@@miren4382 Maybe it's like the dog physical equivalent of speaking loudly and slowly in their own language, in hopes that it'll somehow stand in for translation? :D
It’s like he doesn’t know how to speak “dog.” I wouldn’t be surprised if he was “rescued/found/taken” from his mom and litter mates very early at 3-4 weeks and hand raised by humans who later abandoned him when he got too big to feed. Of course we will never know but Hector seems to understand humans better than doggy body language. I’m hopeful for him; with exposure, confidence and a good leader he will overcome the language barrier. What good boy!
One of the best episodes so far. You can see the slow desensitization, he's simply lacking the skills to interact in a playful way but he's actually learning super quickly. Both corrections made significant changes and you can tell he's just a dog that needs direction.
I would hazard to say that his trauma might not have even started during his street life, although that may have contributed to the way in which he chose to try and "solve" it once an issue did arise. It kinda sounds to me like it may have actually all began with that one first dog in the park who wouldn't back off or respect his boundaries or cues/warnings-because it sounds like the other dog kept stalking him for a while before things escalated. And because that situation DID escalate, then he just began to[ as a totally involuntary fight-flight-or-freeze response to that trauma] anticipate the possibilities of every new-dog meeting also escalating like that too, which in turn caused even more situations to escalate. But maybe I'm wrong. 🙂
I agree with Jaganaia because meeting another dog teeth first is not conducive to life on the streets. There’s no way this dog could have bullied every street dog he met. He wouldn’t have lasted to three years old.
this is verbatim my experience w my Mexican shelter dog a week after i brought him to NE. He was not the same dog I spent a week w in a shelter full of dogs and happily going on social walks around the island. He was 1 year at that dog park encounter, now he’s 3 ..and operates very much like this dog. Like you said, how do we create this on the real world? Is finding a board and train my best bet Beckman? No e collar, basic obedience, and group reactive training ..but i’ve shied away from the constant treat/positive reinforcement at home/walks to some strong language and redirects as seen in ur vids. I gotta get him safely (close) around other dogs to move forward i think…how? thank thank u for this video ..many similarities and I wish i lives closer to the Beckman pup oasis.
Saw someone in the dog park today who had a Malious and a German shepherd, I saw them practice your methods and was truly amazed. Their dogs had a few slip ups and with their corrections the dogs were able to calm down and just restart. It’s one thing watching your videos but seeing it practiced irl is totally awesome!
The power of the pack yet again. He relaxed once he realised he was in a stable pack. Tail dropped and he just strolled over to the pool enclosure following the others. He actually has brilliant doggy body language, showing his street heritage. He's got a bit of up front dominance but I put that down to the street in him too. No point cowering because first impressions count. His avoidance of triggers is very good with just the GSD slip up. The way he dealt with the two bratty ABs was excellent considering the pressure to meet them. He impressed me. I reckon he'd have a good rough house play with Prince given half a chance. A bit of gentle leadership and he'll settle right down. Looks like a great dog. He just needs some doggy mates to run with again.
Wow, this video goes so deep. This dog deserves more credit than you think. If he has been living on the streets, then he was effectively a wild dog living amongst humans. No restraints and no training. Probably in a pack and living off his instincts, dealing with pack hierarchy etc without intervention. When he's met new dogs in the past it's been a possible fight every time, hence his hair up at the beginning, I'd call it hyper stimuli sensitivity, he's had to be alert and on guard on those streets. He's now having to adapt to how his new pack meets new dogs, restricted on a leash etc etc. And learn at 3 years old how to be a human dog. He's doing great 👍 Fascinating video Joel, thanks 👍
I noticed immediately that the dog kept going to the door, like let me in. I thought that was amazing, because as you said you don't remember a dog ever doing that. As I have watched EVERY SINGLE video of yours, NEVER have I seen a dog go to the door like Hector. It was funny.
When he snapped at the German Shepherd, the German Shepherd had actually bumped into his shoulder while he was distracted and not looking, so he kinda just reacted to that bumping of their bodies without checking what was actually happening or not first.
I watch every one of your videos, these methods are the only ones that I've succeeded with I think because the "why" was always missing. I love how Joel explains why everything. I finally get it and yesterday we got past a little dog yapping with ZERO REACTION OMG THE JOY YES IM YELLING 😂💖
@@asp1213 as a result of your summary I chose to re-watch it, this time at a normal speed setting, rather than skipping through to parts that I know I'm interested in. I'm glad I did thanks for the summary.
I have a rescue street dog from Mexico and have found the exact reaction of the hair and stance at first meeting a dog . It makes sense when you know he was fighting for his food and other dogs fighting him for territory or pack status on the street. He's good too when the excitement declines.
