I love the real time training. It shows that they don’t always get it right away. Watching magic training videos are so discouraging for people who’s dogs don’t get it after the first training session!
That is my main "beef" about animal training videos. They use a dog that already knows the behavior (so of course the dog "catches on" right away) or they edit the video so that it makes it look like either (a) they are some super trainer or (b) the dog is a genius. Makes the rest of us feel stupid and awkward. That's what I like about Zak's videos. He shows real dogs that don't already know the behavior and he isn't afraid to show the dog's "learning curve" and any mistakes he may make.
I read the feedback that people gave on your Community Post for your last video and I can tell that you both worked so hard to take that into account. It really shows how much you value your subscribers’ input and I think you did a fantastic job. I love all of your content so I’m a fan for life (you taught me and my dog everything we know) and we watch and love everything you post. I’m just really impressed how you asked for feedback and then took some constructive (and if we’re being honest some not-so-constructive) criticism and created something fantastic with it. You guys rock! Also, I love seeing Bree become more and more at home in front of the camera. She is delightful, relatable, and really funny (especially in this episode!) Keep up the great work! 💜
When I'm feeling frustrated, I just watch one of your videos, calm down, say to myself "you can do this". I find your videos to be reassuring and very helpful. Our puppy is progressing nicely. I'm so grateful to both of you!
I love that you both work with the pups. It allows us to see multiple perspectives and temperaments while training. You’ve both changed my life and made my experience raising my pup so much fun.
I love how you guys provide tons of examples of what you do as you're talking about them. Rewarding the quick breaks, the dogs acknowledging you, how goods build up to yeses; so helpful. I'm not a first time dog owner but just adopted a dog who loves to bark and I've been struggling with what to do. There are so many videos with different techniques but I appreciate how you highlight small wins and consistency.
I loved this session and the real life training of shake a paw! I am still working on this with my girl, she's a timid rescue so not a big fan of her paws touched, I'm going to try these tips! I very much respect your positive & patient methods, I could watch you guys all day. Thank you for all you do Zak & Bree! xo
I *love* the Bree & Veronica Show! SO GOOD. Thank you for the barking tps and for showing real, actual training. +1 for Inertia making the most of Veronica's training!
Started watching your channel to get ready for my pitbull puppy (never had a dog before, but my wife has) Thank you for continuing to make videos while you're traveling!!! So helpful
“No one’s gonna call you yappy!” 😂 I love it! I pride myself on having well behaved chihuahuas in public. We are still working on some things but it’s nice when people compliment and ask what kind of dogs I have, and they look surprised when I say “chihuahua.” ❤️🐾
This is my goal! But so far he barks at noises he can’t see or people nearby. Not aggressively, he wants to play. But he gets on alert and its hard to get his attention!
@@lylx33 Oh I know how that is! Sometimes I'll bring my girl's favorite toy out and that still doesn't get her attention! It gets better over time! ❤ My girl used to bark at people if they only made eye contact with her, now I can walk her around a store and no more barking! You got this!
@@Jenily111 aahh that’s amazing! Definitely goals! I am gonna work very hard to achieve this in the next few months! I want to give this breed a good name :)
@@lylx33 You can totally do it! If your pup starts to get reactive to a person/dog, just make some more distance between your dog and the trigger. In the beginning, I couldn't take my girl into a store it was that bad. ( I got her right before the pandemic hit, so she didn't get proper socialization/training during her first puppy year). So I would drive to a store and we would sit in a parking lot and just people watch from inside the car. Anytime she didn't bark she got a treat. If she looked at someone and then looked back at me she got a treat. Then I made it a little more challenging and would roll a window down. Treats treats treats. When we did start to go to stores, I took her to a home and garden center- a nice big store so that if we needed distance from people (which we did) we would have plenty of space. It was stressful for me in the beginning because I didn't want to cause a scene, but eventually she got better and better. Now she loves shopping and will even sniff people. Our current training is not barking at other dogs!
I love this new series. I think it’s my favourite one so far. You teaching Bree is teaching me too! It’s sooooo helpful! Ps: I love Inertia’s name! Where did you get the idea from? She’s the least ‘inert’ dog I’ve ever seen! 🤣🤣
Hey you guys, I love your videos. I have been watching now for more than 5 years. I first found your videos Zak when I got my puppy and wanted to have a happy dog, I got your book and I tried but I think I failed. I have not been consistent. A little more than a year ago, my four years old Philippe died, it was sudden and completely out of the blue, a cardiac failure. Now I am trying with Elliot, he is an amazing sweet yorkie too. Even if he is the same breed, he is completely different and has been giving me new challenges. He is fearful, barks at any noise (I guess noises that only he can hear?) and sometimes, more than I would like, I loose my mind and scream. Anyway, sorry for such a long message, today I watched you guys and smile with Veronica. I remembered that Elliot has a lot of energy and maybe that is why he is just finding a way to channel it. Love love love your videos, thank you for sharing this life adventure with us.
Once again, I want to thank you for your training advice. My son could get our 8-month-old Shih Tzu to down at a very young age, I could not lol. I worked on it every day and now she will sit and down and dance for me. Her newest thing is staying inside the door until I say ok you can come. She is doing fantastic with this. She is still under 5lbs but she has a huge personality. I am still working on go to your room at night. All my son has to say is Lily, go to your room, and in she goes. I say go to your room and she just looks at me. She slept through the night from day one. She seems to enjoy sleeping in her crate. We only use the crate for sleep time.
I love your videos! Its awesome how you train your dogs in so many different places! It gives that experience and they are more likely to listen to you in harder situations
Súper interesting episode. My dogs love to watch out the window- while the positive reinforcement works best- I’ve combined it with shutting the curtain while they bark and open it when they stop- therefore teaching them positive behavior is rewarded with the open curtains. But would you consider that punitive?
