Everything Joel is say is a reflection of years of experience. I love learning from him because he is actually reasonable & realistic. Training people so they can be better for their dogs. It’s really the humans that need more educating. Obviously, dogs need help too. I see so many people who have no idea what they are doing & they just blame the dogs, without realizing it’s A LOT to do with their own energy. Love seeing this other side of Joel
I have commented in your other videos on strong alpha energy. Great to see you have this video posted, it's very crucial for the trainers to be versatile and tweak their energy approach to suit different dog character. In this video your soft approach works really well on him; however for layman viewer it may feel slow to show the result. This mostly due to trust issue, this boy will be 100% comply once the trust is built.
I'm really glad you posted this video. I have a rescued boxer/lab who is terrified of everything, leash, noise, me, etc. He curls into a ball and just shakes. I had been taking everything very slow and just letting him acclimate to me and his surroundings. My other dogs have helped him a lot but when I had to take him to the vet, it took back over a month of progress. Slowly getting him used the leash just walking thru part of the house. It's a very slow process but I have hope and not going to give up. It was helpful to see you changing (somewhat) based on the dog.
i picked up a rescue collie and she is the same amount of soft. She is so sweet and patience is working with us. I will just sit there and exist with her until she is comfortable. then i start with the commands. we are working together on this.
We were watching this episode last night and our fearful rescue dog was watching with us. She was paying close attention to what you were saying to the dogs . At one point you told the dog you were working with to sit. Our dog promptly sat. Doesn't help with the fearfulness but we are working on it.
so heartwarming to see you with this dog like that. So far I only knew your videos about working with "hard" dogs. To see you working with this guy makes it complete for me: you are now one of my two all-time favorite dog trainers. The other one is a female German dog trainer, who walks a lot with groups of dogs. I enjoy watching every second of your videos and learn a lot. Often rewind and look several times.
Of cause. Her name is Ursula Löckenhoff. German by the way. No english language. She has a little youtube channel, a dog hotel, does dogwalks wirh groups of dogs and wrote 2 remarkable books about having more than one dog and about walking with dogs. She integrates a helpful concept of thinking in borders and space for example in natural enviroments. Learned a lot for my Australian shepard. Dogs definitly understand and maybe think in conepts of borders and space. One method is to give the dog free to an defined space, which he is not allowed to leave. For example the path is free but not the wood. My Aussie understands that very well. She has a very nice way to communicate with dogs, using a lot of bodylanguage
@@michaelmuller6302 wooow that’s awesome. I will check her channel out for sure. Hopefully I can catch something. I too have an Aussie. Love him to death. Recently took him to vacations and he got to meet new doggos and new places and did really well.
@@michaelmuller6302 also on vacations 6 dogs were around me and they must have felt my energy because even though their parents were near by they ALL walked with me and followed my lead. 🤣😂 I was then asked if I want to start dog training but I prefer to keep doing this for free because I want to keep learning dog behavior and understand them better
OMG. You so rock! This is an awesome demonstration of adapting and personalizing the training for the dog. Same techniques adapted and personalized. Possibly this video just may give the folks who have missed the point and missed being able to see what you do in your training have their eyes opened. Again, it's their loss if they don't. Thank you so very much for helping all of us help our pets!
Thank you so much for doing this video! I have a 'soft' dog as well but I still want her to be well trained. Seeing the adjustments made for these kinds of dogs help so much. Please keep these videos coming! Maybe one on overcoming fear of jumping up into cars or going into enclosed spaces (ie hallways, rooms etc).
Variety is the spice of life. Thank you for sharing the training session with Charlie. Not my situation with my 11mo old GSD but still nice to see and learn something new.
More of Charlie please, spot on for my 10 month Bulgarian rescue, scared of people, cars. When we walk by I praise her & say gosh your still alive well done 🤣. I'm learning so much from you thank you.
Completely agree, Bulgarian myself and dealing with a rescue pup who's afraid of everything, but she loves dogs, so play is her reward for taking a ten minute walk, and as Joel said - glacial but steady progress.
Any update on your boy. Did he grow confident? My boy has been the same way since a pup and now is 14 mos. Progress has been very slow so looking to desensitize
This is so very helpful. I have 4 large rescue dogs (inc. 2 former street dogs). One of these is very fearful and the other very (let's say) boisterous (kinda leash aggressive). Different approaches needed for both. Your recent videos have been of enormous help with both new arrivals. The walking multiple powerful dogs, this one and the leash walking ones, in particular. I've made good progress but it's a long journey. It's simple, effective and humane as you mention in a recent viedo. I only wish there was a Beckman branch office (inc a Bosco) in the UK. Thanks for all you do. The channel will only grow.
I adopted a dreaded dog 10 years ago. She was not just afraid, she was terrified! She urinated under herself when she saw me. She ran away from me as I approached her. I couldn't help her at the animal shelter. My labrador bitch managed to help her. I tied the two dogs together with the leash, and when my own dog came there, she was forced to come there too. I brought her home and we started working. I needed my good dog with zero aggression and dominance, and of course a lot of treats. I wouldn't have succeeded without my labrador. I was adopted her "temporarily", of course she eventually died six years later in our home.
So good to see the other spectrum of dogs, and how to adapt to different scenarios. Love your tip on yawning and the meaning for that in puppies and adults.
I did a high pitched whistle to get my puppy back on the leash!!! She got out of her harness!!! Tomorrow afternoon I’m getting the gentle leader!!! Great video!!!😎🌻🐶🐯🐳
I’m struggling with an 18 mo unsocialised and scared of everything golden retriever. I’ve had her just over a month now and she’s slowly getting exposed to new things inside and outside the home. However when she’s out on a walk she will not take a treat even though she’s really treat focused when she’s not scared. I tried the treats from the scary stimuli when my son had his friends over last night and she wouldn’t have a bar of it. One eventually got down with her and she finally allowed him to pat her after a lot of coaxing but not everyone visiting has that aptitude or time. I’d love a video with ideas on how to reward her without rewarding her fear. I’ve binge watched all your videos after coming across you in searching for fearful dog advice. I love that your messages are real life and practical. I’ve never had a dog this scared of the world before and you’ve helped me and Keeley heaps.
