I had a dog that understood 200 words...She would go all the way upstairs and get my slippers and bring them down to me when I asked her to..She learned every word through verbal praise only. We had a great life together.. She was smart, fun, happy and very, very loved...She understood what I would say because I took the time to teach her and praise her. She is proof that dogs can learn what we are saying if taught with love and praise....verbal, hugging, petting, enthusiastic praise.
My youngest daughter would yell at me for talking to my dog, she would tell me that my dog didn't understand me and I told her she was wrong. And I am right, my dog does understand me because she has learned by simple hand gestures or my tone of voice or the deflection of my words what I want from her and she is and always has been very smart and willing to please me. She knows and understands what I say to her. She has always been quick to learn and easy to please. I have never yelled at her or reprimanded her in a loud manner and I have never ever struck her in anger. I just don't get angry with her I tried to understand her and what she needs. We have great communication and I love my dog she is a wonderful companion. I take her everywhere I go. Before I retired I used to take her to work with me.
I had a dog that would come to me & make a sneezing sound to get my attention & then while staring me in the face & I would ask her what she wanted. I looked right back into her eyes & went down a list of possible things she might want (Do you want some food? Do you want to go potty? Do you want a treat?) and she would simply continue staring at me still & unflinching until I finally said the thing she wanted which would become clear because the moment after it was spoken she would spin in a circle which communicated her desire.
Very clear and correct advise. My dog has shut off from my words when we are out - she will not come back to me when I call her. She is a rescue greyhound, and I have tried giving her food treats when she does come, but even then, if she does not want to come, she will not! I only let her off where I know it is safe. I just need to keep rewarding her when she does come back to me, and maybe one day she will surprize me when she does come back when I call her?! xxx
I love watching dog training videos that actually make sense. People ask me why I need my dogs to be robots, I’m pretty sure they enjoy the training as much as me.
Heith Watkins, actually the dog has learned your mannerisms and body language and habits over time. Maybe some select words, but nothing more. They cannot understand English
Thank u these dogs got more sense than we give them credit for. They are just like kids when young they understand the english, german and etc language.we are stupid thinking they dont know.
I have 2 retired S&R k9s. They know sign language in the field . Both are rescue k9s . Aussie is blind , Springer has seizures . Taught each other to search as a team . Air sniffer , ground sniffer . I swear they can read minds
The hardest part of dog training is teaching owners in as concise and simple as humans need to hear and grasp new concepts .thank you for Explaining as easy as possible its One of the most important dog training points to make clear. My clients can hear it fast, concise and within their capacity to understand instead of just nodding their head to appease me. The dog is much easier to train, it’s truly my job to communicate with the owner. I’ll quote you as this is as clear and concise as it has to be.! Thank you for teaching by example
I have different tones when I talk. There's the "I'm talking to people." tone which is normal. There's the "I'm just having fun, nothing I'm saying matters." When I use a slightly deeper/sterner tone, it's "Time for listening. These are command words." I found that having "Time for ____." really made my dog more obedient to certain situations. Like Time for Bath. No matter what happens, the bath happens because it's time for it. So even if he's reluctant, he'll get into the bath himself even but eventually bath time is over and there's the celebratory "You did it!!" More importantly was "Time for medicine." where he, like most animals, hated medicine. But he'd obey because it was me doing this to him, it was time for this to happen and I was merely making it a better experience for him and if I didn't do it, someone else would. Also Time for; Walk, Ball, Bed, and Belly-belly. (The dog usually dictated when it was time for belly-belly.) No one should really expect to have a conversation with a dog though. I generally used modified words I'd never use in regular speech (baby-talk?) so the dog could identify the words as much as I was talking to him (like people. Not commands.) Mark becomes Marky, Mike becomes Mikey, Mom becomes Mommy. Cookie. Lots of single words that ended with E sounds it would seem. Combine words they hopefully (and do) know like "Find Mommy," "No Bark!" and "Go Inside Laydown." - Generally I cut out words that you can't really teach a dog like "is, the, a" ect. I find it all worked out for me but some dogs might be stupid or lack the personal attention needed to know the difference. Edit: Oh, yeah. "Time for Learning." - Then I'd clearly say the new word. Then direct them in different ways to get them to perform a specific task. I find that teaching them to stop barking, I first had to teach them to bark intentionally. Then add "No" in front of the words to get them to NOT do that while they were doing it. Seemed to work for me.
Exactly. In dog training we differentiate between an "ask" and a "tell." An ask is a prompt you give a dog that she or he can decide to follow or not, "go water," "come inside," or "go potty." It prompts the dog to do something if he wants to, but he doesn't have to do it. A "tell" is non-negotiable. "Come," "sit," "stay," "leave it," are all tells, you expect the dog to follow through, whether he's in the mood to do so or not. Clearly your dog has learned to differentiate when you are asking and when you are telling by the tone of your voice. :-)
Hi Robert! Thank you for sharing what you know. Your teachings and instruction are clear and concise. My Malinois and I are better off because of your videos. Thank you! I got Bodie from a shelter at three months old. I didn't know what I had until I got home. When I realized what a Malinois is and the character traits, I made a commitment to give him what he needs. I began working with him, training him, giving him tasks, marking behaviors, rewarding the good behaviors. I have to admit that this do g is completely capable of learning anything! Any character flaws of this animal lay squarely in my lap. The biggest thing is technique and how to communicate to the animal what you want and what is expected. I want to tell you that you and the AKC were the most valuable resources I found. Thank you for helping me learn the best ways to communicate with my K9 companion! Bodie is amazing and without your instruction and insight, I might have given up on this hyper, energetic, ballistic, dynamo that is my best friend! Thank you brother! I grew up near you and now I live in Joshua Tree California. Bodie and I are better off because of your videos. Is Goofy still alive?
