Will I Ever Be Able to Take This Reactive Dog on a Normal Walk? Reality Dog Training
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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My grandparents dog has always been very out of control we always blamed it on her, watching this series helped me understand her behavior is a result of our ignorance on how to treat her. The difference in her behavior from before I started watching this series to now is night and day. Thank you!
What an amazing comment!! Great job with your grandparents’ dog. ❤️🙌
Aww that's wonderful!
Reading your comment gives me hope with my reactive dog.
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The same is true for children too! 😊 in regards to parent and teacher ignorance. In reality, there is so much ignorance in the world sadly
I love his show and thisjust summarizes and lays out all of the basic methods he uses on the show. What i love about this guide ruclips.net/user/postUgkxKkYeOoCV_w2vPX0CSyVWkhew2c4FYk0d is that you don' need to read the whole book cover to cover ... You can skip to the chapter (lesson) you want to read about. The book is arranged almost as a problem-solving guide ... Here is the problem and here is what you need to know/do to correct it. This man knows his stuff ... But more importantly knows how to teach people how they can work with their pups themselves!
This morning I had a very bad episode with my dog to the point that I came back home crying out of frustration because of the chaos she makes when going out. Never in my life a video was so perfectly on time.
Chin up! It happens to all of us. Keep working, keep loving - and don't forget to enjoy the good stuff!
Be proud you admitted to yourself you and the dog weren’t in the state to continue. You didn’t push the situation where you both get overwhelmed to the point where things get worse where something more severe you regret and may dwell on happens. That is a good training skill. Know your limits and your mood...are making the activity unpleasant try again later. A lot of people push to the point they lose their patience.....not good. Quitting is training also.
@@rather-reverend Thanks Mike!
@@kellerayra7363 thanks! Good thing is I'm very patient and calm with her even though she's super reactive to everything. I'm not a dog trainer tho so I don't always know what to do.
Doing better than me! I get really frustrated...I have to try not to get mean
This series has made me thankful for how minor my dog’s reactivity is. Thank you
Moira's reactivity is also pretty minor. There are far worse examples out there.
@DaveDEF82 I agree.
@@DaveDEF82it only looks not that bad because Zak is managing her reactivity by keeping distance from other dogs. If she were to be walked down a narrow trail with a bunch of dogs walking past, Moira would be uncontrollable. A good dog trainer makes things look easy.
@@Purplesquigglystripe clearly you haven't seen him train his own reactive border collie then...
Both the exercises and the games are very practical so dog owners may use them throughout the day to have a well-trained dog. There are training nuggets throughout, both in the step-by-step instructions ruclips.net/user/postUgkxfKlzfzw0sMZ_RgZNzMeOPu6d4b5i5XWl and the troubleshooting sections that will help enrich the lives of both dogs and their owners!
I have a “Moira”. She’s a German Shepherd and we rescued her at 18 months old from a shelter. When we got her, she had no idea what we were doing when we pet her, she was a flight risk (easily scales 6 ft fences) and was baffled by all indoor appliances.
She has come a long way but is very distracted on walks and is very reactive to other animals and sometimes people while on walks. She isn’t aggressive, just really excited. This video series is exactly what we’ve been needing. She is a great dog and will be even better after we implement the skills you teach in this video!
Zak, as a Former Dog Rescue owner and someone who has rehabbed over 550 dogs, I am so thankful for your positive training, easy to understand and informative videos. I can't recommend you and your series enough. Thank you to you, your wife and team.
I absolutely love this series. My dog is reactive, and watching Moira has been immensely helpful compared to many of the other dog training videos out there (that often feature dogs with average thresholds and limited reactivity). Understanding give & take has helped me understand my dog more than before. Thanks Zak!
That is the goal of this series and it’s so satisfying to receive this kind of feedback. Thank you!
