Getting Back into Training After Taking a Break

[@atomickeeyu2285]

I'm just happy to see you back at what you do so well! I think I can safely say we all love your work!

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks!

[@chronically_funnyemma4214]

This is such a helpful video for someone like me, who is disabled and deals with depression quite a lot. I wish I could train my dogs in the capacity I do on my good days every day, but it’s just not like that in reality haha. Just found your channel, can’t wait to watch more!

[@kikopup]

Oh Im glad it was helpful :) Yeah, it also helps to get inspired. Otherwise there can feel like no motivation.

[@zieteniere7500]

halo looks so different! hes always been handsome but now he's super handsome. we just moved so I haven't got to train as much as I wanted and were getting back into it. perfect timing. thank you for this!

[@Roboarrow]

I'm glad you took the time for yourself, but happy to see you back. This was really useful. I haven't seen a lot of advice about getting over excited during training but that is something I run into a lot with my pup and this offered some really good tips.

[@sonlightgardens1181]

Thank you so much for this! In the next couple weeks I’ll be getting back into training with my dogs after an unexpected six month break, so all these tips are very helpful!

[@g.franch4097]

Thanks for all your insight. Your channel is fenomenal. You should seriously think about put all these massive practical knowledge and merge it into a book. It would be a standard for new dog owners or even for more advanced ones, a must have!

[@danielleperrett2318]

My dog is scared of people and other dogs and I’ve had lots of tips off Emily’s videos on KZbin! And he have stop barking at cats, dogs and people he haven’t lunged to bark at dogs from across the Street like he used to and I’ve been enjoying my walks with my boy now all thanks to Emily! I have now gone out my way to get a dvd of hers called reactivity a program for rehabilitation could only get it from American but she’s so amazing. I’m waiting for it to come now to watch it to see more stuff to do with my dog

[@BluFabie]

This video is very helpful to me! Thanks so much for sharing with us some of your life journey in an educative way. You're a real inspiration!

[@dallasmac]

This is exactly the video I was looking for at the moment. I woke up feeling like I haven’t been working with my pup for a while now that my work life has picked back up. Thanks for the advice, and tips on how to ease back into training, and how to keep it fun for both you and the dog!

[@tedjack9184]

So glad to see you back! Yes, back to basics. "Advanced training is just the basics done really well"- Ken Ramirez

[@ceebs648]

So glad to see you back!! I hope you’re feeling better and all is well. I love your videos, they’ve made such a difference in my pup.

[@louise3953]

We’ve all been thinking about you and your pack! We’re patient and want you to do what feels right, whether it be taking more breaks or making more videos

[@flowrising]

You read my mind! Saving this to send to my mum and also using this for myself as I’ve been quite lax. You’re such a gem

[@kikopup]

Thanks!

[@mugdhadokhale9972]

Emily, I am a huge fan and we are so inspired by your videos, to do right by Mowgli. We are in San Diego, too!

[@judypatterson452]

Emily, so glad you are back!! Loved this video. Now to get training with my two precious goldens.

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks Judy :) Two goldens will look beautiful doing tricks together :)

[@MarkKelly333]

Great to see this for various reasons! Our BC pup is still on a no / low training break due to SRMA treatment but with his meds recently tapered down, he's a bit more 'himself'. So this video comes at a great time as I was thinking about how to get back on to that with him, Thanks Emily.

[@kikopup]

I am so sorry to hear that you had to deal with that :( When you can't train you could work on calm handling inbetween meals, where you have a couple treats, and you reach and touch your puppy then feed a treat, touch the ears, chest legs etc then feed a treat, just super easy and dont add criteria if the puppy isnt feeling well.

[@MarkKelly333]

@@kikopup thanks, Emily we'll do that

[@maisondejanne]

so happy to see you post! i’m picking up my four month old pup tomorrow, and i’ve been binge watching all of your videos for a month. thank you for all the amazing content ❤️

[@kikopup]

Oh congrats!!!!

[@lynnsaunders5167]

Welcome back. Hope all well.