Something we have in common and I do understand. I came to America when I about 3 years old and only spoke German at the time. My great grandmother was visiting us in North Carolina and was babysitting me. I was asking for water in German and she just did understand what I was saying or asking of her. She told my parents when they came back home that I was saying something but she did not understand and that I became so frustrated. My mother asked me in German what I said and then translated to my great grandmother that I was asking for water. I think I may have tried to show her but I would have to ask my mother. Robert, your explanation makes sense and I believe it's true because I am an aspiring dog trainer experiencing these scenarios. Keep up the good work!
he clearly means in the way that people tell dogs to do stuff but have never showed / trained them to do those things :)))))). dogs are great associative learners but that simply means they need to attribute something visual or gestures or something concrete to words.
Its not stupid if you realize your dogs don't understand, it might be annoying to the dog though. My wife talks to our dogs and I roll my eyes because I know they have no clue...women have a tendency to babble on anyway, even human males don't know half of what they are trying to communicate! I use tone and sounds more than words. If I use words I try to incorporate hand and arm signals so they know. I stomp my foot or clap my hands or a loud and sharp "hey!". It is something I learned in the Army and most kids learn when getting yelled at. You don't listen to a person who is screaming at you, you ignore them and think what an @ss clown they are...your mind shuts them out. So, you yell short and loud to get attention and then talk. I think that applies to dogs too, get their attention and then give the command.
@Ars Prohibita I guess it is more like talking to a baby for him. They can't understand a word, but with time they can deduct meaning from the way they are spoken and maybe even link words to actions themselves without you having worked on it
Talking to the air while your dog is next to you is different. This video applies to communication with dogs. It's the difference between "down" and "Spot will you please go rest on the couch I have a headache and don't want to play right now."
Dogs benefit greatly from auditory stimulus. I trained my doberman from an electric wheelchair without physical contact, any kind of collar, clicker or treats. She is advanced enough in her training to pick up objects that I drop onto the floor. First verbal commands, then translated to hand signals and now to facial expressions (my body, but not my face, is slowly becoming paralyzed). It took time and patience. My doberman is happiest when she hears my voice.
Ok, I got my male GSD, watched many trainers/videos and I have to say Robert Cabral is the guy I settled on for a consistent fair and non fluffy approach. My boy (2yr old now)is a pet dog, and certainly not perfect, but I can say he is a good well mannered dog. I’ve learned a lot from Robert, Thank you.
Your straight forward, sensible advice has given me practical tools to shape the behavior of both the shelter dogs I work with and their adopters. You've had a very big impact on many. THANK YOU
Hi Robert, I'm teaching a 13 week male sable GSD from an old working line and just wanted to say thanks for sharing all your insight and wisdom, it's very much appreciated!
I wish I'd found you when puppy training our first dog. Now I've improved the relationship between me and our current dog. Now I'll be able to better train our next pup too.
Well I have had several dogs and I have talked to all of them. Mine were the best trained dogs of all my friends. I talked to every one of them AND they understand full sentences. Not when they are puppies but by 2 years old we have great VERBAL communication.
AHHH! Thank you, this is just what I needed to hear today! New to me 8 yr old Mal girl. Now I have to learn how to show her what I am teaching. Best dog in the world!
Excellent advice. Training my now 11 week German Shepherd puppy. She is progressing very nicely with luring and shaping her behavior and putting the 1 or 2 word commands she now knows what I am asking her to do. She is as smart as a whip.
I love this training style cuz I don't like talking out loud to myself. It's weird. I'm using Robert Cabrall's techniques and taught "speak" in a day. So much easier and less stress. I like the hand signals better. It's like our secret language and appears so much more advanced than it is🤣
This is wonderful. I do use confusion though. Many of the dogs I work with have severe problems and sometimes, a bit confusion can be helpful. Depends on how it is used.
Only 7% of human to human communication is verbal, the rest is non verbal and para verbal. I knew that and even so I was talking way to much to my new puppy. Thanks for all the helpful videos!
This is so helpful, the example of learning a language made perfect sense to me. I talk alot and have probably been confusing Cabo(our one year old Staffy rescue, we brought home April 27th). He's my first older rescue & my talking to him has not made much of a difference in his mouthy behavior. This lesson makes alot of sense. Thank you
You are truely a doggie hero ! Your wonderful I'am working my way thro your videos and when I'am done I'll have a more wonderful communications relationship with my German Sheppard. She's so smart and she wants to learn and be a good girl but I was doing everything wrong by just spoiling her. Thank you God bless 🙏💜
I trained my GSD with your videos love them I have the best behaved girl I could wish for we walk play train with ball and treats every morning for two hours glad I waited till I retired to get my first GSD have all the time in the world to enjoy our time together so thank you
Agree Robert , My 5 month old Lab is coming along nicely . He loves rewards whether its food , toys or affection I encourage him with . I live in a rural part of Australia and work outdoors , he comes to work with me everyday and loves being outside . His had a few slip ups but taking time out to show him what he has done wrong /right is paying off . Appreciate your tips mate just makes it so much easier for me .
