Dog BITES Its Owner! How I Fix It Quickly!

Dog BITES Its Owner! How I Fix It Quickly! Resource guarding can be a serious issue and this Cocker Spaniel has bitten it's owner by resource guarding. A dog the resource guards can be dealt with so this video breaks down how you can help your dog and stop resource guarding.
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[@tomaszatko9562]

As much as I wish I had sent my dog to Brandon for training before bringing him home kzbin.infoUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU I am so grateful for this down-to-earth, practical guide. His training techniques and tips really work. Thank you as well for dedicating your life's work to rescue dogs, and to rescuing those of us who want the very best for our 4-legged family members.

[@DS-ky9dl]

Love your non- threatening style You never once raised your voice nor acted aggressive. Great progress!

[@nickyhyland5790]

Great approach and fair for the dog too, only found one other similar trainer and have learnt a lot from the 'balanced approach', brilliant and simple!

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

There are just SO many terrible trainers. If you signal anger or even worse fear, and/or you respond to violence with violence you are signaling to the dog/whatever you're training that you have lost control. This will then immediately lead to more fear and confusion on their end, which is what nearly always leads to violence and other destructive behavior. Any trainer who doesn't understand this should go drive a taxi or something instead. If you're instead always calm, fair, patient, confident, systematic, in control and if possible a bit boring, you can teach a turtle to ride the bicycle if you want.

[@samwdavis]

If he's using reward for resolving bad behavior, then he's not a balanced trainer as he claims. It's a non-sensical approach, especially in a dog's mind.

[@DS-ky9dl]

@@samwdavis Confused by your remark. I think he is using rewards for not doing bad behavior, no? There are so many methods of training, and I'm not sure that only one method is the right one, but his style makes sense to me.

[@lagottessa]

@@DS-ky9dl I would call it rewarding the active behavior of waiting. As opposed rewarding the dog for NOT doing "bad" behavior. :-)

[@TtheBaronesss]

Loved this video! Will you make training look so easy and fun. Amazing you were able to help the Spaniel family as quickly as you did. Well done!

[@ciaranspalding3993]

I find it crazy that these people can have been to other places, had such bad experiences and then come and get such a perfect result so quickly! It's amazing work

[@Kira-kg4kl]

That was the most adorable training session, great corrections and the focus and attention after one correction was beautiful 🙌

[@richie8346]

Your videos are fantastic! I find them concise and easy to watch. Always good to learn from someone who is worth their salt.

[@paultrewin5871]

Following tips from a dog trainer I have started threshold management with my 3 year old working cocker. She already knew sit and wait, so it was not that difficult to add the new context. She learned immediately what I was asking and now she expects to be told to sit and wait at every door. I mention this here because it has also helped with her resource guarding. She is generally calmer and looking to me for guidance instead of charging off whenever she feels like it. Every day brings more progress and consistency is vital.

[@Ah_Lee_Sun]

I really enjoyed watching this. It’s amazing to see a growling dog come out of that and have such a positive outcome. Thank you.

[@miranouaihed3860]

I want t hug these wonderful owners

[@debbiesmith2207]

Resource guarding is one thing. What do you think about a dog who approaches the owner, me, when I'm relaxing as if she wants affection and then begins to snarl and bite.

[@taz9234]

Having the same problem

[@normaisnutz]

Was going to ask the same thing. As my girl does this to me for attention xxx

[@mandypdx]

My dog does it for attention. All my clothes have holes in them. He knocked me off a step ladder and when I was at the doctor getting X-rays on my shoulder- my doctor asked if I felt safe at home because my body is covered in bruises 😢

[@debbiesmith2207]

@@mandypdx that sounds more like rough housing antics of an out of control dog than vicious Behavior. I taught my new puppy to bite toys not people offering toys and using my play voice, also to sit and stay so I could get a toy if one wasn't handy. By 3 months old he was getting his own toys. He doesn't seem to understand "off" means no jumping up, yet. Sit and stay he knows inside out.

[@mandypdx]

@@debbiesmith2207 yes. He’s not aggressive or vicious. I’ve worked with trainers and sent him to a very expensive board & train. The feedback I get is that he’s a “unique case” - a confident, friendly guy that can’t self regulate or pick up on social queues.

