I tell anyone who will listen about your channel! Some of your stuff is way over my head, but I still find it so interesting. Our 18 month old shepherd is now afraid of popping noises (wasn’t till recently) guns, plastic bubble wrap etc. I know you say some traits are bred into them any training tips to overcome this would be so helpful! You are very camera friendly and your love of what you do comes through! One of my favorite videos was you saying the best dog out there is a golden retriever (family dog) that cracked me up and you kept it real! Our boy is pet all the way, not working dog. He is very smart, we have used several tips from your training videos. Would also love a video of your family dog and how that looks.
Be happy and excited during a thunderstorm, 4th of July. Work distance with a firecracker a block away, praise him up let him know it's okay. We have cell phones and Friends set it up.
Mine also got spooked by fireworks and also idiot boys that speed by with their dumb exhaust backfiring now she is very spooked when walking past these areas where she was spooked tail between legs looking behind herself a lot ... It is so annoying.
I used RU-vid dog sound videos. Started at a low volume and worked up all while making sure the dog stays calm with his toy or treat rewards. Just my process to help my dog
Love how you explain this. I always felt my dog was just too impatient to hear the mark then get the reward, so I stopped marking behaviors she already knew inside out.
Thank you so much for this valuable information. There are several different training things going on that a dog trainer can use in every day life. THANK YOU!
At a very young age I ween my personal dogs off of food rewards. They be come accustom to food and become unreliable. The use of a Kong, ball, etc I use. My registered service dog(and all the dogs I have had over the years) have very high play drive. We still do exercises that keep his prey drive high and sharp. I am not a trainer the dog is for my personal use as he helps me when I need it being partially disabled. I always do my own training and as I have commented before I have been to school many years go to do this and graduated I have had German Shepherds since the age of 16 and now over 30 + years Enjoy your channel and alway learn something Thanks Ricky from IBM, Ret
I love this- I do have a question though- what if you drop/ throw the reward in this case a ball but you don’t want the dog to automatically get it unless you tell them too which for me personally I would mark to let them know ok u can access the reward now- how would you add this in while also doing what you suggest? If you would do it at all - Thanks :)
Hmm, you're right! I was thinking I had to mark a session of good heeling, but why would I need to pinpoint that last step? Precision may be good for when my dog comes into heel, but when I'm heeling around for ages, she needs to know WHERE to look, more than she needs to know exactly when she's right I think.
Love it Haz, but a question i hope you could answer? I'm doing my best to teach my dog to stay in the current command even (especially) when i'm throwing her ball away, to teach her to respect the command more then the impulse of chasing the ball (someone else may throw a ball or she may feel like she needs to bark at another dog while in command). I see you're delivering the ball without a terminal marker so isn't this confusing the dog when it is allowed to break the current command and chase a ball?
Do the non marked rewards negatively impact impulse control? An old trainer we used would throw the ball/treat and not let them break until the formal release was given. Let me know :) great vid
That’s been promoted in the last few years by the PP crew. They say you will break the dog’s spirit/drive if you use a non-reward marker. I totally disagree, and agree with your old trainer.
