@@innovationisasdevistationw3872 Yes and on top of that. A dog that's used to eat random shit on the street. At the place where I live some stupid dog hater tries to poison dogs with "treats" on the street. Better you train your dog to eat only your food.
The best a trainer on their own can do is try to translate lessons that mimic signals they'd get from other dogs, but translation is never as clear as talking the native tongue.
Yup, my akita constantly helped correct our malinois puppy's bad behaviour (nipping at beings you're not supposed to, and not knowing gentle play, he does now).
Update on Ace - I have gotten him involved in playing some of the games ruclips.net/user/postUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU and I can see a difference in his confidence already! My other dog played along and he became intrigued - now its a daily part of our routine - about 3 times a day we do the shell game and the muffin tin game. I am so grateful for coming upon your training techniques!
Expose in controlled environment. Bosco knew how to take care of bully. That's how socialization is done. Let an unruly and unsocialized dog be corrected by adult mature dogs. They know it best.
Training is a mixture of what works. You try to train positively but in certain situations with certain dogs you need to train differently with different tools. The goal is to end up with a balanced animal who is not fearful or agressive.
In some cases, there are dogs that can benefit from positive only. That being said, MOST dogs do not benefit from positive only because they need to be held accountable sooner or later
@@willtroman9286 All dogs should be held accountable. It can keep your dog alive. Not everybody that encounters an aggressive dog is going to attempt a positive "Peaceful" Solution.
@@willtroman9286 Do you know any kids that benefit from being raised in a positive only environment. I sure don't. Discipline is part of being a kid, to learn fast. As us 90's kids did.
you say that, but what if it wasn't a bosco, and it was another poorly mannered dog? do you just let two badly behaving dogs "police" themselves? im under the impression you can't just let dogs do whatever they want thinking they'll police themselves
@@jakpad8625 yea but that was done wiht intention, he chose a dog that was A) specifically not poorly mannered and B) specifically bosco, and so because of those conditions the idea was effective, i dont think beckman is just saying let ur dog run free at whatever dog u want
@@jakpad8625 you ought to choose the dog carefully for this purpose. Dominant and mature adults generally do the job. If you wanna condition a male young dog, choose a female mature dog and vice versa. That makes it a little easier.
@@jakpad8625 Watch the video before making a dumb comment. Joel says that this method is not for everyone because not everyone has the right kind of dog to perform this method like Bosco and Prince.
@@jakpad8625 the point is that Mr Beckman is a trainer. The mentor dog was well balanced and well trained. That being said, had that been MY dog it may not have worked. She is a hard police bred GSD. Socialization began just over 8 weeks of age, BUT I, and my puppy were constantly bombarded by the "it's OK he's friendly", If I tried to point out politely, please go away, they told me it was GOOD for my pup!! I became really angry, but they STILL wouldn't go away. All this time my pup is having a blast, she loved dogs running up, being rough, it basically taught her to be a bully, though I stress, it was also in her nature. A profession trainer a year later made her MORE reactive. She was at the stage where a smaller dog could have been seriously hurt, she has a big mouth and a very strong bite, only bite suppression pertaining to what she would feel. And able to be attacked, and think this is the best play!! I think her dream would be to join Fight Club!! Now, at 2 she is perfect, still bad mannered dogs everywhere, getting in her face, never fazes her, she could now be Mr. Beckmans Doberman. How did I transform her, low stim ecollar, lots of success rates and positive reinforcement for rising above the idiot dogs and thier owners. Sorry it still makes me SO mad.
I had an aggressive pure breed two year old german shepherd given to me last week. I used your methods and cesar milans methods and now I have a free, super sweet german shepherd who now gets along with people and animals. Vet said she was one of the best behaved dogs they have seen in a while. Cat at the vets office even took a swipe at her and she just looked at me. Even with hyper dogs walking in she was well behaved. I can loose leash walk her everywhere now too.. Thats after a week of training/correcting previously learned behaviors. Keep doing what you are doing. It absolutely works
These techniques really do work. I had 3 rescues I have 3 rescues from fighting fighting rings in Georgia all getting along yeah all getting along with my 2 young daughters
U have also given me hope.. I gave a 2.5yr old Boston Enzo! He is playful but likes to be the aggressor when he meets new dogs snapping at their necks and faces without biting them.. he is intact but with a slip leed in and at training with 10 other dogs he's fine sit and stay from 30meters away and come when called..it is a full time job and we just moved and have every neighbor with a dog i am afraid he will get bitten or killed by another male dog who is not so kind in showing him the rules and boundaries.
Imagine rewarding a child for slapping another infant or toddler. When a dog is within it's very own family or pack, it will be punished according to the crime. If it barks, it will get a bark back sometimes, If it bites, it will get bitten back by the alpha. Watch how mother dogs treat their pups lovingly until one bows up, and it is still out of love, but yes... violent sometimes. You definitely got me to subscribe. I like your pack mentality and treating dogs like dogs approach. It is our job to think like them, not to get them to think like people !
Too often I have personally seen or heard of positive only behaviourists or trainers suggesting that dogs like this be put down because they can’t find a solution. They don’t even give them a chance when clearly they can be helped. Well done for what you did for this dog
If you have a dog like the one in the video, this really is true. In 2017 I introduced my 6 month old shepherd to my sisters 3 year old lab. She is a dog trainer and her dog was the well trained dog in the scenario. One morning my dog tried to eat a bit of her dogs food. Up to that point she'd been quite naughty about stealing food or treats from other dogs, very pushy about it. My sister's dog is one of best trained I'd ever seen. The literal opposite of "aggressive." But the second my dog went for his food, he snapped around bit at her, even nicked her on the nose and it bled. She has a tiny scar to this day. But! For the rest of her life, I have never ever seen her do something like that again. From that point on she has sat and taken only her treats, never has tried to go for another dog's again. Dogs can be the best trainers to other dogs. We know a new dog can pick up bad habits from another dog, so why don't we trust that they can pick up good habits too?
They absolutely can learn from each other. I added a 10 week old puppy to my existing pack of a 13 year old and a 15 year old. Within a day the big guys had taught the puppy to go through the doggy door to eliminate outside.
Yes the dog learned, but the dog that was eating clearly has food aggression when it comes to other dogs, and that in itself needs to be corrected. If she's a supposed dog trainer she better hop to it
I'm a positive reinforcement trainer, but man I love seeing a well-balanced dog give corrections. I am so impressed with your dobe!! This is awesome, and the best way to teach a dog to de-escalate his energy and dominance.
In this scenario, this was a perfect way to deal with the problem. Don't let under-confident, rookie owners try this though. The key was Bosco, physical room for the dogs to sort each other out, and a trainer who could step in any time to wrest back control. Perfect. Short and sweet. Thank you.
@@Eclipseexe-qh4sc Hey, the guy knew his Boscoe wouldn't rip the other dog a new one. So the other dog got barked at a few times and put in his place...no worse for the wear and wiser for the experience. They're canines and canines do have a pecking order they can establish without bloodshed. You should hear the bark and snap my 100 lb. Rotty/Chow-Chow mix gives my Aussie when he's tired of the Aussie's shenanigans. Never a drop of blood or mark on the Aussie. They're dogs...learn how dogs behave!
@@michaelquillen2679 I know very well how dogs work and behave, and I can assure you "dominance" and "putting a dog in its place" does not occur among dogs as much as humans make it out to be. Dogs are not obsessed with social status, humans are.
@@michaelquillen2679 I agree, they aren't human. They also are not Coyotes or Wolves. You pretty much just proved your information isn't 100% accurate by trying to compare different species... Dog packs and Wolf packs (especially Coyote packs) are incredibly different from each other. I am very confident in my ability to read dog body language and have proven myself many times in real life, there is always room to learn more but I can assure you, I am by no means uneducated. Fighting and correcting, etc., is rarely dominance. Humans are obsessed with the idea of dogs constantly fighting for social status, but it's much less common than many believe. In fact, in my own pack dominance is non-existent. They rule by seniority and never "challenge" anyone. Social status is completely unimportant to them.
