I am impressed that you approach EACH dog as an individual; never a "one size fits all" attitude. I admire that you are OPEN to changing your techniques as needed for each dog. I would love to see videos where you check in on past clients to see how they're doing. Maybe doing "tune-ups" when clients backslide? (I know you probably do NOT have any spare time.) Thank you for saving lives!

I'm a huge fan of brandon's tv show so it wasn't surprising that his book kzfaq.infoUgkxSw1k29V8f0aNwyGI6qRGYJc3E4Y4Eoxy is also excellent! With treats, my dog has learned most of the seven common commands (sit, stay, come, down, heel, off and no). Brandon's love for all animals is baked into every chapter of the book. If you have a puppy or an older dog, i would highly recommend reading every word of this book as it will be a source of pride for you and your dog.

Firm. Fair. Consistency. 90% of what dogs need. If owners could just do those three things most problems would be solved.

Fascinating to see that mix of confidence and fear in Bear. I'm so glad you and his owners shared this because of its rarity. It was kinda funny (as well as being such a huge step forward) to see him air scent you and give you the "That's a hard no from me!" It only serves to reiterate how you always say a dog doesn't have to love everyone, it just can't try to willy nilly chomp people. Once their confidence increases with handling Bear, the trio will do fantastic!

This video is PERFECT example of what happens when a high drive, confident dog never gets proper socialization and structure. Early training matters! Kudos to this couple for taking on this challenge and seeing the potential in this rescue dog.

Hey Tom. Oregonian here. I have a neighbor down the street with a reactive dog. She MUST be watching your videos too, because I’ve witnessed her using your methods on a walk with her Bloodhound mix. The NBD Army is everywhere!

I was sooo impressed at 2:53 when you asked for the leash back AFTER the dog tried to take your face off. Your calmness during the face of such naked aggression is inspiring as you work to save the dog. I've never worked with a trainer that would take a dog like that - figure out what is driving the behavior, and teach owners how to communicate expectations with their dog. Awesome and impressive as usual!

Kudos to these owners for picking a hard to train dog from the shelter and actively work to get the dog trained.

Could you ever do updates on how some of these dogs are doing after you’ve worked with them and their owners.

Love your videos, Thank you! My first shepherd I purchased while living in west germany in 1984, he was 7 months old when I got him. He had been previously owned by another canadian couple and omg, what a potential disaster! We knew immediately we needed professional help with this dog. We joined the schutzhund club in our area. This was amazing and life changing! The german head trainer was amazing, we went EVERY sunday, rain or shine. There was ALWAYS policemen and border patrol guards there with their canine partners, they were so supportive and generous with their expertise and experience. We were taught SO MUCH! Sadly this shepherd passed away in canada a few short years later, bloat in stomach, devastating to loose this magnificent brilliant animal who was the best friend and partner I've been honoured to love. He truly was one in a million. He had red papers from his german breeders, one of the trainers at the club looked at them and translated for us ( I didn't speak german) Red papers mean the parents AND grandparents have successfully competed, and won, obedience, no hip dysplasia, etc red papers mean quality bloodlines that can be followed. His name was "zero vom vortlicht" we called him blitz Sorry for rambling, I have had many more shepherds since then, all of them benefitted enormously from what we learned at that schutzhund club You are so good, and I like the education you give the owners, we are ALWAYS learning

It’s great to see such progress for that beautiful dog. Coming from a shelter and not knowing his background, the owners obviously love him very much to get help for him. He will be a much happier soul when he understands his role in the family and can live his best life. Good job, everyone!

my cattle dog used to be exactly like this guy 🥺 he kinda looks like him too! thanks to you and your informative videos, we are now able to live a much happier life together ✨🙏🏼 no more lunging at strangers! thank you for all your knowledge and empowerment!

Really interesting case. I appreciate the owner's willingness to continue to pursue answers, not giving up! They clearly have some intelligence, openness to new ideas which is a big win for the dog. I like watching Tom assess the situation, and come up with good ideas and solutions. In response to your question, I'm in Indiana.

It amazes me every time how quickly the dog picks up on what to do once the owner is taught how to do it♥️ I LOVE seeing the relationship grow right before my eyes!!!

Watching all the way from Zimbabwe! So appreciate all the work you do. I have a Swiss Shephard, Belgian Malinois, BoerbulXsharpei and Poodle! All trained with your methods. There’s nothing better than happy, well balanced, confident dogs! I walk all 4 dogs together with my 5month baby girl at the park never having to worry!

I think socialization at a very young age is a must for any dog!

It's like someone taught him stranger danger and he seriously took it to heart! He's a good boy and he is trying to learn. Great job human team but awesome job puppy!!! You got this! 💙💙🐕⭐😊

South Dakota here! I actually don’t have a dog.. yet. I’ve been binge watching all your videos to get myself prepared for my first dog. Love all the information you give!! 💚

Great segment really depicts how we as owners are inconsistent. Even after you asked the owner to keep the dog on the left or one side, he continued to switch sides. I am so guilty of this very thing. Ty you for this video.

I love how you explain things to the owners and actively have them work with the dogs themselves. I’ve seen too many trainers just take the dogs from the owners and do it themselves without the owners doing anything to help.

I loved this! Clear instructions on how to use the pager as a correction with good results. Thanks Tom. I'm now more confident in using the pager in my training.

