Hey Joel, really appreciate the session and helping me with Otto to move forward. Since our meeting we’ve been to multiple parks and have met many dogs! Big and small. All with positive endings, it’s a great feeling to see where Otto was before to how he is now. THANK YOU!!
I think this owner knew people wanted an update. It’s up to them to give it. I’m so glad they did. Great job, Joel and Prince, and to your staff. Another job well done! 🥳😎
My dog is called Otto too, he’s a bold miniature schnauzer with almost 2 and half years old. He is neutered and has some fear of big loud trucks, he does not like children but has never been physically aggressive to them, but he is loud, very vocal and often barks at strangers and has some leash reactivity as well… I can control it better then my family but I failed on eliminating it. He’s very nice though… very loving dog, playfull and funny. Sometimes I find it hard to understand his body language, I find it mostly dominant or tense, and how to react on it specially with him not being a big strong dog. I don’t understand how much physical I can get with corrections in order to correct bad behavior without making him fearful or agressive. Although I’m brazilian I would love to get a chance to meet you Joel. I really like your videos they help me understand dogs better every time I see them, keep up with the awesome work, cheers.
Even if he's a baby, it's still 'dominance' behavior, though. Not aggressive, but dominant. Now I'm trying to figure out how to handle TWO year-plus dogs in a household who both think they're dominant.
Prince is great dog. Someone says that Bosco was a great dog but they underestimate this shy gentle guy and said he still must reach the same level but I think they are the same level, they're only different
@@MeganMackinYikes! That sounds stressful. If they haven’t figured it out yet, I’d recommend that you pick one (ideally the one bigger or who seems most likely to come out on top) and feed that one first, give treats first, let it be the first one through the door. Any opportunity that you can find to show preference and reinforce the hierarchy, take it. I’ve heard that can help minimize challenges.
Prince is the best teacher not only for dogs, but for humans too. By watching what he does, we can learn how to better interact with dogs like this ourselves. Horsemanship, is like this too. You need to match the level of intensity, but you don’t necessarily need to go overkill. Sometimes LESS IS MORE. Depends on the situation but wow, I freaking love watching Prince do his thing!!!
He’s bold as heck but appears to have no intent other than posturing with bravado. He had no interest in play despite all the play bows he was getting from Prince and others, but that may come with more meet and greets that go well. The owners were smart to get your help and I’m sure they will be successful with this young dog. Thanks for another informative and entertaining video.👏
Yeah, it's interesting he didn't show any interest in playing, or bow back. Probably wasn't socialised to dogs, either at all, or much. When he wasn't doing his dominance thing, his body was nice and loose, with a relaxed wagging tail. All great signs.
I like to think I’m a good dog trainer and that everything Joel does seems easy and I can do it. Then I watch a video like this and realize just how little I know. He notices the smallest things in the dogs interactions. You are the man Joel!
He seems to be dominant and confident but not in an angry type aggressive way, but more so in hey y'all don't scare me but you have no reason to be scared of me either, or like hey bro we are equals...we can both hold are tails high...
My own theory is that Prince let him get away with all of that, because he managed to detect what you stated later on in the video: "We've seen zero 'aggression', just a lot of dominance posturing." It's possible that Prince has learned by now that dominant dogs per se aren't the problematic ones, but aggressive ones are just never to be tolerated - I've seen him react very quickly to ones that tried to bite him through muzzles and such, but with this one it's just: "Eh...I get where this dog's coming from and it isn't that bad." For some reason or another yeah, it's not just Prince but all the other dogs that are for some reason okay with his brand of dominance. It's aggression they just immediately dislike, and rightfully so. For dominance they probably refer to their master as to what's expected or wanted, but yeah, it's still weird how quickly they all just accepted him despite it.
Meh looks like a rough player and some dogs like it, showing eachother who's the tallest and strongest, not saying rough play is appropriate any time. Most are near instantly play bowing. Looks like a pitty mix with a shepherd coat.
@@shreyasdharashivkar8027Do you feel accomplished for managing to take a perfectly legitimate opinion and replying to it as though you have the mental age of a 4 year old?
The slow motion segments are very helpful. Those of us not thoroughly familiar with dog behavior/mentality benefit from the ultra clear/slow portrayal of body language.
