Oh man, I wish I could afford the online course, but I've already spent so much on training this year, unfortunately. I'm really grateful to you for your videos. I have a rescue Husky, and my last trainer said that this breed isn't really easy to train, but now I've started watching your videos and I'm feeling more confident again. Thank you, great job.
Dude. Like not sure how should I explain this? Been there done that, etc, paid for courses, asked several trainers, etc. This is the second video of you that I’m watching, and on my first walk after the 2 videos, with my dog on the HS colar, it took one correction and she became perfect. The entire one hour walk. I know I need to fix my mistakes, but I could not know what are my mistakes. It’s been three years that I’m trying. Watching this video clearly made me see my mistake. And it’s so simple. Simple as just correcting and constantly. And your love and genuine attitude all of this for free. Thx brother.
Seeing the good communication between the trainer and this dog puts tears in my eyes. Such a beautiful thing to see! This video was an excellent breakdown, easy to understand. Thank you for providing such a resource for people struggling with this behavior. It can be so frustrating when you are trying to do right and the work with your dog like this owner but still having that reactive behavior. She was probably in tears watching him in this first session. It gives her hope that her dreams with her dogs IS possible. ❤
I can't afford your training (too much for us in the 3rd world countries). But I watch a lot of free videos (mostly UA-cam) to learn how to train my dogs. Just want to thank you for putting this out here. In my opinion, you're the best dog trainer I've watched on UA-cam. Very clear, very precise. Thank you.
It’s even better when you make the plunge. All the holes/questions are filled in. He does pay later where you pay monthly. Best $$$ I have spent on my dogs.
Are you damb bro ..do you think dog trainers are affordable not .. Most europeans north americans don't have vet visit .. Why you think every INDIAN OR PHILIPPINE IS POOR AND EVERY GERMAN OR AMERICAN IS RICH
44:20 "missed correction" is VERY IMPORTANT. Early on in my dog's training, my thought that it wasn't fair to correct her when she hadn't done anything yet. But you really have to correct the thought and intention to react. When reacting starts, you have to deal with a non-operant mental state, and self reenforcing behaviours. It becomes much more challenging and less effective to correct.
Your videos are truly life saving! Extremely informative with both the physical aspects and psychological as well. I am so happy to have found your channel 😊 the fact that you also post these videos for FREE speaks volumes about your character. Keep up the fantastic work!
This worked like a charm. My westie was reactive towards one specific GSD. We practiced this method and after 2 brief interactions with that dog he now comes and sits nicely expecting a treat whenever we cross paths. Amazing training advice, thank you Miles! Your videos are so appreciated!
We started using this training and it has been phenomenal. We are trying to stick to everything you're doing in our dog has went from an erratic idiot to a calm walking, peaceful dog. We can't thank you enough and would love to learn and see more of your classes. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this. Trainers near me want $250 for a 90 min session or thousands. This is super helpful and I’m going to start with my dog today!!
Great dog trainer, even better human trainer.. which is arguably the majority of the work. It's amazing how solid training advice applies to humans as well. Good dog trainers are on par with the best psychologists imo. Subscribed.
the information in this video is so valuable and the transformation zeke goes through is incredible. thank you miles for approaching dog training the way you do.
I just want to say thank you! I think this is the BEST pet dog who has drive and frustration to meet other dogs mixed with prey drive. I created the same problem that Zeke had by watching multiple unnamed ytbers and 'socializing' my dog at dog parks because its so heavily pushed on this platform. He was already an extremely dog friendly dog, but by me taking him to play physically dogs at the dog park taught him other dogs mean high arousal play and/or threats, or passive victims to annoy. Essentially all dogs came to mean something both more concerning and more valuable to me. Tried u-turning this issue for 2 years with a positive only training (i am glad i learned that foundation though) but being aware that there is no positive competing reinforcers that will win, establishing a baseline with R+, plus more. Everything you did helps complete the picture. I'd also like to mention on the other end there are balanced trainers that try to form a narrative about handler leadership that gets in the way of communicating that watching your dogs behavior is critical for delivering good feedback for what you like/dislike and its refreshing to hear a balanced trainer not obsessively harp on 'respect'. Also your comment about keeping Zeke chill was very helpful. Otherwise the intensity can unexpectedly amplified by overchallenging him where he doesn't even know why hes being punished or what to do about it so he gets panicky/aroused. Speaking from experience.
Best dog trainer and teacher I've ever seen. Making progress with my fear reactive border collie just by watching your YT videos. Hoping to get your course soon. Thanks for all your help. You are doing a great job. I hope this will reach as many dog owners as possible.
Im sitting in front of my mac, watching your video, listening carefully and most importantly eating my nesquicks one by one, thank you for making this video free sir.
This method was the only way and technique that helped my 9 month Australian Kelpie's reactivity! Thank you for the phenomenal and informative gem videos. It's been 3 weeks consistently using this technique and the improvement is day and night, although there are times where my pupper acts up (which is okay because he's in his teenager phase), it happens on rare occasions rather than every time! To those who are struggling, do NOT be discouraged.. trust yourself and the work you put in and let father time take its course in molding your dog to be the best.
This was an excellent video!!! Thanks so much for taking the time and putting in the effort to make this and put it out for us for free. It is very much appreciated!! Hope you do more like this in the future!!
Possibly one of the best videos on this topic I have seen. Can you not do this with e-collar or is the e-collar just for recall and emergency situations? Great work
The video is great. Do you have an alternative suggestion to a prong or choke collar? I ask because they are illegal here in Switzerland, where I live. Thank you!
I am very grateful for your video and your clear training! I have been struggling with my dog grabbing the leash when he gets aroused. I can now see my mistakes in handling this situation. I need to be ahead of the game and correcting when I see him start to get excited before he grabs the leash. Once he has that leash, I can't correct him. I am going to be working hard on this concept. Thank you.
Thanks for this video because its helping me so much. My dog is exactly like her dog and escalating. I've had two border collies before and no problems with them but my new border collie is different, harder to control even though he was trained just like my other two. I think he has more prey drive, and gets frustrated easier. He's a border collie but comes from cattle herding lines so I think that might be why.
