Staffordshire Bull Terrier: Afraid to walk outside.
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Meet Ruby the Staffordshire Bull Terrier who has a fear of the outside.
Ruby lives with another Staffy named Buster (stay tuned for his second visit, he is the Staffy from Brighton).
This was our second trip to Brighton although this was my first time working with Ruby. She had a firework thrown at her a while back and has since developed a fear of the outside. During this short training session with Ruby we began to reintroduce her to the outside world using leash pressure as a guide.
She would not take food or follow another dog so leash pressure was the direction in which we went. Ruby shuts down when she gets afraid and refused to move or alternatively she tries to drag you back home. Both of these options are not good choices as she never learns to get use to being outside.
In this video you see a dog go from nervous to happy to nervous back to happy, this is her going through the motions but we refuse to let her shut down.
In order for Ruby to get use to being outside she must be outside but you need to be patient and understanding when she shuts down and keep the sessions very short.
Short sessions multiple times a day will help her get use to being outside.
I cannot thank you enough!!!! This method got my dog moving on a walk, which I hadn't been able to do before. I am so very, very thankful for you for posting this. You made a huge difference for me and my dog. I am excited to get my dog on the path to confidence and self-assurance while outside. THANK YOU!!!
Kim Rybicki you’re welcome, I’m so happy that this helped both you and your dog. Feedback like this is the reason I post as many videos as I do. Well done Kim.
Wow, this is exactly what my staffy is doing. He got scared by a garbage truck and is now terrified of noises on walks and does exactly what Ruby is doing. Thank for the guidance here.
*I could see her processing what she was experiencing and slowly beginning to trust her handler.*
*Lovely to witness.* 🙏🏻
i am so glad i found this video , i have a 4 year old rescue staffy. i have had her about 8 weeks and this is how she behaves. i have near enuff been doing what this blokes doing and my staffy is coming on . I just give her lots off love and reassurance and play with her we take it slowly . i am surprise at what my staffy has achieved already . Thankyu so much for posting it .
Well done and respect to you for helping her.
God this is exactly how my JRT behaves around traffic. The hunched shoulders and pulling back. This advice is so good and has helped loads.
My dog was very close to get hit by a car and now he’s afraid to go outside, when a car goes by he freaks out so much... but i have the same philosophy, don’t let his fear win and constant short walks every day. Plus a happy hoodie (which really made a huge difference)
Absolutely right.. We rescued a stray puppy during last years lockdown and didnt realize what not going outside would do to her... Now she is terrified of going outside.. First few walks she just sat and wouldn't move and panicked when she saw a person or vehicle.. She would also tremble like crazy.. First few times I gave up cos I felt so sorry for her .. Then realized it wasn't helping and didn't take her back .. Just kept going and now its slightly better though still a long way to go.. Regular trips in the car have also helped
My pitty staffy (almost two years, and we’ve had her since 10 weeks) is currently like this. At home, she’s fine with people/ kids but on the walk she’s scared. Shes always stoked to go for the walk but when we leave, any big bus or truck, or some people, she can get spooked. She’s always good with other dogs though no matter what. Thanks for this video and I’m gonna try this technique out.
Did it helped?? How are you doing so far? My dog is terrified of truk sounds I’m worried she might run to the street and get hit by a car😭
We have just rehomed a blue and white staffy who was locked in a highrise flat with his owners and not socialised. Im sure the male in the household beat him as he was very scared of my husband. We worked with him alot an he is a totally different dog. He has bonded with my husband so much that he can dectect when he is about to have a fit (epileptic). He will sit infront of my husband and bark continuously. He is such a big baby and loves cuddles.
If you have a dog that pulls like this then buy a harness for starters. The answer to the problem is to introduce familiar noises whilst walking her, squeaky toys, use before, during and after the walk.
Our 4-month-old puppy does pretty well on leash inside our home but shuts down when brought outside. He is so afraid of car noise and people talking. Looking forward that he would overcome this fear soon.
Hi I just saw your post and I am in the same position as you were... how are things going now, did this method work for you or did you try something else?
I was wondering this to being in the same situation
My staffy does this.Its more about laziness not fear but I will try it. Thanks for this.
