Train your dog to LISTEN to you - Dog Training Tip of the Day!

[@haventli]

With how big KZbin is I'm sure someone would find this timely advice. Today that person is me. I have one dog that is highly food motivated and I've been very impressed by his progress. My other dog is not particularly food or toy motivated and while I find her very fun and adorable, her progress is slow. I've been thinking about this very concept of permission based rewards and I think you just gave me the confidence and framework to give it a try. Thank you!

[@CharityUniqueBlackwell]

great job :)

[@kikopup]

Oh yay! It is a concept so it will take some dogs a couple training sessions to figure it out. Also it's good not to be predictable in certain situations, like the dog park example where the person only calls the dog when it means to leave.

[@haventli]

@@kikopup perfect, thank you. I caught that tip in the video too, but I'll make sure to emphasize that, especially at the beginning. It's something I *try* to do with my reward (food and toy) recalls as well, but it's probably extra important here and I will pay particular attention to that.

[@YourNowTunedIn]

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[@linedezainde]

Excellent advice! To avoid my puppy thinking that "come here" is a trick, I taught him the word "car" so he knows that "let's get in the car" is about leaving the park or place we are at. As he enjoys car rides, iy makes it very easy.

[@earth2wendy]

For years, when I say, “Okay, go sniff!”, in my head it’s in your voice. My dogs got so lucky when we found you! Halo at the end seems to find your game more interesting than the environment. That’s when Premack sort of comes full circle, right? You’re the ultimate reinforcer. Love your ever-patient reminders about the value and importance of building trust and investing in relationship. Epic showed that so beautifully. ❤

[@kikopup]

❤️🙏

[@courtneynicole5750]

Your channel has given me more information than even our private trainer that we spent thousands on. Thanks for your content! I recommend it to everyone.

[@kikopup]

Awe thanks! :)

[@kikopup]

Oh wow! Thanks for the lightening fast like to my video the second I posted!

[@lanosp1]

LOVE how awesome that clip with Halo is. I must remember to keep doing this !

[@carasachs4004]

“Dogs don’t talk”…omg you’re awesome. And in my mind they do lol! Seriously though, this is super helpful and timely. Thank you!

[@kikopup]

Hehe yeah I think they talk too.

[@cjanderson2371]

Your example of using peeing on bushes as a functional reinforcer is literally my 13yo male toy Aussie. His idea of an enrichment walk is marking the neighborhood even when there's nothing left in his bladder 🤣 Gotta love senior dogs ❤

[@megancoite]

Here to reinforce! I ran out of things to teach my Border Collie off the top of my head and am so excited to implement tips from your other videos. Thank you for sharing!

[@servalcat1]

Hi Emily! I love the way you utilize the Premack Principle to help the dog understand the benefit of listening to you. I also appreciate you making the point that dogs are not robots, especially if they're a puppy 8r adolescent. Very timely advice I'll be sharing with a client tomorrow who is concerned that her 4 month old Mini Aussie is "still" pulling on leash. Thank you! Only Good Things! Melissa

[@kikopup]

Awe yeah. “I’m just a baby”

[@NinaTheLudaca]

Spot on! You made me realize my dog's recall can be a bit slow or non-existing because I'll often ask him to come when he's sniffing something interesting. Gonna double down on making it easy for him to turn to me and signaling to get back to his preferred activity.

[@joannaycwang2706]

Great tips! 💕💕💕

[@Casual_Stroll]

This is mostly how I taught loose leash walking with our havanese, the environment was always the biggest reinforcer. I used treats sometimes for the moment slack went in the leash but the follow up reinforcer was always the ability to explore the environment and the results I got were pretty good at the end of the day. Also nothing is a substitute for just playing with your dog and developing that bond so that they actually find you interesting and worth paying attention to, something you clearly do a phenomenal job of. Excellent video as always, thanks for the breakdown.