Love all your advice, it makes so much sense. Sadly I don't think I'll manage to fully do this. I talk to my rescue dog all day long like he's a human but will try and be clearer with instructions. Thank you.
I will report that since I have limited my chatting to my dog so much, she is less stressed! This video helped! She is anxious by nature and was dog aggressive when I rescued her. With much support from her behavior specialist vet and my learning better ways to build our relationship, regular training and corrections of her lunging and growling, my girl is much calmer, she is yawning less, rarely licks her lips or stretches to relieve tension anymore. 😌 she self soothes when storms move in, less fearful of thunder, less shaking. I am very grateful for the lessons shared here by Robert Cabral. My dog's life continues to improve daily. Thank you!!❤🐕
My dog and I both learnt the German commands at the same time. it made it incredibly easy for me to set one word to one action! I couldn’t believe the results from the structure it gave me👍🏼
Why are German commands more comprehensible than English? Sit, lie, up, stay, go: look them up in German - they are phonically basically same for a dog. English is a germanic language. Your dog knows this even if you don't.
All things dog. I talk to my dogs. While training. I believe they are tuned in to sounds around them. They are listening. They recognize and associate my voice in its tone, repetition and volume. ❤
Some very funny comments! However, my last dog (a GS mix & the best dog I ever had) learned fairly early that "where are you supposed to be" meant go lay down by the door because we're going to eat now. Of course I first conditioned her with a "Down" & "Stay" command which she learned to obey fairly quickly as a pup. Dutchess was such a sweet girl, I still miss her 20 years later.
My experience has been that dogs do understand speech and they do so vibrationally. I understand cats and dogs, don’t ask me how, it’s just something that I do without thinking. If I can try to explain it, I’d say that listening isn’t necessarily done by just the ears. There are other ways of understanding/hearing that I believe animals use more acutely than humans. It could be vibrational, energy, but I definitely know that they understand it’s more us that aren’t always listening. Obviously no two dogs are the same just like no two humans are the same and you’ll always find that some are more vocal, more eager to please, independent etc.
I have taught my dog simple words. My dog understands her name, if I say wait she waits for me, if I say kitchen then she knows food time. I have a dachshund and she uses her nose to point at things that she wants. She looks at me then points her nose to the TV then I know she wants to watch the TV.. You have to be in tune with your pet
I chat with my dogs all the time, except when training. Then it’s one word commands, breaks and praising. I also have to be aware not to be over exuberant in praise, or over demanding with my voice to allow my pup the space to be focused and present with as little stress to enjoy and look forward to working. When I do chat, I show my silliness in my body movements, and just how I think they are the best. At the same time, when they really do a blooper, after a serious scold, I won’t even allow them to look at me letting them know I am disappointed. I don’t k ow if this is completely wrong, but it works. An example is one of my dogs nipped at a 6 weeks old pup in resource behavior putting that pup at real risk of possible future injury. Mama bear came out of me. I launched in the air literally to intervene and correct her. All dogs and pups scattered all over the place. I called the offending dog back to the dish, and gave her a deep command of no, made her lay with belly up. I then proceeded to tell her from the center of my being if she ever harmed a pup she’ll regret. No, she didn’t understand and of my words, but the No command. She definitely understood my intention of protection toward that pup. I reduced future occurrences by feeding hard kibble in different rooms, and the mash in the kitchen. Anytime a pup and the dog approached the same water bowl, in a low and serious tone, I would say , be good. My dog knew why. I’d praise her with a good girl when she played nicely with pups, and a , settle down if she played too rough. I never left a puppy around her unattended. She loved those pups and was more affected when they went into their new families than mom was. Hadn’t I got on her, she could have easily turned to injuring pups or worse. My methods is very unorthodox due to my momma bear syndrome, but she seemed to have learned from it non the less.
I love that your putting out more videos. I cant tell you how much I have learned from you and your videos and I've only been a dog owner for a little over a year now
BEST dog training tip/video EVER!! omg I needed to hear this 🙈 you explained it so well I feel bad now coz I’ve been confusing my dog 😔 But I’m gonna put a lot of effort into correcting my behavior 🙊 and getting things back on track and helping her learn her way, in a way she can understand she deserves the best! 😊 thank you!!!
Show him is so true, I know some breeds are best shown than talked too. One word is best than 3-5. I do have a question, how do yo get him to stop barking at the windshield wipers? Really it is so difficult. I think he sees them as a threat and there is no way to get him near them he can understand they are ok.
Could you show your dog how the wipers work while parked? Though, he may want to try it out himself lol I was dogsitting a puppy once & I was watching a movie where a guard dog suddenly went off. The look on his face... He knew the dog wasn't there, so he was confused & started barking lol So I rewound it & showed him. I hit pause & play to show I could control the sound. When he looked more worried, I showed him a video of himself. He was so perplexed, but finally understood. Or like the 1st time I use a tablet around a dog, or even a cat, they have to take a swipe at the screen to understand how it works, get a big smile on their face, and then never mess with it again. I think he really needs to make the connection that you are controlling the wipers. Good luck. There's nothing like that priceless moment where you see realization dawn in an animal's eyes. 🌊
Dogs don't understand verbal nonsense, they feel the emotional intelligence behind it. Fully agree, there's too much commands and verbal communication in the modern dog training system. The foundation is structure , purpose of hunt that leads to heart development and matured vision.
