I was walking through Home Depot with my 4 month old Guide Dog puppy. He had his “Guide Dog in Training” coat on while grabbing and playing with the edge of my sundress. Someone said, “Yeah, he looks like he has a long way to go with the training.” I was like, ‘ Yep, a very long way!”
Zak is simply showing people the “reality” of owning a dog and training a puppy. He is showing us things that can go wrong, he chooses to post these videos for our benefit so I suggest we be thankful not critical. Thanks Zak.
Rhymney Bells Ikr? Apparently most people can't tell acting from reality either lol. So many hate comments on him because "he chased the dog" when the reality is he was showing what not to do on camera then corrected it at the end to show what we should be doing. Caesar Milan get hate comments like this too, I just don't get it.
@@notayoutuber1591 1. The fact you conflate being critical with hate is kinda problematic, might wanna fix that 2. You don't have to show the camera what not to do in this case, I'm pretty sure most people will understand "dont chase your dog in this situation" Cesar Milan gets hate comments for abusing dogs, what's not to get...?
NotaRU-vidr not hate comments at all. It’s the fact that inertia clearly showed signs that she was stressed and he let her go into the dog park. He even said it. She was not ready. As a trainer he set her up to fail. She did all except speak the words that she was stressed out. That’s why people are upset. Nothing against Zaks character.
Always tell my clients' owners..."If you want your dog to come to you when they are wanting to play "chase", DO NOT engage with em further. Instead turn and walk away like you're "leaving" them or just sit down with your back to them like you're not interested in them. If you need them to come quickly, then run in the opposite direction and you've reversed the roles of chase and they'll run to you to catch up." Thank you, Zak, for all you do!
Yup! Running away is one of the main methods I use to teach a high speed recall. (Only works on young, playful dogs, but when it works, it works really well!) If you always keep a puppy on leash instead of taking advantage of this phase, you're making things so much harder for yourself. The only dogs I know, who do what Inertia did here, are the ones who are always kept on leash. To them, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they don't want to risk getting trapped again. My puppy is 5 months, also a high energy working breed, and a whole lot more reliable than Inertia. She recalls away from other dogs, recalls mid-chase when she sees a squirrel, and one time someone gave her a piece of his burger, after which I called her, and she chose to come to me over begging for more of his food.
Or, cut that training in a fraction of a time and use e-collar training. Here's my dog with one week of e-collar training so far ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D3o1dp9rHa4.html But the main goal is this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IZYVrOAPgPg.html
@AmbientMoo Here's a great video, the trainer is Oscar Mora, he's a great trainer. He's using a bulldog in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MW8X0IMVjzQ.html
Lol there's actually a kind of mean way to teach a puppy to not run away. The first time it gets distracted at an off-leash fenced park or field (just as the pup is starting to outgrow the Velcro phase) you hide and let them look for you for a couple minutes before you let them find you. Supposedly if you do it right it's just scary enough they just keep an eye on you for the rest of their life in case you disappear again....I have never been in the position to try it and I am not sure I wouldn't feel too guilty to try it if I were, but it makes sense. And I suspect my mother may have tried it on me at the shopping mall when I was a preteen 😂
I agree with the rest of these comments. This series is amazing and I love how you’re not claiming to have the perfect dog, you’re just showing how to train her best and showing a genuine journey so people don’t have too high expectations 😂
I really, really appreciate you highlighting all the "mistakes" us non dog trainer folks make. I don't learn too much from watching a trainer with a well behaved dog, talking about things that go wrong. So.. thank you!
A friend asked me, last night, if I'd let my 4 mo. old mini aussie off leash yet. My 1st thought was, are you crazy? He is fast as lightening and can out run me, and I wouldn't take that chance. He comes most of the time, but not all. We are working on it.
Bonnie Campbell For me its totally different.. i got my Aussie named Balou from the Breeder when he was 10Weeks old and NEVER had him on a leash exept City walking because small dogs are orienting themselfs at you. Now hes almost 3Yrs old and never ever ran away or just thought about that.
They'll come a point in your training where you face these issues, generally speaking the dog will need to face an unpleasant consequence for its refusal to recall.
@@simonb2241 I live a college town, with a leash law. My puppy has never run away from me, but he loves a good run. He doesn't know all the rules to a safe, happy life, but he will catch on, and I will be with him. In our month together, he has proven himself to be a quick and eager learner. Your Aussie sounds like a wonderful, smart dog.
Thank you for showing the reality of challenges while training a dog. Watching video of how a trainers dog reacts perfectly always makes me feel like I will never get it right. You keep it real which is exponentially more helpful. It helps me keep realistic expectations of my puppy.
Not sure I would agree with that. I’ve never owned either breed, but I’ve done some research on both. Basset hounds are super independent and stubborn. They don’t always care what you want them to do, if they don’t feel like it, they won’t. Not to mention if they’re off leash and catch a scent, they’re gone. Their heads and faces are hardwired to pick up scents and block out distractions, like their owners calling their name. The wrinkles on their face fall over their eyes and their ears sweep the scent into their nose. Border collies are much more eager to please their owners, where as bassets may not be. I would say the stubborn basset hound would be harder to train than a border collie who is eager to please.
