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Live Well we are live How’s everybody doing on here I see some Of you guys are already on here Already with the questions Has is late I’m only three minutes late you should See what some of these other YouTube Guys do they they set a screen for like Seven o’clock they show up at like Quarter quarter to eight I think I’m relatively on time Um okay guys so uh before I cover the Topic at hand I’m going to do the usual Thing where uh I let people Um you know join Get comfortable and then uh we’ll start The topic at hand we’re going to be Talking about becoming a professional Dog trainer because I have experience on Both sides of this and that not only Have I become a professional dog trainer I have made other professional dog Trainers and that’s a big thing where I’m not just speaking about my personal Experience I’m going to be speaking About the experience of training Multiple people Um to become dog trainers and people That are actually able to train dogs in Various areas to the level that they can Actually make Um you know a living doing it Um so you know I think a lot of people
On the internet they say things they’ll Say things like uh you know I train uh I train I train dogs for 30 years and You know what did they really do for 30 Years in many cases next to nothing you Know and then oh I’ve trained lots of People to train dogs what did their Students do again in many cases their Students really haven’t done anything Their students aren’t able to you know Make a living for themselves into Profession because they they didn’t get The skills necessary to do that or their Students aren’t even able to go work for Another trainer anybody who you know Knows anything about my business they Know anything about meat they know I’ve Made a lot of dog trainers so I think I Can speak quite well on this topic Um because uh you know the success is Pretty undeniable when it comes to that So we’ll be getting into all of that Military member trying to become a dog Trainer yeah so many ex-military guys uh Go into the profession in the United States you know I assume that’s where You are there are 330 330 million people okay to say it’s a Good Market is is an understatement I Don’t think there’s very many places in The United States you can go if you Um you know know how to train dogs and Not make a good living and I’m talking
Like You know at least six figures you know If you have like your your head on Somewhat straight so you know it’s one Of these things and it’s not about the Money I’m just saving the money to give It credibility right like when I say Make make a living as a dog trainer I I Mean like make a living as a dog trainer I don’t mean like you know make a living Working at McDonald’s if you understand What I’m saying because if you really Understand what you’re doing this is a Skill that’s in high demand how many Millions and millions of dogs are there Across North America uh also across Europe right that need good training Uh currently a canine Handler in the Navy Yeah Um that’s that’s good experience listen Anything you can point to then say look You know I was in the I was a police Canine guy I was a military canine guy For sure you’re going to learn some Crossover skills you have to understand Though and this is what a lot of people Don’t understand and I see a lot of People struggle with this when they’re Training you you have to understand that The vast majority of your clients their Pets right and what they need and what They’re looking for in terms of Obedience and lifestyle with the dog is
Very different from the working canine Right working canine people tend to Assume a lot of these dogs have really Good control like really good obedience And in most cases they don’t like the The Obedience on a lot of the work in Canine whether we’re talking police Talks or military dogs or it’s pretty And again there’s always Examples of of the alternative but for The most part I find it’s pretty like Low level obedience like in many cases Now of course there are some departments And there’s some howlers they’re they’re Obedience and their control and divide Work and the nose work and everything is Super on point but in many cases you see Dogs with kind of very like average to Low level obedience but dogs that you Know they take to the the task at hand Whether it’s tracking or you know uh Detection or whatever it is and the Dog’s able to do that right and you Really don’t need obedience for that you Just need the dog to understand his job And to be motivated to do his job so Oftentimes you know people tend to Assume that a working canine has this You know super Um advanced level of obedience and in Many cases they do not so when you’re Dealing with pets it’s all about Obedience it’s all about creating you Know functional results that the owner
Is able to then you know utilize to have An easier life with his or her dog you Know And that’s the big thing Okay so let’s talk a little bit uh Let’s talk a little bit about uh Macedonian gangster how’s it going man You’re always on my streams I just know You because of your name it’s an Interesting name I don’t know if you’re Really a gangster and if you’re really In Macedonia but either way is it okay For an 18 month old Rottweiler to be Very social with strangers and other Male dogs I mean what do you mean by Okay you know like the dog is for me I Don’t allow my dogs to socialize or Engage with other people with other dogs Because it’s counterproductive to what I Want with them but I mean if your dog Likes doing that and you’re fine with it Then that’s what it is I guess you know What I mean Okay so let’s get into it um let’s talk About becoming a professional dog Trainer so as I said I have experience On both ends of this in that Um I became a professional dog trainer Kind of by accident and then I’ve in the Process of scaling my business and and You know building the brand so to speak I’ve trained a lot of stock trainers Um as well and uh you know some of them Obviously still work for me
Um I’m in the process of training more Dog trainers as we speak uh some of them Have come down apprenticeships and then Gone on and done their own thing Um some that have worked for me are now Doing their own thing and I’ve got a lot Of them like I said they’re doing very Well for themselves using the system That they learned here and the Principles that they learned here as the Foundation for what they do and by that I mean I’m not getting people that came To me to learn how to become a dog Trainer that had if any like many cases Complete blank slates we’re talking About Um and you know we’re talking like Within you know a year like they became Pretty decent dog trainers in some cases Okay of course there’s a certain amount Of personal skill and ability just like With anything some people have it and It’s really easy for them and some People don’t Um that’s something of course that you Have to keep in mind as with any skill Or or Talent now let’s talk about I’m Going to talk to you guys not about all The steps because really there’s so much Involved right but fundamentally there Are a number of things that I’ve seen With people becoming professional dog Trainers and I’m going to talk about Things to avoid so I’ve had a lot of
People Assume that I’ve had a lot of people Kind of do it for the wrong reasons okay And by by for the wrong reasons I mean They do it exclusively for money now There’s nothing wrong with money I like Money just as much as anybody else likes Money Um but if that’s your primary focus and I’ve seen that right like guys get in You know I’ve had a couple guys they Came they work for me and they said oh Wow you know they see the money in it And they just you know get as much as They need to get you know working here The bare minimum and then they go off And they do their own thing and and they Try to make money doing it and in many Cases just because there’s such a lack Or there was anyways such a lack of dog Trainers they were able to get the money Doing it but you could really see like The training that they did they were Bare minimum there’s a bunch of these Guys unfortunately and look you know Half of a decent system is better than No system at all and these guys Obviously didn’t have anything in the Beginning but you saw lot of these guys They were just money they were just in It for the money there was no they Didn’t have an appreciation for Excellence okay like they didn’t strive For excellence in their training they