@@zakgeorge my 11 month/85 pound coonhound pup is also very reactive. He pulls on leash so suddenly and hard that he pulls me right over and drags me; I used a Halti for awhile (after conditioning to it) but he pulls on it so hard it made the bridge of his nose sore, so we have been stuck in the house for 2 weeks while it heals--can't even let him off leash in the yard to play fetch because he jumped the fence. I am watching these videos hoping some day I will be able to walk with my pup outside again, but for now I am not strong enough to hang onto him with a harness/leash/combination so we are restricted to my tiny house. Moira gives me hope!
@@zakgeorge Thank you so much. It helps a lot with my high level energy 8 months dog! I have now to teach him to fetch and play with me! For the moment he prefer to play with may other teeneage dog (9 months...). Hard to have 2 teenage dogs at the same time! Maybe it would be a future serie: how to train two young dogs!
As a German Shepherd owner I’m going to really miss Moira 😔 Really enjoyed her training vlogs 😊
This is so helpful. We have a German Shepherd Husky rescue dog with high reactivity and interdog aggression. We’ve been working with her for years and often feel like we go one step forward, two steps back. Your work with Moira gives us hope and inspiration for making more progress. Thank you so much for making this series.
This is the ONLY video that will help a reactive dog from scratch. Thank you so much for grabbing a random dog and teaching us some of these little tid bits that will go a long way to potentially saving our dogs from being put down. We are in the slow process now, but it's promising so far.
For those of us who are becoming dog parents, your videos are awesome. Even for people who have had dogs in the past these are full of great tips. I’m so happy I found these videos before we adopted.
Thank you Zak for being you! Could you please also give us an update on how Moira is settling in with her new family ❤️
I love these videos so much. I learn something every time I re-watch them, but it also reminds me of the progress we have been making over the past couple of months and I feel less like a bad dog mom for not being able to have my girl not react at all. It calms me down and gives me the opportunity to rethink and try and find even better ways to train. Especially if she ended up reacting strongly to something.
My kids are watching Frozen I while I watch this, and I'ｍ thinking how would Zak George approach Elsa's reactivity with her magic powers? He wouldn't have kept her away from the world like her parents did, but instead, would've trained her to manage her urges first where she is far enough away from people, slowly working towards a neighborhood setting and lastly to an off-glove in the house.
I love this!! 😍😂
Hahah omg. This is perfect. An off-glove in the house LOL. You made my day.
Such an underrated comment, this is hilarious! 😂
Thanks for showing reality training!!Most videos on RUclips show perfect dogs and perfect owners! Thanks!!
I agree. We really try to feature totally untrained dogs and the the process of learning unfolding slowly. Training takes time.
Most videos on RUclips also show capable trainers that are not acting like owners that just learned about positive reinforcement and are starting to dabble in it...
My dog is like Moira 2.0 but bigger. 😂 I love seeing your progress with Moira. You are literally our go to for training. Send my love to Moira! ❤️
Really good advice at the beginning there that I caught right away: Familiarize the area, let them have their fun to sniff and explore, and then ask for attention and training. But, it's important to switch between the two like you said.
Thank you for sharing your journey with Moira with us all, I've been enjoying this series so much ❤️ I love how you keep staying positive, even if things don't go as planned. Sending positive vibes to y'all from Germany ✌️
Thank you Natalie!
I have a 2yo border collie/shepherd/husky mix and for the last year have been working on similar tactics to get her to be less reactive in public around other dogs and people…it’s been a very arduous process but I’m committed to make it work
Loved this series. It’d be great if you could keep going. Helping more otherwise hard to adopt pups. Like Reactive Rehab or something haha. It would literally save lives. What a beautiful thing!
Can't believe we're almost to Moira's final episode! She's come such a long way 😊
sorry to see this series end, but glad to see the progress Miora has made.
I enjoyed this series so much and I just fell in love with Moira!! I feel like we all know or have met a dog like Moira and the love and patience you showed her was amazing to watch! Wishing you all the best and I can’t wait for your next series!
This is amazing. I love how flexible you are with determining what would be good reinforcement. If she wants to sniff, that becomes the reinforcement. If she wants to play, that becomes the reinforcement. I wish I had known about this years ago! I was trying to do everything by the book not realizing that what my dog wants to do at any given moment changes just like a human's would. That makes so much sense!
