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I never thought about the concept of creating manageable stress, but just categorized it as socialization. I already applied it a couple weeks back, a guy was flying a drone when i was playing fetch with my pup, and i saw he was a bit weary of it, so i went to the guy and asked if he can fly it slightly closer, but slowly, and rewarded my dog for staying calm, so he doesn't have to be stressed if we encounter a drone again. 👍 I'm also doing fireworks training every other day, to get him ready for new years. Socialization is key if you want a stress-less dog.
I never thought about this, but i already applied it a couple weeks back, a guy was flying a drone when i was playing fetch with my pup, and i saw he was a bit weary of it, so i went to the guy and asked if he can fly it slightly closer, but slowly, and rewarded my dog for staying calm, so he doesn't have to be stressed if we encounter a drone again. 👍 I'm also doing fireworks training every other day, to get him ready for new years.
You mentioned in this video how bad training practices could contribute to a dog’s anxiety. Could you do a video that goes into more detail about what you see as “bad” dog training practices? I’d really enjoy hearing your take on things because you seem very level headed and well researched. (Maybe you’ve already done something like this. I’m still new to your channel) Thanks for the great content!
0:45 thank you. I was telling my husband last time that when we had dogs before it wasnt such a hard or complicated thing. But it feels there are more and more anxious and reactive dogs right now. First because of the poor breeding selection and bad socialisation, and also because we are bombed with so many informations about training that I find it hard for people to find the right answer, and I think it's stressing them out and the dog feels it. I came across a Malinois Breeder who had his dogs locked in the kennel all the time. The dogs were anxious, they did literally nothing to socialise the puppies like walks, city, meeting people and other dogs, and they selected bad lines (anxious, overstimulated, hyperactive, ...). They were also telling people to not do too much things before 6 months. Best way to create a reactive dog = bad genetic, bad breeding, bad socialisation and bad advices. 🤦♀Not even talking about the inbred because they over reproduce the dogs with their own bloodline. It is really really hard to find a good breeder so we ended up finding a mixed breed puppy in a farm that was living in a lot of stimulation. He s so confident in the city at 3 months already.
I've been watching some of your videos, but need help with how to increase my dog's food drive. Does it come down to changing foods, switching to hand feeding, and then using this as treats?
I think 20 hours of sleep, for an adult dog, is a bit much. I'm outside for about 3-4 hrs with my dog usually. There's not much breathing room to do anything else or go anywhere if he had to sleep that much. I'm pretty sure if they get a good night sleep, at least 12 hours, and a nap during day-time it should be enough. A tip from me: When your dog get scared of things they are usually comfortable with, they need sleep or resting time, is what I've noticed with my Sheltidoodle
I disagree. 18-20 hours is a good range for the AVERAGE day. That doesn't mean there can't be more active days. My 5 y/o is at his happiest at around 3 hours of activity per day. More and he tends to get stressed.
I started 2 months ago volunteering at a dog shelter. 2 dogs everyone told me they don't trust people and distrustful, they pull a lot on leash and other things... 1st day "no touch, no talk, no eye contact", then applying what I found in your channel, miracle dog training and a little others. Now they're my favourite, I play with them, they walk with at my side. With balanced training, they were fearful, they were stressed a lot when out of the box (absolutely not the best training, they were just not trained at all). How were they walking them? The first they I've been told "let the dog go wherever he wants, always watch the dog and give him often compliments". In Italy dog training is very messed up (there are very good dog trainers, but a few)
I see you're quoting the dog whisperer, while his channel has a ton of good and useful info, keep in mind its an entertainment TV show, and they edit a lot out. And in my opinion, Cesar Milan should tell the owners more that the dogs need play-time/exercise, (Instead of just a 10 min walk around a concrete block) if you want them to behave calmly in normal situations.
Yeah some people think that if their dog behaves normal in most situations, its trained. Or if they had some training 2 months ago, that they're trained forever. Thank you for volunteering at the dog shelter 💌
@@flip_shifty You're right, I learned some tips like this, the usage of what he calls "energy" (emotional state) and some other little things (The touch is not my style, I would need tons of experience anyway and here in Italy it's not properly legal)
great channel! i am honestly overwhelmed by all the dog training information available. Seems like a trend... i have no clue about dog training but my miniature bull-terrier teached me a lot about myself. most important is to stay calm and to keep patience as the leader.
