Hyper-Dominant Belgian Malinois wants to Bully his Way through Life, Will We Put a Stop to it?

[@BDTraining]

People get a pass when they rescue a dog from a bad situation even if the dog is “too much for them”, it’s life or death at that point. All the shamers and Malinois elitists are going to get called out in the next podcast.

[@mrsmcdonald9363]

There's a thing called Miracle Baby Syndrome. People who have a child after years of trying, or have a child who survives a terrible health crisis, are often over-protective and permissive because that's their Miracle Baby. Owners of rescued dogs, especially if they come from a bad situation, often have Miracle Dog Syndrome. It's understandable, but unhealthy. You need to get the dog back on track with proper training and move forward. Congrats to these owners for putting in the work!

[@audbentley86]

@@The-Dom When you rescue a dog from a high kill shelter or certain environments you are not necessarily going to know how they are with other animals, yes ideally you will know, but that's not always the case. They are getting him the training he needs so yeah, maybe give them a pass.

[@samwdavis]

For me.... ALL dog owners with problems get a pass.... not just owners of "rescue" dogs. They get a pass if they truly want to resolve the problem but just lacked information on how to do it, and they're willing to put in the work, which these owners seem willing to do. I REALLY like what you told them in that the WHY doesn't matter.. The HOW to fix it is the same!!! ABSOLUTELY!! Forget about the why! Not shaming the owners here. For some reason, 99% of owners ask the same question, but has you said... "I don't care why." What matters is how to fix it. This is maybe the best video that I've seen you produce in that I can't really critique any part of it. I only have personal preference differences. For me PERSONALLY, socializing dogs doesn't mean meeting and being friends with other dogs. It means being around distractions of all kinds and ignoring them. I don't want my dogs to be friends with other people or other dogs. I want to be the world to my dogs and all that they need. But again, there's no right or wrong there. It's just personal preference and lifestyle. EXCELLENT JOB!!! I can see that you're really helping these owners and I have no doubt that they have succeeded with their goals with your help and under your guidance. One last comment. I generally don't distinguish between breeds... poodles or Dobermans in how I train. BUT... Hopefully people get the information that they need when acquiring a Malinois or worse yet, a wolf breed. They DO have special characteristics that require another level of training and care that's just not right for every dog owner.

[@rptrick79]

​@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8bruh, I think you commented on the wrong video .I don't think malinois repent or read. Gtfoh

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

@@rptrick79 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Groet]

The golden retreiver is like: I didn't sign up for this man....

[@robinhedlundkarlsson5184]

😂

[@BDTraining]

It builds character

[@soleknight3212]

Looked pretty chilled to me

[@Catbooks]

That's such a Golden attitude 😄

[@Ghost11720]

😂

[@AlethrialTheElvenEmpress]

I’m a little late to the party, but before this comment section is filled with “THEY SHOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THE BREED”, I just want to remind people that sometimes dogs just land in people’s laps for some reasonings we might not know. If nobody learns, nobody is going to be able to become “experienced”. You all have to understand that every experienced person starts out ignorant. And obviously these people care about the dogs enough to bring them there. Yes, people who are in general getting a dog should research. But it’s not always that simple. And it doesn’t matter at the point they are with Joel. By the time they are here, They want to keep the dog and learn to work with them appropriately.

[@Anon_E_Muss]

Very true! That's how I got my intact adult giant schnauzer, he fell into my lap one day, literally and I had to learn how to control a dominant powerful breed of dog really quickly. Kudos to this couple coming to the master for guidance!

[@LawnOrnament]

@@Anon_E_Mussi wish a giant schnauzer would fall in my lap!! Been begging my husband to let me get one for months!🤣

[@Anon_E_Muss]

@@LawnOrnament try a giant rescue, or a breeder. Giants are wonderful, just be prepared for a stubborn, boundary pushing horse in your home with a lot of energy for the first three years! An adult will be more mature 😉

[@MrEliasdl]

I'm a big advocate of researching the breed. Not everyone is built to be physically dominant enough to correct a dominant breed of dog. It's not fair to the dog or the person for that 10 plus year commitment to the animal's life. It's a safety issue that should not be taken lightly.

[@mandyaitken3406]

Beautifully put

[@annmeacham5643]

I LOVE Prince’s nuanced reactions. After his correction, he immediately spun around to test delicately how well it worked, whether more was needed. How about a video montage of Prince displaying his various intensities in different situations? It’ll thrill Prince’s Fans! 🙏🥰👏

[@Ms.OliversLife]

Joel knows everything. As soon as Joel corrected him, the dog was like “ok, sorry”. Small intervals of socialization just like that. He will get better. Just don’t allow him to get away with ANYTHING. Great video Joel!

