 Hello everybody Whoa, there's my baby Kota and I here. We're gonna go live guys. We're gonna Baby, she hasn't seen me all day. I've been out at the facility working We're gonna go live and answer your dog training questions guys So I have a topic I want to discuss really quick first some exciting news. I think in my opinion what what what okay? So I'm Tom I am a dog trainer if you guys don't know if you guys get here do me a favor like this video that means I know that you're here and We're gonna get right into it. So the first thing I want to say is We're doing a new type of dog training playlist on my channel for those of you who don't know I Primarily deal with a lot of different behavioral issues, so I primarily deal with behavioral problems Natalie, what's up and So I've been getting a lot of messages and even you know, I try to I try to be as transparent as possible And you know for me I just I love animals and I love the I love dogs as much as I can I don't really necessarily love the dog training industry because of The politics that are involved So I'm doing this new thing where I'm putting together videos where I'm using almost no tools So slip collars flat collars martin gales no prong collars no e collars and things like that and the reason why I'm doing that is because I realize that there's a lot of people out there that Can't use tools in the in the country or in the in the in the place that they live And some of the some of the applications that I do here in the United States don't apply to them And I feel bad. I feel bad because you can't use tools But I also feel bad that you can't maybe use some of the training techniques that I use and so as you guys know like I said We all for my training schedule basically the only thing that we do right now is we I Only do out-of-state clients. So I only take the dogs that are coming into the facility I have ten other people on staff that do various amounts of different things that a lot of you guys don't see I'm also a business owner as well. So it's not just YouTube and it's not just training It's you know, I have to run a business as well and I Primarily only do behavior modification So the majority of dogs I work with are dogs that have of course worked with several other trainers or they're at their wits End or they're gonna be euthanized or they're severely aggressive or they have a bite history or they have killed other dogs they've bitten other people and You guys are only getting that information because it's what I love the most. It's what I it's my passion It's like something that I innately love doing and so So for me I've been you know trying to do the best I can to just kind of cycle through some of the comments without looking too deep into them But I try to give you guys what you want to see because at the end of the day we have we have a lot of experiences You know working with different things and we have a lot of experiences Across the board and variations of dogs that we see that you guys don't see and I'm starting to realize because of how fast We're growing on YouTube that I want to try to take advantage of all the dogs that come in and I want to be more I want to I do train a lot of other dogs. I should say a lot of different types of dogs We have a dog coming in right now that just came in from Philadelphia That Requires absolutely no tools just food in a slip-caller and so for me. It's really about I want to show you guys that information because I'm I'm frankly Disappointed in some of the some of the comments. I've seen about people saying that I can only use tools to train dogs when in a matter of fact It's my demographic It's the dogs that come in require tools because of the dogs that I primarily deal with these are aggressive potentially dangerous dogs sometimes as well as these guys have five hours to work with me and then they go home and You know, I have to give the owners everything that they need in order to be successful and safe And so I just wanted to make that clear and clear the air and then I'm going to get into some questions that I'm definitely going to start doing like a playlist literally with just dogs without tools for everyone out there That's living in different countries that can't use tools as well as it's it's becoming I really don't care what anybody Thinks of me. However, I do want to make sure that I'm clear that my abilities don't Derivate strictly from tools. I can train a dog with literally nothing And I want to showcase that for people that can't use tools And I also want to showcase that for people who maybe aren't comfortable with tools But I just wanted to make that clear that the reason why I use tools as much as I do is because the demographic dogs that come in When we get an email we get an inquiry with my managers They they say, okay, this dog is dealing with this. You're gonna go to this trainer You're gonna go to this trainer And like I said, I really only work with dogs that are coming from out of state at this point And those dogs are coming from a distance because they they are working on severe stuff that they've had very little help with From other people. So I just wanted to make that clear and I'm excited to be able to do that I you know, the reason why I didn't do it before is because there's a lot of other great channels that do a lot of basic stuff that I Don't think that I necessarily need to do but but as I realized as my channel continues to grow that you guys are interested in Stuff like that. So I just wanted to make that No, but I'm gonna start doing that. And yes, that was Lakota and She's she's in the office at my office here So let's give you some questions guys The reason why I'm doing this is because you guys have given me such good feedback And I'm just doing this as an appreciation post. I'm literally doing this just for you guys because I appreciate you very much You guys are always super supportive And you're so kind and and I really like I really like to give back as much as I can So let's get into some questions if you guys are getting in here We have almost 250 people in here We have 50 likes hit that like button guys to let everybody else know that we're doing this live so we can answer some more questions I'm gonna answer this question. What age is okay to use a prong collar on a dog. I've answered this probably 464,000 times But that's okay. I'm gonna answer it again. It's a good question and I understand that a lot of you are maybe new to my channel and so I Actually did a podcast with my buddy force Mickey on this I would highly suggest you look into that because we talked about this quite a bit force is a magician slash professor and talks about it very eloquently and so I would say that The dog needs to understand the pressure before you can really use the collar unless you're dealing with like if I have a dog that is Dangerous or that needs a correction really fast, which you guys may have seen me do In some of my videos. I'll use a prong collar to be safer I also I also just did a prong collar video last week or the week before with a dog that Was Was really insecure and it and it smashed all the ideologies and the scientifically proven ideas of using prong collars or using aversives as strictly only It doesn't help a dog that's insecure and I literally did it bang right there It really builds confidence out in a dog so the prong collar can be introduced as long as the dog understands the pressure and knows how to turn it on and off safely and I think as well as Having the dog just