[@crosita1]

Love seeing the unmotivated-by-food Halo in action. One thing about my rescues, if any of them ever turn down a bite of food in any circumstance whatsoever they are in need of veterinary attention. I still love environmental rewards. They don't have to be carried and it helps you pay attention and think like your dog! I think making the consequences for behavior more closely related to the behavior than food also can make the process easier for dogs who haven't had operant conditioning experience--I have done a lot of leash manners work with shelter dogs and I feel it's easier for them to wrap their heads around environmental rewards for the activity than food ones, but I may be biased.

[@malnln]

So important but so ignored most often! Thank you!

[@BlakeMowen]

I like the dog internal dialogue. Puts things in perspective. 😂

[@nikimirabella733]

You have always been a huge inspiration and I always enjoy your videos.

[@Coveonthecoast]

Loved this video and the example at the end! So helpful to see a video of exactly what you spoke about!!!

[@maikibordercollie]

Great idea, these tips of the day. Enjoying checking in daily and passing some on to friends with puppies.

[@MiriamDandelion]

The really interesting thing about that video of Halo is that toward the end of the clip, you can see he doesn’t _really_ want to go back to sniffing. He’s waiting for you to call him back. It reminds me of something Leslie McDevitt talked about learning from Dr Pamela Reid (I think it was Dr Reid): to trust the process, the dog, and the relationship; the dog is eventually going to find what you are doing together to be more fun than what s/he can do alone.

[@Iskkierka]

Thank you for all these examples. It makes it more concrete and understandable !

[@GiantParfait]

Apart from the great tips I also appreciate that you set up a nice setting for your videos. Like the couch and the plants look nice but aren't distracting. (I like the art also btw.) Plus I love your outro about the likes being reinforcing, quite funny and true, thanks again for the video and cheers~

[@kikopup]

Thanks! I had my friend help me with setting it up to look nice cause I have not so great taste lol. And thanks for the comment! :) Greetings from San Diego, CA!

[@susanmay2574]

Wow Emily.....just what I needed today. Thank you!

[@tedjack9184]

Thanks: good story and great preformance.

[@melissajenkins9960]

Pulling on walks has always been one of the hardest things for me to train. I never got our previous dog fully trained not to pull by the time he passed away recently. Now we have a 50lb 10 month old dog and she is wild on walks, lol

[@emmilyna25]

This is such a nice video and such an easy way to explain the motivation for dogs' behaviours. Very helpful for dogs that don't find food/toys rewarding enough, I love the bond/trust relationship explained! You're such an inspiration, Emily! Thank you 😊

[@kikopup]

Glad you found it helpful :)

[@darestack3481]

I've recently fount this channel and I find it extremely informative and helpful! Everything is on point. My dog ignores food when on walks too, but having a toy with me and playing as a reward is very reinforcing. Especially when he is worried or fearful, tugging with him takes away all the anxiety.

[@roxannebulat3774]

Love your tips!!!

[@watchmoivies123]

THIS is the BEST advise for me and my dog He is so smart and learns so fast but is so over the edge in new places , even just at my car life blows his mind I will start this method Oh , P. S. He is very spoiled and that does not help Bravo love this.

[@rebeccaharrison1782]

Thank you for this video! It's a great reminder for us with our 1 yr old English Shepherd! It inspires me to find ways to make jumping in the car and recall from sniffing fun activities for him (rather than something that ends his fun).

[@DynastyTrickDogs]

Very very great. I love this tip so much

[@renagrossman3202]

This is excellent. We live in NYC, and our 1.5 year old's favorite things are everywhere. Most of the time these things pop up without warning. There are tree pits with food everywhere. There is an endless stream of people everywhere, and she LOVES socializing with people. She's so exciteable! We'll try to get her to touch or sit, which she can usually do for a second or two while bouncing and squealing. Any suggestions? Should we start this indoors first?

