My pit bull Buddy, who is long gone, used to LOVE trash trucks. One day, when he was a puppy, we were out on a walk and a trash truck driver stopped to ask if he could pet Buddy. Buddy had a good time with the driver, and from that time forward, every time he saw (or heard) a trash truck, he was excited to see if his friend would stop to see him. 🙂🐾
When my old Pit, Pauley, was a puppy, we made sure he met the mailman and the UPS guy and got to know them so he wouldn't go nuts (like most other dogs) when they showed up. He loved them. If we were outside and he was off lead, he'd jump into the trucks with them. We got a Boston for Pauley, and Spike started doing the same. UPS guy would be getting a package from the back and the boys would go see him. I lived on a dead end and he'd take them for a ride in the truck while he delivered the rest of the packages on my block and drop them off when he got back to my house.
Our girl is super reactive. She's a rottie/Staffordshire terrier/bulldog rescue. Been watching you for years. We ended up in a situation. I took her from my husband and said watch... I started turning and avoiding, she did great! Did it several times and avoided several unwanted situations. My husband was amazed. She still has issues, but she is a thousand times better than when she got here. She's the best pup ever and she was almost killed in a shelter 😢. Thank you so much Tom!🩷🤍🩷
yo suz, same here my boy is a 6 year old black lab mix, because of Tom and @beckman'sdogtraining together my 6 year old labrador is a respectable ESA and therapy dog in training for the 1st time in 18 months Tom ha been only 1 to help me break from my anxiety, 1 day i was at a local park and this blue tick hound barks at me and my dog , so my boy turns his head and stares at the blue tick hound as if to say what the hell that guy problem??? that cause of tom my boy is rescue that is so much like his dog lakota
Laughing at your comment….you took your dog from your husband….. This is a big problem for us. My husband is not too assertive with dog training. I went through training with my Border collie/Belgian Malinois, and she does really well with me. Occasionally we come across a dog that she is uneasy with and reacts. So I get her on track asap. I’ve had multiple neighbors say to me, "Ohhh …so you’re the one who actually does the training!" Or "Your dog is so well-behaved when she is with you" or" Do you think your husband might benefit from a training class?" This is so frustrating! We went to the same classes. He watched, but refused to take the leash. I truly believe my dog‘s behavior would be so much better if he would consistently do what we were taught to do. It is essential that he sometimes walks her. But I think his laidback attitude towards training is extremely detrimental to our dog. I feel as if I am always cleaning up bad behavior that he allows her to do :/
@@georgiajoyce4187 I can relate! The good news is, she is a daddy's girl, and she is the most trainable pup on the planet, other than being super reactive 😂, so when he does get serious, she does listen very well. However we had to have a heart to heart on how he HAS to be on my side. He was WAY to, "oh she'll be fine." He's come around and actually told me I'm right 😳. He broke his heel last year and now has a bone spur and has issues walking long distance. It's actually worked out well for the whole, I'll take them (we have 2) for walks. I'm the proactive one. We have a state park that's not far, with a huge open area with a shelter and paths. We take them there often and he is watching us at all times, but I walk them. Go dog mommas! ☺️
This is exactly what I needed today. I’ve been walking my big dog more and more at night when less people with other dogs are out to avoid reactivity but after this I’m inspired to get out all hours and work on it more 😊
That’s what you have to do! Push your dog THROUGH their fears and triggers. Not isolate them. You can change his responses to other dogs with consistent practice & well timed corrections. Good luck!
I have a Belgian Malinois and my problem is mostly the other dog owners. They see me correcting my dog and still they come up to me with their dog and say stuff like "Hey they want to play!" There are a lot of dog owners out there who need training too. I'm Dutch and is nice to see you're coming to The Netherlands.
Watched Tom for a couple of years. This video is one of his best short compact information filled he has ever made ( my opinion), for beginners to experienced dog walkers. I take tons of notes and still find a new idea every time I rewatch his videos. It like my brain can’t take it all in at one viewing , so watching again and again feeds it to me in pieces I can assimilate. The stage I’m in with my dog also brings out points that are now very relevant.
Your channel made me a better dog trainer. I was so challenged by my new aussie. I only had labs who were so mellow and easy to train. With your guidance my aussie is slowly turning into a lab :D
Thanks Tom for saying “it’s ok to bail/fail” in certain situations. I sometimes go up on driveways or turn around when there are situations or encounters that I know will he hard to control my dog.
I want to leave a comment to support what you’re saying. We have a two year-old reactive dog. When my son brought her home at three months old, I started doing the techniques you’re showing. And even though my son does not require her to do any of the calm behaviours when out on walks, she will calmly walk on a leash with me because of all the practice we’ve done. She has learned that our relationship requires her to disregard distractions and focus on me and what I’m asking of her. And I had to do this without food or treats, because she has a G.I. issue that requires digestive enzyme every time she eats something. It took a lot of effort, but was well worth it to have a relationship where I enjoy going on walks with her. I practice daily in the house….out the house, whenever we’re together.
Ditto for me. My friend’s dogs behave completely different with me than with their owners, Once I had to take care of two miniature poodles and two high energy, goldens. I took all four dogs walking,. Then I asked all of them to sit on a bench for a picture. One viewer asked I could hold all them back. I said I never walk when the leash gets tight, And when tho youngest golden was a puppy, I gave her a treat every time she looked back at me.i A year later, I could take her with me while I was using a walker and she waited for me to take pictures and was was very reactive to me.
I just love you Tom, you're my favorite trainer for what seems like almost a decade! please give Burleigh a big old smooch - he is stunning! ❤❤❤ what a duo!!