This is reassuring. I always feel bad for NOT talking to my dog. I feel like im ignoring them or something....is that weird? I pay attention to them of course, but I like to narrate what im doing cuz I felt it was reassuring to all my animals to know I was home and talking to all them since I cant exactly pet 5 cats and 3 dogs all at the same time, esp when one is a pup and is VERY demanding of most of my attention these days
This is solid advice. It’s the same that I’ve been taught with my service dog. Simple concept but really takes practice and patience 👍. Lol... not as easy as it sounds but is the absolute truth. 👍
Guys he saying first use action then add words. He not saying words don't work he just saying they are harder to learn. Great vid. I owned a dog I picked up from the pound . No1 new his name or age. Between 3 to 5 we guessed. I never named him. This dog learnt to sense my presences so much that he could read my emotions to the tee. If i was happy his tail went crazy , if i was sad he would not leave my side and have constant contact, if i was mad lol he would keep 3m between us. Even if he wad lieing down eyes closed almost asleep and heard me laugh his tail would start going nuts, as soon as I stop his tail stop lol. If we heard a noise he would look straight in my eyes to the direction my eyes were looking. If it lined up with were he heard the noise he would wait until I looked at him and as soon as I looked back to were noise came from he would launch into that direction. Anything out of the norm was dead lol. On paper his name was jack... Jack Russel he was😏 though he thought he was a trex. Coolest lil dude ever
Great video, I also do the same for my own dogs but why it is so hard for my clients? guess it is harder to train humans. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
I honestly don't understand why this channel doesn't have more followers. Advice you give are clear, well explained and in my own personal experience (dealing with rescue malionis mix) spot on in terms of effectiveness.
My dog loves when I hold him and sing about how much I love him and how cute he is.
Ohhh so very cute 😍
I showed my dog this vid , he partially agreed,but had some good rebuttle
Bwahahahaha! 😂🤣😂
Too funny
Mine exhales when when I speak baby talk, hasn't destroyed our relationship.
Lol
And what was that? America is curious....
I had a dog that understood 200 words...She would go all the way upstairs and get my slippers and bring them down to me when I asked her to..She learned every word through verbal praise only. We had a great life together.. She was smart, fun, happy and very, very loved...She understood what I would say because I took the time to teach her and praise her. She is proof that dogs can learn what we are saying if taught with love and praise....verbal, hugging, petting, enthusiastic praise.
Proof? It's dead. What proof?
@@lawabidingcitizen5551 Seriously? That's so rude. Why say stuff like that to someone? Smh
@@lawabidingcitizen5551 what the fuck are you? Because you're not human
Thank you for being so awesome to your dog ❤💕
Border Collie?
My youngest daughter would yell at me for talking to my dog, she would tell me that my dog didn't understand me and I told her she was wrong. And I am right, my dog does understand me because she has learned by simple hand gestures or my tone of voice or the deflection of my words what I want from her and she is and always has been very smart and willing to please me. She knows and understands what I say to her. She has always been quick to learn and easy to please. I have never yelled at her or reprimanded her in a loud manner and I have never ever struck her in anger. I just don't get angry with her I tried to understand her and what she needs. We have great communication and I love my dog she is a wonderful companion. I take her everywhere I go. Before I retired I used to take her to work with me.
I had a dog that would come to me & make a sneezing sound to get my attention & then while staring me in the face & I would ask her what she wanted. I looked right back into her eyes & went down a list of possible things she might want (Do you want some food? Do you want to go potty? Do you want a treat?) and she would simply continue staring at me still & unflinching until I finally said the thing she wanted which would become clear because the moment after it was spoken she would spin in a circle which communicated her desire.
My dogs the same way! There very smart animals
The Imaginary Gallery...glad you are a great dog parent, lucky dog.
Some people don't get it.
Ditto. Our dog understands English but communicates in sign language very well. We pretty much followed his advice by sheer happenstance.
Yeah, dogs can learn a lot.
What was the thing she wanted?
Very clear and correct advise. My dog has shut off from my words when we are out - she will not come back to me when I call her. She is a rescue greyhound, and I have tried giving her food treats when she does come, but even then, if she does not want to come, she will not! I only let her off where I know it is safe. I just need to keep rewarding her when she does come back to me, and maybe one day she will surprize me when she does come back when I call her?! xxx
I love watching dog training videos that actually make sense. People ask me why I need my dogs to be robots, I’m pretty sure they enjoy the training as much as me.
I"ve seen a few dog trainers on youtube, at least 10, and Robert is in my opinion the most qualified one. Many thanks for all your advice !
My dog is deaf unless I am saying something he wants to hear. My husband taught him that.
Clever dog, clever husband ❣
"Bada bump, tish" That was a drum and cymbal strike.
Obviousely your husband learned the trick first and gifted it along to the dog.🤣😂
Love it
Too Funny
Words or not, I'm convinced my dog is telepathic with me, but he does often interpret my mood by the quality of tone or strength of my voice.
My dog is so in tune with me, he knows what i am going to do before i even know i'm going to do it. Its creepy crazy cool.
