Amstaff Puppy 3 Months old Final Day of Training - American Staffordshire Terrier

[@minasmorgul6054]

I'm surprised you don't have more views, your vids are great!

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thank you again. Trying to grow the channel. We have a lot more content just hard to find the time to film and edit it all. Thanks for subscribing!

[@lorihilton2779]

Wot treats does he give them when he is training them

[@lorihilton2779]

U are brilliant

[@AmericanStandardK9]

We usually just use puppy kibble (regular dry food). However with this puppy the owners wanted him on raw food so depends which video you watch but sometimes dry food or other times ground up raw food (kind of like raw hamburger meat consistency). Thank you for watching

[@karanmishra9]

Amstaff is love, they are very well behaved easy to train and perfect guard 💂‍♀️ people compare them with APBT and take them for ill tempered breed but trust me this breed is really friendly. It has been more then five years Bella has been with me and she has always been such a darling

[@johnnylong2049]

Noticing you have 246 likes on your videos thus far. I’ve been making them 247 lol

[@Troy-Echo]

Wow, in 3 months this has gone from 247 to 862 likes. That's nice growth. :0)

[@solideomusical]

Have you considered posting 'before' videos recorded by the owners to compare with your end result? Sometimes dogs are on better behavior when in the hands of a trainer 😁

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Not a bad idea but they can usually not even handle their dogs let alone a camera. Maybe what I should do is send my videographer over and have them fill the dog before I even show up. Great idea. 🤔🤔🤔 Got me thinking

[@JP-cp1dk]

Thank you for the very informative video! Ill be getting my first full breed amstaff in a few weeks and i cant wait! Subbed :)

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thanks for watching. Check for all of our other training videos with him and other puppies. 🇺🇲👍🏻

[@angelanelajuly2961]

They respond well to training. They also train themselves very well to be disasters if left alone too much. They need their pack or family.. i love they are not independent. Being with you is the nest thing to them. As hunting is the best thing to a Walker Hound, as pooping in the hpuse is to a cocker spaniel. Lol

[@ImVengefulTv]

I freakin love your videos! Wish I could afford you with my new GSD. Your online videos will have to suffice 😊

[@Troy-Echo]

Garret gets up to $20,000 for a 6 week VIP board and train. Garret has courses at DIYK9.com teaching everything you see in these videos, but in great detail. All the way from puppy training through fully off leash trained. Is the training good? Well, so far two of his moderators have become full time professional dog trainers, so yeah, it's freaking awesome! Knowing how to train your own dog means you can instantly correct an issue, and with the info in the course, you know how to not only train what Garret shows you, you know enough that you can train your dog to do so many things that are not in the videos. The training's that good.

[@FernandaFerreira-eo6sp]

You're such a great trainer !!!!!!!!!

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thank you. Just dropping a video right now showing you where he's at after a year away

[@toniharrison1621]

I’m getting a golden retriever this week and I just found your channel. I’ve been bing watching so I have the training tools to have a well behaved/trained dog. Love your channel.

[@Troy-Echo]

How's the training coming along? Did you know Garret now has online training at DIYK9.com? Everything from puppy courses to fully off leash e-collar courses.

[@HydraUnleashed]

Great video but the background music got a bit annoying and harder to focus on what you were doing.

[@Troy-Echo]

Newer videos have better editing for issues like this. Always learning. Always improving. Plus now he has professional editors on staff. :0)

[@surfer4329]

Thanks for showing how you deal with biting at the end. The only two problems I would like to know how you deal with them are chewing inappropriate items and whining in the crate when the dog is left alone.

[@Flows666]

Always wondered what you do for training if you feed raw, guess now I know😂

[@donaldduck2405]

Your training style is AMAZING....l don't have another dog yet, but it looks logical to save money before your training for a few years before getting a dog ,then your training. I love watching your videos. RLTW

[@Troy-Echo]

For as long as you're going to have your dog which is often 10-15 years, it's worth the investment to learn to train your dog. Garret has courses at DIYK9.com teaching everything you see in these videos, but in great detail. All the way from puppy training through fully off leash trained. Is the training good? Well, so far two of his moderators have become full time professional dog trainers, so yeah, it's freaking awesome! Knowing how to train your own dog means you can instantly correct an issue, and with the info in the course, you know how to not only train what Garret shows you, you know enough that you can train your dog to do so many things that are not in the videos. The training's that good.