@@Eclipseexe-qh4sc ok Cesar mullet tells us more cuz your a RUclips dog trainer maybe tomorrow you’ll be a RUclips FBI agent and a RUclips professional boxer
Flooding would be trapping it & forcing it to endure.... you gave BOTH dogs freedom & choice. Bosco is a well-balanced dog who is an excellent teacher. Being that you are competent and confident in your ability/skill level I think you handled this perfectly
Flooding is just the opposite of desensitization, another form of habituation. It really breaks it into "you do it slow, you're desensitizing, you do it fast, you're flooding." This video is still flooding. It worked out which is dope but by definition still flooding.
@@Sapperbounded, No, it was not flooding. He could have run away if he wanted. Yes, it worked. Because Joel knows precisely what he is doing, it was quick and easy. That dog’s life changed to being happy and extremely loved. He would have been put down with a PP trainer. No, it won't work for you to try it. You would need an adult with you.
My personal favourite, “I’ll never give a dog a correction, but this dog is aggressive and it clearly needs to be euthanized for its behavioural issues”
Positive only trainers: Oh no, we can't correct our dogs! Also positive only trainers: Let's send death threats to balanced trainers whose methods work better than ours!
I can’t believe you got death threats!! That’s just disgusting. I’ve got great information from your channel. I did the same with my 9 month old rescue with my dads Rottweiler and she put my rescue in her place, now they can be out together and play. It’s how dogs learn. Good for standing your ground with these people, keep making your great videos.
Purely Positive people giving death threats is the most telling thing about them that I've ever heard. LOL! As was said in another video. These people are all theory and emotions, not real world results. I've been looking for a single video of a very aggressive dog becoming a well adjusted dog, turning their situation completely around by Purely Positive training and I can't. I'm talking a real video that shows real aggression and time lapses of them making headway with Purely Positive training. All I find are people spouting theory and telling others what to do. I'm hilariously reminded of Good Will Hunting when that arrogant college student starts trying to humiliate Ben Affleck's character by spouting from a book things he learned in college, and then Will Hunting coming in and humiliating the arrogant narcissist himself by spouting actual knowledge.
In so many fields and arenas, I've seen that the people who wear their 'compassion' on their sleeve, who pat themselves on the back for it, are some of the quickest to wish death on someone who disagrees with one iota of what they do. Even for something as banal as dog training!
I have used some of your advice with my ten-year old rescue staffy that I picked up just over two months ago, and it's worked well. She's a lovely dog. Many thanks.
Those kind of people would be the ones who say “My dog is friendly don’t worry.” Seconds later their dog attack* These kinds of people have no idea what they are doing and probably raise spoiled children as well.
I trained my dog out of aggression with positive reinforcement. Just because there are a lot of bad positive trainers doesn't mean they're all bad. Having said that, I wouldn't call this particular training session bad, he didn't hurt it in any way. Having said that other training techniques he uses honestly just make the dog look scared after.
@@drewd2 positive reinforcement trainers are actually ok with a light "uh ah" but as a corrective measure and then ignoring them. He had bitten 1 dog and that was his son in an attempt to steal his food, and oc was quickly pulled away, but other than that he's never bitten again
When I adopted my adult staffie about 7 years or so ago, I took him to a group training class. I didn't know anything about the positive training method, and I didn't know anything about training dogs. I just knew that giving my 70 lb pit bull a command with a squeaky high voice did not make sense to me. When I brought it up to the trainer, he ripped into me and cussed me out if front of everyone and accused me of being abusive to my dog, which I was not. It made more sense to save the 'pillow talk' with my dog for other times, but not when I am directing him. I felt that a firm low toned commanding voice, not a request made more sense. To me, the squeaky voice method was putting me in a place of submission with him which I did not want to be in with my big dog. I wanted him to see me as the leader, and I think that he does now. I really appreciate Beckmans dog training methods. You are intuitive with them and I like that.
They only allowed people to beg their dogs to do things? I can't imagine training a dog without ever using a stern tone. That's how they know when you're being serious. They aren't fluent in English, so you can't just explain to them that they did something wrong in a nice voice.
@@Primalxbeast You wouldn't be able to get a six year old kid to behave nicely, if you aren't firm in telling them that some behavior won't be tolerated.
I think it really depends on the command and what type of response you are looking for. Back when I was a child and learning how to train my dog I would give a stern "come". The result was that when my dog came to me (if she came at all) it was slow and timid. Finally, my trainer told me to use a happy, high-pitched tone. Guess what happened? Instantly that dog came RUNNING to me with tail wagging. Just a simple change in vocal tone and pitch took my dog from acting like she didn't even understand the recall to completing a textbook recall. From then on, I always used a happy, higher pitched tone for most commands. The exception was the stay command, that I would give with a firm tone.
@@rebeccaotis8056 I think which method works better depends on the temperament of the dog too. We’ve had a 15 week Goldie puppy for the last two weeks. He was very energetic and strong-willed, and barked often for no apparent reason (after being toileted, fed, walked, groomed, played with, etc), which really stressed us out. Finally, after trying to coax him to be quiet with treats (which didn’t work for long), I told him sternly (whenever he barked in a demanding way) to be quiet otherwise he would have to go inside his “room” (ie pen). And we would do just that immediately if he continued barking. It only took a few days for him to understand what we meant, and to respect it. Two weeks down the road, we thankfully have a calmer, quieter dog, who is still energetic and joyful.
@@anchored555 Glad you got him to stop barking unnecessarily! Honestly, the positive only crowed seriously limit their abilities to train animals when they put so many things in the "I would NEVER" category. You use what works for that dog on that day at that moment. I will never forget the day that my trainer had to put a prong on my dog because she was just not listening to me or to any correction. I bawled my eyes out because I couldn't believe that she was behaving so badly. But, that prong collar WORKED and within minutes my trainer was taking it back off of her and she never needed it again. And, she was perfectly fine afterward, zero trauma. Enjoy your pup!
I admit, the first ten seconds or so I thought I was watching a dog fight, and then, when my heart started back up again, I saw an old dog teach a pup to respect his elders. I am impressed 👍👍
I remember the 'nice guys' attacking Cesar Milan, claiming he caused suffering to dogs when he was treating cases of severe aggression. I've watched those episodes, it's not true. And those dogs were one bite away from death row, he SAVED them. Cesar and Joel are just helping dogs to live their best life.
I don't think his training methods are suitable for every dog and his fans are insufferable. Countless times I've watched cute videos of people playing with their dogs and his fans would show up in the comment sections complaining that the owner wasn't being the alpha.
A dog that knows his place in the hierarchy is a HAPPY DOG!!!! One that doesn't is fearful and combative, which means he will always have anxiety and won't have anything beyond that.
I love the fact that the best dog trainer is always a trainer dog, thanks for this and all your videos, I’m new to your channel and it’s by far one of my few favorite dog training channels in RUclips
I just watched "goxxly" and his reaction. I stand behind YOU Beckmann. You chose the right dog interact with this reactive dog and took proper safety protection with the muzzle, as well.
I just found your videos and I'm thrilled to actually find someone with the same mindset in training as I... I'm not a professional Trainer such as you. Most of my knowledge is from my Father who had a love for large breed dogs. As a young teen I wanted to teach my dog hand commands with no words, just to see if it was possible. And it was.... since then I have expanded the training in so many aspects of skills and temperament. Now I have a 5 year old Male Mastiff / Ridgeback weighing in at 110 pounds of muscle. He was more stubborn in fine tuning but I had to show more dominance with him to let him know I was the boss. I never hit him, but had to be more firm and direct with my words and my body language. . I have had some people tell me that I shouldn't yell at him when I was training him. They couldn't see the difference between yelling and a firm loud NO. As they coddled their out of control Shitzerweiner or whatever they called him. teehee.. Their Dog was cute, but it bit everybody and was horrible to be around. Now that Tyson is fully trained, I never have to raise my voice, nor repeat a command... He can walk without a leash in any environment, loves people and is kind to other animals, even cats... The only thing he will not tolerate is a person being violent to another. But luck for me... I stay away from people like that. :) or maybe they stay away from me. lol.......................... Mad Respect to you Mr. Wonderdog Beckman.. :)
positive only trainers can't train sheepdogs either all they would end up with is a field full of dead sheep i get those idiots telling me i should not raise my voice when i am training. i am glad i found your channel thanks.
