Love this trainer. I know she makes it look easy, but she totally understands that dogs don't think like us. She is a reward based trainer too, no bossy boots, you'll do as you're told trainer. I am very impressed with this lady.
Very good lessons! I've heard that you should never use the word "NO" or any form of it to distract unwanted behaviour, but I'd NEVER find a video to tell you WHAT you should do.... this is the first one.. THANK YOU!!!!!
@Nightingale Duck Good point. When you are not around and your dog does undesirable behavior it is reinforced. So no matter whether you used compulsion training or reward based training, you would need to use management and prevention when you are not around- having the puppy in a puppy proof pen (and making sure all your puppies physical and mental needs are met).
your videos are great! I have a very smart and stubborn Yorkie pup who learned how training works for a few things and now uses these cues to get her way... like house breaking her. she learned that running around in circles and squatting gets her outside and then all she wants is to play, so she Yanks and tugs on the leash or very aggressively attacks my ankles if I don't walk fast enough for her. I tried a firm "no!", giving her a toy to bite instead, tugging on the leash, stopping dead, ignoring her....basically everything that everyone else says to try and it only made her worse. I can say that your methods work almost instantly for Sookie compared to the countless videos I've watched and blogs I've read. she does much better with higher quality rewards and fewer commands. she doesn't wanna be told what to do, I just didn't know how to work with that. thank you!
Thank you. My puppy trainer said you had great methods and referred me to this video midweek between weekly classes for our specific problem until next class. My Corgi puppy will not leave my older Pomeranian alone, and I don't want to shout at him. Love this advice you whisperer o' doge
I'm really glad you added that proviso in the last minute of the video. Otherwise you absolutely are teaching the dog that the way to get treats is to do something 'mom' doesn't like. Even if you use this sparingly, you are still rewarding your dog's inappropriate behaviour. Dogs are smart - they catch onto things like this pretty quickly. You are effectively clicking them for something you don't want.
We've had our rescue husky for a week and I have to say this is working! Decided to re-watch this video to make sure I was doing everything correctly and Keiji heard you make the kiss noise and sat up and looked at me. Oops! I owe you a treat buddy.
Watching your whole puppy playlist and your videos are truly the best I have found! I have already learned so much and your training carries over from one skill to another so it's very easy for the dog (and human) to pick up on.
Your videos are so useful to someone like myself that grew up with cats, and now lives with a 6yr old dog. I've been having the hardess time figuring the poor guy out, which is just stressing him further, as he's very nervous. Thank you!
all of your videos make so much sense and address everything you need to do from start to finish, i love it! i just hope im able to put these things into practice. you make it look so easy haha
I just wanted to say thank you so much for what you're doing! I have 2 rescues. A boxer whos almost 8 and a 1 year old boxer pit that I just got. She has severe separation anxiety, is terified of cages (she was in some lab before I pulled her from death row) so she is very reactive. I spent just 2 days doing clicker training, using the calming signals and the interrupter signal and it's made and amazing difference!!!! I re-posted you on pintrest and know others will love you too!
I so need to work on this with my neighbours dog that is staying with us. thanks for the info Em, don't know where I would be with my dogs without you!!
@MrVbdude ; if they look up at you with a positive intent and not afraid of you, then they did do something good. If you need stop them from chewing something, generally you need to offer them something to chew on while teething or they need more exercise/attention with either tug, a frisbee, or whatever activity you're thinking about.
I know I have my own dogs in a lot of videos, but all the other dogs in my videos I have chosen specifically because they are completely new to the exercise and clicker training ( I wont say which dog, but one dog in my videos has bitten people before and in the training video looks highly trained because thats how clicker works). The thing with clicker training, is the dog seems to always look already trained, because you 'get' the behavior and then reinforce it, one success after another.
I taught my puppy this in 2 sessions (she's 5 mths & very smart!) I started first session with a very long leash tied to the stair case. i put her on a sit / stay & walked one step out the door... walked back in and said "ok" and gave treat. after several times, I started walking further & eventually running. Returning inside the house and releasing her with "ok" & a treat each time. Now I open the door & walk around, then walk by & treat her for not steping out the door without permission.
I trained my dogs using the clicker and the great advantage of it is that you can pin-point the exact behavior that you're trying to reward which makes a great difference in training. For instance if you're training loose leash walking you can use a clicker to reward the very second your dog moves on a slack leash and your dog is smart enough to distinguish what behavior is being rewarded.
Thank you, thank you! I'm working with aduld dogs for years now, but my puppy really gets me out of my coolness. Now I understand better what's happened. 👍❤️
She stated this already. Suppressing a behavior by saying/yelling no then applying a correction will lead to them doing that exact bad behavior when you're not around to correct it. That's because they'll reinforce themselves when you're not around, by doing that behavior, and enjoying it without being corrected. Whereas if you teach them positively, they learn what to do instead of what they were doing, and won't do it behind your back.