Technically, that is "punishment". It's called "negative punishment". The goal of "punishment" is to reduce a behavior's frequency, duration, power, or whatever. "Negative" means you take something away from the animal. So "negative punishment" is when you take something good away from the dog (the view from the open curtains) to reduce an unwanted behavior (punishment with barking being the unwanted behavior). So, technically, while this is punishment it is used by positive trainers along with positive reinforcement. It's kind of like grounding your teen-ager when he or she misses their curfew without calling with some reason (like I had to take my date to the hospital and that's where I am now, I've called her/his parents, I'll wait here with them if that's okay...). It's okay to use in combination with positive reinforcement, but you don't want to rely on it entirely. Most positive trainers do use negative punishment with positive reinforcement, as I said, just use it sparingly.
The trouble with barking out the window is it is a naturally reinforced behavior - a stranger approaches ( this is a negative stimulus) the dog barks, the stranger goes away (of course the stranger knows nothing, she is just going to a walk) but the dogs barking is reinforced by the removal of the negative stimulus. So really your best approach is to reward the quiet, encourage your dog to chill out, but closing the curtain is like removing that negative stimulus (when I bark Mum makes the stranger disappear!). It is a tough behavior because it is naturally rewarding, but patience and positive rewarding of quiet behavior is the way to go.
Good discussion. When is barking good or bad? Guard dogs are great but after you have confirmed there is no longer a threat how do you get them to stop. I just go to what they are barking at and say thank you and it’s okay. Also now my dog barks at strong smells which is good as our stove was leaking gas.
Hey Zak, is it bad practice to give your dog several new toys at once? I don’t want to over stimulate but I want him to have his new toys! Thanks for the great videos
I love how Inertia can be at one inch of Veronica and understand that it's Veronica being trained, not her, and therefore doesn't try to steal her limelight.
I've been on vacation with Mom for the past couple of weeks, and I'm just getting caught up with the show. Great to see the George family again! You keep calling Veronica a small dog; but, personally, I'll be surprised if she grows into a small dog. I suspect she is going to be a medium size dog like somewhere between a sheltie, spitz, or a rat terrier; but then you are the professionals. So looking forward to the DNA reveal! 😃 You two are just getting cuter and cuter and more entertaining. 🤩 I feel like I'm watching my friends create a short film. Oooo!!!! I love the fox photo bomb!!!! Beautiful creature with its fabulous fluffy tail!
I have a barker too! I rehomed an 8 month old lockdown puppy and she has been so difficult but at 2 5 years old we are now getting results. Still barking at dogs at close quarters though. I love watching your journey with Bree, Inertia and Veronika. 🙂
Oh my gosh same! My youngest dog missed out on socializing during the pandemic. When I did start taking her out to parks and stores she would bark at everything. We have worked so much on this. I can now take her into stores and she behaves so well, doesn’t bark at people anymore. But dogs- like you had mentioned- if they are close then she will bark. It’s upsetting sometimes but then I have to remember how far we’ve come. We will continue to improve! Best of luck to you! I just saw your comment and it was so nice to know I’m not alone!
Yes it's frustrating at times and I was avoiding all my dog friends as she would have a meltdown of frenzied barking if I even said hello! I've walked alongside dogs with space between us and kept her attention on me or the ball. If I'm too close and she does react I move away and then slowly closer again. Good luck with your pup too!
Very fun to watch, also because my youngest dogs are the same ages as Veronica and Inertia. I'd love to see more travel content in the future! Like what you show on IG stories, with those gorgeous landscapes, and Inertia having fun running around.
I love that You bring some fun elements into the videos and don't forget about the training . Very helpful for people that are wanting to go on holidays and have their dog or even a new puppy with them . I can help many dogs to not being put into a shelter , because their family couldn't take them with them . ❤👍😊
Loving these new videos. We started puppy classes with our new puppy this weekend. I was very glad that I had used the pupford app to give us a head start but rabbit poop all over the training field made leave it a lot more challenge than at home.
Thanks for another fun, informative video! I always love watching you guys with the dogs! You provide so much insight into positive dog training! May God bless you both, and your four legged family, now and always! Hugs to all of you!☺️❤️ And, seriously, I have never enjoyed sponsored intros, aside from yours. You make them fun and interesting. Most time I fast forward through that part…lol!
I enjoy your videos and your approach to dog training. It’s helpful to see you train in real life moments because it’s relatable and feels the most educational to me. I would love if you could speak on the topic of dog anxiety because that’s what my dog is struggling with. New people and new objects in his bubble stress him out. He also has big outbursts when guests enter our house even if he knows them. Any tips?
Hello from Italy. Thank you a a lot, your videos are really inspiring and true. I read your books and those really helped me. I have a fours moths Nova Scotia retriever and she is learning quick and we are having such a magical moments. May I ask you what threats are you using? Do you have any advice for any threats that we can give "a lot" to a puppy? Thank you a lot and good luck for your adventure
I think you mean "treats". One of the main treats I use for my dogs is their normal kibble; they like it, they are getting their nutrition and because my dogs are adults and I have to watch their weight, their "treats" are part of their meal allowance. This is what you call a low value treat; they like it, they will work for it, but in a high stimuation situation, it might not be rewarding enough. The next treats I use are freeze dried food. It is also given to dogs for meals, but it tends to be tastier and higher calories/kilojuoles. The next level up is the high value treats, these you give less of, but you use in a situation where there is a stimulating environment and you need something that they REALLY love! For my dogs bits of jerky (for dogs) really work, but for other dogs it might be bits of cooked chicken, sausage, or one of the many dog treats available. Try to keep the pieces small, they don't need to be large to be a reward, even if your dog is big; the smaller the pieces, the more you can give them. You really need to experiment to see what your dog likes and which foods are high value - meaning that they will do anything to get them! I hope this has been helpful. Zak may talk more about treats in a later video, although I'm sure I have seen an earlier video where he does talk about them. Ciao dalla Nuova Zelanda! 👋 ❤️ 🐾
Veronica is so cute! I'm thoroughly enjoying this style of video with the training aspects still mixed in, it's great to have real world examples of opportunities you use for training etc. Thanks to you I have starting clicker training with one of my cats, I know not quite a dog but she is super food motivated.