I like your videos, I've applied a lot of things and already seeing improvement. Especially your reactivity videos, its the only time I've legitimately made progress. As for 18-20 hours, please site your sources on that because that does not seem accurate. I've heard similar stats for cats and it is more easily verifiable because it is observed in feral populations along with many different species of cats. However with dogs and their wolf ancestors, there is 1) a lot more genetic separation 2) they both tend to have more social aspects 3) there are a LOT of working breeds that have historically worked long hours every day so it is entirely possible this varies by breed AND is bred into them to actually have a job and work. I can tell you that my dogs are pretty calm and they are not asleep for that amount of time in a 24 hour period. I would say they are awake closer to 6-8 hours. And that is not with them pacing or fidgeting or excessively chewing or anything.
There are wild dogs in many countries. They pretty much just hang out for the entire day and do nothing. The 18-20 hours is realistic for pet dogs if you add resting and sleeping. It's not all deep sleep. Yes, working dog breeds will work longer if you egg them on, but is it healthy for them? They are still dogs and need a lot of rest. I have a nordic type and a herder and both easily reach the 20 hours on an average day. Living in a city is stressful, though.
I think HRV is the variation between heart beats rather than the difference between the lowest and highest heart rate. I can shave my dog and strap on my Garmin HRM to check if necessary.
Every dog video I've seen while on my quest for answers has zero helpful input for my problem. My red heeler I got in 1992 was trained off leash with help from a VCR. He was in a 15 x 20 pen until I returned from work. I had lots of space for training, easy peesy. Now I'm retired and have tri colored heeler and I live in a condo with zero space for training. As soon as I walk out the front door there's a million distractions so I'm having a hard time leash training. I can't get engagement like any of the Utube trainers with fancy training studios. He's potty/crate trained, waits until I release him at the door and does very well with leave/drop it. As soon as he goes out the door, he's bonkers. I can go to local parks when most people are working but can't get engagement when there's so much stuff for him to put in his mouth. A slip lead wont stay in place when his head is always down. A gentle leader shuts him down so I use it to calm him when he gets crazy(4 1/2 months old). None of the Utube solutions for biting worked so I went old school and smacked his snout with the hand he bites. After 4 smacks, he doesn't bite me any more. If I can't find a solution before he's 8 months, I'm going old school with a rolled leather choke collar. When I put down my 15 year old red heeler, he was wearing the same rolled leather collar I got him at 8 months.
That sounds very frustrating. Could you teach a focus command indoors? A "look at me " command. Give the cue while holding the food in front of your eyes, then reward the dog for looking at the food. Build duration. Fade the visual cue of your hand/treat while also dropping the time-span. Build duration back up wothout the visual cue. For teaching your Heeler indoors, I would recommend using his kibble or whatever he usually eats. For moving that command outside, you could use hot dogs or pepperoni--something insanely good that he might want badly enough to glance at you when out of doors. Another thing you might do is have a working collar/vest. Put that on him when training anything indoors. He should learn to associate that article as his "work uniform" and be more likely to listen up when wearing it. Even if you can't do heelwork or recall practice indoors right now, you can work on his duration obedience (sit, down, place, stand) and forefoot pivots, if you want those. Those exercises take up no more space than your dog's body and would allow you to drill inside. Also, I think you said the pupper is some 4 months old? It sounds like you're doing great!! Puppies are easily distracted. Keep puttin' in the work and y'all should do amazingly! 💪
One thing I've seen done is refusing to go anywhere or do anything until the dog is in a chill mindet, ready to focus. That trainer would just sit in a chair (evidencing her personal calm) until the dog was chill. That sounds more difficult with a puppy, tho, and if it is cold where you live could be kinda miserable, right now.
