Teach your dog to wear a muzzle

[@kikopup]

Splash my own dog was one of the hardest reactive dogs to train and now she is reliably friendly and safe around dogs and people. The thing is with this method of training, the dog looks "trained". I am uninterested in trying to impress people with "the difference" because showing a dog reacting, causes the dog to be more reactive in the future than NEVER showing the dog react. All animals can regress to a previous behavior, they have practiced. So having an animal react one more time to...

[@accatinotrainingsolutiondo5908]

About muzle!Hi... but I would like to see a setting from puppy not dog already accustomed... hello colleague.. Max

[@legallyredone5561]

I was excited to learn this technique which my dog NEEDS! But Ii felt frstrated because there is no way (despite great patience on both our parts) my dog would be that calm. I feel it would be so much more helpful to show how you teach this to a regularly active dog! He is well trained & can do "chin" but no long. I don't have many, many training sessions to muzzle my nippy Aussie around grandbabies. :-(

[@TalinaBarajas]

I love your videos! I honestly think that learning to train my dog with positive reinforcement has forced me to become a more patient individual with both dogs and people. Please keep posting!

[@SDiTmom]

Nothing short of amazing! You have such great insight into the canine mind, and how to access it from the human mind. If every prospective dog owner were introduced to your videos, and trained accordingly, there would no longer be "incorrigible" dogs getting turned in to shelters. We have rehabbed 4 shelter dogs in the last 2 years--1 is now a well-behaved pet, 1 a Search & Rescue dog, and 2 are service dogs--all based on positive reinforcement. Thank you so much! Keep the videos coming!

[@kikopup]

I am making 2 DVDs at the moment, one on training hunting dogs and the other on reactive dogs. I cannot put that info into a youtube video, each step of the process and management has to be outlined carefully so no one screws up. Most of the dogs in my videos that are not my own dogs are dogs who were previously reactive or aggressive, some have bitten people in the past (because those are the most clients I get). cont...

[@dailyweblog6309]

I have the black muzzle for my Alaskan Malamute who is dog reactive, I don't know if it's just him but I just put the muzzle on him and he didn't care. He didn't try to take it off and he didn't freak out, no training needed. He's very well trained though

[@vanspock-e3s]

He's not very well trained if he is dog reactive.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

@@vanspock-e3s BS. Emotional reactions have jack all to do with training.

[@vanspock-e3s]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet BS. Fear is an emotion and it has everything to do with training. The whole purpose of training a reactive dog is to reduce the fear emotion and make everything positive through CCDS.

[@kevincalahan7874]

Bill, this is the Muzzle today at scool today, good class. Bought the Muzzle for Nancy or if small kids come over.

[@MrRooxye]

Great video! More videos about capturing calmness, please! :) I love your ideas!

[@suhaylett]

Thank you Donna, I see 4 dogs a day for training and behaviour. Super getting the owners to do this if I get young puppies, but so difficult when dogs have been let off without a proper recall for months. I know it would work brilliantly, getting owners to do it is far harder. thank you, I am going to work it with a clients rescue GSD tomorrow.

[@rosarioruizcoachrio7439]

hi kikopup! ur traning technique is so good and helps me a lot in training my puppy..... thanks and God bless u

[@chappysmom87]

Hi Emily, Love what you do with your dogs! I've credited you in a couple of my horse vids--where I've taken what you've done with dogs and used it with my horse : )

[@MagmaSedusa]

I really like possitive training and I'd like to watch a video where you "fix" dog aggressive dogs and human aggressive dogs using only possitive training!I can't seem to find any in your list of videos.I would like to know HOW you approach such dogs and how can you make a dog that for example hates cats or humans to love them and not wanting to hurt them!Can you make such a video?If you have a dog like that in training right now can you make a video of it? It would mean a lot! Thank you!

[@ianprice9563]

I think you need to change your approach - don’t think of it as ‘aggressiveness’ (be it humans, dogs, what ever), but ‘anxiety’ or ‘nervousness’. Few dogs are ‘aggressive’ - it’s not in their interests to be aggressive. Far better to move away or to appease the other. Sadly, some dogs don’t know how, or cannot (eg, when on a lead). The answer, really, is to manage the problem - try to avoid the thing the dog is distressed by. If that’s not possible, demonstrate that you are there to protect the dog - walk smartly away; get yourself between the dog and ‘it’; even pick the dog up (if that’s feasible). It’s a really long trail (and often unsuccessful) trying to teach your dog not to fear. Management and showing your dog that you’re there to protect him/her are the answers - in my opinion.

