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Hey everybody welcome back to another Live q a i’m going to start off with a Question that was recently asked as far As building toy drive or play drive in a Dog if you have a dog that just doesn’t Have that natural play drive that some Dogs do there are a few things you can Do to try to increase that play drive But there is no guarantee one of the Exercises i like to do if at first Trying something like using a flirt pole Or perhaps a ball on a rope where you Can kick in the dog’s natural play drive And encourage them to play and chase If that’s not something that’s working Then what you can do is what’s known as Drive building so drive building is a Pretty simple process of course if You’re doing it for a specific sport or Something like that then there’s going To be a little bit more involved but if You’re just trying to get your dog to Play very simple very straightforward You take your dog you put on a harness Or an agitation collar so the dog’s able To pull i showed an example of this in My how to teach your dog how to bark Episode where Sergio is holding the leash and i’m Teasing harley with a toy to get her Excited and to get her to bark and then I reward her with the toy Excuse me you can do it by yourself Simply hook your dog onto a back tie
Usually a tree or something like that Make sure your dog has on the harness or The agitation collar and start to tease Your dog with the toy once your dog gets Excited enough and shows interest then Reward your dog with that sort of Movement so what i like to do If you’ve seen the movie bolt I like to pretend that the dog i’m Training has a super bark so i bring the Toy out the dog barks or makes a little Bit of noise and i react to it so then The dog starts to realize oh wow i can Have an impact on this game they bark More i bring it closer and closer and Closer up until the point where i’m Rewarding the dog with the toy now once I give the dog the toy and they bite it I pull right away to make sure that the Dog holds on nice and tight you don’t Want them to bite and then hold it Loosely so once they bite you pull To make sure the bite is seated nice and Tight and then you can pet the dog and Try to engage and make it fun and active Same way you would if you’re playing tug If you give your dog a toy to play with And then you just release it it’s not Going to be as fun as if as if you’re Actively engaged with the dog Once the dog drops it if they do then You pull it away very quickly and you Start to tease them again with the toy So we’re using frustration we’re using
This Uh tool of teasing them in order to get Them to want to play and then we’re Showing them how fun it is to play now Keep in mind you can do this exercise With a dog but just like with people Each dog is going to be different so There are dogs that i’ve come across in The past that just simply don’t have any Interest in playing with toys and if That’s the case then it’s possible that You have a really nice Couch movie Couch potato movie friend whatever you Want to call it where they can hang out And just relax and that’s okay too All right so I can’t see the questions that are Popping up on here so i’m also going to Pull up the video On my computer so i can see what Questions are coming through Okay excellent how can i get my Five-month-old german shepherd dog to Stop tearing up my plants Okay if you have a dog practicing a Behavioral issue if the behavioral issue Is dangerous or destructive i correct it Right away that’s what i do i don’t want To wait to see if the dog is going to Destroy more things or be more Destructive The easiest way to do that is to set Your dog up to fail if you know your
Dog’s going to do a certain behavior That you don’t like Don’t avoid it rather put your dog in That situation so the moment they do the Behavior that you don’t want you can Follow up with a correction i like to Use the word no as my condition punisher Now i know that sounds bad that’s the Technical terminology it means a marker That predicts positive punishment Remember positive punishment is anything We add to the equation to stop a Behavior so as long as the motivation Not to receive the correction overrides The motivation for the dog to do the Behavior then we’ve successfully Accomplished what we’re trying to do by Implementing that correction now there’s A couple things that can create issues When we do add correction so you want to Make sure you’re not doing these common Mistakes one don’t ever make a Correction personal meaning don’t yell And get frustrated at your dog because That’s going to take them out of a clear Mental state they’re not going to be Thinking properly therefore they’re not Going to learn we don’t want to scare Our dogs this is cause and effect In addition you want to make sure that The correction comes the moment the dog Is doing the behavior now you can Deliver the primary correction which Would be something like perhaps a leash
