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I'm currently in school right now at CATCH canine academy. Will be certified before end of year otherwise I would have came to yours if I already wasn't in school. Thanks for your videos
Will i just want to say a million thank yous for this video. I was at my witts end with my staffy x american bully as he is such a big lad the pulling was unbearable and i had slipped into all the non walking etc you mention in this video. 1 30 min session following your technique and he is a different dog . Thank you so much 💙
The Guide elaborates on the techniques used on the show. The examples given in the ruclips.net/user/postUgkxECnmSvBSv_NGWx4_ChD73pF3NYZwI2F3 are helpful and some of the techniques suggested very useful. One such technique/tool suggested was the lure stick to encourage a small dog to keep up with the heel command. I have a small dog who lags behind smelling any and everything and find it hard to keep bending over while walking to his level. The lure stick is great also for another dogs focus and sprinting at anything that catches her eye. The stories about different dogs, their different temperaments, have been helpful, especially Lulu's: After reading about Lulu's challenges I felt relief concerning one of my rescues that I have had for 10 years. Over many years I have checked out many training books from the library, watched different shows, DVDS, bought training books, taken lessons and this book is the best by far! Kindness, patience and perseverance works.
So I think I'm going to play this video as a must watch before you enter my home😂 Every man woman and child praises my dogs for jumping up on them. It is so frustrating.
My dog went from being a heavy leash puller , to not pulling at all in less than a week thanks to your leash pulling video, gonna try this now as well, you are the best !
Yeah as an owner of a midsize hunting dog I can only say: the worst behaving dogs are consistently the small ones. Most people who get a chihuahua , yorkie or esp poodle seem to think they are so small , they can simply drag them around and need not train them. They are also far more likely to be aggressive, barking etc pp. So yeah, esp small dog owners need to do training.
It’s almost impossible to get my dog bam bam to get in control of her self. She’s a Yorkshire terrier very self minded and gets super excited easily and distracted easily.
@@notchs0son With respect, you are the problem, not your dog. I've never met a dog I couldn't leash train in a single day. I've never met a dog I couldn't train to stop jumping on people in a single day. Please seek help from a professional dog trainer. You can learn what you are doing wrong. People call an HVAC professional to fix their broken central air. People call a doctor when they break a bone. People call an exterminator when they have termites. So why don't people call a professional dog trainer to help with their dog's bad behavior? No one should feel ashamed or embarrassed to get professional help with their dog and more than calling a professional to fix the other things.
I just fostered a puppy for a month. Your videos helped me raise a pup who astounded people with his gentleness and good behavior. He got placed into an amazing home and is off to a happy life, in large part because of your videos. Good luck, Bishop! You were the goodest of good boys.
Its so frustrating when people ask me to pet my dog, and when she jumps on them i tell them to please dont let her do that, tell her down im trying to train her. And they go, "oh no shes okayyyyy!!" Like no. She isnt okay. If she jumps on a child or old person and hurts them and i have to put her down im gonna be destroyed.
Yes I totally agree. It's frustrating when you are training. My dog likes to jump up but when we tell him down we get its ok we have a dog. It's not the point. We are trying teach him manners
I have the same problem. I’m trying to correct and they keep encouraging the behavior. It’s BEYOND frustrating. That said, this is a good video and how it should be done. If only my immediate neighbors would listen. They do the high squeaky voices and baby talk and everything even after I’ve said not to and rile her up. 😵💫😵💫👀😩
I feel like every piece of dog training advice I've seen before this video has fallen into one of two categories: either nice sounding positive-only folks, or blokes with buzz cuts who look like they're in the military talking about discipline and being a pack leader. You're the first person I've seen explaining a middle way between those two mentalities, and hearing it I really feel like I can see how sorely that is needed. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain how you correct and why. You're coming from an empathetic place and that's important. I've bought a slip lead, and I'm going to start trying to get my sweet natured, way too rambunctious pup to line up with us so we can have happy walks and good times together.
Thank you so much! Discovered your videos 2 days ago, and I have a new dog! I have been able to stop my 11 months old Jack Russel from biting and jumping up in 2 days. I cannot believe it. Thank you thank you thank you
I looked for other guides and trainers, to ensure that people do not hurt my dog, who has a habit of jumping on people and people usually hit him for it. Neither could correct or get him to stop jumping. I just tried following your instructions, step by step by myself and I got it. It cost me a bit! Because my native language is Spanish and my English is intermediate, and the speed at which you speak is quite fast for what I understand, but I managed it. Thanks a lot
Cesar Milan (spelling may be off, if so sorry) is good at dog training too. Not sure if he has actual vids in Spanish but it sounds like a Spanish accent on his RUclips anyway
@@RexSixteen I mean, depends on the dog, right? Have you seen the dude who has a Doberman that puts overly aggressive dogs in their place? WAY more rough than Cesar. But, sometimes may be necessary. I personally think Cesar isn't "rough", but rather "firm".
I respect that you explain in detail what your doing. No pet parent wants to see their furry baby receive physical correction, our protective instinct comes out. Tho when ur furry baby is jumping, pulling ur arm out of socket on walks. When family & friends look annoyed the minute they see your crazy furry baby. I want ppl to walk into my home without feeling apprehensive, & I dont want to scold Salem & make her feel bad every time someone comes near us. But the positive reward method wasn't doing it for her level of energy & determination. I had to add on more stern corrections, was very hard for me to do at 1st, I felt it would push her away & shed no longer feel safe & protected around me, but that didnt happen. The 1st training session was more training myself to speak commands using a voice of confidence & authority, dogs are more likely to follow a command coming from an alpha voice as opposed to a soothing voice, so are ppl for that matter. So I trained me, then I approached her. I kept my fear of pushing her away in check, & began correcting her leash pulling. I forgot to bring treats, all she got was correction, I couldnt allow guilt or doubt to come in, so I carried on with training. First time I used the leash to correct her she looked at me surprised. she pulled, I gave a quick desisive tug & heading the opposite way, 2 walks up & down our block later we walked up our driveway with her next to me instead of in front of me. I praised her. The next day she hesitated for a second when she saw the leash, but didnt run & we went again. It didnt push her away, its actually brought us closer as we work as a team & she has a job to focus on which she thrives at. We do this a few minutes daily, & we have just started working on jumping with leash control, the grand kids volunteer & call her, even get excited & Salems walking up to them & getting pet & coming back without commands, then she gets loads of praise & pets from all of us who are so pleased shes not scratching us. And I could see the difference on the kids faces when she walks in the room now compared to when she darted in before, theyre genuinely happy to see her, & she senses that. Its improved everyones interaction with salem & put good vibes in the room making Salem more content & only sensing those happy content vibes. We're all closer & Ive become a bit more self assured & confident in myself in the process.
We just became the owners of an 8 month old Husky. She’s a bit of a nightmare…she doesn’t know any manners, if we try to ask her to do anything she jumps up and mouths at us. Please tell me it gets better?! 😣
I watch his show every saturday and bought the book ruclips.net/user/postUgkxGQVgV21bQ7B9b9duQ1ByImyT9xHbjOKq because i like his method. He's very talktative in the book about his dog training experiences with several different breeds over the years. When he does get to the training chapters, you need to read more slowly, take mental or written notes and try to apply his advice to your pet. That's where i'm at now. Another review is in order aftet i've trained my blue mountain shepherd with brandon mcmillan's method.
I so appreciate these videos ❤ I’m an older lady with a new labrador puppy. The fear of hurting myOLDself by tripping or being plowed over is real! I even say “Good Boy!!!” In the same intonation. So very grateful for your gift of good-sense training videos.
Well done you I’ve got a 5 month old lab and feel like I’m a bit old for this high energy pup, let the training begin. Good luck it’s nice to have another dog🥰
When the dog jumps up ignore and then stand on their back feet (don't hurt the dog only a little pressure is required) . All the dog knows is that jumping up is uncomfortable they cannot see you standing on their back feet. A shepherds trick.
This channel is my absolute favorite when it comes to dog behaviour and training. Being a calm, loving and clear leader is so important in every regard when it comes to training a dog and you show that every single time. Thank you for your amazing work!
Will your advice is priceless. Starting with the 3 questions is perfect. Showing the level of correction necessary and how it diminishes with positive reinforcement is priceless. Love this video.
I have a Husky mix, and even though she is very well mannered when she calms down, there is about 10 minutes of excitable behavior where she just wants to jump and this has helped immensely with getting her calmer faster. And in that well behaved state.
