Teaching A Dog To Wear A Muzzle (Muzzle Training)

A video guide to created to assist you in teaching your dog to enjoy wearing a muzzle.

[@meandthedogs]

After working through the process and showing your video to my client I wanted to share this with you. When I arrived for our training session, she was bursting with pride, "look what we've done". She presented the muzzle to the dog and he promptly placed his nose into the muzzle and she clipped it on, he sat patiently and calmly waiting for his next cue. THANKS AGAIN ! from Meandthedogs :)

[@BeABravoDog]

Chirag, I send this to all of my clients before we start muzzle training. thank you so much for this vital resource.

[@lisamariefitzgerald5703]

Thanks 🙏 for your help xx

[@indigo8973]

What a very clearly-explained, intelligent tutorial - we've just adopted a rescue dog and the centre recommended muzzle-training as our dog is reactive. I'm really looking forward to making this training fun, rewarding and successful. Many thanks !

[@misskatemonsterful]

Thanks so much for your video! I am acclimating my pit mix Annie to wear a muzzle. We just had our first session today. She is now wagging her tail whenever I present the muzzle. I'm sure that she will love it by the time we are done. Thanks!

[@vichinia]

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[@ArinWolfe]

I'm already part way through the training with my dog, but there are some GREAT ideas in this video. Thanks

[@Smiles4lifepkn]

Well done tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to educate step by step this skill. All dogs can benefit from learning muzzles are safe.

[@kickinbass6699]

Used this video for my aggressive pitbull who had to go to the vet for his vaccinations. My dog was never previously muzzle trained. I scheduled the appt 2 weeks from the beginning of muzzle Tran ing and with just 3-5 mins a day he was awesome ! This video helped me and my dog so much. Thank you.

[@kickinbass6699]

P.s spray cheese was like heaven for my dog. Worked so well

[@maremmamum7509]

This is a great video and one I will be sharing with my clients!

[@kimmyymmik]

Amazing. I have two puppies, my chocolate lab is 5 months old, and my German Shepherd puppy is 4 months. Their muzzles get here today and I'm excited to start training tnem, and I will be using this video to guide me. Thanks!

[@kcmolatch9559]

I'm looking online for a muzzle like yours, but cannot find one that has a quick-clip just a buckle. Any suggestions? Thanks. Love this video; excellent job!

[@franlockhart3528]

I give this link to anyone wanting to train a dog to wear a muzzle. Its excellent

[@loyal_dogs]

Many people think that positive reinforcement is about batten a dog with food. That's so wrong and you wonderfully show the true meaning of pos reinforcement in your video. You make something uncomfortable/weird to something wonderful for the dog. And the rewards are what the dog loves and it's never only food, just as you told. It can be also a game and or affection but also things like running free, going to sniff, playing with other dogs and so on are rewards. Great video!!!

[@sequoyahbean]

I ask ALL my students to train their dogs to wear muzzles, because one never knows when an accident will occur, and the veterinary staff may have to muzzle the dog for safety while treating it. This is an excellent video on training this behavior, and will help insure that dogs are not made even more anxious at a stressful time when they are placed in a muzzle. Hint - you can use the same technique to acclimate a dog to a head halter should that be desired.

[@RuffCustomers]

Chirag, I thought i rated this vid a year ago when I first saw it. Apparently I did not. It is terrific and very smoothly produced. Well done and THANK YOU very much for sharing your work. Leigh Sansone

[@Beadifferent]

How would you do this without food treats? My dog is not food oriented.

[@kelvindeacon6759]

Awesome..thanks so much. I have 4 dogs but my 2 males (boxer and boerboel) have started fighting and cannot b together at all if I am around (if i'm not around they r fine, as soon as they see me they fight and fight bad..!!) anyway I am so stuck with this now so started looking at muzzles as a last resort and hopefully train them back to being socialy accepatable together again. Your methods r fantastic and easy and if i may say obvious.... only i just didn't think and stuck a muzzle straight on the big boerboel.....fortunately he is very placid and fell asleep.....But so glad i saw your vid before i did stupid irreparable damage and made them even worse....thanks once again...!!!

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

Kelvin Deacon I am glad this has helped you and your dogs:) Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. If you enjoyed the video please give it a thumbs up click:) Thanks

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

+Kelvin Deacon I am very happy that this video helped you and your dogs. It makes it worth while making these video when I read these comments.

[@olwenturns]

I don't see the need to reinvent the wheel when there is such a great resource readily available. I send the link to my clients so they can practice at home.

[@CatherineWoofsHallam]

Exactly

[@CHARLIESHMO]

My family but muzzle on them at 8 weeks. When we start walking them. Much easier. They know if they want to go outside. A muzzle come with it. Simple. Don't wait until your dog bite someone. To start training. When ever your puppy bite you. You start muzzle training even if it harmless

[@robinwilson4598]

I’d like to know the full elapsed time of this training. It seems closer to 30 minutes than the runtime of about 10.

