Best puppy training tips with Ian Dunbar

[@CVersailles]

My "ex" got a puppy during COVID lockdown, a caramel female toy poodle. Essential services stores were kept open and one could still walk outside with others as long as distances were kept. Retired with nothing else to do during lockdown, he took the puppy EVERY day in a carrier bag (the over the shoulder kind) to all the stores (food, drug, hardware, etc.) and for walks outside with some neighbors. Outside she would walk on leash until she was too tired and then it was back in the bag. Of course, everyone went googaga over her and petted her, especially all the cashiers. The puppy got completely desensitized to just about everything: loud noises, cars and trucks, people in stores, etc. He ended up with a dog (now 2 years old) that is so well socialized, it is quite amazing!

[@jenniferviolette317]

Brilliant man! I think this kind of stuff should taught in schools so that we can change how entire generations interact with pets.

[@barbdoyle1390]

Absolutely

[@GwenCoonen]

I watched videos, read books and all people can do a year before i got a puppy. Knowing basic puppybehavior is actually a must. I also went to visit the school at that time, and watched several puppyclasses and how it all went down. Already having fun even before we had a puppy. :-)In my opinion, you dedicate yourself to a puppy, just like having a child, you prepare yourself, your home and plan on how you will approach the training/education. Think about how you want your puppy to behave. This way I had so much fun at puppyclass and me and Mex, my gsd, already seem to have an advantage over other puppyowners. But it was just the fact that I already knew what to expect and just watch him take it all in, myself knowing how to behave.That said...I stilled learned alot ofcourse even in the puppyclass.

[@Implidoodaa]

I have never seen someone talk so much sense in a comments section! I hope everyone wanting a dog or puppy reads this and applies themselves :)

[@NaturallyHappyDogs]

Hi there, It's great that you're so pro active in socialising your puppy. I wouldn't worry if it's not exactly 100 people, the important thing is it is a lot! You can get your puppy used to sounds using sound effect CDs or even the TV. How about dressing up in hats / high vis jackets etc or even skateboarding past your puppy in the hallway, it all helps to show them that all these strange differences aren't scary. Keep up the good luck!

[@SensationalBanana]

I recently (last sunday) lost my best friend, 13.5 years old, and these videos are giving me confidence to think that I'll be able to take on another pup one day. Cesar Millan's videos make me wanna shield my home from dogs, because appearantly (and I never knew this with my old dog!!) they're all out to take over mankind...they want to dominate and control us D: ...I think I'll believe the british gentleman on this.

[@tulsisevadasi]

What a great great attitude.

[@TheJanisFoster]

great....train in everyday things. They don't even realize you are training them!! I LOVE it!!

[@NaturallyHappyDogs]

13 and a half is a good age, but it is always tough to lose a friend. It's so good to hear of people who aren't just going along with the dominance methods. Have you seen the naturallyhappydogs website? There are currently 240 videos - all about positive and natural dog care, well worth the small monthly fee, especially with a new pup around! Good luck with you new pup, when the time is right for you.

[@SensationalBanana]

Why doesn't this man get more attention than Cesar Millan?

[@mitchelweafer6862]

Bastarden he doesn’t have a mustache

[@NoOffensePies]

Academia is boring.

[@P.mac85]

Me and my partner got an 8wk old xl bully pup just after Xmas. We had been training him to go toilet on puppy pads, and lately he's gone back the way. He is needy in a way I've never seen in a pup before. We went out tonight for 2 hours, and put him in his crate. When we came home and tried to have our dinner, he was whinning, and crying and kept scratching my legs trying to jump up on the sofa. I kept trying to ignore him, and started to push him away. It was exhausting. He is constantly biting too. Tried distracting him with toys, and he goes back too biting our hands etc. he can be messing around with you one minute, and the next he jumps at my hands or face snapping. I've had dogs all my life. Dogue de bordeaux pups mostly, and never came across this type of behaviour before. My Mrs said tonight that she's not enjoying the pup anymore, and i feel a bit like this myself. I don't know what to do. Is it something we are doing wrong???

[@Nathan-bi5lo]

This man is the goat

[@theonlinedogtrainerreview5747]

Beautiful dog,and nice training. I am hoping to have one for myself someday.

