Just waiting for everybody to get on Here And uh Make sure my camera doesn’t fall over [Applause] And we are going to talk about one of The keys to success In dog training something that a lot of People lack Both um in my opinion new people and Also professionals when it comes to Training dogs so I think this will be a an interesting Topic And of course as usual your questions Elite members You know if we get some super chats i’ll Answer those Just have a good time talking dogs as Usual on friday nights Damn those are good Philippines man there’s a lot of you Guys in the philippines Someone just asked if i’m hiring Trainers Uh i mean you hit me up on email depends What you mean by a trainer If it means somebody who wants to learn How to train dogs Um we have a Uh you know we have an apprenticeship Program uh that we’ve we’re going Through applicants for right now Uh we’re going to be taking on a number
Of apprentices um for the summer and Then into the fall Um Kennel text we did have a kennel tech Job call out it may be filled it may not Be either way send us your resume if You’re the kind of individual we’re Looking for if we don’t hire you on this Run we might hire you on the next one Um and then in terms of experienced dog Trainers if you’re an experienced dog Trainer By our standards Yes we are hiring but Uh you know we’re always hiring to some Degree when it comes to that Uh but you have to meet certain very Strict standards for us to consider you A actual dog trainer because that that Means a lot of different things to a lot Of different people Yes decoy classes Had the chomped finger so for decoy Classes yes we are going to have Um an evening where or maybe not an Evening i don’t know Something There’s going to be a day or an evening When you know we’re going to dedicate a Few hours to training people how to Decoy Uh i just haven’t figured the day yet Because to be honest for me it would be More of a weekday kind of deal but i’m
Not sure if people are available in the Weekdays so we’re gonna have to Experiment and look into it i’m thinking Like Maybe like a tuesday Uh late afternoon Or Sunday afternoon i’m not quite sure There will be a tracking course yes Um but that’s not gonna be for a while There’s a lot of other things that are On my schedule right now I’m gonna wait for a lot of people to Get on here before i get into the topic Of the day or the night Sorry guys i’m just going through all The comments Uh we’re not going to have technical Difficulties brittany This time i charged my phone and i’m Staying really close to the wi-fi so Unless there’s a storm or something we Should be good Sorry about the drama the other day on The group Yeah i mean there’s always a little Drama It’s what happens when you get a whole Bunch of people together the more people That come together You know Uh the more drama there’s gonna be Nicole hi hi nicole Cue puppy litter cute litter puppy’s
Born yet no they’re not born yet uh They’re due first week of july What do i think about nepopo i think It’s a good system Um you know It’s a good system it’s a good training System But like any other training system there Are people that practice it that are Good and there are people that practice It but maybe aren’t so good Um it’s also a bit of a gimmick not in That the system itself is a gimmick if You follow the system I think you’ll have a lot of success if You’re a competent trainer but i think There are a lot of trainers that you Know That go through the school or whatever And all of a sudden they’re doing Seminars they’ve never stepped foot on The field they’ve never really tested Their training beyond you know playing With their malwa in a field with an E-collar and a ball and it’s like you Can make some pretty slick stuff doing That But unless you’ve actually said okay i’m Going to stop with the trick training Because basically that’s what that is I’m going to take away the aids and i’m Going to actually proof this work and I’m going to make it work on a Competition field i’m going to make it
Work um you know in real life if that’s What you’re training for For me it’s like okay why are you Running seminars That’s just just my opinion I’m looking for an adventure companion That’s easy to live with My wife is looking for a dog Who can protect the home what question Should i be asking her to make sure she Knows what she wants I would ask number one how much she Wants to spend Um with the dog How much time she wants to spend with The dog How much work she wants to put in on a Daily basis how social she wants the dog To be like what what does she envision Her life yes Your dog’s a protection doc but do you Want to go to starbucks with the dog and Have the dog off leash with you do you Want the maid to be able to come in the House you know Does your kid you have like small kids And do they have lots of small kid Friends and you expect the dog to be Part of that whole scene these are Questions you need to ask yourself you Know before you decide on a dog these Are questions i always ask people do you Already have a dog what what breed is it What sex is it do you have a cat you
Know the the answers to these questions Will determine the type of dog that you Can have [Applause] I’ve been training around 10 years six Years as a business i kind of consider Myself a dog trainer now a lot to learn Well there’s a lot to learn for Everybody me included The question is And the question always is We all have a different standard and That’s the that’s the problem with dog Training you know some people say i’m a Dog trainer and then i’m like okay show Me something And the way that they’re doing it is Just so as backwards in my opinion or You know Their standard of being able to get to My like they can’t get to my standard For instance where i would say yeah that Dog is trained their version of train is A very different thing than my version Of trained So i don’t know obviously i don’t know You so i can’t say what you’re doing but You know Hey you know you if you’re the dogs Speak for themselves at the end of the Day Nicole i want to do your apprenticeship I had email wondering if i could do Weekends or break up the hours because
