How to teach an unbreakable sit!

[@catherinebarrett8283]

Stonnie Dennis, common sense,love,patience and consistency, AWESOME. I love how he handles them and talks to me on my level.Thank you

[@rafaelaraneta2573]

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[@RedSunHawk7]

I love your clips. This is always my goal... make it fun, make it clear and set the dog up for success. Who doesn't learn faster, when it is FUN? I've trained dogs and horses for over 30 years and I always tell my clients, "If you aren't having fun, your dog probably isn't either." Watching how you work with your dogs (and kids), it is clear that YOU are having a good time too. I wish more trainers would "get it" and understand it isn't about EGO.. it's about teaching a puppy HOW to learn and setting the foundation for the dog to want to join up. Showing them, like YOU do, that there is a wonderful benefit for working with the human! I hope LOTS of dog owners are watching you work with your dogs and pups... I strongly believe this is how to nurture a confident, happy dog that will not fail you, when you need what they bring to the relationship. You Rock... (I also love that you are a patriot!)

[@menopassini9348]

Damn you're Good! I can relate to your farm/ county home situation. We also got tractors, trucks and bobcats working around our place.

[@Uncephalized]

Lmao Stonnie you've gotten so much more wholesome and wise in the past 8 years. This is too funny.

[@deannaseguin4342]

right??? lol...I had no idea he was like this....ha ha...

[@trebep]

Hilarious! 😂 But of course still great content. I wish I lived closer to take my dog there!

[@Here_Today_]

Ha, I've been a damsel in distress and have been helped by guys like you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@christopherd7922]

Hi Stonnie. Your videos are hands down the best IMO. I’ve watched video after video of yours. I’m trying to educate myself as much as possible before my GSP puppy is here in a few months . One suggestion and please don’t take this the wrong way I’ve given thumbs up to everyone of your videos and love all of them. My suggestion pertains to especially this video and some others of yours. You are so good at what you do and always get great results from your dogs and show us the finish product. If you could show us more videos on the steps leadyup to the finish product when things don’t go perfect which is probably the norm for most people starting out I think that would be very helpful. Again please don’t take this negatively your communication to the viewer and the dogs is the best I’ve seen out there. Ty very much

[@vanessareece1550]

I LOVE watching stonnie train dogs. Down to earth simple and my new lab is learning fast.

[@brauschidcorp]

Thank you mr. Dennis All of you material is very useful. From Philippines

[@olk3]

Key tip you have there to practice “stay” while you look away.

[@rhyslee2988]

Awesome videos train my pup from 8 weeks and she is now 10 months and one hell of a dog changed my whole approach to dog training

[@sippe3985]

this guy knows his stuff

[@ofespp]

larry andrews okay Larry

[@justkeepgoing70]

Great video. Great dog ( love Springers ), and your legs are very nice too. Thanks for all the helpful info.

[@StonnieDennis]

Ha! Thank you!

[@projectorgaming9528]

Get your balls out of the way. Classic. lol

[@peggysmith1956]

o6 gk 4

[@sophiaschwing7360]

My husband and I came across your videos and were really enjoying it. Were putting our journal together so we can plan getting a dog. We already have an indoor cat.

[@sofluid]

hahahahaaa Stonnie?! That you buddy?! Love it! Who's that young man there on the screen?! lol

[@explaincauseidontgetit3294]

Ohhh my goodness, there are so many good things about your vid, including your shirt. I get my puppy, I mean "family dog" (sure my kids can think it's for them) in 2 weeks. I'm pumped and I desire a well trained pupp. And I'm your newest subscriber.

[@MrCnoe78]

From one dog owner and Libertarian to another...great video! Keep 'em coming.

[@jivet3919]

Black Lab aren’t libertarians just corporatists who are socially liberal?

[@improcrastinating8063]

@@jivet3919 no

[@jivet3919]

Julius Conservicus III What are they then?

[@improcrastinating8063]

@@jivet3919 Corporatists want privately owned goverment divided into specific bodies designed for specific tasks (eg. agriculture, medical, military, etc.). Libertarians want limited (think: small) government. Still public, but a fraction of what it is now. Other ideas include personal freedoms, decreased regulation, lower taxes, less government involvement (let the private market fill voids where the government shouldn't be). Libertarian can essentially be oversimplified to the addage "leave me alone".

[@StuWNZ]

Very entertaining and I'll be sure to implement this type of training. We are lookingvfor a new puppy right now.