[@underduress5761]

"Everything" is completely false. I'm gonna call you out on that. Joel knows a lot more about somethings, but he doesn't even know 1% of everything

[@stephenr80]

And even then muzzle on for a long while.

[@RCDS777]

​@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8Jesus is coming Repent everyone in sin will burn

[@peterbarrett5496]

How bout u get a dog breed that doesn't want to bite everything. Should our him down

[@bearblazingbachmann3699]

Noone knows Everything-Stupid

[@pinkmako7682]

It’s crazy that Prince didn’t correct him even though that was a huge dominance move. It’s amazing how well Prince can read other dogs and know what the situation needs.

[@jbwplu8842]

Most dogs can but they don’t choose to

[@joesfreshaquatics6488]

No wrong. He doesnt have intelligence of a human to understand that. What he does know is that the belgian is like a firework ready to work him till death. Its dog behavior dude. Not human behavior! Stop treating them like humans!

[@jbwplu8842]

@@joesfreshaquatics6488 I don’t think you even meant to respond to me but you are right and wrong Prince is something special fore sure dogs cannot tell situations apart they only understand the reaction to different situations for Prince to not completely dominate this dog is honestly crazy Prince has been through hundreds of dogs and I truly think he knows what he should do in different situations that is what can be taught in a dog.

[@someusername4129]

I kinda took that as prince calling his bluff as in yeah the mal made a big move but it wasn't as serious as it sounded. I think this dog is dominant but not as dominant as we might think. One thing that I noticed prince is good at is measuring his response to other dogs, he seems to put just the right amount of pressure in most situations. Like he's been in so many situations that he knows how to be around strange dogs and in a group. He doesn't seem to get serious unless the dog is truly serious with their behavior. That mal seems to get overstimulated easily and lashes out.

[@User7688.--_]

@@jbwplu8842You are so right. Prince knows precisely what to do in the situation of helping dogs. Yes, he has helped hundreds of dogs on his way to becoming Bosco. Joel is the best trainer to help people and dogs to live a happy, healthy life.

[@sibeldjc1864]

A master at work and casually dropping life hacks🔥 “The cure to dominance is being more dominant” Watching their body language, the corrections, Joel being in his element, just another perfect video ..!!

[@Anon_E_Muss]

I loved that!

[@piercemccauley7079]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8shut up

[@havoc1zero]

I spent some time with a few malinois overseas. Scary dogs but super disciplined if you know what you’re doing. Good on these folks for getting the necessary training. Good luck with him, he’ll be a great loyal companion for life, I’m sure of it.

[@2K9s]

Some people don’t understand the difference between a purpose “built” dog like you’ve spent time with vs dogs in a civilized environment who come from backyard breeding. Disaster waiting to happen… like most humans. 😅

[@havoc1zero]

@@2K9s yes I agree. This is one breed that you should never get from a backyard breeder.

[@shamshieldd214]

we had some k9 guys with us on patrols, they loved their owner and just us infantry guys. hated the afghan dogs lol

[@jannellmeagher638]

I am happy people with a Mali have trainers like you to really help. You are a Godsend for them.

[@benji.B-side]

Excellent video, my Hyper-Dominant rescue dog, was just like that Malinois, in reaction to other dogs. I have done a lot to alter his behaviour, I had to pin him down at times, to correct his reaction to other dogs, and to assert my dominance over him. I've raised my dogs from pups all my life, all behaved perfectly. This was the first time I had took in a rescue, with 5 years of baggage, of not learning how to be a normal dog. Bue to this channel, I learned even more about methods and training, to tackle some issues that were hard to crack. Now he is a changed dog. I still have to be cautious with him. when he meets new dogs at first. I'm still undoing those 5 years of wrong behaviour. He personality is of dominance, I cannot train out a personality, that is him, who he is, but I can train his behaviour, to give the right reaction and not an inappropriate reaction. He now knows I am 'The Boss' and has split focus now. And along with reading his body language carefully and subtle corrections (He corrects himself now mostly), I can now get him to slowly meet up and sniff new dogs, without setting him up for failure. Great video Beckman. I would love to see a video when you go into more depth about dog body language and interaction. 😀

[@MrEliasdl]

Your experience reminds me of mine with my Red Doberman we adopted at 1 year 11 months. When I got him he was close to what the dog in this video was like always ending up in fights with males who didn't appreciate his stiff posture over them like Prince did to this dog.. My assertive voice corrections weren't working so I ended up forcefully pinning him down for the first time and saw his eyes get that holy crap look. Suddenly every voice command was responded to like the most obedient soldier ready to serve. With persistence on no tolerance for not listening to the most basic of commands eventually he became very similar in character to Prince. It was kind of cool to see how protection Dogs like him look for the pecking order and will assume top position for protection in your household if you don't establish that they are serving you and below even the smallest child in the house. He went from taking charge with his instincts to looking over at me like "boss do you see this crap" ? Then I would tell him it's ok Red or step in with him right behind me. And awesomely he would still know when to spring to action when it was time to defend my family, friends, and I with his physicality. I can't wait to get my next male Doberman. RIP Red. We are just waiting for our Dodo Bird/Smart as a fox sweet Weimaraner/Doberman mix girl to complete her family service.

