THIS Forces All Dogs To Be Reactive and Fearful!

FANTASTIC training!! Excellent communication! I'm a trainer helping rescue groups on the East and West coasts so this video will be shared with MANY people. Thank you Tom! I love your training!

How can I help my small fearful dog? He's gained loads of confidence in his 18 months of life and we've progressed from him being afraid of the literal empty space around us and runnig away from everything during his walks to him really enjoying them and having time of his life sniffing away, but now that he's found some courage he's started lunging towards other dogs as soon as he sees them. Immediate sharp pull, like a flash, barks and growls like a little demon to get them out of his sight. He's small so I can't do any of this luring stuff, I would have to be bended over him and he hates it. So does my back lol.

Is there something that the dogs like when using higher praise voices ? Can I do a Batman voice instead?

Hi, I have been working with my 18 mo. GSD being neutral when we pass houses that have dogs in their yard barking at us as we pass. She’s been doing good (better, improving!) to the point where she looks at them with her ears up (her curious look), and will walk with me (she does still veer a little in their direction a bit, but our progress is always forward and she’s not lunging or pulling me towards them), and she doesn’t bark at them as we pass - she just seems like she's alert to their presence. She has gotten to the point where she will look at them, then look at me or at something else (where I will then mark and reward her). However, yesterday as we passed a house where I know the little dog is on an electric fence (the owner told me the last time it charged at us), it came charging at us, barking and making a huge fuss, and it was much closer to the road than I thought it should be (not sure if the ‘fence’ goes that close to the shoulder or if it was disabled or not functioning. Don’t worry though, its owner came to the door, called it back with a “treat”.) Anyways, Sascha and I both thought the dog was coming for us, and she reacted (lunged, barked, hackles up - the works).
My question: Was I right or wrong in correcting this in this situation? Is the reactivity corrected every time in every circumstance, or when we both seriously felt threatened, was it justified and I should have just carried on as neutrally as possible (like no corrections and no reinforcement from me)? Help...feeling confused.

My neighbor ha 3 year old 110 shepard that they can 't handle,he's the most beatiful Shepard I've ever seen... l hope they can figure t out... so sad

These are great videos, and really help good owners work better. However, what do you do when you have a reactive dog you don't know, that is off lead, aggressively approaching you and your dog? What's the best way to extricate yourself and your dog?

You are an amazing trainer!

She’s got, just needs to work on leash manipulation

My dog was a bit reactivate after being attacked 3 times on walks , i actually prefer to call it defensive, the way i handle it is I've got a pretty good idea which dogs he will react to so if i feel any sign of stress or agitation i very calmly move him back from the situation i don't move him completely i just move him back i use the words leave it and put myself in front of him , i don't make a big deal out of it i don't introduce treats or toys , i do give very positive verbal praise, it's been over 12 months since I've had any issues because he now knows i will keep him safe , the reason i don't use treats and toys is twofold, other dogs are attracted to both and they are valuable resources, i control the resources so he doesn't need to worry about them .

Any tips of a dog that is biting the treat out of your hand? My puppy clearly gets frustrated cause I'm not giving her the full treat and accidently will bite me

"He will lose interest" Every malinois 😅

I wish we could bring our pit mix who I consider actually "super reactive". This dog would be a walk in the park for us.

Monkey as in Omar’s malanois Monkey? LOL Great video. Ty

Nice video! But can you show what do to when the dog actually reacts? In the training process in a real environment (not all have such environment to train as in the video) shit happens and the dog may react. My question is can you show what to do when the dog reacts?

So how do you manage this kind of dog on walks? My dog is fine when he warms up to other dogs. He was fine in group training sessions. But if we have to pass a dog on a walk in short distance he usualy reacts. It's imposible to avoid every single dog on walks in a busy neighbourhood.

Well done. Tom you make it all look so simple and easy. It comes so naturally to you. I love watching your videos to give my own mind a tune up to make my training better. Thank you again

Hi Tom, You are an amazing intuitive and skilled trainer. What are you using in this video for the reward? It looks like a liver ring?! Please share. Paula

What bigger treats do you use to draw pup back to you to take focus off his trigger?