I’m working i’m coming from woodstock Yeah yeah for sure you can do all those Things How can i stop my five Month old staffy Showing so much interest in other people On walks Make yourself more interesting my friend Make yourself more interesting and stop Allowing your dog to self-satisfy with Other people That’s the short answer Just going through all of This uh My neighbor stock vomits Uh multiple times a day from barking Too much eating too much playing too Much Okay No i’ve never seen that before maybe Stop letting the dog eat so much Saw your video from the detection and Decoy seminar are you going to do more Scent work with your dogs Um well right now i’m training for igp And i don’t really have time to fool Around with scent detection so that’s Not going to be something i’m pursuing Right now Maybe in the future you know maybe in The future we’ll we’ll do that i mean Sun detection seems like like fun Um Would you be interested in providing
Dogs and handler courses to south America Um well it depends what what’s entailed Man you know like i got a lot of people Always call you know contacting us from Different countries and be like hey I’d like to come to canada and train With you and i’m always like great well Get here and hit me up and they want me To kind of do all the immigration it’s Like bro i don’t deal with immigration i Have nothing to do with immigration all Right like i don’t deal with them i Don’t know anything about it you gotta Get into canada Um and then you know i’ll happily work With you now if it comes to you know hey You wanna fly me out and you know have Me do something over there sure you know That’s that’s possible um but i don’t Deal with immigration Any tips or things You do to keep dogs cool in hot weather You know what i do in hot weather What i do in hot weather is this I have a side by side And i have crates in the back of that Side by side my dog gage my personal dog He sits out in those crates every day Whenever i’m training he’s out there all Day long 38 degrees 40 degrees he’s out There yes i give him water but you know What he’s out there in the heat i don’t Keep him in the ac
So when i pull him out to train You know he isn’t dying because it’s not The first he’s not coming from a nice Cool ac Into you know intense heat that’s not What he’s doing right so he’s already Acclimated we go out there we do of Course an appropriate amount of training For the weather and and whatever else is Going on and then i put him inside so That’s how i deal with the heat you know It’s not specific special things i Actually let them acclimate if you think About it we got dogs working in theaters Where it’s like a hundred degrees Right on the regular Dogs in afghanistan docks in iraq you Know how horrendous it is in iraq I know i get my half my family’s from There it is a nasty nasty heat they got Dogs working there you got dogs working In in africa right like It’s just acclimation you just acclimate The dog if you intend to work your dog In the heat put your dog outside my Working dogs that i’m working They go out out into outdoor runs in the Wintertime sorry in the summertime Because i want them fully acclimated and I want them able to you know work in That heat so they’re in the heat a lot Okay Watching while i ride and train my horse Wow
You must be a pretty good horse rider And trainer I could certainly not watch youtube While i rode my horse Um Okay Let’s see here if there’s anything [Applause] Do i know richard hines no i don’t Uh can you buy those hats you know what So We hired a guy To do to do up the website and to do all The um Uh We’re we have like an online store That’s coming up don’t ask me when it’s Coming up because every time i say when It’s coming up it doesn’t come up it was Actually supposed to be up last week but It’s not don’t ask me when it’s coming Up this guy that we hired is doing all The The stuff for the the we’re gonna sell The hats the shirts the sweaters all the Equipment that i use in my training like The ball the vest the magnets uh the Prong collars the e-collars everything Is going to be available uh but it’s not Ready to go yet i’m waiting for Um things to to get together here Uh Okay just quickly going through some Stuff here and then i’m gonna get to the
Okay guys so Let’s uh let’s get into uh Uh the discussion of the day So for me I wanna talk about the key to success With dog training and i think this is a Thing that’s overlooked right And what it is Is intention I know you guys will be like what are You talking about what treats do you use Has i saw somebody ask me that question The treats i use don’t matter because i Don’t use special treats you know what i Use Kibble what the dog eats every day That’s what he works for i don’t give Him food in a bowl if i’m training him So He becomes motivated you don’t have to Play oh You know i hope he likes these treats so Let me try those treats let me try Use use Things that the dog values right if you Want to reward the dog find something he Values and then reward him with it right Um i don’t play like oh i’ll try these Treats or those treats or i don’t do That um all my dogs work for their food If i’m training them my personal dogs And then for the pet dogs that we get in Here uh most of them will work for Kibble too um i like royal cannon in
Case you’re wondering Um so that’s what we generally use if The dog won’t work for the kibble you Know and kind generally if the dog won’t Work for kibble i kind of find that They’re very half-assed with the treats Like they’ll kind of You know do that kind of slow chew For me that’s not a dog that i’m going To bother to uh really train so much With food Right i’ll use more toys and praise for That type of dog um the only time i get Into playing games with food with dogs That are low food drive generally it’s When i’m training for sport give me a Second here Um but yeah there’s no specific treat So Anyways yes that brings me back to the Discussion at hand what is the key to Success In dog training It’s intention Train with intention Manage and handle your dog with Intention There are so many people that don’t do That because they’re thinking about what Kind of treats that they should be using Or what kind of e-collar they should Have on or what kind of collar they Should have on you know they’re obsessed With devices they’re obsessed with kind