[@aurasmith1182]

The Mals tail position drops nicely after each correction too, def respects that message

[@KingsMom831]

Lol Prince just jogging laps😂 We can do this ALL DAY😂😂😂

[@pattkadrlikgutsche6307]

The Best I just love Prince back and forth. He owns the place

[@KingsMom831]

@@pattkadrlikgutsche6307 He’s an absolute legend! Freaking love that dog!

[@cazinaus4917]

So good. I hope the owners come back for more training with their lovely Malinois who just doesn't know any better. Great video Joel ,Prince and the ever lovely Golden.

[@davidanddaniellerosales9974]

I appreciated Joel's response to the "how does he know not to protect us" 😅

[@yesdvt]

We all know who is dominant one in that relationship. 😅

[@davidanddaniellerosales9974]

@@yesdvt haha!! That's a good one. 👌

[@davidanddaniellerosales9974]

@@yesdvt I really thought he was going to tear that idea to shreds. But I think k the way he handled it was more suitable because these people actually do want to help the dog

[@eldritchbeing2879]

​@@davidanddaniellerosales9974 You can hear and see the disappointment in her dumb question is all over him.

[@ruthquirk8618]

Sometimes you have to ask the "dumb" question. Now she knows better for it. There's no such thing as a "dumb question" isn't that what they say in school? People should stop judging and making untasteful comments about the owners that come on here, I'm guessing Joel didn't put that part of the video in to "embarrass" her but so we can learn from it

[@authenticoverreplica2700]

One of my favorite dog behaviorist/trainers 🐕 Excited everytime a video is dropped. Great video Joel and Prince. You two are a great team. 👍🏻

[@BDTraining]

Thanks so much!!

[@TheKopfjager]

Takes a different type of person to work and own these dogs, but definitely worth it if you put in the work, and hours. Kudos to them for seeking knowledge and guidance. It breaks my heart that they have spotlighted Mals in movies, and now are being adopted as fast as they are being surrendered. Awesome work Joel and Prince!

[@TodayIFoundSomethingShiney]

I think the thing Im most impressed by is you ability to immediately notice and react to a behavior as expressed with a canine so quickly

[@AleisterCrowleyMagus]

Prince really is a zen master - what an amazingly intelligent and well-trained doggo! He is a hero for all dogs!

[@markhammer1902]

Had a very aggressive Belgian come charging off-leash at my two German Shepherds and me, until my large male went into Full Throttle protection mode. The Belgian tucked his tail between his legs and went the other way. I don't think my dog is dominant but he does not tolerate aggression toward him or any member of his pack. And most of all, my dogs understand who is the leader of the pack. Personally I think the lady has more dog than she can handle.

[@crownofhair]

The dog responded quickly to corrections and will likely just take time and desensitization, as you said. I'm not an expert, but I don't let my dogs jump up on me unless I invite them to. Best wishes to the owners, I hope they got the tools they need for a happy, healthy life with their Mal 💕

[@muchachonextdoor5608]

Every dog needs a friend that's a golden. I have a Bernese Mountain Dog and her favorite friends are goldens.

[@soleknight3212]

These videos are fascinating. You are definitely one of the best trainers around. I love the way you assess things like a surgeon, and usually get big results in a short space of time. God bless

[@ixtlibell1516]

I love the way you show your in charge. You are the only person that I am going to take advice from about training. You do this out of love and I see it works. Keep the videos coming.

[@FAFObozo]

I have a rescued malinois that is almost a year old that spent most of her puppy life in the wild. Got her at around 7 months old. Fortunately, she isn't overly dominant but does have some other issues and quirks that I've been working on to integrate her into the pack with my other two large dogs. Super sweet, smart, loyal, and protective, but she can turn on a dime and it takes some keen observation to understand and correct her while preventing things from getting out of control. Takes a maniac to understand one, so I'm glad she found me.

[@okaysookay]

the way you talk to people is the best. you make everything seem so simple. thanks again for everything!

[@neilurquhart8622]

Brilliant video with useful explanations…..the lovely Golden still wanted to be friends after being attacked 🇬🇧

[@prndownload]

Golden could tell he doesn't have bad intentions he just needs some instruction from other dogs on what is acceptable behaviour.

