How To Fix A Dog Reactive Dog Or Human Reactive Dog

[@Gamingcommanderpro]

My favorite thing to see is dogs that just love being with their person

[@Sharon-pf2te]

You’re such a sensible guy Mark. Great video.

[@uteweyer1548]

Thank you! This message needs to be heard everywhere.

[@Here_This]

Finally someone explains it the way it really is ! I get so sick to try to tell people in comments , why the behaviour and the expections of the owners creates the behaviour of the dogs . Great !

[@bash3681]

This makes so much sense. I am guilty of doing some of the things. I am gonna try to ignore and stay calm during our walks.

[@terryrangergrumman1453]

Thanks! Lucky I found Chanel like you & Robert Hynes. Wonder how long it’s going to be before people realize the truth in your guys channels amidst the slew of dog training crap on KZbin

[@reend6463]

Finally, someone saying the reality of dog training. So many other trainers (90%) make a promise that your dog will be perfect in 1 or 2 sessions, charging so much money and fooling dog parents. Dogs need love and understanding not yanking on the neck constantly and literally abusing them.

[@markdubose1986]

If you “fix” a dog in five minutes you’ll have new issues that show up five minutes later. There’s no quick fix, patience and time and the willingness to keep going is what “fixes” dogs

[@lightmobile]

I'm fostering a large pit that is highly reactive toward dogs. We've been getting slow improvement but no breakthrough. I'm going to try the dog park exercise described in this video - take him to a place outside the fence that is safe and wait patiently and calmly for him to stop reacting to the dogs, however long it takes. Let me know if I'm missing something with the setup. I will report my results.

[@markdubose1986]

Remember to remain calm. And keep a distance and get him calm and then move closer to the outside fence.

[@PigglyWiggly90120]

Oh my God please for the life of God take your dog to a professional trainer do not listen to this KZbinr. If your dog attacks someone or even another dog the likelihood of that dog being put down is highly likely. You can also be sued especially if you knew the dog was aggressive to begin with hello you just put it on KZbin that it was. You need to seek Behavior specialist not a KZbinr on KZbin giving bad advice. Please for the love of God get ahold of your Humane Society and ask them for a trainer or a behavior specialist this isn't how you train an aggressive dog bad idea

[@PigglyWiggly90120]

Hello KZbinr you are liking this comment and not making a suggestion you're being reported to KZbin now because of this comment this is what I was trying to warn people of you're not a professional trainer obviously and now you're putting other people's animals at risk

[@revagreen2303]

@@PigglyWiggly90120this guy has some tremendous training tips! I’ve raised many dogs in my long life and this guy knows what he is talking about! Thoroughly enjoy his helpful videos!

[@timmiet47321]

​@PigglyWiggly90120 No competent adult is responsible for another. Who are you to tell anyone who they should and shouldn't take advice from? You know how many bad trainers exist in this world? Report yourself for being ignorant.

[@Pjr26]

Thanks for insight great for a new owner

[@Pitman-ci9ci]

Love how you explain this stuff!

[@CJ-im5tu]

❤ Wonderful informations! Thank you.

[@Pedroandkalithemaligator6602]

My Malinois is the queen. A bad ass.

[@davidgreenlee6005]

i have a pit with chickens and kittens ,he is the nice loving dog,it is all about the way you bring them up. he just has a small recall issue

[@hersheyroden1302]

The the I got gifted to me, is dog aggressive. I knew that. He has pulled leash out of my hands. 3 times. ( probably why he was gifted) I am using ur advise of just hang out. Yesterday I met a dog, and my dog jumped straight up happy... but I still don't trust him. So I hope to get around more dogs when weather gets warmer here in Missouri

[@markdubose1986]

Slow and steady is the way to go. We as humans love to rush things and Alan’s everything perfect right away. Just keep at being neutral and stay calm

[@RobertBrunhage]

The main thing I am missing here is how do you manage it on walk, what do you do if the dog reacts to another dog on the other side of the street, do you do nothing and let it bark, because that will "bark the other dog away".

[@apldogtraining]

You've got some really interesting opinions about counterconditioning, very similar to a dude called Robert Hynes. Just wondering if you had videos of you training clients dogs? would be great to see how you work 🙂

[@markdubose1986]

He’s who got me to see what I was noticing was making everyone struggle with there dogs. He put into words the way I felt about dog training. It was strange at first but then it got in my brain of how we are rewarding and punishing at the same time and wonder why there are no results. The concept of needing treats for the dogs to be around you was always something I didn’t understand going to the dog training school I went to. I’m like if the dog doesn’t want to be with just me and do for just me what am I doing here.

