Charlie is improving every day since this session. We are super thankful for your help Joel…! We needed you to show us the obvious. We watch your videos regularly but this session helped us tremendously!
Thanks for showing us this interesting dynamic. I know it's hard for all of us to tell our dogs otherwise when they are just doing what they think is best to keep us safe. Seeing you actually do it is very helpful for us all when it arises (and it does).
You doing good job guys. One thing i saw: When he's lay down beside Momie, Joel comes in, and he's start staring at Joel, i mean fixating, you should correct him, not hardcore, just to brake his focus, before the things escalates. Because you know, that's where bad things starting. You can see the signs. First they stop panting, close their mout, staring, then growls and attack.
Tough love is still love. A thousand corrections hurts less to do to your dog than the pain of seeing them get put down because they bit someone. Good on these owners!
Glad to hear this because I was doing this the other day to a dog I was sitting and was lowkey worried I was maybe too harsh lol. It's not like I was trying to be mean lol, just stern enough.
I love how Joel seems and sounds so serious and even a little grumpy, but he's actually super chill and sensitive to subtleties like energy and the unfathomables of relationship dynamics.
I'm so glad to see you touch on the topic of the mom comforting the dog. Comforting your dog during or directly after an undesired behavior just reinforces that behavior. It's so difficult for people who don't train dogs to grasp that concept. Love your videos, Sir. I'm happy to say that you're one of the trainers/behaviorists that I watch to continue learning as a handler.
Damn, he’s so freaking good. He can actually understand the behavior while it’s forming in the dog’s mind by body language and changes in the breathing, eyes and ears, this guy knows his shit. And it’s how 99% of people need someone like him teaching them how to do it. It’s such a pleasure seeing him working with dogs. Keep going Joel! I love your videos and as soon as I’ll have a dog your lessons and what you’re teaching me will be absolutely astonishing!
Honestly, more dogs are like this than owners want to admit. Usually people get them as cute pups and as they get older they become unruly and scary. they get rid of them instead of fixing the problem. Kudos to this owner for tackling the issue with joel (Mr. Wonderdog) by the way... when he snapped at Joel I almost tinkled my pants. Lol 😅
I adopted a 4 yr old GSD. Male and neutronic. He had a bad life. He is 6 now. I am a 54 yr old lady and I DO respect love. Your video is spot on. My boy, Bruce now, has the life he deserves.We have come a long way. My 5th GSD in my lifetime. The energy I exude makes him relax. Joel you are amazing in what you do.
IMO this is the best video yet. You explained to everyone throughout the reasons behind what you're doing. My GSD same problem. These owners are awesome and thank you!
Joel, you are helping this dog and these people to avoid a tragedy or at least an inconvenience! Dogs can’t bite people who are being nice. It’s dangerous for the dog! Thank you for this lesson.
I don't have a dog Joel, but have been attacked and terrorised by dogs a few times over the past couple of years and have learned so much about voice control of dogs from you in your videos that I am able to quiet down most I come across. So, thank you. I am very grateful.
Great to see the owner’s improvement. His speed and intensity on the correction needed serious improvement, and he did seem to get better. If he keeps it up, the problem will improve. This dog needs hard core, black and white boundaries until he understands his place. Amazing job, Joel! Hopefully owners will keep up with it.
I love how you tell the other trainers that have a problem with your methods to post a video of themselves working with similar situations and THEN you can have a discussion. Way too many critics out there just talking trash without the capabilities to actually fix the problem using their methods.
I can see the guy getting out of his comfort zone being the "mean" parent as you say. I think it takes a certain person or enough experience to just be inherently no-nonsense where the dogs (or kids) know you mean business, but also able to be sweet 95% of the time as you stated. Love the video
Watching you have to shake it out is so relatable. I started my training career in the Protection Dog sector. Watching you work with this dog brought me back to working with protection dogs whose owners don't keep up with the training. Or those super hard dogs that don't give a flying expletive about you. I can completely understand having to switch from being a tyrant to being benevolent in a split second. From a trainer/handler stand point, the decompression speed is so important. I hope that other trainers watching this see that. This video provides a great example of what it means to be a human who loves dogs but also having to relay a tough and "hardcore" message to a dog that is wired to fight back and fight through it. And that it is OKAY to do so. It saved that dog's life. Kudos to the owners and kudos to your staff.
I'm not a dog traiiner, tho I've trained my own dogs and had good ones. I've been a horse trainer, and all of this also applies to horses. Timing, timing, timing for both the correction and the release. It's always harder to train the owners than the animal. 😢
10:57 This moment was key, I think. He growls and is hyperalert at Joel, then gets petted, reinforcing his alertness. When Joel moves, he lunges. This guy is all about his mum
Joel + team, this was INCREDIBLE, and so valuable! I'm so grateful to you and the owners for sharing. Definitely one of the better displays of intentional energy, making communication *crystal clear* for the dog. Bravo!
I almost think Mom needs to do this. He's clearly her dog. She needs to convey strength to him as well. Plus, there's got to be moments when Dad isn't around. She's got to demonstrate she's in charge too.
When I talk to owners with difficult dogs, I always tell them to look on this channel, if they want to have a better behaving dog. I tell them to follow what you do and say and follow to your instructions and guarantee them, that they will find improvements in their dogs behaviour.
I think "Protection is noble; resource guarding is obnoxious" is my new mantra. You've helped us overcome jumping, door lunging, and knocking people over when playing at the dog park. We recently adopted a kitten and the resource guarding (food, attention) has increased. We'll use this lesson to teach him his limits.
