I have trained and watched a lot of balanced dog trainers on leash pulling and leash reactivity, I can honestly say this is one of the best and realistic no nonsense dog training I have seen. Keep up the marvellous work. From Uk
Can’t agree more! Following some balanced trainers or should I say just real dog trainers as the FF radicals already chose their title. I’m thinking about some trainers that they have a huge difficulty to teach the online handlers. Also from Europe and the banning part of the world. 😉
Started REALLY applying this for Benjys evening walk - no talking was strange! But he followed me, and nothing like as many treats which always broke the flow. I was possibly too hard core wanting him by my side so I'll loosen up a bit to allow sniffing as long as no pulling. You teach it brilliantly, thank you so much! ( I'm hoping it will help with dog and football reactivity we have at the moment, also!)
I wish I discovered this program when I got my GSD 2 years ago. We’ve gotten fairly far with positive reinforcement but we need to adopt a practice of safe and healthy correction. This makes sense 💯%
@@pianist52 Don't mistake loose leash walking for heel. You may only restrict leash length if obedient training is not there yet, but to get your dog your to stay close to you, that's the job of obedient training and specifically the heel command. Loose leash walking is a "release" state. Dog has freedom as long as they don't pull. Whereas heel is an obligation that they only focus in one thing that is walking close by you.
This literally took 30 minutes and my dog is now one of the best in the neighborhood. I got a 3 year old Jack Russell mix rescue dog 10 days ago. I was using a collar and an extendable leash. He was constantly pully, was leash reflexive to people, dogs and bicycles. After switching to a prong collar and a 6 foot nylon leash, I did the loose leash training. I spent about 30 minutes on it with him, pulling, jumping and yelping. On the next walk he was doing the loose leash. He doesn't pull. His reactivity to dogs, people etc. is very minimal. When it is there I have tools to deal with it. Neighbors I have seen on previous walks commented on the dramatic change. One owner who had what I thought was one of the best dogs in the neighborhood commented that her dog was never that good. Later this week, we are off to the park. These videos and ideas are great. I wish I had done this with my previous dog.
I watched this whole video. I just adopted my dog 2 weeks ago. She was just like zeke. Did u turns and sporadic and she is already COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! She pays attention to me, she will feel the tension on the leash and then look and turn. It's amazing!! Thank you!!!!!!
This is THE BEST video I have seen for leash pulling!! I have been watching so many videos and reading so many books about it. All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have a 1-year-old rottie that we just adopted, she was in a shelter for a few months and we were trying to regain confidence and trust with her. I only got to phase 2 in this video and she needed to go out, so we tried phases 1 and 2 before our walk with her regular collar. After just 10 minutes of these phases, we started on our walk and it was soo much better. I am so happy I found your channel!
Wow! Im working with a 75lb staffordshire terrier from the county pound. Yesterday he almost knocked me over, pulled the leash out of my hand with his mouth and jumped up and head-butted me so I’m black and blue. I watched your video this morning. We practiced phase 1 this morning for a few minutes and then phase 1 and phase 2 just now. He’s already a different dog! Im willing to bet that by our fourth walk tonight he’ll be walking in phase 3 without incident. I love this technique. ❤
Staffys are so muscular they don't even know their own strength. I had fostered them. And they aren't even pulling TOWARDS a squirrel or other dog - it is just rocketship forward motion for those breeds or mixes. I did the U-turn a month ag with one for many days and it took her awhile to put aside her pulling habits.
This is the best, most explicit and comprehensive demonstration on training loose-leash walking I’ve seen. My blue heeler will begin U-turns today!!! Thank you!
I tried the technique tonight on my walk with my dogs, and it was like miracles. I've been watching numerous videos about training dogs not to pull, but nothing works. Your video gave a very good structure for the training, and it really makes a difference! I used a martingale collar, and it works. Thank you so much!!! It was a magical walk with my dog tonight. Best regards from Tokyo, Japan 🙏🏼
I've watched loads of videos on loose leash walking and have been left totally confused. This was plain common sense, easy to understand and put into practice. A lot of my questions were answered while watching the video. Very well done. David from UK
I can’t believe what 3 days of training has done for my dog. He was dog reactive and chased squirrels. Now he’s focused and I don’t have to be the person pulling a barking dog across the street to avoid another dog. ❤
This is absolutley the best leash training video i've seen. So clear, so accurate, so realistic, and so briliant. Thank you for sharing all of this information for free, this will save a lot of ppl & their dogs.
I’ve had my dog for a year he’s a reactive gsd/husky mix from a rescue and have struggled with getting him to walk nicely on a leash since bringing him home. Watched this video 3 days ago and the amount of progress I’ve already made with him using these training methods is unbelievable. He’s paying attention to me more and just seems so much more relaxed when walking. It’s amazing. I see his personality and mannerisms in both Zeke and Nico in this video so having those example dogs helped immensely. Watching the reactivity video you have next and am super thankful for these resources you’re posting here on UA-cam. Thank you!!
Wow this is SO informative. I'd love to see a version for toy/small breeds. I have a 14 lb chiweenie/Rat Terrier rescue who is both hell on wheels & highly sensitive. He also has thin Chihuahua skin and a long neck prone to joint injury since he's also long like a Dachshund.. But boy is he strong and boy does he pull. I'd love to see how to modify the corrections for a dog like him to make sure to avoid injury or overdoing it. Thanks for putting such long form content out here for free! Amazing!
@@DianeMRoderick our Great Pyrenees mix does that lol. We like to compromise. Some walks are more brisk for the workout and some walks are sniff walks where we just amble along at their pace and let them sniff a lot. The sniffing helps wear them out mentally apparently. 😊
Yes me too! Looking to try this on my two-year old husky in the next few weeks. I’m actually looking forward to it instead of dreading it, as now I’ve seen proof that it can work with the most cantankerous of dogs!
Thank you so much for this video! We attended a course where the trainer used a similar method (basically starting with the sporadic walking) but I wasn’t getting it. Your video helped me understand the theory and process so much better and we had a great walk today!
I loved watching this and how you break down each phase 3 times with the 3 different dogs. I sincerely appreciate the structure and pacing of this video, as I feel like so many dog training videos go really fast with the trainer talking fast and introducing new terms, etc…. By the end of some videos I feel more overwhelmed than before watching it. But THIS VIDEO is great!! It really simplified the principles and steps to where I feel confident starting this process and being more structured and consistent as well as valuing the walks for mental exercise, not just getting the dogs “steps” in, haha. Thank you so much!! 😊
This was helpful. I have a very large Corso that's at an advanced level for training, but we have always just used a strong pet heel for walks, even 5-6 mile hikes. Anytime he is released to loose walk, he applies very light pressure, nothing like a pull but enough that it's annoying. Going to start from scratch see if we cant fix it. He is the opposite of a soft dog and doesn't care much about corrections.
@@hamiltondogtrainingdo you use this as a stimulating walk through the park? And on more structured walks do you put the dog in heel? Love the video by the way. My rott pulls a lot, gets distracted m, and pulls into smells. Hopefully, I can be more clear, reset and start this in a less distracting environment.
I tried this today, and it worked! It was a little more complicated because I have two dogs and I walk them together, but neither is badly behaved, they just mostly hung out at the very end of the leash (not exactly pulling, but not slack either). We started out today and did U-turns, and anyone not paying attention corrected themselves. They caught on very fast! My Golden is super easy going, but my GSD gets anxious if there are too many strangers to keep track of. It made sense after watching the video that him pulling as we walk away from a stressor is self-rewarding to him. Turning around and going toward the stressor, not so much! I won’t say it was easy, we had to walk by a park on our way home and there was a huge party going on. He really, really did not like that. But, he eventually realized the quickest way past was on a loose leash. So thank you for this video! It was just what we needed 🙂
Outstanding content! This has been so helpful with my rescue Doberman puppy. You have the best real world videos on UA-cam. Thank you for not putting this behind a pay wall.
Soooo helpful. My Spitz rescue I've had less than a week is hard headed AF and I was able to correct leash manners with him while listening to this on a walk. Still some work to do but the second half of the walk was damn near flawless. My very tired brain appreciates this so much.
@@carolinesykes3636 that's really sad that they are illegal. You can use any tool that causes an aversive, though. You just need to be way more careful not to injure your dog with really blunt tools like head collars. 😞 Do you see a lot of dogs pulling in Switzerland? Honestly curious. I know the force free people say they can train without aversives but I (personally) haven't seen it. I am willing to have my mind changed.
I’ve started taking away my 1yr old Huskies bowl and hand feeding him on a regular neck collar . This has been an obedience game changer. He’ll be on the harness when he needs to go potty but after that, I put him on the neck collar and we walk around in front of the house on the sidewalk and I hand feed him. It’s also great for relationship building.