I have been training my puppy to sit down properly to get a treat. So proper that she is not pawing at me at all... So this was very helpful for shake!
We have a "little brown dog" that is the most "talkative" dog we've ever had. He's just over 8 pounds, so his bark is pretty high pitched and it's not very pleasant if he does it close to your ear. We've been working with him consistently since we've had him. He's really improved (we've had him just over a year), but he still sometimes barks. When we're out and we know he's going to bark at something, we'll try to get him to "sit" and "watch me" or do a "touch" or other little trick ("spin", "sit pretty", etc.) when the thing he is going to bark at passes by. He's very good now when we know the distraction is coming--he seldom barks any more and readily sits and watches me. On the other hand, if something "sneaks up on" us, he'll still bark, BUT it's easier to get him to respond to me and look at me than it used to be--he'll stop barking more quickly and is more responsive to me. So that's an improvement. No, he's not perfect yet, and yes, we've been working with him for a while. But we're making progress and that's what counts. On the other hand, our other dog hardly ever barks. Just different personalities.
The spooky ghost town scene with the sirens in the background was epic! Thought at first the sirens were artificial sound effects, until you said the name of the person they were looking for.
I kinda made up a way to get Misty to stop barking and taught her inside voice. Turns out it’s pretty much exactly what you guys are doing! I’m glad cause I was a bit hesitant cause I didn’t know if it’d seem like I was rewarding the barking in a way. She’s now at the point that she knows inside voice. But she still barks her head off if there is something like a kangaroo and she’s watching it from the deck. Fortunately I can call her inside and then she’ll stop barking. Or at least will stop barking louder than a “whisper”
I've a subscription to Bark Box and the Kong Club boxes. Gucci's an aggressive chewer and demolishes the toys in minutes. Also, she's a barker. It's like a baby. I know what her barking means. It's her form of communication. She barks when she has to go out, go for a walk, when it's time to eat, when she needs to go to bed, and when it's time to get out of bed.
Re commercial: haha 🙂 I love the organic training sessions in this video. I've never seen any other training video take place on the bench seat of an RV or next to a grainery. It's encouraging to see that training can happen anywhere, and that it's okay if immediate success doesn't happen. Very dramatic ending...coyotes, police, and human heads, lol
Is part of the idea to do a "train the trainer" series? That'd be awesome! I found myself paying more and more attention to @Zak's techniques during training. I'm not just talking about how to train a dog, but the way you hold your hand while teaching something. Some of those very specific very granular portions that a very experienced person would forget to point out otherwise. Training somebody how to be a dog trainer is a great opportunity to get in a lot more of those details. We love some more Bree face time!
When it comes to barking at what they see out of the windows...is it better to just eliminate the trigger (close blinds) or attempt to reinforce quiet window time?
Recently got a puppy (she’s 3 months old) . She’s very shy and hides from people/dogs. She also barks at most dogs and some people. Any tips on how to build up her confidence? Our last dog was fearful of some sounds, but never had any issues with people or dogs, and almost never barked. So we’re new to this situation :’)
I realy enjoy watching your videos and learned so much. Especially seeing the development and "setbacks" helps me a lot to understand if I'm on track or if I have to adjust. I liked this video better than the others on this series. I think it was more focused (on dog training) and the roadtrip stuff was at the end. I'm not so interested in the roadtrip besides the opportunities it creates. I still would watch some of it since you're both very likeable but to me it feels kinda interrupting if its (too) interwoven in the videos. (I hope thats understandable i had some trouble putting it in english)
Zak we need your guidance: We are about to get a new puppy and he is arriving by plane. 10 weeks old, not yet fully vaccinated. We have no idea if we should take him out to the bathroom before driving home, or even if thats safe. And also are not sure whether to keep him in his crate during the drive or let him snuggle if it makes him feel safer.
I watched my lab barking at my step dad change from a nervous bark to a calm and happy bark.....then follow him into the kitchen calmly for her treat. She no longer gets a treat when he comes into the living room
@6:37 So, am I wrong in this impression? Have thought this a few times before this point, but: is this not a example of rewarding the lass for barking, when translated to canine?
My results in using the strategy would seem to not support that hypothesis. we are actually rewarding for small bits of quiet. This is really difficult for people to grasp it seems. I can totally understand why though!
So interesting!! We just adopted a 4 year old Australian Shepherd. He has some anxiety, and will go into barking sessions of 20+ minutes, won't accept treats, won't listen (when normally he listens really well). How can we help lessen his anxiety and his barking? we try taking him on a walk, exercise, etc, but it doesn't seem to help.
My dogs have a strong reaction to the stay command. I yell stay (so they can hear me over their barking) and they stop barking and look at me. They also don't run out the door when I open it as they are staying. I used Zak's stay videos to teach them to stay!
brushing my dog's teeth feels really satisfying. he actually used to hate it, but now he loves it for some reason. i really didn't do any conditioning or training, but now he really likes the taste of the toothpaste. he used to run away at the sight of the toothbrush and toothpaste.
Probably not a popular method anymore hahah but we needed a solution fast due to neighbor issues.. We used a method similar to this but also kept a metal can filled with pennies. That can gets shaken vigorously when they are on a rant. Quickest method so far for me.
Great video; I like how you work in fetch and teeth. Our problem is when driving Gracie solo and she gets near one of the local parks where we take her for off-leash play. She goes crazy barking. How to train in that situation??? Once we arrive she stops in order to be let out of the car.
Great video! Question: How did u teach Inertia to chill out while you train just ur new dog? My parent's dogs jump in and try to do the tricks along with my dog and get in the way a lot.
