How I Trained My Dog to Listen Off Leash

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[@zakgeorge]

How important is it to you that your dog listen to you off leash when distracted in an uncontrolled environment? I’ll show you how we approach this type of training without the use of any physical punishments/corrections!

[@ItsViolaRose]

It was so important but we never got there. We tried everything but we just can’t get her off lead. She’s so smart and kinda evil. Like when I take her out hiking on the long lead, she’ll go under something I can’t get under, wait for me to be off balance or not holding the lead and then BOLT. She can only remember her training outdoors if she’s already tired. But she gets car sick so we have to walk her anywhere we take her. So we just live with it now 😂

[@jeno264]

We are getting there with our pupper, I am so grateful you have shared your solutions 💖💖

[@Yourlocalslowpoke]

It’s super important especially when less responsible owners haven’t I want to atleast be able to have my dog come back to me if a situation with another dog becomes to much and the other owner can’t see that or just dosnt care 🤷‍♀️ that way I can act as some sort of barrier if the other dog still isn’t called back or isn’t responding to its commands

[@katelynsk9s354]

How old are your dogs?

[@GrandisSilva]

I have a 10-mth-old Bernese Mountain Dog and since she'll end up big and very strong I've been teaching her good lead manners for months. I started teaching her 'stop!' a while back while walking on a short lead and gradually worked up to using it when the lead was loose, and on her long lead as well. She's actually fairly responsive off lead now, and will actually stop most of the time if I ask. On-lead, her stop/wait is just about perfect, and one of our favourite street walks I now only use the long lead as she's doing so well at being able to stay near me and sensible. If she goes too near a kerb or a corner I can't see around she will quite reliably wait when asked. We've worked hard and I'm really proud of her!

[@johnhackney2328]

I've never read a book so fast! kzbin.infoUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU Learning about his dogs and experiences was just the icing on the cake - bed this book through and through. We're working with our new pup and Brandon's advise was just what I needed. Wish he'd just come and train for me haha but it's good for us and happy to have this new set of tools to use on our pup.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Get a refund

[@aadentrn6475]

So, I guess this is your response video to Dog Daddy after calling you out for leaving a comment in one of his videos. His comment was a little tongue and cheek. If you think his methods are wrong and abusive, please show pet parents the correct way. A better video would be going to a shelter and finding the most aggressive dog about to be euthanized and rehabilitating him. From what I gather, dog daddy is their last resort. Many owners tried positive training methods with little to no success. He deals with 1000s of extremely fearful and aggressive dogs, and the results speak for themselves. The only people who ever criticize him are trainers and dog behaviorist, never the clients

[@kathleenrounsville1519]

Agree 💯 > the dogs he works with appear to be puupies-low energy dogs!! Fearful - reactive dogs would not respond to playing frisbee> Love Dog Daddy!!!

[@uponeric36]

I think the truth is, force free and force work. The big question is more one of morality: is it ever okay to exert force over your dog, if there are other force free methods to derive at what you want from them? In my opinion, the big thing these dog trainers miss is the need to train hyper aggressive dogs on a short time scale. You can make a dog that's not safe to be around people even on leash good enough to take around the park in one session using a leash, for all dogs. Maybe it's true for some dogs that force free methods can work just as fast but generally those dogs are already easily trainable by their owners watching KZbin and reading online; looking for the least questionable cuddly ways to train a dog, which they find and rightfully do so those dogs never become a problem. Frankly if your dog can be trained like that, it should be. But I don't believe any dog is bad, so the most important thing, bar none, is that dogs are trained to be safe around people as fast as possible if they are aggressive to save their life and protect people (children especially) Delaying the training of an aggressive dog, for any reason, is negligent and dangerous. Owners who cannot donate long hours to train their dogs with force free methods still have a right to own dogs. (more specifically, you can't stop them, many people aren't wise in regards to the time and money a dog takes before they get an attachment to one) It's truly sad to me people consider killing/donating to kill shelters their dogs before daring to try corrective training. Those dogs just need to be safe around people, no matter how much "trauma" it takes getting them there in the worst case. It's not a choice, in my opinion, to lock your dog up for weeks indoors working with force free methods while they're a danger to you and others that entire time. You should just put a leash and maybe a prong collar on it if really needed; and do corrective training like our ancestors have for thousands of years, aided by modern science and conscious to do it correctly with as minimum period of stress for the dog as possible, which will probably just be one involved session followed by some occasional correction with the collar and voice. If your dog acts happy, it's happy, and trust me you'd know if a dog slipped into a total depression after one training session. But shockingly there's not hundreds of complaints online about depressed dogs after dog daddy training, I wonder why. Once they learn, they won't do the things that lead to corrective training and they'll feel at ease with you. The idea that a dog has like some ability to hold a real grudge or trauma against a person who feeds and pets them all day after one "rough" training session involving stuff like pulling them towards you, giving them a few collar/leash tugs and/or a "SHUSH" when they start to misbehave, well, I find it absurd and I would need to see very strong evidence proving it. If I'm wrong, I really wanna know why. It's not good enough, in my opinion, that we're just supposed to trust that force free methods are always superior in every circumstance. It is important for the dogs that we get this exactly correct in all dimensions; so I will not just be complacent as people abuse dogs and pretend it's their good nature on either end of the argument. I want to see a detailed, journalistic video going through not just the studies but also interviewing real world dog trainers and their experiences on both sides of force and non-force methods.

[@indiacoers2611]

Seems like you are more about tips and tricks. Are you saving dogs so they're able to stay with their families instead of the worst happening to them...being euthanized!!!! Your stuff is basic every dog loves to "sniff around and explore!" That is a given! I don't like your attitude toward Dog Daddy at all! You're rude to call out his amazing methods of training and if you weren't so jealous of him you would have been MATURE AND NOT EVEN SAID A WORD TO HIM!! Dog Daddy SAVES not just PLAYS with the dogs he helps! So sad you are like you are! #dogdaddyisamazing❤️

[@kyla6538]

AMEN!!! 🙌

[@indiacoers2611]

@Easyrider I completely agree! He knows he couldn't work with the dogs Dog Daddy works with! I won't be watching him anymore either I unsubscribe his channel too! Thanks for the comment! Peace ✌️

[@anewbeginning9778]

Anyone who watched you with Inertia from Day 1 can see what a brilliant trainer you are as she was not the easiest of pups. I am using your methods for my girl, and although at times it can be challenging overall it is immensely rewarding. I am so grateful for all your training videos. Keep up the great work.

[@Becksmans_Dog_traning]

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[@anewbeginning9778]

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[@alanwindsor6383]

Yes, me too. Trying to train our lively Jack Russell with Zak has taught me a lot about how dogs are and about myself. I never realized how impatient I am and trying to understand another creatures point if view actually opens windows into another world. She's walking nicely now...

[@jessicar423]

Thank you for your content and for always advocating for our pups

[@mjw9995]

Zak, ignore the haters. Seriously. I got my new puppy 5 months ago and it is thanks to you, Bree, and your videos and books that I am building a strong bond with my pup. I understand him better thanks to you. He is learning so much and the positive reinforcement training is helping so much. You have also exposed me to other positive reinforcement trainers from diverse backgrounds whose videos are also helpful. I used aversive training methods with my old dog because I was young and I didn’t know better. And it is my biggest regret to this day. I’m so grateful that I found your channel. I am so grateful that you exposed me to this concept of positive reinforcement training and gave me the tools needed to create the best life possible for my puppy. So again, forget the haters because your methods work and you are having a real impact on the lives - not just the humans but on our fur family members as well. Your methods are grounded in logic and science, which at times seem to be absent in the dog community as a whole. Thank you again! I will continue to advocate for this channel and positive reinforcement training.

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[@sebg2086]

its hard to ignore the haters ....when hes one himself

[@blackequine.official]

Hey Zak! love this video, would you mind going into more detail on the heel and stay commands and the process through training off leash and when is right to let them off and that kinda process?

[@jus.me.tanzks5834]

For my own dog. If he doesn’t listen when in the backyard then the next few times he goes outside he is on a long line and it’s attached by the back door so he can’t get away from me. And he listens always on the long line. Basically being off leash even if a fenced area to begin with is a privilege and as long as he is responding he can stay off leash. In new places he needs to be desensitized first on a leash before he can be off and if he listens on the leash then I’ll maybe try off leash I’d definitely do that in a fenced area first. And if at any point he doesn’t listen he goes back on the line

[@jus.me.tanzks5834]

Desensitizing to different places and sounds is a huge part of it. And the desensitization is also good when teaching stay He has lots of older videos on teaching stay. I prefer his videos from 5-6 years ago because they seem to have more little details so people who don’t work with dogs everyday can understand them better He’d also have heel ones Just look up zak George stay or heel training and pick some from a few years ago

[@jus.me.tanzks5834]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXLdmoB7eKmrepI This is a good stay video by him

[@blackequine.official]

@@jus.me.tanzks5834 thank you!!

