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I see a lot of people evaluating the collar on themselves. Thats great, but they are in the house wearing rubber soled shoes. Now try it outside with bare feet. I had an electric fence around my garden. And occasionally I would touch the wire and get a small shock. Then I thought how this little shock was going to keep a cow or horse away from the fence. So, me being me with some knowledge of electricity I placed my hand on the dirt and touched the wire. It felt like someone hit me across the chest with a baseball bat. After I recovered, I checked myself for burns and all my body parts were still functioning, including my lungs and heart. Now the fence was rated for ten miles, and I see how a large animal would learn fast, just like me! But I will test the dog collar on myself with bare feet of my hand to ground.
Several decades ago I had a Siberian who I put into puppy boot camp because, Siberian. She did 30 days of intense obedience, and then I did 2 weeks of followup with her. She was pretty good at that point and I got the hang of it. One day we went out onto the deck to cook some burgers. She had her collar but I decided to have her lie next to me off the leash and run. Stupid me. I put the burgers on, which took about 8 seconds, and turned around and she was at the end of the yard already. I called her "come!" and she ACTUALLY did it. And then never did it again for the rest of her 13 years. Never, ever came when called unless she wanted to. :shrug:
Do you have recommendations for a barking dog? He used to be good and only sometimes bark at other dogs. Now, as he gets older he barks at everything that passes in front of our house. He is a 7 year old english sheeper/doodle.
Is your pup good at the heel command? If so, we use heel as a calming technique in the house when a distraction occurs. We have someone pass the house, heel the dog until calm and then drop the leash once they are doing well. We then repeat the process until a leash is no longer needed. This may sound like a lot of work but it actually goes very quickly. I hope this helps and pleased feel free to reach out with any questions!
I tried the Dogtra brand for my GSD and I couldn’t get good contact with them. Maybe it’s bc of the comfort tips that make it hard idk. I’m going to try the brand you use and see if it makes better contact. It looks like it would cut through the fur better.
Maintain eye contact, OK, but how does that correlate with "Never look a dog in the eye"? Is it simply because all bets are off at that point if it's already attacking?
Hi Oliver! I personally use a 3.0 for Mals because I like the strength it offers. Many people do use a 2.25 and like it, but I worry about a link bending if the dog is intense or drivey. I would avoid the 3.2 since it doesn’t tend to work as well and doesn’t add any advantage over the 3.0.
My 2-year-old collie does therapy visits and is friendly. When she is in a stay and someone approaches to pet, she will get up, allow the pet to the head, and turn her body so the petting continues to her back. Is that a problem? Question about the food: is it acceptable to say "leave it" but move at a faster pace past the item on the ground?
Hi! It is definitely ok for the dog to stand when accepting petting. The dog isn't allowed to pull to get to the person though. If they stand up and just calmly turn that would be fine. Saying "leave it" and then moving at a slightly faster pace is not a problem at all. If it looks and feels fairly natural that should still be a pass.
@@SuburbanK9DogTraining We'll need to wait -- or take the test after a long walk (to reduce chance of later moving towards person). And that's good to know about the pace.
Littermate owner here; thank you so much for the video. I see that we should be doing all of the training separate and then together but how often should they spend together during the day. We are working on crating in different rooms but when they both get up and go for their separate walks, then together, is okay for them to spend the day together in the house as well or should we always keep them separate?
That is a great question Mary! If you are crating them in separate rooms, training then together and separate and doing one on one socializing trips then you are off to a great start! I wouldn't worry about how much time they spend together during the day playing or laying around together. The hard work you are doing ensures they are able to function separately and no amount of play time during the day will ruin that. Please reach out with any additional questions!
Im so thankful for all the tools that exist online now. I feel so bad for the lack of training my childhood dogs got, and my parents' dogs too :/ and when I find out how easy training is, and how cheap a lot of medications are, like worm pills, I feel so sad and angry at owners I've known, including my own family :/
RU-vid training videos are definitely helping a lot of people and a lot of dogs! It is great to be able to deliver free training advice to people anywhere in the world!
Hello 👋 just had a question about other folks stating that the collar should sit high on the dogs neck, like right beginning the ears. I have not had any success putting any collar up that high and actually staying. What are your thoughts? Thanks!
The collar riding high on the neck is ideal, but like you have noticed it rarely stays there. The main thing is to just fit the collar snugly so that it doesn't sit extremely low.
I usually use a 3.0 on a Husky because it tends to work better with the long fur. That being said, a 2.25 will certainly work and there is nothing wrong with using that size.
That's a great question! We generally use place as a separate command than kennel/crate, but there is not reason it has to be that way. You could definitely teach your dog to walk into their crate and lay down and wait when you tell them place.
