What courses do you suggest for a 8yr old thats 'dog aggressive' after 2 yrs in pound. He loves his 4 kittys an bunny. I kind of think of it as I don't like every person why should he like every dog. Can/should this be trained out.

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My confident stable 140 pound intact male great Pyrenees with a Lowell every stranger or so-called dog lover that walks by pet him. But just because he’s tolerant of unwanted touching and attention why would I Subject him to unwanted unproductive social interactions. A dog is a social animal but social with their pack not outsiders. That is an unnatural situation. People think my dog is friendly but really he’s just tolerating them if I allow it.

Great advice

I have 3 dogs, 2 Rottweilers and a Sheltie, 1 Rott is gregarious, 1 is aloof, and the Sheltie is indifferent. Advocate for your dog.

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Americans and their children feel ENTITLED to pet your dog. Not so in Europe.

Same boat with my GSD. Can function, play, and is mostly relaxed in crowds / around commotion. But he does not want to be touched by anyone outside of his family. He has never put teeth on anyone, or even tried, he just gets anxious / vocal. For vet exams, I've counter-conditioned the hell out of this picture for him, and he's muzzle-trained (super positive reaction to muzzle presentation & wearing) for the safety and comfort of my vet and techs. We can get through physical exams and blood draws, everyone's comfortable with him and all interactions are highly rewarded.

Amen!!! My dogs know at the show the judge is going to touch them because they have been trained to be touched by "strangers" in this context. BUT I don't let random strangers touch my dogs ever. The vet, the groomer, the show judge, the rest of the world can go get their own dog if they want to pet a dog. Don't touch me, don't touch or talk to strange kids and don't touch or talk to strange dogs.

When you’re running HRC hunting tests,yes he does.

Border collies can be this way and I would let it be but if she does advanced obedience like AKC they do touch the dog so I don’t know if that’s what she’s asking or maybe she just says he’s very obedient but doesn’t do trials or anything like that

Thank you. I may try this. I adopted a 2 year old Malinois 5 months ago. I bought two black Congs that I stuff with water soaked kibble and freeze to give him when I go to work. I have noticed both his black congs look like they are coming unglued at the seam between the rounded parts. He has a red cong as well that he also loves, but this is not happening to it (I don't put it in the freezer). On another note, I really appreciate all the info you share. When I adopted Beau I was so afraid of screwing him up. With the help of you, Micheal Ellis, Ivan Balabanov, and Robert Cabral Both he and I have become much more confident. I will be sending a question to Cindy in the near future. Really appreciate you!

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction - What is a Funnl? 00:28 - Leerburg's Funnl Stopper 01:17 - How to Use Funnl Stopper 02:17 - When to use Stuffed Funnl 03:25 - Lulu enjoying her stuffed Funnl for breakfast while at work

Does this course offer a certificate?

I carry an inexpensive rechargeable body cam that I clip to my shirt pocket that I got from Amazon .

I had a Dutch Herder x Malinois who whined way more than your dog, but only when he was trying to control his impulsivity (usually around training or food times). It was ear-splitting and we called it Kettle Mode (like a whistling kettle!) 😂

Love the BTS ❤

I have a friend who trains dogs for the army in Poland. He says that if your dog tries to dominate you, it is going off food for 3 days and it changes everything.

I also find that in general telling dogs what to do, instead of only what not to do helps a lot. For example, any time you've interacted with the dog in some way and the interaction ends, they can be a little like "ok, what now?" and not know what to do next and whine a bit.

I've never seen your videos before. You pissed me off at E-collar.

My chihuahua terrier is so needy. He needs attention all the time. He's 7 pounds and runs the house.

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Then theres the breeds who whine and dont know it. I remember a michael ellis seminar where he addressed this. Shepherds and malinois were mentioned!

Thanks for all the excellent free content

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:34 Puppies Who Whine 02:16 Dogs Who Need to Go Potty 02:57 Dogs Who Want to Go Outside & Play 04:30 Dog Who Whine Because They Are Bored 06:04 Remote Collar Caveat 08:10 Older Aging Dogs Who Whine

I leave the room as soon as there is a whine, and then come back after about 10-15 minutes. It doesn't take long for him to get the message that his whine does the opposite of what he wants.

I got a second "free" rottie from CL. She briefly whines when I put on a restraint. It doesn't matter if it's a prong, flat, or e-collar. And she whines when corrected using any of them. She was a puller during walks. But now she walks attached to my tac rig and is doing better. But even at the lowest setting she whines out loud. My assessment is she was never conditioned to understand correction. And was given space when she whined. She's a big dog. And is very obedient. But I have walk rules too, hehe. She is getting much better on walks and I'm in no hurry. I just thought I'd mention my whiner.

Thanks much for the demo!

Is he a dog trainer or collar seller

Never use those collars

Very good analysis.

Thank you. Now I understand why my puppy pees looking at me in the house

That poor boxer would of suffered terribly and how can anyone be so idiotic to keep those two pit bulls is beyond me. I'm glad we have banned both pit bulls and xl bullies these dogs in my opinion are not pets and never should be.

