Formal vs Informal Dog Training

[@fatcakes52]

lmao stonnie just referred to a dog as "emo-esque" for trying to drown himself really cracked me up that was great

[@FUNTOYZPLAYTIME]

i can watch these videos all day

[@gretasimmons8987]

It looks like the dogs are having fun with you !

[@digs1223]

Stonnie you need to start selling merchandise or maybe a book, you give away such great information for free it would be good for your viewers to be able to show our appreciation.

[@StonnieDennis]

I'm the world's worst business man, I'm afraid...

[@mkschreder]

@@StonnieDennis Consider doing live sessions and enable donations. Louis Rossmann, although an electronics guy and not a dog trainer, is fantastic at getting appreciation in all kinds of ways while he does his hugely valuable live streams. "Don't delay, buy today. ~ Louis Rossmann" XD

[@NJSonye]

Stonnie Dennis I’m not necessarily the worlds worst, but I’m in the Top 10 of Ohio and Kentucky when it comes to my business.

[@lizziedripping71]

I very much do appreciate all your advice. I feel you reach many more people because your help is free. Yes, I might buy your book, but I DO watch your videos. Brilliant. I have had labs all my life but you still inspire & teach me. ❤️

[@stjepangojko1884]

@@lizziedripping71 well I learned in my lifetime that ppl don't appreciate free knowledge not nearly as much as when they have to pay for it.. More so, the steeper the price more attention they will give to it. I guess its some sort of mental deficiency most of us have.. If its free its worthless

“I’ll settle for relatively indifferent”. Perfect advice for raising teenage humans.

[@k9heeling]

Fantastic. With your permission I’d like this to be my new employee training video!! It’s great. Thanks for sharing.

[@StonnieDennis]

Certainly. I would be flattered!

[@ShawnRyanShow]

Good stuff man.

[@StonnieDennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@romfamily02]

Stonnie, simply incredible. I am so astonished at how much command you have with zero negative enforcement. I don’t think I ever heard you say no to a dog in any of the 6 videos I have watched thus far. Thanks so much brother. You have given me confidence to train my 13 week old Labradoodle.

[@StonnieDennis]

romfamily02 Thanks so much. I really appreciate the positive feedback. It’s important to note however, I am not anti compulsion, as sometimes it is necessary. I just do my best to keep from fussing.

[@romfamily02]

Stonnie Dennis I never expected to get a response. Thanks. Since you responded I would like ask about remote coaching? In the very awesome internet troll video you mentioned you train 60 dogs per month. 30 at your place and 30 some other way? Is their a paid program where you coach me up to train my dog remotely? I live in Southern CA. Warm regards.

[@andrewthomason3626]

A whole hour!?! Grabbing popcorn for this one

[@StonnieDennis]

Did you make it through the whole hour? Or was it too long?

[@andrewthomason3626]

Not all at once but I enjoyed the long format. I like how conversationally you get the point across. A lot more like talkin dogs than teaching lessons

[@MichaelsPwner]

Stonnie Dennis watched it in one sitting :)

[@SgtHawk13]

@@StonnieDennis i wish it was longer!! u are my favourite dog trainer!!! i have a 8 week old black lab and i love your mr. no name videos!! :)

[@alexandradittmann8588]

Haha, I have to split these up in bits, and frequently enjoy a snack whilst watching them!

[@debbiesmith2207]

So glad you are pointing out the differences in breeds , individuals and the importance of letting them be who they are. Too many celebrity trainers act like all dogs are the same. Too many people get dogs because they like the way they look.