There's no such thing as a "positive only" or "purely positive" trainer. The only thing that you can do is be as positive as possible. I've trained sheepdogs before, never had to use any aversive though. But if I ever have to, I will.
@@alliii835 let me understand the scenario, so your dog attacked the chicken, you pulled the dog off, okay great, then you hit the dog? if this is the case, you have just hit your dog as a result of being pulled off something, now what your dog is learning that if owner pulls me off something I am going to get hit. It doesn't stop the dog from attacking chickens again it just makes the dog fearful of your hand. A way to stop your dog from attacking chicken, either don't let them get close to chickens or let the dog see the chicken and reward if they get attention to you, then work on getting closer to the chicken doing the same, hitting your dog does not help any situation and its just makes the dog fearful of your hand and eventually can lead to that dog reacting badly to your hand and biting you or reacting to any hand a childs for example and then biting that childs hand. You know the result of a dog biting a child? that's right no dog anymore...
@@logoUK well guess what, it works! My dog doesnt attack chickens anymore, and shes not even scared to go to the chicken pen, shes fine, but this time, does not attack them! And no, what i did is i yelled and hit as she goes to attack the chicken, and she listened! My dog actually loves children, her favorite people are the kids actually, despite how rough the kids are stepping on tails and stuff, she loves playing with them too! I highly doubt your method of purely positive training works as thats what i did before, for a whole YEAR, and as soon as the chickens flapped their wings, she went and attacked them, killed a few aswell, and whenever i had a chicken in my hand, she would jump up to bite its face off, now, i can hold any bird, chicken, goose, turkey, and she will sniff them and not do anything, its wonderful! And i am pretty sure dogs are smarter than you make them seem, yeh so as soon as she attacks the chicken and i hit her that means she thinks im punishing her for something else? Would she not think its convenient that this only happens when she attacks birds? Cmon now. And i also like how you described the method mentioned in the video lol!
Thank you! You are the first person I have seen put out training/behavioral modification videos (or shows etc) that I find myself agreeing with nearly everything that I have seen you put out. I too believe in positive reinforcement, but as you have said each dog is unique & you have to do what works for that particular dog. I worked with dogs for 25 years, mostly rescue & rehab to show them how to live & be happy in the world in a forever home. Almost all were dogs NO one would take & most gave up on them. These are the dogs that end up dead or miserable for their entire life... Ppl need to see that, up close in the mess & horror- before they open their mouths.
Dogs are by far the best teachers of young unsocialized dogs. This was an excellent video showing that. Most important, is to always make sure the dog doing the teaching is balanced mentally. Great job!!!
I am glad I found your RUclips channel. I just completed a positive-only, non aversive 8 week class with my Springerdoodle and it was a huge waste of time and money. I’ve learned more from watching just a couple of your videos. Thank you.
Also, I subbed a few weeks ago when you had barely 8k subs, now you've got almost 30! Awesome dude, glad you're blowing up. Hope more people see these vids
I enjoy the fact that you present real work with the dogs. I am a cat person, but I may adopt later when I am back out of the city. You present scenarios and explain the WHY! Thank you to you and the Family. Cheers
This is years of understanding your helper dog and the dog you're trying to help. It's great you made your point that not every dog will under go the same process. But for dogs like this, it works. Great video.
Thank you for this video! Well said and demonstrated! You're absolutely right - purely positive training cannot undo the bad behavior brought on from little to no training, which is neglect in my opinion.
Good to see trainers like you, I train the same way, I just rescued a German sheperd who was headed to be put down, because she was aggressive with dogs and some people. I have seven other dogs and it took myself and my pack to help her. She now is a happy member of the pack. I tossed her right in the mix and she came out just fine.
Great video! Glad you had the courage to be bold and put this up. I agree there's a difference between being mean to a dog and letting it figure it out the social boundaries. Without experience, how can they learn? We learn to socialize with others, just as dogs do, but screwing up sometimes and even realizing that being a jerk doesn't work.
You are absolutely right about this. This all due to your experience and the countless dogs you have helped. However me as a normal dog owner wouldnt be able to make these kind of judgement calls so I would have to take a lot more controlled approach.
I believe in positive reinforcement training for most things but not for everything, when is possible is better, but when is not it’s worse cause you’ll never solve the problem. I absolutely support you on that one.
So glad to see this! After four years of all positive training Buzzy was a little monster. If he needed space, he bit people. The vet didn't like being bitten so she medicated him heavily, forced a muzzle on him and had up to three assistants pin him to the table for a nail trim. They did that every six weeks. Naturally, he got worse and worse. Before his fourth birthday, two local vets had refused to treat him and the owners decided to euthanize or surrender him. But who wants a dog like that? Only a sucker like me. I called him on his ridiculous stunts. Ten months later, Buzz is reliable, responsive and respectful of me, the other dogs and even my grandchildren. He still doesn't like a vet but he can get through a regular exam without meds, muzzle or biting. All positive training cost his owners the dog they loved and almost cost Buzzy his life.
I cant believe an entire community of people can be so braindead as to send death threats to somebody who clearly fixed the problem he was hired to fix…
Other dogs are the best trainers :) My husky/shepherd was having a hard time with house training until he met his best buddy, a malamute, at doggy day care. She trained him about going outside and he hasn't had an accident since. She also taught him about standing on tables, but thats another story lol.
How old is your Shepsky? I am asking because I have the same mix breed a shepsky as well with using Cesar Millian's training techniques our 16 month old Shepsky she would still be out of control and we have tried using positive reinforcement. It didn't work for my dog because she is very dominant and stubborn and we always get complemented on how well we trained her and the people at the vets just love her because she is well balanced in her behavior.
@@sharlie4749 When I picked this dog as a puppy, the owner said 'I'm glad you picked him, you seem like you are strong enough to handle him'. LOL, I didn't fully understand the implications of that statement until weeks later. Huskies are different, and if you mix them with shepherds, you get a double whammy of smart, because both breeds are highly intelligent. But you also get a big dose of stubborn, because huskies are ridiculously stubborn. I was explaining to someone the other day about the difference of intelligence in shepherds and huskies. I said if you use human terms, shepherds are book smart, and huskies are street smart. My husky is now nearing 6 years old, and he's finally calming down a little. Someone told me when I first got him and was complaining about his bad puppy behavior and saying I couldn't wait til it was over, that it was going to be about 5 years. I didn't believe them at the time but it did turn out to be about that. I love him to death, but he is even now still a challenge.
@@botchgoddess Yes I completely agree with everything you have said and what I really love about this mix is they love kids and also they really do actually protect you and I am so impressed at how strong their jaws are, Their jaws are incredibly strong and yes Huskies are smart but in a different sense then the German Shepherd's and German Shepherd's are smart as in helping with police, military and guard dogs and watchdogs and that is what my dog Lexus is and when people come to our place she doesn't bark a lot but she will run to the window and look out of the windows and she is a such a great dog too. My husband and I love her to pieces.
I am a big fan of positive reinforcment for dogs but I am also not stupid. Nothing is black or white, you can’t only be positive or only negative and even of you are the positive kind, some dogs need these experiences to learn. I have watched your videos and combined a lot of your teachings to my way of raising my dog and it has worked really well. When she is good I let her know, when she lunges (which happens very very very very rarely) she gets a correction immediatly. Thanks for the content, all the best to you and yours from Sweden
Man my dog really needs this, she lashes out at every dog she sees too bad we don't have any dog training ground where I live. I also don't know what the right response would be in such situation...
The sequence around 0:50 in 0.25x playback is so sweet--Bosco's ears pinning back as he looks at you and the brush against you for comfort. Bosco's lip licks and elegance and how one can sense he has forgiven the GSD so readily🐾❤️
That's incredible. I have to keep my dogs separated and when I went to get help was told big dogs and little dogs don't get along get rid of one. The big dog only gets along with one female and little dog gets along with her too...a big dog. Didn't get rid of anyone but keep separated makes life hard but I love them all.
been watching your videos, this was a perfect example of your dog doing the teaching, quite possibly saved that dogs life in my view, good job Bosco, and yourself mate, that dog's trained well.