Thank you for offering your free training videos, there is nothing I'd love more than to purchase your entire training course but unfortunately I am financially strapped. I think you are awesome!... You explain things so well My dog Raven and I are becoming fans and students. Thank you!
So glad I found your video. You are one of the best trainers I have seen on UA-cam.your down to earth explanations of what and how the dog is thinking when lease pulling is so helpful. I have two large breed dogs that I never take on walks just going to the dog park where they run free. They are good with other dogs there but do have that leash reactive behaviour. I’m going to try the prong collar now because your video has given me the training that I needed. You really have an excellent training video here and I hope it helps a lot of people like me to feel more confident in actually doing this. Thank you so much, I really think I can do it now.😊
This is the best leash training video that I've seen and I've watched a LOT of them! Our dog is already conditioned to the prong collar so I will be starting this training today! Thank you!
Just genuinely curious, is there a reason you opt for a physical correction first rather than simply "correct" through a removal of the reinforcer? Ex: Stop walking when the dog pulls, don't let them reach the object they were pulling for, and don't resume the walk until they walk at a loose leash. Only reaching the object while at a loose leash pace. I feel like if your dog is able to respond appropriately to a removal of the reinforcer, why add a physical corrector and risk impacting the relationship you have with your dog?
The prong collar makes them pay attention and learn it faster. He can correct through a removal of the reinforcer, but it will take 2x longer or even longer.
@@36891asyeah it might be the faster way its not the best way. You can do this if you want to hurt your dog and create a relationship with your dog where he only does what you want because he is going to get hurt if he doesn’t. This does not make a healthy relationship with your dog. This kind of training is based on physical punishing and that is never a good option even tho it’s the fastest. Your dog can learn in positive ways too..
@@36891as it's not being used because it's faster. Other tools are almost impossible to communicate the same thing to physically and mentally strong dogs. I can connect all these bleeding hearts to large breed rescues, and let see them train known canine aggressive (they charge at wolf) 150 plus man biter with a harness, flat collar.
@@36891as Learning "faster" but possibly damaging the relationship with your dog or increasing your dogs overall anxiety is not worth the "speed" of a prong collar. If the only thing that makes your dog pay attention is a prong you need to seriously establish a relationship with your dog.
I have watched hundreds of loose-leash walking videos, and this one has the most effective methods. Really appreciate this and all your other videos. Thank you from Canada.
I have been searching for a month for great dog training videos. Yours are the most simple no nonsense videos!! I just did phase one of loose leash walking and it worked great!!! No more of me begging or waiting for my dog! Thanks so much!
OMGosh!! I am so happy I accidentally saw your video. I have a year old "hybrid" German Aussie Shepherd and having other high energy larger dogs I knew my now dog was as you put it "not in this world". He acts like Zeke the shepherd in this video. Exactly!! I now know that everything I've done is not working. He has drug me to the ground several times once with my head hitting the ground. Yesterday I bought a prong collar. Today I'm planning to replace the head collar, that I thought he was totally desensitized to given he's worn it since four months, to the prong. Thanks to your video I think I can start anew with my sweet, crazy, dog. I've subscribed to your channel, saved this video, and look forward to future videos of your methods. And trust me I've watched sooo many other trainers. They are good but I just didn't get them but the way you explain is phenomenal. Thank you so much.
I had my share of trainers on YT and some IRL but must express my appreciation. I'm not payed to say this but you are the best so far. Pedagogic, the right focus in instructions and illustrations and feel like you talk to my mindset in this. Got my second dog (had a JRT for 15 years before) in Bellman, a German Jagd Terrier (with 1/8 JRT just to add a bit energy like that was a demand ;) ), just 1 year and enjoy training him and the joy when I succeed in learning him. As you can guess I need to be consequent and patient with this guy but he's just wonderful as an individ. I will for sure put your channel as my favorite here and look for any relevant clip you've released when different tasks is on the table. I have trained a bit loose and not pulling with correction before. He start to get it but not 100%. Now I will establish the step 1 ond 2 in this clip as I find them totally logical and receptive for a dog brain. Keep up the good work. You've got a new fan here in Sweden. Thanks! :)
Thanks for "have their space and BE A DOG" and for the clear explanations altogether. This works. I believe this is understandable for almost EVERY DOG OWNER - there always are exceptions .... 😏
Thank you so much for your videos. 15 minutes training per day + your videos and my dog stopped pulling the leash. I'd been fighting with her for 5 years =)
I was really getting into this video thinking it would be the one to help me and then came the prong collar. I’m sure it can work well with a lot of dogs but not on a Pomeranian as they are susceptible to trachea collapse. I ended up using a no shock collar that uses beeps and/or vibration and it worked immediately. It got his attention to where he could focus on me and I told him no. Gave him treats when we passed people, dogs and cars with no reaction. We did our second session today and he only barked and pulled one time. I’m amazed!! I was so close to hiring a trainer. I hope this can help someone who can’t use the prong collar.
Hey man your a life saver for real. I started doing this with my dog and at first she was fighting it but now she is really good at not pulling. I'm on step 1 & 2 and she's about 80-90% success. I'm going to keep this up. Thank you so much for knowledge and help and I subscribed.
I can't believe this is free information! I was already doing u turns but this video showed me what I was doing wrong. Trained yesterday, went today and already huge positive impact. First walk I was confident and in control. TYSM!
Amazed at the progress my Aussie has made in just a month using the prong collar and all Miles' tips for loose leash walking. He has made tremendous progress when seeing other dogs on our walks. I feel like I have a "regular" dog now instead of a reactive dog. Enjoying our time together instead of stressing.
Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate the reality of training with treats vs. the punish method. I tried the treats until…out and about other competing distractions trumped the treats and I was back to square one with an out control dog. I have subscribed to your channel after testing the punish method and experiencing that it works. Keep up the great work and thank you for your wonderful videos with different breeds. 😊
What do you do if your dog is not treat motivated (even high quality treats). She could care less about any reward, including verbal praise. My foster GSD feels it is ‘working’ and its job is to protect me and does not care about good distractions (treats) or bad ones (I walk with prong collar and do corrections, doesn’t care, and will still lunge & pull even if it hurts and she is coughing). 😕 (I am fostering as her owner died who her 3x/day w/no issues. Having owned rescues in past, classic separation anxiety and clearly has fear of something happening to me. I work at boarding dog kennel & she comes to work me. When she boarded with us (before I took her home due to her stopping eating), she cared less about the other dogs in the kennel, now she has become reactive (even if another kennel attendant takes her out). Several of us have tried working with her. She has allergies so can’t do a lot of treats & ones she can do, she isn’t interested in. Even when I tried small ones she shouldn’t have, nope). How to balance training reward/punishment vs just punishment?
I’ve been having a huge battle of wills and an unenjoyable experience every time I walked my 9 month white shepherd until I watched this video and today did everything you said. It was amazing, worked like a charm. I was one who fought trying to walk her in a continuous heel and love what you said that heel walking is your pet peeve and that you believe in letting your dog be a dog while walking. I can’t thank you enough for your wisdom in this video, you are a superb trainer! And have restored my relationship ❤ with my puppy.
2videos and 2 shorts in and i can tell, this channel is gold for dogowners i've been learning a bit about dogs and the decent parts that i've picked up are all here, very well explained with extra's
Absolutely the best training program ever. This changed my life. My dog getting muchhhhhh better. I’ll keep on watching another series of training video of yours. ❤ from Australia.
yall this really works. My dog was impossible to walk, like the second dog in the video. Took a little more time but man was it worth it. Prong collar is a must. Not talking is a must. Trust the process and it works! Im sure if I hit this daily within a month or so I will have a completely different dog. Thank you so much for this!!! Changing lives!!!!!
Currently sitting in a deer stand watching this with subtitles! Thank you for posting this in depth example. With real dogs that aren’t trained. So glad you are back and posting again. I love your style of training, your reasoning, explanations, and relationships with your own dog. Can’t wait to get out there with my 5 month lab
@@kurtwagner4663my dog would rather wear a prong than a gentle leader. Just cause it says gentle doesn’t mean it’s kinder or less painful. Try putting something on your nose and having your head pulled in a different direction. If you don’t like prong collars why are you watching trainers that advocate for them?
