@@tomdavisofficial awesome video... Although we have a Caucasian shepherd who has turned out absolutely unbelievable (with help from your videos might i add), we knew he was never gonna be a German shepherd and have seen the guarding instincts first hand so i would personally consider any of the Livestock guardian dogs as inherently hard to train because of how powerful and strong their guarding instincts are...
Really? Shiba Inu more so than a Basenji? That's interesting. I've been a Basenji breeder [have mostly African imports] for many, many years...and it sounded like a Basenji to me.
As someone, owned by a husky for 3 years, I confirm everything you said. I appreciate you mentioning them being emotional. This is oftentimes treated as a non-trained behavior by dog professionals, vets etc. that I have encountered. Many dog owners say my husky is obedient (for a husky), but I got "PTSD" (joking), because of the way he behaved in his puberty. I love his bursts of obedience - they may happen for a short period of time, and I really appreciate those moments. I spent sooo much time teaching him different sports - standard obedience, rally-obedience, agility, scent detection, canicross. He hates everything, except for agility.
My daughter has a Shiba Inu. She got him when he was already one year old. She has trained him to be a Therapy dog. He's very smart, but also gets very excited when we come to visit her. It doesn't surprise me that you say they are cat-like as my daughter is more of a cat person, owns two cats and last year took her dream trip to Japan.
As a dog trainer myself, I agree with you on your choices for difficult breeds to train. Have you ever worked with a German Indian Dog? I have and they are another very stubborn dog. They are that way because they are part Siberian Husky and Malamute. They also have German Shepherd and Chinook. My personal favorite dog is the Shetland Sheepdog. They are smart, energetic, and very loyal.
Sheltie and BC owner here :) My sheltie has been a greater challenge than most BCs I worked with, just because he is so incredibly sensitive. I absolutely cannot recommend this breed to just anyone. You have to be a very stable, calm, non-correction oriented person to truly raise them right. And their reactivity is normalised even amongst breeders &watered down to them being "vocal"... Truly heartbreaking tbh
I have had 4 Shelties over time and only one came from a breeder. The 3 others were rescues. I personally have never encountered the extreme sensitivity you are experiencing. But as a professional dog trainer, I can tell you the extreme sensitivity can be seen in any breed. 9 times out of 10 it is genetic, or poor breeding selection. No one can dismiss the possibility of abuse or chaos in the breeders home. Fear in a dog can definitely increase and multiply. I would suggest getting professional counseling from a certified behaviorist b fore that happens.
@suannepinoniemi6524 It's more of a problem in pure British lines :) But then again, I don't train professionally but rehabilitate and habituate shelter or rescue dogs so my view can be different.
@ thank you for what you do to help our furry buddies. I have heard that this affliction can be more prominent in some genetic lines, but I will also add that after 14 years of training, we are seeing a great number of fearful (some aggressive) dogs (all breeds) where owners are thankfully reaching out for help. I have witnessed a lot of very fearful dogs rehabilitated through gentle but well rounded training with their owners. I need to let everyone know a lot of dogs develop fear because of their isolation! If you want to prevent your dog from developing fearful behavior, walk them, take them, gently expose them to as many different places, stores, neighborhoods, open outdoor malls, use your imagination. So that new experiences won’t be so traumatic. They will eventually look forward to it and you will too. Let people greet your dog, pet them, give them a favorite treat to give to your dog.
Our rich neighbors have one…by choice. He is loud, cannot go off leash, but very friendly and cuddly. Plays well with my Saluki rescue mix, too. However, if you don‘t own a hous within huge fenced in yard, better not get one.
I have a Shiba Inu, he's definitely cat like and stubborn, but he was easy to train in my opinion, sits at the door and waits for the okay from me, goes to his place on command, goes to my left side with the "left" command, etc. BUT when he doesn't want to or doesn't feel like doing those commands he will bark and not obey me lol. But I love him to death
Sounds like my mule. He was wonderful when he wanted to be good but if he started out refusing to do anything I told him to I would just put him back in the pasture because I knew it would be a horrible experience.
Breed education and knowledge is so critical when choosing a furry friend. It's a 10-20 year commitment and should be taken very seriously when considering a dog that works with your lifestyle and willingness to invest time into it's enrichment
I have had 2 Great Danes. And I was honestly surprised to hear you include them in this video. My 4-year-old Dane is the sweetest dog I have ever seen, and she was so easy to train. It only took a few days to potty train her when she was a puppy. We recently had to put our 11 year old dane down. She was a little more difficult to train when she was a puppy, but not by much.