Hell yeah! We got our extremely headstrong, singleton, European Doberman as a puppy and I quickly realized positive only training was not going to be effective and the dog would grow up to be a liability. I’m no professional trainer and neither is my wife, but he gets along and has great obedience at 5 months old. He’s still got plenty to improve upon, but it’s so much more effective to tap into the canine’s instincts than it is to take the soft human approach and throw treats at him all day. Don’t get me wrong, he’s very food driven which is a great tool in the tool box, but it’s DEFINITELY not the only tool. Great job with this pup! Keep up the good work!
I respect how you train dogs!!! In other parts of the world where stray packs exist, these dogs set their own boundaries among each other as needed to maintain balance. Enjoying your videos immensely... Thank you
The only difference is that the human/ dog relationship is completely different and allows for highly enriched communications between species. This type of thinking leads to really dumbed down training.
You basically gave him the keys and he learned to drive. He has to feel so great about himself. You’re absolutely right- baby steps with this pup a no go. God bless.
Well said. Proof is in the pudding. That dog turned out ok due to your teaching your dog how to be sociable. So rewarding to see a fearful dog come out of its shell and just be with other dogs. Cool.
Omg this video is amazing. My doberman is a nightmare with strange dogs and it's exhausting... purely positive doesn't always work and I don't believe in it. That dog looks so much happier after he realized his place in the pack dynamic and learnt some manners. Love it
Excellent technique. A stable adult dog who isn't afraid to administer corrections is the best teacher. I have a GSD in class right now who is absolutely fabulous at this. She calmed a room of unruly (but not aggressive) dogs in a few minutes without ever laying a tooth on any of them.
My dad has two working Pyrenees on his farm. They are the BEST for training unmannerly dogs. They take crap from nobody, and they don't hurt anybody. Using them this week to train my roommate's crazy doberman/malinois. That said, there ARE positive-only trainers who can accomplish amazing things. I've gotten great help from some of them online. Just not the ones in my town. In my town the positive-only folks leave a lot to be desired, and I like my balanced trainer.
Ahhhhh BOSCO!!! Amazing dog I can see why you still miss him so much! This is a great TEASER showcase of your skills! I would love to see longer vids of each of these segments. Also so cute to see the kids little. This channel is such a blessing❤️🐾
This is exactly what I need for our Pointer. Some really stable pack dogs to show her to mind her manners. Yep we got a threshold diatance of other dogs and people. Had her for almost a year, the people she met in the 1st month she loves. But I have to keep her from others.
I prefer positive reinforcement, but I totally agree with you. Sometimes you need a well rounded, calm dog who can teach those who need it. I don't mind this kind of training, and 'till you don't use physical force with the dogs I can stand behind it. Dogs are dogs and not babies, dogs learn better from other dogs as well. That's what some people doesn't understand.
You sir, have gotten yourself a like and new sub. Lol. Great watching someone who understands dogs and actually knows what they’re talking about! I myself have gotten judged for things that others don’t understand so to see something like this is freakin’ awesome!
The dog got humbled and made to realise he can't react like that. No-one was hurt, no-one was bitten, a purely beneficial interaction that has changed the dogs life for the better.
Awesome! Stand your ground against the nay sayers. You are right. They are jealous because they are unskilled in how to do the things you do. Their EGO won't allow them to learn new tricks or give credit where credit is due. 😀👍💗
that doberman is the star of this video. he was able to assess that he didn't need to be violent because the GSD could not hurt him. really incredible how he forced the GSD to submit without a single bite.
I got two dogs from a rescue centre within two weeks of each other. When I took the second dog home, I introduced him to the first one and they seemed fine. Just by watching them together, it was obvious that the second one was the submissive one. On the first day, I was playing with the new dog and I held a treat up to see if he would stand on his back legs to take it. He actually jumped up and the first dog launched himself at him, took him out mid-air and pinned him to the ground, growling. I pulled him off and turned him on his back, holding him by the throat. I then put my hand in his mouth, held my face close to his and told him in no uncertain terms that he mustn't do that any more. After he had completely submitted, I let him up. It was all done instinctively. I had no dog training knowledge. All I knew was that I had to be the boss, the top dog. Whether or not it was the right thing to do, I don't know. What I do know is that the dogs got on very well with each other after that and they never caused me any problems. They still had to be trained in other ways, but they were great with other dogs and with people. It was a long time ago and I miss them both a lot. They were lovely dogs.
Keep doing your thing..everybody thinks they’re an expert but haven’t put in a fraction of the time learning and training dogs like you have…thanks for the video and pushing back against these “online experts” ✅
beautiful. just perfect; keep truckin' - Bosko is a good boy! He knew how much to say and when it was enough. You kept yours safe with the muzzle on the shepherd. Will be watching more of your vids. thank you
just keep doing what you do.. your are one of the best on youtube for sure. I learned a lot that I could use on my own dog.. and it made a HUGE difference... so yea great content as always!
I had a Standard poodle who was just like your wonderful Bosco . He was completely balanced and didn't fight back he just correct the dog and the Encounter Was over 2 minutes later they were playing like normal friends he was greatest dog i ever had. He crossed the rainbow bridge in 2009 He was 11 years old rest in peace zane.
Some people think their methods are the only way to do things. I have a labrador that is difficult to train and I tried all the positive stuff and could never get a nice loose leash walk until I found your videos. Not all dogs respond to positive training. Keep doing your thing
This dog made more progress in 10 minutes than my gsd who’s been receiving positive reinforcement training for 8 weeks
Is your gsd a puppy?
@@FallcryMutt lmao, or not. Positive bullshit, we have full of them in re éducation
@@FallcryMutt Yes, all you’re going to get is a dog who thinks that doing anything will get them a treat. Amazing!
@@innovationisasdevistationw3872 Yes and on top of that. A dog that's used to eat random shit on the street. At the place where I live some stupid dog hater tries to poison dogs with "treats" on the street. Better you train your dog to eat only your food.
Or 8 years
Sometimes dogs can teach other dogs things that humans cant.
Absolutely right!
at about 100x the speed.
I would say most of the time. Animals in general can teach another each other much faster than humans can and in a more natural way.
The best a trainer on their own can do is try to translate lessons that mimic signals they'd get from other dogs, but translation is never as clear as talking the native tongue.
Yup, my akita constantly helped correct our malinois puppy's bad behaviour (nipping at beings you're not supposed to, and not knowing gentle play, he does now).
Update on Ace - I have gotten him involved in playing some of the games ruclips.net/user/postUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU and I can see a difference in his confidence already! My other dog played along and he became intrigued - now its a daily part of our routine - about 3 times a day we do the shell game and the muffin tin game. I am so grateful for coming upon your training techniques!
Positive folks are all bark and zero bite. Zero skills. My man beckman is the real deal. He clearly knows what he is doing
Expose in controlled environment. Bosco knew how to take care of bully. That's how socialization is done. Let an unruly and unsocialized dog be corrected by adult mature dogs. They know it best.
Great way of putting it! Controlled exposure is chaotic good!
That's how my Speigel used to roll, he'd let a new dog know who was sheriff in town real quick without harming them.
F****off. Whenever a pit rips apart a dog and eats its leg people say "it's the owner, poor pit". But when a gsd does it, "that dog is a bully".
@@matt59fire hahaha. You know nothing 'john snow'. 😂😂😂
@@sudaesh Tell me what you disagree with? Theres double standards.
Training is a mixture of what works. You try to train positively but in certain situations with certain dogs you need to train differently with different tools. The goal is to end up with a balanced animal who is not fearful or agressive.
In some cases, there are dogs that can benefit from positive only. That being said, MOST dogs do not benefit from positive only because they need to be held accountable sooner or later
@@willtroman9286 All dogs should be held accountable. It can keep your dog alive. Not everybody that encounters an aggressive dog is going to attempt a positive "Peaceful" Solution.
@@willtroman9286 I agree, in nature dogs correct each other all the time. Nothing wrong with a small correction to set boundaries.
You could make the argument that this was an example of positive training. A lot of that comes down to the trainer and not the animals though.
@@willtroman9286 Do you know any kids that benefit from being raised in a positive only environment. I sure don't. Discipline is part of being a kid, to learn fast. As us 90's kids did.
