THIS Forces All Dogs To Be Reactive and Fearful! 

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You could see both dog and owner anxiety deplete during this session. That's excellent training right there.

I've been working with my dog in severe reactivity for quite a while with good success, but there was something missing. This was it. Our first time out incorporating this more intentionally, I watched him wanting to react but making the decision to turn and look at me instead. I have felt like I managed this well up until now, but today was the first time I watched my dog choosing to make better decisions. Thank you.

Love everything about this video. As a fear reactive dog mama I teared up watching. I work with my girl everyday as we walk daily. The struggle gets real if other dogs react…would love to see a video with other dogs going nuts & how to help my girl through those times. Thanks for all the education Tom! You are making a difference and we appreciate you!

Thanks Tom, we love the way you break down the technique and explain the dog’s perspective ❤

So obvious the dog was looking for leadership. So training the handler made all the difference. Brilliant strategies thanks Tom.

❤❤❤😂😂😅Nice job Tom. I saw what you did. I even held my breath for her because she was so conditioned to be reactionary her self. By having her talk and praise the dog she was not able to react or hold her breath. So the dog wasn't given a trigger to react. Cool.

this guy is an amazing teacher and a GOD gifted trainer

I am binge-watching literally every single video Tom has made. I had a 52kg rescue Malamute x GSD for 10 years and he was adorable but really hard work. We got there in the end but watching these videos has taught me how much quicker he could have progressed if I'd realised that it was ME that contributed to his reactivity and how much better I could have been if I'd had Tom's educational videos back then. Sadly we lost our big boy recently at age 12 but we now have a new rescue GSD x Malinois adolescent and I am determined to be the best human/owner I can for this lovely animal who has had such a crappy start to her life. Thank you for your kindness and generosity in sharing your knowledge with us Tom - you are an awe-inspiring person and I am incredibly grateful to you.

Cool to see the engagement improve so much in one session. Would love to see videos on how to address other challenging behaviors: reactivity when people visit the home, food/garbage scavenging when on walks, dog refusing to walk

So clear and well shown Tom… great job Monkey & especially his owner 👏👏👏👏👏

I love it when a professional can make it look so easy. I know that it can be and I will get there. And thanks for letting her breathe because I know that feeling when you’re like forget to breathe because you’re so much anxiety you’re awesome thank you.

Thanks Tom, the step-by-step with explanation of why & how made this video super helpful.

Yes!!! Tom!!! Keep being their voice!!

Distance duration and distractions. I'm big about the little sayings to help remember the habits of the behaviors you wish to create.

I'm loving the fast responses to positive reinforcement training!

I want to rescue a Mal! My first one was the best dog I've ever owned! She was a true sweetheart! ( Her name was Rosie, sadly, passed away way too early,, haven't had the heart to get another dog yet and it's been two years..) I've had several LGD's being on a farm, but my Rosie was the best. I could call her off of a bite in mid- chomp! I was watching the protection dog competitions and even the well-trained police dogs and elite Navy SEAL dogs- they say only 10% can be called off of a bite by vocal command only. And I didn't know that! Good gurl, Rosie - such a good gurl!!

Well done. Tom you make it all look so simple and easy. It comes so naturally to you. I love watching your videos to give my own mind a tune up to make my training better. Thank you again

Really clear and uncomplicated lesson. Very good break down, thank you.

Loved this longer video of the technique(s).

Great training video. Nice facility as well. I like the no bs and simplified approach. Looking forward to more. Thank you. Just subbed.

FANTASTIC training!! Excellent communication! I'm a trainer helping rescue groups on the East and West coasts so this video will be shared with MANY people. Thank you Tom! I love your training!

Another helpful video everyone will learn from. Thank u Tom 😭❤️

Great job with such a beautiful boy! I get the chills watching these training videos! I’m still working day by day with my girl Jersey. Training w/Tom, best thing for us.

Such a brilliant video Tom. Bravo to this owner, rescuer(?) for showing such love and commitment. Rescuing a Malino with some challenges and driving from MI to NY. A lot of folks would just drop them at a shelter. #stayondogbreeding

Absolutely beautiful - thanks so much for sharing!