Pop or even a remote training collar the Exact moment the dog does behavior but More often than not we’re not able to Deliver the primary correction the Moment the dog does the behavior that’s Why we have our conditioned correction Or our condition punisher the moment the Dog does the behavior you can say no That’s the word i like to use i follow Up with the correction the moment the Dog stops doing the behavior yay good Pup and then i reward them so then they Learn not to ch chew or dig into the Plants just make sure you correct them Now the moment sorry the more your dog Has been practicing a behavior the more You’ll have to correct the dog in order To stop the behavior this is why working With puppies is so nice because it’s a Clean slate that whole concept of you Can’t teach an old dog new tricks isn’t True but it does come into play when We’re trying to stop certain behavioral Issues that our dogs have been Practicing for a long time so if you Have a dog that is let’s say five years Of age and that dog has been chewing in The backyard the entire five years are Not chewing i’m sorry digging in the Backyard for the entire time that dog Has been alive Now trying to stop that five-year-old Dog from practicing that behavior is Going to be way more difficult than if
We were able to stop at the moment the Dog first attempted that behavior when They were a puppy Okay let’s see what other questions we Have I have an eight-week-old legato i think That’s how you pronounce those dogs Really interesting dogs and he shakes When he sees other dogs normal that Could be excitement that could be Frustration it could be anxiety if You’re running into certain behaviors That could seem like fear or anxiety or Stress or frustration then you want to Use counter conditioning and Desensitization it works like a charm so It’s something where a dog is becoming Reactive to other dogs What i like to do is i take them to a Local dog park i make sure that i’m far Enough away from the dog park i don’t go Into the dog park i make sure i’m far Enough away from the dog park that the Dog i’m working with is not having a Negative reaction to the dogs that he or She is seeing Once i determine that distance then i do Something that the dog enjoys whether It’s obedience a little bit of play i’m Creating a strong positive association To the elements in the environment that May be causing any sort of stress or Anxiety or frustration to the dog that I’m working with and over time we get
Closer and closer to the dog park up Until a point where i’m right next to The dog park the dog is actively engaged With me and we’re not seeing any of Those behaviors that we saw previously Because we’ve desensitized our dog to That situation and we’ve done the Counter conditioning by pairing it with Something that the dog enjoys that Strong positive association Okay let’s see what’s next Uh Can you give a lesson with all verbal Cue matched with hand signals I’m not sure i completely understand That question Uh a verbal so a verbal command it Wouldn’t be a cue it would be a command So something verbal wouldn’t be a cue Because our dogs learn through physical Communication So that’s why anytime we’re teaching a Dog a new behavior we have to be able to Provide some sort of physical cue that Can get the dog to do the behavior Although once a dog does know something We can use that to help teach new Behaviors and this is something that’s Very interesting This is a concept that i’ve come up with Recently Jokingly when i would take my dog’s Training collar off i would grab the Collar and i would say one two three and
I would take the collar off after enough Of those what do you think happens When you say or when i would say one Well if you’ve guessed it correctly then You would have said the dog reacts or Responds the moment you say wonder the Moment i would say one to ari so i would Grab her collar i’d say one and she’d Pull her head out she wouldn’t wait for Me to go down the line two three and Then remove the collar This is something that you can think About when you’re teaching your dog a New behavior whatever comes in the slot One That’s going to end up being the command And it could be anything i also talk About this as questions and answers we Ask our dogs a question and then we Provide the answer after enough Repetitions when we ask the dog the Question before we provide them with the Answer they give us the answer Oh thank you for that i appreciate it So then they will give us the answer Before we give them the answer and That’s something that lets us know as The trainer that the dog now knows the Command on the verbal command however we Can also use this to teach new tricks or Behaviors so for example in akc Obedience one of the exercises at the Higher level the utility routine is to Get our dog to do behaviors with hand
