This guy uses the perfect tone of voice, he never scares his dog by yelling or punishing his dog just positive reinforcement, perfect way to teach his companion
We just moved into a new apartment yesterday and we’re on the second floor. My puppy was shaking so bad and it made me tear up a little bit lol, I felt so bad. Today he walked down the stairs all by himself! He still struggles with walking up, so this video will be our guide. Thanks!
THANKS!!! My senior dog can easily handle stairs here, they're inside stairs and we usually take the elevator BUT we're moving and have to take stairs to get to our apartment and these are outdoor stairs as the others are thru 2 doors and enclosed. She has struggled every time with the new outdoor stairs and they're actually easier stairs, less incline and concrete so better grip, not as slick, but it's not been good. She's a trained IDAPI dog and has always been easy to train but this had me stumped. I will try your method what a blessing you are friend! Truly thank you from 2 seniors! She's a black with aging white and an upside down white heart on her chest, Border Collie Lab! Thanks again!
Your dog is so easy though… What about a puppy who just refuses to go near the stairs to go up? I have stairs that you can see through but the actual stairs are concrete. She’ll go down the stairs but as soon as we go to go up she gets scared and lays down.
the only reason my dog is "easy" is because we have done a lot of work together and we have a lot of trust for each other. Start small and simple and then build from there.
@GunghoDogTraining Positive reinforcement doesn't work with my dog. Example: She's a Pitbull Labrador retriever, 8 months, doesn't want to listen for nothing!! We've tried treats, we've tried leash pressure, we've tried pointing in direction with commands. She doesn't want to listen. She's not housebroken, so we walk her, we have peepads in the house for her just in case, but she never wants to use it. She'll hold it looking at you on top of it like "ok, I'm here, what now?" As if we're not saying "peepee or poo poo" to her. She'll eat anything that gets her attention or next to her. She started eating her blankets even though she just ate and got water. We give her dog bones that are edible for her to chew on. Still, when she's done with that, she'll go right back to finding something else to eat. So please, 🙄😒😪 that doesn't work. I don't want to be paying for a trainer because it's wayyy too much and not a lot of people, like my family, are able to afford that. Idk why trainers even charge that much for training like as if everyone has that kind of money.
I'm really stumped. My Great Dane has been going up and down the stairs to bed with me for 2 years. He suddenly started to freeze coming back down. Shows no pain but despite all the praise, patience he will stay as long as an hour, crying at the top. Have had Danes for over 20 years and never been this stumped
We have a black lab who is afraid of certain stairs. I had been trying similar method, I just hadn’t thought of going a few stairs at a time. I am learning myself that I don’t think outside the box very well.
Wow this video is so great! Just came across your channel. Have a newish pup, the first on my own in over 20yrs. I'm trying my best. But having some difficult times lately in his 6month era.
My dog has no problem with the outside stairs that are open. It's the stairs going from the main floor to the basement. She will go up them but is frightened of going down them. She will put her front paws on the first step and that's it. Cookies dont help much either.
Hi I just a 5 yr old lab 2 days ago and got her upstairs in my townhouse and didn't know she would be afraid to come back down. I need her to come down to get in and outside. She didn't go to the bathroom for about 40hrs. She is housebroken but she finally went on my bathroom floor. I move to a house in a couple of weeks but I can't have her going upstairs until then. Any expedited advice to offer? P.S. I got her to bring her front paws down to the third step but she leaves her butt on the landing.
Haha so does my bordoodle. I am still working with him, but for us I just sit right in front of him and slowly work his paws down the stairs as I scoot with him. Eventually he got bored and just tried walking down them more and more. Got him yesterday and he already knows how to go down half of them :)
We just adopted a 5 year old black lab that apparently lived in a single level house her whole life. We have a wicked set of stairs and she's terrified of them. I think there's hope though, the first time up she was back and forth a few times before finishing and the second time she just sprinted up them. The bigger issue is down, she's 70lbs and I barely got her down the first time even offering food for each step. I think this would be easier if she had some trust in us first, but its the first day we've had her. She was born at her former owners home and he passed away, she was in a shelter for over a month and hasn't had any fosters. He didn't socialize her much so I think she's a bit traumatized at how much confusion she suddenly has in her life. I'm hoping she can get past this. She's so calm about everything else! Thanks for the video, I'm going to work with her using your advice.
@@lonneke1915 It went great! She mastered the stairs in about a week with no more fear at all. She's doing them 6 times a day now. We had to walk in front of her a bit at first until she learned the maneuvers so she wouldn't slip too much, but once she gained enough confidence she was fine on her own. One other thing I did was walk the stairs with my hands as she would with 4 legs, back and forth to show her how to move on them while she was laying at the top watching me. It looks alittle silly, but I think it helped her. Good luck to you and your pup, I hope s/he learns it quickly.