Stroll for the let’s just get through it Let’s just slap it together Bare Bones Let’s just you know do what we got to do To you know just get the money and and Put together a product that really is Very shoddy it’s not fair for the dog It’s not super fair for the Handler Um of the dog but you know hey it’s Enough and I got paid and whatever else And these are the people in my opinion They don’t belong in dog training Terrible dog trainers Um you know and their work is always Listen you see the dog next to them you Know if you don’t know what you’re Looking at maybe it looks decent to you But to me you know it it looks like the Dog’s beaten on a regular basis with a Two by four I’m not saying that they’re Doing that usually these are the E-collar jockeys right they take an E-collar on they they cut all the Corners into training and you know they Don’t spend the time on the proper Foundation on building a relationship With the dog and you know teaching the Dog everything they just slap an E-collar on a dog put a slip lead on and Zap zap zap and you know you’ve got this Dog that’s you know kind of maybe sort Of doing things next to you and to the Uninformed it looks good you know this Is shitty dog training I hate this this Is low level stuff
And unfortunately there were some guys I Ran into that were like that and part of The reason they left was because I was Always riding them hard you know you Can’t get away with that nonsense with Me you know if I see you half-assing it If I see you not not rewarding the dog If I see you not building properly with The dog there’s going to be questions That need to be answered and um you know This is something that uh I warn you Against is there money in it of course There’s money in it Um But you better not be in it for the Money otherwise it’s just going to Become another job and when it becomes Another job for you guess what after a While you’re going to hate to take those Dogs out you’re going to hate to train Those dogs and guess who’s going to Really suffer in the end the dogs and The owners that are entrusting you with The dogs so you must have pride now the Best dog trainers that have come from my Program Are the people that take pride in their Work they take great pride in their work Their ego is tied into the work and I Know everybody wants to pretend like ego Is a Bad Thing ego Is Not a Bad Thing Ego has got me where I got today because For me I don’t want to be associated With anything inferior I do not like to
Be associated with any training that is Shoddy I don’t like to be associated With anything less than the highest Level of excellence in any form of Training right and that’s what we strive For and you have to put that pressure on The people that work with you and that Work for you to achieve that level at All times and I work best with the People that also have that in their mind That they’re going to you know I would Have guys that would compete here they Would be like you know what my down is Going to be the fastest down and you Know their docs would they would they Would be like you know showing off with The dogs they were training here and and Showing you know oh look look at his Heel entry oh that was a slick heel Entry oh you know look at that recall That’s a sexy recall you know like every Piece of the training they took great Pride in and they would compete with Each other to make a better and better And better product okay and what you Don’t understand a lot of people don’t Understand the best product comes from a Combination of two things motivation the Dog likes it the dog wants it obligation The dog understands that he needs to do It as well it’s not an option when those Two things bled blend together in the Right profusion you have a very good Product
The other thing was empathy okay I know Has talking about empathy pretty crazy Right listen when you have a dog who’s Fearful when you have a dog who’s Insecure when you have a dog you know Who who has aggressive outbursts you Have to understand that dog you have to Understand why he’s doing those things You have to understand what you need to Do in order to get him to the best place That he can go and maybe he’s not going To be on the same level as the Happy-go-lucky lab that you’re training Or you know the the super amped up German shorthair pointer you know that’s Like you know fastest lightning but you Know you can get that fearful nervous Insecure anxious Um dog to a level that is eminently Better than where he’s at now you can Get him out of the blue juice right and That’s something that a lot of people Don’t understand and they don’t give the Dog that honor they either become I see This a lot guys that are afraid of the Dog right the dog maybe he has a bit of A history he gets a little bit Aggressive from time to time and they’re Always flinching around the dog and Overreacting to everything the dog is Doing and that’s because they don’t Really understand where the behavior is Coming from So of course they overreact to all the
Behavior because they’re not sure where Is it coming from right and you know These are the people that tend to Inadvertently just make the problem Worse because they’re Twitchy they’re Nervous they’re scared of the dogs so on And so forth so you know people that Kind of can can relax can understand Where the dog’s coming from can are Cautious because I’ve had other guns I’ve had guys you know that Um are the opposite right like they’re Not cautious at all like they have no Conception of like what a dog under the Wrong circumstances can do to you Um so you know you want the right level Of caution but at the same time you also Want Um you know someone who’s not going to Be overly afraid flinchy jumping at the Wrong times and encouraging the bad Behavior or escalating situations that Are maybe a little bit bad to becoming a Lot better right so uh we wanna we want To prevent people that are you know Anyone who just thinks they’re going to Get in this and make a whole heap of Money go do something else you know what I mean like it’ll be better for you Better for the dogs and at this point in Time anyways the Market’s getting quite Uh Um it’s it’s not like what it was when Let’s say maybe even four or five years
Ago it’s it’s certainly a lot more Saturated than what it was and if you’re Not in here to pursue Excellence if You’re not in this job to really improve The life of the dogs Improve the life of of of of the uh you Know the handlers and so on and so forth You’re not really going to get anywhere Okay Um you have to take pride in your work And you also have to be critical of Yourself so one thing that I am if you Know me you know I’m extremely Self-critical I’m extremely I’m always Looking for the downside okay probably To the extent that maybe it’s a little Bit much sometimes the downside is where Is the failure point in the training why A lot of training that you guys see Online I call it the smoke and the Mirrors training it looks good in the Video and whatever else but if you know Anything about dogs if you know anything About training you know it doesn’t Really apply to the real world you know The Handler isn’t going to be able to Actually use that training in the real World maybe it looks sexy an example of This would be teaching a dog to heal to Follow following a ball okay you know Like I you guys have watched my videos You can get a dog prancing his heads up In the air he’s stargazing it looks Beautiful right the sport style Focus
Healing this is not something that is Useful for a Handler in the real world It’s not something their dog is going to Do on his half hour walks twice a day Through downtown Toronto or wherever it Is that he happens to live useless work You know all the fancy stuff a lot of The clicker work and all this stuff it’s Useless for the most part in the real World it doesn’t apply is it good to use Some of these pieces in the foundation To build the dog to build his Understanding you know is it fun for the Dog sure but does it apply to the real World can the Handler use that in the Real world with any level of reasonable Success in many cases the answer is no Right so when it comes to becoming a Professional dog trainer you have to be Extremely critical of your system you Have to be extremely critical of your Work and every piece of work that you Put out you need to be able to evaluate It where did I go wrong What could I do better What do the handlers need versus what do I want right does the Handler want what I’m able to provide does the market want What I’m able to provide if they don’t What can I provide they do want these Are things that you need to ask yourself And in many cases you know People aren’t very honest about this So whether you have people that are
Cutting corners and basically being tool Jockeys and I hate that right hate that I hate that I know I’ve already talked About it I hate that people just Slap and he call around a dog and zap Zap zap and oh look he’s a good boy now Yeah he’s a good boy because he’s Walking on eggshells and he’s just Terrified at all times that you know You’re gonna light his ass up Um and uh you know and then you’ve got The the other side of it where it’s it’s All smoke and mirrors and there’s no Real training going on and then you got The lazy ones the people that do have The talent right The trainers that do have the talent I Mean I run into a few of these guys as Well Um they do have the talent but you Always catch them cutting Corners you Always catch them uh you know doing the Least possible I guess they kind of also Fall into the first category right just Lazy training and it prevents them from Achieving Excellence because you know They’re not really again they’re not Super motivated Um they’re they’re just simply you know Looking to get from point A to point B In the fastest way possible and then Pretend like what they’re doing is some Kind of awesome thing Um so yeah being self-critical examining
