Update on Ace - I have gotten him involved in playing some of the games ru-vid.comUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU and I can see a difference in his confidence already! My other dog played along and he became intrigued - now its a daily part of our routine - about 3 times a day we do the shell game and the muffin tin game. I am so grateful for coming upon your training techniques!
Such a great video. I've had great success with horses and dogs with that big HEY. I call it my horse voice, but it works great with dogs who are about to fight also.
It's our country holler across the 20-acre pasture to bring your horse in especially when I want to stop the old cranky mare from kicking the pony... it's a Serious holler...
6:10 that went from an invitation to play by Auggie (play bow with wagging tail) to uncool reaction by the bulldog SO FAST. Auggie picked up on it, I didn't. I only saw the reaction and realized after the fact that there was something going on. Amazing how quick these dogs recognize small cues.
Me too! I had to go back and I actually saw it once I really payed attention. It’s crazy how observant you have to be to catch it before or as it’s happening.
A fight can start between dogs because of a little sideways look, a little sneaky lip curl, wagging the tail in the wrong direction, stiffening one leg ... their communication can be very subtle, more than ours.
Having had bulldogs for 14 years now, they do get rough with play and that has to be corrected behavior. Also they tend to grapple for lack of a better term than most other dogs I've seen. Just found your channel and really like what you show. Consistent, ongoing correction and praise for good behavior.
@@dmj2020 Yep! Boxer parent here too. They play so rough together which I guess is okay from what Joel is saying on these videos but they then struggle taming down the behavior on their own with other dogs and breeds. I’m working hard on trying to properly socialize my five month old boxer pup to be able to know what play is appropriate with what dogs. It’s not an easy task 🤣
This is so true! I was walking my GSD 1-year-old in an off-road area, meaning off leash, and we suddenly came across an owner and his dog, also off leash. Because my boy is rather timid, and therefore sometimes aggressive, I immediately put the lead on and allowed them to meet. I also took a lot of cues from the owner. He was chill, had great control of his dog, and the meeting commenced without incident. The understanding/confidence of the owner is key.
A tip to the camera guy: We can hear what he says when you focus the camera on the dogs, but we can't see the dogs behaviour when you focus on him. Try to keep focus on dogs so we can link what he says to the dogs behaviour. Thanks for the content!
Your videos hands down the best training videos I’ve seen! Has helped me with both my dogs and I’m actually enjoying the walks. Can’t wait for the next vid!
@@BDTraining do you think Aggies behavior during the last thirty seconds is acceptable play behavior? I swear I heard his teeth clack against the bulldog. Felt like the bulldog's response of launching his arms forward was his way of communicating to back off? Or am I trippin?
The more I watch your videos the more I like how you think. Your timing "mark" is spot on and the dogs know it. You are communicating to them exactly how they know how to learn and your results are astounding. I have been around the block a time or two and it is obvious to me you know what you are doing. You have a talent and a love for it and above all, with your videos, editing and explaining you deliver an education. I always come away having learned another golden nugget. Well done~
Just came across your channel recently and having got a dog last year, and watched all the other RU-vid trainers, you Sir, and your method of training resonates and makes the most sense! Be the Boss! Outstanding content! Subscribed!
I love how you point out the differences between correct and incorrect dog behavior, and explain what they mean. We had our current dogs effectively dumped on us (family member needed to get rid of them, and we took them as a favor). Neither I nor my husband had much dog experience. In retrospect, we shouldn't have taken the dogs, but I didn't know better. We just let them exist in our large backyard for several years, using them to scare away wildlife and alert us of trespassers. Over the past couple months I've been trying to figure out how to "train" them, and I quickly figured out that there were some basic things I didn't know: 1) How to interpret dog body language. 2) What behaviors I *want* out of the dogs. 3) How I need to act around the dogs. Your videos are answering those questions and more. Thank you!
So funny he just said “hey” so loud and the dog knew straight away I can’t mess with him. He kept looking at him afterward and realised the owner is boss! 👌👌👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
many people aren't even aware of the body language of another human being so for people to recognize good/bad dog behavior is sadly pretty poor. some of us are more keen to cues but this is a skill that can be developed! I love this! I really appreciate you as a trainer recognizing what you can do better as you're teaching!
So many of Beckman's videos give me "ah-ha" moments with my rescue dog and this one definitely opened my eyes to some of his behavior. I had no idea that scratching the grass after peeing had a meaning behind it!
my female doberman is 9 months and extremely friendly, been taking her to dog parks nearly daily since 4 months of age & shes always the one to find a couple dogs to play with but when that other random dog that gets jealous or comes to confront her, i never really knew what to do but know with the assertive hey! i learned a ton, thank you sir.
@@johnandmorehb3422 Tell that to the fearful docile 1lbs Maltezer and the 100lbs GSD with an off the charts dominance and prey drive with human and animal agression.