Signals and this isn’t the typical hand Signals that we might use when we’re Training a dog like pointing to their Climb bed or pointing to the down to get The dog to sit or lifting our hand up to Get the dog’s muzzle to go up so their Butt goes down but something a little Bit more Complex as far as getting a dog to Respond to it for example what’s Commonly used for the down is raising Your hand in the air and then the dog Sees that and they go into the down Position Well if your dog already knows the Verbal command down you can use that to Teach the dog the hand signal by placing The hand signal in the slot where the One would be if we’re talking about the One two three so this would be one Two would be down Dog does the behavior we mark in reward So we do this enough times and Eventually what happens we raise our Hand in the air the dog says the next Thing you’re going to do is you’re going To tell me to down i know this based on Pattern recognition Then the dog goes into the down before We give them the verbal command so our Dogs learn very well through that Concept of pattern recognition i do this All the time to teach dogs new behaviors If i know they know one behavior i can
Use that to very easily teach a new Behavior another example where i would Do this is for the send out if the dog Knows the climb command i go right next To a climb platform i point in the Direction of the climb platform usually Using a knife hand shape and then i tell The dog run Climb so then the dog hears run and then Climb The dog goes on the climb and then i Build distance each time A little farther away from the climb Platform so eventually i’m 30 40 50 feet Away from the climb platform i say run The dog takes off assuming i’m going to Tell the dog to climb and they’ll run Looking for that climb platform so we’re Able to teach something by using Something the dog already knows okay Let’s see what else we have Oh and also quick announcement if you Haven’t seen it already the freeze-dried Dog food that we have we only have one Protein source right now which is the Salmon it is available re and Charlies.com We launched it a few days ago so if You’re interested this is basically Identical and quality to vital Essentials so if you’re interested in The quality it’s almost exactly Identical to vital essentials i’ve Always been a fan of vital essentials if
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Up on people then i like to first unless Of course You’re around maybe An elderly person or a child of course Jumping up at that point could be Potentially dangerous But what i do is i use my marker that Predicts negative reinforcement again That’s leash pressure we turn pressure On when the dog complies we turn it off I like to use this for all kinds of Different situations when i’m teaching The dog rules and boundaries without Wanting to implement any sort of Correction i don’t like to use a Correction on a dog Keeping aside dangerous or destructive Behaviors anything else i want to make Sure the dog knows the rules and Expectations before they receive a Correction And this is really important we don’t Want to correct a dog without them Knowing What the rules are so i use a word that Predicts negative reinforcement now Remember in order for a marker to be a Marker by definition it must predict one Of the four quadrants of opera Conditioning positive and negative Reinforcement positive and negative Punishment i use the word wrong you can Use whatever words you like as a marker For negative reinforcement leash
Pressure so for example when i’m Teaching a stay the dog breaks the stay Instead of correcting the dog for that Since they don’t know this day yet i say Wrong which pinpoints the moment in time They made the mistake and then i take The leash and i guide them back onto the Platform the dog goes into a door or a Room rather that the dog’s not allowed Into perhaps an office or nursery or Something like that the moment the dog Walks through the doorway i say wrong i Use a leash i guide the dog back out of The room i release the leash pressure Good dog the dog comes up on the Furniture wrong i use a leash i guide The dog off of the bed you can start to See how this is very transferable to Behaviors that we don’t learn about to Do now if you use negative reinforcement Correctly it should not create any sort Of stress Or discomfort to our dogs because they Should understand leash pressure before We start implementing this and i have Videos on how to teach a leash pressure So when we use leash pressure remember We’re presenting a problem this is when We’re first teaching our dog leash Pressure we’re presenting a problem We’re saying do you know what to do when I apply this pressure And the dog doesn’t know what to do so Then right after we apply the pressure
We use the food lure to place the dog Into the desired position so we’re Essentially giving the dog the answer We’re giving them the solution to the Problem and we do this over and over Again Up until the point where we turn on the Pressure and the dog instantly responds Then we can start using this in these Different situations i also like to use This when a dog jumps up on somebody We’re going to use a combination of Negative punishment which is the removal Of a reward and negative reinforcement Which is we turn pressure on when they Comply we turn it off so what we do i Always like to tell the person who’s Helping me with the training i say when My dog jumps up just stop petting as Long as all four paws are on the ground You can go ahead and pet the dog and They got it got it great i bring the dog Up the moment the dog jumps up they stop Petting there’s that negative punishment I say wrong i apply the leash pressure The dog places all four paws back on the Ground i turn off the pressure there’s The negative reinforcement and then the Human who’s helping me goes right back To petting the dog applying positive Reinforcement so in that situation we’re Using three of the four quadrants of Upper condition this is very very Powerful i continue to do that up until
