Amazing... I enjoy listening and watching you share your techniques. Not always easy to emulate but certainly doable with patience and practice. Sometimes, more so for the dog owner (to emulate you) than for the dog himself! Again, thanks for the opportunity to learn from a great master dog trainer!
Youve been such a great help. Ive been literally watching your basic obedience playlist from start to finish cause it’s been so helpful to me and my pup. I know I can watch videos of other trainers but I haven’t really needed too cause you’ve been so in depth with everything and if I ever need assistance I always go back to your vids like I hope you understand that this free content that you’ve made really impacted my dog and me and I appreciate it so much. It’s crazy cause I’ve watched your video with Harley on the stay command and I’ve always wonder how it would look like with the down command and you being an amazing trainer already have a video covered on it
Thank you..my Siberian Husky she's doing very well with all your training that your teaching us..this exercise is a good one yet again..we thank you!J.
Every video is perfect. as an dog trainer in pass I am always looking for new tricks or mistakes in dog training videos.. with you I picked up new stuff ( for example we never start with a treat and no commend. but it is correct way to start with a yang dog ) and i do not see any mistakes in your videos. Training based on Pavlov's science. and you explain it in one of your previous videos Thank you Nate. I am enjoying watching your videos.
The thing I love most about these great videos, is the great questions asked by viewers which also help me understand better when you give them more info!! Just a pity I don't know about that free training book 🤦🏻♀️
Thank you very much for another good video. In previous videos I do not remember you mentioning the release word “break”, only in passing through doors with retriever puppy. I always used the release marker “free” instead of “break”. Where they differ is not much clear to me. Could you please give an example of where to use free and break?
Thanks! Just think about what the word predicts and that makes the use much easier. I use "free" as my terminal marker and this always predicts release and reward. So if I say "free" to my dogs, I pay them with the primary reward. The "break" is a release word and not a marker. Break only predicts release. I use this when my dog is in a stay and I want to release them without rewarding them. I hope that helps and thanks again for commenting and supporting the channel! Cheers! :)
Great video! My pup is not quite at this point yet. However could you make a video about getting a puppy comfortable around children? Today is day 2 with my 10 week old puppy and when my kids get a little loud she barks and growls at them.
Thanks! In the meantime try this, it's from version 3 of my manual. (not released yet) Confidence building helps prevent a dog from having fear issues, but what if those issues are already present in our dog? This is when we use counterconditioning and desensitization. Counterconditioning is very similar to confidence building, but the main difference is that we use counterconditioning to help a dog overcome something they may be afraid of. For example, your dog is afraid of the vacuum cleaner: • Expose the dog to the vacuum cleaner while it’s turned off. • Reward the dog with high value rewards just for being comfortable with the vacuum cleaner. The dog will start to associate the vacuum cleaner with high value rewards. • Start moving the vacuum cleaner around the carpet (turned off). Again, reward the dog for behaving and being comfortable, but not if they’re barking at it. • Turn the vacuum cleaner on, then off, treating it like a marker. Reward the dog. • Keep turning it on and off, and eventually leave it on, and reward the dog. Now, the dog will no longer associate the vacuum cleaner negatively at all. You can also simulate the sound on your phone. Starting at a low volume and gradually increasing it as the dog becomes more confident. Here’s another few examples: When I'm training a sports protection dog, they have to become desensitized to gunshots, because one of the exercises requires the dog to bite the decoy (person in bite suit) while the decoy is firing a blank pistol. We do this by first firing the blank pistol at a distance that doesn't trouble the dog. As the dog becomes more comfortable with the sound, we slowly, over time (could be weeks or even months), bring the gunshots closer and closer to the dog, until the dog isn't bothered by it at all. Keep in mind that each dog will take a different amount of time to learn a new behavior or increase in confidence. I had a dog that I was working with a few years back that was terrified in public, and in two weeks I was able to fix the issue. Here's what I did with that dog using a combination of desensitization and counter conditioning: First I ONLY fed the dog and did obedience outside of the house. The first day I was in my front yard training, as the days progressed, I slowly moved to more locations with slightly more activity. As the dog's confidence continued to go up, we went to even more locations with more activity. By the second week I was doing obedience with the dog inside of a local Home Depot and a Petsmart. It's important to keep in mind that I did not feed the dog in the house where the dog was comfortable. I wanted the dog to associate the public locations with the pleasant experience of training and food rewards. The idea is to be on the same team as your dog, rather than having a relationship based on fear, or the belief that the owner needs to be the "alpha".
Thanks for the video. I am really learning from your videos and training my Doberman. Please do a video with a Doberman also.... But I would like to know what type of treats to give them and where to procure it. India Kripal
Hi Nate! Can you please share how do you command a sit-stay if the dog is already sitting from a previous position? (for example, after halting in "heel" position, or sitting in "here" position, after coming when called) Can't really thank you enough!
Instead of saying "stay" before you walk away, just tell the dog the commanded position that you would like them to be in or to maintain. So if I halted and my dog sat in heel position, I would then say "sit" and walk away, just confirming to the dog what you would like them to do. Cheers!
