His malinois is literally not socialized. The owner doesn’t get it because in his dumb logic, his dog is being “dominant” and the others “submissive” when in reality, his dog sucks at interacting with others (because he hasn’t been corrected by other dogs enough in his puppyhood) and is being annoying and aggressive in his body language and the other dogs, which are the ones who TRULY know how to interact with other dogs (like the poodle) is telling him to chill down and to stop being that aggressive and pushy, the poodle showing his belly isn’t “submissive”, it’s just telling the malinois “you’re being annoying and stressful for everyone, chill down”.
I have worked rehabilitating dangerous, or as i prefer, difficult dogs, for over 20 years. This is why i don't recommend dog parks. Yes you get some fantastic, well rounded dogs like that poodle. But you get people like this guy, who's dog is actually very well trained, great with commands, fantastic with people and kids but an absolute jerk with other dogs. The poodle tried everything to chill his dog out and his dog literally ignored every guesture it made, it did everything a dog can do to say "come on dude,stop, i just wanna be friends and hang out, stop being a dick". His dog ignored every declaration of peace and actually tried to put its paw on the poodle when the poodle was on the ground. Only then did he correct his dog, and it wasn't really a correction, more like a prevention. Malinois are by far my favourite breed and the most common i work with. I dont necessarily think his dog is a danger, simply because i think he could call it off. But having a dog with this level of dominance issues is not fair to the other dogs at the park that just want to let loose and make friends. Plus, you get dogs that aren't aggressive or dominant, but will not stand for crappy behaviour and would end up in a fight with his dog. A client showed me this video and i felt the need to comment because it is very troubling that someone can be so oblivious to their dogs crappy attitude, whilst thinking they understand their dog. I wouldn't tolerate any dog behaving like that for a second. My professional advice, if you see a dog acting like this, especially with non threatening, well mannered dog like that poodle, just leave the park. Even if that dog is on leash, it is not worth the risk. All your dog has to do is one slightly wrong move and that dog will be on it. His dog is like the drunk dickhead at the bar, getting in every other guys face, saying "are you looking at me, do you wanna fight". Just itching for the opportunity to throw a punch. That poor poodle had to carefully negotiate its way out of that situation, while the bloke just stood there and allowed his dog to do that. Not good.
They are animals, stop pretending like there is a 1 fit solution or specific ways they have to act. Go take your lame dog and love in a bubble if you are so scared.
@@dianadelcastillo1896 yeah and just because the person says yes, it doesn’t mean they know their dog all that well or that the dog wont react badly to kids running towards them. It is dangerous for everyone(including the dog) involved if the kid ram into the dog, if the kid walks on the dogs paw. The parents are very irresponsible to let their kids run like that towards any dog especially when they aren’t right beside them for the interaction. Also if you look the kids started running in their direction before they got the answer
Your perception of what went down is totally different from what is shown in the video. The woman asked permission when they were very far away. You could barely see them. And the older child WALKED over while the little one sort of trotted, probably to keep up. They did not rush over. And, surprisingly, they were QUIET. No screeching or yelling, they were actually quite calm which tells me that they may have been taught on how to approach the dog. You're right though, about many people not knowing their dogs. But in THIS case, this guy not only knows his dog, he knows canine body language and is vigilant about his dogs body language.
My pup wasn't socialized round kids but he can tolerate from about 6 and up. There was one little girl at the dog park with a giant Afro hairdo and that puzzled him the most. He didn't know what to think. (Im bald).
Is it just me or do half of these comments not even sound like they're coming from real people? "Where is the pitbull?" What? What are you even trying to say? "Cute husky!" Bud the title of the video literally says Belgian Malinois. "Please upload more content." People don't speak like that, what on EARTH are half of these comments?
I just love the analysis of dog behavior like this ... I had no idea. And the speed at which these communications take place borders on our "sentences"
ya i love watching this stuff because dog language is completely alien to me, i don't understand it one bit. cats are super easy to understand for me, i've been able to read them since i was a little kid, but dogs are a whole horse of a different color for some reason.
Not even a minute into the video an immediately gonna stop because the explanations of the dogs' body language are already incorrect. The first dog's tail is definitely not relaxed. The poodle's tail wag however is very soft and "relaxed". The stiffness of the first dog also doesn't show high levels of stress. It demonstrates tension and presence but not necessarily stress.
I have a Belgian Malinois. He turned seven almost a week ago. He’s such a nice dog. He’s only been aggressive twice but it was to protect us from danger. He is such a snuggly 75 pound marshmallow. He is nice to other dogs, he loves kids and he’s very patient. My sister has bugged him so many times and he never lashed out her. You can get right up in his face and he’ll just lick you to death 😂❤ He’s a good boy, I love him. ❤
Because he’s convinced his dog is well-trained. It’s a sweet dog, but certainly shouldn’t be around other dogs off-leash while he’s showing that dominating behaviour. Needs a good few training sessions.