@@beksc9209 He even does a perfect leave it with treats outside but refuses to leave everything else out of his mouth(rocks, leaves, sticks) and i'm constantly digging feral cat or goose poop out of his mouth. I miss the pre-feral cat days when I had my red heeler. I tried the engage disengage method and he refuses treats or toys when there's a distraction(dog, cat, squirrel). I think these Utube trainers are only showing easy to train dogs or putting more time(prepping for the video) into these dogs than they show on the videos.
I really enjoy your videos but I do not believe dogs need 18-20 hours sleep a day. 12-14 hours is about right. I wonder how you come to your conclusions on this? ..I also believe that enforcing 18-20 hours will build frustration and anxiety and not reduce it. 20 hours a day means a dog is only active for four hours….? Do you really believe this is correct?
You cannot “force” a dog to sleep unless you use drugs. My dogs sleep that much sometimes more when we’ve exercised more than usual. This is out of their own accord.
@@jacobmorgan3120 True, you can't force a dog to sleep but if they are put in a cage they don't have much else to do. Most dogs've owned and working dogs I've owned or known don't need more than 14 hours maximum. I guess we all have different experiences.
I agree with the 18-20 hours as a mix of resting and sleeping. It's not deep sleep the whole time. I have a chill boy who's rarely active for more than 3 hours per day and a not so chill herding dog who needs the sleep to work through his stress. All my friend's dogs are about the same. The most extreme case is a dog that just chills the whole day and doesn't even want to go out for walks.
You mentioned in this video how bad training practices could contribute to a dog’s anxiety. Could you do a video that goes into more detail about what you see as “bad” dog training practices? I’d really enjoy hearing your take on things because you seem very level headed and well researched. (Maybe you’ve already done something like this. I’m still new to your channel) Thanks for the great content!
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I never thought about the concept of creating manageable stress, but just categorized it as socialization. I already applied it a couple weeks back, a guy was flying a drone when i was playing fetch with my pup, and i saw he was a bit weary of it, so i went to the guy and asked if he can fly it slightly closer, but slowly, and rewarded my dog for staying calm, so he doesn't have to be stressed if we encounter a drone again. 👍 I'm also doing fireworks training every other day, to get him ready for new years. Socialization is key if you want a stress-less dog.
I never thought about this, but i already applied it a couple weeks back, a guy was flying a drone when i was playing fetch with my pup, and i saw he was a bit weary of it, so i went to the guy and asked if he can fly it slightly closer, but slowly, and rewarded my dog for staying calm, so he doesn't have to be stressed if we encounter a drone again. 👍 I'm also doing fireworks training every other day, to get him ready for new years.
You mentioned in this video how bad training practices could contribute to a dog’s anxiety. Could you do a video that goes into more detail about what you see as “bad” dog training practices? I’d really enjoy hearing your take on things because you seem very level headed and well researched. (Maybe you’ve already done something like this. I’m still new to your channel) Thanks for the great content!
0:45 thank you. I was telling my husband last time that when we had dogs before it wasnt such a hard or complicated thing. But it feels there are more and more anxious and reactive dogs right now. First because of the poor breeding selection and bad socialisation, and also because we are bombed with so many informations about training that I find it hard for people to find the right answer, and I think it's stressing them out and the dog feels it. I came across a Malinois Breeder who had his dogs locked in the kennel all the time. The dogs were anxious, they did literally nothing to socialise the puppies like walks, city, meeting people and other dogs, and they selected bad lines (anxious, overstimulated, hyperactive, ...). They were also telling people to not do too much things before 6 months. Best way to create a reactive dog = bad genetic, bad breeding, bad socialisation and bad advices. 🤦♀Not even talking about the inbred because they over reproduce the dogs with their own bloodline. It is really really hard to find a good breeder so we ended up finding a mixed breed puppy in a farm that was living in a lot of stimulation. He s so confident in the city at 3 months already.
Thanks this tips help a lot and adds to the blueprint video its been helpful as well.
I've been watching some of your videos, but need help with how to increase my dog's food drive. Does it come down to changing foods, switching to hand feeding, and then using this as treats?
This reminded me of what Uncle Stoney does. He walks the dogs along obstacle courses all day long and they seem so content.
what do you ask her to do while training this please?