Hello Zak, Just reaching out for some advice. my puppy is from a farm and I live in a city. he is TERRIFIED of cars to the point he won't walk on a leash or use the potty outside if cars are passing (and they always are passing) I'm scared it's going to make potty training and leash training impossible. we've tried giving him treats, and he is so frightened of them that he won't even take them. I would love to get your feedback and get some advice on what I can do to help my pup out.
Loving these videos. Does anyone have any advice on training please? I have a 12 week old papillon. I’ve yacht her come and sit and now lie down using gestures and verbal command. Now when I tell her to sit she automatically lies down. I don’t want to tell her no because she is lying down and should be praised. Not sure how to navigate this.
Been trying to teach shake for over a year, lol!!! Our pup thinks it means "leave it" when we have a treat trapped in our hand... I'm on Bree's wavelength--I'll just capture it one day and then we'll be able to teach it.
Thank you for the supper example for unlearning how to bark, but my aussi barks constantly when I go to the walk by car, and when I come back he doesn't bark anymore, I can't unlearn it 🙈
Our last beautiful girl Tilly was a barking machine a lot of issues, started as, was separated from mum at 5 weeks as mum attacking her and a breed issue she was a German Shepherd x Collie x Spaniel. Tilly was hugely intelligent The Police wanted to adopt her when they observed her finding toys we hid in nature reserve day before on walk without her on the following day we would go to reserve give "go seek* command and she nailed finding them regardless if it was us or another dog walker that hid toys for us... We allowed Police to borrow for training exercises but she was my joy. Tilly self taught to alert to a medical condition I had and even alerted to a early breast lump.. She kept pawing at one side, there was nothing to feel but went to Dr explained what was happening did a scan and early lump detected and removed... The pawing stopped... I owe her my life. Tillys recall amazing 1 shout from distance to come she rocketed to our heel. in fact all her commands were 1 word direction and automatic response.. Sit, Lay, Stay, Paw, Leave, Down, Off she knew them all with very little training any training was with reward of ear rub, sml treat it high value her Toy she had from pup to death. However the barking was off the scale if the door went frantic barking second door closed silence, Visitors barked at if they interacted or gave her any attention she lost it would not stop they left switch turned off mooched to her bed. Loud noise like fireworks were so distressing to observe. We tried everything dog trainers, behavioural dog psychology, boarding with Police Dog Handler and obviously Vet advice. I have to say nothing worked so we had to manage environment/situations ie if we knew trigger event like Fireworks we used sedation, hug shirt, T Touch, calmness etc Tillys barking was hugely challenging but on balance the positive aspects far out wayed barking over 14 years we had her. Lordy were there times I thought I can not do this anymore of course but the love and joy she gave was worth it sometimes you have to accept and compromise all dogs as individual as us. I know the key to out decision to keep her was she was a fantastic dog that we choose to bring into our lives and was totally our responsibility to manage situation had we not been prepared to we should never have had dog. Tilly was dog 9 and now at Rainbow Bridge I vowed no more but heck a new Goofball Hugemungus Black Standard Poodle required urgent re home aged 7 so now we have Mister Piper in our lives the biggest lazy gentle giant I have ever had in 6 months we have his weight down by 5kg, he is in a routine, awesome off lead recall and again with no training alerting to my health issue long before I am aware by nose bobbing me... I love him while still missing my mad barking machine that was Tilly.
I love the dog training but how does that work with a relationship with a pet? The way I see it playing with them turns into work (training) so how do they have fun with it?
You'll probably address this in the video later ... I'm only 4 minutes in, but I'm impetuous ... but can you reward Inertia for being calm, quiet, maybe even laying quietly, every time Veronica barks, and ignoring Veronica until she lies down way below the window where she can't see out?
Are you active on Patron? I subscribed on there for the $10 a month a while back but never heard back on anything regarding the signed frisbee nor saw any recent posts.
I love the real time training. It shows that they don’t always get it right away. Watching magic training videos are so discouraging for people who’s dogs don’t get it after the first training session!
That is my main "beef" about animal training videos. They use a dog that already knows the behavior (so of course the dog "catches on" right away) or they edit the video so that it makes it look like either (a) they are some super trainer or (b) the dog is a genius. Makes the rest of us feel stupid and awkward. That's what I like about Zak's videos. He shows real dogs that don't already know the behavior and he isn't afraid to show the dog's "learning curve" and any mistakes he may make.
Yes! So true. Those other videos make me feel like I'm doing it all wrong.
I read the feedback that people gave on your Community Post for your last video and I can tell that you both worked so hard to take that into account. It really shows how much you value your subscribers’ input and I think you did a fantastic job. I love all of your content so I’m a fan for life (you taught me and my dog everything we know) and we watch and love everything you post. I’m just really impressed how you asked for feedback and then took some constructive (and if we’re being honest some not-so-constructive) criticism and created something fantastic with it. You guys rock! Also, I love seeing Bree become more and more at home in front of the camera. She is delightful, relatable, and really funny (especially in this episode!) Keep up the great work! 💜
When I'm feeling frustrated, I just watch one of your videos, calm down, say to myself "you can do this". I find your videos to be reassuring and very helpful. Our puppy is progressing nicely. I'm so grateful to both of you!
I love that you both work with the pups. It allows us to see multiple perspectives and temperaments while training. You’ve both changed my life and made my experience raising my pup so much fun.
I was literally just looking up videos of how to train my dog to stop barking when I got this notification lol great timing Zak 👍
I love how you guys provide tons of examples of what you do as you're talking about them. Rewarding the quick breaks, the dogs acknowledging you, how goods build up to yeses; so helpful. I'm not a first time dog owner but just adopted a dog who loves to bark and I've been struggling with what to do. There are so many videos with different techniques but I appreciate how you highlight small wins and consistency.
