This video goes over one reason why newbie owners and newbie dog trainers FAIL when attempting to get their dogs to work for toys and treats as well as to get their dogs to like something like nail clippers, guests visiting the house or other dogs. This video is all about understanding the importance of the trainer’s MOVEMENT when training, and how it can make or break your training. A trainer could write the most amazing training plan which looks amazing on paper, but the way the trainer MOVES during the training could totally make or break the training depending on the dog.
All dogs have different personalities, so some dogs are not as affected by movement as others. But it is extremely important to learn to read your dog’s body language to see if your movement affects your dog.
This video also really is a great example of how you can turn a punisher into a reinforcer and turn a reinforcer into a punisher. This is why it’s extremely important to understand that you can’t just label things as being intrinsically reinforcing or intrinsically punishing to dogs. Everything is subjective and fluid. Only the dogs brain decides what is reinforcing and what is punishing, not the trainer.
Halo the Border Collie is just 9 months old in this video and the goal with him is to condition him to think anything I do with him is reinforcing. If you see something makes your dog feel uncomfortable you can train them in training sessions to be confident instead of worried to create a resilient learner.
I show myself working with a dog who is shy and reserved with guests in this video as well as describe how I worked with my own dog’s fear of a hand reaching at him. This is in no way advice for training your own dog. If you have a dog who is acting shy, reactive or aggressive toward people you need to go and hire a professional dog trainer who doesn’t use any forms of physical or psychological intimidation to help you with setting up a training plan, because even if you try to follow what I did in the video, you might raise criteria too fast and that can cause the dog’s behavior to get worse rather than better. As well as you might not be able to read your dog’s body language that it is time to raise or lower criteria.
How to read your dog’s body language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAk8eMRHYjU
The touch cue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWSJVwZybwo
The chin rest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2lnaerPR5o
How to train a dog that is OVEREXCITED about food- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR831Q2fv-U
How to train a dog who is OVEREXCITED about toys- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWZn–78JDM
How to train a dog who is not interested in food-
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I could talk about this subject all day long. I’ve really embraced play as a training modality to the point of obsession. It has become a total rabbit hole. I can learn so much about a dog from it’s play style. It’s now my main way to address aggressive dogs as we can work through areas of conflict in the context of play and give the dog some clarity without any actual conflict. It’s like playing an instrument, you get to a stage when you’re no longer thinking about what you’re playing which frees you up to concentrate on HOW you’re playing.
Thats so cool, have you written any on this? Could you email me more about it. dogmanticsstore@gmail.com
@Dog Training by Kikopup Sorry Emily, I missed your reply. Weird that I should stumble on it when I’m right the middle of writing loads of stuff about it. I’m just about to launch my new website which has loads of geek stuff about play and why I love using it so much in my training. I’ll drop you an email in a week or so when it’s ready for launch.
@Tesla Nick hey, can you share it here?
This is so brilliant. It was helpful to see what happens in the not to do scenario. I know Halo has a solid background and seeing him react when you move an object into his space would be amplified for most of us who are just starting off.
I am so grateful for you sharing your knowledge and thank Halo for being willing to let you demonstrate these concepts.
Yeah poor guy.
Great video! I learn so much from these videos, every single one is so useful! Halo really didn’t like that mic, but it was really helpful to see his aversive reactions. I’m sure you’ve made it up to him since then. Thanks!
Great video. It is easy to have movements toward our dogs that are not intended. This reminds us all how sensitive our dogs see the world. Thank you
Yes so true. But all dogs are different and some are not at all sensitive to intrusive movements.
@Dog Training by Kikopup very true, sometimes I really mess up and have to undo it. All these videos have really helped with our nervous nellie.
Always fantastic to see the kikopup notification appear.
Amazing tutorial as always. Especially loved the tip with the garden hose. You always find a way of turning the negative (fear) into a positive scenario (play) absolutely brilliant. Your training is always exceedingly achievable for dogs & owner. You have highlighted & covered many common issues/concerns & extremely important areas in this video. All explained in your fantastic easy to remember & understand way. Thanks you so much.
I am so pleased you always put the welfare of your dogs priority & have made this point very clear. One of the many area’s that set you apart from others. People shouldn’t need to see a dog suffer in order to be convinced of the effects or their entertainment.
I always watch your tutorials at least twice. Once listening to yourself & the second watching/focusing the your dogs body language. I have learnt so much from you. You are absolutely fabulous. Thanks so much for your relentless dedication, enthusiasm, positive energy & time. As always absolutely love all what you do. Thank you so much.
Omg. Thanks Dabo do 🙂 That was really sweet of you to write all that. I do try hard to make it clear. It takes me a few days of planning to figure out how to say things. I realize with clients I would show things, and not talk about the movement and then they wouldnt be able to copy me… And it was frustrating so now I think this explains it well.