The point where the dog jumps up on Somebody i say wrong and the dog jumps Off instantly on their own and i do this With all sorts of behaviors that i would Be using this technique such as jumping Up on furniture Once the dog demonstrates that that’s Given me a really good understanding or Not a really good understanding a really Good perception of the dog knowing what The rules and expectations are once i do That then i tell myself the next time Time the dog jumps up it’s not going to Be wrong now it’s going to be a no and It’s going to be followed by a leash pop Then i’m going to recommend what i want The dog to do and then i will assist Them And it looks just like this i say it Like this this is how i behave so you Can see again as i talked about earlier One of the biggest mistakes that people Make when it comes to Trying to instill obedience in their dog Is they get mad they get frustrated they Yell these are some of the worst things You can do it’s going to negatively Impact the relationship that you have With your dog it’s going to create fear It’s going to create anxiety and i’m Sure all kinds of other issues that you Don’t want to have simply because you Got frustrated at your dog so this is How i would do it if i was correcting
The dog for jumping up i would be Standing right behind the dog the moment They jump up i’d go nope Off Yeah nice puppy if they jumped again no Correction oh Good very nice So it’s not this traumatizing experience Where we’re getting mad i also don’t Recommend The traditional or old school technique Of needing a dog you’ve probably seen That before a dog jumps up the person Needs the dog That could teach the dog not to do it But it is potentially very dangerous for The dog the dog could flop back they’re Back onto the concrete they could hit The Step or something like that let’s say The dog falls back on a stair a concrete Step that can cause a lot of damage it’s Dangerous they could also hit their head So i advise against using something like The knee technique and in addition the Technique where we cross our arms and we Turn away and we ignore the dog That can work if the dog has the primary Goal of seeking the human’s attention if The dog’s like the only thing i care About is getting this human’s attention So the dog jumps up and the attention Goes away as a consequence and the Moment the dog goes back on the ground
We turn and we re-engage So if the dog At the dog’s goal was to get our Attention and it goes away when they Jump up and then it comes back when They’re back on the ground it would work For that dog however if the dog enjoys Jumping if the act of jumping is fun This would be known as a Self-reinforcing or self-rewarding Behavior then ignoring it will not work It’s like trying to get a teenager to Stop playing video games by ignoring the Teenager when they’re playing video Games and then giving them twenty Dollars when they stop playing the video Game sure you’re rewarding them for Stopping the game but they’re gonna go Back and play later because the act of Playing is fun so we have to keep in Mind what is motivating our dogs and by Understanding this then we are able to Influence their behaviors by Implementing the correct motivating Factors to do so okay let’s see what Else we have I have a belgian malinois 12 months and He is quite fearful is socializing him Will work or will he remain the same Permanently so dogs do go through a fear Period usually between seven to nine Months of age if you’re dealing with Fear issues your best friend is going to Be counter conditioning and
Desensitization Go onto my channel or just search in Youtube nate shelmer confidence building And then watch that video i break down What you can start doing to help build Your dog’s confidence this could take a Good amount of time depending on how bad The fear issues are whether they’re Learned fear behaviors or if it’s the Dog’s genetics if it’s if you have a dog That is very fearful based on their Genetics it’s going to take Significantly longer so you want to Really be patient okay let’s see what Else we have have a four-month-old Healer that is randomly urinating on the Couch for no reason after going potty Less than 20 minutes she lays by you Then walks her spot on couch in peace So there is a good possibility if the Dog is going to the bathroom that Quickly especially with female dogs she Could have a uti if it’s not a uti if She has full control over her bladder And she’s doing that behavior more Likely than not she just thinks it’s Okay and if that’s the case then Or she’s four months so very young My guess is going to be uti is going to Be Probably Where the issue is coming from but if Not Four months is still very young a lot of