I loved this session and the real life training of shake a paw! I am still working on this with my girl, she's a timid rescue so not a big fan of her paws touched, I'm going to try these tips! I very much respect your positive & patient methods, I could watch you guys all day. Thank you for all you do Zak & Bree! xo
Aw watching Inertia do the tricks beside Veronica is adorable 🥰 She's like ooh me too! I know this stuff.
I *love* the Bree & Veronica Show! SO GOOD. Thank you for the barking tps and for showing real, actual training.
+1 for Inertia making the most of Veronica's training!
Started watching your channel to get ready for my pitbull puppy (never had a dog before, but my wife has) Thank you for continuing to make videos while you're traveling!!! So helpful
Love seeing Bree training her puppy!!
I love that there’s a trainer and a student in you two. It’s very helpful!
“No one’s gonna call you yappy!” 😂 I love it! I pride myself on having well behaved chihuahuas in public. We are still working on some things but it’s nice when people compliment and ask what kind of dogs I have, and they look surprised when I say “chihuahua.” ❤️🐾
This is my goal! But so far he barks at noises he can’t see or people nearby. Not aggressively, he wants to play. But he gets on alert and its hard to get his attention!
@@lylx33 Oh I know how that is! Sometimes I'll bring my girl's favorite toy out and that still doesn't get her attention! It gets better over time! ❤ My girl used to bark at people if they only made eye contact with her, now I can walk her around a store and no more barking! You got this!
@@Jenily111 aahh that’s amazing! Definitely goals! I am gonna work very hard to achieve this in the next few months! I want to give this breed a good name :)
@@lylx33 You can totally do it! If your pup starts to get reactive to a person/dog, just make some more distance between your dog and the trigger. In the beginning, I couldn't take my girl into a store it was that bad. ( I got her right before the pandemic hit, so she didn't get proper socialization/training during her first puppy year). So I would drive to a store and we would sit in a parking lot and just people watch from inside the car. Anytime she didn't bark she got a treat. If she looked at someone and then looked back at me she got a treat. Then I made it a little more challenging and would roll a window down. Treats treats treats. When we did start to go to stores, I took her to a home and garden center- a nice big store so that if we needed distance from people (which we did) we would have plenty of space. It was stressful for me in the beginning because I didn't want to cause a scene, but eventually she got better and better. Now she loves shopping and will even sniff people. Our current training is not barking at other dogs!
I love this series! I just taught my dog to shake after watching this. He hates his paws touch so this is huge! Thank you!
I loooove this series, it’s like a good mix of training and vlogging 🥰 love seeing inertia 😍
I love seeing Inertia capitalizing on Veronica’s training. It’s too funny!
I love this new series. I think it’s my favourite one so far. You teaching Bree is teaching me too! It’s sooooo helpful!
Ps: I love Inertia’s name! Where did you get the idea from? She’s the least ‘inert’ dog I’ve ever seen! 🤣🤣
LOVE that Bree is also frustrated at Zak's ease at training dogs lol. Welcome to Sydney anyyyyytimeeee Zac :)
What I respect most is the real updates and training you share. Keeping it transparent for those that are not dog trainers.
Thank you for the amazing videos you're providing us with!!! Keep up the amazing work 😁💯
Hey you guys, I love your videos. I have been watching now for more than 5 years. I first found your videos Zak when I got my puppy and wanted to have a happy dog, I got your book and I tried but I think I failed. I have not been consistent. A little more than a year ago, my four years old Philippe died, it was sudden and completely out of the blue, a cardiac failure. Now I am trying with Elliot, he is an amazing sweet yorkie too. Even if he is the same breed, he is completely different and has been giving me new challenges. He is fearful, barks at any noise (I guess noises that only he can hear?) and sometimes, more than I would like, I loose my mind and scream. Anyway, sorry for such a long message, today I watched you guys and smile with Veronica. I remembered that Elliot has a lot of energy and maybe that is why he is just finding a way to channel it. Love love love your videos, thank you for sharing this life adventure with us.
I like what you said about "yappy being dismissive" They are indeed speaking to us and deserve to be heard.
Once again, I want to thank you for your training advice. My son could get our 8-month-old Shih Tzu to down at a very young age, I could not lol. I worked on it every day and now she will sit and down and dance for me. Her newest thing is staying inside the door until I say ok you can come. She is doing fantastic with this. She is still under 5lbs but she has a huge personality. I am still working on go to your room at night. All my son has to say is Lily, go to your room, and in she goes. I say go to your room and she just looks at me. She slept through the night from day one. She seems to enjoy sleeping in her crate. We only use the crate for sleep time.
I love your videos! Its awesome how you train your dogs in so many different places! It gives that experience and they are more likely to listen to you in harder situations
I honestly use to fast forward your Bark Box ad but lately you have been making them pretty funny! So now I watch the whole ad. Great job guys!!🐶
I never used the clicker before. I love it now. Makes training so much easier!!
Súper interesting episode. My dogs love to watch out the window- while the positive reinforcement works best- I’ve combined it with shutting the curtain while they bark and open it when they stop- therefore teaching them positive behavior is rewarded with the open curtains. But would you consider that punitive?
Technically, that is "punishment". It's called "negative punishment". The goal of "punishment" is to reduce a behavior's frequency, duration, power, or whatever. "Negative" means you take something away from the animal. So "negative punishment" is when you take something good away from the dog (the view from the open curtains) to reduce an unwanted behavior (punishment with barking being the unwanted behavior). So, technically, while this is punishment it is used by positive trainers along with positive reinforcement. It's kind of like grounding your teen-ager when he or she misses their curfew without calling with some reason (like I had to take my date to the hospital and that's where I am now, I've called her/his parents, I'll wait here with them if that's okay...). It's okay to use in combination with positive reinforcement, but you don't want to rely on it entirely. Most positive trainers do use negative punishment with positive reinforcement, as I said, just use it sparingly.