[@Tanfeliz]

Thanks for these videos, they are helping. I have a rescue dog who has a serious calmness problem. We're working on it, but I'm not very skilled. Any help on training calmness is appreciated.

[@00MixedChick00]

I understand the problem is with the people walking the dog and not the dog himself. Also the only reason we started using a gentle leader in the first place is because with a regular leash and collar our dog started pulling and 'standing' on hind legs to greet people walking by. He still enjoys walks but I don't want problems to progress. I want a calm happy dog that isn't stressed by others on walks and doesn't pull. Thank you for your help in advance!

[@g.franch4097]

Thanks for your videos!!! I could not find the link of the muzzle you are using… Which brand is it?

[@suhaylett]

Hi Emily, the dog in my profile picture was the first dog to wear a Baskerville muzzle in general public (Company of Animals). Roger Mugford. Advised to use a Halti and a Flexi lead (doesn' t bear thinking about now does it scary).

[@paulverbo6830]

hello! i just wanted to say i love your videos! I was wondering when can i start training my puppy? My jack russell terrier is only 2 months old, is that too young?

[@pranay6716]

I'm from India and the law in my state requires dogs to be muzzled when taking them for walks at any time, it can get really stressful but that's the law so I'm working on making it a fun situation for my dogs

[@kikopup]

Oh thats wonderful that you are going to make it more fun.

[@candacemac4338]

Great video! What did you use for treats?

[@jessicageorge4155]

I need so much help muzzle training 😭 I have a very sick puppy with severe food and environmental allergies, and GI issues... She is on Prescription diet for both GI and Allergies and vet said we cannot deviate from the diet at all. Vet has instructed because her condition is severe she MUST be muzzled whenever we take her outside. We have been in the ER 4xs in the last month for her severe allergic reactions. She hates the prescription treats and won't go for them...she needs to be muzzled for her safety and health, but there is nothing in it for her so she doesn't want to do it. Is there anyway to successfully muzzle train without treats? I am so lost. I want my puppy to be healthy 😓 we were just in the ER again yesterday because her face swelled up from eating a bug... she ate a bug so quickly we couldnt stop her even though we were right there and she was leashed. Getting her muzzle trained is essential to her being able to live, and the vet just said I'll be fine keep trying

[@kikopup]

Oh no I am so sorry. Try different muzzles, ask the vet if you can use something like an elizabethan cone thats long enough that she cant reach the ground with it. Its also a great idea to focus on training her to do a default leave it from anything on the ground so she doesnt think to eat things in the future when shes an adult. Sorry you are having such a hard time.

[@jessicageorge4155]

@@kikopup thank you so much for the suggestion. It would be a good practice to train her not to eat anything off the ground, also working on the "leave it" command, but they are so difficult to reward and reinforce without treats... And as a sighthound she is having super difficulty not hunting whatever moves... 😅 the training sometimes flies right out the window. Today we had good success, she didn't sniff the ground to find a "spot" and was able to keep her muzzle on but unfortunately still got covered in hives which disappeared an hour after Benadryl.

[@jessicageorge4155]

@@kikopup the collar is a good idea too. I can give it a try. But if she is anything like my other girl... We had to tie 2 collars together and add an inflatable donut to keep her from being able to reach everything 😵‍💫 they are too smart sometimes for their own good

[@OanaOaniii]

Wooo-hooo!! I am so glad I found you! I subscribed! Thanks for your awesome videos. I love the methods you use to train dogs! Sending love from Romania.

[@kikopup]

I am busy editing DVDS! I have a tight deadline! I am off to Israel and then America, so I won't be able to read posts on yt for the next few weeks most likely! Sorry!

[@jfleck99]

haha "if you don't have access to the internet"

[@iplehguitar]

Kikopup, How about a video on riding the bicycle with your dog? My border collie likes to bite the wheels as they turn, and he constantly pulls away from the bike when he's not chasing the front wheel.