[@Pixel-Lucas]

I had the revelation recently that I was damaging my dogs trust by "tricking" her with treats. I haven't had her for very long (less than 3 months) and she's also a former street dog rescue. She's doesn't care about any toys and she's very picky with treats -- hates peanut butter!!! But she absolutely loves sniffing so I'm going to try the sniffing game you mentioned. If you have any other recommendations/videos on training an adult rescue that would be so helpful! She's a decent loose leash walker and she picked up "leave it" incredibly quickly. We're working on her fear of/reactivity to bikes/scooters/mopeds right now. Imperative as we live in a city, but I think maybe she was hit with one in the past (she came into the shelter with broken bones).

[@alexisb76]

This is great!! Our shih tzu is a bright little guy and listens very well … IF i have a treat. If he thinks I don’t have one, he’s pretty reluctant to bother.

[@mialeeyoga9802]

Thankyou very much! I often recommend you to friends :)

[@kikopup]

Oh thanks for that!

[@99elza99fly]

Hi, I'm new here, and I'm very thankful I found this channel 😊 I've watched with great interest a couple of your posts, already. I finding interesting also, to have a look on the comments. So, I've found something interesting, like "can we build or rebuild trust ?🤔" . I find this topic TRUST fascinating. I'll be very grateful if you have some materials on this topic, too. Thank you, again, for all you share with us🤗

[@bash3681]

Great tip of the day! I feel better after watching this video. Will try this today

[@anjaguggenheim5557]

Woohoo!

[@aleksandrat.5058]

Hi, you are really good. Knowledge + explaining. Can you give me a link to your videos where you teach on dogs aggressive towards other dogs? We adopted a lakeland x border mix, she is 2, didn't even have a name. Unknown history. She is lovely at home but outdoors she can attack dogs. I guess it is fear and attacking before she gets attacked. She is ok with some dog, she behaves like they didn't exist even if they sniff her but with some she freezes when dog gets close (even very slow calm dog) and then attacks. I am looking now for someone who has a dog who could come and join us while she was being trained to prepare an environment where she wouldn't be over stimulated. But I need to watch your videos. You are amazing. Thank you.

[@kikopup]

I am so sorry you are having that issue. Getting a trainer to help you that uses positive reinforcement and has decoy dogs to use is important. Id not have your dog outside without being securely on leash and on a muzzle, so perhaps until you can find a trainer just keep your dog inside and in the back yard, to prevent something terrible from happening if a loose dog were to run up. I do have a VOD on reactivity on my website and a playlist dogmantics.com/reactivity-and-barking/ Here is a link specifically to the protocol for a training set up dogmantics.com/protocol-for-emotional-and-behavioral-modification/

[@clouddreamer4780]

Really good and enlightening thank u. I'd like more demonstration with dogs though that I can train my own dog from example. Thank you.

[@xafania1]

Thanks - super great advices! Regards from Roniya 💗

[@deshgouri]

All these points are so much easier for people who are single! Others have a spouse/partner who somehow always likes to do the opposite 🤦‍♀️

[@inugami-d5355]

Even for professional trainers this is a problem, I PROMISE you 😂😂

[@deshgouri]

@@inugami-d5355 Hahaha! 🙈

[@Redsammeh]

I definitely need to train more engagement with my border collie -- very toy driven. And at the dog park she can always find some sucker to throw a toy for her instead of resting!

[@alysharshbarger9142]

This video is very helpful! I have a couple multi-dog household questions. Do you individually train with each of your dogs everyday? How do you fulfill exercise and mental stimulation for all of your dogs?

[@sarahcd5623]

I would be very interested in a video on this too!

[@thirdeyestudios7957]

Having one on one training with each dog is very important! Having separation helps you build an individual bond with each one of your dogs, mental stimulation can be fulfilled using food puzzles or simply by letting them sniff or see the item they really really want to see. As for exercise there are fun tricks that you can train that help fulfill their exercise needs! But always have separated training/ play with each of your dogs.