11 year old Great Dane? Wow, that‘s amazing…you must‘ve really watched out when she was young..! I know a lot of them part after 6-8 years, way too early, sadly!
@@lynnm6413yes, the vet was always surprised by her health in her later years. Her joints weren't what they used to be, but she would still go on walks and play. Unfortunately, one day after dinner, her stomach suddenly flipped. Which can sometimes happen with larger breeds. Still one of the toughest things I've ever experienced.
I have a Siberian Husky that I board. She was so aloof and terrible at recall when she first came. 2 years later she listens to me, better than the owner but she’s one of the only dogs that cannot be off the line while walking. All characteristics mentioned are spot on.
We have a Samoyed and he is 19 months, the first 16 months were so hard 😮💨 he’s very very smart and learns so quickly but is also so stubborn and vocal so sometimes it’s just in his terms 😂
I have a Husky and he’s my first dog ever 😄 it helped that I watched tons of videos on dog training before bringing him home, I’m talking years of reading and watching videos and I loved the breed since I was a kid so I kinda knew what to expect. I started training him as soon as he settled into my home and when he was around 6 months I contacted a dog trainer in town and he helped a lot, my Husky is food motivated so it’s quite easy working with him to the point that I get compliments on how good he is but it was and still is a lot of work. If I can offer any advice I think you should have very clear communication as Tom says often and establish boundaries at home and never change the rules, they’re extremely smart and they will try to challenge you and your guidance constantly, they’re bred to be independent thinkers and strong willed so you have to work around that.
@@tomdavisofficial Beagles are wonderful dogs but when I am called in, it is because they are terrible walkers. Hence the difficulty in working with them is their keen sense of smell and high prey drive which interferes with getting and keeping their attention.
Off leash Siberian Husky owner here living in Portland, OR. Umei will never be 100% without use of remote collar. Even tho’ she, typical to Huskies, has low food drive, she’s crazy for a particular ball that we’ve been able to use to shape behaviors like heel, platz, out, place etc. But without balanced training methods (collar and pinch), we’d never be able to train her away from chasing cats and squirrels. On a flat or harness it’s pull pull pull. She’s amazing when hooked up to harness and bike; her genetic imperatives emerge instantly. Currently, working on acclimatizing her to be OK boarding with a neighbor’s dog (who’s a big buddy) and her cat (who was prey on day 1 &2, and is now … um … exciting, but I can hold place w/i 3 ft of said curious cat … getting there).
I have to add my breed to this list. I have a Great Pyrenees I am doing obedience and performance with. He has been one of the most challenging dogs I have ever trained in my life, and he is extremely sensitive to any type of correction, as well as he is not food, toy, or attention motivated.
Love the mix of opinion with a side of history/breed background. (And also, can we vote to have a drumroll in each of your future TH-cam videos please?!🥁)
I agree on the first two (husky also has wanderlust so they are like "see ya, I'm going out on my own to explore." As for GDs, I've seen severely aggressive GD (well, one actually) and I've worked with some really nice ones that just needed training. Any large breed, especially a guarding breed, should be owned by someone who is prepared to put in the training work. And to Tom's point, if you're going to get a dog from a breeder, make sure that person is a real breeder who cares about the breed, not just about the money.
Hi Tom. I just had to laugh when you listed Shibus as the hardest to train. The first Shibu i worked with was about 2 decades ago and i was excited to work with a new oriental breed! Oh my god! What an impossible dog. I just absolutely could never form a relationship with him. He just couldn’t care less! It was actually hilarious. He was the worst dog to train. I guess I helped the owner, but mostly by making her realistic about the nature of her dog! My second worse was an Afgan hound i rescued as a training challenge 30+ years ago. That dog had zero common sense. He laid under a standing horse and had his leg broken when the horse stepped on him. I was able to obedience train him, but he was never completely house broken, so weird! I’ve had great success with other sight hounds, as i love sensitive dogs, but Tony, the Afgan was memorably difficult. I agree about huskies. They are charming funny delinquents who normally are just in the absolutely wrong situation!
Have a male Ridgeback also.. the most unique dog we have ever owned, if i had to sum up i would say an all-round family guardian dog who just adores his people but can be stubborn and really doesnt give a hoot about strangers... generally so placid but i have never seen an on switch in a dog so much when he is challenged by another dog...this can make them challenging to train because of their size but again amazing dogs
Shiba owner here and I agree with you 100%. My girl is food motivated and loves to walk, play and hike, but without food in your hand good luck getting her to listen and respond to anything. She knows all the words... you've just got to have food in your hand and hope that it is of higher value than whatever else has her interest. Off leash is not an option, even in secluded woods due to lack of recall.