[@tylerhunter7272]

I’m preparing for 2 American yellow lab pups coming home June 1. Your videos will be a big part of my curriculum. Thank you.

[@crawleyr4919]

Love this guy! Learning so much

[@ChristinaMayoAR]

You are the best. I watch you at least once a day. :)

[@briandtimmer]

Thanks for taking the time to post these great videos!!!!

[@crystaljackson9373]

"You don't want your dog to get Evil Keneviled" lol Your very entertaining! Thank you for all the great info and explanations!!

[@judymiller5154]

Thanks for this... very helpful! We have just adopted a kennel-raised 6 mo male yellow lab who knows how to fetch/hand-deliver and relax in a crate for car-rides or sleeping. No come, sit, stay, down etc at all! Wonderful, happy, goofy, bouncy, exuberant little guy (with mega-esophagus, another story). I think we are moving too fast with end goal in mind and then having to fuss and wrangle. He needs to be on leash or line at all times, or we will ruin "come", right?

[@viceb7]

I'm a professional trainer who preaches all the positive reinforcement in a realistic way, so nice to see a more balanced hunting trainer using some sense instead of force. 🙌

[@troycruz3844]

Love your videos Stonnie! I’ve learned a lot from watching them over the last few months. One thing I am not clear on is exactly how do you correct the dog if it doesn’t hold command or gets distracted?

[@jedidiah5131]

He should have used an untrained or partially trained dog...this vid didn't teach me anything....

[@uman965]

THIS WAS GREAT!! HOW CAN ANYBODY DISLIKE THIS?

[@StonnieDennis]

+uman965 Lol...the world is full of haters...

[@christopherhamilton8475]

+uman965 So true.

[@michaelzhou1987]

+Christopher Hamilton I didn't dislike but the right sound tunnel is very very quite xD.

[@nobloubartete]

uman965 i dt like weapons

[@kranthikedari13]

could be the T-shirt

[@sqeekable]

Lol, so glad I found your newer videos first, this one has a lotta “ fresh” content that would have turned me off previous.

[@StonnieDennis]

May not be the channel for you…

[@sqeekable]

I didn’t mean it as an insult, I just really like your approach in the current videos.

[@lynnabraham7057]

I am learning so much from your videos. Thanks!

[@seanstewart7211]

Just found you on KZbin. I love the results you get and the manners your dogs have. I just watched several videos and notice that most of the time you demonstrate and explain how and why you use a technique, (example unbreakable sit) your dogs always do as asked and we don’t get to see any correction. That video was great but what does a correction look like and how firm of a correction?

[@TheForeverchanges]

Another great video! Appreciate the tips. I do not have the HS collar you described. What else would you recommend? My 14 mo.GSD does well with a prong collar.

[@StonnieDennis]

That's fine.

[@michaelangelo7431]

again i want to see you work with and progress a dog you havrnt had through the drills, these dogs are already trained..its great but do you have any videos from like day 1 to this?

[@StonnieDennis]

Yes...go to my channel...

[@michaelangelo7431]

my guy is a street rescue around 8 weeks old and i want him to be a family personal protection dog. I saved his life but i don't think he knows that lol He likes to anchor down when his leash is on and just not move or listen to anything,its like he doesn't trust what your saying or your leading him into a trap. The louder and more stern you get the more he doesn't think he should listen. how do i let him know what he's doing is wrong without punishing him and what videos do you recommend to train him to be such, because I've watched a few but like if i were to put a sling on my buddys arm and tell Ace to attack he wouldn't move, and i want it done the right way- were no where close to any of that yet, I'm still trying to get him to use self control and patience. still trying to get him to see if he just listens to me ill make sure he gets what he wants. I need videos on how to get into the aggressive training being as green as it gets, and introducing him to the training without him getting more aggressive to family and non threats. along with WHEN to start that at…i saw you had a 14 week old up on the table in a video,,,light brown,,you were just trying to teach him some patience…reminded me of exactly what mine will look and act like in a couple weeks, hopefully a little more still…so based off of that dog when would you start the protection training and with what drill? or where do i look to find this on your page? i really need detailed stuff. He's nothing like the german sheppard (it looked like) i saw you doing the arm biting drill with.. how do i get him to act like that? and with the heel, and walking on your side…he likes to walk 3 feet behind my right side do i let that go? like its close enough?, and likes to run into and even chase your feet, he will walk right in front of you, lay down right behind you… how do i teach him not to run figure 8s through my legs while I'm walking without hurting him? This is a lot i know haha..i won't be mad if you don't have time. Ill keep looking through your videos in the meantime.