Love that you're showing some fearful dog sessions. I rescued a pretty fearful shelter dog a few weeks ago and me being 'erratic' or 'poppy' on walks isn't something he normally responds well to. Being 'pulled' from the side has worked well when I need it. I appreciated you explaining side vs straight line pulling because side pulling needs less force and is softer. And 'popping' to get his attention in a high stress situation(another leashed dog going at him) has worked well to re-focus attention so I can command him to follow me and exit the high stress situation. After doing that a few times he follows/exits other people's dog lunging at us pretty well with no fuss. Oddly a current problem is that he has sort of become a protector/guard of me. At home, the 'okay, I see, come' has worked well if he bark warns about something nearby outside. FYI, this is a dog that another trainer said was pretty much a lost cause(would always be a fearful dog) and wouldn't make it if I returned him to the shelter. So your videos are making a difference out here.
This is so great to see. You have the best way with the dogs you train. So real life!! Not showing us techniques with an already trained dog. Thank you so much. I wish you were in the northeast!!
Really glad to see you doing a video with a dog like this. The rescue we have now is very much like Charlie, though he's grown a bit more confident in the last month or so. Name recognition is still an issue, as he's very hesitant to look up and make eye contact, gonna keep working at it.
OMG, Charlie could be my sweet boy! I adopted my dobbie at LCAL rescue shelter in Oceanside October 27th, and when we picked him up he was so docile I knew he’d be perfect for a 68 year old woman. He is probably 5 or 6 and loves to play with other dogs, wants to meet people, but he still won’t look at anyone of us in the face. Thank you Joel for reinforcing my opinion that what he needs is plenty of gentleness and TLC.
This video has been so helpful. I have a four month old puppy who I will use this technique on in the morning and give it a try cause she just wants to stay in her bed and sleep all day and let life go by. We just can’t do that.
Thank you for this! I've looked and looked and looked for help with my small fearful dog. Short part of a long long story.. but in recent months my rescue lost her buddy (he was 16 years old and helped raise her) and then was charged and terrified by some big dogs on a walk. Her fear has gotten so much worse since then and I've been feeling stuck on what to do. I've had to step back further and further in her training because she keeps shutting down. Tried this today and felt some hope. She was almost... enjoying this exercise by the end AND I got a few looks in the eye. Slow progress, extra extra patience ahead of us but HOPE.
One thing I found useful was teaching my rescue that if I gently place my hand on a hip, is like a sit. Really helps to cut through the anxiety in desensitization sessions.
Its great amazing video. Literally everything like my dog. My dog is scared of life, but at certain times of the day and not playing with her sister. The other part is Charlie doesn't want to look at his eyes, like no eye contact. Interesting. My dog stares into my soul. Like no blinking, no distractions, nothing. She sees my future, my past, like its scary as shit!
Thank you for this video! First video I've seen that fits our Shiba Inu Ti Ti. Spent 5yrs of his life abused at a puppy mill. He is the sweetest boy, not aggressive at all, but has a hard time trusting humans. He does try and is making some progress just very slow.
We are fostering to adopt a mini aussie who is terrified of absolutely everything. We are thr 4th home he has been sent to and im sure people give him up because of how fearful he is. I am going to try your techniques and hope that it works. At this point getting him close enough to put him on a leash is a challenge and he is so tiny he can hide almost anywhere. 😢
OMG THIS WAS OUR DOG FOR OVER 2 YEARS. I've done so much trial and error with our boy. He is so different than any other Shep I've been around. It has actually been very exhausting trying to bring him out of his fear which has tearned into fear aggression. Oh how I wish I had known about you 3 years ago!!!! He was attacked/bitten 🤬 at 9 weeks old and again 15 weeks old (by 2 different dogs). Then at 2 1/2 years old, a dog broke it's owners front door down, and charged us as we were walking in our neighborhood 🙄. I look forward to every video you put out to see if there is something I can take away from it to help our boy!!! Thank you!!!
I have an 18 month old altered ACD and he really battles with fear, particularly of noises - loud vehicles, nail gun by construction, washing machine. He wants to run and hide. So, we’re a year in (got him at 6 mo) of practicing you can’t always leave me when scared. Wondering if this will be a life long battle with fear. PS. He loves watching Beckman training, literally.
I live by a fire station and they have sprinklers!!! This morning my puppy drank the water and playing outside she went nuts!! She’s probably a great swimmer too!! I brought her to my neighbors house. The neighbor only let us hang out for two minutes with his little dogs!!! Last week there was a loose G.S.. It rolled over to us and my dog liked it!!! In my neighborhood there’s tons of dogs!!! Hopefully, my dog will make friends!!! 😍🐶🦮🐯🦋🌺
I have a 3 year old Bernedoodle named Ivy. She is very chill/aloof around other dogs or people out in public, and I've never seen anything really startle her. However when at home either in the yard or inside she gets really alert/reactive when she sees people or other dogs outside the fence or windows. I guess she is territorial at home but recognizes when out in public or on a walk its not her territory and calms back down. When in public she is not in the least food or treat motivated. When away from home she will not drink or eat anything no matter what. Its interesting how every dog has their own personality and therefore being flexible to accommodate these differences is important.