Thank you sooooo much for shearing!!!!
Great video mate helpful my dog refuses to go out now he is scared of loud cars so he won't walk I will try this on him I have to get him out at some point
How did that go
I am so grateful for this video. Thank you! It worked.🎉
Glad it helped!
That is so helpful!! I adopted my dog who was found on the streets and he had always feared going for a walk outside. We tried to train him with a trainer but he was so unprofessional and did a lot of mistakes like aggressively putting pressure on the rope to keep the dog close to him when walking and advising me to let my dog unfed so he'd be hungry when training him to find treats more enticing! That all were outrageous to me and stopped him asap. I just want a confident and happy dog that enjoys his time as much as possible while being safe. I will definitely try this. I am wondering how it went for Ruby.. Is there a follow up video?
My dog is sometimes the same but other days he pulls my arm of but then he is really good on the leash on some days
Thank you from Mongolia.
My found a dog on the street is very fearful of men. When behind him man walk she terrified 😢.
Very nice video. Keep doing this awesome job man, congratulations.
My dog would do anything to get out of a walk I’m definitely going to try this since I have a slip lead. And this dog with her pausing is pretty much Rodger on walks
Thank you
we got our caucasian shepherd cross rottie just over a week ago, shes great when we're all together for a walk but either me or my partner alone taking her out she will get to the bottom door and about 30 steps then stops, shakes and wants to go home or lays on the floor. I will definitely try this and hope short walks and moving a few steps forward will help her
shes nearly 7 months By the way
my dog is like this but it’s a more extreme case i guess, she won’t let u take her on a walk she jumps backwards and tries to take her collar off :/ it’s because once she escaped and a neighbors fence electrocuted her and now she’s so scared to leave outside of our yard
My 55lbs pit won’t walk in street. she will jump in a car and go to a park fine but she just won’t walk the streets on her own... but she will walk the streets with my other mastiff only round one block early in the morning... as soon as harness goes one she seem completely Noise sensitive, she locks up with all here weight.. your the closest video I found to the problem I have. Just want here to be happy and walk to park as I have no vehicle anymore
Dead Farmer get rid of the harness mate. It won’t help with this. A slip lead will be the most effective tool for this. Relax, don’t put to much pressure on this. Try this video in short sessions and you will be walking in no time mate.
Our GSD is exactly the same!!! We cannot get her out of the house on her lead!! We can drive her somewhere but if she doesn't want to walk She definitely wont 😞🤔
This was working on my dog immediately...also fearful but of cars, like extreme terror.... But it was too much pressure on her throat. Yes I had the lead up high but she vomited. I ordered a herm sprenger, not a cheap knock off, it is definitely safer on their throats if fitted correctly on the back of the neck as I've observed in many cases. I'm wishing my new dog luck, I'm going to do whatever it takes so she can be free of fear and have a full life.
I hope she got better, you guys are amazing
well done
Thank you so much for this video. If the dog becomes scared again, and pulls the leash to go home what should we do? Should we walk in the other direction?
Similar issue with my dog who is very nervous on walks, but instead of pulling to go back in the direction of the house my dog runs ahead of me and pull as much as he can on the leash as if to get the walk over with as fast as possible. What would you recommend doing in this situations?
Super helpful, thanks a lot!
what should i do? My staffie won’t even go out of the living room. She just runs to her bed and we can’t get her out at all
i have the same issue, but my issue was caused by breeder they never let puppys outside, also when i get him putside i noticed when there are other dogs around, my staffie is not scared or when there are other people (strangers) around...
so what should i do if my dog DOES try to sprint home? how do i stop that?
Mr German pinscher does that all of the sudden for last 2 days . I don’t know why .
I have a 12 week puppy, full of energy,always running and playing and not afraid of people...but is afraid of other dogs,like a lot! I neet to get him going out since we live in an apartment and we dont have a yard and he needs to start potty training. But he is afraid to go outside,he is stubborn and trying to get back, and if we pass by a house with a dog and that dog barks at us,then bam,its over,he pisses himself,start trembling and he wont walk at all....even if he sees another dog at a distance,he gets scared,i dont know what to do...