We love your training approach and have been using it with our GSD. It has worked brilliantly and she responds really well. We've bought the platform but are concerned about the cautions around large breads jumping under 12mnths due to unfused bones. Our puppy is 3 months. Is this training ok to do at this age?
Hey, love your work. I have a qs for you tho,I want to get a gsd puppy but i have a small apartment in the city.i know I can provide it with other requirements like excercise and give it time but my frnds are worried it's not enough place for a big dog.What would your advice be?
Thanks! As long as you're taking your dog out for plenty of play, training, and exercise, then you should be fine in a small apartment. My place is small and I have two dogs. Since I work with them everyday, they are very comfortable when inside. Cheers!
As Nate said...I live in a 17' camper with my working GSD....very hard dog. Remember, inside is for CALM. Get a good routine and train multiple times a day for 5 minutes. A few 15 minute walks, teach fEtch/tug INSIDE!! Crate train, name, recall all inside to start until known while your teaching your markers yes/no/good. TEACH your dog the RULES...keep a leash on it for the first year....teach an "easy" or "gentle" command as well in your first month!! frozen kongs are great! Enjoy an hang in there....the first 6-8 months can feel overwhelming...keep calm and chip along!! You decide EVERYTHING!!
I notice you release him with “break”. I’ve been teaching the terminal marker “okay”. If I have my pup in a climb position, working on stays, would it be wrong to release him with the terminal marker, after already rewarding with the continuation marker?
Hey Nate tnks for the videos, only wished I discovered them sooner I am a bit confused :p If i want the dog to perform a down stay and then break and thats it no more tricks . Do I say free and reward after I say the command break (and the dog comes) So is it; "Down" - "break"- "free" and reward Or "Down" - "free" and reward (after the dog has been in a down stay for a couple of seconds) Thanks and well done
Thanks! It's easiest if you just think about what each word predicts. These are the words that I use and what they predict. Yes = Reward Free = Release and Reward Break = Release Learn more about markers here: ua-cam.com/video/7CNjxTnsh8Y/v-deo.html Hope this helps!
Great video as always Nate, thanks so much for doing these! Question for you. When teaching the down stay, let's say the dog breaks it and moves toward me. I correct with the down command, and my puppy instantly goes into the down (he knows the verbal command very well). He is now in a different position than I put him originally. Do I need to move him back on the platform or should I reward him, or do something else?
I like to put the pup back in the location that the puppy broke from. If you are running into issues, then you can train it the way I did with Harley. Say "no" or "wrong" or whatever word you choose then reinforce the command. You can see the stay with Harley here: ua-cam.com/video/s5iD8eN89bo/v-deo.html
Hey Nate what are some confidence building exercises for Malinois specific, that help increase attention and motivation and reduce the fear of being punished for bad behaviour?
An easy way to look at confidence-building is to take something that the dog may be unsure about and make it predict something pleasant instead. For example: Let’s say you want to get your dog comfortable with different sounds, so you fill an empty kiddie pool with empty plastic bottles for the puppy / dog to play with. At first, the puppy or dog may be hesitant about the situation, but if you show the puppy or dog that it’s fun by either getting in the pool first or luring the puppy or dog into the pool, they will soon discover that it’s a fun activity and the puppy or dog will associate the sound of the plastic bottles with fun (this is something a lot of protection dog trainers will do with their puppies because some protection sports, they will use what’s called a bottle curtain, which is basically a bunch of empty plastic bottles hanging from a pole in a curtain-like fashion that the dog will have to run through.) Simply put, it’s about constantly exposing your dog to new things and making those activities pleasant by predicting something the dog enjoys. Below are some confidence building exercises that I like to do with puppies and dogs that I work with. • Having the dog walk on multiple surfaces while giving the dog treats. An example could be having the dog walk on bubble wrap or a gym floor. • Having the dog walk on elevated surfaces while providing rewards. Making sure the dog won’t fall and get hurt, which could have the opposite effect. • Playing tug and always allowing the dog to win. If I want the toy from the dog, I always use the “drop it” command. I never physically take the toy away by ripping it from the dog. • Exposing the dog to different sounds while providing rewards. Starting at a low volume and increasing as the dog becomes more comfortable. • Taking the dog to different environments for training. This is part of socialization. • Create a puppy or dog obstacle course. These are just a few examples, but you can see how the process works. Try being creative when doing confidence building exercises with your dog.
My man, thanks for the response I already started incorporating obstacle exercises into training regiment once I noticed she started doing the commands due to fear and not motivation. Now it’s at a point where she jumps on walls and over fences without me giving any command, she do be a bit crazy sometimes.. When doing some bite work training I always let her win, once she really starts giving the effort to take the toy from me and I also started giving her way more praise for the smaller things. It’s a good analogy you used with training your super dog like in the movie Bolt. She still however picks up on some wrong signals from me where she thinks she’ll get punished and therefore shows symptoms of fear. For example there are instances where a simple “no" or walking at a certain location already drastically decrease her ability to perform. Any way to fix that?