[@Anon_E_Muss]

Man, that is one good looking malinois! He is just stunning! I would love to own one but I don't have the energy for em, so I'll just admire them from afar. Great lessons from you and Prince today, it's always hard for me to differentiate dominance from aggression with reactivity. I learn something from each of your videos, thank you so much!

[@slopsec2358]

You are 100% correct. That has NOTHING to do with protection and everything to do with dominance/aggression. He needs to be brought down about a dozen notches and socialized extensively. Hopefully the owners are people who can recognize, or at least accept this... and learn to act accordingly. Oh, and take that stupid harness off him! (Slip lead is on upside down)

[@softsounds8453]

That's the problem with a lot of protection and guardian breeds these days. People keep seeing their aggression and call it protection.

[@CaduceusErin]

People anthropomorphize a lot. "OH, he was treated badly, he's traumatized, he's scared". Sometimes, sure. Sometimes your poor rescue doggie is actually a dick. My dog once got attacked by an aggressive Aussie mix that broke its retractable leash (never should've been on one) and charged her from like 50 feet away. The guy got mad at me for kicking his dog and claimed it was being "protective". I said, no it wasn't, we were so far away my dog didn't even register your dog's existence, you have an aggressive dog and you're a bad dog owner. I was so flustered by that entire encounter. The lengths people will go to to justify their dog's poor behavior...

[@emanuellopez8578]

Is incredible how Prince behaves, his moves are very subtle, what you do and what he does is deeply meaningful.

[@goombah7861]

THIS channel is high-caliber people training!

[@duhzziee]

So happy to see this. I have a Malinois that just turned 1, and last month before he was neutered he met two intact pugs, brothers. One was very dominant and one shy. My Malinois plays both ways, but can come off a bit dominant to dogs that aren't properly socialized, as his excited posture is very upright. He isn't a fan on loud barking as he was backyard bred and we kinda rescued him from there when he was 4 months old with no socialization whatsoever, except with his noisy litter mates. We've taken him everywhere we can and have him meet every dog we can, and he went from being pissing himself scared to loving everything, and loves almost every dog. Except that dominant pug. Owner admitted they didn't have great socialization and were currently in manners classes, but i think my boy gave him the best lesson. As the pug kept blocking him off from the other dog, barking in his face and being very dominant, while my boy actually had his head and tail down and was showing he wasn't wanting any issues. After a couple minutes by Mal got fed up and jumped on him to teach him a lesson, scared the beejezus out of that pug. No teeth were involved, just a hard quick lesson learned. Owner completely understood and we were able to quickly de-escalate before we went our separate ways. No surprise, the pug got quiet and his body language was definitely much meeker after that. And my Mal had no change in behavior, he even wanted to teach a Shepard who snapped at him a lesson but that was during training and they both wouldn't have backed down, so we let the Shepard's owner teach hers instead. And my Mal immediately went back to wanting to play with every dog there. They're such smart dogs.

[@anniebananie416]

I have met a dominant dog at an outdoor shelter and he was very calm, didn’t need to exert any aggressiveness as the other dogs just gave him respect. Opened my eyes to how some dominant dogs behave

[@Yoshi278]

As a lot of people say its all energy. Some dominant dogs just give off that calm and confident energy in everything they do so the less dominant dogs are just happy for him to take the reigns (Like Prince). Unfortunately this dog looks like he's needed to fight to stay the top dog in the past.

[@vikingdogmanship]

​@@Yoshi278Yea dogs dont follow unstable leaders

[@softsounds8453]

Yeah a good dominant dog is one that doesn't feel the need to fight every dog they see. They're confident and comfortable with who they are. All you've gotta keep an eye out for with a well trained dominant dog is making sure they don't go too far when correcting another dog, making sure they don't butt heads with a dog like themselves (confident and dominant), or get offended over simple shit they really shouldn't be taking personally 💀 Outside of that? They're just dogs.

[@softsounds8453]

Forgot to mention it in my previous comment, but Prince and Bosco are good examples of dominant dogs, especially because neither of those dogs are/were neutered. They're confident and comfortable with who they are and their position but you don't see them trying to tear every dog that comes up to them apart. You don't see them excessively dominating other dogs either. That's what you want in a good dominant dog. You just have to work for it.

[@vikingdogmanship]

@@softsounds8453 I live in a country where spaying and neutering is illegal unless medical reasons. So it is very interesting to work with socializing mostly intact dogs.