understand where they where they're at and they're aware of what you're asking them to do So the prong collar is a pretty safe tool as long as it's fit properly But I would also say that your prong collars should really be introduced by a professional as well as fit by a professional because I would say Nine times out of ten prong collars are not fit right, which therefore they don't work and people hang them on the shelves Natalie I'm trying to get your question here because I really appreciate other trainers Just in general so how have you delegated and grown your business with the demand of social media? It's a great question Natalie But those of you who don't follow Natalie she has canine performance So she she puts out really great stuff. I hear really good things hoping to work together in the future but without avoiding a burnout it's um, you know for me it's it's You know what drives me to be to be completely honest with you is My my passion drives me to continue I also think that especially in the social media world There's so much BS and I'm you know, I had an online session with somebody yesterday and we were just talking about The more noise you make and the more the more pissed off people get at you You know, you're doing something right and I you know I think that I do a pretty good job about just being very very very very like Open about like hey, there's other ways to do things. There's a lot of channels especially on YouTube and on other things that You know people call me a I've had this one guy the other day call me a bully and all this stuff because they stick up for tools and I say actually There's there's not there's not a lot of You know people out there that are actually putting out information and putting out Videos on on tools and things like that which is why I've been heavily like putting out content with that because of the dogs That I'm working with but I guess to answer your question about without getting burnt out is just realized that There's so many people out there that are just waiting for you to fail And there's so many people out there that just wish you would shut up because you're proving a lot of their BS theories wrong And they're marketing manipulation wrong that really really really Motivates me to continue to do better for the dogs because there's a train gonna go by and it's gonna be really loud for a second But you know for me it's it's just really about being able to just put out information that People need to hear and I think that just like anything else in the world the more information you put out that goes against what everyone else Thinks that they need to hear the more pushback you're gonna get and that that's what really motivates me any time Anybody says you know anything negative really about tools and about the way that I handle myself with tools and the confidence that I have doing it Fires me up. I mean it really I mean I'll go out and buy a new lens I'll spend thousands of dollars on a new camera gear to just to go out and just do better and better and better because I want people to realize That there's other ways to handle dogs mainly Because dogs are dying every single day because of the lack of knowledge about certain things So what drives me the most without getting burned out is the the team The team that I I have built as well. I'm pretty isolated with with what I do I try to just stay focused on what I want to do and block everything out I think that that's important Natalie Just put your head down and just keep pushing forward and work with people is the mic crackling guys. Sorry Hold on. How's that? Is that better? But anyway, just passion passion passion and just keep driving forward and there's gonna be a lot of people that really hate What you do because you're making noise and you're pushing against what they Don't want to hear so It's hard. It's hard. I think in the industry not to get burned out if you're pushing really forward with your passion But anyway, I'm glad that the crackling is gone. Let's get into some more questions How do I help my Shiba Inu stop being reactive when meeting other dogs? She's very particular and dogs and I don't know how to safely introduce her to other dogs without Pika pika. I think that that's like a Pikachu reference, which I love You don't first of all your dog doesn't have to your dog doesn't have to meet other dogs I think if your dog is insecure and reactive about other dogs, I think that first and foremost I would try to Maybe work with the trainer that can help you understand this reactivity because the reactivity may be derivative towards In securities or fear or maybe your dog just doesn't like other dogs There's a there's also probably a lot of different things that you're doing to make your dog insecure So if your dog is not good with other dogs encountering on the leash I would avoid it at first because I don't think that maybe it's a positive thing. So I hope that that answers that question. It's really hard to say without really diving into those behaviors If you guys are just getting here, don't forget to like that. We have over 300 people here. So like that like button Do you recommend German Shepherd's sure if you get a well-bred German Shepherd Riley Reed and my six-month-old GSP goes absolutely crazy when people come over to the house How can I get it to calm down without getting so worked up? Well, I think the first thing is is obedience really helps with that So teaching your dog how to Be calm in the first place like if you don't have any obedience any preconditioned notions of your dog being calm And you're not practicing those things on the leash Then it's going to be really hard in a highly stimulated area For for your dog to be calm. So I think that that's something that you have to work on as well as what I call Guest management. So you're gonna have to make sure that your Your people who are coming into the house aren't also Elevating your dog to a point of like a crazy excitement Because that that plays a big role like my mom's the worst at that she comes in the house and she's like And so like I let my dogs outside Before my mom gets into the house because I know that she's you know, she's gonna elevate them And I know that that's how she is and she's never gonna change probably no matter what I say to her So I think guest management as well as obedience. So as far as specific obedience getting excited I would tell your dog to go to their place teaching on sit stays or implied sit stays depending on what you want to do But I think obedience and practice and then understanding that your dog is at an age Probably as if they're a puppy that they get really really really really excited That's normal So you just have to be very empathetic towards that approach to and make sure that your understanding that this is normal behavior But you also have to make sure you're putting in enough work to counter it All right, well there's a lot of questions coming in here guys You guys are the best man. This is great. This is so fun. I absolutely love hanging out with you guys It's really really fun. I really do my dog can't do sit down in place But I can get him to hold it until break my dog can do sit down a place What can I do to get him to wait for my command to release? You have to continue to make that incrementally better So you just have to continue and continue to get it better and better and better and better as you as you get It's just part of it I mean if your dog does a sit and a down in a place You have to be