Crazy thing about huskies: a friend had one but his neighbor would keep calling authorities because he saw it sleeping in the snow. No matter how much my friend tried to explain that the dog preferred the snow to the warm indoors, it didn't matter. He even had a dog house - but he still preferred the snow. As for Danes - as a trainer I can understand what you mean: you are only going to see the ones that have not been trained properly from puppies. I've owned them since the 70s and find them incredibly easy to train - they are so eager to please. That said, if you don't do it right when they are young, they can be nightmares because of their size when they are adults (I would never rescue a dane). My last one is a covid pup and saw no one but my immediate family for the first two years of his life; he has a boatload of mental issues.
When I lived in Japan I was responsible for two shiba inus, male and female in their best age. They were somehow tough for other handlers, but in two months they became very great dogs, everybody recognized this. I had no trainer skills, but the dogs got civilised and sociable. Still hunters and 'cats', but true lively and obedient dogs. That's why I see that everything is personal and relative, even opinions of famous dog trainers. I love shibas, they are not castrats, they are brave and character doggos.💪❤️
Your comment about offending people regarding Danes from bad breeding comes from your years of experience with all breeds after you’re hired to “fix” problematic dogs in general. Educational video! ❤️
One point that a lot of people miss is when is the right time to buy another dog. My answer is when your current, well trained pup is still alive and healthy. From our recent 7 dogs, we only really trained the first one...the first dog trained the second, the first and second trained the third and on. Not that we did not have specific behaviors to work on, but the leadership role of the older dog made subsequent pups much easier. Also, a young dog in the house can be very good for maintaining vitality (within reason) in an older pup.
Depends on the space you have available. In your heart and your apartment. Took me 3 years after my first dog died to get another rescue, and she was such a challenge, I‘d never have done it if I‘d known what lay ahead. But I love her and she is amazing with any critter, be it dog, bird, duck, cat, deer, …the works Humans…not so much. Rescue from Romania
I had a great dane and a boerboel and eventually ended up haveing a great dane mix boerboel pup grew up to be very protective and very loving he was great with kids and people but terrible with other dogs sadly he passed at 7 years old from cancer , now i have a 10 month old boerboel pup and trying to get him stabalized with his anxiety and socialized but i guess its difficult because his in the fear stage
I used to have a GSD/Belgian Shepherd mix (Terueren) and she loved to work. She was so eager that she sometimes didn't have patience enough to wait for me telling her what to do, she started guessing 😅 I taught her, for instance, to jump up onto big rocks on command and she thought that "for some reason mom likes when I jump up onto big rocks" , so she started doing that expecting praise and candy. I loved her so much but unfortunately she was very reactive (my fault, I know, I didn't socialize her enough). Now I have a five months old Golden Retriever puppy and I thought that she would be less of a turbo dog. Oh, was I wrong. Either that or I'm getting old. She weighs 37 Pounds (nope, not fat, big and sturdy, English type) and the other day she wanted to catch a leaf and made my husband fall to the ground. When he came home, he thought it was a baaaad baaad idea to get another dog. He loves her and is usually very stoic, but he doesn't want to look like a fool in front of the neighbors.
I have a sait berard/pyrenese. 120lb dog which weights more than me. Pulls like crazy and now I'm not able to walk her. Am I better of with a prong collar, as at the moment she's walked with a harness. Plus I have a old englishbulldog. Both great dogs. Just can't walk the big one. Chases everything. She's 1 years old.
Overall these are the breeds that are great only for people that are really up to the challenge and understand how to get the dogs to work on their strong features. But they are really very hard to try to conform to a lifestyle they don't want.
Lol i have a shiba and a great dane. Spot on with the shiba, this is my third dane though- and they have been angels. My shiba is highly food motivated, was not trained when i got him, and is now a pretty good dog(got him when he was two, and not a good dog) With danes it is important to train them early bcause of their size- and are naturally skittish- but environmental socializing gets rid of that by month 8😮
@@tomdavisofficial I know someone with two. I hate his training techniques. It’s all about punishment. I refuse to visit because I don’t trust the dogs or his ability to control them.
If you want a dog that has looks like a husky or shiba, but more trainable, look at the finnish lapphund. Are they still a bit stubborn? Yes. Definitely have some personality. But smart, trainable and can be very calm in the home. Don't find him very sensitive to corrections either.