You deserve more views and subscribers , i like your soft and comfortable approach. I have a dog sinds 9 weeks , its a 3 year old dog and i am almost giving up on her she's so shy and fearful i don't know what to do anymore :(
There is so much good stuff in this video! Even though Charlie didn't 100% get to where you wanted him, these are the types of videos that are most interesting! It shows the process and the struggle. Charlie really wasn't sure about the camera. lol I do have one thought: At 5:40 you were really focused on giving the treat. I think with a dog like these reaching them on an emotional level can be even stronger than treats. Charlie came right up to you and was smelling your mouth like he wanted to kiss and you tensed up and kind of turned away. That seemed to break his trust a bit, and he instantly turned back like he did something wrong. If you had kissed the air or at least stayed relaxed, I bet you would've earned his trust much more.
Encouraging licking the face of people is never a good idea. He did not reject it because of the dogs disposition but you have zero idea what a dog is truly going to do and allowing it to put its mouth on your face is asking for trouble.
@@Luckingsworth You can if you know how to read their body language. I do it all the time with hundreds of dogs including fearful dogs. I've never been bit. I get some people not wanting to take the risk if misinterpreting body language, but that's on a person-by-person basis.
@@drewd2 Except as a professional trainer, you are not only conerned with what is happening in the moment but also the reinforcenent the reward for certain behaviors will be going forward. In this moment the dog was okay. However in the future someone else may not be so lucky. It is the same way you should not allow a dog to freely roam on furniture. Not because it is bad inherently, when my dog is clean I have no problem giving him the okay to get up and cuddle witb me. But when he is muddy he doesnt know the difference. Training behaviors has to consider the worst case, not be blindly thinking of the current conditions only.
Joel I have a “covid puppy” now 11 months old. She has been able to go to daycare since 4 mos so she’s great with other dogs but she is so fearful of people and toddlers. Can you do a video showing how we approach this issue if the dog is reactive by barking at the strangers? is it any different than how we approach this matter with an adult dog? She can pass by strangers and kids while in a heel during a walk, but if they approach any other time she’s reactive.
I'm spending quite often times at play grounds so my dog can watch those strange people run around.Everyone has to keep distance from him (so he feels safe and protected by me) and is not supposed to look him in the eyes. But the idea to give treats to kids so they reward him and he associates children with treat delivery is good.however I find it quite challenging to keep them away as they so badly want to pet him.I know that he would snap at them. So I won't let them close and risk our relationship and his trust to me.
I have a dog just like this but with other dogs. She’s great with people. Loves my husband me and my kids. But any other dog puts her into a fear spiral the exact same way this dog is acting. She’ll avoid, not make eye contact and freeze, etc. she shakes in fear too. I feel so bad for her. She was a stray from a shelter so I don’t know what she went through before us, but it’s been 5 years now and I’m over it.
I have had a very fearful 9 year old foster for four weeks. Shaking, tremors, panting, drooling, or freezing, especially when weather is or looks like it will be stormy. I’ve been soft and she settled in a little, even jumps on my bed to sleep with me, but she is hard to train because she doesn’t take treats, even bits of raw beef or chicken, when she is afraid. Also, she doesn’t play at all. So far. What do you suggest.
Hello it’s me again. I tried your most recent leash pop method video to reactive dog on leash walking. I tried that pop method with my new dog that I got and yes absolutely it works so I got really excited and I wanted to try it out with my friends dogs. I’ve been to her house before and I’ve met her dogs before but this was my first time trying to train her dogs. I definitely am not experience all I am doing is watching your videos and other UA-camrs such as Nate Schumer, McCann dog training and a few Zak George videos. My friend has this one dog named Misty which is a one year old bull mastiff and she’s pretty sweet but today she acted very soft dog and very shy with me and sometimes she is like that but I did walk with her with my new dog at a public park one time and she was pretty perfect it will behave as compared to my husky. So to set the scene I am in my friends front yard waiting outside my friend brings out Misty and they’re kind of was a lot of distractions outside and when I grabbed the leash Misty was very timid and scared of me and was not wanting to walk with me or my friend and I try to do a leash pop thing and she yelped and then I immediately stopped and I said hey friend I think we should try this again another time she seems a little too overstimulated and I don’t want to cause trauma. Watching this video I just sent a text to my friend saying I want to try something different with Misty so I want to get her to answer to her name and get her used to me and used to being on a leash in my hands in the comfort of her own living room without any other distractions.
I love love love your videos but can we ask the cameraman to film the dogs more? There are a lot of times I wish I could have seen the dogs behavior or reactions 😅
Hiding in corners. That is what my 8-month GSD pup does ! Her behavior is exactly like Charlie's. She seems afraid of me. I don't get it. She was 3-months-old when I got her; and she was always confident and gregarious with me -- until now, at 8-months old. She has no reason to fear me, zero, none. Yet her behavior is the same as Charlie's. I just don't get it.
First let me thank you for all the time and attention you and whoever is helping you put into these wonderful videos; We’ve recently rescued a wonderful part Chihuahua male who’s about 2 or 3 years old. He’s completely affectionate and friendly however, he has one behavior I’d like to help him overcome. When my wife or myself call him to us often he will cringe and refuse to approach us. When he’s being petted even though he seems to enjoy it he almost always has his ears back and tail tucked between his legs. Either that or he rolls over in total submission. It seems he might have been abused by his previous owner. I’m stumped as to how to help him with this. Do you have any suggestions?
My dog ( fearful puppy mill rescue that was in the barn too long and is completely unsocialized-- but he is a sensitive dog as well ) … my dog won’t take treats and I have tried EVERYTHING… I have to put it on ground and he won’t eat it right away . How do I REWARD in this situation?
My dog is similar. Too much feminine energy. I balance it out by masculine energy training through calm, assertiveness training. Confidence. The previous owner just put her in a crate all day not enough exposure to the world. She used to whine alot when we got her. We also showed a bit less affection on the dog because it was training her to jump on random strangers. Then I ran with her everyday, and it made a huge difference.