Joel, watching your videos and learning from you helped prevent my puppy from being bit by a seemingly nice dog the other day. The owner thought that since her dog was “wagging his tail” that he was happy. Not the case!
That dog did awesome considering the intense smelling he had to endure from Prince, which got difficult to watch. As always, great video with great lessons being taught.
I heard the female owner mention something like she would find themselves having him on a tight leash and the dog can feel it. As an owner of a reactive dog, I've learned that mindfulness is so important. You have to check in on yourself continuously if you're out on a walk to reset, shake out the tension, remind yourself that you're ok, the dog is ok, maintain the loose leash etc. Once you're a ball of tension, it's not going to be helpful. Thank you for another great video!
reactive dogs usually have the issue that their leaders are insecure and the dog starts feeling the need to be in control and it does so the only way he know how. Like, the check ins you mention, thats adding pressure on both of you even if you do it in a calm manner the dog will sense it, its best not done at all. Just walk loose leash and if you dont feel tension on the leash you are ok and you simply keep walking, you feel pressure on the leash you stop walking. 1 trick that might help you, worked super fine for my younger dog, keep a few treats in the hand that holds the leash, usually left. so he can smell the treats in front of him, it will make him less likely to react to distractions and will help have him his focus on you so he will feed off your cues as you walk and wont be interested as much in everything around them. my younger one was super bad on the leash and once i started this method the results were instant for me, now i dont need treats nor leash anymore, i just give the command, put my hand in proper position and she heels like a boss without a care in the world.
JOEL YOU ARE THE GOAT, this video was so fricken good. super cool dog they have, with the beckman training program he will be on the road to being a rockstar im sure of it
This is kind of crazy, but last night I had a really vivid dream where I was practicing your methods lol! I guess that just shows how much I've learned from you :) This is definitely the best video you've posted so far. I do like seeing the round-ups at the end where you sit down and talk them through it all, but I understand why you don't always include them. Nice one Joel :)
My family has had a few dogs like Hector. Right now they have 4. Last time I visited (about 3 years ago) it was really cool to see how they behaved in a pack. They are really territorial. But super sweet to people. Or at least to the people in the village.
Man, I'm a sucker for street dogs. People have actually had to stop me from taking a couple home. They are indeed a ton of work. Very self reliant. If I can just give one tip to the owners: don't make it all about fixing him. The best way to teach a dog nothing is to try and teach it everything at once. Don't try to be at the finish already, that will make the journey slower and harder.
We have an ex street dog and I cannot agree more with this comment. Ours gets absolutely overwhelmed if we try and teach too much too fast and we got this wrong to start with. When we just let him settle down then focused on one thing at a time and just kept going on that until we had it. Slow and steady wins.
It's called Bristling. I noticed that when he was wandering, investigating the Yrd. This was a Street dog essentially feral. It's All about survival for any and every stray / feral dog. Some are more feral meaning they interact less with people. I've seen feral dogs in upstate New York who hunt deers, packing up etc. Beautiful dog though. I don't think he freaked out. Isn't it a natrual reaction? Humans are the ones domesticating and training Them.
The word u were looking for is "hackles"-- his hackles were up🤗 What happened at 20:17? Cuz it looked like he was trying to bite Meisha but it must not have been cuz then she did a playbow? Joel u improve my life every day!!! Yesterday 2 more neighbors were petting my street-rescue rednose (at different times) and they both said (while petting him) "Hey wait is this the street dog? He's good now? " All thanks to you!!! 🐾❤️
SUCH a good video, I rewatched the GSD reaction a few times over. More good body language footage from all of them. When I saw him on gentle leader and the bullies to the side, I thought you were going to let them out with him! Thanks again for the long video
Hello Joel, I have been watching your videos for a while and managed to see all the videos from your channel. You expertise has helped me a lot and I’m very grateful I found your channel. I have two huskies and I was wondering, if you might be able to make a more detailed video regarding this breed and tips and tricks. Thank you for all your hard work. You have helped a lot of us tremendously! God bless you!
My dog reminds me of Hector. She is like the kid in school who got the hall monitor vest and wants to walk up to the other kids with authority even though secretly he wants to play amd be silly but just is natured to be stiff and serious.
2:27, 3:30 to 4:40, 6:11, 8:32 to 10:11 to 11:11 to 12:11, 15:15, 21:37, 25:05 (GSD) 27:02, 29:13 pair of dogs 31:28, Appreciate the insight and analysis from Joel, also that it was a street dog, I watched this video a couple of times..