This is the best advice for any dog owner!! I see owners with medium/large dogs that have no control over their jumping pooch and I always worry about the elderly, or smaller-sized people. It's also just annoying when dogs jump on you. I'm a huge dog-lover and dog owners definitely need to learn this rule--even with the smaller-sized pooches too.
I can't begin to tell you what a Godsend your videos are. I adopted two female Dalmadores from a shelter about two months ago. They are one year old this month. The sisters are beautiful and sweet dogs, but months living in a shelter has left them with very little discipline. I have begun to study you videos and hope to have positive results soon. Thank you very much from Indiana, USA.
I hope this doesn't come across as patronizing. In most cases of bad dog behavior, the pet owner needs to be educated as much as the dog needs to be trained. Admitting that is the prerequisite first step to a well-behaved dog. Congrats.
Oh I just found your channel and my 12 week old pup is already benefitting from your training of his owner. 😆 but seriously, I appreciate the brilliant, calm, concise, direct teachings. Will be watching everything you put out. Thank you!!
I am very impressed by this training. You are so fair and you explain the theory behind what you are doing whereas other dog trainers just hurt the dog until it behaves.
Okay, I just want to say how happy I am to have found your videos. We haven't had a puppy for 12 years and it's crazy how much we as people forget. I could listen to and watch your videos all day. The difference in his walking and jumping on people from yesterday to today is night and day. I'm so impressed with him. You make it so understandable and kind. Thank you.
I will be using some of these with our Rottweiler puppy. I love how awesome his eye contact is with you from the beginning of the video. He is showing so much readiness to learn
We own 3 months old Goldador and she started jumping on my 4yearold daughter and keep bit her hair or pulling her hair. So this video will be very helpful as I felt frustrated how to stop our dog to jumping on people. Thank You Will.
Love your straightforward methods of correction and praise. I wish all dog owners could see your videos and employ your common sense approach toward a well behaved pet.
This is amazing. I started going to professional puppy classes and at the last one trainer slapped my lab across the head when he jumped up. I'm not going back there.
Thanks, Will. This is so helpful. I'm glad you talk about the importance of 'calm' corrections, and the importance of fairness. I must practice both.Too often I have found myself yelling "off !" And that method hasn't done much good as my 11-month pup is still jumping up on people. A human can get so stressed out and frustrated they over-react.
Dont follow this technic it is scientifically proven to cause redirected aggression and other unwanted behaviours which can manifest further down the line. There are better positive reinforced technics available which take slightly longer but dont require potential Dog Behaviourist to help with your dog further down the line. Plus dont yank your dogs lead when on collar, it could put your dog in the vets. Negative to positive mainly causes anxiety and not good for growing the bond between you. Grow with love and respect, not through fear and quick fix. Cost you less in the long run. Also, only take training advice from Animal Management and Welfare qualified with a degree people. Make sure its not from a online course that anyone can easily gain.
@@LARichardsAuthor The amount of aberrant bullshit that has been scientifically proven over the years can fill bookshelves. Add enough sophistry and random insanity and you can prove anything.
Love this, I've never seen anything addressing this before. I love dogs and all animals, but all dogs should be trained not to jump up, it's dog bad manners which ultimately reflect on the owners. There's nothing worse than a dog jumping up and messing up whatever you're wearing, or worse, injuring someone. Well done!
Brilliant. So much better and more simple than the other guides. I think people don't want to recommend use of physical intervention, but it's the most effective leadership style for a dog. It allows the relatioship to grow too
I watched the video with Rachel and yourself about Rachel getting bad comments and I just wanted to say I feel really bad for her that people would do that and would like to apologise for how bad humans can be I think the both of you are great and that Rachel adds an element to the videos of what those of us that are not professionals should and need to be clarified from the general publics perception and that she deffinately provides a service to the videos that I would miss if she stopped doing them. So I would like to say to her please continue doing the videos with Will as you would be greatly missed if you stop.
My Great Pyrenees used to jump on people all the time, and no matter what I did she wouldn't stop. She's well trained too. She's just really stubborn, I mean really really stubborn. You can give her a command, she can understand the command, and then she decides whether she wants to listen or not, unless I use a firm tone with her then she will listen. But she would not stop jumping, so instead I taught her to slowly get up on her two hind legs and gently give the person a hug and it's gotta be the most wholesome thing ever. Now when ever I get home she walks up to me and slowly stands up, and ever so gently puts her paws on my chest and gives me a hug. Ever since I taught her how to do that she hasn't jumped on anyone again, and she doesn't even hug anyone but me unless they signal her with the command i taught her. She grew up to be such a well mannered and gentle dog. Now I have a puppy that jumps non-stop and I'm going to try your method on him, it looks sooooo much easier and way less time consuming lol. I love your channel by the way, you offer really great tips and advice for people who want to bond with and train their dogs them selves.
I always come back to your videos when I feel lost, and when I start feeling unsure of what methods to use. I grew up with a dad using quite tough methods on our working spaniels, and it never felt right to use that much, in my opinion, abuse. I also don't feel comfortable using loads of treats and toys, since it sends my working cocker into stress and anxiety. I find your approach being a perfect balance of both physical correction and praise. And every time I come back here I feel like I can take a deep breath and remember what it's supposed to feel like. Thank you for the knowledge you give us, my cocker thanks you too ❤🐾
Out of curiosity have these methods been successful for your working cocker? We have a 15 month old working cocker and we are lost, we went to a working dog trainer which was like you say abusive and actually made his behaviour worse. To a positive reinforcement trainer where he seems to do everything correct in the training room but once we leave it’s back to the usual bad behaviours, jumping up at people, on kitchen sides etc. From having him on off lead walks at 7 months to now where we are petrified to let him off and no walks are enjoyable due to pulling etc, even after the endless hours of training. I’ve discovered these videos today and I’m going to get the slip lead back out (we were told strictly no slip leads) and give these methods a try.
Sounds familiar, it has been a struggle but I feel like the only thing that actually works for us is being 100% consistent, having clear rules so that the dog understands what is expected, and work on the relationship so that they also want to cooperate. We still have problems with him jumping on people, but that is mostly because I don't have the energy to always take on the battle, you kinda need the person being jumped on to also work with you. But he is much better during walks, there's a video with Will walking a cocker that I've watched a couple of times, check that one out! It made a lot of sense to me at least :) ruclips.net/video/wc62Up6KEOA/видео.html And also, sometimes the age plays a role too. We had a working springer that was crazy up until she was about 5-6 years old. Some of them just need a little more time to grow..
@@DatPuzzle yes we will definitely be putting in some ground rules. The relationship is also where I’ve struggled, getting him to engage when we’re out of the house. I can’t see him calming down any time soon so we I’ll have to work at it :’) Thanks for the advice and thanks for the video link!
@@jamesthompson7407 Yeah I've had the same, everything else is more interesting than me. I've brought a dummy or a ball with me on walks sometimes, and done some retrieves, and also some whistle training, and then keep walking. These dogs escalate so quickly though.. So I'm still searching for the solution myself. My dad used to tell me to act like a wet towel at all times 😅To just be calm, slow and heavy, never praise the dog in a high pitched voice. Working dogs are a bit special haha, but so fun to work with. Good luck with yours! Hope you find some inspiration on the channel :)
Thank you for this helpful video. It's clear to see this dog respects the heck out of you and watches you for every cue. You are the best trainer, training with love and kindness.
You are so intelligent and well spoken. I'm so happy I found your videos! About to start training my 1 year old girl Mushy. She's a pit/lab/beagle mix!
Love your videos! I Have gotten myself into a sort of mentorship position with everyone who has met my dog recently. He is working on his IGP competition work and is doing great at it. My siblings, my wifes cousins, and a few church friends have all asked that I come and help their dogs with basic obedience and I am so glad to have your channel and others that have taught me how to get my dog to where he is so that i can help others get their dogs to a level of service that makes them a joy to be around
I wish more owners would accept that quick and decisive corrections are needed. It not only creates a more "thinking" dog, one that can weigh up acceptable to non-acceptable behaviour, but one that truly respects you as the leader of the house.
Your channel really helps me and my dog. I have an extra large dog that has 100 pounds. I got him when he had 1 year. And hes previous owners did love him, but didn't have time too spend with him. Not to mention his behavior was alful. He was jumping into people, barking at dogs when he was on walks and so much more. So thank you for making these videos!