[@reiichihanson1854]

She already has videos on teaching dogs to wait their turn, and managing multiple dogs at once!

[@tammypah845]

This is a very helpful video! I would think that many of us are guilty of "bribing" our dogs or "tricking" them to come, only to close the gates on them...it's good to know that there are ways to overcome this without tricking the dog and losing its trust. I will try this on my dog who loves bolting out of the front gate when it is open (luckily we live in an apartment and our neighbors love our dogs as well, so it's extremely safe XD)

[@lukearts2954]

2:56 interesting, but it's also something that is very sensitive to "self service" where the dog will do random things that you have asked of them before and then expect the reward and sometimes even initiate the reward. If that desired reward is greeting people/dogs or sniffing, then it could turn into pulling on the lead more. This is something that is no real issue with rewards that are fully under control. So it's important to closely monitor the anticipative behavior of your dog, and then implement ways for you to maintain control without having a possibility present for the dog to do something undesired like pulling hard on the lead. For example, do this exercise with a physical barrier present between them and their object of desire. Could be as simple as having a parked car between you and the person they want to greet and work your way down to where you can place yourself as visual border. Best information in the video is the advice on how to empathize with the dogs thought processes and preferences. Many people don't understand that part and only project their own thoughts and desires onto their pet. I approach all dogs as persons, with their own world views, preferences *and* ability to make informed decisions. Sure, dogs will usually have actions based on sensory impulses, but seen as they demonstrate certain logic patterns in absence of sensory impulses, they must also have those reasonings while processing said impulses as well. When the handler can scale their perception to the dog's perspective, they are more likely to understand the behavior. Understanding leads to predictability, which in turn leads to trainability =) I don't consider any traits to be weaknesses, merely variations in interface...

[@greysky09]

Commenting because it’s highly reenforcing for me too 😂

[@annikaj9505]

This came on my page at the perfect time. I just got home from a training session feeling very discouraged about how I’m not where I want to be with my young dog, and this just covered a very important concept I didn’t consider using until now. Would you take this slow with a dog new to the concept, like use premack a couple times during an excursion and increase from there? Can you expect this to help build a dog’s ability to work and focus in environments they’re interested in?

[@whataboutclyde]

I've been reading all about Premack's principle in CU books the past couple weeks, so this video has been really timely for me to be able to see an example. I've struggled to put it into play because my border collie gets overaroused pretty easily though. We'll get there someday hopefully...

[@welcometogilead]

I have the same problem. She gets so mouthy when we’re training.

[@suz567]

What my 9 month old pup wants to do most is to greet certain high energy people who are excited to meet her too. I can take her out to to a place like Home Depot and she behaves perfectly with strangers who fawn all over her because she’s a cute doodle and there’s no jumping. But with her favorite people she can’t stay down - in her enthusiasm she wants to jump up to lick them.

[@wolffpart]

This is something I just haven't been able to do with my mules. I'll have to try seeding the environment with stuff (food!) they like, and letting them find it being the reward.

[@kikopup]

You can begin with some food in a dish out of reach then move it further away, so its a very specific obvious reinforcer in the environment then when they get good at understanding to do something like a nose touch or follow you behavior or whatever for that then move on to other stuff they like

[@Anisky123]

Wait where did Epic suddenly come from:) Thank you, Emily!

[@markbarash6920]

Can trust be rebuilt?

[@kikopup]

Yes for sure! :) You can also do things to make certain things faster like for the crate, just get another crate that looks completely different and start by training go to the mat then put the mat in the crate. So the picture is so different the dog doesnt have the same emotional response and then if you had to use the same crate you could move towards that training in steps where the dog is trusting each step

[@markbarash6920]

@@kikopup thank you! In the case of recall, should I start using a different phrase instead of “come”?(which has been poisoned by putting the leash on her immediately afterwards)

[@tripletrouble2192]

My dog LOVES to sniff, so this is very helpful. I’ve been so focused on food rewards, but now I’m thinking sniffing may be higher value for him.

