The problem with having a dog that’s too friendly with other dogs is that the other dogs aren’t always friendly.

My neighbours had a beautiful female Newfoundland. They had a fence and she and I would interact over the fence. She was a little taller than I and much heavier, yet she was so gentle and sweet. We used to hug each other. I loved her and she liked me as well. I was so sad when my neighbours said she passed away, she had just turned 8 years old.

I worked at a grooming salon for about a year and we had two Newfoundlands, Mika and Mike, come in regularly. Although they were huge and their fur made a mess of our work space, they were both big 'ol babies. Mike used to take the leash from his parents after checking in and walked himself to the back and into a kennel.

The story about how Duggie affected JJ was lovely! Pets are honestly incredible. I can’t imagine his parents when they heard that. The joy they must have felt 💜

These wonderful parents are no strangers to taking direction in the name of improving their beautiful son's quality of life. It shows with the way they receive Victoria's guidance.

9:45 Is the cutest thing I have seen. Just going around the room and getting pets even from the camera man

Ngl my eyes got hella watery hearing how much the little boy loves his dog. THATS TOO CUTE

Josh even reacted to Victoria’s praise lol he was glowing when she said “you did it!” after he was like “well, it’s going to take some work”. Just proves how powerful positivity is. Love how she keeps it positive all the time. It’s so valuable especially when training it works so well

I just love that JJ’s first word is DUGGEE!!!!! ❤️

Dougie is gentle with the little boy in all the footage. It's so sweet.

These are probably my favourite owners I've seen on this show. What a couple of devoted and loving people, just wonderful parents and wonderful owners.

I worked as a lifeguard over the summer at a pool and the pool provided me with a Newfie as my buddy to keep eye on the kids pool! They are such incredible workers I was absolutely amazed!

I see this 75 kilo dog is behaving like a typical puppy would. So glad Victoria came to redirect the focus.

I truly love the British version of this show. No drama, no yelling, and no cussing. JUST TRAINING! Unlike the other version 🙄 Anyway, the newfie is so adorable 😍😍❤️❤️❤️

The toy thing was so true! My dog is a German Shepherd, whenever I come back from school he gets so excited and happy that he grabs a toy and shows it to me. Whenever he grabs a toy I know exactly that he's happy!

"he doesnt understand growling" oh my sweet babyyyy you're just too big 😂

Duggie running around the living room to say hello to everyone, including the cameraman and audience at home ❤️

I feel this family. I have a retriever puppy (small yet). He doesn't understand not everyone loves him as i do. He has the attitude of " i am adorable who wouldn't love me jumping on them". I am struggling to calm his excitement. Trust everyone even delivery person whom he just met and happily leaving his house behind to go with that stranger.

DOUGIE IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE

I’ve honestly never met a mean or defensive Newfoundland. They are also great swimmers.

My Golden retriever girl loves to show off her toys. She will come and softly scratch at the door when she's outside just to say hi or show me her toy, it's so cute 🥰

There was this one time when I was walking my dog - 20kg, the same height as my knee - and an off-leash irish wolfhound starts walking towards us. The owner was near and calling for her dog, but no reaction. Thankfully the dog was kind and calm and just came up to me for pets, and my dog rather hid behind my legs than tried to fight this pony-sized pupper. Her head was at my chin. Sooooo... Train your big dogs. Even if they are friendly, if they approach a dog that is aggressive or just scared, things could go really wrong. Or if they approached a person who is scared of dogs! It is truly inconsiderate to not train your dogs (size doesn't matter really, just more important the more damage they could do). And it is borderline stupidity to let your untrained dog off-leash. Good on this family to get help, but honestly. They got a dog that was gonna become massive. They should have gone to training classes when he was still a puppy. Or well, a smaller puppy.

I have a 6 month old Newfoundland. Newfies have a naturally sweet disposition, but they have to be trained early not to jump on people or pull too hard on the leash. I've had to work hard on Ichinojo to keep him from randomly jumping on people he meets for the first time, and since he'll weigh about 70-80 kilos when he's fully grown that's of vital importance that he be trained properly..

My dog taught herself the toy thing when it came to greetings she did jump as a pup but now she’ll run and grab something to contain her excitement. Usually a toy but sometimes it’ll be the nearest available thing like a shoe or sock lol

This beautiful lady is a GREAT dog trainer. There are a number of successful training methods, but as someone else shared, Victoria adjusts to each dog situation and each type of owner. She’s always respectful and flexible, while still being straight forward with instructions. I thinks she’s the best!