My friend is a dog trainer which has always had very well behaved great danes. One time he just bought a female puppy and we went with his older dog to a party. We met a bulldog which started barking furiously at the bigger dane and pulling on the leash. My friend's dog simply stood still and watched him. Enter the scene the small puppy, which goes straight walking at the bulldog and... Places his paw on top of his head. He stopped barking and by the end of the night the bulldog was doing the "drag me if you can" trick laying on the ground and weeping cause he didn't want to leave his new friends 😂😂😂
No he wasnt bro . Bulldogs have the strongest bite/longest hold.not to mention supreme confidence and they are BULLdogs which all came from bull herding and DOG fighting. Exceptional fighting dog as that is what they are bred for
This is so good. The slow mo and talk over was so helpful understanding how to read the dog. I get so much criticism for pulling my 7 month Dobe away for a break when he jumps on other dogs. This channel gives me confidence I am doing the right thing which I am sure transfers to the dog.
You know I love your job! Another banging episode! You are the GOAT dog trainer! I hope to see more of these since my dog is extremly dominant! Lessons to be learn in each video. ❤❤❤
Prince knows... Every time he seems to really understand what the dog needs. We say train the dog Infront of you. Well prince knows how to train each dog that's put Infront of him. My daughter has learnt so much just from watching prince with dogs. Thanks so much Joel
Imagine running your own business and your #1 employee works for nothing more than to satisfy you. That's Prince! ❤ Great job in letting nature take its course!
It just looks like Prince liked him and treated him like a little bro, just like any of us could vibe with the right person even if they lightly busted balls right off the bat. He seemed perky and his head shake was full body and playful after that first jump off. My dogs give sharp head shakes when announcing they are done and annoyed, and there will definitely be at least an open mouth (prince kept his firmly closed) and no play bowing. Even the way he trotted off later looked like Prince was inviting him to chase play for sure, and the inside the ear lick is what my girls do with a new puppy.
One of my huskies is like this with certain dogs. It's great to see this video to help me know and understand what to do when he acts like that with other dogs. Thank you for another great video!!
Your new Subscriber! I’ve been bing-watching your videos & have learned soo much! I’m thinking about rescuing 2 malamutes approx. 10 months male & female, I noticed their back teeth have tarter, little is known accept they were found on the streets. You techniques are Phenomenal along with Prince, your other dogs are exceptionally well trained also!! I’ve owned an Alaskan malamute previously, whom I loved dearly until she pass on. I’m much older-66yrs. old, hopefully I get a chance of adopting those two and follow your techniques to the letter! Thank you so much for being her for us all!🐾♥️🐾
clients dog just seems like a really cool self confident dog. like that cool kid in school you want to hang with. ;-) i would not even call it dominance but sovereignty. if the owners do not mess his character up he could even become a dog like prince (helper dog for other dogs). love this dog.
I wonder if he was separated from his mom and litter mates too early? His behavior suggests he didn’t go through full puppy experiences, which the litter mates would have corrected…. please boycott backyard breeders.
This dog looks like a Boxer/German Shepherd mix. The tail is a giveaway as a boxer.. Boxer tails are super long when not docked.The behavior is of a boxer. I know as I have one. I rescued a young, under-socialized boxer and we've been working on this along with other things. Buster is coming along though. The challenge is I work remote and he's a big dude! Thanks Joel!!!!
I really like your style. Thank you for the tips. My heelers are doing much better and starting to keep each other in check. They just need some more buddies now.
I think the dog's behavior is one of aggressive playfulness. No real mean intentions but his actions could be construed that way by other dogs. All it takes is the wrong dog to ruin his day and perhaps get injured. A lesson in the School of Hard Knocks.
Lots of these type comments but seems like especially Prince but at least one of the dogs would've responded fearfully or aggressively if this dog had truly bad intentions. He seems to be dominant play oriented and is looking for someone equally matched and interested in his style of fun!
This video was so interesting to me because my girls do this to each other EVERY day. They are same age females and I understand that is potentially the most insecure combo, but I didn’t know the up on each other is bad. Honestly, every single day at least once, they’re up on each other in their play, they bite necks, play throw down and hump (always the same placement). But they seem to love their routine.. we’ve had 2 fights in 2 years (they’re 4). I’m not going to stop them at this point because they’re good with each other, but I didn’t know this getting up was bad
In your case it’s not necessarily a bad thing because the dogs know each other and as long as they take turns being “dominant” during a play session it is absolutely normal dog play behavior to jump or hump. The problem with Otto jumping is that he jumps on every dog immediately upon meeting them for the first time which many dogs consider rude and on top of that he shows no interest in playing whatsoever- he just looks for the next opportunity to dominate them again. If allowed to continue this behavior when meeting a new dog he will eventually jump up on the wrong dog and it will turn into an aggressive incident. Otto is giving off major puppy vibes so the other dogs are being gentle with him and letting him get away with it but that grace won’t last forever. I would much rather see Otto learn to communicate with other dogs and learn to play and make friends than him constantly feeling he has to be the top dog no matter what. It’s up to the humans to teach him what is unacceptable, I’m guessing he was either a singleton and didn’t have a chance to play with any litter mates or that he was separated from his mother and other dogs early in life.
