The e-collar we use, a fairly low-end Amazon model, has been a godsend for our 7-month Belgian Malinois girl. Just that she knows it's there, enables her to come out of "doggie brain" and obey recall even when 100 yards away. It allows us to give her much more freedom, knowing she will come when called. It's also been helpful for jumping behaviors, jumping on others. She knows NOT to jump up on Dad, but other people were fair game. The e-collar changed that, Santa knows if you're being naughty or nice, and she mostly stopped jumping on others. Now she sometimes jumps on Dad, to show her love or excitement, like when going for a walk or to play fetch, but stops when told to.

It’s like you’re reading my mind. Pulling my hair out with my 5 month old reactive GSD. So much great info - I need to make a daily checklist. THANK YOU

I found your channel a few weeks ago and really liked it but this is fucking gross. Grow up. Got problems with the methods then talk about the methods. You put someone elses face on your thumbnail with a big FRAUD graphic is just juvenille. Bye.

My 70 pounds / 32 kg malinois is on a taller and longer side so he’s naturally very lean. The amount of comments about his ribs and me having to feed him more is just ridiculous. Especially for this type of explosive dog putting too much weight on his frame will do so much damage to his joints. Not idea how people can be oblivious to something so obvious 🤦‍♂️

Dan has a really sexy accent

brilliant acting skills :D, love the little videos in between

STOP BEING A DOG TRAINER AND TRAIN YOURSELF!!………Breeding stupidity is the new norm. Unbelievable this is a dog trainer, not a dog trainer but these issues are instinctive to disciplined people, dogs are not pets, when you humanise animals you make mistakes, mistakes cost…

All your suggestions are great and go along with this app I found called Pupford. I was lucky to catch on some of those tips early on with my Australian shepherd. My issue now is actually him destroying everything inside our fenced backyard that he spends his day at, and since I'm not always outside I can't catch his misbehavior right away. 😅 what should I do? I try to play with him enough outside to get his brain stimulated but he still struggles with that. He is 1 year old now. Any suggestions?

that dog is highly trained already use a dog that is not

my partner and i have gotten a jack russell puppy, my second one and his first. he taught her to run at plovers didnt he (birds that swoop with poison tips as a defence mech). i dont think he factored in the hunting breed and the attitude they bring that everything is a personal challenge. the poor birds dont swoop anymore, they've given up and just fly away. and dont get me started on the ibis

Here’s two: Karen Pryor, *Micheal Shikashio* (he is known for his force-free work with aggressive dogs being his main focus) Genuinely curious about your reply as it is possible, but rare! Not sure about the first working with highly aggressive dogs (Ik she does some aggression work but not sure about the difficulty of her cases) but I’ve heard lots of praise for Micheals technique. Again, curious on your thoughts.

Spot on. We overstimulated our Welsh springer and we’re working to get his reactivity/ stress bucket back down. His food is given throughout the day with extra good kibble on recall ( could be the good shit could be praise or could be normal kibble: the 33% payout helps with anticipation). Dead right with if he can’t get to another dog. Very reactive where off lead he’s way better. It’s a bugger but he’s improving.

Is there a video of this guy training a cocker spaniel or showing off a trained cocker spaniel?

That first failure looked set up, more like he called late and the dog had almost reached the end of the provided length of the leash.

another important part of early training process with pups is teaching them to switch from action and excitement to rest and relaxation. This also makes a huge difference when you start to teach them how to play with other dogs. I've noticed it's easier to maintain control when they learn how and when to quit the game and go into relaxation. That way they also learn how to better manage themselves in different kind of situations.

I really wanted to watch your video but I won't because of the foul language. Please consider editing, there could be children who want to learn to train their dogs with your help.

before i went to pick up my hound at 9 weeks, i called some dog trainers. 2 of them said they don't use negative reinforcement i.e. saying no....I hung up.

Thank you for this! Got a dog/people reactive 1.5 year old border collie. Will be using these steps vigorously thank you!

Why are you letting the dog pull you around?

Love your videos ! Starting to train two Australian Shepard puppies. Received the food guide, any recommendations for good food in the USA ?

Title:Zak George: Dog training's BIGGEST fraud Thumbnail: EXPOSED!!! SCAM!! Acual video: Zack teached you in one video how to say no wrong.

Can you share details of the slip lead you use with Kobe please?

Very good instructions and suggestions. I wish I had these when my dog was still a puppy

Who docked that puppy’s tail? That’s cruelty to me.

I really appreciate this concept and your approach, makes way more sense that what I have seen online so far! But I suppose what isn't so obvious to me is how to teach them that no is a correction or boundary, that it something we don't want them to do? My dog is now nearly 8months, a rescue that we got 2 months ago. She is in that stage that seems like she will do anything against what we want her to do, almost to spite us, and "no" just gets her more excited at times. We have a particularly big issue with jumping up and biting, not malicious but she is getting stronger and it is starting to hurt. At this point, no seems to be an irrelevant word, hoping you can help with a future video on the adolescent/teenager stage - I am starting to lose my f$#!$ng mind! Thank you for all your videos so far, I just found your channel this evening and have been binge watching the videos and shorts.