Lmfao use this punishment sparingly 😂 lost in the sauce 🤦🏽♂️
@@pebbleinyoshoe532 How do you know?
The trouble with barking out the window is it is a naturally reinforced behavior - a stranger approaches ( this is a negative stimulus) the dog barks, the stranger goes away (of course the stranger knows nothing, she is just going to a walk) but the dogs barking is reinforced by the removal of the negative stimulus. So really your best approach is to reward the quiet, encourage your dog to chill out, but closing the curtain is like removing that negative stimulus (when I bark Mum makes the stranger disappear!). It is a tough behavior because it is naturally rewarding, but patience and positive rewarding of quiet behavior is the way to go.
This just might be my fav video of you two! Y'all are so cute! Also, fun and helpful content! Love you guys!
Good discussion. When is barking good or bad? Guard dogs are great but after you have confirmed there is no longer a threat how do you get them to stop. I just go to what they are barking at and say thank you and it’s okay. Also now my dog barks at strong smells which is good as our stove was leaking gas.
Victoria Stilwell if It's me or the dog uses 'thank you'.
I love the videos and used your tips to train my own dog and she is very well behaved now.
Hey Zak, is it bad practice to give your dog several new toys at once? I don’t want to over stimulate but I want him to have his new toys! Thanks for the great videos
I love how Inertia can be at one inch of Veronica and understand that it's Veronica being trained, not her, and therefore doesn't try to steal her limelight.
I've been on vacation with Mom for the past couple of weeks, and I'm just getting caught up with the show. Great to see the George family again! You keep calling Veronica a small dog; but, personally, I'll be surprised if she grows into a small dog. I suspect she is going to be a medium size dog like somewhere between a sheltie, spitz, or a rat terrier; but then you are the professionals. So looking forward to the DNA reveal! 😃
You two are just getting cuter and cuter and more entertaining. 🤩 I feel like I'm watching my friends create a short film.
Oooo!!!! I love the fox photo bomb!!!! Beautiful creature with its fabulous fluffy tail!
I have a barker too! I rehomed an 8 month old lockdown puppy and she has been so difficult but at 2 5 years old we are now getting results. Still barking at dogs at close quarters though. I love watching your journey with Bree, Inertia and Veronika. 🙂
Oh my gosh same! My youngest dog missed out on socializing during the pandemic. When I did start taking her out to parks and stores she would bark at everything. We have worked so much on this. I can now take her into stores and she behaves so well, doesn’t bark at people anymore. But dogs- like you had mentioned- if they are close then she will bark. It’s upsetting sometimes but then I have to remember how far we’ve come. We will continue to improve! Best of luck to you! I just saw your comment and it was so nice to know I’m not alone!
Yes it's frustrating at times and I was avoiding all my dog friends as she would have a meltdown of frenzied barking if I even said hello! I've walked alongside dogs with space between us and kept her attention on me or the ball. If I'm too close and she does react I move away and then slowly closer again. Good luck with your pup too!
Very fun to watch, also because my youngest dogs are the same ages as Veronica and Inertia. I'd love to see more travel content in the future! Like what you show on IG stories, with those gorgeous landscapes, and Inertia having fun running around.
1.) I use Veronica’s barks to train my dog NOT to bark at dogs on the TV.
2.) the clicks in the video had my dog looking at me for a treat. 😂😂😂😂
You have done so well with every dog you have got and trained. Keep it up man!
I love that You bring some fun elements into the videos and don't forget about the training . Very helpful for people that are wanting to go on holidays and have their dog or even a new puppy with them . I can help many dogs to not being put into a shelter , because their family couldn't take them with them . ❤👍😊
Loving these new videos. We started puppy classes with our new puppy this weekend. I was very glad that I had used the pupford app to give us a head start but rabbit poop all over the training field made leave it a lot more challenge than at home.
I’m really enjoying this series. I look forward to each adventure.
Loved the video! Thank you Zak and Bree!
They are both beautiful and gorgeous dogs!!🥰🥰🐕🦺🐕🦺🥰🥰
Thanks for another fun, informative video! I always love watching you guys with the dogs! You provide so much insight into positive dog training! May God bless you both, and your four legged family, now and always! Hugs to all of you!☺️❤️
And, seriously, I have never enjoyed sponsored intros, aside from yours. You make them fun and interesting. Most time I fast forward through that part…lol!
Wow love your channel. We have a new puppy and she barks a lot so thank you your tips have been so invaluable.
My puppy is a barker so this is great, never had a barker before, thanks
I enjoy your videos and your approach to dog training. It’s helpful to see you train in real life moments because it’s relatable and feels the most educational to me. I would love if you could speak on the topic of dog anxiety because that’s what my dog is struggling with. New people and new objects in his bubble stress him out. He also has big outbursts when guests enter our house even if he knows them. Any tips?
This is one of the few videos where I didn't stop the sponsorship. The very monotone. "no help please no" KILLED me.
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I always love your bark box/ superchewer ads zak 😂
Great episode! BarkBox always has such cute toys! My dogs and I love the unicorn!
Hello from Italy. Thank you a a lot, your videos are really inspiring and true. I read your books and those really helped me. I have a fours moths Nova Scotia retriever and she is learning quick and we are having such a magical moments.
May I ask you what threats are you using? Do you have any advice for any threats that we can give "a lot" to a puppy?
Thank you a lot and good luck for your adventure
I think you mean "treats". One of the main treats I use for my dogs is their normal kibble; they like it, they are getting their nutrition and because my dogs are adults and I have to watch their weight, their "treats" are part of their meal allowance. This is what you call a low value treat; they like it, they will work for it, but in a high stimuation situation, it might not be rewarding enough. The next treats I use are freeze dried food. It is also given to dogs for meals, but it tends to be tastier and higher calories/kilojuoles. The next level up is the high value treats, these you give less of, but you use in a situation where there is a stimulating environment and you need something that they REALLY love! For my dogs bits of jerky (for dogs) really work, but for other dogs it might be bits of cooked chicken, sausage, or one of the many dog treats available. Try to keep the pieces small, they don't need to be large to be a reward, even if your dog is big; the smaller the pieces, the more you can give them. You really need to experiment to see what your dog likes and which foods are high value - meaning that they will do anything to get them!