Very helpful. I've been practicing this with my reactive German Shepard for a few weeks so this is excellent confirmation I'm doing the practice correctly. Thanks Tom for dropping these very valuable videos for all of us🪻✨ blessings to you and your family
My GSD pup has been WONDERFUL after learning those 3 key ingredients. Total game changer. Tom I’ve been using your videos since before my guy came home and it’s truly made training so enjoyable. Thank you. ❤
@@wishfulthinking2549I was using Tom’s video from the day he came home, mine is 5 months. The biggest thing for us was teaching engagement, once he learned to stay engaged with me, these steps made avoiding a situation if needed key. Which, GSD’s kind of come pre packaged with wanting to learn so my boy caught on extremely fast.
I do this in general while walking my Cane Corso. He’s 15 months old and weighs 140lbs. I can’t have him being reactive. I change directions, stop, have him sit, down, take a few steps away, go back to him. He’s at the challenging age of testing his boundaries, but I’m doing what I can to keep him engaged on me and keeping my pay scale higher than whatever he sees.
@@darleenyepez9818TREATS…are they more interesting than the distractions, of high value to your dog? Praise also works with some dogs. Tom uses Dollar bill analogy in the video. I find the value may change in different situations. Find what works for your dog.
@@darleenyepez9818probably steak rather than kibble and many pieces for not reacting or possibly rewarding their decision to not react. Seeing other things is now a good thing - the engage disengage game. When you build up the bank, especially when you're first training, helps to eventually either not need a treat or not need as many now that he's been rewarded so much when you first started. Hope that helps.
With my Dobe I will say No Bark, Just Watch. It acknowledges their alert to someone or something (dog, feral cat, etc) in the environment then lots of praise when you can pass without incident. Hope that helps.
Thank you Tom!! I’m so grateful for all of your content. We got our puppy the same time you got Burleigh. We have been following along this puppy journey and our pup is doing amazing! Looking forward to seeing you in Nashville in October! I will be auditing Saturday with a friend.
Just because are boy may still react, have a reactive encounter, that doesn't mean we've failed. Thank you! Dash is a much more confident dog and so am I because of you. Having realistic expectations along with a solid training foundation... we will always be grateful and continue to train and grow together. 🐾🐾
I was able to train my dog to ring the bells to go outside to potty! Thanks to Tom! Ow we have to work on leash reactivity! Dude I tell everyone in the Mastiff community to watch your videos!
OMG YES I FINALLY MADE IT EARLY TO ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS. YOUR VIDEOS HELPED ME SO MUCH WITH MY REACTIVE CHIHUAHUA!! He is still a bit reactive but only because i started watching your videos recently!! Thanks so much for putting these videos out for free!
Thank you. I adopted a 3 year old female lab that had been abandoned at a boarding facility, she lived there 8 months then was taken to the pound. I found her shut down. I adopted and found she is very well trained but is also very reactive to dogs on our walk to the potty location. I will try this and work hard on these because at times on the day there are many dogs out. She is extremely reactive if they are reactive first. So thank you!
@tomdavisofficial walked her this afternoon and I saw a golden coming our way. I immediately started walking with turns and sits. She did finally see the dog and we had a small reaction and I reversed direct took a few steps told her to sit then walked and turned again to where she could see it. Not perfect but much better and this was our first attempt.
Aww that last part. Thanks for saying not to feel like a failure 😅 I’m always out and about with my dog. Always learning and trying to be better. Thank you Tom for all your tips. THANK YOU 🙏🏽
Awesome. Watched this video and realized my soon to be 6 month puppy needs this training. He loves all dogs, no amount of treats in the world can stop him from interacting with dogs we meet in the streets… We need to work on our communication on the leash 😅 Cheers from Sweden, with Finnish lapphund
Agree: Do what works. I was told by a positive only dog trainer never to use a prong or pinch collar. Well, the Dobie escaped twice from a harness, and corrections don't work well with a harness. So on went a Starmark training collar. I have much more control, and corrections work better. Thanks for all you do.
I was able to train my dog to ring the bells to go outside to potty! Thanks to Tom! Ow we have to work on leash reactivity! Dude I tell everyone in the Mastiff community to watch your videos! Thanks Tom!
My boerboel puppy is 12 weeks today. So far he's doubled in weight and starting to chill out a bit. I've been following you since you got your pup and trying to copy/paste some ideas. Mine has little reaction to other dogs on walks. Even if the other dog is barking/jumping towards him he just watches them calmly. I think that's a good thing, he'll probably get more protective as he gets older. Thank you and Burleigh for this playlist.
I didn’t know about tge INSIDE/outside turns. Will give it s go yomoto and give feedback on how we went. My dog is not duper reactive but there ARE a couple of dogs he just does not like. Also people in hoodies for some reason. Thsnk you 👏👏👏❤❤
my dog also doesnt like people with a hoodie on or suspicious looking people. Hes a rescue so idk what hes been through. its interesting to know others peoples dogs also have the same thing lol
Really helpful ideas here and great conceptualizing of the dog's experience with the stimulus and with the human at the end of the leash. Our 2 year old GSD-Cane Corso mix has come light years in her reactivity but has a long way to go, especially with strange males, and it will always be baked in her DNA. What works for us is using a Halti in high-stress environments ( weaning off it now) but a martingale collar in the forest trails.
Getting a new dog soon, and I will never forget how much you helped me with my awesome pitbull, Keira. I learned that she could tolerate well-behaved dogs, and I learned to keep her behind me and control the other dog for her. It worked!!!
I loved this I am a guide dog user whose guide has been attacked several times no blood but we have had to do those key things for her safety and mine due to me being blind we have modified but like the other day two huge dogs and my girl has a tell now when dogs she is not happy with are coming and she actually took me away on her own and sat got her treats they started coming at us again she noped out of there and took me home which is fine we were out just having bonding time in harness but it’s so important to work with your own dog and communicate to others
Ich habe eine Pitbull-Hündin, habe auch Hundesport mit ihr gemacht, sie ist jetzt 5 Jahre alt und ich übe auf jedem Spaziergang die Basics als Kopfarbeit, es lastet sie aus und macht sie ausgeglichener
Great Video Tom. I’ve got a Lab mix that is reactive, mainly to Dogs, and I’m doing all this in the order that you have said on this video. If anyone is struggling with their dog, just keep going. There WILL be ups and downs. I’m currently sat in my van with my dog in his cage in the back as he has just been totally overwhelmed at the park. Just coincidence that this video was on my sub feed at this time.