@@jholl78 Friends? Ask a mail man🤣
Animals definitely ARE telepathic, I've done some experiments!
I've been talking to my dog his entire life. He knows exactly what I say. He talks to me as well. He looks at me and I know what he wants.
Heith Watkins, actually the dog has learned your mannerisms and body language and habits over time. Maybe some select words, but nothing more. They cannot understand English
Heith Watkins i agree. My dogs have all understood the language I taught them. They literally react by proving it. It’s a fact in my life.
Thank u these dogs got more sense than we give them credit for. They are just like kids when young they understand the english, german and etc language.we are stupid thinking they dont know.
@@DillRidge My dog has a higher IQ than others. He can read words and open doors.
Some dogs are much smarter than others in a very pronounced way
I have 2 retired S&R k9s. They know sign language in the field . Both are rescue k9s . Aussie is blind , Springer has seizures . Taught each other to search as a team . Air sniffer , ground sniffer . I swear they can read minds
My dog keeps the best secrets! She never tells anyone! 🥰
My dog knows about the secrets of life.......he never tell it too
Duh....
U r such a blessing..trained my dog to sleep on her own bed with your videos
“But my dog understands EVERY word I say...” 😂
Mine understands FOOD and BATHTIME.
Maybe they do! :P
No he doesn't. Dogs don't speak English.
Haha yes and so does my dog... Lol 🐶🐕😁
Michael Jasper mine too!
The hardest part of dog training is teaching owners in as concise and simple as humans need to hear and grasp new concepts .thank you for Explaining as easy as possible its One of the most important dog training points to make clear.
My clients can hear it fast, concise and within their capacity to understand instead of just nodding their head to appease me. The dog is much easier to train, it’s truly my job to communicate with the owner. I’ll quote you as this is as clear and concise as it has to be.!
Thank you for teaching by example
One of, by far, the greatest dog videos I have ever watched. THANK YOU
Show your dog - don’t talk to your dog in a language he doesn’t understand, makes sense! Thank you 🙏 🌈
My dog understands words and sign language.
I can use either to make him do what I want him to do.
It’s a great bond when the dog understands you.
I have different tones when I talk. There's the "I'm talking to people." tone which is normal. There's the "I'm just having fun, nothing I'm saying matters." When I use a slightly deeper/sterner tone, it's "Time for listening. These are command words."
I found that having "Time for ____." really made my dog more obedient to certain situations. Like Time for Bath. No matter what happens, the bath happens because it's time for it. So even if he's reluctant, he'll get into the bath himself even but eventually bath time is over and there's the celebratory "You did it!!"
More importantly was "Time for medicine." where he, like most animals, hated medicine. But he'd obey because it was me doing this to him, it was time for this to happen and I was merely making it a better experience for him and if I didn't do it, someone else would. Also Time for; Walk, Ball, Bed, and Belly-belly. (The dog usually dictated when it was time for belly-belly.)
No one should really expect to have a conversation with a dog though. I generally used modified words I'd never use in regular speech (baby-talk?) so the dog could identify the words as much as I was talking to him (like people. Not commands.) Mark becomes Marky, Mike becomes Mikey, Mom becomes Mommy. Cookie. Lots of single words that ended with E sounds it would seem. Combine words they hopefully (and do) know like "Find Mommy," "No Bark!" and "Go Inside Laydown." - Generally I cut out words that you can't really teach a dog like "is, the, a" ect.
I find it all worked out for me but some dogs might be stupid or lack the personal attention needed to know the difference.
Edit: Oh, yeah. "Time for Learning." - Then I'd clearly say the new word. Then direct them in different ways to get them to perform a specific task. I find that teaching them to stop barking, I first had to teach them to bark intentionally. Then add "No" in front of the words to get them to NOT do that while they were doing it. Seemed to work for me.
Exactly. In dog training we differentiate between an "ask" and a "tell." An ask is a prompt you give a dog that she or he can decide to follow or not, "go water," "come inside," or "go potty." It prompts the dog to do something if he wants to, but he doesn't have to do it. A "tell" is non-negotiable. "Come," "sit," "stay," "leave it," are all tells, you expect the dog to follow through, whether he's in the mood to do so or not. Clearly your dog has learned to differentiate when you are asking and when you are telling by the tone of your voice. :-)
Hi Robert! Thank you for sharing what you know. Your teachings and instruction are clear and concise. My Malinois and I are better off because of your videos. Thank you! I got Bodie from a shelter at three months old. I didn't know what I had until I got home. When I realized what a Malinois is and the character traits, I made a commitment to give him what he needs. I began working with him, training him, giving him tasks, marking behaviors, rewarding the good behaviors. I have to admit that this do g is completely capable of learning anything! Any character flaws of this animal lay squarely in my lap. The biggest thing is technique and how to communicate to the animal what you want and what is expected. I want to tell you that you and the AKC were the most valuable resources I found. Thank you for helping me learn the best ways to communicate with my K9 companion! Bodie is amazing and without your instruction and insight, I might have given up on this hyper, energetic, ballistic, dynamo that is my best friend! Thank you brother! I grew up near you and now I live in Joshua Tree California. Bodie and I are better off because of your videos. Is Goofy still alive?
Thank you. Means the world to me. Yes Goofy is 9 and going super strong.
This has to be the best dog psychology/training video on YT. Beautifully explained, too. Nice one, Robert. Subscribed.