Your work constantly upgrading your Skills that’s another thing right like I’ve spoken about this before as a Trainer you have to assume somebody else Does it better in some capacity they’re Doing something better than you right And you have to actively and Aggressively search for that better on a Daily weekly monthly and yearly basis I Attend seminars regularly sometimes I Attend seminars I have zero interested I’m going to two seminars in in the next Month right because I’m constantly I Might think I know how to do something But I guarantee you somebody else knows How to do it better right and if you’re Not actively and aggressively looking to Upgrading upgrade your cert your your Skills Um good luck to you you know our costly I’m changing what I’m doing I’m Constantly tweaking what I’m doing I’m Constantly looking at my system and Thinking about how I can improve it Expedite it sometimes I’ll try something New and I’ll actually say you know what No the old way was better I’ll discard It and go back to doing something the Older way or I’ll say hey look this new Way I think it’s better it’s improving The the relationship with the dogs it’s Improving the finished product it’s Expediting the training right all these Types of things so you have to have that
Critical approach and then you have to Be able to work from a framework here’s The thing I took the hard route in dog training to Become a dog trainer I didn’t Um I didn’t get anybody’s system okay I Didn’t I wasn’t an apprentice under Anybody I didn’t work for another dog trainer Okay I didn’t have a mentor so to speak I put it all together the trading system That I do here I put it all together Using many different things that I Learned in many different places some of It my own invention or some Thing that I took from another trainer And then tweaked it a little bit to suit What I was doing here and just basically Pieces from everywhere and I put it Together to make a system that I’m happy With that my clients have been happy With for the last few years and that all The trainers that um work for me and That worked for me are now using in Their training systems whether they’re On their own now or they’re still with Me And uh you know the training system that I have I believe strongly in framework Okay you shouldn’t just do things I see A lot of Traders they just go out there Every day and they just do there’s No system that they’re working for from
There’s no there’s no step-by-step it Doesn’t have to be specific because Every dog is different but there should Be a rough framework that you work from And a rough Um understanding a fundamental Principles Foundation principles that Control everything you do in your Training system if you have that and if You understand dogs how they learn how They think and their behavior as well as The desirable outcomes that people want You’re going to be able to establish a Framework that is successful and will be Successful for not just one type of dog Right oh you know he doesn’t like food What do we do he’s not a food dog well You better have something if the dog Doesn’t like food well he doesn’t like To play what do you do he doesn’t have Ball Drive okay well you better have a Plan oh he’s really depressed if you Make pressure on him with the e-collar Because maybe he had a bad experience Okay well you better have a plan for That right like you need to have a System that helps people across a broad Spectrum that helps breeds across a Broad spectrum if your system only works For a certain type and a certain breed Of dog it’s no good in the pet training Space they’re going to deal with Everything from Chihuahuas and English Bulldogs to the Belgian Malinois and
Great Danes you need to be ready for all Of them and you need to have a rough Framework that works for all of them so This is something that I strongly Recommend is find someone with a system Especially at this point in time you Know dog training has progressed a long Way especially from when I started you Know there are people that have Successful systems go study from Successful people people that are Successful in your field look I know you Might really like X agility Trader but Guess what you want to train pets you Want to you know that agility trainer You know she might be really good at Agility but you want to train pets and You want to do behavior modification Well you better learn from someone who Knows how to do that stuff you better Find someone who’s successful at that Right you know you want to do protection Training well that person’s doing only Obedience they don’t know how to do Protection so again like you need to go And be successful at that What’s going on Are you making this video because you’re Working on a dog trainers course I am Going to work on a dog trainers course Um I’ll tell you this though if uh if as A dog trainer I would have killed and This is a Shameless plug I would have Killed to have access to my training
System and guess what you can you go to My online training I don’t hide anything On there guys I everything from reactive Dogs to my obedience to my puppy Training it’s all on there right if I Had access to that as a beginning pet Trainer instead of having to kind of Figure things out the hard way step by Step I would have killed for that I would Have put me ahead when you could find Someone that’s already figured things Out right doesn’t mean that you have to Stay with what they’re doing forever it Means now you have a jump off point Where you’re a lot farther ahead than That person was in the beginning now You’re jumping you’re basically getting A head start in the race so my my Obedience training system a lot of it’s Already online a lot of it’s already Available on my online courses oh I did Finish a book recently I’m working on The whole publishing and all that type Of stuff I gotta get that done Um so there’ll even be a book soon Hopefully Um you know these things are available Now like we don’t have to we don’t have To guess we don’t have to play hard to Get with this type of stuff it’s it’s Also there so Um you know it’s it’s one of these
Things where there’s a lot of uh the Days of things being hidden and hard to Find are over you can you can now get Access to this information whether it’s My information or somebody else’s Information And that’s the other thing become Proficient across a broad spectrum if You’re a dog trainer and you say I only Want to ever train pets and I only ever Want to do behavior modification I have No interest in anything else well guess What If you become proficient and you develop An understanding of how to do other Things within dog training whether it’s It’s various types of competition dog Sport whether it’s bike work you know Nose work all these types of things if You develop an understanding and you Actually practice in these other fields Regardless of whether or not you have a Personal desire to make money doing that You will become an exponentially better Dog trainer the best dog trainers that I Have produced here are ones that engage In more than just training the pets Um you know don’t get me wrong I’ve had Some very good you know and I I still Have some very good pet dog trainers but The ones that dabble and the other stuff In the competition work they do some Bite work they dabble in these other Things and they have a fundamental
Understanding of these principles in These other things these are the Trainers now that begin to level up Right because they have such a higher Level understanding because the more Spectrums you become proficient working With dogs in the more you become better As a dog trainer my ability as a helper Okay as a decoy has exponentially helped My ability to deal with dogs when They’re Handler aggressive or when They’re reactive so people that struggle With dogs that are aggressive very easy For me to deal with them because I have An intimate understanding of aggression Not just in stopping it but actually in Creating it so if you know how to make Something you also quickly learn how to Stop something and the Mystique of Aggression there’s so much Mystique Around aggression for instance there’s No Mystique really if you understand Aggression if you understand what Motivates the dog there’s very little Mystique involved in it and how to deal With it effectively and in a way that’s You know extremely efficient It becomes very very simple if you Understand how dogs think and learn and What motivates them to be aggressive Across a variety of contexts right and It’s the same thing with anything if you Understand competition obedience and you Really know competition obedience to