It just shows how dog packs police themselves. Listen young pup, we got rules and you're gonna listen. Oh my bad ok i get it my bad.
you say that, but what if it wasn't a bosco, and it was another poorly mannered dog? do you just let two badly behaving dogs "police" themselves? im under the impression you can't just let dogs do whatever they want thinking they'll police themselves
@@jakpad8625 yea but that was done wiht intention, he chose a dog that was A) specifically not poorly mannered and B) specifically bosco, and so because of those conditions the idea was effective, i dont think beckman is just saying let ur dog run free at whatever dog u want
@@jakpad8625 you ought to choose the dog carefully for this purpose. Dominant and mature adults generally do the job. If you wanna condition a male young dog, choose a female mature dog and vice versa. That makes it a little easier.
@@jakpad8625 Watch the video before making a dumb comment.
Joel says that this method is not for everyone because not everyone has the right kind of dog to perform this method like Bosco and Prince.
@@jakpad8625 the point is that Mr Beckman is a trainer. The mentor dog was well balanced and well trained. That being said, had that been MY dog it may not have worked. She is a hard police bred GSD. Socialization began just over 8 weeks of age, BUT I, and my puppy were constantly bombarded by the "it's OK he's friendly", If I tried to point out politely, please go away, they told me it was GOOD for my pup!! I became really angry, but they STILL wouldn't go away. All this time my pup is having a blast, she loved dogs running up, being rough, it basically taught her to be a bully, though I stress, it was also in her nature. A profession trainer a year later made her MORE reactive. She was at the stage where a smaller dog could have been seriously hurt, she has a big mouth and a very strong bite, only bite suppression pertaining to what she would feel. And able to be attacked, and think this is the best play!! I think her dream would be to join Fight Club!! Now, at 2 she is perfect, still bad mannered dogs everywhere, getting in her face, never fazes her, she could now be Mr. Beckmans Doberman. How did I transform her, low stim ecollar, lots of success rates and positive reinforcement for rising above the idiot dogs and thier owners. Sorry it still makes me SO mad.
I had an aggressive pure breed two year old german shepherd given to me last week. I used your methods and cesar milans methods and now I have a free, super sweet german shepherd who now gets along with people and animals. Vet said she was one of the best behaved dogs they have seen in a while. Cat at the vets office even took a swipe at her and she just looked at me. Even with hyper dogs walking in she was well behaved. I can loose leash walk her everywhere now too.. Thats after a week of training/correcting previously learned behaviors. Keep doing what you are doing. It absolutely works
That's awesome!
These techniques really do work. I had 3 rescues I have 3 rescues from fighting fighting rings in Georgia all getting along yeah all getting along with my 2 young daughters
You have given me hope! I have a dog who will not allow strangers or visitors into the home. The work starts today.
I'm legit happy for you but most public places require leashes as a law so make sure you don't have trouble with that lol
U have also given me hope.. I gave a 2.5yr old Boston Enzo! He is playful but likes to be the aggressor when he meets new dogs snapping at their necks and faces without biting them.. he is intact but with a slip leed in and at training with 10 other dogs he's fine sit and stay from 30meters away and come when called..it is a full time job and we just moved and have every neighbor with a dog i am afraid he will get bitten or killed by another male dog who is not so kind in showing him the rules and boundaries.
Imagine rewarding a child for slapping another infant or toddler. When a dog is within it's very own family or pack, it will be punished according to the crime. If it barks, it will get a bark back sometimes, If it bites, it will get bitten back by the alpha. Watch how mother dogs treat their pups lovingly until one bows up, and it is still out of love, but yes... violent sometimes.
You definitely got me to subscribe. I like your pack mentality and treating dogs like dogs approach. It is our job to think like them, not to get them to think like people !
Too often I have personally seen or heard of positive only behaviourists or trainers suggesting that dogs like this be put down because they can’t find a solution. They don’t even give them a chance when clearly they can be helped.
Well done for what you did for this dog
If you have a dog like the one in the video, this really is true. In 2017 I introduced my 6 month old shepherd to my sisters 3 year old lab. She is a dog trainer and her dog was the well trained dog in the scenario. One morning my dog tried to eat a bit of her dogs food. Up to that point she'd been quite naughty about stealing food or treats from other dogs, very pushy about it. My sister's dog is one of best trained I'd ever seen. The literal opposite of "aggressive." But the second my dog went for his food, he snapped around bit at her, even nicked her on the nose and it bled. She has a tiny scar to this day. But! For the rest of her life, I have never ever seen her do something like that again. From that point on she has sat and taken only her treats, never has tried to go for another dog's again.
Dogs can be the best trainers to other dogs. We know a new dog can pick up bad habits from another dog, so why don't we trust that they can pick up good habits too?
You are absolutely correct. Good or bad, dogs learn from each other.
They absolutely can learn from each other. I added a 10 week old puppy to my existing pack of a 13 year old and a 15 year old. Within a day the big guys had taught the puppy to go through the doggy door to eliminate outside.
Yes the dog learned, but the dog that was eating clearly has food aggression when it comes to other dogs, and that in itself needs to be corrected. If she's a supposed dog trainer she better hop to it
You've got to have a strong lead dog if you have multiple dogs
I'm a positive reinforcement trainer, but man I love seeing a well-balanced dog give corrections. I am so impressed with your dobe!! This is awesome, and the best way to teach a dog to de-escalate his energy and dominance.
In this scenario, this was a perfect way to deal with the problem.
Don't let under-confident, rookie owners try this though. The key was Bosco, physical room for the dogs to sort each other out, and a trainer who could step in any time to wrest back control.
Perfect. Short and sweet. Thank you.
Well said Susan!
YESSSS!
Your Boscoe did well. No blood was shed, and no dog ran away cowering in a corner, ruined for life. No complaints from me!
Oh, you mean bare minimum? Real high standards there, Michael.
@@Eclipseexe-qh4sc Hey, the guy knew his Boscoe wouldn't rip the other dog a new one. So the other dog got barked at a few times and put in his place...no worse for the wear and wiser for the experience. They're canines and canines do have a pecking order they can establish without bloodshed. You should hear the bark and snap my 100 lb. Rotty/Chow-Chow mix gives my Aussie when he's tired of the Aussie's shenanigans. Never a drop of blood or mark on the Aussie. They're dogs...learn how dogs behave!
@@michaelquillen2679 I know very well how dogs work and behave, and I can assure you "dominance" and "putting a dog in its place" does not occur among dogs as much as humans make it out to be. Dogs are not obsessed with social status, humans are.
@@michaelquillen2679 I agree, they aren't human. They also are not Coyotes or Wolves. You pretty much just proved your information isn't 100% accurate by trying to compare different species...
Dog packs and Wolf packs (especially Coyote packs) are incredibly different from each other. I am very confident in my ability to read dog body language and have proven myself many times in real life, there is always room to learn more but I can assure you, I am by no means uneducated.
Fighting and correcting, etc., is rarely dominance. Humans are obsessed with the idea of dogs constantly fighting for social status, but it's much less common than many believe. In fact, in my own pack dominance is non-existent. They rule by seniority and never "challenge" anyone. Social status is completely unimportant to them.
@@Eclipseexe-qh4sc ok Cesar mullet tells us more cuz your a RUclips dog trainer maybe tomorrow you’ll be a RUclips FBI agent and a RUclips professional boxer
Flooding would be trapping it & forcing it to endure.... you gave BOTH dogs freedom & choice. Bosco is a well-balanced dog who is an excellent teacher. Being that you are competent and confident in your ability/skill level I think you handled this perfectly
Well said.
Flooding is just the opposite of desensitization, another form of habituation. It really breaks it into "you do it slow, you're desensitizing, you do it fast, you're flooding."
This video is still flooding. It worked out which is dope but by definition still flooding.
@@Sapperbounded, No, it was not flooding. He could have run away if he wanted. Yes, it worked. Because Joel knows precisely what he is doing, it was quick and easy. That dog’s life changed to being happy and extremely loved. He would have been put down with a PP trainer. No, it won't work for you to try it. You would need an adult with you.
@sapperbounded you describe a continuum, and then your opinion on where this landed on the continuum, but that’s just like your opinion, man.