Something we have in common and I do understand. I came to America when I about 3 years old and only spoke German at the time. My great grandmother was visiting us in North Carolina and was babysitting me. I was asking for water in German and she just did understand what I was saying or asking of her. She told my parents when they came back home that I was saying something but she did not understand and that I became so frustrated. My mother asked me in German what I said and then translated to my great grandmother that I was asking for water. I think I may have tried to show her but I would have to ask my mother. Robert, your explanation makes sense and I believe it's true because I am an aspiring dog trainer experiencing these scenarios. Keep up the good work!
I agree with 90% of what you are getting at.
My dogs are my family. I talk to them as such.
Commands are different.
You're the best out there !
he clearly means in the way that people tell dogs to do stuff but have never showed / trained them to do those things :)))))). dogs are great associative learners but that simply means they need to attribute something visual or gestures or something concrete to words.
@Ars Prohibita harsh, but correct. People want to keep the old farmer's line that ... " I made up my mind... don't confuse me with the facts... ".
Its not stupid if you realize your dogs don't understand, it might be annoying to the dog though. My wife talks to our dogs and I roll my eyes because I know they have no clue...women have a tendency to babble on anyway, even human males don't know half of what they are trying to communicate! I use tone and sounds more than words. If I use words I try to incorporate hand and arm signals so they know. I stomp my foot or clap my hands or a loud and sharp "hey!". It is something I learned in the Army and most kids learn when getting yelled at. You don't listen to a person who is screaming at you, you ignore them and think what an @ss clown they are...your mind shuts them out. So, you yell short and loud to get attention and then talk. I think that applies to dogs too, get their attention and then give the command.
@Ars Prohibita I guess it is more like talking to a baby for him. They can't understand a word, but with time they can deduct meaning from the way they are spoken and maybe even link words to actions themselves without you having worked on it
Talking to the air while your dog is next to you is different. This video applies to communication with dogs. It's the difference between "down" and "Spot will you please go rest on the couch I have a headache and don't want to play right now."
Dogs benefit greatly from auditory stimulus. I trained my doberman from an electric wheelchair without physical contact, any kind of collar, clicker or treats. She is advanced enough in her training to pick up objects that I drop onto the floor. First verbal commands, then translated to hand signals and now to facial expressions (my body, but not my face, is slowly becoming paralyzed). It took time and patience. My doberman is happiest when she hears my voice.
Dear Lisa, I wish you and your dog many many good days together. God bless
Dear Lisa. Thank you for your comment and i Hope you and doggy live the best years together :)
I hope you and your Dobbie are still with us 🙏🏻
Ok, I got my male GSD, watched many trainers/videos and I have to say Robert Cabral is the guy I settled on for a consistent fair and non fluffy approach.
My boy (2yr old now)is a pet dog, and certainly not perfect, but I can say he is a good well mannered dog.
I’ve learned a lot from Robert, Thank you.
Thank you for letting me help you.
Your straight forward, sensible advice has given me practical tools to shape the behavior of both the shelter dogs I work with and their adopters. You've had a very big impact on many. THANK YOU
Oh yeah cause these shelters SHAPE dogs so well! Lol please.
My dog understands everything I say. We have long conversations and she enjoys our chats.
Here's what your dog hears when you speak.... Yak yak yak yak yak yak yak.
Joseph Tabar can you please not be an asshole?! this person was just trying to share their experience, and you have to be a douche!
@@sereeen5718 but he has a point and Kek is either making a joke or a bit deluded
Hi Robert,
I'm teaching a 13 week male sable GSD from an old working line and
just wanted to say thanks for sharing all your insight and wisdom, it's very much appreciated!
Dogs are intelligent creatures. It's us that do it all wrong and then people think the dog is stupid. Great training advice thank you!
What a brilliant way of explaining it, thanks.
I wish I'd found you when puppy training our first dog. Now I've improved the relationship between me and our current dog. Now I'll be able to better train our next pup too.
Well I have had several dogs and I have talked to all of them. Mine were the best trained dogs of all my friends. I talked to every one of them AND they understand full sentences. Not when they are puppies but by 2 years old we have great VERBAL communication.
AHHH! Thank you, this is just what I needed to hear today! New to me 8 yr old Mal girl. Now I have to learn how to show her what I am teaching. Best dog in the world!
Excellent advice. Training my now 11 week German Shepherd puppy. She is progressing very nicely with luring and shaping her behavior and putting the 1 or 2 word commands she now knows what I am asking her to do. She is as smart as a whip.
How did the training go?
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, the lessons are really resonating with me, I understand them, you make sense and I can put the advice into action.
Super important. We forget this and humanize the dog becoming chatty with it. Great message!!
I love this training style cuz I don't like talking out loud to myself. It's weird. I'm using Robert Cabrall's techniques and taught "speak" in a day. So much easier and less stress. I like the hand signals better. It's like our secret language and appears so much more advanced than it is🤣
This is wonderful. I do use confusion though. Many of the dogs I work with have severe problems and sometimes, a bit confusion can be helpful. Depends on how it is used.
Only 7% of human to human communication is verbal, the rest is non verbal and para verbal. I knew that and even so I was talking way to much to my new puppy. Thanks for all the helpful videos!
brilliant simple really so true thanks..
