Tips for Barrier Aggression and Frustration for Dog Trainers

Barrier aggression or frustration can occur in many situations, such as when the dog is behind a fence, in a crate or car, being restrained on a leash or held, but also in situations where the dog’s freedom of movement is reduced, for example being crowded by dogs at a park or even being petted while another dog or person approaches.
In this video I give tips for trainers working on these cases on using counter conditioning and desensitization to train dogs to have a positive emotional response to the barrier or restraint as well as teach them a specific behavior to do in these situations that becomes stronger and more reliable than their previous behaviors. These techniques will help reduce the undue stress in both the dogs as well as their guardians lives.
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[@teamworktraining1414]

Makes a nice change to see other trainers supporting the need to pick up small dogs sometimes if the need arises - they DO need to be sometimes to stay safe in a big dog and a big person world :-)

[@robinrutherfordcost4748]

Thank you for saying that about sometimes you just have to pick the dog up! Will have to try that Wish maneuver for the future. My Beagle/JRT mix (30lbs) was attacked by 3 large dogs (2 Golden Retrievers and an American Bulldog) that escaped from a dog park fenced area. My dog was outside the park. All of a sudden it was 3 on 1. I didn't even think or hesitate, just dove on my girl, protected her as best i could with my body. The owners of the other 3 dogs seemed to be just watching, as I'm down on the ground at this point, protecting my dog. I just calmly asked them to please get their dogs (the Am Bulldog still tugging on my girl's butt). Luckily, although bit multiple times, it was all in non-vital areas. Good to have antibiotics on hand, vet visit ASAP. Could have been much worse. Thank God the dogs were only interested in getting the dog rather than me too. Michael Shikashio also has a great video on defensive leash handling skills as well. Hope that helps.

[@kikopup]

Awe I’m so sorry that happened to you. Of course you are always at risk of getting injured if you try to get in the way. Sadly. Yes he does. I’ve run into a persons back yard gate before to escape a dog with my dogs and prayed there was no dog in the yard I was invading. I also have practiced having my dogs jump on the picnic tables at parks

[@christophbader3713]

Thank you for your work in general. Your videos massively helped as an unexperienced dog owner some years ago. Your content are zero BS, trustable and onto the point. Regards from Finnland! (You said, you lived in Sweden sometimes, so, former neighbours, kinda).

[@mariebutler6619]

Emily, fantastic video (as always). Thanks so much for sharing. I had so many 💡 moments whilst watching this video. I feel this is one of those videos that should be on a loop in the Vets and pet shops. Thanks again. Have a lovely day. 😊

[@MossyBear]

yesss, this is feeding my dog training hyperfixation in the best way.

[@suzannetaylor4998]

How do you put a border collie on your shoulders? That's so awesome.

[@lisadaugustine-np8bq]

Your videos are so logical and broken down to such good bite sized chunks. I have my first reactive adoptee (all the rest have been pretty chill. ) she’s a terrier mix that just had foster puppies so the hormones work against me so I’m just working on positive binding for now and very long leads so she gets used to outside And a lead (she was a stray with no lead experience.) so far so good. After she’s fixed and puppies rehomed she will be able to concentrate more. Thank you so much!❤

[@kikopup]

Awe thank you for adopting her. Sounds like a perfect plan!

[@ellykaripidou4063]

I really love your videos 😍.

[@kikopup]

thank you!!!

[@michaelchee6018]

Thanks for your awesome videos and explanations! Any tips or links to one of your videos to condition my dog not to bark at the door when she hears neighbors outside?

[@Smokeybluetheraccoon]

This is so helpful! I'm a bit of a newer dog trainer, I just hit 2 years, and I'm trying to learn as much as I can!

[@kikopup]

❤

[@hippiebits2071]

This is so crazy, last night I was actually wondering if you had done a video on this exact topic! I'll have to rewatch it more closely later when I don't have four other things going on.

