What I do when I'm NOT TRAINING my Belgian Malinois!

It doesn't get much more basic and easy than this video!! EVERY dog owner should implement this into their daily routines! I take you through a 10 minute 'exercise' that encourages my dog to be independent AND get in some good cardio! Snow isn't stopping us!! What about YOU??
Would love to hear in the comments how you all create independence with your dogs!
Music credit : Salamanca - Sarah the Illstrum

[@lindrajane1884]

As much as I wish I had sent my dog to Brandon for training before bringing him home kzbin.infoUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU I am so grateful for this down-to-earth, practical guide. His training techniques and tips really work. Thank you as well for dedicating your life's work to rescue dogs, and to rescuing those of us who want the very best for our 4-legged family members.

[@deborahwade2641]

Andy has the perfect energy for a Malinois. Loved this video!!!!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@cynthiaaustin1763]

Actually hit the bell for notifications. I never do that. LOVE watching your dogs and bond that you have developed with them. What a gift for your daughter to grow up around. She will know at 5 what has taken me a lifetime.

[@AndyKrueger]

THANK YOU 🙏🏼 I agree, she is already further along than most people! 😆 She will no doubt be a new breed of dog trainer!! If she wants of course 🙂🙌🏻

[@takenpictures]

I do the same thing with my 18mo GSD. We just go in the back yard, I crack a beer and he acts a fool, just runs laps, picks up pinecones and throws them and chases them, finds sticks that I didn't even know existed. We do that for about 20 minutes everyday when I get home from work. Then we go inside and do some obedience work for a few minutes. After that he's pretty chill and content with laying on the floor and chilling.

[@AndyKrueger]

Love it! Sounds like a great routine! 🙌🏻

[@boblotty6180]

@@AndyKrueger what would an ideal routine look like for a malinois? In other videos you said 6 training 10 min each. And then potty breaks otherwise puppy/dog is in crate. When would this dog free time fit in? Daily or weekly or multiple times a day? And is it different for a 5 month puppy vs a 2 year old dog?

[@stevenfairhaven6388]

The problem with a 30 or 50 foot leash I learned the hard way along time ago trying to stop her 7080 pound German Shepherd going full speed by grabbing the lawn lead or trying to step on it Moscow with grabbing it was a great way to dislocate my shoulder and my elbow my neck came from me just not thinking so think ahead with along with people and think ahead of your dog look around look at things he might get attracted to and want to takeoff on but do not I repeat do not try and grab that long lead as your dog passes you at 30 miles an hour and he’s 8085 pounds all muscle and expect it to end well for you it won’t it might hurt Him as well it’s always funny when people tell cops just an a long lead of the dog takes off I’ve seen cops get their legs caught up and do a complete flip backwards it was interesting well actually I do love your videos the more I watch what I just had that little part about you should always be able to recall your dog without an E collar and dog she get used to being screamed at in an emergency when you try and stop your dog because most people will scream at the dogs out of panic I wonder where you’re located out of

[@oldvetwhotravels.5326]

Brilliant man. " Let the dog be a dog". Excellent Video.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@GusI727]

Andy talks to me like I am 5 years old, but tbh I needed this.

[@AndyKrueger]

Haha!! No disrespect intended!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Appreciate you watching! 🙌🏻

[@jorgemartin8304]

Great video Andy!, love the “let the dog be a dog” mentality, not everything is obedience and serious training. Nice!

[@Rachel.1111]

My dog is my best friend.. I let him be my best friend.

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@796andy2]

was talking to a guy with a cane corsa the other day and his dog was clicker trained .... not for me , dog was like a robot .

[@cesarcua5823]

Agree with you😊

[@juniorlara2394]

Yes this is the video!! Good to know a dog needs his own time I want to learn more of what a belgian malinois's day should consist of

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks! I may do a part 2 with more options! 🙏🏼

[@christinenatvig9094]

This video made my heart smile. Freddy is such a cool dog. I will be searching for someplace to take my pups. I tried going to a dog park but one of my dogs was attacked. The owner never even apologized. Won’t ever go again.

[@AndyKrueger]

Sorry to hear that. Yes I hate dog parks 😖

[@emedlock1]

Sniffspot is an app that may have local areas and fenced farm ground to run your pups. There are small fees involved but its a thought for the occasional field trip.

[@Rev.DavidJTowns]

35 Plus years of training dogs of all breeds and not much impresses me but Andy impresses! i just subbed!

[@AndyKrueger]

Hell yes! Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@akisalaib6844]

Great video Andy! I used to do that mistake, constantly working my dogs trying not to make any mistakes with the playtime and it was kinda stressful for both of us! I now understand the importance of just letting my dog be a dog, letting them go out do their thing! Some times after 10 minutes maybe I’ll say some commands to them just to keep them focused on me and to have the clarity on their mind being able to switch “now we work now we play” I take some good heel or a sit for example and then playtime again! All the heat of the dog has been cooled down and then after a break on their boxes they’re ready for some training sessions!