Absolutely. In fact, you want to teach your dog how to get to each position from all other positions. sit from a down sit from a stand down from a sit down from a stand stand from a sit stand from a down etc.
Hey a little off topic here but, if a dog know it has to go to the door to go to the bathroom, buts starts going to the door just to grab a stick or run around and come back in, should we do the technique we’re we put him in his kennel then take him out back out, or just keep letting him do it? ( he does still occasionally have accidents when some one can’t get to the door in time he is still a puppy) I want to let him play out side but it seems like I’m reinforcing a bad behavior when I think he has to go to the bathroom so I let him out just for him to grab a stick and come back in
Yes. Great question. I would train it like my potty training video. When he asks to go out, I would put a leash on and walk him to the potty location. If he successfully goes potty, then he should be rewarded, perhaps taken on a walk or playing fetch. We try to reinforce that the bathroom break leads to more fun activities. If the puppy doesn't go, then he or she is brought back to the crate. We wait 20 minutes, then repeat the process. This will teach him that if he indicates that he needs to go outside, then it needs to be for potty, not play. Once he goes potty, then he can play.
I have a question. My dog always runs away from her harness. When we need to put it on her for walks. This has been going on for a long time and I’m honestly sick of it I do not know why she does this because she seems to always enjoy our walks I have tried to train her not to do this by luring her to me with treats sometimes she will walk up to me and get the treat but as soon as I pick up the harness she runs after a few minutes we are able to get the harness on her but it takes sometime. Do you know why she does this? Or how to fix it?
This is something I would consider using leash pressure to fix and eventually a correction if needed. Put the leash and collar on and use the leash pressure to make her sit. If she breaks the sit, say one "wrong" or whatever word you choose, use the leash pressure to reinforce the commanded position. Make her maintain the sit or a stand command while you put the harness on. Each time she breaks, use the process explained above. Once she knows the command, you can say no when she breaks and uses a leash pop on the training collar to correct the bad behavior. I discuss this in more detail in my training manual. You can get it here free until 3/6/21: amzn.to/2P2tyQH
@@NateSchoemer And what do you mean by “use the leash to make her sit” Like forcing her?? She knows sit very well. And only needs to hear the word sit or the hand signal and she will sit
@@NateSchoemer And also sry one more questions Jinger has a lot of fear and trust issues. And some training methods make that behavior worse. So just making sure. Do you think the method that you said is ok for a fearful anxious dog?
Question: How much training does a belgian malinois need per day? I can train my dog for a hour and exercise it for 2 hours or more... Should i increase the training time?
@@supriyadivekar1021 yes, I used to exercise my gs 45 min, morning and evening, and some less formal play exercise combined with one of my trainings. You can do a few super short trainings to show that obedience is required all the time. Since I am home more now, I do 4 or 5 sessions of 10 to 15 minutes and if I can break for long enough I do 30 minutes straight to do longer items. Like stay in this video. Its boring to do long stays but its necessary, and I even do it when we are out on walks.
Question, I’m new to the channel this may have been answered but my pup every time I try to reward him it takes the treat and walks away eats it and comes back I won’t stay still when he gets a treat
Thanks for checking out the channel. I would suggest going through the basic obedience series. It'll give you all the tools you need to train your dog. ua-cam.com/video/cc8hX4lCGiY/v-deo.html Or you can use leash pressure training to help control your pup. ua-cam.com/video/hCb1Y86eYBQ/v-deo.html Cheers!
Use tiny soft treats, and keep on a leash. If you build focus as condition for treats, and use the break to treat, then you control when he is released to walk away, not him.
I started watching your videos because of Spock (#collielove) but now I'm feeling so much more confident about training when I eventually get my own Spock.
Hey nate, my puppy has started growling whenever I would pick him up before he was fine no matter how long I had him up or in my lap for but now he growls. How can I resolve this?
Try using his kibble. Hand feed him his food instead of the food bowl. Do it while touching him and gradually work your way up so that he gets his food when he's picked up by you. I think several sessions of this should make a difference.
First, make sure he doesn't have any medical issues or unknown injuries. Sometimes when a dog's behavior changes overnight, then it could be caused by some discomfort. If it's not an injury or medical issue, then you can try what Amir suggested. Use counter conditioning and make it a training exercise. I discuss this a little in version 3 of my manual. If you email me, I'll send you a copy. Cheers! NateSchoemer@gmail.com
Hey Nate I’m going to rephrase my follow-up question again since you haven’t replied yet. My dog expresses confidence in most playing activities. However she still picks up on some wrong signals from me in some scenarios, where she thinks she’ll get punished and therefore shows symptoms of fear. For example there are instances where a simple “no" or walking at a certain location already drastically decrease her ability to perform and focus. Any way to fix that?