[@apldogtraining]

@@markdubose1986 That's understandable and I appreciate your response. I agree with some of what he says and disagree on other points which is why I listen to him and yourself to get a different perspective. Personally I think food can be a great tool to help add to your relationship and I have had success with counterconditioning dogs to their triggers using rewards and management to help them understand that this isn't a threat etc. Which eventually leads to them being calm and having a better bond with myself and the owner. Obviously every dog is different, all environments are different so we need to adapt to the individual. I appreciate your time man, hope you have a good Christmas

[@electric1609]

What if you don’t think it’s fear-based, but more of a Temper tantrum from a dog who is simply barrier frustrated? Such as dogs who fence fights, but are fine with each other the second the gate A.k.a. barrier opens up out of the way? Would you go about fixing it the same way?

[@sonja9193]

Treat - Negative - Treat - Negative = Positive! You can change the underlying emotions by building positive associations using praise, treats, and play! It's confusing to you, but it's not to the dog or the science-based dog training community. If you treat a dog under threshold when it sees a trigger, it builds positive association. I do agree that we should reward and praise what we do like and ignore the behaviors we don't because we don't want to reward unwanted behaviors even with negative emotions. And, I do agree with telling a dog "thank you" by getting up and acknowledging the alert bark. This has worked for us too. But, once you change the underlying emotions with the goal of creating neutrality, you don't have to managing for life. The threshold will continue to shrink.

[@markdubose1986]

If it’s confusing to a human. Know dang well it’s super confusing to a simple black and white thinking dog. Two negatives don’t make a right. That’s math science, Not real life. Real life a negative plus a negative equals a more negative twice as much negative. No plus no doesn’t say yes. I don’t know why we think that’s the way it works outside of doing math problems.

[@sonja9193]

@@markdubose1986but it does work. When a dog sees a negative thing that triggers them, like another dog, you can change the underlying emotion to positive through positive reinforcement repetition. It’s called the LAT game, dog looks at trigger, gets treat or praise. Enough times doing that and when the dog sees the trigger, they associate it will reward and don’t react. You continue to do this as you shrink the threshold bubble. That isn’t confusing to the dog. It’s just like if you leash pop a dog every time it reacts to a trigger, how do you know that dog doesn’t build a negative associate to that trigger? Every time it sees a dog you pop it. Dog still feels scared/anxious/frustrated but learns to not communicate its feelings in front of you in fear of consequences. What do you think might happen when dog gets out and you aren’t there? Dog could aggress on other dog because it associates it will all the leash popping. Just like with a child depression who is crying, we get to root cause. We don’t just tell the kid “stop your crying” or ignore it.

[@markdubose1986]

You are 100% correct with all you say. The problem we are having is a lack of communication with what I am doing with my actual technique and that lets me know that I need to explain it better. I am not giving leash correction every time the dog sees trigger, I’m standing and doing nothing to allow the dog to calm down on there own without the need of me trying to snap the dog out of trigger with any treats or praise or toys or leash pop. I’m having the dog relax on there own. That will build there stress level to regulate on there own without the need of human intervention. Leash corrections are pointless if the dog doesn’t know what’s going on and a dog in high stress or reacting mode. Have to get the dog calm. I have a different approach and I have found great success with it because many people I work for the method you talk of doing treats under threshold and getting closer and closer they are not getting results. That method does work, but for the average pet owner it does nothing because of the time involved and the crazy amount of management up front. People cannot spend a year to get there dog good to walk outside, that’s not realistic. For those that can great, you love dogs in a different way. But most people cannot afford to spend that time to stop and treat and treat all day over and over again. That’s just the reality of humans and our world.

[@sonja9193]

If you believe I'm right and you know using aversive is wrong (you said several times you don't like doing it), then why do it? I hate the mentality of "I'm doing it for you own good. " and "this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you." Now I fully know why you are like this--- you believe in Dog Daddy's training methods and have been an observer of his class. Sad. You know it's wrong, you do it anyway because it's easy-it doesn't require skill or outside of the box thinking to force a dog into submission. Remember, you are the one that needs to look yourself in the mirror. Are you okay with what is reflected back? Are you going to be okay when your dog passes and not be filled with regrets? The way you treat them may haunt you in the end.@@markdubose1986

[@WokelandDefector]

@@sonja9193Where did he say he uses any adverse methods? Simply letting a dog calm down is hardly adverse.

[@nancyarmstrong781]

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@bkilkenney]

I definitely try to ignore behaviors I don’t like and reward those I do. What about when the dog is putting the leash pressure on itself? I never correct her for wanting to get to a person but she’s basically at the end of the leash correcting herself. Is it still best to just try and do nothing?