Thanks for a video on fearful dogs. This is helpful with my rescue dog. Can you also discuss resource guarding? We gave her a raw knuckle bone and she lunged, growled and snapped at my husband when he reached for the bone. We've never had an issue with resource guarding until the bone. Thanks!
I know this is an old video, but I’ve seen other trainers suggest getting strangers (and especially kids) to give a dog treats when they’re scared can be dangerous. What are your thoughts on this? I have a stranger danger dog who does ok in public but runs away and sometimes growls when approached. He’s nervously taken treats from strangers before, and I planned to start doing it a lot taking hot dogs out into public and asking people to offer them to him. But now I’m worried that’s a bad idea.
Hi, just watched this video you did three years ago. I am also having trouble with a dog that's soft he's 5 years old and the only other thing I know is an elderlyan had him He's scared of everything outside when I let him come back in he runs and hides My dog will not even relieve him self out side had to buy training pads. Help need more videos on soft dogs please
do you have any tip on "soft" dog that is only afraid of other dogs in certain environments/situation. i have a 1.5 year old cane corso that shows so much fear that she is the one that dogs attack in dog park cause they can feel her fear, so then she will start running away and whelp although she is bigger and stronger, will only show teeth and growl if she is cornered, she also whelps instead of growl when trying to make male dog leaving her alone. It started when a pit bull attacked her in dog park when she was 6 months old. she doesn't afraid of dogs we meet outside or when they pass in front of the yard. also there is another big not very socialized dog and she wants to play with him she teases him, he growls and chases after her she whelps and runs for her life and when he doesn't chase her she goes to tease him to chase her again and whelps although this dog never touches her, he just growls when chasing (he is fastly corrected by the owner)
Great clip. Just the Title is a little misleading as to what the video actually contains, I didn't really understand the point or what the "aim" was here, haha. But good to see a different style of Beckman's Training! I know he's extremely nervous, however, considering Joel has worked with many nervous/fearful dogs before -- isn't there a stage where Charlie should "get over it & live in the real world"? Like there's a lot of switching around in this Vid, plus I'm kinda left feeling as-if there was no real follow-through with any of the actions that were initiated....
Is soft different than fearful dog? I have a 4mo puppy, she is normally great, playfull and all. While we are in the house. When we are outside, she goes tail between the legs and hides between my legs. Nothing ever happened outside…that i am aware off. I just found your channel, it was suggested because i was watching zak george. It took some time for me to start watching you, because zaks production is just much better. But your methods work. Recall on my girl is nearly perfect in controlled environment, we are working on leash walking and its all going great. I was not able to do that with zaks help. Thanks for all the hard work!
Joel, any suggestions on dealing with an older adult dog (7 yr English lab female) who is fearful of men? She spent 7 years living in a kennel (she’s a retired breeding momma) without a ton of human interaction. She is very fearful of my husband. We’ve had her for 2.5 months and I haven’t been able to get her comfortable around him yet. With me, she’s super chill and a sweetheart, but pretty independent, which I expected. I had my husband basically ignore her for a couple weeks- that has helped a bit but I think it’s time we maybe get her out of her comfort zone. She basically fears most people but she seems more scared of men - especially bigger, taller guys with deep loud voices (like my husband ;) ). Thanks!
My little yorkie is scared to death of my TV and the sound from the TV in my living room. Is there a way to train him to not be afraid.. I have 5 other dogs that LOVE being in the TV room with me sleeping but my Bailey shakes and stares at the TV terified..In general any sudden noise scares him alot
My dog is like off and on lately. She is getting close to 3 years old, but is fearful of noises from motorcycles and thunder is new. She wasn’t bothered by it in the past. I’m not sure how to help her with this.
My ex street dog from Cyprus is like a cross between Charlie and previous board and train Ava, behaviour wise, especially around men. He's more comfortable with women. We've done 18 months of counter conditioning with my husband and 2 boys (lots of treats, gentle but firm interactions etc) and he's plateaued out. I'm not sure how to get to the next level?
I have a 6 month old American bully and she is scared of everything, I've been trying to break her of this it's so difficult. I can't get her to feel comfortable on a leash so I have to put a harness on her but I would rather least walk her any suggestions
What a sweet timid little guy Charlie is. I hope his confidence keeps growing and he isn't so unsure of himself.
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Joel thank you for throwing in that yawn tip!! Could you do a video on dog body language!? That would be amazing coming from you !!!
YES PLEASE
Yes please…
Everything Joel is say is a reflection of years of experience. I love learning from him because he is actually reasonable & realistic.
Training people so they can be better for their dogs. It’s really the humans that need more educating. Obviously, dogs need help too. I see so many people who have no idea what they are doing & they just blame the dogs, without realizing it’s A LOT to do with their own energy. Love seeing this other side of Joel
I have commented in your other videos on strong alpha energy. Great to see you have this video posted, it's very crucial for the trainers to be versatile and tweak their energy approach to suit different dog character. In this video your soft approach works really well on him; however for layman viewer it may feel slow to show the result. This mostly due to trust issue, this boy will be 100% comply once the trust is built.
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My 5 month mini Aussie is fearful and this helped to know how to help her.Thank you.
I'm really glad you posted this video. I have a rescued boxer/lab who is terrified of everything, leash, noise, me, etc. He curls into a ball and just shakes. I had been taking everything very slow and just letting him acclimate to me and his surroundings. My other dogs have helped him a lot but when I had to take him to the vet, it took back over a month of progress. Slowly getting him used the leash just walking thru part of the house. It's a very slow process but I have hope and not going to give up. It was helpful to see you changing (somewhat) based on the dog.
This is so helpful! I love your videos so I'm glad I found this one for my soft dog as well
Basically the door correction for this type of dog is more of an anchor than a pop. Makes sense.
i picked up a rescue collie and she is the same amount of soft. She is so sweet and patience is working with us. I will just sit there and exist with her until she is comfortable. then i start with the commands. we are working together on this.