Of like cheat codes or hacks Intention guys Intention train with intention now don’t Get me wrong i’m not just kind of trying To like give you some you know voodoo or Something like that i’m not i’m not Saying it like that um what is intention Intention is you Have an intention in your mind of an Outcome that you’re desiring whether It’s in a training session or whether It’s just how you go about your day with Your dog there is an intention there This is how i expect things to go when i Do x y is going to happen Right this is what i want out of this Training session training with intention What how do you manufacture intention It’s not just magic where you say okay i Want my dog to not be aggressive anymore And then he’s not aggressive anymore no It’s preparation right so you prepared It’s preparation It’s practice Right You you understand what’s going to Happen you have a plan right and then You have the will to follow through with That Right most people that i see that Struggle with training their dog right Or managing their dog’s behaviors they Have no intention behind what they do And what i mean by that
Is They just kind of Sit back And hope good things happen And when bad things happen they don’t React I’ve seen it so many times you know Handlers walking around and their dogs Losing its mind and they’ve already been Shown what to do they know what to do They’ve been given the tools The dog loses its mind the handler just Stands there like a useless lump on the Log letting the dog lose its mind What are you doing there’s Do you want your dog to stop doing this Train with intention Manage your dog with intention i do not Want this behavior i know what to do When he does this behavior when he does This behavior i do this The behavior is simply not allowed i Will no longer tolerate this behavior In our lives together That’s an example of training with Intention i need my dog to track tighter In corners okay here’s what i’m going to Do here’s my five step plan to fix those Corners Right i’m going to follow that plan day In and day out i’m not just going to Show up to the trial and say i hope he i Hope he turns the corner on the track No
I have a plan will the plan always work Maybe not but if you train with Intention You have a 99 Of success than if you do not Right there’s so many people they just I’ll give you an example so today I took by you dog yoxy And gage i took him swimming today so i Went out to the quarry it was a nice Quarry close to here we went swimming First time i had those dogs kind of Semi together right two males Right i know gage will fight another Male if if things you know get down to It but i said you know what i got my Tools on the dogs I have a plan if they go at it I know what i’m going to do And i plan to go and have a nice day or A nice Hour at the quarry And so i did Right I knew what to do if something went South i had a plan It wasn’t that i was not i was expecting Things to just magically go well But i had a plan and then i had an Intention and i said I said this is going to be a good good Session we’re going to go out there and We’re just going to enjoy the the water And the dogs are going to get to know
Each other a little bit that’s what’s Going to happen And if if anything goes down if anybody Acts up Daddy is not gonna put up with that [ __ ] And believe me the dogs read that loud And clear there were a few like moments Where if you didn’t do the right thing For sure something may have happened but I did but i did the right thing because I was ready for it i expected it and i Knew what to do right so it’s just that Simple it’s one of those things Intention Intention is so important and so many People lack it Just in life in general okay but in Their training as well The best trainings i’ve always had is When i went into it with intention Whether it’s behavior case competition Um you know just regular pet obedience Whatever it is when you have the Intention of what you want and you know How you’re going to get there Then That’s it you’re going to be successful Right But so many people they they’ve been Given the tools they know what to do or They should know what to do and they Still lack that intention because what Are they doing Well i hope my treats work
I hope my leash works I hope my collar works they’re relying On devices there’s no intention behind Anything they do the dog reads that Believe me they do right the reason i Put The picture you guys i don’t know if you Guys saw the picture um the title Picture for this video it’s kelly okay My friend kelly reidman working my dog Gage one thing i like about kelly is Every time he trains he trains with Intention right Whenever he does um decoy work for my Dog he does it with intention There’s a plan we know what we’re gonna [ __ ] do and we do it right and he Knows what he wants out of the dog and The dog Reads that the dog reads that because He’s able to communicate with the dog What he wants right and again it’s not Magic it’s experience it’s preparation Right And all those things come together And There’s intention the dog picks up on That intention real quick and usually The vast majority of the time the Outcome is desirable right he’s the guy That trains with intention so i like That’s why i put him on there i don’t Know if he’s gonna see this For the live keep the cigar alive i know
I talk too much Brought it back to life there a little Bit Uh someone was talking another dog Trainer scene earlier about using verbal Punishment but it wasn’t working i don’t Know why they think talking to the dog Would fix anything [Applause] Well i’ll tell you what There’s always cookies and hope right There’s always those people they have no Intention behind anything they do they Just have hope they hope the hot dogs Work Right There’s no intention I’ve watched quite a few videos on this Platform but don’t often see much About muzzles what do you recommend for A german shepherd That’s what you’re doing you’re doing Agitation work then you get yourself a Nice leather agitation mother uh muzzle Um you know if you’re dealing with an Aggressive dog i don’t actually use Muscles that much with the aggressive Talks only sometimes And usually i don’t really use it for Training it’s more like i have to Condition the dog to the muzzle so it Can go to the vet and stuff like that Generally we don’t use them that much Um
