PLAYING TUG W/ MY BELGIAN MALINOIS!! FULL TRAINING SESSION!!

Playing tug!! One of the most important interactions between dog and handler! In this video I am working towards transitioning Freddy off of food and to a tug. Jasper just came out to show off! haha
My Malinois' drive for the toy is MUCH higher than for food, making it more difficult to control himself fully when he's moments from biting!!
Hope everyone enjoys this video and hope it leads to new ideas/ inspiration for your training at home.
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Music credit - Epidemic sound
-Fire and brimstone
-Flightmode - Chris Shards
-Lets go go go - Tigerblood jewel

[@greghayden3202]

"Freddy Krueger" Now I get it! :-)

[@AndyKrueger]

Hell yes 🙂⚔️

[@froast574]

Love that Jasper is a couch potato but also turns into an absolute beast when it's time to work!

[@AndyKrueger]

I love that too! 🙏🏼

[@voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658]

@@AndyKrueger Question, Thinking of buying a pup it's in between an American Sentinel Bandogge or Belgium malinois puppy. Do Mals naturally guard, or do I have to do bite work? It's for family protection, please advise.

[@AndyKrueger]

@@voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658 I’d say no, a Malinois won’t naturally guard. Another breed may be better 👍🏻

[@Colstonewall]

There's no doubt that Dog loves you. Nothing is better than a Dog that loves it's master.

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙌🏻💪🏼

[@796andy2]

subbed , one of few that hasn't trained the personality out of thier dogs ...

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MrTwags05]

"I would show you how I got Jasper out of his crate but he was taking a nap on the couch in my office....upside down." 😂😂

[@tacticalrockette4206]

Great video and great info!👍🏼

[@shannonfrink7939]

Thanks for the tug tips!!

[@lauravanmeinders2090]

Wonderful Jasper!

[@Rev.DavidJTowns]

This tug session should have a million views! A must-add on Patreon! It's the little things like this that make great trainers.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@jacksparr0w300]

100% that was so fun to watch. Really gives me something to think about to so i can make it more exciting for my dog.

[@onufrykalinowski53]

Perfect as always!

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@melindamoberg1960]

Thank you for making these videos!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you for watching 🙌🏻

[@GolfGamer88]

Thank you very much Andy! Another awesome video I've picked up training technique for my pups.

[@AndyKrueger]

Great to hear! Thank you 🙌🏻

[@GK-mv1vu]

Love the way you train. Learning from you where i make mistakes🤣thank you

[@AndyKrueger]

Love it, thank you 🙏🏼

[@malinoisdogtraining3441]

Great video Andy.. Your killing it! Waiting for my suede bite roll .. Be here wed... Your keeping me pumped. Love training my malinois. Thank you.

[@AndyKrueger]

Nice!! Get that thing some work! 💪🏼

[@workingonit5107]

Great reminder to have fun in the training sessions, definitely see the bond with you and your dogs, thanks.

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@user-ht5ks1wx3v]

You are a good person and you love good for everyone. Thank you for all the lessons you give us

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@LawEnforcementTodaycom]

Another great video Andy . . . have a great Holiday !!!!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@akbaldhaliwal6738]

Another great video Andy .

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@tomm2637]

Great vidéo, inspiring, thanks, good french too :)

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks! 🇫🇷

[@xm_tech]

I love your channel and I love your dogs 💓

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks!

[@alevizosalevizopoulos960]

I think you are One of the most high intelligent dog malinois trainer dear friend and high levels of love that they take from you!!!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼 🙏🏼

[@naturallycurlyhair4413]

The working thing is true for humans as well I ran a 10k daily, when I was 15-17, but 4 hours of standing around at McDonald’s and occasionally talking to people tired me out much more than exercise.

[@AndyKrueger]

Haha! I was actually referring to achieving 10,000 Subscribers on this channel by year end. But funny joke regardless 😆🙌🏻

[@perfectweather]

Almost monetized. You are a great trainer! Thanks bro 👍🏻

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@MrTwags05]

Those Malinois are amazing dogs. They can turn it on and off like a switch. Knowing when it's "go time" and play time.

[@alexqui6438]

I love It! Nice video muy friend!!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@gadmossad2369]

Magnifique travail vous êtes un grand maître 💪❤️

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Hellorhighroller]

It may be a coincidence but you said sit and Hades dropped into the sit instantly 😂

[@AndyKrueger]

😂😂

[@jessicaginter1562]

Love your flag pins super cool video

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks!

