Dog Training Fundamentals (Watch this before any other dog training video) 

I continually find the parallels between puppy training and child rearing interesting: focusing on the positive, setting them up for success, “catch” them being good to reinforce the behaviors you like, making sure they have a lot of mental and physical exercise as well as a healthy diet, and most important is the loving bond.

"Dogs are so good at exploiting our lack of consistency" (guilty)

So many people get dogs and that’s it. No training what so over. These videos are absolutely essential and wonderful as well. This trainer is great.

It’s so funny seeing Zac eating inertia’s food

Can you do a video that models the ideal routine of someone working full time? For example, showing what you would do in the morning, how you situate them when you leave (toys, treats, etc), what you would do when you come back during lunch, and then again when you return in the evening. Also, if you use a two way camera and see them getting worked up while you're out, do you try to interact with them through the camera?

It makes me giggle when Inertia sits by the table and eats like a people :D Good girl.

Inertia is literally the goal!!! I've been watching her since i got my BC puppy a little over a month ago. Your videos are so helpful and YES! They 100% work! My pup can now sit and lay down without luring. Leave it, recall and stay command are improving too! Now, just like inertia, my pup loves chewing my shoes and pants too! 😅 still got a long way to go but I'm so glad I found this channel. Thank you!

You are the most patient person. I am loving the advice and mixing it with other methods that my dog enjoys. Thank you Zak!

Don’t even try to have a dog without watching the entirety of Zak’s channel.

Hey Zak I’ve watched your videos for years and have your books. Ever since I started training my dog with your tips and he has improved so much. Thx and keep up the good work! 😃😁

Your videos have been a real help as we raise our new Lab! Thank you so much Zak!

I am so glad you did this video. Very fundamental basics that new pup/dog parents, especially new ones, need to understand or be reminded of.

I literally want to thank you. I've trained my labrador quite well from your videos. Thank you very much!

I haven't trained a puppy in a long time, but lost my 2 Bernese last year. My Christmas puppy arrived in January, Goldendoodle, so, so different from the Berners in most ways! They were regal beasts and little Lincoln is the court jester! These lessons are so good for me and Lincoln, upbeat, kind, gentle, and fun. Just a couple of days watching and trying and remembering and Lincoln is a better puppy already. Thank you Zak

I absolutely love your channel and how you approach training, thank you for doing what you do Zak!

As always, a GREAR video ! You communicate the important points so. very well. With much appreciation & gratitude. 🙏🏼

I absolutely love this summary!! I got my first dog about 6 months ago and whenever people comment on how well trained he is (#prouddogmom 🤓💙) I always reference to YOU, as we "grew up on" Inertia's videos. This is such a great video that summarizes your philosophy and actually HOW to do it. There were some things that I trained/train a bit differently than how you did, but the choir ideas presented in this videos are always there. It's amazing to bond with my first dog so strongly. Thank you!!

The most impressive part was how Inertia ate the bowl of food at the beginning so slowly! My pup Diego would have inhaled that.

Thanks for your videos, Zak. They have been very helpful to us with our new dogs.

I have an 11 month old Mini Aussie, Luna, and she is SO well trained now thanks to Zak your videos are awesome.

Thanks zak, you have really helped me train my dog and I really appreciate it.

I have been watching your videos for MONTHS. We are getting a bernedoodle in a couple weeks

I have been watching your videos for a long time and they helped me through puppyhood :) Zak is so inspiring that I've become a part time dog trainer as a hobby/job

Your approach makes so much sense! Thank you for sharing your expertise. We have incorporated your methods with our dogs and have improved our lives together so much. ❤💙💜

Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos. I will be getting my first dog next month and I've watching your training videos. I just love the way you train. ❤

I love your videos. Very helpful with my new adopted lab

When I say the word YES..to my dog! I feel I say it just like Zak😄

Hey i just wanted to let you know I love your videos!! I've been watching for so long and I've become a dog trainer as a part time job!

Thank you Zak! I’ve been following your videos and it helped me with my puppy! It was easy to follow instructions since you showed how you train inertia from the start! Btw inertia it very cute!

Thank you for listing out those training tips Ive been preaching that for decades and it's the easiest way to train and love that they're basically in order of importance and especially with herding dogs-even great when they're a little bit older and definitely for when they're reserved with strangers... positive reinforcement like that is definitely the way to go

Important information! Thank you! 🐶📚 I hope in the future you can teach us more about how dogs interact and how to identify problems in time!

Love your videos so much! You’re my favourite dog trainer! You’ve helped my German pointer, Bess so much!