What to do when the dog is 50kg and can pull like a horse?
Great video!
such a tough breed but really suffer with fireworks thunder and gun shot
Good night,
Thank you very much for posting this video,
I'm having a lot of troubles with my Bull Terrier, since he had a accident and had to stay one month inside my house, he's now terrified to walk in the street, and also afraid of people.
I'm trying to fight that by walking him for some time every end of the day (because of my squedule) 30min, and i'm not getting much results.
I'm very afraid that he turns agressive due to that.
I will try your way and see how it goes.
how is Ruby doing now?
Mafalda Crespo Ruby is doing great now. If you add me on FB Adam spivey (Southend dog training) you will see a recent video of her.
Good job
My neighbors dog won’t leave the house . He used to but she said he’s fearful of the tree cutters and the fear just stayed.
hey there, I have a 8 years old terrier dog, she is a bit afraid of thunder and firework and construction sounds, but never had issue with going outside and always was really passionate about it, but since 12-16 months ago after some days of thunder and rain she started to be afraid of going outside, she comes to yard but refuses to go out of the yard to the sidewalk and street. but when she's outside, she's really nervous and with every little sound like car door close and sounds like that, she becomes distracted and wants to go back home. it started almost a year ago and continued for a few months, the weird thing was that at the time it started, she was ok with walks in the morning but refused and was scared of walks in the afternoons and evenings, then the problem stoped for itself after we stopped taking her out for a couple of months and she was again ok with going outside fro some months, but now it has started again since a couple of months ago after a few days of thunder and rain, but now she is afraid of walks in the morning too but not as much as afternoon walks. I see that she is not as confident as before even in the home and is so conscious(I mean looks a little afraid) of some sounds in the home, like the sound of things dropping and etc. I have tried some tricks like in this video for a week now, and I don't see any improvements, actually she now even seems hesitant about getting close to the leash, something which never happened before. I tried to distract her every time a sound goes off and every time she wants to focus on the sound by commands and showing her treats or toys, and give her treats like in the video if she walks aways from home, but after we go past some point she doesn't respond to treat or distractions by toys, gets more focused on the sounds and just wants to get back home. I should mention that she is well trained by myself to a degree she uses bathroom for her business, knows a lot of tricks, obeys me 85 -95% of the times. If I say her come with me and walk her more away from home she comes and she sometimes show some sign of enjoyment and sniffing things on the way, but as more we get away from home she becomes more nervous and looks back every 30 seconds but never pulls me because I taught her not to pull, so I try not to put her on more stress and I usually go back home soon. Im sorry it got long but I don't know how to reach to you, I would really appreciate if you could give me some tips and help to make her more confident again.
Good Morning, thank you so much for reaching out to us, you need to head over to southenddogtraining.co.uk so one of our team can give you one to one advice to get over this and get you the advice to help. Thanks SDT Team.
@@southenddogtraining1 thank you, but I dont live in UK, so that's why I asked my question here. but anyway thank you for your great video and response
What if you dog is pulling to go home after being spooked. My 5 month lab does pretty well walking happily, then nce i=spooked by like a hammer at a construction site with pull me towards home / cannot be distracted for the rest of the walk,
my dog does this and she drags me home i’ve tried just stopping and let her calm down and as soon i move off again she starts dragging herself on the floor
I hate it after a Airline flys over our home my dog wont go out for hour. .
this is really good! having the same problem, but she wont even get out the door, can i still do this? also what do i do when she starts to try to pull me home on the way back?
great question! my dog is also reluctant to leave for the walk, but on the way back she pulls me like a horse. She's pretty small, so when i hold her back, she starts to run but her paws slip so she looks like she's running on the spot
My Pittie does this as well. She will walk about 5 house down from mine that it, then she puts her breaks on and turns around and runs back home
My Shih Tzu loved going for a walk. Now she won’t go outside. It’s miserable.