Gives me hope! I just adopted a 3YO dog in the same situation. I live on the third floor 💀😭 We get up the first flight of stairs just fine, but it’s the 2 set that gives us trouble.
Do you have a shed hunt training video? I been trying with my aussie but hes only 6 months and idk what im doing. But i came across this video because hes terrified of stairs to the point hed rather pee in the house than go dowm the stairs
My dog is shaking at the metal stairs and I feel so bad, but we have to go up them to get to the apartment. I'm going to try this and try to have a lot of patience. We might be outside for a while, but if she can stop being scared it's worth it!
I wish it was that easy with my dog he is a German Shepard and I have open steps that are wood and I can get him to come up any advice. I tried treats on the steps nothing tried a leash to show him I’m with him and still nothing. Any advice and help will be helpful.
This is my first video of yours, but won’t be the last. You are the best! Such a great attitude and SO patient - and the trainer’s pretty good too. 😉 But seriously, I will definitely try this with our old chocolate lab mix. Thank you!!
thank you for this! this is really helpful. my mom could not keep her boxer hound mix and I'm now the primary caretaker and she's living with me however I live in an apartment building and she won't go down the stairs to go outside. i live on the fourth floor so it's a big adjustment. my small dog does it totally fine and they are the same age (both 6 years) but for some reason she just won't go down no matter what. i try bringing her along and she refuses and I try taking her alone without my dog and she still refuses, she just lays down on the floor and doesn't get up as soon as she sees the stairs
my puppy fell stumbled down the stairs one time and now he’s scared of going up these particular ones, he did one time after the incident but won’t go up more than two steps since even when i try this method
Please! My schnauzer has fear lf goimg down the stairs and up. My buiding doesn't have elevators and she goes down all anxious and just keeps anxiois all through the walk. I even payed a dog instructor to calm her and I don't see any progress.
@@glyks1550 He's good going up now, but down is still an issue. The spiral stairs scare most humans, so I know this will take some extra time. Thank you!
my dog is 1 1/2 she slipped on the wood stairs last week and now she will go up but won’t walk down. she’s 100 pounds (half poodle half st. bernard) so we don’t know what to do. we installed carpet on the stairs so they’re less slippery but it isn’t helping
Hard to say exactly what to do without being there myself. Watch some of the principles I use in this video and try to apply them. An idea you can try is each time you feed move the bowl closer and closer to the stairs. Make slow movements and it will take a while but it should help the dog to slowly get more confidence about being around the stairs. It's really hard to give any advice from online without knowing the dog or seeing the whole situation so if you need to try and contact a local trainer.
My standard runs up, but is now jumping down stairs and hurting himself. Suddenly after going down for awhile.. he's jumping and I don't want him killing himself. Wood Deck stairs I guess scare him. Taking him through the basement carpeted stairs he's fine? What would suggest?
ive notice that only mix dog who have mental problem and phobia , i am wondering WHY? i have a Belgium Malinois and he s perfect , no fear o nothing , well trained and i have also a mix red heeler female she have a phobia of wind , houses window's, sheep smell, curtains, rollers, guitar, trash can , im tired of it BUT she s good as an alarm if you have a farm or house and also she can protect you from an aggressive dog
His nails and tips of his pads at going through the holes in the steps. I think that's why those steps really get him is because probably thinks his nail will get caught or something lol.
Today I went to my niece's school with my dog and the dog went down metal stairs but refused to go up those same stairs. It was the first time i've seen it.
This guy uses the perfect tone of voice, he never scares his dog by yelling or punishing his dog just positive reinforcement, perfect way to teach his companion
THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN MY ROTTWEILER WONT COME DOWN STAIRS NOW THIS IS STARTING TO WORK
We just moved into a new apartment yesterday and we’re on the second floor. My puppy was shaking so bad and it made me tear up a little bit lol, I felt so bad. Today he walked down the stairs all by himself! He still struggles with walking up, so this video will be our guide. Thanks!
My dog cookie is scared of going down the basement
THANKS!!! My senior dog can easily handle stairs here, they're inside stairs and we usually take the elevator BUT we're moving and have to take stairs to get to our apartment and these are outdoor stairs as the others are thru 2 doors and enclosed. She has struggled every time with the new outdoor stairs and they're actually easier stairs, less incline and concrete so better grip, not as slick, but it's not been good. She's a trained IDAPI dog and has always been easy to train but this had me stumped. I will try your method what a blessing you are friend! Truly thank you from 2 seniors! She's a black with aging white and an upside down white heart on her chest, Border Collie Lab! Thanks again!