@tomdavisofficial my fault. My dog (put bull/Shepard), whom I had just adopted, not knowing she hated other dogs, attached the Great Dane and I somehow got in the middle of it. She was trying to get the pit bull to unclamp her jaw which was embedded in her back. It was horrendous. All of us got stitches.
let me ask you a question if anyone else that knows i have had german shepards all of my life accept recently and i'm thinking about getting a american akita how hard are they to train ?
Well i've owned many of breeds of dogs in my lifetime. I've owned 8 Dobie's, 4 Lab's, 3 GSD's, 1 Poodle, 1 Lasa Apso, & many of mutts in my lifetime.... All of my dogs were pretty easy to train with the exception of our Lasa Apso, he was as dumb as a stick..... Only dumb dog i've ever owned😅😂🤣!
I have a Siberian Husky because my husband thought they were adorable 🙃 End of story. He’s a butt 🤣 We also have a German Shepherd who I trained easily and is off leash trained (I have loved GSDs since I was 12 and really wanted one) My husband wants a dm Malamute next🤦♀️
My 3 kg Maltese also stands like a Column, when she sees something for her interesting. If you wanna pull this little thing, she throuws oneself dramaticly to the ground and acts like dead. Very funny wirh this fluffy little white dog, and very easy to pick up and carry her, on my arm, up here she knows, complaining is meaningless 😂 Glad that I ve not to deal with a great dane. 😂
As you know by now I have a four year old bull terrier mix. I’m about ready to throw in the towel with him! And he wasn’t the original dog I went to the shelter for!!!! Could of..Would of..SHOULD OF!!!! 😔❤️🙏🏼
My dog (Doberman) refuses to listen to any other than sit without a treat! You don’t even have to say anything if you have food in your hand for her to sit. And you can tell her wait holding that treat to her nose and she won’t touch it until you say ok. BUT? You got a treat, she’ll do two somersaults a back flip with a perfect landing for you to get that treat! Yes I’m exaggerating on the backflip, but that’s exactly how I feel trying to get this dog. Do anything without a treat. she’s year-old and very stubborn.
I have a labrador mix who I DNA tested and as much as he looks like a lab(he is my profile pic) he is a mix of 7 breeds and a majority of the breeds in him are DA breeds, so he is a nightmare sometimes when out walking but we are working on it. I also have a bully mix who is really sweet but can also be really questionable with other dogs and last I have an akita that is just the sweetest thing, sweet to everyone and everything.
Crazy, we have a dog that looks almost identical to yours. We were sure he was a lab mix. Embark surprised us, telling us he was a German Shepherd/Husky/Boxer mutt with zero lab dna. I'm pretty sure his brain is mostly Husky.
What breeds do you guys find hard to train?
How did I forget the Boerboel? 🤨🤨🤨🤨😂
@@tomdavisofficial awesome video... Although we have a Caucasian shepherd who has turned out absolutely unbelievable (with help from your videos might i add), we knew he was never gonna be a German shepherd and have seen the guarding instincts first hand so i would personally consider any of the Livestock guardian dogs as inherently hard to train because of how powerful and strong their guarding instincts are...
My boerboel is the most stubborn puppy I've ever had (mine is 7 months now). But I do love his personality.
Really? Shiba Inu more so than a Basenji? That's interesting. I've been a Basenji breeder [have mostly African imports] for many, many years...and it sounded like a Basenji to me.
The yorkie
Our home lives at the 2 extremes. A husky and Belgian Malinois. Recommended if you find life boring.
Hahah
Does the Husky get influenced by the Mali and his worth ethic? Like if he has so much fun, maybe it‘s not so bad working with my peeps?
@@lynnm6413 We had a Husky and a GSD, the GSD took on the Husky behaviour lol
@@Spr1ggan87 oh no…lol…😬🤣
As someone, owned by a husky for 3 years, I confirm everything you said. I appreciate you mentioning them being emotional. This is oftentimes treated as a non-trained behavior by dog professionals, vets etc. that I have encountered. Many dog owners say my husky is obedient (for a husky), but I got "PTSD" (joking), because of the way he behaved in his puberty. I love his bursts of obedience - they may happen for a short period of time, and I really appreciate those moments. I spent sooo much time teaching him different sports - standard obedience, rally-obedience, agility, scent detection, canicross. He hates everything, except for agility.
My daughter has a Shiba Inu. She got him when he was already one year old. She has trained him to be a Therapy dog. He's very smart, but also gets very excited when we come to visit her. It doesn't surprise me that you say they are cat-like as my daughter is more of a cat person, owns two cats and last year took her dream trip to Japan.
As a dog trainer myself, I agree with you on your choices for difficult breeds to train. Have you ever worked with a German Indian Dog? I have and they are another very stubborn dog. They are that way because they are part Siberian Husky and Malamute. They also have German Shepherd and Chinook. My personal favorite dog is the Shetland Sheepdog. They are smart, energetic, and very loyal.