Not sure what question you're referring to, since I respond to every question. Make sure the words that you use always predict the same thing. If you use "no" as a conditioned correction. Meaning it predicts a correction, then you should use a different word for a non-reinforcement marker. If you say "no" and your dog thinks she's going to get corrected, then she'll act that way. • Non-Reinforcement Marker: This is a signal for negative-punishment; which means withholding the reward from your dog until your dog does the behavior correctly. This is for mistakes. Your dog must understand that they can make a mistake and try again. Hope this helps! Cheers! :)
Hey I know im late but you haven't uploaded in the last 2 days so ill ask all my questions in this vid and in ur next video. here are my questions 1. Where do you buy the things that you tell the dog to climb on? 2. Is it okay if I train a service dog and go to school everyday? 3. Where do I go to get a dog that I can train into a service dog and get payed for it?
Hi, Kaitlin! 1. ua-cam.com/video/9zGIGe2m77Y/v-deo.html 2. Yes. :) 3. If you want to get paid for training dogs, then your main target market would be for pet dogs. However, training service dogs for people in need and not charging is a very noble thing to do and it'll increase your dog training skills. If you want to get paid for training service dogs then you would need to work at a place that trains service dogs or get paid by someone to train their service dog. Cheers!
@@NateSchoemer Okay thank you. I dont need to get payed I just dont really know where to go for someone else to give me a dog to train into a service dog
Nate! quick question. If I want my dog to have a focus heel command, should I teach him that he *has* to do it every time we're on a walk? Or is it ok for me to sometimes walk with him more freely? Thanks as always, my dog's behavior ir great because of you, and he's very fulfilled
Thanks! I would create a different command for each. This is what I teach my dogs. Heel = Focused heel With me = Maintain heel, but no need to focus. Let's go = My dogs may do whatever they like as long as they don't pull on the leash. I hope this helps and thanks for supporting my channel. Cheers! :)
Check out these two videos. It'll help teach your dog to perform behaviors without constant treats. ua-cam.com/video/a2OBoptftYs/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/tEU6gM_sHYI/v-deo.html Cheers! :)
Thank you for the video! Just picked up my pup yesterday and although I think I watched all your videos (a lot of them a couple of times :D) it's amazing that you're doing this new series with Spock and it's so cool we're just a couple weeks behind! Have fun training ^^
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Thank you for your puppy's cuteness.^^
Thank you for the video.
I'll come often to watch videos.
Thanks! Yes, these two puppies are super cute. I feel very lucky to get to train them. :)
Thanks for the videos really need it for my future dog
Thanks! I'm happy they are helpful! :)
That "yessss" part! I didn't notice I was making this mistake all the time! thanks for sharing that!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching and commenting! :)
Aww! Spock and Jet are so adorable!
I agree! Lol! They are really nice pups! :)
What a good pair of puppies you are such a kind clear gentlemen
Thank you, Betty! The puppies make it look easy. :)
Amazing... I enjoy listening and watching you share your techniques. Not always easy to emulate but certainly doable with patience and practice. Sometimes, more so for the dog owner (to emulate you) than for the dog himself! Again, thanks for the opportunity to learn from a great master dog trainer!
Wow! Thank you! I really appreciate that and I'm happy my videos are helpful. :)
Youve been such a great help. Ive been literally watching your basic obedience playlist from start to finish cause it’s been so helpful to me and my pup. I know I can watch videos of other trainers but I haven’t really needed too cause you’ve been so in depth with everything and if I ever need assistance I always go back to your vids like I hope you understand that this free content that you’ve made really impacted my dog and me and I appreciate it so much. It’s crazy cause I’ve watched your video with Harley on the stay command and I’ve always wonder how it would look like with the down command and you being an amazing trainer already have a video covered on it
It's my pleasure. I'm happy the videos have been so helpful. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. :)
Thank you..my Siberian Husky she's doing very well with all your training that your teaching us..this exercise is a good one yet again..we thank you!J.
My Pleasure! Thanks again for watching and commenting! :)
Aww so cute the 2 of them. Such amazing training.
Thanks so much and yes, they are super cute! :)
Thank you so much for all you do
My pleasure. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel. :)
Every video is perfect. as an dog trainer in pass I am always looking for new tricks or mistakes in dog training videos.. with you I picked up new stuff ( for example we never start with a treat and no commend. but it is correct way to start with a yang dog ) and i do not see any mistakes in your videos. Training based on Pavlov's science. and you explain it in one of your previous videos
Thank you Nate. I am enjoying watching your videos.
Thank you so much, Bek! I really appreciate that! Cheers! :)
watching and reading your book, super helpful
Awesome! Thanks and I'm happy the videos and book is proving to be helpful. Cheers!
Thank you so much for your help! Big cheers from Brazil!
It was my pleasure! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. Cheers! :)
Releasing from a climb stay (while training) when you are close to the dog is a good point. Will reinforce that one! Thank you! 💞
My pleasure. Thanks again for watching. :)
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Thank you for always
My pleasure! Thank you so much for watching. :)
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My pleasure. Thank you again for watching and supporting! Cheers! :)
I was using free to release my dog. Good to know it should be a non marker word like break. I always learn something new when I watch your videos!
Thanks, Danielle! I appreciate that and I'm happy it was helpful. :)
Practicing this today. Thanks, Nate.