I can't believe how well this is working.... Just tried it on my adult, never been a pet foster and she definitely got the idea pretty quick to stop what she's doing and look me in the eyes. Baby steps, but hoping to continue this! ^_^
Great video. Since I started training before I learned all this, I still have a negative interruptor (NO). As soon as he reacts to the NO he is complemented right away. I will try to add a positive interruptor and see if I can fade out completely the negative one. It's a challenge in the environment that I'm in to just use the NO and stop the instant my dog responds to it. Many people around me feel I'm to soft on my dog.
I think it has to do with a dog's experience of time, how they are always in the exact present. Whatever behavior the dog is doing the very MOMENT the click/treat is given is reinforced. With the clicker, it's good behavior-->click/treat. With this method, it's bad behavior-->interruption-->alternate behavior-->click/treat. So in both cases it's the better behavior being reinforced. Like the girl says though, it only works if being naughty isn't your dog's only way of getting your attention.
Your videos are helping me so much! I was really scared to start training my dog that I'll be getting soon, but thanks to your vides I feel more comfortable with the whole subject! I probably would have ended up using negative reinforcements or something without realizing what I was really doing! :( I'm still worried I won't be able to teach my dog properly though.
Found you just after we got our pup. A bit late at 11 wks but she is proving very trainable and also we think, a lover of agility. She is 2 1/2 lb so that will be interesting! Just wanted to say thank you as you have made the clicker method clear! I wasn't certain wether to use it as had found no good instruction anywhere. But now I am sure. I will be following you closely! I read of a channel of yours. How do I find this? Anyone who could let me know, thanks in advance.
Thanks so much! I was taught to use a 'uh uh' noise to tell them something was wrong, but I would like to switch to all positive training, since I get so much better results when the dogs are having fun - the 'uh uh' noise is kind of a downer! So I am going to start working on this method instead.
Thanks for your feedback. We have trained our dogs not to come into the kitchen, they have learned we don't like it, and our dogs will immediately get out of the kitchen when we say, "Out of the kitchen." but this doesn't not help when we are gone. But I will try spiking the food, maybe that can teach them there is nothing rewarding in the kitchen for them? Again, thank you for helping me out.
wow! i've just watched like, 10 of your videos, and I don't even own a dog! lol, they're just so damn interesting! I'm hoping to add a dog to the family when I return from travels, I'm just glad I have some sort of understanding in training for when I do! Cheers
I should've watched this before I sent that message to you! :) Great video...thank you! :) Now I have to re-train myself so I stop telling my dog "No". :)
This can happen, and in fact can be used to train new behaviors by using old, fun ones as a reward. Generally, though, if the dog has a repertoire of easier, more established behaviors to get praise/attention/treats, then he won't look for opportunities to find trouble. If he gets all the attention he wants for offering tricks or doing a job of some sort, then he won't be inclined to waste time looking for poop to eat or shoes to chew.
love it! you should be the one with the show on animal planet instead of the other guy who's name i shall not mention...i really hope that u get a show soon...btw, what ever happened to the dogmantics project?
Loved it! But can creating a positive interrupter create a behavior chain? Like if my dog is chewing on a shoe and I make the kissy noise to interrupt the it, then won't my dog think that he has to chew on shoes in order to get food?
It is a possibility…. I would redirect in this example you gave. When the dog tries to go back to the shoe give the kissy sound on his way to the shoe so you change his attention then mark and reward for the attention back onto you.
My poor re re dog got frustrated by not getting sit and down. (She would stand up to eat her treat even if I put it on the floor, then stopped following the lure.) She got so frustrated that she started barking at a stranger -- something she hasn't done since she was first rescued 3 years ago. She wouldn't take her attention off the stranger for more than a second. So, we went over the positive interrupter. She was markedly proud of herself and got back her calm.
My dog just turned 6yo. She bit a little when she was very young and exhibited some food aggression, but that has since been dealt with and she's been a loving dog since. About ten days ago, I wanted her in my bedroom instead of the living room. She was on my LR couch, which has kind of been an inconsistent no-no. She's supposed to ask for permission to get on the couch, but we realized that she goes on it when we aren't around. Anyway, I reached out, fully loving/non-threatening, just to carry her to my BR. She snapped split second, and bit my hand! She bit down very hard, for about 10 secs. I'll admit was shocked/scared and didn't react initially. At some pt, I called her name and she stopped. I could tell I was seriously injured and my hand started bleeding profusely. She came right between my knees (I was then squatting) in an apologetic position with her head bowed. She put me in the hospital for 3.5 days with the IV antibiotics! Why did she do that? What training exercises do I do?? Please help. I'm afraid to tell people.
amazing video, think you're the only person on youtube i have seen that uses untrained dogs. can i ask what little shedding small dog breed you think is the easiest to train and good for apartment life. at the moment im thinking boston terrier but was wondering if you had any other suggestions. thank you for your time
You are correct. Supervision was what caused the problem. I had to address the issue to an object he was allowed to chew on. I couldn't be with him all day so I had to find a solution. I choose clicker training and positive reinforcement to train dogs. You choose another method. I had misunderstood you, I thought you were one of those that discipline by physical punishment, that's why it got this long. I'm done with this. Take care and thanks for your time ^.^
WOW! its a good thing i found your videos... just showed me that i have been doing alot of things wrong... hopefully this will change alot of those things for the better... one thing though... do i really need a clicker thingy?...