[@eXtremeGoLden]

@kikopup: Will you produce your DVDs and Web-courses in German too? Or maybe you can add subtitles? This would be really great! :)

[@mazherkhan3256]

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[@cooliobutthoolio]

Please could you tell me if it really matters at what point the food is presented? I see you do a mix of classical conditioning when you feed *at the same time* as the muzzle is on and you also do some operant stuff - saying yes after the behaviour of being still as the strap is put on and feeding after. Could you clicker train the dog to push his/her head in - mark the behaviour and duration of that and then feed away from the muzzle so he/she has to go back to push his/her muzzle in again?

[@MagmaSedusa]

PS:I am not talking about prevention,i am talking about dogs that already hate other dogs,cats or humans!How do you approach a dog that its intention is to bite you and hurt you?After you train that dog can you COMPLETELY trust it?(with strange dogs,cats,even kids!!) PLEASE make a video showing how you can use possitive training with such dogs!! Thank you!

[@MackenzieColeandCanner]

Can you give the link to get the muzzle? I'm looking for a better muzzle to offer clients. Thanks for the great video too, I'll be sharing it to folks in need! And thanks for all your great work!

[@DougHinVA]

go to leerburg.com for descriptions and models.... they are America's biggest pro dog supplies provider.

[@michellesvortex7237]

You can absolutely find me Baskerville Ultra muzzle anywhere literally amazon.com PetSmart Petco almost all pet stores and pet suppliers petmeds.com 1 800 Pet Meds eBay literally is the best muscle man because they can eat drink Pat play and wear for an extended amount of time because it is also made in such a way it does not cause sores on their face or hurt them in any way as long as you do not have it fitted to their lips ... also it is not only basically fit is customizing like fit as you get this Pacific readings of the circumference and length of the muzzle of the dog and then you submerge it in hot water molded in your hands to the dog specifics face not while hot of course! Please got. But also then take it in recent Merchant in cold water and it will stay in that position being coming a personalized fitted muzzle it took me about two days to get one from Amazon and I was under twenty bucks I did try to get one from all the local stores but they didn't have my size in stock there are sold out often and getting an online just worked out great:-) cheers and good luck

[@michellesvortex7237]

@@DougHinVA I've literally watch probably 3000 videos all about the same thing basically and I have to say leerburg is probably my very least favorite or recommended just because of their approach basically not always particularly positive and always with an agenda and always seem to. Have selling their services at the Forefront which I'm not saying it's a bad thing just the approach kind of rubs me and I hate to say it because it seems like the world loves George I'm not exactly crazy about him either he's too happy and I get tired of hearing him push his sponsors it's like sometimes 2 minutes on the front end of his videos not that I don't like George everybody likes George just not crazy about I'm not crazy about George LOL okay as long as I'm on a roll here when you want to stay the farthest away from his Chuck something? the dog whisperer or something I find him to be horrible heinous and awful his ways are old school and wrong it will teach you in a minute to roll your dog to teach her who's boss to be aggressive to it and will show you step-by-step in videos I'm horrified watching this guy but with that said that's just my opinion cheers again and good luck

[@johnmimist]

Where is the muzzle link you spoke of?

[@BR-qv5jh]

Can you imagine? Putting on a muzzle and eating dinner? That’s not so far-fetched today

[@kikopup]

hehe!

[@kingstitch9614]

Luv your videos! When i get a puppy im gonna follow all your clicker training videos

[@jessicareed8140]

I love your video and have a very excited small Yorkshire Terrier. Her snout circumference is smaller than the smallest baskerville circumference by 4 inches. Will this be a problem?

[@decay09]

jessica reed it shouldn't be a problem as long as she can still breathe and open her mouth in it properly. But if it is still too big you can make a custom muzzle with the company Bumas. They're really expensive last time I checked but they might be cheaper with smaller dogs!

[@sarahdickens9738]

What is the name of the muzzle you are using and can I buy it in th UK? Thanks.

[@togetherinforever]

How do you reward for wearing the pink muzzle?

[@kingstitch9614]

Just a suggestion for a video idea... but Can u please make a video on teaching your dog to surf!! That would be really cool!

[@00MixedChick00]

Hi Kikopup, I started using a gentle leader with my dog and he does not pull when I am the only one walking him. However, due to our current work/living situation (to guarantee our akita/border collie is always walked twice a day) two other family members walk him. After they walk him he starts pulling with the gentle leader until I walk him again. The family members understand why and how to use the leader but somehow are encouraging pulling when I am not there. How can I fix this problem?