Great session amazing I have a 7 1/2 month old border Aussie Cross and she’s not reactive but she thinks she can go up to every person and every dog and so we’re working on that and we’re gonna start working more on the loose leash. just got her a small prong collar a few weeks ago and I’ve noticed a huge improvement And then started training her with a slip lead and it was like it run backwards. We’re also inside like Canadian tire you know different places where you can take your dogs inside with there’s other people and things and without the prong not paying attention just put it that way anyways we keep working with her and thank you for your videos. Very encouraging.
Any chance you'd release footage for the full loose leash walking session for Zeke? My Shep is JUST LIKE HIM. I am not afraid to correct him. We were trained by my trainer to use the prong collar. He is off leash trained with the e-collar. All to say we have a pretty good relationship and he has a very good foundation. On leash we have the most problems, I feel like I don't know how to do a correction he cares more about, and I feel like he just lets out the yelp like Zeke at 18:55 but over and over again. I'd like to see how you broke through. (I understand why you didn't just post it though. Some folks are sensitive and think you're being mean/abusive rather than just being a teacher!)
The best dog trainer I ever see.can I do the Same training by a husky ? Cuz when hè see another dog he react like Zake. Hé walk really Nice om the leash just the problem is when hè see another dog. And can a husky walk off leash?? Thank you soo much for this video ❤
The framework: loose leash training, obedience training, reactivity eliminating training is the same. The tweak here and there depends on the type of issue causing the reactivity. Leash reactivity is more straight forward. Fear reactivity requires more trust building for example.
Thanks for this video. I was recently disqualified from adopting a Boxer from a rescue because I used a prong collar with my previous Boxer at my vet’s recommendation. I’m reassured by the fact that the trainer here acknowledges that they do bring value to some situations.
Today is the first time i been here...and from what I've watched...i like your channel. You seem to be very knowledgable and very passionate about the welfare of our four-legged friends. I have a pitbull crossed w/ border collie. And she very spirited and a bit of a puller, but with your toutaledge i know we can settle her down at bit to be calmer on a leash. Shes good with me but no so much with her mom. So thank you for the pointers and ill be sure to let you know how i fare. Thank you sir for your time. 😀👍
You are an excellent trainer!!! I wish I knew you when I had my Shepherd because she was worse than Zeek. She was reactive to go after other dogs to attack them & I couldn't handle her anymore & I wound up giving her to a friend of mine. I could not fix & train her!
First timer here! Thanks for the clarification and the knowledge. I have a 14 months black GS and he's good but I had a lot of confusion with other trainers exercises. I was not doing it correctly, now now I know better. He likes to go for his leash instead of a toy. is it ok? Thank you very much again! Buen dia!
I have a genuine question,- how would you tackle this if you weren’t able to use force (of any kind)? You see,- as a handler in Scandinavia we aren’t able to use force. Prong collars are forbidden (as well as electric ones), and we have new laws that are stricter than people think. (I wont get in to the jurisdictions) Neuro. is my field (human brain) but I’ve owned working dogs for some decades now. So I don’t ask to be difficult or to defend force free training (that’s simply something we have to do,here). I’m genuinely interested in your take on this. Feel free to use Zeke as an example (bc he’s a typical young German shepherd/Schäferhund) Thanks ☺️
If you are strong enough to hold the dog in place , and patient enough. I suggest telling the dog to stop. If he continues hold him by his collar and make him sit till he calms down. And when the dog makes eye contact and is calm . And listening. Act like it never happened . And reward him when he dosen't react With a big active dog, make sure it's well fed and gets plenty of exercise and spend enough time with it that he is fixed on you when not distracted . When you tell him to stop he has the do it, and when you tell him to sit he has to do it. People think a prong collar is a short cut but I think it is abuse
@@barneygimble8984 "Hold the dog in place"; "hold him by his collar and make him sit" Typical sleazy "force free" cultist. Your uneducated ignorant opinion is trash. Virtue signaling your unscientific approach as patient doesn't make you right. It exposed you as a charlatan for anyone who really look in to dog behavior and training. So unless owner weigh at least the same as 200lbs Great Dane, Caucasian shepherd shouldn't own one of these dogs? (Weighing the same still doesn't mean having the same power to restrain dogs in reality) And Causcasian Shepherd is not active breed. They don't like and need that much exercise but naturally is very territorial and never back down from a perceived threat. Well-fed has nothing to do with reactivity or trainability. Street dogs all over the world don't attack human, pet dogs because they're hungry. They learn to coexist. Yet your well fed neighbor dogs can be reactive to everything on 2 hour walk. Also what is considered well fed? Feeding amount that maintain good body condition or completely stop dog overeating instinct? Yes you read it right. Dogs, cats and many animals would eat as much as they can if allowed, and they can go without food for days without going insane if the situation demand!!!They don't have daily diet, nutrition intake. It's human concept for human convenience to create routine when keeping pet. There is a reason, any serious trainers, vets would advise against auto feeding for health reasons, as well as motivation. How many hours a Border Collie spend on farm herding sheep and spend time with sheep farmer? How many hour Great Pyrenees roam with sheep? Same questions for many popular breeds you can insert here. German Shepherd has Shepherd in it's name for a reason. Are you saying a blue collar worker with less than 8 hour for personal time shouldn't own these type of dogs because these dogs would require full time job equivalent of exercise to be receptive to training!? Are you sure your dog is not the one training you? .
I'm confused is it a cultural disdain for prong collars because when I looked it up they had restrictions but not banned for prong collars specifically. It said you had to undergo "special" training to use the prong but that was it.
@@corashaw7774 you mean in Scandinavia? It’s even forbidden to SELL prong collars here! So I don’t know what you looked up? We aren’t allowed to use E-collars,but a few instructors can use them on one specific course for hunting dogs against sheep and reindeer. But that’s starting to get outdated as well. And it will be difficult in the future with the new laws.
@@tMarie234 interesting i tried to look up the laws for the collars. Maybe the internet is making it difficult to get the truth lol. But yeah i looked up an article that basically made it seem there were only restrictions on the collar but it was available. What were the new laws passed?