I know they are hard work but oh my goodness they are like big cuddly bears, I've only met a few but I absolutely loved them.

My aunt's family had a crotch-sniffing Dalmatian that drove them to distraction over the embarrassment. By chance we found out what the problem was, when the complaints extended to him drinking from the toilet bowl whenever he could gain access to the bathroom! Apparently my aunt had fed, groomed and walked the poor thing but had somehow forgotten to give him any water! 'Do dogs need water? I didn't realise that.' is literally what she said. The dog was more than a year old...

The boy walking Doug at the end got me.😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰 So beautiful.

So nice to see such a good dog with owners the listened from the get go. I have an 18 lb dachshund that thinks every dog he sees is his new best friend but he's easier to handle.

He’s like the Hulk, only immensely friendly instead immensely angry.

Awesome! The quote that is actually applicable to life in general "Small changes can make a big difference. "🙏❤

What a lovely family, they truly care about their dog and his behaviour. And I think it's wonderful that their sons first word was Duggee ❤. They listened to Victoria and really only wanted the best for their dog.

What a beautiful big pupper. And owners that are so receptive to Victoria's advice. Great video

I knew a couple who owned a beautiful Newfoundland who they didn't have anytime for because they just had a baby so they let me play with him. I have to say that was one of the best times of life to just romp around with him and toss the tennis ball for him to fetch! I really loved that dog.

Lovely boy, his "parents" are lucky to have him. Just like with any other child, boundaries are necessary.

This was wonderful for the family and their beautiful 4 legged family member as well. Victoria has amazing training tactics to fit many types of dogs.

Too friendly dog issue with sweet family is always delightful to watch🥰

For all animal owners I also think it’s important to teach your dog (or cat) sign language with each command

I have 2 Newfies and found they respond best with lots of firmness and praise. They are very sensitive dogs. And as working dogs I always give mine tasks to do.

Excited for this one! I love newfies.

Always always important to train ur dog so it is safe for JJ to play and have fun and with his best friend ❤

Having an over friendly dog is not the issue. It’s the precious owners who are over anxious. Btw, the dog is absolutely beautiful!

Oh my goodness, he is an absolute sweetheart and so cute 🥰 I just love him! ❤

I LOVE newfoundlands.. it's my dream dog and as soon as we are able to get one I will be 😭 they're just giant sweetie babies

He is so beautiful.. adorable.. ❤️❤️❤️

I have had 3 Newfies, they are great pets. These people needed to train their dog when it was 6 months old. They learn quickly, the breeder should have told them this. My dogs were wonderful. They are not dangerous, just big. I walked my Newfies myself at 5'3" and 140 pounds. He should be neutered also. All dogs need to be trained.

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of walking so in sync with your animal. My sweet Freya is my best friend. I can’t wait to get her a little brother one day.

I have a 7 year old French Spaniel, and I have struggled with leash pulling ever since we got him. Because Caxton is hyper-aware and impulsive, he pulls very strongly and can be unpredictable, because he can suddenly lunge forward to sniff something that we are not aware. I have tried many things: stopping and waiting until he releases tension on the leash, including the random walks (with sudden turns and stops) and the dual anchor leash. The dual anchor leash has not been very useful to us, but the random walks help to re-focus him. However, even over several months of applying this method, I have not had any durable behaviour changes in his attitude. What I have noticed that really helps is awarenes of his state of mind before we head out the door. Closing the door if the dog wants to bolt out the door is very effective at curbing impulses and sets the stage for a smoother walk. At the end of the day, I treat my dog like I would a child with ADHD, in other words, I accept that I cannot change his nature but can use strategies to make our walks more pleasant for both of us, and I no longer feel like I failed as a dog keeper.

to help me remember i always tell myself "Tori The Trainer" Miss.Stillwell because of you i have learned so much from you that you've become one my absolute Diehard favorite trainers , i genuinely love to learn from you. Because of you i now know how to train and teach my dog to stay so when i have somebody over my dog knows wait for them to come in then say hey to them. So he does not wanna run out the front door.

