5 Ways Doberman Owners Get STUCK During Training

[@ThonThon007]

A major problem owners have too is not being confident/firm in their commands/life. You can’t be a wimp when owning a Doberman! 💪🏽

[@DobermanPlanet]

Yes, that's true! Here is a video we did on how to get your Doberman to respect you as the alpha: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWmnlIqEl9ebp7M.

[@ThonThon007]

@@DobermanPlanet yes I love that video and all your videos! I remind my Koba every day who the alpha is. 💪🏽 😂

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

So true. A trainer at the dog obedience school I frequent calls it ‘the utter conviction your dog is going to do what you want him to’ he often adds a dog (especially a Dobermann or another strong breed) will tend to do what you expect. If you expect him/her to obey, he/she most probably will. If you expect him/her not to, he/she most probably won’t. One of the most valuable lessons a dog/Dobermann owner needs to learn is not to care a hoot about failing and appearing ‘less’ or even utterly ridiculous compared to others in the class. Once you stop caring about the failures and start caring about the successes, your attitude changes and your dog feels you won’t give up. You’re calmer, more stable and automatically more consistent and structured. Your focus is better. Your dog feeds on your emotions and body language. when things are right in your head, they’ll be right during training. I’ve stayed home from training sessions for that simple reason. There was absolutely no reason to go after a bad and traumatic disagreement with my then-SO if it had messed with my head so much I couldn’t let it go: it would only serve to ruin all the hard work from previous months. Going to training with a fever on the other hand always yielded surprisingly excellent results: either I must have been past caring, or my dog would be so focused on sick mommy she was extra-focused on me. Or both. LOL!

[@av8cake]

Great tips! I don't even own a dog yet, but the advice seems pretty sensible. I thought the "whisper" tip was brilliant in particular. Makes perfect sense, but I never would have thought of that on my own.

[@DobermanPlanet]

Yes! Doing whisper training is such a cool technique, Allen! Glad you thought so, too!

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

One trick I discovered to avoid loss of focus in dog obedience class during the time we had to wait for other owner-dog couples to do their individual exercises or whilst a trainer was explaining/demonstrating an exercise, was to reward my dog for calmly waiting. I slipped my pup a treat or I’d pet my dog unexpectedly. That would revert my dog.s attention to me. When it was time to work, I’d draw my dog.s attention, occasionally slip a treat, then go into the exercise and reward again after completion. It does mean you have to be capable of multi-tasking, ALWAYS having part of your focus on your dog as well. Then again, it.s just good training practice with any breed of dog IMHO. Perhaps it is because I grew up with Dobermanns and English Bull Terriers, and the breeds I’ve owned are Dobermann, American Staffordshire Terrier, and Chihuahua (and a few others). These three breeds are however known to dance circles around their owner if you don’t know how to have (and keep!) their attention.

[@hannahandrainn]

Great advice as always. Another one I've learnt is that you have to keep the training ongoing, throughout their lives. I've said it before, but, give them an inch and they'll take a mile 🙄 Got to love them ! I smiled so much when Arlo jumped all over you when you collapsed on the street. I started home workouts a year ago and liv didn't know what I was doing and she did the same 😂

[@DobermanPlanet]

So cute! Lol. And you're totally right, Hannah. Life-long training is a must. Don't just stop when they are a year old.

[@Angiecbd]

I have had different results with different doberman. My male, DeSoto, whom passed April 29, 2021, was not treat motivated. I barely tried to train him. He was very obedient. I could off leash walk him with zero issues. If there was another dog, squirrel, cat, or person, all I had to do is tell him no or stay or leave it. He always came to me right away when I called him. Any command, it took one time for him to obey. I could leave him in the yard and never felt paranoid about him trying to leave. When he was around 1 year, he got out of the back yard, but went straight to the front porch. Best dog I have ever had. My husbands Doberman, I did train with treats. With treats, he obeys with 1 time command. Without, it takes me saying the command 3 to 5 times. The 4th and 5th is being more assertive. If I tell him to get off of my bed, at the 3rd time, I smack his butt. Takes a 4th to 6th time of smacking his butt and saying down for him to finally obey. My currently 10 month old, Cavill, listens most of the time. He does go where ever food is. He loves food. Not picky at all. He learned all basic commands the first week I had him, by 9 weeks old. Plus he learned buttons between 8.5 weeks and 9.5 weeks old. He walks well on a leash. I had no success walking 4 dobermans before him without hard pulling.

