Hi, just wanted to let you know that I deeply appreciate the depth of the content you provide on this channel. The philosophy and methods applied are among the best and, quite honestly, are too good to to be as free as they are. I adopted a dog who was in the pound for over 2 months and she's been great in her training except for leash reactivity and tension around other dogs. I was afraid that she wasn't making the best progress in those areas until today-- we had a MAJOR breakthrough. Watching your videos are not only teaching me to be a better owner but they have kept me motivated to take it one day at a time and not to make excuses for my dog. Thank you, truly, for what you do.
Joel's instructions are great!!..practical and common sense with the technical expertise for function. Thank you! Love your videos; they are so helpful!!
@@gamingbloopersroadto100 He placed him as the n°1 dog trainers in the world. Only bullshit "positive" trainer are blind enough to not recognize that ;D
Tone and attitude are so important. I have so many real life instances of experiences with other peoples’ dogs that I’ve stood my ground with either tone or posturing. Many times the adrenaline afterward almost knocks me on my butt.
Same. My neighbor has a Doberman and at the time, I didn't know her. She came out running towards me and my pitbull. I sent her home with a stern voice and didn't budge, but my dog sat behind me and didn't make a sound. Afterward I thought about how it could've gone.
This video works wonders. My family and I adopted a young rescue, and recently inherited an older shepherd when a family member passed. Both dogs were unsocialized and many fights happened before we learned to catch them early. We watched for body cues, and grabbed their attention to stop fights from happening. Now they get along wonderfully. I also don’t let the dogs push me around. Following through with your commands is so key.
Great video! I love the fact that you point out when aggression IS serious, and especially the responsibility of the HUMAN to actually control the dogs’ behavior and OBVIATE the acceleration of aggression triggers and leading indicators. I also commend you pointing out the “lost the opportunity.”
5 years I have kept my dog away from other dogs as she lunges. Have learned such a lot from you. Thank you so much for the videos you post. I am truly greatful.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this guy is the best dog trainer EVER, and i just know that he's a fantastic father just from watching and listening to his reasonings on things that can ultimately be applied to real life, he's my go to guy for everything dog related training
Watching your content has truly helped me understand my Puppy and other breeds as well. It really really forces things I say to people about dogs. You're a legend.
Another great video. Thanks and keep them coming! I have such a hard time conveying this message to my puppy people. They want to spoil them rotten and I say who wants anything that is spoiled or rotten!
Wow...I am so relieved that someone is finally speaking sense! These are animals we are dealing with and they could seriously hurt someone - a child, another dog and even their own owners. I am a professional dog-sitter and I have to deal with so many dogs with seriously bad behaviour and poor training that show aggression and think they are the alpha in every home. I get people judging me for using a loud and stern tone of voice, but that is how we trained our childhood dog and she respected us and was obedient and it kept her and everyone around her safe and we had an amazing time with her in the 12 years she was with us. People think dogs are their pretty little babies who need love and can get away with everything and then wonder why their dog doesn't listen to them, has bad recall, pulls on the lead, snaps at other dogs, growls at people and so on. Get a grip people! You have a new subscriber - thank you for being one of the few trainers who advocates for this kind of training.
I love these videos where you're correcting multiple dogs in the same video. You might not catch every nuanced behaviour but the dogs all know how's boss and they need to be on their best behavior. He's in charge.
OMG! Just came across your channel and have been doing a lot of the things you have said as my 4-month-old pup is a bit reactive. She's not aggressive just very excitable (particularly barks at dogs & certain people walking by). I wasn't sure if my "boss approach" was good but I was seeing improvements and feels greats to know there is some basis in it!
This is such awesome content. I’m training my first dog as an adult and the idea behind not getting walked on came intuitively for me in many ways, but other people kind of look at me crazy for it. I know some of that may be that I need to have a better method of addressing things so I’m more consistent. I think this channel is going to help me significantly. Thanks so much!