[@TheWiseOne6775]

I feel like the Am Staffs are extremely intelligent dogs. I have one, didn't choose to crop the ears and he learned Sit, Stay, Heel within the first 3 weeks of his time with me. Beautiful dog and thanks for the video updates, Great Job!

[@johnnylong2049]

I love how he jumps into the stay position.

[@Troy-Echo]

Enthusiastic dogs are a thing of beauty. My dog does this when I bring her into the hell position (AKA finish position). If she's not right where I want her I give her the little verbal "Uh uh" and she hops sideways and sucks up tight against my leg. That's some of the DIYK.com education there by Garret if you're not aware of that site yet.

[@LawEnforcementTodaycom]

Nice job, I'll buy him now... ha ha...

[@AJ_Jxmes]

I have a 4 month amstaff and am trying everything to get her to focus on me and not watch everything else. How do I correct her to stay on me despite the distractions of the world?

[@Troy-Echo]

That is covered in the DIYK9.com courses. It's in the Obedience course and the leashed course.

[@taminorman1673]

Can you train the same way with an older dog that’s very smart and picks things up quickly?

[@Troy-Echo]

Any age, any breed. Intelligent dogs are easier/faster in most cases. Sometimes a dog is almost "too" intelligent and figures out ways around the training. Our dog learned how to get over the fence when she was 4 months old, and as a member at DIYK9.com I was able to learn how to proof her off putting her paws up on the fence. It worked great for many months. Then she jumped the fence without "touching" the fence, which technically wasn't breaking the training as she didn't touch the fence. When our other dog (too short and stocky to jump the fence puts her paws on the fence, Echo will stand up and put her paws on Snowbell, which again, isn't breaking the training not to touch the fence. Intelligent dogs are fun. Echo keeps me laughing when she finds new ways to work around the training. Another time I was on the porch waiting on my wife or daughter to come out and I dropped a piece of kibble, so I immediately issued the "leave it" command, and Echo stopped and sat down. I marked the desired behavior and gave her some kibble, then tapped her nose and said, "Free", expecting her to grab the piece of kibble I'd originally dropped. Nope, she went right past it and started emptying the outdoor the cat food bowl. I couldn't really correct her for that because I did "free" her, so it was my fault, not the dogs. I gave her several second and gave her the leave it commands again, and she came back and left the cat food alone. Yeah, intelligent dogs are fun to train.

[@FatGreenSheep]

Is there a good way to train coming off the stay command from a distance without creating a bad habit?

[@mariavouis2751]

Why crop the ear? Is it to make the dog look mean? Seems unecessary.

[@Troy-Echo]

It was the owner's decision, not Garret's. It's also the breed standard.

[@rdwilander]

Great watching you work these puppies with patience, consistency and firm kindness

[@Troy-Echo]

Puppies are just so fun to train. Food motivation, drive for love and affection, and little or no bad habits to untrain because they haven't lived long enough to have any really bad habits. I wish I'd have the courses at DIYK9.com (Garret's courses) when my dog was a puppy. It would have been a bit easier to train. Even without, my dog listens so well, and I constantly get positive comments every time I take the dog out in public.

[@athanasioskrisilios4340]

Amstaff the best breed...

[@Stevenodriguez1315]

I have an 8 month old amstaff and she has a bit of training but I want her to learn how to stay by my side and only go when command. Is it too late to train her ?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Never too late

[@amstaffdunyasipasha1088]

Cool doggg

[@shortsharpandshit8696]

Absolutely love your training. We are about to pick up a 3 month old rescue Amstaff and he has basic training like sit and toilet. Just wondering, how many hours a day have you spent on this little guy?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thanks for the kind words. 3 weeks of training twice a day for about 30 minutes per session. Plus just general walks and behavior training throughout the day. So a few hours a day. Stay tuned because he's actually coming back this week for another week or two of training to brush up on his e-collar training which he didn't receive fully the first time around because he only did the 3 week training and not the 4 week training. Excited to have him back to see how he grew and where he's at now

[@shortsharpandshit8696]

@@AmericanStandardK9 good stuff. Can't wait to see how he is now. We need trainers like you in Australia. I can't find anyone in my city

[@wearejungians]

What exercises do you do in the beginning to get the dog to heel right by you? Is it just getting him used to sitting down next to you and slowly pushing him to walk a few feet at a time with a reward?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

I have a video on the beginning stages. Heeling is like 10 smaller exercises rolled into one. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaXbapWsoa-Kj9U

[@wearejungians]

@@AmericanStandardK9 thanks!