As they should. You can make u-turns, sporadic walks without the collar and without these pops. Just treat the dog for good behaviour, teach him to pay attention. That starts inside the house. Reward him for being around you and have a loose leash. Make breaks to give him a chance, to absorb his surroundings. Many dogs pull on the leash, because there is a lot of stuff happening around them. They get excited and never learned, what do to. So make breaks, do not rush through your walk, reward the right behaviour and encourage attention and a loose leash
Thank you so much for this video! This helped me so much with my two 2-year-old huskies! You're a life saver! Within a few days I saw a massive change in our leash walking. Now I look forward to our walks! Thank you for changing my mindset about always heeling. I need to let them be dogs. Just don't let them pull!
You recommend prong collar, which I didn’t mind for my German shepherd. Buy now I have a toy poodle, I can’t imagine putting on a prong collar on this tiny thing. You don’t have small dog in the video only the big guys. We small dog owners would like to see loose leash training as well
Outstanding content, easy to digest and very applicable 🙌!! Curious though, why the strong opposition to trainers/owners that insist on a 24/7 heel position on all walks? Thank you in advance and would love to see you do more e-collar conditioning tutorials!!
I have just seen this training and I plan to apply this training for my young dog. My dog was born as a street dog and has grown bigger than we thought. I'm an older person , but I hope this will work for him and me! We are willing to give it a try. 😊😊
this is the best iv seen, iv been watching lots of youtubes videos this has to be the best and clearest. i loved that you used different dogs. most UA-cam clips use dogs that have clearly been practicing for some time.. iv gone to 2 different dog schools to learn lose lead walking non are working. in fact my dog is getting worse every day, and im completely frustrated to the point i dread taking him out now, and feel hopeless that its not going to get better, its simply exhausting walking him.. in class i got into trouble for tugging on the leash when he was sniffing.. apparently at this school you let them pull into the smell then praise when they release pressure, no punishment at all, and my dog is continuing to get worse, we train our dog every day and he isn't improving. also, prong collars are illegal to buy in Australia, i hope you can get the same results from slip, although we might not have slip collars soon there is a partition to ban slip leads and collars in Australia too... your video was terrific you have given me hope.
In this era of positive only training, this shows how loose leash walking with a prong can easily be trained and understood by the dogs. I love how this shows three completely temperaments in dogs and this method works with all of them. Kudos to you! From a fellow balanced trainer!
I reading replies about their 2 yr old big dog....Maaannnn, my 6mo Shiba Inu just showed her behind in the park today! Out of the blue pulling and barking at kids and dogs. Gave me the Blues! Thanks for the video i will be trying this out. Love from Az
Ok so if I do your protocole then is my dog stuck with using prong collar for ever? When can we get rid of prongs and start using a flat collar? I just started first stage today, the dog connected the docs after first minute or two and he's doing well for now. But my goal is to have him behave correctly on any kind of collar or harness. How can I achieve that? Beause to be honest with properly-tightly fitting prong collar dog won't be pulling hard even with no training at all. The problem starts with taking the collar off.
Ditch the prong collar. It only teaches your dog pain and it learns nothing from it. It only stops pulling because it wants to avoid the pain and once the prong is gone you are back to zero, because as soon as your dog pulls once without a prong it notice the difference. You should look into gentle leaders/head harnesses as they are less invasive and don't stab your dog in its neck.
@@kurtwagner4663They literally work the same - dog stops pulling because of discomfort they create and starts pulling again as soon as you take them off. But they are much more dangerous than prong collars. You can seriously damage your dog's neck and spine with 'gentle leader', if unlucky enough it can even kill your dog. Prong collars are much safer.
@@kurtwagner4663gentle leaders will break your dogs neck if it pulls hard/fast/lunges...... flat collar can collapse the trachea....... prong is like mothers teeth correction.
Love your detailed explanations and theory behind everything. Just a couple of questions. If I'm working at a shelter where multiple handlers walk the dogs every day, and only flat collar and sensation harnesses are used, is there any way that me implementing these three steps can work for dogs that pull like crazy? Or is it just hopeless? 😂
Hey, it actually works even with a flat collar, you just need to adjust your correction pressure, speed(snap instead of a long pull). The hardest part in this training is to be a good trainer - you have to have a loooooot of patience, persistence, and dedication. I can't handle weeks of trainings like these, that's why my dog degrades back to its old state
I’d like to see some dog training videos with dachshunds. I see a lot of bigger dogs on these types of videos but if there’s anyway you could do a smaller dog that is hyperactive that would be great! Thank you!
Yes! A dachshund is very at risk for damaging his trachea by his pulling on a flat collar. But they love to pull and be in charge. And it ruins walks. CAN a prong collar work and be safe for a dachshund, any other small dog, or puppy?
I've tried many ways to loose leash walk and nothing seems to work but this. Great video, great explanation(s)! My only question is when do I go back to regular collar? I tried this yesterday for the first time and my dogs did great but as soon as I swapped the collar to a flat collar they started to pull again. I'll be trying out phase 3 today but this time I'll keep the prong collar on the whole time. When is it okay to go back to flat leash? And how to stop the pulling on the flat leash once I go back to it? Thanks in advanced.
This video honestly gave me some relief. I was very distressed since I have two dogs, one submissive (mildly reactive bark towards people and mildly reactive whining pull towards other dogs) and a really reactive dog like Zeke (excitedly reactive towards people like she loves strangers and aggression-prone reactivity towards 90% other dogs). We took them to the dog park (apartment culture is everyone uses privately and waits their turn) yet a young girl came and quickly opened the gate despite trying to collect our dogs and warn her not to. It immediately broke into a fight lasting 10 seconds that could have been TERRIBLE had my husband stopped it so fast (my dog got messed UP, cut right near eye, mouth, etc). It’s so frustrating that she did something so negligent but at the same time I acknowledge we shouldn’t allow our reactive dog off leash ANYWHERE if she has the capacity to behave that way. I’ve already been frequently sharing my concerns with my husband and even brought up getting rid of the dog prone to aggression (she’s MY dog, like I’m her person so it breaks my heart) because I’m scared she’s going to ruin our lives or someone else’s. My husband says he’s scared our submissive dog will die of depression with how tightly bonded the two are and thus passive about it. I enable him to just continue how we’ve been, which is distressing and I’m fully aware is downright wrong since it can end up in situations like the fight. I worry if we don’t handle it, she’ll die someday. Both of the dogs are just 2 years old so from everything I was reading, I believed there was no helping them and didn’t know what to do. Other than outdoor behavior/reactivity, they are both phenomenally obedient and affectionate in the home so I honestly feel panicky at the idea of walking them (and I have to walk dogs at least 4-6 times a day due to my husband’s schedule and since they obviously can’t go together with both their reactivity issues). I’m going to watch more of your videos and actually go practice this one right now. I feel like I could cry. Thank you so much.
our dog is like the german sheppard, but a 11 month old pup labrador retriever. I am basically the only one training and walking him. i have fibromyalgia and my arms are the weakest link in my body. how would you suggest I handle training please?
This video is MAGIC! I can actually walk my dog when before I couldn’t. I have one question tho, he still tugs a little which I do correct, but if he isn’t pulling he’s always right at the end of the leash, how do I fix this?🧐 Thank you so much
Great well detailed video with lots of examples with untrained dogs. Really appreciate it I have a question regarding letting the dog smell for longer. Is this supposed to be on a special walk for smelling around but when you walk the dog needs to keep walking with you even after the slightest pressure? Thanks
A "complete normal walk" would require loose leash walking training then obedience training in form of heel command. Here is just loose leash walking. The first and foundation to teach dog how to work with prong collar, and the basic obligation of following owner. Loose leash walking teaches dog the "release" state outside of a command. Dog is allowed freedom to do its things within the leash length as long as it follow the handler (not leading the walk by pulling, or derail the walk by anchoring). Command obliges dog to do one thing only. In case of walk, heel is uses when you pass other people and other dogs in close proximity, especially when other dogs are reactive. Your dog in heel command would focus to comply to the command, and ignore everything else. The smelling around part in the video, is phase 3. You get to this phase, since it's indefinite, you would need to incorporate obedience training, so you can fix reactivity or/and move toward off leash training phase.