Hello there, I am watching every signle video. I love your proccess, I love Prince! I know that i am never gonna meet you guys, but I feel like I know you so good. I follow your technics and lessons for my 6 months mix breed puppy and we are doing very well. Thank you so much. Greets from Greece
The other body signal for the dominance was the height that dog carried his tail at. When he first met each dog and tried to dominate them, his tail was held almost straight up like a flagpole. After corrections or when he was calmer, his tail was coming flat off his back, horizontal to the ground. It’s a quick sign, from a distance, that I notice to judge a dog’s excitement and dominance level when out for a walk or at a dog park.
I thought this was an interesting comment, and wondered if I'd missed his tail height so watched it again. He doesn't change the height of his tail, when he meets dogs or after he's corrected. The vast majority of the time he's got it at 3/4s of the way up, his tail always slowly wagging in a relaxed way. I'll bet this is a piece of the puzzle why Prince and the other dogs thought he was fine. Kind of like the equivalent of a young oafish guy who bumps into people with a loose grin. No malice, so no threat and hey, kind of likeable! I do the same, watching tail position and its tension or looseness when gauging other dogs. It's helpful information.
Hi Joel!! Amazing video!! My puppy Lilly has a special style just like the dog you’re training. She has an Alpha Female dominance attitude and she brushes against my leg on occasion on walks the same way he did! 😎🐶🐳🐠🦋🐣🦅🦆
I think you're spot-on, it was a combination of Prince knowing this dog is young, and just liking him, so Prince felt no need to correct him. I'm dealing with a similar situation with a young lab, and my dog is similar to Prince. Same thing, my dog likes him and wants to play with him, but the lab is now becoming dominant in exactly the same way this dog is. My dog will correct him when he goes too far (baring teeth, growling, barking and going after him), but the lab will only back off for a few seconds before doing it again. My dog won't escalate beyond that with him, because he likes him and knows he's young. The lab is now dominant and too much, but not aggressive and there's no ill intent. I intervene, partly because my dog has osteoarthritis in his elbow and I don't want him getting hurt, but the lab's owner is unfortunately clueless, and my dog won't escalate. I asked the lab's owner if he minded if I corrected, explaining about the osteoarthritis, and he said no, but I can tell he doesn't like it. But he doesn't know how to correct his dog himself. He will occasionally say in a conversational tone "Don't do that," but the dog has no idea what that means, he's inconsistent, and doesn't understand timing, either. The owner's go-to is avoidance, putting his dog on leash, which teaches him nothing, and so the problem continues. One day his dog is going to meet up with a dog that isn't balanced and forgiving, and it won't be pretty.
I think you're right. If the Lab is a 'puppy' under 10 months old, then an adult may not correct him enough, and you'll have to protect your senior. But, it is simple enough to do, by putting the Lab on leash and asking him to Sit (Time -out) for about 30 seconds. If he will Sit off-leash that's OK. But, you want a brief time-out, to help him learn when he is playing too roughly or energetically. I have an 80 lb Lab mix that loves to run. I used the method above to help teach him to self-handicap more appropriately with dogs not as strong as him. He can now play actively and safely with most dogs, including a 10 lb. Chihuahua/ Dachshund mix!
@@hanksimon1023 The problem is the young lab isn't my dog. If he were, I know exactly what I'd do: Let them interact while lab is on leash, give leash and verbal corrections when he does it, praise/treat when he interacts or plays appropriately. When he's got it on leash, let him trail the leash and repeat if/when necessary. Consistently. Remove leash, repeat as needed with verbal correction. Really the same thing Joel did in this video, except he didn't get to the point of letting this dog off leash. But I can't do this because he's not my dog. Good work though with your dog.
This is such a helpful channel. really making ground with my wifes dog and I've recently taken over her training as she's too powerful for my wife to handle. Rotty mastiff cross. Strong and then some.
I think ur theory that the dog is a baby makes the most sense. Even after he jumped on Prince, Prince wasn't worried at all --just did a body shake and wasn't even watching the dog. The 2nd Golden definitely saw the dog as a baby. Connery knew the dog wasn't going to bite. He probably could use a nice wrestling friend. Wonder why you didn't try muzzle in the pasture and then no muzzle in the pool area with Prince? Asking with utmost respect. I ordered a hot pink tank🐾❤️
This was terrible. Poor dog. The dog is a puppy, and it simply wants to play. Clearly, the other dogs liked him and were also posturing for play. That's why there are so many poorly socialized dogs, they were forbidden from being normal puppies.