"you have to get the mechanics of it" this is exactly why I recommend this channel to literally everyone. You can talk all day about "energy" but people don't get it, they need practical, actionable advice so they can fake it until they start to understand what it actually is.
The attitude of the person has a direct influence on the level of respect the dog will give to the owner. It's the first thing you will notice on any of these videos.
Nerves of steel Joel. I love these hard work videos teaching the dog he's not responsible for 'protecting' the family.....he'll chill and become a happier dog. Wd owners for making the effort.
That dog's mind is so amped up, he's probably never been truly relaxed. Being able to tell the dog to be cool when it's time to be cool, and that they aren't in charge is one of the toughest emotional hurdles for most owners, because they aren't able to escalate to the necessary response. Loved the video, but I would've gone to side-submitting the dog relatively soon. This guy does something to a child or grandma... ooh. Sometimes it only takes a couple roars & some jiu-jitsu and these guys change real quick... when they aren't being hurt and that they finally met their superior penetrates to the ego. Great job as always, Joel.
The minute I saw them arriving with their son I felt that the case with this dog will be him trying to protect his brother (even tho people mostly seem to ignore him.. ) oooof what a puzzle, great job 🙌
This is a great dog just tragically misguided, and very understandably in the circumstances. I'm glad they are getting good improvements now, well done to Joel and the family.
This is an amazing video for so many reasons! Joel's experience at reading a situation and adjusting is exceptional. It seems quite clear to me that Calvin understands what is needed and hence his own actions. The dog IS clearly protecting Calvin by protecting his parents. Dad, I know it's not your natural way to be more harsh with your dog's behaviour, and your way probably makes you an amazing parent for your special son, but even Calvin understands. Just practice it and you'll see that it will work and everyone's life (including your dog's) will be way better for it. PS. I'm sure Joel told you but try to react faster when he growls or lunges. Good luck with everything and thanks for letting us be part of this important change.
Nice Video. However, I think the problem is with the mom and the kid. She seems very nice and likely fusses over both the kid and the dog. Hard to tell with videos but that dog seemed to be a momma's boy. I have noticed with dogs I have trained that sometimes a person likes a dog keeping people away.........often they don't even realize it. The impression I got with this dog is.......I don't care what corrections these guys are giving.......momma pets me and loves and she is more important than these guys.
I agree. This behaviour always starts with a dog being reinforced with affection when barking. It's the human way to solve stress by touching and a hard thing to stop ourselves from doing.
So great! This looked like an exhausting session, so pleased to hear he is still improving 🎉 there are countless aggressive dogs in my area and the owners aren't even trying to improve the behaviour. Many even laugh while their dog lunges at mine. I love this channel ❤
Great stuff Joel, although my 2 year Golden (Dave) isn’t aggressive towards people he WAS reactive/aggressive to dogs when I re-homed him at 8 months due to him not being socialised by his previous owners. Right now I’d say he’s 95% fixed (as a result of using your ‘reactive dog’ videos…THANK YOU!). I’ve taken on board how you were able to improve this lovely German Shepherds behaviour and will be using some of your techniques in this video to improve Dave’s behaviour further. BIG THANKS FROM CAMBRIDGE UK 🇬🇧
Really appreciate this as most of your videos seem to show fixing dogs with other dogs, which isn't something most of us have the resources to replicate. Keep up the great work ✌️
I fwd his Rottweiler named Creed video to all my students as the foundation video for loose leash walking and reactivity. The satiation video for mouthing, some of his little dog videos for those people who don't have a 110lb Rottweiler. And his walking tutorial from years ago too. The Great Dane video of the owner walking the Dane on a gentle leader as Joel's actually coaching the owner, who's doing all the work. Hope that helps.
Wonderful to see such conviction and clarity. It is done now and there will be no more fooling around with me. This also works well for me when I train dogs.
Joel just makes sense. We see how he trains, we hear what he says and how he talks, we see his demeanor, he never holds grudges towards any dog, and it works! And, the dog's still like him.
Then they don't understand how e collars, prong collars, or choke collars work. Corrections done properly with those are less dangerous than pulling on the neck sharply with a gentle leader. I've used all of those methods and feel like the gentle leader is less effective and more dangerous than the others in most situations. It's best used as intended and as a guide to control your dogs head and the direction they are going.
Thanks so much for all your videos! They've been extremely helpful to me in working with my 2-year-old Belgian Mal/GSD/Black lab mix. He's 83 pounds of boundless energy and he's super protective of our property, but all your advice and my work with him is really paying off! 🙂
Hey! I’m in the same situation now. I will start training tomorrow. How has it been going for you and how fast did he learn? My dog is getting aggressive and barking to a lot of strangers and to dogs that just want to play. :(
I learned something new in regards to meeting people and petting. Wow, I would have a hard time with that. I've always thought petting would provide a sense of calm, but I now see how it could be taken as overstimulating or reassuring the dog's assumed place as protector, AKA the unwanted behavior. Good notes for the future! 🤓📝
Same with barking. A lot of people pet a barking dog thinking they'll stop barking, like they're reassuring the dog but to the dog, they hear, yeah, keep it up, that's what I like, keep barking. Hope that helps.
This is one of, no it is the best video I've watched regarding this subject matter. I follow / watch the top trainers in the country and aside from Dog Daddy, Joel is is not afraid of this dog going at him, he's on lock with this dog's issues....Salute to you Joel!
Garrett Wing and Will Atherton are another Two great trainers.. I wont mention names but i see a video where the trainer basically turned his back and almost run from a dog In a muzzle that redirected up the lead.