[@heybri]

I tell so many ppl with new dogs about this channel.. Its genius and its so simple.. dogs learn from eachother much better than from humans.. We even did this with my sisters new pup (a stafforshire/lab mix rescue).. we brought my dads dog (about 2-3 years older mixed rescue pup) to her house and right away her pup was jumping all over him and within 10 minutes they were best buds and she wouldn't get out of line at all.. He didn't have to push the issue.. he let her know that what she was doing was unacceptable and it ended.. immediately.. they have since become best friends and even sleep together when they are here for visits. its honestly incredible

[@NkaujKabLiaThoj]

He’s really good at explaining his toughness with the dogs because he understands he has sensitive viewers

[@phaedraphelps6943]

Thank you for this video. I’ve got a similar issue with my Malinois. This was nice to see how you handled it.

[@annwhiteside1126]

My dog, exactly .. thank you for your help. & hope …. Plus mine has epilepsy. High drive, bad breeding, puppy mill rescue. No one has let me in a group class the 3 yrs I’ve had her. “She’s too much dog for you” - covid puppy 3/20. how’re we supposed to learn? Safety is always 1st, but it’s 💔 Lots of private lessons, but it doesn’t transfer to real world. Never met another dog as a friend .. We’re doing (distanced) pack walks at least. Thousands spent on training, just not helpful to her & me. Thank you for your valuable help. Had GSD’s for forty yrs - AKC -this one’s papers are in Romanian.

[@sibeldjc1864]

I hope things will get easier for you and your dog 🙏🏽 I’m glad you’ve found this channel, the videos here will help you a big time I’m sure 🐾🤍 good luck!!

[@pattkadrlikgutsche6307]

First: your dance video is the best-can watch it all day Second: one of the well explained video and your comments. The owners are wonderful rescuing a very bright breed, and taking him to you. This video also immensely helps me with my Mal and GSD rescues with other dogs. TY

[@Newb118]

3:30 this moment where they both look away, amazing communication caught on cam

[@missonmanband19]

Love you showing how to fix dominant behavior in different altercations. It helps me know how many times I have to continue my dominance, but most of all with calm but firm control. ❤❤

[@underduress5761]

I could feel the tension just by seeing this guy's body language and even Prince wasn't able to keep his dominance energy high. This Mali is a tough case and you handled this with greatness

[@davidanddaniellerosales9974]

Its not said enough, Prince is beautiful

[@SN00PICUS]

You have done a wonderful job with Prince. You just don't see dogs like him very often. Amazing

[@jillsy2815]

Wow this was FANTASTIC body language explanations!!! Can't wait to see the follow-ups! ❤🐾

[@grassfolk]

I liked the balance of this. Advising not to let him practice that behaviour, while also encouraging more desensitisation.

[@katej2538]

Excellent I love your no BS approach to training. My 2 year old Mal started her training at 6 months. Best dog ever but knows who is the boss😊

[@C.Money.]

your vibes are just so intense that I think you would overwhelm me just talking about the weather. But I can’t even fault you for that cause you just know your shit. Just a good trainer.

[@ionutkiss6381]

Absolutely amazing video! Just like the previous ones. Thank you!

[@UNDERDOGMMA]

Pure gold right there, great work Joel!!!

[@psyclepath1964]

I'm the new human for an unsocialized Malinois. This is the video that I needed for today. Thanx.

[@Paulusia1111]

I hope the owner sees my comment. The harness is restricting his shoulder movement. You might want to change it to a Y harness if you need one

[@BobHoover-kl6zm]

Yes ...I don't even like collors .l trained my Mal Hahn with hand signals .He stays in my hand ,and heals no leash required ...I don't like harness like this .lts not nessarry.

[@Paulusia1111]

@@BobHoover-kl6zm I don’t know what country you’re for but in some you are required to leash your dog and also put of respect for other people. A harness has its benefits like safety while travelling by car or while training mantrailing or Canicross sports. I don’t have a fence around my backyard so I use a harness to strap my dog to a pole when she wants to stay outside. It’s a temporary solution though.

[@co8008]

I see Prince take it easy on quite a few younger dogs in a lot of your videos. I think it's just like a confident guy who has a young guy step up to him. He doesn't feel a need to go hard right off the bat because he's confident in himself and he knows a lot of it is just a combination of age, hormones, and inexperience.

[@batmanbear]

For me, the over-dominant dogs were the easiest dogs to correct the behavior, because I easily dominate large breeds, while most owners just don't understand how they're encouraging the behavior. They often have trouble dealing with multiple strong dogs and usually project the wrong intentions onto the dog, like this woman misconstruing being a dick for protection.

[@ScythianLynx]

Prince continues to amaze me. He is as Socially smart, perceptive, and fluent a dog that I've ever seen ...

[@BobHoover-kl6zm]

He rules the roost around there .