What kind of collar are they using for the training?

What happens when you come across another reactive dog that is not trained. Will this trick with the treats provide enough distraction from the barking dog?

Absolutely beautiful - thanks so much for sharing!

I find this approach difficult with a 10lb yorkie because I can’t bend over that far and keep walking!!!

Yes!!! Tom!!! Keep being their voice!!

Does joining your 'no bad dogs club' at the all-access level include your courses like 'reactive to neutral'? Is there a membership level that includes all of your courses and breaks down training steps in order (meaning, train this, then this, then this type thing)?

We just took in a (now) 11 month old (Samoyed, he's our 3rd of this breed) and some things he's/we've got covered and others we're struggling with. He's wicked smart and a super absorbent sponge right now and we want to get things locked in asap. He was with another family for about 6 months and he was starved for attention (they didn't know how to direct/control his barking and hyper energy so they kept him locked off from the family which just intensified his behavior - we've managed that piece with simply walking him daily and just turning our backs and paying attention to something else when he crazy barks at us - he learned real quick that barking doesn't get him attention - and, he's with us a lot, we don't lock him away from us). He's got sit/down/up/off/place covered (and he's came kennel trained). We're working on stay, leave it, quiet, gentle (when taking treats). We need leash & reactive with other people help (it's an attention issue, not an aggressive issue we believe)

I'm at the point when my dogs see another dog instead of reacting they turn to me for a treat. I just hand it to it then. Wonder if I should still do these methods.

Great training video. Nice facility as well. I like the no bs and simplified approach. Looking forward to more. Thank you. Just subbed.

Why the dog has so many collars?

I have a question now how does this work if your dog won't eat food from your hand outside

I have a 2 1/2 year old GSD and he loves going places with me, but whenever we walk past people in Tractor Supply, or any other pet friendly place, he yanks to the other side of me or yanks retreating to the end of the leash away from the person. Anything I can do to help him with his anxiety?

Thanks this is interesting. I have a pug/french bulldog cross rescue. In the house and garden, he learns things immediately. On the street, he is not interested in treats or me - totally focused on what is around. Doesn;t help, that he lost an eye as a puppy form a dog bite (don;t know if it was play gone bad, or an attack). In addition, he was a lockdown puppy so not socialised the same way and previous owners never trained on the lead.

Think it is going to take some time!!! Am going to get a trainer involved when the weather settles - but all this is very helpful..

prefer this to the guy who used a prong collar and never spoke to the dog!!!

I have a Doberman she is 9 months now I’ve done so much positive reinforcement and socializing with other dogs/ppl. Now that she is getting older she is starting to give signs of becoming reactive to other dogs (shackles raised while walking by) if the other dog barks aggressively she will engage and she has no interest in receiving the positive reinforcement. I want to stop it before it start so any recommendations!!!!

So obvious the dog was looking for leadership. So training the handler made all the difference. Brilliant strategies thanks Tom.

This is amazing thank you!!

What does foos mean? Can you please explain that behavior?

Who does Hawk belong to?

This girl SHOULD NOT have this dog. Smh.

So, what forces all dogs to be reactive and fearful? The thumbnail and the title describe a different video and are basically deceptive clickbait. The content is good - you don't need to do that.

learn so much from your content...I have a dog aggressive obedience trained dog, I'm always looking for body language videos and education on rehabbing...

How many collars is the mali wearing???😂

What would you do if he does react and are late and not sure if he will react ??

The Malinois is not for 99.9999 percent of dog owners.

Wanna see the 2nd part of this training

Logical, but w/out food please.

I wonder what a Malin-mastiff [English] would be like....any buddy know?

My dachshund is very reactive to other dogs and people, but he’s good at coming, sitting and focusing on me. But I want to be able to walk him and be relaxed. When will he finally relax/how do you get to the next step?

Now when you change direction and make him come do you just continue in that direction in avoidance or ???

Love it ❤, how can I do that in my car: my dog gets excited + barks at people + other dogs?