Dogs do not become potty trained that Early so i would just follow the potty Training process that i have outlined on My channel if you just type nate shomer Potty training and you’ll see the exact Process to teach your dog how to hold it As well as understanding when they go Outside they need to go to the bathroom And not just sniff around in the garden For 30 or 40 minutes Okay might be 16 weeks now used to be Very motivated to work for his food now This week he has been slower and less Encouraged to work for his food should i Take a break from commands and obedience Well you want to make the training fun And if we’re looking at the dog being 16 Weeks if you’ve done the imprinting Correctly then your puppy should enjoy Training Often if something like this randomly Happens just like with the last question I was answering with the possible uti There could be some sort of discomfort That the dog is feeling some sort of Medical issue i’ve noticed this before With dogs that i was training all of a Sudden their motivation shifted they Weren’t interested they were a little Bit more sluggish i took them to the vet There was something wrong we got it Treated and then they were back to Training if there is no underlining Issue then often just taking a break
Especially if you’ve been training So often that it could be overwhelming i Did this with one of my dogs around a Decade ago where i trained her so much i Over trained her and she started to shut Down one day she just shut down she Didn’t want to train she was doing Everything possible to avoid the Training And so what i did was i didn’t train her For a few days When i brought her back out to train she Was way more interested engaged because We have taken that break so that could Be something that you may need to do try That If it seems like she’s acting sluggish Or there could be some other condition Then take her to the vet to get her Looked at Okay have a four-month-old healer that Has ran oh harry did that one okay let’s See where are we All right uh your opinion on andy kruger He calls you a goofball and everyone is A dog trainer since you have no Competition accomplishments yeah i’m Very familiar with andy i know that he’s Done french ring and i am a goofball so I don’t take that as an offense and yes I do believe if you are training a dog You’re a dog trainer you may not be a Professional dog trainer but you’re Definitely a dog trainer something
You’re going to notice especially if you Become involved in the dog training World that the one thing two dog Trainers can agree on is that the third Dog trainer is wrong this is a common Saying a lot of dog trainers know it i Just think it’s cool anybody who’s out There trying to make a difference trying To help people with their dogs i’ve Never trained directly with him so i Can’t say how good of a trainer he is But he has done some good things as Being a french ring three decoy which is Not an easy thing to do by any means And uh if you base it just on Competition well then you’re closing off A lot of the world michael ellis is a Phenomenal dog trainer i don’t think he Actively competes anymore although i Believe that he has If we’re comparing it to something else A lot of you already know that i studied Jiu jitsu absolutely love it one of the Best coaches and instructors i’ve ever Worked with hands down the guy will blow Your mind he’s never competed before but He can go and tap out 20 black belts in A row so if you base it just on Competition then you’re missing out on a Lot of different things i enjoy hanging Out with my dogs Competing with them is not something i’m Really concerned about Okay
Let’s see what else we have Okay let’s see Let’s see my cockapoo constantly hovers Ground when walking eats everything with Doing scent work help this or make it Worse dogs are very situational so doing Scent detection training shouldn’t have An impact on that because it’s in a Different environment however if your Dog is constantly trying to sniff while You’re walking i just prevent them from Doing it by using the leash pressure so While we’re walking the dog drops their Head i go wrong i apply the leash Pressure picking their head back up Instantly turn off the pressure and go Back into the walk the dog drops their Head again wrong and i lift it back up i Continue to do this this is the same Process i would do with any other Behavioral type of issue that i don’t Like the dog before me once the dog Knows the rules if they’re still Dropping down their head and i want Reliability at that point i can’t Implement a correction and then usually If the correction is adequate and fair To the behavior that the dog is doing And you’ve taught the dog correctly what To do then you should get instant Response to the correction that we’ve Implemented okay Uh yeah funny how you ignore this fake Dog trainer yet no matter what if you’re