[@kikopup]

If your driving in your car and it’s not too distracting you could listen to Micheal Shikashios Podcast on Barrier Aggression on The Bitey End of the Dog podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bitey-end-of-the-dog/id1521311807?i=1000635799264

[@vincentking9043]

I don't want to contact a trainer because I want to learn to become a trainer after the bad experiences for horrible dog trainer. The thing is you learnt and so do I because I am the one who is going to be doing all of the work.

[@kikopup]

there are online trainers, also I worry about people doing it wrong and getting bitten so thats why I say that. there are so many people more competent than the trainers in their area to train their own dog, so i completely understand

[@supremekizzle]

Do you have any courses or videos or advice for training a dog that gets way too excited around people and other dogs? I have a 9 month old golden retriever that is really smart and really friendly. Too friendly. Any time she is around someone new or a new dog she will pull so hard towards that new "friend" that she literally chokes herself and will not calm down. I guess it's better than being aggressive around new people, but in those moments; I don't exist. She couldn't care less if I was disappeared from the universe. Mind you, this is a dog that normally has to cling to my side at home. Is there a course you sell or advice or videos to help with this? She's otherwise a great dog, but I cannot take her anywhere without her going nuts. Thank you!

[@type2life396]

What about my dog barking in car when she sees another dog on the street ?

[@vanihansen2136]

How do I get my dog to stop barking at other dogs? He's friendly but he constantly barks at em. It drives me crazy.

[@kikopup]

That’s so frustrating. It’s usually just personality and genetics. The dog can get easily frustrated when they want to play or greet and cant. One thing you can do is just create training, set ups, where you meet someone, let the dogs meet or play or whatever they like to do, and then practice approaches and pass bys at first when the dogs been satiated. You can also use treats after they’ve got to meet to approach calmly on a loose leash. I’d also create two cues - go say hello for calm sniffing on leash and go play for off leash so your dog doesn’t feel frustrated that meeting is not time to play

[@vanihansen2136]

@@kikopup yeah... most people don't like him barking though and think he's aggressive .. I will say he does play rough but he likes to play. He was supposed to be my service dog.. but because of his barking I'm going to make my other dog my service dog.

[@kon1402]

@@kikopup I love your vids but I appreciate your interaction in the comment section even more. I feel that you have great energy and I feel if our world leaders behaved like you: really listen to the needs of the people, instead of indoctrinating and controlling them, this planet would be a much better place. :) If it is genetics, would it useful for you to know what kind of breed the dog is? Hounds, for example, feel that they are born to make lots of noise, esp. at meeting and greeting. What about their natural level of sensitivity dogs are born with: front of the pack vs back of the pack? If it is personality, what do you think is the most common reasons for their behaviour/bad habits? For example: 1. Lack of training that would teach their dogs better coping mechanism in stressful social interactions 2. Isolation and separation from social interaction that might might cause the dog to develop social anxiety. 3. Lack of rules and boundaries at home which might develop lack of respect for the owner or even lead the dog to assume a dominant position. 4. The selfish behaviours and personalities of the owners who might channel anxiety, fear, frustration into their pets. (I recently paid attentions to dog walkers and noticed that talking and smiling ones => happy and friendly dogs.) 5. Lack of daily exercise, esp.combined with high energy. Do you have your own personal troubleshooting checklist?

[@tanatribe]

Leash in public is not necessarily normal

[@LoneLupine]

It is in most places, and if it's not it should be, to keep the dogs safe

[@jackglockstar]

Body language? That chihuahua is shaking. Hes vibrating ffs

[@kikopup]

Its called being cold. I literally talk about it in the video. She has a heated bed and chose to sit on my lap, I talk in the video how I should put a sweater on her. Epic will shiver if it gets below 72 degrees F and only pant when it gets about 102 F so youll never see her pant.

[@kikopup]

my heater is cranked to 70F for the winter for the little dogs

[@jackglockstar]

@@kikopup i was kidding. My dog does it too when she gets her haircut