“I’ll never tell my dog no, but I’ll KILL that dog trainer!” Lmao
My personal favourite, “I’ll never give a dog a correction, but this dog is aggressive and it clearly needs to be euthanized for its behavioural issues”
Positive only trainers: Oh no, we can't correct our dogs!
Also positive only trainers: Let's send death threats to balanced trainers whose methods work better than ours!
@@willtroman9286 Yeah for real though!
I can’t believe you got death threats!! That’s just disgusting. I’ve got great information from your channel. I did the same with my 9 month old rescue with my dads Rottweiler and she put my rescue in her place, now they can be out together and play. It’s how dogs learn. Good for standing your ground with these people, keep making your great videos.
Purely Positive people giving death threats is the most telling thing about them that I've ever heard. LOL!
As was said in another video. These people are all theory and emotions, not real world results.
I've been looking for a single video of a very aggressive dog becoming a well adjusted dog, turning their situation completely around by Purely Positive training and I can't. I'm talking a real video that shows real aggression and time lapses of them making headway with Purely Positive training. All I find are people spouting theory and telling others what to do.
I'm hilariously reminded of Good Will Hunting when that arrogant college student starts trying to humiliate Ben Affleck's character by spouting from a book things he learned in college, and then Will Hunting coming in and humiliating the arrogant narcissist himself by spouting actual knowledge.
In so many fields and arenas, I've seen that the people who wear their 'compassion' on their sleeve, who pat themselves on the back for it, are some of the quickest to wish death on someone who disagrees with one iota of what they do. Even for something as banal as dog training!
Those people would really freak out when they figure out how young stud horses are introduced to each other. Bosco looks like a fantastic role model.
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Good point. An animal is an animal and Nature is violent. One should be aware and be ready.
Amen. I love animals and dogs. But, hey, what is necessary, is what works.
I have used some of your advice with my ten-year old rescue staffy that I picked up just over two months ago, and it's worked well. She's a lovely dog. Many thanks.
Those kind of people would be the ones who say
“My dog is friendly don’t worry.”
Seconds later their dog attack*
These kinds of people have no idea what they are doing and probably raise spoiled children as well.
Exactly! I hate when owners don't understand there is a big difference between being the owner and being a stranger to the dog.
So true!
I trained my dog out of aggression with positive reinforcement. Just because there are a lot of bad positive trainers doesn't mean they're all bad. Having said that, I wouldn't call this particular training session bad, he didn't hurt it in any way. Having said that other training techniques he uses honestly just make the dog look scared after.
@@sir.jeanhorseyface307 How many people/dogs got bit before they got trained? Remember, telling them no is a negative reinforcement tactic.
@@drewd2 positive reinforcement trainers are actually ok with a light "uh ah" but as a corrective measure and then ignoring them. He had bitten 1 dog and that was his son in an attempt to steal his food, and oc was quickly pulled away, but other than that he's never bitten again
When I adopted my adult staffie about 7 years or so ago, I took him to a group training class. I didn't know anything about the positive training method, and I didn't know anything about training dogs. I just knew that giving my 70 lb pit bull a command with a squeaky high voice did not make sense to me. When I brought it up to the trainer, he ripped into me and cussed me out if front of everyone and accused me of being abusive to my dog, which I was not. It made more sense to save the 'pillow talk' with my dog for other times, but not when I am directing him. I felt that a firm low toned commanding voice, not a request made more sense. To me, the squeaky voice method was putting me in a place of submission with him which I did not want to be in with my big dog. I wanted him to see me as the leader, and I think that he does now. I really appreciate Beckmans dog training methods. You are intuitive with them and I like that.
They only allowed people to beg their dogs to do things? I can't imagine training a dog without ever using a stern tone. That's how they know when you're being serious. They aren't fluent in English, so you can't just explain to them that they did something wrong in a nice voice.
@@Primalxbeast You wouldn't be able to get a six year old kid to behave nicely, if you aren't firm in telling them that some behavior won't be tolerated.
I think it really depends on the command and what type of response you are looking for. Back when I was a child and learning how to train my dog I would give a stern "come". The result was that when my dog came to me (if she came at all) it was slow and timid. Finally, my trainer told me to use a happy, high-pitched tone. Guess what happened? Instantly that dog came RUNNING to me with tail wagging. Just a simple change in vocal tone and pitch took my dog from acting like she didn't even understand the recall to completing a textbook recall. From then on, I always used a happy, higher pitched tone for most commands. The exception was the stay command, that I would give with a firm tone.
@@rebeccaotis8056 I think which method works better depends on the temperament of the dog too. We’ve had a 15 week Goldie puppy for the last two weeks. He was very energetic and strong-willed, and barked often for no apparent reason (after being toileted, fed, walked, groomed, played with, etc), which really stressed us out. Finally, after trying to coax him to be quiet with treats (which didn’t work for long), I told him sternly (whenever he barked in a demanding way) to be quiet otherwise he would have to go inside his “room” (ie pen). And we would do just that immediately if he continued barking. It only took a few days for him to understand what we meant, and to respect it. Two weeks down the road, we thankfully have a calmer, quieter dog, who is still energetic and joyful.
@@anchored555 Glad you got him to stop barking unnecessarily! Honestly, the positive only crowed seriously limit their abilities to train animals when they put so many things in the "I would NEVER" category. You use what works for that dog on that day at that moment. I will never forget the day that my trainer had to put a prong on my dog because she was just not listening to me or to any correction. I bawled my eyes out because I couldn't believe that she was behaving so badly. But, that prong collar WORKED and within minutes my trainer was taking it back off of her and she never needed it again. And, she was perfectly fine afterward, zero trauma. Enjoy your pup!
I admit, the first ten seconds or so I thought I was watching a dog fight, and then, when my heart started back up again, I saw an old dog teach a pup to respect his elders. I am impressed 👍👍
Yeah there's a process in nature that can't be skipped. You figured out a way to both protect and expedite this process. Great job man. Impressive.
After the first few seconds I realized, how fantastic your super sozialized Boso is disziplining the GSD.
Good job!
I remember the 'nice guys' attacking Cesar Milan, claiming he caused suffering to dogs when he was treating cases of severe aggression. I've watched those episodes, it's not true. And those dogs were one bite away from death row, he SAVED them. Cesar and Joel are just helping dogs to live their best life.
So because he saved a handful of dogs, all the dogs (now in the hundreds) in his care that DID die should just be pushed to one side and forgotten? 🤔
@@jodiehampson4505 What dogs died under Cesar or Joel?
Well-stated, Ms. Voerman!
I don't think his training methods are suitable for every dog and his fans are insufferable. Countless times I've watched cute videos of people playing with their dogs and his fans would show up in the comment sections complaining that the owner wasn't being the alpha.
@@jodiehampson4505 the show was on for quite a while. A handful? Where are these hundreds of dead dogs? You sound totally credible
A dog that knows his place in the hierarchy is a HAPPY DOG!!!! One that doesn't is fearful and combative, which means he will always have anxiety and won't have anything beyond that.
I love the fact that the best dog trainer is always a trainer dog, thanks for this and all your videos, I’m new to your channel and it’s by far one of my few favorite dog training channels in RUclips
You should subscribe to his channel. It helps him.
I just watched "goxxly" and his reaction. I stand behind YOU Beckmann. You chose the right dog interact with this reactive dog and took proper safety protection with the muzzle, as well.
I just found your videos and I'm thrilled to actually find someone with the same mindset in training as I... I'm not a professional Trainer such as you. Most of my knowledge is from my Father who had a love for large breed dogs. As a young teen I wanted to teach my dog hand commands with no words, just to see if it was possible. And it was.... since then I have expanded the training in so many aspects of skills and temperament. Now I have a 5 year old Male Mastiff / Ridgeback weighing in at 110 pounds of muscle. He was more stubborn in fine tuning but I had to show more dominance with him to let him know I was the boss. I never hit him, but had to be more firm and direct with my words and my body language. . I have had some people tell me that I shouldn't yell at him when I was training him. They couldn't see the difference between yelling and a firm loud NO. As they coddled their out of control Shitzerweiner or whatever they called him. teehee.. Their Dog was cute, but it bit everybody and was horrible to be around. Now that Tyson is fully trained, I never have to raise my voice, nor repeat a command... He can walk without a leash in any environment, loves people and is kind to other animals, even cats... The only thing he will not tolerate is a person being violent to another. But luck for me... I stay away from people like that. :) or maybe they stay away from me. lol.......................... Mad Respect to you Mr. Wonderdog Beckman.. :)
positive only trainers can't train sheepdogs either all they would end up with is a field full of dead sheep i get those idiots telling me i should not raise my voice when i am training. i am glad i found your channel thanks.