This is amazing. I've got a brand new pup in 20 minutes. Only downside is I have to walk around with a pocket full of dog food, but I prefer that to chewed up cables
i had seen the first release in dogmantics, but the new footage was a real bonus becuse it shows the exercise with a fresh pup who dose not already know what is required of him, very helpful information:) my own pup kali finds almost anything rewarding. right now she LOVES apple slices as rewards, as much as she loves real meat! :O
Although you made a fair comment at the end about ignoring when you're dog is being perfect. It's too easy to get caught up in what they're doing wrong instead of celebrating what they're doing right.
@kikopup I love your videos and your way of training puppy so much. And I wonder if you want to do a video of preventing dogs from humping on human legs one day. It will be great! I have searched for that and current videos created by others about dog humping are not very efficent.
I've had this problem with my pup, he chewed on the table's legs. I started "correcting" him by saying no and interrupting the behavior. I was around, things were fine, I left him alone and I came back to chewed wood. I HAD to redirect that behavior. I started on redirecting it towards his toys. Bones, wooden sticks and anything I could provide as a chewing toy. He stopped chewing on the table. Never done it since. But the No way could also be effective if used properly as you suggest. Cheers :)
Most people are gone for most of the day. Work, school, or whatever. And I have (many times) come home to find the garbage can tipped over, and garbage everywhere. This has happened several times, se we had to move the garbage can to where the dog can't get to it. But every once in a wile, I still come home and find that my two dogs has eaten something that was up on the counter, or ripped something up. How can I get this too stop?
lovely method, I send you my congratulations. I really admire your job, so I would like to know what kind of treat do you use, because my dog usually ignore some of my treats and related to other gifts, I'm not sure if they are the reason for they weigth!! my dog is becoming in a ball
she has a playmate and takes walks in the park right next door 2-3x a day and her playmate is her mother who is a shi tsu/Pomeranian cross...so I have three full toy boxes full of toys..and a big fenced yard.. a small barn with a doggy door so they can visit the bunnies..who also get out in the yard to play with the dogs until Lil Sister gets too rough. I have had her mother since she was 8wks.. she's fine. Ive owned sister her whole life (8mths) & she's a basket case. Thanks 4 the advise. :)
I think you should see it more as a command "look at me" instead of seeing it as a sound that marks a treat. If the dog responds to the sound you click and give the treat. The clicker still marks the right behaviour, the sound of the interrupter only gives the command of looking at you. At least that's how I understood this video ^^
Yes! The key is proofing it before trying to use it in real life. As well as also giving your dog info of what you do want him to do after he looks at you, so that he doesnt just go back to what he was doing when he is finished looking at you.
GREAT vid! I was wondering this exact thing recently and this sounds great. I'll start trying now. Question: I have 2 dogs, 1 yr old and 6mo old....it is hard to train because when i'm working w/ one the other will distract. is it best to put one in a kennel and have one on one time w/ each dog individually or should we keep trying to do it together cuz they'll have to learn to behave when together anyway? THANKS SO MUCH!!!! :D
ur videos are so nice to watch and very good explaning. my question to this video is, how often should this be exercised? everyday, every other day, a few days ago, until it becomes a habit?
The noise is simply to distract them. If they don't respond to it (ie, stopping what they're doing, turning to their owner, and looking at them), they don't get treated. It's not intended to say "Good job for chewing on that shoe!" It's intended to distract them from the shoe with something positive (you) rather than punishing them and giving them no direction. Notice that when her puppy was providing the example in the video, she made the kiss noise, and then gave him something else to chew.
Hey KikoPup I am a 12 year old dog trainer you might say, I have 6 dogs, that I adore training! but I would like to become a trainer for other dogs out of my family, how can I attract business?also thank you for your videos, my dogs know high five,target,lie down, stay,come sit,roll over,playdead (I use a finger pointing out for this, which used to mean you did something bad, but now my dog loves this had signal!)scratch the floor, crawl...etc
I believe that redirecting the unwanted behavior to what you want it to be, is the best way. Correction, of any form is not quite reliable, in my opinion. Because the dog will stop the behavior when the "corrector" is around, but when alone the dog will keep doing the unwanted behavior.