I love this video! I was claimed by a GSD when he was about 10 months old. He had not been worked with or socialized at all before I got ahold of him. I wish I had found your channel sooner because I would have done things a little differently and I think he would be a different dog right now. Instead, certain behaviors got stuck and I'm having to correct them. I've gotten to wear he's walking loose leash. He's great about meeting new people outside of our home. Inside is a work in progress on the behavior. I can get him to have positive interactions with other dogs, but he still comes in hot and I have to do a bunch of corrections before he's chill enough to say hi. Now that I'm getting him to meet new dogs, I'm having to work with him on letting me pet the other dog without him mouthing the other dog's face and shoving his way in between us. None of this was possible with him before I found you. The biggest hurdle I'm facing with him is separation anxiety. I've just bought dog diapers for him because I'm sick of him marking stuff when I leave his sight. Nothing like coming downstairs after taking a bath to find that he's peed on a chair because I didn't bring him up and have him lie next to the tub. He's gotten worse about it, too. Just last week, I shut him out of the bathroom while I peed first thing in the morning and saw that he had marked something when I came out. I just wish I knew if there's something I can change to correct the behavior or if it's time to medicate him...
You need to start crate training ASAP if you didn't as a puppy. Your dog needs to learn that he's not going to die if he's not with you constantly. Had to do the same with our rescue pit. It takes time and is hard to do, but tackles the issue of separation anxiety and marking because he can't mark if he's confined to a single space.
@@sarahc.401 He likes the crate well enough when people are home. He goes in when commanded and doesn't fight about being locked in. Once I leave, though, he goes insane. Had one of the metal wire crates. Came home one day and it looked like a bomb had gone off in it ... except that HE was still intact. After exploding the plastic tray, he dug a hole through the carpeting all the way to the wood underneath. Eventually had to scrap it because he twisted the bars at the door to the point that I couldn't even open it. He currently uses a plastic crate that looks like a giant cat carrier. The shell is still intact, but the latches on the door aren't. I have a 350lb punching bag that I roll in front of the door to keep him from getting out. Even when sufficiently contained (either securely in the kennel or out in the barn) he's loud. I've had the kids text me thanking me for setting an alarm for them on my way out the door when I've left while they were still in bed. I honestly think he's got an obsessive disorder. He will focus on an activity to the point of harming himself. As an example, I'll take him down to the river (we're in walking distance) and he'll do what I call "rock fishing" where he digs rocks up and pulls them out of the water. He'll grab the biggest ones he can find, even as big as his head, and he'll put them in a pile on the shoreline. But I can't let him do that anymore because we had an incident where the digging had worn down his claws past the quick and his toes were bleeding. That's just one example. And it seems that every time I manage one obsession, he'll latch onto something else. ETA: He's 3 now. The marking behavior hasn't been a big deal until recently. As long as he realized he wasn't home alone, he was fine. Recently, though, I've had to either have him right next to me or confined with the other family members. He won't do it under direct supervision. I have a suspicion of what might have triggered the uptick and I'm working on changing that to see if it makes a difference. In the meantime, the diapers are keeping things dry.
Susan Garrett has an awesome video on separation anxiety. She even has help from people who really had to develop a protocol for their dog who would hurt himself in a crate if left in one. She also has crate games which I rented from the local library if you have a DVD player. McCann has some crate training videos too, but I believe Susan Garrett's one video on the protocol, does it without the use of a crate - their team can email you with the exact video and even put you in touch with the person that developed the protocol. Hope that helps.
Damn, this dog is so obsessed with his lady mom, she is the reason behind all that aggression and growl, i think she should correct him and not the man standing, because everytime he comes back to the lady she pets him and he feels he must growl again and attack everyone who comes close.
Definitely. I would think it should take corrections from both of the owners to understand that they don't need his protection and he can relax. Consoling him after he's been reprimanded will just continue the cycle and he'll end up like one of those evil lap dogs that everyone creates.
Great video. I am super interested in changing my energy. I never understood how, but you explained it perfectly. The hardest part for me is the timing. I have 2 rescue GSD and this was very informative. As always thank you 😊
I think it is great that the owners have commented on this video because a couple of detractors think that the dog is only good on video and regresses. So now that you have customer feedback, they are basically complaining into the wind.
This was really cool! Never give up; some dogs just take a bit longer plus we're not as good at it as Joel is. After 18 months of working with my 11-yr-old rescue Rednose Pitbull, I for the first time could actually bring him into the vet office waiting room! I had to use the Gentle Leader, butt-flip, fingertips on the neck, staring into his eyes, finger snap, yes. But my boy was lying down in the waiting room! Hurray!!!!!! Other customers were even talking to him and saying how beautiful he is and asking his story. Thank you, Joel!! 🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️
My sister and her hubby have a dog like this, it’s not the dog, it’s them… they don’t know how to handle him! Needless to say, people are weary about going round to visit. Great video Joel! 😊👍
How true your remarks about energy! Perfect work with the owners! With the dog for shure. Like always! I know how the energy of this kind of bark feels, you handle it the right way! Respectful greetings from Austria!
Greetings from France ! As always, very interesting. Thanks a lot for this awesome content. Dog training is all about intention and your video made it very clear. Please keep posting videos, it's a treasure for dog owners like me !
13:40... Preemptive correction, (meaning before the loading phase)... 16:30... 16:35 Good job to owner for pre-emptive correction/pre-sit correction...
I was wondering about the petting because I know a dog should not be rewarded when it is behaving badly. Glad to know that you were just testing the dog at its worst and that you then told the owners that they should not be rewarding him for bad behaviour.