[@maggiedrury2633]

Thank you. You and Bri and your dogs are so amazing! I have learned so much from your videos.

[@jennistevenson796]

Love this x

[@judybrennan9014]

Ignore the immature haters. Your dog training has helped me successfully train my reactive and aggressive dog. It takes a lot of time, consistency and patience -- basically what you say in every video. Thank you!

[@AniFam]

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@zakgeorge]

Thank you too!

[@CJAdamspokerVANCOUVERBC]

Zak you should never have gone down this road, attacking Robert Cabral, Dog Daddy and trying to attach your name to many other trainers who continuously get better results. Truth always comes out, you should have stayed quiet taking advantage of the ignorant audience you have amassed training the BASICS to easy cases as far as dogs go. Stop, this will not end well for you. Your methods are not effective for the dogs dog Daddy deals with. You trying to throw shade on the trainers like NO BAD DOGS, Cabral, dog Daddy and Beckman only hurts families and their dogs. Stop being show selfish.

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

Zak, are you going to take Dog Daddys $50,000 challenge or what?! Because all of his fans and followers, including myself can't wait to see that video. Although I'm pretty sure it will never happen, because you don't know how to train super aggressive or even just semi aggressive dogs and you can't do it with a treat or a Frisbee, that's for sure. 😆

[@Xtramedium415]

Hey zak, can you just put all these rumors to rest and have a live chat with robert cabral and beckman. We love to see the debate.

[@zakgeorge]

There is no debate to have. One of us is on the side of the scientific consensus and the other is practicing problematical training methods that are not considered appropriate by any relevant academic potty to the profession of dog training. That is an objective fact.

[@flienx89]

I never comment on video's, but in this case I love to make an exception.. I learned so much from your dog training channel. You have a big part in making my husky Yuki an awesome, fun loving and most of all happy dog who listens when she needs to, but who also gets to enjoy an awesome dog life. From me and from her: thank you very much for being a dog training inspiration and keep up the good work!

[@sonyawhaley739]

But isn’t that like rewarding that behavior? When she got excited and ran towards the kids, you called her back to play with the frisbee, which, in her mind could almost be seen as a reward for that behavior.?? No disrespect just a real ??

[@zakgeorge]

Nope.

[@paolvale]

You did such a great job with inertia! I'm so impressed

[@pittymama4500]

Maybe I missed it but, was there some Advanced obedience in here or something? Any regular owner can teach a good "leave it", "stay" "sit", "heal". But as far as I remember seeing, Inertia has never had any bad behaviors that you have ever had to modify. Did she ever have a bad behavior pattern when it came to recall in situations like this?

[@zakgeorge]

I encourage you to watch her series from day one. I literally filmed everything I taught her. And, she was not the easiest puppy. The Internet had a meltdown when she wasn’t perfect by six months of age!😂

[@hippiebits2071]

Inertia actually was a bit of a weirdo sometimes. LoL

[@fredjonesjr.9069]

Zak are you going to respond to to Dod Daddy's challenge? For a well experienced trainer as yourself, it should be no problem and easy money.

[@zakgeorge]

I responded alright. You can go on my Instagram and TikTok page to see.

[@sreid305]

Off leash basics😅😅😅😅😅no distractions

[@dogsfromthecity]

The fact that you waste so much time for contents to defend yourself instead of actual training says a lot. Train other people's dogs, see how your methods can actually help WHEN CONDITIONS ARE NOT PERFECT, and then you can help more people. Anyone can deem himself a great dog trainer if they have a huge space to train, and hours to spend with their dogs and not having a 9-5 job. Help a shelter dog or people that are not at your privileged position, and then you can make a better point and you find yourself having a better perspective....about many things and not only dog training. 🙃 Cheers!

[@zakgeorge]

You have not watched my content.

[@dogsfromthecity]

I actually did. I used to be an old watcher of your content for years. Until I realized how you like to twist words and is not honest with your actions. I am just now mature enough to form a good opinion based on my experience and learning. And I went to people that could actually help many other dogs and be realistic with other people's position and not be self-righteous, as I once was. Not all your content is bad. Most of the trick training and shaping is good for people with zero knowledge. After a while we just jump out the band wagon for obvious reasons. Wish u the best through whatever crisis you think is happening.

[@AnimaTriste]

​@@zakgeorge Really? That's your answer? OK, I understand: to possibly generate more views of your shitty, pathetic content. Let me save you the trouble people: you will find nothing relevant or useful here on this channel.

[@parley1994]

I think there are some dogs who will never be trusted off leash. My dog is extremely dog aggressive. If there is a dog on the other side of the park, and she's not on a leash, she will sprint over to attack them. I've been working on her. But her dog aggression is so intense that I have decided that I am never letting her off the leash when I'm out in public.

[@vickpedia]

If your dog is not biting children, or killing other animals give it a chance for goodness sake. Check Tyler Muto, an actual dog trainer.

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

Check out the Dog Daddys KZbin channel. That is exactly what he does. He trains aggressive dogs. He has saved so many dogs lives from being euthanized and he does it free of charge at shelters. He is absolutely amazing. And he does it so quickly. He totally understands these dogs and they understand and respect him. It's such a beautiful thing to watch one of his videos with a super aggressive dog that starts out trying to attack him and at the end of the video that dog is wagging its tail and totally loving on him. It's like their thanking him for saving their lives, for someone finally understanding them and their fear and showing them that there's nothing to be fearful of. His videos make me shed a tear most times. He is literally the best dog/owner trainer ever because truly it's actually the owners that really need to be trained more than the dogs themselves.

[@sonyawhaley739]

Go check out dog daddy he is great with the type of behavior you are talking about. He specifically works with a lot of dogs that are like that. And does lots of videos showing it❤️

[@sonyawhaley739]

@The Conspiracy Therapist I just commented that she should go check out dog daddy, and then I seen your comment. Great minds think alike.😂

[@onelogue]

Quit being a bully.

[@zakgeorge]

Would never! If anything, I am trying to prevent people from bullying dogs.

[@onelogue]

@@zakgeorge you know what I mean. Quit bullying other trainers. Stick to your methods. Stop being jealous of others success. Makes you look bad. You've been called out.

[@zakgeorge]

@@onelogue If I were a police officer, and I saw problematic behavior from a fellow officer, would I be a bully if I called that officer out? Why is the dog training profession different? If I see problematic dog training methods I will call them out. We are in an unregulated industry so we have to self govern to the best of our ability. Given that I am one of the most well known dog trainers, I intend to use that privilege to call out problematic dog training from time to time.

[@onelogue]

@@zakgeorge I agree with calling out others in Your field. That trainer is also recording all of his training and it's working. Not all methods fit and your method isn't the Bible. His method is proven and it's improving dogs and human lives. Put out a video and explain why his method is wrong despite the positive results.

[@AnimaTriste]

​@@zakgeorge You are not a dog trainer, Zak. Maybe you are known (because wrong and questionable reasons), but you are not a dog trainer. You are pet owner, and dog food/equipment salesman. There are many amateur owners who can train dogs better than you.

[@seriesn]

show them Zak! keep doing you and showing those thick skulls in the back how it should be done!!!

[@kyla6538]

Back off Dog Daddy and Mind your own business or you're about to flooded with a ton of hate

[@zakgeorge]

Bring it! His methods are out of compliance with modern methods and much of his audience does not realize that. When people are advising the public to use such highly problematic methods, I welcome that battle every day!

[@adamm5054]

​@@zakgeorge BEHIND THE KEYBOARD... COWARD

[@charlenelynch6505]

​@@zakgeorge Okaaay... I use to watch your channel and think it was sweet an all - Just came across this answer. This sealed the deal to definitely not tune in again. You're viscious son.

[@lca89]

​@zakgeorge Which of his methods tho? You're not being very specific and does this mean you except the 50000 dollar offer? This would be a good crossover to watch

[@pixel.catcher]

Really fantastic video Zak. It looks like Inertia has a similar temperament to my dog and we are using the same methods to work with them, including keeping them on a long line when it just feels too risky! I think his scent drive is stronger (beagle x spaniel) which has slowed our progress, but it will take as long as it takes. I do have a question though, related to the sniffing habits. We regularly go to the same field for exercise, but my dog's not interested in playing fetch at all until he's spent 10-15mins sniffing around doing his own thing. Is it okay to continue allowing him to disengage like that and start fetch on his own terms, or would you insist "Hey, it's time to play fetch!" ?