[@AUniversalPhilosophy]

Help. My adopted doberman from the Humane Shelter 3 months ago is estimated now to be 12 months old. She was so excellent at commands and excellent in the house and she was timid about sniffing or going close to bushes outside. She was an amazing, great dog. We practice sit, stay and come every day before her breakfast and dinner, plus learn to heel on a walk every morning. She was great at those things she already knew. She learns new commands in about 2 days. She's very intelligent. Now, three months later, after I've been consistent, she's stopped listening. Sometimes she wont sit. She loves to act distracted in our yard or house, so everything is more important than obeying. She's escalating. When we practice sit, stay and come in the yard, she'll run across the yard to me and sit when I say, come. Now, she will do this the first three times (from different places in the yard), maybe. But then she just ignores me, laughs and runs away to play. i stop the session after asking her several times and just go inside. The other commands we practice daily she is also starting to ignore. I started saying it 3 - then 5 - then 20 times, then louder. I feel challenged, and each time I repeat a command more, she seems to escalate at everything. Do I have a teenage doberman who is challenging me? I understood getting a leash to lead her if she doesn't come the first time, although she has learned to challenge me by running off very fast all around the yard, behind trees, places where I couldn't reach her. Then zooming by me. Around and around. But how can I get her to stay after the first command? I walk her back and insist she return where she broke her stay. It may sort of work. How do I get her to sit, if she's ignoring me? I press her bottom down, but lately she takes a firm stance and can't be pushed down to sit. I don't think I ever reward her bad behavior, except when I didn't know repeating the command was rewarding it. I am teaching her a new command each week. She has some of the toys you recommended, such as the cube with food inside, two nylon bones, the squeaky ball, a harder ball to throw. (But she won't run or fetch. She brings it back near me to tease me several times, but by the third throw, she has me go fetch it). I just bought her a kong. She has some jerky treats you recommended, and other treats too. Please give more suggestions or tell me what to do during this challenging phase where she refuses to obey more and more and is becoming more destructive to my property, such as tearing up the all-weather outdoor carpet glued to the back porch floor. She chewed up some drip irrigation tubing she discovered. She always leaves things she did that might be bad right in front of the door for me to see. If I miss something, she points it out to me with her nose. Is she bored outside, although I bring her in and out all day, and let her enjoy being outside in our interesting yard on the cooler summer mornings? Please help me with what was once a perfect dog, and is now a challenging one. Thanks for telling us about some of this in this video. I'd love your help.

[@rickyraw5457]

Thanks for all your knowledge and tips for training dobermans....I'm sure your channel has helped thousands of people just like me....😁👍

[@DobermanPlanet]

We sure hope so, Ricky! Thanks for the positive feedback!

[@kathyvansickle6800]

Had 2 females I taught min with hand commands due to having a broken jaw wasn't planned but it also worked out well till I was able to speak to them worked them with both Incase I would ever be in another situation again

[@zekehu7701]

Thanks John!!!! As usual can never get disappointed while watching any of your videos. As you mentioned they can get confused with commands coming from 4 different adults at home, as we were using commands differently 😉, our dude is so smart he knows how behave and treat each one of us.

[@DobermanPlanet]

That's great to hear, Zeke! Yes, they are so smart and adaptable!

[@sandrahuerta2195]

Hi there, we love your videos! Doberman planet is awesome. We adopted a Doberman Shepherd and since she's 60% dobie, we have followed all the guidance regarding Doberman training and it's been going really well. She's 1yr old now and we've had her since she was 8 weeks old. She's been so amazing that we're looking into getting a full breed Doberman. They truly are the most underrated doggos out there and I feel like everyone should know how truly great of a family dog they are! Thank you for all your dedication to these beautiful animals. It is much appreciated!

[@DobermanPlanet]

That's great to hear, Sandra! So glad Doberman Planet has been able to help you along with this journey. Don't be a stranger!

[@GraceWhip]

I never would have thought to do whisper training! I used that technique a lot when teaching small children to swim, but never made the connection to animal training. That's so helpful!

[@2014JTC]

I’m getting my first Doberman on Wednesday. I’m so excited. I’ve watched every one of your videos. Lol

[@DobermanPlanet]

Congratulations, JT! Keep us updated on how your journey goes - wishing you the best of success!

[@ThonThon007]

That’s dope! I’ll pray for you 😂 🙏🏽

[@beckyshah4600]

Great tips, thanks so much. My 1st brown puppy fell through, breeder behaving very unethically. But have reserved 7 week black/rust male pup this week from excellent breeder! ❤ He arrives next Sunday, can't wait! 😃

[@DobermanPlanet]

How exciting, Becky! We know you're counting down the days until he arrives!

