Great video! I am on my 3rd Shiba in the past 25 years... i presently am the proud owner of a one year old male. My first was a female who let me trim her nails, but my last one and my male, no way! Going to try calming meds but... My last Shiba a female didn't let strangers touch her but Cody loves every one! i love your content!
Heres some info i wrote from my dog training document; Dogs often pull on the leash because they have learned that pulling brings them closer to things they want, like interesting smells or other animals. Use the leash as a tool to guide your dog, not the other way around. Aim to give a verbal cue a second or two before any leash correction. This gives your dog a chance to respond and encourages them to listen to verbal cues over time. Avoid yanking the leash, but instead stop moving completely when your dog puts tension on the leash. Pressure & Release This technique teaches your dog that leash pressure/tension will always release when they follow the direction. Give a verbal cue Give the dog some time to process it Apply appropriate tension to the leash , preferably steering the neck of the dog where you want it. As soon as your dog moves to the desired direction or position, release the pressure. This teaches your dog that moving in the direction of the leash pressure, brings comfort, and a release of tension. Using a neck collar is preferable during training, since it directs the dog’s head and front legs more precisely. Later, you could switch to a harness, when your dog has learned to follow guidance through pressure & release. Techniques to stop leash pulling Teach a command: To walk beside you (heel) or leave something (leave it) and focus on you. Stop moving: Halt immediately and wait for your dog to release tension on the leash. Once they return to your side, reward this behavior. With consistency, your dog learns that pulling leads nowhere, while calm walking earns rewards and positive interaction. Change direction: If your dog pulls or gets ahead, use a recall command, apply appropriate leash pressure and move in the opposite direction. Over time, this builds your dog’s awareness of your movements and reinforces your role as the leader.
To stop stop your dog from pulling the leash when walking, stop moving, and freeze up, as soon as your dog puts pulling tension on the leash, and wait for your dog to release tension on the leash. Once they return to your side, reward this behavior, and continue walking. With consistency, your dog learns that pulling leads nowhere, while calm walking gets to his objective.
Thank you. After all the effort and training you put into Aoki, it concerns me to know that he’s still not great on the leash. My pup is 4 months old and I’ve been putting so much time into it but I’m getting the impression it will be a long journey. He does all the reactivity things, wants to jump on every dog and goes to nip them right in the face, he also play bites people when they greet him, and the most concerning part is when he eats everything in sight and I’ll try to get something like a rock out of his mouth and he’ll bite so hard I bleed. I’m struggling with how to address these issues and want to address them early on. I even got a trainer to help but I’m not so sure it did. Some of the things they advised made him even more aggressive. Any tips would be appreciated!
Hi Anais and Aoki! I love your contents! It has helped me with my grand pup, a black Shiba called Enzo. Enzo is super sweet but he has leash aggression too which my daughter has been having help with a behavioral trainer. 😊
You built time touching his paw up too fast. I would reward with food after every nail trim or 5 seconds touching, to make it a positive experience, and increase the time slowly. Never keep going if you see a lot of stress signals. It's normal they don't like it, especially if it takes long. Always try to stop before they try to get away from you, or they will learn that it's effective to try and get away from you, and you can reward them. For resource guarding to other dogs, i practiced with leash corrections, and food rewards when he stayed calm, when i give another dog food or when training it. But i have to do it again for every different dog. Try not to avoid too many things, but be pro-active and train with food rewards and eventually leash corrections if necessary, when the dog has learned the behavior through a lot of positive reinforcement.
Great video! I am on my 3rd Shiba in the past 25 years... i presently am the proud owner of a one year old male. My first was a female who let me trim her nails, but my last one and my male, no way! Going to try calming meds but... My last Shiba a female didn't let strangers touch her but Cody loves every one! i love your content!
Heres some info i wrote from my dog training document;
Dogs often pull on the leash because they have learned that pulling brings them closer to things they want, like interesting smells or other animals. Use the leash as a tool to guide your dog, not the other way around. Aim to give a verbal cue a second or two before any leash correction. This gives your dog a chance to respond and encourages them to listen to verbal cues over time. Avoid yanking the leash, but instead stop moving completely when your dog puts tension on the leash.
Pressure & Release
This technique teaches your dog that leash pressure/tension will always release when they follow the direction.
Give a verbal cue
Give the dog some time to process it
Apply appropriate tension to the leash , preferably steering the neck of the dog where you want it.
As soon as your dog moves to the desired direction or position, release the pressure.
This teaches your dog that moving in the direction of the leash pressure, brings comfort, and a release of tension.
Using a neck collar is preferable during training, since it directs the dog’s head and front legs more precisely. Later, you could switch to a harness, when your dog has learned to follow guidance through pressure & release.
Techniques to stop leash pulling
Teach a command: To walk beside you (heel) or leave something (leave it) and focus on you.
Stop moving: Halt immediately and wait for your dog to release tension on the leash. Once they return to your side, reward this behavior. With consistency, your dog learns that pulling leads nowhere, while calm walking earns rewards and positive interaction.
Change direction: If your dog pulls or gets ahead, use a recall command, apply appropriate leash pressure and move in the opposite direction. Over time, this builds your dog’s awareness of your movements and reinforces your role as the leader.
To stop stop your dog from pulling the leash when walking, stop moving, and freeze up, as soon as your dog puts pulling tension on the leash, and wait for your dog to release tension on the leash. Once they return to your side, reward this behavior, and continue walking. With consistency, your dog learns that pulling leads nowhere, while calm walking gets to his objective.
Thank you. After all the effort and training you put into Aoki, it concerns me to know that he’s still not great on the leash. My pup is 4 months old and I’ve been putting so much time into it but I’m getting the impression it will be a long journey. He does all the reactivity things, wants to jump on every dog and goes to nip them right in the face, he also play bites people when they greet him, and the most concerning part is when he eats everything in sight and I’ll try to get something like a rock out of his mouth and he’ll bite so hard I bleed. I’m struggling with how to address these issues and want to address them early on. I even got a trainer to help but I’m not so sure it did. Some of the things they advised made him even more aggressive. Any tips would be appreciated!
Hi Anais and Aoki! I love your contents! It has helped me with my grand pup, a black Shiba called Enzo. Enzo is super sweet but he has leash aggression too which my daughter has been having help with a behavioral trainer. 😊
Have you heard of Cesar Millan? He has plenty of helpful videos on these topics!
What a sweet sweet baby!
What a sweet sweet walk
You built time touching his paw up too fast. I would reward with food after every nail trim or 5 seconds touching, to make it a positive experience, and increase the time slowly. Never keep going if you see a lot of stress signals. It's normal they don't like it, especially if it takes long. Always try to stop before they try to get away from you, or they will learn that it's effective to try and get away from you, and you can reward them.
For resource guarding to other dogs, i practiced with leash corrections, and food rewards when he stayed calm, when i give another dog food or when training it. But i have to do it again for every different dog. Try not to avoid too many things, but be pro-active and train with food rewards and eventually leash corrections if necessary, when the dog has learned the behavior through a lot of positive reinforcement.