B Johnson Border collies are one of the most trainable dogs out there. They may be more challenging if you have a passive life style, but to train? No way!
@@Brynne221 I have a basset hound and they sure are stubborn! Mine won't listen to me unless she really wants to.....and I think she would be harder to train than a border collie. She doesn't even know how to do a lot of tricks except for come, and sit (only for food) because she just leaves!
Trust me Australian shepherds or so hyper three more hyper than Border Collies calm down trust me I've had a Australian Shepherd before it's just they're hyper as heck but they're more intelligent than a related to Border Collies but not technically Border Collies
@@randomloveworld1489 Kikopup is an excellent positive reinforcement trainer on RU-vid. Definitely check her out. Also eileenanddogs, C3 Dog Behaviour and Training, Dr. Pawfessor, and McCann Dog Training, are all much better than Zak George.
Landork Calrissian I cannot fathom how unimaginably bleak and sad your life must be for you to have the time space and energy to invest in content you have proclaimed as bad and rag on people who have never and will never have shit to do with you. I’ve never responded to a comment in my life, and I do my best to approach people with compassion, but you suck. If your dog has never run away you have definitely never had a dog. Get a life, guy
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Lily house my previous dog was like that, I even hid behind a tree to see his reaction and he looked up, saw I wasn’t there and went back to sniffing again. My current dog is more frightened to loose me, I did the same with him, I hid behind a tree and he panics when he doesn’t know where I am. So the bye 👋 treatment works on him xD
I was lucky enough to have a 7month old Bullmastiff puppy, named Navi, who you could let her off leash anytime, anywhere and she would stay right at your side, and if she would walk a little ahead or show interesting in something all you would have to do is say her name in a stern voice and she would be right back at your side. And she started that at 4months!
Zak - "In general I don't trust dogs off leash in new places, until they've showed me they are extreeeeemly reliable for many months ON leash first" Inertia - "hey Zak, haven't you kept up with the series? I'm obviously not reliable on leash" 😂😂😂
I wonder when people will learn to accept that there isn’t one single way to train dogs and learn to stop judging others so harshly on their personal decisions, especially when they don’t live with zac or inertia and don’t actually know what goes on behind the camera. Some of the people in the comments need to stop pretending like they’re perfect trainers who have never experienced any issues. I’m personally not buying it... make your own video series and see what happens! You’ll probably get a lot of unexpected feedback....
Agreed there is no single way. But zak is encouraging the puppy positive, which relies on engagent. His dog does not want to engage with him at all. And he sets her up to fail constantly. Your choice, follow failure, or feel better because he can't teach, and it looks like your life. Positive is far more effective than he teaches.
This makes me so happy to see as my pup was a total mess to have when he turned 6 months to 10 month of age. It’s only now that we’ve had a somewhat realiable recall (on leash) and even get a recall on him FROM distracting things 🙈 (he’s 10 months going on 11 months) Feels much better to know/ see that even experienced dog owners have the same problems, haha.
Zac George’s videos are great examples of how ‘NOT to train/handle a dog’. I’m waiting for him to produce a video showing how to ‘effectively train/handle a dog’. He has transformed a delightful, well bred, well reared, eight week old pup into a potential problem dog.
I have a dog very similar to Inertia, though she always sticks really close to us in new places! She is a border collie and the positive approach you show has worked wonderfully with her! Thank you for all you do!
観音 I take my husky running and he’s slower than most dogs. At the very start or very beginning he will run full speed and it’s a lot slower than other dogs. He slows to a steady jog afterwards. But he was once a stray and we took him in. We aren’t sure if he’s 100% husky bc he has a oddly shorter nose. Do u think it’s bc he’s not all husky or is something wrong?
Watching Inertia run from Zak "Yes Inertia run!, run from thy master!" For real though, it humanizes you, it shows me that dogs are still dogs, they will tease anybody no matter how good they are with dogs :)
It doesn't show that they are still dogs, it just shows that he hasn't trained her because he was too busy setting her up to fail, for the sake of getting clickbait thumbnails. Yes, no dog is 100% reliable in all situations, but this is a calm environment with barely any distractions. If I can get my 5 month old hunting breed puppy to recall mid-chase from a squirrel, he should be able to get his dog to recall in a low distraction environment. There are plenty of examples on RU-vid that show how much a 6 month old puppy is capable of.