Hello first able thank you so much for this video I’m a new dog trainer. You have no idea how your videos are very helpful sometimes I have a hard time explaining what I do. But you make it so clear. Btw I’m in France and would love to buy your ecollar training. Is there any way I can pay in 4 times even from here ? I’ve tried but u have to be American I think 😅 if it’s not possible I’ll buy it eventually I can’t wait and again thank you for your content !!!! We all appreciate u
I love your video presence....You seem so trustworthy. But like I have been burned so many time trying to help my boy out. He's a 3 year old pit mix who we adopted Feb 2023 and he was returned three other times due to his reactivity being deemed as aggression. Are there any guarantees on the product? We are looking to adopt again to help get one of these amazing pups out the shelters, but we want to be sure we are the best pet parents we can be first. Thanks for anything you can provide :)
This is amazing. You sir are an awesome human being therefore an awesome trainer, thank you for sharing this video and hard work/ knowledge with the world ♥️✨🙏🏼
Ok I Appreciate what you’re saying at 8/9 mins in… however what if you’ve adopted a dog with this behaviour and the owner wasn’t the problem to begin with? Doesn’t that then make it impossible if it’s not something we’ve done that needs rectification
Basically another thank you and all the comments say it all. It didn’t take more than a minutes of watching one of your videos I stumbled across and I was hooked with your way of thinking and training.
In the first part of the video Zeke was barking/reactive. He then learned to walk correctly on leash with prong. In the second part when you were working on lunging/reactivity/barking the dog did not exhibit any of these behaviors. The dog was no longer reacting to another dog. So where did the transition/ correction training occur? It seems like something is missing.
The loose leash walking training takes care most of the problem. You have to understand that, loose leash walking training even without the main distraction means to drive home the point about handler control the walk. Lunging, pulling, excessive barking is the signs that dogs don't respect handler, and those behaviors are used to control the walk: pull, lunge to over power handler to move toward other dogs; barking makes handler move away from other dogs/excite other dogs to respond. Practice loose leash walking without the main distractions, allow you to both correct and reinforce desire behaviours first ,before you move to the next step. For example, walk around let the dogs smell, but correct it if it pulls to the smell. This way handler only correct dog with P+ less frequent and as hard (on lower level in comparison to the level required to correct against reactivity). Dogs would then behave and mindful to avoid P+ and you know you make progress when R- and R+ are almost only things you do when loose leash walking during these training lap. Get loose leash walking training right, with some basic obedience training, you would have fixed plenty of problem already. The second part here, is exercise to improve impulse control to keep arousal in check and redirect that arousal to acceptable outlet.
@@jeffreyscott5662 Thanks for stating the obvious genius. Next time turn on the volume. Nobody claimed the dog is not trained with E collar. You think people press on E collar button every second and every command? Or dogs trained with E collar don't obey without E collar on? Feel free make a good enough bet and get consent from public and people would be happy to demonstrate off leash ing their dogs in public settings of your choice around strangers, strange dogs, wild life if you think already available videos are staged in controlled environment.
I have to say, I purchased a training from another popular UA-camr, and I have to say, I learned more from you in one video than I have yet from the training I regretfully spent good money on. The fact that you show the process, in the moment, as it’s being taught is so much more useful than short instructional videos with dogs that already know what to do and are already trained. I feel like it’s confusing watching how an already trained dog reacts and then when you apply it to my untrained puppy they don’t teach you how to recover from it all not going like they say it should go. Does that make sense? Anyways, thanks for the clarity and the useful functional way you deliver. It resonated. It’s been so un-useful that I actually want my money back. Damn…
Your right. Positive reinforcement only is not enough for my dog. My Bouvier des flandres looks like Zeke but she’s only 4 + months old. Would I be better off just starting with a clawless choke collar? Maybe it is to soon for this step. and should need to reinforce relationship first. Thank you for the tips.
You can try it but in my experience, the chain collar just made my dog walk better in general (less pulling) and did not stop the reactivity. She will still lunge forward in hunt mode towards any other animal to the point the collar is choking her. I just got her this no pull collar tonight.
My GSD is COMPLETELY disconnected and much more reactive than Zeke. 6 week board and training course in 2020 . A very long road to recovery. Could breeding be the issue ? At wits end but not giving up. Thx for the video
My akita is like zeke only she seems a bit more agro to me but im told its not she just wants to get to them, she has been good with dogs she has met, e collars and prong collars are illegal in the Australian state i live, i use a slip lead
Thank you. My lab / hound mix who is 2.5 is excellent on leash but when he sees a bigger dog coming towards him who is also being walked on leash he barks and lunges . He is 48 lbs - so do I need a prong/ chole collar or I can do what you have shown using regular collar and harness ?
My border collie gets super anxious in a car, wants to chase cars and pants a lot. With or without crate she get anxious. Do you have any videos on that type of dog training?
I have a timid but strong very thin haired collie and I am worried using a prong collar on her may make her more fearful, any suggestions would be appreciated
Could you please elaborate on why you think an e-collar would not be the right tool for correcting reactivity? I’ve been using my e-collar for correcting reactivity because the prong collar has no effect on my dog anymore no matter how hard I pop once lit up. My current and previous trainer have both recommended e-collar corrections. Although we are still working on his reactivity to this day, it seems the e-collar on max held down is the only effective method of snapping him out of it. I have an 80 pound male unneutered 4 year old Belgian malinois. Pls advise if possible
You don’t correct when he’s going crazy u correct when he’s about too pop off and what prong collar size were u using? U can also check out Shieldk9 training super good trainer for reactive dogs
Hi I really love your video, but how do you apply this technique to smaller dogs (a 5 pound chihuahua)? Their necks are more fragile in nature but I really want to solve his reactivity
do you punish with a high correction even if the dog is fearful and showing aggressing to "keep the threat away"? i feel like when i have done this it doesn't go through to his panicked mind and he just gets worse. if i practise avoidance and distraction he seems more willing to listen. ( however I'm not sure were the reactivity and aggression towards dogs stem from, he dose display quite a bit of dominance as well as insecurity) also how do you deliver a correction on a small breed with sensitive neck prone to collapsed Trachea?
His recommendations for the most part is for Zeke. Who we know is doing these behaviors because it's self rewarding. And he says your dog decides what's punishing so naturally go with your dog.
I'm ready to rehome my dog - nothing works with her! When she's in her reactive state, it's like she's in a trance. She tries to bite me and has bitten my leg before. What do I do?
I don't see how you can say/tell a dog is overfed. The waist line is still very visible. Looks like an Eastern Europe German Shepherd. Back is less angular. Proportionally body length and height is not as extreme as many show line, pet German Shepherd. Also wider body structure, big head is considered good for German Shepherd because they're meant to be big working dog. Natural strength from body structure can't be substituted by physical training.