[@theoverunderthinker]

to be honest, I have never chosen an ugly (to me) dog, but I do take into account breeds and their general tendencies. in fact, it is frustrating that at the SPCA near me (where I have gotten a few of my dogs), they disguise the the breeds in order that some breeds that are less desirable to certain potential owners are not at a disadvantage. the odd thing is that on Petfinder, they show the breeds of the same dogs because if they don't nobody would find their dogs! that said, I have learned that while breed shows tendencies in energy, vocalizations, "stubbornness", etc. individuals can buck the trend of their breed. I have found that certain breeds are more appropriate for my lifestyle, but I do admit that within those breeds, I choose the ones I think are the best looking unless they have some reason (aggression, personality, temperament, etc) that make me choose a different animal. but I agree, all dogs are individuals and even within a breed, they are not all the same! :)

[@darthsaya8032]

Dude, I'm not gay (not that there's anything wrong with that) but if I had you near I would give you a kiss and a huge hug cause it's people like you who make all the difference! Thanks for feally caring for doggies and putting selfishness aside!!!! You kick some butt buddy!!!!

[@joshrodriguez7462]

This guy has some awesome philosophies. Should write a book dude!

[@StonnieDennis]

LOL...I don't want people to know how poorly I spell...

[@BelindaTN]

Love your dog training. I consider it “functional” dog training for every day life.

[@skyzps3275]

Excuse me Mr. Stone I’d just like to say that your videos are very informative and fun to watch. Thank you sir.

[@Energy.Theory]

You always provide high quality content time and time again. The methods you have provided us are so effective and well thought out. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.

[@StonnieDennis]

Thank you! I'm glad you find the content interesting!

[@justdawndb]

This was SUPERB! I wish this was something all dog owners had to watch & even test out at before bringing puppy home...😅 I bet Crackerjack is laying around living the life of a king...😊 Thank you five years after the fact....

[@nathanroberts2670]

G'day Stonnie! I just wanted to say thanks for all the hard graft you have put in over the years with these videos. They have been so inspirational for me and my family. We finally got another dog (after a 4 year hiatus) a few weeks ago, and as a 2 year old with no training, he has really taken to positive behavioural techniques. Just good, consistent, trustworthy behaviour from his handlers (our family) and the structured freedom to make positive choices. One thing I had never really done before whilst training is that trait of yours to 'burble' that lovely chatter in your voice to the animals as they are focused on you doing their concentration work, or praise and food reward as they work on something. Not commands or markers, but just considered communication with the dogs. Y'know, all that 'you're a fine animal', or 'what a shmartie', or the ever encouraging 'you can do it. c'mon', or my favourite gem: 'c'mon nerd, whatcha doin?'. As an experiment to try something new, I've made a conscious choice to adopt this affectation, and my! has it worked wonders! As an adjunct to all the other stuff in my positive reward training, it has been exponential in success with Nero the Lagotto Romagnolo. Thanks to your inspirational, positivity mate. Folks look at me strangely as I non-stop talk to my dog whilst on the leash training, but hey, I like that 'quirky' label. You have made a HUGE difference in Nero's and our lives. I'm not one for filming or posting videos, but if we do I'll be sure to link you in to see what an effect your generosity and practical commonsense guidance has had on rearing a well-mannered and socialised dog who is just so excited to learn, explore his intrinsic retrieving / swimming behaviours, and be a loved and respected part of our family. Cheers mate, you're a rippa!

[@kristinahewer6982]

Yes I love his language too. All the. Way in Darwin Australia.

[@StonnieDennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@virglibrsaglove]

I agree completely! I talk to my pup that way, too, and she responds beautifully to it! Soooo much better than commands alone! It makes it fun for them! They feel appreciated! And they feel proud of themselves! It makes them want to do more. Yeah, I may look a little crazy doing it. But people can also see results as my pup progresses. Thank you for the amazing example, Stony!!!

[@mikeboucard8535]

Uncle Stonnie is the frickin’ Man .!

[@nickyp2820]

So good to see Crackerjack make progress! My greyhound pup at 10 weeks zooming around after the lure but looks like him trying to get up and over stuff. He retrieve and tug better now but still no good jumpin up into the truck. Your property is so amazing and so are you!

[@amtauras]

Stonnie seeing you crawling around in the brush makes me think of you as the Steve Irwin of connection with dogs. Really appreciate you, as a learning trainer.

[@amtauras]

Not to mention the beautiful Anatolian Shepherd. Don't see those very often!