I think 20 hours of sleep, for an adult dog, is a bit much. I'm outside for about 3-4 hrs with my dog usually. There's not much breathing room to do anything else or go anywhere if he had to sleep that much. I'm pretty sure if they get a good night sleep, at least 12 hours, and a nap during day-time it should be enough.
A tip from me:
When your dog get scared of things they are usually comfortable with, they need sleep or resting time, is what I've noticed with my Sheltidoodle
I agree 20 hours sleep a day is way too much for any normal healthy adult dog.
I disagree. 18-20 hours is a good range for the AVERAGE day. That doesn't mean there can't be more active days. My 5 y/o is at his happiest at around 3 hours of activity per day. More and he tends to get stressed.
The scales are a nightmare.😂 it’s so embarrassing trying to get mine on & to stay still, we going this afternoon…I’ll try the treats.
I started 2 months ago volunteering at a dog shelter.
2 dogs everyone told me they don't trust people and distrustful, they pull a lot on leash and other things...
1st day "no touch, no talk, no eye contact", then applying what I found in your channel, miracle dog training and a little others.
Now they're my favourite, I play with them, they walk with at my side.
With balanced training, they were fearful, they were stressed a lot when out of the box (absolutely not the best training, they were just not trained at all).
How were they walking them? The first they I've been told "let the dog go wherever he wants, always watch the dog and give him often compliments".
In Italy dog training is very messed up (there are very good dog trainers, but a few)
I see you're quoting the dog whisperer, while his channel has a ton of good and useful info, keep in mind its an entertainment TV show, and they edit a lot out. And in my opinion, Cesar Milan should tell the owners more that the dogs need play-time/exercise, (Instead of just a 10 min walk around a concrete block) if you want them to behave calmly in normal situations.
Yeah some people think that if their dog behaves normal in most situations, its trained. Or if they had some training 2 months ago, that they're trained forever. Thank you for volunteering at the dog shelter 💌
@@flip_shifty You're right, I learned some tips like this, the usage of what he calls "energy" (emotional state) and some other little things (The touch is not my style, I would need tons of experience anyway and here in Italy it's not properly legal)
great channel! i am honestly overwhelmed by all the dog training information available. Seems like a trend... i have no clue about dog training but my miniature bull-terrier teached me a lot about myself. most important is to stay calm and to keep patience as the leader.
I like your videos, I've applied a lot of things and already seeing improvement. Especially your reactivity videos, its the only time I've legitimately made progress.
As for 18-20 hours, please site your sources on that because that does not seem accurate. I've heard similar stats for cats and it is more easily verifiable because it is observed in feral populations along with many different species of cats. However with dogs and their wolf ancestors, there is 1) a lot more genetic separation 2) they both tend to have more social aspects 3) there are a LOT of working breeds that have historically worked long hours every day so it is entirely possible this varies by breed AND is bred into them to actually have a job and work.
I can tell you that my dogs are pretty calm and they are not asleep for that amount of time in a 24 hour period. I would say they are awake closer to 6-8 hours. And that is not with them pacing or fidgeting or excessively chewing or anything.
There are wild dogs in many countries. They pretty much just hang out for the entire day and do nothing. The 18-20 hours is realistic for pet dogs if you add resting and sleeping. It's not all deep sleep.
Yes, working dog breeds will work longer if you egg them on, but is it healthy for them? They are still dogs and need a lot of rest.
I have a nordic type and a herder and both easily reach the 20 hours on an average day. Living in a city is stressful, though.
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I think HRV is the variation between heart beats rather than the difference between the lowest and highest heart rate. I can shave my dog and strap on my Garmin HRM to check if necessary.
Hey ! Yes you’re right, sorry this was a scripting error on my behalf ! Thanks for the correction. No need to shave the dog haha
Every dog video I've seen while on my quest for answers has zero helpful input for my problem.
My red heeler I got in 1992 was trained off leash with help from a VCR. He was in a 15 x 20 pen until I returned from work. I had lots of space for training, easy peesy.