[@kikopup]

Thanks yes! :)

[@dabodo932]

Beautiful tutorial as always. Thanks so much for posting. Not sure if you are using different treats this time because my girl had a brief sniff of the TV. Must of been good ones! Absolutely loving your channel & all what you do. Thanks so much.

[@kikopup]

Awe hehe! Smell-o-vision :)

[@maikibordercollie]

So good to hear this. It's exactly what we've had to do after a three month break due to my puppy's serious knee injury.

[@matthewswart278]

What a video!! Just what I needed 🔥❤️

[@jackieduckworth1007]

I’m interested that you are teaching exciting behaviours to the excited dog. I’d been trying to train calm behaviours with my very excitable dog as anything exciting just made him more hysterical. In fact I have actually given up doing any formal training with him at the moment and am currently just following your ‘calm around food’ method.

[@kikopup]

Yeah I guess it was a little unclear. If the dog is "excited" you can work on things that they might not enjoy doing so much if they are in a calm mood- things that require a lot of energy. Like asking someone to do cheer leading moves when they feel like watching tv. The difference the dog is excited, but not OVER excited. if the dog was over excited you can work on calm behaviors or break up the steps super small so the dog is getting reinforced for even just a mini step. If that makes sense?

[@jackieduckworth1007]

@@kikopup yup, perfect sense. A previous dog - a border collie mix - loved nothing better than long training sessions. With this one (a 5 year old spaniel I adopted as an adult) I have about a 10 - 20 second window before his brain melts. He is adorable though!

[@kikopup]

@@jackieduckworth1007 Hehe my terrier gets over excited easily even at 12 years old. I made this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoObZGSHZ8upY7c and this video on excitement about food and also about toys kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ6oq4Smrq-iqbs

[@kat200214]

Hi! I totally feel you about getting out of a routine, sometimes life happens. I have another video request (lol). Can you do a video on all the equipment recommendations you have? I know you don't believe in sponsors, which is great, so if you wanted you could just point out that these are your personal favorites and nothing is sponsored. By equipment I mean harnesses, collars, leashes, crates, x pens, gates, treats, chews, enrichment toys, beds, books, online resources, and anything else you can think of! Thank you!

[@kikopup]

Hehe if I did that 101 of my friends would bug me to include their product. Email me and Ill tell you :) and some things I am not the biggest expert of like beds... Can only tell you which beds hide merle border collie hair or dont attract it

[@hayleydwyer6768]

I love your puppy training videos so much!!! I think I’ve watched pretty much all of them at least once! Could you please make a video about getting a new puppy and preventing bad influence from other dogs? Specifically unwanted barking and fence aggression due to the next door neighbors’ dogs being very aggressive? In 2 weeks I bring home a new puppy and our neighbors’ dogs have some serious issues and I don’t want them to rub off on my new puppy. 😩

[@kikopup]

Oh it will be ok and the bonus is that your dog wont be scared of barking when out and about and it happens. :) When the dogs bark be there with your pup, tell your puppy in a calm voice how good he is and pet him calmly or give him a treat if hes interested, do this every time the dogs bark for the first two weeks. WHen leaving the puppy have him inside with music turned up so he cant hear the dogs, if you can hear them from inside or any noise he alerts to that you cant even hear, tell him how good he is, If he started to bark simply interrupt him, go pick him up and tell him that theres nothing to worry about that you have it under control and you hear all that stuff too. I have 6 dogs who completely ignore aggressive fence running and barking dogs. My neighbors had 3 barking dogs behind my fence that were 100% visible in some parts of my property and my dogs completely ignore them running up and down barking. They learned I wont let anythign happen to them

[@dorkatomankova5132]

Great video! Thank you for putting it up. I just wondered if that white faced collie on your left is ok. He was lookig rather tense and showing some signs of discomfort at the begining of the video. Hope he's ok and it was just his anticipation of training that made him look that way. ❤

[@CreativeDiamondDogs]

It's funny imo hearing someone having to spell out something like you did t-o-y-s. My parent's first basset hound would loose her mind when she heard the word "hotdog."😆

[@kikopup]

Lol hehe!