I got my boy (A Min Pin mix of some sort) from a rescue that saved him from a high kill shelter in Texas at the Rio Grande Valleys of Texas & Mexico, he was found on the street in an area near the border. He’s very young though, picked up off the street at an estimated 3 months old by animal control and then spent a couple days at their local high kill shelter, where he most certainly would have been put down. Then he spent another month with the rescue that picked him out of that shelter before he came to me at about 4 months old. So I’m still able to train him and shape his future. His age is what made us feel confident enough to apply to adopt him. While I admire people that do take the chance, I don’t think I’d be willing to adopt an older guy with that background. But if I was interested in an older guy with that background, I’d DEFINITELY do a board & train and allow a professional to work with him in a more controlled environment with undivided attention. I’d think that would give him the best chance at rehabilitation.
What would you call that "I'm going to smell you while forcing you to stand still", "bossy"? My Portuguese rescue (German Pinscher mix), raises hackles, stomps his feet, approaches while growling until he smelled the dog than he stops caring and goes back to the pit he was sunbathing in. It's like this: "don't mess with me" facade. "Don't move until I smelled you". Only at the initial meetings. I adopted him at 1.5 years old, had been living on the street or something. Indoors he's the sweetest. He gets all wound up, growly, reactive when a dog approaches. I can prevent it by either interrupting him or giving him the "quiet" command when his head goes down.
@beckman i loveee your videos and watch them all the time. I enjoy them so much because (1) your methods make sense and I see them work and (2) i also love watching my dogs behavior and the behavior of other dogs. Just out of curiosity how many dogs do you have?? Lol i see mesha and the german shepherd in a lot of videos. But i also see some new ones like the two ones at the end. Obv prince is yours but im like 8 dogs? Lol do you own 8 dogs 🐕
My dog was a street dog. That was being fed by my neighbor. He would lay in her yard or mine. My family and i never bothered him. He wasn't the aggressive with us never tried to bite or growl. People in our neighborhood misunderstood him. So they started yelling at him grabbing sticks and waving it to him. Threatening him when he never did anything to him of course after a while he would bark at them until they left where our houses were at. I never interacted with him because i didn't want to to get attached to him. When he barked and followed people i would yell at him "NO COME HERE NOW!" and he always listened to me. I don't know why he listened to me but he did. After that people thought he was my dog. one day animal control came to my door because people said he was mine he wasn't so i said no. I told them my neighbors might want him. But they couldn't couldn't keep him. I begged my sister to let me keep him. after all i had asked if he would be put down and they said yes if he didn't get adopted. So i did my sister let me keep him. I named him max and had to tie him up. Unfortunately he killed a dog as he was a escape artist. I still don't know why after all he did hang out with our neighbors dog. I noticed he was protective of children right away that other dog was around children. I don't know if that dog attacked mine and he defended himself. It was a Chihuahua and he had been around Chihuahua one of his friends was a Chihuahua. I had him for one month at the time. Unfortunately i had to put him in a dog kennel a big one. He is a escape artist and he escaped so many times i have since moved from that house and he has a yard by himself even if it is small it's big enough for him to run around. I have a Chihuahua puppy that i rescued she is like a hyper toddler and he is like an old man. He does look at her then at me and gives me a face of what is wrong with her. He not very interested in her. but i know he knows that i know that when he doesn't want he doesn't have to. He is good with people he knows that if i say it's okay. It's completely okay. He doesn't like being inside at all so I'm still working on that. I still have a lot to teach him but he has changed into a marshmallow with me.
Hey Joel, quick question. Been watching your videos regularly for probably a month now. Do you think the demeanor of the owners was a factor here? It struck me towards the 30:00 mark how quiet and tense and I would even say nervous the owner seems.
Joel, can you give a set of microphones to the dog owners? It would make your videos even more educational if we could here their questions and their thoughts.
I must be special, because I've taken abused 6 year old dog and gave him so much confidence that he went from peeing if you yelled to bitting if you come into his house or car. Been doing this my hole life. But i do love how you work with them.
I was watching a Will Atherton canine training video (who seems to do a jam-up job from what I could tell in seeing just a couple videos of his) and there was this Zack Georges fan in the comments who was claiming that you Joel, are a dog abuser..! I tried setting him straight as best I could.. But I think some people just don’t get it. 🤷♂️
Thanks for telling me. It’s actually really important that my fans tell me these things as situations may have to be addressed in order to get a head of any future problems
How many dogs do you guys have? Amazing! 🤩 I really like Misha (the Rhodesian Ridgeback) and Prince. Elegant-body dogs is my favorite (I dislike Mastiff / Pitbull looking dogs).