@Dog Training by Kikopup I think this is where we often see a disconnect between dogs & people. Where dogs understated us by our body language, reactions & movements then respond accordingly. People often don’t see this communication with dogs until it is highlighted & pointed out verbally. Thank you so much for all your fabulous work & what you do. The world is by far a much better place with you & your channel spreading your positive energy & love. Thank you so much.
FANTASTIC VIDEO – I could tell how difficult it was for you to push your dog past comfort so hopefully that ONE time will be enough for people to understand why we don’t do that. A client recently told me it was OK to pick up her fearful small breed dog and that he wouldn’t bite but both my husband and I in the session and said we wouldn’t do it and explained why. After the person left I still had the feeling that they felt like we must’ve been afraid or something and maybe we weren’t as skilled as we say because we didn’t want to do that. Thankfully, I saw the client again and this second time the dog happily came up to me on his own because I hadn’t pushed in the first time. There’s just so much bad information out there… Thanks for being a shining beacon of good information we can refer to!
That is very kind of you to say. And yes. It’s hard when people need time to understand what we are doing…
Loved the audience in the bed! They were locked in the entire time. I appreciate your explanation and demonstration. This will help me improve my dog’s obedience.
Thanks 🙂 Its fun to have a furry audience hehe
Great tips! I had already seen a lot of these tips from trainers that are not exclusively positive and they look like they make all the difference… you are THE best positive trainer providing quality free content for everyone.
I’ve been following you for years and it’s always great to see your work! Thank you for everything.
Weirdly some positive trainers are so hung up on their plan and the timing and the clicking they forget they are messing everything up by WHAT THEY ARE DOING…
this was a lightbulb-moment video for me. it was clear to see Halo’s different reactions and translated immediately to my pup. thank you so much for all you do!
This concept of “keepaway” also works well when you want your dog to pay attention and stay with you when off leash. When my dog is sniffing around and finding the environment much more interesting than me, I just keep walking (if it is safe to do so and there is nothing dangerous, like a road, between me and the dog) and sooner or later he’ll look up, think “Hey, where’s she going? It must be much more interesting over there!”, and come running. If I were to follow him around and try to get his attention by talking to him and trying to distract him from whatever he’s sniffing, it would make him want to be with me less.
Yeah! Thats smart!
@Dog Training by Kikopup Thank you 😀
Yep. I do this too. If she is refusing to follow me I just walk away. When I get beyond a certain distance the desire to keep me in sight wins over any other distraction.
Emily in this video helps us understand the importance of using a good technique, based on our dog’s understanding of exposure to new objects, toys and food, the way you share the information has a research work based on science and ethics, which makes it more valuable, Halo is an expert in reading body language, and you had the courage to take it almost to the limit and you recovered it immediately, I could imagine how you felt, Thanks for Sharing your Philosophy.
Awe thanks 🙂 It means a lot to me 🙂
This is an amazing video. I love that you took a lot of time to explain and show different examples! It really helped me understand the concept by seeing different ways of using it.
Just love your longer tutorials.
Your examples are very good.
You have made the basic structure very clear.
Personal play, it’s the same thing.
Touch, rub or hold very short and move away.
Very well explained. Trying to get owners to train in small incremental steps is quite a challenge.
I felt heartbroken when you expressed how hard it was for you to have done the demonstration with the microphone, thank you so much for everything you teach us and for your full commitment with your way of training. Lots of love for you and your family ♥️🤗🐾
Love this video and the calm audience 🤣! Can you please do a tutorial on how to stop puppers from picking up suspicious objects outside/ swallowing ?
And possibly a ‘trade’ command?
Many thanks!
I’m getting a puppy in 2 weeks and your videos has been helping me so much !! THANK YOU!! Wonderful advice and tips!!
Oh congrats!!! How exciting!!!
Two years late but me too! So excited!!
I got my first dog three weeks ago (a rescue) and I thought I was ready for at least the basics of training her because of all the books and TV I’ve consumed over the years but it’s amazing (and weird) how I had never seen this extremely essential tip before!! This has changed my whole perspective and now I realize all the mistakes I was making. I’m so glad I found your channel.
Such a thoughtful and insightful video. Thanks very much. I particularly liked the part at the end where you explained why you couldn’t aim to show dogs that were ‘untrained’ or finding things difficult — because *every* stage of the training has to aim at being within the dog’s reach, at giving them loads and loads of tiny successes all building towards the training goals.
Although it was sad to see the dog’s mild unhappiness at the microphone being moved towards him, it was very instructive. And it was good to see how efficiently a confident dog can minimise his distress by simply taking himself out of the situation – withdrawing to his sofa until he is drawn back in again by the positive experiences that follow.
Thanks for this really critical information! I never would have known how important movement is without seeing it here, and seeing how your dog reacts. Now I’m thinking about my own dog, it seems like this will be a game changer in our own training.