In the spotlight there’s gonna be haters I get like one or two or three thumbs Down in every video so i’m sure i got Haters out there okay should a puppy Sleep in the same room as you when we Have a very young puppy so Um if you get a brand new puppy eight Weeks of age and that puppy I i prefer to keep the puppy in the room Basically is what i’m saying because When they’re that young often they will End up whining so if you’ve seen my Video on how to introduce a puppy into The home i keep the puppy right next to My bed so if the puppy does start to Whine or cry at night i place my fingers Into the crate letting the puppy know Hey i’m right here nothing to be worried About nothing to stress i’m here Everything’s fine if you think about it The puppies out in the wild and they are Separated from their pack they’re going To instinctively whine hoping that the Mom and the other cubs will come back And they’ll be safe when they’re that Young and they can’t properly defend Themselves They need to know that someone is there And that’s why i like to keep them in my Room right next to my bed once they’re a Little bit older at least past the 16 Week but preferably usually i’ll wait Till maybe five or six months of age and Then they can sleep in a different room
And you shouldn’t have any issues but as A brand new puppy yes i keep them next To the bed and i recommend doing the Same thing All right Uh do i have any advice on bringing home A newborn with dogs it depends on the Dog So if the dog is very high prey drive if The dog has a tendency to go after small Things and i may just keep the dog away From the newborn if it’s a more relaxed Dog Big fluffy golden retriever new finland A more mellow kind of chill dog then i’m Going to teach the dog to have Boundaries and respect the infant for me That’s going to be important i talk About it quite often that i focus quite A bit on Safety safety is always one of the most Important things you should focus on but Even if you have like for example Charlie super friendly super nice dog But he’s a knucklehead and he has a very Hard head if i have an infant i don’t Want him cluelessly to bump into the Infant hit the infant in the head and Now we’re having to deal with that so i Teach i prefer to teach dogs to respect These boundaries and that’s going to be What i’m going to do just like Introducing a dog into a home i want to Show them what their responsibilities
Are in any given situation so now with The newborn i’m gonna say if the newborn Deer you’re over there you’re on your Climb bed or you’re in your panel or my Dogs have a tent so you’re in your tent Whatever it is i’m gonna tell them what I want them to do in these given Situations i don’t need them sniffing or Licking the baby’s hands or anything Like that especially since we know Babies put everything they can possibly Grab into their mouths Okay let’s see Yeah i think you’ve been over training That is definitely a possibility All right Nate had a show on animal plant yes that Was a really good time a german shepherd Dog spinning after his tail non-stop Been to the vet nothing physical how to Stop it could be something that your dog Enjoys that could be a fun game I probably wouldn’t worry about it i Would just let the dog do but if it’s Getting to the point where it’s just Absolutely ridiculous your dog is doing It all the time then i would start by Using leash pressure every time the dog Starts to do the behavior and i would Use the leash pressure into the sit Command so the dog would start to spin i Would say wrong or even sit i could just Tell the dog i want them to sit i apply The leash pressure the moment the dog
Sits i turn off the pressure good dog So that’s going to be a really excellent Way to redirect the behavior to Something else that you want the dog to Do so then based on pattern recognition The dog is going to realize every time i Do this i have to go into the sit Command or sit position if i don’t want To have to go into the sit don’t chase My tail and i would do that again enough Times to the point where i tell the dog Wrong or i tell the dog sit while they Start doing that they instantly do what I’m asking them to do then i can Transition into a correction if i want That reliability that i talked about Before Okay Where were we I lost where i was Uh let’s see So i’m just seeing a bunch of stuff About andy again so let me get past that How many dogs have you worked Where are your titles I’ve worked countless dogs i don’t know How many i haven’t done any sort of Competing except for a bh And of course all the requirements that I had to do while going through the tom Rose school so i’ve had dogs pass the Akc novice open utility Shits in one two and three shifts in Tracking one and three
Scent detection and this is being tested As well In addition to A few other things Some basic stuff pet tricks and whatnot Okay anyways What is your opinion on toys laying down On the floor and dog parks Toys at dog parks i think is a bad idea Because often when dogs do get into Confrontations with one another if They’re not naturally dog aggressive Then they’re gonna fight over a resource You have one dog resource guardian Whether it’s food or a toy and then you End up getting into the dogs end up Getting into a fight so i don’t like or I don’t recommend toys laying around in A dog park inside of your own home so i Have dog toys throughout the house and It’s completely fine because my dogs Have a very high toy drive so when You’re first training a dog when you get A brand new puppy that imprinting stage We’re trying to do everything we can to Build the dog’s food drive build the Dogs toy drive get them interested in Doing whatever sort of training we want To do once we get to that point Then if the dog has that high toy drive Let’s say you’ve been doing that for the First 16 weeks your dog has really nice Toy drive now you can start leaving toys Around because you developed that toy