I have a 10 month old lab, "Joey". He is at his best behaviour because of Zak's videos. There have been times when i think the training is not going anywhere and i'm getting frustrated. But then i look at Zak's video and he honestly admits that even for him it doesn't go as planned at times. So thumbs-up to the best set of dog training videos out there. Watching these gave me the confidence to bring "Joey" into our lives. Side effect of these training videos - I'm raising a stickler for belly rubs. He seldom barks at strangers, and if they call him by his name, he happily will run towards them wagging his tail to play. Double-facepalm.

Ive been watching you for the past 2 months, love the great information. Thank you so much!! We got a bernedoodle puppy 3 weeks ago and hes been trained well thanks to you

I have a puppy and I have been watching your videos to try and train her. Along with my adult dog who counter surfs when I am not around. I have found your content very helpful. Thank you for doing what you do!

I started using positive reinforcement with my Velcro dogs and started praising every thing they did right and they freaking blossomed into such good dogs

I have no formal teaching when it comes to training dogs. I have successfully trained several myself. Everything this guy says is true. Consistency is everything. I figured this all out the hard way, save yourself the trouble, watch and follow this video.

I love watching Inertia and Kona! Such beautiful intelligent dogs; and Kona is so sweet. Zak has a great video personality, there is an amazing amount of valuable content; and Bree's talent as a videographer is the icing on the cake.

Thank you so much for all the information your channel has. You literally saved my puppy! :)

Zak is the best. Inertia reminds me so much of my 8 month old puppy (personality and energy wise)

Thank you so so much for this!!!!

Thank you for all the useful informations Zak. I like your view of positive reinforcement dog training a lot. ❤️ I have been training my dogs with positive reinforcement since I was 14 years old. It is sooo much fun for all of us. ☺️

My 10 week old goldendoodle is coming this weekend 🤞 We are very excited, you can imagine. We watch your videos every day. You are awesome! Thank you!

currently my favourite youtube channel. thankyou!!!

This channel has helped me so much with training my German shepherd puppy. I watch other channels, too, and I don’t shy away from using training collars because they are very effective, but other channels just don’t spend the time to explain how to get the dog to motivate itself to do what you want instead of motivating itself to avoid things that it doesn’t want. Both are good methods, but it’s just so nice to have my dog want to do things just because she knows I want her to do them. After all, she’s usually free from any kind of training collar most of the day, so it’s nice that she still responds even when she knows I physically can’t deliver any corrections.

Thank you for this great video! 🙂

Perfect timing! Planning on getting a dog soon

you should make an episode answering subs' questions! also I love your channel

I've been planning on getting a puppy so I've been binge watching these videos. My sister experienced resource guarding in her nearly two year old min pin when she got a new type of bone and I knew exactly what advice to give her! It was so exciting to realize I've had some real take aways from these videos already!

I have been a big fan of you for a very very long time. I always watch your videos at least more than 2 times

Fantastic video! I love your approach to training and your ethical use of specific methods, i could watch your videos all day. And I adore you and Bree lol

Thank you for pitting this together! I am on information overload right now!

Thanks so much! Our family is watching your videos and reading your book to prepare for our incoming puppy in 2 days. Thank you!

You're the best, Zak!!

this helped me train my dog fast with a lot of helpful tips

When's the sneaker collection video. We all wanna see lol.

I've been binge watching your videos. I think I've heard you use the word "No" maybe one time. "Yessssss!" probably a thousand. Good video, i enjoyed hearing you explain your philosophy of training.

Love the vids!

Im in love with my new puppy, and now Im in love with Zak too. THANK YOU!

Thank you Zac!! Still working on playing and bonding w my 1 year old Airedale.

Really Good Video 📹 I love your channel 😁

You have the best tips!

This is so useful thank you so much! I'm getting my first dog soon, it's a goldador.

I have been watching your videos since end of June last year because i got a lovely labrador, Lola. She knows your voice now and she truly enjoys watching your videos 😊 🐕‍🦺🐾💕

Inertia's flower collar is EVERYTHING 😍😍😍

Beautiful video!

1 year later and I feel like my partner and I are still at a standstill with training. I believe in positive reinforcements and have gotten far with it. Our dog is smart and learns fast. My partner...uses scolding, which my dog could care less about, and isn't understanding that you have to set aside time to do training and it it will take more than 5 tries. So training is going slow because we're taking two different approaches and she's almost...setting me back in the advances that I make.

Wow I have a cross German shepard 14 years old . Zac your amazing . Within 2 days my dog buddy has stopped barking , sits when asked,sleeps on his own,doesn't beg at mealtimes, I didn't use the chain in the house or a cage just used the treats and eye contact . Amazing so glad I found you . Keep up the good work. Keeley from Sheffield,UK

this has given me a great insight into how to raise my new dog, thank you.

