How To Get Your Dog To Pay Attention

[@BabsieBarbara]

Your explainations are so understandable! And it sounds so logical to train with his nutrition food instead of cherries on the cake. Thank you!!!! ❤

[@haizee2330]

fabulous work - his little running man trying to get on his "place" is hilarious!

[@johnstuckey7197]

I love your explanation of hand position with the treat! The vast majority of trainers try to shape the eye contact behavior with the food as a lure. Then you have a whole extra process of separating the eye contact from the treat focus, creating confusion. I think your method is so much better!

[@Zoanodar]

Just saw a video where they were teaching just that(treat up at the face). I was confused because the name was K9-1. Glad to know this instead.

[@EnTeoríaIlustraciones]

Thanks, I'm gonna try this!!!

[@ehrenbowling]

These are awesome. Thanks for concisely explaining and showing this process.

[@maggiespencer6743]

Good info. Thanks.

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

Excellent demo. You pointed out a few things I was doing wrong and what to do instead. BINGO!

[@staciamj1]

Such a good explanation of dogs melds versus treats. I will rectify this and only give my pup his daily kibble, as he barely wants to eat it and its difficult for me to train him with it. All the treats will taken away today and see how he does and maybe gradually reintroduce them one at a time after he eats his kibble.

[@beckypollinger330]

You are fabulous!! Came across your video on TikTok thank you for this thorough training. Can’t wait to start using some of these techniques. Especially the v cut

[@paigemoore3798]

Very thorough. Great visuals and verbal instructions! Thanks!

[@10718081]

Do you always mark with a yes vs using a clicker or something else? If so why do you prefer that, convenience?

[@trishhuisman5092]

Very good love this as I have a very reactive anxious dog

[@veenavarro6732]

Thank you so much for your videos! They are so helpful.

[@jeffreyhebda6709]

Just found Method. You explain very well. Very helpful videes

[@litbea]

Great video, already started with our terrier mix. Regarding the biting impulse, we've trained her to understand "slow" to take the food with care from hands, so when we are with friends or children of friends, they can feed the dog too without issues.

[@KindlyK9Training]

Excellent demonstration, well done and explained!

[@FknNefFy]

Great videos❤

[@arnieponce]

Found you guys on tik tok. I love your content already!

[@methodk9]

Thank you!

[@angvang4545]

You explain it so well!!! Ty!!!

[@Gypsy1194]

Brilliant! Really appreciate your videos.

[@shanciewagner1527]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to try this. I keep hearing about you from different people. Yesterday at the park I saw couple of well trained dogs and they said it was thanks to you.

[@methodk9]

Thank you!

[@joeregina3627]

Finally someone that explicitly explained the importance of having a working dog work for his food. My doberman puppy gets 75% of his daily food during training. The other 25% after he finishes training. For a rescue dog that has no discipline 100% of the food for work is totally appropriate. Food for work is why wolves became dogs. I am amazed how many people completely miss this foundational understanding. I like your videos because you are beautiful young lady, have a good voice and excellent demeanor. Combine that with your common sense approach and you are the very definition of what Ecclesiastes calls "The Good Wife" that is worth more than gold.

[@candelariosalazar5357]

Wow you make it look super easy 👌

[@KryddaFesten]

This is helping me alot

[@thankmelater1254]

The funniest part is when they're learning and their eyes dart back and forth or they even try to keep one eye on the food hand and one eye on your eyes.

[@activedogzz100]

Brilliant

[@furryfriend3101]

So do you hold the look when he gets the food because usually as soon as the food comes there focus is on that. and I have done it while holding there food and let them look at me and they do but as soon as I want to give the food and my hand moves there gaze will be on the food agaim

[@methodk9]

That will always happen. Release them from making eye contact with you release marker and then feed.

[@furryfriend3101]

@@methodk9 Thankyou then I know I'm already Doing the right thing :)

[@markmceathron2013]

A very very well experienced, and trusted trainer that I really look up to, pointed me to your videos, saying that you're the best he's seen in a long time. He quipped that it's "almost like I trained her!" lol You didn't happen to attend Carrol College, did you? They way you've impressed HIM, is why I'm here today, and why you have a new subscriber! Thank you for the content you're producing! It's SO good!

[@methodk9]

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[@conifermorze2273]

Hi-love your method -wondering why you do the 'marker' yes

[@themanabroad7800]

As a dog trainer myself, I like and rate your videos.

[@coloringroxs]

How can I transition from giving regular dinner time where I use it for this type of motivation and he understands this is his dinner I’m giving and not just treats. Unless they just pick up on that?

[@methodk9]

Only feed during training. They will understand.

[@corporonj]

My dog won’t take her meal from my hand. Probably because I have been giving it to her for “free”, leaving it on the ground all day. Do I just have to wait for her to get hungry enough to take it from me, or is there more of a transition?

[@coloringroxs]

Jessica C yup, just have to quit doing that and start either with having a set meal time or go right into only offering food during training. They pick up quickly!

[@methodk9]

@@corporonj Nope. Just wait for her to get hungry.

[@corporonj]

Method K9 thank you!

[@maggienava3015]

Do you have suggestions with very reactive dogs on leash (towards other dogs). She's a pit mix that is quite good with commands, except when she's on leash and sees another dog. She is fine with other dogs when she goes to doggy daycare.

[@ib1ray]

Go to a park where they have dogs and stay far away and reward the dog when they're relaxed and then gradually get closer but keep the focus on you. A dog park would be better so that the dogs are contained but some people don't leash their dogs at the dog park and then they can run over to your dog which sucks but it's something that you may have to deal with so that would be the best probably to go to a dog park and then just get your dog used to seeing the other dogs far away and then just get a little bit closer and closer over the days and weeks and eventually he won't pay any attention to the other dogs if you pay him with food or treats when he is not engaged or interested or rather shows disinterest in the other dogs

[@Cannibals]

can you use this same method with standard dog food instead of meat?

[@methodk9]

Yes

[@ReUsedMuse]

Is there any reason you are spelling out the command sit, Down, place, etc?

[@methodk9]

He has not been formally taught the sit command

[@eannicole205]

❤

[@coloringroxs]

I am back to comment that I did this with my lab last night! He did what he already knew so well and he even stayed longer than before and I could actually go out of his sight longer than I could before without him looking for me... in the mornings doing this isn’t possible with time. I give him 2 cups in the morning 1 at night. If I give him one cup in the morning and practice walking with another cup mid afternoon a little bit before we go for our run will that food possibly effect him in any negitive way on our run? I.e his stomach will get upset? Then 1 cup at night to continue foundation work? Also have you had a dog where, when trying to teach something new they are overcome with extreme excitement because they don’t know what is being asked of them, even when o try to calm him down and walk him through the motions he seems to get overwhelmed and comes off as being high energy, unsure ness with frustration,,, how do you deal with this issue?

[@tinawong7825]

i think the dog can spell now!

[@haizee2330]

bless him - that dog has been through a lot

[@ToCatchAMonster]

How do you hand feed a raw diet? What are the contents?

[@barayam5343]

How can I make she sits and look at you? I’m trying to put my dog tositbut she doesn’t want!

[@murwill1]

pinch collar??

[@haizee2330]

why do you spell the commands instead of saying "sit" or "down"?

[@zsahe21]

!!!!

[@bayareagrl4ever526]

Id never put my dogs in those tiny prison boxes there in the background.

[@ib1ray]

It's not like you keep them in there all day geez! It's for training purposes and to be honest with you dogs need a place especially if they're high anxiety to unwind. Most of the time people use it to put their dog in there if they have company or if they're eating or something like that