I'd also like to get an answer to that. I'd like to try that method on my dog but he is a pointer (GSP) and sniffing is his way of living 🤣it has so many functions for him, it's his way of self regulating, getting to know what's going on in the area, it's one of his really basic needs. Probably the most important of his needs. So I don't want to deprive him of that. Should I give him time for sniffing before or after loose leash walking? Won't it be confusing for a dog that he sometimes has to do those exercises for a loose leash and other times he can sniff around freely? Won't he associate the necessity of maintaining loose leash with only this specific context of loose leash training? I'm asking because my dog kind of does associate loose leash with our previous methods of teaching. He walks differently when he sees that we're trying to do some exercises, differently when he has prong collar on (much better), differently when has long leash (we walk on 3m, 8m flexi, sometimes 10m and even 20m instead of unleashing him in the city or forest - especially during hunting season we can't do that). When on a regular collar my dog walks just awfully. Same thing or even worse with regular harness. I'm currently looking for a way to generalise his ability to not pull in the way that he would start behaving on regular collar the same as he is on a tightly clipped prong colar. P.s. Also... my dog is watching with me, he is hearing the german shepherd's whines and I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable :P
@@malgorzatachp Your issue is that you don't understand the concept behind the training at all. Your questions were answered in the newer videos in this series. To summarize: loose leash walking training teaches your dog to "follow". The dog can behind, or in from a bit as long as it doesn't pull (leading the direction of the walk). That's all. Foundational training. At that level, your dog is very much considered as untrained beside knowing how to work with prong collar. Untrained dogs would of course go wild when they feel the restraint is weak. You're confusing your dog by changing different collar and leash length at this stage. If you want your dog to walk nicely, then you need to go to next step training your dog functional obedience/ command; fixing any reactivity if there is. Once your dog really reached a high level of obedience, then you can train it to work with harness, flat collar. Get your dog trained, and you can play tracking game with it. That's more fun and rewarding to engage its natural gift of scent tracking. Yes. There should be decompressing period where you stop and allow the dog to do relieve itself, hard sniffing stuff, before going on a daily walk. As shown in this very video when Miles took over Zeke. Zeke needs time to calm down before loose leash exercise truly begins.
I have a young GSD female that's just like Zeke! Would love to try your method, the thing is prong collars are prohibited in The Netherlands (where I live). Can anyone help me with alternative methods or tips? Desperate here.
Thank you so much for this video. Ive been looking for so many tainers on yt training huskies. I was finding it so hard. After watching your videos, I told myself I'm going to put in the work! I have 2 huskies. They are 2yrs old. This week I started training separately, starting inside, 3 times a day for 10mins each time. Then the driveway. Then in front of our house. I've seen a huge difference within a few days. They don't pull !! I do need to test them in other areas with dogs. But I'm actually looking forward to our walks! Today, I decided to take both of them for a walk up and down the front of our house, just to see how it goes. When they saw a dog cross the street, they done very well. My girl would usually bark, but this time she just looked. I marked and rewarded. Hopefully we can eventually achieve my dream of Them both off leash 🤞🏻
Miles, thank you for this video. I watched it last night. We have a 7 yr old English Mastiff who is a puller and a sniffer and likes to be ahead, especially on the outward walk. He’s so eager to get out and catch up on his peemail. On the home leg he’s more happy to walk quietly close to me. I’ve tried for several years for loose leash walking; been very diligent at it but have never got the desired results. Recent months tried a slip lead but he still keeps pulling away. It’s like he just can’t help himself. While watching your video I thought I may have to get a prong collar. I’m a gran in my early 70’s, weigh less than 60kg so have no chance of holding him if he decides to run. Anyway, today I used an ordinary leash on his flat collar (actually 2 short ones joined together) and used your “pop” method. To my surprise and delight he responded very well. But as this method is new to him I’ll have to see how it goes with time. Hoping he doesn’t get used to it and revert back to his old ways.
A fantastic video, although in Sweden, the use of prong collars is prohibited, making it a bit challenging for us. Do you have any suggestions on how we could achieve something similar? The initial theoretical segment was truly excellent and provided an additional depth of understanding. Nonetheless, thank you for the excellent video!
You can achieve the same effect if you place a choke chain at the base of the dog's ear so tightly that it doesn't squeeze it, but it can't slide off either. However, as you can see in the video, the first two dogs (mainly the German Shepherd) whines several times in pain. In the same way, placing the choke collar under the ear can easily cause pain, the dog's neck is very sensitive there. Therefore, I recommend that, contrary to what you see in the video, you should not expose the dog to a stimulus that causes him to be in such a nervous state that he cannot even avoid pain, since if he is very excited (the sight of the other dog) the stimulus is too strong for him to be able to "forward to decide what he wants": more of a habit, i.e. he jumps on the leash towards the other dog, or he would rather avoid pain. This is too difficult a situation for an already nervous dog. Too much unnecessary stress and avoidable pain. Rather, start with the dog being thoroughly tired on a long rope, where he can go wherever he wants, so that he is not full of frustration and tense energy when you start (of course, this can also be done, it works well, only then the pain is more and not really fair to the dog). If you teach it with subtle cues, i.e. it doesn't scream in pain, then consistency (i.e. you never let it pull again) brings the same result. True, not in half an hour, but maybe in 2-3 weeks. But at least you didn't cause unnecessary pain with unrealistic expectations. (I am a dog trainer near Gothenburg if you need help :) )
@@marcusbouvin8256 You'r welcome. But please always try to build up the situation first before resorting to such drastic methods. I only recommend this as an emergency solution when, for example, a dog creates a dangerous situation by pulling on the leash (large dog, icy road). It is much more correct to build up step by step so that he does not pull (have the opportunity to run a lot or if the other dogs are bothering him, reduce the stress with counterconditioning, socialization, etc.) Causing pain can only be justified in a situation where the question is if me or someone else is it hurt because of my dog? However, both the prong collar and the choke collar placed under the ear cause pain if the dog suddenly pulls on it. So it should only be used carefully and sensibly and not as a primary solution.
Thank you so much for this video. This is gold for me. I'll buy a prong collar and try to follow this video. Is phase 3 also with the prong collar? If my dog can do it, i'll fly to the us to thank you man,
ive just started my dog on this shes 1 year old everythings been working for her but how do i get her to stop pulling me when she wants to get to something everytime she sees my mum or niece ahead she tries pulling me
I have only been watching your videos for about a week. They are great. I also need the psyche lesson as an owner. Normal walk just over 4K (about 2M for non metric) did the U turn whole walk. (Longer walk😅). But it works. GSD mix 2 year old, prong collar as she’s stubborn. Not a heavy puller, but what I’ve heard deemed as an out front dog. She was very good. Not perfect. Helped with a couple situations where dogs barking in yard. Love your method. ❤
I have trained and watched a lot of balanced dog trainers on leash pulling and leash reactivity, I can honestly say this is one of the best and realistic no nonsense dog training I have seen. Keep up the marvellous work. From Uk
Thank you! 🙏
Can’t agree more! Following some balanced trainers or should I say just real dog trainers as the FF radicals already chose their title. I’m thinking about some trainers that they have a huge difficulty to teach the online handlers. Also from Europe and the banning part of the world. 😉
Started REALLY applying this for Benjys evening walk - no talking was strange! But he followed me, and nothing like as many treats which always broke the flow. I was possibly too hard core wanting him by my side so I'll loosen up a bit to allow sniffing as long as no pulling. You teach it brilliantly, thank you so much! ( I'm hoping it will help with dog and football reactivity we have at the moment, also!)
I wish I discovered this program when I got my GSD 2 years ago. We’ve gotten fairly far with positive reinforcement but we need to adopt a practice of safe and healthy correction. This makes sense 💯%
@@pianist52 Don't mistake loose leash walking for heel. You may only restrict leash length if obedient training is not there yet, but to get your dog your to stay close to you, that's the job of obedient training and specifically the heel command.
Loose leash walking is a "release" state. Dog has freedom as long as they don't pull. Whereas heel is an obligation that they only focus in one thing that is walking close by you.
This literally took 30 minutes and my dog is now one of the best in the neighborhood. I got a 3 year old Jack Russell mix rescue dog 10 days ago. I was using a collar and an extendable leash. He was constantly pully, was leash reflexive to people, dogs and bicycles. After switching to a prong collar and a 6 foot nylon leash, I did the loose leash training. I spent about 30 minutes on it with him, pulling, jumping and yelping. On the next walk he was doing the loose leash. He doesn't pull. His reactivity to dogs, people etc. is very minimal. When it is there I have tools to deal with it. Neighbors I have seen on previous walks commented on the dramatic change. One owner who had what I thought was one of the best dogs in the neighborhood commented that her dog was never that good. Later this week, we are off to the park. These videos and ideas are great. I wish I had done this with my previous dog.
I watched this whole video. I just adopted my dog 2 weeks ago. She was just like zeke. Did u turns and sporadic and she is already COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! She pays attention to me, she will feel the tension on the leash and then look and turn. It's amazing!! Thank you!!!!!!
This is THE BEST video I have seen for leash pulling!! I have been watching so many videos and reading so many books about it. All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have a 1-year-old rottie that we just adopted, she was in a shelter for a few months and we were trying to regain confidence and trust with her. I only got to phase 2 in this video and she needed to go out, so we tried phases 1 and 2 before our walk with her regular collar. After just 10 minutes of these phases, we started on our walk and it was soo much better. I am so happy I found your channel!