This is super helpful! We have 2 Frenchies, and being vertically challenged they always want to "greet the face" of a person. I've been working on this and it's helped a lot. One issue is that my mother comes over and they ADORE her, and she's always got treats. Training her to withhold the offering of the treat until desirable behavior is achieved is a challenge 😂
@@PrincessCasserole SO true! This is why I cannot understand people who send their dogs out "to be trained". Invariably the dog comes back super well behaved and that lasts for a few days, then they revert, because the owners aren't trained.
Clear consistent communicator… I’d like to see training out the jumping problem when a family has two dogs…my Tibetan Terriers are so happy when I or indeed anyone comes into heaven house that they both go mental with pure joy and I just can’t win them down and I’m suffering poor health with disabilities and poor energy and I’m always getting black bruises and deep scratches as one of them won’t let me cut her nails and she becomes terrified and loses her sense of good behaviour…..help..we are I south Ayrshire and can give you accommodation if you want to use them in correctional behaviour because I think all trainers avoid working with multiple pet households…also with three grandchildren..youngest is tiny and gets knocked over when she excites and the dogs join in.
We have a lockdown springer ourselves and have been struggling with him for a year and a half, trick training was so easy but an absolute nightmare on the leash, or even getting him to relax in the same room with us without days of long walks seemed impossible. I'm ashamed to say we had reached a breaking point where we weren't sure we could cope with him much longer. Then I stumbled upon some of your videos and your explanations really resonated with me. We have been trying a lot of things and I feel like we might have got to a turning point with him! We still have so much work to do with him but I think we might eventually have a normal dog if we keep it up!
We have a lock down german shephard and she was a nightmare on walks with pulling and with other dogs I've just started some of this training and so far so good just gotta keep going..
Why does it being bought during a lockdown have any relevance? I have a coat I bought during the first lockdown, should I refer to it as a lockdown coat?
Thank you for your very instructive videos. I am the lucky owner of a two-year old rescue dog from a rescue group located in Spain. We were told he was a Spanish Mastin, but I think he is more of a Hunting Hound. We have been together now for almost a year. He loves other dogs, children as well as adults. A real gentle giant. He is very strong, weighing in at about 42 kilos. He now will walk well on a lead, sit, stay (when not over-excited), but his recall is patchy, to say the least. In a large field when just the two of us - very few problems. Unfortunately, he is governed by his natural curiosity and more so his nose. Any outside interest of people, other dogs, rabbits etc, and he totally ignores me, on some occasions he just dashes off into the undergrowth or trees. I have tried favourite food rewards, firm commands, initial use of a long lead (40 feet), kindness when he returns from his wanderings, but nothing seems to cancel out his preference for wandering. It has got to the level of fitting him with a Pawfit tracker so I can have some assurance of where he has got to when out of sight. I would love for him to walk with me, run to play with other dogs and, most importantly, to return when called. I am obviously missing something or doing something wrong, any help would be great please.
Yes yanking on the leash : neck, back, throat, eye damage.. you stop in distance and build it up. Coockie/and voice reward. Next to that most of the dogs will get scared for meeting people or the owner. If the tss tss is not trained it is useless. Train it seperate and it will work without the other “corrections. I can go on about this..
Just to let anyone know, if you're still having issues with your pup, don't worry! I taught mine a command that encouraged her to jump, but obviously not on people. When she meets someone new and doesn't know what to do with all the excitement and energy she just starts bouncing in circles around them, its adorable. Now she doesn't jump on people, but she knows she's still allowed to jump. To do this I would hold food above her head till she jumped to get it, once she got the hang of that I took away the hand signal and just left the command. When she would jump without needing my signal, I would of course give her a treat. There wasn't much needed after that, when she would jump on me I would walk into her till she got down, then I'd give her the jump command, causing her to jump, but not on me. Then she would get her reward. Eventually she learned jumping is okay, just not on people.
I taught one of my dogs to sit like a meerkat when he feels the need to try to get someone's attention, no jumping involved but still very effective at getting attention ;)
I am so glad I found your videos! I’m starting working on no jumping with our blue heeler. The thing is, giving her food rewards is hard because she doesn’t take them gently. She is two years old and the biggest love, she just is so good motivated she doesn’t do it gently. Do you have a video on this? My kids want to give her treats but she isn’t soft with it and the jumping. Our old man dog is the most gentle dog ever and takes treats so softly he barely even touches it.
My 10 month lab is overly excited whenever we get near people we know, she loves people so much that she gives her belly all of the time. Trying to calm her away from the people it is becoming a nightmare. So far I know that we loose her focus on us, but due to covid it is hard to practice this behaviour around other people. So what would you recommend?
I have a pure bred border collie pup who is now 8 months old and weighs almost 18kgs. He is fit, lean and super strong. He looooves to pull and jump. While telling him now and (probably too gently) using physical correction it has gotten a bit better but I shall implement this method henceforth. He is not meant to be herding or anything. A well trained family dog is the dream. He is incredible but his intelligence and eagerness often gets the better of him and it is noticeable on walks. We hike a lot and are often in the dog park as well, no problems there at all except recall. He wants to run around all day with the other dogs and getting him to come back takes quite a lot. So these are the only issues I am battling with at the moment. Thanks for the video. It was awesome :) .
I've got an idea to help improve your recall if you wish. Don't always wait till you leave to recall. If coming back is associated with fun ends you will have huge problems ahead. You should recall randomly just to check in for fun stuff. Favorite toy you take? Use that and recall before you toss the toy. Does pup play tug? Recall for very brief tug then release. Recall to pat and praise and release. Recall should mean something awesome happens when I return, not I'm going home. Leaving should be fun too. Tug on the way out, when you are safe to treat have a special treat to give. Be fun.
Well done. I have been training dogs for decades and I believe you thoroughly explained the thought processes and actions required to quickly and effectively train dogs without having to use unnecessary corrections. That is to say, by reading the dog and matching the right level of firmness in your initial correction, you are able to quickly use less and less physical corrections and more and more praise. Many owners try an initial correction or two that are not physically effective and end up nagging the dog with ineffective corrections and ultimately not teaching the dog to adapt to using the desired behavior. Ask yourself which is easier on the dog and on you? Nagging, never making the point, corrections or a few well-timed properly applied corrections, with the correct tools, to very quickly get to verbal only corrections needed and a much more fun relationship between you and the dog.
I love watching these videos and I have helped a lot of people with their dogs with the information you provide. Would it be possible for you to do a video of correcting these habits in a home environment without a lead so the dog is in their own space. For example, people ask me, “I’ve mastered the walking but when people come into the house, the excitement comes over the dog and they want to jump but without a lead, I can’t stop it apart from verbal correction” I tell them to utilise the lead in the house and get to a stage where they are not jumping and then doing it without”
Hi, one way of stopping this jumping up, is to have the person who your dog jumps up at, turn around/away from your dog. If your dog jumps up at you, you could do this turning around/away. As with most things, repetition reinforces. Hope this helps, it is what my trainer does at my puppies training class.
You have to start on leash. You have far more control. Pairing the correction with verbal marker then will allow you to use the verbal marker before the act to prevent it. So at some point ideally you can just use verbal marker. Mind you you will need to be ready to back it up when necessary by going over and getting the dog immediately if non compliance occurs.
You've got alot of patience buddy..top man.and exellent for our pets...My border is 18 weeks and full of beans,, she is very head strong and tbh struggling with her..had dogs for years lost my 2 eldest last years 15 16 years old borders...Got another border puppy ....hopefully she will settle down and nkt be as bouncy to anyone who calls....
I'm enjoying a lot of Will's videos, not least this one about jumping. So I've seen our rescue beagle improve dramatically during a training session, and following up on the reward for good behaviour, but her jumping has not really improved overall. I am worried about continuing to reward her because she is putting on weight with all the treats! Suggestions welcome - and thanks for all you are doing for the dogs and their humans!
Thanks, Will! It's a really outstanding video! Your skills are amazing and I am grateful you selflessly share your knowledge and experience with all of us. May your inspiration and love for what you do never leave you!🤗
Just started watching these training videos. Brilliant and in an uncomplicated manner so we can put it across in the same manner as you do. Happy dogs. We have two 8 month golden retrievers, brothers, and it has been difficult trying to train them so they don't encourage each other to be naughty. We are getting there slowly. Just love them to bits.
My elderly aunt was knocked over by a labradoodle that jumped up at her and she broke her knee. Dogs absolutely must be trained out of this behaviour. Thanks for the video Will
Really loved your video and I loved that you took the time to explain why you do it that way. I am a novice at dog training, but agreed to help a friend with her dog. (I told her it would have to be with her not present initially) But when I've got the dog ready, I may have her watch your video before I teach her how to handle her dog. Thank you for the help. Great work.