[@Scraggledust]

Holy crap. My rescue has oddly familiar traits to the malinois. They never showed me the full list. 16 breeds and according to shelter no breed was dominant. These videos have really helped me work with her effectively. Now I can say”leave it” and she’ll listen❤❤❤❤ Ty so much

[@mlambrechts1]

I'm from Belgium. This is a nice "old style" Malinois; I mean the colors, fitness and presentation. I like what you did. A dog is a dog, is a dog... I also think that the owner should stop touching his dog, bc that makes the Malinois more possessive (= prone to protection and aggression).

[@aronrobinson8978]

I agree 100%. I thought the same thing when the dog was standing on her lap. If my working line gsd tries that and gets in my space for attention, I send him with a place command. He only gets affection when I call him or approach and give it. He is a dominant stubborn one also. Working dogs like mals and gsd require constant and consistent structure. There has to be leadership.

[@rev9fan1]

Yup, one sign of an aggressive dog is being on top of an owner like that, and the way he was looking around.... next he will be back in for people aggression.

[@williwipfel6]

He is very dark, my Malinois look like a „normal“ Malinois 😂, he is very Beautiful!

[@DCB1209]

@@rev9fan1 I'd almost guarantee that dog views that woman as his. I have seen it where a dog takes ownership or dominance over certain people in the house.

[@rev9fan1]

@@DCB1209 yes, and that's scary with dogs over 15 pounds!

[@Loki-Rosies-mom]

I have a GSD who's a rescue and she's like this but improving. I look forward to seeing updates on this pup. Joel I really enjoy your methods of training 🙏🐾 looking forward to the podcast especially the calling out of the malinois haters 😂 xxx

[@yiani31]

Me too. She's not a rescue though. She was nice and didn't have to worry about here playing with other dogs until (I think) almost a year old. Then she just started getting dominant (I'm convinced after this video) and aggressive. I heard so many other stupid explanations, she's protecting me, she's scared, she doesn't get enough exercise (BS)... nope, she just seems to feel entitled to dominate/attack other dogs, after a tense moment sizing them up up close. And for small dogs, honestly I think she would just destroy them if given the chance, I really think she just wants to hunt them. So what's your plan for training it... seems like you need the opportunity to get repeated corrections with lots of dogs

[@KingsMom831]

Hey dog people! What an incredible video!

[@sheryl5252]

these are very smart dogs. it doesn't take long for them to pick up the rules. but consistency is the key. IMHO good video. informative. thanks!

[@dottiscamprunamuck2830]

The Malinois is going to be the next top shelter dog. GSD's are already there in my area. Like you've said, people need to look into the reality of owning certain breeds.

[@kuroimushi9421]

That's because stupid people fall in love in picture of perfect dog showed on tv or big screen, and they think they will get perfect "product" the first day they buy/adopt the dog/puppy...they don't realize some breeds can't be brought right by AVERAGE human, it takes knowledge, resources, time, stability in owners mental health, 24/7 time (that's maybe not even 1% in human population, that can make "difficult" breed perfect...no matter if it's malinois, tibetan mastiff etc), they are dogs bred to work...so agression and stamina runs in their veins, it's cientifically proved, the docile ones are the default pups.

[@dottiscamprunamuck2830]

@@kuroimushi9421 It's easy to have a dog think every things a threat, it really is.

[@a.lamettamasonryandtile1503]

​@kuroimushi9421 are u a scientist? Where did u get that information? u even spelled scientifically wrong. Your saying 99% of people are stupid and have mental health issues? that's a lot. So basically only 1 percent of the human population can own a working line dog from what your saying? Maybe people just need to be educated, so instead of shaming them, teach them, since it seems like you know everything about these breeds. throwing out fake stats doesn't help

[@kuroimushi9421]

@@dottiscamprunamuck2830 with that point of view there's no chance to own a "special need dog" and have stressless life nor enjoy having the dog (that's why I won't be owning "difficult breed", I'm not capable to met their expectations...even if I'm able to give confidence to the overreacting dog by stress, so it won't charge at other dogs), the problem is most of people doesn't even understand there's always threat ...even with family breeds, that's why we end up with agressive/overreactive and unsocialised pets. In my country if you find 20 socialised dogs without mental problems in one small district...that would be a miracle.

[@kaitlynpatterson6605]

This is exactly the way my boy acts! Awesome to see how to handle it safely!

[@cappy2282]

Great work! He will be a great dog when he's humbled. He's a good guy deep down but his aggression is dangerous

[@colinlear9757]

Cool mate, am just socialising a 3 year old untrained malinois that the owner who rescued him thought was a German shepherd. The truth is it's the owners as much as the dogs that need training / educating and I'm glad to see you doing that.

[@katyakka]

The Mailois is super smart... he needs guidance, strong leadership ( iron hand in a white glove)! This epiode was awesome!