able to copy and paste that and get it better I call it the 3d's which is distance to strip distractions and duration So you're gonna have to continue to make that better It's just because your dog knows sit doesn't mean they're gonna sit for a long time It doesn't mean they're gonna sit with nothing going on around them. If you're if your dog actually sits down Then you have to continue to get better at that. Yeah, it's just something that you have to work on It's nothing that is is easy. How is your day? My day is going pretty good. I'm going to look at some property to expand our business later this evening Which is nice I have a bunch of people coming from out of state to work with me today Which I always love to meet new people So my day is going pretty good. I hope you guys this day is going good How can I help a nervous dog in public and especially if people again? It's it's one of those things that you have to advocate for your dog I think too many times which is you know part of what I was talking about earlier in the session In regards to somebody's Natalie's question about It just people just don't know I'm trying I'm literally just like when I first started YouTube and I first started this channel I literally was just setting up a camera and I was like I wonder if people would be interested in this and it's Just people are just like wow I had no idea and so a lot of people think that dogs are supposed to be overly friendly. I Actually find it quite odd sometimes when a random person comes up to a dog and the dog just flips over on their back and peas on Themself with submission I think that that's actually kind of odd for an animal to do that But because we've domesticated them and breeds and different things it happens And so if you're if your dog is fearful of people you have to advocate for them and tell them that it's not okay for them For other people to pet your dog So doing things like getting a vest and just saying like hey my dog You know just say don't pet my dog things like that I think it's totally okay for your dog to be fearful of random people I think that's normal and that's natural in the animal kingdom to be a little bit Suspicious of new people so if you want to make it better When people approach if your dogs, you know everyone wants to you know pet your dog So you just say hey, you know my dog's in training right now, so You know just just ignore him please or something like that and the more you do that the more your dog will realize that people aren't as Scary as maybe they think they are I'm gonna take a sip of water if you guys do me a favor We have almost 320 people in here hit that like button for me. Thank you. We just jump 20 likes. You guys are the best How do I help my dog with bikes? Bikes skateboards rollerblades anything that moves typically is a prey driven like excitement thing for dogs So they see something move like that and like especially this one when she's she's on the bed behind me Chris can probably see her. She's this is like my spare room. She's right there But she like she goes crazy for like the weed wacker The lawnmower anything that moves she literally is like so excited about so Just understand it's a prey drive. So it's natural just like dogs with food. They're like, hey, this is food. This is yummy however With bikes you just you know for me It's like you can desensitize them But if a dog is lunging at a bike and lunging at a rollerblader lunging at somebody walking by with a Excuse me a stroller That's a safety thing because you're gonna get dragged down they could potentially get caught in a car or whatever It's crackling again. Hey guys, let me just back in sorry I have my Wireless ones, but they're not as I don't think the mic is as good. So I'm using this Let me know if you guys just let me know if it keeps crackling on you and I'll adjust it I apologize for that But anyway going back to that it's it's really about correct it for me. It's I'm very assertive I think that that's like the best way people learn. I think the best way animals learn I think it's what the animal kingdom does which is why I spent so much time working with wolves and coyotes and understanding wild dogs and things like that is if there's a problem they handle it They don't they don't like avoid and they don't tap on shoulders and say excuse me. Can you please stop doing this or something like that? They're very assertive. They're like, hey and they correct a dog really quickly And so for me like if a dog is like lunging out into traffic or lunging at a at a bike or something That's dangerous. I mean they could potentially get hurt or worse and so for me I correct that behavior However, you want to do that is completely up to you and whatever makes sense to you and your dog I correct that behavior and I mark it with something so I say leave it or I say no or whatever the heck you want to use and And then that way in the future It's scalable and you're you're able to say leave it without correcting your dog because the point of a correction guys is Correcting or modifying a behavior so in the future you just have to say hey Do this and then they do it and so if you're constantly having to do this all the time or you're using your e-caller all the time It's probably something that you're not really teaching your dog. So So anyway, so it's really just about making sure that you correct the behavior and then And then desensitizing it over time and then also using positive reinforcements using some sort of motivation and food to Reward a dog So anyway, you know, I think that's that's a big part of that's a big part of dog training is just operant conditioning The art of canine interaction. What do you think about dog studies and how are they conducted? You know, it's a very interesting question. It's a very layered question I love this question though because so for me it's something I'm actually getting into so behind the scenes I'm doing a lot of stuff with other people in the industry to bring out new information Because you could call what I do to a lot of studies and a lot of variables and a lot of clinical stuff because I Have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of documented footage of dogs You know doing better or doing worse or getting Progressional or doing way better. I mean, I have a lot of information on my YouTube channel of before and afters doing certain variables But of course it's edited. I mean, it's a 10 minute video out of an hour or more So studies for me. I'm skeptical because what type of you know, if they're doing studies on equipment That's one big thing. I have a problem about is what equipment are they using who's using that equipment is that person? Because that's a lot of the studies that I see that people try to throw in my face is about how aversive tools are Not as good as using maybe Purely positive reinforcement or not using any aversives at all is better for a dog long term and their emotion and Suppression and all that stuff and for me It's you know, it's the same thing that you can you know come back at me to say You know what type of purely positive trainers have my past clients worked with that were failing and things like that So I have to be fair of course You know devil's advocate on both ends of the spectrum, but you know dog studies. I'm interested in I'm very interested in because I think that There's a lot of studies out there being done by people who are sitting back and watching dogs But they're not really working with dogs with severe issues as