[@ButterNutSqwoosh]

I can't explain how much I've fallen in love with this channel within the past week or so. It's informative without being condescending, helpful without being overwhelming and you can tell it comes from a man/team(?) That genuinely love their job and the animals that involves. I myself have been following your 'tune up' drill with our rescue dog for the last 4 days, and already he walks better on the leash and doesn't act as though I don't exist outside the home. Not perfect, as he is distracted easily by sounds and becomes anxious when he knows we're walking near a place he has met another dog before, but slowly the connection between me, his leader and he, my charge, is building up. Wouldn't have been possible without the guidance of Fenrir!

[@1valg]

You don´t have to explain. A simple "Great video. Very helpful. Seems like the guy knows what he´s doing" and you´re there.

[@ButterNutSqwoosh]

@@1valg you also didn't have to reply just to be negative. You could have literally done nothing.

[@1valg]

@@ButterNutSqwoosh I don´t believe in doing nothing. Thats probably more your thing. There was nothing negative about my comment, it was just factual, which obviously triggered you.

[@ButterNutSqwoosh]

@@1valg love that for you. Have a great Christmas.

[@TheGamarTagged]

This new content is fantastic, very well produced and more variation on what you work on! You've taken your channel to a new level, keep this up and I'll never miss a video.

[@sairhug]

I love this channel! One constructive criticism, though ... please have no / less / quieter music. For some of us (in particular hard of hearing / neuro diverse) it's horribly distracting and can drastically impair the taking-in of what's being said. Go for it when no one's speaking, if you must, but please tamp it down when that chat's happening x

[@invisibleguerrillaweaponwe6472]

What a good boy and fast little learner!! It's crazy how they very obviously WANT to be taught.

[@TheSzefer]

Loving the new videos. I have a 10 year old working springer and they are so incredibly intelligent. I had this happen with some of his favourite toys and after some careful reading this is exactly the approach i took. Worked a treat. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@StopTheBoats.]

These new training videos are on another level fair play Will great content!

[@lonelytonyan]

I've taken soo much of what you do with my puppy. Thank you.

[@KrisPeter]

This is great, love the attitude and approach. I was really curious how they got on at home following their session.

[@darkpyroftwreal9610]

Thank you for making this video, just a few minutes ago my dog bite me and I retaliated in anger from protecting the bone, I'm going to try these techniques asap so there can be real change and no damage in our relationship.

[@chiannabanana3325]

The eye contact with the dog is so important my little doggy always makes sure now before he eats or anything like that! Great tips!

[@maxineh5038]

Thanks Will. I’ve been waiting for this for ages ! 🤗

[@nathaliedrey3347]

Brilliant advice and demonstration . 👍

[@cindyspiess9963]

Excellent Will ! 👍 I am always amazed how little understanding humans have about rules , boundries and leadership ... 🤷‍♀️ Thanks for showing us 😊 ☮️

[@helenam6253]

Love this video, we've got a working cocker spaniel who thinks the sofa is hers and has bitten when overstimulated so am definitely going to try and teach her some manners around jumping on furniture, thank you!

[@MrDavidh37]

Fenrir I recommend you to all my friends. I have a 7 month cocker spaniel followed your perfect puppy course and it saved my sanity. Henry is a lovely well behaved spaniel even lets me watch tv peacefully 😂 Fenrir you you are a marvel 😁👍

[@woodywdy9996]

Totally agree, best money I’ve spent on my 16 week GSP

[@jenniferrothschild4329]

You’re an absolute genius. Thank you so much Will🙏🏼

[@alexandradittmann8588]

Nice work, quite effectively dealt with that "Spanielness" of the Spaniel :-)

[@kimberlygoode1896]

They make it look so easy on these videos. I've been working with our Berner to leave it & stay but getting much progress. Tonight she bit my hand pretty good just trying to get a stick from her outzide.