[@danielecorvaglia7691]

Super 💪

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@brum4366]

I have 2 of the same vests with the three stripes, my buddies and I call it the Andy Krueger vest😂😂

[@AndyKrueger]

Haha HECK YES! 🙌🏻💪🏼🙏🏼

[@davidmagina1464]

Where did you guys get your vests?

[@dethdriver1974]

Hey AK, I have a little tug envy going on! My pup will get there. Always great content. 16:57 more owners need to hear . You have made a huge impact on me and my pup in a very short time, Thank you. I would like a video chronicling your journey from novice to champion trainer. A pro tip for you.....Merch store, get it, post it, promote it.

[@AndyKrueger]

Love the comment 🙏🏼🙏🏼 And those are very good suggestions!! I’m on it 💪🏼

[@dethdriver1974]

I think I finally found a trainer to work with (7th one I've contacted) I'm a novice, no doubt I could have asked more and better questions. A video on how to choose a trainer would be awesome.

[@AndyKrueger]

@@dethdriver1974 Wow love this idea! I could definitely do a video like this 🙏🏼

[@jesuinofreitas2563]

Good evening, I have a 1 year and 3 month old Rotivailler that I am trying to train, I found myself in a very difficult situation. she doesn't like playing with balls or tug of war. can you give me a tip? I am AMAZED by your work! HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks Try a squeaky toy

[@cathallynch9847]

Hey how are you doing I love your work and you have amazing knowledge it’s great to see someone that puts so much enthusiasm into his work because that’s what it’s all about !! (Just a quick question where do you get all your tugs from?) great contact keep it up !!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 I buy tugs from leerburg, Demanet and Roca Sport 👍🏻👍🏻

[@cathallynch9847]

@@AndyKrueger 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@cathallynch9847]

10k on the way this channel is going to grow with out a doubt great work 👍🏼💙

[@AndyKrueger]

@@cathallynch9847 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@796andy2]

thank you for removing eye booger , its my pet pet peeve 😆

[@AndyKrueger]

Same! Haha

[@jadedchick.4352]

The prong collar made a huge difference with my two German Shepherd pups. Huge difference from the leather collar.

[@AndyKrueger]

It is a useful tool when used properly 🙏🏼

[@hawkeye98]

Another great video. I have a question. Do you use the two leads and prong collars to teach the dog to heal as you rotate. Thanks brother can’t wait for the training series.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you and great question. I do not use the prongs to teach anything 🙏🏼 He already knows the heeling behavior. In this case, layering in leash pressure helps to transition off of food, and makes the behavior more reliable 💪🏼

[@hawkeye98]

@@AndyKrueger thanks Andy. How do you go about teaching them to stay facing forward when you rotate. Or basically stay aligned with the way you are facing. Really enjoy your videos.

[@AndyKrueger]

@@hawkeye98 One tiny step at a time 🙌🏻 If they are shifting you are probably pushing the stay too much too fast. What you’re seeing in this video is 10 months worth of work and training 🙏🏼🙏🏼 LOW AND SLOW!! 💪🏼

[@hawkeye98]

@@AndyKrueger thanks

[@cass.n.m]

Wow I wish my dog had that much tug drive, must be a malinois thing? I thought my border collie was pretty high drive but this is something else, I'd get run into the ground if I tried to handle one of these dogs lol

[@AndyKrueger]

Haha! Malinois have drive for sure, but that doesn’t mean they will naturally tug and play with you. This is a result of training I’ve been building since the day he arrived in the States at 10 weeks old 🙏🏼

[@AndyKrueger]

@@ivanhacks True!! And be MORE interesting!

[@Slideways24]

Prong collars if proper used, dogs will love them. My shepherd knows that it means that we are going somewhere or going for a walk

[@xxnf99987]

I'm trying to learn as much as possible before I pull the trigger on a new puppy. Had a malinois akc registered pure breed male, he was on crack, raised him from 12 weeks old. I loved him to death but I did everything wrong, I was 19 my gf at the time bought him for me, I did the best I could. Would toss a jolly ball with him to exhaustion and go on 3 walks a day, it wasn't enough. I'm learning the mental disipline/work a mal needs. I'm leaning towards a working german shepherd, more handler forgiving then a mal. Had to rehome Zeus to an ex Army k9 handler so he's good and happy I check on him on social media regularly. I want my own again but gonna do the much required training this time

[@AndyKrueger]

Live and learn 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@diegoescobar3593]

Great video! Now I’m concerned over how my dog always runs away from me when he has his toy. Is there anyway of fixing this? He’s still a 5 month old puppy.