[@yishaihalpin]

This is extremely helpful. We have a Rotti that’s a year and a half hold and we just acquired a 10 month old Mali from a neighbor. Our Rotti has never been put in her place and this little Mali has done it. I already think they’re doing better together after a day and a half but it’s mainly when I want to pet our Rotti the Mali starts attacking her. But it’s getting better like I said. We’d love to keep the Mali and are not planning on giving up so videos like this are very helpful.

[@StreetLethalRacing]

Loved my Malinois, extremely intelligent dog, and pound for pound the strongest I’ve ever owned. It’s not that they are dominant, the breed craves direction and leadership. If you don’t give them that, they get out of hand. Mine used to play with my friends pitty, both got along very well. Sometimes they’d get into it, and yes the Pitbull was stronger, but you’d never know it because my Malinois knew how to get him down. Just an overall highly intelligent dog. Love the breed…. ❤️

[@margaretfleming3554]

You rescued a Malinois, kudos to you, and my advice, as someone who has a retired working one, would be to watch a few training methods and see what works for your dog. Personally I would never pin one, they can redirect their aggression onto you.

[@a.lamettamasonryandtile1503]

very good point. Mals are sensitive and need a calm presence. redirection and rewards (treats, balls, etc) when they obey commands are the best form of training with this breed.

[@margaretfleming3554]

@@a.lamettamasonryandtile1503 I could not agree with you more. Thank you for this reply!

[@quekumber]

I am addicted to these videos. Prince is the best effing dog. Never loved a strangers dog more lol. Great work.

[@jordanwill1923]

My grandparents raised dogs and all sorts of animals and they were very good at what they did. That being said, you are the first person I have seen on YT actually show what it's actually like and what it takes to get a well behaved animal.

[@2greeksandacamera]

Joel you’re the best.

[@nancy-dharmadee4703]

I love "totally love" watching your videos, because.... You explain every body-movement k9 language.... ❤

[@MrEliasdl]

That dog is dominant and also100% smart. It responds immediately to correction. The owners are completely the issue. Specifically this woman who should not be handling a dominant dog breed. I'm glad they are getting help.

[@Blue-moon12]

Malinois are working dogs and are full of energy. Not a dog for beginners or non active people. I have a 20 month old GSD and she keeps me active.

[@Catbooks]

They're not only working dogs, they are very intense working dogs. For sure not for beginners, or not active people, and it's not the right dog for most people. No shade on the owners in this video, who've done the right thing by taking him to Joel and are very open to learning. GSDs aren't for beginners and inactive people either, as you know. I wish people would spend more time researching the breeds, or mixes, they adopt, and being honest about their own lifestyles, experience, and which kind of dogs best fit with them. Just read an account of someone who has a sheltie and has moved to an apartment with thin walls and her neighbours are complaining about all the barking. Well, yeah, you got or adopted a notoriously barky breed and moved somewhere where this is a problem. I just hope the dog doesn't suffer as a result and she ends up surrendering it to a shelter or rescue.

[@User7688.--_]

We’ve heard that all before.

[@Blue-moon12]

@@Catbooks I agree 100%. Some people think owning a dog is easy, feed them, walk them and that's it.

[@Blue-moon12]

@@User7688.--_ I beg to differ. You may have, but I don't believe all people know.

[@User7688.--_]

@@Blue-moon12, his subscribers, who have watched so many of his videos, know this. It doesn't matter that they shouldn't have gotten the dog. They've got him now. We don't know their story. We know nothing about them or why they got him. They are getting the help they need. That's what matters. Many owners get the breed they want for whatever reason. ☮️

[@deapthought1156]

Great video. Thanks.

[@robbidi123]

Always enjoy these. TY!

[@SnakesandDoggies]

Little Gucci I'm dealin with right now has this wonderful trait as well... I gotta send this video to his owners too! Nice timing! ✌💖

[@vasilverback5026]

I like you fam, thanks for clowning 😂, my rescue Akita who grew up in a car for the first year of his life & was never socialized, is a happy 3 yr old with a same sex male Doberman as his best friend, just cuz I rescued a dog who was a threat to others isn’t an excuse for me not to have helped him become his best form, he was the problem we fixed it, no one cares about your dogs backstory when it’s biting them or their dog

[@shannonfrink7939]

This was a very interesting video. A very dominant but indiscriminate dog. Would love updates on how he does as he moves through your training. If anyone can get him to learn how to be appropriately social, it is you, Joel. Thank you - learn so much from you that has helped our group that walks and trains our dogs together so they can live their best dog lives.

[@songbird2g2]

02:00 Joel’s “ooohhh…” wow, he is really listening: this man is such an advocate for his clients. The best.