@@johnandmorehb3422 That's not a true working line GSD but a show line GSD for dog shows. You're talking about those dog show GSDs with a bad angled back, and hip and elbow dysplasia due to overbreeding them for confirmation as show and pet dogs that aren't bred for working anymore. Most people can't even handle a dominant true Eastern European working line GSD with a straight back and high prey drive bred for real work.
My Old English Bulldog have learned to play soft or more rough, depending on the dog he plays with. This needed a lot of training, correcting on time and praise on time. With time he learned to know when he can play rough or soft. But i never loose sight of him when he plays.
Good dog stuff, really like what you are doing. I question if he could be trusted forever. Bulldogs are really stubborn. He might be a good candidate for muzzel until or if he actually changes his 'instinctive type of behavior'. Owners may not be able to give him those type of corrections.
Bulldog is so persistent. He is determined to mount Auggie. And Auggie so knows it and doesn't want it to happen. Hopefully Baxter gives it up and just plays. Dog behavior is fascinating stuff!
My greyhound is getting there. Initially highly dog reactive from miles away, awful on the lead. Now able to intro to multiple breeds using balanced training. His prey drive and dominance is very intense. I was wondering if you could do a video on reactivity when dogs are running. It seems he sees red when other dogs break into anything more than a trot when he’s off lead. Great progress so far from where we started!
Wow you just described my new husky rescue. I don’t allow humping but the grass scratching is new to me. Mine is like this guy. Marking, scratching, humping all things i am trying to work on with him
That's nothing. He is not so dominant to the point of pinning dogs down or attacking dogs of the same sex. I had a male Weimaraner which was like that. There is another way of managing those type of dogs.
What did you mean at 5:33 when you said “oh that’s good”? I see that a lot and also 13:30 behaviors at dog parks. I don’t know if my dog is scared or not ( kind of running away like Auggie was at times). I’m terrible at reading dog body language but want to learn.
AH yes, Using "HEY" as a correction word... now every time the owners meet a friend the dog will think hes doing something wrong because hes going to recognize the word.
"Seemingly nothing." I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that he may have seen posturing in Baxter that made the GSD nervous. It's possible that he was erring on the side of caution because he yelped, but either way the result is that Baxter's interactions with other dogs is subject to the man and that it's not okay to dip whatever he wants. Joel is the professional dog trainer that gets results .
You need to follow through and correct the dog for blowing you off. He taught the dog his hey has some meaning to it. Your hey has no meaning to the dog. It either doesn't respect you or doesn't know what you expect of it because you haven't bothered to teach the meaning.
@@notifysend1015 this is my problem as well. My dog doesn't listen when amped up or excited, so I am stepping up to using firmer corrections to get his attention. This is my fault for not figuring this out sooner and implementing it.
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT DOG TRAINER: Use candy and sugar treats to positively reinforce the behavior you want. Don't ever punish a dog. That ruins him. ME: Can you show me how that works with my dog? POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT DOG TRAINER: I don't work with aggressive dogs. I also don't work with dogs who misbehave with dogs or people. ME: (eyes roll)
A few people commenting on what they perceive to be a negative focus I.e. marking the dog’s unwelcome behaviour as opposed to hyping up the good. I had my friendly but polite Springer Collie cross at the park the other day, and she was nipped on the nose with zero warning by a French Bulldog - I’d much rather that this misbehaviour had been marked in this way, in the moment, rather than the owner’s passive acceptance and sheepish acknowledgement of their dog being a ‘grumpy little shit’, (or the fairly abstract idea of rewarding positives).
To be fair the German Shepherd is 100% focused on the Bulldog, while the Bulldog is focused on many things, including, but not only, the German Shepherd. The 3rd dog is minding his own business. We don't see the bulldog doing anything to him, even though he is sharing the same space with the Bulldog and the German Shepherd. In multiple shots, the bulldog is minding his own business while getting his ass sniffed by the German Shepherd. (5:41, 5:56, 7:34, 10:49) 6:09 - Here the German Shepherd barks at the Bulldog and runs away, the Bulldog only goes after him after he flees. The Bulldog is being reactive, not proactive. Also, isn't it ok for the bulldog to not want to play with the German Shepherd? Maybe being aggressive is a way of setting a boundary of "I'm not in the mood to play, get out of my personal zone" Also², isn't it healthy for dogs to set a hierarchy among themselves? I mean, If he humps on me, the human, I'd punish the behaviour (I'm the boss in the pack), but to me it's ok to let them do it among themselves. It's not like an Alpha dog would select favorites in his pack and protect them from dominance of other dogs in the pack. I'm just curious, that's all. Not being a jerk and trying to find random things to critique. Just want to learn more about dog training. Thanks for the content!
Is dog grass scratching always a sign of dominance? My large pittie always scratches after he poops and sometimes when he pees, but I have never thought of him as dominate. I really don't take him around other dogs so I don't know about him being dominate with them.