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Sheltie and BC owner here :) My sheltie has been a greater challenge than most BCs I worked with, just because he is so incredibly sensitive. I absolutely cannot recommend this breed to just anyone. You have to be a very stable, calm, non-correction oriented person to truly raise them right. And their reactivity is normalised even amongst breeders &watered down to them being "vocal"... Truly heartbreaking tbh
I have had 4 Shelties over time and only one came from a breeder. The 3 others were rescues. I personally have never encountered the extreme sensitivity you are experiencing. But as a professional dog trainer, I can tell you the extreme sensitivity can be seen in any breed. 9 times out of 10 it is genetic, or poor breeding selection. No one can dismiss the possibility of abuse or chaos in the breeders home. Fear in a dog can definitely increase and multiply. I would suggest getting professional counseling from a certified behaviorist b fore that happens.
@suannepinoniemi6524 It's more of a problem in pure British lines :) But then again, I don't train professionally but rehabilitate and habituate shelter or rescue dogs so my view can be different.
@ thank you for what you do to help our furry buddies. I have heard that this affliction can be more prominent in some genetic lines, but I will also add that after 14 years of training, we are seeing a great number of fearful (some aggressive) dogs (all breeds) where owners are thankfully reaching out for help. I have witnessed a lot of very fearful dogs rehabilitated through gentle but well rounded training with their owners. I need to let everyone know a lot of dogs develop fear because of their isolation! If you want to prevent your dog from developing fearful behavior, walk them, take them, gently expose them to as many different places, stores, neighborhoods, open outdoor malls, use your imagination. So that new experiences won’t be so traumatic. They will eventually look forward to it and you will too. Let people greet your dog, pet them, give them a favorite treat to give to your dog.
I would also put a hound (like a Beagle) in that group, especially if they get a whiff of something when you're trying to get them to do something.
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We had a coonhound when I was a kid and my dad had some difficulty training her.
Our rich neighbors have one…by choice. He is loud, cannot go off leash, but very friendly and cuddly. Plays well with my Saluki rescue mix, too.
However, if you don‘t own a hous within huge fenced in yard, better not get one.
I have a Shiba Inu, he's definitely cat like and stubborn, but he was easy to train in my opinion, sits at the door and waits for the okay from me, goes to his place on command, goes to my left side with the "left" command, etc. BUT when he doesn't want to or doesn't feel like doing those commands he will bark and not obey me lol. But I love him to death
Sounds like my mule. He was wonderful when he wanted to be good but if he started out refusing to do anything I told him to I would just put him back in the pasture because I knew it would be a horrible experience.
Breed education and knowledge is so critical when choosing a furry friend. It's a 10-20 year commitment and should be taken very seriously when considering a dog that works with your lifestyle and willingness to invest time into it's enrichment
Yep
I have had 2 Great Danes. And I was honestly surprised to hear you include them in this video. My 4-year-old Dane is the sweetest dog I have ever seen, and she was so easy to train. It only took a few days to potty train her when she was a puppy. We recently had to put our 11 year old dane down. She was a little more difficult to train when she was a puppy, but not by much.
11 year old Great Dane? Wow, that‘s amazing…you must‘ve really watched out when she was young..!
I know a lot of them part after 6-8 years, way too early, sadly!
@@lynnm6413yes, the vet was always surprised by her health in her later years. Her joints weren't what they used to be, but she would still go on walks and play. Unfortunately, one day after dinner, her stomach suddenly flipped. Which can sometimes happen with larger breeds. Still one of the toughest things I've ever experienced.
I have a Siberian Husky that I board. She was so aloof and terrible at recall when she first came. 2 years later she listens to me, better than the owner but she’s one of the only dogs that cannot be off the line while walking.
All characteristics mentioned are spot on.
hzhs thanks!
I love working with Huskies and spitz in general.
We have a Samoyed and he is 19 months, the first 16 months were so hard 😮💨 he’s very very smart and learns so quickly but is also so stubborn and vocal so sometimes it’s just in his terms 😂
I have a Husky and he’s my first dog ever 😄 it helped that I watched tons of videos on dog training before bringing him home, I’m talking years of reading and watching videos and I loved the breed since I was a kid so I kinda knew what to expect. I started training him as soon as he settled into my home and when he was around 6 months I contacted a dog trainer in town and he helped a lot, my Husky is food motivated so it’s quite easy working with him to the point that I get compliments on how good he is but it was and still is a lot of work. If I can offer any advice I think you should have very clear communication as Tom says often and establish boundaries at home and never change the rules, they’re extremely smart and they will try to challenge you and your guidance constantly, they’re bred to be independent thinkers and strong willed so you have to work around that.