Working with dogs can be so fascinating. I have learned so much from them just spending time with them. My pack is 3. 2 german Shepherds 1 male working and a female show and a female coonhound. Pack dynamics are so fun to watch. How they interact to get my attention is so different. When I introduced my female shepherd (4years) to my male (3years) it was tense. Some things that I thought she was doing to trigger a reaction from him were actually actions I was doing that caused the trigger. Did not think something so small would elicit reactions but it just goes to show that paying sttention to all the details and your dogs at the same time are very important. It takes patience, confidence and assertiveness to get through to a dog. That's what creates the "energy" Joel talks about.
I have a 1y Newfie Sheppard mix, and he is resource guarding and getting protective and playing a dominance game towards me and even my wife now and these videos are helping, there is a long road ahead but if you could put more for large dogs and newfies I would appreciate it, I love your videos you are straight to the info and show the corrections, my wife and I applaud you and cannot believe we found your channel! We are binging your channel.and correcting the best we can, we are considering a muzzle which I am against, he is showing improvements, but still trying to push past our commands and nearly bites us when he gets protective or dominant/protective, jeep the videos coming along of great info
Just the video I wanted to see! I visited my parents' house for the first time in a couple years, and they've raised two absolutely massive 100+ lbs GSDs since I saw them last. Totally out of control: fighting each other, resource guarding, and one of them even lunged at me while we were all seated in the living room. Every morning I was there I would crack open my guest room door and announce that I was leaving the room, because the dogs would forget I was there and they would be startled and reactive. Absolutely infuriating listening to them blow off everything that happened, and embarrassing for me to have to scold my own parents and tell them that it was not acceptable behavior. Then they had the gall to be surprised when I said I was afraid of their dogs (especially the one who lunged at me), and that if I did come visit again I would NOT be staying in their house until they had gotten their dogs under control. I will be forwarding this video (and the channel) along to them, the next time they ask when I'm visiting.
I noticed, everytime the dog was walked away by the owner and told to sit, he only obeyed after he repositioned himself in a way he could watch "mom" while sitting or laying down. I was wondering if that was the reason he didnt seem to be getting better - because he modified the command so that he eventually decided about how and where to sit.
Joel knows when and how to redirect the dog; hopefully the super nice owners will get the timing down. It was cool to see the dog wagging his tail at times when Joel had him on leash.
Need to start calling out these "critics" more. Joel's right... if you can't deal and train a dog with similar aggression issues, then just hush please. If you can't back up your words like Beckman's video's then we don't need to hear from you. Press record and show us all what you would do and how you would do it, on a real dog with real issues. If you can't... then why are you speaking? Thanks again Joel for the vids, and know that you are doing great work.
Anyone else finding these newer videos are super quiet compared to other videos? The voice over intros are at a decent volume but when it's live audio from the session, its really quiet and if I go to another video or it goes back to the voice over it's super loud and blasts my eardrums. Maybe the editor can bump up the volume on the quiet parts? Love the videos and will keep watching, just wanted to point this out.
As I see this you are 100% right, but there might also be some prey drive here that is very hidden by the aggression. But as it is a german shepherd I recognize that look at 11:15. If you would have made a sudden move right there, he would go for you i'm 100% sure. The prey drive might need some exercise and play to fix. I'm wondering how your thinking about this Beckman , I love your video's, keep up the good work!
Charlie is improving every day since this session. We are super thankful for your help Joel…! We needed you to show us the obvious. We watch your videos regularly but this session helped us tremendously!
I don’t think I expressed in the video how great of clients you guys were. Glad to hear you’re doing well.
Thank you…It was great getting to know you and Liz! ❤
Good luck with Charlie.. it's very clear to see you are caring and responsible owners.
Thanks for showing us this interesting dynamic. I know it's hard for all of us to tell our dogs otherwise when they are just doing what they think is best to keep us safe. Seeing you actually do it is very helpful for us all when it arises (and it does).
You doing good job guys. One thing i saw: When he's lay down beside Momie, Joel comes in, and he's start staring at Joel, i mean fixating, you should correct him, not hardcore, just to brake his focus, before the things escalates. Because you know, that's where bad things starting. You can see the signs. First they stop panting, close their mout, staring, then growls and attack.
Tough love is still love. A thousand corrections hurts less to do to your dog than the pain of seeing them get put down because they bit someone. Good on these owners!
You are absolutely right. Something to seriously think about !
Glad to hear this because I was doing this the other day to a dog I was sitting and was lowkey worried I was maybe too harsh lol. It's not like I was trying to be mean lol, just stern enough.
I love how you can see the owner improving over the course of the video! You're not only a good teacher for dogs, but also for humans!!
The humans are the key, it's the way they handle the dog that makes all the diffeence.
The guy is doing well. The woman not as much.
That lady showing affection during the aggression is a fundamental reason why this dog is how it is.
I agree and I’m surprised Joel wasn’t all over that
He addresses this at 20 mins, no?
“If you don’t have a video helping a dog like this you don’t get to have this conversation” lol well said
I love how Joel seems and sounds so serious and even a little grumpy, but he's actually super chill and sensitive to subtleties like energy and the unfathomables of relationship dynamics.
I'm so glad to see you touch on the topic of the mom comforting the dog. Comforting your dog during or directly after an undesired behavior just reinforces that behavior. It's so difficult for people who don't train dogs to grasp that concept. Love your videos, Sir. I'm happy to say that you're one of the trainers/behaviorists that I watch to continue learning as a handler.