[@Equihan]

I have to do this with w a l k when talking to other people. Nowadays I just say "We're going for a 'dubs'" haha

[@nicolebrandenburg5846]

I have to do this with b-a-l-l. But at some point, in my house, it just got shortened to "b". Now she knows what "b" means, and we have to start over with a new word. 😂

[@nicolebrandenburg5846]

I love your videos! Do you have any advice on training dogs for car rides? I have three large dogs. Two of them sit calmly in the seat, but the third one paces and whines and howls. I use those straps for buckling dogs in. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure he would be in my lap. But he is so squirmy and agitated that he gets tangled up in the strap and gets even more upset. I would love to be able to take my pups on more adventures, but we have to find a way of travelling that is safer and less stressful for all of us.

[@fm4174]

Hi, I am new to your channel, and I love it. When my dog was a puppy, a dog that lives near our house tried to bite my dog. After that, my dog was terrified of passing that house, and he wouldn't want to move. Now he has begun barking as soon as he is outside the house, and the barking will intensify when we pass the dog's house. After passing the house, he will cry but eventually get silent until we arrive at the park, where he gets excited and starts crying and barking to greet his friends. How can I calm my dog in both situations?

[@soraialjubtschenkomotta4875]

nice tips

[@kikopup]

Thanks!

[@Anisky123]

Yay Emily is back:)

[@kikopup]

:) Glad to be!

[@Anisky123]

Dog Training by Kikopup My boy is a brilliant maniac! With Calmness we are doing our best it seems to calm him to do leg weaving and touch, and he lays down for me to toss kibble and do the whoosh sound so he’s a nut.

[@Ginger_Goth]

Hey, do you have any videos on extreme fears? Not my dog but looking for advice for my SO. He has a dog that is petrified of people. She’s almost 3 years old, no reason for it, and it came on pretty suddenly a few months ago. She’s at the point that when she’s in the car and there’s someone on a motorbike she gets very very stressed out. She cannot function at all when there’s new people around, and is very wary of the people she grew up with. Literally everyone but my SO. She won’t take treats, toys, or praise when there’s new people near her. They don’t have to be looking at her, being loud, or interacting with her in any way, she’s just terrified. Recently she started throwing up her dinner hours after guests leave. I was just wondering if you may have any advice? I’m a balanced trainer myself, but that also means adapting your training style for the individual dog. This dog Definetly needs purely positive training, she’s very soft unlike my personal dogs which is why I’m seeking advice here. It’s not a type of dog I have much experience in at all, both of my dogs have been on the opposite end of the spectrum (DA/reactivity). Thank you for your time if you get round to reading this!

[@kikopup]

The fact that it happened so suddenly makes me suggest before they do anything to get the dog to a vet to do a full blood panel and check up or if possible a veterinary behaviorist. It might be pain or illness related which trying to train through might have no effect. Then the concept of choice can help, set all the situations up where the dog is reinforced for moving toward the person rather than the person moving toward the dog, and break the training up into small successful approximations the dog finds easy and isnt conflicted or overly stressed during if that makes sense.

[@Ginger_Goth]

@@kikopup I’ll Definetly mention the blood panel thing! Also, the rewarding for her making the choice to move towards people is a great idea! Thank you, no idea why we didn’t think of that. He’s mostly been working on trying to distract her and gain her attention but her reluctance to accept rewards has made that very difficult. However we think we’ve finally found a treat that she’ll take when not super stressed which is great haha. Will absolutely try this approach out! Thank you again.

[@kikopup]

@@Ginger_Goth Where this video starts playing in the link you can see Ive put plates 10 feet apart and I can walk put a treat down point at it and walk to the next plate and put a treat down, kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWK3Z35vfrpshpI your family can do this with her and then start marking her movement toward before then putting the treat down on the next plate. Sometimes having the plates helps build the drive to move toward the person at first.