[@themostbigsisterenergyyouv752]

Some of what you want is just base instinct, and if the puppy doesn't have it, you can't make him have it, you'll just scare him. don't be aggressive toward your dog, focus on building trust and obedience, then worry about 'drive' and his enthusiasm for protection. my most protective doberman didn't display any protective behavior until she was six months old.

[@lynndetheridge5308]

Stonnie Dennis

[@KimBTown]

One of my all time favorite vids.

[@bean7503]

I love that this dude can say evil kenevil and cognizant in the same sentence

[@jeffmede24]

Stonnie is amazing

[@Dash277]

Fantastic video. Loved it.

[@eileenerouppevandervoort7637]

... wow... awesome ... thanks for sharing your dog 🐕 knowledge in such a comprehensive way, easy to understand and a perfect guide to practice myself and my Labrador puppy (19march20) .. not only thank you for this one but for each and every video you created, I’m watching and learning each day from these videos, hugs from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 💖😊🐶

[@farmerjoebrown2189]

Ol stonnie throwback monday

[@Wingman-yl3qq]

Fantastic video brother. Thanks for helping!

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

This dog could successfully pass the marshmallow test!

[@R6andS4rider]

Happy to see you got your balls out of the way! 🤣 Where did this Stonnie go?!?? 🤣

[@StonnieDennis]

LOL…KZbin beat me down…

[@R6andS4rider]

@@StonnieDennis all good, the great content is the most important part. Keep up the good work!

[@xfoolsgoldx]

Great job👍

[@muddinyori1998]

I’d like to see this with a dog that will not stay once that ball is thrown I have problems with my pup now with that., he stays sometimes... others he doesn’t and then won’t come... He chooses when he wants to listen and chooses when to toon me out.... Every time I think we’re making progress and he’s listening.... he toons me out and won’t listen... And that’s with all commands... very frustrating!

[@elAfreet]

Nice video , enjoyed every second, love the way u talk, best

[@kevinschuiteboer6367]

Stonnie I have problems with motorcycles on the road What do I do

[@John.Paulis]

This guys good, love the labby videos

[@glremw]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@bulltastik]

Nice bit of training, obviously it’s working👍🏼

[@gezdodd8370]

Excellent I will be using this method with my five month Lab puppy soon

[@emilycross7967]

I love your videos. I just rescued an eight week old Redbone Coonhound/Lab, male from the HS. I've had him 2 days, 3 nights. He defecates in the crate every night, and even when I left for 2 hours today. I go back to work as a teacher in one week and I'm working diligently with him but need help with this. It's just my eleven year old and I here so the crate is a must. The crate is large with a divider. I really need help!

[@PumaBravo]

Thanks Stonie ,.. good video , and great work with this dog ,.. but , if the dog go for the ball or lose the focus in that position,..? How we do to correct the dog,..? We take it with tha prone collar and put again on sit ?,. Best regards,.from Mexico.

[@StonnieDennis]

PumaBravo When you first start doing the exercise, expect the dog to break. If you pay attention to his body language, you will be able to catch him right as he begins to move and use the long line to put him back in position.

[@PumaBravo]

Thanks again Stonnie !! We still follow you,..

[@kevinschuiteboer6367]

Does that work with motorcycles going by

[@petebarrett4246]

Great vid again Stonnie! How do you get such a good delivery of the ball to hand - for dogs that don't want to bring the ball back all the way back to the handler or feel conflict with the handler when they take the ball?

[@StonnieDennis]

Pete Barrett Inductive retrieve if the dog is really food motivated, two ball method if they aren't.

[@racingsponga]

Love the shirt!

[@lisathewhitewolf]

One last thing. I was reading a training book once that pointed something interesting out. The author said that several times he had challenged owners who said their dog's stay was unbreakable. That any distraction wouldn't move them. The author actually won the bets by telling the owners to leave their dogs at a dead run instead of a walk. An oft-overlooked detail you might want to keep in mind.

[@StonnieDennis]

What makes you think I haven’t thought about that? If a human being spends time trying to think of ways to make a dog fail, then the dog will fail every time. What’s the point of having such a negative mindset?

[@lisathewhitewolf]

@@StonnieDennis I'm sorry I came off that way. It wasn't meant to be negative, just point out something I felt was missing in the video. Most people don't think of it, so I thought it was something that should be mentioned. I'm glad to hear you're that thorough, and I really enjoy your videos and respect you. I would like to revise my comment to be please mention that distraction, because it is often overlooked! :)

[@carissahogan9014]

What breed is this dog?