Damn, he’s so freaking good. He can actually understand the behavior while it’s forming in the dog’s mind by body language and changes in the breathing, eyes and ears, this guy knows his shit. And it’s how 99% of people need someone like him teaching them how to do it. It’s such a pleasure seeing him working with dogs. Keep going Joel! I love your videos and as soon as I’ll have a dog your lessons and what you’re teaching me will be absolutely astonishing!
Honestly, more dogs are like this than owners want to admit. Usually people get them as cute pups and as they get older they become unruly and scary. they get rid of them instead of fixing the problem. Kudos to this owner for tackling the issue with joel (Mr. Wonderdog) by the way... when he snapped at Joel I almost tinkled my pants. Lol 😅
I adopted a 4 yr old GSD. Male and neutronic. He had a bad life. He is 6 now. I am a 54 yr old lady and I DO respect love. Your video is spot on. My boy, Bruce now, has the life he deserves.We have come a long way. My 5th GSD in my lifetime. The energy I exude makes him relax. Joel you are amazing in what you do.
IMO this is the best video yet. You explained to everyone throughout the reasons behind what you're doing. My GSD same problem. These owners are awesome and thank you!
Joel, you are helping this dog and these people to avoid a tragedy or at least an inconvenience! Dogs can’t bite people who are being nice. It’s dangerous for the dog! Thank you for this lesson.
I don't have a dog Joel, but have been attacked and terrorised by dogs a few times over the past couple of years and have learned so much about voice control of dogs from you in your videos that I am able to quiet down most I come across. So, thank you. I am very grateful.
Great to see the owner’s improvement. His speed and intensity on the correction needed serious improvement, and he did seem to get better. If he keeps it up, the problem will improve. This dog needs hard core, black and white boundaries until he understands his place. Amazing job, Joel! Hopefully owners will keep up with it.
Yes, black and white boundaries, that's exactly right.
I love how you tell the other trainers that have a problem with your methods to post a video of themselves working with similar situations and THEN you can have a discussion. Way too many critics out there just talking trash without the capabilities to actually fix the problem using their methods.
You won't see any videos from treats trainers because they couldn't handle this dog other than say put him down
I can see the guy getting out of his comfort zone being the "mean" parent as you say. I think it takes a certain person or enough experience to just be inherently no-nonsense where the dogs (or kids) know you mean business, but also able to be sweet 95% of the time as you stated. Love the video
Watching you have to shake it out is so relatable. I started my training career in the Protection Dog sector. Watching you work with this dog brought me back to working with protection dogs whose owners don't keep up with the training. Or those super hard dogs that don't give a flying expletive about you. I can completely understand having to switch from being a tyrant to being benevolent in a split second. From a trainer/handler stand point, the decompression speed is so important. I hope that other trainers watching this see that. This video provides a great example of what it means to be a human who loves dogs but also having to relay a tough and "hardcore" message to a dog that is wired to fight back and fight through it. And that it is OKAY to do so. It saved that dog's life. Kudos to the owners and kudos to your staff.
More people need to see this channel
I'm not a dog traiiner, tho I've trained my own dogs and had good ones. I've been a horse trainer, and all of this also applies to horses. Timing, timing, timing for both the correction and the release.
It's always harder to train the owners than the animal. 😢
10:57 This moment was key, I think. He growls and is hyperalert at Joel, then gets petted, reinforcing his alertness. When Joel moves, he lunges. This guy is all about his mum
Wow, good observation.
Thanks. I wanted to shout, DON'T PET A GROWLING DOG and then, yes, he went. Good training example
Joel + team, this was INCREDIBLE, and so valuable! I'm so grateful to you and the owners for sharing. Definitely one of the better displays of intentional energy, making communication *crystal clear* for the dog. Bravo!
I almost think Mom needs to do this. He's clearly her dog. She needs to convey strength to him as well. Plus, there's got to be moments when Dad isn't around. She's got to demonstrate she's in charge too.
When I talk to owners with difficult dogs, I always tell them to look on this channel, if they want to have a better behaving dog. I tell them to follow what you do and say and follow to your instructions and guarantee them, that they will find improvements in their dogs behaviour.
I think "Protection is noble; resource guarding is obnoxious" is my new mantra. You've helped us overcome jumping, door lunging, and knocking people over when playing at the dog park. We recently adopted a kitten and the resource guarding (food, attention) has increased. We'll use this lesson to teach him his limits.
What a great vid! Can’t stress enough about how energy is relevant whether it’s the dog’s surroundings or the energy felt through the leash.
The way kalvin grabbed your hand to his face made me melt 🥺 so sweet
"you have to get the mechanics of it" this is exactly why I recommend this channel to literally everyone. You can talk all day about "energy" but people don't get it, they need practical, actionable advice so they can fake it until they start to understand what it actually is.
The attitude of the person has a direct influence on the level of respect the dog will give to the owner. It's the first thing you will notice on any of these videos.
Nerves of steel Joel. I love these hard work videos teaching the dog he's not responsible for 'protecting' the family.....he'll chill and become a happier dog. Wd owners for making the effort.
That dog's mind is so amped up, he's probably never been truly relaxed. Being able to tell the dog to be cool when it's time to be cool, and that they aren't in charge is one of the toughest emotional hurdles for most owners, because they aren't able to escalate to the necessary response. Loved the video, but I would've gone to side-submitting the dog relatively soon. This guy does something to a child or grandma... ooh. Sometimes it only takes a couple roars & some jiu-jitsu and these guys change real quick... when they aren't being hurt and that they finally met their superior penetrates to the ego. Great job as always, Joel.