well so for me in a you know using an aversive versus a positive only training style or a motivator or food or some sort of thing like that is Obviously nothing that I would do anyway. I'm not gonna take a dog like the video I just I actually just filmed the video with a golden retriever that has zero behavioral problems and they're actually working on They're actually working on basic stuff. They're working on basic relationship building, right? So I didn't use any tools I just use a little slip collar and elation That was it and then I added food at the end and so if you look at the chemicals and the The way that the brain works in the dog the dog is going to be happier more motivated and And more engaged when there's food involved versus just doing work without any food And with adding some sort of pressure because that's how everybody works I mean if you were to say hey, I want you to work versus. I want you to work for for for free It's two different things So I don't think that the studies that are going on out there are conducted fairly in my opinion But I think that there is good information to pull from those things and I think it's valuable And I appreciate anybody that's doing studies with dogs. I just I just think that there's also a lot of science-based studies that are also going on that Are very one-dimensional and I think that they're they're lopsided versus one way or the other and so I'm working on that actually with some with some other people in the industry to to start to Go through some of these studies as well as conduct a lot of my own studies which I have in the past So it's a good question. Anyway, that was long-winded, but I'm I'm pretty interested in that How to make a puppy do commands without knowing they'll get a treat. Oh, well, that's a good question similar and linking and bridging to what we were just talking about Let me just I'll just talk about this for a minute because this is big I want I know that there's a lot of questions coming in which is great. Love you guys Appreciate it. Let me just dive into this for a second. I just filmed it like I said, I just filmed a video with an eight month old golden retriever and They were the owners were like, hey, we just want to tighten things up. They like we we love our dog We don't really have huge behavioral issues. We just want to tighten some things up. I'm like perfect Usually I want to you know, I'm dealing with the dog that wants to rip my throat out So this is great I get to work with a dog that actually I can love up on and and you know be with which is which is good But I didn't bring food out So I the point of this story is is I work the dog solely on just a leash and a collar not not an Aversive collar necessarily that you guys would think like a prong collar or something. All I did is I just worked with a A slip collar just a dominant dog collar very basic slip Like a kennel leash and so what I did is I I worked with the dog and I taught the dog different behaviors And then the owners took the leash and they were like Mine was blown. They were like, this is the best our dog has ever walked We were 35 minutes into it and the dog was being engaged the dog was paying attention I didn't use any food the dog was super super motivated And I know with an eight month old golden retriever that if I would take food out And I'm gonna get to this point because I did take food out And I want to tell you what happened because this is a study that I conduct all the time on film So the dog was like, okay, I'm working with you And of course he was we were using lots of verbal positive reinforcement. So lots of motivator verbally good boy. Good girl Dogs love that your dog loves you if you say good anything to them They're like, whoa, their brain goes crazy, right? You walk into a room and a dog is like right so Anyway at the end of at the end of the session, they were so happy They were so pleased and we were wrapping up and I said now I want to get out some food and put the cherry on top because this dog deserves it Not that he not that she didn't get rewarded before but I know being a golden retriever at eight months old She's gonna be like a static but the problem was that she was she came up to me She sat she down. She sat she went between my legs. She pawed she spun the food motivator is Sometimes overwhelming for dogs and you can't decipher the difference between your dog actually learning New behaviors capturing new behaviors versus give me food. Give me food. Give me food. Give me food I'll do anything. I'll do anything up. So I find that you can mess up a dog just as easy with food as Or a ball if your dog is super ball driven like this one behind me Geez guys, I don't know Sorry, I apologize But anyway, if you're doing all of these things guys and you're using food it is very difficult for For that to happen. So anyway, I just wanted to that video is gonna come out this week Which I'm really excited about but if you use the highest reward Possible in the beginning. It's really hard to decipher whether or not the dog is actually capturing behaviors or not So That's that's just my two cents on that and of course, you know, it just depends on the dog that you're working with and everything It's very discretionary. I'm just actually gonna switch over to a different Set up here. You guys tell me if this is better or not Because I hate that I hate bad audio. It's like my biggest pet peeve. Hold on Okay, so you it's so weird having a conversation with like 330 people and I can't hear any of you and So I hope that this is better if it is Let me know if it's not let me know And I'm gonna answer some more questions Hey Tom, so Brandon, this is a good question. I just got a prong collar. What circle do I put the leash in the hook on? Good question. It depends on what type of prong collar you have. So let me just go over both of these things Look at all the freaking headphones. I have I'm glad that this is better. So if you have a prong collar that has a half ring and a Circle you're going to put the prong collar on the half ring So there's gonna be like there's gonna be like a little half ring So it's literally just like a little you and then there's another D-ring and then you're gonna put the you're gonna put your leash on the actual half ring It's a great question. Did I wish I had one in here, but I don't go to come here, baby Let me just show you she has a she has a martin gale collar on I can show you really quick. So this is a herm springer Martin gale collar, so it's very it's it doesn't have any prongs. It's just a beautiful stainless steel prong so a lot of collars will have like this Little ring here, and then they'll also have a half ring which is half of this And so what you want to do is put your leash on the half one And I will say just just to let you guys know you should never you should never put the prong collar Right over the head like you would with this That means it's not fit properly, so I hope that that answers your question now Really quickly, too There are some models that the herm springer makes like the kerrigan model or the black model And they have two circle rings, and you're gonna put the the leash on the circle That's on top, so you should make a triangle take this off again, so you're you're This is your triangle here, so you should put your Here okay, so anyway Okay, so let's get into some more questions Yeah And if you guys are here, don't forget to like this video Support the channel by liking Okay, let's get into some questions