I hope this has been helpful. Zak may talk more about treats in a later video, although I'm sure I have seen an earlier video where he does talk about them.
Ciao dalla Nuova Zelanda! 👋 ❤️ 🐾
What do you think playing sounds in low volume when sleeping/resting to desensitize?
I enjoy a lot your vidéos, keep going! The moment when your wife imitated the “yes you do” is the best thing I saw today 😂
Veronica is so cute! I'm thoroughly enjoying this style of video with the training aspects still mixed in, it's great to have real world examples of opportunities you use for training etc. Thanks to you I have starting clicker training with one of my cats, I know not quite a dog but she is super food motivated.
I have been training my puppy to sit down properly to get a treat. So proper that she is not pawing at me at all... So this was very helpful for shake!
We have a "little brown dog" that is the most "talkative" dog we've ever had. He's just over 8 pounds, so his bark is pretty high pitched and it's not very pleasant if he does it close to your ear. We've been working with him consistently since we've had him. He's really improved (we've had him just over a year), but he still sometimes barks. When we're out and we know he's going to bark at something, we'll try to get him to "sit" and "watch me" or do a "touch" or other little trick ("spin", "sit pretty", etc.) when the thing he is going to bark at passes by. He's very good now when we know the distraction is coming--he seldom barks any more and readily sits and watches me. On the other hand, if something "sneaks up on" us, he'll still bark, BUT it's easier to get him to respond to me and look at me than it used to be--he'll stop barking more quickly and is more responsive to me. So that's an improvement. No, he's not perfect yet, and yes, we've been working with him for a while. But we're making progress and that's what counts. On the other hand, our other dog hardly ever barks. Just different personalities.
Can we have more of Zak training,i need a professional bad because i have hardly any confidence in my training.
You wonderful dork, Zak! That town was so spooky.
The spooky ghost town scene with the sirens in the background was epic! Thought at first the sirens were artificial sound effects, until you said the name of the person they were looking for.
I kinda made up a way to get Misty to stop barking and taught her inside voice. Turns out it’s pretty much exactly what you guys are doing! I’m glad cause I was a bit hesitant cause I didn’t know if it’d seem like I was rewarding the barking in a way. She’s now at the point that she knows inside voice. But she still barks her head off if there is something like a kangaroo and she’s watching it from the deck. Fortunately I can call her inside and then she’ll stop barking. Or at least will stop barking louder than a “whisper”
I've a subscription to Bark Box and the Kong Club boxes. Gucci's an aggressive chewer and demolishes the toys in minutes. Also, she's a barker. It's like a baby. I know what her barking means. It's her form of communication. She barks when she has to go out, go for a walk, when it's time to eat, when she needs to go to bed, and when it's time to get out of bed.
Re commercial: haha 🙂
I love the organic training sessions in this video. I've never seen any other training video take place on the bench seat of an RV or next to a grainery. It's encouraging to see that training can happen anywhere, and that it's okay if immediate success doesn't happen.
Very dramatic ending...coyotes, police, and human heads, lol
Is part of the idea to do a "train the trainer" series? That'd be awesome! I found myself paying more and more attention to @Zak's techniques during training. I'm not just talking about how to train a dog, but the way you hold your hand while teaching something. Some of those very specific very granular portions that a very experienced person would forget to point out otherwise. Training somebody how to be a dog trainer is a great opportunity to get in a lot more of those details. We love some more Bree face time!
They are all beautiful and gorgeous dogs.
Zak George, you missed your calling #bluesclues🤣
Veronica is adorable! Thanks for the tips, been having a barking issue here.
My younger dogs learned almost all of their tricks by watching my oldest 😊 so good job Inertia!
When it comes to barking at what they see out of the windows...is it better to just eliminate the trigger (close blinds) or attempt to reinforce quiet window time?
Recently got a puppy (she’s 3 months old) . She’s very shy and hides from people/dogs. She also barks at most dogs and some people. Any tips on how to build up her confidence? Our last dog was fearful of some sounds, but never had any issues with people or dogs, and almost never barked. So we’re new to this situation :’)
I realy enjoy watching your videos and learned so much. Especially seeing the development and "setbacks" helps me a lot to understand if I'm on track or if I have to adjust.
I liked this video better than the others on this series. I think it was more focused (on dog training) and the roadtrip stuff was at the end. I'm not so interested in the roadtrip besides the opportunities it creates. I still would watch some of it since you're both very likeable but to me it feels kinda interrupting if its (too) interwoven in the videos. (I hope thats understandable i had some trouble putting it in english)
Just because of the unicorn intro, that's your funniest video so far.
My puppy barks to get attention. Like barking at my feet as I relax. I know he wants my attention but how do I stop the constant barking in this case?
I like all the traning sesons you are amazing
Zak we need your guidance:
We are about to get a new puppy and he is arriving by plane. 10 weeks old, not yet fully vaccinated. We have no idea if we should take him out to the bathroom before driving home, or even if thats safe. And also are not sure whether to keep him in his crate during the drive or let him snuggle if it makes him feel safer.
I watched my lab barking at my step dad change from a nervous bark to a calm and happy bark.....then follow him into the kitchen calmly for her treat. She no longer gets a treat when he comes into the living room
@6:37 So, am I wrong in this impression? Have thought this a few times before this point, but: is this not a example of rewarding the lass for barking, when translated to canine?
My results in using the strategy would seem to not support that hypothesis. we are actually rewarding for small bits of quiet. This is really difficult for people to grasp it seems. I can totally understand why though!