That house is awesome! Look at the views!
I’m afraid of those steps too
Haha, me, too
Your dog is so easy though…
What about a puppy who just refuses to go near the stairs to go up? I have stairs that you can see through but the actual stairs are concrete. She’ll go down the stairs but as soon as we go to go up she gets scared and lays down.
the only reason my dog is "easy" is because we have done a lot of work together and we have a lot of trust for each other. Start small and simple and then build from there.
@GunghoDogTraining Positive reinforcement doesn't work with my dog. Example: She's a Pitbull Labrador retriever, 8 months, doesn't want to listen for nothing!! We've tried treats, we've tried leash pressure, we've tried pointing in direction with commands. She doesn't want to listen. She's not housebroken, so we walk her, we have peepads in the house for her just in case, but she never wants to use it. She'll hold it looking at you on top of it like "ok, I'm here, what now?" As if we're not saying "peepee or poo poo" to her. She'll eat anything that gets her attention or next to her. She started eating her blankets even though she just ate and got water. We give her dog bones that are edible for her to chew on. Still, when she's done with that, she'll go right back to finding something else to eat. So please, 🙄😒😪 that doesn't work. I don't want to be paying for a trainer because it's wayyy too much and not a lot of people, like my family, are able to afford that. Idk why trainers even charge that much for training like as if everyone has that kind of money.
I like it that’s a good way to train your dog and it looks really good and I really like it. Thank you so much for making that.
I'm really stumped. My Great Dane has been going up and down the stairs to bed with me for 2 years. He suddenly started to freeze coming back down. Shows no pain but despite all the praise, patience he will stay as long as an hour, crying at the top. Have had Danes for over 20 years and never been this stumped
awesome video brother! This is the exact problem im dealing with in our rescue pup! Thank you!
Any tips on starting from the top? My dog won't leave our 3rd floor unit and I can't carry her down due to q knee injury. Pls help!
We have a black lab who is afraid of certain stairs. I had been trying similar method, I just hadn’t thought of going a few stairs at a time. I am learning myself that I don’t think outside the box very well.
Love this!
I have a pit bull puppy and she refuses to come near the stairs. I live on the 2nd floor.
Wow this video is so great! Just came across your channel. Have a newish pup, the first on my own in over 20yrs. I'm trying my best. But having some difficult times lately in his 6month era.
My dog has no problem with the outside stairs that are open. It's the stairs going from the main floor to the basement. She will go up them but is frightened of going down them. She will put her front paws on the first step and that's it. Cookies dont help much either.
good job for both of you
Hi I just a 5 yr old lab 2 days ago and got her upstairs in my townhouse and didn't know she would be afraid to come back down. I need her to come down to get in and outside. She didn't go to the bathroom for about 40hrs. She is housebroken but she finally went on my bathroom floor. I move to a house in a couple of weeks but I can't have her going upstairs until then. Any expedited advice to offer? P.S. I got her to bring her front paws down to the third step but she leaves her butt on the landing.
So dose my dog but it’s a border terrier lol
Haha so does my bordoodle. I am still working with him, but for us I just sit right in front of him and slowly work his paws down the stairs as I scoot with him. Eventually he got bored and just tried walking down them more and more. Got him yesterday and he already knows how to go down half of them :)
We just adopted a 5 year old black lab that apparently lived in a single level house her whole life. We have a wicked set of stairs and she's terrified of them. I think there's hope though, the first time up she was back and forth a few times before finishing and the second time she just sprinted up them. The bigger issue is down, she's 70lbs and I barely got her down the first time even offering food for each step. I think this would be easier if she had some trust in us first, but its the first day we've had her. She was born at her former owners home and he passed away, she was in a shelter for over a month and hasn't had any fosters. He didn't socialize her much so I think she's a bit traumatized at how much confusion she suddenly has in her life. I'm hoping she can get past this. She's so calm about everything else! Thanks for the video, I'm going to work with her using your advice.
How did it go? I have almost the same story
@@lonneke1915 It went great! She mastered the stairs in about a week with no more fear at all. She's doing them 6 times a day now. We had to walk in front of her a bit at first until she learned the maneuvers so she wouldn't slip too much, but once she gained enough confidence she was fine on her own. One other thing I did was walk the stairs with my hands as she would with 4 legs, back and forth to show her how to move on them while she was laying at the top watching me. It looks alittle silly, but I think it helped her.
Good luck to you and your pup, I hope s/he learns it quickly.