Tyler I have a pit bull who gets somewhat reactive in certain situations like when I bathe him and use a towel on him He growls at me sometimes and gets moody in other situations, so it sounds like your dog Just doesn't like him touching him or her touching it So Respectable right I think that that's something that like we can all respect But I also think that oh here's some vitamin C I should probably take because I've been traveling recently. I also think that You just have to desensitize it, so it's it's tough because like for me If a dog gets grumbly with me if I if I start touching them in ways that they don't know Well, then you know if I don't know the dog that's expected I don't think that that's fair for me to touch and just you know rub up on a dog that doesn't know me I don't think that that's fair, but if it's your own dog I would do the best you can to desensitize these things And I've also like one of the big things on the AKC Like canine good citizen thing is like touching a dog's paws. That's like a big test. It's a big thing I actually have a really funny story if you guys are interested in hearing that about Work when I was first starting off training. I was shadowing somebody and I'll I'll I'll explain that if you guys want to But it's it's it's very interesting But dogs do not like their their feet touched at all And so I think you just have to desensitize it so you can use some food You can use some positive reinforcement like talking to them a little bit But I think that you know you just have to go you have to go just you have to push through it Some dogs don't like certain things and that's the thing guys. They're animals. They're not robots It's like hey, I have a problem. How do I can how do I control out the lead this out? You can't it's just some you just have to realize that there's some things that your dogs aren't going to like and You just have to do the best you can to be creative and work around that vitamin C All right, I'll explain that story really quick because some of you guys are interested So I was Christine Lazarus. I shadowed for a while She's an English. She's from England. She's super cool. She's still training now But um, she was doing a canine good citizen test. This is probably 10 10 years ago and she had a dog named Bigga B.I.G.G.A. and it was a German Shepherd. It was a check line. I believe and kind of aggressive but not like mean just like really pushy and So she was doing the canine good citizen test and she's like here. I'm gonna show Bigga I'm gonna show you guys how to do it with Bigga and she took my hand and put it on Bigga's paws to touch him He's sitting here growling as as like teeth bearing and I'm sitting here like this And I was just new into you know dog the dog world in general at that time I've only been working with dogs for like three years I miss dogs snarling here and she's laughing and she thought it was the funniest thing and so That's my story about that. It was kind of scary. So I'll never forget that Jeffrey I've seen your leash training videos for barking and pulling and it's helped amazingly. Thank you However, I wanted to know how do you do the same when they're in the house and not on the leash again? When we're training on the leash and we're training our dogs in general We're trying to teach them things. So the leash and the collar isn't the thing that is sustaining your your Your thing It's it's not it's it's nothing. That's that's gonna that's gonna be sustainable. Geez. I'm gonna switch one more Thing I'll try it again. I have no idea. It could be my phone. I don't know So can you guys hear me now? Can you guys hear me now check check check? Cool. Okay. Sorry. I don't I don't know what's going on. Thank you guys Oh Anyway, so just making sure that your dog is capturing and understanding the behaviors you're teaching them That's the most important thing. So if your dog is not responsive and is not complying to the things inside That means that your dog doesn't know What you're trying to teach them in general it did they don't understand You're biting off more than you can choose what I'm saying So if you're practicing things on the leash and then you go and then go off leash There's two things. There's the dog could not be capturing these things properly. Thank you very much The dogs could not be capturing these things properly And you're just not ready to be off leash yet. So The house is coming along I'm building the house too for those of you who don't know it's coming along It's coming along. Thank you for the congrats in the engagement. Thank you. Thank you Do dogs get more aggressive with age sure Dogs like dogs can as dogs mature. They can certainly change just like we do right? We change behaviors I'm not watching Barney anymore. I'm not here. Actually, let me show you this funny picture is the picture of me and my brother. I'm I'm this one So I'm not that little dude anymore that like likes to watch Barney So dogs are the same way if they grow out of things and they can definitely become a little bit more edgy with certain things All right This is fun. I'll take another sip of water if you guys are here go ahead and hit that like button Okay, let me just Catalina. Hi, Tom. Hi. I have a 75 pound German Shepherd. I think that that's what you're saying I bought a 2.25 collar. He is reactive with other dogs The store didn't have a 3.0, but I bought three extra links. Yeah, it's fine Just make sure you get a safety clip so you can go on my website at no bad dogs or shop No bad dogs calm and make sure you get a safety clip for your dog. It's totally fine Just make sure you get a safety clip. You can go on my website at americascanoneducator.com and it'll give you our shop as well Let's see How do I become a trainer? I'd love to get into this field. Oh doggy. That's a good question well The advice that I give people is If you want to get into the dog training industry I would suggest picking like and that's what I'm trying to do guys and with you guys and with me I'm trying to shake it up. I want I'm trying to drain the pond if you will what they call politically I Want to I want to just like I open for people I want people to realize that the dog training industry isn't just like this one thing. There's so many different layers There's duck hunting. There's bird hunting. There's protection. There's obedience. There's agility. There's therapy. There's behavior There's there's there's puppy. There's there's there's therapy. There's chitzen. There's IPO. There's all this stuff I mean, there's so many different levels of dog training. So What I would suggest the leashes are back in stock Emily What I would suggest is just figure out what kind of trainer you want to be and if you don't know what that is Then that's something you're gonna have to like maybe shadow or work at a dog training facility For a bit or dog doggy daycare facility a bit Some people don't like working with behavior like all I loved like I when I I literally get goosebumps on my arm when I have a dog that is aggressive or mean or wants to kill me. I get so excited. I was not taught that I That's just what God gave me. I just absolutely enjoy helping a dog that is like that. I'm no bad dogs I said, okay, this is a problem. So for me, I don't do competitive obedience I don't I don't it doesn't you know, it doesn't wake me up every morning It's something, you know, like things like that. So, you know, you just have to figure out, you know, just like it's like being a chef that's why I created like