Awesome! My pleasure! Thanks again for watching and commenting! :)
@@NateSchoemer They (two) caught on quickly. Will repeat, repeat, repeat until they know it.
The thing I love most about these great videos, is the great questions asked by viewers which also help me understand better when you give them more info!! Just a pity I don't know about that free training book 🤦🏻♀️
Thanks! :)
Awesome video Nate! Love how good Spock is with distractions.
Thanks, Garrit! :)
So cute, Nate. I'm waiting for your video on teaching your dog Jiu Jitsu :)
Haha! I'm sure Charlie would do Jiu Jitsu! 😂
Another great video! My pups turning 10w soon and I’m going to start naming my commands soon just want them to be perfect first
Awesome! Thanks! Yes, don't name the commands until you love it, is the best way to go! :)
@@NateSchoemer for sure !
Thanks Nate another great explanation. I’m still learning 👍🏻😁
Yay! Thanks, Susan! :)
I just want to say I love your videos 🥰 wish you had classes in Orlando Florida 🤦🏽♂️
Thank you, I appreciate that! 😁🐶
I became a dog groomer today now I can see whatever dogs I thought of thanks nate
Awesome! Congrats on the new position. :)
@@NateSchoemer ♥️ you too have a good day with the beautiful dogs
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome info!! I always walk straight back. But I did notice that my dog rarely breaks anymore even when I pull on the leash
Thanks! That's great and your dog does have a really nice stay! :)
Quality content as always!
Much appreciated! :)
Thank you very much for another good video.
In previous videos I do not remember you mentioning the release word “break”, only in passing through doors with retriever puppy.
I always used the release marker “free” instead of “break”.
Where they differ is not much clear to me.
Could you please give an example of where to use free and break?
Thanks! Just think about what the word predicts and that makes the use much easier. I use "free" as my terminal marker and this always predicts release and reward. So if I say "free" to my dogs, I pay them with the primary reward. The "break" is a release word and not a marker. Break only predicts release. I use this when my dog is in a stay and I want to release them without rewarding them. I hope that helps and thanks again for commenting and supporting the channel! Cheers! :)
@@NateSchoemer thank you, I was looking for a way to reserve the rewards anyway :)
Joke a side it was very helpful.
Cheers :)
I'm in watch in India very video is good many useful
Thank you, I really appreciate that! :)
Great video! My pup is not quite at this point yet. However could you make a video about getting a puppy comfortable around children? Today is day 2 with my 10 week old puppy and when my kids get a little loud she barks and growls at them.
Thanks! In the meantime try this, it's from version 3 of my manual. (not released yet) Confidence building helps prevent a dog from having fear issues, but what if those issues are already present in our dog? This is when we use counterconditioning and desensitization. Counterconditioning is very similar to confidence building, but the main difference is that we use counterconditioning to help a dog overcome something they may be afraid of.
For example, your dog is afraid of the vacuum cleaner:
• Expose the dog to the vacuum cleaner while it’s turned off.
• Reward the dog with high value rewards just for being comfortable with the vacuum cleaner. The dog will start to associate the vacuum cleaner with high value rewards.
• Start moving the vacuum cleaner around the carpet (turned off). Again, reward the dog for behaving and being comfortable, but not if they’re barking at it.
• Turn the vacuum cleaner on, then off, treating it like a marker. Reward the dog.
• Keep turning it on and off, and eventually leave it on, and reward the dog. Now, the dog will no longer associate the vacuum cleaner negatively at all. You can also simulate the sound on your phone. Starting at a low volume and gradually increasing it as the dog becomes more confident.
Here’s another few examples: When I'm training a sports protection dog, they have to become desensitized to gunshots, because one of the exercises requires the dog to bite the decoy (person in bite suit) while the decoy is firing a blank pistol. We do this by first firing the blank pistol at a distance that doesn't trouble the dog. As the dog becomes more comfortable with the sound, we slowly, over time (could be weeks or even months), bring the gunshots closer and closer to the dog, until the dog isn't bothered by it at all. Keep in mind that each dog will take a different amount of time to learn a new behavior or increase in confidence.
I had a dog that I was working with a few years back that was terrified in public, and in two weeks I was able to fix the issue. Here's what I did with that dog using a combination of desensitization and counter conditioning: First I ONLY fed the dog and did obedience outside of the house. The first day I was in my front yard training, as the days progressed, I slowly moved to more locations with slightly more activity. As the dog's confidence continued to go up, we went to even more locations with more activity. By the second week I was doing obedience with the dog inside of a local Home Depot and a Petsmart. It's important to keep in mind that I did not feed the dog in the house where the dog was comfortable. I wanted the dog to associate the public locations with the pleasant experience of training and food rewards.
The idea is to be on the same team as your dog, rather than having a relationship based on fear, or the belief that the owner needs to be the "alpha".
Thanks for the video.
I am really learning from your videos and training my Doberman. Please do a video with a Doberman also....
But I would like to know what type of treats to give them and where to procure it.
India
Kripal
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Love Spock!
