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Teach your dog the exercise referenced at 2:45 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mWwU3aWPIU
This is THE VIDEO that you have been waiting for and it's, by far, the most dramatic leash walking video I've ever made. You won't believe the thing that set's this dog off! In this video you'll see Lafitte, the all American mutt, and his wonderful mom and trainer, Rachel, presented with real life distractions on an ACTUAL walk in a city neighborhood including squirrels, moving vehicles, a barking dog, and something that you'll have to SEE to BELIEVE!
And of course I'll show you how we get him under control WITHOUT the use of a choke chain, prong collar or electronic collar.
Relax and enjoy!
i love Laffite’s one ear up and one ear down look, and that spot on his eye!
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Actually, this is a mutt, and so is Dog with a blog’s dog.it is not a breed, the length of the coat is from the genes, Laffite’s coat is naturally short, you can tell. Since they are both mutts, that doesnt mean they have the same breed of parents , or same mutt parents.
As a dog trainer I started out with classical training over 30 years ago, went to PR (positive reinforcement) training when it first came out, then on to “clicker” (operant conditioning) training about 20 years ago. I’ve only seen a few of your videos, so I don’t know if you use a clicker at times, or only a marker word (your “yes!” clearly becomes a conditioned reinforcer, i.e., marker word). Either way, I just wanted to say that your work in this video is some of the best training I’ve ever seen on video. Your timing is superb, and your explanations are very clear and precise. I will certainly recommend my students view this, even if their issues are not as extreme — most owners would benefit from watching this.
Thank you! I love clicker training and use it often! Really nice compliment, thank you 🙂
auntiekaykay9. i have 2 german sheperd one is a girl and one is a boy they pull alot and they jump and bark im tryng my best to train them to not jump or bark
if the above poster embraces operant conditioning and wanted to sound wanky this is what she would tell you.
teach them the full spectrum of consequences reinforcement and punishment. Its a scary word but behaviours can not be conditioned to cease without punishment. (principle of Operant Conditioning) Some people here will say direct your dog into another behaviour and maybe that will work BUT whenever your dog does do the wrong thing you need to punish them or the behaviour will continue. You need to pick a level of punishment that meets the dog’s level of reinforcement he receives when he jumps/barks/pulls. (another principle of operant conditioning)
ie. If the dog finds it more reinforcing to jump on you then he finds you punishing him by turning your back, he will continue the behaviour. You have to find the right threshold of punishment that beats the undesired behaviour. *hint the dog will always find jumping on you more rewarding than you turning away as punishment.
@J. Dizzle I believe the reason why he doesn’t tug on the leash to gets the dogs attention is because it isn’t simple leash pulling. The dog is distracted by everything, the dog needs to learn to focus on you and you do this by teaching the dog to make eye contact with you, not by pulling on the leash.
my dog used to bark and pull whenever someone was around on our walks.. i’ve been training him by whenever i see someone in close proximity, i started feeing him treats over and over again to reward him being in a calm mindstate, got him to look and focus on me as i was giving him treats and he’s stopped going over the threshold into bark and pull mode when he’d finally see the person because i was rewarding him for calmness, and also putting it into his mind that seeing someone means something positive, such as treats if he focussed on me instead of that.. i was really consistent with it and he’s improved so much! i really recommend that method to anyone dealing with a dog who reacts to certain distractions.. the most important thing for you to do is notice the distraction first by being aware of your environment constantly and rewarding for calmness before your dog has a chance to even react and keep rewarding him until it’s passed
@brunettesweetie21 You are pretty much doing Counter Conditioning. You might find careforreactivedogs.com helpful it’s a protocol for counter conditioning reactive dogs. 🙂
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We’ve been doing the same for our rescue dog that barks and lunges at all dogs. He use to do it to people too. So dogs only now is progress. We did have to put him on prozac to get him to finally pay any attention at all around dogs. This is after almost a year of intensive training. He wasn’t interested in treats or toys. He’s a 28 pound chihuahua mix that practically turned into Cujo at the sight of another dog. There was literally no threshold. Dog in eyesight = barking, lunging, growling mess. We still have a lot of work to do but the medication has made a world of difference for him. He finally has a threshold to work with.
It’s fantastic to see a dog trainer actually addressing real world problems in a real environment. Too often I watch trainers on YouTube speaking only in theory or working in isolated environments with already trained dogs.
Great video!
I’d love to see a follow up.
I couldn’t stop laughing for the whole first half of this video. What a cute dog. I mean, I wouldn’t want to have to DEAL with this dog, but I found him to be adorable and awesome. I bet all of that crazy energy and excitability would make him a great dog for SOME kind of cool job or sport.
calonstanni yeah. I bet he’d do great in frisbee. He sure can jump
This is very entertaining.. He is even more ADD than my golden doodle. Maybe there’s hope for Maisey.
Omg this dog cracks me up lunging at trees
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Wow, I thought walking my dog was hard! You showed a great amount of patience and love toward the dog. It gives me encouragement to keep training mine.
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Notice how he never has second lesson or update videos…
Zak George’s patients level = expert.
b1son2 I’m watching your videos and I’m loving them they are so far pretty much what I’ve been dealing with for almost 4 years curious though cuz I am on a fixed income and I’m trying to fight for my disability you had mentioned something about a free BarkBox how do I get one for my dog and how does my mother get one for her dog because I forward her the links that I’ve been watching
Zak George training experience = 0
Katelyn Kingston ??
ON camera anyway 🤪 lol
Yes I have no idea how he was able to deal with this owner lol
I really like that you don’t use perfectly trained dogs like many other trainers on youtube. This is a much better guide
“we’ve come up against a really problematic tree” I’ll add this to the list of things I’d expect to hear from an arborist, not my favorite dog trainer.
“Does your dog act odd on walks? I mean really odd?”
*shows dog attacking a tree*
Zak George may be the most patient person I have ever seen.
That poor girl, she said she was walking him for about three miles a day like that. But she was doing it, thats one tough and patient chick. 👍
“Oh boy your so crazy” had me crying 😂😂😂
This was an extreme case. Amazing turn around in behavior.
“Oh a telephone pole, that’s interesting”
I like how he calls the dog “Sir.”
what else would u call these gentlemen
I love how Zak talks so respectful to the dog throughout the training! Please, thank you, Ma’am and Sir! My hero!
Shout out to the intern who’s running around filming