Some degree or other you are going to Become better at pet obedience goes Without saying right because your level Of understanding and how to make Precision and develop more motivation Into dog is now higher so I am greatly Encourage you if you’re a trainer or if You aspire to be a trainer do things That are outside of your specific area Of expertise once you have that basic Understanding and grow your skills grow Your abilities the best trainers have Have proficiency across a variety of Spectrums not just one So I think we’ll summarize okay a couple of The big mistakes that I see that these Are the biggest mistakes I see dog Trainers make all right Being lazy in this writing all right Just Cutting Corners in order to get the Money the fastest making promises to Clients that are unrealistic like hey I’m going to do a two-week off-leash Obedience training package with your dog Really what are you going to do for two Weeks to properly off leash obedience Training I know what you’re gonna do you Probably shouldn’t be doing that okay It’s not good for the dog it’s not Ethical in my opinion Um you know it’s it’s just generally a Bad idea so you know two week obedience
Trading packages so making promises you Can’t keep Um you know like I said cutting the Corners not developing your skills just Doing the basic the the bare minimum to Get by You know I think I already mentioned coming into The profession just for money you know Good luck to you it’s it’s going to Become miserable for you it’s going to Become miserable for the animals that Have to work with you Um and then not developing your skills Across a broader Spectrum not being Self-critical and assuming that somebody Else knows better than you do and then I Think the last thing I’ll say is this be Respectful of your peers be respectful Of your teachers along the way there Have been trainers that have taught me a Variety of things okay and it might have Been just the two-day seminar in many Cases that’s what it was you know a Two-day seminar you know they shared Parts of their training system Um that kind of flickered a light bulb In my head and I said God damn that’s a Great idea okay let me add that to what I already know let me add that to my Lexicon maybe I watched a video of them Training maybe I took a video course or Something like that When somebody teaches you something or
When somebody gives you something you Should acknowledge that you should have Respect for that and you know Especially if what you’re doing is like Primarily based on what somebody Showed you or taught you If you’re putting food on your table With that you know if you’re gaining Notoriety or you know you’re getting Let’s say accolades with that stuff you Better acknowledge that person because That always will come back right that’s That’s one of those things so I said Something a while ago that I regret Saying I think it was on a stream a Couple of days a couple of streams ago Someone asked me about trainers that Impacted me and Um you know I said oh you know there’s a Trainer but I won’t mention him because You know he annoyed me because he Unfriended me from Facebook or whatever Now don’t get me wrong this guy you know I I learned like a couple of small Things from him Um and they did change some of what I do In training especially primarily in the Competition will be inside of things Um but I shouldn’t have said that I shouldn’t have said that you know why Because regardless of whatever personal Beef and not that it’s much of a Personal beat but regardless whatever Personal thing there is it’s not
That’s a disrespectful thing right we Don’t have to have a personal Relationship with one another that’s you Know special in any way Um but we from a professional standpoint I should always acknowledge you know What that person or those people have Given right and the same goes for you You know if you’ve learned something From somebody if you’re using somebody’s System you know especially if it’s Unaltered you know if you’re using if You’re using what you learn from that Person honor them and respect them Because without them you wouldn’t be Where you are and that’s a big thing Um So yeah I I’m not going to say that Trainer’s name now because I don’t want It to be like we don’t have like a back And forth we don’t have drama you know What I mean so I don’t want to if I say His name now people can be like ooh you Know and He’s doing well he doesn’t need me to Imagine him he’s a very well-known guy He’s doing well it was just like kind of An offhand stupid remark you know what I Mean Um but I will say that like any trainer That you have taken if they’ve given you Great inspiration that you are using Especially to put food on your table you Know if you didn’t know anything and
They taught you something give them some Respect you don’t have to love them but Give them respect you know it’s it’s It’s one of those things that I believe Strongly in Okay let’s see here Good questions guys I’m not going to Answer the stupid like my four-month-old Puppy is not listening to me what should I do Um can you do a course on human Aggression I already have a course where I cover as much aggression as I’m Comfortable covering online Um anything more I’m going to be putting People in danger and I’m going to be Putting dogs in danger and I will not do That How do dogs differentiate I have a Question on the power obedience how does The dog differentiate between a pup on The collar in this compared to a Correction Well if you took my power obedience Matthew This question is answered Um but suffice to say that if you follow The system properly When your dog is doing power obedience He should know he’s doing power Obedience in the context of any Correction should make the dog more Active in regular life it’s a completely Different thing so if you’re making the
Cardinal sin that I always warn people Against do not mix competition obedience With real life I took my dog recently For an hour walk today There was no competition obedience Involved In any of it most people that screw this Up they’re like oh how does my dog know The difference if you don’t if you’re Not following the system properly then Your dog doesn’t know the difference and You’re screwing both those things up Right my dog knows when he steps on the Field that we’re doing igp competition Style obedience he knows that and he Knows that when we’re going for a walk Those behaviors and that mindset and That emotional context that he places on That work is not appropriate okay so It’s it’s just that simple and it’s the Same thing across Corrections it’s the Same you know my dog takes a correction Very differently on the igp field than He does in real life well those are but We covered this already Would you go on Joe Rogan to talk about Docs in the real world situations and Agendas Um Yeah sure man like I don’t know anyone Who wouldn’t go on Joe Rogan if he Invited them but uh I I haven’t been Asked have I ever been sued by a client No I have not been sued by a client
Um Who are some of the biggest influences You draw from to formulate your current System Um I’ve mentioned them before Don Sullivan I really like some of the stuff That he does really old school kind of Bird dog guy Um I’ve I’ve taken some from him Um there’s been a like you know Yogi Zank Um he’s kind of like a nipple bow style Trainer Um I learned a lot from him Um I’ve learned a little bit from some of Ivan balabanov’s courses Um You know Marco cost consolo you know I’ve learned a little bit from him Especially when it comes to competition Work primarily and Protection work I’ve Learned a ton from him actually on that Side he certainly helped to expedite my Understanding there you know these are People that uh That that jump to mind immediately I’m Sure I might be missing somebody Um you know I’ve again I’ve taken things Like my fronts and my dumbbells I Learned a lot from Stefan Schaub I got To get Stefan on here I gotta talk to Stefan you guys want to talk about a Badass trainer and one of the best
Probably the one of the best if not the Best breeder in North America for German Shepherds Stefan shop you know look him Up look up his bloodlines See what he’s done I got a lot of Respect for that man Um you know and he’s a cool guy to deal With I like him Um Listen man there’s there’s other people I don’t want anyone to think I’m Disrespecting them if I’ve forgotten Them you know they know because I I will Tell them in person if I learn something Um you know and I’ll give them respect I Don’t take anybody’s work and just sell It as my own that’s not that’s not my Way that’s not what I do Um everybody that I’ve mentioned I’ve Taken things that I’ve learned from them And then tweaked it and changed it or Added things or removed things to to you Know facilitate what it is that I do Um I like Gary Wilkes for a lot of like The theory like some of the theory stuff He talks about is really good Um Yeah I think I think that’s uh I think that’s That’s enough with that Thought on the pre-mac principle Sounds like positive only like I’ve Heard of it before I never bothered to Look into it because it’s I um I believe