Very helpful. Would be great to see an exercise where the dog is not on a leash in the same scenarios. Those are the harder ones to control and most of us don't carry treats around the house when friends and family come over. Thanks for all you do!
But this is training that should be undertaken daily, really good to practice if you walk your dog morning or afternoon before they are fed. You can just use regular dry food, then progress to eliminating food once they begin to understand what the verbal communication means, often praise alone is enough.
I think you missed the point. Why are family and friends preventing you from carrying around treats? If you aren't willing to train your dog in your own house you can't expect good behavior outside of the house. This video demonstrated the first level of training. A physical correction paired with a verbal correction. The next step is off leash. If you jump to that step immediately it won't work unless you're willing to chase your dog around the house to convince it to sit/lay etc. That would be a bit embarrassing with family and friends around. I think the leash and treats is a more respectable look.
I keep treats strategically around the house so I can easily give my pup a “yes” & grab some to reward. We also use a house leash at all times (also good for catching him if he’s too escalated or steals a sock). It’s not as good for training as a slip leash but makes it easier to manage him. If we have a lot of people coming over, we sometimes put a traffic leash on that has a handle closer to the neck to keep him in check. He’s easily worked into a frenzy by kids and large groups (work in progress) still so we have to put him in the back room to settle occasionally too. I’d absolutely recommend always having a leash on
Hi Will, I have a burning question that I haven't really seen being addressed anywhere: My pup (5 Month old Cane Corso) has excellent behavior etc. as long as he is on the leash. We generally have him on a "Choker Chain" when out in public (He is VERY well socialized) and generally he behaves as the best pup in the world. There are some times where corrections are administered, however it is in understandable circumstances. The question though is, the moment we take the leash off it is as if he forgets everything he knows - especially the jumping up as indicated in this amazing video - including other "bad" behaviors. We are very fond of a balanced approach to training so we do a lot of positive "good boy" verbal, treats and toys (Toys only while playing though and not as a generalized reward). Along with that, we do a "ha-ah" type of verbal correction when undesired actions take place. Even with all of this, he still chooses a LOT of bad behavior when the leash is removed. A pivot we recently introduced is a long slip lead (almost 3 meters long) to be able to "reach" him when he does something we do not want and this again has amazing response, but the same when we remove the slip he is falling back to bad behaviors. As a summary: It almost feels like the correct behavior does not 'stick' or there is some connotation to the collar/leash. Can you comment or advise on this? I have had a few dogs of similar nature and this is the first time I am experiencing this. Love your videos and courses!
I keep a small slip on leash by the door. Before folks come in, I slip it on. My dog goes into training mode. The leash comes off when the dog calms down.
I was just about to ask the same question … our puppy is reacting well to the big “yes” but when she’s not on a lead she appears to forget it … what would the physical check for the dog be when not on a lead??
A common method for puppies is to keep a "house line" on them for quick, non-physical corrections. You can use a cheap leash with the loop cut off so it won't get caught on things.
I had a customers dog that would jump up and all over me when I worked at there's. I looked after it for a night and it never would again but would jump all over the customers when I showed up as he knew he couldn't with me.
Learned this way back in 2008 in a training class when my Lab was 8 months old and his Grandma (my Mum) was 90. Grandma wasn't quite the "lunatic" of this video but she did inadvertently encourage jumping and I was afraid she'd be knocked over and hurt. One little poodle mix in class jumped on the helper once and would not jump again. The other Lab, the one who's owner broached this subject of jumping on people to our trainer, jumped twice. My boy jumped three times and never again till he relapsed three months later. He got a reminder and never jumped on anybody, ever again, the rest of his life.
Wo thank you for helping with training our Pochon Truffle who is just turned 5 mths . He’s toilet trained sleeping in his crate also. So now working on jumping up as gets quite excited to make friends. I have learnt so much from your videos . Brent 🇳🇿
Hi, love these videos. I have been trying some of your techniques and working really well. What do you give the dogs as treats as I am worried about over feeding my dog?
Does your dog love their food? Probably not enough to use in high distraction environments. What you use depends on the difficulty level. At home low distraction skills already knows kibble works reserve a portion of every meal to train with. At park high distraction environment high value favorite treats. If you use things such as quality meats you can reduce kibble intake to compensate without any issues. I don't use junk treats such as milk bones that contain no nutrition myself as they are pointless empty calories. I use actual food.
I have a border collie, he is nearly a year old and keeps jumping on people, thank you for this tip, I will try this, I have a slip leash so will use it
As always FANTASTIC and helpful video! Will , you are doing awesome work with your training approach and explaining what you do and why you do particular techniques! So helpful! Happy news year! Regards from Canada 🇨🇦
This is very helpful thank you! I take my 5 month puppy out in public a lot. She loves people and wants to lick them in the face and of course jump up. Do you have advice or a video for asking people not to overreact?
Awesome. You can see that this dog has lived in a world where good training is occurring frequently. I have a yellow lab who has excellent manners due to constant and consistent positive training but he is a lab and his good nature does get teh best of him sometimes!
Have you ever tried this with a 100 pound 9 month old Bernese Mountain dog? Ours is extremely stubborn and nothing seems to affect him. He thinks it’s all play
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I would absolutely love to become a dog trainer but I can't afford to. 😥
I'm currently in school right now at CATCH canine academy. Will be certified before end of year otherwise I would have came to yours if I already wasn't in school. Thanks for your videos
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Will i just want to say a million thank yous for this video. I was at my witts end with my staffy x american bully as he is such a big lad the pulling was unbearable and i had slipped into all the non walking etc you mention in this video. 1 30 min session following your technique and he is a different dog . Thank you so much 💙
The Guide elaborates on the techniques used on the show. The examples given in the ruclips.net/user/postUgkxECnmSvBSv_NGWx4_ChD73pF3NYZwI2F3 are helpful and some of the techniques suggested very useful. One such technique/tool suggested was the lure stick to encourage a small dog to keep up with the heel command. I have a small dog who lags behind smelling any and everything and find it hard to keep bending over while walking to his level. The lure stick is great also for another dogs focus and sprinting at anything that catches her eye. The stories about different dogs, their different temperaments, have been helpful, especially Lulu's: After reading about Lulu's challenges I felt relief concerning one of my rescues that I have had for 10 years. Over many years I have checked out many training books from the library, watched different shows, DVDS, bought training books, taken lessons and this book is the best by far! Kindness, patience and perseverance works.
So I think I'm going to play this video as a must watch before you enter my home😂 Every man woman and child praises my dogs for jumping up on them. It is so frustrating.
Its not that hard to tell people how to behave with your dog.
My dog went from being a heavy leash puller , to not pulling at all in less than a week thanks to your leash pulling video, gonna try this now as well, you are the best !
Same here. I learnt from his leash pulling video then on to this one. So thankful
No yelling/verbals, just a sound. Love it.
Fantastic results with lead walking and jumping with my 9 month old whippet,thank you for showing the way
And teaching this to small dogs is as important as it is to larger dogs ! They’re little & cute but train them !! ❤️🐶
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Yeah as an owner of a midsize hunting dog I can only say: the worst behaving dogs are consistently the small ones. Most people who get a chihuahua , yorkie or esp poodle seem to think they are so small , they can simply drag them around and need not train them. They are also far more likely to be aggressive, barking etc pp. So yeah, esp small dog owners need to do training.
It’s almost impossible to get my dog bam bam to get in control of her self. She’s a Yorkshire terrier very self minded and gets super excited easily and distracted easily.
AMEN!!! They can be such horrible aggressive Lil brats...
@@notchs0son With respect, you are the problem, not your dog.
I've never met a dog I couldn't leash train in a single day. I've never met a dog I couldn't train to stop jumping on people in a single day. Please seek help from a professional dog trainer. You can learn what you are doing wrong.
People call an HVAC professional to fix their broken central air. People call a doctor when they break a bone. People call an exterminator when they have termites. So why don't people call a professional dog trainer to help with their dog's bad behavior? No one should feel ashamed or embarrassed to get professional help with their dog and more than calling a professional to fix the other things.
I just fostered a puppy for a month. Your videos helped me raise a pup who astounded people with his gentleness and good behavior.
He got placed into an amazing home and is off to a happy life, in large part because of your videos.
Good luck, Bishop! You were the goodest of good boys.
Awwww bless you for doing that for that pup. You’re wonderful!!
@@HarperSophia thanks! ! It was a great thing for me too. Helped me start getting out of the whole pandemic isolation funk.