[@GrandisSilva]

With my dog and training her to walk nicely on a lead around the streets, my intention is that she gets to sniff whatever she wants as long as she walks sensibly and is still aware of where I am. So it's showing her that she gets what she wants if she does what I need her to. I like Zak's reminders about what dog walks are for - they're for the dog so we need to be aware of their desires. Is it such a big deal for him to get his sniffing in first? Could you possibly combine something simpler like loose lead walking, or even giving you his attention on cue, in amongst his sniff session?

[@pixel.catcher]

@@GrandisSilva It isn't such a big deal in that one context, it's more about the bigger picture of his training. His scent drive is so high that he struggles to stay engaged with me and walk nicely on a loose lead (personally I don't find sniffing and loose lead walking to be compatible behaviours with him, so I'll release him to "go sniff" as a reward for walking nicely and I'll then tolerate some lead tension). So the thing about sniffing and fetch was just me wondering whether encouraging that engagement with me first would feed into our other training. It's not something I implement at the moment without knowing if it's beneficial, I would rather, as you say, be aware of his desires and let him do what he wants to do in the field, that's his time!

[@pixel.catcher]

Funnily enough we've just got to the field and the first thing he wanted to do was play fetch with me, so maybe something is clicking haha

[@GrandisSilva]

@@pixel.catcher that's the tricky part isn't it - every dog is different and it's the balance between what they desire, what motivates them, and what we need or want them to do.

[@pixel.catcher]

@@GrandisSilva It really is, but that's what's so great about training this way, it forces us to take the individual dog into account and really think about our approach - it's incredibly interesting!

[@jhallfreeman9453]

Advertising dog treats are no good for them. If you can't train a dog without them, you can't class yourself a respected dog trainer 🤷‍♂️

[@zakgeorge]

👍

[@yvonnefitzgibbon4517]

In most of your uncontrolled environments in this video there is not a person or animal in sight. Then, where there are children playing nearby, like with Veronica and she starts barking at them, she is not told to come and stay by your side, instead, you try to distract her with a frisbee. Sorry but that is an uncontrolled dog.

[@hunterbergman6453]

I would be curious to see how your dog generalizes the frisbee training “stay” to other situations like you mentioned chasing a car, or even more so a rabbit or squirrel near a busy street away from you during an unexpected event that triggers her prey drive in a different sight picture. I think that getting the dog to stay during frisbee just becomes part of “the game” but when you are not in the context of the same game, it will become a much truer testament to your demonstration. It may give owners a false sense of confidence if they are able to teach their dog this same game of stay to realize severe consequences in the time an emergency stay or recall is needed and the dog chooses not to listen

[@sandramacey7352]

Also, I would like to see Zack with some other breeds of dog. Border Collies are incredibly bright and easy to train, and he's been training her from a puppy. I would like to see him train a more belligerent and independent breed, which does not have a high prey drive or bothered about treats, to see what results he got.

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

This isn't even close to what the Dog Daddy was talking about. Go to the shelter and find the most aggressive dog there and try and save that dog. What you do doesn't even compare on any level to what the Dog Daddy does. He is saving so many dogs that would otherwise be euthanized. I don't see anything like that in any of your videos. Looks like your more of a puppy trainer. I really don't have any respect for you the way you've put the Dog Daddy down. He is an amazing life saver for so so many dogs...what you do isn't even comparable to what that godsend of a dog trainer/owner trainer that Dog Daddy is! And remember, YOU started all of this by putting HIM down. Why don't you REALLY try his challenge, and it wasn't training your own dogs...please!

[@zakgeorge]

Have you done a basic Google search on this guy? Virtually every dog trainer on the planet finds him to be the most problematic personality in dog training. He’s committing 2 major fallacies with his audience. Number one the appeal to emotion that he is saving dogs’ lives. This is dramatically overstated. Secondly, he leads you to believe that there is only one way to deal with these dogs and that is to abuse them to save them. Competent dog trainers understand how counterproductive these methods are. Good luck to you.

[@simil252]

I’m sure with positive reinforcement we can teach anything to a puppy, but not many dog breeds can do what a BC does, they’re smarter than a lot of dog trainers out there! 😂 Inertia could learn way more than heel or fetching a frisbee. Border Collies are amazing dogs! They thrive working.

[@CashMoneyKennels]

Fr this guy hacked the matrix and is scamming everyone 😭

[@alanbatch5532]

To be honest both places you showed your dog listening well were VERY controlled. One area was fenced and very calm and the other literally only had you in the entire area. I think you're being criticized for not being able to handle a challenged dog in a more realistic uncontrolled environment. What you've shown here doesn't even address that

[@TC-nd9sj]

Do you think a dog that will stay mid-sprint chasing a frisbee will struggle in other environments?

[@GrandisSilva]

He has taken in challenging dogs and improved their prospects. It's all there in his channel.

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

@Alan Batch I agree 100!

[@Agudmunsen]

@@TC-nd9sj absolutely yes… one learnt behaviour in a certain environment says nothing

[@alanbatch5532]

@@GrandisSilva He should have directed us to watch one of the videos he's handling a challenged dog then because this video doesn't seem like he comprehends the criticism he's facing

[@pao-cheinchuang6895]

I used to watch your videos but I slowly lost respect for you when you attack other KZbin trainers. I just don't see you handling many aggressive dogs or your lack skills of. Even your regular training of non-aggressive dogs are cumbersome and inefficient. Today there are so many great "complete" trainers such as The Dog Daddy, Cesar Milan, Beckman, who use corrections. Until you learn how to deal with aggressive dogs, I cannot take you seriously. Proper correction is a great tool but you bash other trainers as if they don't understand dogs.

[@zakgeorge]

I will soon be posting a video on Instagram detailing how I approach a dog who behaves aggressively. It’s a very different approach and I will explain why.

[@pao-cheinchuang6895]

I just found you on instagram, and yes, I can't wait to see your videos. I know you're a firm believer of positive reinforcement only, and no-correction techniques. I'd love to see how that works with aggressive dogs so I can learn.

[@lukealhaj]

Damn these dogs are kind of scrubs, and these strategies are weak. You guys are clearly book taught, Dog Daddy is clearly the better dog trainer, but your Content is better its more like a show than informative

[@Agudmunsen]

Another video where you have got the use of corrections completely out of context. I’m not sure if you’re uneducated or purposefully making the mistakes, either way it’s deceiving behaviour. A balanced trainer wouldn’t use corrections to teach a heel, they would use luring and positive reinforcement, as I’m sure you know.

[@zakgeorge]

What if the dog broke position? Virtually every balanced trainer I’ve seen would provide a leash correction in that case since the dog “knows not to break heel”. also, I acknowledge it is a spectrum of “heavy handedness” that aversive trainers will use.

[@Agudmunsen]

@@zakgeorge once the behaviour is learnt yes, but not to teach a behaviour, which is the way you seem to put it across. There are also hugely varying degrees of ‘corrections’, so if a dog breaks position, often a verbal ‘No’ is enough to remind the dog to remain in position (no idea if you’re even on board with using the word ‘No’ as the extreme FF trainers seem to also think it’s abuse).

[@underduress5761]

I didn't even know there was a controversy between purely positive training and balanced training, until recently. I saw a user point out that a collar and a leash, in and of themselves, is adverse to dogs, restricting them in a negative way, because dogs want to be unfettered. So there really is no such thing as positive only dog training. It can't be possible. Which is a very peculiar thing, when you really consider it, critically. A crate, a room, a door, a house, a fence, all of these situations are negative restrictions/confinements that, if given the choice, a dog would certainly not want to be bound to, but the facts cannot be denied, dogs left unchecked with restraints and force, will bite and kill other animals and also people, so the stakes are high and the people that beLIEve in positive reinforcement only cannot train dogs without negative reinforcement and certainly with the limited controls of a collar, a leash and confinement, they cannot effectively correct or change a highly aggressive dog into a peaceful animal that can be trusted around strange dogs or other triggers. They bite, draw blood, tear flesh and kill. That's what they are designed to do, duh.

[@janel4582]

Hi, @TheDogDaddyofficial is offering you 50000 dollars, are you up to the challenge?

[@kierac9072]

Not gonna lie, Inertia stopping and not pursuing the frisbee is still stupidly impressive to me. I have always known you are a great trainer but seeing these advanced steps in action was amazing. Keep fighting the good fight!!

[@zakgeorge]

Wow, thanks

[@debbiesmith2207]

Really? I rescued a dog from behavior euthanasia and she learned that in a couple of months. I do not profess to know everything about training every dog.