You’re the best! The tips are so helpful. :)
Thank you!
I would lov to take her I have a boy name Kain he's 2
This is how it went last night with our cats ! Bandit is alot like Moira with reactivity. But all this great information and direction and patience has helped us get to a point where he wil stand and look and just nuzzle he cats not lunge.
Thank you Zak for this amazing series! Just like Moira even my dogs are getting better they aren't as reactive to other dogs as they used to be now and I'm really glad with that! Moira is such a sweetie it's going to be a happy ending 🥺
When you've finished the series, please could do a compilation video of progression with reactive behaviour? So we can watch her journey with that in one video?
Great series thanks Zak!!
Zak you have inspired me greatly watching your videos. I am enrolling to become a certified dog trainer. Your lessons helped me greatly and I am excited to go further in this field. I can tell you saved this dog's life and i hope i can do the same :)
Thanks Zak (and Wife....AND Moria!) for this series 😊 While I've had GSD's for the last 30+ yrs & have various forms of training that i've done with them, it's always nice to see other ways to help "train" myself & in the process, my dog! The GSD I have now is a very strong 85lb 8 month old, who LOVES to pull, much more than my other pups. I've incorporated some of your ideas on how to help stop this by redirecting & the "Look at me" is always good to use 😊 He's not perfect (yet! lol), but then neither am I, so we're both learning together (He's smarter than I am but I'm sneakier 😊!!). Looking forward to Moria's last episode & seeing the lucky hooman who will adopt this wonderful pup! Keep up the great work and looking forward to seeing more!
My dog is like that when there goes by skateboards or rollerbikes. She used to react to other dogs like that but gone better day by day. Thank you for all your videos and I love your books.
Much respect that you are one of the very few experts that shows the wins AND mistakes ( with explanation) working with a dog like Moira. Thanks for keeping it real Zak. Watching from New Zealand.
Needed this video today. My 1 year old Collie X started to make progress with reacting. Going from lunging at people passing and dogs at any distance to then being able to walk past people next to her and dogs on otherside of road. Then a dog attacked her and we have gone a million steps backwards 🥺 shes more reactive then before and ive been struggling. This video helps me in how to help her. Hopefully one day can get to point she can be neutral around dogs so i can give her off leash privilege.
I have a female german shepherd and she’s just like Moira. I had pretty bad times walking her, and I kinda gave up and didn’t walk her for a long time. Just played with her in the backyard. But I started feeling bad for that, because she’s very energetic and needs to walk out. So after many months later I began to walk her (nightmares every day) but I found this video and I won’t give up. I hope it’s not too late to train her because she’s already 1 year and a half. However, thanks for givin us your wisdom. I hope one day I write here “it works. my german Sheperd and i enjoy walks!!”
I hope it pays up one day yo you. God bless.
How is that going
I just think it's so cool how you've managed to earn your place in the RUclips world without succumbing to dishonest and straight up scammer tactics like a few "professionals" online love to do... 🙄 Thankfully it really does only seem to be *a few* out there who are actually doing that...
This video specifically though is basically mirroring my struggle with my dog *almost EXACTLY.* Just feels nice to know this journey I'm on with my pet isn't nearly as insane and hopeless as I once thought it was, lol
It's a messy process sometimes but at least you're demonstrating something that's honest and actually very helpful. Major respect for you Zak - my Malinois and I greatly appreciate everything we've learned from you thus far ☺️ Your advice has actually saved my dog's life once! Mostly though it's just helped her blossom into such a fun and happy lil doggo 🐕😅
Much love from El Paso 🏜️🤠 Stay groovy
Love your content! Has really been helping me train my rescue who was kicked out of two training courses 1st day! Shes very proud lol. She’s a good girl just high energy like Moira!