[@AndyKrueger]

Same!! Work hard play hard ⚔️

[@hammertyme8392]

Andy you have got to be the simplest easiest trainer on the planet. Absolutely love your style.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you!!

[@BigTiix7]

I literally tell all my clients this! I’ve been watching heavily for a few weeks just catching up on your content n all are great n informational this is for sure another great one that most skip right over

[@rico4you]

Let Mali be Mali! So easy but yet so effective. AWESOME thanks

[@AndyKrueger]

Yes! 🙏🏼

[@margaretmeaker2830]

Love it.. So does your BM.. Having great fun!!

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@yasmink493]

Great video again Andy, so many possibilities for everyone. Thanks for the pleasure of looking at and the tips.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

[@therealkingfrances3242]

We appreciate you Andy!!!!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@chelseab5467]

When you think about it that makes so much sense! Its there ME TIME. Grated most of us would/will be on our phones lol. Thank you Andy Krueger Dog Training!!

[@perfectweather]

Great video, thanks

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@AlexCerdaPB]

I do this with my Mal we both enjoy this lol 😄

[@AndyKrueger]

Awesome! 🙌🏻

[@GK-mv1vu]

Your channel is refreshing so cool and you give great tips!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@luciodaveigacoutinho8853]

Such a unique video! Something I've never ever seen before. Cheers 🥂

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@whynot700]

I do that everyday with mine. I have 15 acres and we use about 10. I ride my bike and the dogs run. Now I get why my girl is so muscular never even thought about it was just having fun with them. Bravo👍😁

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@beauluna678]

I do this same thing every day before and after training. 30 acres and when it snows. My Mal loves it

[@williamng6246]

Dude you cover literally everything you need! Gems!

[@JERSEYTOMATO]

Excellent- video - can NOT agree more - I search everywhere - EARLY - early mornings @ the crack of dawn - find a school yard field that is tucked away - and let my Doberman - run and have fun -, county parks, state parks, - when NO ONE is around and ENJOY!

[@skald22]

thumbs up!.. love your vids!

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks

[@victorsantana1997]

This place is paradise, Andy Krueger! I have a German Shepherd in an apartment, I need to take long walks and release her in a park that is close to my apartment every day. She will start guard training with a trainer, I think this could be a source of stress. After watching this video I realized that I need to take her off-leash trails with me. We have a house in another city still under construction with an area of ​​14 thousand square meters of lawn. She will live there. I know people who have sheepdogs like border collie, malinois and german in apartment, but they practice sports and take their dogs with them. Thanks a lot for the videos! Watching from Brazil.

[@rond2878]

Great video on showing something different that I haven’t seen before.

[@AndyKrueger]

Awesome, thank you 🙏🏼

[@NDemanuele1]

They are so nice looking! What spazzes though!...LOL. I used to do the same with my Lab.

[@AndyKrueger]

Nice!

[@Deem60]

Lol, I just loved seeing him run and have fun, it was ao funny to see him with snow on his face,!!!!😅

[@L_B_M_LandDownUnder]

The snow face 😄

[@stevenfairhaven6388]

A tired dog is usually a well train dog a tired dog is easy to work with sometimes in one of the biggest problems dogs get into with people at home and not professionals to as they get bored and it causes a lot of licking problems chewing problems destructive round they’re just bored so what you’re suggesting they do is a really good idea and I bet they sleep well and that mal looks like they are here but has a lot of energy

[@smerjeevski]

Buddha in the back garden, I see you. Love the vibe and celebration for your dog's individuality. Just got a puppy, I'm staying tuned. Thank you.

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@cesarcua5823]

I like your attitude toward dogs allowing them to move and play alone😊

[@AndyKrueger]

🙏🏼

[@janlievens6964]

I do this whit my dog in the Town where these dogs come from Mechelen (Flemish) Malines (French) in Belgium

[@AndyKrueger]

Nice 👍🏻

[@francesnance9110]

It's way fun to watch him running around and having fun!

[@chrisbotsis7658]

Love your videos

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks!

[@kaheemkaheem]

Thank you, really good information. I have a 16-month-old Mal. He loves training and loves just running free

[@rugbystories3344]

Watching you from Kenya, i love what you are doing and am actually getting a malnois to give my rotties company and make me active

[@AndyKrueger]

Awesome! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@joeyprince2910]

Another banger! Even when your not teaching I’m learning so much.