It looks like this dog doesn't understand the play bow and/or doesn't know how to play appropriately. He's definitely one of those really rough players (unfortunately, with the wrong dog, it could become a fight). I think Prince and the other dogs got it that he's just uneducated but not a threat. Like the owners and how they are concerned about fixing that behavior.
I've seen a lot of the same behaviors in my own dog (German shepherd). I got him at about 10 months old and I've had him for about 2½ years now. His previous family got him as a puppy and did *nothing* with him. He only ever met the other dog in the house and they didn't do any training. He was an insane ball of energy that wouldn't listen to anyone. They gave him to me because I started working with him and he started behaving better. There were still a lot of issues even after having him for 2 years that the methods I'd been trying (treats, etc) just weren't fixing. I've made more progress with him in the 6 months I've been watching your videos than I made in the whole 2 years prior. He's meeting people and not barking at them. He's walking loose leash (when I want him to; leash attaches to the head collar for walks, and the chest harness is for when I want him to pull). I've even gotten him meeting dogs now. He used to have a major problem with the (unaltered male) neighbor dog, but now they're getting together without fights (I was extremely tense when he ran over there and they were meeting face to face with neither muzzle nor leash). The biggest things is he has such anxiety. He starts drooling, whining, and pooping. He can poop before we leave the house, but going for a car ride, as much as he loves it, will cause him to poop. And I can't even pick it up because it's runny. Going on walks, I can walk him and our rottweiler side by with me, loose leash. Husband walks with us and he's got the rottie, and my dog loses his mind. Drooling, whining, going back to pulling, mincing his steps when I've done corrections and he's obviously conflicted between wanting to what he wants and paying attention to me. I probably walk twice as much as my husband because I end up doing a correction and turning around to walk the other direction until he's with me again. When he met with the neighbor dog that first time, he drooled so much the other dog looked like he'd had a bath. He also pooped 4 times, getting progressively runnier. I wish I had some clue how to help him. It kinda reminds me of the video with the dog you said has ADHD. I don't think it's behavior that can be corrected, but I don't know how to help him either. I really wish I could get your input, but a trip to California is out of the question.
Maybe you could try some canned pumpkin mixed with his food to bulk up his stool and Benadryl can slow gastric emptying as well as help a little with anxiety. I’m thinking if you try those before you know he will be in a stressful situation he can slowly acclimate his body to deal with the stress in other ways besides giving him diarrhea so eventually you won’t have to do the pumpkin and Benadryl. Both are considered safe for most dogs in proper doses but always consult your veterinarian regarding your dogs personal health.
Aggressive playfulness sounds like the appropriate set of words. That first bit looked like he tried to hug Prince.😅 It feels like, as a person, if a baby or unknown toddler runs up to you and hugs you vs if an unknown adult runs up and hugs you. In one case, we get all gushy and squishy-maybe concerned because ‘where tf are the kid’s parents?’ and in the other, we’re probably considering violence or other forms of self preservation/protection.
Puppies in my hood do plenty of dominance looking like stuff that normally gets selfregulated+dogs have personalities and they get along with some dudes not with others
That WAS fascinating. Maybe he never experienced "play" in his previous life - he got such big 'play' invitations and ignored them. You've commented about dogs sniffing in strange places on other dogs if they've never met other dogs before - maybe "playing" is another such behaviour that requires some early modeling for a dog to grasp the process?
Young playful dogs often get a pass. My 15mo Aussies play like this with each other every day for the periods we let them and had to be trained to tone it down for dog parks and unfamiliar dogs. There is nothing agressive about them at all. They show up with pure love and joy to be included. Calm and confident with sheep on weekends, moving them without barking or biting.
He's adamant that he's not gona give a play bow. Its like half of him wants to be buds but something in his genes is telling him it needs to be more than play. I'm sure he'll find a dog best friend at some point that he does end up playing with
These videos are SO helpful to understand canine behavior! My girls don't really like to play with other dogs; they're not aggressive but they will snip at dogs who won't stop sniffing their butts, they don't like it lol. It can make me nervous, my ACD can be protective/unpredictable.
I feel like this was a situation of as if a kid comes up to you squaring up and is like 'you wanna fight??? you wanna fight? Look how tough I am' but they're scrawny and run away from you if you actually move in their direction so you just find it adorable and are like 'yeah yeah ok kiddo you are tough :)' and that was how the other dogs viewed Otto
I love your video brother . My 50lb rascal terrier/sheppard/Beagle mix, always trys mounting dogs at dog park when playing even big dogs. But it goes back in forth.but if say his name he'll stop, he trs with my old pit/weimaraner mix too. When ruby gets feed up he pins him. So think this help when training rascal earlier. No his my ESA dog.