Nate, for a 10 weeks old Shihtzu, what sort of collar is best for leash training? Can we commence with soft leash pressure? Thanks.
I like the martingale collar. :)
@@NateSchoemer thanks!!!
Hi Nate! Can you please share how do you command a sit-stay if the dog is already sitting from a previous position? (for example, after halting in "heel" position, or sitting in "here" position, after coming when called) Can't really thank you enough!
Instead of saying "stay" before you walk away, just tell the dog the commanded position that you would like them to be in or to maintain. So if I halted and my dog sat in heel position, I would then say "sit" and walk away, just confirming to the dog what you would like them to do. Cheers!
@@NateSchoemer That's what I thought! Thank you so much! Cheers :)
We love your training approach and have been using it with our GSD. It has worked brilliantly and she responds really well. We've bought the platform but are concerned about the cautions around large breads jumping under 12mnths due to unfused bones. Our puppy is 3 months. Is this training ok to do at this age?
Thanks! Just make the platform lower if you are worried. :)
Hey, love your work.
I have a qs for you tho,I want to get a gsd puppy but i have a small apartment in the city.i know I can provide it with other requirements like excercise and give it time but my frnds are worried it's not enough place for a big dog.What would your advice be?
Thanks! As long as you're taking your dog out for plenty of play, training, and exercise, then you should be fine in a small apartment. My place is small and I have two dogs. Since I work with them everyday, they are very comfortable when inside. Cheers!
As Nate said...I live in a 17' camper with my working GSD....very hard dog. Remember, inside is for CALM. Get a good routine and train multiple times a day for 5 minutes. A few 15 minute walks, teach fEtch/tug INSIDE!! Crate train, name, recall all inside to start until known while your teaching your markers yes/no/good. TEACH your dog the RULES...keep a leash on it for the first year....teach an "easy" or "gentle" command as well in your first month!! frozen kongs are great! Enjoy an hang in there....the first 6-8 months can feel overwhelming...keep calm and chip along!! You decide EVERYTHING!!
Hi Nick which dog bed brand, raised.... do you recommend we have a chewer?
I like petcot company. petcot.com/
I notice you release him with “break”. I’ve been teaching the terminal marker “okay”. If I have my pup in a climb position, working on stays, would it be wrong to release him with the terminal marker, after already rewarding with the continuation marker?
Also would it be detrimental to switch from okay to free for the terminal marker, free seems to roll of the tongue easier
I’m hitting the like button for Arih who asked so nicely at 01:58 😁
Hahaha! Thank you! 🤣
Nice shirt.
Thanks! My two biggest passions. Dogs and Jiu Jitsu! :)
Hey Nate tnks for the videos, only wished I discovered them sooner
I am a bit confused :p
If i want the dog to perform a down stay and then break and thats it no more tricks .
Do I say free and reward after I say the command break (and the dog comes)
So is it;
"Down" - "break"- "free" and reward
Or
"Down" - "free" and reward (after the dog has been in a down stay for a couple of seconds)
Thanks and well done
Thanks!
It's easiest if you just think about what each word predicts. These are the words that I use and what they predict.
Yes = Reward
Free = Release and Reward
Break = Release
Learn more about markers here: ua-cam.com/video/7CNjxTnsh8Y/v-deo.html
Hope this helps!
Okay, Thanks a lot :)
Great video as always Nate, thanks so much for doing these! Question for you. When teaching the down stay, let's say the dog breaks it and moves toward me. I correct with the down command, and my puppy instantly goes into the down (he knows the verbal command very well). He is now in a different position than I put him originally. Do I need to move him back on the platform or should I reward him, or do something else?
I like to put the pup back in the location that the puppy broke from. If you are running into issues, then you can train it the way I did with Harley. Say "no" or "wrong" or whatever word you choose then reinforce the command. You can see the stay with Harley here: ua-cam.com/video/s5iD8eN89bo/v-deo.html
Hey Nate what are some confidence building exercises for Malinois specific, that help increase attention and motivation and reduce the fear of being punished for bad behaviour?
An easy way to look at confidence-building is to take something that the dog may be unsure about and make it predict something pleasant instead. For example: Let’s say you want to get your dog comfortable with different sounds, so you fill an empty kiddie pool with empty plastic bottles for the puppy / dog to play with. At first, the puppy or dog may be hesitant about the situation, but if you show the puppy or dog that it’s fun by either getting in the pool first or luring the puppy or dog into the pool, they will soon discover that it’s a fun activity and the puppy or dog will associate the sound of the plastic bottles with fun (this is something a lot of protection dog trainers will do with their puppies because some protection sports, they will use what’s called a bottle curtain, which is basically a bunch of empty plastic bottles hanging from a pole in a curtain-like fashion that the dog will have to run through.) Simply put, it’s about constantly exposing your dog to new things and making those activities pleasant by predicting something the dog enjoys.
Below are some confidence building exercises that I like to do with puppies and dogs that I work with.
• Having the dog walk on multiple surfaces while giving the dog treats. An example could be having the dog walk on bubble wrap or a gym floor.