Now I'm retired and have tri colored heeler and I live in a condo with zero space for training. As soon as I walk out the front door there's a million distractions so I'm having a hard time leash training. I can't get engagement like any of the Utube trainers with fancy training studios. He's potty/crate trained, waits until I release him at the door and does very well with leave/drop it. As soon as he goes out the door, he's bonkers.
I can go to local parks when most people are working but can't get engagement when there's so much stuff for him to put in his mouth. A slip lead wont stay in place when his head is always down. A gentle leader shuts him down so I use it to calm him when he gets crazy(4 1/2 months old).
None of the Utube solutions for biting worked so I went old school and smacked his snout with the hand he bites. After 4 smacks, he doesn't bite me any more.
If I can't find a solution before he's 8 months, I'm going old school with a rolled leather choke collar.
When I put down my 15 year old red heeler, he was wearing the same rolled leather collar I got him at 8 months.
If the collar worked well for your last dog why not try it on this one??
That sounds very frustrating. Could you teach a focus command indoors? A "look at me " command. Give the cue while holding the food in front of your eyes, then reward the dog for looking at the food. Build duration. Fade the visual cue of your hand/treat while also dropping the time-span. Build duration back up wothout the visual cue. For teaching your Heeler indoors, I would recommend using his kibble or whatever he usually eats. For moving that command outside, you could use hot dogs or pepperoni--something insanely good that he might want badly enough to glance at you when out of doors.
Another thing you might do is have a working collar/vest. Put that on him when training anything indoors. He should learn to associate that article as his "work uniform" and be more likely to listen up when wearing it.
Even if you can't do heelwork or recall practice indoors right now, you can work on his duration obedience (sit, down, place, stand) and forefoot pivots, if you want those. Those exercises take up no more space than your dog's body and would allow you to drill inside.
Also, I think you said the pupper is some 4 months old? It sounds like you're doing great!! Puppies are easily distracted. Keep puttin' in the work and y'all should do amazingly! 💪
One thing I've seen done is refusing to go anywhere or do anything until the dog is in a chill mindet, ready to focus. That trainer would just sit in a chair (evidencing her personal calm) until the dog was chill. That sounds more difficult with a puppy, tho, and if it is cold where you live could be kinda miserable, right now.
Don't be too harsh with a dog that young it could cause problems later. Controlling space is a really helpful method in and out of the house aswell.
@@beksc9209 He even does a perfect leave it with treats outside but refuses to leave everything else out of his mouth(rocks, leaves, sticks) and i'm constantly digging feral cat or goose poop out of his mouth. I miss the pre-feral cat days when I had my red heeler. I tried the engage disengage method and he refuses treats or toys when there's a distraction(dog, cat, squirrel).
I think these Utube trainers are only showing easy to train dogs or putting more time(prepping for the video) into these dogs than they show on the videos.
The long example wasn't very helpful.
You look tired today.
Gabapentin
I really enjoy your videos but I do not believe dogs need 18-20 hours sleep a day. 12-14 hours is about right. I wonder how you come to your conclusions on this? ..I also believe that enforcing 18-20 hours will build frustration and anxiety and not reduce it. 20 hours a day means a dog is only active for four hours….? Do you really believe this is correct?
You cannot “force” a dog to sleep unless you use drugs. My dogs sleep that much sometimes more when we’ve exercised more than usual. This is out of their own accord.
@@jacobmorgan3120 True, you can't force a dog to sleep but if they are put in a cage they don't have much else to do. Most dogs've owned and working dogs I've owned or known don't need more than 14 hours maximum. I guess we all have different experiences.
I agree with the 18-20 hours as a mix of resting and sleeping. It's not deep sleep the whole time. I have a chill boy who's rarely active for more than 3 hours per day and a not so chill herding dog who needs the sleep to work through his stress. All my friend's dogs are about the same. The most extreme case is a dog that just chills the whole day and doesn't even want to go out for walks.
You mentioned in this video how bad training practices could contribute to a dog’s anxiety. Could you do a video that goes into more detail about what you see as “bad” dog training practices? I’d really enjoy hearing your take on things because you seem very level headed and well researched. (Maybe you’ve already done something like this. I’m still new to your channel) Thanks for the great content!