[@Minunmaani]

"people are weird" truer words have never been spoken.

[@a.m.s.8531]

Great info! What kind of dog is featured on the cover to this link? So cute! Looks like a small brown terrier of some kind. ~Thanks

[@1mitsymoo]

trust me. you aren't the laziest person in the world. That award goes to me.

[@prazanautobus]

Hello, I recently got a black lab 2 months old puppy. I'm really trying to get him to meet 100 people by the 3 months of age but not sure I'll manage it. Does it matter if it's slightly less in number? Obviously the point isn't in number, but how can I make sure he is socialized enough to take him to "outside" world? thanks a ton!

[@vikingdogmanship]

Your comment is 9 years ago. This means you puppy is a senior now, like mine. Hope you still have your Lab. And that he became a real gentleman❤️

[@aliciaborenheim1363]

How do you feel about ABI training for malamute pups? What tips or resources would you suggest?

[@TeslaNick2]

'Adversarial' - this is how I see people like Ceasar Milan. I don't get it. Why get into a fight with a dog ?

[@MrScoob1988]

+Tesla Nick cos im the boss im big your small im right your wrong ... Hay you bit me...

[@Implidoodaa]

someone said in another video about this: Milan is the fire dept of dogs who've gone very wrong, whereas Dunbar is the caution signs on candles warning how to be careful around fires...both very wise men, both needed in slightly different ways. Although they both talk on being calm and assertive around dogs...so not a lot of difference in their mannerisms. :)

[@ariatlast.8362]

I understand how it could look that way on the surface but there are key differences when you understand a dogs body language and what each method involves on a deeper level, these differences are extreme when considering the end result between the training methods. When I first started researching dogs I loved Cesar, I thought he was great and I wanted to be like him- some of what he did made me uncomfortable but I thought it made sense and he was on TV so I listened. Then I started reading about dog behaviour- not owners manuals, the proper in depth nitty gritty science stuff, and I changed my mind so incredibly fast. What Cesar does uses positive punishment; the addition of something aversive to decrease the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated. What happens is that the fear of the punisher competes with the dogs drive to do something. Does it work? Short term it looks like it does but after seven years of constant research, courses, conferences and working in dog behaviour modification using reward based methods such as Ian Dunbars my answer is it does not work as well as positive reinforcement, it damages the relationship between the dog and the handler, it damages the dog, it has a number of dangerous fallouts and it has been deemed ineffective and inhumane as a method. What happens is our dogs communicate how they are feeling to us using a growl- saying they're uncomfortable or afraid- the growl is communicating a conditioned emotional response to a stimulus. If we punish that communication then it looks like it works at face value because the dog stops growling. What is actually happening here? The dog has become afraid of giving a warning but the conditioned emotional response has been made worse, because now not only does the dog fear the stimulus from the original association- the stimulus has become a predictor for pain from their human, but they wont warn now because they have learned that that ends badly for them. Dogs do what works. They avoid what doesn't. So now we have a dog with a fear of it's trigger (the stimulus) and is not going to communicate its feelings to us before feeling forced to defend itself, on top of that being in a situation where it can't give communication or escape has sent it into learned helplessness- it has shut down; giving the illusion of stopping the behaviour. Until the pressure becomes too great and it explodes. The long-term effects of aversives in dog training are debilitating. It makes any problem worse and adds the effects of learned helplessness, fear-related aggression and mistrust to the equation. If a behaviour is practiced it is strengthened because- it worked! So whenever a dog bites we increase the likelihood of them biting, if a dog bites us; we as the trainer screwed up. We let the dog down and decreased its chances for successful rehabilitation. When we work in behaviour modification effectively we change the conditioned emotional response to the stimulus usually using counter-conditioning and systematic desensitization as well as clear, consistent communication to the dog. The dog feels more comfortable around the stimulus as we go until they no longer feel the NEED to growl because they no longer fear the stimulus.

[@Lindholmer5k]

Lol, i used to come home from work with me highvis pants and go straight for walks and playtime in the woods with me ex girlfriends dog.. After we broke up when she was about 7 moths old and they moved, she still years after love guys in highvis pants :D