@@lukeryuzaki2328 I didn’t speak clearly. I meant the over reliance on treats as a reward during this particular training. I see owners do that a lot. But I’m just an armchair trainer enjoying these types of videos.
@@jonesuff From my experience, I don't think it there was overreliance on treats. At the early stage of these trainings with high level of distraction, positive reinforcement after correction is still important to make clear what desired behavior is to the dog. Treat would be phased out as dog impulse control improve.
Hi there! What state are you based out of? We have a 10yr old pitbull mix that is conditioned to the ecollar and prong. The only issue we struggle with is her reactivity with dogs (our fault on the lack of socialization). We’ve tried correcting her with the e collar and prong and even with the prong she will still forcefully lunge and pull after multiple corrections. It took her about 6 months to adapt to our puppy but we cannot walk them together side by side as she projects her reactivity at other dogs onto the puppy with a bite at his face. Luckily we have always caught these issues on time and has not been a major incident yet. Any advise would greatly be appreciated!
You shouldn’t be correcting a dog on an ecollar if you don’t know what your doing and just do what the video showed you and do it with your dog on a prong collar and you should get a 2.25 prong collar it’ll help a lot and watch the video as many times as u need too so you can do it correctly
@@ElArabe979of course we wouldn’t use a e-collar on our dogs if we did not know what we were doing. We’ve gone to a trainer for this issue and utilized the same techniques.
@@FHWORLD_ Good to hear that you have found a trainer and working on the issue. What the poster meant is that you may not hurt your dog, but mentally you confuse it using training tools without a proper training regime. Normally you need to fix the reactivity with prong collar, then improve obedience training before moving onto E collar. E collar use is built on obedience onto verbal command; directly replace prong collar use in foundation training phase.
I don't get where my dog stands in the reactivity spectrum. He does not react to people or wildlife. Is very indiferent toward them, maybe like to pay attention to cats but does not chase or jum on them. However, with other dogs walking nearby, is like 50/50. Half of them he just pass by them fine and the other half is where the issue start, specially if the other dog bark at him or is launching toward him. If the other dog ignores him, he is like attentive but finally also keep moving. It is like he is reactive to reactive dogs. 😅
I tried a similar method with the be of my rescue pitties. He is so so smart and well behaved at home but in public loses it and screams/barks/flops around on his lead when we see another dog. He’s very gentle with all other animals. He is a very sensitive boy & when a trainer tried to put a prong collar on him, he laid down and cried and refused to move. Is there an alternative to this collar? Typically he is walked on a freedom harness clipped on the front chest clip as to turn him around when he pulls. I believe his reactivity stems from insecurity/fear as he was a stray in Chicago before I got him. (& he was very shy and non reactive the first 3 months I had him. He lives with another dog and I’ve had several fosters he did okay with after slow, controlled introductions)
I'm not a dog trainer and maybe he'll respond, but the dog in the video is confident and over aroused/frustrated but not fearful. I think if reactivity stems from fear, this wouldn't be a good way to handle it... Adding this level of discomfort on a dog that may not respond well to pressure might make things much worse. Just my opinion. You've got to work on protecting and advocating for your dog, so they know they are safe. Just my opinion... Best of luck 💖
It sounds like the trainer may not have introduced the prong collar and conditioned your dog to it properly. Miles has another video specifically on introducing the prong collar. It's also absolutely crucial to use the Herm Sprenger brand. There are lots of fakes and other brands that don't have quality rounded tips. My dog is reactive in almost the exact same way and doesn't act aggressive towards other dogs but understandably upsets them to the point where they want to put him in his place or fight. My overall preference is a slip lead, but I can attest that every other collar/leash option besides the prong has been more dangerous for my boy because of the way he flops and yanks. He has almost seriously hurt himself and me from doing that. Since introducing the prong collar and Miles' training style 1 week ago, my dog's life and my life have completely changed for the better. He has been calmer and more responsive in all situations with and without the prong. He's also excited to see it, thanks to a pleasant introduction. My only regret is not doing this sooner due to silly social pressure.
My Havenese is reactive toward children and most men. Do I fix this the same way I would fix dog reactivity? My dog tries to run from the kids and with men he runs but then jumps at them barking. Is there a way to help my Frankie?
Oh man, I wish I could afford the online course, but I've already spent so much on training this year, unfortunately. I'm really grateful to you for your videos. I have a rescue Husky, and my last trainer said that this breed isn't really easy to train, but now I've started watching your videos and I'm feeling more confident again. Thank you, great job.
Dude. Like not sure how should I explain this? Been there done that, etc, paid for courses, asked several trainers, etc. This is the second video of you that I’m watching, and on my first walk after the 2 videos, with my dog on the HS colar, it took one correction and she became perfect. The entire one hour walk. I know I need to fix my mistakes, but I could not know what are my mistakes. It’s been three years that I’m trying. Watching this video clearly made me see my mistake. And it’s so simple. Simple as just correcting and constantly. And your love and genuine attitude all of this for free. Thx brother.
What's a HS collar?
He ment to write prong collar @@evelynfreney8921
@@evelynfreney8921Herm Sprenger prong collar I believe
Prong collar. HS is the brand.
@@evelynfreney8921Brand... Hermsprenger
Seeing the good communication between the trainer and this dog puts tears in my eyes. Such a beautiful thing to see! This video was an excellent breakdown, easy to understand. Thank you for providing such a resource for people struggling with this behavior. It can be so frustrating when you are trying to do right and the work with your dog like this owner but still having that reactive behavior. She was probably in tears watching him in this first session. It gives her hope that her dreams with her dogs IS possible. ❤
I can't afford your training (too much for us in the 3rd world countries). But I watch a lot of free videos (mostly UA-cam) to learn how to train my dogs. Just want to thank you for putting this out here. In my opinion, you're the best dog trainer I've watched on UA-cam. Very clear, very precise. Thank you.
I can’t afford it and I don’t love in a third world country
@@panda17284same
I agree 👍 💯 🙆♂️ 👏
It’s even better when you make the plunge. All the holes/questions are filled in. He does pay later where you pay monthly. Best $$$ I have spent on my dogs.
Are you damb bro ..do you think dog trainers are affordable not ..
Most europeans north americans don't have vet visit ..