[@ronmcbee1701]

U the man Stonnie

[@jbender1024]

good stuff, but how do you correct if he doesn't stay?

[@sabrinam.4306]

You're like the Joel Osteen of canine knowledge 😂 I feel so blessed and inspired 😎

[@texterfnc8319]

Joel Osteen is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@mustafafatihozyurt7234]

Great video.

[@ksjlsublime]

How did you teach heel?

[@TheCrunk200]

Is the stake connected to the short lead next to the dog?

[@StonnieDennis]

Yes

[@recordingstudiotech]

How do I apply for the ride 4-wheelers, shoot guns and pet dogs position?

[@mmatrainee]

I need a tick to this gun show, take all my money 🤑💰💰💰💰💰

[@NancysFanciesDesign]

Nice shirt!

[@mrwho90]

Help! My lab will stay but she will lay down after a minute. Any tip to have her sit longer?

[@aw0kenyt107]

This helped me so much

[@Stringman1950]

Thanks.

[@StonnieDennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@melaniecarr8834]

Yep hes been in the military. "Let me move my balls outta the way"

[@brunopena7093]

Amazing!

[@pattilanham8502]

That’s awesome!!

[@ryanb9156]

my bloodhound is 3 months, he can sit and stay for a long time in the house but when outside its very hard and wont sit for long periods of time. is that realist for him to be able to do this at his age?

[@sharonmedforth5641]

what you need to do is practice on the street in the park on your neighbor's porch beside your house comma on the Street, you need to practice outside of your house for your dog to be good outside of your house you need to practice with kids around other dogs every place and in every situation you can think of

[@audrawelsh8467]

Yeah and start with a lot shorter times, maybe start at 15 seconds then add 5-10 seconds when he seams to be getting it. Work up to at least 3 minutes, I have my dog at a 30 minute down stay, and 10 minute sit and stand stay and he will hold those almost everywhere

[@eng618]

Would be nice to see the actual correction if the dog gets up...how you gently guide them back into place?

[@StonnieDennis]

Eric Garcia I wouldn’t have put him out there if I thought he was gonna break...if you want to develop a good stay, be patient and gradually increase the amount of time, distance, and distraction.

[@eng618]

Thanks, I have a 4 month old black lab...and your videos have been a HUGE help

[@StonnieDennis]

Eric Garcia That tie out method is a very simple and effective technique. Good luck!

[@Crystalvision27]

Awesome!

[@thuggfrogg]

Why does he remind me of Charlie Kelly so much?

[@lexilandry8473]

Great video. It would be interesting to see you work with a dog that isn't so well trained and gets up. Thanks.

[@StonnieDennis]

+Lexi Landry I use the exercise that is appropriate for the dogs level...

[@robertrodgers1423]

I think what Lexi meant was we never got to see you use the stake or the short lead to correct the dog and then start again. Great video, understand the concepts and wanted to see how you handled a dog not doing as instructed. Thanks for sharing, learning tons from your videos.

[@jB-ko1uh]

i agree..i would love to see what to do when they don't behave..i get the idea but i don't know how to control them with that long of a line if they run towards the distraction. thanks

[@hands-to-work1601]

On top of everything being fantastic, I love the shirt, too 😂

[@IanAlderige]

Is this a Zach Galifianakis character? Where is "Funyuns" the pug?

[@kimberlybracken8411]

Stonie I have decided if I need help with my new pup training him I want your advice he is my emotional support dog and he is joining my home with a ragdoll cat

[@kimberlybracken8411]

I have had for 4 years

[@kimberlybracken8411]

They are family to me I live in a apartment in door dog and cat

[@_jurist]

There’s not really a command of “stay”. There is sit. There is heel. There is hup or whoa. And everyone of those commands should be obeyed until the dog is released. So one of the ways to teach the unbreakable sit, is to teach the dog to wait for the release command, which can be anything from a clap of your hands to just saying OK. And once the dog knows to wait for the release command that then he’ll get to go do what he wants you have the unbreakable sit.

[@StonnieDennis]

Well, you are obviously wrong. I have 270 vides demonstrating that what I do works. Where is your body of work? I looked at your channel, you have zero content. Big mouth...zero content...