OMG! The first 20 seconds scared tf outta me!!! Glad he had a muzzle 🫨🫨🫨
The minute I saw them arriving with their son I felt that the case with this dog will be him trying to protect his brother (even tho people mostly seem to ignore him.. ) oooof what a puzzle, great job 🙌
It’s so interesting how the simple fixes help so much. Being consistent is key 🐶
Been wanting to see more on how to handle human aggression. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Whoa Joel. That dog scares me. You are SUCH a good trainer to take on a dog like this. I would have NO clue what to do with this guy. Wow. ❤
Master-class. You are so patient in explaining and showing exactly the moments that matter.
The most important lesson I learned from Joel's videos is the "Hey, do you really think Im messing around?" energy and attitude.
This is a great dog just tragically misguided, and very understandably in the circumstances. I'm glad they are getting good improvements now, well done to Joel and the family.
This is an amazing video for so many reasons! Joel's experience at reading a situation and adjusting is exceptional. It seems quite clear to me that Calvin understands what is needed and hence his own actions. The dog IS clearly protecting Calvin by protecting his parents. Dad, I know it's not your natural way to be more harsh with your dog's behaviour, and your way probably makes you an amazing parent for your special son, but even Calvin understands. Just practice it and you'll see that it will work and everyone's life (including your dog's) will be way better for it. PS. I'm sure Joel told you but try to react faster when he growls or lunges. Good luck with everything and thanks for letting us be part of this important change.
This is a “we’ll do this all day” kind of video 👍🏼💜
Yes! This sir is a pro at teaching and explaining the many different aspects of dog behavior and training. And yes, energy is everything. 😊
Nice Video. However, I think the problem is with the mom and the kid. She seems very nice and likely fusses over both the kid and the dog. Hard to tell with videos but that dog seemed to be a momma's boy. I have noticed with dogs I have trained that sometimes a person likes a dog keeping people away.........often they don't even realize it. The impression I got with this dog is.......I don't care what corrections these guys are giving.......momma pets me and loves and she is more important than these guys.
I agree. This behaviour always starts with a dog being reinforced with affection when barking. It's the human way to solve stress by touching and a hard thing to stop ourselves from doing.
So great! This looked like an exhausting session, so pleased to hear he is still improving 🎉 there are countless aggressive dogs in my area and the owners aren't even trying to improve the behaviour. Many even laugh while their dog lunges at mine. I love this channel ❤
Great stuff Joel, although my 2 year Golden (Dave) isn’t aggressive towards people he WAS reactive/aggressive to dogs when I re-homed him at 8 months due to him not being socialised by his previous owners.
Right now I’d say he’s 95% fixed (as a result of using your ‘reactive dog’ videos…THANK YOU!). I’ve taken on board how you were able to improve this lovely German Shepherds behaviour and will be using some of your techniques in this video to improve Dave’s behaviour further. BIG THANKS FROM CAMBRIDGE UK 🇬🇧
Really appreciate this as most of your videos seem to show fixing dogs with other dogs, which isn't something most of us have the resources to replicate. Keep up the great work ✌️
Good on them to save this good boys life.
From a pure learning perspective, this is the best video you've ever made. Keep up the fantastic work!
I fwd his Rottweiler named Creed video to all my students as the foundation video for loose leash walking and reactivity. The satiation video for mouthing, some of his little dog videos for those people who don't have a 110lb Rottweiler. And his walking tutorial from years ago too. The Great Dane video of the owner walking the Dane on a gentle leader as Joel's actually coaching the owner, who's doing all the work. Hope that helps.
That was an intense session and the dog had a great transformation
Wonderful to see such conviction and clarity.
It is done now and there will be no more fooling around with me.
This also works well for me when I train dogs.
Joel just makes sense. We see how he trains, we hear what he says and how he talks, we see his demeanor, he never holds grudges towards any dog, and it works! And, the dog's still like him.
Amazing video for the people who think correction is possible only with painfull treatment like chocking/shock treatment
Then they don't understand how e collars, prong collars, or choke collars work. Corrections done properly with those are less dangerous than pulling on the neck sharply with a gentle leader. I've used all of those methods and feel like the gentle leader is less effective and more dangerous than the others in most situations. It's best used as intended and as a guide to control your dogs head and the direction they are going.
Amazing video. My male GSD is 2 1/2 and reactive to strangers coming up to me. Thank you so much. I know I will watch this several more times!!
How has it been going? Do you see improvement? My dog is doing the same thing
Thanks so much for all your videos! They've been extremely helpful to me in working with my 2-year-old Belgian Mal/GSD/Black lab mix. He's 83 pounds of boundless energy and he's super protective of our property, but all your advice and my work with him is really paying off! 🙂
Hey! I’m in the same situation now. I will start training tomorrow. How has it been going for you and how fast did he learn? My dog is getting aggressive and barking to a lot of strangers and to dogs that just want to play. :(
Never clicked a video faster lmao
I learned something new in regards to meeting people and petting. Wow, I would have a hard time with that. I've always thought petting would provide a sense of calm, but I now see how it could be taken as overstimulating or reassuring the dog's assumed place as protector, AKA the unwanted behavior. Good notes for the future! 🤓📝
Same with barking. A lot of people pet a barking dog thinking they'll stop barking, like they're reassuring the dog but to the dog, they hear, yeah, keep it up, that's what I like, keep barking. Hope that helps.
This is one of, no it is the best video I've watched regarding this subject matter. I follow / watch the top trainers in the country and aside from Dog Daddy, Joel is is not afraid of this dog going at him, he's on lock with this dog's issues....Salute to you Joel!
Garrett Wing and Will Atherton are another Two great trainers..