Any suggestion for a GSD very clicker wise and very toy motivated, at agility training she barks her skull of sheer excitment. No food holds any interest the clicker isn't even noticed her barking and excitement over doing agility runs away with her. Under normal circunstances she is great she speaks on commond which is self-rewarding and she knows quite which I reward with the throwing of her toy. People havesuggested a rattle bottle or water in a small lemon bottle which i dont want to use
Hi there! I'm curious as to how often I should be carrying my clicker and treats for reinforcing good behavior. Do I only use these tools during my 2-3 minute training sessions? Thank you!!! Your videos have been so helpful training our first puppy.
Hi Emily, People on a private forum I am on are questioning what to do in a multi dog household, some use the dogs name, which I have already posted is incorrect. I teach this the same way you do, but ibn a multi dog household would you use a different noise for each dog, or just ignore the dog that wasn't doing anything wrong, or treat/play with all of them. One girl has 5 dogs.
I have a 4 month 60lb Bullmastiff and I been braking his attention by doing this for a while and that's how I recall him from long distance. I got the idea from old westerns where the lone drifter had an amazing horse he could recall by the same nose. Lol but yeah I also training my dog not to accept treats or food from strangers even if I'm not there or to listen to any commands unless it's me or my wife.
How is a positive interrupter different than a conditioned reinforcer such as a bridge/marker [clicker]? It is interesting that Emily initially conditions the stimuli [kissy sound] the same way as the clicker. The kissy noise is paired with a primary reinforcer, and with practice, may be marking an unwanted behavior. Does it work because you are only using the positive interrupter immediately before the unwanted behavior, and then shaping the behavior in reverse?
So how many of her videos have you watched? I've been using Emily's techniques for over a year now and it has always been a success. I've had dogs that would not sit, no matter what you tried, they would not sit. By using positive reinforcement(I didn't have a clicker at the time) with treats as a reward, they learned. I've seen dogs trained with "NO" and they never obeyed. Not ever, unless the owner started beating the crap out them. Take a look at what her dogs can do, then talk.
I've been using this with my new pup. It's helpful in that it stops her from doing the behavior - usually chewing on my bed/books - without me having to touch her (as this usually causes her to turn around and bite me instead). However it seems to be teaching her that if she does go and chew on those things... she will instantly get a treat! What am I doing wrong? I feel as though I am encouraging the behaviour instead of discouraging.. distracting with other toys doesn't work (for long) either.
The "positive interrupter" is trained the same way as charging a marker word, which can confuse the dog and reinforce unwanted behaviors. What exactly is the problem with using a neutral "no" and then rewarding the dog for minding you? Roger Abrantes explains it well in his article, "Yes And No: What Do These Words Mean?". Yes, we want to alter bad behaviors into good behaviors but we don't always need an alternate behavior, sometimes just stopping a behavior suffices.
As far as I've read (Culture Clash and other books) "NO" is not a disciplinary command, its a no reward marker. It is probably best used in a training session where the dog has two options: a) do the desired behavior and get the treat/reward or b) not do the desired behavior and get a no reward marker such as "Nope!". You seem to think that Kiko just wants people to use the clicker and treats, but in reality I think she's showing people how to START training.
Maybe instead of problems we'll frame them as challenges instead. Also, its part of accepting that your dog is a living, breathing, intelligent and conscious creature so sometimes training is not always easy. They get bored, they're tired, restless, distracted, sleepy, constipated sometimes when you happen to be training and you think they're just being stubborn.
Also, as soon as the dog does come to you, you can then redirect him onto something more positive, like instead of chewing on the shoe, chew on this toy, instead of barking, come play fetch... etc.
Love this trainer. I know she makes it look easy, but she totally understands that dogs don't think like us. She is a reward based trainer too, no bossy boots, you'll do as you're told trainer. I am very impressed with this lady.
denimlady1 I love her!
Totally agree!
This is it! Don’t ignore 5 hours of good behavior, relaxing, calm. Thanks, Emily!
Thanks :)
Very good lessons! I've heard that you should never use the word "NO" or any form of it to distract unwanted behaviour, but I'd NEVER find a video to tell you WHAT you should do.... this is the first one.. THANK YOU!!!!!
@Nightingale Duck Good point. When you are not around and your dog does undesirable behavior it is reinforced. So no matter whether you used compulsion training or reward based training, you would need to use management and prevention when you are not around- having the puppy in a puppy proof pen (and making sure all your puppies physical and mental needs are met).
your videos are great! I have a very smart and stubborn Yorkie pup who learned how training works for a few things and now uses these cues to get her way... like house breaking her. she learned that running around in circles and squatting gets her outside and then all she wants is to play, so she Yanks and tugs on the leash or very aggressively attacks my ankles if I don't walk fast enough for her. I tried a firm "no!", giving her a toy to bite instead, tugging on the leash, stopping dead, ignoring her....basically everything that everyone else says to try and it only made her worse. I can say that your methods work almost instantly for Sookie compared to the countless videos I've watched and blogs I've read. she does much better with higher quality rewards and fewer commands. she doesn't wanna be told what to do, I just didn't know how to work with that.
thank you!