[@AmericanStandardK9]

And yes your comment is definitely part of the puzzle. Just get them used to being on your side and walking on your side

[@mariavouis2751]

Gorgeous dog.

[@randyk7699]

I am getting a dog. This was great to see. Great vid! Thank you.

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thank you for watching

[@UneroGT500]

Great videos mate, just wondering how would you teach them to learn there names ?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thank you. We use their names only when teaching recalls. When they hear their name it means come to me. So we setup scenarios where we know they will be coming to us (because we have food or a toy or are being fun and exciting) and we call their name just before we present the food or whatever it is that is going to get them to come to us. What we don't do is preface every command with their name. Fido sit, fido down, fido watch, fido stay. To me that's annoying. But it works for other folks. I reserve it for coming to me.

[@UneroGT500]

@@AmericanStandardK9 keep up the great work I pick up my amstaff in 4 weeks trying to learn as much as I can. So the day I get him I get be ready for the challenges ahead!

[@AmericanStandardK9]

@@UneroGT500 Awesome. We offer virtual trainings should you need any assistance. Good luck!

[@LunnDT65]

Great Videos! We lost our 11yo AmStaff in March of 2019. Do you have a reputable breeder you worked with or recommend?

[@wearejungians]

Do you have any suggestions for convincing a friend that the shock collars you use aren't hurting the pups? I have a friend who is a really good dog trainer and she is breeding one of her husky's currently and is going to be be giving me a puppy. I want to train the puppy but she is very against the shock collars. Obviously I am as well if it can be avoided (and I likely wont even need it since I'm going to be training the puppy from a very early age myself) but for things like the puppy running into the street or something that could potentially put the dogs life at risk, It's just reassurance that the shock collar will get the dog back in a worst-case scenario.

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Just have them watch my videos with puppies. I'm "shocking" them a lot in my videos. Meaning I'm using it a lot the dogs tails keep on wagging There is a comprehensive ecollar training video coming up in the next couple weeks that I will be coming. Unfortunately you cant just put an ecollar on a dog and shock them and expect them to come running back to you. It doesn't work that way if anything they'll run faster away from you when you shock them. So tread carefully. Stay tuned for this video series that will be coming out soon that will teach you more than you ever wanted to know about ecollar training.

[@AmericanStandardK9]

And I should also mention I don't care what people's uninformed opinions are and you shouldn't either. And to further clarify shock collars can absolutely cause pain to a dog. Let's not hide that fact. There is a specific purpose in which we would use a shock collar to cause pain to a dog. However that accounts for about less than 1% of the use of the e-collar. Just like you can use a leash to correct a dog you can use an e-collar to correct a dog. Just like you could use a leash or your voice or other tool to walk a dog to help steer its behavior and keep it out of trouble without ever hurting it you can also use the ecollar for the same and even more without ever hurting the animal. If you're worried about what people think than the e-collar is not for you. Everyone will have their opinion on the matter.

[@wearejungians]

@@AmericanStandardK9 Well said. It isn't that I CARE what she thinks. It's that she's giving me a free puppy and it falls under her no shock collar parameters. I hope to change her mind. I'm also not ignorant to the fact that the shock collar can hurt dogs and understand that it is for rare cases and only to be used with proper training. I'm trying to read as much as I can about training my dog properly so I'm looking forward to that video. Subscribed!

[@jw-vx8im]

Remote collar is a better term

[@randyk7699]

Wow!

[@teresefernandez]

Just amazing! 💪🏼

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thank you

[@salscavone3835]

How many sessions do you have a day with this pup? Is it 1 15min sessions or multiple 15 min sessions a day. Heard shouldn’t train no more then 15-20min for puppies.

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Just a couple a day is all that's needed

[@coreykhaliq6398]

Do you e collar train?

[@Troy-Echo]

Yes. It is an available option if the owner wishes the dog trained to that level. The courses at DIYK9.com where you learn to train your own dog go from puppy training through obedience and leash training. Once the dog has mastered skills, e-collar training can be overlayed for great reliability on and off leash, allowing your dog to explore the world beyond a 6 ft. leash. I love it because it allows a dog to run around and be a dog, and for the owner to be able to reliably recall the dog without the need of physical leash.