[@rumblcat]

Great video! I like how you are with both pet and owner. Class act brother

[@lisajmacleod2421]

I love watching your videos so informative. Our dog is 9 months old, she’s a Scotish Terrier. Her food is in the kitchen but a few weeks ago she refused to go in to the kitchen and would cry for us to get her food! She’s very stubborn which makes it tricky 🙈 she’s not a foodie dog so it’s hard to use treats as rewards. I’d love any advise please

[@sassyboofle6983]

Insanely obviously clever yet why is it not widely known . Astounding .🐾❤️👍

[@tinamareek2412]

Common sense isn't taught enough in the world .. so sad 😢 people n pets die for the neglect unfortunately all from non education.

[@pastelberru]

Such a wonderful session. Thank yoy

[@mrskint55]

Great advice thanks for sharing.

[@sugar4522]

Quality as usual 👍🏻

[@stimmythekid]

Love that thumbnail of the dog going crazy and Will being chill as always!

[@PB-rq1og]

A very amazing trainer...

[@amberkluga8949]

this is an excellent video, thanks

[@Chasenhaws]

Loved that beat at the beginning!

[@farrellsdogs]

Top stuff. Thank you

[@lmartin0]

Nice man… more like this please ❤️

[@MB-lf8rm]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@allisonlevy616]

Nice work Will you are awesome! 100 percent!

[@eu16tu18]

Beautiful video!

[@sandybush1661]

Awesome video! I'm always learning something new.

[@jotheis1]

Nice treatment! It is gold training. Smart spaniel too!

[@funnypetviewingtheworld8654]

I got ahead with my dog's training after reading Found out how to stop my dog from jumping on people. Learned that you quick turn your back on the dog when they jump and leave the room through the door. When dog finally stops jumping you give him a treat.

[@johncolwell2188]

This is great. I've got al old rescue greyhound who is blind and does resource guarding. mostly of personal space, proximity etc. How can we better engage with him?

[@joshywatkins1]

All your videos are amazing mate

[@PsychicReverendDonnaSeraphina]

Thank you ❤️

[@beckysim6448]

Amazingly helpful video! How do we get involved with videos like this?

[@lindaduncan1775]

So pleased to have found you..I have a 2 year old Border Collie who for the most part is a loving and loveable dog,gets plenty of exercise,but can have a mind of his own at times,to the point where he bares his teeth at me,growls.... He's good on the lead,and on offleash walks he is brilliant,nothing tempts him away from me,but if he doesn;t get what he wants he can be a big demon lol .I never back off from him,as he's very quick on the uptake and would realise that he could use his growls any time and make me back off.Although he can be a bit moody with me,we have a close bond ,never lets me out of his sight and is very protective.So where am I going wrong because deep down I feel Im failing HIM somehow.He's very loved,but I don't feel I mollycoddle him,and Im firm but fair with him,but at times I think,is it me that's causing this,am I inadvertently enabling the bad behaviour that he sometimes exhibits ? I love him and just want whats best for him,he came from a working sheep farm,and I know that BC's need a job to do,and that they're very energetic,he's my 3rd ,and the biggest challenge lol

[@alxhiding]