Thank you. My puppy trainer said you had great methods and referred me to this video midweek between weekly classes for our specific problem until next class. My Corgi puppy will not leave my older Pomeranian alone, and I don't want to shout at him. Love this advice you whisperer o' doge
Mine did to
I'm really glad you added that proviso in the last minute of the video. Otherwise you absolutely are teaching the dog that the way to get treats is to do something 'mom' doesn't like. Even if you use this sparingly, you are still rewarding your dog's inappropriate behaviour. Dogs are smart - they catch onto things like this pretty quickly. You are effectively clicking them for something you don't want.
We've had our rescue husky for a week and I have to say this is working! Decided to re-watch this video to make sure I was doing everything correctly and Keiji heard you make the kiss noise and sat up and looked at me. Oops! I owe you a treat buddy.
Watching your whole puppy playlist and your videos are truly the best I have found! I have already learned so much and your training carries over from one skill to another so it's very easy for the dog (and human) to pick up on.
Very helpful. Video was recomended to me by a very well known Behavior Specialist.
Awe ❤️ I have some great veterinary behaviorist friends I wonder if it was one of them :)
Your videos are so useful to someone like myself that grew up with cats, and now lives with a 6yr old dog. I've been having the hardess time figuring the poor guy out, which is just stressing him further, as he's very nervous. Thank you!
all of your videos make so much sense and address everything you need to do from start to finish, i love it! i just hope im able to put these things into practice. you make it look so easy haha
Great, thank you. I did the first session, 6 reps and it made an impact already. Next session tomorrow. Thank you!
These videos are so valuable and I have found this and many others to be very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you for these efforts!!
Oh I am glad! :)
I just wanted to say thank you so much for what you're doing! I have 2 rescues. A boxer whos almost 8 and a 1 year old boxer pit that I just got. She has severe separation anxiety, is terified of cages (she was in some lab before I pulled her from death row) so she is very reactive. I spent just 2 days doing clicker training, using the calming signals and the interrupter signal and it's made and amazing difference!!!! I re-posted you on pintrest and know others will love you too!
I so need to work on this with my neighbours dog that is staying with us. thanks for the info Em, don't know where I would be with my dogs without you!!
@MrVbdude ; if they look up at you with a positive intent and not afraid of you, then they did do something good. If you need stop them from chewing something, generally you need to offer them something to chew on while teething or they need more exercise/attention with either tug, a frisbee, or whatever activity you're thinking about.
I know I have my own dogs in a lot of videos, but all the other dogs in my videos I have chosen specifically because they are completely new to the exercise and clicker training ( I wont say which dog, but one dog in my videos has bitten people before and in the training video looks highly trained because thats how clicker works). The thing with clicker training, is the dog seems to always look already trained, because you 'get' the behavior and then reinforce it, one success after another.
I taught my puppy this in 2 sessions (she's 5 mths & very smart!) I started first session with a very long leash tied to the stair case. i put her on a sit / stay & walked one step out the door... walked back in and said "ok" and gave treat. after several times, I started walking further & eventually running. Returning inside the house and releasing her with "ok" & a treat each time. Now I open the door & walk around, then walk by & treat her for not steping out the door without permission.
I trained my dogs using the clicker and the great advantage of it is that you can pin-point the exact behavior that you're trying to reward which makes a great difference in training. For instance if you're training loose leash walking you can use a clicker to reward the very second your dog moves on a slack leash and your dog is smart enough to distinguish what behavior is being rewarded.
Thank you, thank you! I'm working with aduld dogs for years now, but my puppy really gets me out of my coolness. Now I understand better what's happened. 👍❤️
such sensible and humane advise.
Wow, great video Emily! Very well made and well explained! 5*s! And a great job with Tug!
Definitely a fav!
Very good video, it seems so funny when Kiko is still offering calming signals :D lots of yawning :D
She stated this already. Suppressing a behavior by saying/yelling no then applying a correction will lead to them doing that exact bad behavior when you're not around to correct it. That's because they'll reinforce themselves when you're not around, by doing that behavior, and enjoying it without being corrected. Whereas if you teach them positively, they learn what to do instead of what they were doing, and won't do it behind your back.
I can't believe how well this is working.... Just tried it on my adult, never been a pet foster and she definitely got the idea pretty quick to stop what she's doing and look me in the eyes. Baby steps, but hoping to continue this! ^_^
awesome video! great advice.. I'm thinking about getting a dog soon and i'm def going to do this type of training! it just makes perfect sense.
Great video. Since I started training before I learned all this, I still have a negative interruptor (NO). As soon as he reacts to the NO he is complemented right away. I will try to add a positive interruptor and see if I can fade out completely the negative one. It's a challenge in the environment that I'm in to just use the NO and stop the instant my dog responds to it. Many people around me feel I'm to soft on my dog.