[@GrandisSilva]

Will Atherton talks a lot about teaching the dog to understand that they will get everything they want, as long as they look to their owner for guidance. I started teaching my pup to leave things alone if they dropped on the floor near her after she gobbled up a cooked chicken bone on a walk, and because she always gets a reward before long she was able to catch on quite quickly.

[@jhallfreeman9453]

🤣🤣🤣 you need to subscribe to dog daddy he's the real deal, not this fool!

[@jhallfreeman9453]

U need to subscribe to dog daddy he's a lot better than this guy🤫

[@MsSassySean]

Zac...please tell me you are not hating on DogDaddy leaving negative comments on his page. Your name is attached to a comment on his page. You deal with cute nice dogs...He deals horrible aggressive dogs that can get euthanized if they are not straightened out and straightened out quickly! If you did that I'm going to lose respect for you... There is a huge market for both of you He's dealing with dogs on death row... You're dealing with dogs in doggie daycare.

[@zakgeorge]

I just pointed out how his methods are extremely problematic and how no relevant academic body to our industry would go about working with a dog in the way he does. So yeah, he is a major problem.

[@AnimaTriste]

​@zakgeorge And yet you bastard, he literally saved more dogs, that you'll ever see. You are not worthy, to speak about him. Wash his name out of your cheating lying mouth!

[@samwell707]

2:30 nope. Ive taught my dog to “leave it”. Communicating that what ever they’re interested in is none of their concern and should stay focused on me. I was able to get her reliably off leash since she was 1 yr old. Literally 1 aversive correction after 6 months of teaching her what is to be expected in public. All of this “positive only” ideology is very classist. I only ever see ppl from big cities pushing this. Acting as tho there are no rural dogs that have major dangers to contend with that cant be cookied away. And almost everyone on Reddit or Facebook that complain that aversives are animal abuse usually have a laundry list of issues they post to dog advice pages. No big shock they don’t know how to train dogs.

[@kyla6538]

YEP!!

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

Amen to that!

[@statistic420]

how bout wales banning ecollars then seeing sheep worrying skyrocket and people shooting dogs to save their flocks. Farmers and responsible dog owner association lobbied to remove ban just a bit ago and Politicians say the collars hurt the dogs, so they won’t remove the ban. literally would rather the dogs and sheep keep dying than admit they were wrong

[@janel4582]

@@statistic420 Here in France, there's a bill before the Senate to ban e-collars and prong collars. it will probably pass and become law even though it is the stupidest bill ever proposed. I have saved quite a few doggos using these great tools, dogs who would have otherwise been euthanized. Sure, in the wrong hands, they can be used to hurt a dog but in that case, they should also ban sticks and booted feet.

[@kingpeer14]

A dog is an animal not a circus act. This guy is a teacher of tricks with a lot of food. What a nonsens....

[@AndiRose21]

My brother used the same method. Such a much better way to train a dog, with respect to their nature and understanding of their needs while having expectations.

[@FarmerFpv]

There's not only one way to train a dog. You seem to think so, which is very narcissistic.

[@zakgeorge]

Oh no… No. There are a lot of ways to train dogs. There are just ways to train them that don’t involve physically punishing them. Hope this clarifies.

[@motox947]

I love these internet dog trainers who play with their dogs and call it training. But they try explain it like it's relevant, it isn't. I guess your only way to get views is to bash other "real" trainers. Literally a child could get a border collie and teach it what you have! Wow playing Frisbee...

[@icefirewolfodell9946]

Be careful of the frozen kings, some dogs get their tongue stuck in those!

[@mikezeigler1]

I don't accuse you of not being able to train your dog, I accuse you of blanketing all dog personalities into working with positive only training. It's guys who have a voice like yours that get training tools banned because you don't agree with them. Your dog is not anywhere near what I would have called reactive in your original video. I used some of your videos with my first dog (Labrador pure bred) and used pretty much positive only training. My second dog is a pitbull mix (rescue) and actually is a reactive dog. I'd love to see you try to handle him with your spineless training methods (you couldn't). A lot of people who watch your videos rescue large breeds as first time owners. These dogs need a strong trainer not a push over. It's no wonder there are so many dogs being put down and biting people. I have yet to see you correct and modify a highly reactive dogs behavior, I'll wait for a link to the video.

[@reannemetzger5098]

You know he literally trained a pitbull he picked up from the pound, right? I'd hope every dog owner who clearly cares as much as you (since you care enough to harass some dude online) would try the least harmful approaches to training their dog as possible, even if they are harder initially

[@crystaltan49]

Zak’s second dog stressed him out 🤣 and that was without being aggressively reactive. I think he was a lab too 🤣🤣 I’m sure he had to be rehomed because of the tension between him and Enertia. He was a hyper lil bugger; jumped off a high balcony, had toileting issues for a time, couldn’t read other dog body language well either. From what I saw i thought he just needed firmer boundaries and handling. Zak’s positive-only approach doesn’t work for fearful, stubborn, or highly independent dogs. He is out of his depths with DD’s clientele and their fates would be sealed under his responsibility. Enertia is a border collie so her breed almost guarantees a high level of susceptibility to training. However, she’s definitely not as tight as many 8mth old working sheep dogs. She has townie training, based on her townie owner’s townie expectations.

[@mikezeigler1]

@@reannemetzger5098 Zak attacked a bunch of reputable KZbin trainers, he has been on a crusade. He gets what he deserves.

[@kingsgrilleruk6757]

He doesn’t show you the bits where he uses force he is a lier. Force free does not exist it’s just hidden away off camera compared to real balanced trainers who do not hide it. Learning theory is simple good things are good bad things are bad you can’t teach a dog something is bad by rewarding it only. These people are simply fooling you for money.

[@essmana6565]

How much are they paying clowns these days?

[@Ally45949]

Hi zack, I love all you're videos It's perfect❤🎉 Best Ally

[@tinaatienza5977]

I think much better to mind your own business in training dogs, you guys have your own ways or approach when it's come training of dogs.

[@leslieleaming9388]

Keep in mind not all balanced trainers or advocates think you cannot train dogs. I have a crazy dog reactive pit/gsd/rott mix and have watched all videos on your series featuring George and Moira. There is a lot of good information regarding positive reinforcement in those videos and I have definitely implemented several of your techniques. Having said that, I have kept an open mind and have read and watched videos from other balanced trainers and have found some of their techniques equally helpful. This does not mean that my dog is being tortured or harmed in any way and I have found he has learned a lot by using a combination of positive but with corrections such as a verbal "no" and a leash tug (martingale, slip, or prong depending on situation). We are 5 months into training our dog and have seen a lot of slow but steady improvement. When we first got him, he would react to a dog 100 yards away. With our trainer, we have him within 20-30 yards away from another dog with less reactivity but he is very inconsistent. Again, we are using mostly positive in our training with some corrections. Keep in mind also that my dog is NEVER corrected for reacting and NEVER for a behavior or command he does not already understand. When he reacts, its a 180 and a reset, then try again trying to keep him under threshold then lots of engage/disengage, give space, and praise. This is what most balanced trainers do. We decided to use a prong collar because controlling a reactive 70 lb pit mix with crazy drive, that is lunging, spinning, and out of his mind did not respond to a harness, martingale, slip, treats alone, toys, redirection, or anything. He still reacts on the prong but he is much easier to control and reset so he can learn. I can assure you it is not destroying our relationship and if anything it has only grown. To be fair, there are many trainers that call themselves "balanced" but are anything but. We experienced this with our first trainer who was a "yank and crank" on a slip lead guy that thought having my reactive dog 10 feet from other barking dogs while mine was going ballistic with the trainer yanking him so hard my dog was gagging was going to fix my dog. That was awful to watch and we never went back to him again. These are the trainers we all need to be calling out. Abuse and poor training techniques are very obvious when you see and experience it. As many have stated it is not the tool that is the problem, it is the trainer that is the problem. I am sure you will just come back and cite "the Science says..." argument but remember science is almost NEVER truly objective and contains the biases of those conducting the studies. Further just because you have "evidence", how do you know you have ENOUGH evidence to support the claims behind these studies you keep citing? I think the bear example is ridiculous in this argument and you stated in a response it was 4 of 8 bears that were under positive reinforcement training successfully and that there were no follow-up studies. Is this just confirmation bias then? Is it possible that those conducting those studies injected their ethical and political biases into the studies you keep citing? In my opinion there are NO absolutes in life (well, taxes and death I guess) so to say aversives are NEVER necessary in ANY situation just does not sit well with me. It does not seem logical. Anyways... I don't think you are a bad trainer and I think you have a lot to offer in terms of positive reinforcement training. I hope you continue to focus on that and chill on the use of aversives as it is becoming to look really arrogant on your part. I certainly do not claim to know everything and I continually make mistakes and I think that holds true for all of us. We should all take a step back and realize we have a lot more in common that many think. Oh, I did watch the video and I think Inertia is doing great and you have done a good job with her.