this will be a long post, but ill do it because defensive / aggressive biting is a serious issue. sounds like the dog lacks leadership and has taken the position himself. while you think you are firm, the way in which you are firm is most likely the culprit. this isnt him being protective, it's him taking control of the situation because you have not. I dare say... your dog isn't crate trained, it has access to both food and toys whenever it wants, and you probably aren't structuring it's obedience regularly in most of your interaction with it etc. i you know say you are firm, and im not saying this to give you a hard time or make you feel bad, but if you allow certain behaviours with a bold dog (which your dog clearly is), due to inexperience with such a dog or not being firm enough (not physical corrections, but dealing with him in general), they will become masters at manipulating their environment to their advantage. correcting him hard/harder is not the solution for this type of dog. the dog needs less correction and more *structure*. restricting it's freedom, food and play will teach it that you are the provider of all good things and that all those things go away if you decide it. there obviously needs to be consequences for undesirable behaviour (corrections), but if the dog doesn't fundamentally respect you, you are effectively yelling at a deaf man in correcting him. crate train him, start training him in functional obedience every day in short 5-15 minute sessions x 3 for his existential food that all comes from your hand. put his toys away, once he knows his commands, they only come out in conjunction with your interaction. the minute the dog loses interest, the toys go away. *he works for everything*. when he's finished, he goes back in the crate until you get home. he sleeps in the crate, not on the bed or wherever he wants. *you dictate every facet of the dogs life and show it with your actions that you are the leader* . once he shows you he can be responsible and respects you, you start loosening the restrictions and giving him increasing amounts of freedom. i.e letting him spend time on a place mat instead in the crate, letting him off the place mat, getting rid of the place mat altogether and using the place mat as his bed etc. he can work his way back to the bed when you are confident he would never put his teeth on a human being or dog. all walks become structured interactions that challenge him. you have to constantly move the goal posts forward for your dog. once all this is achieved, the problem will go away. now having said all that... now if it comes out ( he growls at you ), *this* is when you correct *FIRMLY* . remember - a correction must imply the dog avoiding an unpleasant consequence to make the behaviour go away. if a correction does not do this, it's not a correction, it's nagging. either it was not aversive enough, or the dog doesn't understand what it should do, therefore you must A: make sure it knows what to do and what it's being corrected for and B: make it painful enough to be clear to the dog that it should not take the stick regardless of whether there is a carrot available or not. what fenrir says in this video regarding correction level needs context, when he suggests their previous trainer is wrong for using a "10". in fact, the previous trainer is technically correct ***if*** you have the appropriate foundation in place. whether you read the scientific literature or take it from trainers *far* better than fenrir (no disrespect, i love the guy). if you are going to correct a dog in the right context, *never* make it a "2.1". thats how you teach a dog to accept higher and higher levels of aversion. all infractions must be corrected firmly and *consistently*. not just in frequency, but in intensity. in fact, the owner's here even eluded to the hard correction solving the issue but saying it caused others. its likely that their inconsistency caused the problem to worsen, and the lack of structure and leadership caused the other issues. in the case like this, where the dog has no structure, there is no point in correcting it sufficiently because the dog doesn't understand what it should and should not do, therefore, a "2.1" (guidance) is fine. essentially, the previous trainer gives the dog this structure and gets the desired result, then the owners get lazy and don't maintain anything, and probably correct it improperly... this is how you end up with this situation. rather than own up to it, they'd rather just lump it all on "that previous trainer". if i had a penny for every time i heard an incompetent owner act this way, and a trainer not call them up on it.. which is annoying because it just hurts the idea of aversive tools they often harp on about protecting. to be clear, and for example - if the dog isn't precise in some manoeuvre, then you would correct it at it's working level (a "2.1") for the small infraction. this is a level that is slightly aversive but not enough to make the dog disengage or give up. fundamentally this is *meant to avoid dissuading the dog* - exactly what you *DONT WANT* . this is for *teaching* a dog to *do* something *different*, not for stopping a behaviour. if I even saw the precursors to biting, my dog would get a swift 7~, and it would never happen again. why? because the *structured environment he operates in* . it makes the corrections very clear to the dog. the dog knows that it's working level (a "2") is pressure that can mean many things. in contrast, if it gets a 7, its clear to the dog it means "never do that again". now, that level might actually be a 4 or 5, and I'm 2-3 levels higher than necessary - this is okay. I rarely ever have to use this level, but when I do, I have no desire to find out that 4 or 5 is not enough. you should err on the side of too much than too little, because too much will mean you never have to do it again, too little causes more pressure to be required over time, and stress is accumulative. with the correct structure, corrections won't have fallout. don't yell or gesture or get mad. just correct and move on. anyhow, long post, again, hope it helps. I have BC's myself so can very much relate as I've gone through it first hand.

[@annevanoosten]

Space = respect 👏🏼

[@jenniferhighstreet2300]

Would love a video on teaching drop it.

[@mikem1435]

I taight drop it with 2 tpys the dog really likes..sayong drop it when I offered the other..or a tug toy..play tug, then stop. When they release it say drop it/praise then play again. That was what I did.

[@kelseymatarese7423]

Awesome! Thank yoU!