I think in the dog world dominance is everything so Prince probably sees this young kid of a dog being confident and dominant and Prince like you’re doing a good job bro keep it up lol
Prince and the second golden retriever were play bowing to the pup. This got him trying to play dominant. The first golden was so chill the pup figured he wasn’t up to playing.
Thank you for your videos! I wish I would’ve seen your videos earlier. We rescued an amstaff from the street at -20 °C, he wasn’t trained to walk on the leash, he was very dominant like this dog in the video, and because he was also young like a year and couple of months old, other dogs didn’t think of his pushiness as an aggression. The best thing we did for him is to meet and socialize with every dog we met, plus basic obedience, plus training commands. He became more calm, confident dog.
If the dog is less than 10 months old, he may still have a puppy license to 'misbehave'. Puppies will nip to play, and may learn to hump as play. Given how Prince was reacting, I think Prince would have snarked him or corrected him, if he went too far. I trust Prince not to eat him, given how relaxed the interaction was. This guy looks like an energetic player, and I think Prince would help with the energy. :-) I think you could trust Prince more... ;-)
I know you guys are filming much more than that . I'd like to see a bit more from a whole session with a dog , I know that will take a bit more time on editing but honestly I'd like to see a 30 mins video (atleast) . Thanks 👌👍
Thank you for saying "treats don't work for this." I took my 1 y/o dog to basic obedience training classes and the trainer was telling me to just put a treat in front of his nose and lure him away. HA! Yeah right. The treats don't exist anymore, I don't exist anymore (in his mind). There is no treat high value enough to get my dog's attention when he's locked onto another dog. You can see the excitement level go to an 11 and you have to do something surprising/shocking to knock him out of that level of intensity.
My American Bulldog needs some training. 1. She won't move off the bed or lounge when told to and tries resisting even when pushing her off, she is extremly stubborn. How can I train her to move off when told to? 2. Another issue is we definitely think she was abused as a puppy before we got her. She gets worried when anybody speaks in a stern voice or for instance if someone watches sport and speaks in a negative tone about it. How can we get her more comfortable around people speaking in that tone of voice? 3. She is scared of any new objects and can get spooked by them, a plastic bag moving in the wind or if something fell off a table. How could we get her to not be as scared by this, I suspect they threw things at her. We are training her using your methods for walking which is going well as she used to pull, she also doesn't jump and is extremely well behaved at home. She is a super easy dog to look after, just wanna make her an excellent dog and those are the things she mainly has issues with. Otherwise im just getting her more socialized with other dogs to build her confidence up some more. She is extremely sooky or extremely happy I think its just her personality. The only other thing I can think of is I think she just breathes heavy and gets stressed easily if in trouble. Should that be something to be concerned about?
The tunnel vision thing was a problem with my dog. One time she was paying so much attention that was behind her she swept me off my feet when I went to correct her and she ran against the back of my legs.
Hi Joel. Do you have any advice on how to deal with a puppy that is aggressive? I adopted my female puppy about 3 weeks ago and she has shown early signs of aggression. She is very possessive of her food and we have been working on that, but lately we’ve also notice that when we tell her to do something she doesn’t want to do she will bite and sometimes break skin (and is not the usual puppy mouthing). For example, if we try to pic her up or if we try to brush her she will snap (and we’ve been working on desensitizing her). she will also try to bite my older dog (15yo lab) or our kitten (3 months) and we try to stop her and she will snap also. She is also very fearful outside our home. She is scared of bicycles, cars, train noises and is not very interested in walks all together or even just sniffing around. We’ve been training her and learns quickly but i don’t know what to do about her aggression and fears
sorry if this has already been asked, but, i have a pretty well behaved dog overall, but she still has her moments and she's older now. i'd like to try to apply some of these things to her, but i am worried about her hips/backend with some of the corrections (wish i would've found all this sooner, when she could've taken it and hardly even felt a thing, lol).. are there physical corrections that are similar but gentler for older dogs? or do you think they're relatively safe for her still, so long as i myself go a bit softer physically with them? i already use a gentle leader and she has most of the basic stuff down, i jus want to finally nip the rest of the problem areas in the bud bc i think your techniques could still teach an old dog some new, better obedience/behaviour. thanks in advance!
It looks like he's trying to be all big but Prince is like "Yeah yeah youngster whatever you say" not taking him seriously at all because he's just a teenager.