[@AndyKrueger]

Yes definitely!! Only play ON LEASH in close quarters! A hallway or garage/ spar room. If the fog can’t win the toy and bring back from one foot away, don’t try farther! Teach the fun is with you not away from you. A great trainer named Ivan Balabanov has a video called ‘Possession Games’, you should check it out! 👍🏻

[@vitaldogtraining5003]

Thanks again AK for sharing, what is your fav rug toy and where do U get them from? Any vids on how to start a pup on tugging?

[@AndyKrueger]

Leerburg.com has almost everything. Check out my first videos of Freddy, I think called ‘Puppy First Bitework’. You can see our first tug session with a little rag. Then videos after you can see progression to other things. I don’t have a specific video for this yet but for now I think that can give some good insight 🙌🏻

[@michaelz8828]

How old is Freddy? Adding in reliability and control now I can see, I'm assuming once the dog has a full understanding and can be trusted with not breaking obedience commands the intensity is added in? speeding up downs, layering in the heel to be cleaner and more intense with the pivots and different paces? Thanks for the content!

[@AndyKrueger]

He’s one year old. I wouldn’t say I will ‘add intensity in.’ He is a very ‘intense’ dog already. His training and ability to perform will be constantly evolving, but I’m not ‘adding’ anything that isn’t already there. If I compare building his training to building a house, right now I have the basement dug and foundation poured. Big progress but not what the finished product will look like 🙏🏼

[@simonelipphardt2587]

Love your videos ❤️ I play tug with my german Shepard to strengthen his obidience and to have fun every day. But if my dog comes back to ne with the tug, he goes for my feet and tries to hold onto them, is this normal?

[@AndyKrueger]

Wired.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Chikenl0ver]

At what age is it good to start playing tug with pup malinois? Or when do i know that my pup is ready for tug?

[@maplespringsvineyard8400]

Subscribed! What tug are you using or recommend? I just adopted an American Bulldog. But totally fascinated with the Malinois...Thanks!

[@AndyKrueger]

I actually forget where I got this one!

[@therealkingfrances3242]

??? What leashes are you using ???

[@malinoisdogtraining3441]

Andy, With malinois, don't you get the occasional accidental bite? Especially playing tug. I sure have.. Thanks again.

[@AndyKrueger]

Yes I do haha. Comes with the territory! 🙌🏻

[@ralphgeeraert1600]

Hello, Its fun always to hear the French commands because Malines is a Flemish city where there is no French ;-)

[@AndyKrueger]

👍🏻

[@CfB2001er]

Hello Andy, I currently have two issues. My Mali (15 month) has recently started to bark demandingly when I train with him, and he destroys all toys if I don't take them away from him. What should I do about it?

[@bitey_k9s268]

Hey friend. I have a Belgian malinois puppy. How do you build their drive up?

[@AndyKrueger]

The drive is there and will continue to present itself over time. Just create strict structure and keep all interactions very calculated 👍🏻

[@G2performancehorses]

If there was one book you would recommend for training your dogs what one would it be?

[@AndyKrueger]

I actually don’t prefer books for dog training. It is similar to learning to play an instrument; you can read books but you need to see and hear the instrument being played to ‘get it’. I recommend hands on video much more 👍🏻

[@G2performancehorses]

@@AndyKrueger ok thank you for the reply and you videos are great. I am interested in furthering my training and having someone to talk to and advise. I live in Scottsdale az. Are you open to something like this or know someone who is here and can recommend working with so i can be more hands on?

[@tacticalrockette4206]

I should probably get Leerburgs videos on bite training, I have several of their others that I bought years ago and I see you mention them a lot. But is there a simple quick answer to how you get a full grip on the bite? Ive always struggled with getting that! Do you have to just manually push it back further in their mouth and eventually they just bite that way on their own?

[@piyushsahare4693]

Can you please help me to find the tug in India or any link

[@jaetinpopish7521]

what is the reasoning for double prong collars

[@AndyKrueger]

I can give directional guidance in multiple directions at once. See the comments below for more detailed explanation! 👍🏻

[@moethompson5097]

I’m working on some tug training with my Mally Axle. 14 weeks old. Any suggestions?