[@adrianmorris4409]

Just come across your videos. There may be a video already for my question, but my frenchie bitten me today (didn’t draw blood) for taking his food bowl, I did it nice and calm and didn’t show any aggression until I started to lift it slowly.

[@cfa345]

SO HELPFUL!! My dog resource guards whatever is in his mouth. It doesn't matter what it is, as soon as he's got it, he guards it and we can't "force" it out of his mouth. He knows how to "swap" it for a treat...and it has been working really well. Is there anyway to get it to a point where he can allow us to take it from his mouth without biting us? We do the "wait" and "get it" with treats....it was a way to teach a bit of self-control with his favourite food...and he does amazingly well in training conditions. The other thing is that he SOMETIMES bites at us when we fiddle with his collar (he lets us pop his leash on and off normally) for a long time...like trying to resize his collar. We use a collar that has a belt-buckle type attachment rather than a click in. He also needs food distraction to groom....otherwise he bites at us. Basically, he seems to use his mouth when he is not happy with what's happening. Currently trying to desensitise, but we seem to be stuck at this level - needing to distract with food.

[@ChristopherJones-ou4eo]

Exactly. We dont even see the dog drop that item in the video really. All i see is a dog waiting and picking up a low value item when asked. If the dog gets something high value to him is the problem. I get how this can help with impulse control and cultivating manners but when a guarding dog is really guarding and youve missed the warning signs you'll know it, you arent just walking into his space. What do you do then

[@erraticjoe499]

@@ChristopherJones-ou4eo yep, my dogs like this. One time, the idiot I am, decided to stick my head in my lurchers crate. Why? I don't honestly know. But I regretted it instantly.

[@johnnyj8988]

Wish I could bring our old English rescue to you but we're in Germany 😫 has aggressive resource guarding. And no decent trainers here boo hoooo. Love your style and attitude. It's amazing watching the fantastic results you achieve. 👍

[@gailtaylor6488]

Wounderful🐾

[@nicke6394]

Brilliant 🙌🙌👏👏👍👌

[@mlwg9317]

If you have good speakers...wow that BASS at the beginning.

[@tylermckillop408]

Thank you for this free information if I had the money to give a donation I would as my dog is important to me but she nips at my son his mother now I have her and needs discipline

[@judithtaylormayo]

I like everything you do regarding training and adjusting dog attitudes. Making people understand that it is them who need the training in order to understand, read and manage their dog. I like the emphasis on positive and not admonishment or punishment. My one complaint about you is how many times you repeat yourself. It is over whelming at times and I tend to fast forward to the next step, but this may mean I miss something important. if you could edit your videos a little more harshly, I for one, would appreciate it tremendously. Thank you.

[@lucky2bucky187]

The problem with what you want is that the majority of people need repeated information to understand what is being said. I'm a youtuber myself (this is a burner account for privacy) and when I teach I found repeating myself works better in helping others understand. Otherwise, most people are too distracted to grasp the simplest of things.

[@deanmcclusky9955]

Amazing

[@JustOneKnight]

Awesome thats a great example

[@ChristSimd]

@Fenrir I would love to see how you would manage a very good dog that runs away on occasion. She can be great for long periods and obviously knows the lands boundaries and to stay with eating distance but every so often she just ignores it and goes for a while. I don't want to have her constantly chained but for her own security I can't leave her free if she keeps this up.

[@roxannecapitani1939]

Try and e-collar, for reinforcing recall only, not for corrections. You'll be amazed what it can do for your dog's freedom. Obviously if you put the work in to teach it the right way. Good luck

[@ChristSimd]

@@roxannecapitani1939 Thank you! Do you have one you recommend or sell ? You should put the link to your merchandise store under all your vidéo, I know you sell some good stuff but I don't remember seeing the link in quite a while.

[@roxannecapitani1939]

@@ChristSimd I'd recommend the Dogtra 280c Tom Davis edition.

[@maggiechalmers3549]

@@roxannecapitani1939 there very expensive I luv Tom he's fantastic I'd luv one of his ecollar.. I got one for bout £40 did the job.. But Tom's be better wish I could afford one..