I wont mention names but i see a video where the trainer basically turned his back and almost run from a dog In a muzzle that redirected up the lead.
I love these videos. It reminds me of what I need to do when a start getting a little to relaxed with my GSD of 8 years.
I love this video! I was claimed by a GSD when he was about 10 months old. He had not been worked with or socialized at all before I got ahold of him. I wish I had found your channel sooner because I would have done things a little differently and I think he would be a different dog right now. Instead, certain behaviors got stuck and I'm having to correct them.
I've gotten to wear he's walking loose leash. He's great about meeting new people outside of our home. Inside is a work in progress on the behavior. I can get him to have positive interactions with other dogs, but he still comes in hot and I have to do a bunch of corrections before he's chill enough to say hi. Now that I'm getting him to meet new dogs, I'm having to work with him on letting me pet the other dog without him mouthing the other dog's face and shoving his way in between us. None of this was possible with him before I found you.
The biggest hurdle I'm facing with him is separation anxiety. I've just bought dog diapers for him because I'm sick of him marking stuff when I leave his sight. Nothing like coming downstairs after taking a bath to find that he's peed on a chair because I didn't bring him up and have him lie next to the tub. He's gotten worse about it, too. Just last week, I shut him out of the bathroom while I peed first thing in the morning and saw that he had marked something when I came out. I just wish I knew if there's something I can change to correct the behavior or if it's time to medicate him...
You need to start crate training ASAP if you didn't as a puppy. Your dog needs to learn that he's not going to die if he's not with you constantly. Had to do the same with our rescue pit. It takes time and is hard to do, but tackles the issue of separation anxiety and marking because he can't mark if he's confined to a single space.
@@sarahc.401 He likes the crate well enough when people are home. He goes in when commanded and doesn't fight about being locked in. Once I leave, though, he goes insane.
Had one of the metal wire crates. Came home one day and it looked like a bomb had gone off in it ... except that HE was still intact. After exploding the plastic tray, he dug a hole through the carpeting all the way to the wood underneath. Eventually had to scrap it because he twisted the bars at the door to the point that I couldn't even open it.
He currently uses a plastic crate that looks like a giant cat carrier. The shell is still intact, but the latches on the door aren't. I have a 350lb punching bag that I roll in front of the door to keep him from getting out.
Even when sufficiently contained (either securely in the kennel or out in the barn) he's loud. I've had the kids text me thanking me for setting an alarm for them on my way out the door when I've left while they were still in bed.
I honestly think he's got an obsessive disorder. He will focus on an activity to the point of harming himself. As an example, I'll take him down to the river (we're in walking distance) and he'll do what I call "rock fishing" where he digs rocks up and pulls them out of the water. He'll grab the biggest ones he can find, even as big as his head, and he'll put them in a pile on the shoreline. But I can't let him do that anymore because we had an incident where the digging had worn down his claws past the quick and his toes were bleeding. That's just one example. And it seems that every time I manage one obsession, he'll latch onto something else.
ETA: He's 3 now. The marking behavior hasn't been a big deal until recently. As long as he realized he wasn't home alone, he was fine. Recently, though, I've had to either have him right next to me or confined with the other family members. He won't do it under direct supervision. I have a suspicion of what might have triggered the uptick and I'm working on changing that to see if it makes a difference. In the meantime, the diapers are keeping things dry.
@@PitifulDelayOMGosh, I feel for you. I know you love him. I wish I could help. 😧
Susan Garrett has an awesome video on separation anxiety. She even has help from people who really had to develop a protocol for their dog who would hurt himself in a crate if left in one. She also has crate games which I rented from the local library if you have a DVD player. McCann has some crate training videos too, but I believe Susan Garrett's one video on the protocol, does it without the use of a crate - their team can email you with the exact video and even put you in touch with the person that developed the protocol. Hope that helps.
@@robinrutherfordcost4748 Thank you for the suggestion. I'll look into it.
Just got a rescue dog, needs training, this will help me so much. Thank you for this video. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
My dog does that three step forward thing and now I have a correction method. Thank you to you and the owners for this video
Damn, this dog is so obsessed with his lady mom, she is the reason behind all that aggression and growl, i think she should correct him and not the man standing, because everytime he comes back to the lady she pets him and he feels he must growl again and attack everyone who comes close.
Definitely. I would think it should take corrections from both of the owners to understand that they don't need his protection and he can relax. Consoling him after he's been reprimanded will just continue the cycle and he'll end up like one of those evil lap dogs that everyone creates.
@@FAFOifYOUwantTObozo”evil lap dogs” lol
Talk about an eye-opening beginning!
It’s fascinating watching these sessions. You are training the owners as much as you train the dogs.
Crazy that i dont even have a dog (unfortunately…), yet here i am watching these, goes to show how amazing and informative your videos are tbh
Great video. I am super interested in changing my energy. I never understood how, but you explained it perfectly. The hardest part for me is the timing. I have 2 rescue GSD and this was very informative. As always thank you 😊
I think it is great that the owners have commented on this video because a couple of detractors think that the dog is only good on video and regresses.
So now that you have customer feedback, they are basically complaining into the wind.
This was really cool! Never give up; some dogs just take a bit longer plus we're not as good at it as Joel is. After 18 months of working with my 11-yr-old rescue Rednose Pitbull, I for the first time could actually bring him into the vet office waiting room! I had to use the Gentle Leader, butt-flip, fingertips on the neck, staring into his eyes, finger snap, yes. But my boy was lying down in the waiting room! Hurray!!!!!! Other customers were even talking to him and saying how beautiful he is and asking his story. Thank you, Joel!! 🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️
My sister and her hubby have a dog like this, it’s not the dog, it’s them… they don’t know how to handle him!