Fostering saves 2 lives! The dog you foster and the dog who takes that place at the shelter/rescue ❤ We need more amazing Fostering homes like yours!
A well-trained dog will never be without a home. You’ve actually saved that dog for life.
Its so frustrating when people ask me to pet my dog, and when she jumps on them i tell them to please dont let her do that, tell her down im trying to train her. And they go, "oh no shes okayyyyy!!" Like no. She isnt okay. If she jumps on a child or old person and hurts them and i have to put her down im gonna be destroyed.
Yes I totally agree. It's frustrating when you are training. My dog likes to jump up but when we tell him down we get its ok we have a dog. It's not the point. We are trying teach him manners
MY EXACT EXPERIENCE!! I don't care if you are ok with it. I am not ok with my dog doing that
Yep its constant, such a cute puppy🤦🏻♂️ yea but gotta be trained pleeease
I have the exact same problem. My dog does not jump on me, but thanks to my neighbors who encourage the behavior, she's now jumping on strangers.
I have the same problem. I’m trying to correct and they keep encouraging the behavior. It’s BEYOND frustrating. That said, this is a good video and how it should be done. If only my immediate neighbors would listen. They do the high squeaky voices and baby talk and everything even after I’ve said not to and rile her up. 😵💫😵💫👀😩
I feel like every piece of dog training advice I've seen before this video has fallen into one of two categories: either nice sounding positive-only folks, or blokes with buzz cuts who look like they're in the military talking about discipline and being a pack leader.
You're the first person I've seen explaining a middle way between those two mentalities, and hearing it I really feel like I can see how sorely that is needed. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain how you correct and why. You're coming from an empathetic place and that's important. I've bought a slip lead, and I'm going to start trying to get my sweet natured, way too rambunctious pup to line up with us so we can have happy walks and good times together.
SAME!! This guy and McCann are the only middle ground ones I’ve found! And I only found Fenrir today - and super glad I did!!
How about the GOAT, Cesar Millan?
@@garagavia apparently they had short sessions before filming, in which they riled up the dog so it would look good on camera.
Thank you so much! Discovered your videos 2 days ago, and I have a new dog! I have been able to stop my 11 months old Jack Russel from biting and jumping up in 2 days. I cannot believe it. Thank you thank you thank you
Good to hear. We’ve rescued a Jack Russell that needs some behaviour correction and these videos looked helpful but always good to get testimonies.
I looked for other guides and trainers, to ensure that people do not hurt my dog, who has a habit of jumping on people and people usually hit him for it. Neither could correct or get him to stop jumping. I just tried following your instructions, step by step by myself and I got it. It cost me a bit! Because my native language is Spanish and my English is intermediate, and the speed at which you speak is quite fast for what I understand, but I managed it. Thanks a lot
Cesar Milan (spelling may be off, if so sorry) is good at dog training too. Not sure if he has actual vids in Spanish but it sounds like a Spanish accent on his RUclips anyway
@@michaelsorensen7567 wouldn't want to use him though... I think he's too rough
@@RexSixteen I mean, depends on the dog, right?
Have you seen the dude who has a Doberman that puts overly aggressive dogs in their place? WAY more rough than Cesar. But, sometimes may be necessary.
I personally think Cesar isn't "rough", but rather "firm".
Bertie trained you too. Every time he sat you gave him a treat. So cute!
I’ve noticed our new dog training people. Which made me realise how much we also needed to start training him!
I respect that you explain in detail what your doing. No pet parent wants to see their furry baby receive physical correction, our protective instinct comes out. Tho when ur furry baby is jumping, pulling ur arm out of socket on walks. When family & friends look annoyed the minute they see your crazy furry baby. I want ppl to walk into my home without feeling apprehensive, & I dont want to scold Salem & make her feel bad every time someone comes near us. But the positive reward method wasn't doing it for her level of energy & determination. I had to add on more stern corrections, was very hard for me to do at 1st, I felt it would push her away & shed no longer feel safe & protected around me, but that didnt happen. The 1st training session was more training myself to speak commands using a voice of confidence & authority, dogs are more likely to follow a command coming from an alpha voice as opposed to a soothing voice, so are ppl for that matter. So I trained me, then I approached her. I kept my fear of pushing her away in check, & began correcting her leash pulling. I forgot to bring treats, all she got was correction, I couldnt allow guilt or doubt to come in, so I carried on with training. First time I used the leash to correct her she looked at me surprised. she pulled, I gave a quick desisive tug & heading the opposite way, 2 walks up & down our block later we walked up our driveway with her next to me instead of in front of me. I praised her. The next day she hesitated for a second when she saw the leash, but didnt run & we went again. It didnt push her away, its actually brought us closer as we work as a team & she has a job to focus on which she thrives at. We do this a few minutes daily, & we have just started working on jumping with leash control, the grand kids volunteer & call her, even get excited & Salems walking up to them & getting pet & coming back without commands, then she gets loads of praise & pets from all of us who are so pleased shes not scratching us. And I could see the difference on the kids faces when she walks in the room now compared to when she darted in before, theyre genuinely happy to see her, & she senses that. Its improved everyones interaction with salem & put good vibes in the room making Salem more content & only sensing those happy content vibes. We're all closer & Ive become a bit more self assured & confident in myself in the process.
I just became the owner of a 10 month old Siberian Husky and I love this channel.
We just became the owners of an 8 month old Husky. She’s a bit of a nightmare…she doesn’t know any manners, if we try to ask her to do anything she jumps up and mouths at us. Please tell me it gets better?! 😣
I have a 4 month old husky/malinois mix, may god have mercy on us all
Just became an foster/owner of a 4 month lol Siberian Husky.
@@jaydewilde9185 it doesn't just "get better". If anything, it will get worse unless you train the dog properly.
I watch his show every saturday and bought the book ruclips.net/user/postUgkxGQVgV21bQ7B9b9duQ1ByImyT9xHbjOKq because i like his method. He's very talktative in the book about his dog training experiences with several different breeds over the years. When he does get to the training chapters, you need to read more slowly, take mental or written notes and try to apply his advice to your pet. That's where i'm at now. Another review is in order aftet i've trained my blue mountain shepherd with brandon mcmillan's method.
This is ASMR for my eyes, to see pups being treated so kind yet so smart.
I so appreciate these videos ❤ I’m an older lady with a new labrador puppy. The fear of hurting myOLDself by tripping or being plowed over is real! I even say “Good Boy!!!” In the same intonation. So very grateful for your gift of good-sense training videos.
Well done you I’ve got a 5 month old lab and feel like I’m a bit old for this high energy pup, let the training begin. Good luck it’s nice to have another dog🥰
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We’re in it to win it! Good luck and no broken bones!!
The love and dedication is so rewarding.
Thank you for this, we have South African Mastiff (AKA Boerboel) and she was a jumper, I've been following this since and she is immediately listening
When the dog jumps up ignore and then stand on their back feet (don't hurt the dog only a little pressure is required) . All the dog knows is that jumping up is uncomfortable they cannot see you standing on their back feet. A shepherds trick.
I like how you lead them to the right behavior. I know my dogs have a keen sense of what's fair.
This channel is my absolute favorite when it comes to dog behaviour and training. Being a calm, loving and clear leader is so important in every regard when it comes to training a dog and you show that every single time. Thank you for your amazing work!
Will your advice is priceless. Starting with the 3 questions is perfect. Showing the level of correction necessary and how it diminishes with positive reinforcement is priceless. Love this video.
Yes exactly. They're also the same 3 questions people should ask themselves about THEMSELVES, when making a decision about their behavior:)
What a bright dog
I have a Husky mix, and even though she is very well mannered when she calms down, there is about 10 minutes of excitable behavior where she just wants to jump and this has helped immensely with getting her calmer faster. And in that well behaved state.
This is the best advice for any dog owner!! I see owners with medium/large dogs that have no control over their jumping pooch and I always worry about the elderly, or smaller-sized people. It's also just annoying when dogs jump on you. I'm a huge dog-lover and dog owners definitely need to learn this rule--even with the smaller-sized pooches too.
I can't begin to tell you what a Godsend your videos are. I adopted two female Dalmadores from a shelter about two months ago. They are one year old this month. The sisters are beautiful and sweet dogs, but months living in a shelter has left them with very little discipline. I have begun to study you videos and hope to have positive results soon. Thank you very much from Indiana, USA.
Brilliant, going to try this. I've just got a rescue Husky puppy and she gets so super excited at meeting new people she jumps up loads.