Great video!!! I agree that pressure is so important. I used to break and train western horses and that experience helped me train my dog. And, I agree that folks need to understand the difference between collars. I will say, the remote trained my dog when he would not come, but only after he learned all of the behaviors. He is part bully and sometimes decides he wants to do what he wants. I only use the lowest setting to tap him and let him know, hey time to come; better listen! He gets excited when I put the ecollar on him, because he knows that we are going out for an adventure!!!

I love your videos Mr. Frawley, the vast amount of no nonsense knowledge is helping me to understand my dog and be a better leader for him. I think i'll try to get the dominant dog collar for my dog-reactive 2 year old Old German Shepherd, right now i'm using slip collars they do work but since he has a big head i'm ending up with too much of slack which sort of watering down the connection.

Careful. My large dog broke her molar on one

Great vídeo!

Chapters: 00:01 Introduction 01:06 Slip Collars/Leash 02:32 Dominant Dog Collars 04:51 Reactive Dogs 07:25 Prong/Pinch Collars 10:22 Remote Collars 14:07 Conclusion

The trainers that will go straight to the e-collar because they don't have enough time to do what the customer wants-need to stop being greedy and explain to the owner (let's admit it is being cheap) that's not the proper way to train the dog. If I was to smack my kid because he doesn't come doesn't make him want to come to me in the future.

Leerburg has been a great resource for my newly adopted Shepherd. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for selling amazing products!

Im so glad i found you. I have a 4 year old reactive dog from the shelter ...using your equipment

AMEN!!! RC should never be used to “train” behaviours!

Would be really helpful if you could define your terms, please. For instance, knowing the difference between a dominant dog and a reactive dog seems to be important for choosing between collars. Even a brief explanation/example of each would be useful and less confusing for folks who don't know or who may need a reminder.

Oh wow, I didn’t know that about dominant dog. Luckily, I’ve never had a dominant dog. But I don’t know if I ever would because they’re trained so young to behave in every situation. I’m halfway through now and I just learned all about dominant dog collars. They sound pretty awesome.

I use the Herm Springer prong collars on my two German Shepherds because they totally threw my back out when they were pups when I was bringing them out to go potty. They were six months old and pretty much almost you know they’re full stature. So I use it just to take them potty back then. Now anytime I’m walking in public. I have them on and I almost never have to like pull it at all. they heal extraordinarily well. And I just have to lightly tap if they get over focused on something, but typically they’re just amazing and they love to go out and go lay a tables when I go out to cafés and so on. Kitty critters and everything can walk around and they’re really really good and they never bark. But because they hurt my back twice really really bad I always have it on for my protection, even though I really don’t have to use it. It’s nice because I don’t have to constantly correct them to have them not putting tension on a lead, because they just don’t pull on them like they would if they were just in a regular collar. I never leave them on for one second longer than the walk or that they’re out with me because I do not want it to irritate them. They really don’t even notice it’s on them and they’re just amazing dogs.

Great video! Thank you for explaining the different collars. There is so much confusion out there about this very topic. This clears it right up!

If a dog has a narrow head that isn't too much larger then it's neck (greyhound, as a possible example) would a slip collar that just barely goes over his head serve in lieu of a dominant dog collar? There would not be much slack to pull up before the pressure is felt by the dog on his neck.

I agree with respect to a dominant dog - in that basically that corrections are not necessary going to work very well, and may cause redirection. Very much depends on the dog - if it’s truly perceived as punishing by the dog they may well desist. Isn’t that what you’re trying to do with the dominant dog collar - make him think twice next time? After all, what’s to stop them trying again once you release the pressure. However, dominant dog reactivity is much rarer than fear based, or arousal based reactivity. Whereas fear, and arousal based reasons for reactivity definitely respond well to punishment. It must be punishment, and not negative reinforcement - which means you need to deliver it with enough intensity. An eCollar runs the risk of the dog mistakenly associating the stim with the target of reactivity, on the other hand.

THIS is exactly the type of course I've been looking for. Thanks Michael and Ed! I have a 12 year old Alaskan Husky who is perfect for me. Since he's getting up there in age I've been thinking about how I will go about training a new dog after he passes. I love Alaskan Huskies but they are notoriously hard to train. I really lucked out on this one so I could use some help on training the next one.

Really glad I watched this video. I agree 100 percent that dog parks are not good. I am also not against training collars and was considering using one. We are on our third labrador retriever. Different, in that he was bred for the field. He is not a soft dog and has a lot of intensity. He loves swimming in rivers for hours, hiking in the snow, etc. The relationship part has been challenging though. He'll really push us sometimes when we ask him to do or not do something. He's waiting for the second and third time. Waiting for us to get angry/disappointed and then he will follow. That's not ending on a high note. With our other labs, we stopped the treat training after the first year and they were good to go. Not with this feller! He knows value when he sees it. So while I was going to go straight to the collar, I'll take your advice and work on some more training first.