[@discostoo]

That's my dog! Good Spook!

[@TheAlexandraScott]

What a beautiful, good dog.

[@Helena19Henriques64]

Best video about muzzle training I've saw. Thank you!

[@Georgeypudding]

Many thanks for this video! I love the added extra of clipping the muzzle around the dogs neck before making the dog wear it on its nose as well! I've been trying to work out how to progress with this and that method is perfect for my dog!

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

@meandthedogs Thats so great!!! Well done to both you and your client (and her dog). Love hearing about the successes.

[@AskDrCarynColonialBeach]

Hi Patel! It was great to meet you at Clicker Expo in Denmark. I'm the observer who asked if you still had any influence at Baskerville ;-) I have several clients with dogs that fall outside the current 6 sizes of Baskerville Ultra Muzzles. I have contacted them about this, thank you for that suggestion. You mentioned there, and started to demonstrate your "newer-revised" method of muzzle training, which started with the muzzle on the floor. Have you made a new video? Thanks again for all you do for animals and their owners/handlers!

[@Papapapapa78]

I don't think this will work with my extremely hyper dog, but I will try it. The dog in the video is so calm, LOL, I wish trainers tried these methods with dogs like mine for once but they never do...

[@bettinagros4232]

This video was just recommended as my rescue dog already had a bad experience with wearing a muzzle. Now every time he sees a muzzle he is running away… also, could we skip the second step fastening the straps just around the neck? As he was caught as a stray with a wire sling he is very sensitive with anything around his neck. Thank you!

[@paulashimko288]

Thank you Chirag I refer this to my clients for a visual. It is a wonderful tutorial.

[@raulrojas665]

Excellent video,thanks a bunch,now I know what's the proper way to put my dog on a muzzle step by step without rushing and keeping the dog quiet when using it.Greetings from Peru.

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

Raul Rojas Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. If you enjoyed the video please give it a thumbs up click:) Thanks

[@elizabethmailley9841]

I love this video. Have a question, Chirag: my dog is a Romanian rescue, who, amongst other issues, resource guards treats and toys. Following this training video, I have now reached the point where, on seeing the muzzle appear, she displays positive body language. The difficulty I am having, is that because my dog is so hyper-vigilant with treats, when I am trying to get her accustomed to the feel of the muzzle on her face, if there is even the tiniest piece of food remaining inside the muzzle, any movement at all from me causes her to react: she thinks I am trying to get to her precious treat. I understand why she is like this-beaten and starved before I adopted her. The muzzle training is something I feel very motivated to continue, but her psychological problems are making progress feel very slow indeed. Any tips at all would be much appreciated. Many thanks, Elizabeth

[@EraidFreefire]

I'm not a trainer or behaviorist but maybe make sure the muzzle is clean before starting and allowing you dog to completely clean out treats before moving on? This is the only thing I can think of to help

[@amyschuldt]

What is the food/treat in a tube that you are using?

[@blairbirthisel4720]

My behavioral trainer for food resource guarding on my pit mix puppy, asked that I consider muzzle training, until we overcome some issues. I have had so many dogs, but this problem was one I could not solve, so I agreed. Now that I have seen this video, which he recommended, I have ordered a muzzle for my 9 month old puppy. This was very well done

[@helenshanahan6202]

excellent video - i thought all you had to do was stick the thing on and hey presto and wondered why he kept pawing it off. associating it with good things and taking it slowly really makes sense! great advice

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

Helen Shanahan Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. If you enjoyed the video please give it a thumbs up click:) Thanks

[@vichinia]

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[@EraidFreefire]

I basically made the same mistake but worse. I first gave her treats when it was on or when she put her nose in but I was inconsistent.

[@MRSBA7]

Very complete, what i was looking for , thanks

[@tommyrottweiler9962]

One of the greatest dog training videos I have ever seen...Very very good..

[@2skoolforcool]

What type of muzzle is used in this video?

[@jbenal]

This is nothing short of brilliant. THANK YOU so much for making this and posting it -- I'll refer my clients to it when their dogs need muzzle training.

[@Wolf251982]

Beautiful Dogs!

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

@eeneigenhok Hi That your opinion. I want the dog to associate the muzzle with what they find rewarding, not what I think they find rewarding. Most ppl rather have cash than verbal praise. However, I would love to see a different method. Please let me know if you post one on here, look forward to watching it. Regards

[@TrainingPositive]

Well done, great video.

[@corrinelisle]

Thanks for a great video Chirag - I've been sharing this with my customers as it's a brilliant step by step guide! Thanks!