Drive but if you start to notice that You’re not able to train with the toys Anymore your dog is starting to lose Interest because they have toys Constantly laying around the house then You might want to clean up and go back To making your dog work for the toys a Good example like i said with my dogs Ari could literally be chewing on a kong Toy or something like that i can take it From her and start doing obedience and She’ll work for that toy because she has That high toy drive so again if your dog Has developed a high toy drive you’ve Done it during the imprinting then you Can have toys laying around it shouldn’t Be an issue but if it does start to Become an issue Clean up don’t have any toys out and Make the dog work for those toys again Uh let’s see I’m gonna do one more and that’s it for Today’s live q a i’ll try to do another One if you do want access to more live q And a’s i have been holding around one To three live q and a’s every week Channel members it’s only 1.99 a week so If you do want to be Able to view more live q and a’s or ask More questions since of course when We’re doing on here there’s a lot of People asking questions and there’s a Good chance i won’t get to yours again It’s 1.99 to become a channel member it
Helps support the work that i’m doing It’s really appreciated and of course You get priority response to comments as Well as access to those live q and a’s What would your training priorities for A belgian malinois be trained for ptsd Service animal and at what age Milestones so any dog if i’m going to be Training a dog for service work i prefer To start when they’re puppies so the Sooner you can start the better of Course if you’ve seen rescue dog the Super dog we are training dogs that came From shelters and rescues so they were a Little bit older which is doable but You’re going to have a higher level or Higher chances of success by starting When they are much younger at that 18 Week mark also if you’re getting a dog From a breeder that specifically breeds For service dog work when you get a dog From a breeder think about it in this Way that you are Paying for the odds you’re getting let’s Say golden retriever from a breeder that Has been breeding for multiple Generations service dogs golden Retriever service dogs well if you get One of their puppies You’re paying for the odds of having the Dog that’s going to be able to do the Things that you’re asking them to do if You’re getting let’s say a melanoid that Comes from a working line that may not
Be the best dog for service work but Regardless i start when they’re young And i just train them every day people Always want to have these milestones the Only milestone that i care about when it Comes to training a dog is that Imprinting stage and during that Imprinting stage i want to get the dog Condition to the markers i want to make Sure they understand the concept of Luring i want to make sure they Understand leash pressure and whatever It is that i want them to do as an adult Dog i want to make sure they really Enjoy it and they love the play they Love the training when they’re a puppy So like let’s say you’re doing scent Detection training well when the dog’s a Puppy we’re not worried about them being Really good at it that doesn’t matter What matters to me is that the dog Enjoys it because if they enjoy it then Training them each day is going to be Significantly easier than if they don’t Enjoy it so there’s been trainers that I’ve heard say focus on precision first Attitude later I disagree with that i think it’s Attitude first precision later you can Work on precision later but you want to Develop that good relationship so when You’re training your dog i always tell People don’t have goals don’t say my dog Has to do this by this point if you do
That you’re going to set yourself up for Failure As I can’t remember who said it but there Was a stoic philosopher that said Well-being is made by small steps but It’s no small thing so just making sure You take the time to do a session each Day and make sure that it’s fun you’re Going to be doing what you need to do to Keep your dog mentally not mentally to Keep your dog balanced by implementing Some sort of physical exercise affection And mental stimulation daily and i just Take the dog out even the dog is fully Trained i still take so i’ve been Working on with ari the retrieve over The high jump so i take her out and i Work on that every day i take him to the Dog park not the dog park i take him to A local park and i play fetch with them Every day so just focus on getting that Session in each day and your dog is Going to progress nicely and the fact That it’s not going to be that Additional stress unless you’re training A dog for a client or something like That don’t stress yourself out train and Have fun and you will see progress all Right everybody that’s it for today’s Live q a thank you so much for joining As always i really appreciate the Support i hope this added some value and We’ll see you on the next one