What a sweet doggo

I love how the issue in this episode isn't that the dog is aggressive. It's the complete opposite 😂

Love it. She just uses the dogs natural inquisitiveness to keep him under control

Once again, Victoria does it!! Excellent work Victoria!

This dog is litteraly too big of a sweetheart

What a great video! We have a 7 month old Newfie with these exact issues! I didn't have this issue with my 1st two so this is a new issue for me. We are trying these techniques tonight! **** See my comments above.

I think I can use a couple of ideas displayed here to educate better my dog. Thank you very much. Loved how sweet and calm she is: reinforces everything I've doing

This family has an entry way. I put a half door at the end of mine so that as a family we could bring groceries of things inside without worrying about the dogs getting out to help. It also helps us to introduce people to them. They could do the same.

He is so cute and adorable ❤

Friendship ended with cesar millan, Now my new favorite dog whisperer is Viktoria Stilwell

He just wants to be everyone friend

The most beautiful dog in the world 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

When my dog decides to sniff someone's "area" lol I say sorry she's just checking your ID 😂

What kind of lead is that with the leash on the front and back? This Newfie is adorable. My female Newfie isn’t nearly Duggee’s size, but she still managed to yank my husband to the ground when our girl came in contact with another dog. Great episode!

I remember my first dog was a Newfie we have Caucasian shepherds now which are a little bigger and a lot meaner but I miss the friendly personality

I had a one of these dogs as a kid she was amazing but boy she needed exercise and me being an 11 year old girl trying to walk a giant dog never worked lol she’d take off running and I’d end up being dragged. But she was a dream otherwise lol but everyone was terrified of her cause she looked like a bear.

Still an absolute delight.

This gorgeous dog weighs 165 pounds! I can see a pooch like him jumping into water from a helicopter to rescue a human who is in danger. I 😍😍 Newfies and I wish I could have one.

The biggest goodest boi ❤️❤️❤️

I love newfs. My family has one (Ozzy) he is the best. Great with my 2 boys, very gentle. The only thing he’s done is accidentally knocked them over when playing but with training he’s doing better. Also he has bad separation anxiety. We actually would love another one but we live in a small house.

Absolutely magnificent doggie. He could certainly sit next to me on the couch. Only thing for me is; I could not live with the drool.😢😜

So excited for this

Nice doggy 😍 caring owners....

This dog would become my Charlie's best friend 😆. He is 30lbs but loves to play with large breeds.

Finnaly an episode I had not seen before!

Awesome video!

This is brilliant for my springer, Charles!!!

It is so cute. It looks like a bear.

_Thank God_ Dougie _didn’t_ have a bad reaction to getting bitten beforehand by the dogs he greeted or else these problems would’ve been _12 times worse._

Awesome job Victoria and owners thanks for amazing year your the best 💚❤️🎄❤️❤️

He is so gorgeous!! One of my dream dog breeds, maybe if ever I had the space. He's so big and almost looks like a human in a dog suite, lol!!

Quite interesting how dogs can tell your gender, health, emotional state, by sniffing in the personal place on a human's body. I had no idea!

“Most dogs won’t jump while they have a toy in their mouth” my working line German shepherd always jumps on me when he has his toy 😂

Duggie is so lovely and sweet. I love large dogs with innocent faces. ❤ I always wonder how much a dog pull add to its weight. I have 3 small dogs, total weight only 17-18 kg. I can handle that. But my neighbors have a labradoodle that weighs about 22-23 kg, I couldn't handle him when he lunges. So I can't imagine a 75 kg dog.

Goog job Broder 👍

WAIT MB I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE

My number 1 rule as a dog owner is to own a dog that I can handle and not a dog that can handle me.

SO EXCITED!!!💚🎄❤️🎄💚❤️❤️🎅🏻🎅🏻💚🎄🎄

I just love him.

Oh Dougie you are gorgeous! So is your family - I hope you are all doing well ❤

Newfies: probably the sweetest dogs in the world, and completely unaware of their size

This would be why I taught my Great Dane not to jump up on people from day 1

they are gentle dogs but very messy. I could not handle it. Glad Victoria could help.

I have a great Dane that to friendly with cats and small dog and he terrifies them lol

160 pound dog is no joke

Gorgeous 😍 he is

Real life Clifford!

Atleast he is friendly

178.5 POUNDS!!! Good lawdy Lawd!!

My husband had a newfoundland when he was in college

He is gorgeous