Holy crap. I have had my puppy for 5 months and walks are torture because of the pulling. I was about to get a prong collar it’s in my Amazon cart. I just spent the last 14 minutes with her doing this technique and I was so amazed that it actually works, and I could do it!! She’s certainly not perfect and we aren’t easy for a regular walk yet but if I have to stay on my deck and driveway for the next few weeks until she’s got it so be it!! Thank you!
I also have been using your technique for the barking from the windows when any little thing goes by. We tel her thank you and tell her it’s ok and redirect her to something else.. we’ve been doing it for a few weeks now and we are at the point that if she sees something she has this little half bark she does and we immediately tell her thank you, and she’s a good girl and she stops. It’s unbelievable!
I agree - I was struggling with 100lb Rhodesian Ridgback covid puppy with near zero socialization. The Gentle leader was as life saver. He still shows aggression sometimes and catches me off guard because of being intact. I hope he gets better
Stumbled on this video by accident. This makes SO much sense. I always struggled with why the “positive” trainers I’ve viewed in the past you could make NO “corrections”. I’m not even that way with my child. I’m heading out to the driveway now to give this a shot.
I just started to do some research about force-free training and I've never heard that there is no correction ;-) The core seems to be that you manage situations as long as you train the dog so no correction is needed as there are (almost) no situations to correct. Now I understand that's not possible every single day and hour, but I try my best and so far it works fine here.
@@weltfrieden_in_pink Depends on the dog, breed, etc. "Force free" is all about spamming the dog with treats but what's that going accomplish when an off leash dog charges your GSD or Malinois, or a deer jumps out in front of your Husky? Nothing.
@@Spr1ggan87 That's so true! I was only a block away from my house. Twiced, I had a off leash dog and dogs ran toward us and my dog went nuts, barking, lunging and pulling. I think I was trying to hold her back when I saw the dogs coming and the leash tension did not help. I got jelly legs by the time I made it back home.
You make it clear that the human must commit fully to the training and not give up or just do it sometimes. Thank you for this necessary and consistent reminder.
My dog is a high energy dufus. Hes 2 and pulls me so hard he breaks leashes. He had this down in 15 min. UNREAL. I cant believe a relaxing walk is in my horizon.
Literally a miracle worker here. We implemented this for the first time ever tonight and it worked so well. We made it around the block with NO reactivity to dogs, joggers, or bikers. Might have taken us and hour but the no reactivity is such a success It could have taken 2 hours and I wouldn’t care!!
This made a huge difference with my epically reactive 2 year old Cattle Dog is got from a shelter a few months ago. I had to figure out that he was walking with a loose leash, but completely ignoring me though. Now I check on him frequently to reinforce that he needs to pay attention to me. Life is getting easier and the neighbors are impressed enough to compliment. Thanks
I'm currently in school to become a professional dog trainer and I've got to admit this is the first time seeing this method. I've been using the training method from my school with horrible results, especially when another dog approaches us on a walk....I end up looking like a fool while my dog is acting ridiculous. One of your video's populated as a suggestion so I watched a few. I got up this morning with great anticipation to apply this method. WOW...again I say WOW. On our walk we did encounter another dog and WOW....finally a pleasant walk! I recommended you the the gentleman we encountered because he has the same issue with his Pitbull.
I've been using a gentle leader for several months and my Goldendoodle would still pull. I would stop and slowly pull back on the gentle leader, which was not effective. It was so helpful to watch you work with this dog and with a client on another video. I tried the "pop" instead of the "pull" and what a difference! My dog walks right by my side now. No more pulling. Thanks for sharing!
So helpful! Especially the last 3 min or so when you showed what not to do and the right way. I have been doing leash correcting wrong and didn't even realize it until the end of the video! Thank you!
thank you. I agree with your training method and principal. It's rare to see someone with so much sense and balance. Normally with dog training, it's either end of the sprectrum, shock collar, "dominance" and what have you, and at the other end is where you can't even say "ah ah" or "no" when the dog does something wrong, both are too extreme, your method has worked best with my puppy.