• Having the dog walk on elevated surfaces while providing rewards. Making sure the dog won’t fall and get hurt, which could have the opposite effect.
• Playing tug and always allowing the dog to win. If I want the toy from the dog, I always use the “drop it” command. I never physically take the toy away by ripping it from the dog.
• Exposing the dog to different sounds while providing rewards. Starting at a low volume and increasing as the dog becomes more comfortable.
• Taking the dog to different environments for training. This is part of socialization.
• Create a puppy or dog obstacle course.
These are just a few examples, but you can see how the process works. Try being creative when doing confidence building exercises with your dog.
My man, thanks for the response
I already started incorporating obstacle exercises into training regiment once I noticed she started doing the commands due to fear and not motivation. Now it’s at a point where she jumps on walls and over fences without me giving any command, she do be a bit crazy sometimes.. When doing some bite work training I always let her win, once she really starts giving the effort to take the toy from me and I also started giving her way more praise for the smaller things. It’s a good analogy you used with training your super dog like in the movie Bolt.
She still however picks up on some wrong signals from me where she thinks she’ll get punished and therefore shows symptoms of fear. For example there are instances where a simple “no" or walking at a certain location already drastically decrease her ability to perform.
Any way to fix that?
is it okay to teach my dog from sit position to down command. thanks
Absolutely. In fact, you want to teach your dog how to get to each position from all other positions.
sit from a down
sit from a stand
down from a sit
down from a stand
stand from a sit
stand from a down
etc.
@@NateSchoemer do you train them before or after eating their meal?
Hey a little off topic here but, if a dog know it has to go to the door to go to the bathroom, buts starts going to the door just to grab a stick or run around and come back in, should we do the technique we’re we put him in his kennel then take him out back out, or just keep letting him do it? ( he does still occasionally have accidents when some one can’t get to the door in time he is still a puppy) I want to let him play out side but it seems like I’m reinforcing a bad behavior when I think he has to go to the bathroom so I let him out just for him to grab a stick and come back in
Yes. Great question. I would train it like my potty training video. When he asks to go out, I would put a leash on and walk him to the potty location. If he successfully goes potty, then he should be rewarded, perhaps taken on a walk or playing fetch. We try to reinforce that the bathroom break leads to more fun activities.
If the puppy doesn't go, then he or she is brought back to the crate. We wait 20 minutes, then repeat the process.
This will teach him that if he indicates that he needs to go outside, then it needs to be for potty, not play. Once he goes potty, then he can play.
I have a question.
My dog always runs away from her harness.
When we need to put it on her for walks.
This has been going on for a long time and I’m honestly sick of it
I do not know why she does this because she seems to always enjoy our walks
I have tried to train her not to do this by luring her to me with treats sometimes she will walk up to me and get the treat but as soon as I pick up the harness she runs after a few minutes we are able to get the harness on her but it takes sometime.
Do you know why she does this?
Or how to fix it?
This is something I would consider using leash pressure to fix and eventually a correction if needed. Put the leash and collar on and use the leash pressure to make her sit. If she breaks the sit, say one "wrong" or whatever word you choose, use the leash pressure to reinforce the commanded position. Make her maintain the sit or a stand command while you put the harness on. Each time she breaks, use the process explained above. Once she knows the command, you can say no when she breaks and uses a leash pop on the training collar to correct the bad behavior. I discuss this in more detail in my training manual. You can get it here free until 3/6/21: amzn.to/2P2tyQH
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Ok. But she will also run away if we walk toward her with a leash or collar
@@NateSchoemer
And what do you mean by “use the leash to make her sit”
Like forcing her??
She knows sit very well. And only needs to hear the word sit or the hand signal and she will sit
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And also sry one more questions
Jinger has a lot of fear and trust issues.
And some training methods make that behavior worse.
So just making sure.
Do you think the method that you said is ok for a fearful anxious dog?
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Thanks for supporting the channel! Cheers! :)
@@NateSchoemer your welcome great weekend 💕🙏.
Question: How much training does a belgian malinois need per day?
I can train my dog for a hour and exercise it for 2 hours or more... Should i increase the training time?
That should be good, just break the training into short session and do 1-3 throughout the day. :)
Ok thanks
@@supriyadivekar1021 yes, I used to exercise my gs 45 min, morning and evening, and some less formal play exercise combined with one of my trainings. You can do a few super short trainings to show that obedience is required all the time. Since I am home more now, I do 4 or 5 sessions of 10 to 15 minutes and if I can break for long enough I do 30 minutes straight to do longer items. Like stay in this video. Its boring to do long stays but its necessary, and I even do it when we are out on walks.
@@katsim6799 ok thank you
1:58 lol ok, if Arih says so :)
Hahaha! Thank you! 🤣
Question, I’m new to the channel this may have been answered but my pup every time I try to reward him it takes the treat and walks away eats it and comes back I won’t stay still when he gets a treat
Training leash. Building value for markers.