We were watching this episode last night and our fearful rescue dog was watching with us. She was paying close attention to what you were saying to the dogs . At one point you told the dog you were working with to sit. Our dog promptly sat. Doesn't help with the fearfulness but we are working on it.
This video is SO important for people to see. It is not one size fits all. Each dog has to be assessed and handled accordingly. Thank you!
These fearful dog videos are so insightful. Thank you for all you do to help the dogs & people ❤
so heartwarming to see you with this dog like that. So far I only knew your videos about working with "hard" dogs. To see you working with this guy makes it complete for me: you are now one of my two all-time favorite dog trainers. The other one is a female German dog trainer, who walks a lot with groups of dogs. I enjoy watching every second of your videos and learn a lot. Often rewind and look several times.
Can you mention a name I love to learn from all trainers.
Of cause. Her name is Ursula Löckenhoff. German by the way. No english language. She has a little youtube channel, a dog hotel, does dogwalks wirh groups of dogs and wrote 2 remarkable books about having more than one dog and about walking with dogs. She integrates a helpful concept of thinking in borders and space for example in natural enviroments. Learned a lot for my Australian shepard. Dogs definitly understand and maybe think in conepts of borders and space. One method is to give the dog free to an defined space, which he is not allowed to leave. For example the path is free but not the wood. My Aussie understands that very well. She has a very nice way to communicate with dogs, using a lot of bodylanguage
@@michaelmuller6302 wooow that’s awesome. I will check her channel out for sure. Hopefully I can catch something. I too have an Aussie. Love him to death. Recently took him to vacations and he got to meet new doggos and new places and did really well.
@@michaelmuller6302 also on vacations 6 dogs were around me and they must have felt my energy because even though their parents were near by they ALL walked with me and followed my lead. 🤣😂 I was then asked if I want to start dog training but I prefer to keep doing this for free because I want to keep learning dog behavior and understand them better
OMG. You so rock! This is an awesome demonstration of adapting and personalizing the training for the dog. Same techniques adapted and personalized.
Possibly this video just may give the folks who have missed the point and missed being able to see what you do in your training have their eyes opened. Again, it's their loss if they don't.
Thank you so very much for helping all of us help our pets!
Nice to see that you have a soft side Joel! :)
Thank you so much for doing this video! I have a 'soft' dog as well but I still want her to be well trained. Seeing the adjustments made for these kinds of dogs help so much. Please keep these videos coming! Maybe one on overcoming fear of jumping up into cars or going into enclosed spaces (ie hallways, rooms etc).
Variety is the spice of life. Thank you for sharing the training session with Charlie. Not my situation with my 11mo old GSD but still nice to see and learn something new.
More of Charlie please, spot on for my 10 month Bulgarian rescue, scared of people, cars. When we walk by I praise her & say gosh your still alive well done 🤣. I'm learning so much from you thank you.
Completely agree, Bulgarian myself and dealing with a rescue pup who's afraid of everything, but she loves dogs, so play is her reward for taking a ten minute walk, and as Joel said - glacial but steady progress.
Any update on your boy. Did he grow confident? My boy has been the same way since a pup and now is 14 mos. Progress has been very slow so looking to desensitize
Joel; *whispers* charlie...
Also Joel; *strong voice* Charlie!
This is so very helpful. I have 4 large rescue dogs (inc. 2 former street dogs). One of these is very fearful and the other very (let's say) boisterous (kinda leash aggressive). Different approaches needed for both.
Your recent videos have been of enormous help with both new arrivals. The walking multiple powerful dogs, this one and the leash walking ones, in particular. I've made good progress but it's a long journey.
It's simple, effective and humane as you mention in a recent viedo.
I only wish there was a Beckman branch office (inc a Bosco) in the UK.
Thanks for all you do. The channel will only grow.
I adopted a dreaded dog 10 years ago.
She was not just afraid, she was terrified! She urinated under herself when she saw me.
She ran away from me as I approached her.
I couldn't help her at the animal shelter.
My labrador bitch managed to help her.
I tied the two dogs together with the leash, and when my own dog came there, she was forced to come there too. I brought her home and we started working.
I needed my good dog with zero aggression and dominance, and of course a lot of treats.
I wouldn't have succeeded without my labrador.
I was adopted her "temporarily", of course she eventually died six years later in our home.
I wish we could see updates on dogs like these after a great video here.
So good to see the other spectrum of dogs, and how to adapt to different scenarios.
Love your tip on yawning and the meaning for that in puppies and adults.
More fearful work like this would be great!
Wow, what a sweet dog. Just want to give him a hug. He'll get some confidence
Sad seeing a GSD looking so nervous. But glad you show how to help with one.
I did a high pitched whistle to get my puppy back on the leash!!! She got out of her harness!!! Tomorrow afternoon I’m getting the gentle leader!!! Great video!!!😎🌻🐶🐯🐳
I’m struggling with an 18 mo unsocialised and scared of everything golden retriever. I’ve had her just over a month now and she’s slowly getting exposed to new things inside and outside the home. However when she’s out on a walk she will not take a treat even though she’s really treat focused when she’s not scared. I tried the treats from the scary stimuli when my son had his friends over last night and she wouldn’t have a bar of it. One eventually got down with her and she finally allowed him to pat her after a lot of coaxing but not everyone visiting has that aptitude or time. I’d love a video with ideas on how to reward her without rewarding her fear. I’ve binge watched all your videos after coming across you in searching for fearful dog advice. I love that your messages are real life and practical. I’ve never had a dog this scared of the world before and you’ve helped me and Keeley heaps.