Gives me hope! I just adopted a 3YO dog in the same situation. I live on the third floor 💀😭 We get up the first flight of stairs just fine, but it’s the 2 set that gives us trouble.
Do you have a shed hunt training video? I been trying with my aussie but hes only 6 months and idk what im doing. But i came across this video because hes terrified of stairs to the point hed rather pee in the house than go dowm the stairs
My dog is shaking at the metal stairs and I feel so bad, but we have to go up them to get to the apartment. I'm going to try this and try to have a lot of patience. We might be outside for a while, but if she can stop being scared it's worth it!
I wish it was that easy with my dog he is a German Shepard and I have open steps that are wood and I can get him to come up any advice. I tried treats on the steps nothing tried a leash to show him I’m with him and still nothing. Any advice and help will be helpful.
This is my first video of yours, but won’t be the last. You are the best! Such a great attitude and SO patient - and the trainer’s pretty good too. 😉 But seriously, I will definitely try this with our old chocolate lab mix. Thank you!!
my dog wont even touch the steps 😂 big husky golden retreiver mix... real big compared to most
Same bro 🥺
thank you for this! this is really helpful. my mom could not keep her boxer hound mix and I'm now the primary caretaker and she's living with me however I live in an apartment building and she won't go down the stairs to go outside. i live on the fourth floor so it's a big adjustment. my small dog does it totally fine and they are the same age (both 6 years) but for some reason she just won't go down no matter what. i try bringing her along and she refuses and I try taking her alone without my dog and she still refuses, she just lays down on the floor and doesn't get up as soon as she sees the stairs
That windows exp grass is amazing.
my puppy fell stumbled down the stairs one time and now he’s scared of going up these particular ones, he did one time after the incident but won’t go up more than two steps since even when i try this method
Please! My schnauzer has fear lf goimg down the stairs and up. My buiding doesn't have elevators and she goes down all anxious and just keeps anxiois all through the walk. I even payed a dog instructor to calm her and I don't see any progress.
Amazing video!
I've got spiral stairs to the basement/garage and to the second floor. I'm about to try and help my cattle dog get past them. Thank you for the video!
is he ok with the stairs now ?
@@glyks1550 He's good going up now, but down is still an issue. The spiral stairs scare most humans, so I know this will take some extra time. Thank you!
my dog is 1 1/2 she slipped on the wood stairs last week and now she will go up but won’t walk down. she’s 100 pounds (half poodle half st. bernard) so we don’t know what to do. we installed carpet on the stairs so they’re less slippery but it isn’t helping
Hard to say exactly what to do without being there myself. Watch some of the principles I use in this video and try to apply them. An idea you can try is each time you feed move the bowl closer and closer to the stairs. Make slow movements and it will take a while but it should help the dog to slowly get more confidence about being around the stairs. It's really hard to give any advice from online without knowing the dog or seeing the whole situation so if you need to try and contact a local trainer.
I would never expect a animal to feel at ease on those open grid steps. ever.
Yep I agree with you do halfway
My standard runs up, but is now jumping down stairs and hurting himself. Suddenly after going down for awhile.. he's jumping and I don't want him killing himself. Wood Deck stairs I guess scare him. Taking him through the basement carpeted stairs he's fine? What would suggest?
Practice going up and down slowly with a leash on
ive notice that only mix dog who have mental problem and phobia , i am wondering WHY?
i have a Belgium Malinois and he s perfect , no fear o nothing , well trained and i have also a mix red heeler female she have a phobia of wind , houses window's, sheep smell, curtains, rollers, guitar, trash can , im tired of it BUT she s good as an alarm if you have a farm or house and also she can protect you from an aggressive dog
I hate those extended metal stairs, too. I bet they hurt dogs' feet!
Edit: extruded metal stairs
His nails and tips of his pads at going through the holes in the steps. I think that's why those steps really get him is because probably thinks his nail will get caught or something lol.
Wow
Today I went to my niece's school with my dog and the dog went down metal stairs but refused to go up those same stairs. It was the first time i've seen it.
I wonder if this method works on humans
Those metal stairs hurt their paws. Even dogs who are fine with other stairs usually don't like those ones.
thats a very good point. I didn't think of that.
My puppy is the opposite and tries to jump down !!!
Your dog can literally already do steps.
My puppy was extremely afraid of stairs.
Im neutered too.
Aww… I’m more afraid of him getting his nails caught on the steps
Well I wouldn't want to walk up or down those stairs barefoot either, would you?
You punt ‘em
He can break his fingers in this metal stair and also you talk too must which is soooo boring
Shut ur mouth kid
If you’re gonna troll spell it right. Also, dogs don’t have “fingers” lmao