@@ghoultoothtell me you are force free without telling me you are force free. Dog left the dogs alone when called. All you people who neuter dogs ASAP like it's the silver bullet to fix a behavial trait, then wondering why your dog has medical issues down the line.
Wow Ronin was excellent with the kids!!!! I have a GSD who is good with kids BUT I get nervous when approached by kids because I’m afraid that kid’s jerky moves might frazzle my GSD.
100% I have a rescue GSD that had a bad past and I had to yell at some kid on a scooter to give her space 🤦♀️ Parents don't train their kids not to run up to animals they don't know anymore or what!? my lord even my abusive neglecting family taught me that!!!
No clue why people are so upset with this, Ronin did just fine! He showed submissive behaviour towards the children, there was absolutely no tension. Due to him being trained from a young age, I really doubt that he'll ever have severe problems with children.
I loved to see the pics of them as pups and now as they're growing. also, very cool to have the behavior explained. I just got a new puppy so I'm learning all these things and I never would've seen a dog shaking as indicator of some behavior (lots of excitement), I thought this was a really informative way to see these interactions in a whole new way...thank you.
Careful with the ball stealing, my husky did almost identical behaviors, just stealing and then saying back off to the other dogs, and then one day he did it to a toy aggressive dog and it almost caused a fight!! What we did to fix it was to bring our own balls to a smaller fenced off area of the park and played with the balls alone and did lots of fetch and tugging and chasing and letting my dog play keep away and making a big fuss. I wouldn’t have guessed in a million years that he would go for that because he doesn’t care about balls at home, he barely notices when I throw them, and he can’t catch to save his life, and he just leaves when I throw a ball. It turns out that playing ball at the park and playing ball at my house are two VERY DIFFERENT beasts. He LOVES playing ball at the park where there are other dogs to show off for, and I thought it was going to break his little heart just how absolutely ecstatic he was to have balls that were HIS that the other dogs weren’t allowed to have because HE was the fastest and best dog ever. Even when we came out to play with the other dogs again, I wasn’t going to let him have the balls with the other dogs there, and so they were in my bag, and whenever dogs came up to me I would let him put his nose in the bag after, and he wouldn’t take them out, he would just nose each of them and make sure they were still there, do a mini scent roll on them with excitement, and go back to playing with his friends. I swear it took years off his life lolol. I never would have guessed that he cared but the environment just made all the difference. If he plays keep away that is because it’s fun and he’s good at it and you’re in for some really fun times if you can find an appropriate situation to play it for real haha
Thank you for providing step by step information on their behaviors as a learning experience. I adopted my dog 3mo ago who is 2y/o that has separation anxiety, likes to play bite while petting him, and nips dog's legs while playing which we are slowly making progress on. This helps so much on what to look out for!
Why did you stop your walk to purposefully get in the retriever’s space? Your dog seems a bit bullyish and although you try to cover it by explaining dog body language his social skills aren’t the best and at times invite conflict. Also meeting another dog while yours in on lead is recipe for aggression. As someone who seems to know about dogs and how they act I would’ve thought you would know that
Ya ronin kind of walks all over other dogs a lot and seems like he could use some work. I will say the leash aggression part is heavily dependent on the dog, some dogs just don’t see the leash the same way or are well socialized in a way that it’s not a big deal. The older retriever was thankfully very well behaved
I just happened across this video and it was nicely done. Showing the puppy and then the puppy grown up. The best part was of course the little girl’s interaction with Ronin and his reaction especially when he leaned into the one kid. Video was informative and very enjoyable!
We had to put our Malinois to sleep last week , my kids had been bitten 3 times when they tried to separate her from eating the other dogs , she came from a bad home and we think she was abused quite , but that still did not make us feel right doing what we did , it was terrible for the kids as when she was alone with my kids she was great , the vet said her attacking the other dogs was only going to get worse , I now feel soo guilty and sad in putting her to sleep but I stand by my decision to protect my kids , but like I said its a horrible feeling now she is gone
Sorry if my neuter comments seemed rude, I didn’t know he was 10 months old. Very well trained dog. I also haven’t owned that breed so I couldn’t tell he was a puppy.
Because intact dog owners don’t socialize their dog the right way. They’re firm believers that their dog is “dominant” when he just doesn’t know how to act around other dogs properly and is being aggressive in his body language.