Watching Zak George have issues, breakthroughs, and setbacks with Moira makes me feel better about the difficulty I've had training my 1 year old scottie. I was beginning to feel very defeated that her distracted behavior would derail my plan of training her as a therapy dog for dementia patients. This gives me hope that those good days/sessions/moments aren't just flukes, but proof that she will get there as long as I'm consistent and persistent. Thank you! 💜
Great job can't wait to hear what her new life will be as long as you don't say shelter I think everyone is proud of both of you
Really great to see her progress, we often underestimate a dog's intelligence, one of the tricks you taught Moira to lie down, i did that with my boxer doberman mix puppy, took about 2 days and then she did it🙂
Two days to teach a dog to lie down? Ouch
@@DaveDEF82 she is incerdibly strongwilled
My GSD is completely reactive and very hard to handle outside, even just on potty breaks. This series has helped me so much to see my errors and shown me what to work on with my boy. Thank you!!
any danger of giving a correction?
Zac I hope you get this. When I got my girl Evie 5 years ago, covid hit and I had a major surgery on my head losing my left side hearing. I have taught her some sign language but she is reactive to other dogs on walks even though we also have 2 shih tzus. Thank you for your videos ❤❤I am learning loads
This series has helped us so much Zak thank you so much 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Just when I got my first dog I watched this and now I haven’t watched you in about 2 years and now I’m getting a another one but this on is a puppy so here I am back again
So NO, you didn't fix leash reactivity. Well done. And you didn't fix mouthing. Awesome job!
So much information in these videos, great seeing it and I learned so much from them in helping my training of my 9 month puppy. Thank you Zak and Bree for the videos!
Series gonna end?? Oh man!!! But hope she finds a good home and family!!
I love these series. They help me a lot with my dogs training we have a clicker and we are working on everything with him so thank you! Any suggestions on when a postman delivers paper posts home my dog eats it I don't know what to do?
I have loved thisso much -- sad to know there is a final episode.
I’m going to miss Moira! She reminds me of my shepherds. Beautiful, strong, smart, playful.
Thank you for sharing this series. I'm learning a lot how to handle my dog 💙👍. Great work & stay safe.
Ya it’s one thing to make a video of someone telling you what to do. But how you show the audience what your doing why your doing it and things to look for etc is fantastic. I have a Belgian malinois Siberian husky rescue dog named Ruger. He’s very reactive towards certain people, dogs and bikes. However he has never been aggressive with family and friends dogs. He’s just very high energy super pumped to see dogs. He’s really smart and anything I tend to teach him he picks up on really quick. However he does bark a lot at people walking in the back lane, and some people have even thrown things at him. I’ve figured out his distance where he will focus on me and in the backyard we can hold him back and he will stay but as soon as u let him go he’s storming the fence😂. Great advice with the dog park idea. That’s going to help me huge, but also to he does get overwhelmed, I just didn’t realize how sensitive it was. Thanks for helping me understand my dog even more! Btw he acts exactly like Mira.
My dog was so leash reactive that he used to bark and lunge at people that he spotted no matter the distance. Nothing stopped him from lunging for people, other dogs, children and vehicles. He was not socialized correctly before we got him, he had been exposed to everything most likely too much too soon to a point where he was reactive towards everything. He used to not respond to any sort of distraction, so I eventually got him a gentle lead. That gentle lead helped me so so so so much. It helped him so so so so much. To this day we are able to pass by people and other dogs and he's even in training to be a service dog
One thing I've found helpful in all your videos, not just these, is the emphasis on letting the dog adjust to a new environment instead of immediately making demands and expecting perfect behavior. It would be like asking a child, or even an adult, to not look anywhere but straight ahead when being in a new place for the first time. It's easy to forget that a place we're familiar with can be very exciting, interesting, or scary to a dog the first few times. These videos are a great reminder to be mindful of how the dog is feeling and not expect them to be a robot
Excellent training video. I have used very similar techniques with a 5 year old rescue Staffy Boxer cross. He was highly reactive to a lot of things and extremely reactive to any dog in sight(Like Moria reacted), no matter how far away they were. Now I can get to within 15 ft of other dogs before he sometimes starts with unwanted behaviour, in which I then create a bit more distance and get him to start focusing on my commands. It has took a lot of work but has paid off with the results, he is much calmer and still making improvements.