Man this is great.. you really explain things effortlessly. We need training just as much as our pups and I’m glad I found your channel.
I hope this doesn't come across as patronizing. In most cases of bad dog behavior, the pet owner needs to be educated as much as the dog needs to be trained. Admitting that is the prerequisite first step to a well-behaved dog. Congrats.
I have A 15 wk old puppy. and he gets super excited, and barks for Attention how Can I stop this Behaviour. ?
Oh I just found your channel and my 12 week old pup is already benefitting from your training of his owner. 😆 but seriously, I appreciate the brilliant, calm, concise, direct teachings. Will be watching everything you put out. Thank you!!
Very informative and clearly stating facts. I love how you calmly correct the dog to listen to your commands so quickly and not babbling on for ages.
I am very impressed by this training. You are so fair and you explain the theory behind what you are doing whereas other dog trainers just hurt the dog until it behaves.
This is EXACTLY the video we needed! Our 7-month hound mix is the sweetest boy buy such a jumper! Your videos are so helpful - thank you!!
Okay, I just want to say how happy I am to have found your videos. We haven't had a puppy for 12 years and it's crazy how much we as people forget. I could listen to and watch your videos all day. The difference in his walking and jumping on people from yesterday to today is night and day. I'm so impressed with him. You make it so understandable and kind. Thank you.
I will be using some of these with our Rottweiler puppy. I love how awesome his eye contact is with you from the beginning of the video. He is showing so much readiness to learn
Fascinating how simple this is yet so effective.
He really does have a great way of communicating his point. I love it!
We own 3 months old Goldador and she started jumping on my 4yearold daughter and keep bit her hair or pulling her hair. So this video will be very helpful as I felt frustrated how to stop our dog to jumping on people.
Thank You Will.
Love your straightforward methods of correction and praise. I wish all dog owners could see your videos and employ your common sense approach toward a well behaved pet.
This is amazing. I started going to professional puppy classes and at the last one trainer slapped my lab across the head when he jumped up. I'm not going back there.
Thanks, Will. This is so helpful. I'm glad you talk about the importance of 'calm' corrections, and the importance of fairness. I must practice both.Too often I have found myself yelling "off !" And that method hasn't done much good as my 11-month pup is still jumping up on people. A human can get so stressed out and frustrated they over-react.
Often dogs jump up to get attention. By reacting, you’re giving him exactly what he wants.
@@ianprice9563 Good point.
Dont follow this technic it is scientifically proven to cause redirected aggression and other unwanted behaviours which can manifest further down the line.
There are better positive reinforced technics available which take slightly longer but dont require potential Dog Behaviourist to help with your dog further down the line. Plus dont yank your dogs lead when on collar, it could put your dog in the vets.
Negative to positive mainly causes anxiety and not good for growing the bond between you. Grow with love and respect, not through fear and quick fix. Cost you less in the long run. Also, only take training advice from Animal Management and Welfare qualified with a degree people. Make sure its not from a online course that anyone can easily gain.
@@LARichardsAuthor The amount of aberrant bullshit that has been scientifically proven over the years can fill bookshelves. Add enough sophistry and random insanity and you can prove anything.
@@LARichardsAuthor I've tried your sbit method of training and it doesn't work for working breeds dingle berry
Love this, I've never seen anything addressing this before. I love dogs and all animals, but all dogs should be trained not to jump up, it's dog bad manners which ultimately reflect on the owners. There's nothing worse than a dog jumping up and messing up whatever you're wearing, or worse, injuring someone. Well done!
Brilliant. So much better and more simple than the other guides. I think people don't want to recommend use of physical intervention, but it's the most effective leadership style for a dog. It allows the relatioship to grow too
I watched the video with Rachel and yourself about Rachel getting bad comments and I just wanted to say I feel really bad for her that people would do that and would like to apologise for how bad humans can be I think the both of you are great and that Rachel adds an element to the videos of what those of us that are not professionals should and need to be clarified from the general publics perception and that she deffinately provides a service to the videos that I would miss if she stopped doing them. So I would like to say to her please continue doing the videos with Will as you would be greatly missed if you stop.
My Great Pyrenees used to jump on people all the time, and no matter what I did she wouldn't stop. She's well trained too. She's just really stubborn, I mean really really stubborn. You can give her a command, she can understand the command, and then she decides whether she wants to listen or not, unless I use a firm tone with her then she will listen. But she would not stop jumping, so instead I taught her to slowly get up on her two hind legs and gently give the person a hug and it's gotta be the most wholesome thing ever. Now when ever I get home she walks up to me and slowly stands up, and ever so gently puts her paws on my chest and gives me a hug. Ever since I taught her how to do that she hasn't jumped on anyone again, and she doesn't even hug anyone but me unless they signal her with the command i taught her. She grew up to be such a well mannered and gentle dog.
Now I have a puppy that jumps non-stop and I'm going to try your method on him, it looks sooooo much easier and way less time consuming lol.
I love your channel by the way, you offer really great tips and advice for people who want to bond with and train their dogs them selves.
WOW! I just want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You don't know how helpful this video is for me!
I always come back to your videos when I feel lost, and when I start feeling unsure of what methods to use. I grew up with a dad using quite tough methods on our working spaniels, and it never felt right to use that much, in my opinion, abuse. I also don't feel comfortable using loads of treats and toys, since it sends my working cocker into stress and anxiety. I find your approach being a perfect balance of both physical correction and praise. And every time I come back here I feel like I can take a deep breath and remember what it's supposed to feel like. Thank you for the knowledge you give us, my cocker thanks you too ❤🐾
Out of curiosity have these methods been successful for your working cocker?
We have a 15 month old working cocker and we are lost, we went to a working dog trainer which was like you say abusive and actually made his behaviour worse. To a positive reinforcement trainer where he seems to do everything correct in the training room but once we leave it’s back to the usual bad behaviours, jumping up at people, on kitchen sides etc. From having him on off lead walks at 7 months to now where we are petrified to let him off and no walks are enjoyable due to pulling etc, even after the endless hours of training. I’ve discovered these videos today and I’m going to get the slip lead back out (we were told strictly no slip leads) and give these methods a try.
Sounds familiar, it has been a struggle but I feel like the only thing that actually works for us is being 100% consistent, having clear rules so that the dog understands what is expected, and work on the relationship so that they also want to cooperate. We still have problems with him jumping on people, but that is mostly because I don't have the energy to always take on the battle, you kinda need the person being jumped on to also work with you. But he is much better during walks, there's a video with Will walking a cocker that I've watched a couple of times, check that one out! It made a lot of sense to me at least :) ruclips.net/video/wc62Up6KEOA/видео.html
And also, sometimes the age plays a role too. We had a working springer that was crazy up until she was about 5-6 years old. Some of them just need a little more time to grow..
@@DatPuzzle yes we will definitely be putting in some ground rules. The relationship is also where I’ve struggled, getting him to engage when we’re out of the house. I can’t see him calming down any time soon so we I’ll have to work at it :’) Thanks for the advice and thanks for the video link!
@@jamesthompson7407 Yeah I've had the same, everything else is more interesting than me. I've brought a dummy or a ball with me on walks sometimes, and done some retrieves, and also some whistle training, and then keep walking. These dogs escalate so quickly though.. So I'm still searching for the solution myself. My dad used to tell me to act like a wet towel at all times 😅To just be calm, slow and heavy, never praise the dog in a high pitched voice. Working dogs are a bit special haha, but so fun to work with. Good luck with yours! Hope you find some inspiration on the channel :)
Thank you for this helpful video. It's clear to see this dog respects the heck out of you and watches you for every cue. You are the best trainer, training with love and kindness.
You are so intelligent and well spoken. I'm so happy I found your videos! About to start training my 1 year old girl Mushy. She's a pit/lab/beagle mix!
Thank you so much for posting this! My last dog jumped till he was about 7 years old. I have a new puppy and want to start this ASAP! Thank you!
As a psychologist myself this is very interesting to see how the same techniques work on mans best friend.
Finally I love someone's british accent, I can understand everything so smoothly.. so different from Newcastle geordies I used to live with.
Love your videos! I Have gotten myself into a sort of mentorship position with everyone who has met my dog recently. He is working on his IGP competition work and is doing great at it. My siblings, my wifes cousins, and a few church friends have all asked that I come and help their dogs with basic obedience and I am so glad to have your channel and others that have taught me how to get my dog to where he is so that i can help others get their dogs to a level of service that makes them a joy to be around
I wish more owners would accept that quick and decisive corrections are needed. It not only creates a more "thinking" dog, one that can weigh up acceptable to non-acceptable behaviour, but one that truly respects you as the leader of the house.