I love your videos and will watch all of them. Much appreciated!!!!!! I have an adult doberman pinscher that acts the same way but with so much worse reaction. Dogs coming close are a threat to her. Off leash, if some dog come from behind she would keep running a little bit and turn back and attack. Off leash, if some dog come right into her face, she would attack directly. On leash, I take her to meet dog, she barks and tries to attack, I use your method, pop her leash then grab her back and make her sit. She would sit down. I tell her to go meet again, she would be like "Wait, I can't attack? I won't go meet." I force her to meet and the whole process repeats. The correction is not having any effect after 10/20 times of doing this. My guess is she is tooooo uncomfortable/sensitive and she is too out of her mind? She wont smell other dogs or let other dogs near her. The only time when dog can sniff her, is when I hold her collar and chin and make her sit. She still barks and tries to jump away when being sniffed. Is it okay to keep doing this until she is more comfortable? Or will it make her more anxious? I am thinking that I need to get her used to being close to dogs before any correction will click. Any suggestions? I practiced your other trainings and they all work on my dog and we have tremendous progress on everything. I just need some help on dog aggression behavior.
I saw your shock collar video and now think that the previous owner probably has used shock collar on dog aggression. I dont know how he uses or when he uses. But I do know he had those shock collars that shock on barking (not e-collar). The previous owner passed away. I am sad now knowing that the dog may not be good again with dogs... She is so good in other ways and has made tremendous progress in discipline. I will keep taking her to dog park on leash and at least she will get used to the smell and the sight. If there is any suggestion, please let me know. Much appreciated. You are the best trainer.
Have you discussed your dog's nervousness with a vet which specializes in anxiety and behavior disorders? My German shepherd dog takes Prozac due to her insecurity and reactivity. She bit a dog 4 months after I adopted her. She also charged at two dogs. We do not want any more if these incidents. With the med, training and helping her relax on daily long walks she is making much better choices and gaining self confidence when seeing other dogs from a distance. No more going bizerk. But she may never be a dog that can be trustworthy. One day at a time. The med may help your dog have better days?
Sir please answer my question i am from India watching u with these training is a pure bliss i am learning so much from you...i have a question I have a Street dog and in india Street dogs r roamimg freely in Road..I have the same condition as u show in the video like my dog is super aggressive to see other dogs bt here the other dog is excited too whenever i walk on the street with my dog...I can correct my dog bt the other dog who is also a street dog with out a owner i cant correct the dog.... Sir how can i Solve this problem plz rply
Might I add that people also have a wierd fascination of seeing themselves on camera. Especially where there's a thriving channel. Celebrity, at an early age, is ingrained into all of us.
With the shepard it almost looked like a startled "you threaten me" reaction. Cause they was both side by side head to head and when they both noticed each other he probably felt like it was trying to be dominate over him. Just what I thought of that's moment.
Oh my goodness it’s a village dog who so very afraid 😱 ! I have a village dog from PR , but I got my dog when he was 3 months old and he afraid of bigs dogs and new dogs! But he loves people! These poor dogs have been through so much when you get a village as a adult! Much luck to the people and a wonderful outcome for the dog!
yes for dog rehabilitation but alas not all have the same reaction, because some last around 6 months and others more depending on the aggressiveness, the rehabilitation, the people, the dog's way and temperament and also the age period by relation to the aggressive was given to him, in addition to confused people the aggressiveness and the hyperactivity even growling in the amuse in any dog but especially in big dog, and lots of other things come into play to make dog to bite, I also experienced because re-educated myself my dogs my 1st I was 15 years old from a former fight more than 20 years ago with his girlfriend of the same breed and maternal dominant in bull & terrier yet I had never learned to re-educate from fighting dog to living room dog, but is not given to the world because it is very complex
Do you take online consultations? I have a 1y old french bulldog with some aggressions problems, all started when he was biten at 7 months. Agression is only towards young male dogs like himself, doesn’t seem like a fearful dog looks like a dominance thing, but i couldnt tell it for sure as im not a dog trainer
Hello sir, hoping you see this comment: I have a 2.5 year old Malinois x that raises her hair on her rear when I wipe her feet, but she never growls at me, and her ears and tail are down low when I do this. I wondered if this was just an automatic response to her simply not liking the process of having her feet cleaned, or if there was something deeper going on, should she be corrected, should I be worried of an escalated response, etc.
I’ve got a cairn terrier who is very similar but with work using all the stuff I’ve learned from Joel he’s now really good with most dogs. My problem with him is he can decide a dog’s ok, be really chilled, play, seem relaxed then out of nowhere he really goes for them. I can now usually spot it coming but not always. I’m at a loss. If he was a very big dog I’d keep a muzzle on him 😕
Curious to know what work you do with the owners before the meet, and after ? I've heard you commend some owners, but you don't seem to explain whaT they are doing correctly.