@@animalobsessed1 I believe he is a very good dog trainer. He wants to show us what is most likely to happen with every young dog when left off the leash in a new environment and what to do to get them back. Imagine if a dog owner taught his dog to come when called in familiar places for the dog and then he let it off the leash in a new area
Here's the thing. My dog has extremely high prey drive and is super energetic. I tried your approach for years before I gave up because I felt horrible having to restrict her freedom this way for years. Bottom line - she's a dog. She wants to explore. I want her to explore. She was on leash 100% of the time because I didn't trust her off leash recall. She has run away a few times and never came when called. Even if it's a very slight distraction. Just like your dog did in this video. When she turns 12, I don't want my regret to be that she didn't get to enjoy her prime years without being able to enjoy that off leash freedom. Your methods took forever. Every dog is different. My dog is super high prey driven and even if follow your methods to the t, it's not going to happen in three years even. I'm not gonna wait 6-7 years for my dog to be able to go off leash and waste all those years. I moved to balanced methods about a year ago and guess what?! She's been off leash almost every one of our camping trips and she absolutely LOVES it. She comes back every time I call her and I can give her that freedom in her prime years. I love your methods for tricks, but sorry, obedience is a whole different story. I'd feel horrible waiting that long to let your dog go off leash just because the training methods are ineffective.
My 1 yo. GSD likes to chase cars and bikes. So I always take him to large nature parks. Last week a biker came by while I was urinating against a tree and the dog was gone. But I have trained him with a remote collar which has a range of a mile. He was lucky he was gone for a few minutes, it gave me a moment to cool down. I was mad as hell at him. But we continued our route and it turned out to be a pleasant day. People can't lock the dog up because it has a high drive, it makes them non-social. High drive dogs often do require a balanced approach. Positive training is nice to teach a pup the basics. So I fully agree with your comment. Sometimes some tough love and a balanced approach can stop unwanted behaviour fast which improves the dog's life. In Zak's defence: He did give great tips on those basics and every new puppy owner should start here.
@@Bear-form thank you. I agree that Zak's approach is helpful for tricks, but his recall training is absolutely horrible. I would not recommend this to anybody, because it's not just about a highly driven dog or not. ANY situation can present at ANY moment that can trigger ANY dog. No dog is 100% reliable off leash in every single situation, it's just not realistic. But for the safety of the dog, I would definitely not recommend the approach he used in this video because there were a lot of moments where NOT COMING WHEN CALLED was being reinforced unknowingly. And this is a border collie for goodness' sake. They're a working breed, they are driven, they are independent, they are strong. Weak leadership is just not going to work if you want that dog to experience any kind of freedom in the near future. I felt bad that she wasn't even left off leash just around the porch and deck. I really hope this doesn't go on for years and years only for everyone to realize that dog did not experience true freedom in any form at all in her prime years. They don't live long, they need to enjoy it and do it reliably.
Can I ask what methods you used - we camp and have a dog beach and I want our 7 month old Border collie to be able to enjoy the freedom but he gets so excited to play with other dogs and runs off and then will not come near us to this lead back on - part of it is he loves the chase game but also he knows the lead means no more freedom so avoids us - we can run around like idiots trying to catch him for 20 minutes, its so frustrating !
@@danielledancer3793 A balanced training is not technically an off leash training. It is teaching the dog right from wrong by both a positive and negative stimulation. My dog doesn't get treats. Only when I am teaching him a new trick for a small period of time. But he always has to do something to get his meal. In the street I only give the command 2, maybe 3 times and I expect a reaction. Some people even use choke chains or such, But my shepherd shuts down if the stimulation becomes too negative so I am very careful with that. I just use a regular collar. The best way is play. I always take a toy with me. A Shepherd from the neighbourhood can pass by and my dog will jump for joy. With the toy the dog can move a few feet from us and mine won't flinch. That's the high drive you want. My dog is very playful and I often playfight him. He will always lose that. It is just another way to excerpt dominance. Now regarding your case specifically. I took my pup at a very young age off-leash. Week 12, maybe even 9 through forests and caves. Even the village center after 2 AM. We were never static. We were always on the move so he had to follow or get left behind. At least that is what he thought. Most of it was controlled with his toy. I just let him play with every dog he met. But I kept moving. This was all prior to puberty. During his puberty I was more on guard. And I started to introduce a remote collar as a backup / safety. I don't mind if dogs approach me, but many owners fear mine due to its size. I know mine won't harm them. So I see no reason why I would not let them play if the owner allows it. Socialisation is good. Sometimes you just need to take a leap of faith. I suggest you take the dog hiking or a walk along the beach. Just make sure it is constricted from traffic somehow and teach the dog that it will be left behind. Now the second tip is that you should provide a safe space for the dog. Whenever he get in a situation like a fight with another dog you have to take the alpha postion and defend your dog. The dog will learn that you will take care of the situation if he comes to you. I started this at basically day 1.
@@danielledancer3793 Now imagine this .. I walk along a path in the forest, and I see a situation where I want the dog leashed but he is out of range. So I tell him to "come", turn around and start to walk away if he doesn't listen. Then I say "bye" and the dog knows I'm moving one. He will come to me. And I will leash him. It doesn't always work out the way I planned. but most of the time it does.
I'm very lucky to have a 4 month old puppy who's recall is BOMB PROOF!! I know it's not the norm, and I've never had it with my other puppies, but I'm so thankful. I decided that I'd try and take her leash off while we were at the park the other week for the first time, and she was turning on a dime and coming back every time I asked her too even when she was playing with the other dogs. It was so amazing!!!