[@jendad275]

Agree with every word...my high energy pit is only 60 lbs but I'm old and find the gentle leader invaluable.

[@sarahook6582]

I agree Leslie. I actually trained my dog 90% of the way using hundreds of Zak's videos. I think his methods are wonderful and effective. She knows 25+ tricks, some are intermediate/advanced level. But as Zak mentioned in videos, sometimes balanced methods can take less time...which for those of us who arent full time dog trainers is something that is helpful. The only thing I havent trained my dog to do is to not be reactive to other dogs, and to not pull on leash which I'm sure I could train normally if I had unlimited time and tons of other dogs to work with. I'm now working with a balanced trainer who I told I do not want to use choke chain, prong collar, ecollar etc. We are working with body pressure/leash pressure as well as being unpredictable in walking direction (which I have seen from Zak) for the pulling issue and exposing to other dogs in a neutral walking environment for the reactive issue. I think if we are 90% positive reinforcement only, and not using physical pain/discomfort in any way for the balanced part, we'll be alright :)

[@Jeffrison]

Very well said Leslie!

[@no_peace]

We have a 92lb APBT/American bully mix and use a front-attach blue 9 balance harness. It's the best thing we ever bought for her. She was so reactive she couldn't restrain herself from lunging even in a gentle leader, and bout snapped her neck. It wasn't safe. We can even lift her front half with the body harness if necessary but we don't need to anymore unless something extremely distressing happens. Nothing hurts her or is uncomfortable

[@GrandisSilva]

@@sarahook6582 my 10 mth old Bernese is going really well on lead. I work and don't have heaps of time for training but consistency is key. Also for me, I know I need to work out what my rules and cue words are before I expect behaviours of her! Sometimes I get distracted or muddle my words which obviously doesn't help. So work out what you want to use as cues/reminders first. I've done LOADS of stopping, turning the other direction, and little leash pops when she pulls. If she's really distracted we might be doing those multiple times in a few minutes and barely proceeding anywhere, just going back and forth. But it's important to show the dog that you simply won't accept pulling. If they pull, they just do not get to go where they want. Will Atherton has some great loose lead videos - I love his methods. I say 'Uh-uh' at the same time as a lead pop, so she associates the sound with needing to relax. I also say 'easy' and give lots of praise when she gets it right. Plus, she always has to sit and wait before we cross a road. I added in 'cross' to further help her regulate her impulses. Now, when we get to a kerb, often I just stop and wait and she'll remember to sit without me saying anything. There's always lots of 'Yes! Good sit. Yes! Good wait. Good girl, good wait...cross!'

[@nibiru9035]

Bold to attempt calling Augusto out on his methods in dealing with reactive/aggressive dogs…..this guy has saved hundreds if not thousands of animals thru his own time and effort. You are amazing at puppy training no doubt about that, but i have yet to see you deal with real problems and serious breeds. Not all dogs can be handled in the same manner and the less physical corrections the better….but some need that based on personality. When i see you start working with dog or people aggressive guard and working line breeds maybe you can talk but until then stay in your bubble🤗🙄

[@zakgeorge]

Your comments are inconsistent with the larger body of knowledge related to dog behavior and psychology in general. If I understand you correctly, the trainer you were talking about is highly problematic and one of the least respected trainers in all of dog training. Even balanced trainers don’t find him helpful for what it’s worth. Nothing personal against him. I hope he can turn things around And become literate in modern methods. But I assure you that the way he approaches training fearful dogs is not going to accomplish the long-term results that you may think. The evidence on that is very clear.

[@AnimaTriste]

​@@zakgeorge Bla bla bla science bla bla bla problematic, bla bla bla veterinary bla behaviour bla bla I'm the kindest and most ethical and known Frisbee trainer bla bla buy something.

[@nibiru9035]

@@zakgeorge why haven’t you taken him up on the offer…..or robert for that matter🤔🐓

[@nibiru9035]

@@zakgeorge ……how’s your pup doing hope all is going well and that you can take care of issues with only positive methods….but just know a proper well timed correction can change things quickly many times. heard of cases where purely positive trainers/behaviorists have recommended putting an animal down because problems due to reactivity/aggression that couldn’t be solved. Pathetic to say the least when these animals can most often be helped but not by strictly trying to buy them off with food/toys.😆😊

[@msmicaelkemp]

I always learn something from your videos. You'll get a chuckle to know that since I don't have a dog, I have used your methods to train my 13 year old cat to come and sit. She is a shelter adoptee with PTSD, so positive reinforcement is the only option for her. p.s. - Victoria is becoming such a gorgeous girl!

[@rockstarrcustomz]

Lol. "Uncontrolled" environment. Other then a couple of kids far away from you those environments are about as controlled as you can get.

[@zakgeorge]

I thought some would say this which is why I filmed the last second scene for this video at the end. But I’m sure you will find a way to move the goalposts and suggest that using aversives are required in training sometimes?

[@gregorysilas6329]

If that is your standard, it explains so much. You are training in an area I would train a puppy who knows nothing. This is nothing. A bike rolling by 100 feet away or a drone flying, those aren’t high level distractions. Especially for dog in drive. Look at your dogs and look at Ivan’s. Look at Ice. Do you really think inertia is trained to the same standard?

[@oceanlover1663]

Leave Dog Daddy alone. Very unprofessional to go after someone like that. Grow up!

[@zakgeorge]

I haven’t gone after him….yet. I just pointed out how problematic his methods are. Believe me though you’ll know it if and when I decide to call him out more publicly. He is one of the most problematic trainers on social media. I hope he can evolve past the outdated methods he implements.

[@jimjohnson6615]

@@zakgeorge he came to you. Now is the time to put up or shut up. Offered ya $50,000 to teach him a better method that works as good as his does. If nothing else you'll be fifty richer and up your channel traffic by alot. It's gone too far now, put up or shut up

[@BalooBear-ee]

​@@zakgeorge Dog Daddy has reached out to you on social media to discuss his methods AND to ask you to teach him your’s but you flat out refused didn’t you? And “believe me though you’ll know it if and when I decide to call him out more publicly. He is one of the most problematic trainers on social media.” Really? That’s honestly your response? You sound like a bully. I haven’t seen much (or any) videos of you handling extreme dog behaviour like Dog Daddy does. If you can guide me to one of your videos of how to handle several different types of aggressive dogs so I can compare your methods I would gratefully appreciate it. From what I can see, your training methods address mild to medium behavioural issues. So, how do you deal with aggression? Now, I’m not saying I’m a total supporter of Dog Daddy as I do believe some of his content is fluff, but I am impressed with how he is able to deal with aggressive dog cases calmly and effectively. You simply address one side of the dog behaviour spectrum whereas Dog Daddy addresses the other and yet you’re calling him out for what reason? What about Cesar Milan? I really want to see how your positive reinforcement training method can snap a dog out of an aggressive state.

[@Ally45949]

Love this video and this is the best video I've ever seen!😂🎉 Best Ally

[@beastmode3266]

Your methods only work with easy dogs. They do not work with aggressive, Protective, Dominant type dogs. You try positive training on Pitbulls, GS, Korean Jindo, Cane curso. You will never last. I respect your positive aspect but let's face it your only good with easy dogs

[@zakgeorge]

I didn’t get 3 1/2 million subscribers on KZbin by working with only easy dogs. So I appreciate you saying I make it look easy.👍

[@beastmode3266]

@@zakgeorge . Try a Highly stressed dog or scared dog. Even rescues say you couldn't handle dogs like that... If your methods don't work for all dogs in general its 🤷🏻‍♂️.. Upstate canine, American K9, Jrig those are really trainers who can handle every type of dog

[@oceanlover1663]

​@@zakgeorge he got over 600 millions views. How many you got? Lol.

[@beastmode3266]

@@oceanlover1663 what good are his views and subscribers if he can't handle high scared dogs, Dominant Dog, Aggressive, type dogs. When he can handle those type of dogs and help those dogs then different story. He can only handle those easy dogs like a golden Retriever. Anyone can subscribe and watch kids, bots, elderly, teenagers. People who don't know what real trainers are. Upstate canine, American K9, Jrig

[@AnimaTriste]

​@@zakgeorge You got your subscribers by working with easy dogs and easy, emotionally disturbed people. Masses are stupid, Zak. If you would have some experience with dogs, you would know: there is a time that even the most stupid dog on this world knows, when a probability of a reward is zero: namely, when you don't stink like a bag of dog food from fifty to hundred yards distance. We simply refuse to be dependent on dogs appetite only, even if that would really block dangerous unwanted behaviors and competing environment distractions.