Wow, having a 3 year old great dane who sees me as a roommate really makes this video a lot more real.
Totally agree with your top three. My personal list would include Beagles edging out Danes.
I have seen 1 beagle in my career, most people who own them use them for the proper purpose.
@@tomdavisofficial Beagles are wonderful dogs but when I am called in, it is because they are terrible walkers. Hence the difficulty in working with them is their keen sense of smell and high prey drive which interferes with getting and keeping their attention.
Off leash Siberian Husky owner here living in Portland, OR. Umei will never be 100% without use of remote collar. Even tho’ she, typical to Huskies, has low food drive, she’s crazy for a particular ball that we’ve been able to use to shape behaviors like heel, platz, out, place etc. But without balanced training methods (collar and pinch), we’d never be able to train her away from chasing cats and squirrels. On a flat or harness it’s pull pull pull. She’s amazing when hooked up to harness and bike; her genetic imperatives emerge instantly. Currently, working on acclimatizing her to be OK boarding with a neighbor’s dog (who’s a big buddy) and her cat (who was prey on day 1 &2, and is now … um … exciting, but I can hold place w/i 3 ft of said curious cat … getting there).
I have to add my breed to this list. I have a Great Pyrenees I am doing obedience and performance with. He has been one of the most challenging dogs I have ever trained in my life, and he is extremely sensitive to any type of correction, as well as he is not food, toy, or attention motivated.
Yeah, sloowwww for OB. But then again, not bred for OB
Love the mix of opinion with a side of history/breed background. (And also, can we vote to have a drumroll in each of your future TH-cam videos please?!🥁)
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Thank you for your helpful insights! Always appreciate you!
Thanks for watching!
I agree on the first two (husky also has wanderlust so they are like "see ya, I'm going out on my own to explore." As for GDs, I've seen severely aggressive GD (well, one actually) and I've worked with some really nice ones that just needed training. Any large breed, especially a guarding breed, should be owned by someone who is prepared to put in the training work. And to Tom's point, if you're going to get a dog from a breeder, make sure that person is a real breeder who cares about the breed, not just about the money.
That;s my ned video!
Hi Tom. I just had to laugh when you listed Shibus as the hardest to train. The first Shibu i worked with was about 2 decades ago and i was excited to work with a new oriental breed! Oh my god! What an impossible dog. I just absolutely could never form a relationship with him. He just couldn’t care less! It was actually hilarious. He was the worst dog to train. I guess I helped the owner, but mostly by making her realistic about the nature of her dog!
My second worse was an Afgan hound i rescued as a training challenge 30+ years ago. That dog had zero common sense. He laid under a standing horse and had his leg broken when the horse stepped on him. I was able to obedience train him, but he was never completely house broken, so weird! I’ve had great success with other sight hounds, as i love sensitive dogs, but Tony, the Afgan was memorably difficult.
I agree about huskies. They are charming funny delinquents who normally are just in the absolutely wrong situation!
I actually saw Will's videos 2 days ago and looked to see if you had similar ones. Looking forward to the next one.
I have a male Rhodesian Ridgeback, which I believe were originally bred with some Great Dane in them.
Possibly
Have a male Ridgeback also.. the most unique dog we have ever owned, if i had to sum up i would say an all-round family guardian dog who just adores his people but can be stubborn and really doesnt give a hoot about strangers... generally so placid but i have never seen an on switch in a dog so much when he is challenged by another dog...this can make them challenging to train because of their size but again amazing dogs
Shar-peis are like cats; they are not trainable. I had them for 25 years, but I love you the most.
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Shiba owner here and I agree with you 100%. My girl is food motivated and loves to walk, play and hike, but without food in your hand good luck getting her to listen and respond to anything. She knows all the words... you've just got to have food in your hand and hope that it is of higher value than whatever else has her interest. Off leash is not an option, even in secluded woods due to lack of recall.
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Crazy thing about huskies: a friend had one but his neighbor would keep calling authorities because he saw it sleeping in the snow. No matter how much my friend tried to explain that the dog preferred the snow to the warm indoors, it didn't matter. He even had a dog house - but he still preferred the snow. As for Danes - as a trainer I can understand what you mean: you are only going to see the ones that have not been trained properly from puppies. I've owned them since the 70s and find them incredibly easy to train - they are so eager to please. That said, if you don't do it right when they are young, they can be nightmares because of their size when they are adults (I would never rescue a dane). My last one is a covid pup and saw no one but my immediate family for the first two years of his life; he has a boatload of mental issues.