[@joeshmoe9702]

Great stuff!!! I appreciate at the fact that your videos are “real” and not “perfect”. Thank you so much!!

[@elizabethgardner5950]

Stonnie you are so true in this video. People have simply forgotten how to just hang out with their dogs to explore, have fun and learn. Your quite the pack leader and I like it. PS my German Hanoverian Mare came from Kentucky. I would live there in a heart beat. It's horsey and I love it. Thanks for such great videos, please keep them coming!!!!!!

[@verticalift]

Working with my 8 month old Golden Retriever here on the other side of GMT on the island of Phuket in SW Thailand. Many thanks for the training posts.

[@kobenoah1]

Love Stonnie’s training vidios! Watch them all the time! I think one of the best out there!

[@petrabreuer9841]

Hi Stonnie I am watching from Switzerland and preparing for my Continental Bulldog, which I will get in spring. Thank you so much for your great videos and all the free accessable lessons. Tons of information and perfect advice paired with humanity and animal love 👍👍👍 Happy to follow you 👏😊

[@C.Hawkshaw]

That’s a Swiss person! Actually preparing for getting a dog! 😁

[@annylaurie422]

Thank you so much for such rational, common sense, training with excellent results

[@HVACRat]

Another outstanding video Stonnie! I am constantly amazed at how well my two dogs are doing and it is almost entirely (95% anyway) based on your videos! Not only are you a great dog trainer but you are also a great trainer trainer! BTW, I liked the long format, it's great to see the "before" and "after"; it helps tie it all together.

[@kristinahewer6982]

That is an awesome hour of info &the little lab was hilarious. Thank you 💜☮

[@StonnieDennis]

Thanks for the positive feedback!

[@TyrannosaurusSnacks]

Ah great! This video is very inspiring.

[@brendawallgren8354]

I had to laugh about Sophia and the slide. My dogs make me look like a liar every chance they get. It’s like a private little joke they like to play. Our cats, of course, probably are the ones who taught them to do that. My hubby always jokes that you can teach a cat, but you can’t teach them much- they’ll always do whatever they want as soon as your back is turned, lol

[@LifeisbetterwithaMalinois]

So much wisdom in these videos...thanks Stonnie

[@Manne16]

Thanks Stonnie, that’s a little eye opener’s for me.

[@MrWave58]

Lots of wisdom, lots of experience! Thank you for your work! Respectful greetings from Austria!

[@JamesWarrior]

This is a brilliant video and you are a great communicator. Thank you.

[@robinolsen5171]

Nice video. Awesome to see Henry in action again. My lab puppy is now 6 months old and we make great progress in our retriever training. Hilarious with the suicidal dog 😆 such a good boy. And great to see he is doing so well.

[@RestingRamblings]

Great Video-every dog was awesome but I gotta say Henry just steals my heart every time. I'm training a 6 month old Chocolate Lab and only hope she can be as good as Henry some day.

[@shawnfrye5987]

This poodle is sooo cute. He follows stonie everywhere.

[@karonwalls1290]

Very helpful video!

[@0003Zeb]

Grand video. I am guilty of being overly precious with my 12 week old Lab. I will let him self-regulate more!

[@dianelodico2166]

Thank you Stonnie!

[@StonnieDennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@alexandradittmann8588]

Amazing, thanks for all your videos - which really, REALLY made me appreciate living out here in the semi-wilderness of Northern Portugal. Since I started watching your material, not a day has gone by without at least SOME type of puppy-sized adventure. She's 12 month old now, but like the Anatolian in your video, she'll grow up until 2,5 years old. So, technically, I'll get to enjoy puppy-sized adventures for a lot longer than the average owner, lol!

[@joefish6546]

I've got a Bodie. My gsp-poodle mix is constantly looking 'down range' - good luck with eye contact, good luck with convincing him there's anything more fun than lizards, squirrels, and birds. Unless you're another dog willing to wrestle and chase, then he'll forget all the lizards and take you out like a ballistic missile. But he does love a good adventure and will give pretty much anything a go, from climbing a cliff to swimming in a swift running river!