[@AndyKrueger]

Yes!! Thank you 🙏🏼 There’s much more than sit, down, stay 👊🏼

[@stevenfairhaven6388]

I do agree completely about dogs need a time just to be a dog thank you for pointing that out that’s something people overlook all the time I told people that they looked at me like why are you crazy I need to have him wanna control every second when I was talking about above was in emergency if you need to recall you dog first thing you need to do is scream at the top of your lungs come back or stop or staying a lot of dogs will get startled with people scream at them but I’m sure you know that but what’s the first thing someone’s gonna do maybe not you because you know better is there gonna scream at the top of their lungs so the dogs better get used to being screamed out in emergency Latin Ingri way just an oh my God Way

[@virginiareynolds6296]

Just discovered your videos recently; although I do not have your dog breed (mine is a standard poodle) I really appreciate this video of letting the dog be a dog. I had to chuckle at your “bad weather” with an inch of snow? As up here in Alaska, got about 5 feet of snow with trails everywhere so the “wide open” spaces aren’t there right now and hungry, cranky moose are currently an issue. Rigged up a couple long leads and took him for a “dog be a dog” and it was quite nice. Thanks for that tip.

[@AndyKrueger]

Awesome! Yeah I now seem like a wimp compared to your weather! 😆😫🙌🏻 The long leads are a good idea!

[@vanthonvenus]

i’d love to take my dog to a place where she could run all by herself, but here in the netherlands every bit of ground is in use and populated by either farms or people :,)

[@oboydocachorro]

Great

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@michaelgrimaldi272]

Love the content. I learn so much from watching your videos I’m a beginner decoy and I train my coonhound and pit bull in bite work. 👍👍

[@AndyKrueger]

Awesome, thank you! 🙏🏼

[@tomrollins9999]

Awesome video. I’m getting my first Malinois next month.

[@tacticalrockette4206]

This is interesting, I didnt even realize it but I do this every day too! I just do it to let them just do whatever without any direction and so I can just observe and see what they do on their own.

[@perfectweather]

I let my almost 6-month-old Malinois and my shepherd run the yard together a couple of times a day without supervision. This is new for my Malinois Daisy because she’s just recently learned not to kill chickens or rabbits.

[@AndyKrueger]

Yes, it’s crucial to trust your dog to make good choices before leaving them unsupervised 👌🏼

[@newera3757]

Can you share how to teach the dog: attention switching from a) dog eyes - you, to b) dog eyes - toy for example.

[@fogmonkey77]

I sure hope you get a cover for your light switch . The switches just hanging out someone is going to get shocked . Other than that I wish I knew a fraction of what you do about training dogs . Great content my friend.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thanks!! I knew someone would notice! Good eye!! 😆 Not to worry!! I was actually right in the middle of this project and took a quick break to shoot this! It’s all fixed and covered back up! Thank you for watching! 🙌🏻

[@gschimbeck]

you should put your light switch covers on when your not training your dog

[@stevenfairhaven6388]

I understand the car but whatever happened to the recall what happens for example you run out of batteries or it gets broken for some reason if you call your dog and he’s heading straight for the pond he won’t recall he’ll just keep going well that’s a number one dog trainer I understand it takes a lot more work to do that and you could probably do it with a collar and a car that you have in five minutes but I do admire your safety precautions inAdmitting you need to use it And I’m not against the colors I think LA PD uses it for all their canines although I’ve asked questions of them will they do if there’s a malfunction and nobody wants to out recall or respond to anything with the rain told what to do I haven’t really got an answer oh well good luck enjoy your dogs can you do a great job you really do but just be honest with people and say if I tell my dog to come back and he doesn’t that’s why are the collar on so my dogs neck really drained completely easy to say on my part I know but just be honest thanks

[@evawoods815]

👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thx!!

[@newera3757]

Hi Andy, I want to thank you for your effort in making videos. I found your channel a week ago and after this video I'm clicking Subscribe button. As a new Subscriber I have a few questions: How old should be in order to use e-collar? (Belgian Malinois) Where are you located (Country, state)? Can you make it video about tracking the progress of the dog or what dog should know at, let's say, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 3 months, 4 months, 6 months? I want to compare knowledge of my puppy to the expert trained dog and see how far I'm behind with training or maybe I'm pushing my dog to hard too quickly.

[@AndyKrueger]

Thank you 🙏🏼 Age is totally dependent on the dog and trainer, so difficult to generalize! You should implement when the dog is ready. I’m in the Midwest, US. I’d recommend changing your mindset a bit. Don’t compare yourself to others so much, just focus on the dog in front of you and never stop learning. You could always find someone who makes you feel ‘behind’, but I’ve found having my own goals that I follow leads to the most success. If you check out my other videos, they may give you some good ideas! I’ve also been posting videos of Freddy since I got him at 10 weeks old, so you can see some progression there 🙏🏼 I will also answer this in more detail during my live Q&A 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@LawEnforcementTodaycom]

Another great video Andy, what are using to record and edit your videos?