Wow! Im working with a 75lb staffordshire terrier from the county pound. Yesterday he almost knocked me over, pulled the leash out of my hand with his mouth and jumped up and head-butted me so I’m black and blue. I watched your video this morning. We practiced phase 1 this morning for a few minutes and then phase 1 and phase 2 just now. He’s already a different dog! Im willing to bet that by our fourth walk tonight he’ll be walking in phase 3 without incident. I love this technique. ❤
Staffys are so muscular they don't even know their own strength. I had fostered them. And they aren't even pulling TOWARDS a squirrel or other dog - it is just rocketship forward motion for those breeds or mixes. I did the U-turn a month ag with one for many days and it took her awhile to put aside her pulling habits.
This is the best, most explicit and comprehensive demonstration on training loose-leash walking I’ve seen. My blue heeler will begin U-turns today!!! Thank you!
I tried the technique tonight on my walk with my dogs, and it was like miracles. I've been watching numerous videos about training dogs not to pull, but nothing works. Your video gave a very good structure for the training, and it really makes a difference! I used a martingale collar, and it works. Thank you so much!!! It was a magical walk with my dog tonight. Best regards from Tokyo, Japan 🙏🏼
I've watched loads of videos on loose leash walking and have been left totally confused.
This was plain common sense, easy to understand and put into practice. A lot of my questions were answered while watching the video.
Very well done.
David from UK
I can’t believe what 3 days of training has done for my dog. He was dog reactive and chased squirrels. Now he’s focused and I don’t have to be the person pulling a barking dog across the street to avoid another dog. ❤
This is absolutley the best leash training video i've seen. So clear, so accurate, so realistic, and so briliant. Thank you for sharing all of this information for free, this will save a lot of ppl & their dogs.
Can't wait to try this! I have tried everything with my dog including prongs in the past but I don't think I was using them properly.
Ayeee I used too always watch u back then😂🫶 anyways you should also check out American standard dog training rlly good trainer too
I’ve had my dog for a year he’s a reactive gsd/husky mix from a rescue and have struggled with getting him to walk nicely on a leash since bringing him home. Watched this video 3 days ago and the amount of progress I’ve already made with him using these training methods is unbelievable. He’s paying attention to me more and just seems so much more relaxed when walking. It’s amazing. I see his personality and mannerisms in both Zeke and Nico in this video so having those example dogs helped immensely. Watching the reactivity video you have next and am super thankful for these resources you’re posting here on UA-cam. Thank you!!
Appreciate your videos very much!
Thank you for your support!
Wow this is SO informative. I'd love to see a version for toy/small breeds. I have a 14 lb chiweenie/Rat Terrier rescue who is both hell on wheels & highly sensitive. He also has thin Chihuahua skin and a long neck prone to joint injury since he's also long like a Dachshund.. But boy is he strong and boy does he pull. I'd love to see how to modify the corrections for a dog like him to make sure to avoid injury or overdoing it. Thanks for putting such long form content out here for free! Amazing!
Yes mine is a 10 lb dog and does not pull but lags behind sniffing. She never pulls but stops to smell and does not keep up.
@@DianeMRoderick our Great Pyrenees mix does that lol. We like to compromise. Some walks are more brisk for the workout and some walks are sniff walks where we just amble along at their pace and let them sniff a lot. The sniffing helps wear them out mentally apparently. 😊
I love that you used 3 different breeds of dogs and especially a husky! Most trainers never show training a husky! Loved this training video! ❤
And bigger dogs too. Which is great!
Show a Frenchie!
Yes me too! Looking to try this on my two-year old husky in the next few weeks. I’m actually looking forward to it instead of dreading it, as now I’ve seen proof that it can work with the most cantankerous of dogs!
Thank you so much for this video! We attended a course where the trainer used a similar method (basically starting with the sporadic walking) but I wasn’t getting it. Your video helped me understand the theory and process so much better and we had a great walk today!
I loved watching this and how you break down each phase 3 times with the 3 different dogs. I sincerely appreciate the structure and pacing of this video, as I feel like so many dog training videos go really fast with the trainer talking fast and introducing new terms, etc…. By the end of some videos I feel more overwhelmed than before watching it. But THIS VIDEO is great!! It really simplified the principles and steps to where I feel confident starting this process and being more structured and consistent as well as valuing the walks for mental exercise, not just getting the dogs “steps” in, haha. Thank you so much!! 😊
This was helpful. I have a very large Corso that's at an advanced level for training, but we have always just used a strong pet heel for walks, even 5-6 mile hikes. Anytime he is released to loose walk, he applies very light pressure, nothing like a pull but enough that it's annoying. Going to start from scratch see if we cant fix it. He is the opposite of a soft dog and doesn't care much about corrections.
Yep, make that new line clear for them and stay consistent with it 💪
@@hamiltondogtrainingdo you use this as a stimulating walk through the park? And on more structured walks do you put the dog in heel?
Love the video by the way. My rott pulls a lot, gets distracted m, and pulls into smells. Hopefully, I can be more clear, reset and start this in a less distracting environment.
Got a 6mo Shiba Inu with attitude on Walks! She loving, but a BEAST ON A LEASH! Thanks for video
I tried this today, and it worked! It was a little more complicated because I have two dogs and I walk them together, but neither is badly behaved, they just mostly hung out at the very end of the leash (not exactly pulling, but not slack either). We started out today and did U-turns, and anyone not paying attention corrected themselves. They caught on very fast! My Golden is super easy going, but my GSD gets anxious if there are too many strangers to keep track of. It made sense after watching the video that him pulling as we walk away from a stressor is self-rewarding to him. Turning around and going toward the stressor, not so much! I won’t say it was easy, we had to walk by a park on our way home and there was a huge party going on. He really, really did not like that. But, he eventually realized the quickest way past was on a loose leash. So thank you for this video! It was just what we needed 🙂
What do you recommend for people who can’t use a prong collar? They are banned where I live (Austria)
Zu recht - sie sind gefährlich.
Slip leash or Martingale collar
Outstanding content! This has been so helpful with my rescue Doberman puppy. You have the best real world videos on UA-cam. Thank you for not putting this behind a pay wall.
Soooo helpful. My Spitz rescue I've had less than a week is hard headed AF and I was able to correct leash manners with him while listening to this on a walk. Still some work to do but the second half of the walk was damn near flawless. My very tired brain appreciates this so much.
Is there another method u have for loose leash walking without using the prong collar?
Illegal in Switzerland but I have a dog that can pull.
@@carolinesykes3636 that's really sad that they are illegal.
You can use any tool that causes an aversive, though. You just need to be way more careful not to injure your dog with really blunt tools like head collars. 😞
Do you see a lot of dogs pulling in Switzerland? Honestly curious. I know the force free people say they can train without aversives but I (personally) haven't seen it. I am willing to have my mind changed.
I’ve started taking away my 1yr old Huskies bowl and hand feeding him on a regular neck collar . This has been an obedience game changer. He’ll be on the harness when he needs to go potty but after that, I put him on the neck collar and we walk around in front of the house on the sidewalk and I hand feed him. It’s also great for relationship building.
I've had almost instant success with a headhalter or gentle leader. Is amazing
Best trainer video. Simple to understand and effective. Love how you showed what to do with three different types of dogs. Subscribed!
Thank you for offering your free training videos, there is nothing I'd love more than to purchase your entire training course but unfortunately I am financially strapped. I think you are awesome!... You explain things so well
My dog Raven and I are becoming fans and students. Thank you!
So glad I found your video. You are one of the best trainers I have seen on UA-cam.your down to earth explanations of what and how the dog is thinking when lease pulling is so helpful. I have two large breed dogs that I never take on walks just going to the dog park where they run free. They are good with other dogs there but do have that leash reactive behaviour. I’m going to try the prong collar now because your video has given me the training that I needed. You really have an excellent training video here and I hope it helps a lot of people like me to feel more confident in actually doing this. Thank you so much, I really think I can do it now.😊
This is the best leash training video that I've seen and I've watched a LOT of them!
Our dog is already conditioned to the prong collar so I will be starting this training today!
Thank you!
Just genuinely curious, is there a reason you opt for a physical correction first rather than simply "correct" through a removal of the reinforcer? Ex: Stop walking when the dog pulls, don't let them reach the object they were pulling for, and don't resume the walk until they walk at a loose leash. Only reaching the object while at a loose leash pace.
I feel like if your dog is able to respond appropriately to a removal of the reinforcer, why add a physical corrector and risk impacting the relationship you have with your dog?