[@markdubose1986]

theres alot i can say on this but im trying my best to not talk techniques and just theory. each individual person and dog is different. i dont like saying try this and that without knowing more of whats going on

[@bkilkenney]

@@markdubose1986 Fair enough, thanks man

[@ali-td5oh]

So lets for exemple take your sanario. The dog near to me, on walk, loose leash, other dog walk near to us, in the other side, most of leash reactive dogs from medium do high - dont try to go behind you or take opposite spacae, they fixate and lunge forward, so you can talk try to advocate space and be calm much as possible but most of high reactive dogs already have pattern of lunging. So advocate its good for low reactivity but with med - high reactivity with all of the respect - youre advice will not work on the leash. Most of the dogs to much stimulte, its fear, its prey drive, its frustration and some of them want to go and play nuts. Try to take high leash reactive dogs and advocate for space to oposite direction but he make all his effort to bypass you. Please if you can to touch this issue it will be helpful

[@markdubose1986]

This works on leash and on leash only. You need to put your dog in situations that they react and stand and be calm until the dog calms down. This can take an hour or even more. They will lung they will bark they will spin they will freak out but you do nothing at all. At some point the dog will realize it didn’t die or the threat they thought they were going to bark away didn’t go away and they will stop. After that one time they act completely different and are not as intense anymore. And time and time after that it all goes away. The dog has to get past the stress so the stress can go away. If we always allow the dog to run away or bark away stress it will keep getting worse. I’d rather spend an hour to help a dog than have to run and hide and keep the dog in stress for the remainder of its life. This is the part I change from positive only trainers. I will put my dog in stress to get over the stress, and they always do, I’m not going to run away from it.

[@ali-td5oh]

@@markdubose1986 yes but in the real world the other dogs with their owner keeping moving. Even if you set ups such sanario its hard to cover this. A lot of leash reactive dogs go to group training, they bark and lunge, then after 5-10 min they calm as you said. In the next time they come to the group from the start they calm. But in the evening this dogs will walk in the neighborhood and the reactivity show big time, because its another pattern of memory. Good luck to cover all the sets up. Thank you for youre response and sharing from your professional experience. If you ask the best trainer in the world with high success with such cases, for exemple larry krohn ivan balabanov they dont go in this path with leash reactive dogs.

[@markdubose1986]

I’m going to slap a guarantee that when you go for an evening walk you are as the human anticipating the dog will react because of past experience and the dog does. You grab the leash tighter you start to change your walking pattern. The blood in your body states to race and your dog feels all of that. If the dog is taught that you do not care the dog will stop. You cannot train this away. You can get them to stop with equipment in a way you will have to manage it for a lifetime. Are these trainers are able to get the dogs to stop, yes, because I used all the same methods before as them. But I have to always lean on the need for tools in every situation all the time. I see the dog start to get excited and about to bark and you give a stem or prong pop on collar and they calm down. But is that what you want to keep doing for the rest of the dogs life. Having to watch your dog like it’s a prey animal and not allowing your dog to be the predator animal it is and be secure and confident. Like you said one place they are cool because we say trained that scenario but the next it’s not. It’s not the dog it’s us as humans that are triggering the dogs.

[@ali-td5oh]

@@markdubose1986 personally i never excited or nervous if my dog react and i have very very leash reactive dog that i love him like my child. I just move to management state. If i will no do anything he will go forward big time. Second - e collar never work as correction for long term if the behaviour is mindsed, like fear or hard feeling (larry krohn said this). We agree rhat the best of the dog and the welfare of the dog come first sir. Good luck and we need always be in open mind, for the dogs and the welfare of the dogs.

[@upload2352]

@@markdubose1986 I've got a high-anxiety (and fearful), but also high-drive, GSD. Walked on paths w/prong. Was bad w/approaching dogs (path), getting better over time - now reacts only to the other dog's bad reaction to him, BUT in anticipation of that, he starts walking faster to get closer to the dog as it approaches, which stops the "loose leash" I had and puts him out ahead of me by 1-2 ft (adding tension to the leash), so that's when I correct him, but, with the high-drive "on" at that moment, he doesn't notice the correction, even a firm one w/the prong. I tried an electric collar to interrupt that pre-drive moment, but with his double-coat, its operation was more "miss" than "hit," so I abandoned it. I've tried Millan's foot-to-the-back-leg interruption - doesn't care. When he sees another dog coming toward him, nothing else matters. He's "getting ready." I probably need to nail down "heel" (I use "walk") better, but if there's another tip for this dog, I'm all ears. Thanks for the useful content.