Hi Tom. We have a 4 year old red heeler mix rescue. Yesterday I tried the drawback recall on three different occasions on one walk. All within 10 minutes of leavong our vehicle. Used her favorite rope ball toy. Worked perfectly. Not a bark or tug or angthing. Finished the lap and after some frisbee play called it a good session and went home. Thank you. Will try again tonight.
I can't even tell you how many times I've had to avoid other people and dogs. My girl is better with people, but she'll never change her feelings about other dogs, and like you said, I'm okay with that. Great video!
Thank you Tom! My dog does well on leash unless the other dog is bigger and looking at him and/or staring him down. I haven't decided if it's insecurities or excitement. He does better when we pass dogs on narrow trails vs. Passing another dog accross the street. Great reminder to incorporate obedience in our walks more often.
I found that with my dog, if another dog was coming towards us, he did best if we went off the trail, road, whatever, and I had him sit rather than try to walk past the other dog. After a while, it became his automatic response- butt on the ground eyes towards me. And seeing how he's a husky mix, there always had to be treats. lol
completely changed my mindset ever since i started following you. i have a reactive rescue dog, he's absolutely wonderful with dogs but always wants to get to them. you made me realize that a lot of the learning that needs to happen is basically on my end of the leash lol thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! :)
Thank You soo much for your helping videos! I love seeing Burleigh he is just adorable, even tho the garbage trucks were following you guys, it was nice to see that he didn’t care about that. Thanks so much Tom 🫶🏻
Thank you Tom for this information. You been very helpful with all of your videos. My dog has improved a lot. We still have things to work on but we have a better relationship.
Great video. I really need to work more often with my reactive dog. I'm going to work on some of these techniques with my puppy right now. Thanks for the lesson
Video is VERY helpful!! Gave me (reminded me of) some great tips and tricks to use w/my 3yr old 170lb English Mastiff who seems to get more and more reactive when we take him and our Lab out for walks. 75% of the problem is probably me, but he's a tough cookie to train. I've had 4 separate trainers/training classes helping us to work w/Duke. We rescued him at 1 yr old and he was 'easy' to work with... as he's matured, he's become more protective and reactive. I've worked w/him more than any other dog we've every had in over 20 years and it's a struggle. Anyway... I VERY much appreciate your videos and taking the time to share w/those of us who can't take your classes in person. If you every make it to Northeast OK for some training or a seminar I'll definitely sign up. :)
lol. “Bump on a log”. Thank you for the is very helpful video!! I need help with my bully, leash-reactive 2.5 old yorkie. He is also protective when he is up higher than children or other dogs, like when he’s sitting next to me on a couch and a dog or child comes up.
We tried camping with them this week and chose the wrong days! Sunday -Wednesday were semi quiet except for a couple of slightly reactive dogs. They got a little at a time and of course we're reactive right back. You can't stop others from barking and lunging. Thursday came and it was a bit more intense but we brought crates and covers, worked great for getting them used to noises. Walked them when only people and may one dog at a time were out and we were working on the leave it. Then Friday came... the yapper behind us barked at everyone and everything. Of course ours followed, but we got ours to stop with a couple of barks in reaction. But, golf carts, people, cars, trucks, kids no peddle toys and more barking constant barking from the yapper and midnight quiet time! Nope ours are 10 pm or they let us know it's bed time. Yep I got up at 6 and packed up. Too much stimulation for the dogs and ME! We weren't ready for a busy campground. You just can't be constantly correcting your poor pets. Time to go home and get a break. Keep helping us Tom!
Victoria Stilwell has a great video of dogs at a campground. They were yappers at first. There's also a video by Susan Garrett who was at a seminar with an owner of reactive Australian cattle dogs (who would not fight each other over food) in an x-pen that would bark any time another dog went past. She put a sign out and asked people to drop treats in the pen any time anyone walking their dog passed by. People were criticizing the owner of the dogs saying how can you reward that type of behavior? But by the end of the 3 day seminar, not one bark. She was changing the trigger. Hope that helps.
@robinrutherfordcost4748 mine weren't the yaapper... I'm not going to approach and try to train someone else's dog, especially when they sit and laugh thinking it's funny. She even said she hadn't socialized them much because of time and it's been since covid started. She has no intention of correcting the behavior... it's not my place to but in with someone when I'm NOT a trainer. I'm sure Tom will post something soon to help with these types of issues.
Tom, my dog is a puppy getting ready for his 18th Week of Life. This is something we've just started working on a couple weeks ago :) What do you find to be an appropriate age for puppies to really start to get this? I find that Chewy picks up on and loves to do training and that our biggest obstetrical is Mom (me) having proper expectations around his training, age, and development. I've struggled a lot with understanding whether or not he will grasp a concept or if it is one we will need additional help with, but then he often surprises me by picking it up a week or two later. I feel like if I had better expectations it would help me be a more confident leader for him.
I get so excited every time I see a new Burleigh video! I've watched them all several times by now as part of my prep for bringing in a bullmastiff puppy in the next year or 2. I can't get enough footage of B. So darn cute and dopey. If anyone has any bullmastiff stories I'd love to hear 'em ☺
Very helpful for me, My Pittie and I have done a lot of training but reactivity has been hard , Although I apply everything in the video I have not been apply quite the same method
I rescued a 1 1/2 year old doberman. She's like you said, not aggressive reactive, but excitement build up. She has great focus, great obedience inside the house, when we go on walks, she's right next to me, etc., but the moment she sees something that excites her, all bets are off. I do the drawback and recall, but she is so fixated on that *thing* no matter what I seem to do. I use a fitted prong collar on her during our training/walks and only apply pressure if I see her alerting to something. I can pull her attention away, but her reactivity doesn't seem to ever decrease. She can meet other dogs after I've had her sit and wait, but even if she sees the same dog approaching from a ways away, she goes crazy. I'm still not quite sure what I'm doing wrong.