"They want to live in this world." What a brilliant observation. I am lucky enough to live on a large piece of land that is entirely fenced and isolated. But my "meatball" could not interact normally with anyone outside our habitat. We can't go to the dog park. We can't go to a pet store. She only exists here. However, I am not sure that she will ever be able to be outside this world. I don't want to expose anyone else's dog to her.
My dog wants me to pet her while she’s sleeping and also she loves to keep her paw on my arm and she likes to keep her leg on my arm. She has some mommy issues and some new dog overstimulation issues but overall she’s doing great!❤
I find it interesting the doodle is also trying to correct the bulldog and get his attention at 3:30 like, slow your roll, dude. It's almost like the doodle is saying HEY at the exact same time as you
This made me so nervous to watch. Especially because he kept facing the camera to talk and he wasnt watching the dogs. I'm glad he knows what he's doing!
I wish your camera person would keep the camera on the dogs while you narrate the body language. It is hard to see the body language when the camers is swinging around to get the shot but late.
The intro to Baxter sounded like his character is that of the infamous "Bubba" in prison. My thoughts are that these types of training techniques could/should be incorporated into the criminal reform programs...lol
This is exactly my newly adopted 2 year old untrained Aussie girl. She had 2 fights with my old dog outside in my presence already. Now, I am paying very close attention to all her movements and signals. I still have to take them out together 2 to 3 times a day. But I am in full control preparing for the worst.
My daughters 4 year old Aussie shepherd has started humping random black dogs much bigger than him. He has never really bothered with other dogs in the dog parks. He starts by lowering his head slightly and very calmly walks towards the dog then, very casually he goes along the dogs side and subtly pushes sideways - after a couple of times of him doing this I know the the signals so can stop it before it happens - But I have not been able to stop the behaviour. He is not normally aggressive and this does not seem particularly aggressive- he always picks pretty chill dogs and owners and has no problem when I pull him off or stopping it before it starts. When pick up his leash to walk him away he walks nicely my side. I have had him dragging a line with the loop cut off since this started. I also have 4 others dogs and our walks were always very calm and peaceful but now I have to be constantly scanning for large black dogs.
Thank you so much for the very informative video! I understand everything you say very well. My question: How can I train this in reality? I do not have other dogs that I can just add to my 1,5 years old neutered male. He loves playing BUT when he is off leash (and if I allow it) he will run up to other dogs at full speed and make them uncomfortable. How do I behave in a situation like this e. g. on the beach? He is too far away too quickly and also o focused on the run up to the other dog that I think I cannot get to him. Side info: Recall and everything else, also off leash walking in busy streets, works perfectly fine 99% of the time. Thank you!
He has a video on progressing to off-leash walking which could be helpful! He recommends a ‘fakeout’ leash removal, which you could use. Your dog will think he’s off leash and might go to charge up to another dog but you’ll still be in control and be able to give a correction. Obviously I’m no trainer but just a thought that came to my head 😊
I'm going to get two t-shirts made... The first one will say "We're Over It" the other will say "We'll keep doing this all day" LOL! Unless you have copy right?
I'm curious. If you correct the run up/hump can they be deterred from playing and interacting all together? I have a large dog who plays but shows some dominance. I want to correct it but at the same time don't want to put it in his head he can't play at all.
The way I saw this interaction was that Auggie was being too pushy with a dog who didn't want to play. Auggie didn't seem like he would take no for an answer. Do you think the bulldog was wrong for trying to get him to leave him alone? Did you see it a different way?
@@Vampirita447 you lost me and everybody when you said the GS was capable of correcting the bulldog. The GS is an awesome dog but he’s not capable of correcting a fly.
Would you use the same method with a one year old Belgian Malinois that try to hump members of the family and barks aggressively and even folding the ears back with rapid high tail wag when being pushed away and down whilst getting a loud -hey! -stop! ? Distracting the dog is almost impossible at that point and he keeps going for 2 hours at least until he is totaly exhausted.
My adopted french bulldog is the same he is trying to dominate everything what is moving 😭 trying to correct him but Is so hard.He is not responding to food as well is just him being difficult to the other dogs.
Find local people with friendly dogs. Socialize him. Dogs are capable of communicating without some chicken head dude screaming at them any time they try to establish a connection. If your dog has rude manners, other dogs who are friendly and well socialized can give him a healthy correction. You don't need to intervene AT ALL unless it's unhealthy communication where someone's being hurt.
BULLDOG OWNER FROM NZ Wow, my bulldog x has the same weird behaviours. the random niping and dominant body language. My dog controls energy, by niping. humans and dogs.
I accidentally gave my puppy Lilly to much grilled chicken nuggets from Chick Fila and now her stomach is making loud noises. Once in a while, on certain occasions she will lip lick and then she looks at me from the side❤
I feel like this bulldog will always need human intervention. This bulldog keeps escalating the situation! My GS boy has an almost identical temperament to this shepherd and I can't help feeling so bad for the shepherd.