I think it has to do with a dog's experience of time, how they are always in the exact present. Whatever behavior the dog is doing the very MOMENT the click/treat is given is reinforced. With the clicker, it's good behavior-->click/treat. With this method, it's bad behavior-->interruption-->alternate behavior-->click/treat. So in both cases it's the better behavior being reinforced. Like the girl says though, it only works if being naughty isn't your dog's only way of getting your attention.
Your videos are helping me so much! I was really scared to start training my dog that I'll be getting soon, but thanks to your vides I feel more comfortable with the whole subject! I probably would have ended up using negative reinforcements or something without realizing what I was really doing! :( I'm still worried I won't be able to teach my dog properly though.
Found you just after we got our pup. A bit late at 11 wks but she is proving very trainable and also we think, a lover of agility. She is 2 1/2 lb so that will be interesting! Just wanted to say thank you as you have made the clicker method clear! I wasn't certain wether to use it as had found no good instruction anywhere. But now I am sure. I will be following you closely!
I read of a channel of yours. How do I find this? Anyone who could let me know, thanks in advance.
Thanks so much! I was taught to use a 'uh uh' noise to tell them something was wrong, but I would like to switch to all positive training, since I get so much better results when the dogs are having fun - the 'uh uh' noise is kind of a downer! So I am going to start working on this method instead.
Thanks for your feedback.
We have trained our dogs not to come into the kitchen, they have learned we don't like it, and our dogs will immediately get out of the kitchen when we say, "Out of the kitchen." but this doesn't not help when we are gone. But I will try spiking the food, maybe that can teach them there is nothing rewarding in the kitchen for them? Again, thank you for helping me out.
Great instruction. I hope I'm able to implement this properly. My Aussie pup has a very high drive and it's not always easy to get her attention.
wow! i've just watched like, 10 of your videos, and I don't even own a dog! lol, they're just so damn interesting! I'm hoping to add a dog to the family when I return from travels, I'm just glad I have some sort of understanding in training for when I do! Cheers
OMG! I can't believe I just noticed that picture on the wall over your shoulder. Those are your babies! Awesome picture. :)
Love the pic in the background, Kiko and puppy Splash
I should've watched this before I sent that message to you! :) Great video...thank you! :) Now I have to re-train myself so I stop telling my dog "No". :)
This can happen, and in fact can be used to train new behaviors by using old, fun ones as a reward. Generally, though, if the dog has a repertoire of easier, more established behaviors to get praise/attention/treats, then he won't look for opportunities to find trouble. If he gets all the attention he wants for offering tricks or doing a job of some sort, then he won't be inclined to waste time looking for poop to eat or shoes to chew.
love it! you should be the one with the show on animal planet instead of the other guy who's name i shall not mention...i really hope that u get a show soon...btw, what ever happened to the dogmantics project?
Loved it! But can creating a positive interrupter create a behavior chain? Like if my dog is chewing on a shoe and I make the kissy noise to interrupt the it, then won't my dog think that he has to chew on shoes in order to get food?
It is a possibility…. I would redirect in this example you gave. When the dog tries to go back to the shoe give the kissy sound on his way to the shoe so you change his attention then mark and reward for the attention back onto you.
My poor re re dog got frustrated by not getting sit and down. (She would stand up to eat her treat even if I put it on the floor, then stopped following the lure.) She got so frustrated that she started barking at a stranger -- something she hasn't done since she was first rescued 3 years ago. She wouldn't take her attention off the stranger for more than a second. So, we went over the positive interrupter. She was markedly proud of herself and got back her calm.
My dog just turned 6yo. She bit a little when she was very young and exhibited some food aggression, but that has since been dealt with and she's been a loving dog since. About ten days ago, I wanted her in my bedroom instead of the living room. She was on my LR couch, which has kind of been an inconsistent no-no. She's supposed to ask for permission to get on the couch, but we realized that she goes on it when we aren't around.
Anyway, I reached out, fully loving/non-threatening, just to carry her to my BR. She snapped split second, and bit my hand! She bit down very hard, for about 10 secs. I'll admit was shocked/scared and didn't react initially. At some pt, I called her name and she stopped. I could tell I was seriously injured and my hand started bleeding profusely. She came right between my knees (I was then squatting) in an apologetic position with her head bowed.
She put me in the hospital for 3.5 days with the IV antibiotics!
Why did she do that? What training exercises do I do?? Please help. I'm afraid to tell people.
amazing video, think you're the only person on youtube i have seen that uses untrained dogs. can i ask what little shedding small dog breed you think is the easiest to train and good for apartment life. at the moment im thinking boston terrier but was wondering if you had any other suggestions. thank you for your time
Great video and info. I don't know how you find the time to make all these great videos!
You are correct. Supervision was what caused the problem. I had to address the issue to an object he was allowed to chew on. I couldn't be with him all day so I had to find a solution. I choose clicker training and positive reinforcement to train dogs. You choose another method. I had misunderstood you, I thought you were one of those that discipline by physical punishment, that's why it got this long.