Love that you're showing some fearful dog sessions. I rescued a pretty fearful shelter dog a few weeks ago and me being 'erratic' or 'poppy' on walks isn't something he normally responds well to. Being 'pulled' from the side has worked well when I need it. I appreciated you explaining side vs straight line pulling because side pulling needs less force and is softer. And 'popping' to get his attention in a high stress situation(another leashed dog going at him) has worked well to re-focus attention so I can command him to follow me and exit the high stress situation. After doing that a few times he follows/exits other people's dog lunging at us pretty well with no fuss. Oddly a current problem is that he has sort of become a protector/guard of me. At home, the 'okay, I see, come' has worked well if he bark warns about something nearby outside.
FYI, this is a dog that another trainer said was pretty much a lost cause(would always be a fearful dog) and wouldn't make it if I returned him to the shelter. So your videos are making a difference out here.
Charlie is such a beautiful Shepherd , so sad he is so fearful with his ears down, so happy you can help this poor dog.
Thanks just rescued a Soft Young Dog off beach in Mexico!
Thank you! You’re awesome! I’m a dog walker and got introduced to a dog like this. Hopefully he opens up to me before parents to on their trip :)
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Great video
This is so great to see. You have the best way with the dogs you train. So real life!! Not showing us techniques with an already trained dog. Thank you so much. I wish you were in the northeast!!
Really glad to see you doing a video with a dog like this. The rescue we have now is very much like Charlie, though he's grown a bit more confident in the last month or so. Name recognition is still an issue, as he's very hesitant to look up and make eye contact, gonna keep working at it.
OMG, Charlie could be my sweet boy! I adopted my dobbie at LCAL rescue shelter in Oceanside October 27th, and when we picked him up he was so docile I knew he’d be perfect for a 68 year old woman. He is probably 5 or 6 and loves to play with other dogs, wants to meet people, but he still won’t look at anyone of us in the face. Thank you Joel for reinforcing my opinion that what he needs is plenty of gentleness and TLC.
This video has been so helpful. I have a four month old puppy who I will use this technique on in the morning and give it a try cause she just wants to stay in her bed and sleep all day and let life go by. We just can’t do that.
Thank you for this! I've looked and looked and looked for help with my small fearful dog. Short part of a long long story.. but in recent months my rescue lost her buddy (he was 16 years old and helped raise her) and then was charged and terrified by some big dogs on a walk. Her fear has gotten so much worse since then and I've been feeling stuck on what to do. I've had to step back further and further in her training because she keeps shutting down. Tried this today and felt some hope. She was almost... enjoying this exercise by the end AND I got a few looks in the eye. Slow progress, extra extra patience ahead of us but HOPE.
I loved this one. Thx!
Congrats on 50k subs!
One thing I found useful was teaching my rescue that if I gently place my hand on a hip, is like a sit. Really helps to cut through the anxiety in desensitization sessions.
Got my puppy at 4 months. She's not socialized and freezes when I touch her. Thanks for the video
The video I’ve been looking for! There are ZEEEERO videos about this on UA-cam. Only on nervous or excited urination.
Its great amazing video. Literally everything like my dog. My dog is scared of life, but at certain times of the day and not playing with her sister. The other part is Charlie doesn't want to look at his eyes, like no eye contact. Interesting. My dog stares into my soul. Like no blinking, no distractions, nothing. She sees my future, my past, like its scary as shit!
Thanks for sharing your approach to soft dogs.
Thank you for this video! First video I've seen that fits our Shiba Inu Ti Ti. Spent 5yrs of his life abused at a puppy mill. He is the sweetest boy, not aggressive at all, but has a hard time trusting humans. He does try and is making some progress just very slow.
I like the softer side demonstrations
We are fostering to adopt a mini aussie who is terrified of absolutely everything. We are thr 4th home he has been sent to and im sure people give him up because of how fearful he is. I am going to try your techniques and hope that it works. At this point getting him close enough to put him on a leash is a challenge and he is so tiny he can hide almost anywhere. 😢
Another great vid . . Cheers
OMG THIS WAS OUR DOG FOR OVER 2 YEARS. I've done so much trial and error with our boy. He is so different than any other Shep I've been around. It has actually been very exhausting trying to bring him out of his fear which has tearned into fear aggression. Oh how I wish I had known about you 3 years ago!!!! He was attacked/bitten 🤬 at 9 weeks old and again 15 weeks old (by 2 different dogs). Then at 2 1/2 years old, a dog broke it's owners front door down, and charged us as we were walking in our neighborhood 🙄. I look forward to every video you put out to see if there is something I can take away from it to help our boy!!! Thank you!!!
I have an 18 month old altered ACD and he really battles with fear, particularly of noises - loud vehicles, nail gun by construction, washing machine. He wants to run and hide. So, we’re a year in (got him at 6 mo) of practicing you can’t always leave me when scared. Wondering if this will be a life long battle with fear.
PS. He loves watching Beckman training, literally.
Pls more of this. 🎉
I live by a fire station and they have sprinklers!!! This morning my puppy drank the water and playing outside she went nuts!! She’s probably a great swimmer too!! I brought her to my neighbors house. The neighbor only let us hang out for two minutes with his little dogs!!! Last week there was a loose G.S.. It rolled over to us and my dog liked it!!! In my neighborhood there’s tons of dogs!!! Hopefully, my dog will make friends!!! 😍🐶🦮🐯🦋🌺
Charlie is so sweet why am I crying 😂😭
It'd be great if you could do a video training recall with a fearful or soft dog. Any plans for that?
So glad your working on him just makes me sad seeing a dog so scared
Very nice. Never seen you approach scared dogs. This is great and different of course
Oh Charlie, you are a sweet boy🥰
LOVED seeing you all soft with the soft puppy. Hate seeing dogs cringe when they hear their name.