Why you think every INDIAN OR PHILIPPINE IS POOR AND EVERY GERMAN OR AMERICAN IS RICH
44:20 "missed correction" is VERY IMPORTANT. Early on in my dog's training, my thought that it wasn't fair to correct her when she hadn't done anything yet. But you really have to correct the thought and intention to react.
When reacting starts, you have to deal with a non-operant mental state, and self reenforcing behaviours. It becomes much more challenging and less effective to correct.
Your videos are truly life saving! Extremely informative with both the physical aspects and psychological as well. I am so happy to have found your channel 😊 the fact that you also post these videos for FREE speaks volumes about your character. Keep up the fantastic work!
This worked like a charm. My westie was reactive towards one specific GSD. We practiced this method and after 2 brief interactions with that dog he now comes and sits nicely expecting a treat whenever we cross paths. Amazing training advice, thank you Miles! Your videos are so appreciated!
We started using this training and it has been phenomenal. We are trying to stick to everything you're doing in our dog has went from an erratic idiot to a calm walking, peaceful dog. We can't thank you enough and would love to learn and see more of your classes. Thank you!
I love hearing that 🙌 great work
Love this. Can you do a video on resource guarding? growling and trying to protect high value toys, bones, kennel, etc?
Thank you so much for this. Trainers near me want $250 for a 90 min session or thousands. This is super helpful and I’m going to start with my dog today!!
Great dog trainer, even better human trainer.. which is arguably the majority of the work. It's amazing how solid training advice applies to humans as well. Good dog trainers are on par with the best psychologists imo. Subscribed.
the information in this video is so valuable and the transformation zeke goes through is incredible. thank you miles for approaching dog training the way you do.
Super video! You are a very talanted trainer. So many details that I found missing in my training. Thank you!
I just want to say thank you! I think this is the BEST pet dog who has drive and frustration to meet other dogs mixed with prey drive. I created the same problem that Zeke had by watching multiple unnamed ytbers and 'socializing' my dog at dog parks because its so heavily pushed on this platform. He was already an extremely dog friendly dog, but by me taking him to play physically dogs at the dog park taught him other dogs mean high arousal play and/or threats, or passive victims to annoy. Essentially all dogs came to mean something both more concerning and more valuable to me. Tried u-turning this issue for 2 years with a positive only training (i am glad i learned that foundation though) but being aware that there is no positive competing reinforcers that will win, establishing a baseline with R+, plus more. Everything you did helps complete the picture. I'd also like to mention on the other end there are balanced trainers that try to form a narrative about handler leadership that gets in the way of communicating that watching your dogs behavior is critical for delivering good feedback for what you like/dislike and its refreshing to hear a balanced trainer not obsessively harp on 'respect'. Also your comment about keeping Zeke chill was very helpful. Otherwise the intensity can unexpectedly amplified by overchallenging him where he doesn't even know why hes being punished or what to do about it so he gets panicky/aroused. Speaking from experience.
Best dog trainer and teacher I've ever seen. Making progress with my fear reactive border collie just by watching your YT videos. Hoping to get your course soon.
Thanks for all your help. You are doing a great job. I hope this will reach as many dog owners as possible.
This is excellent!!
Im sitting in front of my mac, watching your video, listening carefully and most importantly eating my nesquicks one by one, thank you for making this video free sir.
Thank you so much for sharing this video with all the dog lovers!
Just the video i was waiting for!!!! I keep slacking on your site bro! Heading over there now!!!
This method was the only way and technique that helped my 9 month Australian Kelpie's reactivity! Thank you for the phenomenal and informative gem videos. It's been 3 weeks consistently using this technique and the improvement is day and night, although there are times where my pupper acts up (which is okay because he's in his teenager phase), it happens on rare occasions rather than every time! To those who are struggling, do NOT be discouraged.. trust yourself and the work you put in and let father time take its course in molding your dog to be the best.
This was an excellent video!!! Thanks so much for taking the time and putting in the effort to make this and put it out for us for free. It is very much appreciated!! Hope you do more like this in the future!!
Possibly one of the best videos on this topic I have seen. Can you not do this with e-collar or is the e-collar just for recall and emergency situations? Great work
You could, but I wouldn’t recommend it. There’s too much room for error
The video is great. Do you have an alternative suggestion to a prong or choke collar? I ask because they are illegal here in Switzerland, where I live. Thank you!
We have a Halti head collar. It tightens on the muzzle when pulled.
I am very grateful for your video and your clear training! I have been struggling with my dog grabbing the leash when he gets aroused. I can now see my mistakes in handling this situation. I need to be ahead of the game and correcting when I see him start to get excited before he grabs the leash. Once he has that leash, I can't correct him. I am going to be working hard on this concept. Thank you.
Thanks. Will try it out.
Thanks for this video because its helping me so much. My dog is exactly like her dog and escalating. I've had two border collies before and no problems with them but my new border collie is different, harder to control even though he was trained just like my other two. I think he has more prey drive, and gets frustrated easier. He's a border collie but comes from cattle herding lines so I think that might be why.
Great session amazing I have a 7 1/2 month old border Aussie Cross and she’s not reactive but she thinks she can go up to every person and every dog and so we’re working on that and we’re gonna start working more on the loose leash. just got her a small prong collar a few weeks ago and I’ve noticed a huge improvement And then started training her with a slip lead and it was like it run backwards. We’re also inside like Canadian tire you know different places where you can take your dogs inside with there’s other people and things and without the prong not paying attention just put it that way anyways we keep working with her and thank you for your videos. Very encouraging.
What an excellent video. So clear and well-structured. Thank you.
Any chance you'd release footage for the full loose leash walking session for Zeke? My Shep is JUST LIKE HIM. I am not afraid to correct him. We were trained by my trainer to use the prong collar. He is off leash trained with the e-collar. All to say we have a pretty good relationship and he has a very good foundation. On leash we have the most problems, I feel like I don't know how to do a correction he cares more about, and I feel like he just lets out the yelp like Zeke at 18:55 but over and over again. I'd like to see how you broke through. (I understand why you didn't just post it though. Some folks are sensitive and think you're being mean/abusive rather than just being a teacher!)
Yes, it’s in our loose leash walking tutorial video on our channel 👍
Thank you so much for these videos! They are sooo helpful!