Another super helpful video, thank Tom.

Great work Tom. Thank you for all the instruction you give us.

Thank you Tom for this informative and fantastic video ❤❤❤

I have a rescue GSD 4 years old and very reactive - this is a very informative and well presented video - thanks for that - best wishes from the west coast of Ireland....!

My dog was a bit reactivate after being attacked 3 times on walks , i actually prefer to call it defensive, the way i handle it is I've got a pretty good idea which dogs he will react to so if i feel any sign of stress or agitation i very calmly move him back from the situation i don't move him completely i just move him back i use the words leave it and put myself in front of him , i don't make a big deal out of it i don't introduce treats or toys , i do give very positive verbal praise, it's been over 12 months since I've had any issues because he now knows i will keep him safe , the reason i don't use treats and toys is twofold, other dogs are attracted to both and they are valuable resources, i control the resources so he doesn't need to worry about them .

This is amazing thank you!!

I lived this video, thanks for sharing ❤

Nicely done.

great session.

You are an amazing trainer!

Great job!!

thanks man!!

Thanks Tom i gonna try this with one of my dogs! she is scared and over reactive to see any dog. bet this will work!

Excellent video. Thank you 😊

love your training💙

Well done, Tom, as per usual. Helping humans with their dogs one/and many dogs at one time.

Always great and instructive lessons for us humans to learn wha we are doing wrong as dog owners, vice K9s being K9s.

Excellent, as always. One takeaway is that when you do a 180-degree redirect, you always give more distance from the reactive object.

This was awesome! My dog is doing awesome with her training through your videos, but it'd still be amazing to bring her to you! Tobad you're on the other coast lol!

R+ trainer and this is how almost all my reactive dog training goes. Once the handler is on board it's easy work.

Awesome vid

Human training for dogs. Nice work.

I find it amazing how these people don’t communicate with their dog! Even after Tom says, “talk to them, reward them!” And they all seem embarrassed or shy! Is it me!?

learn so much from your content...I have a dog aggressive obedience trained dog, I'm always looking for body language videos and education on rehabbing...

These videos help me soooo much! Tom breaks it down in such simple terms, such a great teacher.

I find this approach difficult with a 10lb yorkie because I can’t bend over that far and keep walking!!!

Tom, please come to Perth, Australia.

Adorable 🥰❤ the name

I watch every one of these NBD videos. Lots of good info. Then I look at my 15lb terrier mix and remember I can’t reach down that far to get a good close in heel without instantly getting Charlie horses in my back so I can’t use this this liver treat on my hand method. People say use a stick with food on the end but I’d spend more time reloading it than training. How does Tom do a video like this with a very short dog? Short dogs need training too.

So smart to use a bigger piece of food! Yeah once the treat is gone my dog thinks she has completed her task. Thanks!

That stuffed dog should be named Eeyore. It has the exact physical stance and ears lol

This is great work! I think one of the problems that occurs on walks is other dogs in the neighborhood barking at our dogs through their fences as we walk past which causes a big reaction. Any advice?

Thanks this is interesting. I have a pug/french bulldog cross rescue. In the house and garden, he learns things immediately. On the street, he is not interested in treats or me - totally focused on what is around. Doesn;t help, that he lost an eye as a puppy form a dog bite (don;t know if it was play gone bad, or an attack). In addition, he was a lockdown puppy so not socialised the same way and previous owners never trained on the lead. Think it is going to take some time!!! Am going to get a trainer involved when the weather settles - but all this is very helpful.. prefer this to the guy who used a prong collar and never spoke to the dog!!!