One of my favourite videos yet! So relatable and encouraging to see how she reacts to her training in a different environment. Even the best trained dogs get confused from time to time
I love your gentle teaching. It is very calming for me and helps me keep an open mind to how to respond to life with my dog in the most positive way. Thank you for making these super helpful and humane and very enjoyable training videos.
it's really helpful to always keep a longline dragging on the dog if you're going to let them off lead so you can grab them. And You should never ask something from your dog if you can't back it up if they choose to ignore you. Always have 100% control of your dog or don't ask them to do any commands, because As soon as they get away with ignoring your command even once, you backtrack weeks of training. Only ask once, then politely and patiently make.
sioSIN SIN this channel is a joke, like intentionally. He purposely is showing himself be a terrible trainer and mess everything up for views. I didn’t realize that until yesterday but it’s really kinda sad what he’s doing to the dog. Have u ever seen a dog, much less a Border Collie, ignore and blow off their owner more than this one seems to? It’s not real but uneducated dog owners think it is and that’s just mean 🙁
sioSIN SIN sorry, “joke” was maybe the wrong choice of word. Intentional marketing strategy to get professional trainers to watch as well all first time dog owners. It’s working! I watched like 4 of these videos until I figured out he isn’t actually trying to train her. I’m honestly not sure if that makes me feel better or worse 😕
@@Bigglesman96 It absolutely is a joke. He isn't using the "positive only" method. Positive reinforcement works, the problem is that he isn't using it. He's using the "I'm an idiot who can't read my dog's body language" method. If you pay attention, you'll literally hear him say at the beginning of the video: "Let's do what most people do in this situation..." not "this is what you SHOULD do in this situation." He's basically trying to make as many "mistakes" as possible, and get the most out-of-control result he can, so that he can then appear more "relatable" to all the viewers who have out-of-control dogs, and don't know what to do about it. Watch Kikopup, eileenanddogs, Dr. Pawfessor, C3 Dog Behaviour and Training, or any of the many other GOOD trainers of RU-vid, to learn how to properly apply positive reinforcement.
Yeah that happened to me b4 and my 7 mo old cattle dog was entranced, the deer family and he were just staring eachother down and then boom, off they went. He came back after 5 minutes LOL lord what a moment. I thought he was gonzo.
My 3 month old pitbull puppy knows when we're playing Chase and when to come when called. That doesn't mean the pup always comes when called of course, but the dog does understand the difference. Using different phrases is important. Example: 'you gimme that' means he knows it's game on.... Otherwise the regular commands are in play! I would love to hear what others think of this as it has worked great for me!
You want a good trainer? Don’t watch him. His methods don’t work. Look at dog Liaison. She’s very good. And kikopup. This guy is not a good trainer. If you notice al his videos promote his products. He gets millions for advertising. It’s terrible.
I have a rescue pit bull greyhound mix who used to love to run away....fast. On the advice of a friend who trains mastiffs, I started taking him to large tree filled off leash dog parks that were far from roads and such, then I would run away from him calling in an exited voice. He has a tag with my number and is chipped but it was still scary to do. I would always reward him with treats or squeak ball and game of fetch and lots of praise no matter how long it took him to return. Sometimes I really wanted to go back and look for him but I didn't and he always found me eventually. Now he returns quite quickly even when there are interesting new dogs or new terrain around, even water. He also voluntarily stays in visual range of me most of the time when off leash and will run to check where I am frequently without being called. He also has the best recall I have ever experienced in a dog and he is not even a year old yet. Don't know if anyone else has ever tried this.
I always tell my dog leash before I put it on him for a walk so when he is off while we are on hikes and I want him to come back to me I tell him leash and he comes back for me to put it on
I was quite happy and impressed you are not anti retractable leash. SOOO many people have nasty comments (not here thankfully) towards anyone using one. They are fine if you know how to use one. I have for years. So thank you Zak for that.
@@av_tbk8605 lol that happened last night! Our BLACK AS NIGHT golden-doodle, chased a rabbit. My mom went after her, got her attention and ran back toward the group and she then chased my mom. I used to watch a Doberman in New Mexico where the property had a lot of land…it saw a cat and chased it. There was nothing I could do in that situation no yelling or running. She was gone. Once the cat was gone then I could reel her back in toward home.
Hey Zak, just got a new puppy and was wondering how to train a dog not to walk in front of you/cut you off when on walks. Thanks for the help and stay blessed!
Train them to walk next to you. Use a short lead, make them sit for a few seconds everytime they pull on the lead. It's a little time consuming but if you're consistent it should work. My dog will walk next to me loose leash.
Use a lure to keep your dog in the position you want (i.e. a heel) - you will need to bend over to prevent your puppy jumping and to keep them focused on your lure, and start walking - keep a loose lead! You dont want them getting used to the pulling feeling. If they pull, change direction - dont yank them but encourage them and make the training exciting to keep them with you. You may be going in circles for a little bit but they will get the hang of it. Remember to reward often early on and then slowly reward less and further the distance of the lure as they get the hang of it. Start in low distraction environment and slowly increase the level of distractions.