[@nicke6394]

Absolutely brilliant video, keep them coming Stonnie 👏👏👌🏻

[@lisathewhitewolf]

Borzois were bred to hunt wolves. They're sighthounds. Try something like a flirt pole for motivation if you want to really get him going. :)

[@ryangorman8508]

So this the Bob Ross of the dog world. Getting off the beaten path amazing.

[@darrelladams9145]

Thank you for all your efforts to provide this fine video. I loved seeing Henry again he sure does love that bumper. I missed him - have to watch some previous videos now!

[@StonnieDennis]

I may do my Labrador series over this Fall...

[@darrelladams9145]

@@StonnieDennis I'll be waiting for those! My one year old lab is everything she is thanks to your training methods. I can't thank you enough.

[@smithplaystore7334]

Another great video! Just love your training techniques! Dogs feel so relaxed around you...just awesome!

[@mikeboucard8535]

Great video ... love your outlook on training

[@jzwart96]

So when you have a young puppy and you put all the time in to train it how do you know that the dog will behave with his owner after you send him home?

[@StonnieDennis]

My courses are a year long. The in kennel stay is only a small portion of the overall program.

[@bebopgaming7254]

The "Bob Ross" of 🐕 training. 🙏 🍻

[@somethingstupid1920]

Hey, I have watched a lot- and I mean almost all of your videos and they have helped. I do have one question about training, I have a standard poodle that will walk politely on a leash, but when I walk her with my husband and two boys, she pulls like crazy and I just don't understand why and there isn't much information around on why there is that type of switch. Any advice or insight would be awesome :)

[@valkry007]

love GSP's but I have to say that black Malanois is definitely the smartest dog in the room.

[@Evan-gj3gw]

I just bought a 12 week GSP. I live in an apartment and turned our pool area into a course with features similar to yours. It brings great results! I want to teach my dog there are times for catching butterflies and times for seriousness. I can see she gets confused that sometimes I let her smell the bushes and other times I want her walking on my left side. I wondered if I could train her with a muzzle, teaching when the muzzle is on she is to be serious. Do you think this is an effective way or in your opinion what would you do? Thank you for the great content and your help showing to raise this dog with adventure.

[@shanakarlsen3952]

Help!!!! How do u stop dog from biting leash??

[@olk3]

How did you get him from crazy, jumping on your planters, to walking without leash tension. To me that’s the hardest, is getting a wild, jumping dog to settle down.

[@MarshaMarshaMarsh4]

How do you keep a 25lb frenchie’s body temperature cool enough to be able to accompany his friends endure the heat, and finish feeling accomplished annnd safe? My 18mo Frenchie would push past being “hot,” and charge right into seizures/possible death.

[@fleedum]

I'm loving the realistic dog training sessions! What's the gun for?

[@fleedum]

Coyotes? I bet you can just exercise them enough and take them along.

[@carenhall2066]

Stonnie, where do you get the huge corrugated tunnels? I'm looking to practice up and down hills.

[@ChaiteaMama24]

Stonnie, you may have addressed this question in another video, I don’t know, but do you have any tips to setting up a small obstacles course at our own homes? I can figure out most of your course but what are the red barrels used on your course?? I am new to your channel and will be getting a Rottweiler puppy mid-May (2020). I want to start my pup out right from day one! T

[@Flippokid]

The red barrels are just big PVC barrels, I believe. He uses them for their hollow sound and texture, so anything hollow and different than the rest of the course would do.

[@adamgamble426]

Can you share what kind of lead you use for the training? It's much skinnier Then the rope one I have

[@kitbruttig1995]

Any experience or thoughts on a wired hair Griffon for home and occasional upland hunting>

[@StonnieDennis]

Yes, I have a very good video on WPGs.

[@TheMogul]

Awesome videos love the content , by any chance would you direct me to a good kennel who breed German Short haired pointers that you recommend , thank you :)

[@duckicontreras7573]

Thank You! Dead on!