the dog training is art thing because It is an art. You have to figure out your your what you want to do And that's what I'm trying to do with this channel guys as we grow and as we continue to grow and grow and grow And over the next couple years I hope to be at a million two million three million and just really shake the industry up a bit without Having you know a big TV show and somebody producing all this stuff for years Not there's anything wrong with that But I'm just growing with you guys organically as possible to just like shake the industry up and just let people know that There's other ways to do things and What I would do is go in and just try to figure out exactly what style and what interests you the most and more importantly What you like doing so that's what I would do. I have a podcast on it I also talked on my podcast with Michael Ellis about it about certifications and things like that the whole thing All right Chris Let's see. I have a German shepherd from a shelter a year and a half fearful Reactive with dogs solid on the prong walking from home pulls right through the prong on the way back Then that means you're you work on your heel. You have to work on your heel That's if your dog is pulling on the way back that means that your heel It's it becomes a very anxious thing if your dog is very anxious to go home That means that they're very anxious to like get back home. So you just have to work on your heel Thank you Dylan. I appreciate that brother Let's see Tom my neighbors are going to get their dog put down because they're scared of him They don't want to handle him. No, I'm in upstate New York and I am booked until December So no, I can't help but I suggest finding a dog trainer that can help those questions are kind of unfair for me because I I'm completely booked solid. So I would just have them take the dog yourself Can you rescue a pit bull that's been in fighting? Yep. Thank you Cynthia Mmm Yeah, I hear you Jess for sure How do I show my dog on the alpha You know, like I think alpha is just a word that has been thrown around so much And I think that people don't understand what that means necessarily or how it's implied or applied It's hard to say like what alpha is for a domesticated dog because they're not they they don't they have they have the Capacity to understand canine behavior and they act as so for the most part, but every dog is different So you don't want to be alpha over your dog. You want to be a leader So like in a wolf pack or something like that The alpha isn't the biggest strongest fastest the alpha is usually the one that is quieter and is actually in charge and more Historically like wise if you will sometimes even the oldest in the pack So if you want to assert alphaness in your opinion, you're you're saying how do I get my dog to? How do you overcome that you're in charge? Well? Being clear being concise being calm being confident is how you become alpha in your pack Let's see Steve, what do we got here, buddy? I'm 18 years old and I have a nine-year-old Malinois that doesn't have any behavioral problems But never undergo basic or training. How should I approach training with her? Fantastic question my my my guy Get a leash. Hey, baby get a leash out get some motivation out So if it's a ball, it's a tug if it's food and just start teaching basic stuff So maybe teaching heel or teaching place See the problem is is like with a dog that's that old You don't want to go in with like tools and start correcting the dog and punishing the dog You want to just start up with basic leash pressure with maybe a martingale or a maybe even a dominant dog collar And but more importantly some motivation because it'll get kind of confusing So I would just go out and take it slow and start off with some lots of motivation lots of positive reinforcement there I Call Kota my little lizard lip dog because she's just so kissy For any of you who's ever had like a Malinois or Dutch Shepherd. This is them all day long Just lizard lips to me and to all the other dogs Just doesn't stop even with my cat just crazy Let's see hi Kota They say I have a year and a half GSD obedience is on point, but when he sees another dog off leash He howls uncontrollably Well It's tough. I mean you just have to realize that if the other dog is going crazy then your dog's gonna go crazy So just do the best you can to For me, it's like being fair if my if I have a dog in a leash and their best friend is at the other in the Leash crying howling going crazy whining spinning ready to play because they're at the play time It's it's kind of almost unfair for your dog to just Sit there like this and not do anything. So I would just say just be realistic I would just I would ask the dog to sit and stay maybe for like five seconds and then break your dog So I wouldn't necessarily try to get in grind all of that away because I don't think it's not fair But get the idea Okay I'm getting a puppy in two weeks. He's a six-month-old doberman mix and doesn't have formal training Is it too late for obedience? Absolutely not. Absolutely not six months old is great It's a great time. Just just take it slow be put lots of positive stuff Do the best you can to know like your game plan and get in there and not too late at all I don't think it's really ever too late to be completely honest with you if you're good at what you do Hello, I have a nine-month-old Luke. I have a nine-month-old English Golden Retriever She just got spayed and she's been resource guardian, but she pulls on the leash which and she pulls on the leash Should I do the grouse at us when she is laying down? Well, Luke my best that's like a that's like a five-hour conversation My guy and it's dangerous So my best suggestion to you is find a trainer that can help you that you feel confident in that it works with behavior Modification is the best thing to do to help with that situation I Wish I could give you more but in in a half an hour. It's not even possible. It's not fair For you or me. How can I handle a dog that is collar savvy if the e-collar is on and they listen and there's no E-collar on the bets are off So again, it's the same thing that I was talking about before is you know when you're when you're conditioning your dog To any type of collar you well first of all, okay Let me just go over that really quick with the e-collar what I like to do is if I have time Which normally I don't but you do because you live with the dog. So With the e-collar I would put it out put it on the dog and not use it for as much as you can And just make it like a positive thing, but you're probably already past that by now. So maybe just Really really really work on your obedience. That's what I would do I say, okay, my dog doesn't listen to the recall. How do I change that or whatever and go back down to the basics? Start using your reach again, but I think like if your dog is collar aware aware You just have to be very skillful and you have to be patient in order to overcome those things and sometimes that takes a long time because the because basically sometimes if you put the collar on too soon and you use it without the dog Really understanding and capturing the behaviors. That's when a dog is collar aware And that's something that a lot of people struggle with so I would just do the best you can to really work on like if your work If say you're having a problem with the recall or you're having problem with the sit Take the e-collar off and work on it with something else and just really really Refine