[@AndyKrueger]

I’d recommend watching my older puppy videos! Better to see than hear 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@randallruble7941]

I ike seeing the comparison between (btw) Freddie & Jasper. In addition to Jasper being more "finished" (your words), there appears to be a difference in body confirmation. Freddie is more lean. Is it just age difference? (Freddie is a 'teenager'.) Heritage difference (different parents)? Different feeding regime? Or ... Is Jasper neutered (castrated)?

[@AndyKrueger]

Different genetics and age.

[@bryanwesley6275]

What are your rates for board and train

[@AndyKrueger]

All training information is on my website Krueger Canine .com 👍🏻

[@chrism77m]

The two leach system is that for positioning?

[@AndyKrueger]

To give feedback in multiple directions at once 👍🏻

[@chrism77m]

@@AndyKrueger that is a great tip thank you so much for the video and the feedback.

[@AndyKrueger]

@@chrism77m 👍🏻

[@AndyKrueger]

@@chrism77m 👍🏻

[@PartnurMarek]

2 x kolczatka + elektryczna obroża!!! dobry boże!!!

[@AndyKrueger]

Training equipment is sooo scary and mean!!! 😂😂😂

[@PartnurMarek]

@@AndyKrueger uh yeas!

[@AndyKrueger]

@@PartnurMarek hahaha

[@thibaultrouault7000]

hello, where can i find the same leash you use? Thanks

[@AndyKrueger]

Dragon Dreams Leather 🙌🏻

[@thibaultrouault7000]

@@AndyKrueger thank you man 😉💪🏾

[@thibaultrouault7000]

@@AndyKrueger paracord 1 meter ?

[@AndyKrueger]

@@thibaultrouault7000 💪🏼💪🏼

[@AndyKrueger]

@@thibaultrouault7000 Leather 1 meter

[@moethompson5097]

How old is Freddy?

[@AndyKrueger]

One year

[@HarshSingh._._]

Bro i really want a melinoi but i don't know from where to order it. Like you have taken from airport.

[@AndyKrueger]

Sorry I don’t recommend breeders 🙏🏼

[@naturallycurlyhair4413]

What’s the point of having two prongs?

[@richspence]

Im guessing its for better head and body positioning given the way he was using the leashes.

[@alxhiding]

more precise directional pressure when it goes too far forward or backwards. the HS prong pressure goes from bottom to top of collar in a single direction on both sides, not in i.e unidirectional circular constriction like a slip, so if you have two, you have two angles of pressure instead of just one. it's no biggy for us mortals, but i'd imagine when you're at Andy's level, its these small things that help fine tune the dogs understanding and make the process smoother. additionally, you can turn one of them back to front so you can communicate precisely when hes facing you without losing the ability to do so while heeling etc, or on the opposite side to teach heeling on both sides at the same time. i'm sure Andy will weigh in on it and correct me if im off though

[@AndyKrueger]

@@richspence True!

[@AndyKrueger]

@@alxhiding You NAILED that. Don’t think I could put it better myself 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@AndyKrueger]

What Alex said!! 🙏🏼

[@omarmaciel605]

How much did you feed Freddy at 5 months ?

[@AndyKrueger]

Totally depended on the day and what he did. No fixed amount per day.

[@kurtpearson8340]

3 count em 3 high pressure tools...I'm not saying over compensating for something

[@AndyKrueger]

Can you elaborate how they are high pressure? Do you feel the dog experienced high pressure in this video? Thanks! Looking forward to your response!

[@mihaiciotina6044]

What kibbles eats your dogs?

[@AndyKrueger]

Acana 👍🏻

[@mihaiciotina6044]

@@AndyKrueger thx dude!

[@AndyKrueger]

@@mihaiciotina6044 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@rsjdawg1]

All your dogs in beginner training appear to have extensive training already; which you refer to basic. I haven't seen a day one dog yet in your videos to teach how to get to your version of basic. You teach fetch... my dog will not release so how can I teach fetch when they won't release? Your videos skip that. So I think, if pay for your videos, will you show a day one starting point for all the respective you charge for...

[@AndyKrueger]

I show step by step progression videos on Patreon.com/andykrueger 👍🏻👍🏻