It’s really fun to read the comments of everyone about this issue. My Aussie pup is ”of leash” since she was 10 weeks old and never left my side. Really like the way zak trains them though, so calm and yet enthusiastic!
Great video. Even though I caught myself telling inertia NO several times. lol. I love using interrupts. Helps shape behavior faster than 100% positive. I think its very important that dogs learn words like NO and leave it.
I always use “ come “ when they’re away from me and “ let’s go “ when I want my dogs to walk. Then “ stay “ when I want them to not move and “ wait “ when they can come through with my permission :).
I find this very interesting that a dog that is brought up on lead has such a want to get away. When I get a new puppy I spend majority of the time off lead in majority of new spaces, I have never once (touch wood) had an issue with them running off or not returning to me. I feel that I gain there attention and trust faster this way. I think it brings a mutual respect for each other. But it’s interesting how dogs who our brought up on leashes will take any chance to get away when young.
Katie Bear I’m not even saying I’m right, but I totally agree. I have been lucky enough to live in places with lots of space and not much around...but even so I’ve had them mostly off leash since pups and they never try to run off or dart out the front door any chance they can. Like they don’t have the need and they aren’t really interested.
Ashley Tolson, I’m the same, I think it’s great being able to build that trust and understanding even from the moment you get the puppy and to have them give it back to you! and i suppose we are both lucky we have surroundings we do where we aren’t cooped in a city where you can only trust a lead for safety.
Kikopup made a video on this, and said the exact same thing. She advises against tethering a puppy to yourself, because automatically it makes EVERYTHING else more interesting to the puppy...
@@smoothandscrappy The prey drive takes a while to fully develop. An 8 week old puppy you just brought home might be interested in smells, but there's no way they'd prioritize those smells over sticking with the group/safety in numbers. Of course, if you miss the training opportunities at this stage in their life, you are right, it will be very hard to trust a high prey drive dog later on in life. Both of my puppy's parents are active hunting dogs, but at 5 months old, I can call her off a squirrel mid-chase. It's possible, just takes consistency (something Zak George has none of). She had almost no interest in squirrels when I got her, and I used that time in her life to practice reliable off-leash recalls. By the time her prey drive started to develop, she already had a good foundation. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trust her in ANY and ALL situations, but squirrels are something we've had a lot of practice at, so it's not a challenge for her anymore. I wouldn't guarantee that she'd respond the same way to a rabbit or other animal. The point I'm making, is that as long as you practice enough, (WITH CONSISTENCY!) you CAN achieve reliability even with a hunting dog.
My girl came out of her harness while I was walking both her and my pup. I knew not to chase her or engage in catching her. We just froze and looked at eachother lol so I told her “Go home” sternly. And she bolted home with me following quickly behind. I never used “go home” that way but I’m glad that I usually say it on our walks to signal to her we are going home. It click instantly for her and she knew what to do. She’s a year old and has only ran out 3 times. Twice with my husband while I wasnt home. We think she went out looking for me. The third time he began to try to chased her and we couldn’t catch her until 5 minutes passed. When she got off the leash with me that’s what I did and thank god it worked. I couldn’t imagine trying to chase her with my little pup too. 🤦🏽♀️
Lol our pup is the same. The minute the leash comes off she runs off and wants to play chase. She's learning fetch by us calling her back with treats. She got it the first day after a couple of tries; but she loves chase and keep away. The funny thing is that in the house she fetches with no problem without the need for treats.
I have to say, I've had much more success with the choker chain than I ever did with this sort of training. My dog's drive is insanely high, hes a beagle with more energy than just about anyone in my house can handle, but within just 2 weeks of introducing the choker chain. We've managed to effectively potty train him, get a consistent recall, stop all puppy biting entirely, achieve almost perfect walks, and all without a single treat. His spirit isnt broken, he didnt suffer, and he certainly is much better behaved than most other dogs. Most impressive of all, I can consistently recall him in a public space, no treats needed. It is 100% possible to do everything on this channel with a choker chain in about 6 weeks. My dog has never been happier.
@@lc4754 That's where you're wrong. I've used Zac's techniques exclusively with our new golden retriever pup, and his training is right on. He knows exactly what he's doing. That's like saying that all teaching techniques work equally well on all children. An ignorant statement.
My heart is breaking now. My beautiful Irish Setter used to play chase. And I was unsuccessful in getting her to stop that game. So we didn't have the kind of adventures I would have loved to share with her.
It took me 16months to get my mini poodle to come back to me when off the leash in a park (always parks he knows well only, so he understands where he is allowed to exercise and sniff around and where he is not allowed to go -like the children playing area) It takes so long. They get distracted so easily, everything is exciting, everyone is interesting..I've learned so much with your videos. I was lucky to find your channel right after my fluffy baby came into my life. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us.
When I looked up the stages of puppy development, it turns out that 6 to 8 months is usually a flight instinct period, which is why dogs will run away.