When I lived in Japan I was responsible for two shiba inus, male and female in their best age. They were somehow tough for other handlers, but in two months they became very great dogs, everybody recognized this. I had no trainer skills, but the dogs got civilised and sociable. Still hunters and 'cats', but true lively and obedient dogs. That's why I see that everything is personal and relative, even opinions of famous dog trainers. I love shibas, they are not castrats, they are brave and character doggos.💪❤️
I no longer train dogs but god did I hate seeing a husky on my schedule. I dreaded it every time
its a challenge!
love you and everything you do 💕
Too kind
Your comment about offending people regarding Danes from bad breeding comes from your years of experience with all breeds after you’re hired to “fix” problematic dogs in general. Educational video! ❤️
Love my big Boerboel! Kinda stubborn at times, but food seems to fix this issue. :)
One point that a lot of people miss is when is the right time to buy another dog. My answer is when your current, well trained pup is still alive and healthy. From our recent 7 dogs, we only really trained the first one...the first dog trained the second, the first and second trained the third and on. Not that we did not have specific behaviors to work on, but the leadership role of the older dog made subsequent pups much easier. Also, a young dog in the house can be very good for maintaining vitality (within reason) in an older pup.
Depends on the space you have available. In your heart and your apartment.
Took me 3 years after my first dog died to get another rescue, and she was such a challenge, I‘d never have done it if I‘d known what lay ahead.
But I love her and she is amazing with any critter, be it dog, bird, duck, cat, deer, …the works
Humans…not so much. Rescue from Romania
I had a great dane and a boerboel and eventually ended up haveing a great dane mix boerboel pup grew up to be very protective and very loving he was great with kids and people but terrible with other dogs sadly he passed at 7 years old from cancer , now i have a 10 month old boerboel pup and trying to get him stabalized with his anxiety and socialized but i guess its difficult because his in the fear stage
Wow, I’ll bet the cross was gorgeous!
I used to have a GSD/Belgian Shepherd mix (Terueren) and she loved to work. She was so eager that she sometimes didn't have patience enough to wait for me telling her what to do, she started guessing 😅 I taught her, for instance, to jump up onto big rocks on command and she thought that "for some reason mom likes when I jump up onto big rocks" , so she started doing that expecting praise and candy. I loved her so much but unfortunately she was very reactive (my fault, I know, I didn't socialize her enough). Now I have a five months old Golden Retriever puppy and I thought that she would be less of a turbo dog. Oh, was I wrong. Either that or I'm getting old. She weighs 37 Pounds (nope, not fat, big and sturdy, English type) and the other day she wanted to catch a leaf and made my husband fall to the ground. When he came home, he thought it was a baaaad baaad idea to get another dog. He loves her and is usually very stoic, but he doesn't want to look like a fool in front of the neighbors.
Basset Hound! 😅
hehe
I have a sait berard/pyrenese. 120lb dog which weights more than me. Pulls like crazy and now I'm not able to walk her. Am I better of with a prong collar, as at the moment she's walked with a harness. Plus I have a old englishbulldog. Both great dogs. Just can't walk the big one. Chases everything. She's 1 years old.
Overall these are the breeds that are great only for people that are really up to the challenge and understand how to get the dogs to work on their strong features. But they are really very hard to try to conform to a lifestyle they don't want.
You should try training a Basenji - they make Shiba's look easy!
I heard that but I haven’t worked with one
Lol i have a shiba and a great dane. Spot on with the shiba, this is my third dane though- and they have been angels. My shiba is highly food motivated, was not trained when i got him, and is now a pretty good dog(got him when he was two, and not a good dog)
With danes it is important to train them early bcause of their size- and are naturally skittish- but environmental socializing gets rid of that by month 8😮
How would you rate the Boerboel now that you've spent almost a year with one?
Very difficult, wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
@@tomdavisofficial I know someone with two. I hate his training techniques. It’s all about punishment. I refuse to visit because I don’t trust the dogs or his ability to control them.
If you want a dog that has looks like a husky or shiba, but more trainable, look at the finnish lapphund.
Are they still a bit stubborn? Yes. Definitely have some personality. But smart, trainable and can be very calm in the home.
Don't find him very sensitive to corrections either.
As a shiba owner, I agree with everything Tom has said lol
Hahha
Some rescue mixed breeds can be hard to train.
Would love to hear about your favorite breeds to train!