[@ruslana81]

it's really great! very helpful! thank you and greetings form Poland :)

[@borderfarm406]

nice job... thank you for taking the time to put this video together

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

@jbenal @allmeansall @smilewithjane @marenbruun Hi Thank you very much for your comments and kind words. I am glad you like the video and that it will be of use to so many of you. I will be adding more on various topics, let me know hat you think of them and what you would like to see. Cheers Chirag

[@jesterdustin]

how long did this take to accomplish ?

[@CanisLupus123]

Beautiful Dogs

[@ednajwolff]

Is "reeeeeeadyyyy.... GO!" Just universal for border Collies? Lol

[@kevh9932]

We have an overprotective lurcher that was starting to jump up at people. Muzzle time! Followed this video step by step and dog now happily wears a cage muzzle. Thank you so much as walkies now so much less stressful

[@lisaharris559]

I have a dog who was horribly abused and my vet sent me this link to try and see if I can teach him to wear a muzzle so he can be examined by my vet. What you did looks fantastic but I’m concerned because my dog has extreme fear aggression with things he does not know or understand. Hopefully he will not completely flip out and he can learn it’s not a bad thing.

[@keindressierterhund]

Genial :-) !

[@meandthedogs]

Your Muzzle video is very well done. Thank you so much for showing how to achieve results with the dog's attitude and comfort in mind. I have a new client whose dog has had a muzzle order put on her dog & she is devistated. Yr video has helped her to adjust tremendously. Keep up the good work.

[@magicalcrazyness]

Very nice video! I may have missed it, but have you ever considered using markers?(such as verbal markers or clicker depending on what the person likes)

[@karenlobb1762]

How early should you start muzzle training? Great video. Thanks. 2 thumbs up!

[@NOPAIN2TRAIN]

Chirag, this is a wonderful video. Thank you so much! I have referred clients to it often. Dana in Des Moines, IA.

[@maxmistyjla]

This is excellent. Thanks so much for posting it. I will have plenty of occasions to tell others about it.

[@canterlevi]

Great video! Thank you! Over how many weeks did this process take?

[@rc4443]

This is one of the best muzzle training videos I've come across. Thank you for sharing

[@vikidobe]

I am going to suggest that my client, currently working with a haltie, on her dog, watch this. Well done.

[@magicalcrazyness]

@magicalcrazyness Lol! Nevermind... I didn't finish the video when I commented. :P

[@PeaceNLiebe]

Amazing vid I feel better about muzzle training my dog. Thank you!

[@LYDIADESROCHE]

Well done Chirag! I absolutely love the way you work and often share your videos with clients.

[@taputapu7]

Clear, detailed steps. Beautifully executed.

[@LYDIADESROCHE]

I love this video! I've shared it with clients. Thank you.

[@katelangsalazar3025]

Before I saw this video I muzzle trained my dog. It was going pretty well even though there were a few things I wish I 'd known. But then I had to do several days of ear treatments and now my dog has started pulling his face out when I go to clip it on. I had used a cloth muzzle originally, so now I'm thinking I'll just start over from square one and I'll follow these directions. The only trouble is I can't find that muzzle same for sale anywhere. I like the way this one clips on just like the cloth one and doesn't also have the strap between the eyes. Does anyone know where to order the same muzzle used in the video? This video is fabulous and I sure hope it'll do the trick.

[@kmf634]

It's a Baskerville style muzzle. Any pet store will have them.

[@peteducation]

great video. Thanks!

[@CanineManagement]

Perfect!

[@xenaandj]

what a great video!

[@Rasputina101]

Great video!

[@thegiantpaperpanda]

Great demo!!!

[@EightPaws4Hoof]

Brilliant!

[@KeswickCamp08]

now she thinks she's going to be able to eat and play fetch while wearing the muzzle....

[@mckenzieeleah]

Can this be done in one session?

[@ChiragPatelConsulting]

+Leah M Hi, I would recommend that you do short, fun sessions rather than a longer one trying to accomplish it all. If it starts becoming less fun, thats the time to stop and try the next day. With an experienced animal, who is used to novel things, you may be able to get further quicker but taking a week or two is probably better.

[@tommyrottweiler9962]

do it in two or three...

[@jaimiegoofball]

dogs are lactose intollerant, please dont use cheese

[@turkeyburglarjones6148]

+Jaimie B Cheese is fine as long as you don't give them too much. Different dogs can handle different amounts of lactose. Also, cheese is very low in lactose anyways. www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-feeding-tips/dogs-milk-dairy-products/

[@kimmyymmik]

I give my dogs the tiniest bit from time to time and they're fine, but a few weeks ago I got some dog treats from "bark box " that we're all cheese and bacon flavored and those made my dogs have horrible diarrhea. :(