I greatly appreciate your style!! It’s funny. Cause some of what you are saying is good for me, even as a dad. And other things in life. But I’ve only had a shepherd/lab for 2 months. He’s now 4 months, 30pounds. The vet thinks he’ll be about 70pounds full grown. This is not a “purse” dog. So, your style seems to fit well. If I can’t control my dog now, imagine as an adult? Thanks for your no nonsense teaching! All the best!
being the dominant leader is more than just they "know you mean business". It creates a safe space where they know you're in charge and they can relax. Most aggressive dogs are trying to take care of/protect their owner, and in a human world that's super stressful, their brains are on high alert and easily triggered. If they're confident you will deal with all the problems, it lets them be kids, they have nothing to worry about because mom/dad is on duty, they just need to listen to you and everything will be great. Same thing for human children, they need to know you have safe boundaries for them otherwise they grow up stressed out.
Just got a rescue three days ago...I appreciate that you validate "Your The Boss" valuable information - Bella and I are doing great and yes...I am the Boss! Ty!
Love watching & picking up some truly wonderful & spot on tips on dog training (people training too!). I've had GSD's for over 30+ years & am still learning ways to work with this strong/stubborn breed. My current pup is 11 months old this month (about 90lbs), and have to admit he is probably the strongest yet...and that's saying something! Couple of months ago, I fell while out walking him, and have to admit it made me a bit afraid of going out, because who likes to fall & get a nice big scrape on the face (and a black eye...with people looking at you sideways! lol). Well, long story short....I found your site on here & have been using quite a few of your training techniques. It's made a BIG difference...in me AND my pup! I can't thank you enough .... and while we have a ways to go, I'm feeling pretty comfortable being out & about with him...Thank you!
i really like ur videos man! there are a lot of soft dog owners who let the dogs do whatever they want, i show them your videos to get a good idea of what to do.
Completely different than Cesar the dog whisperer who doesn’t encourage yelling or talking, Cesar has his way and this guy has his way. I like this guy because he doesn’t have to physically touch the dogs like Cesar he just uses his loud voice
It's nice to see someone train a dog with something besides pure reward. Reward is definitely nice, but should not be the standard for basic normal behavior. Dogs are pack animals and establishing dominance is so important. I think sometimes people equate dominance with a lack of love for the animal and thats totally not the case.
Another great video. Can you further explain mean mugging and side eyeing? My lab will often stare as dogs as they approach then lie down then wants to rush up to them and play. He often growls when bigger unleashed dogs run up to him while he leashed and then I have break things up. More tips on this would help me. I’m interested in your tips on walking your dog on a trail where your dog can easily come face to face with another dog. “ Be the Boss” would be a great T shirt. Thanks again.
Mean mugging is when they stare at another dog in the distance, with a stiff body posture. Sometimes the head goes down between the shoulder blades as well. Similar to this picture i.ytimg.com/vi/_QSmkn2QR34/maxresdefault.jpg
I agree 100% - it is intense stuff. Until you have seen 2 powerful dogs go at it and they will not will let go, you don't understand. Once you see it, it changes you. I never had these problems until I adopted an American Bulldog that have been left in a chicken coop for weeks. Once I got her mange cleared up and re-fed, she is a BEAST. I broke her of the pulling, the jumping and she comes so wonderful it makes me tear up- but she went after my other dogs 2 days ago because I let her sleep with me and she was guarding the bed. I felt sorry for her because of her past. Mistake! . That is over. I am going to get her a Sealy Dog Mattress and she can go sleep in her crate.
I have an Australian cattle dog mix. What I’ve learned is that you are always training your dog. You are either training them will good habits or bad. Even when I’m out having fun with him, throwing a frisbee or a ball, sometimes when he is running to get it I’ll randomly yell stop. He’ll stop. I’ll make him wait patiently for a few minutes, then I’ll let him get his ball. You have to do things like that so you know your dog is going to listen to you when you give it commands, especially when it counts, like if your dog is running toward the road or some scenario like that.
So this is interesting. Thanks. My Yorkie was put to sleep and now the Schnauzer/dachshund is so much less protective and barky. Like she was doing it all for the little man. Appreciate you dude. You conferred your bossness on me. Cool.
You are so awesome. I have a story about my lab/ Cataholla and a friend's dog. My Ollie is a crazy boy full on most of the time and my friend's dog nipped him pretty good and I was a bit nervous to get them together again but they have two other dogs that Ollie loves to play with so we decided it would be best to try to get them around each other again so they can eventually get over it. Ollie definitely watches him and stays clear of him when they are together but we always stay on top of their visits so we stay in control of them. I love the way you teach and control your animals. Thank you for the teachings.