My boyfriend's great Dane accidentally ripped off my scalp (27 staples 18 stitches). And she was a sweet non-aggressive dog.
Wow, sorry to hear. I have to ask, how the heck did that happen?
@tomdavisofficial my fault. My dog (put bull/Shepard), whom I had just adopted, not knowing she hated other dogs, attached the Great Dane and I somehow got in the middle of it. She was trying to get the pit bull to unclamp her jaw which was embedded in her back. It was horrendous. All of us got stitches.
Ofc a pitbull @bsnowden
thanks God I have a rottweiler female😁 and what you think of akita?
for me: english bulldog, beagle, great pyrenes
let me ask you a question if anyone else that knows i have had german shepards all of my life accept recently and i'm thinking about getting a american akita how hard are they to train ?
Haven’t worked with too many. As mentioned in this video is more about breeding and genetics
i have a golden very easy to train… until the food is gone
What about the Bullmastiffs?
Well i've owned many of breeds of dogs in my lifetime. I've owned 8 Dobie's, 4 Lab's, 3 GSD's, 1 Poodle, 1 Lasa Apso, & many of mutts in my lifetime.... All of my dogs were pretty easy to train with the exception of our Lasa Apso, he was as dumb as a stick..... Only dumb dog i've ever owned😅😂🤣!
hahah
I have a Siberian Husky because my husband thought they were adorable 🙃 End of story. He’s a butt 🤣 We also have a German Shepherd who I trained easily and is off leash trained (I have loved GSDs since I was 12 and really wanted one)
My husband wants a dm Malamute next🤦♀️
My friend has a pomski. I wonder if adding the Pomeranian with the Husky makes it worse. Her dog won’t mind on a leash and it’s very vocal.
Def vocal dramatic dogs!
My 3 kg Maltese also stands like a Column, when she sees something for her interesting. If you wanna pull this little thing, she throuws oneself dramaticly to the ground and acts like dead. Very funny wirh this fluffy little white dog, and very easy to pick up and carry her, on my arm, up here she knows, complaining is meaningless 😂 Glad that I ve not to deal with a great dane. 😂
Ohhhh
As you know by now I have a four year old bull terrier mix. I’m about ready to throw in the towel with him! And he wasn’t the original dog I went to the shelter for!!!! Could of..Would of..SHOULD OF!!!! 😔❤️🙏🏼
I never hear anything about Plott Hounds...... any input?
Again great hunting dogs not good pets typically
If chihuahua isn’t on the list I don’t want it 😂
hahaha facts
Huskys are vocal babies 😂
I bundle Spitz breeds together. Sammoyeds are so popular for the aesthetics but I haven't met one that didn't continuously scream, bark, and hump.
Truuuu
We've got a great dane at our shelter right now who's at risk of being euthanized because of the difficulties you mentioned
Bingo
My dog (Doberman) refuses to listen to any other than sit without a treat! You don’t even have to say anything if you have food in your hand for her to sit. And you can tell her wait holding that treat to her nose and she won’t touch it until you say ok. BUT? You got a treat, she’ll do two somersaults a back flip with a perfect landing for you to get that treat! Yes I’m exaggerating on the backflip, but that’s exactly how I feel trying to get this dog. Do anything without a treat. she’s year-old and very stubborn.
That means he doesn’t know sit he knows when there’s food to sit. So you’ve used too much food to train.
I have a labrador mix who I DNA tested and as much as he looks like a lab(he is my profile pic) he is a mix of 7 breeds and a majority of the breeds in him are DA breeds, so he is a nightmare sometimes when out walking but we are working on it. I also have a bully mix who is really sweet but can also be really questionable with other dogs and last I have an akita that is just the sweetest thing, sweet to everyone and everything.
Crazy, we have a dog that looks almost identical to yours. We were sure he was a lab mix. Embark surprised us, telling us he was a German Shepherd/Husky/Boxer mutt with zero lab dna. I'm pretty sure his brain is mostly Husky.
"You have a dog that was born to pull sleds in Siberia but you live in Calafornia." RIP
RIPPPPP
glad boston terrier is not on your list
haha, why? It's just the breeds that are tough to train, not breeds I don't like.
Dogs don't even look like wolves, so Ik when I see either a wolf or a dog since they're different
Oh ok
@tomdavisofficial also..Yorkies r like little demons
@tomdavisofficial so how can I train my yorkie?
2 MINUTES AGO??
Yep!!
I have a Shiba girl.. i legit agree everything Tom stated here..
You know!!!!
The worst dog breed is a bad dog breeder
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Very helpful, BUT your drum rolls need training…
Oh I thought they were pretty on
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