I have a 3 year old Bernedoodle named Ivy. She is very chill/aloof around other dogs or people out in public, and I've never seen anything really startle her. However when at home either in the yard or inside she gets really alert/reactive when she sees people or other dogs outside the fence or windows. I guess she is territorial at home but recognizes when out in public or on a walk its not her territory and calms back down. When in public she is not in the least food or treat motivated. When away from home she will not drink or eat anything no matter what.
Its interesting how every dog has their own personality and therefore being flexible to accommodate these differences is important.
Love this video!!!
You deserve more views and subscribers , i like your soft and comfortable approach.
I have a dog sinds 9 weeks , its a 3 year old dog and i am almost giving up on her she's so shy and fearful i don't know what to do anymore :(
Poor Charlie. Did you see his tail between his legs? And how his hind legs were trembling?
There is so much good stuff in this video! Even though Charlie didn't 100% get to where you wanted him, these are the types of videos that are most interesting! It shows the process and the struggle. Charlie really wasn't sure about the camera. lol I do have one thought: At 5:40 you were really focused on giving the treat. I think with a dog like these reaching them on an emotional level can be even stronger than treats. Charlie came right up to you and was smelling your mouth like he wanted to kiss and you tensed up and kind of turned away. That seemed to break his trust a bit, and he instantly turned back like he did something wrong. If you had kissed the air or at least stayed relaxed, I bet you would've earned his trust much more.
Encouraging licking the face of people is never a good idea. He did not reject it because of the dogs disposition but you have zero idea what a dog is truly going to do and allowing it to put its mouth on your face is asking for trouble.
@@Luckingsworth You can if you know how to read their body language. I do it all the time with hundreds of dogs including fearful dogs. I've never been bit. I get some people not wanting to take the risk if misinterpreting body language, but that's on a person-by-person basis.
@@drewd2 Except as a professional trainer, you are not only conerned with what is happening in the moment but also the reinforcenent the reward for certain behaviors will be going forward. In this moment the dog was okay. However in the future someone else may not be so lucky.
It is the same way you should not allow a dog to freely roam on furniture. Not because it is bad inherently, when my dog is clean I have no problem giving him the okay to get up and cuddle witb me. But when he is muddy he doesnt know the difference.
Training behaviors has to consider the worst case, not be blindly thinking of the current conditions only.
Joel I have a “covid puppy” now 11 months old. She has been able to go to daycare since 4 mos so she’s great with other dogs but she is so fearful of people and toddlers. Can you do a video showing how we approach this issue if the dog is reactive by barking at the strangers? is it any different than how we approach this matter with an adult dog? She can pass by strangers and kids while in a heel during a walk, but if they approach any other time she’s reactive.
I'm spending quite often times at play grounds so my dog can watch those strange people run around.Everyone has to keep distance from him (so he feels safe and protected by me) and is not supposed to look him in the eyes. But the idea to give treats to kids so they reward him and he associates children with treat delivery is good.however I find it quite challenging to keep them away as they so badly want to pet him.I know that he would snap at them. So I won't let them close and risk our relationship and his trust to me.
That’s a great idea to just observe kids running around first! Thanks!
I have a dog just like this but with other dogs. She’s great with people. Loves my husband me and my kids. But any other dog puts her into a fear spiral the exact same way this dog is acting. She’ll avoid, not make eye contact and freeze, etc. she shakes in fear too. I feel so bad for her. She was a stray from a shelter so I don’t know what she went through before us, but it’s been 5 years now and I’m over it.
I need so much help with my Husky. He’s a nightmare! I literally cried today, I can’t take it.
I hope you don't give up! Any professional training?
My Rottweiler was a Charlie...
Crazy.
I have had a very fearful 9 year old foster for four weeks. Shaking, tremors, panting, drooling, or freezing, especially when weather is or looks like it will be stormy. I’ve been soft and she settled in a little, even jumps on my bed to sleep with me, but she is hard to train because she doesn’t take treats, even bits of raw beef or chicken, when she is afraid. Also, she doesn’t play at all. So far. What do you suggest.
Hello it’s me again. I tried your most recent leash pop method video to reactive dog on leash walking. I tried that pop method with my new dog that I got and yes absolutely it works so I got really excited and I wanted to try it out with my friends dogs. I’ve been to her house before and I’ve met her dogs before but this was my first time trying to train her dogs. I definitely am not experience all I am doing is watching your videos and other UA-camrs such as Nate Schumer, McCann dog training and a few Zak George videos. My friend has this one dog named Misty which is a one year old bull mastiff and she’s pretty sweet but today she acted very soft dog and very shy with me and sometimes she is like that but I did walk with her with my new dog at a public park one time and she was pretty perfect it will behave as compared to my husky. So to set the scene I am in my friends front yard waiting outside my friend brings out Misty and they’re kind of was a lot of distractions outside and when I grabbed the leash Misty was very timid and scared of me and was not wanting to walk with me or my friend and I try to do a leash pop thing and she yelped and then I immediately stopped and I said hey friend I think we should try this again another time she seems a little too overstimulated and I don’t want to cause trauma. Watching this video I just sent a text to my friend saying I want to try something different with Misty so I want to get her to answer to her name and get her used to me and used to being on a leash in my hands in the comfort of her own living room without any other distractions.
I love love love your videos but can we ask the cameraman to film the dogs more? There are a lot of times I wish I could have seen the dogs behavior or reactions 😅
Hiding in corners. That is what my 8-month GSD pup does ! Her behavior is exactly like Charlie's. She seems afraid of me. I don't get it. She was 3-months-old when I got her; and she was always confident and gregarious with me -- until now, at 8-months old. She has no reason to fear me, zero, none. Yet her behavior is the same as Charlie's. I just don't get it.
Great
Thanks sir🙏🏽
Can someone link me to his puppy videos?
FENTON!!!!!
How does a dog get over its fear of thunderstorms?