Joel: could you do a timeline of when to start certain techniques during puppy stages(since their brains are still developing): Example: Loose leash from beginning “Go get” start at 6months?
@@BDTraining I asked this in the past. Really a topic that we are interested in. Thanks for responding to your subscribers, and keep up the incredible and free content.
I'm going to start this with my husky... I have two well behaved dogs and one husky who is ok with humans (not aggressive) but horrible with other (bigger) male dogs... The jumping is my first hurdle I think because he climbs over anyone he wants including me
Joel.is correct. There is much to be said about establishing a relationship with you as the superior (not the equal or the subordinate). My dog will now pretty much 'stand down' with a voice command and sometimes a leash correction on a simple flat collar when he sees another dog or a squirrel. Before he had a prong collar, flat collar and two leashes (one for backup) and it was all I could do to restrain him. Large, strong willed dogs with aggressive/dominant tendencies are not 'fixable' but they are manageable given the will, the time and proper guidance.
So helpful Re: body language and picking up a disaster before it happens. Often at dog parks I see owners chatting with each other, staring at each other or into the middle distance, when they should be looking at the dog group and “reading the room”, so to speak. Joel you are teaching us to watch for triggers and early signs and I am so grateful as I raise my beautiful, as-yet unneutered male who at 4 months is still gaining 3-4 pounds per week and is destined for 150 pounds… but I’m the boss. I get it. I’m working on my HEY!! We should all get in front of a mirror and practice that. But warn your family, your dogs and your neighbours first 🤔
You get so many beautiful Aussies for training…fun to see you working with "my" breed. Crate-training is so helpful. My Aussie pup sleeps in her crate, which she's always done. It's her expectation, she's perfectly fine with it-in fact at night, when I say "Time for bed!" she runs into her crate and waits for her little night-night treat, then lies down and chills. She's NEVER had an accident in her crate. I wouldn't want her sleeping on the bed with me because she's a busy, busy girl…she'd want to play with me or the cat (who does sleep in bed with me), chew on the covers, jump off in the middle of the night and do god knows what unsupervised in the bedroom while I was asleep. Crate == I get a good night's sleep, and so does she…plus she doesn't learn any bad habits or get them reinforced. Win, win.
Excellent videos, great advice. I'm located in Montreal and will be adopting a Husky/Akita. He's FULL of energy, exactly what I want to handle. I'm looking forward in learning and doing agility training in the summer once he gets all the basic commands aligned.
Joel: Hi, I have a question about disabled dogs. We want to adopt a new dog. Our old GDS mix passed away 1 year ago. Now our family is ready to have a new one. We fell in love with a shepherd mix, 4 years old, from the animal shelter. I'm a little worried because he's deaf. From the information we received, he has been deaf all his life. He has a medium temperament and is very personable (also with cats and other dogs). There are some small issues that we need to work on (e.g. obsessive with balls). I think he could be a perfect family dog for us. Do you have any advice for us?
Even if the dog is deaf, basic body language is still effective. Understanding what types of body language dogs use to establish leadership might help you with this. I’m not an expert and I have just started learning, but recently only applying basic body language understandable for other dogs has help avoid contact between my Siberian Husky and other dogs. My body language does the job silently if I don’t want to have any interaction between dogs.
Such a great vid! Thank you Joel, I have learned so much the past year with my crazy rescue dog and watching your channel.... My dog is a 1000% better because of it and now I hope I can share and help my Girlfriend with her dog too!
Modern parenting and now modern dog owning has resulted in poor results for kids and dogs, and leader, alpha, boss, what ever you wanna call it, is a thing. This guy "gets" it and most modern dog trainers should be ignored.
Facts facts facts!!! I have a long 65lb 7 mth old GS he tries that dominance 💩 constantly. I check that azz firmly! He's definitely changing his attitude. Don't go soft or your dog will literally take over everything!