Monkey as in Omar’s malanois Monkey? LOL Great video. Ty

Hi Tom, You are an amazing intuitive and skilled trainer. What are you using in this video for the reward? It looks like a liver ring?! Please share. Paula

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Hi, I have been working with my 18 mo. GSD being neutral when we pass houses that have dogs in their yard barking at us as we pass. She’s been doing good (better, improving!) to the point where she looks at them with her ears up (her curious look), and will walk with me (she does still veer a little in their direction a bit, but our progress is always forward and she’s not lunging or pulling me towards them), and she doesn’t bark at them as we pass - she just seems like she's alert to their presence. She has gotten to the point where she will look at them, then look at me or at something else (where I will then mark and reward her). However, yesterday as we passed a house where I know the little dog is on an electric fence (the owner told me the last time it charged at us), it came charging at us, barking and making a huge fuss, and it was much closer to the road than I thought it should be (not sure if the ‘fence’ goes that close to the shoulder or if it was disabled or not functioning. Don’t worry though, its owner came to the door, called it back with a “treat”.) Anyways, Sascha and I both thought the dog was coming for us, and she reacted (lunged, barked, hackles up - the works). My question: Was I right or wrong in correcting this in this situation? Is the reactivity corrected every time in every circumstance, or when we both seriously felt threatened, was it justified and I should have just carried on as neutrally as possible (like no corrections and no reinforcement from me)? Help...feeling confused.

These are great videos, and really help good owners work better. However, what do you do when you have a reactive dog you don't know, that is off lead, aggressively approaching you and your dog? What's the best way to extricate yourself and your dog?

What bigger treats do you use to draw pup back to you to take focus off his trigger?

What do you recommend when you are walking and HAVE to walk past a dog. There is no “draw back” option bc the dog is standing between you and where you want to go?

What kind of collar are they using for the training?

I wish we could bring our pit mix who I consider actually "super reactive". This dog would be a walk in the park for us.

Great work by Tom (as always!). Judging by the owner's body language and obvious lack of confidence and lack of connection with the dog I think she is a first time owner. And Mals really aren't the right dog for first timers. I hope Tom sat her down and explained the enormous amount of time and effort required to train and look after a Mal. It's a real commitment. Best of luck to her,.

What would you do if he does react and are late and not sure if he will react ??

I have a Doberman she is 9 months now I’ve done so much positive reinforcement and socializing with other dogs/ppl. Now that she is getting older she is starting to give signs of becoming reactive to other dogs (shackles raised while walking by) if the other dog barks aggressively she will engage and she has no interest in receiving the positive reinforcement. I want to stop it before it start so any recommendations!!!!

tom would loved to be present..in your event in portugal.. is there any other ticket prices? ahah i will be traveling from the south.

So how do you manage this kind of dog on walks? My dog is fine when he warms up to other dogs. He was fine in group training sessions. But if we have to pass a dog on a walk in short distance he usualy reacts. It's imposible to avoid every single dog on walks in a busy neighbourhood.

Any chance you'll be uploading the portion about reactivity towards barking dogs?

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I have pitbul, male, who has an over bite and haven't found a way to hold the treats without him hurting me.....any suggestions?

She doesn't seem "connected " to get dog, to me. Your dog is supposed to bring you enjoyment, connection. ( Joy) I'm not seeing this. ? Is it just me? ( Maybe it's just her nervousness, as she said.) Monkey is such a sweetheart!! I'll take him!! LoL.

My question is, is it possible to do this while walking 3 dogs?? Lol My little one usually starts the reactivity then one of my big dogs follow. Sometimes if walking before work I don't have time to take them separately, can you suggest anything when you are walking more than one dog?

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Goose is doing amazing on our walks. We ran across a dog whose owner had him off lead. The dog was on the other side of us but still. The lab was down by the water not listening to owner. I felt guilty having Goose on 2. One a retractable & second sturdy woven leash. Am I wrong in feeling how stupid for not using a leash? Thanks

I have a question now how does this work if your dog won't eat food from your hand outside

Any tips of a dog that is biting the treat out of your hand? My puppy clearly gets frustrated cause I'm not giving her the full treat and accidently will bite me

Hi Tom, capital region (Slingerlands) dog owner here! I have a slightly shut down retired breeding dog (7 y.o. English bulldog/boxer), and was wondering if you know of a good trainer in the capital region that has expertise with retired breeding dogs (or good videos of how to train such dogs)? Thanks!