After a 2 week board & train program, a year of prong & e-collar with a reactive Carolina dog/Malamute/Wolf mix, your method with only a flat collar worked in 5 minutes!! Starting “before you start” actually clicked for myself & my dog. At the end of the 30 min session I was able to drop the leash. Thanks soooo much! My dog thanks you too. The other corrective methods were just agitation for all of us.
This is gold... My 5 months old Beagle walks so very nicely on a leash after those doorway drills, and the sudden stops & asking a sit and stay. Most people's Beagles are crazy pullers, dragging the owners everywhere, and many get lost because they run off if ever an owner drops the leash (or lets them off in public). Mine has quickly learned to sit down when I stop, and look up to me. He knows that the walk won't continue unless he does that. Today, he saw an elderly gentleman whom, for whatever reason, my puppy found scary, so he growled and raised his hackles whilst we approached. One sudden stop & leash pop as he hit the end of the leash, and he snapped right out of it, walking nicely on a lose leash, and wagging his tail at the person, but kept on walking. Thanks Joel!!!
IT WORKS!!! I just spent 10 minutes outdoors with my puppy and was able to get her to stop pulling and instead following me! I then spent another 5 minutes inside the house using the same technique. IT WAS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! I feel sooo much better, knowing I am getting her to respond. I HAD been working with my 5 month old puppy for at least two months to stop leash pulling. When I first got my puppy, I watched A LOT of obedience training videos, but nothing seemed to help. That's until I found out what type of breed puppy I had rescued from the shelter....a belgian malinois. The positive/treat based training wasn't working for her (or me), until I started researching training specific to high-drive dogs. I'M A HAPPY GAL OF A MAL!!
Hey just stumbled onto your channel today. I love the way you teach us and train dogs. What always confused me was the way that many positive reinforcement trainers on RU-vid will always go to treats as the answer for everything. They couldn’t show and never showed “punishment” as it is seen as cruel. Thank you for explaining in a clear and concise way with no nonsense involved. Will try this with my 10 week old Belgian Shepard. I don’t want my dog to completely rely on treats so thanks for pointing this out.
hahaha omg I love this channel so much!! "they cant handle it out there"! It's great information and comedy in one. I tried these methods today and it was AMAZING the transformation! My dog could heel w treats with no distractions but whenever there was another person he would pull me to go say hi and I was a walking petting zoo. Now that I did the corrections (only mild ones were needed as he knows leash pressure and he is 6 months so I am gentle) and the stops I could walk like a normal person past other people!!! Honestly I feel like im 90 percent there after one day of trying this.
This worked for my 8 month old Aussiedoodle. You are 100 percent right, it has to start in the house and they have to earn their way up to the walk. Thank you so much for this video!
Your videos have made all the difference in the world for my 2 labs. I have never seen anyone explain leash walking like this. In just a few days, my dogs are both totally different on the leash. Keep up with the great videos
I have been having so much difficulty with leash agression and this method resonated with me because it seemed so 'common sense.' I tried it today (without the prong collar) and it worked. I had not heard of you before Mr. Beckman but I am subscribing today!
I used these techniques today with my 2.5 yr golden we rescued 2 months ago today! I cannot believe how well this worked! we walked on the street for 30 minutes with NO PULLING at all. I was amazed. I'm planning on taking her to a park and work in more distraction heavy area. This channel has foxed me and made my dogs life better. TANK YOU!!!
I did this. It made a difference with my rescue that I got as a 4 year old. I am still working on your other video of dogs who always want to be in front.
I have a 100+ pound AmStaff,with a 36 inch chest and strong as an ox ! I had worked with her,she was doing great,then I became bedridden for almost 2 years. I'm well now,but my dog has picked up bad habits,and has been very bored,with me always being in bed or a chair,and since my dobie passed away last year. It's like I'm starting from scratch with her.... I'm physically weak from those sedentary years,and she's crazy strong,,drags me all over the place. I started your techniques today and already there's improvement~!! Thanks for all you do~!!