The prong collar makes them pay attention and learn it faster. He can correct through a removal of the reinforcer, but it will take 2x longer or even longer.
@@36891asyeah it might be the faster way its not the best way. You can do this if you want to hurt your dog and create a relationship with your dog where he only does what you want because he is going to get hurt if he doesn’t. This does not make a healthy relationship with your dog. This kind of training is based on physical punishing and that is never a good option even tho it’s the fastest. Your dog can learn in positive ways too..
@@36891as it's not being used because it's faster. Other tools are almost impossible to communicate the same thing to physically and mentally strong dogs.
I can connect all these bleeding hearts to large breed rescues, and let see them train known canine aggressive (they charge at wolf) 150 plus man biter with a harness, flat collar.
@@36891as Learning "faster" but possibly damaging the relationship with your dog or increasing your dogs overall anxiety is not worth the "speed" of a prong collar. If the only thing that makes your dog pay attention is a prong you need to seriously establish a relationship with your dog.
I’m glad you asked this question as I was wondering the same.. I hope to understand more clearly soon
I have watched hundreds of loose-leash walking videos, and this one has the most effective methods. Really appreciate this and all your other videos. Thank you from Canada.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You for putting out these great videos! They have really helped me to understand my dog's learning process.
I have been searching for a month for great dog training videos. Yours are the most simple no nonsense videos!! I just did phase one of loose leash walking and it worked great!!! No more of me begging or waiting for my dog! Thanks so much!
Thanks!
OMGosh!! I am so happy I accidentally saw your video. I have a year old "hybrid" German Aussie Shepherd and having other high energy larger dogs I knew my now dog was as you put it "not in this world". He acts like Zeke the shepherd in this video. Exactly!! I now know that everything I've done is not working. He has drug me to the ground several times once with my head hitting the ground. Yesterday I bought a prong collar. Today I'm planning to replace the head collar, that I thought he was totally desensitized to given he's worn it since four months, to the prong. Thanks to your video I think I can start anew with my sweet, crazy, dog. I've subscribed to your channel, saved this video, and look forward to future videos of your methods. And trust me I've watched sooo many other trainers. They are good but I just didn't get them but the way you explain is phenomenal. Thank you so much.
Wow details explanation and showing off different pups help so much! I learned so much! Cant wait to work on this!
Glad it was helpful!
Me too
I had my share of trainers on YT and some IRL but must express my appreciation. I'm not payed to say this but you are the best so far. Pedagogic, the right focus in instructions and illustrations and feel like you talk to my mindset in this. Got my second dog (had a JRT for 15 years before) in Bellman, a German Jagd Terrier (with 1/8 JRT just to add a bit energy like that was a demand ;) ), just 1 year and enjoy training him and the joy when I succeed in learning him. As you can guess I need to be consequent and patient with this guy but he's just wonderful as an individ. I will for sure put your channel as my favorite here and look for any relevant clip you've released when different tasks is on the table. I have trained a bit loose and not pulling with correction before. He start to get it but not 100%. Now I will establish the step 1 ond 2 in this clip as I find them totally logical and receptive for a dog brain. Keep up the good work. You've got a new fan here in Sweden. Thanks! :)
Thanks for "have their space and BE A DOG" and for the clear explanations altogether. This works.
I believe this is understandable for almost EVERY DOG OWNER - there always are exceptions .... 😏
Thank you so much for your videos. 15 minutes training per day + your videos and my dog stopped pulling the leash. I'd been fighting with her for 5 years =)
Currently going through these videos with my reactive, leash-pulling, resource guarding dog.
Give me strength
I believe in you and them!! ❤❤
I was really getting into this video thinking it would be the one to help me and then came the prong collar. I’m sure it can work well with a lot of dogs but not on a Pomeranian as they are susceptible to trachea collapse. I ended up using a no shock collar that uses beeps and/or vibration and it worked immediately. It got his attention to where he could focus on me and I told him no. Gave him treats when we passed people, dogs and cars with no reaction. We did our second session today and he only barked and pulled one time. I’m amazed!! I was so close to hiring a trainer. I hope this can help someone who can’t use the prong collar.
Best video on UA-cam. Thank you so much for this video it has really helped me walk my dog with a loose leash and to correct his pulling.
Thank you for such a real life example with Zeke!! I appreciate your no nonsense, consistent approach and will be using your method for my 2 pups. 😊🙏
Hey man your a life saver for real. I started doing this with my dog and at first she was fighting it but now she is really good at not pulling. I'm on step 1 & 2 and she's about 80-90% success. I'm going to keep this up. Thank you so much for knowledge and help and I subscribed.
Best explanation of loose leash walking I’ve seen. These last two videos have been gold 👍
Thanks!
Thank you!!!!!! Finally a video that makes sense and adresses what we are going through! I’ll be back in a week to tell you all how it went 😊
I can't believe this is free information! I was already doing u turns but this video showed me what I was doing wrong. Trained yesterday, went today and already huge positive impact. First walk I was confident and in control. TYSM!
Amazed at the progress my Aussie has made in just a month using the prong collar and all Miles' tips for loose leash walking. He has made tremendous progress when seeing other dogs on our walks. I feel like I have a "regular" dog now instead of a reactive dog. Enjoying our time together instead of stressing.
You are the best trainer on UA-cam, and I have watched them all.
how do you feel about kikopup? I like her too
Thanks!
Great way to show off the online training program :)
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This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on loose leash training. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Tack!
Thank you so much for this video. I appreciate the reality of training with treats vs. the punish method. I tried the treats until…out and about other competing distractions trumped the treats and I was back to square one with an out control dog. I have subscribed to your channel after testing the punish method and experiencing that it works. Keep up the great work and thank you for your wonderful videos with different breeds. 😊
What do you do if your dog is not treat motivated (even high quality treats). She could care less about any reward, including verbal praise. My foster GSD feels it is ‘working’ and its job is to protect me and does not care about good distractions (treats) or bad ones (I walk with prong collar and do corrections, doesn’t care, and will still lunge & pull even if it hurts and she is coughing). 😕 (I am fostering as her owner died who her 3x/day w/no issues. Having owned rescues in past, classic separation anxiety and clearly has fear of something happening to me. I work at boarding dog kennel & she comes to work me. When she boarded with us (before I took her home due to her stopping eating), she cared less about the other dogs in the kennel, now she has become reactive (even if another kennel attendant takes her out). Several of us have tried working with her. She has allergies so can’t do a lot of treats & ones she can do, she isn’t interested in. Even when I tried small ones she shouldn’t have, nope). How to balance training reward/punishment vs just punishment?
I’ve been having a huge battle of wills and an unenjoyable experience every time I walked my 9 month white shepherd until I watched this video and today did everything you said. It was amazing, worked like a charm. I was one who fought trying to walk her in a continuous heel and love what you said that heel walking is your pet peeve and that you believe in letting your dog be a dog while walking. I can’t thank you enough for your wisdom in this video, you are a superb trainer! And have restored my relationship ❤ with my puppy.
Awesome work!!
We just got a husky who is excitement reactivity on the leash and this has been helping so much
2videos and 2 shorts in and i can tell, this channel is gold for dogowners
i've been learning a bit about dogs and the decent parts that i've picked up are all here, very well explained with extra's
Your delivery, as well as the information being presented, is way easier to digest than the other “dog trainers” out there on UA-cam.
Absolutely the best training program ever. This changed my life. My dog getting muchhhhhh better. I’ll keep on watching another series of training video of yours. ❤ from Australia.
yall this really works. My dog was impossible to walk, like the second dog in the video. Took a little more time but man was it worth it. Prong collar is a must. Not talking is a must. Trust the process and it works! Im sure if I hit this daily within a month or so I will have a completely different dog. Thank you so much for this!!! Changing lives!!!!!
Currently sitting in a deer stand watching this with subtitles! Thank you for posting this in depth example. With real dogs that aren’t trained. So glad you are back and posting again. I love your style of training, your reasoning, explanations, and relationships with your own dog. Can’t wait to get out there with my 5 month lab
Glad it was helpful!
I was just there few days ago lol
Hope your hunt went well
Prong collars not allowed in NZ. Interested to see other techniques / options
Good that they are banned.
Try a gentle leader coupled with a collar.
@@kurtwagner4663my dog would rather wear a prong than a gentle leader. Just cause it says gentle doesn’t mean it’s kinder or less painful. Try putting something on your nose and having your head pulled in a different direction. If you don’t like prong collars why are you watching trainers that advocate for them?
As they should. You can make u-turns, sporadic walks without the collar and without these pops. Just treat the dog for good behaviour, teach him to pay attention. That starts inside the house. Reward him for being around you and have a loose leash.