This is so helpful, the example of learning a language made perfect sense to me. I talk alot and have probably been confusing Cabo(our one year old Staffy rescue, we brought home April 27th). He's my first older rescue & my talking to him has not made much of a difference in his mouthy behavior. This lesson makes alot of sense. Thank you
I like how you explain things, even though it seems very simple, thank you for your information
Sir.
You are the best, most common sense, and most easy to follow trainer of dog-owners.
One wonders how many dogs' lives you have managed to save.
Thank you...
You are truely a doggie hero ! Your wonderful I'am working my way thro your videos and when I'am done I'll have a more wonderful communications relationship with my German Sheppard. She's so smart and she wants to learn and be a good girl but I was doing everything wrong by just spoiling her. Thank you God bless 🙏💜
Same here!! I just adopted a German Shepherd and I want to spoil her SO bad! He has shown me so many good things. Patience. We've got this
I trained my GSD with your videos love them I have the best behaved girl I could wish for we walk play train with ball and treats every morning for two hours glad I waited till I retired to get my first GSD have all the time in the world to enjoy our time together so thank you
Simple, but great stuff. I never thought about it that way before . . . .keep up the great work Robert !!!!!
Mister Robert Cabral, you help us every day with your videos. Thanks.
Wonderfully explained.
Agree Robert , My 5 month old Lab is coming along nicely . He loves rewards whether its food , toys or affection I encourage him with . I live in a rural part of Australia and work outdoors , he comes to work with me everyday and loves being outside . His had a few slip ups but taking time out to show him what he has done wrong /right is paying off . Appreciate your tips mate just makes it so much easier for me .
Does make sense, yes.
Thank you. I’m a professional dog groomer and needed to experience this information from you. The way you explain is so clear and applicable.
Great informative video! Thank you! I couldn’t help but like, save and share it!
What a great explanation I really appreciate that. I am going to share this because a lot of people don't get it and people do it all the time
thank you!
Good advice.
I learnt something I think I already knew many thanks robert
Love all your advice, it makes so much sense. Sadly I don't think I'll manage to fully do this. I talk to my rescue dog all day long like he's a human but will try and be clearer with instructions. Thank you.
I will report that since I have limited my chatting to my dog so much, she is less stressed! This video helped! She is anxious by nature and was dog aggressive when I rescued her. With much support from her behavior specialist vet and my learning better ways to build our relationship, regular training and corrections of her lunging and growling, my girl is much calmer, she is yawning less, rarely licks her lips or stretches to relieve tension anymore. 😌 she self soothes when storms move in, less fearful of thunder, less shaking. I am very grateful for the lessons shared here by Robert Cabral. My dog's life continues to improve daily. Thank you!!❤🐕
Very clear, good video, thank you!
Very logical point
You give the best advice for relating to dogs. Thank you so much for your work. Especially your work with dogs that have been given up on.
Best advice ever
My dog and I both learnt the German commands at the same time. it made it incredibly easy for me to set one word to one action! I couldn’t believe the results from the structure it gave me👍🏼
Why are German commands more comprehensible than English? Sit, lie, up, stay, go: look them up in German - they are phonically basically same for a dog. English is a germanic language. Your dog knows this even if you don't.
So good! Thank you !
All things dog.
I talk to my dogs.
While training.
I believe they are tuned in to sounds around them.
They are listening.
They recognize and associate my voice in its tone, repetition and volume.
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Some very funny comments!
However, my last dog (a GS mix & the best dog I ever had) learned fairly early that "where are you supposed to be" meant go lay down by the door because we're going to eat now. Of course I first conditioned her with a "Down" & "Stay" command which she learned to obey fairly quickly as a pup. Dutchess was such a sweet girl, I still miss her 20 years later.
My experience has been that dogs do understand speech and they do so vibrationally. I understand cats and dogs, don’t ask me how, it’s just something that I do without thinking. If I can try to explain it, I’d say that listening isn’t necessarily done by just the ears. There are other ways of understanding/hearing that I believe animals use more acutely than humans. It could be vibrational, energy, but I definitely know that they understand it’s more us that aren’t always listening.
Obviously no two dogs are the same just like no two humans are the same and you’ll always find that some are more vocal, more eager to please, independent etc.
I have taught my dog simple words. My dog understands her name, if I say wait she waits for me, if I say kitchen then she knows food time. I have a dachshund and she uses her nose to point at things that she wants. She looks at me then points her nose to the TV then I know she wants to watch the TV.. You have to be in tune with your pet
Very interesting and I think an important point... I did not think about that until now.
I chat with my dogs all the time, except when training. Then it’s one word commands, breaks and praising. I also have to be aware not to be over exuberant in praise, or over demanding with my voice to allow my pup the space to be focused and present with as little stress to enjoy and look forward to working.
When I do chat, I show my silliness in my body movements, and just how I think they are the best. At the same time, when they really do a blooper, after a serious scold, I won’t even allow them to look at me letting them know I am disappointed. I don’t k ow if this is completely wrong, but it works. An example is one of my dogs nipped at a 6 weeks old pup in resource behavior putting that pup at real risk of possible future injury. Mama bear came out of me. I launched in the air literally to intervene and correct her. All dogs and pups scattered all over the place. I called the offending dog back to the dish, and gave her a deep command of no, made her lay with belly up. I then proceeded to tell her from the center of my being if she ever harmed a pup she’ll regret. No, she didn’t understand and of my words, but the No command. She definitely understood my intention of protection toward that pup.