[@yesdvt]

His "ooohhh" was more in line with "you think this is what is happening where I think your dog is just a jerk"

[@pittymama4500]

So, the way that Mom is coddling him while Joel is sitting at the desk talking is very telling about where he comes up with this confidence. Some dogs are so affected by our love and affection. This is one of those dogs and affection at the wrong time for this guy can be super duper dangerous. Everything mom says and does during this video is very telling but she has a malinois not a lab! If it wasn't for Dad she would have probably gone to a positive only trainer. You can tell that she is just not there yet and believing that her dog is this thing called dominance and even more that dominance can only be matched by dominance.

[@bertvsrob]

prince just cruising round is so cathartic

[@adriannarodriquez16]

I got my dog during the pandemic while not working for a year which meant it was just her and I most of time. We went on our walks during hours that most people worked so not many dogs for her to socialize with. I didn’t realize that dogs needed to be socialized since dogs I’ve had prior never had any issues. My now 4 yr old Australian shepherd mixed with bull terrier now is like the dog in this video. I do blame myself for not properly training my dog as I should have but these videos have been helpful with working on her reacting. I wish I could have her around other dogs but she is just like the dog in this video. I will say I will be trying with a muzzle next to see if that will help her around my mother in laws dog she sometimes gets along with.

[@a.lamettamasonryandtile1503]

Great information. Thank you for posting this video. I rescued a full blown malinois when he was 5 months old. He was great with other dogs in the beginning but not with people. Once he got bigger and badder he became dominant towards other dogs but not people. granted... i worked hard at socializing him towards people. but something in his brain switched. hes great with dogs hes known since a pup but not with new ones. He has a serious pack mentality and doesnt like outsiders. Im going to use the info in this video to adjust his attitude and type A personality.

[@wayneking4590]

thanks for keeping it real!

[@Jedagirl]

That is a beautiful Mal.

[@lisaleondires9576]

I love to learn about the dog body language. I had no idea how to read them. Thank you for breaking it down so well. Great video. Also I don’t see many trainers Not shocking/pinching the dominant dogs. You fascinate me.

[@User7688.--_]

Welcome! 🌟

[@uncle_creepy2743]

love that cut around 6:50 .... you showed us without showing us

[@haruszenko4362]

this malinois is beautiful! love seeing dogs that aren’t fat nowadays lol

[@prndownload]

What a gangly cutie. He just wants and needs someone who understands his intensity, can get inside his head like a brain worm and can exercise it in some fun activities then allow only relaxation the rest of the time.

[@blackbird163]

Aww that golden so cute

[@emj850]

I think one of the most important points of dog ownership is having the dog know that you are more dominant. When dog owners lack that skill, it shows up.

[@Ace_4k]

Great vid. I'm assuming 6:40 was a side submit, I can understand editing it out but I think viewers need to see the technique used especially when it's warranted. The owners will definitely have to desensitize him to more dogs, more often imo.

[@rev9fan1]

I agree

[@Anon_E_Muss]

Perhaps Joel doesn't put those up because he doesn't want to encourage people using that technique when it isn't warranted. I'm just speculating, as I'm no expert, but I would think, that may cause aggression if used incorrectly? I think I heard that somewhere. I would be interested to hear Joel's thoughts on that in his podcasts if he's interested in explaining it to us, though. I wonder if I'm wrong about that technique, I've never used it personally.

[@softsounds8453]

​@@Anon_E_MussYeah if the dog truly thinks he's over you on the totem pole he's gonna fight back if you try to put him in submissive posture (laying on their side or back). You've gotta be careful with it.

[@baadbetaa]

That looks just like my 1yr old mal! Also a rescue.

[@killercat941]

Great video

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

This couple has an interesting dynamic which you can see right from the start of the video. The husband with his arms folded in a defensive, almost submissive posture. The wife with her hands on hips in a power pose, asserting dominance. I hope they accept and follow the expert advice that was given.

[@Izzy-xz6hg]

Dog has learned to dominate from his master lol

[@paulhobbs1937]

Beautiful Doberman!

[@beaut-ful-d-saster]

This boy is not a bad boy. He just needed someone who cares about him to check him before he wrecks himself and ends up in trouble. That last bark from Prince though. I understood that. He was saying "Hey! Stop being a jerk!"

[@trumanhw]

Prince is just such a gorgeous dog

[@jodystrumila8665]

When you have to go around your back and switch hands.....he got you.

[@maralfniqle5092]

That poor darling of a golden!

[@ericfazekas1057]

I love these videos I just have to post on this one, I have an aggressive command voice like Joel and my female plotthound is napping next to me; Joel aggressively said "Hey!" Like he does and she lurched out of her sleep from his voice. Too funny😂 Having said that, probably one of Joel's most important lessons that people should take away is the inflection in your voice when you say a command. It really is extremely effective. Another great video! Thanks Joel