[@harleyandewa8291]

But they are always always on leash , I enjoy my dog running free over and under fallen trees , I don’t want her to get tangled , I want her to run as fast as possible as far as she wants . This is important to me and that’s why I chose ecollar training. And my dog is happy (you can see on my channel ) and I have peace of mind that she will come back when needed

[@miratraven5755]

Same thing why my dog is learning e collar work. We live where a long line isn’t the best for off leash work in some environments. Therefore e collar pops on and she is learning with that.

[@WeeTheSheeple]

@@miratraven5755 EXACTLY. Don't demonize the tool. An ecollar isn't a gas chamber, for Christ's sake.

[@FBall-im8ui]

first mistake is he is using manufactured food rathe rthan raw, so untrustworthy at the start. as a trainer he should be mentioning feeding raw but he must make money from dog food greedy thieves, not going to sub to this guy yuk

[@mariskaodijk4838]

I'm only in the beginning of the video, but I must stop and compliment how well behaved Inertia is! I know she had problems in the past with food and guarding it Sharing the snuffelmat with Veronica like that ❤️ She's a wonderful big sister. Goes to show, love, bonding, training and patience, make one hell of a sweet and goodgirl!

[@zakgeorge]

We have overcome every significant issue she’s ever had and she has passed with flying colors. I was very transparent about the issues we faced and how I addressed them. Thank you so much for this.

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

​@@zakgeorge why don't you show yourself training a super aggressive dog that is about to be euthanized at the local dog pound. And then saving its life so that it can go on to be adopted and lead a normal happy life. You know, like the Dog Daddy does everyday!

[@zakgeorge]

@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 you have no idea… Just do a Google search on the guy.

[@vickpedia]

What am I missing here? The video talks about how you trained Inertia to be off leash, but clearly you don’t trust her, or your training. When did fenced areas, long lines and flexi leads became off leash?

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

Agree 💯

[@dcdc139]

It’s also called respecting others. Personally, as a dog person, I feel uncomfortable going to a crowded public park or whatever and running into an off leash dog, even if he is ‘friendly’. I dont trust others enough to think that they will be able to handle their dogs. I have much more respect for the dog owner who has their dog on a long line. In return, I offer others the same kind of respect. My dogs are all really reliable off leash in most circumstances that they encounter on a day to day basis, but I respect others, so besides my yard or when we go out into the woods, they are on leashes or longlines

[@urban_birddog]

You've been making videos for years and years going over the foundations. It's been really nice to see you showing where those foundations can lead if a person is willing to continue nurturing what they started. This content is great. (Even if it took some trolls to push you to show off a little 😉) Showing the lifestyle is key.

[@michalhowling3702]

Stuffed toys and mats?? Lmfao my boys would destroy them in 2 minutes

[@surlygale1082]

Personally, if I'm busy at work, on the computer etc. then my dog has a job: lie at my feet and be quiet. Serious quality time. Occasional pats. No treats. That's the job he has when I'm working. I'm 2 minutes in and all this guy is doing is selling product. Also, he's showing already trained dogs. I want him to go to a shelter, take a fear aggressive dog and then show me how to handle. I do like that he's working the dog on a long line (meaning there is not 100% reliable).

[@dcdc139]

I have three dogs, all trained with force free methods as a guiding philosophy. Two out of three can run off leash in our yard no problemo. The third is a rescue with a bite history, and she can make others nervous, so for good measure she’s always on a long line, but she probably has the most solid recall out of the three of them.

[@everywherebutthesea6538]

This is the “adversive tools” debate in a nut shell.

[@dcdc139]

@@everywherebutthesea6538 I’m not certain that I fully understand. Dog #3 can be off leash and does get off leash time, just not in our yard. I’d say that a 50 foot line is pretty darn close to the same thing.

[@TheConspiracyTherapist805]

Run off leash in your yard?!? Ummm, I'm pretty sure anyone's dog can run off leash in their yard. If you want your dogs to run off-leash in dog parks or beaches, etc you need to watch some of the Dog Daddys videos. Watch how he walks his whole pack of German Shephards off leash. He doesn't even have to call them because they are constantly checking on him and if he starts to walk the opposite way they all come running after him. Best dog trainer ever AND he saves thousands of dogs lives at local dog pounds that are about to be euthanized because they are too aggressive, they go on to lead normal happy lives after being adopted and he does that FREE OF CHARGE!

[@dcdc139]

@@TheConspiracyTherapist805 I have no clue who dog daddy is, and I don’t really care about who he is, what he does or doesn’t do. All I know is that dogs are social, sentient beings and the more I learn and read from all kinds of sources, the less I feel at ease justifying the purposeful use of strong aversives. I know a guy who has a 7 month old German shepherd. He started using a prong on him at 5 months for no reason other than he hoped to have a ‘well behaved’ dog in a short time. I actually took the dog for a few walks with just a harness and he did fine for a 5 month old, with daily practice he would’ve gotten a nice heel walk within a few months, but he bought the prong after seeing it being used by popular online trainers. The dog lacks a lot of confidence and often gets beat up by others. I am positive that it’s because the owner never allowed the dog to build confidence (pre-prong he was fine and very sociable). Source - I manage a dog daycare and training facility. Also, to those who live and die by the use of aversives with no desire to learn otherwise, I always remind them that zoos train huge potentially dangerous mammals with clickers… why, because death would almost be guaranteed if you were to get on a tigers bad side.

[@mirawenya]

I'd argue any dog can disobey any owner in the right (wrong) environment. So I doubt I'll ever walk my dog off leash. And my breed is very much "I want to be with my family" type of breed. I've never understood why anyone walks their dogs off leash in a non-fenced area. My SO walked his old dog off leash, but she'd occationally have almost-accidents running into the road a bit. She'd stop, but still, damage is already done, the dog was already out of control for a sec.

[@East9211]

Honesty I’m conflicted. Both training methods work it seems, but I’m leaning towards Zaks side. Pain should never be a factor when dealing with dogs. If you’re not patient enough to train a dog in any way, then don’t get a dog. If you purposely inflected pain on your dog, you already failed as a dog owner, simple as that.

[@xanderxander08]

This public space is just a big backyard. And these are your dogs, not a client's dogs. Try harder man, you have a border collie, at least do a heeling with real distractions in a busy street. My niece do this with my dog in the same situations and she is a kid with no training experience.

[@zakgeorge]

Are you new? Are you aware of the years of training content we’ve made with dozens of dogs on this channel?

[@xanderxander08]

@@zakgeorge I follow your content since years ago and I have made the same critict, why you have always just train puppies? Just basic commands with dogs that have no real problems, no real discussions with more skilled trainers like Cabral or Balavanov with a different mine set. If you have to mention so much studies and not actually show results is because something is really wrong.

[@Miarije]

@@xanderxander08 He literally has complete series on adult rescue dogs.. Seems you only follow the content that you believe somehow supports your opinion

[@xanderxander08]

@@Miarije I watch those case it was full of BS. The german shepperd wasn't a real issue, the bigger dog was never corrected. He just made a lot of chapters with his sponsors about that he couldn't solve and make money scaming people. Is not about what I believe, is that these kind of content wont help people having real problems with their dogs. Attacking dogs, people and other animals. He is misleading people and he knows it as you and I.

[@readingstories713]

Reading stories and I picked up on checking Dog Daddy's acceptable proposition after you had initiated a negative comment. Are you doing "free" services for shelters to train dogs and save them from being euthanized as Dog Daddy's currently saving and has brought to action? A simple gesture to spread more love in the world and bring about hope to carers and dogs. This is a huge demand in the complex climate we live in and should not be misrepresented and repressed by having you stating that he is "currently getting cancelled by the entire dog training community" as you only represent yourself and by misleading others and misrepresenting the entire dog training community that can open up defamation. Your comment is under mining the very essence of what a community is built for to build peace and harmony. Dogs are visibly being saved day by day in shelters and you could be helping with that, cooperating with that and build bridges rather than burn bridges and thrive into a potential "professional" relationship to help save dogs together. Evidently Dog Daddy's fully booked out and helps get petrified dogs the help they actually need effectively and efficiently. Not to mention how many dog owners are relived with that managed on the spot. Perhaps you've presented Dog Daddy's a threat to your profit if that's so with the double down on marketing ads seen in the beginning of your video? If you have it in your heart that your comment is intended to spread awareness and to educate, easily accept the proposition to teach Dog Daddy what is humane training for aggressive behaviour in dogs, especially with those beasts that he puts at ease. Which is odd that you call him out on yet never seen video on your channel. To accept his proposition is common sense only gains for your profits, viewership and live up to your comments highlighting what is humane training what was said to have save numbers of dogs lives if that really matters.