[@nickpritch3152]

One word Awesome 👍

[@dianekalnitz2077]

Great video! My 2 yr old poodle bit my hand twice and is bone aggressive

[@giovannilaurenti5066]

How do you keep a dog from growling/showing teeth/biting at you while they're sleeping in your bed? Our dog is a year old half Hound/Beagle named Charlie. He's a little bit hyper/overly aggressive with our 6 year old son but nothing too crazy. He's a good listener, Taught him a ton of tricks but he's very aggressive when laying down/sleeping if you try and move him. What do we do?

[@lynnmeiii]

Really like how simple this was! Thank you !

[@paulpowell1259]

That was great we just have a rescue dog and his only issue is this. He has had 5 homes and we can see why. How often should I practice this with him so to keep him engaged?

[@lindseydean1165]

How would I approach this in the following situation. I have a 13 week Bedlington Whippet who is brilliant with everything. I only have him up on my knee to sleep when I want him up which he accepts but recently when I move or go to put him down he growls at me, and on one occasion he became a little bit more aggressive but didn't actually bite. I always tell him no and jab him and put him down but I obviously want to kurb this behaviour. It's my knee, my affection my sofa. Have you any suggestions pls? By the way your videos have been brilliant x

[@lauren8195]

Thank you, your videos are really encouraging. Last night our 10 month old rescue dog (beagle/english bulldog mix) nipped our 5 year olds nose/face. She has not showed aggression or anything in the 5 weeks we've had her... The kids have been "annoying" around her and she hasn't seemed to mind. She is dog reactive though. Last night, she was laying on the floor in her bedroom with a rawhide, daughter leaned over the side of her bed in the dark, and the dog nipped. Not sure what happened. We are so worried now about her doing it again, and doing it worse. She is able to do this drill. I wish we could have you come do a 1:1 training session!

[@beckyl4627]

Sorry this is unrelated but rawhides are really bad for your dogs (you can search up why). There are so many other natural chews you can give instead

[@MikeinEtna]

Good stuff...

[@the_badger_brush]

Any tips for resource guarding of a place? Our 10 month old cavapoo has suddenly started guarding our bed. We can get him off the bed with a high value treat, which calms him down, but I would rather stop the behaviour completely

[@vikingdogmanship]

Haha! I love that you call it "spanielness" Good Work

[@ilovebrean]

Hi how would you deal with a dog that is being possessive /aggressive towards you ? Not a item if I go to grab his long line or collar he will lunge for me and snap same if I stand up and try to claim the space back

[@isuggsy]

I've had my 12 week old cockapoo for three weeks now and she won't give me any eye contact when trying to train. Any suggestions please? Also we have an older dog who is very well behaved and they play together but puppy gets frustrated and starting to show aggression....should I intervene? Older dog is gentle playing but puppy isn't as fast or experienced. Any suggestions or tips would be great. Thanks, love your vids by the way.

[@_--____--______--___]

That cocker looked a little on the small side, so I'm assuming it was just a puppy? One of my friends had to have their bassett hound x poodle put down about 3 years ago because it had bitten him twice and was a case of "what if it was one of the kids". Their female Labrador wouldn't hurt a fly and is incredibly sweet. He now has a 2 year old male border collie which has become "aggressive" but hasn't harmed anyone. Sometimes he's perfectly fine with people and other times he growls which I've experienced first hand. I've even been alone with him for a couple of hours and had no problems with me. He almost took the vets hand off at one point, so now, not even a groomer will touch him. I need to get my pup some training for pulling (not as bad as it was), jumping at people for attention and reactivity towards other dogs. She definitely doesn't take after her dad with the "aggression".

[@erinwoods8580]

A 2 corrected with a 2.1 😀

[@ChristopherJones-ou4eo]

I understand this whole method and cultivating that relationship that everything comes from the owner. Completely agree and obviously rome wasnt built in a day. But ultimately the dog isnt guarding that item in the video. Be interesting to hear a follow up story or if any other methods are used because theyll get home and he'll guard something and leave it wont work. What happens when she tries to sit on the sofa again. An off command maybe. But in that state of heightened guarding its difficult to get dogs to listen

[@skylarc8859]

please check if this dog is in pain, might be joint pain in hip, back ,knees. the fact it gets worse with age can indicate pain. mine started growling when in bed around 1 year old and turned out his hips were severely defective and causing alot of pain.