It’s positive only type stuff Um I think I have a rough understanding of It but I’m not going to talk about it Because I’m not 100 on what it is Exactly so I can’t speak on it Um unless I’m 100 sure what it is you Mean by that so And how’s my puppy by the way Ty Ty Asked that so I know he has a puppy for Me how’s my puppy doing Nicole I used I use a ton of what I have Learned from you guys and always make Sure to share that to Hype you guys up Like a fangirl well I appreciate that Nicole I know we certainly see you and Your dogs a lot so you know we certainly Appreciate the support that comes from Your end The puppies tend to get more drives dry For balls and tugs as they have after They have done teething yeah I mean acid Dog develops you will always see more More drive as they as they grow for the Most part you know usually you’re kind Of at the top end yeah I’d say around The years where you kind of see the Drive and then you know not the top end I should say but you can see most of it By the time the dog’s a year old Uh what was your biggest struggle Starting out in dog training and how did You overcome it That’s a good question
My biggest struggle I would say Is figuring out How to give people what they needed Exactly okay so like People will give you problems they will Bring you a dog that’s doing X doing y Doing sad and a lot of The information that you find from Especially at the time so at the time When I started YouTube wasn’t very big Um you know there there was not a lot of There was information on the internet But not like tons like there is now There weren’t that many dog trainers That were really being successful in the Pet side of things publicly anyways I’m Sure they’re aware but they weren’t like All over the Internet they weren’t Findable so to speak or as findable so Um a lot of it was like kind of trial And error and saying okay like what Works like how can I I needed to craft a System that people could apply to just About any dog a basic framework that People could work from to get a dog Completely obedient on and off leash Um to get a dog to stop performing Undesirable behavior and to live the Kind of life that people wanted to live With their dogs and um that’s something That uh trial and error you know it took Took years and I’m still perfecting it To this day you know what I mean I’m Still perfecting it to this day I know
What I want I know what most clients Want Um but it’s something where we can Always tweak adjust improve so on and so Forth Um but in the beginning there was no Framework you know you had a rough I Idea how to train x y z but a lot of it Was trial and error and what worked for Some dogs did not work for other dogs And you really had to develop answers to All these questions okay when I use for Instance the pinch collar with three Dogs You know it goes great but then all of a Sudden the fourth dog he’s freaking out He’s biting the leash he’s trying to Redirect on me what do I do what’s the Best way to fix this problem because Dogs you know there are a lot of Similarities across once you’ve dealt With like hundreds and hundreds thousand Plus dogs you’ll see tons of Similarities and the more you deal with Dogs the more you learn like that they Have a pattern they all follow very Simple patterns and after a while you Start to recognize oh you’d like to do This and then you’re going to do this And then you’re going to do that and When I do this you’re going to do that Right so you kind of you you learn the Pattern for different types of dogs you Kind of start to be able to predict them
And then you start to get out ahead of Them and then you start to develop Training that avoid certain problems That that dog will will develop And you know offer a training Um you know problems to the dog that are More suitable for that type of dog that Type of behavior and you learn to avoid Problems before they even manifest those Problems and then when a problem does Manifest you know how to deal with it Efficiently and effectively so you know But this is out this is just Years on the leash like that’s what that Is and you just need to get that What makes duchies difficult for even Experienced handlers Um well they I mean good ones tend to Have a lot of Drive Um some of them carry some nerves Um a lot of duchies have you know some Handler issues whether it’s kind of Unconscious Handler issues where they’ll Redirect on the Handler or you know some Of them can just be jerk offs with the Handler if they think they can get away With it Um that you don’t see a lot of really Good duchies down here anyways I mean You see some for sure but in Canada not Very many and and in the US I think they Have more Um but again it’s it’s one of those Things where
Um you know I think people really like The way the dogs look but there’s the Vast majority of them are not very good Um Talk about the video that was posted on The group page where the trainer was Showing switch biting Um I mean that’s that’s on our Elite Group page I don’t really talk about Like like I said I’ve already spoken so I I did a video about that guy Um I did a video about that guy sorry guys Somebody turned on a vacuum in the Background here I’m gonna move So you’re talking about Um I’m not even gonna say the name of The guy because I don’t you know that’s Not something I need to do Um and again I don’t like saying People’s names in a negative context But suffice to say I did I actually did A video Of that guy’s work and I kind of Critiqued his work and it was one of Those videos you know where you like Kind of react to somebody else’s video And I did the video And I released it and um The dude called me uh and he’s like in The UK but he called me like I don’t Know like it was like a few days later He called me and he was upset you know And um to be honest I felt bad I was
Like you know what I don’t need to I can say all the things I need to say about switch biting Without bringing somebody’s name into it You know I got nothing against the guy I Disagree agreed with him about you know What he was doing I disagreed with the Work that he was doing but at the end of The day Why am I gonna drag his name there’s There’s no reason to drag his name just Because I disagree with his work and I Don’t think it’s it’s a good idea to do That you know so I mean I said kind of all I needed to Say about switch Biden in earlier videos Um Unrelated question but I’m curious about Your accent it’s really slight but it Almost sounds Dutch well I’m not touched I don’t know it’s just the way I talk Um Yeah no not Dutch I’m Canadian my Friends uh you know I was born here I Was raised here so yeah Let’s see here Any tips for noise leaking in igpl media Stock has high rise on how Drive five Years old Igp3 dog I mean it would depend where the leaking Is happening and it would depend on the Dog some dogs you got to let them leak a Little bit because they’ll actually get
A little more out of them some dogs if You make them quiet you’ll get more out Of them so it depends on the dog you Know Um depends on it’s it’s You know there’s there’s generally two Ways to go you actually the more you Reward the dog Um oftentimes you might see that the Noise reduces itself and then in some Instances Um you know the dog needs a little bit Of You know averse if applied when he makes The noise and he needs to be able to Pair those two things together and learn That he must be quiet and calm down so It really depends on the dog and the Situation Um so yeah I mean oftentimes if you Satisfy the prey drive the dog may still Scream a little bit Where he goes every time you kind of Like do a position change or Direction Change or anything like that Um but he won’t be like barking next to You you know some dogs like for instance Right now I’ve decided to allow my dog To bark when I go pick up the dumbbell So I’ll go pick up the dumbbell and He’ll start barking I have decided I’m going to allow that For now and I’m going to allow that Until such time that I deem it’s worth
Not allowing it because I think that the Benefit I’m going to get from him amping Himself up in that place is better than The downsides I’m going to get for Losing some points for him becoming Vocal there one thing I’ve learned with Igp is you don’t want to search for Perfection right away Because the more you try to get Perfection the more mistakes it will Cause so to speak sometimes it’s better To let a young dog be a little bit crazy Be a little bit high in the drive be a Little bit hectic in the right kind of Way and then kind of slowly tone him Down the more and more familiar he gets With the exercise instead of trying to Tone him down Too quickly Can you learn how to train a dog for Protection by yourself Can you learn how to fight by yourself No obviously not right you have to you Can you can be your dog’s sparring Partner in in the best case scenario but You certainly cannot train a dog fully How to do protection training by himself I’m 13. I want to be a dog trainer when I’m older I train my three dogs all by Myself good for you For you my friend what you need to do is Keep training dogs and by the time You’re 18 you’ll be ready to rock and Roll