your verbal cues over anything The dog trainer asks any advice for moving from working in re-homing shelters To doing more freelance behavioral work like yourself. I want to get away from the Constraints working for charity puts upon training Yeah, I would just you know like for again guys like I'm super transparent I don't try to act like I know it all and everything I find myself very confident with a lot of experience and behavior Modification it's what I'm very comfortable with And so I try to like stay in my lane. So for you just Figure out what you like figure out what you think you're good at figure out what excites you the most and And and just pick that lane to say okay. This is what I really want to do whether it's basic obedience. It's puppy. It's relationship. It's behavior mod Whatever see you Romeo. I would just try to go that route and just start building and Never stop learning. I learned something new every single day of my life I never try to act like I know it all I never tried to say that I know everything because that's silly and ignorant and Ridiculous so making sure that if you're gonna start just start slow and get your feet wet and jump in and Do the best you can to attend seminars and watch videos and ask other people for help and Just just dive into what you're good at dive into what you like doing and I think that that's that's you got to start You know, that's the hardest thing about everything in life is just starting these things Do you do online consultations zoom or facetime? Absolutely. I've been doing them for many many years I talk about them on my social media almost every day You can look at my Instagram and you can actually hit book now to work with me online I actually just opened up a lot of online spots as well Let's see What is that Emily asks? What's the difference between the 2.25 and the 3.0 prong collar? The size of the prongs. I don't have any right here. I usually do but the 2.25 is a lot smaller and the 3.0 is bigger Robert asked should I correct a fear-aggressive dog for reacting or can overcorrecting make the loose trust and handler? Absolutely both How you like that Robert? Yeah, I mean it's both I it's you know these types of again like everything that I do guys of course take with a grain of salt I don't know for sure what we're talking about what we're dealing with but Yeah, I mean You can definitely like you can give pressure to an insecure dog to overcome certain things, but you can also Do damage by correcting a dog that doesn't warrant a correction You know so it Yes, and no I would again like you know I know that you guys are looking for as much juice out of this online as possible as this live But just do the best you can to like maybe find somebody in your area That can help you and walk you through or even answer the questions by watching your dog somebody that you trust has you know Worked with these things in the past. I wish I could give you a little bit more information on that, but Yeah, what is your favorite e-collar and why dog draw because It's something I'm just super comfortable with I think it's dog. She's a company that strides themselves on Simplicity and I think with dog owners simplicity is really big because people get overwhelmed with all the bells and whistles on the E-collars I use other I have used other e-collars in the past Dogtra is just like the most simplest collar to use for everyday dog owner use and they have been for a while. So Hello for the doctor art collar, how do you decide what size contact points to use well if your dog is longer for The longer ones are best. You can also add even longer ones like one inch ones. You can get on their website But for a dog that has maybe one coat like it just a guard hair coat the smaller prongs are just fine How do you build confidence in the dog I have many many many many many many videos on that that's like how do I Work on a car. I mean, there's so many different variables in that situation But I would highly and I'm sorry But I would highly suggest just going out and watching all the videos I have on that because every single dog is different. So it's really hard to say I'm getting a wolf hybrid puppy soon. What do I need to know about training her? She's 65% Well wolf hybrids, you know, aren't good pets period I'm not saying that people shouldn't necessarily have them I guess but if you're gonna have one just understand that they're not dogs Don't try to train them like a dog. Don't try to treat them like a dog because they're not Wolf hybrids in my opinion are like having a working cattle dog that lives on a farm You should just let them be and let them do what they want I wouldn't try to you know, and it just depends of course like they could be lying to you and your wolf hybrid is 10% and it's mostly husky or it's mostly shepherd or whatever and you could cuddle with your dog and whatever So, you know, it's hard to say but that's kind of like my two cents on that Just if it's mostly a wolf Don't treat it like a dog because it's not Oh Sell the door of my guy How can I stop my dog from jumping at the window every time he sees a dog I would start off by using a leash in the house as well as like martin gale collar flat collar or whatever and Just work on that so wait for a dog to go by correct them when they jump but most importantly Salvador my dude making sure that you're verbally marking this so the dog jumps up off pop off Pop right and then when the dog jumps up you say off they go I'm gonna get off and then yes, and then you pay him for that So you have to teach them that it's not okay with a verbal cue that way you don't have to use your leash Around the house. I hope that helps Have you ever worked with a chairman shepherd pitbull? Probably and my opinion on them. I don't know I don't I try not to it breeds to me or I Try not to Dive into them too much. I don't I mean it's it's real. It's a thing, but I I'm not I'm not worried about that I a dog is a dog to me Could have just burped she's so funny Hey, I have a newfoundland six months old and submissive but very anxious or obnoxious when playing He is not very respectful of their dog's boundaries and it takes corrections Well, it's a big dog So they're not gonna be very respectful because of how big they are if your dog was small it wouldn't look as Disrespectful, so I think just understanding that your dog is huge and massive in the giant breed spectrum And if your dog is playing with another dog It's always gonna be probably a disadvantage to the other dog because of the dog's size So when dogs are playing that's a very innate natural thing that I really don't mess with too much unless it like It's aggressive, but if your dog is too rough That's just you know if the other dog doesn't like it and okay remove your dog But there's not much you can modify and play because play is like Drinking water where you're like, okay, how do I I'm drinking? How do I make it go down differently or how do I it's it's something natural that your dog does so Super Alex What's up? Arm on ass my dog tries to be dominant and bully smaller dogs. How can I stop that? Well, again, I try not to modify social interactions with Dogs when they're playing like if you're gonna let your dog off leash and go play That's how they're going if they're on the leash. That's different But it's really tough to like correct dogs when they're playing because they're just playing they're acting They're they're you know, it's like a bunch of kids running around in recess and you're like