Make breaks to give him a chance, to absorb his surroundings. Many dogs pull on the leash, because there is a lot of stuff happening around them. They get excited and never learned, what do to. So make breaks, do not rush through your walk, reward the right behaviour and encourage attention and a loose leash
@slb761 bc i didn't know until i watched. It's not exactly in the title now its it????
@@sammybe55 well said
Thank you so much for this video! This helped me so much with my two 2-year-old huskies!
You're a life saver! Within a few days I saw a massive change in our leash walking. Now I look forward to our walks!
Thank you for changing my mindset about always heeling. I need to let them be dogs. Just don't let them pull!
You did it, not me! Awesome work 🙌
You recommend prong collar, which I didn’t mind for my German shepherd. Buy now I have a toy poodle, I can’t imagine putting on a prong collar on this tiny thing. You don’t have small dog in the video only the big guys. We small dog owners would like to see loose leash training as well
Is there another way without using prong collars? It is illegal in my country
Detailed explanation can really help to many, I liked this video
Thank you for sharing it's has worked wonders on my dog 🎉😊
Outstanding content, easy to digest and very applicable 🙌!! Curious though, why the strong opposition to trainers/owners that insist on a 24/7 heel position on all walks? Thank you in advance and would love to see you do more e-collar conditioning tutorials!!
I have just seen this training and I plan to apply this training for my young dog. My dog was born as a street dog and has grown bigger than we thought. I'm an older person , but I hope this will work for him and me! We are willing to give it a try. 😊😊
Dude your videos are great. Seriously. Keep it up
Thanks, will do!
this is the best iv seen, iv been watching lots of youtubes videos this has to be the best and clearest. i loved that you used different dogs. most UA-cam clips use dogs that have clearly been practicing for some time.. iv gone to 2 different dog schools to learn lose lead walking non are working. in fact my dog is getting worse every day, and im completely frustrated to the point i dread taking him out now, and feel hopeless that its not going to get better, its simply exhausting walking him.. in class i got into trouble for tugging on the leash when he was sniffing.. apparently at this school you let them pull into the smell then praise when they release pressure, no punishment at all, and my dog is continuing to get worse, we train our dog every day and he isn't improving. also, prong collars are illegal to buy in Australia, i hope you can get the same results from slip, although we might not have slip collars soon there is a partition to ban slip leads and collars in Australia too... your video was terrific you have given me hope.
Best video on leash walking I've watched. So many videos from different trainers do not reveal the full technique. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
In this era of positive only training, this shows how loose leash walking with a prong can easily be trained and understood by the dogs. I love how this shows three completely temperaments in dogs and this method works with all of them. Kudos to you! From a fellow balanced trainer!
I reading replies about their 2 yr old big dog....Maaannnn, my 6mo Shiba Inu just showed her behind in the park today! Out of the blue pulling and barking at kids and dogs. Gave me the Blues! Thanks for the video i will be trying this out. Love from Az
That speeding example was so clear and helpful! Now I finally understand why no one ever speeds again after getting a ticket...
Ok so if I do your protocole then is my dog stuck with using prong collar for ever? When can we get rid of prongs and start using a flat collar?
I just started first stage today, the dog connected the docs after first minute or two and he's doing well for now. But my goal is to have him behave correctly on any kind of collar or harness. How can I achieve that? Beause to be honest with properly-tightly fitting prong collar dog won't be pulling hard even with no training at all. The problem starts with taking the collar off.
Ditch the prong collar. It only teaches your dog pain and it learns nothing from it.
It only stops pulling because it wants to avoid the pain and once the prong is gone you are back to zero, because as soon as your dog pulls once without a prong it notice the difference.
You should look into gentle leaders/head harnesses as they are less invasive and don't stab your dog in its neck.
@@kurtwagner4663They literally work the same - dog stops pulling because of discomfort they create and starts pulling again as soon as you take them off. But they are much more dangerous than prong collars. You can seriously damage your dog's neck and spine with 'gentle leader', if unlucky enough it can even kill your dog. Prong collars are much safer.
@@kurtwagner4663you should start your own training videos for people that want to train their dogs in ways that don’t work.
@@kurtwagner4663gentle leaders will break your dogs neck if it pulls hard/fast/lunges...... flat collar can collapse the trachea....... prong is like mothers teeth correction.
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Love your detailed explanations and theory behind everything. Just a couple of questions. If I'm working at a shelter where multiple handlers walk the dogs every day, and only flat collar and sensation harnesses are used, is there any way that me implementing these three steps can work for dogs that pull like crazy? Or is it just hopeless? 😂
Hey, it actually works even with a flat collar, you just need to adjust your correction pressure, speed(snap instead of a long pull).
The hardest part in this training is to be a good trainer - you have to have a loooooot of patience, persistence, and dedication.
I can't handle weeks of trainings like these, that's why my dog degrades back to its old state
I’d like to see some dog training videos with dachshunds. I see a lot of bigger dogs on these types of videos but if there’s anyway you could do a smaller dog that is hyperactive that would be great! Thank you!
Yes! A dachshund is very at risk for damaging his trachea by his pulling on a flat collar.
But they love to pull and be in charge. And it ruins walks.
CAN a prong collar work and be safe for a dachshund, any other small dog, or puppy?
I've tried many ways to loose leash walk and nothing seems to work but this. Great video, great explanation(s)! My only question is when do I go back to regular collar? I tried this yesterday for the first time and my dogs did great but as soon as I swapped the collar to a flat collar they started to pull again. I'll be trying out phase 3 today but this time I'll keep the prong collar on the whole time. When is it okay to go back to flat leash? And how to stop the pulling on the flat leash once I go back to it? Thanks in advanced.
I also was wondering when is a good time to go back to a regular collar! If you ever find out, let me know please :)
Maybe put the prong on but clip to the flat lead....... if he pulls switch back to prong
This video honestly gave me some relief. I was very distressed since I have two dogs, one submissive (mildly reactive bark towards people and mildly reactive whining pull towards other dogs) and a really reactive dog like Zeke (excitedly reactive towards people like she loves strangers and aggression-prone reactivity towards 90% other dogs).
We took them to the dog park (apartment culture is everyone uses privately and waits their turn) yet a young girl came and quickly opened the gate despite trying to collect our dogs and warn her not to. It immediately broke into a fight lasting 10 seconds that could have been TERRIBLE had my husband stopped it so fast (my dog got messed UP, cut right near eye, mouth, etc). It’s so frustrating that she did something so negligent but at the same time I acknowledge we shouldn’t allow our reactive dog off leash ANYWHERE if she has the capacity to behave that way. I’ve already been frequently sharing my concerns with my husband and even brought up getting rid of the dog prone to aggression (she’s MY dog, like I’m her person so it breaks my heart) because I’m scared she’s going to ruin our lives or someone else’s.
My husband says he’s scared our submissive dog will die of depression with how tightly bonded the two are and thus passive about it. I enable him to just continue how we’ve been, which is distressing and I’m fully aware is downright wrong since it can end up in situations like the fight. I worry if we don’t handle it, she’ll die someday. Both of the dogs are just 2 years old so from everything I was reading, I believed there was no helping them and didn’t know what to do. Other than outdoor behavior/reactivity, they are both phenomenally obedient and affectionate in the home so I honestly feel panicky at the idea of walking them (and I have to walk dogs at least 4-6 times a day due to my husband’s schedule and since they obviously can’t go together with both their reactivity issues).
I’m going to watch more of your videos and actually go practice this one right now. I feel like I could cry. Thank you so much.
So sorry, that is very hard. Invest in a dog trainer. It will be cheaper than getting sued.
Good stuff simple to the point. I like how you explain and all the examples. Good work
This is the best dog training video ever, thank you! You cracked me up when explaining and demonstrating how treat lure method doesn't work.
our dog is like the german sheppard, but a 11 month old pup labrador retriever. I am basically the only one training and walking him. i have fibromyalgia and my arms are the weakest link in my body. how would you suggest I handle training please?
A well-fitting prong is invaluable.
Thank you for this. I’m trying to work with my German shepherd and this was so helpful
This video is MAGIC! I can actually walk my dog when before I couldn’t.
I have one question tho, he still tugs a little which I do correct, but if he isn’t pulling he’s always right at the end of the leash, how do I fix this?🧐
Thank you so much
he's still ignoring you - dont reward if hes infront, only reward if hes at your side or slightly behind. put the prong back on and re-train.
hes still ignoring you - only reward if hes at your side or slightly behind, not if hes infront. put the prong back on and re-train.