[@paulywalnutz4897]

Great video. He breathes like Tony soprano

[@elliotnicklinmusic]

My cocker/lab has gotten worse resource guarding since spaying, and now growls and nips when trying to take off her harness particularly if she’s tired. Resource guarding around food or toys is one thing as it’s a thing to reward the ‘wait’, but something physically attached to her I’m not sure how to make her earn it in the same way or its equivalent..

[@michaelkay3565]

Thanks you so much I'll try this 3 yr old cocker multiple shelter so the guy I got all my cockers from said they were gonna put him down would I please take him he's been with with almost 2 years but he lashes out every so often last night bit my face for no reason this actually is 4th time he bit me any help deeply appreciated

[@WreckItRolfe]

He's got lovely coloured feathering.

[@johncspine2787]

The only problem here is saying an even “harsh” correction “destroys” your relationship w a dog..it won’t. Yes, corrections need to match the severity, but if you won’t take the upper hand, this dog could easily mutilate, maim, even kill a child. Don’t anthropomorphize or humanize a dog to the point you can’t correct them.

[@Aj-uq1uw]

What can i do to stop destructive biting and biting of the hands etc. dog is 1 now and just doesn’t listen to no

[@maggiechalmers3549]

Hi I have a German shepherd 18months he's always been a bit of a resource guarder with food he was really bad at one point he's not cured but much better but now he's started growling at me these past few months even if I just move my foot and he's beside me more so if I'm walking towards him he can get pretty fired up.. His discipline is not to bad he will leave things sit and stay and walks quite good on lead he's started reacting to other dogs in the street.. But my main concern is why is he growling at me randomly it doesn't make sense I've had him from 8 weeks I've tried everything under the sun no joy I've now took total control of him and have been doing exactly same as u did with spaniel that's not a prob.. I've just bought him a soft padded muzzle /halti type thing he can drink n pick up things n breath properly so I'm keeping it on him over night as that is wen he is worse towards me if I need to get up he growls at me.. He can also be loving n friendly wen he wants me to through things for him or just wants a petting it's very weird behaviour he seems much quieter with the strapping on..

[@hamodiqassem635]

I got a male rottie, never had any problems with earlier dogs but my dog is super dominant/agressive to me,and others and all dogs but small ones...what can i do to make him more submissive...as i said ive trained 2 other rotties and both males. Can it just be mental?

[@cscloud150]

How is it most people don't exercise this same type patience with other people but are willing to do so with a dog

[@wingabouts]

I also marvel at how a parent will instantly start their misbehaving child on some horrible drug, but then work so hard on training a naughty dog. 😢😢😢

[@monicalee1374]

Was a slip leash on this dog for correction?

[@lyzettehoefer4107]

Hiyuh. I love how you got an already well mannered dog to follow your command but, how do you get an older dog who has developed this horrible behavior of guarding with severe biting drawing blood even? We don't know when hes gonna snap. He is very affectionate and cuddly playful too. He follows all commands but hes Unpredictable now. He used to love being petted anywhere especially his tail belly and neck area. But now, he may let you brush him today but tmrw he will bite you. He may let you rub his back in morning but couple hrs or minutes later he will bite. Grooming him has become a nightmare and takes 8hr plus or days bcus he gets so stressed out even with a heavy traqilizer!! Getting a muzzle on him is almost impossible and ive become afraid of him. Hes always been such a sweet gentle dog but after i got him neutered by protest his behavior turned to hell and has gotten worse as he has aged. His sister died on may 1st of 2023 and i know he knows bcus its been only him and her. Hes a lil withdrawn and a lil more affectionate but idk if or when he will turn so i avoid touching him. HELP??

[@TexanMarine]

What is (if any) the difference for an abused dog? I have a couple rescues from abuse and I want to work with them like this.