Yeah... I once was on the phone with a dog training facility on a walk with my dog. It was when he wasn't neutered, I mentioned to them that we were at, "a park," and the professional on the phone got really awkward and said, "intact dogs are not allowed in dog parks." I would never be so bold, but that just goes to show that it is a huge no no. All the comments are saying that he's a bad trainer/dog owner because of his dogs behavior. That's missing the forest for the trees. It doesn't matter if it's because the dog isn't neutered or not trained enough, he's going to dog parks while being intact. I of course do not know where the owner lives, and there certainly is the point that there is literally nowhere else to socialize a dog in most places (it's a systematic problem). The likelihood is that this is illegal. I don't know if that's actually the case though
@@Alphabetwillbet even if you have the most trained obedient smartest dog ever (which I think his dog is pretty trained ) they don't want intact dogs males or females because of the scents they release. Intact dogs mark more often and even if your dog is obedient if other owners dogs smell your unaltered dog especially female it can cause massive fights with serious injuries between other dogs not even including the unaltered dog. There are many puppies and new first time dog owners as well that wouldn't even understand what just happened just because their golden picked up on the scent your dog just released.
YAYYY upload!!!!! thank you!!! ohhhhh i could watch that poodle in the beginning run around all day! that fluff was mesmerizing hahah. and the little kid, oh my god my heart completely melted 😭😭😭 have a good rest of your week!!!
I would not let strange children run up touching my dog. They are good with kids they know that are not invasive. It's too much of risk , you think you know but one day you never know.
That is such a precious pup you got there, I love these body language analyses because I plan on getting myself an anxiety service/therapy dog in the future!
He did, and it is very important! If your dog thinks of you as the leader, it is much more likely to behave, if the dog thinks that it is the leader, they will basically do whatever it wants, which causes a lot of problems!
This isn't about a whole alpha, beta, omega deal. Just establishing that the dog doesn't take the lead. It makes a difference in settings like dog parks where there are a lot of variables, especially if you have a high drive or stubborn dog that might need a reminder in the middle of an interaction.
@@PuzzledPiece In that case, why is it when dog trainers go to help people with their misbehaving dogs, the person acts more confident and in control (like a pack leader) and the dog behaves better and obeys commands?
Dogs wag their tails for all sorts of reasons when they have a strong emotion that need to be evacuate, then it is not just when they're stressed or happy. Some naïve dog owners might think badly of their dogs and misunderstand them because of these videos.
I really hope all those comments are fake / trolls, this is one of the better behaved malinois ive seen out there. super gentle with the kids and was good at the park too! I don't think people realize that dominant and submissive behavior at dog parks is just what happens there. there's always got to be a hierarchy. great job training him!
I love watching your stuff man. Clearly very knowledgable about dogs and their communication. Has helped me a lot on my quest to better speak dog lol. Keep up the good work!
Hi there! Im a dog expert who is just come to say All these hate comments are so wrong! This is a very trained mallinois and your captions are correct. Glad to see some poeple understsnds a dogs behavior! Also, the ball taking is what my poopers do too. Ususlly the puppy i have (kelpie x bordercoll.) Always runs around the yard as my border tries to keep up with her. My older dog is s border yet shes a runt so some people think shes the younger poop. Great training with your pooper! I call dogs poopers and poops as they just act like poop lol. So stupido those binguses! sorry if i have sny spelling errors! Im typing this on my tablet and im to fast, muffles up my spelling. Also if anyone is concerned about him throwing the toy at the puppy, its to stop them from getting so shocked when something is falling or hitting them. I do it with my poops too, their fine (but i think theyve lost some braincells lol.)
Putting “I’m a dog expert” at the start of your comment doesn’t make you a dog expert. If you can’t even recognize that his malinois is the one clearly in the wrong by provoking each dogs at the dog park, then you’re no more of a “dog expert” as the guy in the video. Also just the fact that you call informative comments “hate comments” tells us everything we need to know about you.