Thank you for sharing your training journey with Inertia! We have learned so much watching your videos! My Chow chow puppy is 6 months as of Feb 1st. The things I have learned from your videos have been instrumental. He is very well behaved and I take him with me to our local nursing home. The residents and the pup love it! Of course he is still very ornery and frisky but he's a puppy! He is however very well behaved at the home, he somehow knows to be very good. Your videos mean so much as I lost my rescue dog Snoopy last February. He was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I wasn't ready to get another dog but my husband really wanted a chow so we got one. It turns out he is more attached to me then my husband lol. The stuff I do with him is therapudic for me too It's really because I spend a lot of time training him with stuff you taught me. Of course lots of play too, he loves fetch! I just wanted to say thank you again if not for your videos we would not be as far along in training as we are. I really appreciate you showing the mishaps... because that's life...and it's a puppy who is still learning. your advice is pure gold and so helpful. Keep up the great work! Many blessings to your family we love watching Indy and Inertia!☺️
I think if Zak would concentrate more on his dog then putting on a show for EVERYONE He would be more successful with training his dog!! I had a MALE BORDER COLLIE from when he wasa pup until he passed away at 14 yrs old. He was the most loving, INTELLIGENT, brave, very protective best friend !! He loved to run !! BORDER COLLIES are the greatest dogs but you do have to devote a tremendous amount of quality time to their training!! Hopefully Zak will stop hamming it up for the camera and get serious about training his dog!! Good luck!
I just want to say how nice it is to see dog training content that includes real-life difficulties that arise during training as opposed to just cropping out any failures or problems that arise during the process. It's very encouraging to see that, even if you're a professional trainer, it still takes a lot of time and effort to train your dog, and even then, it's never perfect. That said, Zak, you are my favorite trainer and by practicing your methods, the relationship between my dog and me is amazing. Keep up the awesome stuff!
inertia is almost a true copy of my dog (behavior-wise). it's so nice to see that it's not just us "normals" who struggle with off leash training. nothing (walking away, or pretending to leave, treats and toys) works when my dog is off leash, he's completely in his own little world. i'd rather have him on leash at all times when we're outside than ever having to chase him over a very dangerous road ever agian.
I really enjoy the "reality" of this video. Proper training is a real process that I somewhat underestimated when we got our puppy. This and your other videos have been a huge help with our 4 month Gsd puppy! Thanks
Having my dogs off leash I always think. "what if". They listen at all times, BUT. I'm scared that a hare will come from nowhere and trigger the hunting instincts. My Amstaff listen to me at all time, no matter what will come to us. I trained her personally and she's so good with basically everything. But my Staffy is my girlfriends and that dog has some hunting instincts lol. Anyway, before ever thinking having your dog off leash. Have a 10meter / 20meter leash and you can pretend your dog is off leash (exactly like Zac said). But I did not hear him say that you need to Play ALOT with your dog, have fun and make sure your dog LOVES to come to you when you call them. It must be more exciting for them to come to you rather than they want you to chase them. The key is to associate your recall command with very positive emotions. Then you're dog won't ever ignore you. Exactly like Zac said, *Don't* engage in the chase-game that your dog wants you to play.
I find that an e-collar works best with my dog because he's very stubborn and has a very "in charge" attitude. So rather that "asking" him to come i use the e-collar to "command" him to come.
@@alexiswilloughby9131 Using an e-collar on my German Shepherd puppy was the best decision ever, here he is one week into training: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D3o1dp9rHa4.html All the dislikes are the positive only crowd still denying the truth, if it was abusive his tail wouldn't be wagging lol
@@local_anxiety_rat1276 A E-collar should never be used instead of a command. E-collar is a correction to break your dogs focus so your dog then can focus on you. So first you should give your recall command, if your dog ignores you, then you use it in order to get focus and to make your dog to listen. E-Collars are illegal where I live and to be honest, we're doing perfectly fine. e-collar is easy to use yes, and it's effective yes, it's just illegal here because people don't know how to use it correct.
This is helpful. I have a one-year-old chihuahua, and she loves nothing better than to dart out the door and run. I try to sit and call her without success. Nothing will bring her back until she's ready to come back. Yesterday she darted past me and took off. We live three blocks from the highway, and she headed straight for that highway and up under a car. The car swerved and it scared, so she ran back and into the house. The wheels narrowly missed her by about six inches. I desperately need this training. I've tried everything I know. Now when I get ready to leave, I put her in her crate with a treat and that's where she'll stay until I return home.
I feel so lucky that my dog has just always had a really reliable recall, even when she was a puppy. Watching this makes me extra thankful because I know you know what you’re doing and seem to be struggling a bit with it. I really didn’t need to work hard to get her where she is which is pretty much a 99% success rate (I’d never claim a 100% success rate) of coming when called. We have our issues of course in other areas (every dog does) but I’m so proud of her recall !