Charlie hard headed lol
First let me thank you for all the time and attention you and whoever is helping you put into these wonderful videos;
We’ve recently rescued a wonderful part Chihuahua male who’s about 2 or 3 years old. He’s completely affectionate and friendly however, he has one behavior I’d like to help him overcome. When my wife or myself call him to us often he will cringe and refuse to approach us. When he’s being petted even though he seems to enjoy it he almost always has his ears back and tail tucked between his legs. Either that or he rolls over in total submission. It seems he might have been abused by his previous owner. I’m stumped as to how to help him with this. Do you have any suggestions?
My dog ( fearful puppy mill rescue that was in the barn too long and is completely unsocialized-- but he is a sensitive dog as well ) … my dog won’t take treats and I have tried EVERYTHING… I have to put it on ground and he won’t eat it right away .
How do I REWARD in this situation?
My dog is similar. Too much feminine energy. I balance it out by masculine energy training through calm, assertiveness training. Confidence. The previous owner just put her in a crate all day not enough exposure to the world. She used to whine alot when we got her. We also showed a bit less affection on the dog because it was training her to jump on random strangers. Then I ran with her everyday, and it made a huge difference.
Thanks for a video on fearful dogs. This is helpful with my rescue dog. Can you also discuss resource guarding? We gave her a raw knuckle bone and she lunged, growled and snapped at my husband when he reached for the bone. We've never had an issue with resource guarding until the bone. Thanks!
9:13 everytime he gets touched hez like 😁😁🤣🤣🤣
I know this is an old video, but I’ve seen other trainers suggest getting strangers (and especially kids) to give a dog treats when they’re scared can be dangerous. What are your thoughts on this? I have a stranger danger dog who does ok in public but runs away and sometimes growls when approached. He’s nervously taken treats from strangers before, and I planned to start doing it a lot taking hot dogs out into public and asking people to offer them to him. But now I’m worried that’s a bad idea.
Hi, just watched this video you did three years ago. I am also having trouble with a dog that's soft he's 5 years old and the only other thing I know is an elderlyan had him
He's scared of everything outside when I let him come back in he runs and hides
My dog will not even relieve him self out side had to buy training pads. Help need more videos on soft dogs please
Just adopted a 2yr old mutt, she's incredibly fearful. What should I do if she wont take treats for reinforcement?
do you have any tip on "soft" dog that is only afraid of other dogs in certain environments/situation. i have a 1.5 year old cane corso that shows so much fear that she is the one that dogs attack in dog park cause they can feel her fear, so then she will start running away and whelp although she is bigger and stronger, will only show teeth and growl if she is cornered, she also whelps instead of growl when trying to make male dog leaving her alone. It started when a pit bull attacked her in dog park when she was 6 months old. she doesn't afraid of dogs we meet outside or when they pass in front of the yard. also there is another big not very socialized dog and she wants to play with him she teases him, he growls and chases after her she whelps and runs for her life and when he doesn't chase her she goes to tease him to chase her again and whelps although this dog never touches her, he just growls when chasing (he is fastly corrected by the owner)
Great clip. Just the Title is a little misleading as to what the video actually contains, I didn't really understand the point or what the "aim" was here, haha. But good to see a different style of Beckman's Training!
I know he's extremely nervous, however, considering Joel has worked with many nervous/fearful dogs before -- isn't there a stage where Charlie should "get over it & live in the real world"? Like there's a lot of switching around in this Vid, plus I'm kinda left feeling as-if there was no real follow-through with any of the actions that were initiated....
Aww Charlie is the same age n look of mine
Is soft different than fearful dog? I have a 4mo puppy, she is normally great, playfull and all. While we are in the house. When we are outside, she goes tail between the legs and hides between my legs. Nothing ever happened outside…that i am aware off.
I just found your channel, it was suggested because i was watching zak george. It took some time for me to start watching you, because zaks production is just much better. But your methods work. Recall on my girl is nearly perfect in controlled environment, we are working on leash walking and its all going great. I was not able to do that with zaks help. Thanks for all the hard work!
What do you do with a young dog who isn’t food motivated?
Joel, any suggestions on dealing with an older adult dog (7 yr English lab female) who is fearful of men? She spent 7 years living in a kennel (she’s a retired breeding momma) without a ton of human interaction. She is very fearful of my husband. We’ve had her for 2.5 months and I haven’t been able to get her comfortable around him yet. With me, she’s super chill and a sweetheart, but pretty independent, which I expected. I had my husband basically ignore her for a couple weeks- that has helped a bit but I think it’s time we maybe get her out of her comfort zone. She basically fears most people but she seems more scared of men - especially bigger, taller guys with deep loud voices (like my husband ;) ). Thanks!
I got 5 months GSD, he is bi-color, like him, only he got a total black face. Mine is shy too but not soft 🤣
My little yorkie is scared to death of my TV and the sound from the TV in my living room. Is there a way to train him to not be afraid.. I have 5 other dogs that LOVE being in the TV room with me sleeping but my Bailey shakes and stares at the TV terified..In general any sudden noise scares him alot
This is my Ralfie at 9mo too.
My dog doesn’t really like treats
My dog is like off and on lately. She is getting close to 3 years old, but is fearful of noises from motorcycles and thunder is new. She wasn’t bothered by it in the past. I’m not sure how to help her with this.
My ex street dog from Cyprus is like a cross between Charlie and previous board and train Ava, behaviour wise, especially around men. He's more comfortable with women. We've done 18 months of counter conditioning with my husband and 2 boys (lots of treats, gentle but firm interactions etc) and he's plateaued out. I'm not sure how to get to the next level?
I have a 6 month old American bully and she is scared of everything, I've been trying to break her of this it's so difficult. I can't get her to feel comfortable on a leash so I have to put a harness on her but I would rather least walk her any suggestions
I need a dog that will alert and engage threats. lol. That’s definitely not the dog for me
I don't understand I cannot read a write that well