I just brought home today a new girl puppy and my 6 year old yorkie keeps trying to jump her not in a playful way, a lot of slobber and isn’t giving her any space. Is there anything that I can do to fix this?
I would have the Yorkie drag a leash around the house and just pick it up and give a quick leash correction with a verbal "no" when she humps the puppy or is to pushy. How does your Yorkie do when walking on a leash?
@@michelepeters6531 I would do some work on proofing the heel command when walking by other people even away from the home. Really focus on mastering the left and right turns around people in public. Then when you try this at home it will be a lot easier. Here is a video with a lab that is pretty wild and jumpy on leash. It shows how we acclimated to a new collar and then started the heel turns. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DdeHrc4pCmA.html Please feel free to reach out with any questions!
Male vs female… are you willing to deal with 2-3 heat cycles before fixing them? Big dogs such as a Great Dane need growth plates closed before spaying.. so you may have to deal with a couple messy cycles before getting her spayed.
Hey i have 3 pit bull mixed dogs (mom dad and daughter) n i brung home a 2 month old husky puppy n its been with us now for about 2 weeks n now my girl dog (the mother) is very protective of this puppy shes fighting with the other dogs not letting them play with the puppy or simply just being rude to the other dogs when it comes to the puppy it was a huge fight between the mother and father over the puppy im really not sure what to do n why is my dog thinking this puppy is the dog she birth being over protective ?
@@SuburbanK9DogTraining they have been in fights b4 buts its mostly like a bark off when they both see each other eating out of their food bowls I'm guessing they don't like that or they're being territorial too their food so I feed them in different rooms but since the puppy they've been aggressive around each other
@@Whodatskitray Sorry for the late response. For some reason I didn't get notified of your response! Resource guarding can apply to anything from food, toys, bones, beds or even other dogs. It sounds like your dog is guarding/claiming the puppy just like the adult dogs do to each other with their food. I would practice a lot of leash training and make sure that your dogs can heel perfectly even around distractions. Then I would practice heeling the female dog while another dog plays with the puppy. This will take work but it will help her accept the other dogs playing with the pup. I hope this makes sense and please reach out with questions!
So it looks like your dog already needs to be good at commands like sit, stay and free and be good with a leash. They need to start these videos with what your dog needs to know before u try this.
Having the basics before starting off leash come is definitely important. It helps get your dog calmer and more respectful and reduces the likelihood of your dog running away or ignoring you. Reach out with questions any time!
I've watched four other trainers before I watch your video, and I can honestly say that I find your method of teaching the come command makes the most sense to me. I also appreciate very much that you didn't start with a dog that you already had practice with and made edits if things didn't go as expected. I don't believe in the tap,tap,tap,tap, method. And I don't want to use the ecollar forever. Just for a month or two should do it. I've always trained my dogs without an ecollar in the past. But I can see where this could be a very handy tool in training if used correctly. Thank you very much, I want to do this right, and your video makes the most sense to me.
Absolutely! We have used this method for years and it works well and is fun for the dog and owner when done right. Will you be using the vibration function as well? If so, I prefer to start with that. I'll link a video below. What's kinda crazy is that many dogs get scared by the vibration because they don't know its supposed to be a good thing. We use a lot of treats during the first session with vibration to ensure they know vibration=come not vibration=you are in trouble. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1xnBM47shVA.html
Agreed John! Practice is definitely essential. If you watch someone put one on it seems like the easiest thing in the world until you try on your own that first time 😁.
Absolutely! Here is a newer video we did on how to start loose leash walking with a young pup. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XyKXuO5_HBo.html Feel free to reach out with questions anytime!
I just got a husky pup and im using this technique to warm them up to each other. Its not that i dont trust my shepherd she is just jealous and has snapped at the cage about twice now and made the puppy do the same thing. I immediately stopped it just incase
Another great technique is going for long leash walks. This helps build trust and eliminate excitement which will make the intro easier. It also helps to do the intro away from the house. A lot of older dogs are more accepting of new puppies away from their home.
Funny enough Steve that is on our list! We often have clients practice an e collar on us to ensure they know how to operate it and understand the timing. We are going to shoot a video showing that process.
How often should you train a puppy? We have a 4 month old and he is very good in the house. He doesn’t have any signs of food aggression. He knows sit, lay down, off, stay, and free. He walks with me on leash kind of good. But he’s very skiddish, any loud noises he runs and tries to hide. I tried to get him as comfortable as I can around the noises but our neighbor has a bike and if he revs it rocky(our puppy) spikes and tries to run. I feel terrible for trying to correct this because he’s scared, I want to go go more loose leash. How do I do this training in a loud busy area without overwhelming him?