… Thank you for sharing. Me and my dog appreciate it …
The best dog trainer I ever see.can I do the Same training by a husky ? Cuz when hè see another dog he react like Zake. Hé walk really Nice om the leash just the problem is when hè see another dog. And can a husky walk off leash?? Thank you soo much for this video ❤
The framework: loose leash training, obedience training, reactivity eliminating training is the same. The tweak here and there depends on the type of issue causing the reactivity. Leash reactivity is more straight forward. Fear reactivity requires more trust building for example.
Thanks for this video. I was recently disqualified from adopting a Boxer from a rescue because I used a prong collar with my previous Boxer at my vet’s recommendation. I’m reassured by the fact that the trainer here acknowledges that they do bring value to some situations.
You’re the best trainer out there! Thank you for this video! I’m going to possibly take your training course if I can afford it.
Today is the first time i been here...and from what I've watched...i like your channel. You seem to be very knowledgable and very passionate about the welfare of our four-legged friends. I have a pitbull crossed w/ border collie. And she very spirited and a bit of a puller, but with your toutaledge i know we can settle her down at bit to be calmer on a leash. Shes good with me but no so much with her mom. So thank you for the pointers and ill be sure to let you know how i fare. Thank you sir for your time. 😀👍
ty...... what ever it takes .... save/ protect dog from getting in trouble... ty
You are an excellent trainer!!! I wish I knew you when I had my Shepherd because she was worse than Zeek. She was reactive to go after other dogs to attack them & I couldn't handle her anymore & I wound up giving her to a friend of mine. I could not fix & train her!
First timer here! Thanks for the clarification and the knowledge. I have a 14 months black GS and he's good but I had a lot of confusion with other trainers exercises. I was not doing it correctly, now now I know better. He likes to go for his leash instead of a toy. is it ok? Thank you very much again! Buen dia!
Thank you for the great video! I'm going to utilize these techniques with my English Bulldog who is just like Zeke
I have a genuine question,- how would you tackle this if you weren’t able to use force (of any kind)? You see,- as a handler in Scandinavia we aren’t able to use force. Prong collars are forbidden (as well as electric ones), and we have new laws that are stricter than people think. (I wont get in to the jurisdictions) Neuro. is my field (human brain) but I’ve owned working dogs for some decades now. So I don’t ask to be difficult or to defend force free training (that’s simply something we have to do,here). I’m genuinely interested in your take on this. Feel free to use Zeke as an example (bc he’s a typical young German shepherd/Schäferhund) Thanks ☺️
If you are strong enough to hold the dog in place , and patient enough.
I suggest telling the dog to stop.
If he continues hold him by his collar and make him sit till he calms down.
And when the dog makes eye contact and is calm . And listening. Act like it never happened .
And reward him when he dosen't react
With a big active dog, make sure it's well fed and gets plenty of exercise and spend enough time with it that he is fixed on you when not distracted .
When you tell him to stop he has the do it, and when you tell him to sit he has to do it.
People think a prong collar is a short cut but I think it is abuse
@@barneygimble8984 "Hold the dog in place"; "hold him by his collar and make him sit"
Typical sleazy "force free" cultist.
Your uneducated ignorant opinion is trash. Virtue signaling your unscientific approach as patient doesn't make you right. It exposed you as a charlatan for anyone who really look in to dog behavior and training.
So unless owner weigh at least the same as 200lbs Great Dane, Caucasian shepherd shouldn't own one of these dogs? (Weighing the same still doesn't mean having the same power to restrain dogs in reality) And Causcasian Shepherd is not active breed. They don't like and need that much exercise but naturally is very territorial and never back down from a perceived threat.
Well-fed has nothing to do with reactivity or trainability. Street dogs all over the world don't attack human, pet dogs because they're hungry. They learn to coexist. Yet your well fed neighbor dogs can be reactive to everything on 2 hour walk.
Also what is considered well fed? Feeding amount that maintain good body condition or completely stop dog overeating instinct? Yes you read it right. Dogs, cats and many animals would eat as much as they can if allowed, and they can go without food for days without going insane if the situation demand!!!They don't have daily diet, nutrition intake. It's human concept for human convenience to create routine when keeping pet. There is a reason, any serious trainers, vets would advise against auto feeding for health reasons, as well as motivation.
How many hours a Border Collie spend on farm herding sheep and spend time with sheep farmer? How many hour Great Pyrenees roam with sheep? Same questions for many popular breeds you can insert here. German Shepherd has Shepherd in it's name for a reason. Are you saying a blue collar worker with less than 8 hour for personal time shouldn't own these type of dogs because these dogs would require full time job equivalent of exercise to be receptive to training!?
Are you sure your dog is not the one training you?
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I'm confused is it a cultural disdain for prong collars because when I looked it up they had restrictions but not banned for prong collars specifically. It said you had to undergo "special" training to use the prong but that was it.
@@corashaw7774 you mean in Scandinavia? It’s even forbidden to SELL prong collars here! So I don’t know what you looked up? We aren’t allowed to use E-collars,but a few instructors can use them on one specific course for hunting dogs against sheep and reindeer. But that’s starting to get outdated as well. And it will be difficult in the future with the new laws.
@@tMarie234 interesting i tried to look up the laws for the collars. Maybe the internet is making it difficult to get the truth lol. But yeah i looked up an article that basically made it seem there were only restrictions on the collar but it was available. What were the new laws passed?
You are the best trainer. Keep the good work
Very informative video - thank you so much
Great bloody video, cheers
Your analogies are brilliant.
This was exactly what I needed, thank you!
Also does this mean I can never introduce my dog to other dogs ? Or have him off leash ?
You can introduce or do wtv u want just don’t let the dog react when seeing dogs
Best leash loose video hands down..!!! Thank you!
Hello first able thank you so much for this video I’m a new dog trainer. You have no idea how your videos are very helpful sometimes I have a hard time explaining what I do. But you make it so clear. Btw I’m in France and would love to buy your ecollar training. Is there any way I can pay in 4 times even from here ? I’ve tried but u have to be American I think 😅 if it’s not possible I’ll buy it eventually I can’t wait and again thank you for your content !!!! We all appreciate u
I love your video presence....You seem so trustworthy. But like I have been burned so many time trying to help my boy out. He's a 3 year old pit mix who we adopted Feb 2023 and he was returned three other times due to his reactivity being deemed as aggression.