[@AlexGarcia-lw8ow]

Amazing!! Good job

[@AmericanStandardK9]

Thank you very much

[@sandriatyson6517]

Please come get my two fur babies

[@LawEnforcementTodaycom]

Boy he loves that raw meat is that your go to treat?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

No not normally. Owners just wanted him to stay on raw diet

[@LawEnforcementTodaycom]

@@AmericanStandardK9 what do you normally use as your training treats?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

@@LawEnforcementTodaycom just their kibble normally. Raw hot dogs if we have to. But mostly kibble. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich tastes absolutely delicious and you might kill someone for it if you haven't eaten in 3 days. A filet mignon steak tastes just "okay" IF you ate 3 boring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before the steak and are full. 🤔 Food for thought

[@LawEnforcementTodaycom]

@@AmericanStandardK9 thanks . . . .

[@ArtofRobinMitchell]

@@AmericanStandardK9 i have been diggin around on this very issue.... i had no idea how to deal with this issue of raw diet and treats... i might seem captain obvious to you but i bet u get a ton of hits if you made a how to video of dog treats training and raw diet dog...

[@applekara1]

Why do you clip his ears?

[@AmericanStandardK9]

I didn't clip or crop his ears the owner chose to do that because it's the breed standard. Also, on that topic, it's technically unnatural and can be unhealthy to have droopy ears. All dogs with droopy ears were purposefully bred to have droopy ears either for the look because it's cute or supposed functionality of helping stir up scent from the ground like a Bloodhound. Propping them up or cropping ears is actually more healthy for them so that bacteria and moisture doesn't build up in there. So, in short it looks better in my opinion, fits the breed standard, and is healthier for them. Wolves don't have floppy ears. Dingos don't have floppy ears. In fact, I'm trying to think of a canine or other carnivore in the animal kingdom with floppy ears. Can't think of one. Cropping ears is undoing prior breeding choices made by humans.

[@applekara1]

@@AmericanStandardK9 Thank you, that was informative.

[@boudroux1]

@@AmericanStandardK9 cropped ears isn’t standard The standard is cropped or uncropped with the latter preferred. There is also no data to support cropping ears is healthier by the assumption that the procedure will reduce the chance of ear infections.

[@AmericanStandardK9]

@@boudroux1 Really Ben? You come to my channel to post this? This is the best you could do? Opinions are like @ssholes Ben, everyone has one and some stink worse than others. Cropping of the ears is in fact "a standard" you @sshat. Meaning you could do it, many would say you should do it (myself included), and it is accepted by the AKC. Therefore, it would be referred to as a "standard". To be even more clear, you could enter a dog with cropped ears into a dog show and even win that show with those cropped ears. "The latter" might be preferred (again someone's opinion) but the AKC says you will get penalized if the ears are "full drop". You know what the opposite of full drop is? Cropped. In fact, I took the time to Google "best in show" for this breed and first thing that popped up was a dog named Louie that won with his cropped ears. And, there is plenty of "data" or "evidence" to confirm my point about less issues with cropped ears. It's called common sense. Just from my own personal experience I know for a fact that cropped ears are in fact easier to clean, easier to look down into to see dirt or other build up, easier to air dry, and therefore much less prone to infection or issues. I rest my case Ben. Now go clean your opinion it's starting to smell like shit.

[@boudroux1]

@@AmericanStandardK9 spreading misinformation is stupid and so is your aggressive response.

[@angelanelajuly2961]

Im working with a trainer. Who must know what you know. Waylon is 4 months and not as on it. But doing pretty good. It does take " best thing in rhe world to get there attention so young. Waylon is being primed for service training. Mobility, hes not being train , not to pull, just to heal when told to... so when he is ortho approved to pull, he doesnt get confused.. my family per pitbull became my first service dog. When it came time to pull he looked at me like, " you kidding me"?. He was trained to be walked by toddlers. Buster wouldnt pull the weight of the leash dragging.. haha

[@jjbowman4653]

Oh same! Not to pull but to heal so I can use him for support coming down from heights (steps, stairs, cross walks) I hope this works out for you!

[@marklloyd4153]

He’s adorable

[@Troy-Echo]

I'm sure Garret appreciates that comment. The dog's kind of cute, or did you mean the dog instead of Garret? 😛