With my Dobes, I will say No Bark, Just Watch - it acknowledges their alert, gives them a job, and then lots of praise when you can pass without incident. In classes, we teach an (empty at first) dish across the room. You're just doing 180 degree turns (about turns) away from the dog until you can get to the dish on a loose leash. Once good there, then add some boring treats; once good there, higher level treats. Next, start adding distractions, are they still able to focus on the task at hand, almost like they're asking you for permission to go to the dish. Then you can take it to the back porch, back yard, then driveway. Had an instructor who had a Rottweiler. She spent a whole week in her driveway with a cigar string cheese hanging out of her mouth going back and forth. The neighbors were all laughing at her. Guess what, they're not laughing anymore, because the dog doesn't want to leave her side. They earn their way on the walk. The other thing you can practice in the house first is leash pressure. Leash pressure means find Mom/Dad so leash gets loose. I walk my two 100 lb Dobes on a DiDog harness with the clip in the front and 2 fingers. Nose Work, puzzle games, and games of choice help wear them out until you can actually get on a loose leash walking. Hope that helps.
The other option, which really works like a charm, is No Bark or we're going home - your choice. You have to follow through that very first time so they know you're not crying wolf. And you're going back home on the boring part of the walk that you've already been on. Next walk (might even be later that same day), same thing, No Bark or we're going home - you're choice. You can almost see the wheels turning - hmmm, do I want to bark or keep walking with Mom/Dad? They almost always choose the walk. For dogs barking in their yard, will say No Bark, he's doing his job, you would do the same thing if that was your yard. I usually get one whine and we continue on our walk. Hope that helps.
Very useful information Thank you I will definitely try this on our next walk my girl is reactive to dogs she wants to play no barking she loses it and does the pull twirling sometimes she'll sit nicely and wait until they pass and then she drags me uncontrollably to pick up the scent! I'm really working on it! It's definitely challenging!
So nice to see you work with a not working dog :) So different than Cody... I have a Bully XL adopted at zeven months ans had no training ... it took a lot of work and i always say that his processor is slower :) So if i say come i need to could one two and than he comes :)
Cool video, I recently got a Newfoundland, 6 months old doing amazing in training but got really spoiled at a construction zone recently. Now he dead koalas me at random moments... Super fun trying to figure out how to keep moving a 75 lb puppy
Stopping my dog from building has been the perfect thing. She starts to look at another person or dog? I call her backwards and tell her to heel. I repeat till I can stop and she stays by my side. I practice this every night with her dinner and did it on a trail with other dogs yesterday.
Garbage truck drivers are great. Some of the nicest guys. I work the scalehouse at the county landfill where I live in the Southern Tier and get Casella trucks in there, too. I didn't know their reach was as far up as you are.
haha love the vid tom! i have a 1 1/2 golden retriever and he is the best boy. He is very good on walks around the neighborhood with heeling and listening to directions but today we went to the saratoga farmers market with tons of people and dogs and his skills seemed to slip a little bit. He really wants to play with all the dogs so he would break being next to me and jump towards the dogs even with his prong collar on. i just to work with him to be neutral and value me more than the distractions. I watched the videos downtown but I think it would be awesome and informative to see Burleigh in a highly distracting environment with dogs and people and seeing how you handle him!
My pit bull Buddy, who is long gone, used to LOVE trash trucks. One day, when he was a puppy, we were out on a walk and a trash truck driver stopped to ask if he could pet Buddy. Buddy had a good time with the driver, and from that time forward, every time he saw (or heard) a trash truck, he was excited to see if his friend would stop to see him. 🙂🐾
When my old Pit, Pauley, was a puppy, we made sure he met the mailman and the UPS guy and got to know them so he wouldn't go nuts (like most other dogs) when they showed up. He loved them. If we were outside and he was off lead, he'd jump into the trucks with them. We got a Boston for Pauley, and Spike started doing the same. UPS guy would be getting a package from the back and the boys would go see him. I lived on a dead end and he'd take them for a ride in the truck while he delivered the rest of the packages on my block and drop them off when he got back to my house.
I’ve got the same with the postman. He rides a bike and has treats for our dog but now every time he sees a postman he gets excited.
@GuyWithTheDogs that was wonderful and a great memory thanks for sharing.
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Our girl is super reactive. She's a rottie/Staffordshire terrier/bulldog rescue. Been watching you for years. We ended up in a situation. I took her from my husband and said watch... I started turning and avoiding, she did great! Did it several times and avoided several unwanted situations. My husband was amazed. She still has issues, but she is a thousand times better than when she got here. She's the best pup ever and she was almost killed in a shelter 😢. Thank you so much Tom!🩷🤍🩷
yo suz, same here my boy is a 6 year old black lab mix, because of Tom and @beckman'sdogtraining together my 6 year old labrador is a respectable ESA and therapy dog in training for the 1st time in 18 months Tom ha been only 1 to help me break from my anxiety, 1 day i was at a local park and this blue tick hound barks at me and my dog , so my boy turns his head and stares at the blue tick hound as if to say what the hell that guy problem??? that cause of tom my boy is rescue that is so much like his dog lakota
Laughing at your comment….you took your dog from your husband….. This is a big problem for us. My husband is not too assertive with dog training. I went through training with my Border collie/Belgian Malinois, and she does really well with me. Occasionally we come across a dog that she is uneasy with and reacts. So I get her on track asap. I’ve had multiple neighbors say to me, "Ohhh …so you’re the one who actually does the training!" Or "Your dog is so well-behaved when she is with you" or" Do you think your husband might benefit from a training class?" This is so frustrating! We went to the same classes. He watched, but refused to take the leash. I truly believe my dog‘s behavior would be so much better if he would consistently do what we were taught to do. It is essential that he sometimes walks her. But I think his laidback attitude towards training is extremely detrimental to our dog. I feel as if I am always cleaning up bad behavior that he allows her to do :/
@@georgiajoyce4187 I can relate! The good news is, she is a daddy's girl, and she is the most trainable pup on the planet, other than being super reactive 😂, so when he does get serious, she does listen very well. However we had to have a heart to heart on how he HAS to be on my side. He was WAY to, "oh she'll be fine." He's come around and actually told me I'm right 😳. He broke his heel last year and now has a bone spur and has issues walking long distance. It's actually worked out well for the whole, I'll take them (we have 2) for walks. I'm the proactive one. We have a state park that's not far, with a huge open area with a shelter and paths. We take them there often and he is watching us at all times, but I walk them. Go dog mommas! ☺️
@@KRDP great news! Hope you both keep moving forward in training! Proven fact that pups take care of us way more than we do them🩷. Good luck!!
