@@AndyKrueger Question, Thinking of buying a pup it's in between an American Sentinel Bandogge or Belgium malinois puppy. Do Mals naturally guard, or do I have to do bite work? It's for family protection, please advise.
The working thing is true for humans as well I ran a 10k daily, when I was 15-17, but 4 hours of standing around at McDonald’s and occasionally talking to people tired me out much more than exercise.
Hey AK, I have a little tug envy going on! My pup will get there. Always great content. 16:57 more owners need to hear . You have made a huge impact on me and my pup in a very short time, Thank you. I would like a video chronicling your journey from novice to champion trainer. A pro tip for you.....Merch store, get it, post it, promote it.
I think I finally found a trainer to work with (7th one I've contacted) I'm a novice, no doubt I could have asked more and better questions. A video on how to choose a trainer would be awesome.
I'm trying to learn as much as possible before I pull the trigger on a new puppy. Had a malinois akc registered pure breed male, he was on crack, raised him from 12 weeks old. I loved him to death but I did everything wrong, I was 19 my gf at the time bought him for me, I did the best I could. Would toss a jolly ball with him to exhaustion and go on 3 walks a day, it wasn't enough. I'm learning the mental disipline/work a mal needs. I'm leaning towards a working german shepherd, more handler forgiving then a mal. Had to rehome Zeus to an ex Army k9 handler so he's good and happy I check on him on social media regularly. I want my own again but gonna do the much required training this time
Wow I wish my dog had that much tug drive, must be a malinois thing? I thought my border collie was pretty high drive but this is something else, I'd get run into the ground if I tried to handle one of these dogs lol
Haha! Malinois have drive for sure, but that doesn’t mean they will naturally tug and play with you. This is a result of training I’ve been building since the day he arrived in the States at 10 weeks old 🙏🏼
I ike seeing the comparison between (btw) Freddie & Jasper. In addition to Jasper being more "finished" (your words), there appears to be a difference in body confirmation. Freddie is more lean. Is it just age difference? (Freddie is a 'teenager'.) Heritage difference (different parents)? Different feeding regime? Or ... Is Jasper neutered (castrated)?
How old is Freddy? Adding in reliability and control now I can see, I'm assuming once the dog has a full understanding and can be trusted with not breaking obedience commands the intensity is added in? speeding up downs, layering in the heel to be cleaner and more intense with the pivots and different paces? Thanks for the content!
He’s one year old. I wouldn’t say I will ‘add intensity in.’ He is a very ‘intense’ dog already. His training and ability to perform will be constantly evolving, but I’m not ‘adding’ anything that isn’t already there. If I compare building his training to building a house, right now I have the basement dug and foundation poured. Big progress but not what the finished product will look like 🙏🏼
Hello Andy, I currently have two issues. My Mali (15 month) has recently started to bark demandingly when I train with him, and he destroys all toys if I don't take them away from him. What should I do about it?
I actually don’t prefer books for dog training. It is similar to learning to play an instrument; you can read books but you need to see and hear the instrument being played to ‘get it’. I recommend hands on video much more 👍🏻
@@AndyKrueger ok thank you for the reply and you videos are great. I am interested in furthering my training and having someone to talk to and advise. I live in Scottsdale az. Are you open to something like this or know someone who is here and can recommend working with so i can be more hands on?
Leerburg.com has almost everything. Check out my first videos of Freddy, I think called ‘Puppy First Bitework’. You can see our first tug session with a little rag. Then videos after you can see progression to other things. I don’t have a specific video for this yet but for now I think that can give some good insight 🙌🏻
Good evening, I have a 1 year and 3 month old Rotivailler that I am trying to train, I found myself in a very difficult situation. she doesn't like playing with balls or tug of war. can you give me a tip? I am AMAZED by your work! HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
Love your videos ❤️ I play tug with my german Shepard to strengthen his obidience and to have fun every day. But if my dog comes back to ne with the tug, he goes for my feet and tries to hold onto them, is this normal?
Great video! Now I’m concerned over how my dog always runs away from me when he has his toy. Is there anyway of fixing this? He’s still a 5 month old puppy.
Yes definitely!! Only play ON LEASH in close quarters! A hallway or garage/ spar room. If the fog can’t win the toy and bring back from one foot away, don’t try farther! Teach the fun is with you not away from you. A great trainer named Ivan Balabanov has a video called ‘Possession Games’, you should check it out! 👍🏻
Another great video. I have a question. Do you use the two leads and prong collars to teach the dog to heal as you rotate. Thanks brother can’t wait for the training series.
Thank you and great question. I do not use the prongs to teach anything 🙏🏼 He already knows the heeling behavior. In this case, layering in leash pressure helps to transition off of food, and makes the behavior more reliable 💪🏼
@@AndyKrueger thanks Andy. How do you go about teaching them to stay facing forward when you rotate. Or basically stay aligned with the way you are facing. Really enjoy your videos.
@@hawkeye98 One tiny step at a time 🙌🏻 If they are shifting you are probably pushing the stay too much too fast. What you’re seeing in this video is 10 months worth of work and training 🙏🏼🙏🏼 LOW AND SLOW!! 💪🏼
All your dogs in beginner training appear to have extensive training already; which you refer to basic. I haven't seen a day one dog yet in your videos to teach how to get to your version of basic. You teach fetch... my dog will not release so how can I teach fetch when they won't release? Your videos skip that. So I think, if pay for your videos, will you show a day one starting point for all the respective you charge for...
more precise directional pressure when it goes too far forward or backwards. the HS prong pressure goes from bottom to top of collar in a single direction on both sides, not in i.e unidirectional circular constriction like a slip, so if you have two, you have two angles of pressure instead of just one. it's no biggy for us mortals, but i'd imagine when you're at Andy's level, its these small things that help fine tune the dogs understanding and make the process smoother. additionally, you can turn one of them back to front so you can communicate precisely when hes facing you without losing the ability to do so while heeling etc, or on the opposite side to teach heeling on both sides at the same time. i'm sure Andy will weigh in on it and correct me if im off though
Hey how are you doing I love your work and you have amazing knowledge it’s great to see someone that puts so much enthusiasm into his work because that’s what it’s all about !! (Just a quick question where do you get all your tugs from?) great contact keep it up !!
I should probably get Leerburgs videos on bite training, I have several of their others that I bought years ago and I see you mention them a lot. But is there a simple quick answer to how you get a full grip on the bite? Ive always struggled with getting that! Do you have to just manually push it back further in their mouth and eventually they just bite that way on their own?