Great well detailed video with lots of examples with untrained dogs. Really appreciate it
I have a question regarding letting the dog smell for longer. Is this supposed to be on a special walk for smelling around but when you walk the dog needs to keep walking with you even after the slightest pressure?
Thanks
A "complete normal walk" would require loose leash walking training then obedience training in form of heel command.
Here is just loose leash walking. The first and foundation to teach dog how to work with prong collar, and the basic obligation of following owner.
Loose leash walking teaches dog the "release" state outside of a command. Dog is allowed freedom to do its things within the leash length as long as it follow the handler (not leading the walk by pulling, or derail the walk by anchoring).
Command obliges dog to do one thing only. In case of walk, heel is uses when you pass other people and other dogs in close proximity, especially when other dogs are reactive. Your dog in heel command would focus to comply to the command, and ignore everything else.
The smelling around part in the video, is phase 3. You get to this phase, since it's indefinite, you would need to incorporate obedience training, so you can fix reactivity or/and move toward off leash training phase.
I'd also like to get an answer to that. I'd like to try that method on my dog but he is a pointer (GSP) and sniffing is his way of living 🤣it has so many functions for him, it's his way of self regulating, getting to know what's going on in the area, it's one of his really basic needs. Probably the most important of his needs. So I don't want to deprive him of that.
Should I give him time for sniffing before or after loose leash walking? Won't it be confusing for a dog that he sometimes has to do those exercises for a loose leash and other times he can sniff around freely? Won't he associate the necessity of maintaining loose leash with only this specific context of loose leash training? I'm asking because my dog kind of does associate loose leash with our previous methods of teaching. He walks differently when he sees that we're trying to do some exercises, differently when he has prong collar on (much better), differently when has long leash (we walk on 3m, 8m flexi, sometimes 10m and even 20m instead of unleashing him in the city or forest - especially during hunting season we can't do that). When on a regular collar my dog walks just awfully. Same thing or even worse with regular harness. I'm currently looking for a way to generalise his ability to not pull in the way that he would start behaving on regular collar the same as he is on a tightly clipped prong colar.
P.s. Also... my dog is watching with me, he is hearing the german shepherd's whines and I can tell he is a bit uncomfortable :P
@@malgorzatachp Your issue is that you don't understand the concept behind the training at all. Your questions were answered in the newer videos in this series.
To summarize: loose leash walking training teaches your dog to "follow". The dog can behind, or in from a bit as long as it doesn't pull (leading the direction of the walk). That's all. Foundational training. At that level, your dog is very much considered as untrained beside knowing how to work with prong collar. Untrained dogs would of course go wild when they feel the restraint is weak. You're confusing your dog by changing different collar and leash length at this stage.
If you want your dog to walk nicely, then you need to go to next step training your dog functional obedience/ command; fixing any reactivity if there is. Once your dog really reached a high level of obedience, then you can train it to work with harness, flat collar.
Get your dog trained, and you can play tracking game with it. That's more fun and rewarding to engage its natural gift of scent tracking.
Yes. There should be decompressing period where you stop and allow the dog to do relieve itself, hard sniffing stuff, before going on a daily walk. As shown in this very video when Miles took over Zeke. Zeke needs time to calm down before loose leash exercise truly begins.
I have a young GSD female that's just like Zeke! Would love to try your method, the thing is prong collars are prohibited in The Netherlands (where I live). Can anyone help me with alternative methods or tips? Desperate here.
Kijk eens bij Edwin Frakking (hondenschool online). Duurt langer dan 30min maar je hoeft je hond geen pijn te doen.
"prong collars are prohibited in The Netherlands"
Get one anyway?
Thank you so much for this video. Ive been looking for so many tainers on yt training huskies. I was finding it so hard.
After watching your videos, I told myself I'm going to put in the work!
I have 2 huskies. They are 2yrs old. This week I started training separately, starting inside, 3 times a day for 10mins each time. Then the driveway. Then in front of our house.
I've seen a huge difference within a few days. They don't pull !! I do need to test them in other areas with dogs. But I'm actually looking forward to our walks!
Today, I decided to take both of them for a walk up and down the front of our house, just to see how it goes. When they saw a dog cross the street, they done very well. My girl would usually bark, but this time she just looked. I marked and rewarded.
Hopefully we can eventually achieve my dream of Them both off leash 🤞🏻
You can do it! Two off-leash huskies walking at your side would be super badass 😎
This is perfect. Thanks
No problem!
Miles, thank you for this video. I watched it last night. We have a 7 yr old English Mastiff who is a puller and a sniffer and likes to be ahead, especially on the outward walk. He’s so eager to get out and catch up on his peemail. On the home leg he’s more happy to walk quietly close to me.
I’ve tried for several years for loose leash walking; been very diligent at it but have never got the desired results. Recent months tried a slip lead but he still keeps pulling away. It’s like he just can’t help himself.
While watching your video I thought I may have to get a prong collar. I’m a gran in my early 70’s, weigh less than 60kg so have no chance of holding him if he decides to run. Anyway, today I used an ordinary leash on his flat collar (actually 2 short ones joined together) and used your “pop” method. To my surprise and delight he responded very well. But as this method is new to him I’ll have to see how it goes with time. Hoping he doesn’t get used to it and revert back to his old ways.
A fantastic video, although in Sweden, the use of prong collars is prohibited, making it a bit challenging for us. Do you have any suggestions on how we could achieve something similar? The initial theoretical segment was truly excellent and provided an additional depth of understanding. Nonetheless, thank you for the excellent video!
You can achieve the same effect if you place a choke chain at the base of the dog's ear so tightly that it doesn't squeeze it, but it can't slide off either. However, as you can see in the video, the first two dogs (mainly the German Shepherd) whines several times in pain. In the same way, placing the choke collar under the ear can easily cause pain, the dog's neck is very sensitive there. Therefore, I recommend that, contrary to what you see in the video, you should not expose the dog to a stimulus that causes him to be in such a nervous state that he cannot even avoid pain, since if he is very excited (the sight of the other dog) the stimulus is too strong for him to be able to "forward to decide what he wants": more of a habit, i.e. he jumps on the leash towards the other dog, or he would rather avoid pain. This is too difficult a situation for an already nervous dog. Too much unnecessary stress and avoidable pain. Rather, start with the dog being thoroughly tired on a long rope, where he can go wherever he wants, so that he is not full of frustration and tense energy when you start (of course, this can also be done, it works well, only then the pain is more and not really fair to the dog). If you teach it with subtle cues, i.e. it doesn't scream in pain, then consistency (i.e. you never let it pull again) brings the same result. True, not in half an hour, but maybe in 2-3 weeks. But at least you didn't cause unnecessary pain with unrealistic expectations. (I am a dog trainer near Gothenburg if you need help :) )
Perfect, thank you for a great response. I live quite a bit from Gothenburg, but thanks any way!
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@@marcusbouvin8256 You'r welcome. But please always try to build up the situation first before resorting to such drastic methods. I only recommend this as an emergency solution when, for example, a dog creates a dangerous situation by pulling on the leash (large dog, icy road). It is much more correct to build up step by step so that he does not pull (have the opportunity to run a lot or if the other dogs are bothering him, reduce the stress with counterconditioning, socialization, etc.) Causing pain can only be justified in a situation where the question is if me or someone else is it hurt because of my dog? However, both the prong collar and the choke collar placed under the ear cause pain if the dog suddenly pulls on it. So it should only be used carefully and sensibly and not as a primary solution.
Thank you so much for this video. This is gold for me. I'll buy a prong collar and try to follow this video. Is phase 3 also with the prong collar? If my dog can do it, i'll fly to the us to thank you man,
I 💖 ways how you share the pro and cons, consequences for good and bad behaviours . Excellent demonstration. Executed every point . 🙏👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💝👍.
Awesome job man,I’ve learnt so much from this,keep up the great work!👏
best dog trainer on yt - by a mile!
Love your training method on loose leach walking. Can’t wait to watch your other videos. Thanks.
ive just started my dog on this shes 1 year old everythings been working for her but how do i get her to stop pulling me when she wants to get to something everytime she sees my mum or niece ahead she tries pulling me
I have only been watching your videos for about a week. They are great. I also need the psyche lesson as an owner. Normal walk just over 4K (about 2M for non metric) did the U turn whole walk. (Longer walk😅). But it works. GSD mix 2 year old, prong collar as she’s stubborn. Not a heavy puller, but what I’ve heard deemed as an out front dog. She was very good. Not perfect. Helped with a couple situations where dogs barking in yard. Love your method. ❤
How long after achieving compliant behavior do you switch from prong collar to flat collar?
as soon as your dog is trained and stops ignoring you
I am from Austria and I can tell you, your training works!! Also with Austrian dogs😂. ....