Awww,I'm sad that the series is ending :( This was fantastic,and I've enjoyed it immensely!! 👍
Thank You Zak for posting these videos! These videos will really help me train my dogs!
Iove your training and Moriah is soo cutee this series is the best ever
Thank You! It was awesome. I learned so much and your series is really helping with my 7 month old golden shepherd who is reactive.
I love this series it helps me a lot with my German sheep dog mut ✨
This video really hits home. Our GSD girl is around 5 months and has had 2 major scares. One the other night with fireworks she seems to have recovered from pretty quickly, but when she was younger in the middle of the night we had her on leash going potty in the middle of the night and a neighbors dog was also out and came running up at super high speed and scared the crap out of our GSD (Luna). She is now afraid of dogs. Mira behaves 100% exactly as Luna, so we have our hands full. So tonight I had both dogs out for a walk and a large pit bull down the road I noticed was out loose so I decided to go a different route, but the pitbull ran up on Luna and was all over her and she tried to bite him it was very harrowing and the pit bull wouldnt leave her alone and I was trying to pick her up and hold her mouth close, all while holding my other dog on the leash. Finally the owner heard Luna crying out in fear, and came and got his dog, which he couldnt catch or get back on the leash but at least he got him home. Very bad experience but Luna seems to be ok and getting over it . She has had Giardia so I cant take her to the dog park. So hard to socialize her at this time.
Loved this series so far. Can’t wait for the next episode. Come on Moira!!!!!🎉🎉
Hey Zak, if u read this do u think you could give us an update on how Inertia and Indy are doing? Maybe like once between each of your series you could just take a day of training and just play and hang out with them, maybe tell us like your daily routine with them and just have fun!! (if u can ofc)
She's beautiful & and you really have her coming along!!
I need to figure out how to keep my 6-month-old German from jumping on the back of my legs. I just can't seem to get it to happen. ?? But we're working on it 😍
❤❤❤thank you for helping her and you are real and best
Wonderful episode, thank you Zak and Moira! This has been so helpful with our 11-month-old Treeing Walker Coonhound. She's a lil reactive and anxious, so we're working through it. I can't wait 'till her new harness arrives!
I'm loving the series! I'm getting my first dog, a boxer, soon! Have you ever worked with boxers? I'd love some tips. Thank you Zak, I cant stop watching you. I've learned so much from Moira and you. Sending many treats to Moira
I’ll be so sad to see Moira’s last episode. But, her progress is amazing! And again, a great reminder and teaching tool for those of us with reactive dogs. Golly, I love this series!!!!
You have done such an amazing job with this dog in such a short period of time. Well done!
Your dog tends to be aggressive more on the leash because with fight or flight mode, flight has has been taken out of the equation from the get go, leaving ony fight. Tense moments.
Zack thank you so much for 30 day pup
Moira is my Izzy (shepherd mix). I mean...my goodness, the reactions are almost exactly the same. Time to watch this whole series.
I took a month off to allow these videos pile up. Time to binge!!!! Also….I freaking missed having Zak’s voice in my head. A month was too long.
My youngest dog is like this. She's gotten better still bad at times. So really looking forward to seeing what you do with her. I have a new puppy coming in a month or two and need to get her ironed out first.
You are one of the most talented people I have ever seen.
Zak shoe closet tour WHEN? :D
Doesn't it feel like a punch in your stomach every time you mention "Moira's new home"? I'm in love with her, I can't imagine you parting with her.
The dog in ur profile pic is so beautiful is it yours?
@@oliviabridger2106 Thank you, Olivia. Yes, he's my boy, Simon. He had been mistreated and neglected badly and had been in the animal shelter twice. His behavior was a lot like Moira's was. It happens so often with German Shepherds. People get a shepherd puppy and think they are getting a well-behaved security dog and then they end up in the shelter or worse.