Will you ever come to UK and do a Seminar somebody houses me I’ll go You know I’m always willing you know as Long as things are right you know some People expect me to do seminars for Pennies it’s like listen I’m busy guy You know like I’m sorry I don’t do things for free you Know in that sense what I do for free is Available on YouTube Um you know I have no problem coming to A place but in order for me to do a Seminar You know there is a unfortunately a cost Associated with but it’s a reasonable Cost in my opinion Um I recently found a canine behaviors On YouTube I don’t say the name who says Operant conditioning it’s not effective And science proves that latent learning Is superior your thoughts That’s what he means by latent learning Um upper and conditioning is a very Broad framework that helps somebody who Has no understanding of what behavior is And how to control it how dogs learn it Or anything really learns it Um I I think it’s a good starting point As long as you understand that the Theory in and of itself is limited and That you understand that the theory was Developed developed by somebody who was A utopian idealist be a Skinner he wants To prove that everything could be done
With positive reinforcement right so Understanding all of that it’s a good Beginning point to start to understand How behavior is taught and how behavior Is learned okay but it’s certainly a Limited thing Um you know it’s it’s you know classical Conditioning is important understanding Genetics understanding epigenetics is Very important Some trainers will also roll their Clients dogs everything on the internet Is only disapproving it but there must Be a reason why people did this method Before what are your thoughts I don’t do That I don’t believe in it Um I think it works undeniably for Somebody who’s like the dog whisper but I haven’t really seen anybody else do it With any Um any great level of efficiency I Understand why they’re doing it they’re They’re basically attempting to mimic Two docs involved in a you know struggle For dominance and one dog basically pins The other without you know really Messing him up I’ve certainly seen dogs Do that to each other where you know They’ll kind of get into a little Scuffle and when that dog will grab the Other by the Scruff and throw them on The ground and stand over him until the Other dog kind of surrenders to him so To speak but I think most people really
Don’t know how to do that in a way that They can actually yield a productive Result from the dog because a lot of Behavior is not the dog attempting to be Dominant okay a lot of bad behavior Undesirable Behavior it’s not the dog Being dominant it is simply you know the Dog having a unproductive uh you know Genetic response to a specific stimuli It’s not dominance per se it’s it’s like For instance a dog who’s reactive okay Most reactivity comes from insecurity he Sees the other dog or the strange human Being as like something that that that Could potentially injure him or threaten Him and he’s responding out of that Insecure he’s not responding because he Wishes to dominate that right that’s the Vast majority of cases so you’re going To Alpha roll the dog who’s scared and In avoidance and offering a bluff Behavior to drive the you know threat Away like it’s not going to be very Productive in Miami Um I love my dog training I’m trying to Find my start I’m working with some Friends who have reactive anxious Variety of Border Collie Good yeah that’s the key you know I live in Holland but I don’t know where To buy a Dutch Shepherd any tips My friend you’re from where they belong You’re from where they come from there’s
Play you know Google can TV go visit the Clubs I’m sure they will tell you where To buy a Dutch Shepherd you know there Are some numerous breeders around there That you know can surely help you find a Dog that’s right for you I would say That based on your question you probably Don’t want like a top-tier you know Working dog you probably want something A little bit easy Michelle really appreciate all your help Your courses without a doubt your Courses have made me a much better Trainer and giving me confidence that I Needed thank you Michelle I appreciate Your support and participation Started with off leash versus my DSD is 10 months old fantastic courses your YouTube video have changed my training I’m always happy to hear that I’d like To leave people better than I found them Looking to get into PSA I’ve owned German Shepherds my whole life it’s from Nick Should I go to working line German Shepherds root or the Madeleine wall Route also more videos of the new dog Max police So max is as far as I know I think Max Is sold now he’s going to actually be Going to do I think PSA down in Arizona Um now I’ll say this when you are going To do a sport Especially if you’re new to that sport
You should probably look at what people That are in the for the majority Parts Successful in that sport what they’re Doing how they’re training and the dogs That they’re using and then you should Probably go that route when you’re new To something it’s not the time to Reinvent the wheel it’s not the time to Buy the Giant Schnauzer and try to do PSA with him you know what I mean you Want to look and see what are most People being successful with what are Most people training these training Techniques that are assuming they’re Probably going to be available to you You know what types of dogs do these Work for well well I think I think in PSA it’s safe to say that you know the The Dutch Malinois or the uh you know The Herder type dogs are the ones that Are dominating the sport So those are the docs that generally I Would go to I think most working line German Shepherds to be honest are not Suited to PSA Um you know there may be more suited to Igp but they’re not so suited for PSA Type work for sure some of them are Um but those ones are going to be a Little bit harder to find I think so you Want to look and see where’s the success How is the sex be the success being Accomplished Um what docs are the success being
Accomplished with where did the where Were those dogs produced and then you go To those people and you get the dog for Yourself and you’re already vastly Improving your chances of being Successful there instead of trying to You know kind of do something different Tai says the puppy is doing good pray And possession is coming along every day Taking things low and developing him Very nice puppy good time happy to hear It If a dog is pulling on a leash this is From Hugh Manson Werner Um should you use a pinch collar to Correct that or learn the dog The heel command because I’ve heard a French ring trainer say that the dog is Pulling on the leash you should teach Him not to pull on the leash I have a free video on YouTube how to do That hey house how’s it going with Skye Is she doing good with her obedience Training Skye is potentially in a new Situation we will wait before we before We confirm that but for now she’s Potentially in a different situation so Um you know I hope she does well there We’ll see what happens Uh what can’t but she’s a very nice dog What can I do with my German Shepherd She is reactive until I get her close to Other dogs she calms down and wants to Play
I don’t understand why she’s four months Old because she’s a four-month-old German Shepherd puppy my friend and uh German Shepherd puppy store for the vast Majority of cases reactive so probably You should start to think to yourself if She’s reacted do I really want to give Her what she wants in order for her to Stop being reactive what do you think You’re teaching the dog I have a female and male dog Toward about which one to fix what would You suggest males German Shepherd 1.5 Years the female is four while it’s Cheaper to fix the male but he’s one and A half and you shouldn’t fix a male Until minimum you know three years old Uh females bleeding is probably Certainly more annoying than uh intact Male I would personally fix the female But it’s going to cost you more Okay let’s see Don’t correct your puppy with a slip Leash that’s not a good idea it’s a four Month old puppy’s a baby Is French ring the best dog sport no It’s not Um I have a Malinois puppy with zero ball And prey drive any tips Let them develop and hopefully it comes Along you know you can’t put something There that uh unfortunately uh it’s not There naturally