She is a border collie x kelpie. Ok so when I say I haven’t done much I kinda mean ive done training with her most days for the year and a bit that I’ve had her lol. But I feel like the mood of our training is a lot different to zacks. We are more friends playing together because we love spending time with each other (I know I’m a crazy dog lady lol) rather than a cautious owner trying to shape a perfect pet and avoid ANY bad experiences with little sign of fun for the dog other than the distractions nearby. This led us to bonding and building really strong communication with each other. This kinda just ended up meaning she won’t go outside a 50-80metre radius of me when she’s offlead I think mostly out of habit and coming whenever I ask because she thinks I’m the bees knees (lol tooting my own horn much but it’s true). Basically long story short, I just started by giving her the benefit of the doubt while she was young (within reason and starting in super quiet places) that she’d do the right thing while making sure to give her the tools mentally to make those right decisions. But it all starts with the basics! None of this would have happened without the foundations of obedience, building strong communication and real socialisation often. From the day I got her. You best believe we were going to friends houses with vaccinated dogs before she was allowed in public. And as soon as she was old enough we went everywhere she was allowed. Now she’s the life of the party at any dog beach or park (as long as she’s not playing fetch then no one except me, her and the ball exists in her mind 😂) and a polite young happy dog in more calm situations like a dog friendly cafe. You best believe she was siting and staying for dinner before she knew what sit and stay was. Now she can sit and stay while a group of kids or dogs run past. But there were a good 6-8 months of slow progression in between these steps. Don’t get it twisted she’s not PERFECT but pretty dang close to it 👌🏼 I hope my rambley novel makes SOME sense 😂
I watch these videos on and off but all of these similar titles give me the impression as a passive consumer that the dog training isn't going well :')
I just want to say I really value the videos Zak has been making for years all these years and it is so incredibly helpful to see him with his own dog and to see her do things that aren’t perfect. Everyone who has given him hate here should be ashamed of themselves. Honestly, he clearly cares about his dog and this work and yes it is his job and we may not agree 100% on everything woth other people but it is no excuse to be cruel. These videos with Inertia help me a a lot and talking smack should just move on.
She's a boarder collie, they are working dogs, meant to heard sheep. She needs to be mentally stimulated, to keep her from becoming bored and destructive. They are considered one of the most intelligent dogs.
I promise you the first 6 months they don't really need to work (sheepherding agility etc) exploring the world and basic obedience training is enough mental stimulation for that age.
People are hating so hard but I’ve been following your teaching methods since I got my dog and he’s become a very reliable dog off leash. He was a stray but you won’t know it because he’s so well behaved. All thanks to your videos.
Hey Zak. Still loving the series. I've seen another trainer say recently that they don't like giving their dogs squeaky or plush toys because they think it encourages them to go for other squeaky things, and enjoy chewing other soft things like slippers and shoes. What's your take on that? I always think that it's fairly easy to teach your dog which things are acceptable to chew and which aren't, but what's your expereince?
Hey, I am not Zak, but I can tell you that I have had pretty good success with replacing a problem chewing behavior by giving a toy with a similar texture. My youngest rescue had a thing for wood furniture legs, and I finally found a chew from the Himalayan yak cheese chew company that was a digestible-ish root with a very woody texture. With some practice redirecting to the chew he very quickly started to choose his chew that he got praised for chewing instead of the furniture when "caught in the act," even when I wasn't home. I also bitter sprayed his favorite table legs 😉 I can see how an unsupervised dog could pick up on similar textured non-toys if they love soft toys, but I have a lot of doubt that denying them appropriate toys of their preferred texture will do much other than make the discovery of a soft slipper even more exciting. There just aren't any shortcuts to supervision in my opinion. Also, things that have been played with by a dog smell very clearly like dog toys to the dog. So it's not been particularly difficult for any of my adult rescues to learn very quickly what's a dog toy versus not.
Yea. I got in big big trouble with keep away at the park. My puppy ate a toy rope and had to have it surgically removed. Needless to say we won’t be going back there for a long long time if ever. (And btw at the park I stay in the section nobody else is in as my park is sectioned off into 3 parts) but anyway that really sucked for my poor baby to have to have surgery at not even a year old. I DID try to leave without him and say LETS GO WALKIES!! which usually worked but he was dead set on eating that rope. It was awful. Still can’t believe he swallowed the whole thing WHOLE! Huge lesson learned there. Please be careful everyone! If they get a hold of something you may not get it back ! :(
I have a 6 week old puppy and she’s off leash and she always stay with me. She love chasing me everywhere, she’s attach to me! This is day 3 of having her
This is a video that I needed to watch MUCH sooner. I've chased my dog up and down the dog park and didn't realize the damage I was doing with his behavior to the point where he almost gave me a heart attack running out of my door and onto the street. Will definitely work on it in the future.
Finally someone demonstrating the challenges of training a REAL dog... It's so funny when trainers make videos with dogs who come back instantly when called, don't pull on the leash, and focus 100% on the trainer... Yes, we all want to get there but in reality it's exactly like 4:10 , when the owner has very little control over a reckless puppy that's running wherever he wants and does whatever he wants. I'm in this phase with my doggo now and found this video super helpful, especially the advice not to give him too much freedom until he's reliable. I'm also doing whistle training with him (not for general recall, but for emergencies - it's a 6mo long process) and I won't let him off the leash until I have him conditioned to that.