I love this series cause it teaches me a lot of thiings
This is just so awesome exactly what I need
I'm honestly in these comments really sad but hopeful. I've been trying a lot of different things for the past few months for my dog. I just came home from a walk where he bit me trying to fight another dog. Everyone is telling me to get rid of him but my head isn't even there. I don't want to get rid of him yet. I'm planning on hiring a trainer in a month when my finances are better but I'm really hoping I can help him
I love this series and I’m so proud of how well Zak, Moira, and Bri all work together as a team! I follow you on Insta, and I noticed that Indi’s 15 , and I thought wow that’s amazing! I wonder what kind of food and exercise regimen she’s on. I would love to see a video where you talk about specifically caring for a dog in their golden years. May she have many more happy, loving, healthy years to come! You guys take good care of her ❤️
I'm getting a brand new eight week old GSD puppy next month, and I will use your videos. Their like the best I found
So you did not find Stonnie Dennis and kikopup? Must have been some shallow research you have been doing ...
This has to be the longest two weeks ever /s 😂
Hi Zak, thank you for the video series.
CAN YOU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A SERIES ON SHY (slightly SHUT DOWN DOGS)?
Shy dogs (regardless of reason) are so hard for us fosters to KNOW how to engage/interact with them! They take up time where we make zero progress which results in less dogs in rescue due to lack of foster home space; if we could breakthrough to these dogs quicker, we could save more in the long run.
How is she going to adjust to anyone but you? She’s so lovely.
It's all bullcrap!!!
All you need to do is walk the dog at least 3-4 hours a day.
Don't get a dog if you have no time.
get a cat or fish
@@briansculler8677 ROFL My opinion; 3-4 hours is excessive... and you wouldn't do this with very young or old dogs. Would also need to consider the walking surface and the temperature. Would you not also factor in separate engagement work and varied mental stimulation exercises? Just my thoughts...
@@kazwhitehouse5155
I have a Standard Poodle. He doesn't care about the weather. The same with Huskies & German Shepherds... They are working/hunting dogs.
Of course, if you have a Pug, they hate bad weather, and after 20-30min they want to go home.
And education is very hard.
It's like making an ADHD kid behave in Class.
So if you have a large hunting/working breed you need to walk them which is part of Exercise & Training & Socialization - You will meet other dogs, and you will throw a ball/stick, & you will do all the commands...
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You do basically think that 1-2 hours a day is enough for a dog?
I think in Prison they exercise more.
And your dog cannot do pushups at home.
Well, Cesar Millan suggests using a treadmill as an alternative to long walks.
But dogs need to socialize as well.
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So no dude.
Dogs need min 3 hours.
I walk my dog for 3-4 hours b/c he is already 9 years old.
He is definitely slower. He is ok with the shorter walks.
FYI:
I don't want to go out!
It's hard & I don't have time for it.
But it's my dog, my family - I have to do that for him.
@@briansculler8677 Hi again firstly thanks for calling me dude (I'm a middle aged woman and that makes me feel quite young). Thanks for explaining your rationale I didn't hear that from your first comment. I do applaud you for being such a responsible dog owner. There is a global issue with people getting dogs and not meeting the needs of the dogs only their expecting the dog to meet theirs. I do agree that breed type does affect exercise requirements and people should not get working breeds if they cannot commit as required. When I referred to weather I was thinking of very hot climates and walking on pavements (sidewalks in American) and paw pads etc. I will not make any comment regarding Cesar Milan as I do not consider him a dog trainer.
I can advise that in the UK prisoners have 1 hour exercise (if lucky) per day.