[@tokageG7199]

This says it all.My dog is not a pet then .. Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Jesus🕯

[@andie3131]

So over 30 something years ago my parents went from breeding and showing Great Danes to breeding Rottweilers. Well my younger brothers hung out with gangbanger in their younger teen years and the youngest always caused trouble that he couldn’t back up without my other brothers help…. One day he brought these gangbangers home to do? Sell? Drugs I don’t know but nobody was home. So these guys decided to beat my brothers ass and our HUGE German Rottie ran and hid under the table while he got his ass beat 🤦‍♀️. Yep he was the sweetest most cuddly pup but not a mean bone in his body…

[@markdubose1986]

all bark and no bite. even many dogs that are trained to bite still don't bite. when the real comes out the dogs get scared

[@user-no7lp5sv7k]

So, how do you fix a Reactive dog?

[@panther7681]

My country has more dog reactive human.

[@bluesclash]

if only they could speak english i know what my reactive ex (shelter dogs ) problem is but just standing there and pretending not to care and letting the dog react is his reinforcement for the reactivity ....i want to stop it not reinforce it ?

[@markdubose1986]

I highly highly doubt your dog loves to react at stuff. It’s extremely stressful for dogs to do and to stay in that state, they are begging to calm down and they are going into fight or flight to get to a peaceful place. Having a false view of what you think your dog likes is what I’m going to say I guarantee is messing you up. If you think your dog likes to react and bark at everything they will because your language is telling them so. If you do not desire it and stop putting what ifs onto the dog you will see him stop.

[@bluesclash]

thx for your reply , i didnt say he liked it its obviously is destressing for him and i know this .i said i know what his problem is .i think its fear of other dogs because i got him just after the lockdown and so he wasnt socialised as a pup so he reacts because he doesnt know what else to do.your right it is messing me up iv never had a reactive or even a shelter dog before and i will try ignoring it again and see what happens.i have been walking him at night where there is less chance of seeing other dogs so he doesnt get distressed but this doesnt solve the problem its avoiding it .id like him to feel at ease and if you have any other tips i could try i would be grateful it reallly does bother me that other dogs bother him. why i said it reinforces him is because dogs are creatures of habit and i think hes stuck in the habit i am just finding it hard to change this habit .and it could be me thats anxious that causes it ?

[@wiesbadengera1]

My ,7 mo old barks at the air.

[@markdubose1986]

I know this is very frustrating and confusing. I’ve seen this many times now. They can get into a clam state just takes time and using the right methods.

[@PigglyWiggly90120]

I have a Neapolitan Mastiff. I've trained it to be the world's biggest baby it walks right beside me without pulling sits on command lays on command stays on command. I can walk it in public, with no issues. I am not a professional trainer at all, but I've been around dogs my entire life. We have a dog park in my town that a lot of the dog trainers go to to train the dogs, and I love going there just to mess with them 😂 If a child approaches my dog, my dog is to immediately lay down on the ground. He is a 200 lb Neapolitan Mastiff. Even if he wasn't trying to hurt a child, his weight could hurt the child him wagon, his tail, could hurt the child. My dog has never ever been trained to attack it's been trained how to let go of its toys, which will be used in case he the situation arises for me to tell him to let go of someone😊 Approached me in an aggressive manner break into my home. I have absolutely no doubt that this dog will tear you up. Any Guardian breed Natural Instincts will be to protect its family. You don't need it to be trained to attack it will do it on its own, and a 200 lb dog is a man stopper. One of the biggest reasons why I like having a big dog is most robbers are not going to stop and question if this dog's nice they see a 200 lb dog they're gone. I've never once had someone approached me and be like I'm not scared of your dog 😂😂😂 I've had friends play like they're on hit me, and my dog just looks at them like go ahead stupid😊 But honestly if anyone is looking to get a Mastiff I would seek professional advice not from KZbin especially not from this guy😮 The advice he is given is extremely dangerous for not only your life but other people's life as well the guardian breed is not to be messed with this type of training is extremely dangerous I'm 250 lb my dog is 200 lb I would have a very difficult time holding him back if he was to get angry these are called man Stoppers for a reason. A lion has a 650 PSI bite force Neapolitan mastiffs and Cane Corsos have a 700 PSI bite force. So if you're scared of a lion be scared of this dog not receiving proper training can be extremely deadly. That's what this KZbinr doesn't understand not all dogs are the same and given this kind of advice to people that might potentially get a guardian breed is Beyonce stupid.

[@markdubose1986]

Something very interesting you stated up front is that you are not a dog trainer. When working with our own and seeing results doesn’t mean you can get someone else to have the same results. When you are able to give others the same results as yours, only then can advise be listened to. So many people have nice dogs, but that doesn’t mean they can teach others to have that same nice dog. That’s the role of a dog trainer. I’d never take advise from someone that only worked there own dog and has no idea of what is going on inside of other peoples homes. That’s dangerous to me personally and thats where people are having the biggest issues with there dogs.