If it makes it easier for people to understand.... When you do the work inside the house and get them keyed into you before you even open the door. When you do finally open the door and go outside is the best and biggest positive reinforcement your dog can get. They feel that they have earned their walk and it reinforces the heck out of em! It overwrites all the tiny leash corrections and they then feel an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and become so proud of themselves it's awesome.
I somehow used alot of your strategies without ever being told or taught, but damn you got this down to a science. You gonna change lives with this one video! Great work man.
Other again, Joel's method is spot on..... Less than a week working on loose leash control, and my powerful American bulldog is now in MY control, and we are able to go for walks again after not enjoying our walking experiences over the past 12 months or so. 💯👍🐕😁
Thank you for this. I have watched so many training videos on leash pulling and it seemed like no matter how much work I put in, the pulling got better but never stopped. Every walk was a training walk, but progress seemed to plateau. But with your video, something clicked and I saw improvement within the first minute of our walk
Oh my goodness. I just found your channel and I love your philosophy! I am a firm believer in discipline and correction with animals along with positive reinforcement. So many people are horrified when I firmly correct my Blue Heeler puppy. Will watch all your videos!
my 10 months old would never stop pulling the leash and was very reactive literally the first day i tried this she started to pay more attention to me and where i was going! She even started to sit when she saw other dogs on the street waited for my okey to go meet them! This method works like wonders. Now we still have a lot to accomplish for example her trying to eat every single thing off of the ground, but the leash pulling improved so much that i was in happy tears after our first walk with this method!
Thank you! You have explained your method very well here. I was able to walk my Goldi - super hyper crazy reactive to other dogs - without any bark nor leash pulling next to other crazy barking dogs behind the fance. With your method I was able to do in three days what I was begging for 3 years. We still have problems with other dogs, which are not behind their fences, but now I know it needs some practice for few days. Subscribed and already watched all of your movies. This is unbelievable. Greetings from Poland!
I just subscribed! Mind blown "Earning their way to a walk" Yes it makes total sense. I have a lot of work to yikes. this will help with my agility course training as well!
I have an Australian Shepard that would rather strangle on a leash and die before he pays attention to me. I feel the same way as the person who wrote that. I have been working with him since he was 8 weeks old he is now 7 months and our walk are to hell for me. I am exhausted and I am so thrilled I found you today. I have watched and listen to trainers who doesn’t seem to work. Thank you!
This is my first time watching your videos and I'm excited to try out. My dalmatian is extremely food motivated, so it's super easy to train her with new things, but i know her obedience revolves around the food. She will walk next to me and never leave if I have treats, but she thinks the motion I want from her is for her to be looking at me constantly, and she angles her body in front of me so I can never take a left turn! She's focused on the reward, not on me. I'm going to give this a go!
Thank you so much for sharing this. Super helpful content. You are so clear and precise with your instructions. I love the no non sense approach and straight talk. Looking forward to many more videos like this.
This was so awesome. Thank you! I am going to implement this w both my older dog and younger puppy. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us so freely. It’s obvious that you want us to succeed!
Thanks. Will do this. Been doing other training, but this is great. We did this last night and this morning. It took less time to get this across to Dexter. He is a rescue, but obviously he had this training before. It worked like a charm, in less than five minutes.
These methods really work!! After only a handful of sessions my dog doesn’t pull the leash anymore and his reactivity has reduced dramatically. I am now confident to take him incrementally into the community and introduce him to other dogs over time.
Thank you. Excellent video. Great audio. Every time I watch a video, I get one more clue and get the technique more drilled in. I can see that really isn’t much pull on the leash, but less leeway. I definitely feel like I am training myself more than the dog.
After my daughter got a loan, (still repaying it), to pay for a dog trainer, our Shephard came back worse, had severe kennel cough, and reeked of urine and poop all over her and her leash. I'm so grateful to find your channel.