[@the_ethical_horse_girl]

I wanted to thank you so much for what you do. It started out as randomly finding your channel, knowing almost nothing about dobes, and ended that I convinced my family that we need a dobe and even thinking to create a doberman kennel!

[@DobermanPlanet]

Haha - wow! What a big step that would be! So glad your family is on board with getting a Doberman. You'll have to do a ton of research to see how to successfully start your own kennel (mainly with regards to health testing and pairing you choose to do), but it can be done! Everyone has to start somewhere!

[@BGSala]

I have a Boxer and you hit it right between the eyes about the leash walking, been leash training him every walk we have for about 10 months now but still he pulls when he gets excited.. but on other things he learns very quickly, I knew there must be something wrong with my methods.. because just like the Dobermans Boxers are also very smart..

[@Maplefrxgs]

We recently adopted a 3 year old intact doberman that hadn’t been properly trained growing up and it feels like a constant uphill battle, I’m small so when he pulls it’s hard for me to stand my ground and when I try to train him he can’t seem to focus on me no matter if I have treats or a favorite toy, even training him indoors leads to him getting distracted or just not wanting to listen, he also has poor house manners and always steals food from plates or counters. I feel stuck but can’t afford a trainer yet so these videos are real helpful and I’ll try these out with my dobie to see how it goes!

[@wigglyjengoodwin178]

Thanks John! Didn't know that is what was going on with my dog. Sad to say, I'm guilty to have resorted to raising my voice or yelling at my dog before he would listen. Will be making the changes needed for that to stop. I didn't know dobermans were known for doing that. I was feeling like a failure with him because of that. He's my first dog ever, and it's been such a learning experience 😁

[@DobermanPlanet]

So glad to help! Yes, they are such smart dogs and definitely know when and where to push buttons!

[@wigglyjengoodwin178]

@@DobermanPlanet they sure do! 😄

[@madebydevrie820]

My dobie is 8 months now and we are in his fearful stage and his defiant stage. He has always been stubborn, but right now seems to be super rough.

[@zekehu7701]

You have another 12 months before becomes mellow. As he gets older you will notice he's getting calmer. At times we wondered why we got a Dobie, at this moment we are very happy with him 😀 He's part of our family

[@chtoffy]

A real pleasure to see your positive attitude in every video of yours.

[@mommymeryl08]

Thank you for this! We are 4 months old and definitely hit a bit of a roadblock with training so this refresher has really helped me and our baby Ruger! ❤️

[@frankieespinoza9278]

First of just wanted to say that me and my fiancé absolutely love your channel!! I started binge watching all your video when we were debating on getting a Doberman. Now we have 2!! We have a half American half euro female. And a full European male who just turned 4 months. Our girl Chloé isn’t listening the best anymore. She is almost 1 years old. And recently she has been rebelling and not wanting to listen, when she is usually very good. Any advice on that?

[@DobermanPlanet]

Sounds like she's in the teenage years. This video on how to get her to see you as the alpha would probably help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWmnlIqEl9ebp7M. If not, feel free to schedule a one-on-one coaching call to discuss the issues in more detail: www.dobermanplanet.com/coaching/.

[@frankieespinoza9278]

@@DobermanPlanet yeah I figured it was her “teenager years”. And we just have to push through it.

[@boysenberry8540]

Just perfect ! Oh my goodness these are all the common issues they go through in our obedience classes too. So easy to be trying really hard with our dogs but inadvertently making things worse or harder than they should be! Thanks again John !

[@fuyu5979]

Thanks for ur detailed advice. Very helpful in addressing some dips in the training. Kudos for vid. Looking for ur next one.

[@jorgeoctaviototenajaramill7658]

Hahaha, I really felt the screaming part in public. That's so embarrassing, happens to me all the time!

[@plainjane138]

I miss Arlo ……. Can we just have a little peep of him at the beginnings & endings ( discreet filming so not to upset him ) PLEASE 😃

[@TraJikyy]

In public if I scream I’m leaving you and run the opposite way Hermes always comes back.. it always gets a couple laughs at the park lol😂

[@nicholascaputa2748]

Sounds like great advice for any dog.

[@DobermanPlanet]

A lot of these tips would help with different breeds, you're right, Nicholas! Getting stuck in training is something that happens to a lot of people, but Dobermans are especially smart (rated among the top 5 smartest breeds) and owners often need some special guidance with how to deal with their antics.

[@sampasultana4285]

Thanks for the tips. Feeling really bad to not see Arlo in This video.