You know but for sure i have used them Just the basket muzzle is generally Quite sufficient I’ve watched all your videos and i was Able to train my dock and he’s great Thank you for that no problem What was that let me see here When does doggy desktops go over the Line into fighting Usually quite quickly You know i’ll give you an example i ran My two males together today Uh i didn’t allow any playing with each Other because it’s always arousal based Nine times out of ten it’s arousal or It’s over a resource right None of them i didn’t allow any of they Weren’t allowed to pick up sticks i Didn’t give them any toys i didn’t give Them any food um you know i just had Them together and i expected that they Would behave and whenever i saw a Situation where arousal began to occur You know even though it was maybe play Based Immediately i knocked it off Who would you say was your main mentor i Didn’t have a mentor There were many good trainers that you Know i had a chance to learn from i went And saw you know seminars there was Never a mentor for me there was never a Guy that i could call him with questions You know there wasn’t that guy for me
You know there were guys that helped me Along the way in different you know Brief moments but you know i didn’t Learn under anybody so there was no Mentor Um See here Yeah you actually engaged together would Have been an awesome video Yeah it would have been but i didn’t Have anyone to hold the camera in my Head my hands full with the dog So unfortunately that’s a video that Maybe i’ll do another one later on But uh It’s one of those things right So i guess guys you know like the big Thing No matter what you’re doing If you go out with your dog You need to have an intention right like If you have a dog with you and you’re Struggling with your dog’s behavior you Need intention You need to hold your dog to that Expectation right so simple things like Okay I’m gonna take my dog my my my dog for a Walk and my dog’s not gonna be an idiot Establish a basic plan don’t just keep Doing the same Stuff that you’ve been doing right and It shouldn’t be hard to establish a plan Right and then hold your dog accountable
To that expectation you’re not going to Be an idiot you’re not going to Embarrass me today you’re going to walk Nicely Right you have a plan You you have an expectation Don’t rely on Devices i’m not saying don’t use devices I’m saying don’t rely on the device to Do the work for you I’ll give you an example there was some Lady In my elite members group right And she Put her dog i guess on a pinch collar For the first time because she watched My course or whatever and the dog’s like Just some soft doberman And Um you know The dog’s reactive to bikes right bikes Go by whoa whoa whoa whatever And she’s literally doing none of the Things that i told her to do and if she Watched the course which she said she Did and she would have to have to be in The group Um She’s doing none of the things that i Told her to do Um And she’s just there and she literally Typed you know i was expecting the prong Caller to just kind of correct her
The prong caller isn’t a sentient being It’s not going to magically correct your Dog it’s not going to magically fix your Problem What the course does what my course does Right is it gives you a plan it gives You a set step one step two step three What you should do how you should create Expectations and hold your dog Accountable to those expectations with Both positive and negative consequences And what she did was she slapped a Device on her dog threw her dog back Into the situation where it failed Constantly and expected the device to do Something There was no intention there and Naturally the dog Regardless of the device that he or she Was wearing went right back to the Behavior that was undesirable so i Always laugh when people say oh That dog isn’t trained he’s wearing a Prong collar he’s wearing an e-collar It’s like okay well why don’t you slap An e-collar or a prawn collar on your Dog and see how trained he or she Magically becomes and then get back to Me these are training devices okay If you don’t know what you’re doing with Them you will get nowhere with them Um was wondering your thoughts on a Younger higher drive dog being Introduced into the home bringing drive
Out of a lazy older dog no It’s not it’s not gonna happen they Don’t bring drive out of the other dog Uh How do i deal with the german shepherd Losing his head When i leave him in the car and walk Away Well Um you know if it’s an undesirable Behavior you must punish that behavior Don’t be an emotional power quote Unknown yeah i like that I like that absolutely there are too Many of them they like to outsource These are the people i find that tend to Get upset about how a dog was corrected Versus the doc being corrected oh i Would never I would never smack my dog But you got an e-collar and a choke Chain on your dog what do you think Those things do and i’ve seen you use Them right Why do you think what you’re doing that Aversive that you’re delivering with Those devices Is any better than an aversive that you Deliver with part of your body What makes one morally superior to the Other Right You’ve just outsourced the correction so You can feel better about it to a device
Now i’m not saying go around smacking Your dog that’s not what i’m saying i’m Saying There are Instances In which i see a lot of people Outsourcing their training Their consequences both positive and Negative to devices to things like Treats so on and so forth and wondering Why it doesn’t hold up Right and you know i don’t know he Wasn’t being good today he just didn’t Feel like eating his liver treats right Oh he’s only good with the e-collar on These are people that relied on the Device there was no intention behind Their training there was no Actual training right or meaningful Training i should say And of course it all falls apart when The crutch is gone That’s the difference between good dog Training and using devices to slap a Bandage on a problem like throwing a Halti on your dog because he pulls right Well he doesn’t pull with the hulty on In some cases in many cases they still Do yeah but you didn’t actually fix the Pulling problem Didn’t ask that one quick enough You’re from iraq i’m not from iraq my Daddy is from iraq I’m half a rat well technically i’m half