Unbelievably well explained, I love your communication style!
Yeah, he’s communicating to the dog that he has treats so you better obey me.
Your channel really helps me and my dog. I have an extra large dog that has 100 pounds. I got him when he had 1 year. And hes previous owners did love him, but didn't have time too spend with him. Not to mention his behavior was alful. He was jumping into people, barking at dogs when he was on walks and so much more. So thank you for making these videos!
Impressive. He makes it look so easy. It definitely takes time and patience.
Thank you so much because my cane corso doesn’t jump anymore 👨👩👧👧👪
This is super helpful! We have 2 Frenchies, and being vertically challenged they always want to "greet the face" of a person. I've been working on this and it's helped a lot. One issue is that my mother comes over and they ADORE her, and she's always got treats. Training her to withhold the offering of the treat until desirable behavior is achieved is a challenge 😂
Training people is much harder than training the dog lol
@@PrincessCasserole SO true! This is why I cannot understand people who send their dogs out "to be trained". Invariably the dog comes back super well behaved and that lasts for a few days, then they revert, because the owners aren't trained.
Clear consistent communicator…
I’d like to see training out the jumping problem when a family has two dogs…my Tibetan Terriers are so happy when I or indeed anyone comes into heaven house that they both go mental with pure joy and I just can’t win them down and I’m suffering poor health with disabilities and poor energy and I’m always getting black bruises and deep scratches as one of them won’t let me cut her nails and she becomes terrified and loses her sense of good behaviour…..help..we are I south Ayrshire and can give you accommodation if you want to use them in correctional behaviour because I think all trainers avoid working with multiple pet households…also with three grandchildren..youngest is tiny and gets knocked over when she excites and the dogs join in.
We have a lockdown springer ourselves and have been struggling with him for a year and a half, trick training was so easy but an absolute nightmare on the leash, or even getting him to relax in the same room with us without days of long walks seemed impossible. I'm ashamed to say we had reached a breaking point where we weren't sure we could cope with him much longer. Then I stumbled upon some of your videos and your explanations really resonated with me. We have been trying a lot of things and I feel like we might have got to a turning point with him! We still have so much work to do with him but I think we might eventually have a normal dog if we keep it up!
We have a lock down german shephard and she was a nightmare on walks with pulling and with other dogs I've just started some of this training and so far so good just gotta keep going..
Why does it being bought during a lockdown have any relevance? I have a coat I bought during the first lockdown, should I refer to it as a lockdown coat?
Thank you for your very instructive videos. I am the lucky owner of a two-year old rescue dog from a rescue group located in Spain. We were told he was a Spanish Mastin, but I think he is more of a Hunting Hound. We have been together now for almost a year. He loves other dogs, children as well as adults. A real gentle giant. He is very strong, weighing in at about 42 kilos. He now will walk well on a lead, sit, stay (when not over-excited), but his recall is patchy, to say the least. In a large field when just the two of us - very few problems. Unfortunately, he is governed by his natural curiosity and more so his nose. Any outside interest of people, other dogs, rabbits etc, and he totally ignores me, on some occasions he just dashes off into the undergrowth or trees. I have tried favourite food rewards, firm commands, initial use of a long lead (40 feet), kindness when he returns from his wanderings, but nothing seems to cancel out his preference for wandering. It has got to the level of fitting him with a Pawfit tracker so I can have some assurance of where he has got to when out of sight. I would love for him to walk with me, run to play with other dogs and, most importantly, to return when called. I am obviously missing something or doing something wrong, any help would be great please.
This is incredible! Thank you for being direct and clear with the logic and reasoning behind your instructions. Subscribed!
Yes yanking on the leash : neck, back, throat, eye damage.. you stop in distance and build it up. Coockie/and voice reward. Next to that most of the dogs will get scared for meeting people or the owner. If the tss tss is not trained it is useless. Train it seperate and it will work without the other “corrections. I can go on about this..
Oh and the scratsing (spelling?) , low tail movements, looking away, yawning etc is stress.
Just to let anyone know, if you're still having issues with your pup, don't worry! I taught mine a command that encouraged her to jump, but obviously not on people. When she meets someone new and doesn't know what to do with all the excitement and energy she just starts bouncing in circles around them, its adorable. Now she doesn't jump on people, but she knows she's still allowed to jump.
To do this I would hold food above her head till she jumped to get it, once she got the hang of that I took away the hand signal and just left the command. When she would jump without needing my signal, I would of course give her a treat. There wasn't much needed after that, when she would jump on me I would walk into her till she got down, then I'd give her the jump command, causing her to jump, but not on me. Then she would get her reward. Eventually she learned jumping is okay, just not on people.
Thank you for the advice! I might try this on my pup.
I taught one of my dogs to sit like a meerkat when he feels the need to try to get someone's attention, no jumping involved but still very effective at getting attention ;)
I am so glad I found your videos! I’m starting working on no jumping with our blue heeler. The thing is, giving her food rewards is hard because she doesn’t take them gently. She is two years old and the biggest love, she just is so good motivated she doesn’t do it gently. Do you have a video on this? My kids want to give her treats but she isn’t soft with it and the jumping. Our old man dog is the most gentle dog ever and takes treats so softly he barely even touches it.
My 10 month lab is overly excited whenever we get near people we know, she loves people so much that she gives her belly all of the time. Trying to calm her away from the people it is becoming a nightmare. So far I know that we loose her focus on us, but due to covid it is hard to practice this behaviour around other people. So what would you recommend?
I have a pure bred border collie pup who is now 8 months old and weighs almost 18kgs. He is fit, lean and super strong. He looooves to pull and jump. While telling him now and (probably too gently) using physical correction it has gotten a bit better but I shall implement this method henceforth.
He is not meant to be herding or anything. A well trained family dog is the dream. He is incredible but his intelligence and eagerness often gets the better of him and it is noticeable on walks. We hike a lot and are often in the dog park as well, no problems there at all except recall.
He wants to run around all day with the other dogs and getting him to come back takes quite a lot. So these are the only issues I am battling with at the moment.
Thanks for the video. It was awesome :) .
Only 8 months old? -- The wild ride just beginning.
I've got an idea to help improve your recall if you wish. Don't always wait till you leave to recall. If coming back is associated with fun ends you will have huge problems ahead. You should recall randomly just to check in for fun stuff. Favorite toy you take? Use that and recall before you toss the toy. Does pup play tug? Recall for very brief tug then release. Recall to pat and praise and release. Recall should mean something awesome happens when I return, not I'm going home. Leaving should be fun too. Tug on the way out, when you are safe to treat have a special treat to give. Be fun.
@@susanlippy1009 Good advice, Susan.
This is super helpful, my 5 month old puppy is already bigger than Burty and like to jump up when excited
My dog is a rescued ex-racing Greyhound and he’s huge! This advice will be so helpful- thank you 👏👏👏
Well done. I have been training dogs for decades and I believe you thoroughly explained the thought processes and actions required to quickly and effectively train dogs without having to use unnecessary corrections. That is to say, by reading the dog and matching the right level of firmness in your initial correction, you are able to quickly use less and less physical corrections and more and more praise.
Many owners try an initial correction or two that are not physically effective and end up nagging the dog with ineffective corrections and ultimately not teaching the dog to adapt to using the desired behavior.
Ask yourself which is easier on the dog and on you? Nagging, never making the point, corrections or a few well-timed properly applied corrections, with the correct tools, to very quickly get to verbal only corrections needed and a much more fun relationship between you and the dog.
I just found you. Have 2 female young Boxers that have put me through the v types. Love how well you explain everything! Will keep watching!
I love watching these videos and I have helped a lot of people with their dogs with the information you provide.
Would it be possible for you to do a video of correcting these habits in a home environment without a lead so the dog is in their own space. For example, people ask me, “I’ve mastered the walking but when people come into the house, the excitement comes over the dog and they want to jump but without a lead, I can’t stop it apart from verbal correction” I tell them to utilise the lead in the house and get to a stage where they are not jumping and then doing it without”
Hi, one way of stopping this jumping up, is to have the person who your dog jumps up at, turn around/away from your dog. If your dog jumps up at you, you could do this turning around/away. As with most things, repetition reinforces. Hope this helps, it is what my trainer does at my puppies training class.
@@allanrobinson5342 i do this
Best technique I’ve seen yet. What about when they are coming out of their crate in the morning all excited. They are jumping all over the place.