You asked if I thought 2 hours per day was enough. My reply is that I adjust the type of dog I have (adoption rather than purchase) to fit what I can reasonably manage. However I do stand by my earlier comment regarding walks not being the only exercise (but of course you should walk your dog (and no running around a large garden on their own is not good enough) ie mental exercise, additional command / trick training, scent training. Object naming games, assistance dog type training etc. Being an additional and critical element in the dogs life. But again this takes time and commitment. Kind regards.
she probably won’t, this training is all relationship based and throwing treats at her for everything, the new owner is going to struggle and the blame will be put on them for not spending 6 hours a day doing this “training”
Love the progress, zak any resource guarding training videos plz
That's a really great video, and i didn't knew about all those episodes before seeing this one. The thing is, i can't really do any of this with my reactive dog, she's yet a pup, but she really go for the fight when any dog or moving animal enter in her field of vision. I will see all of the episodes, but i will also ask anyway now, even if i find a answer in them. Shitara is a obedient dog, she can handle all kinds of distractions, and will obey, walk on a loose leash and even of one in places where there's any dogs close, yet all the focus just dissapears when she sees one, you can talk, offer food, anything take her eyes off the other dog and all you can do, at least me, is drag her away until she can not see it, and calm dow. I can hold her and alwas walk with a muzzle, yet im a "small" girl. I could handle her sister reactions, Athena have playful reactions and will regain focus with food or toys, but i just tried a lot of different things with Shitara and nothing seems to work. Our street have dogs in almost every house, so walk here with her is just impossible, we normally drive a long way to fields and quiet places to walk both of them, because of Shitara, but again, any dog and all goes down. Any help or sugestions would be great. I really tried to walk her today, it was a disaster and both of us just got full of stress and frustation.
My GSD acts like Moira and unfortunately she only respected her former owner (walked perfectly at his left). Her favorite activity is to torpedo me, bite me, and knock me down. Obediently comes only if my fist has a treat, perfectly housebroken, plays fetch catching the ball in mid air and brings it to me, and will sit on command. Pulls on leash dislocating my arm if she sees a squirrel (or my cat), so I walk her at night when squirrels are asleep. I really think with GSDs, it's all about respect and they know instinctively who the Alpha leaders are, and Zak, his wife, and me are obviously not,.
I have watched a few videos about reactive dogs, but they all seem to tackle the dog barking, or lunging at another dog. Our dog simply stops dead in his tracks; he can spot a dog from quite a distance and initially he will just stop what he is doing and watch. He will respond to some distraction with food/toys, but as the dog gets closer or he refuses to engage with the distractions, he will plant himself on the floor. You cannot move him at this point; the only (positive) release is to wait (sometimes a very long time!) for the dog to eventually pass, or disappear completely from view. I'm not finding many (any) videos that cover this behaviour
Catch your dog being good! Zak is doing a great job of this here!
Which reminds me, my shep just actively chose his Nyla bone over my headphones for chew time, so he gets belly rubbings.
I really enjoyed watching you train Moira. She is so smart and so funny with no manners! She so wants to interact with other dogs. Will she ever be able to do that?
Thank you so much! You're so good with dogs!!!!
Thank you for these videos, you're amazing. I'm about to adopt a 6 month old german shepard and great pyrenees mix.
I'm going to miss Moira x
My dog is a golden doodle and he can get super reactive around other dogs, usually if they get too close. I always immediately change direction and put distance but there are times when I can’t get his attention back on me. Someone in public commented on his behavior and it was embarrassing bc he’s not vicious, he’s not out for blood, he just gets loud, tail is wagging the whole time.
I’m watching these videos to see what else I can do bc I want to enjoy taking him places. He does great at home, heels well, loose leash, all the things. Once we get in certain environments it’s a crapshoot and very unpredictable, which makes me nervous. Hoping I can learn how to change this, thanks for the info!
these videos are helping a lot. my rescue is reactive to some dogs and not others. what is going on through her brain? most times I put distance and can distract her with treats if she does not go over her threshold - which I can detect: fixed glare, stiffness, licking lips and ultimately barking/lunging. But I fear the treats might reinforce this? Or do they build on the association of -other dog = good treats are coming?
I love how ppl judge Zack based on one video and says he isn’t a real/actual dog trainer 😂
I'm finding your videos super helpful. Thank you!!