[@_jurist]

Actually, I’ve trained the only dog in the country to be a hunting retriever champion “HRCH” UKC, Master hunter “MH” pointing dog AKC, and NAVHDA prize one utility dog. The breath of skills you have to teach to one dog, to be able to do all of the different skills, at the highest level, over the widest possible skill set, and I don’t know what I’m talking I’ve helped hundreds of people, train their dogs. And the problem has never been the dogs. By the way never said your way didn’t work. Stay is just an added nuisance command. I find most people are confused by it. And when they remove that from their Training, the dogs learn faster.

[@StonnieDennis]

Jurist Okay, so now put that training work, in an easy to understand format for amateur trainers and let’s take a look at it. I want to see the process. The stay is not a nuisance at all, as that is the normal conversational way that people talk. If you have really helped as many people as you say you have, then by now you should realize that there are certain common speech patterns that are easier to incorporate into a training regimen than not. The dogs learn fast when trainers have fun and can be themselves.

[@StonnieDennis]

Here’s something simple that we can do. I’ll put up a video of a couple of 16 week old puppies tomorrow that are being taught using a conversational style. You put up two sixteen week old puppies that are being trained using a non conversational style. We can compare. Is that a deal?

[@_jurist]

Stonnie Dennis it is not about training the dog, it is about training the trainer. The dogs will respond to consistency. If I tell my dog to “sit” and then start talking to someone, does my dog get to get up and do what he wants after it gets bored or distracted, When he wants, Because I didn’t say “sit stay” or then add a “stay” once I start talking? How about heel, do I have to say “heel stay” Or the dog gets to move away from my side? How about kennel? Do I have to say kennel, and then add a “stay” to it once the dog is in there? Or should I just be able to say kennel, and the dog knows you have to stay there until I tell it it can come out? All the release command is doing, is teaching the dog to concentrate, and do the last thing it was commanded to do until released. You are adding stay to everything. When I’m going out the door, do I have to tell the dog “sit stay”? Then open the door, and release the dog? Or should I just say sit? I don’t think it’s more conversational, I think it’s the fact that people don’t understand, that the dog has to stay in whatever command you have just given it until released. So people think by saying “stay” to the dog, it’s suddenly knows what the word stay means in English. You’ve just added “stay” as a way of saying I mean the sit command now. Where as before it was just a temporary suggestion. Don’t have any puppies. You can either refute the logic, or move on.

[@alir.9894]

Ha! What a great dog!

[@Kthockey1970]

Would have really helped to use a dog that did not already have an unbreakable sit so we could see the correction in action

[@markginger4607]

The premack principle!

[@dustinsun5785]

I become a big fan of yours

[@anyoneanywhere8212]

My dogs eat beef, chicken, fish, turkey etc... Everyday. They have no problem obeying.

[@catherineratthe]

What breed is Floyd ?

[@FirstnameLastname-tb8mk]

catherineratthe English springer spaniel

[@greg3403]

Love the shirt my brother

[@droutdoors1991]

amazing

[@Amazing_missB]

How did you know I was knitting while watching this video?

[@RatdogDRB]

That Floyd is a GOOD boy !

[@wlwhistlelucy1868]

What if the dog doesn't stay????

[@shealynwatts5036]

Mark Evans work on your stay

[@KimBTown]

He’s tied up. So can’t Get away. Just go back and gently return him to his station. He can sit it down. But not walk off. This isn’t show dog stuff.

[@dutch971]

I live in the country by myself. The only distraction I have is a bird flying overhead. No neighbors, cars going by, nothing.

[@ahmedtitoo6389]

Love it u r a perfect

[@mtoy100]

I had to circle back and watch this one again. LOL

[@MattySellsMaine]

Love that T shirt... Trying to find it online...

[@tracybellis901]

Ha ha ha ha move me balls out the way your awesome stonie crack me up with your witt so entertaining I wish you did shetland ponies my dog 🐕 is always trying to be friends with our 3 year old pony but he runs at him to attack him everytime he gets close i had his balls off it calmed him down but still won't bond with the dog hes his only friend as hes too small to go out with the other horses and he trys beating them up too ha ha im sure with time and patience he will come right and thankyou for helping me make my dog so awesome 🐕‍🦺🐎❤

[@christinegreen7489]

He's too well trained stonnie you need to show us a novice dog for me to learn

[@StonnieDennis]

That's kind of supposed to be a funny video, but the truth is that it really works. Just follow the steps that I outline.

[@Putrefrye]

I got me some kids on the way, FBI squat

[@omarious]

Evildoers! These were the days.

[@chadhanson3431]

You should try with someone trying to get his attention.