Great video!

Loving the videos @Zak - any chance you have tips on creating a puppy schedule?

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Hmm.... its bed time should I watch it or sleep . I will watch for my dog ;)

zak ur the best im getting my first puppy tomorrow ur books and vids have been training me for this day 😭

Thank you so much for this as I am thinking about getting a dog soon so again thank you so so much 😊💖💕💝💞💟

While I have spent time around and near dogs my whole life, I'm about to become a new dog mom. I've been watching your videos with Inertia as well as other training videos for the past 3 months. I've learned a great deal. Thank you. I don't know how good a dog mom I'm gonna be in about 10 weeks. I'd hope I'm a good one. I at least have the confidence that I have the knowledge to approach the situation with the best foot forward.

I've watched all his videos and thus now all his/the fundamentals, but I'm a simple human and I click on any Zak George video :)

I’m getting a puppy in a few months and your videos have helped prepare me so much!

I love dogs! I grew up with a Flat Coated Retriever. My favourite dogs are the Japanske Spitz and Border Collie, like Inertia😍

Zac thank you 🙏 for showing mall this stuff I get a pup on the 28 I’m also 12

Hey zak, I like this video as a fellow trainer!

My dog watched this with me very intently 😅 he likes yall and usually barks at dogs on TV looool. Thanks

Sooo good. ☺️

Really hope you do a How to train your dog series for small dogs 🤞🏻

Hey Zak, I remember you having flash cards of tricks/obedience commands. Is there anyways those can be available for us? Huge fan btw. My dog is doing wonderfully because of you

thank you very much

Wish I had seen this video years ago. Lots of stuff I learned the hard way.

Hiii inertia is soo good at tricks and is super obedientmShe sooo cute tooo Awesome tips Zak Love the way u teach her😊

Hi Zak! Thanks for this great video (as all of yours are!) I have been using them like my dog training bible! I also just completed your 30-day perfect pup on Pupford! I feel like my dog is doing really great with all of the training, his main problem now is biting!!! He does NOT respond to "ouch" and actual lunges, snarls, and bites at me when I take him away from things that he shouldn't get into (ie: eating poop). We are working on "leave-it," but in instances where I have to get him away ASAP, without encouraging aggressive behavior, do you have any tips?? Have a great day!!

Also it would be so cool if u would do a live video

We've learned so much to help our dog and us thru these videos and the books. What do you do when the dog gets the zoomies in your house, I try to stay calm get the leash on and go play somewhere more appreciate. Why is this almost always at night, when its time to go to bed.

Dogs are our link to paradise!

Zak’s shoe game is crazy 🤟

OMG puppy Inertia!!! She is so stinking cute!!! She always looks like she wants to ask you, "did I do a good job dad?" This was a great refresher to your series.

There are many online / high priced training programs...and I learn so much from YOU for FREE. (no Shannon and I are not perfect, yet)

This is amazing for new puppies or dogs without a history of aggression but what about a large, reactive, aggressive rescue dog with a possible trauma history who needs lots of exercise and you live in a crowded city? 😅Different dogs have different needs. You can use positive AND negative reinforcement, if that helps your dog, and you can do it humanly and compassionately. Even just using the leash is technically negative reinforcement. So why not be super clear with your dog and communicate with them with other methods as well, if need be? I use an e collar on super low stimulation (I can’t even feel it on myself- it’s basically an annoying tickle) and it has truly transformed my dog in a really short period of time. He’s happier, super playful and goofy, knows what’s expected of him, more confident, and looks to me for leadership. He knows that I protect him and advocate for him, so he doesn’t need to be aggressive all the time. And I don’t use force, and ALSO use treats/play/affection as rewards! I just am so disappointed to see so many “positive reinforcement only” trainers make blanket statements about e collars and other tools when in reality they can help so many dogs stay out of shelters and lead happy lives. Modern e collars are not “shock collars.” Shock collars used to basically have 3 levels (pain, more pain, most pain). Now, most good e collars go from zero to 100 and most balanced trainers only use them on very low levels, and always paired with verbal commands or directional leash cues. I can now let my dog off leash in busy public parks and he is so happy and free and can just be a dog. Am I saying e collars are for all dogs? Absolutely not!!! Especially not puppies! But when you have a rescue dogs with very serious aggression, sometimes you can’t “control the environment” like Zack says so you have to look for alternative solutions. I just wish the stigma against e collars would subside bc they can be life saving tools for some dogs.

I still think it's hilarious how Zak always eats dog food 😂😆

Thank you for this. Tomorrow I get my first dog of my life. Olde English Bulldog.

I trust this dude

Inertia is very well trained again, zak showed his perfection like any other video. 😃