[@1_viewer]

I love how Epic appeared by magic at 8:17 🎩 ✨.

[@haventli]

I honestly didn't even notice. 🤣 I don't mind a little magic Epic every now and then. It ranks up there with seeing Halo's tail sticking out from under the couch!

[@Aaalllyyysssaaaaa]

I got a question!! I'm a first time dog owner, and what I have learned is that I suck at training because I have never practiced on a dog before. I love the idea of errorless learning and setting up the dog to succeed with every little step, but I'm not an errorless trainer, and I keep making mistakes. I'm kind of feeling like saying "no" to my dog is really helpful for my dog when I make a mistake, because it is information that they can use, because like if I accidentally taught my dog that the way to ask me to give him his toy is to bite the couch for example, I can easily undo that by telling him "no." I never want to punish my dog, and so far saying like "bap bap bap" nicely, like high pitch, kind voice, is working for like a "quit that," or "that's not what I meant," or something. But like, I can't give him a treat or something for listening, I tell him he's a good boy, but like as soon as I give him something he wants for stopping biting the couch, or deciding not to bite the couch or something, he obsesses over the couch in order to get attention. he doesn't even probably need that much attention, because I sit around all day waiting for him to be ready to play with me or train or walk or something lol. I just don't want to enforce the couch biting and counter surfing and stuff, and meanwhile it's reinforcing itself. I can teach him what to do when he's calm and sleepy, but when he is in a bitey mood, he's already bitten the couch before I can reinforce him for biting his toys instead. It's because I'm inexperienced, like I missed the signs that he wanted to chew and play and stuff. And interrupting him always seems to turn into a game before I clue in lol. I think my dog may just be smarter than me lol. What do you do when your dog is smarter than you?? (I did block off the couch, that's just one example, he's a rescue with a lot of habits like counter surfing, pulling on leash, etc. and I'm trying to balance between fulfilling his needs to walk and not practicing yanking my arm off and stuff like that. It gets me in a bind like that very very often.)

[@Sophie-kn3gh]

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[@Scarletlight525]

When it comes to rev lk, I try to keep a 1/10 ratio. One out of ten tones. Ramen kl means the leash is coming back ob/playtime is over. While the other nine times a treat will come, i will ask for a trick or two for a treat and then releas, or we will play tug for a little bit.

[@DomesticAnimo]

My Aussie is ball driven lol he doesnt care to much for food or treats. That can sometimes be hard for me to teach him tricks compared to my other dog who is food driven.

[@coor0kun]

How do you reduce the dog’s arousal??? This is a big issue for us. Thanks!

[@sebastian.d.s]

The problem is that some of the things my (reactive) dog loves to do, like playing with other dogs or chasing game when out in the 'wild' make her overexcited. So she's in an overexcited mood when she sees the possibility of doing that. Is there a solution for that?

[@gerardproust3524]

I have a 5 month old Aussie Shepard and he's great ! But he plays rough with other dogs, anyone know how to get him to play nicer with other dogs ?

[@gerardproust3524]

Also thanks for all the great content !

[@susanollington5257]

I’m no expert but some people like to watch their dog playing, and when it gets too rough, they separate the dogs for a few seconds until they’re calm and then let them go back to playing as a reward for calming down, however this uses negative punishment (taking away a good thing to stop behaviour) and there might be a better way I don’t know about

[@jean683-y8k]

NEED HELP TRAINNING can you come to my discord big hint vidIQ

[@suz567]

What my 9 month old pup wants to do most is to greet certain high energy people who are excited to meet her too. I can take her out to to a place like Home Depot and she behaves perfectly with strangers who fawn all over her because she’s a cute doodle and there’s no jumping. But with her favorite people she can’t stay down - in her enthusiasm she wants to jump up to lick them.