Thanks for showing correction using a smaller dog. I have used your advice on corrections and putting in the work before leaving the house and driveway. I find this has helped my dog get 50% better. Which is huge. I’ve tried all the ‘positive’ training methods and hired trainers. This has been the best advice we have used and I have actually seen improvement. I will keep working on this method.
I get what you're saying, but this method he's using is still using positive reinforcement. The dog gets reinforced by getting to walk further and further (and only gets reinforced if he/she doesn't pull on the leash). This goes to show that positive reinforcement works quite well with lasting results.
@@cassidys100 This with the leash pressure is negative reinforcement along with positive and negative punishment. Applied leash pressure (an aversive) when the dog is performing an unwanted behaviour with the intention of extinguishing it. Taking the dog away from something it wants when it pulls (ie. Going the opposite direction) is negative punishment and redirection. Aversive (the leash pressure) removed as a reward and going forwards when the dog doesn't pull/is waiting is negative reinforcement. But good on you for trying to simplify the process in this to a sickening degree for an agenda..
@@ina7084 Exactly. People confuse positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and punishment all of the time. "Negative reinforcement" is a psychological term where negative is NOT a synonym for bad, inferior, harmful, unfair, etc. Just like a number that less less than zero (negative) is not "bad" while a number greater than zero (positive) is not "good."
This approach has helped my surging Labradoodle when many other approaches failed. I like the idea of forgoing being able to go for a walk if the dog is not ready to do loose leash walking. We are getting much better but I find myself saying to Jagger about once a walk :" I am going to do this all day".
This is incredibly helpful. Heading out to make this our training goal. I’m committed to doing this every morning. With a pit/lab mix leadership is key in ensuring I have a well mannered/behaved pet.
After 3 months of intense research, browsing, reading and learning about dog training, after 2 months of toiling all day with my new puppy.... This is clearly the best video, the best demonstration I've seen of all.... And this is from a Cesar Millan fan....
Love the info you provided. We just adopted a rescue. She is not confident outside as much as Inside. She pulls on leash. I have tried this and she has improved indoors. We need more work outside.
I am so pleased to be a subscriber to your channel...I don't own a dog, but that may change! However, listening and watching you is somehow soothing and fascinating! Sorry if that sounds weird, but I'm not sure how else to describe...your approach is so "humanistic" (ironic I think) that it reminds me there is positivity in this world.....
I don't know if you'll ever read this but I want to thank you so much! The change was almost instant. I just had the best walk I've ever had with my dog. I've tried so many different things and this worked the best by far.
5 years on a prong collar...and my dog still pulled. I did what he said on this video and others and my dog walked on a loose leash on the first walk...it WORKS!!!!!
I have a 9 month Doberman. He has improved on leash with your input. I'm still popping his leash over a thousand times on a walk. He's stubborn as hell and strong. He respects me, but he tests me constantly. The little dogs quick pops are easy, but popping the leash on my doberman means two feet planted and both hands providing the jolt that gets his attention. I'll keep watching, myself and the dog are getting better every walk.
I had my pointer following me everywhere the first few months, but after month 6 His pointer instinct kicked in and he started to chase everything that flies. Had to put him back on the leash or just hope for his return eventually….. man do pointers run fast
Now See ~ You know what your gettin with this guy. He has absolute convictions and beliefs and is firm and fair. He's right. Most people don't put in the work. They hire someone or go to a box store and get wonderful help - but then they don't do the work. Beckman Rocks! If there's somethin goin wrong with the dog - look in the mirror. Why didn't the dog get the message ~ Cause we didn't teach it is usually why
My dog required a plethora of tries and corrections to be able to walk loose leash. Most of the time, he didn't even take treats, because he was hyper and frustrated. Plus, I needed a gentle leader. It was worth it though. Your method tamed my juvenile criminal and made him a good boy. Thank you.
I always get something new from your videos. Even though our walks are pretty good it helped to watch this! I need to get serious.😁 Thanks so much. Your videos are the best!
I'm so very impressed!! After just one session my dog was getting it and the next day we did round two and he's doing just amazing!! That first walk sure did take all day though hahah thank you Beckman's Dog Training!!