@@georgiajoyce4187i feel that. Get rid of your husbsnd or the dog. Cough cough
This is exactly what I needed today. I’ve been walking my big dog more and more at night when less people with other dogs are out to avoid reactivity but after this I’m inspired to get out all hours and work on it more 😊
That’s what you have to do! Push your dog THROUGH their fears and triggers.
Not isolate them. You can change his responses to other dogs with consistent practice & well timed corrections. Good luck!
I have a Belgian Malinois and my problem is mostly the other dog owners. They see me correcting my dog and still they come up to me with their dog and say stuff like "Hey they want to play!" There are a lot of dog owners out there who need training too.
I'm Dutch and is nice to see you're coming to The Netherlands.
Watched Tom for a couple of years. This video is one of his best short compact information filled he has ever made ( my opinion), for beginners to experienced dog walkers. I take tons of notes and still find a new idea every time I rewatch his videos. It like my brain can’t take it all in at one viewing , so watching again and again feeds it to me in pieces I can assimilate. The stage I’m in with my dog also brings out points that are now very relevant.
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Your channel made me a better dog trainer. I was so challenged by my new aussie. I only had labs who were so mellow and easy to train. With your guidance my aussie is slowly turning into a lab :D
The last part about being harassed by garbage trucks…😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 good video
Thanks Tom for saying “it’s ok to bail/fail” in certain situations. I sometimes go up on driveways or turn around when there are situations or encounters that I know will he hard to control my dog.
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I want to leave a comment to support what you’re saying. We have a two year-old reactive dog. When my son brought her home at three months old, I started doing the techniques you’re showing. And even though my son does not require her to do any of the calm behaviours when out on walks, she will calmly walk on a leash with me because of all the practice we’ve done. She has learned that our relationship requires her to disregard distractions and focus on me and what I’m asking of her. And I had to do this without food or treats, because she has a G.I. issue that requires digestive enzyme every time she eats something. It took a lot of effort, but was well worth it to have a relationship where I enjoy going on walks with her. I practice daily in the house….out the house, whenever we’re together.
Ditto for me. My friend’s dogs behave completely different with me than with their owners, Once I had to take care of two miniature poodles and two high energy, goldens. I took all four dogs walking,. Then I asked all of them to sit on a bench for a picture. One viewer asked I could hold all them back. I said I never walk when the leash gets tight, And when tho youngest golden was a puppy, I gave her a treat every time she looked back at me.i A year later, I could take her with me while I was using a walker and she waited for me to take pictures and was was very reactive to me.
I just love you Tom, you're my favorite trainer for what seems like almost a decade! please give Burleigh a big old smooch - he is stunning! ❤❤❤ what a duo!!
Very helpful. I've been practicing this with my reactive German Shepard for a few weeks so this is excellent confirmation I'm doing the practice correctly. Thanks Tom for dropping these very valuable videos for all of us🪻✨ blessings to you and your family
I personally like the videos with real-world action! My dog would want to check out the trucks and kids - thanks for the neighborhood setting!
My GSD pup has been WONDERFUL after learning those 3 key ingredients. Total game changer. Tom I’ve been using your videos since before my guy came home and it’s truly made training so enjoyable. Thank you. ❤
Me too I m an owner of this breed. Actually he is 4 months. When did you start like Tom s suggestions?
@@wishfulthinking2549I was using Tom’s video from the day he came home, mine is 5 months. The biggest thing for us was teaching engagement, once he learned to stay engaged with me, these steps made avoiding a situation if needed key. Which, GSD’s kind of come pre packaged with wanting to learn so my boy caught on extremely fast.
@@TrulyMadlyAshley thank you, that's inspiring
I do this in general while walking my Cane Corso. He’s 15 months old and weighs 140lbs. I can’t have him being reactive. I change directions, stop, have him sit, down, take a few steps away, go back to him. He’s at the challenging age of testing his boundaries, but I’m doing what I can to keep him engaged on me and keeping my pay scale higher than whatever he sees.
What do you mean you’re keeping your dogs pay scale higher than what he sees??
What do you mean you’re keeping your dogs pay scale higher than what he sees??
@@darleenyepez9818TREATS…are they more interesting than the distractions, of high value to your dog? Praise also works with some dogs. Tom uses Dollar bill analogy in the video. I find the value may change in different situations. Find what works for your dog.
@@darleenyepez9818probably steak rather than kibble and many pieces for not reacting or possibly rewarding their decision to not react. Seeing other things is now a good thing - the engage disengage game. When you build up the bank, especially when you're first training, helps to eventually either not need a treat or not need as many now that he's been rewarded so much when you first started. Hope that helps.
With my Dobe I will say No Bark, Just Watch. It acknowledges their alert to someone or something (dog, feral cat, etc) in the environment then lots of praise when you can pass without incident. Hope that helps.
Loving Burleigh’s big blocky head.
The garbage trucks.... Why is that guy waving at us? 😂😂
Trained here as well as a recovering addict. That analogy was perfect bro !