So interesting!! We just adopted a 4 year old Australian Shepherd. He has some anxiety, and will go into barking sessions of 20+ minutes, won't accept treats, won't listen (when normally he listens really well). How can we help lessen his anxiety and his barking? we try taking him on a walk, exercise, etc, but it doesn't seem to help.
My dogs have a strong reaction to the stay command. I yell stay (so they can hear me over their barking) and they stop barking and look at me. They also don't run out the door when I open it as they are staying. I used Zak's stay videos to teach them to stay!
Come to Cathlamet, WA. We're on the Columbia river, an our 14 month old Lab loves you!!!
brushing my dog's teeth feels really satisfying. he actually used to hate it, but now he loves it for some reason. i really didn't do any conditioning or training, but now he really likes the taste of the toothpaste. he used to run away at the sight of the toothbrush and toothpaste.
My dog is getting older and I think his vision is getting worse, so he is starting to bark at things he doesn't recognize. This is very helpful!
Zak, what do you think about Bark Quiet device for stopping barking?
Probably not a popular method anymore hahah but we needed a solution fast due to neighbor issues.. We used a method similar to this but also kept a metal can filled with pennies. That can gets shaken vigorously when they are on a rant. Quickest method so far for me.
Great video; I like how you work in fetch and teeth. Our problem is when driving Gracie solo and she gets near one of the local parks where we take her for off-leash play. She goes crazy barking. How to train in that situation??? Once we arrive she stops in order to be let out of the car.
Great video!
Question: How did u teach Inertia to chill out while you train just ur new dog? My parent's dogs jump in and try to do the tricks along with my dog and get in the way a lot.
Inertia knows, stay, no, place.
Hello Zak, Just reaching out for some advice. my puppy is from a farm and I live in a city. he is TERRIFIED of cars to the point he won't walk on a leash or use the potty outside if cars are passing (and they always are passing) I'm scared it's going to make potty training and leash training impossible. we've tried giving him treats, and he is so frightened of them that he won't even take them. I would love to get your feedback and get some advice on what I can do to help my pup out.
Loving these videos. Does anyone have any advice on training please? I have a 12 week old papillon. I’ve yacht her come and sit and now lie down using gestures and verbal command. Now when I tell her to sit she automatically lies down. I don’t want to tell her no because she is lying down and should be praised. Not sure how to navigate this.
Been trying to teach shake for over a year, lol!!! Our pup thinks it means "leave it" when we have a treat trapped in our hand... I'm on Bree's wavelength--I'll just capture it one day and then we'll be able to teach it.
Thank you for the supper example for unlearning how to bark, but my aussi barks constantly when I go to the walk by car, and when I come back he doesn't bark anymore, I can't unlearn it 🙈
love your videos!
Our last beautiful girl Tilly was a barking machine a lot of issues, started as, was separated from mum at 5 weeks as mum attacking her and a breed issue she was a German Shepherd x Collie x Spaniel.
Tilly was hugely intelligent
The Police wanted to adopt her when they observed her finding toys we hid in nature reserve day before on walk without her on the following day we would go to reserve give "go seek* command and she nailed finding them regardless if it was us or another dog walker that hid toys for us... We allowed Police to borrow for training exercises but she was my joy.
Tilly self taught to alert to a medical condition I had and even alerted to a early breast lump.. She kept pawing at one side, there was nothing to feel but went to Dr explained what was happening did a scan and early lump detected and removed... The pawing stopped... I owe her my life.
Tillys recall amazing 1 shout from distance to come she rocketed to our heel.
in fact all her commands were 1 word direction and automatic response.. Sit, Lay, Stay, Paw, Leave, Down, Off she knew them all with very little training any training was with reward of ear rub, sml treat it high value her Toy she had from pup to death.
However the barking was off the scale if the door went frantic barking second door closed silence,
Visitors barked at if they interacted or gave her any attention she lost it would not stop they left switch turned off mooched to her bed.
Loud noise like fireworks were so distressing to observe.
We tried everything dog trainers, behavioural dog psychology, boarding with Police Dog Handler and obviously Vet advice.
I have to say nothing worked so we had to manage environment/situations ie if we knew trigger event like Fireworks we used sedation, hug shirt,
T Touch, calmness etc
Tillys barking was hugely challenging but on balance the positive aspects far out wayed barking over 14 years we had her. Lordy were there times I thought I can not do this anymore of course but the love and joy she gave was worth it sometimes you have to accept and compromise all dogs as individual as us.
I know the key to out decision to keep her was she was a fantastic dog that we choose to bring into our lives and was totally our responsibility to manage situation had we not been prepared to we should never have had dog.
Tilly was dog 9 and now at Rainbow Bridge I vowed no more but heck a new Goofball Hugemungus Black Standard Poodle required urgent re home aged 7 so now we have
Mister Piper in our lives the biggest lazy gentle giant I have ever had in 6 months we have his weight down by 5kg, he is in a routine, awesome off lead recall and again with no training alerting to my health issue long before I am aware by nose bobbing me... I love him while still missing my mad barking machine that was Tilly.
Can you do a video on how to train your dog to hug you from behind like inertia does. It's so cute and would love to teach my sprocker
Thank you for the help I liked and sub
I love the dog training but how does that work with a relationship with a pet? The way I see it playing with them turns into work (training) so how do they have fun with it?
You'll probably address this in the video later ... I'm only 4 minutes in, but I'm impetuous ... but can you reward Inertia for being calm, quiet, maybe even laying quietly, every time Veronica barks, and ignoring Veronica until she lies down way below the window where she can't see out?
That Genoa was a sad town. Love Bree's girl time with Veronica.
Veronica is just the cutest ever.
Inertia looks like a dream dog!!
looovee the breaking bad reference😂😂
Are you active on Patron? I subscribed on there for the $10 a month a while back but never heard back on anything regarding the signed frisbee nor saw any recent posts.
I appreciate Bree's girl time moment with Veronica lol