[@StonnieDennis]

Thank you for watching!

[@LifeisbetterwithaMalinois]

Stonnie up to what age should I use treats with my puppy (Malinois)? Or do I stop as I see him get the training right? Thxs Stonnie

[@Marcusb338]

What’s your opinion on docking tails? Especially on pointer breeds

[@imlinear8261]

Would love to see a training video for dog higene

[@1108-g1q]

Do you offer a "train the trainer" certification?

[@pakcanhunter]

Hey stonnie how would a labrador do as a pointing dog, I also want him to do retreive work but dont know if i should go for a lab or a gsp. I mainly want the dog for hunting and be good at hunting. i will take him hunting every saturday. plus i live in canada so it gets to -20, -30 in the winter. I see a lot of people here with gsps but i dont think they hunt with them at all.

[@lynnsintention5722]

Just watching you makes my allergies turn on! LOL But yes I get the idea

[@noneyun9943]

Just clicked on it for the cute GSP puppy

[@giovanniroggio9058]

I didnt know malinois could be all black

[@josephdooley5686]

I’m getting a dog soon

[@mkschreder]

Sometimes even I am worried I do too much with her at 12 weeks.. but she would go nuts if I didn't - taking things apart around the house out of boredom and lack of stimulation :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX3OZqmIf9OhZ7M

[@pakcanhunter]

that black lab lmao. these dogs will do whatever to please.

[@mkschreder]

Thanks for putting words on the bs of 5min excercise per month of age.

[@StonnieDennis]

Not just words...actions. That nonsense is very detrimental to dogs, as well as people.

[@mkschreder]

@@StonnieDennis Actions definitely. Well done!

[@StonnieDennis]

Thank you!

[@mkschreder]

I think the catch is that exercise can trigger bad heredetary genes in a dog increasing risks for the actual manifestation of heredetary diseases in such dogs which are caused by bad genes (such as hip dysplasia) later in life. SO, what these people essentially are saying with 'you can exercise your puppy for 5 min for every month they are alive' is 'you should make an effort to mask a bunch of diseases that we have in our dog breeds due to incest and stuff because these diseases make our dogs look bad in general' (overexaggeration and conspiracy theorising intended - just to make a point) There was one (!) study that I heard of done in norway that supposedly makes that connection with genes, exercise and health problems for the dog in adulthood. Personally I have never seen any evidence of that whatsoever and I would definitely value a puppy litter more if their parents have been exercising from a young age and still turned out healthy afterwards. Which would mean that chances of bad genes is a lot smaller than it would potentially be if somebody were to mask the fact that the dog carries bad genes by isolating it until hip x ray is done at 1 year of age just in order to get good results on that x ray in a dog that still has genetically weak joints in the hips and is likely to pass that on to the litter.

[@StonnieDennis]

Now that, my friend is the kind of thoughtful comment I enjoy reading. Thank you so much for taking the time to write a logical and well reasoned post. I hope more commenters follow your lead!

[@KaySmith-iz3eu]

I enjoy and learn so much from your videos. But enough with the ageism. 60 is not 90!!! Lol.

[@carlosgeorge1884]

A montessori for dogs.

[@kayceegreer4418]