Needless to say, people are weary about going round to visit.
Great video Joel! 😊👍
Maybe wary also😊
How true your remarks about energy! Perfect work with the owners! With the dog for shure. Like always! I know how the energy of this kind of bark feels, you handle it the right way! Respectful greetings from Austria!
This was super cool to watch! Great work.
Greetings from France ! As always, very interesting. Thanks a lot for this awesome content. Dog training is all about intention and your video made it very clear. Please keep posting videos, it's a treasure for dog owners like me !
Such an intense session, well done Joel
13:40... Preemptive correction, (meaning before the loading phase)...
16:30... 16:35 Good job to owner for pre-emptive correction/pre-sit correction...
Thanks!
I was wondering about the petting because I know a dog should not be rewarded when it is behaving badly. Glad to know that you were just testing the dog at its worst and that you then told the owners that they should not be rewarding him for bad behaviour.
Working with dogs can be so fascinating. I have learned so much from them just spending time with them. My pack is 3. 2 german Shepherds 1 male working and a female show and a female coonhound. Pack dynamics are so fun to watch. How they interact to get my attention is so different. When I introduced my female shepherd (4years) to my male (3years) it was tense. Some things that I thought she was doing to trigger a reaction from him were actually actions I was doing that caused the trigger. Did not think something so small would elicit reactions but it just goes to show that paying sttention to all the details and your dogs at the same time are very important. It takes patience, confidence and assertiveness to get through to a dog. That's what creates the "energy" Joel talks about.
Excellent Excellent video!! This is why I subscribe. Love this. Great work.
Great job, I learn so much from you
Thanks Joel. I will try this with my people aggressive shepherd. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺
I have a 1y Newfie Sheppard mix, and he is resource guarding and getting protective and playing a dominance game towards me and even my wife now and these videos are helping, there is a long road ahead but if you could put more for large dogs and newfies I would appreciate it, I love your videos you are straight to the info and show the corrections, my wife and I applaud you and cannot believe we found your channel! We are binging your channel.and correcting the best we can, we are considering a muzzle which I am against, he is showing improvements, but still trying to push past our commands and nearly bites us when he gets protective or dominant/protective, jeep the videos coming along of great info
Just the video I wanted to see! I visited my parents' house for the first time in a couple years, and they've raised two absolutely massive 100+ lbs GSDs since I saw them last. Totally out of control: fighting each other, resource guarding, and one of them even lunged at me while we were all seated in the living room. Every morning I was there I would crack open my guest room door and announce that I was leaving the room, because the dogs would forget I was there and they would be startled and reactive. Absolutely infuriating listening to them blow off everything that happened, and embarrassing for me to have to scold my own parents and tell them that it was not acceptable behavior. Then they had the gall to be surprised when I said I was afraid of their dogs (especially the one who lunged at me), and that if I did come visit again I would NOT be staying in their house until they had gotten their dogs under control. I will be forwarding this video (and the channel) along to them, the next time they ask when I'm visiting.
You and the dog daddy are the best trainers in the world. You actually understand animals and how they think! Another great video!
Excellent session. Good luck to the owners, keep up the great work.
I so love how no-nonsense and straightforward your training is. Thank you!
We’ll do this all day 😊
My heart! This dog looks so much like my dog 🥹I miss that face
Excellent, one of the best including the owners to work on the dog so well done to everyone, well timed corrections , great video as usual
Leans in: He's a nice german Shepard, isn't he?
Charlie: GGGRRRRR
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We'll do this all day! Always a good day when Joel posts
That owner is so good with this dog!
I wish you weren’t so hard on prong collars because your methods and attitude are solid!
Bro, the pod needs “no nonsense Daddy” T-shirts
I learn alot from your videos, thanks for sharing.
Looking forward to more of this dog's videos
I noticed, everytime the dog was walked away by the owner and told to sit, he only obeyed after he repositioned himself in a way he could watch "mom" while sitting or laying down.
I was wondering if that was the reason he didnt seem to be getting better - because he modified the command so that he eventually decided about how and where to sit.
We allready know and admire Beckman as a trainer but the customers were great❤
Joel knows when and how to redirect the dog; hopefully the super nice owners will get the timing down. It was cool to see the dog wagging his tail at times when Joel had him on leash.
Need to start calling out these "critics" more. Joel's right... if you can't deal and train a dog with similar aggression issues, then just hush please. If you can't back up your words like Beckman's video's then we don't need to hear from you.
Press record and show us all what you would do and how you would do it, on a real dog with real issues. If you can't... then why are you speaking?
Thanks again Joel for the vids, and know that you are doing great work.
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Im starting a job at a dog training facility soon, your videos are very helpful!
Fantastic video!
Anyone else finding these newer videos are super quiet compared to other videos? The voice over intros are at a decent volume but when it's live audio from the session, its really quiet and if I go to another video or it goes back to the voice over it's super loud and blasts my eardrums. Maybe the editor can bump up the volume on the quiet parts? Love the videos and will keep watching, just wanted to point this out.
yeah, seems the audio mixing is a bit off
As I see this you are 100% right, but there might also be some prey drive here that is very hidden by the aggression. But as it is a german shepherd I recognize that look at 11:15. If you would have made a sudden move right there, he would go for you i'm 100% sure. The prey drive might need some exercise and play to fix. I'm wondering how your thinking about this Beckman , I love your video's, keep up the good work!
REally good point, he probably is working full time just protecting and needs to get out some pent up energy too.