That is a great question! We recently did a podcast episode on how to handle fear. It should help you out a lot! Here is a link to our Spotify page. open.spotify.com/show/0u4lIDhvmK17EBbp7VfXZ5 It is also on Apple Podcasts!
I sent my dog away for training with the e collar and she came back completely terrified. Is there a way to reintroduce her to the collar. I'm devastated and heart broken about it
I’m so sorry to hear that Katherine😔 You can definitely help her though! I would suggest watching our video on acclimation to vibration. Take it slow and use lots of treats the first couple sessions. Your goal won’t be to “train” her. Your goal will be to show her that the vibration is a good thing and means “come”. Then you can add the stim back in later the way we show in this video. Finding her working level is important so that you never over correct. Let us know what questions you have once you get started!
I had my first experience with E collars when working with a bird dog trainer in 1970. He was good but I was not a fan of "shock collars" and avoided them for years. In the 1980s I saw a lot of people misusing e-collars. Then in the mid 1990s I saw several better collars on the market but was still hesitant to use them. Even today e collars are not my go to tool but they do have their place if used properly.
So I'm looking at getting Dachshunds. Ideally, I'd like 2, so they always have company (I'm home 24/7, but do have some medical issues so I'll still have to attend appointments that i wont be able to them accompany me to. I just want to minimise possible anxiety, by ensuring dog specific company for themselves at those times.). I want a male & female, from different families, but I will be desexing them. I don't want to breed. You said to get them a couple of months apart. My question please... Do I get the male or female first? Which one will be best to arrive at their new home first, and by default, being at least a few months age difference to the second addition.
Great question! I wouldn’t worry at all about which sex you get first. I would just work hard to find a puppy with the right temperament for you. If you get two I would definitely watch our full length Littermate videos. This can arise even if they are a few months apart. Luckily prevention is free and most of it is very fun!
I am lucky my cats are also familiar with dogs, and if they run and one of my dogs gives chase, they stop literally stop. Takes the joy out of the chase for the dogs. It helps when teaching new dogs that I either adopt or are visiting while I am teaching the leave it.
We came into a 4th dog recently and now all of ours race to get counter and even kids food as they’re walking. Can you train them one at a time or do you need to train all of them in a row? I’m concerned that working one at a time will be ineffective with a competitive atmosphere.
Great question! With multi dog households we start with one dog at a time until they are doing well. Then we try two dogs at a time and then three etc. You will probably find one or two dogs will be a challenge and the rest will probably be pretty easy. Reach out with any questions once you get started!
@@SuburbanK9DogTraining already started last night with 2 (2 yo Doberman and 6 mo English pointer). Still have a basset and bloodhound to work with but the first are making progress!
My dog it's super sweet and has been going to dog parks since she was a puppy. She's 2 years old now and my brother brought his puppy to my house and my dog wants to attack the puppy. That's a very unusual behavior for her. What can I do?
It sounds too good to be true, but go for long walks together. This helps build trust and reduce excitement. Those are the two things that cause the most fights. The third is guarding a resource. Walk for as long as you need to and then let them meet each other away from the house. If that goes well do some play sessions on neutral ground. After a few play sessions try again at the home but play close attention because your dog may guard her bed, her bowl, her toys etc. I hope this helps!!!
They have 6-8 minutes? I think you're asking a bit much. I will tell you, tho, that the dog (@1 year old pittie/blue tick hound mix) that got dumped in our yard in April and we decided to keep (after pursuing all avenues to find owner and couldn't), and was not trained _at all_ has gone from running away like a crazy thing to sitting, staying, recognizing free, and coming that 80% of the time using his methods. Raven isn't perfect. Yet. We're just starting to work on heel. Sit, stay and come were more important as we live on a country highway. We'll continue to work on come, too.
@SuburbanK9DogTraining Sorry, I just meant that the usual video is quite short, and you have to balance imparting information with producing the video. Showing a dog going from completely untrained to perfect canine citizen would have been time intensive and really not helped impart the information any better than using Wallen. As for the perfect home, we like to think so! Your training methods are simple and clear-cut, and they're not only working, but they're also helping us bond. She's still not quite sure we're her new people, and training has helped her feel, I think, more secure. She still plays the game, but we're working on it, and she's come a long way. So, thank you for your videos. They've been really good for both ends of the leash.
Ah! That makes sense! We definitely struggle with the “ideal” video length. Too long and it gets boring and too short and people don’t get enough information from it. Our goal is to create a series for each command showing dogs at different training levels. That way everyone has access to a video that works for them. Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment and feel free to reach out with questions any time!!!