Alright, P.E.R.F.E.C.T vid to post this realizaion. So Joel Beckmann shows what Cesar Millan shows, just to people who cant comprehend the understanding of including your thoughts (yes what you are conciously thinking) and your emotions (How you FEEL, with and without THINKING ((and know it starts manifesting
just found your channel. Hehe, you are just one of the normal guys, who train just the logic thing. Good dog teaching is just the thing, that is just the most logical in the world, if you are able to forget aaaalll the unnormal thoughts about dogs and dog training we have heard through all our life. There is just one thing that you and many others forget at your explanation, when you use often the word "boss": For a good majority of people in the world, the word "boss" is (subconsciously) connected with being rather aggressive and mean-dominant towards the staff below him, or at least being the one, who dictates in a cold and intransigent way what the others have to do. So, that's in the one or other way an at least a little bit aggressive behaviour of the boss. But being like that, such a boss, to dogs, fails totally to get nice and well responding dogs. Unfortunately many, many dog owners, especially beginners, hear in videos or TV these explanations of "you need to be the boss" and then get affectedly a bit aggressive or bossy towards their dogs, often weirdly "playing" the boss, often when it makes not much sense, neigher for a human nor for a dog, "but he has now to obey...". I would consider to find a different expression for "be the boss". The day I understood the difference of playing the boss and being my dog's best friend who says to him (with the tone of my voice or sometimes in words) "I am more experienced like you, I will makes all important decisions" ...and "I know what is good and bad or dangerous and I will protect you in case"... since then the aggressions were gone and we are a team. But I have to want to always play this role of the convinced more experienced who makes the decisions.
I'm going crazy. I have a 7month old dog, and she growls at everyone...and then stops and wants to play. But, it's scary to my family members and friends. I'm lost at to what to do. For 4 months I've said... "no growling", "no barking". ..... no, bad dog. etc.. It's not working. Yet, she can shake, roll, sit, fetch, etc.. But growling, barking, jumping - she just refuses to stop. She growls at noises... and people. She barks at people, some animals, squirrels. I'M DESPERATE... I can't get her to stop. (Border Collie / Aust Shepard mix Rescue)
I just got a rescue dog had like three weeks part pit bull spend $50 a week on dog treats. I take him everywhere in the car with me I’m retired so I take three walks a day with him off the leash in this woods miles and miles of trails. I have by my house he’s living a grand life he give them nice baths he’s allowed on the couch, my daughter and wife are always kissing and hugging him. Every time I go to move my couch a growls last night he almost bit me so I hit really hard. He fell asleep with me on the couch about an hour ago I wake up I got a push them off me. He growled again so I smacked him. I’m gonna try for another week and if he thinks he’s going to keep on growling, I’m bringing him back to the pound where I rescued him I’m not gonna live in fear of a pitbull i’m pissed off how much love and time I give him anything she’s going to rule here with fear making me afraid of her I’ll take him back to the pound I don’t have to walk three times a day. I don’t have to spend $50 a week on doggy treats I don’t have to get up every five minutes to let him out to go to the bathroom and I don’t have to worry about getting bit anymore. I had enough. All I do for this stupid dog and she’s going to bite me.
Great video! I have been watching you for years. I wanted to see if you have any advice for dogs that growl at other dogs that get close to them while on leash in places like waiting in the vets office, dog stores, or walking into doggie daycare (highly stimulating places). I have a male goldendoodle who is 1.5 years old who is perfect off leash around other dogs but has started to do this when in situations like this while on a leash. I have found it difficult to do the proper corrections when we’re surrounded by people and there isn’t much space to move around. Do you have any advice for this?
Best training session I ever had with my 80lbs Blackmouth-Cur was when I had to administer eye drops to him by myself... I had to go full jujitsu on his hairy butt and put him in some kind of modified doggie full body pretzel hold. We were all kinds of tangled up on the floor, but I was able to single handedly hold him still And hold an eye open with one hand while administering the drops with the other. As probably the most stubborn dog I’ve ever had in my pack, he was much much more attentive to me from that day forward. It’s hard to give a dog eye drops by yourself, they don’t like it at all.
I have 6 Rottweilers, I'm having trouble with fighting. I have to keep all the girls except mom an daughter separate. This is a good video for being in control of the pack. I'd never chance them getting together again!! My jan vet bills 1600 plus for fighting.
Thank you so much, I've been debating this stuff with the wife. My totally socialized Corso hit 13 months and decided he a bully at the park just after I was outa town for 2 weeks. Door bed , being the leader!!!! Yup
I have a toy poodle with this issue, he growls at other dogs at the park and tries to stand on his 2 legs while meeting other dogs. But idk how to correct it on sight, random people might think i'm abusive or crazy if I yell that loud