Thanks for checking out the channel. I would suggest going through the basic obedience series. It'll give you all the tools you need to train your dog.
ua-cam.com/video/cc8hX4lCGiY/v-deo.html
Or you can use leash pressure training to help control your pup. ua-cam.com/video/hCb1Y86eYBQ/v-deo.html
Cheers!
:-)) my did the same
Use tiny soft treats, and keep on a leash. If you build focus as condition for treats, and use the break to treat, then you control when he is released to walk away, not him.
Where do you train?
I'm located in Los Angeles.
@@NateSchoemer I followed your Jiu-Jitsu account on IG
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Yay! Thanks, Taylor! :)
I started watching your videos because of Spock (#collielove) but now I'm feeling so much more confident about training when I eventually get my own Spock.
Awesome! I happy the videos are helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hey nate, my puppy has started growling whenever I would pick him up before he was fine no matter how long I had him up or in my lap for but now he growls. How can I resolve this?
Thanks
Try using his kibble. Hand feed him his food instead of the food bowl. Do it while touching him and gradually work your way up so that he gets his food when he's picked up by you. I think several sessions of this should make a difference.
First, make sure he doesn't have any medical issues or unknown injuries. Sometimes when a dog's behavior changes overnight, then it could be caused by some discomfort. If it's not an injury or medical issue, then you can try what Amir suggested. Use counter conditioning and make it a training exercise. I discuss this a little in version 3 of my manual. If you email me, I'll send you a copy. Cheers! NateSchoemer@gmail.com
@@NateSchoemer thank you
@@the_real_amir thanks I already hand feed him and he’s fed raw but I will counter condition him to it. Thanks though!
Hey Nate
I’m going to rephrase my follow-up question again since you haven’t replied yet.
My dog expresses confidence in most playing activities. However she still picks up on some wrong signals from me in some scenarios, where she thinks she’ll get punished and therefore shows symptoms of fear. For example there are instances where a simple “no" or walking at a certain location already drastically decrease her ability to perform and focus.
Any way to fix that?
Not sure what question you're referring to, since I respond to every question.
Make sure the words that you use always predict the same thing. If you use "no" as a conditioned correction. Meaning it predicts a correction, then you should use a different word for a non-reinforcement marker. If you say "no" and your dog thinks she's going to get corrected, then she'll act that way.
• Non-Reinforcement Marker: This is a signal for negative-punishment; which means withholding the reward from your dog until your dog does the behavior correctly. This is for mistakes. Your dog must understand that they can make a mistake and try again.
Hope this helps! Cheers! :)
@@NateSchoemer Aight just use a different word, simple fix.
Thanks for your help
Keep it up!
I need this my puppy is very impatient 🤣
Lol! I know what you mean. 🤣
Hey I know im late but you haven't uploaded in the last 2 days so ill ask all my questions in this vid and in ur next video.
here are my questions
1. Where do you buy the things that you tell the dog to climb on?
2. Is it okay if I train a service dog and go to school everyday?
3. Where do I go to get a dog that I can train into a service dog and get payed for it?
Hi, Kaitlin!
1. ua-cam.com/video/9zGIGe2m77Y/v-deo.html
2. Yes. :)
3. If you want to get paid for training dogs, then your main target market would be for pet dogs. However, training service dogs for people in need and not charging is a very noble thing to do and it'll increase your dog training skills. If you want to get paid for training service dogs then you would need to work at a place that trains service dogs or get paid by someone to train their service dog.
Cheers!
@@NateSchoemer Okay thank you.
I dont need to get payed I just dont really know where to go for someone else to give me a dog to train into a service dog
Hi, how old is Spock?
15 weeks. :)
👍
Thanks, Kevin! :)
I've been binge watching these videos and i dont even have a dog 😬
Lol! Thanks, Henry!
Nate! quick question. If I want my dog to have a focus heel command, should I teach him that he *has* to do it every time we're on a walk? Or is it ok for me to sometimes walk with him more freely?
Thanks as always, my dog's behavior ir great because of you, and he's very fulfilled
Thanks! I would create a different command for each. This is what I teach my dogs.
Heel = Focused heel
With me = Maintain heel, but no need to focus.
Let's go = My dogs may do whatever they like as long as they don't pull on the leash.
I hope this helps and thanks for supporting my channel. Cheers! :)
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs
Dogs are the best! :)
repeat the command excellent not using a stay command after the command down, The stay command after a formal stationary command is useless.
your DOG IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL.
Thanks! :)
My dog already knows this, but we have to use treats, ,
Check out these two videos. It'll help teach your dog to perform behaviors without constant treats.
ua-cam.com/video/a2OBoptftYs/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/tEU6gM_sHYI/v-deo.html
Cheers! :)
@@NateSchoemer thank you
I don't exist to my dog if there's another dog around.
Lol! That can happen.
Thank you for the video! Just picked up my pup yesterday and although I think I watched all your videos (a lot of them a couple of times :D) it's amazing that you're doing this new series with Spock and it's so cool we're just a couple weeks behind! Have fun training ^^
Thank you, I appreciate that and I'm happy the videos are helping! :)