[@kickstkdacademy]

My 7 month working cocker spaniel has just started to guard his crate. Try to put his blanket in the crate when he is in there, he snaps. Try adding his food bowl, he snaps. Any suggestions or videos would be great.

[@kazzohare8692]

In need of any advice we can get. We have a rescue dog. He is a big boy mastiff cross. He is great with other dogs,cats but pulls you like butter to get to the dogs just to play. He has become food defensive as well. We have tried every harness and due to him being mistreated we could not even put a collar on him as he urinated when we tried so decided to put a bandanna around his neck for a week then have collar underneath which he is ok. To give you some backround we have had him for 10 months old, after taking him to vet to check everything he has burn marks around his neck, broken tail as well as ribs so god only onows what this poor boy has been thru but my concern is due to his sheer strength and showing dominance. We need all the advice as he is sitting at 42kg and vet expects him to reach 52 to 58kgnhe has broken out of police harness and 2 others so we have him on military one. We don't know where to go from here as he is so social but has no connection while walking even thru treats ( he spits them out) he is a big softy but needs control now otherwise walking is a complete nightmare. I have watched so much of you on this channel and have nothing but respect on how you can alter a dogs negative behaviour with such positive and rewarding training.

[@amyelizabeth1929]

This is really interesting!! My dog has shown signs of resource guarding but for things she’s not suppose to have e.g socks, tissues, kids toys so I wonder how the training would differ because telling the dog to wait and then ok is fine when it’s things they’re allowed to have but what about things they’re not… maybe I’m over complicating it 😂

[@SisyphusDungball]

I don't think you're over complicating it, it is different than just giving them back the thing they were guarding. I'm not a professional, it would be interesting to hear what Will has to say about this. I have trained my own dogs and dogs of friends. I could imagine initially doing the space claiming technique from this video but then swapping out what you've reclaimed for something the dog wants and can have. This being the dog learning that you claiming things isn't a negative thing. To avoid the dog interpreting guarding things as a way to get something, perhaps quickly ween off giving something in return for what you reclaimed and separately give things when the dog listens to the wait, OK, leave it.

[@simonesnyder6650]

you need to practice with the things she can have, then when its something she can not have you simply take possession and give her a treat. You need to set up training not do it on the fly.

[@wingabouts]

I used "leave it" and followed immediately by grabbing a lasar pointer off a nearby shelf. If he obeyed, we would play with the pointer. He now knows he's not supposed to have something and when I walk in the room, he drops whatever it is and runs to the shelf, waiting for me to grab the lasar. Sometimes I think it has become his way of asking for playtime. I've stopped using the pointer for about 6 months now, but he still does the sitting and staring at the shelf thing. Overall, I think "leave it" is a critical, even life-saving command that we must absolutely teach our pets. So many dangerous things can be encountered on a walk, but this one command keeps them safe.

[@nonenone6357]

do you guys know why this is happening? is this normal behavior?

[@gedastley4268]

My dogs just bit me , she is a rescue dog just passed 2 years old I got her just as she was passing 2 years old this is the second time she has bitten . And I thought she had settled . Tonight she jumps on my bed and came over to me and snuggles in I put my arms round and went to kiss on her head she bit my face just under and in my eye . I screamed ouches and she ran away . After gathering my self together I went to see where she had ran too she then jumped of the sofa and bit my hand I sat down on floor and cry a bit so she came over too me . She is gingerly around me and turning her heard back . So I leave her and and say why did you do that . I have no idea why after a year of being fine with me. The rescue place I got her from never got back to me after I took her on , the only history I had was she was a street dog , do did I trigger something ? I have no idea .

[@AbdelghafourSaidi]

my puppy (3 months old poodle standard) is good with me and my wife but tries to bite while playing my little girl (4 years old)...like is she is a toy...how to address this? thank you

[@heidikinnunen2542]

Hi!! We have Goldendoodle 10 weeks puppy and he is biting and jumping( hard biting) me and kids alltime. I have tried both your passive and active a way to stop the biting and jumping. But dog is getting more agressive and goes grazy. Can you please help me, what I should do??

[@nunswithgunsvj]

wow, the sound in this video is very well done. Impressed. - sorry, technical comment :))