Kurdish to be honest with you I guess my people wouldn’t appreciate Being called Iraqis um You’re muslim I am a man of god Any good protection dog Breeders and trainers in ysa i don’t Know what that is my friend You i say ah There’s many many many What do i think about working rob Wilders If you can find a good one They’re pretty serious dogs one of the Strongest dogs i ever sold was a male Rottweiler He was one hell of a dog one hell of a Dog the the least fear i’ve ever seen And ducked He wasn’t like a clean biting dog like He would redirect on the face and stuff Like that but serious serious dog Do you think that drives are a natural Thing or would you describe them first As motivation and once they build that Big desire connected to the motivation And they understand it becomes strive No true drive is Inherent in the dog Right you can manufacture things to some Degree but true die true true Drive is inherent food drive the drive To eat for instance inherent right like
There are some dogs literally from from Six weeks they’ll eat your hand off to Take the food you throw a hot dog over a Cliff they’ll follow it right The same thing with the ball it’s not It’s not created it’s there or it’s not Right i throw the ball into the bushes And he’s never seen that picture before How long is he willing to search for it How long does he run around looking for It and staring and Hunting around for it if i throw him the Ball does he grab it and hold it and Possess it and or does he just you know Halfheartedly mouth it and drop it oh my Dog’s got crazy ball drive and i say oh Yeah here tell him to take the ball and Then they hold the ball oh take the ball And then the dog goes There no Oh well he’s distracted There’s no distraction from drive he Either wants it or he doesn’t now i’m Not saying you can’t create the Appearance that the dog has more driving You can’t do things to create more so For instance when i have dogs that let’s Say lack food drive there are things That i do to create more food drive of Course not feeding them from a bowl so We stop giving them free things and they Learn to work for their food but then The other thing is how you give the food How do most people give the food here’s
Your food Here it is And then the reward for the dog is to Eat No For me with the dogs especially the ones That have the lower food drive They chase the food Right i frustrate them like oh i want The food i want the food i want the food And then when they put the work out that I want to see and work doesn’t mean Obedience just even chasing the food for Me is work They’re showing i create desire for the Food i actually make the food like prey Right chase it chase it chase it and Then he puts a little effort in and oh You got it There’s the food buddy right The way that i deliver the food is more Than just eating it is the act i i Create like a chase cycle with the food And I i create almost like a prey behavior In the dog and then when he takes the Food He hammers the food he bites me a little Bit for it that’s what i know when he Bites the hand a little bit that’s when I know okay we’re in a good place now With the food drive right i don’t like The dogs who just That’s not food drive you know so there
Are things you can do to make food more Rewarding for the dog Right and in my upcoming course um for Competition obedience i actually have a Module that i’m working on right now Uh building arousal Building arousal drive and engagement For And it’s gonna show you how to man Manufacture more food drive in the dog Maybe not more food drive but more Engagement for the food food drive is What it is Right but you can make a dog with medium Food drive out perform a dog with high Food drive if you know how to manipulate The dog’s desire and drive right so i Get a lot of dogs they have for instance Me and carson’s dog right now carson’s Got a dog from europe we we imported Them together Um yaxi and another dog i still haven’t Introduced that dog i probably should He’s a nice little dog And Um His dog and my dog both yaxi and the Other dog they’re more mediocre on the Food drive front But they both have extremely high prey Drive so when you bring the prey drive Into the food delivery all of a sudden You manufacture a much higher appearance In the food drive and there’s much more
Engagement from the dog because the Reward for him is not just eating Right now for dogs that don’t have so Much ball drive right And You’re like oh like you know i want to Make i want to make it uh Uh i want to make him have more food dry Or more ball drive okay well you can’t Make him have more ball drive but what You can do Is you can create a lot more frustration And engagement that culminates in him Receiving the ball Right so the it’s not that the ball Drive increases but what you do is you Utilize you know The the inherent desire in the dog to Play like for instance there’s a lot of Dogs i find maybe they don’t have the Highest ball drive the highest Possession for the ball but what they Have is a lot of frustration Well let me manufacture a ton of Frustration and let them have that Outlet on the ball Right all of a sudden the ball becomes The dog appears to have really high ball Drive right But really he doesn’t but You can create more than what is Naturally there now if your game is Here’s the ball take the ball Well then you’re going to have what
You’re going to have So there’s a way to do everything right Building frustration building desire no More free [ __ ] right he doesn’t have a Basket of balls at home the only time my Dogs get toys or when me and them are Playing with the toy there is no like You know Espec i’m talking about competition dogs There there is no no like oh we’re Sharing or sorry you know you have your Toys at home but then i’m going to take The same toy out and hope that you’re Going to give me 110 percent on the Field We don’t do any of that Is it true rottweilers are easier dogs Compared to working line g and german Shepherds in a family setup no If you got a strong rottweiler they’re Certainly not easier than a german Shepherd And The rotties usually Carry uh dog aggression very common in The rottweilers the strong working Rottweilers Um they’re very very common and the not So strong ones the dog aggression Especially from the males is quite Common Um And then Handler issues as well if you’re not a