hey Timmy Like you can try but it's like oh, sorry. I didn't know like it's really tough to modify those things So I would just pick and choose who your dog plays with and how dominant they are over that And especially if your dog is intact and your dog is a certain breed or whatever just you know Cat Lady Luna Nova I've been a cat person owner my entire life my cat passed away last year And I'm thinking about getting the dog is there any certain breed you would recommend for first-time dog owners. Oh Fabulous. What a great question. I would recommend going to the shelter and getting yourself a dog that Is a calm but playful dog doesn't have to be young or old But I would highly recommend not really worrying about breeds I would go to the shelter because those dogs need home and they're very lovely. I have a shelter dog She's very lovely. She's the best dog. I've had sorry Lakota Love her to death. She's currently about 17 years old. I would highly recommend just going down to the shelter and just saying hey I want a Trainable dog and and get yourself signed up for some some obedience classes to get to know each other And I think yet you'll be absolutely thrilled with that. That's my suggestion What is the best way to train a dog to give other dog space again guys these social interactions is you can't necessarily train these things you can check your dog verbally hey Leave it or hey come or whatever But when dogs are interacting and it's such a natural thing that it's very hard to modify those behaviors when you're When they're in that situation, so I wish I could you know, I maybe I'll make a whole video on that I've gotten a lot of those questions Fence fighting how do I correct my fence fighting with an e-caller once I get my 14 pound terrier goes to the fence I can't get him back unless we corner him recall your recall is not good That's what you have to work on so you're gonna counter condition the fence fighting with basic recall So you're gonna tell the dog to come And you're going to recall the dog I also want to let you guys know if you don't know yet I have a podcast where if you guys like my YouTube videos and you enjoy me Training and whatever I also have a podcast where I do online sessions where I talk to people All over the world, which is great China, Australia Beijing wherever the heck they are and I record them Most of them and I put them on my podcast and we talk a lot about all this stuff You guys are asking about and if you guys haven't yet check that out You can just literally search no bad dogs on any podcast platform We've actually been the top one of the top. We're in the top ten. We've been in the top ten Maybe we've fallen out because I took a week off But we've been in the top ten and the United States for pets for a while now It's an award-winning podcast, which I'm very proud of I don't really push it too much But I just want to let you guys know I do have a podcast and you guys can check out Let's see what has been Jessica good question. What has been your favorite dog case that you've worked on? Well, I can't say I have a favorite but I will say of recently one of my favorite cases I worked on is is With the pit bull, I think two weeks ago. Her name is gypsy and she was very very very insecure And she was shutting down and the dog owner came from Ohio, which is Really far away from me, I guess And the dog was shutting down. They've worked with all these other trainers She was just she couldn't get the dog to work and And it was great for me because I was able to implement a tool that historically scientifically has been proven That could never help a dog that is insecure or that is Maybe fearful and I was able to use the prong collar and and develop a better Relationship with the dog with that and that's probably my favorite case recently Because of I've you know people absolutely hate when I prove and I and I disrupt their their scientifically proven evidence-based Stuff and that was wonderful for for me And I think it was wonderful for the industry to just realize that tools can be a remarkable thing if used properly as well as Use efficiently and humanely and it was wonderful this dog Literally was hiding under a chair and just shaking and would not come out to me and she spent I think five Months I think with another trainer and the dog owner or the dog trainer finally was able to pet her I used a micro 2.25 curg and herms bringer prong collar with a little long line And I gave a little pressure to the dog and the dog literally popped out walked over to me Put his pretty ears back spun around sat my lat Absolutely beautiful. I just absolutely love making those breakthroughs And I'm so grateful to be able to film it and put it up there for you guys I Appreciate you guys very very very much. I'm gonna do just so you guys know I'm also gonna be doing a Seminar in the UK in the spring Hopefully if the COVID doesn't go crazy again, so I can't wait to meet you guys in the UK. It's right around London And you guys have to turn on your notifications. I'm giving away online sessions. I'm giving away. No bad dog hats I'm giving away hoodies. I'm giving away t-shirts. I'm giving away Lakota just kidding, but just You guys have to turn on your notification bell and you have to turn on all no Notifications you guys don't miss an opportunity to watch my videos as well as comment to make sure that you're on You know on the list to win some free stuff, but I can't express how much I Enjoy engaging with you guys. I have to run to my online right now and we'll do this again You guys I can't I just want to say something really quick before you guys take off is the other thing that I say is I see a lot of you like Responding to comments and sticking up for certain things in certain situations, which is which is wonderful I can't thank you enough for advocating for not only myself But the mythology and the training that we're doing to save dogs lives It means the world to me that you guys are sticking up for not only myself, but my business. It's it's unbelievable. I Plan on absolutely just taking over as much as I possibly can to just teach people Things you know new things and life-saving things and I can't thank you enough I'm gonna keep working really really really really really hard for the next five years pushing and pushing and pushing To help as many people as I can And I can't thank you guys enough for the support and and all of the encouragement and all this stuff that you guys do Liking commenting on every video it gives me ammunitions when I scroll through and I read your comments It's just it just pushes and pushes and pushes and pushes and pushes me to go And I know somebody at Natalie I think asked earlier about like how do you how do you not burn out you guys? I mean I care about you guys I don't care about anybody else I really just want you guys to To benefit from what I'm doing and we've I started off of just something that like I was doing and it's becoming like a Full-time thing so I just I can't say how much I did all of this for you 61 minutes here on YouTube for you guys I appreciate you very much. Keep liking. Keep commenting. Keep sharing. Keep just fighting a good fight Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much guys Kota. Come here. Let's say bye. Bye. Oh There's my baby girl Look out for my new video this week. Make sure you turn on all your notifications We'll do this again guys. No worries if I didn't get to your question. We'll do this again a different time Thank you guys so much Bye