What is the difference between igp and Mondial ring I’m hearing from the USA There’s radically different you know It’s kind of like ask me what’s the Difference between soccer and baseball I Mean look up the sport you can find all This information on Google The hardest part of doing your training Courses here in Australia is that the Prong callers have now been banned in my State can you recommend an alternative To the prom caller get yourself a prong Collar cover and then you’ll be fine you Can use choke chain but I don’t like Them generally Um I much prefer the prong collar to be Honest with you You know It’s one of those things like yeah it’s Banned okay bam who’s enforcing that ban How much effort are they putting into Enforcing that band Pit bulls aren’t banned here in Ontario And I’ve been seeing pit bulls for like The last 20 years right I train them Regularly here at my facility Um Let’s see hey has any upcoming seminars In Ontario at all Yes Um I’m going to be doing a seminar at Our Woodstock location Um the the date has yet to be finalized But I’m going to do probably a one day Seminar
Um In in my uh in my location in Woodstock Uh so yeah we’re gonna do like a one day Functional obedience seminar in Woodstock uh in a few weeks How can I stop the thrashing You mean on like the bite Um basically stop rewarding it if the Dog’s self-rewarding on the thrashing Then you know you put them on a back tie When he thrashes you just pull back wait Until he stops thrashing and when he Counters you pay that behavior you just Don’t want to pay behaviors that you Don’t like Um Okay When you start breeding your females Um well there’s the response that all The you know know it also on Facebook And and these dog forms will tell you Like the dog must be like I don’t know 24 28 3 years old whatever nonsense They’re coming up with Um I believe last I checked veterinary Medicine has determined that uh you know It’s quite healthy to breed a dog on the Second heat Um I’ve done it once or twice in the Past with malawa I mean typically I’ll Breed a You know once she’s past 18 month Mark And I have clear x-rays on her Um yeah that’s pretty much it
Hope you are well this is from Matthew Looking forward to the course with mace Yes my friend yeah doing quite well I Hope uh I hope the dog that you got from Me is doing well I think the two dogs Actually you’ve got for me are doing Well Um you know the German Shepherd that you Got he’s actually a bit more of a jerk Than than mace was but mace has more Drive than he does so you know Interesting little dichotomy Uh how is wolf dog training different Similar to domestic dog training I Wouldn’t say it’s all that different You’re just dealing with a very Different animal But I leave the wolf dog training to the Wolf dog people you know Um all right let’s see here uh I didn’t Realize you shouldn’t neuter a dog until Three years I’ve only heard over a year Well Sarah I would suggest you look at An unneutered male that is one year old And then an unneutered male that is Three years old and tell me how Different those dogs look And then you will see that that dog is Certainly not finished growing at a year Let him finish growing let him develop His secondary sex characteristics that If you must cut him you can cut him Having a kennel dog is from Michelle Having a kennel dog One Night in your
Home what is your routine schedule for Them depends on how the kennel is set up If it’s a kennel where the dog can go Outside you know I’m I’m less concerned About exercise I’ll take them out you Know usually twice a day for training And you know I won’t be too concerned Um if the dog you know has space the dog Is limited in the kennel space and of Course you must really ensure that the Dog is properly exercised and stimulated Throughout the day What’s the best dog sport depends on you It depends on what you like it depends On what you’re able to do and the type Of dog that you have so that’s like say What’s the best team sport everybody has Their own opinion for me it’s igp Because currently igp represents the Most diverse set of challenges Um for any Handler in dog sport because Of the level of Power Precision That is demanded across three phases Tracking obedience protection all the Other bite Sports just have obedience And protection so that extra phase of Tracking is Big so it’s it’s it’s more Of a challenge in my opinion Have I ever trained service dogs yes I Have Uh are we able to practice Protection Work with the sleeve no did not do that Find the trainer close to you that is Proficient you can run it by me
Um uh Yesenia Don’t practice with him Because if you don’t know what you’re Doing you’re going to mess it up this Somebody that bought one of my Protection dogs Um you can you’re welcome to bring it Back to for a refresher we’ll happily Keep them here and and work on the Protection too if you like How do you keep yourself from burning Out and with dog training and enjoy Training your own dogs I constantly find New challenges for myself and by doing That I keep myself very Um excited to continue training Challenges like mace you know challenges Like my new dog you actually challenges Like igp and various other things that I Do a lot of which I don’t video Um it just keeps things fresh keeps Things exciting Prom collars are banned e-collars are Banned and I still walk my off leash dog In the city with an e-collar past Multiple police officers yeah well Probably because the police K-9 unit Over there is using them still [Laughter] Um listen I was in Holland recently I Saw an old guy he was riding a bike and He had like this big mixed dog next to Him wearing like this gigantic prong Collar and it’s like prong colors are
Banned in Holland right this guy’s just Riding his bike and on the street and This big dog next to him wearing the Prong collar jogging next to him You know it’s one of those things right Are you seeing an increase in demand of Protection dogs in Canada or the U.S Yeah there’s a lot of people in the US That want protection dogs I think the Answers uh the CL the reasons why are Pretty obvious you know it’s it’s we’re Living in unsettled times and it’s Important to look after your your Safety And Security and uh you know a dog is Excellent for that What are a few different ways you Increase the speed of things like Sitting down Um well you have to see is why is the Why is the the position slow is the Position slow because the dog doesn’t Know how to get there is the position Slow because there’s been pressure put At the wrong time there is a position Slow because the dog is in the wrong Drive to go into that position so that Depending on y will depend on on the uh The the method you use to speed things Up generally for me it’s body mechanics So how does the dog get to the position Is there a more efficient way for the Dog to get to the position and if so Perhaps I should retrain that position With a different body mechanics then we
Have we can talk about things like Opposition reflex to increase speed Reward delivery where the deliver where The reward is delivered is very Important because where the reward is Delivered will often dictate you know How the dog moves and where the dog goes Right it’s the reward coming at the Handler is the reward being delivered to The dog in the position all these things And will will determine the speed of a Position and why it’s happening Could you touch on how facilities should Set their fences up Make sure it’s a good fence make sure It’s six foot high make sure that the Mesh isn’t too big the dogs can fit Through it and it’s right down to the Ground Do I like classic cars no I don’t [Laughter] I like comfortable cars I like nice cars You know but I don’t like to I’m not Into classic cars not one of my hobbies What is the best dog sport for beginners In sporting dog trainers And most easy I mean there’s lots of easy sports like Or easier Sports I think on the upper Echelon of any sport you things get very Challenging just because of how many People do it and the level of Competition but you know something easy Like Fly ball
Um you know Kennel Club obedience you Know stuff like this this is more like It’s it’s kind of more one-dimensional So you don’t have so many things to Worry about Um you know uh I would you know agility And the lower levels like things like This right See what made you want to start training Dogs and what do you believe made you Successful Um what made me want to start I would say what made me want to start Training dogs was I was just very Interested in it as you would become Interested in anything it was a hobby For a very long period of time then it Became a small part-time job then it Became you know a bigger part-time job And then it became a very full-time job So it wasn’t on purpose it wasn’t like Something I set out to do it’s just Something that kind of happened PJ trainers told me to put a slip lead On my four-month-old German Shepherd to Stop him from pulling No that’s not going to stop him from Pulling and that’s not good for their Neck I wouldn’t do that How do you do that ignition key by my Power obedience course you’ll find out And that’s on my uh website Showcanine.ca the online training is Bite sleep bad for protection training