"He will lose interest" Every malinois 😅

I have a 2 1/2 year old GSD and he loves going places with me, but whenever we walk past people in Tractor Supply, or any other pet friendly place, he yanks to the other side of me or yanks retreating to the end of the leash away from the person. Anything I can do to help him with his anxiety?

Malinois are a handful and incredible animals ,,I hope she provides for all his needs ,

How can I help my small fearful dog? He's gained loads of confidence in his 18 months of life and we've progressed from him being afraid of the literal empty space around us and runnig away from everything during his walks to him really enjoying them and having time of his life sniffing away, but now that he's found some courage he's started lunging towards other dogs as soon as he sees them. Immediate sharp pull, like a flash, barks and growls like a little demon to get them out of his sight. He's small so I can't do any of this luring stuff, I would have to be bended over him and he hates it. So does my back lol.

Have a 4 year of dog who is not comfterble with all my houseguest

I have a reactive GSD, I think my problem is that I can't recognize her body language well enough to determine when to reward vs correct. Because when I see her staring for too long, I'll give her a quick pop on her prong. Watching Tom here, he didn't really correct her even when Monkey was staring at the other dogs as long as he wasn't reacting. When do we know when to correct vs reward. My GSD doesn't bark at other dogs, but her energy sets off other dogs and they start barking at us. She's gotten off leash twice and attacked another dog that was either staring at us, or walking by our house. So generally I'm pretty strict around keeping her away from other dogs and now allowing her to load, but I wonder if maybe I'm being too strict.

Hi! This is so good for my puppy. I have a puppy 5 months old mestizo mix and he had been into a foster for 1 week and before that he was living on a shelter. He still doesn't have the full vaccines but they told me that as soon as he doesn't involve with many dogs is okay... I live in an apartment and it's really frustrating for me to take him out since he barks everyone and it's kind of aggressive. Besides my building is full of constructions around. What do you recommend? Should I put him a muzzle until he gets attached to the building, elevator, etc...? Should I not taking outside only balcony? I'm trying to find a dog trainer to help me but until I get one I want to know how can I can help. Thanks!

My neighbor ha 3 year old 110 shepard that they can 't handle,he's the most beatiful Shepard I've ever seen... l hope they can figure t out... so sad

What do you do when a dog is not treat/food motivated?

How many collars is the mali wearing???😂

Are you luring him with the food for a s period before giving it?

Nice video! But can you show what do to when the dog actually reacts? In the training process in a real environment (not all have such environment to train as in the video) shit happens and the dog may react. My question is can you show what to do when the dog reacts?

I'm at the point when my dogs see another dog instead of reacting they turn to me for a treat. I just hand it to it then. Wonder if I should still do these methods.

Does joining your 'no bad dogs club' at the all-access level include your courses like 'reactive to neutral'? Is there a membership level that includes all of your courses and breaks down training steps in order (meaning, train this, then this, then this type thing)? We just took in a (now) 11 month old (Samoyed, he's our 3rd of this breed) and some things he's/we've got covered and others we're struggling with. He's wicked smart and a super absorbent sponge right now and we want to get things locked in asap. He was with another family for about 6 months and he was starved for attention (they didn't know how to direct/control his barking and hyper energy so they kept him locked off from the family which just intensified his behavior - we've managed that piece with simply walking him daily and just turning our backs and paying attention to something else when he crazy barks at us - he learned real quick that barking doesn't get him attention - and, he's with us a lot, we don't lock him away from us). He's got sit/down/up/off/place covered (and he's came kennel trained). We're working on stay, leave it, quiet, gentle (when taking treats). We need leash & reactive with other people help (it's an attention issue, not an aggressive issue we believe)

You said "We're going to get there...". Will that be another video?

What does foos mean? Can you please explain that behavior?

What happens when you come across another reactive dog that is not trained. Will this trick with the treats provide enough distraction from the barking dog?