I reduced future occurrences by feeding hard kibble in different rooms, and the mash in the kitchen. Anytime a pup and the dog approached the same water bowl, in a low and serious tone, I would say , be good. My dog knew why.
I’d praise her with a good girl when she played nicely with pups, and a , settle down if she played too rough. I never left a puppy around her unattended. She loved those pups and was more affected when they went into their new families than mom was. Hadn’t I got on her, she could have easily turned to injuring pups or worse.
My methods is very unorthodox due to my momma bear syndrome, but she seemed to have learned from it non the less.
Lure, show, mark it, thanks! 🔥
Thank you for this. I love my dog so much, and anything I can do to foster his happiness I am on board.
I love watching you...I have learned so much!!! Thank you, thank you! My dog thanks you too!!!
I love that your putting out more videos. I cant tell you how much I have learned from you and your videos and I've only been a dog owner for a little over a year now
Thank you!!!
Robert Love the way you put things into simple words on training our dogs, Thanks for all your advise 🐕
BEST dog training tip/video EVER!!
omg I needed to hear this 🙈
you explained it so well
I feel bad now coz I’ve been confusing my dog 😔 But I’m gonna put a lot of effort into correcting my behavior 🙊 and getting things back on track and helping her learn her way, in a way she can understand
she deserves the best! 😊
thank you!!!
Amazing video. Honestly have to say never thought of it this way. Been learning a lot from your videos.
I am always amazed how many people speak to their dogs.....
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
I understand when I went to Germany for 2 half years. I had to learn the language .like you said. To buy food or go places. And it took time..
I love your explanation of this! 👍 thank you for teaching such common sense ways!
Great info. Thank you!
Show him is so true, I know some breeds are best shown than talked too.
One word is best than 3-5.
I do have a question, how do yo get him to stop barking at the windshield wipers?
Really it is so difficult. I think he sees them as a threat and there is no way to get him near them he can understand they are ok.
Could you show your dog how the wipers work while parked? Though, he may want to try it out himself lol
I was dogsitting a puppy once & I was watching a movie where a guard dog suddenly went off. The look on his face... He knew the dog wasn't there, so he was confused & started barking lol So I rewound it & showed him. I hit pause & play to show I could control the sound. When he looked more worried, I showed him a video of himself. He was so perplexed, but finally understood.
Or like the 1st time I use a tablet around a dog, or even a cat, they have to take a swipe at the screen to understand how it works, get a big smile on their face, and then never mess with it again.
I think he really needs to make the connection that you are controlling the wipers. Good luck. There's nothing like that priceless moment where you see realization dawn in an animal's eyes.
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Dogs don't understand verbal nonsense, they feel the emotional intelligence behind it. Fully agree, there's too much commands and verbal communication in the modern dog training system. The foundation is structure , purpose of hunt that leads to heart development and matured vision.
Thank you 🔥🔥
Your videos and channel are tremendously helping my wife and I with our new GSD. You explain things and demonstrate them very well. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Word.
This is reassuring. I always feel bad for NOT talking to my dog. I feel like im ignoring them or something....is that weird? I pay attention to them of course, but I like to narrate what im doing cuz I felt it was reassuring to all my animals to know I was home and talking to all them since I cant exactly pet 5 cats and 3 dogs all at the same time, esp when one is a pup and is VERY demanding of most of my attention these days
Great video! 😊
This is solid advice. It’s the same that I’ve been taught with my service dog. Simple concept but really takes practice and patience 👍. Lol... not as easy as it sounds but is the absolute truth. 👍
Guys he saying first use action then add words.
He not saying words don't work he just saying they are harder to learn.
Great vid.
I owned a dog I picked up from the pound . No1 new his name or age. Between 3 to 5 we guessed.
I never named him.
This dog learnt to sense my presences so much that he could read my emotions to the tee.
If i was happy his tail went crazy , if i was sad he would not leave my side and have constant contact, if i was mad lol he would keep 3m between us. Even if he wad lieing down eyes closed almost asleep and heard me laugh his tail would start going nuts, as soon as I stop his tail stop lol.
If we heard a noise he would look straight in my eyes to the direction my eyes were looking. If it lined up with were he heard the noise he would wait until I looked at him and as soon as I looked back to were noise came from he would launch into that direction. Anything out of the norm was dead lol.
On paper his name was jack... Jack Russel he was😏 though he thought he was a trex.
Coolest lil dude ever
I have learned a lot from you I have had large agressive breeds all my life and thought I knew it all. That was wrong.
Excellent advice/ video. Great explanation!! Thank you!
I have taught my dog words. He comes to me and whines. I say, you have to potty, nothing. You hungry, woof!
Ask him if he wants to hump. He may smile too.
Great video, I also do the same for my own dogs but why it is so hard for my clients? guess it is harder to train humans. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Good advice, all they want is to please you anyway, so keep it simple and kind.
Nicely said. Love watching your videos.
Excellent video
I honestly don't understand why this channel doesn't have more followers. Advice you give are clear, well explained and in my own personal experience (dealing with rescue malionis mix) spot on in terms of effectiveness.
I wonder that too. But we are growing at a steady pace.
@@RobertCabralDogs "wonder" = intransitive verb. You wonder ABOUT something.