I have really enjoyed this channel.....explanations with the video certainly has assisted me when I take my little (nuetered) King Charles Cavalier to our local dog park... my guy has been socialized with mostly large dogs and it appears that large dogs are his preference. I know I have avoided at least two situations that could have gone south but because of watching this channel I have picked up a few of the subtle signs dog can give each other. Sometimes you just have to call it a day, gather up your "wingman" and head for another destination
We went to the dog park w my 4.5m border collie puppy, and a kid said hi through the bars and I told Riolu (puppy’s name) to go say hi and she did. A few minutes later the mom and her dogs come in so we moved to the small dog area (note- we spoke to her beforehand) they go to leave after a bit and as they go to leave her kid opens the small dog area and runs in. She said he couldn’t say hi previously but he ignored her 😅 and she couldn’t really chase him as she was holding two dogs leashes heading out. Riolu has met kids before, she’s always rolled on her back and just let them pet her no matter how loud they where. But the kid decided to kind of run in circles so Riolu started going between trying to get his attention to pet her by rubbing against his legs and jumping to lick his face (her back paws never left the ground). When he held still she rolled on her back but she didn’t trust him kind of stomping around not to step on her 😅. So I start walking forward to intercept this since I didn’t want her jumping and I didn’t know how his parent felt. (I probably could have just used her recall word, but i was kind of shocked and wasn’t thinking super clearly about this sprinting child lol) And he started full on crying and yelling “IT BIT ME, IT BIT ME” even though her mouth barely reaches his face and I was only like 7 feet away at this point and her teeth got nowhere near him, all tongue 💀. (Note- she hasn’t ever tried to chew on a stranger, or their clothes. Even though I’ve had a lot of different people interact with her. Even with me when I got her at 10 weeks and she was in a major teething stage it was less than a week before learning boundaries about teething on people stopped. And since hasn’t been a problem. He also didn’t even have a mild red mark anywhere on him)
When my boy was an intact puppy he got bullied a lot. It was out of my pure ignorance to allow it to happen thinking it would teach him to leave dogs alone who didn't want anything to do with him or that he would learn to socialize with all type of dogs and stand his own. However, now as an almost 2 year old he has developed aggression towards intact males. He is not like Ronin, who just displays dominance but my dog actually wants to fight. I don't take him to dog parks anymore and I have to make sure he doesn't meet any intact males. I contacted a behavioral trainer who is high up there with the prices. Pretty expensive.
@3:47 I swear doing this is some version of a dog joke. He absolutely knows he is teasing the kid even though he knows he is being submissive. Great kids for asking to pet him first.
Wtf is wrong with the people commenting on your videos? I've never seen so many negative know it alls. If they are so smart, and know so much more, they should start their own channel. Regardless, thanks for the info.~:>
@milesmontgomery1290 As a kid, we used to have a big male Weimaraner who used to go down the road to get his little Poodle "girlfriend" and walk her back down to our house. They would play together, chase each other around our big cedar tree, and when she had to go, he would walk her back home. Neither were on a leash. They did this on their own accord.~:>
@@paulineackermann2598 I have a chill, small, fat, sweet, calm, dachshund though he’s old he’s cute just like all other dogs, he can’t even hurt a fly 🤣
I have a large athletic dog as well. Good with kids, but not quite as friendly as your Malinois (mostly just ignores people in general). But sometimes when parents let their kids run towards him, I wonder where their blind trust in my dog comes from. He looks friendly sure,... but that seems like a bit of a gamble. Mind you, in the video the parent may have asked you in advance whether it was OK to pet the dog, so I am not saying they were being irresponsible.
That's very true as owning a Malinois myself, usually i would tell him to sit and reassure him its that its okay for them to approach instead of letting him stand with his tail raised on a loose leash. However that was not the case because this guys was well behaved but just so people don't get misled on letting your Shepard be approached on loose leash by children 😅😅
This is awesome!!! More dog to dog and dog to human body language examples please!!! :) If you capture human behavior that is going to make a dog tense or defensive (or angry or bitey), please display same. I’ve been around German Shepherds for about 50 years, but only owned my own for about 23.5 years. I’m neurodivergent, so, while I have picked up on a bit of dog behavior cues, I’m definitely not the dog whisperer, lol. There is always room for improvement. Thanks!!! I’m betting I’m asking for something you already have posted to your channel, lol.
I watched this after having some weed and seeing how sweet Ronin and his compadres are was a bless- so much fun. Huge dog lover overhere I have a rottweiler and shes such a sweet girl 2.
I got a little spooked when he dropped the leash, i'd hate to trip up the kid but after he didnt pick it up right away i get nervous... not because the dog is acting a certain way, i personally feel anxious without that little tether from me to my good girl. Its like... seeing an unfinished puzzle
@@elbarto9781lol good one Cesar has to be one of the worst trainers out there. There’s so many videos of him not recognizing obvious cues, reinforcing bad behaviors by purposely triggering them, and even getting injured by said dogs because he doesn’t have a proper understanding of their behavior.
Question for the owner of this channel ( or anyone else with knowledge of dog training. I have a 3.5 year old dog who is generally well behaved ( weighs about 45 lbs, bought her off FB so I don’t know what her breed is other than she has some Lab in here for sure.). Is it too late to get her trained properly so that I can trust her off a leash like Ronin? I think my dog is well behaved until I watch Ronin and then I realize how far she is from being well-trained. Any recommendations for getting her trained so that she can be better behaved? She isn’t a problem at all, but I’d love to be able to take her to a dog park off leash like Ronin and her pack and watch them play so well with everyone.
That really is just basic body language of dogs! You can observe them and notice them over time yourself. Of course having someone experienced like this person in the video is helpful for pointing out and learning these things faster. Clearly an experienced dog handler who has spent a lot of time observing.