I'm done with this.
Take care and thanks for your time ^.^
@kikopup Do you have a video showing how to do the DAP or calm massage? I would be very interested in seeing how that works! Thank you! =)
No problem, another video that may be helpful r you is the "capturing calmness" video that kikopup has. Good luck!
Your videos are exceptional. Thanks so much!
WOW! its a good thing i found your videos... just showed me that i have been doing alot of things wrong... hopefully this will change alot of those things for the better... one thing though... do i really need a clicker thingy?...
This is amazing. I've got a brand new pup in 20 minutes. Only downside is I have to walk around with a pocket full of dog food, but I prefer that to chewed up cables
i had seen the first release in dogmantics, but the new footage was a real bonus becuse it shows the exercise with a fresh pup who dose not already know what is required of him, very helpful information:)
my own pup kali finds almost anything rewarding. right now she LOVES apple slices as rewards, as much as she loves real meat! :O
My dog is getting better at this in the house. Just need to proof it because once my toddler runs, he just ignores me. Thanks for this!
Awesome video! I am going to try this with my dog! Thanks for posting this video!
gosh Im learning so much about animal psychology right now from this
Another Great Vid Emily!!!! What treats are you giving to your dogs? Thanks!
why are so many spam comments on your vids? they are great and really helpful.
thanks kikopup!
very usefull
thanks for another great training video
Although you made a fair comment at the end about ignoring when you're dog is being perfect. It's too easy to get caught up in what they're doing wrong instead of celebrating what they're doing right.
@kikopup I love your videos and your way of training puppy so much. And I wonder if you want to do a video of preventing dogs from humping on human legs one day. It will be great! I have searched for that and current videos created by others about dog humping are not very efficent.
I've had this problem with my pup, he chewed on the table's legs. I started "correcting" him by saying no and interrupting the behavior. I was around, things were fine, I left him alone and I came back to chewed wood. I HAD to redirect that behavior. I started on redirecting it towards his toys. Bones, wooden sticks and anything I could provide as a chewing toy. He stopped chewing on the table. Never done it since. But the No way could also be effective if used properly as you suggest. Cheers :)
yay, definately one of your best videos! i had to favorite so i never forget this :)
Just reminding you to never forget 😄
Most people are gone for most of the day. Work, school, or whatever. And I have (many times) come home to find the garbage can tipped over, and garbage everywhere. This has happened several times, se we had to move the garbage can to where the dog can't get to it. But every once in a wile, I still come home and find that my two dogs has eaten something that was up on the counter, or ripped something up. How can I get this too stop?
Awesome video - very well thought out. Thanks!
I will use your training for training my kids:))) just kidding. You are great. Your videos are super helpful! Thanks!
lovely method, I send you my congratulations. I really admire your job, so I would like to know what kind of treat do you use, because my dog usually ignore some of my treats and related to other gifts, I'm not sure if they are the reason for they weigth!! my dog is becoming in a ball
As usual - another great video. Thank you.
she has a playmate and takes walks in the park right next door 2-3x a day and her playmate is her mother who is a shi tsu/Pomeranian cross...so I have three full toy boxes full of toys..and a big fenced yard.. a small barn with a doggy door so they can visit the bunnies..who also get out in the yard to play with the dogs until Lil Sister gets too rough. I have had her mother since she was 8wks.. she's fine. Ive owned sister her whole life (8mths) & she's a basket case. Thanks 4 the advise. :)
Omg what an adorable bulldog
You are the best! !! :D Thank you very much for your videos!
I think you should see it more as a command "look at me" instead of seeing it as a sound that marks a treat. If the dog responds to the sound you click and give the treat. The clicker still marks the right behaviour, the sound of the interrupter only gives the command of looking at you. At least that's how I understood this video ^^
I like the idea of a positive interrupter. Is this the same as using, "Look," to get your dog's attention?
Yes! The key is proofing it before trying to use it in real life. As well as also giving your dog info of what you do want him to do after he looks at you, so that he doesnt just go back to what he was doing when he is finished looking at you.
Love your videos. this was so helpful!
This was really helpful! Thank you!!
GREAT vid! I was wondering this exact thing recently and this sounds great. I'll start trying now. Question: I have 2 dogs, 1 yr old and 6mo old....it is hard to train because when i'm working w/ one the other will distract. is it best to put one in a kennel and have one on one time w/ each dog individually or should we keep trying to do it together cuz they'll have to learn to behave when together anyway? THANKS SO MUCH!!!! :D
THIS is what I need first! :D
ur videos are so nice to watch and very good explaning. my question to this video is, how often should this be exercised? everyday, every other day, a few days ago, until it becomes a habit?
love it! what ever happened with the dogmantics project? i was looking forward to u having ur own show!!!
@kikopup Is the use of the positive interrupter appropriate to stop barking? Thanks!