I off leashed trained my dog in recall, heeling, place, and obedience in about a month and this was a couple months ths ago. We went camping and I took him off lead andet him do whatever he wanted till I called him and he cane. It should NOT take this long for a professional. My dog is my cardiac alert service dog and heels offeash in stores 🤷🏾♀️
Right! I trained my medical alert service dog off leash recalls and heeling in around a month.... first dog i have ever trained... its really not that hard... This dog is very clearly not reliable (shown in several of the more recent videos) on leash, why would you take her off?
@@cyborg8623 you dont have to subject your dog to no freedom. You cannot be afraid to correct. NOT HURT to correct. I love off leash because it gives the dogs a TREMENDOUS amount of freedom
@@cyborg8623 I'm glad. I believe all dogs should get off leash time lol. However times distractions outweigh the food ya know? The day you take your dog off leash the way that squirrel is going to run across the same street that the semi truck is speeding down... make sense?
@@cyborg8623 treats also cant solve every situation. When I was doing off leash down stays to recalls they were great for him but when he went on actually off leash hikes and walks he was NOT I terested in the food lol. His reward was his release command and to get him to come to me I used something similar to leash pressure but off leash
He hasn't trained heel yet, heel should only be trained after they are fully grown and gain spacial awareness. Loose leash walking should be taught before heel.
Izzy & Caspian 😂😂 I like how you think you have to teach a dog to heel! If the dog is focused on you and wants to be with because you have taught it from a young age you are the best thing on the planet it has no desire to leave you!
Izzy & Caspian I agree tight heel where the dog is rubbing your leg is unnatural. But having their head level with your leg with a foot gap isn’t. My dogs learn if they are in that position they’re likely to play a game. I feel bad for this dog this whole training thing with this dog is just a way off making a load of money! Constant plugs for food and toys. And yet contains little or no useful advice for novice dog owners. In all the videos you never see any difference in a behaviour sometimes the behaviour is made worst. So much for working on her not running through doors! A simple and basic thing to teach a dog for safety and yet he can not do it!
@@adamcornford3196 i agree to an extent, i believe he knows what to do but just may not be applying it to Inertia. My dog has always struggled with heel so id like to know how you got your dog to heel naturally? If its any help he an 8 month old pyredoodle =)
I love this video... Inertia is so energetic! She reminds me of my Aussiedor puppy who loves you to chase him. I just act like I am going inside and he comes running to me.
My puppy is biting me she is 8 weeks old but it still hurts i tried all of the things in your videos they didn’t work on max she is jumped on me and scratched my lip and chin it was bleeding alot
Correct her. Positive training is great and all but it doesn't work in EVERY area... Say NO loudly and/or when she does it yell really loud even if it doesn't hurt that much.
Jed Kirk doesn’t work either. I specialize in aggressive dogs (over 8 weeks obviously) and there are some dogs who don’t let up or become more aggressive when they yell.
Jed Kirk at 8 weeks if screaming “no!” Or “ouch!” doesn’t work, it won’t work at 8 months either. You need to take away the puppy’s opportunity to do the behaviour around human skin.
Many years ago, I taught my dog that if I yelped, I would stop playing. If we played tug and he ran away with the toy, I yelped and stopped playing. When he learned to stop running away from tug, I then taught him that I would chase him, if he ran with one special 'chase me' ball. And, he learned to pick up the tug toy or the chase-me ball, depending on what game he wanted ... I could choose not to play, but I usually did. And, like your recommendation, I would walk away, if we were walking off-leash and he decided to run. He learned the differences and ... usually came back fairly reliably.
The whole series is really eye opening. How does someone who is obviously fucking up the training of their dog get so much attention? And why do people lap this shit up? A real insight in to human behavior.
Lol dogs are self interested above all else. If no correction is present to balance positive reinforcement then you’ll have a dog who will only listen to you when he or she feels like it. Training collars fixed all our problems-as long as you use them properly and consistently they instantly turn a poorly behaved dog into a responsive one.
Recall is the first command any dog should learn. I guess I got lucky that the person who sold us our dog did this in her rly early age (it was 2 mo puppy). She spent 1.5 months inside the apt coz of quarantine and got used to us as much as she could. When I started to walk my dog I tried to recall from the most far place which our leash could let. And she didn't hasitate a second to rush to me. So I decided to let he go of the leash and every time I called her she came to me right away. When she grow up a bit (to 5 mo) she started to be interesteng in other dogs more and it became harder to recall her. But a professianal god trainer gave me some pieces of advice how to became more interesting to my dog to solve this problem. She told that I should recall her more joyously and energetic, run away when she notices me and always have several pieces of treats or a toy with me then. And now we're good. It was hard in the beginning coz im a rather calm person. But I barely put her on leash now.