There's no such thing as a "positive only" or "purely positive" trainer. The only thing that you can do is be as positive as possible. I've trained sheepdogs before, never had to use any aversive though. But if I ever have to, I will.
I was told im abusive after i hit my dog after she attacked a chicken.
@@alliii835 trust me you're perfectly fine, Such a response was appropriate for the situation.
@@alliii835 let me understand the scenario, so your dog attacked the chicken, you pulled the dog off, okay great, then you hit the dog? if this is the case, you have just hit your dog as a result of being pulled off something, now what your dog is learning that if owner pulls me off something I am going to get hit. It doesn't stop the dog from attacking chickens again it just makes the dog fearful of your hand. A way to stop your dog from attacking chicken, either don't let them get close to chickens or let the dog see the chicken and reward if they get attention to you, then work on getting closer to the chicken doing the same, hitting your dog does not help any situation and its just makes the dog fearful of your hand and eventually can lead to that dog reacting badly to your hand and biting you or reacting to any hand a childs for example and then biting that childs hand. You know the result of a dog biting a child? that's right no dog anymore...
@@logoUK well guess what, it works! My dog doesnt attack chickens anymore, and shes not even scared to go to the chicken pen, shes fine, but this time, does not attack them! And no, what i did is i yelled and hit as she goes to attack the chicken, and she listened! My dog actually loves children, her favorite people are the kids actually, despite how rough the kids are stepping on tails and stuff, she loves playing with them too! I highly doubt your method of purely positive training works as thats what i did before, for a whole YEAR, and as soon as the chickens flapped their wings, she went and attacked them, killed a few aswell, and whenever i had a chicken in my hand, she would jump up to bite its face off, now, i can hold any bird, chicken, goose, turkey, and she will sniff them and not do anything, its wonderful! And i am pretty sure dogs are smarter than you make them seem, yeh so as soon as she attacks the chicken and i hit her that means she thinks im punishing her for something else? Would she not think its convenient that this only happens when she attacks birds? Cmon now. And i also like how you described the method mentioned in the video lol!
Thank you! You are the first person I have seen put out training/behavioral modification videos (or shows etc) that I find myself agreeing with nearly everything that I have seen you put out. I too believe in positive reinforcement, but as you have said each dog is unique & you have to do what works for that particular dog.
I worked with dogs for 25 years, mostly rescue & rehab to show them how to live & be happy in the world in a forever home. Almost all were dogs NO one would take & most gave up on them. These are the dogs that end up dead or miserable for their entire life... Ppl need to see that, up close in the mess & horror- before they open their mouths.
Dogs are by far the best teachers of young unsocialized dogs. This was an excellent video showing that. Most important, is to always make sure the dog doing the teaching is balanced mentally. Great job!!!
I am glad I found your RUclips channel. I just completed a positive-only, non aversive 8 week class with my Springerdoodle and it was a huge waste of time and money. I’ve learned more from watching just a couple of your videos. Thank you.
Bosco was amazing ! He didn’t even bite him he was just like bruh watch it wow!!
You Sir are AWESOME.
Your dobermans are so well trained, it is amazing how you use them to help correct dog behaviour.
AND........THIS is why I love your methods/channel 🙏
Nice job with him...longtime Doberman owner here...it’s nice have a well trained Dobe to help teach other dogs the ropes!
Also, I subbed a few weeks ago when you had barely 8k subs, now you've got almost 30! Awesome dude, glad you're blowing up. Hope more people see these vids
I enjoy the fact that you present real work with the dogs. I am a cat person, but I may adopt later when I am back out of the city. You present scenarios and explain the WHY! Thank you to you and the Family. Cheers
This is years of understanding your helper dog and the dog you're trying to help. It's great you made your point that not every dog will under go the same process. But for dogs like this, it works. Great video.
Thank you for this video! Well said and demonstrated!
You're absolutely right - purely positive training cannot undo the bad behavior brought on from little to no training, which is neglect in my opinion.
Props to Joel I’ve used his techniques and I get results. Thank you for helping dogs and their owners. Wish there were more trainers like you
Good to see trainers like you, I train the same way, I just rescued a German sheperd who was headed to be put down, because she was aggressive with dogs and some people. I have seven other dogs and it took myself and my pack to help her. She now is a happy member of the pack. I tossed her right in the mix and she came out just fine.
Great video! Glad you had the courage to be bold and put this up. I agree there's a difference between being mean to a dog and letting it figure it out the social boundaries. Without experience, how can they learn? We learn to socialize with others, just as dogs do, but screwing up sometimes and even realizing that being a jerk doesn't work.
This actually brought tears to my eyes. Thank you
You are absolutely right about this. This all due to your experience and the countless dogs you have helped. However me as a normal dog owner wouldnt be able to make these kind of judgement calls so I would have to take a lot more controlled approach.
I believe in positive reinforcement training for most things but not for everything, when is possible is better, but when is not it’s worse cause you’ll never solve the problem. I absolutely support you on that one.
So glad to see this! After four years of all positive training Buzzy was a little monster. If he needed space, he bit people. The vet didn't like being bitten so she medicated him heavily, forced a muzzle on him and had up to three assistants pin him to the table for a nail trim. They did that every six weeks. Naturally, he got worse and worse. Before his fourth birthday, two local vets had refused to treat him and the owners decided to euthanize or surrender him. But who wants a dog like that? Only a sucker like me. I called him on his ridiculous stunts. Ten months later, Buzz is reliable, responsive and respectful of me, the other dogs and even my grandchildren. He still doesn't like a vet but he can get through a regular exam without meds, muzzle or biting. All positive training cost his owners the dog they loved and almost cost Buzzy his life.
You are wonderful for saving his life. 👏🌟
I cant believe an entire community of people can be so braindead as to send death threats to somebody who clearly fixed the problem he was hired to fix…
I suggest narcissism and neuroticism to be key culprits.
Other dogs are the best trainers :) My husky/shepherd was having a hard time with house training until he met his best buddy, a malamute, at doggy day care. She trained him about going outside and he hasn't had an accident since. She also taught him about standing on tables, but thats another story lol.
How old is your Shepsky? I am asking because I have the same mix breed a shepsky as well with using Cesar Millian's training techniques our 16 month old Shepsky she would still be out of control and we have tried using positive reinforcement. It didn't work for my dog because she is very dominant and stubborn and we always get complemented on how well we trained her and the people at the vets just love her because she is well balanced in her behavior.
@@sharlie4749 When I picked this dog as a puppy, the owner said 'I'm glad you picked him, you seem like you are strong enough to handle him'. LOL, I didn't fully understand the implications of that statement until weeks later. Huskies are different, and if you mix them with shepherds, you get a double whammy of smart, because both breeds are highly intelligent. But you also get a big dose of stubborn, because huskies are ridiculously stubborn. I was explaining to someone the other day about the difference of intelligence in shepherds and huskies. I said if you use human terms, shepherds are book smart, and huskies are street smart. My husky is now nearing 6 years old, and he's finally calming down a little. Someone told me when I first got him and was complaining about his bad puppy behavior and saying I couldn't wait til it was over, that it was going to be about 5 years. I didn't believe them at the time but it did turn out to be about that. I love him to death, but he is even now still a challenge.
@@botchgoddess Yes I completely agree with everything you have said and what I really love about this mix is they love kids and also they really do actually protect you and I am so impressed at how strong their jaws are, Their jaws are incredibly strong and yes Huskies are smart but in a different sense then the German Shepherd's and German Shepherd's are smart as in helping with police, military and guard dogs and watchdogs and that is what my dog Lexus is and when people come to our place she doesn't bark a lot but she will run to the window and look out of the windows and she is a such a great dog too. My husband and I love her to pieces.