[@whynot700]

I loved this video! Made me laugh! I remember getting stuck in some of these points yeats ago. I train for play and work. I have two sets of commands. That’s how smart these dogs are. Yes males are so different than females. Always remember you never finish training so what’s the rush. I’m being pestered right now by my male to play ball. See ya

[@DobermanPlanet]

Yes! Training is a life-long process, not something to start once all the basic commands are learned. Thanks for pointing that out and for taking great care of your Dobies!

[@myrahouse2368]

I remember this with my young Horse I was at my wits end. 😮‍💨🤯 We stuck in there and she twigged and it all got resolved. It was tough to say the least, the frustration was over whelming 🤯

[@teresagarcia1307]

Loooove that you show a Doberman with ears! So beautiful 😍

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

Soo exited to finally get my own classic black dobie soon! I've been using this channel as one of my references for a while now. Just 26 more days till our Kaiser comes home!! 😁

[@marlainastone6515]

thank you ! informative and fabulous content

[@ScaryFear]

I love your acting parts. The screaming in the city and the car in the mud made me laugh. I'm worried when I get my puppy because I don't have a boring room anywhere. My house is full of distractions. I own birds and there are terrariums in most of my rooms making water noises.

[@rob9782]

A boring room can also be a room where the dog has seen everything and isnt interessted in anymore, but it may not work with all dogs!

[@ScaryFear]

@@rob9782 Thank you. You're right. I don't know why I figured I needed a room with blank walls and just a table and a chair ha ha.

[@DobermanPlanet]

It sounds like you have a super interesting house! A bathroom would work just fine if all of the other rooms have too many distractions, but like Rob said in his comment, your pup will likely become not interested in those things anymore the more he spends time around them.

[@ScaryFear]

@@DobermanPlanet Yes, my house is very interesting for sure. I thought to mention my bathroom are small. But yeah, I think it should become everyday for her. I'm now done going through your list of things I need to be ready for a puppy. Super happy to have crossed everything off. I'm now at the point I've been a bit dreading and that's finding the right breeder at a decent distance from me. Here's hoping it all goes well.

[@silviakapfinger4956]

Great tips,Thank you very much John!🙏I miss Arlo!🐾❤ warm regards from bavaria,germany!🙋‍♀️🇩🇪

[@cathyba5113]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing

[@jujubee90275]

Love your videos!!!

[@linda4354]

As usual miss Arlo. Wish you had advice for deaf doberman puppy (19 mo's.) that are very excited and race around the house. Thank you

[@PraveenKumar-cj4mu]

You could try hand signals. Dobermans can respond to hand sigs from a real long distance

[@DobermanPlanet]

Hi, Linda! Praveen is right - teaching him sign language could help a great deal. Also exercising a ton will help get out that pent up energy. Here are some activity ideas that could be enjoyed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bninonqld8Sblc0. Hope this helps!

[@jacquelinetaggart4829]

I needed this right now! I’m soooo stuck!

[@monaelaudat]

Random, but what are those dog chairs and where can I get one👀

[@luisherrera5172]

My dog is a mix Dobbie but all you said is all his traits.

[@pierres3x]

“ARRRRLLOOOOO” ion think he heard you

[@Ashley-so7jt]

Our family just got an 8 month old doberman a couple of weeks ago. We were told he was trained in a lot of ways and I'm finding a lot of what we were told isn't really true. I'm so glad I happened on your channel. I've owned Samoyeds and a greyhound, but I'm really new to this breed and definitely need help. I'm a sahm of a 4 year old and he wants to help train Thor. do you have any suggestions on how to incorporate my son into training sessions?

[@Axs208]

Hello, I noticed on a section of your video there was an aerial shot of a city and it happens to be my town. Are you based in Idaho or was it just a clip you found and used?

[@pierreduy8838]

Great tips John! The problem with my 5 year old female is she is SO FOOD MOTIVATED that she will not hold her command for long. She bolts to me almost immediately to get her treat (so knows that I have). Should I switch to a different reward?

[@poppyyardley8666]

Hello, is your Doberman fed often with dry + wet or dry & wet occasionally? Thankyou

[@TheDAPler]

Well this is tricky… My girl is Excellent at walking in a heal position - she loves it. But when just going for a relaxed walk (exercise and stimulation), she pulls like crazy. I want her to be able to enjoy the walk and not being on a short leash - but it is basically hell (less so now, in her old age). I had her from she was 4, and she had the issue from the start. I suspect she haven’t had any leash training at all and have been a “garden dog” with out any proper socializing.