[@Ginger_Goth]

@@kikopup ah wow that’s a great idea! I’ll send him the video and let him know what you’ve said. Thank you again, honestly. Hopefully this will take her a step closer to being less fearful.

[@Equihan]

This is so helpful! I trained basic cues with my dog when I first got her but am wanting to get back into it. Can I ask what you mean by "superstitious" behaviour? Would also love to know where your big treat pouch and loud clicker are from!

[@kikopup]

Oh, well its not really superstitious to the dog, basically if they spin and wave at you every time you take to long in a training session, it will get reinforced, so the behavior will continue, it is what earns them the reinforcement as a sequence of behaviors - spin wave then do what she says to do then get a treat then repeat. So you have to reinforce the behavior you do want the dog to do when waiting which is sitting or standing calmly when no visual or verbal cue is given.

[@Equihan]

@@kikopup Got it, thanks!

[@brittsimmons2954]

Can you make a video on specifically how you conditioned your dogs to ignore prey?

[@lanosp1]

I LOVE that you say to feed the dogs first! Another well known trainer states that he did not feed his puppies unless they engaged with him - if they did not engage they were put back in the crate until the n ext meal time - and then they had to engage with him to get their food!!! I stopped watching his videos at that point ! You are so kind to your dogs I love it!

[@kikopup]

One thing you could do to make it easier for a puppy to want to choose to engage with you, is simply to move fast away from the puppy, then you can mark that and get the ball rolling

[@lanosp1]

@@kikopup Thank you! He is great indoors but finds the outside environment very distracting - baby steps!

[@pinchassaultplaysgames516]

At 13minutes you talk about rewarding for doing nothing after the cue - would this also help with a dog that performs tricks with enthusiasm and gusto, but in an exciting environment like training class can lose focus if there is too much time between cues.

[@tashimoto]

Is there an easy fix for fearful barking? He literally does not listen to commands except for "want a cookie?" when he's barking. He's an 8 month old golden.

[@kikopup]

If you think in terms of the barking as a side effect of the emotion, you can think, how can we stop the dog being fearful, then then barking will not happen. You dont really want a fearful dog who is not barking, because its hard to trust them. The barking is a good thing cause it keeps people from doing stupid things like trying to hug your dog all of a sudden. So a great behavior to revert to if your dog is scared suddenly by someone in the future, rather than just biting them. I suggest that you get help from a professional trainer who doesnt use any forms of physical or psychological intimidation to help you create a plan to work on the specific fears your dog has. *8 months is a hard time for soooo many dogs, and it is the time they can act the most fearful, so dont give up hope. The best plan is to keep the dog away from things that make him fearful until you can get help. Here is a place to find a trainer : karenpryoracademy.com/find-a-trainer/#!directory/map And here: www.petprofessionalguild.com/Zip-Code-Search and here m.iaabc.org/consultant/

[@tashimoto]

@@kikopup thank you so much

[@Furry1Alaska]

Splash in the back wondering where her treat is

[@kikopup]

Awe I know :) She got treats for just doing balance work. :)

[@watchmoivies123]

Very nice but the one in the back keeps looking for a treat and is being very good... May not beable to have treats or a belly that can only have special food..

[@kikopup]

They all used to sit on the couch but in her old age she cant jump up there anymore so she is laying near the couch with the other dogs waiting their turn. They all did get a turn training, I only filmed 3 of the six dogs :)

[@watchmoivies123]

@@kikopup Oh OK I just meant maybe you could’ve tossed her a little treat but if you trained her and she got cookies that’s all accounts right ?

[@crystal.matter]

Off topic but I just now noticed that your hair matches your collies, how cool. Thanks for the video as always. My dog currently has an injury in his toe and has been wearing a huge cone for a month because alternatives didn't work for him to protect the wound from his licking. So safe to say we're definitely having a break from many things currently.

[@kikopup]

Awe, its hard with an injury. You could work on proofing a down stay with distractions if you wanted something to work on. But most likely you both need a break. Haha my hair matches Wish the darker dog completely! Because it has darker patches it looks exactly like her merle coat