Are there any guarantees on the product?
We are looking to adopt again to help get one of these amazing pups out the shelters, but we want to be sure we are the best pet parents we can be first.
Thanks for anything you can provide :)
Great video, where can I find the waist pouch Zeke's mom has from 1:03:57 - onward? I love it!
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This was an amazing video and breakdown.
I appreciate this! Time to put in some work!
Definitely a lot of commitment for good results.
What do you suggest for brachycephalic breeds when collars are not suitable?
What should you do if an off leash dog charges your on leash dog that is in training?
This is amazing. You sir are an awesome human being therefore an awesome trainer, thank you for sharing this video and hard work/ knowledge with the world ♥️✨🙏🏼
Have you ever owned or fostered a rescue? I'm curious.
Ok I
Appreciate what you’re saying at 8/9 mins in… however what if you’ve adopted a dog with this behaviour and the owner wasn’t the problem to begin with? Doesn’t that then make it impossible if it’s not something we’ve done that needs rectification
Basically another thank you and all the comments say it all. It didn’t take more than a minutes of watching one of your videos I stumbled across and I was hooked with your way of thinking and training.
At the 28 min mark, is there another way to fill the void of reinforcement without food?
My dog perfect heel without the leash and with the leash but it's reactive on the leash only ???!
do you have any high value treat recommendations? My malamute isn’t food driven or he doesn’t care much for food after a while
In the first part of the video Zeke was barking/reactive. He then learned to walk correctly on leash with prong. In the second part when you were working on lunging/reactivity/barking the dog did not exhibit any of these behaviors. The dog was no longer reacting to another dog. So where did the transition/ correction training occur? It seems like something is missing.
The loose leash walking training takes care most of the problem.
You have to understand that, loose leash walking training even without the main distraction means to drive home the point about handler control the walk. Lunging, pulling, excessive barking is the signs that dogs don't respect handler, and those behaviors are used to control the walk: pull, lunge to over power handler to move toward other dogs; barking makes handler move away from other dogs/excite other dogs to respond. Practice loose leash walking without the main distractions, allow you to both correct and reinforce desire behaviours first ,before you move to the next step. For example, walk around let the dogs smell, but correct it if it pulls to the smell. This way handler only correct dog with P+ less frequent and as hard (on lower level in comparison to the level required to correct against reactivity). Dogs would then behave and mindful to avoid P+ and you know you make progress when R- and R+ are almost only things you do when loose leash walking during these training lap.
Get loose leash walking training right, with some basic obedience training, you would have fixed plenty of problem already.
The second part here, is exercise to improve impulse control to keep arousal in check and redirect that arousal to acceptable outlet.
He’s wearing an E-collar which was left out of the video. Look at owners hand, you can see it.
@@lukeryuzaki2328you’re misled. The dog is wearing an E- collar to get it to behave.
@@jeffreyscott5662 Thanks for stating the obvious genius. Next time turn on the volume. Nobody claimed the dog is not trained with E collar.
You think people press on E collar button every second and every command? Or dogs trained with E collar don't obey without E collar on? Feel free make a good enough bet and get consent from public and people would be happy to demonstrate off leash ing their dogs in public settings of your choice around strangers, strange dogs, wild life if you think already available videos are staged in controlled environment.
Does your course cover anything for aggressive dogs? Rather than just reactive. Thank you
I have to say, I purchased a training from another popular UA-camr, and I have to say, I learned more from you in one video than I have yet from the training I regretfully spent good money on. The fact that you show the process, in the moment, as it’s being taught is so much more useful than short instructional videos with dogs that already know what to do and are already trained. I feel like it’s confusing watching how an already trained dog reacts and then when you apply it to my untrained puppy they don’t teach you how to recover from it all not going like they say it should go. Does that make sense? Anyways, thanks for the clarity and the useful functional way you deliver. It resonated. It’s been so un-useful that I actually want my money back. Damn…
thank you so much for this video
Your right. Positive reinforcement only is not enough for my dog. My Bouvier des flandres looks like Zeke but she’s only 4 + months old. Would I be better off just starting with a clawless choke collar? Maybe it is to soon for this step. and should need to reinforce relationship first. Thank you for the tips.
You can try it but in my experience, the chain collar just made my dog walk better in general (less pulling) and did not stop the reactivity. She will still lunge forward in hunt mode towards any other animal to the point the collar is choking her. I just got her this no pull collar tonight.
My GSD is COMPLETELY disconnected and much more reactive than Zeke. 6 week board and training course in 2020 . A very long road to recovery. Could breeding be the issue ?
At wits end but not giving up. Thx for the video
My akita is like zeke only she seems a bit more agro to me but im told its not she just wants to get to them, she has been good with dogs she has met, e collars and prong collars are illegal in the Australian state i live, i use a slip lead
Thank you. My lab / hound mix who is 2.5 is excellent on leash but when he sees a bigger dog coming towards him who is also being walked on leash he barks and lunges . He is 48 lbs - so do I need a prong/ chole collar or I can do what you have shown using regular collar and harness ?
Thanks!
Can you do the training without a prong collar?
There are a lot of good trainers in the usa, we don't have those here in Denmark... 😢
My border collie gets super anxious in a car, wants to chase cars and pants a lot. With or without crate she get anxious. Do you have any videos on that type of dog training?
Question: FOR CORRECTION, ARE YOU USING A CHOKE CHAIN COLLAR?
I have a timid but strong very thin haired collie and I am worried using a prong collar on her may make her more fearful, any suggestions would be appreciated
Could you please elaborate on why you think an e-collar would not be the right tool for correcting reactivity? I’ve been using my e-collar for correcting reactivity because the prong collar has no effect on my dog anymore no matter how hard I pop once lit up. My current and previous trainer have both recommended e-collar corrections. Although we are still working on his reactivity to this day, it seems the e-collar on max held down is the only effective method of snapping him out of it. I have an 80 pound male unneutered 4 year old Belgian malinois. Pls advise if possible
You don’t correct when he’s going crazy u correct when he’s about too pop off and what prong collar size were u using? U can also check out Shieldk9 training super good trainer for reactive dogs
Hi I really love your video, but how do you apply this technique to smaller dogs (a 5 pound chihuahua)? Their necks are more fragile in nature but I really want to solve his reactivity
Thanks!