[@jimenaramos4705]

Can you help I just can’t anymore my Doberman puppy keeps biting everyone, he jumped at a woman and ripped her jacket and was potty trained already and then he just started peeing inside and I don’t know why. My 7 year old brother was playing with him just with his toy and then my Doberman bit him in his private area this is the second time he has done this but my little brother was not doing anything wrong bc I told how to play with him and how not to can you please help me I can’t risk my dog doing anything that might get him put Down when he grows older

[@raylong7744]

Omg the fucking treat bag. Ill be like “mom grab the treat bag I’m on the porch he won’t move”

[@suzannerwallen7246]

You are awesome

[@stasn3715]

Actually what I do when I walk with my 7 month dobbie is dividing 50/50. I have command free is when the dog can do dog stuff even pulling is Ok. But than also 50 % pure structure walking.

[@baddinosaur1548]

I'm looking for a good breeder to get a male Doberman in 2025. I live in Orlando Florida. Any ideas?

[@crissodag9133]

I have a fawn Doberman his mom is European and dad is American and he’s 8 months and he’s pretty big compared to American Doberman and his siblings but crazy cause he was the runt …the smallest one when he was born …now the biggest

[@eduardod3579]

When you take. Out the dog do you wipe there feet before letting them in doors, that's my biggest obstacle i don't let shoes in house

[@laurenashleydi]

I’d love to hear your stance on e-collars! I hear all good things but my gut doesn’t like it..

[@nikkiyef]

Ecollar is better than shock collar :)

[@Pajoo3030]

Arlo is a Universe Super Dog🙏🏻😌🐕

[@DobermanPlanet]

Haha! Thanks, Guillermo!

[@joevega6043]

I have couple questions how can I contact u..

[@DobermanPlanet]

Hey! You can contact us by emailing [e-mail] or by using Facebook or Instagram messages.

[@joevega6043]

@@DobermanPlanet I did by mail.. no answer

[@DobermanPlanet]

@@joevega6043 How long ago? We are a little behind on messages (we get a ton) but we do respond to all of them. Also if it was a promotion request of any kind there's a chance it went to spam. If you want to tell me your email address we'll search for your message 😊

[@joevega6043]

@@DobermanPlanet I would like to know Until what age can I cut my Doberman's ears?

[@joevega6043]

??????

[@mindybyrd7373]

My 2 year old Doberman won’t stop barking the whole time she is outside any suggestions

[@ThonThon007]

Depends where you are when she’s barking. Is she barking when you’re in the house? When you’re away? Basically is she barking to be let back in?(attention) Or Is she barking at other dogs/people/noises? (Protection)

[@mindybyrd7373]

@@ThonThon007 she barks at everything she has grown up with 2 little dogs so the minute she goes outback or looks through the front window

[@ThonThon007]

@@mindybyrd7373 hmmm well not knowing the full family dynamic I would probably suggest more socializing and making experiences and moments you have with her more rewarding every time you’re together. More exercise and training (stimulation) always helps in calming a dog down! We implement that with our Doberman Koba and it makes things way easier

[@DobermanPlanet]

Hey, Mindy! This article we did on barking should help: www.dobermanplanet.com/how-to-train-a-doberman/#Barking.

[@samueldeter9735]

Am I the only one that the "driving" drove crazy? Like if they wouldn't have even slowed down, they'd have been fine

[@shinlichi7860]

I thought Arlo retired. You must be using old video clips

[@ThonThon007]

Yeah those are clips from other awesome videos Doberman Planet has made in the past!

[@jimtempleton7418]

What age is Ur dog??

[@Haarba1]

Basically spend some money on a professional trainer who will help you and train both you and dog :) Lets not kid ourselves - we got 0 problems with spending money on our pets, sometimes too much money, training is one of the best ways to spend money on a pet. So dont break a dog by trying to train them solo + even when you use trainers you still do solo stuff at home. Easy.

[@joeboudre1667]

My dog keeps stealing my shoes 👞. Should I just give her an old pair of my shoes/ socks?

[@MsCaterific]

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[@lesliemason6016]

My husband runs full speed 5miles a day with ours. So i got the "no pull" leash that starts to get tight when he pulls on the leash across his chest. And just taking 2steps forward he stops! I walk. Very slowly. But our dog loves to run. The no pull one solved it with him feeling the squeeze himself and just automatically stopping. So i recommend this for dogs you dont have the time to train them between a routine they are confused with

[@mannyechaluce3814]

Thanks, after this, I'm getting a cat, or a hamster

[@Wp1908ijgxseg]

My 6mo old is such an asshole rn please tell me it's normal

[@Stewie_almighty]

LMFAOOOO @5:04 😂😂