Are you saying Cracker Jack as an individual is real like he's got a delegate bone disease and he have to be careful? Or are you saying the Borzoi breed is frail? Are you fooled by the breed's stature? They are a sight hound hunting dog that will go over any terrain to chase and catch whatever has caught it's eye with a passion - the same passion of a pitbull....especially on a tossed bone with beef on it and marrow in it . They're bred for it. They are not a large heavy breed but necessitates caution in play until they're a year or two old and their bones develop proper density to carry the weight and the pounding and the jolts of activity. They can run and jump and play like any other regular young dog. The only thing delicate or frail about these dogs is their emotional sensitivity. They need peace and calm in a household that does not have chaos or strife. If there is not harmony, the dog can get very sick have intestinal upset, become nervous and jittery, imbalanced of mind, perhaps even snappy. Even in a good happy State of Mind, if someone or something came along abruptly to shove it or knock it away, it might turn with lightning speed and bite it or at least snap at it. Borzois have been known to rear up 'n snatch a purse dog or an arm held dog right away from its owner and kill it. It's rare but been known to happen, because the dog's prey drive and chasing instinct and addiction, inborn to the breed, was not tamed or satisfied with enough at home with activities perhaps, or something wrong with socialization in training... who knows, but I've read an eye witness account from a 40 year veteran of training. And they will chase any small thing that is moving in the slightest of ways and will react with surprising power and lightning speed x 10. How will you handle that training? How do you teach a dog not to chase something when it's born in them to do it? How will you curb it? I'm very interested to find out. PS the breed is very independent minded and not suited to pleasing humans. While they make very lovely companions they are not snap to attention and obey commands. They will practice passive resistance. They will lock up and not move if they choose, or if there's something wrong and you are not meeting a need, or if their feelings are hurt by some rude behavior on your part.

[@FarmerFpv]

People are crazy these days, I get approached at least 5 to 6 times a day people saying, "your dog looks thirsty, your dog looks tired, your dog looks hungry, on and on and on" My favourite is your dog looks skinny! (My dog is a Vizsla skinny is normal) My response is "no your dog is just too fat" people baby them way too much it's disgusting, the dogs look obeast and walk like zombies because they all have little boots on. This new generation of young adults where I live it's full of odd, lazy, ignorant, snowflakes! I usually ignore them or piss them off to the point they don't approach me any more. I also tell them that I know my own dog better than some stranger that just meets her for the first time, golly! lol I live in the Northern California Bay Area, It's not Northern enough, go 200 miles up North they are more like my kind of people I'm fixing on moving 250 miles up north to Shasta. Fantastic video Stonnie, do you get folks like that in your parts? lol Rob

[@StonnieDennis]

Victim culture....

[@digzstormz]

I love Stonnie's videos, but this one is too long. I didn't watch it. Stonnie, fifteen minutes is just about the right amount of time for one of your instructional videos. "If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now.” Woodrow Wilson

[@StonnieDennis]

That’s how I talk. It’s a kind of take it or leave it kind of deal, as I make the toe of videos I like to make. Why would you want me to be fake? Just for KZbin views? That’s not really me... If you want instructional advice, catered to your preferences, then you have to put your money in the table...

[@digzstormz]

@@StonnieDennis Sorry, mate, didn't mean to upset you. That wasn't my intent. Incidentally, I looked for the part in my post where I cast aspersions on your speaking style. Couldn't find it. I also couldn't find the place where I suggested that you should be fake. I thought the point of my post was about editing, not scripting. Evidently, I didn't express myself well, or my message would have been received in the spirit that it was sent. Of course I wouldn't want you to be fake. You couldn't be fake if you tried. As far as how you talk is concerned, that is one of the reasons I like your videos. I came up with a solution to my problem. I just break up watching your hour long episodes by fifteen minute sittings. Not sure of why I never thought of it before. Wishing you peace and harmony and hoping you are cool with it, as it were.

[@steffanieschaeffer679]

Sorry you didn't watch it. It was great! Personally, I found this video to be not only instructional, but really fun to watch. I watched the whole hour in one sitting, learning and laughing with every dog and their personalities, as well as the off-path exploration. I'm about to get a Pyrenees-Cattle Dog puppy, and I'm soaking up everything Stonnie has to offer. If he only made 15 minute videos, I would watch four of them in a row anyway. If these are too long for you, just watch it over four days. You're missing out. Cheers!

[@digzstormz]

@@steffanieschaeffer679 Nope, I did watch it. Like I said in my post, I just broke it up into fifteen-minute segments. All of Stonnie's videos are fun to watch.

[@steffanieschaeffer679]

Sorry, I was responding to your original post where you said, “this one was too long. I didn’t watch it.” I didn’t see your other post. Glad you watched it. It was a good one!

[@mattmarkowicz]

#Get some dirt in your face