Thank you Tom!! I’m so grateful for all of your content. We got our puppy the same time you got Burleigh. We have been following along this puppy journey and our pup is doing amazing! Looking forward to seeing you in Nashville in October! I will be auditing Saturday with a friend.
ALWAYS get your dig out if those situations! It will look much worse if you are attacked :( GREAT video Tom!!
I have a 130 pound Dane and he just gets excited! These are great tips!
Just because are boy may still react, have a reactive encounter, that doesn't mean we've failed. Thank you! Dash is a much more confident dog and so am I because of you. Having realistic expectations along with a solid training foundation... we will always be grateful and continue to train and grow together. 🐾🐾
I was able to train my dog to ring the bells to go outside to potty! Thanks to Tom! Ow we have to work on leash reactivity! Dude I tell everyone in the Mastiff community to watch your videos!
OMG YES I FINALLY MADE IT EARLY TO ONE OF YOUR VIDEOS. YOUR VIDEOS HELPED ME SO MUCH WITH MY REACTIVE CHIHUAHUA!! He is still a bit reactive but only because i started watching your videos recently!! Thanks so much for putting these videos out for free!
Thank you. I adopted a 3 year old female lab that had been abandoned at a boarding facility, she lived there 8 months then was taken to the pound. I found her shut down. I adopted and found she is very well trained but is also very reactive to dogs on our walk to the potty location. I will try this and work hard on these because at times on the day there are many dogs out. She is extremely reactive if they are reactive first. So thank you!
Hope this helps!!!
@tomdavisofficial walked her this afternoon and I saw a golden coming our way. I immediately started walking with turns and sits. She did finally see the dog and we had a small reaction and I reversed direct took a few steps told her to sit then walked and turned again to where she could see it. Not perfect but much better and this was our first attempt.
Aww that last part. Thanks for saying not to feel like a failure 😅 I’m always out and about with my dog. Always learning and trying to be better. Thank you Tom for all your tips. THANK YOU 🙏🏽
Great segment Tom. appreciate the visuals on situations. he was great with the distractions of the trash trucks. thanks for sharing.
Awesome. Watched this video and realized my soon to be 6 month puppy needs this training. He loves all dogs, no amount of treats in the world can stop him from interacting with dogs we meet in the streets… We need to work on our communication on the leash 😅 Cheers from Sweden, with Finnish lapphund
My Czech shepherd reacts aggressively with other big male dogs on leash so I will try this thanks
Agree: Do what works. I was told by a positive only dog trainer never to use a prong or pinch collar. Well, the Dobie escaped twice from a harness, and corrections don't work well with a harness. So on went a Starmark training collar. I have much more control, and corrections work better. Thanks for all you do.
I was able to train my dog to ring the bells to go outside to potty! Thanks to Tom! Ow we have to work on leash reactivity! Dude I tell everyone in the Mastiff community to watch your videos! Thanks Tom!
I use a harness to walk my dog and it helps with his reactive behavior. I give him a firm leave it every time he reacts.
Nice
Also PRAISE him when he ignores o just glances at the “distraction”!
My boerboel puppy is 12 weeks today. So far he's doubled in weight and starting to chill out a bit. I've been following you since you got your pup and trying to copy/paste some ideas. Mine has little reaction to other dogs on walks. Even if the other dog is barking/jumping towards him he just watches them calmly. I think that's a good thing, he'll probably get more protective as he gets older. Thank you and Burleigh for this playlist.
I didn’t know about tge INSIDE/outside turns. Will give it s go yomoto and give feedback on how we went. My dog is not duper reactive but there ARE a couple of dogs he just does not like. Also people in hoodies for some reason. Thsnk you 👏👏👏❤❤
Hope it helps
my dog also doesnt like people with a hoodie on or suspicious looking people. Hes a rescue so idk what hes been through. its interesting to know others peoples dogs also have the same thing lol
Really helpful ideas here and great conceptualizing of the dog's experience with the stimulus and with the human at the end of the leash. Our 2 year old GSD-Cane Corso mix has come light years in her reactivity but has a long way to go, especially with strange males, and it will always be baked in her DNA. What works for us is using a Halti in high-stress environments ( weaning off it now) but a martingale collar in the forest trails.
My mal is just now starting to show reactivity so this will help to address that. Thank you!
This is an extremely helpful video. I do wish more dog owners would be interested in improving their in-the-public walks, aka relationships.
Getting a new dog soon, and I will never forget how much you helped me with my awesome pitbull, Keira. I learned that she could tolerate well-behaved dogs, and I learned to keep her behind me and control the other dog for her. It worked!!!
I loved this I am a guide dog user whose guide has been attacked several times no blood but we have had to do those key things for her safety and mine due to me being blind we have modified but like the other day two huge dogs and my girl has a tell now when dogs she is not happy with are coming and she actually took me away on her own and sat got her treats they started coming at us again she noped out of there and took me home which is fine we were out just having bonding time in harness but it’s so important to work with your own dog and communicate to others
very smart cookie there saving their owner.. what ❤
Good one, Tom! You and Burleigh did a beautiful job even with the garbage trucks 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂 it did show how well Burleigh was trained at least!
Man, they're the nicest and cleanest garbage trucks I have ever seen.
Ich habe eine Pitbull-Hündin, habe auch Hundesport mit ihr gemacht, sie ist jetzt 5 Jahre alt und ich übe auf jedem Spaziergang die Basics als Kopfarbeit, es lastet sie aus und macht sie ausgeglichener
Great Video Tom. I’ve got a Lab mix that is reactive, mainly to Dogs, and I’m doing all this in the order that you have said on this video.
If anyone is struggling with their dog, just keep going. There WILL be ups and downs. I’m currently sat in my van with my dog in his cage in the back as he has just been totally overwhelmed at the park. Just coincidence that this video was on my sub feed at this time.