You're the best trainer & wish I found you sooner but grateful 🙏❤now !!!
I am a big fan of positive reinforcment for dogs but I am also not stupid. Nothing is black or white, you can’t only be positive or only negative and even of you are the positive kind, some dogs need these experiences to learn. I have watched your videos and combined a lot of your teachings to my way of raising my dog and it has worked really well. When she is good I let her know, when she lunges (which happens very very very very rarely) she gets a correction immediatly. Thanks for the content, all the best to you and yours from Sweden
Dogs that show aggression often end up dead. You saves this dogs life!!!!!!
Man my dog really needs this, she lashes out at every dog she sees too bad we don't have any dog training ground where I live. I also don't know what the right response would be in such situation...
The sequence around 0:50 in 0.25x playback is so sweet--Bosco's ears pinning back as he looks at you and the brush against you for comfort. Bosco's lip licks and elegance and how one can sense he has forgiven the GSD so readily🐾❤️
I'm barely learning how to train dogs and I can tell one minute into this video that that was an instantly successful encounter good job.
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That's incredible. I have to keep my dogs separated and when I went to get help was told big dogs and little dogs don't get along get rid of one. The big dog only gets along with one female and little dog gets along with her too...a big dog. Didn't get rid of anyone but keep separated makes life hard but I love them all.
been watching your videos, this was a perfect example of your dog doing the teaching, quite possibly saved that dogs life in my view, good job Bosco, and yourself mate, that dog's trained well.
Joel to an aggressive dog: you will obey.
PPT’s to Joel: you will agree with us or die.
Hell yeah! We got our extremely headstrong, singleton, European Doberman as a puppy and I quickly realized positive only training was not going to be effective and the dog would grow up to be a liability. I’m no professional trainer and neither is my wife, but he gets along and has great obedience at 5 months old. He’s still got plenty to improve upon, but it’s so much more effective to tap into the canine’s instincts than it is to take the soft human approach and throw treats at him all day. Don’t get me wrong, he’s very food driven which is a great tool in the tool box, but it’s DEFINITELY not the only tool. Great job with this pup! Keep up the good work!
I respect how you train dogs!!! In other parts of the world where stray packs exist, these dogs set their own boundaries among each other as needed to maintain balance. Enjoying your videos immensely... Thank you
I don't understand how people can be against dogs getting corrections. Dogs, being social pack animals, correct each other ALL THE TIME!
The only difference is that the human/ dog relationship is completely different and allows for highly enriched communications between species. This type of thinking leads to really dumbed down training.
@@marylang4540 Dumbed down in what way exactly?
Ignore them bro. What you did here was very impressive. Love the channel.
My Mom always said, “I’m the boss” to the dog. I think she was telling both the dog and herself.
That shepherd learned how to behave quickly. Look how their moms teach them. Actually he seems very happy and stable minded.
Boscos approach and posture is so epic!
You basically gave him the keys and he learned to drive. He has to feel so great about himself. You’re absolutely right- baby steps with this pup a no go. God bless.
You are absolutely RIGHT! There is no way out except one! The one you chose! Greetings from Vienna!
Well said. Proof is in the pudding. That dog turned out ok due to your teaching your dog how to be sociable. So rewarding to see a fearful dog come out of its shell and just be with other dogs. Cool.
Omg this video is amazing. My doberman is a nightmare with strange dogs and it's exhausting... purely positive doesn't always work and I don't believe in it. That dog looks so much happier after he realized his place in the pack dynamic and learnt some manners. Love it
Your methods have worked on my dog, thank you!
Excellent technique. A stable adult dog who isn't afraid to administer corrections is the best teacher. I have a GSD in class right now who is absolutely fabulous at this. She calmed a room of unruly (but not aggressive) dogs in a few minutes without ever laying a tooth on any of them.
Nothing but mad respect for you my dude. Keep doing what you're doing.💯
My dad has two working Pyrenees on his farm. They are the BEST for training unmannerly dogs. They take crap from nobody, and they don't hurt anybody. Using them this week to train my roommate's crazy doberman/malinois.
That said, there ARE positive-only trainers who can accomplish amazing things. I've gotten great help from some of them online. Just not the ones in my town. In my town the positive-only folks leave a lot to be desired, and I like my balanced trainer.
You are so right ! Thank you for letting the world know better !
Ahhhhh BOSCO!!! Amazing dog I can see why you still miss him so much! This is a great TEASER showcase of your skills! I would love to see longer vids of each of these segments. Also so cute to see the kids little. This channel is such a blessing❤️🐾
This is exactly what I need for our Pointer. Some really stable pack dogs to show her to mind her manners. Yep we got a threshold diatance of other dogs and people. Had her for almost a year, the people she met in the 1st month she loves.
But I have to keep her from others.
I prefer positive reinforcement, but I totally agree with you. Sometimes you need a well rounded, calm dog who can teach those who need it. I don't mind this kind of training, and 'till you don't use physical force with the dogs I can stand behind it. Dogs are dogs and not babies, dogs learn better from other dogs as well. That's what some people doesn't understand.
You sir, have gotten yourself a like and new sub. Lol. Great watching someone who understands dogs and actually knows what they’re talking about! I myself have gotten judged for things that others don’t understand so to see something like this is freakin’ awesome!
The dog got humbled and made to realise he can't react like that. No-one was hurt, no-one was bitten, a purely beneficial interaction that has changed the dogs life for the better.
Keep fighting brother 👊🏼
Awesome! Stand your ground against the nay sayers. You are right. They are jealous because they are unskilled in how to do the things you do. Their EGO won't allow them to learn new tricks or give credit where credit is due.
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that doberman is the star of this video. he was able to assess that he didn't need to be violent because the GSD could not hurt him. really incredible how he forced the GSD to submit without a single bite.
That was done with precision like a surgeon!! 👍
You did a great job. Plain and simple
Bosco is a dream dog! I'm in love!
I got two dogs from a rescue centre within two weeks of each other. When I took the second dog home, I introduced him to the first one and they seemed fine. Just by watching them together, it was obvious that the second one was the submissive one. On the first day, I was playing with the new dog and I held a treat up to see if he would stand on his back legs to take it. He actually jumped up and the first dog launched himself at him, took him out mid-air and pinned him to the ground, growling. I pulled him off and turned him on his back, holding him by the throat. I then put my hand in his mouth, held my face close to his and told him in no uncertain terms that he mustn't do that any more. After he had completely submitted, I let him up. It was all done instinctively. I had no dog training knowledge. All I knew was that I had to be the boss, the top dog. Whether or not it was the right thing to do, I don't know. What I do know is that the dogs got on very well with each other after that and they never caused me any problems. They still had to be trained in other ways, but they were great with other dogs and with people. It was a long time ago and I miss them both a lot. They were lovely dogs.
Just like a kid. Theyd rather listen to their friends than their parents/trainers
Great channel, I appreciate how practical you are.
Keep doing your thing..everybody thinks they’re an expert but haven’t put in a fraction of the time learning and training dogs like you have…thanks for the video and pushing back against these “online experts” ✅
I’m a dog handler here in Chicago, i approve of this and back this 100%
beautiful. just perfect; keep truckin' - Bosko is a good boy! He knew how much to say and when it was enough. You kept yours safe with the muzzle on the shepherd. Will be watching more of your vids. thank you
just keep doing what you do.. your are one of the best on youtube for sure. I learned a lot that I could use on my own dog.. and it made a HUGE difference... so yea great content as always!
I had a Standard poodle who was just like your wonderful Bosco . He was completely balanced and didn't fight back he just correct the dog and the Encounter Was over 2 minutes later they were playing like normal friends he was greatest dog i ever had. He crossed the rainbow bridge in 2009 He was 11 years old rest in peace zane.
You're a LEGEND - Thank you!
Some people think their methods are the only way to do things. I have a labrador that is difficult to train and I tried all the positive stuff and could never get a nice loose leash walk until I found your videos. Not all dogs respond to positive training. Keep doing your thing
Death Threats From The Purely Positive Community is so insane it might make a good name for a band.
You did a great job! I've never seen anyone else change dog that drastically in one day! 😉👍