Sobbing my eyes out watching this video
At the beginning phases, do you repeat the command (like heel) everytime you make a directional change or their attention waivers?
does anyone know the program/website he uses around 1:09 to explain zekes behaviours? Id love to know, seems great to help organize!
How do you punish if you let the dog off the leash to make the decision. Won’t it be too late once you get him back on leash
do you punish with a high correction even if the dog is fearful and showing aggressing to "keep the threat away"? i feel like when i have done this it doesn't go through to his panicked mind and he just gets worse. if i practise avoidance and distraction he seems more willing to listen. ( however I'm not sure were the reactivity and aggression towards dogs stem from, he dose display quite a bit of dominance as well as insecurity) also how do you deliver a correction on a small breed with sensitive neck prone to collapsed Trachea?
His recommendations for the most part is for Zeke. Who we know is doing these behaviors because it's self rewarding. And he says your dog decides what's punishing so naturally go with your dog.
I'm ready to rehome my dog - nothing works with her! When she's in her reactive state, it's like she's in a trance. She tries to bite me and has bitten my leg before. What do I do?
Is the punishment for reactive behavior the same if it's fear based? Like fear-based aggression towards people. Stranger danger.
Could be inexperience on my part but I feel like the owner is over feeding a bit but she’s doing an excellent job overall
I don't see how you can say/tell a dog is overfed. The waist line is still very visible.
Looks like an Eastern Europe German Shepherd. Back is less angular. Proportionally body length and height is not as extreme as many show line, pet German Shepherd. Also wider body structure, big head is considered good for German Shepherd because they're meant to be big working dog. Natural strength from body structure can't be substituted by physical training.
@@lukeryuzaki2328 I didn’t speak clearly. I meant the over reliance on treats as a reward during this particular training. I see owners do that a lot. But I’m just an armchair trainer enjoying these types of videos.
@@jonesuff From my experience, I don't think it there was overreliance on treats. At the early stage of these trainings with high level of distraction, positive reinforcement after correction is still important to make clear what desired behavior is to the dog. Treat would be phased out as dog impulse control improve.
Hi there! What state are you based out of? We have a 10yr old pitbull mix that is conditioned to the ecollar and prong. The only issue we struggle with is her reactivity with dogs (our fault on the lack of socialization). We’ve tried correcting her with the e collar and prong and even with the prong she will still forcefully lunge and pull after multiple corrections. It took her about 6 months to adapt to our puppy but we cannot walk them together side by side as she projects her reactivity at other dogs onto the puppy with a bite at his face. Luckily we have always caught these issues on time and has not been a major incident yet. Any advise would greatly be appreciated!
You shouldn’t be correcting a dog on an ecollar if you don’t know what your doing and just do what the video showed you and do it with your dog on a prong collar and you should get a 2.25 prong collar it’ll help a lot and watch the video as many times as u need too so you can do it correctly
@@ElArabe979of course we wouldn’t use a e-collar on our dogs if we did not know what we were doing. We’ve gone to a trainer for this issue and utilized the same techniques.
@@FHWORLD_ Good to hear that you have found a trainer and working on the issue.
What the poster meant is that you may not hurt your dog, but mentally you confuse it using training tools without a proper training regime. Normally you need to fix the reactivity with prong collar, then improve obedience training before moving onto E collar. E collar use is built on obedience onto verbal command; directly replace prong collar use in foundation training phase.
This is good 👍
You are So great!!!
Just got back from a walk w my year old dobie and came right to this video. 😂
I’m enjoying your videos, but this dog doesn’t seem that reactive compared to mine. Hoping your methods will help
Have you ever worked with a reactive Xolo?
Would this lesson work on a 6 year old Rottweiler mix?
I don't get where my dog stands in the reactivity spectrum.
He does not react to people or wildlife. Is very indiferent toward them, maybe like to pay attention to cats but does not chase or jum on them.
However, with other dogs walking nearby, is like 50/50. Half of them he just pass by them fine and the other half is where the issue start, specially if the other dog bark at him or is launching toward him. If the other dog ignores him, he is like attentive but finally also keep moving.
It is like he is reactive to reactive dogs. 😅
I tried a similar method with the be of my rescue pitties. He is so so smart and well behaved at home but in public loses it and screams/barks/flops around on his lead when we see another dog. He’s very gentle with all other animals. He is a very sensitive boy & when a trainer tried to put a prong collar on him, he laid down and cried and refused to move. Is there an alternative to this collar? Typically he is walked on a freedom harness clipped on the front chest clip as to turn him around when he pulls. I believe his reactivity stems from insecurity/fear as he was a stray in Chicago before I got him. (& he was very shy and non reactive the first 3 months I had him. He lives with another dog and I’ve had several fosters he did okay with after slow, controlled introductions)
I'm not a dog trainer and maybe he'll respond, but the dog in the video is confident and over aroused/frustrated but not fearful. I think if reactivity stems from fear, this wouldn't be a good way to handle it... Adding this level of discomfort on a dog that may not respond well to pressure might make things much worse. Just my opinion. You've got to work on protecting and advocating for your dog, so they know they are safe. Just my opinion... Best of luck 💖
It sounds like the trainer may not have introduced the prong collar and conditioned your dog to it properly. Miles has another video specifically on introducing the prong collar. It's also absolutely crucial to use the Herm Sprenger brand. There are lots of fakes and other brands that don't have quality rounded tips. My dog is reactive in almost the exact same way and doesn't act aggressive towards other dogs but understandably upsets them to the point where they want to put him in his place or fight. My overall preference is a slip lead, but I can attest that every other collar/leash option besides the prong has been more dangerous for my boy because of the way he flops and yanks. He has almost seriously hurt himself and me from doing that. Since introducing the prong collar and Miles' training style 1 week ago, my dog's life and my life have completely changed for the better. He has been calmer and more responsive in all situations with and without the prong. He's also excited to see it, thanks to a pleasant introduction. My only regret is not doing this sooner due to silly social pressure.
How do I show my dog neutral behavior after punishment?
My Havenese is reactive toward children and most men. Do I fix this the same way I would fix dog reactivity? My dog tries to run from the kids and with men he runs but then jumps at them barking. Is there a way to help my Frankie?
Yes u can fix it the same way
Nice
What collar does he wear?
No one else puts out videos like this. This is a whole training class from beginning to end. Everyone else is just for money and followers.