Great video. I think this should be shown to anyone getting a dog, but especially adopters of rescues. Nothing's sadder than an owner with a great heart giving up because they can't work with the pup.

9:43 You can also teach your dog from a very young age to fetch a toy, i've never played with my dog on a leash lol.

Why are you oconstantly making weird sounds? It's like desensitizing the dog to you sounds

2:36 You're more tired out than the dog 😆Why not just a tug toy? And practice recall so you he can run off-lead to chase a ball, he wants to run..

Hi. i am so glad for your videos. i have a 13 month old german shepperd and love him. but he's being reactive and interested in everything. i can feel that this life and walks are not only stressful for me but also for him. he needs to relax and your videos helped a lot. I have a question to the part at around 43:00. you're using the marker to get the attention. i learned that the marker is only a positive reinforcer, so that I have to give my dog a command and if he responds i can give the clicker and afterwards give food. when i watch this part of your video i question myself if i give the marker in this second isn't it reinforcing the behavior to run away from me? because i thought the marker says you've done something right. here you use the clicker to get attention. You said there are two different markers you use. Yes to come back and okay to be a dog and go wild. Does this mean that my clicker is a terminal marker (you did the behavior right and it's over), okay is a go wild marker, and I need a third one which means come back to me and you get food or sth interesting? i hope you understand what i mean and give me some insight :D

LET'S GET STARTED. Thank you, YCA!

glad to see he is intact, do you find that neutering helps at all in such situations? My observation is that my 2 year old male is one of the healthiest dogs I have had. I have not neutered him yet.

Can I ask what no. Was used on him. My dog is just getting collar trained. .

Much happier dog

Thank you for your video. As with all of your videos (which I just discovered), it is well thought out and based on common sense. However, I am of the opinion, based on a both scientific material (studies plus an understanding of learning principles) and training experience (including the majority of the trainers on the internet), that most trainers who incorporate the use of the e-collars misuse them; the majority of these trainers believe they are e-collar experts.

Hi. Thanks for the very helpful video. I am a bit confused by the charged marker versus recall. The way your ar using it, it seems to function as a recall. Why not use teh recall word instead? If I have my dog sit at a distance and then give the charged marker to say well done, I would not want her to come back to me. Or do I have this wrong? Thanks

zak george’s videos helped me to have a dog that: - doesnt bark at home, only outside (despite being a barky breed) - respect my food when I eat and not try to steal it or anything - stays put in the metro, or at cafés, or restaurants - walks on a leash without pulling, since he is so strong and would be able to pull me if he wanted to - walk off leash and pass a local certification that allows me to have him off leash at certain spaces :) Everyone asks me how I trained him and I recommend them Zak’s videos lol

My dog is reactive pulling barking growling and heckles up at other dogs I want our walks to be more enjoyable I pull her to a side as last thing I want is aggression to go into actually biting

I have two Podencos. Lazy Spaniards. Sleep 20+ hours a day.

This is an awesome video 💯

In germany you need to complete a course and get a dog license before your are allowed to adopt a pup. You learn all of this there. Once you have your dog and also need to then go take a basic training class with them together.

How does no.5 work if you’re raw feeding? My fur missile (Malinois) is on raw mince, cooked brown rice and mixed veg twice a day.

What really helped me in training the "break" cue, is having a hand signal. I hold my fingers pretending to hold a treat, and then spread them out away from me. If that makes sense. It's super helpful for clarity, adding a hand signal for break and heel. So you dont need treats at all.

Why'd you poke the dog for a video?

My dog is fearful outside has always been jumpy with noises since I got him. I’ve been with physical difficulties and in beginning we walk 2 miles a day. Today if I play with him and may hurt him accidentally through his excitement and have never hurt my dog intentionally. Some I notice it could’ve been just a shock. Help 🙏

This video was BRILLIANT. I was doing 'sort of ok' with a reactive dog but it was a bit 'cardboard' and 'clunky' - not the engagement that I wanted. This video made it clear how to do things properly. I have seen other videos of the exercise done here with the foot ball (distraction) but they did not work because they complicated it so it was rewarding something different altogether. I went out today to a fairly busy National Trust park and did what was in the video - it worked straight off and could let my Mali be bouncy on a longish lead because she pinged back when 'asked' and was less reactive. Thanks for such a clear and informative video. Delighted with results.

What penalties do you use during play? My 18 months old rescue Mal is rather low to medium drive, likes to tug in the backyard and is ok at Schutzdienst at the club. But even on very familiar walking routes he is distracted by everything and drops the Ball and prefers to sniff. I did classical drive work to build up his interest in toys, but he has too little focus and is too reactive.

The hardest part is training Human 😊 but so true A

this video is 100% true but at the same time it will freak out stupid animal lovers xD