I would love to know how to stop my dogs from the over the top excitement and jumping while they're not on a leash
No one ever shows this man in the house in the issue for us
You have to start on leash. You have far more control. Pairing the correction with verbal marker then will allow you to use the verbal marker before the act to prevent it. So at some point ideally you can just use verbal marker. Mind you you will need to be ready to back it up when necessary by going over and getting the dog immediately if non compliance occurs.
Thats a lot of treats. Surely you can't feed your dog a hundred treats a day can you??
@@daveb5211 You must not exceed the total amount per day. So just adjust the daily ration.
@@Scurgo you mean if you give a lot of treats you reduce the size of their meals?
You've got alot of patience buddy..top man.and exellent for our pets...My border is 18 weeks and full of beans,, she is very head strong and tbh struggling with her..had dogs for years lost my 2 eldest last years 15 16 years old borders...Got another border puppy ....hopefully she will settle down and nkt be as bouncy to anyone who calls....
I'm enjoying a lot of Will's videos, not least this one about jumping. So I've seen our rescue beagle improve dramatically during a training session, and following up on the reward for good behaviour, but her jumping has not really improved overall. I am worried about continuing to reward her because she is putting on weight with all the treats! Suggestions welcome - and thanks for all you are doing for the dogs and their humans!
Could you just cut back slightly on her meals, to allow for training treats?
Your an angel for a new dog owner.. thank you..
Thanks, Will! It's a really outstanding video! Your skills are amazing and I am grateful you selflessly share your knowledge and experience with all of us. May your inspiration and love for what you do never leave you!🤗
Hi my dog recalls at home back out on the rambler I have to wait upto 20 minutes for her to come back. She’s a dob plus shepherd.
Just started watching these training videos. Brilliant and in an uncomplicated manner so we can put it across in the same manner as you do. Happy dogs.
We have two 8 month golden retrievers, brothers, and it has been difficult trying to train them so they don't encourage each other to be naughty. We are getting there slowly. Just love them to bits.
This video is OUT-DAMN-STANDING, Will!! Thank you!
I'ts mind blowing to me how quickly you can modify what I would have thought was "ingrained" behavior!
My elderly aunt was knocked over by a labradoodle that jumped up at her and she broke her knee. Dogs absolutely must be trained out of this behaviour. Thanks for the video Will
Really loved your video and I loved that you took the time to explain why you do it that way. I am a novice at dog training, but agreed to help a friend with her dog. (I told her it would have to be with her not present initially) But when I've got the dog ready, I may have her watch your video before I teach her how to handle her dog. Thank you for the help. Great work.
Oh he's darling!!! Labradors love calm, consistent leadership. What a nice puppy.
Very helpful. Would be great to see an exercise where the dog is not on a leash in the same scenarios. Those are the harder ones to control and most of us don't carry treats around the house when friends and family come over. Thanks for all you do!
But this is training that should be undertaken daily, really good to practice if you walk your dog morning or afternoon before they are fed. You can just use regular dry food, then progress to eliminating food once they begin to understand what the verbal communication means, often praise alone is enough.
I think you missed the point. Why are family and friends preventing you from carrying around treats? If you aren't willing to train your dog in your own house you can't expect good behavior outside of the house. This video demonstrated the first level of training. A physical correction paired with a verbal correction. The next step is off leash. If you jump to that step immediately it won't work unless you're willing to chase your dog around the house to convince it to sit/lay etc. That would be a bit embarrassing with family and friends around. I think the leash and treats is a more respectable look.
@@andrew348 I'm with you. And I always have treats in my pockets (as evidenced by me finding them in my jeans after they've gone through the wash...)
I keep treats strategically around the house so I can easily give my pup a “yes” & grab some to reward. We also use a house leash at all times (also good for catching him if he’s too escalated or steals a sock). It’s not as good for training as a slip leash but makes it easier to manage him. If we have a lot of people coming over, we sometimes put a traffic leash on that has a handle closer to the neck to keep him in check. He’s easily worked into a frenzy by kids and large groups (work in progress) still so we have to put him in the back room to settle occasionally too.
I’d absolutely recommend always having a leash on
Thanks Will! My 8 month old puppy is always jumping will start the training asap.
Hi Will, I have a burning question that I haven't really seen being addressed anywhere:
My pup (5 Month old Cane Corso) has excellent behavior etc. as long as he is on the leash. We generally have him on a "Choker Chain" when out in public (He is VERY well socialized) and generally he behaves as the best pup in the world. There are some times where corrections are administered, however it is in understandable circumstances.
The question though is, the moment we take the leash off it is as if he forgets everything he knows - especially the jumping up as indicated in this amazing video - including other "bad" behaviors.
We are very fond of a balanced approach to training so we do a lot of positive "good boy" verbal, treats and toys (Toys only while playing though and not as a generalized reward). Along with that, we do a "ha-ah" type of verbal correction when undesired actions take place. Even with all of this, he still chooses a LOT of bad behavior when the leash is removed.
A pivot we recently introduced is a long slip lead (almost 3 meters long) to be able to "reach" him when he does something we do not want and this again has amazing response, but the same when we remove the slip he is falling back to bad behaviors.
As a summary: It almost feels like the correct behavior does not 'stick' or there is some connotation to the collar/leash.
Can you comment or advise on this? I have had a few dogs of similar nature and this is the first time I am experiencing this.
Love your videos and courses!
Thanks for asking this-I have a Newfie age 2 (use a half check collar) and the same problem. I hope you get a reply!
I keep a small slip on leash by the door. Before folks come in, I slip it on. My dog goes into training mode. The leash comes off when the dog calms down.
I was just about to ask the same question … our puppy is reacting well to the big “yes” but when she’s not on a lead she appears to forget it … what would the physical check for the dog be when not on a lead??
A common method for puppies is to keep a "house line" on them for quick, non-physical corrections. You can use a cheap leash with the loop cut off so it won't get caught on things.
I can't even tell yoy how amazing of a trainer you are. My husband and I are trainers and LOVE your content.
I had a customers dog that would jump up and all over me when I worked at there's. I looked after it for a night and it never would again but would jump all over the customers when I showed up as he knew he couldn't with me.
Learned this way back in 2008 in a training class when my Lab was 8 months old and his Grandma (my Mum) was 90. Grandma wasn't quite the "lunatic" of this video but she did inadvertently encourage jumping and I was afraid she'd be knocked over and hurt. One little poodle mix in class jumped on the helper once and would not jump again. The other Lab, the one who's owner broached this subject of jumping on people to our trainer, jumped twice. My boy jumped three times and never again till he relapsed three months later. He got a reminder and never jumped on anybody, ever again, the rest of his life.
Might try that slip lead on the kids while I’m in Tesco , looks harmless enough
Wo thank you for helping with training our Pochon Truffle who is just turned 5 mths . He’s toilet trained sleeping in his crate also. So now working on jumping up as gets quite excited to make friends. I have learnt so much from your videos . Brent 🇳🇿
Hi, love these videos. I have been trying some of your techniques and working really well. What do you give the dogs as treats as I am worried about over feeding my dog?
Use a portion of their daily kibble
Does your dog love their food? Probably not enough to use in high distraction environments. What you use depends on the difficulty level. At home low distraction skills already knows kibble works reserve a portion of every meal to train with. At park high distraction environment high value favorite treats. If you use things such as quality meats you can reduce kibble intake to compensate without any issues. I don't use junk treats such as milk bones that contain no nutrition myself as they are pointless empty calories. I use actual food.
I have a border collie, he is nearly a year old and keeps jumping on people, thank you for this tip, I will try this, I have a slip leash so will use it
As always FANTASTIC and helpful video! Will , you are doing awesome work with your training approach and explaining what you do and why you do particular techniques! So helpful! Happy news year! Regards from Canada 🇨🇦
This is very helpful thank you!
I take my 5 month puppy out in public a lot. She loves people and wants to lick them in the face and of course jump up. Do you have advice or a video for asking people not to overreact?
Awesome. You can see that this dog has lived in a world where good training is occurring frequently. I have a yellow lab who has excellent manners due to constant and consistent positive training but he is a lab and his good nature does get teh best of him sometimes!
Great info, great modeling of how to do it. Much appreciation. Thank you for sharing your philosophy and techniques. All the best to you!
Have you ever tried this with a 100 pound 9 month old Bernese Mountain dog? Ours is extremely stubborn and nothing seems to affect him. He thinks it’s all play
That's your fault. I have a 7 month old presa canario, pit, chow mix. You have to be consistent. You have to lead him to what you want.