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I have a German Shepherd, that will be a year old next month. She doesn’t do too bad on the lead, I would really love to see some training for older dogs thank you I love your episode I have learned a lot since she’s been a pup.
I love your series. I have a 12 week old puppy and am sitting here laughing at your leave it. I am so glad you leave real life in your series. With babies and that is what puppies are it is some times one step forward 2 steps back. The reward in staying with it, even on days when they don't remember anything, is they grow up into well trained adult dogs. Thank you for all your advice
I have a hard time with leash training my four and a half month old golden retriever. Sometimes he just stops walking and wants to go a certain direction I’m not comfortable going (I.e the neighbor’s yard, closer to the highway we live by). I’ve tried luring him with a high value treat but he absolutely refuses to budge. I’ve tried calling him and being really excited and even trying to run to get him to come but he will NOT budge sometimes. I let him sniff the air or whatever has his attention for a minute or so to satisfy his curiosity but even then he doesn’t respond. He has gotten a little better but it’s still a struggle. Any suggestions?
Oh man do i hear ya. My great perynese just flops over literally and won't budge if he doesn'twant to go in a direction, wants to stop, or wants a different direction. I can either look like a fool dragging him along or up (I wouldn't don't worry lol) or stand there for 5/10 minutes until he is ready to getup and continue. Would loooove to stop that behavior
I am so glad I stumbled on your channel. I'm actively looking at getting a puppy for our family. Although I know the committment is huge, I want to research as much as possible beforehand. You have no idea how much I've learned watching this series! Thank you Zac, Bree and Kona ❤❤
I've seen so many dog training youtube channels, rachel, Kip, marie, etc they're all great, but you do it in such an approachable and in depth way...thank you soooooo much. like thank you! For someone like me who gets more stressed about things than excited cuz I'm just an anxious person, I can finally feel a little confidant in getting a pup of my own soon. Thank you!!!
I'm way too neurotic for a clicker. I see/feel a button, I must click it. I'll use the "yess" with a very sharp end to make it more unique than normal conversation.
Zak, what's your opinion on the whole "positive reinforcement only". It isn't actually +R only since something as simple as you withdrawing the treat when she got up from a crawl is literally defined as a "negative inhibitor (or punisher)"?
I find that dog training is as much about training the owner as it is for the dog. I'm watching these videos because I know there are a lot of things I need to learn before I start trying to train our dog.
This video was so helpful! I took my Pomeranian puppy for her first walk yesterday and she started barking at people and dogs. I kinda freaked out because I already have a reactive sheltie (who is in training and is doing very well) and I thought that she’d end up like my sheltie. I’m so pleased to know it’s just a puppy thing and now I know how to deal with it. Thanks for all the help Zak 😁
Hey Zak I just found your youtube channel and it is great! I just got my first dog and your training tips have been helping a great deal. I have one question for you. She is a year old, pitbull mixed with a lab (mostly pit). She is a sweet dog. The one thing I have no clue on how to change is her putting her teeth on people. Not in a bitting or nipping way at all. Just like she is trying to get your attention or something. Do you have tips for this?
Fun fact - my dog hated the sound of the clicker and initially shut down to the point where she wouldn’t take food so I had to use a target word (yip)! I have conditioned her to deal with it but she doesn’t associate it with positive reinforcement because she just naturally hates clicking sounds! But is alright with banging sounds, alarms, etc just goes to show every dog is an individual!
I’m getting a goldendoodle puppy next week and I’m trying to learn the most I can so I Can be the best dog mom!!! So happy I found you and your book!!!
26 min, 9 min before you even address the subject. then i see you are just training your dog to pay attention to you with a million treats. Hey this is fine if you are getting paid to pay attention to a puppy, but i find this video really tells me how to get better control from my pup on a walk. My dog is shy and often will not be taking treats and needs to walk next to me so she is paying attention to me vs looking around for the next thing to avoid (like a bicycle comeing up behind). Franly speaking, your site is not a revolution. A method yes but i have spent time watching other trainers and they get to the point quicker and do the same thing. So goodbye, I wish you had even given me one new idea but i didn't see it 18min into the video and my problems need solutions now not hours from now (if i were lucky enough to get that from you video at all).
H Zac I have a standard poodle who does not want to bark at all. know that she physically OK because she barks some tames at the door. No matter how i tease her, she would not bark. Because of this It is hard to communicate with her and know when she wants out. Please help.
I always find it difficult rewarding my 2 cavalier dogs with a treat when walking as they are small and I'm always needung to crouch down to deliver it lol.
My dog hates the clicker...she is a rescue so not sure if that has anything to do with it. She is ok with me doing it one on one (for a few min) but in class when there are a zillion clickers going off she shuts down and sits in the corner. Luckily my class is nice and we have given up using the clicker as a group.
What do I do if my dog is not food-motivated? When he's outside, nothing else interests him, and even if I give him a treat outside, he just spits it out. Tried it with different treats, even raw meat that he loves...
We have 2 8 week old puppies. We are binge watching trying to learn everything we can. We listened to you book on Audible before we brought them home. Can we train the 2 together at the same time? It seems impossible at the moment. 🙂
You can do behaviours they already know really well. I wouldn't recommend it for new behaviours. For more puppy info check out these two free puppy ebooks www.simpawtico-training.com/learning/downloadables/
Please make a video how often dogs needs to pee and poop because 99% people are not aware about that hence many dogs dies in their short age because of kidney failure etc
This guy seriously needs to watch this stuff In slo mo with no sound so he sees what he looks like to a dog and that’s an individual who sits on the ground and waves their arms around in huge grandiose manufactured gesture and facial expressions its no wonder his engagement level is zero
I have a 9 week old German Shepard puppy and as soon as I take him out on a leash he goes to the bathroom but then he just starts laying on the ground, he won’t walk, and then when he does he veers directly in front of me and I almost step on him...CONSISTENTLY
I adopted my first dog about a month ago. A 4 year old red Australian Shepherd who was brought in as a stray. We were so pleasantly surprised that she will walk half a step behind us, off leash, without any treats to lure her, on all our trails and off trails hikes. My question is how do I walk her on a very long leash and allow her to explore without the leash getting tangled or wrapped around a sagebrush or tree trunks etc? Which long leash would you recommend? I very much resonate and enjoy learning to train my dog through your videos, Zak. Thank you so much!
Hey zak I just got a 3 month old pit bull terrier and I think she’s depressed she won’t run with me and she barely wants to walk and just lays down and go to sleep. Can u please help me
My 1 yr old French Bulldog sometimes just refuses to walk on leash. She sometimes just stops abruptly and is hard to get attention. This was super helpful. I only ever see videos on how to get a dog to stop pulling but not how to get their attention and keep them moving. Thanks! Excited to try out these tricks.