[@Cocoailustraciones]

You don't need to prove yourself to anyone. Many people who watch your videos and have tested your method on their own dogs, know that your method works, including my self. I am training my 3 yr old pit-lab mix, who is anxious and used to react with whatever the stimulation that crosses his way, and now he is so calm, and he is not as reactive as before. We are slowly working on his reactivity, but he is progressing pretty good.

[@hunterurban5465]

"Redirection" in that instance wasn't doing anything. The dog reacted, and you rewarded it with high intensity play. I mean come on, it doesn't take a genius to figure out why that's a bad idea.

[@WeeTheSheeple]

Zak,I love your tips. I get pos reinforcement. Though, please don't compare learned helplessness to all other techniques. Learned Helplessness has a strong disposition and should not be compared to tools when used correctly. 90% of my training is pos reinforcement. Maybe we should be more concerned about child abuse than tools used for dogs appropriately. My dog is off leash in a city. In bars. I have a very high prey drive dog, a malinois. And I'll tell you, she wags her tail every time I put on an ecollar. Because it's used for emergency or clear direction. I believe she knows e collar means freedom.its used for wild coyote and the cliffs when we go on hikes. And it's rarely used. But I conditioned her to it. Hey, imagine telling your KID NO when running off a cliff because he wants to chase a bird? Hell yes, if my voice doesn't work I will bop a kid on the ecollar to save their life. SO SORRY your method is so perfect. I'm sorry, but I never had my dog run away from me, without an ecollar. Also, a long line used to bring the dog back is a form of negative reinforment. Stop fooling yourself. Guess what? With pos reinforcement I trained my dog to not chase animals. I get it. But in low-level of e collar I can perfect without changing my dog's attitude, esp considering she is high prey drive. It's called education. Maybe we should train people how to use tools rather than demonizing the tool? Because it's not the tool, the only demon is the person behind the tool. It's like telling me the only way to create art is with a computer app versus paper and pen. Imagine having a kid that has an easy going temperament versus one prone to addiction. One that is prone to addiction needs more direction to redirect that drive to positive behavior. These kids need to be challenged and make themselves think, so that eventually when they're in a squirrel suit they can do it with confidence. Do you know how many misdirected kids there are out there? Too many, and many a result of abuse. Abuse will happen because these difficult children never had parents educated in tools of verying forms of reinformcement and punishment. ALSO, It's not black and white/ pos versus neg. There are a lot of factors involved in creating a RELATIONSHIP. I get the concept of creating memory, but to place dogs into a robotoic code and all on the same plane is missing the point of relationship. To think we are at the END POINT of science is really sad. I find your "foresight" on dogs limited and missing the concept of relationship when limited to the TOOLS of neg versus pos reinforcement or punishment. It's way more complex than that. Anyhow, you have good points, Zak. Though, I think there is a place for everything. We have have our methods. I never had my dog run away from me, even without "aversives." Just saying. Hahah Don't fool yourself to think that negative punishment is NOT in the scope of positive reinforment aka long line. THINK. STOP lying to people. Just be honest that you like your approach and it works for you and your dog. Other methods should not be demonized just because you don't understand them. That's borderline fascist. STOP attacking great trainers who have different methods. Ironically, if you only see other methods as potentially abusive, it may just be deep down inside that you would only use them abusively yourself!!!!!! Think about that.HAHAHAH

[@onecatz9148]

Don’t take his proposition and continue to ignore him it’s disgusting competing with dogs like that for money all my respect that you haven’t yet!

[@KS-yv7tw]

I started some time ago thinking of my dog as a two year old. Everything changed after that. I stopped having expectations of her and started understanding that she’s really only doing the best she can. All frustrations have vanished from my training. My dog has taught me to be far calmer person in everything I do. You can get the absolute best out of you dog with zero force.

[@rachel031404]

That’s just not true. Zack needs to step down from his platform immediately

[@samitorki3290]

Zak, its an inspiration to see you train all your dogs without any punishment. The problem is that corrections are easier, and lots of stupid people have dogs. So better let trainers show them short cuts than the dog suffer mental abuse from frustrated owners or just get put in a shelter or worse ..

[@kathleenlewis1954]

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[@drewblanktalks]

Been a fan since 2016 thanks for all you do! You've helped me raise 3 puppers. 4yr 5yr and 6yr old

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[@rachel031404]

Unsubscribe to teach him how to behave. Maybe he won’t attack other trainers in the future. What a career killer that was. I hope he goes out of business.

[@tonydigiorno5139]

I personally think dog daddy is a nut job but he does get the job done way faster than Zak and for that reason I would go with dog daddy because of his results. I can overlook all of the weird tattoos and strange personality characteristics . I would say I think the emotional state of a dog Zak is way too hung up on, there is a balanced system involved with training. There are always ying and yang when training a dog to be well rounded but Zak thinks a dog isn’t capable of being able to overcome great challenges so that’s why it takes him up to 2 years to train dogs to do intricate work. Like I’ve said before, good thing Zak doesn’t make the laws in this country because he wouldn’t correct any major criminals. We would have all kinds of criminals walking around us because Zak thinks they never need a serious correction and they’re just misunderstood even if they just pushed someone off of a cliff but in this case even if a dog bites and attacks people and or wants to kill everyone and everything other than it’s handlers. I’d be worried about seeing Zak for that kind of work if he literally is going to whip out food 😂

[@zakgeorge]

That speed has been shown to come at cost prohibitive expenses. Dog training is about more than efficacy. It is about the dogs long-term welfare and well-being.

[@tonydigiorno5139]

@@zakgeorge BRO LONG -TERM WELFARE OF THE DOG?! DOG TRAINERS DONT LIVE WITH THE DOG AFTER THEY TRAIN THEM, THE OWNERS DO. THEREFORE, THE long-term welfare of a dog is all about how the handlers provide a good life for their dog. Dog training is 90% efficiency and a lot of that is about making clients happy and solving their problems promptly. I do think you can read dogs the best and you do do some cool tricks with dogs. But serious training I couldn’t tip my hat to you. Sorry Zaky boy.

[@camelred9118]

Well said, imagine zak live in Gotham city

[@k9conceptsdogtraining]

"I'm not correcting her when she moves. I'm keeping her from moving in the first place." YES! 👏Set 'em up for success 😊

[@payal2286]

Hi Zak,I have 1 ys old dog. When I take him out he is not interested in treats. How can I train him if he don’t like anything except barking

[@eefstt]

Man you need to stop playing… youve proved nothing in these empty places. Heel your dog off leash through a busy neighbourhood/through a pack of dogs at CLOSE proximity. A well trained 16 week old puppy can do what u just showed…

[@shepherds.pie.youtube]

Well done with Inertia. I am a balanced trainer. I still wouldn't let my dog off leash necessarily without some way to flawlessly keep them safe. I'm simply too aware of dogs being animals with minds of their own. But I feel I should point out that the whole argument for balanced training has never been "You should never use rewards." I don't know but I kinda feel like positive only people go that route too often. It's just I want to have safeguards in place so I can keep my dog safe.

[@miratraven5755]

Same thing here. My dog is balance trained. She didn’t have a corrective collar on until she was around 8 months old and we had already taught everything in a way very similar to what zak does. She does have a prong collar now but only to help enforce behaviors she already knows, especially when her treats don’t motivate her enough in a given situation.

[@shepherds.pie.youtube]

@@miratraven5755 same. I think we have more in common with the positive only people than they know... I have seen a major gap between what they often say we do with our dogs and how we actually train.

[@miratraven5755]

@@shepherds.pie.youtube YES! I always reward a shape behaviors to start out! I am way more LIMA (check that side out if you haven’t heard of it, good examples are McCann dogs on KZbin and sailor jerri on instagram) then most balanced people. And I am a little more balanced than the ff crowd. And that is not the balanced community saying never reward. Those are traditionalist trainers and compulsion trainers like that fake out dog daddy. I reward the heck out of my dogs. I bring food almost everywhere. I work with my dogs food so much. But my dog is also on a higher level of correction collar when outside training because we live in an area where I really cannot control anything around us. It helps my dog stay in good manners and remember that she is training. But that is all. She loves her collar and loves putting it on cause she knows we go out.