The noise is simply to distract them. If they don't respond to it (ie, stopping what they're doing, turning to their owner, and looking at them), they don't get treated. It's not intended to say "Good job for chewing on that shoe!" It's intended to distract them from the shoe with something positive (you) rather than punishing them and giving them no direction. Notice that when her puppy was providing the example in the video, she made the kiss noise, and then gave him something else to chew.
Hey KikoPup I am a 12 year old dog trainer you might say, I have 6 dogs, that I adore training! but I would like to become a trainer for other dogs out of my family, how can I attract business?also thank you for your videos, my dogs know high five,target,lie down, stay,come sit,roll over,playdead (I use a finger pointing out for this, which used to mean you did something bad, but now my dog loves this had signal!)scratch the floor, crawl...etc
I believe that redirecting the unwanted behavior to what you want it to be, is the best way. Correction, of any form is not quite reliable, in my opinion. Because the dog will stop the behavior when the "corrector" is around, but when alone the dog will keep doing the unwanted behavior.
Any suggestion for a GSD very clicker wise and very toy motivated, at agility training she barks her skull of sheer excitment. No food holds any interest the clicker isn't even noticed her barking and excitement over doing agility runs away with her. Under normal circunstances she is great she speaks on commond which is self-rewarding and she knows quite which I reward with the throwing of her toy. People havesuggested a rattle bottle or water in a small lemon bottle which i dont want to use
Hi there! I'm curious as to how often I should be carrying my clicker and treats for reinforcing good behavior. Do I only use these tools during my 2-3 minute training sessions? Thank you!!! Your videos have been so helpful training our first puppy.
Subscribed! Awesome trainer
cool video emilly!!!
What is that dog at 1:32 ??
Hi Emily,
People on a private forum I am on are questioning what to do in a multi dog household, some use the dogs name, which I have already posted is incorrect.
I teach this the same way you do, but ibn a multi dog household would you use a different noise for each dog, or just ignore the dog that wasn't doing anything wrong, or treat/play with all of them. One girl has 5 dogs.
I have a 4 month 60lb Bullmastiff and I been braking his attention by doing this for a while and that's how I recall him from long distance. I got the idea from old westerns where the lone drifter had an amazing horse he could recall by the same nose. Lol but yeah I also training my dog not to accept treats or food from strangers even if I'm not there or to listen to any commands unless it's me or my wife.
How is a positive interrupter different than a conditioned reinforcer such as a bridge/marker [clicker]? It is interesting that Emily initially conditions the stimuli [kissy sound] the same way as the clicker. The kissy noise is paired with a primary reinforcer, and with practice, may be marking an unwanted behavior. Does it work because you are only using the positive interrupter immediately before the unwanted behavior, and then shaping the behavior in reverse?
Please share your thoughts on 'cue as reinforcer' and the use of the positive interruptor acting as a reinforcer for the unwanted behavior.
So how many of her videos have you watched? I've been using Emily's techniques for over a year now and it has always been a success. I've had dogs that would not sit, no matter what you tried, they would not sit. By using positive reinforcement(I didn't have a clicker at the time) with treats as a reward, they learned. I've seen dogs trained with "NO" and they never obeyed. Not ever, unless the owner started beating the crap out them. Take a look at what her dogs can do, then talk.
thanks so much very clear and helpful!!
I've been using this with my new pup. It's helpful in that it stops her from doing the behavior - usually chewing on my bed/books - without me having to touch her (as this usually causes her to turn around and bite me instead). However it seems to be teaching her that if she does go and chew on those things... she will instantly get a treat! What am I doing wrong? I feel as though I am encouraging the behaviour instead of discouraging.. distracting with other toys doesn't work (for long) either.
very enlightening. thank you!
The "positive interrupter" is trained the same way as charging a marker word, which can confuse the dog and reinforce unwanted behaviors. What exactly is the problem with using a neutral "no" and then rewarding the dog for minding you? Roger Abrantes explains it well in his article, "Yes And No: What Do These Words Mean?". Yes, we want to alter bad behaviors into good behaviors but we don't always need an alternate behavior, sometimes just stopping a behavior suffices.
YES!! This is soooooooooo great Em!!! 5* and a favorite!
As far as I've read (Culture Clash and other books) "NO" is not a disciplinary command, its a no reward marker. It is probably best used in a training session where the dog has two options: a) do the desired behavior and get the treat/reward or b) not do the desired behavior and get a no reward marker such as "Nope!".
You seem to think that Kiko just wants people to use the clicker and treats, but in reality I think she's showing people how to START training.
Maybe instead of problems we'll frame them as challenges instead. Also, its part of accepting that your dog is a living, breathing, intelligent and conscious creature so sometimes training is not always easy. They get bored, they're tired, restless, distracted, sleepy, constipated sometimes when you happen to be training and you think they're just being stubborn.
Also, as soon as the dog does come to you, you can then redirect him onto something more positive, like instead of chewing on the shoe, chew on this toy, instead of barking, come play fetch... etc.