Make sure that you do not fuss her whilst she is refusing to go outside so that you are not rewarding the behaviour. I recommend joining our online group for advice on this issue and figuring out the reason for her change in behaviour etc. Our online group is free for the first 7 days and you can join using the link below. Membership - Southend Dog Training
Okay question is how you get her outside
I used this at the start and it did improve things however not fully and I was told that my boy has now lost confidence in me to keep him safe as I had showed him no reassurance at all and stood sort of forcing him to walk while not acknowledging his fear and he will now walk with others but not me.( cos I was left to deal with this on a daily basis initially} Think it made it worse long term so I am now contacting a behaviourist
A behaviorist is the best route to go. Dog trainers like myself can then help you implement the training plan suggested by the behaviorist. Good luck!
I did and I am now counter conditioning my dog to the fear and never allowing him over his threshold which this silly idea was constantly doing in my case ... since I have found a free advice on facebook dog training and support which is behaviourist offering advice and information to prevent people being given bad advice and their dogs suffering so anybody who can afford help join this
@@doggygang357 that's fantastic! Sounds like you've also learnt a bit about animal behavior. Yeah, this trainer's method of positive punishment followed by negative reinforcement is shunned by most animal welfare associations. People, Google AVSAB position on punishment.
Julie are you saying there is a Facebook group of behaviorist that offer free advice? Many of my clients cannot afford a behaviorist. Please share if I'm understanding that correctly.
My dog is newly blind and is struggling like this dog. Won’t walk because overwhelmed by her blindness. I have been using this technique. Sometimes she is better than others. However, really struggling when she smells another dog any where near her. Will not walk, tries to run, throws her head around wildly and tries to back out of her harness. Any advice as to how I can help her please. This video is the closest situation I have seen to what I need help with. Any advice will really be appreciated. Thank you.
When you say apply pressure what exactly do you mean ?
My boarder collie has just developed a fear of the outside. I usually walk him off leash and he is fine for a while and then he just stops and runs all the way back home. Which is a half mile buy that point. Any thoughts?
Patrick Gunn go back to basics and do some lead work my friend. Block the fear and then carry on as normal.
@@southenddogtraining1 that's what I was thinking I should do. I will give it a go and see how he gets on. Thanks for the video and advice.
I have a very fearful rescue collie, she’s afraid of everything and everyone. When i take her out she’s constantly trying to see if there’s anyone coming towards her, and if theres any sudden noises like someone closing a door she tries to run. I’ve got a good harness on her but not making any progress in walking her at all. This video is similar to what she does but worse as she tries to run. , i’ll try anything that helps.
Pat Davidson harnesses are not going to help in this situation. You’re best bet would be a slip lead like in this video. I would also highly recommend you get a Balanced Dog Training to help you.
Hi! If someone could help me, I would be grateful. My dog has the same fear for over 3 years now. He isn't going on walks in the afternoon or at night, because he associates those time of the day with fireworks. I tried this technique with him many times, but if I sit with the leash tensed and don't move until he moves the way i want, he's not moving. I tried that for 15, 30 min, 45 min and he doesn't flinch. He's usually a very stubborn dog and I don't know what to do anymore.
🇫🇷☕️💕my dog is worse then this dog not walking outside. I tried this way already, it doesn’t work, on the raining day it is more difficult...
They say dogs are smart but they act as if we will lead them into lava. Lol. I just walked this way, you can to. Let's go. Smh.
I used to do this when my dog started showing fear while going for a walk, but instead of helping him with this method it only made it worse..
I really dont know what to do anymore because he is so afraid right now it hurts to see him like that. Do you know any other method to fight his fear?
Patrick hello Patrick, if this method didn’t work I would probably say it’s more down to something you’re doing or letting off energy wise as it’s actually a universal method that will work for all dogs done properly. I would advise you contact a balanced dog trainer to help you further. Where are you located buddy ?
Perhaps Ruby had to take a massive dump and didn't want to go on the sidewalk, or as we call them in America "Gabuflozentrubens".
I’m so sorry that happened to her. I can’t believe people. Twiggy is terrified to walk because a neighbor yelled at us aggressively and I yelled back at them very angry. Have not been able to walk since. I feel so ashamed of myself for making the situation worse.
Just pull
i recently adopted a 5 year old dog, she is doing exactly the same. she pee in the house
Type R 🤤
But you pulling her hard poor thing it’s not hurting her neck 😥