador and it worked magnificently.
I have a 3 month old Malinois. We started out rough, he needed about 10-15 u-turns. At the end of the 20 minute walk it was like I had a different puppy. Thank you so much for your videos! They are amazing!
I’ve watched hrs of this guy in the last few days and I’m so happy I did! I adopted a pittie a year ago and was told she walked well on the leash and did well with other dogs. She is a friendly girl with people but too rough. Also she was terrible on our walks and aggressive towards other dogs. I found out she was a bait dog! I did know she was scarred and had been injured before and didn’t see any of these problems coming. I’m in my 50s, legally blind and have some physical disability so walking her has been very difficult and stressful. In ONE DAY, 2 walks has changed everything! It’s still not perfect and I’ve also learned I had to train myself at the same time which has been harder than training her. She’s doing an amazing job and today is the first time since I’ve had her she hasn’t tripped me during one of our walks. THANK YOU! I will keep watching and learning to make her the best she can be ❤
That made our day! Love to hear it, keep up the amazing work!
best trainer. I teach at a dog school myself and always get tips and tricks from DIY K9. Here in Germany we don't have any of these collars, but with the right technology you can also use a retriever collar and a 50kg Rottweiler. Thank you very much for your videos 👍🏻
Holy shit. I just did this with my 4 year old who has been pulling on the leash and FINALLY something that works!! I followed the direction to the letter. A few pops, and a few whines later and he immediately fell in line. No more pulling, followed me when I turned, the whole lot.
Thank you SO SO much for helping me get my big guy in order. I feel like I will finally be able to take him walking past other dogs in the future. Thank you very much for the hope and clear directions!
You're very welcome, enjoy your walks!
We did this for our 9 year old jack russell, didnt have a prong collar at the time, but like 3 pops in and he was on point. Hes really good at walking with us now. We got a prong collar for our now 6 month old beagle. Shes crazy, so im looking forward to clamping down on the leash training.
Definitely was right about the prong collar, tried to do it on a normal collar and was very hard to walk, got a prong collar used the same techniques and was significantly easier, learned in a matter of minutes amazed on how much easier it’s been since
EXCELLENT VIDEO, my boyfriend is about to hire someone to teach his dog (a German shepherd) how to walk on a leash (specially now that the side walks are extremely slippery). I’m 100% sure we won’t need them after watching your videos!!! We live in Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you DIYK9.com for helping me train my dog.
I did this with my Husky/Treeing Walker Coonhound mix at 4 months. ONE corrective U-Turn was all I needed, and it was a messy one at that because it was my first ever. Everything else was cleaned up with sudden stop pops and food rewards. We do figure 8's, speed up, slow down, left and right turns, and she still walks well at 21 months old.
I practiced in the backyard a couple days and hit the road. I had to do one more corrective U-Turn as the level of distraction jumped up significantly, and now we can walk up on rabbits (one of her triggers) and I can put feather light leash pressure to ask for a sit (from the Leashed course training), and we just stand there until the rabbit takes off. Echo stays in the sit.
I have a 6 month year old cane corso and I am from Cali. I have been doing this method for the last couples walks and she is already 10x better then what we started from our first walk(she didn’t even know how to walk out the front door when we got her) love your videos!
1 Year Old Pibull. Proper tools make all the difference in the world. Switched to a slip from a harness because the dog didn't respect the wife and would just pull her around. Finally convinced the wife to try the slip and he stopped pulling her almost instantly. She was afraid he would choke himself on it, but soon realized it's self correcting. Excellent advice in this video. Thank you!
After a stressful walk with my 90lb 1 year old german shephard/lab mix... I ran to this video! Now I'm running to the store to grab a collar and we will be training this asap! I will report back with results lol
Amazing this worked with my 75 pound bull dog. Thank you!
5 month old Gordan setter who was pulling hard and choking himself out. Saw a HUGE improvement after just the first lesson, 3 days in and he's a different dog on the leash. Thank you!
That's great, keep it up!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Love your Videos! Shorts! Etc! Great content especially since I was a vet tech for over 20yrs. Worked with trainers as well. By far you are the best! And I love the way you tell it like it is!
Thanks so much, appreciate the support!
My dog just went from pulling and having no attention to me - to walking right next to my knee and constantly checking in on my dirrection.
She still needs a reminder from time to time.
Thanks a lot and greetings from copenhagen denmark!
Happy we could help and hello in Denmark!
OK. I'm BRAND NEW to dogs and now I'm blessed with a 9 month old Pitbull Mix (maybe Hound or German Shepard). I bought your course and its taking me time to go through it. However, my teenagers are down there goofing off and let's just say I'm in over my head. However, THANK YOU for this video. I've had three hand/wrist surgeries in the past and this dog came to us with a harness. I was physically unable to walk him period. It's taken me forever to figure out the coller/leash, pressure, pops, clicks etc etc etc. I feel like I'm learning more than the dog! It's my 5th time watching this video over the last week and TONIGHT I am putting and end to the pulling. Thank you again so much. *I am still a bit confused with the 2.25mm as its been a project to get enough links for his size. I've been using the larger 3mm in the meantime and now I'm wondering if the 2.25 is going to feel sharper than the 3mm? Also, I know its covered in the course and videos, but for some reason I still get mixed up on the hook/double hook pressure. I told you I am brand new. I'm going to try my all for this guy, but I know better than unless and until I get a handle on him - I'm not doing right by letting him act a mess.
Generally the 2.25 works for most dogs, but many times it will be necessary to add links, or in some cases it’s actually less expensive to just go ahead and purchase two collars and connect them together. You may have to remove a couple of links when you do that, but sometimes it is more cost-effective to just to go ahead and purchase two collars rather than individual links. The 2.25 will have a bit more “oomph” behind it than the 3.0.
Thanks so much, all of your knowledge really helped me with a rescue Doberman 😊. Hello from UK
Your videos are so helpful. I have a 1 yr 50 pound husky pit mix. I tried weeks of leash training, 5 minutes of prong collar training fixed his pulling issues damn near immediately.
I have two young German Shepherd mixes (a year apart). One pulls hard, and the other pulls less, but nothing I’ve tried has worked-different advice, collars, you name it. My older girl pulls so much that even after a 2-3 km walk, she has to stop every block just to get home.
Prong collars are illegal here, but I used a choker chain and tried your techniques right after watching. While I’m not as skilled as you, both dogs eventually stopped pulling! My older girl needed more turning around, so we stayed on the same street, but my younger boy stayed by my side, and we managed a long walk.
Great advice-thank you! I’ll keep practicing daily and hope to eventually walk them together, as separate walks are tough.
Holy shit!! My XL who’s a year old is a monster for pulling I did this 1 time and she literally got it I walked home with a finger on the leash and a very obedient dog!! Thank you so so so much!!!!!
This seriously works. Nothing else worked and this fixed the problem immediately.
Training my pittie for 6 days with your techniques, clearly seeing the difference thank you