Clear handler Can be an issue as well with the strong Dominant males Do i have any experience with bouvier Yes i do I’ve worked a few of them Yeah they’re nice family dogs for the Most part it’s hard to get a good Working one but they’re nice dogs to Have Had my dog skipper In for a boarding train you guys did a Fantastic job he’s so much better in General i’m happy to hear that man i’m Very happy to hear that i always like to Hear Dogs that we train doing well Can guard dog training make dogs Dangerous at home with the children no No it doesn’t make your dog dangerous With the child The fundamental temperament of the dog Is really generally what determines how Good they are around kids or not Do you agree with sticking mostly with Food rewards for sport dogs in the Beginning to get lower arousal and Therefore more reps and clarity yeah Generally i always start with food Why my dog Doesn’t like His uh Klong but he likes his tennis ball well Some dogs have preferences my friend
Is cgc a good starter test for where you Are in training no it’s not a test at All The the for me cdc Cgc i should say canine good citizen is Like does he have a heartbeat Um I need experienced helpers decoys is it Worth the money to join a club If so what do you believe is a Reasonable price depends on the dog Depends on the club Right For me i’m a private sessions kind of Guy when you’re in a club I don’t like clubs because not that i Have a problem with them it’s just For me the problem with clubs Is you’re now obligated to all this the The events and things that the the club Throws and on like the training day You’ve got to stay there the whole time Right so often times you know like the Training day once a week it’s like an Eight hour endeavor and really you only Work your dog 15 20 minutes max you know If you’re lucky you get two sessions in It’s like I don’t i don’t have eight hours of a Day to burn like that so it’s not my Deal and oftentimes you know there’s a Lot of dogs in the club that maybe Aren’t doing anything productive but They’re taking up time and it’s a whole
Social thing and you know i get it why People do it it’s just not for me Is anxiety And dependency bread or is it bad Handling it’s usually bad handling but There are certainly dogs that are more Prone to anxiety And uh you know have issues when the Handler’s not present Aka separation anxiety a lot of that is Also early rearing uh you know for me my Puppies are crate trained very early They learn that they sleep separately From me they spend a lot of time away From me um you know that’s why they Don’t cry when i’m not home because from Day one they’re used to being in a crate By themselves um you know for for hours At a time Uh you know they’re not always You know at the val the term velcro dog Is like this stupidest term yes just About any dog will follow you around if You let them they’re inherently social Creatures especially when they’re young They’re very dependent they can be They’re naturally very dependent on Whoever their caretaker is so if you Allow it that dog will never go anywhere Without you know the dog will follow you To the bathroom it’s not special it’s Simply just the way most dogs are But if you never teach that puppy to be By himself and then all of a sudden you
You know Kovid’s over gotta go back to work oh no He’s got separation anxiety of course You never showed him how to be by Himself Best mastiff for family pet There is no best mastiff Um What there is is Good dogs and bad dogs and whatever Breed you’re looking at whether it’s a Can of corso a presa canario a Neapolitan whatever a bauble Go and make your selections carefully And and and find a breeder that’s Producing the docks that You want to live with Are dual purpose stocks a lot in canada Yes they are What is your process for training guard The handler This is alive my friend There’s no i’m not gonna go through all Of that it’s not not the situ not the The setting for that I have a working line german shepherd Who is super leash reactive to dog she Refuses to be distracted by traitor ball Again relying on things right Uh is there something else i should be Doing yes take my reactive course it’ll Tell you what else you should be doing My owner is so much better after Watching your videos oh this is a person
[Laughter] I’m glad your ridgeback’s doing well First working protection dog German shepherd dutch shepherd german Shepherd is always the best way to go Easiest What are gage’s faults in my opinion too Much nerve Too much nerve in the dog Can cause a little bit Problems cause but also the genetic Grips aren’t the best Uh so we’ve done a lot of work on the Grips to try and um create a calm grip But You know tons of work and that’s where You know kind of being more advanced as A handler comes in handy is you know Things things where there is maybe a bit Of a genetic shortfall you can do things To um Let’s say Make up for that shortfall or cover that Shortfall so i’ve done a lot of work You know on the grips done stuff with Kelly on the grips Um you know It’s it’s There are there are there are things That we’ve done to really you know make The grips better but he’s one of those Dogs it’s not all you know there Naturally there’s a lot of things and I don’t know how many dogs there is that