[@shepherds.pie.youtube]

@@miratraven5755 I'm exactly the same! That's the problem with pigeon holes like that I guess. We get grouped in with people like the dog daddy and shield k9.

[@miratraven5755]

@@shepherds.pie.youtube yup. And those people are just not who I like. It really sucks cause only people like you and me understand that. I wish more balanced people were like us, and more ff people understood that we are not shitty people who abuse our dogs. Also do you have an insta handle? I would love to follow you and your dog on it. Mine is a private so I can’t share it.

[@debbiesmith2207]

Why not just do what you do and stop comparing and criticizing everyone who may have a different experience or opinion

[@zakgeorge]

Oh… Because it’s a major problem that affects my industry and every relevant academic body has said that these methods should not be used in dog training. Since we are unregulated it is up to members of the dog training community to speak up where outdated practices are being encouraged to the public. That’s why.

[@debbiesmith2207]

@Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution not exactly. The research shows that new behaviour is learn best through positive reinforcement. That isn't the same as saying Corrections should never be used. There are a lot of grey areas on what exactly constitutes a correction or what the dog finds adverse. It doesn't behoove you to act like the Billy Graham of dog training

[@AnimaTriste]

​@@zakgeorge It's a major problem for you and your wallet, Zak. You said it yourself: it's an industry for you. And in this industry you are feeling endangered because people have success in training an rehabilitating dogs. But: it's an opportunity to grow, Zak. As a person, and a trainer. Speak through your work. Prove yourself. Don't just settle. Like you did with your wife. And she with you.

[@akabenno]

DONT MESS WITH THE DOG DADDY ,JUST BE YOU . HE IS TALENTED AND BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE ,BUT GOD DID THAT . GOD GIVES US THE ABILITIES WE HAVE . AND THE DOG DADDY IS TRULY BLESSED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT .

[@broragnarok146]

easy... just stuff em with treats!!! 🤦‍♂

[@johndelacruz6780]

Zack, Your dog is not reactive to her surroundings, more on curiousity.. On these video, theres no other dogs around, its just you and Inertia.. These video does not show your audience on how to train your dog with distractions... Off leash is when you can go to Petsmart, Home Depot, Supermarket, "off Leash" Looks like your dog is in your backyard playing... Just saying... 🤷‍♂️ Pls. do some video on how to train your dog to listen to you with distractions i.e Dogs, Rabbits, Squirrel, or even busy area with tons of people and do some off leash heeling.... Thanks....

[@HayyuAdam]

thank you for blurring the children

[@zach3305]

I dont see "distraction" methods as off leash reliability. Off leash reliability is very specific term, distractions shouldn't be required. Anytime I see a dog that requires distractions to be in public, I immediately know to be on guard.

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[@miratraven5755]

Zak. Can I just say you are a very good dog trainer in your own right. Your methods work on so many dogs, including my own for many things. However, not all dogs learn just from a reward. Not all environments are as chill as the ones you showed your dog in. Not all dogs have a crazy play or food drive like I bet your dog does as a border collie. Where I live I cannot allow my dogs to make a big mistake when outside. It could cost them their life. We use management skills so much, but sometimes a quick leash pop is better than having my dog rush into a road, or other dangerous behaviors. We did not use aversive until my dog was around year old. We bought her at 8 weeks and started working so hard with basic pos reinforcement methods. She still gets worked for her food so often. She gets multiple rewards during training. She just also gets a leash pop on occasion for her own safety in an uncontrollable environment. We live near a train station where we work often. We get big freight trains there often. If we are training on the platform (ten feet away from where the train tracks) I have to trust her behaviors completely. And my way for that, based off my own research, is to have her in a stay. She can stay for minutes at a time due to pos reinforcement methods she has learned with. However, if she were to break a stay while the train was going by, I wouldn’t just ignore it, or lure her back into it. She would get a leash pop and a reminder on her cued position. If she could not do this and continued to break it, instead of correcting her multiple times, I would realize that maybe it was too much pressure in that place and move away to practice something else at a further distance from the train and therefore safer. She is also learning to work on an e collar layered in with her already well proofed behaviors for off leash work. She works on a 2-3 out of 127 levels. I can’t feel it until a 13 or so. She doesn’t even react to it besides turning back to me when it is pressed. She loves it because she gets to go chase leaves with it and hike outside or play fetch in a field. It is not a mean tool for her. Oh and she is learning scent work with a clicker and her breakfast each morning. She is getting rewarded and shaped for every small behavior she does that I want while in this training. She does not get corrected for this because she is still learning it and it is meant to start out as super fun. Eventually she might get the e collar layered in for some off leash scent work reliability. But not until she knows it perfectly and has been doing it for months properly. Please understand that some people use these tools bad, I am not disagreeing with that, however these tools can save dogs lives if done right. Also I would love if you talk to Robert. Or do a shelter video together where you train shelter dogs and discuss methods and we can really see who is working better with what dogs. I think you both are great trainers and should just do something and then set this aside so we continue with the real mission in dog training, the DOGS!

[@sherrykunkle1776]

You are not a dog trainer and should take up cat training

[@sreid305]

Border collies EASIEST DOG TO TRAIN IN DOG WORLD!!!!!

[@zakgeorge]

Dogs are not cars or computers. Every single dog is different regardless of their breed. I’ve trained easy border collies and I have trained border collies that are not as easy.

[@sleuththewild]

My dog thinks Veronica is behind my computer.....He keeps checking back there.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

In the most desolate environment ever smh

[@jasoncayen]

Dog Daddy is so much better.

[@individualcanine]

E-Collar , long line - at the end of the day they are going to be used the same way if your dog ignores you-

[@zakgeorge]

Not exactly. Shocking dogs has been shown to have welfare concerns.

[@individualcanine]

@@zakgeorge not when compared to using a long line… not to mention if you use an E-collar correctly with the same understanding/ response pulling a dog on a lead would have…

[@sebg2086]

@@individualcanine he show his dog off leash with a ball and a frisby..... pretty easy to make it look like the dog wont go anywhere....my dog stay with me all the times when i play....

[@individualcanine]

@@sebg2086 exactly lol - his dog has toy drive

[@kyerstenkerr5074]

​@IndividualCanine , so what is the 'correct' way to shock a dog? Why would one choose an e collar over a long line when the results could be the same? It's easy to administer a correction, regardless of tool used, it's really hard to change behavior without a correction!

[@Joyfull111]

Stop criticizing Dog Daddy’s training methods. It shows your petty jealousy 😢

[@zakgeorge]

The methods used by him and others like him are highly problematic. I’ll call out inhumane methods any time I see them.

[@adamm5054]

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[@nickdrozdoff]

I posted a bit of a negative comment a couple of weeks ago, but zI have totally turned around. This stuff really works and it really fosters a positive relationship with my dog. I have a six month old border collie pit bull mix . She is really full of juice, but a joy. One of the commands I picked up from you is “look at me.” She does something I’ve never seen before. When she looks at me she stares right into my eyes and doesn’t break the gaze! She also tries to herd me as I walk around the house and looks up at me as she follows me around right at my feet. Is that a border collie thing? BTW, Sadie loves your videos and watches intensely when I have them on the big screen.

[@roxyrolls65]

My 5mo Ozzy loves his snuffle mat and his puzzle. Toys oh we have so many toys and his own basket for them, he loves to dig into the toy basket. We started off leash training at home in our partially fenced in yard.

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[@K.T-]

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[@vampbat12]

Sad that people are continually accusing you of not being able to train your dog simply because they feel attacked and annoyed by you sharing important information and messages about dog psychology and behaviour. It’s ridiculous, you’re obviously incredibly dedicated and talented and have trained dogs that aren’t even your own dogs extremely well in short amounts of time. Keep up the great work Zak!

[@zakgeorge]

It comes with the territory!

[@GrandisSilva]

I wonder if part of it might be that Zak actually shows when things don't go according to plan. When he makes a mistake, or needs to try a different tactic. A lot of trainers just show the positive progress as if nothing ever goes wrong and it's all really easy, but Zak's videos are perfect for those who aren't experienced and need to know that sometimes you seem to be going backwards even when you're on the right track.

[@jhallfreeman9453]

He can't train dogs properly, that's why he needs a dog treat !

[@Krebstar100]

There is legitimate criticism of the arguments he's presenting as well as the flaws in the survey studies he uses to justify his position while ignoring the plethora of actual studies that refute his claims. It'd be nice to see him actually have a discussion with Cabral. Cabral offered 1000 dollars to zak's charity of choice to have a discussion. Hopefully he takes him up on the offer.

[@zakgeorge]

@@Krebstar100 in case you are unaware, I did give Cabral a video response on Instagram.