[@janicetang95]

hi may i know what kind of treats are good for my cavoodle? =D. which do you recommend for my puppy . its 5 months old

[@emilyramsay1341]

I just purchased this muzzle at Petco today!

[@robertpittman1967]

Can you do a video showing how to have the dog not try to remove the muzzle once conditioned to put it on? My dog is good with it until we start moving around.

[@kikopup]

Good idea! I should have put that in the video. I suggest that when you start the movement, you go somewhere that is not inside your house. Its like when you wear an uncomfortable item of clothing in your house, you are hyper focused on it, but if you leave the house, because of the other stimuli in the environment it becomes easier to ignore the feeling of the clothing. The same works for dogs and equipment such as a muzzle or harness. I suggest having short sessions where the dog sniffs outside with the muzzle on then take it off. If the dog goes to paw at it, you can say "leave it" and lure his head up with a treat. The muzzle will also move a little when the dog goes to sniff, so it will be natural for a dog to think it feels different. Dogs with thicker on their muzzle have it easy, but dogs with sensitive skin and thin hair they obviously feel it a lot.... You can try modifying the muzzle to make it more comfortable. Michael Shikashio has a lot of ideas on making muzzles more comfortable.

[@robertpittman1967]

Dog Training by Kikopup Thanks! That makes a lot of sense🙂

[@Furry1Alaska]

Would this be good for haultie training as well?

[@suhaylett]

The chin is a brilliant idea. A client did the muzzle training by shaping and he really loved it, even told another dog off for going near it when on the sofs lol.

[@kikopup]

get a good shot of how cool I look, is great for me, but not for the dog, or especially the owner. The plan when I visit a client is ZERO reactivity after we meet. I DID however, get a shot of my crazy hunting dog Trisch before training and also my terrier going wild about a frog in the grass, because they were my own dogs, and I knew I could fix "letting them practice the behavior" but get what? I could see how DETRIMENTAL it was to the training process!!

[@suhaylett]

where is the link for the muzzle purchase please?

[@nancy4226]

What if the dog has already had an negative experience with it ?

[@kikopup]

I suggest using a different muzzle if possible but first beginning with things that dont even look like a muzzle like a container or dish - or this kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmLOpnWgfdqBY9k

[@FloralEyesd]

First comment... Wooo! Good video yet again Kiko!

[@JBNOYB89]

What treats do you use?

[@michellesvortex7237]

Anything with the dog finds very enticing and valuable 13 tiny pieces cut into pieces smaller than say I dime I use hot dogs chicken bratwurst liverwurst freeze-dried turkey hearts those rolls of like summer sausage bits of cheese anything the dog finds extremely enticing and yummy

[@abracadabradogtraining]

Good afternoon, I am the founder of Muzzled Misfits, a muzzle advocacy page. Our goal is to shine a positive light on muzzles, the dogs who wear them and owners who choose to use them regardless of why. We currently share positive stories, success stories, and educational information regarding muzzles. Eventually we hope to have meet ups for muzzled dogs and their owners in the farm of structured walks and supervised socials (for those who are safe to do so), as well as help educate Veterinary and shelter/Rescue staff on proper muzzle sizing, training and uses. We are trying to get more input from Pet Professionals such as Dog Trainers, Veterinary Staff, and so forth. I know you are very busy, but I would absolutely love if you could share your thoughts on muzzles, muzzle training and any other information to be featured on our page! Thank you so much!

[@MangoDanceFitness]

Love her name !!@

[@jonnathanjimenez3867]

my dog does not stop moving and turn his head from side

[@JonathanRileyAustin]

Good going. You show how to put a muzzle on a dog that is already trained to wear a muzzle.

[@kikopup]

I'm not here to trick anyone. If something didn't work I wouldn't show it. The motivation of my work is to help people and their dogs not any sneaky self satisfying motive tricking people to do something that doesn't work. The reason I like to use dogs who are already trained is I can show the progression step by step till the finished result while talking at the same time to the viewer. Talking and training at the same time can be stressful to a dog who is completely untrained. Also it is so much faster to edit a video demo with a dog who is a demo dog than to edit a video of the 12 training sessions of 5 mins to show the exact steps. This cone video shows training a dog to wear a cone that has not worn one, its the same process kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKPWq5ypm9OJbMU I suggest playing all sorts of games, including "put it in" this is a game that the video also shows a puppy learning kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmLOpnWgfdqBY9k

[@michellep7087]

What about if the dog knows the trick ‘snoot’?