Everything is just naturally there but You know I like him because he has enough drive And desire that you know with good Training you can achieve just about Anything with him How can i get my 11 month old mel to see Me as the person in charge Be in charge my friend develop some Intention and intention doesn’t just Come from your mind it comes from what Did i say earlier Preparation right Develop a plan how am i going to train My dog cookies and hope E-collar what’s my plan your plan better Be more than devices and and And uh bribery right Um I don’t really need protection but Teaching my dog to bark on command would Be great for determined purposes do you Address this in your protection training Um yeah i mean look If if If i show the whole process like how we How we develop the docs both From a reactive side and the prey side Um you know if you don’t want to take it To the biting you can for sure avoid the Biting though in many cases you know Depends on the dog if it’s a prey dog You’re going to actually have to give it A bite to reward it for the barking
Otherwise it’s probably not going to be Barking Is certification recommended for success No Certification will not have any impact On your ability to trade a dog Certificate your dog is your certificate Right Um All these questions guys like Oh you know my dog jumps on me how do i Make it stop What did i say in the whole thing right Stop looking for magic there’s no magic There’s just good training and then There’s you know like i said train with Intention there’s no magic device There’s no there’s no you know Treats or ball or anything Right develop a plan you can use all Those things But have it as part of a comprehensive Training plan in which you are Communicating effectively to the doc What is desirable and what is Undesirable Right i’m not going to give you magic There’s no magic to give you right Because even if i told you hey do xyz You probably still wouldn’t be Successful Because There’s no intention behind anything That you’re doing it it’s proven by the
Fact that your dog continues to jump on You Right and you haven’t really been able To address the problem Right for me I don’t need a single tool i don’t need A single ball i don’t need anything to Make a dog stop jumping on me if i Decide it’s not going to happen it’s not Going to happen Intention right so it’s one of those Things I’m not saying you have to be me i’m Saying Develop a plan think about what you’re Going to do and how you’re going to do It and don’t just develop a plan blindly Like you know oh This is my plan no go and seek knowledge Right and it’s not something i can just Tell you in a live Right go seek knowledge but at the at The end of the day Right whether you go to a professional Trainer whether you’re training with me Online whatever whatever Think to yourself Why is my dog jumping on me what is he Getting out of it because he wouldn’t be Doing it if he didn’t get something out Of it Right so your dog’s getting something Out of jumping on you how can i make it Undesirable for him to jump on me how
Can he Pair The the act of jumping on me with a bad Thing instead of a good thing because Obviously he’s doing it He’s getting something out of it right And usually most dogs jump on the owner Because they’re so excited to see the Owner and You know this is how they kind of Express that joy and stuff and of course It’s also fun to jump on things right You see dogs whenever they play with Each other they jump on each other Today My cigar Well probably because it’s not smoking Doesn’t seem to be really uh keeping The box at bay Has have you been happy with the letters Of puppies that your program has Produced Some of them and some of them i have not I recently retired a female i didn’t Like i had two letters with her I didn’t like the working quality of Either litter and i retired her What is if there is the difference in Picking A personal protection dog in a psa Competition dog there’s a huge Difference It’s like those are two very Those aren’t necessarily the same thing
Right those are not necessarily the same Thing What you want out of one isn’t Necessarily what you might want out of The other Or maybe it is But generally speaking you know Psa is Number one it’s it’s it’s offensive it’s Not defensive The protection dog is primarily a Defensive and and deterrent type thing Right so the amount of reactive Aggression And and defensive behavior you might Want in a protection dog you probably Wouldn’t want in a psa dog right So It’s it’s one of that’s the first thing That really jumps out at me also the Level of prey drive that you want in a Psa dog is probably not something the Average home You know Might be able to so easily live with Right Would you say the internet and youtube Has made it more difficult for new dog Trainers or easier no it’s easy if you Have a mind to see right if you have Common sense when i was looking like i Told you guys i had no mentor right So when i was looking for information I spent hours and hours on the internet
Right youtube was just becoming a thing When i really started the dog training Thing i still remember like the working Dog forum All these things and it was you know People would talk their talk But it was really easy to see If you had the eyes to see If someone knew what they were doing Right so if you see someone and they’re Producing the kind of success or what You perceive as success with the dog Right and they’re showing their work This is someone to pay attention to this Is someone to listen to right If their portfolio interests you Then you might be interested in what They have to say Part of what made me I think a decent dog trainer was Being able to objectively look at my Dogs and then compare them to The other stuff that people are putting Out And saying like is this better is it the Same is it worse and if it is You know what’s what’s the difference What what am i doing wrong here what am I doing right Who sells hard-ass working dogs in the U.s I wouldn’t say there’s anyone that sells Hard-ass working dogs anywhere there’s Good litters and there’s bad litters
There’s good breedings and there’s bad Breedings and within a breeding you’ll Have Absolute warriors and then you’ll have You know dogs that are really for me Nothing more than a pet right so there’s No like guarantees I have a five month old male german Shepherd he has tons of energy food And ball dry but doesn’t care about rags Or tubs i want him for my first igp dog Should i be concerned Well It’s a little early sometimes the prey Drive can come later Um But yeah i mean a lack of prey drive at Five months is something now You you you’ve got to be aware of it and Keep your eye on it and You know hopefully uh some prey comes in Otherwise it’s going to be real hard for You Just going through these questions guys All right What should i talk about now i think i Got five more minutes here Oh The dachi video I knew that one would kind of oh what Are you talking about i got all these Great dutchies blah blah blah blah Um you know It’s just one of those breeds like we