[@AndyKrueger]

Just my iPhone! To go App Store and download an editing app 👍🏻

[@vladlist8155]

👍🏻

[@charlamartin9860]

Andy! Thank you I love your videos!! I have 3 yes 3 Mals! I love the breed so much! But there are days they drive me over the edge!! I'm lucky I have 10 acres and this video has taught me I don't need to wear out my arms playing fetch!! Plus I have German shepherd /black lab mix and pin min/terrier mix! Keep your wonderful videos coming!! I do have one that has anxiety issues.... she is 1 yr and 2 mos old do you have any ideas for me to try with her?? THANKS!

[@donnavananderson2963]

Question for you Andy. Do you think allowing the dog to just be a dog and run around on his own getting exercise is mentally stimulating to them? Reason I ask is because I’ve heard other trainers talk about the importance of adding obedience while exercising the dog because that way you won’t just build an athlete but you’ll also be mentally draining the dog. What’s your thoughts?

[@AndyKrueger]

Excellent question! Ummm, mentally stimulating maybe, but nothing like obedience training. The other trainers are definitely right about that, but does totally depend of course. Since my dog gets tons of training and is very reliable off leash, this method helps him. but if things were different I may work in more recalls etc. I look to mentally exhaust during ob then I let him free roam/ run outside and do his own thing. Helps to decompress mentally and gets lots of great exercise. Every dog will have a slightly different recipe! 🙌🏻

[@agnesyll]

This is going to sound like a dumb question but I consider myself an average dog owner who doesn't know too much. Why do you walk the opposite direction from where the dog is running? Is it to lure them to come back on purpose and encourage them to run around more?

[@SimplicityForGood]

Any dog is like this and there are lots pf spots dog can run freely

[@HimanshuYadav-ateen18]

Hey andy..... my puppy is full of energy whole day....i do take him for the walk 2 times a day but he is not satisfied with it 😑 what to do?

[@AndyKrueger]

It’s ok the puppy is full of energy, let them be. Do what you can, and teach puppy to deal with it and adapt 👍🏻

[@aoife_dublin3834]

Great video, so helpful! Do you, or anyone, know if a Mali can have anything other than a black face? We were told we have a mali, but her lower muzzle is white!? We adopted her at 9 yrs old so maybe its grey from age? 🤣❤️

[@francesiadams7723]

How come Freddy is not always wanted to be next to you when he has free time in the yard. ?

[@Shotcaller71]

My rescue runs on average 20km should I have down days? Thanks she guards the dog park from cars and ignores other dogs. She has no issues with cars outside.

[@AndyKrueger]

I’m sorry, but if this is true that amount is downright horrible for the dog. WAY WAY too much. Just because a dog CAN, doesn’t mean a dog SHOULD! I also would never touch a dog park with a ten foot pole. Just my honest opinion 🙏🏼

[@taylorsalazar2717]

if i stick my dog in the backyard alone he’s just gonna sleep

[@AndyKrueger]

Haha!! Sounds like he appreciates relaxation! 😆🙌🏻

[@chrisbotsis7658]

Andy wer are you from

[@shaunaw7596]

How much is he crated everyday ?

[@sandoghomie]

Gotta Link for the e collar?

[@AndyKrueger]

Ecollar.com

[@AlvaroGomes]

hello you must be a super happy person with so much space to train. What I wanted to ask was if you have any preference for some brand of electronic necklace with an affordable price around 200 dollars.

[@K4Doesmm2stuff]

What kibble do u give him ?

[@UrijahBen74]

The police in Gary Indiana. Let one of these beautiful dogs loose against a large breed pitbull and the police dog was killed. The Gary police should be held responsible for the dog.

[@AndyKrueger]

Damn 😔

[@796andy2]

my gsd/mal does alot better when I let him get his yayas out b4 I ask him to do anything ... dogs just gotta run sometimes

[@AndyKrueger]

True!!

[@skipper..5761]

Do you sell any puppies

[@skipper..5761]

Who’s your breeder ??

[@louisegariepy2804]

It is fun. But when you have had him lots of that kind of exercise, why do you put him in the crate? Maybe you know how to drive him high, but not to drive him down….

[@MrLopez59]

Do you let your dogs dig?

[@AndyKrueger]

I guess here and there.

[@Tkidddd]

So you are training when you're not training.

[@AndyKrueger]

Yes!! By technical definition, everything is training, even when it’s not!! 🤯

[@stevenfairhaven6388]

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