[@kikopup]

YES! Great idea!

[@adammcneil5113]

Awesome dog and woman

[@jonnathanjimenez3867]

Ese perro ya esta entrenado

[@johnmimist]

But the chin rest hand looks like my shake hand,

[@Adipatus]

You're the best.

[@MagmaSedusa]

I didnt want proof that a dog is actualy agressive i just wanted to know how you approach such dogs...but anyway thanks for your answer!:)

[@EarthlingCanine]

1.) Baskervilles aren't bite proof, a dog needs a wire basket muzzle or Jafaco plastic muzzle if it is a bite risk and some dogs ARE bite risks 2.) Baskervilles rarely fit a dog properly. A better, still non-biteproof, muzzle would be biothane (these can be bought custom made) 3.) Dogs NEED pant room. If a dog cannot full pant in a muzzle then it is not the correct size of muzzle, regardless of bite risk or not. Any muzzle that restricts FULL pant including muzzles that hold a dogs mouth closed are not acceptable and can KILL a dog. 4.) That muzzle is NOT the correct measurement for your dog. Your dog should be able to hold a ball in its mouth in the Muzzle if you can't measure full pant. If you can measure full pant then do that instead. If you can't do either, adding 4-5 inches to closed hight is usually sufficient. For help finding the correct muzzle type and measurements you need, I recommend going to "muzzle up pup - the pro muzzle community" on facebook For help with training the dog to wear the muzzle and additional help with type and sizing of muzzles, I recommend going to "Muzzle tips & training" on facebook

[@cbcdesign001]

I recommend ignoring anybody who recommends Facebook as a source for accurate information on just about any subject.

[@EarthlingCanine]

@@cbcdesign001 the websites for a majority of muzzles, especially Baskervilles, do not provide adequate pant room in their measurements nor do they explain explicitly that they are or are not bite proof. The groups I mentioned are simply places to look for guidance as the admin and mod team are experienced handlers who do know what they are doing. If you don't like that then you don't need to comment, just scroll by. It's not my fault that YOU don't understand dog anatomy and the PROVEN FACT that restricting a dogs pant can cause it to quickly overheat and be deadly, thus adequate pant room in a muzzle is essential. You're ignorance isn't a good enough excuse to push people away from valuable help that could save their dogs lives.

[@theriggy84]

Heya, The best success that I have ever had was with Dog discipline magic (just check google) Definitely the most helpful dog obedience system that I have ever tried.

[@BobbyPVZ]

im sorry but... normally a dog that needs muzzle ... you dont "Chin rest" them.. and for exemple in a shelter where is very difficult "capturing calmness" this video is not usefull ... but i love her videos and her channel !!!

[@Helena19Henriques64]

+Pedro Reis I disagree with you, wearing a muzzle should be teached to every dog, as every dog can bite in a stressful situation, and those are the situations you don't want the muzzle to be adding stress - so you should teach to wear a muzzle before - that means teaching the dogs that "don't need a muzzle" to wear it.

[@BobbyPVZ]

concordo . todos caes deveriam ser capazes de usar muzzle. eu gosto muito dos videos desta rapariga mas os videos dela nao sao muito uteis com caes de canil.

[@mostlypostcoincidental]

I have a dog who is only aggressive towards strangers, and acts very positively and normal around me. because of that, this was helpful for me :)

[@Helena19Henriques64]

A estratégia pode ser mais complexa, mas é aplicável sim, tem é de se começar bem atrás, por um vai para o canto ou um senta depois toca e com as recompensas eventualmente para o chão - obviamente um cão stressado e hipoestimulado vai dar muito mais trabalho.

[@theORIGINALAmberRose]

I can chin rest both my dogs but need this training to work on integrating them with one another. they are both shelter rescues and not good with other dogs yet...the behaviorist feels most comfortable upon first dropped leash meet if they are muzzled but enjoy their muzzle. These videos are helpful!! thank you