Train a lot of different breeds and There are certain breeds that always Spell trouble okay So Ciao ciaos are probably number one There’s literally one chow chow i’ve Trained that was a good dog like the Rest of them were just horrendous Horrendous dogs Um you know chow chow terrible dogs um The dachis are Number two like the vast majority of Duchies that we see here Are are just really [Music] Not what i would think of as an ideal Dog for the family they tend to have you Know it tends to be challenging for new Trainers or new new handlers to deal With them Um There’s just a lot of issues right and You could say it’s probably pro because Of the obviously most of the dutchies we See here are bred locally so that’s a Huge part of it but i’ve listened i’ve Imported dutchies I’ve seen good ones and the good ones Are even really tough for most people so You know that one stands so chow chows And duchies for me it’s like if you’re a Family if you’re you know new to dogs Avoid those ones um You know
Other than that You know look i know there’s people they Love their huskies i got a trainer sema She loves husky she actually has a Couple huskies she does the dog sledding I see a lot of bad behavior with the Huskies too [Laughter] I i’ve seen good huskies but I’ve seen a lot of really bad huskies Too so How do i deal with emotionally Weak dogs Well you mean emotionally sensitive dogs Right well what i do is i always make Sure that i create i can create positive Emotion if i can create positive emotion Um we you know then i can bring the dog Up if the dog goes down right that’s the Big thing they tend to actually be a Little bit you know Easier in some ways to train as long as Um you know they’re they you know you’re Able to to manufacture some positive Emotion in the dog That’s like literally like almost every Border collie in the world What do i think about akitas Beautiful dogs they tend to be stubborn It’s like training a mule Have i done it yes Quite a few times actually Males can have similar drives as duchies But it’s the big difference that the
Duchy breeding is generally worse No you know i look mal’s are not a dog i Would recommend for for you know First-time handlers either but there’s a Lot I don’t know what it is again locally There’s a lot of mouse that Um you know are uh being bred that are Very soft and and You know they’re a little bit nervy but Nothing too bad and you know it’s There’s unfor there’s a lot of uh There’s a lot of mouths i see now There’s a there’s a lot of mouse being Bred for the pet market it’s not a good Thing But generally speaking i don’t see the Same issues in the mouths that we see in The duchies why that is i couldn’t tell You it’s probably just the individuals That are being bred Do i like chihuahuas i have a chihuahua We got like a 15 year old chihuahua i Used to have two Um Are american bulldogs good for a family Protector yeah if you get a good one They’re bad ass staffies yeah i’ve Trained staffies i like staffies they Tend to be very sensitive dogs Again usually have dog on dog issues Very common of course considering the Breed um High arousal around other dogs
They tend to be sensitive but again Really low threshold for arousal then When they become aroused then they’re Not so sensitive anymore so that’s the Challenge with them So you just have to know kind of how to Manage them Do i hunt No i’ve never i well I have hunted occasionally um i have Thought about trading gun dogs but it’s Just not something i have time for right Now i do find the whole gun dog training Thing in church problem is i’m just not A big fan of wild birds like eating them I don’t really want to eat wild birds And i feel like in order to kill wild Birds you have to be willing to eat them And i i don’t really want to eat wild Duck it’s just not my thing Name some good hard high fight drive gsd Trainers John This is not a that’s not a thing if you Want like good decoys in the us Um I mean there’s a lot of good decoys in The u.s the the us is going to become The center For working dogs as europe slowly fades Into the darkness that is the Progressive animal rights movement the Us is going to become the mecca for Working dogs we already see now a shift
Where people are purchasing working dogs From the united states um You know there’s a lot of really Talented decoys in the u.s again i Suggest you look at What people are doing and you know um Decide if that’s uh That’s that’s something for you you know Um Let me think of who i know down there Personally Diamond hansel He’s a good real really good trainer um Marco cost gonzalo’s down there You know I had balabanov’s down there There’s a decoy in florida carlos Ramirez He really i’ve never met him in person But i know people that work with him and They speak highly of him Um so he looks like he knows what he’s Doing Um Justin rigney’s down There um I think again i don’t know him in person But He seems like he knows what he’s doing As well Uh My friend mike goes down there too if You ever want to work with him i think He does seminars all through the u.s so
He’s he’s down there too so there’s a Lot of people down there that you know Are are talented I hear they’re banning belgium always in Europe yeah they will start to ban them Because When they ban the first step was to ban The training that you need in order to Actually properly train those stocks Then of course you can’t train them so They must be dangerous right so then you Bag the dog itself Uh Thanks for your training i had pepper in Place on a picnic table i have no Problem my friend i’m glad you’re doing Well with prep pepper and there’s no More reactivity Would you come to the us for seminars Yeah potentially of course it has to Make sense right All right guys Thank you for tuning in it was a good Life I hope you all have a great weekend and I’ll see you all on the next one