Tom you are amazing and I am so happy to see you having the success you deserve! I have been with you since you started this UA-cam - 🎉
Hi Tom. We have a 4 year old red heeler mix rescue. Yesterday I tried the drawback recall on three different occasions on one walk. All within 10 minutes of leavong our vehicle. Used her favorite rope ball toy. Worked perfectly. Not a bark or tug or angthing. Finished the lap and after some frisbee play called it a good session and went home. Thank you. Will try again tonight.
Thank you this is very helpful I am going to do this in the garden first then use this outside x
Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, and put first things first.
Im just about to work with my daughters 9 month old rescue dog hes a terrier mix ver high energy and reactive
Wish me luck 😂
I can't even tell you how many times I've had to avoid other people and dogs. My girl is better with people, but she'll never change her feelings about other dogs, and like you said, I'm okay with that. Great video!
thank you!
Thank you Tom! My dog does well on leash unless the other dog is bigger and looking at him and/or staring him down. I haven't decided if it's insecurities or excitement. He does better when we pass dogs on narrow trails vs. Passing another dog accross the street. Great reminder to incorporate obedience in our walks more often.
Great lesson that provides us with strategies to work with our 12 week old lab. Thanks
Best video on the subject ever!!! Fitting my GSD with her prong collar and myself with a treat pouch :). Thank you so much for your work, Tom.
I found that with my dog, if another dog was coming towards us, he did best if we went off the trail, road, whatever, and I had him sit rather than try to walk past the other dog. After a while, it became his automatic response- butt on the ground eyes towards me. And seeing how he's a husky mix, there always had to be treats. lol
Never liked this guy, but starting to like him more and more, this is a great share, thank you!
My sister's teacup Yorkie is super reactive. Listening here I believe she needs more foundational work on the basics. Thank you Tom 🐾
completely changed my mindset ever since i started following you. i have a reactive rescue dog, he's absolutely wonderful with dogs but always wants to get to them. you made me realize that a lot of the learning that needs to happen is basically on my end of the leash lol thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! :)
Thank You soo much for your helping videos! I love seeing Burleigh he is just adorable, even tho the garbage trucks were following you guys, it was nice to see that he didn’t care about that. Thanks so much Tom 🫶🏻
Thank you Tom for this information. You been very helpful with all of your videos. My dog has improved a lot. We still have things to work on but we have a better relationship.
Thank you for your videos especially with training puppy they are really helping me build an amazing bond with our new puppy
Great video. I really need to work more often with my reactive dog. I'm going to work on some of these techniques with my puppy right now. Thanks for the lesson
Thank you. I forgot about this. I'm going to start using it again. ✌️💚🐾🐕
Video is VERY helpful!! Gave me (reminded me of) some great tips and tricks to use w/my 3yr old 170lb English Mastiff who seems to get more and more reactive when we take him and our Lab out for walks. 75% of the problem is probably me, but he's a tough cookie to train. I've had 4 separate trainers/training classes helping us to work w/Duke. We rescued him at 1 yr old and he was 'easy' to work with... as he's matured, he's become more protective and reactive. I've worked w/him more than any other dog we've every had in over 20 years and it's a struggle. Anyway... I VERY much appreciate your videos and taking the time to share w/those of us who can't take your classes in person. If you every make it to Northeast OK for some training or a seminar I'll definitely sign up. :)
Best trainer ever for sure
Ty
lol. “Bump on a log”. Thank you for the is very helpful video!! I need help with my bully, leash-reactive 2.5 old yorkie. He is also protective when he is up higher than children or other dogs, like when he’s sitting next to me on a couch and a dog or child comes up.
We tried camping with them this week and chose the wrong days!
Sunday -Wednesday were semi quiet except for a couple of slightly reactive dogs. They got a little at a time and of course we're reactive right back. You can't stop others from barking and lunging.
Thursday came and it was a bit more intense but we brought crates and covers, worked great for getting them used to noises. Walked them when only people and may one dog at a time were out and we were working on the leave it. Then Friday came... the yapper behind us barked at everyone and everything. Of course ours followed, but we got ours to stop with a couple of barks in reaction. But, golf carts, people, cars, trucks, kids no peddle toys and more barking constant barking from the yapper and midnight quiet time! Nope ours are 10 pm or they let us know it's bed time.
Yep I got up at 6 and packed up.
Too much stimulation for the dogs and ME!
We weren't ready for a busy campground.
You just can't be constantly correcting your poor pets. Time to go home and get a break.
Keep helping us Tom!
Victoria Stilwell has a great video of dogs at a campground. They were yappers at first. There's also a video by Susan Garrett who was at a seminar with an owner of reactive Australian cattle dogs (who would not fight each other over food) in an x-pen that would bark any time another dog went past. She put a sign out and asked people to drop treats in the pen any time anyone walking their dog passed by. People were criticizing the owner of the dogs saying how can you reward that type of behavior? But by the end of the 3 day seminar, not one bark. She was changing the trigger. Hope that helps.
@robinrutherfordcost4748 mine weren't the yaapper... I'm not going to approach and try to train someone else's dog, especially when they sit and laugh thinking it's funny.
She even said she hadn't socialized them much because of time and it's been since covid started.
She has no intention of correcting the behavior... it's not my place to but in with someone when I'm NOT a trainer.
I'm sure Tom will post something soon to help with these types of issues.
Tom, my dog is a puppy getting ready for his 18th Week of Life. This is something we've just started working on a couple weeks ago :) What do you find to be an appropriate age for puppies to really start to get this? I find that Chewy picks up on and loves to do training and that our biggest obstetrical is Mom (me) having proper expectations around his training, age, and development. I've struggled a lot with understanding whether or not he will grasp a concept or if it is one we will need additional help with, but then he often surprises me by picking it up a week or two later. I feel like if I had better expectations it would help me be a more confident leader for him.
Brillianrt ( and amusing ) Video . Thank you Tom. Cheers from Australia.
Thank you! this is incredibly helpful! please keep educating us. thanks again and good luck on all your endeavors. smile
Good info here. This method worked for us.