For the reason I think it is hence Having hidden sleeves bite suits Etc I Don’t know is hitting pads bad for a Boxer who’s learning how to box you know People assume hey you know let me see Let me uh everybody always gets mad when They see me training uh protection dogs With sleeves or police dogs or green Dogs with sleeves it’s like hey stupid We have to start somewhere we don’t put The dog right away in in real life Scenarios you’re not going to develop The dog properly just as you need to Work on the fundamentals you need to Work on the emotions of the dog you need To work on the technical skills of the Dog before you start throwing him into The fire so to speak so this is why the Vast majority of my training is on the Sleeve you know I’ll tell you this Um a lot of people are so invested in The equipment that a dog is biting that They forget the most important thing why Is the dog biting how is the dog biting You know and I can deal with a lot of That just with a stick in a sleeve you Would not believe how many dogs Um you know I have I have exposed Enormous weaknesses in with just a stick And a sleeve I didn’t need to put on a Suit I didn’t need canned curtains I Didn’t need fireworks and gunshots if I Could just create if I can show weakness If I can find weakness in the dog with
The stick in the sleeve you know we Don’t need any of that stuff so people Get so overly concerned about the Equipment you’re using if you know how To open the emotions of the dog If you know how to make the dog really Believe it’s real and and also develop The correct technical skills that the Dog needs to have then the equipment you Use becomes significantly less important Do I sell young adult green dogs I do to Certain Um buyers What techniques do you use in order to Get real aggression for civil work I mean I think I already kind of touched On it it’s just it’s not like there’s Not like a step Ace that b step C I mean I have a protection course that you can Take but at the end of the day I develop The right I understand the drives and You know I tweak those drives and open The dog up through those drives and Teach them the pattern of behavior that I want I teach them the technical skills That I want and then we move the dog Into more civil training if the dog’s Foundation is good and most people Rush The foundation so it’s not Sarah asks how do you keep a dog active Interested during obedience training and How do you work on a dog keeping focus On you in public My dude can’t keep his eyes off dogs in
Public Well again motivation and obligation I Cover these things in my online courses You know my functional Elite off leash Obedience course Um it’s one of those things where you Know he certainly can keep his eyes off Distractions but he just doesn’t Perceive that that’s something he needs To do so I make myself unignorable and I Don’t mean I bribe him into paying Attention to me I mean I put pressure on His lack of attention and I don’t allow Him to self-satisfy you know it’s funny I recently Um in order to film something I gave uh One of my dogs yaxi to an apprentice of Mine as Aaron and I think she’s in here I said here and take the dog and do this Thing and you know I have her doing this Exercise with the dog for one of my Upcoming courses and I wanted to film it And the dog the problem is the dog kept Coming back to me and trying to be with Me and jump on me and be active towards Me because he just never learned another Way he never learned that there was an Option to self-satisfy with anybody else Or with somebody or with anything else I Was always the primary form of arousal I Was always the primary form of of of of Of his self-satisfaction that’s what I Represent to him a lot of people allow Other things to represent
Um you know satisfaction to their dog And that’s why their dog constantly Seeks that satisfaction in those other Things I’m gonna direct I view my dog’s Energy belongs to me his energy and Energy is what energy is attention Intention okay activity arousal where is All that going if he’s directing that Into other things I’m going to pressure That and then I’m going to force him to Direct it into me and when he directs it Into me I’m going to pay him for Directing it into me And there you go you you will Immediately the more you do this and the Less you allow him to self-satisfy with The environment with other dogs with People the less they’re going to have These problems and it’s a very quick Process by the way Um what are essential commands for a dog Uh I would say come sit down heal kennel Place Um you know loose leash walking these Are the fundamentals How can I get into buy sports as I’m Finding a club or good decoy I mean you gotta you gotta go to local Clubs and and and see you know what’s Going on there and if that’s something That suits you and if they’re willing to Accept you you know if you want it bad Enough you will find it Foreign
Do I like the Gentle Leader if not why Because the name is misleading it is a Tool that works off aversion okay it’s Not gentle it makes a negative Consequence for the dog when it does Something undesirable like pulling if I Told you every time you do something I Don’t like I’m gonna grab you by the Face and I’m going to rip your head Sideways And by the way over time you’re going to Get a friction scar across your nose Would that sound very gentle to You no it wouldn’t okay it’s it’s one of These things is it’s it’s extremely Dishonest Um name for something that in my in my Opinion you know it’s it’s not an Efficient tool it’s a tool that’s very Limited I much prefer to use a prong Collar I think the prong caller is safer For the dog I think the the prom collar Also offers much more flexibility as a Tool And it’s much more efficient as a tool So you know the Gentle Leader is a Useless piece of garbage that I think is Suited to people that want to exist in a Dream world they want to pretend things Are gentle and good and really they just Don’t want to train the dog properly and They want to live in a make-belief land Um Okay let’s see any tips for how to start
A dog training for clients as a Part-time hobby first learn to train Dogs Um you know and then when you feel like You’re what you are able to do is worth Something that I think uh you know that Then people will be willing to pay Advertise see if someone will pay you You know what I mean Uh I’ve heard from other trainers say a Sleeves like poison for a protection dog Yeah well it’s like saying pads are like Poison to a boxer only if you only ever Use those pads and he relies on those Pads right you know pads are really good For developing fundamentals but it’s not Good for everything My title engaged igp2 this year no it Will be next year I will train gauge Oh sorry actually I will hopefully title Gauge Am I from the military No not from the military Um I’m from Canada Was I in the Canadian military I was a Weekend warrior for a few years you know I have a service number and an MLs Um but I definitely didn’t do anything With dogs there Okay Do I still have blade or did he get sold Oh blades with Matthew Matthew’s in the Chat blade is uh I assume you’re talking About that blade he’s with Matthew that
Was year that was a year ago that was a While ago Um Is it okay to let my 10 week old Dutch Interact throughout the day with my Two-year-old Pat malwa While it went while I’m at work The hell no don’t leave your puppy loose To harass your older dog crate the dog Contain the dog don’t leave them loose That’s a stupid thing to do especially For a puppy All right I think we covered everything Guys I think we said it all Does anyone have anything more Interesting to add before I sign off How do you become a protection dog Trainer first become a basic dog trainer Then worry about becoming a protection Dog trainer it’s not a good place to Start I see a lot of decoys you know Like they don’t really know how to do Obedience it’s weird to me like I think Maybe they just think you know it’s kind Of cool to be like a decoy there’s no Money in being a decoy anyway so don’t Worry about it I wouldn’t I would focus On just becoming a regular dog trainer And then once you’re a regular dog Trainer you know the the opportunities Will arise that you can begin to learn How to be a decoy I have a nice decoy Course on my website by the way Oh one thing I should mention
Um My online store is live so if you want To use the magnet balls the vests all The equipment that I use in my training Here the collars the leashes everything It’s all available in my online store Um to all people in North America you Can get one my online courses check them Out we have a lot of online courses Competition obedience reactive dogs Poppies Functional obedience so that’s all there And then we have three locations guys we Have Guelph we have Woodstock and then We have Toronto so if you’re looking for In-person training we can help you there Um Okay guys it was nice to talk to you and Uh I’ll see you all on another day you Guys have a good weekend