All you say is on point. The garbage trucks 🤷♀️. Thank you. May you all please take care and stay safe. Louisa. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩
I get so excited every time I see a new Burleigh video! I've watched them all several times by now as part of my prep for bringing in a bullmastiff puppy in the next year or 2. I can't get enough footage of B. So darn cute and dopey. If anyone has any bullmastiff stories I'd love to hear 'em ☺
Very helpful for me, My Pittie and I have done a lot of training but reactivity has been hard , Although I apply everything in the video I have not been apply quite the same method
I rescued a 1 1/2 year old doberman. She's like you said, not aggressive reactive, but excitement build up. She has great focus, great obedience inside the house, when we go on walks, she's right next to me, etc., but the moment she sees something that excites her, all bets are off. I do the drawback and recall, but she is so fixated on that *thing* no matter what I seem to do. I use a fitted prong collar on her during our training/walks and only apply pressure if I see her alerting to something. I can pull her attention away, but her reactivity doesn't seem to ever decrease. She can meet other dogs after I've had her sit and wait, but even if she sees the same dog approaching from a ways away, she goes crazy. I'm still not quite sure what I'm doing wrong.
With my Dobes, I will say No Bark, Just Watch - it acknowledges their alert, gives them a job, and then lots of praise when you can pass without incident. In classes, we teach an (empty at first) dish across the room. You're just doing 180 degree turns (about turns) away from the dog until you can get to the dish on a loose leash. Once good there, then add some boring treats; once good there, higher level treats. Next, start adding distractions, are they still able to focus on the task at hand, almost like they're asking you for permission to go to the dish. Then you can take it to the back porch, back yard, then driveway. Had an instructor who had a Rottweiler. She spent a whole week in her driveway with a cigar string cheese hanging out of her mouth going back and forth. The neighbors were all laughing at her. Guess what, they're not laughing anymore, because the dog doesn't want to leave her side. They earn their way on the walk. The other thing you can practice in the house first is leash pressure. Leash pressure means find Mom/Dad so leash gets loose. I walk my two 100 lb Dobes on a DiDog harness with the clip in the front and 2 fingers. Nose Work, puzzle games, and games of choice help wear them out until you can actually get on a loose leash walking. Hope that helps.
The other option, which really works like a charm, is No Bark or we're going home - your choice. You have to follow through that very first time so they know you're not crying wolf. And you're going back home on the boring part of the walk that you've already been on. Next walk (might even be later that same day), same thing, No Bark or we're going home - you're choice. You can almost see the wheels turning - hmmm, do I want to bark or keep walking with Mom/Dad? They almost always choose the walk. For dogs barking in their yard, will say No Bark, he's doing his job, you would do the same thing if that was your yard. I usually get one whine and we continue on our walk. Hope that helps.
Love this video. Thank you for posting all these amazing videos!!!
This is a great information. Thank you.
I’ve always heard it, “bump on a log.” 😂
Thank you! 🙏 This was super helpful. The tips (and tricks) speak volumes to me. Will put them into practice asap. 🙂
Woohoo
Thank you for this!!!! It helps me to see training techniques and also to be reminded of what approach my dog needs. I’m forever grateful.
Thanks! Videos help alot. Have a 4 month shepherd cross
Just what I needed to hear!! Thx Tom - you're the best, been so helpful
Tom , you are stellar ❣️Your boy is so handsome and your training videos of him are so informative . 💙🐾💙
Thank you!!
Great advices! Thank you so much 💯👍🐾
Thank you for the wonderful videos. I have (almost 8 months) female Mastiff x Bullmastiff. Your videos are helpful.
Thank you for this video, exactly problems I have with my adopted mix just turned two 👍.
Very useful information Thank you I will definitely try this on our next walk my girl is reactive to dogs she wants to play no barking she loses it and does the pull twirling sometimes she'll sit nicely and wait until they pass and then she drags me uncontrollably to pick up the scent! I'm really working on it! It's definitely challenging!
The relationship on the leash is so important. I always say that if you're doing is pulling you around that's the first step we have to fix.
So nice to see you work with a not working dog :)
So different than Cody... I have a Bully XL adopted at zeven months ans had no training ... it took a lot of work and i always say that his processor is slower :)
So if i say come i need to could one two and than he comes :)
Thank you for always showing and sharing your knowledge! 🙏🏻🥰
Thanks for watching
Cool video, I recently got a Newfoundland, 6 months old doing amazing in training but got really spoiled at a construction zone recently. Now he dead koalas me at random moments... Super fun trying to figure out how to keep moving a 75 lb puppy
Stopping my dog from building has been the perfect thing. She starts to look at another person or dog? I call her backwards and tell her to heel. I repeat till I can stop and she stays by my side. I practice this every night with her dinner and did it on a trail with other dogs yesterday.
Thank you for the much-needed advice.
Awesome! Thanks so much! I will practice 🎉!
You are amazing!!! Thank you for this information!!!!
Excellent info. You are a great teacher.
Hello Tom, I always look forward to watching your videos, always educational. Too bad I can't come to your experiences in the Netherlands.
Thanks so much! Wish you could
Garbage truck drivers are great. Some of the nicest guys. I work the scalehouse at the county landfill where I live in the Southern Tier and get Casella trucks in there, too. I didn't know their reach was as far up as you are.
Love your video's I get so much from them. Thank you
haha love the vid tom! i have a 1 1/2 golden retriever and he is the best boy. He is very good on walks around the neighborhood with heeling and listening to directions but today we went to the saratoga farmers market with tons of people and dogs and his skills seemed to slip a little bit. He really wants to play with all the dogs so he would break being next to me and jump towards the dogs even with his prong collar on. i just to work with him to be neutral and value me more than the distractions. I watched the videos downtown but I think it would be awesome and informative to see Burleigh in a highly distracting environment with dogs and people and seeing how you handle him!
Thanks!
On point. I use all this for my big boy. It works!
Clear communication 🙏 Tom
Love your analogies.
I will try this I have a dog just like the dog in the video.