Your no nonsense and lack of treat training has really helped me train my dog better. She still has some control issues but,she's only 5 months but she's knee high and over 70 pounds

THANK YOU! Our adolescent rescue pup was super reactive to people, dogs, bikes, trains, vehicles just 8 weeks ago. With your help, consistent handling, learned leadership and the right tools, we can now calmly walk past pretty much everything and everyone with focus 95% of the time. Our relationship with him is great, he is 100% calmer, relaxed and happier in himself. These videos along with the No Bad Dogs podcast have changed our lives. Literally. Balanced dog training in Australia is a VERY new concept. We're looking forward to lots of years with our now polite, friendly, well mannered and confident pup!

Hi from Toronto, Ontario! We have gone to trainers and everything but being able to watch your videos to stay consistent has been a huge help for my reactive dog!

I see so many dogs whose owners do not engage their mind, don’t socialize them (desensitize them to outside stimulus) and do not provide any sort of pack structure that helps with preventing insecurity that can lead unwanted behavior. This is what I have learned from Tom and other trainers and behavioralists I respect.

It is so hard for me not to talk about other trainers and their methods. Tom, but really the methods, do more in a one hour session than many other trainers do in weeks or months with their projects. This stuff just works. I now feel that the long game some trainers play is borderline abusive. If you can get someone out of pain now why wait weeks and months. Same with dog behavior.

Great conversation on suppression, not a lot of trainers that use positive punishment explain this well if at all.

My dog ( a Belgian shepherd) also has that confident fear and reactivity. This video was super helpful!

Your doing good work man. It's never the dogs fault, mostly it just us.

I’m in Florida and don’t even have a dog but love watching the amazing work you do.

Tom is very good at explaining things and at reading this dog. He is patient and leaves his ego at the door which would key up a dog even more if he took a confrontational approach. Great that these videos are available for people to view and learn.

The studying you have done and probably still do plus your natural talent with understanding why dogs are reacting/behaving the way they do and knowing how to get them back to being a dog and love being a dog.

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, now live in Bunbury, Western Australia. Love being a No Bad Dogs member, learning heaps and the people are super on the site. These owners are amazing trying to give this dog the best life.

Dog trainers who understand dog psychology and are able to not only use that knowledge to train their own dogs but train owners to handle their dogs are so amazing. Thank you for what you do.

Hello from Vancouver Island, Canada! I love your videos and as a dog trainer myself will often come to your videos to reinforce my training plans for reactive or “aggressive” clients. Keep up the great work, so many people could learn so much from your videos!

This is fascinating to watch. Glad I've got the monthly membership so I can watch the full, uncut version. Looking forward to watching the whole thing!

It's amazing how the little things matter. Ignoring them in early development can mushroom into serious problems, just like this. By then, most become overwhelmed and stuck. Knowledge can save this dog's life and provide a more relaxed existence. More great work Tom.

Great job as always. What a stunning dog, and his owners are a good couple - I liked how down to Earth and insightful they are. 👍🏾😊

Bear reminds me of my current 7yo AustralianShepherd, but she's slightly less reactive. She wants to be good, but is still fearful of new people, cars, and dogs. She had never been trained or socialized until I got her in February. Working on desensitizing her to different situations. Tom, do you ever come to the Seattle area for classes? We could periodically use your teaching out here. (I'm hopeful!!!)

There’s no way that dude is gonna be able to train that dog… he’s so quiet and passive, right when they get home that dog is gonna own him again.

Loved this one! My girl Roxi is the exact same way and I see there is hope for her! Your methods have helped me see the ecollar is our best option to help with her reactivity.

Watching this from Ireland, it's really great training advice

Nice progress. My reactive rescue also got extremely pissed off when I attempted a prong collar correction. It’s nice to see work with a dog that isn’t so typical, if just for my own sanity. lol

Watching from Germany - and enjoying every minute of it! You're really doing god's work over there, keep it up!

I love this. It’s giving me hope that my boy has a chance.

I don't really have money to pay for dog training. So, channels like yours really help! Thank you from Houston, TX!!

Another great session I love this channel . Talking to us humans in real talk and making a lot of sense. No 1 channel for advise and make you realise you are not alone. Thank you Tom.

Great to see this dogs progress in being less reactive on the leash. The dog seemed much more at ease by the end of the video. I am listening in from Northwest Indiana.

Greetings from Austria! I love listening to you talking about dogs. After every video I have something new to try with my boys.

Since doing these common sense techniques, my leash-reactive intact WGSL Coatie boy August (Auggie) has gone down in meltdowns over other dogs by 90%. I tried a non-prong method w my second GSD after using one with my girl; I’m back with Herm now 😁👍🏻 Chantilly, VA, Author- Shepherd Girl: A Dog Story

This is exactly what I am dealing with right now. My dog is extremely obedient but she resource guards me to the point that I cannot pet any other dogs and even when the dogs come near me she growls and snaps at them.

@UpstateCanineAcademy and @TomDavis, straight from Mozambique 🇲🇿... Even though I'm owning a dog right still I find the videos always teaching me to understand how to deal with a dog, cause I love dogs.... Keep doing @TomDavis

Thank you for not giving up on this dog🙏

That's the good stuff, thanks a lot for teaching us a little by little. And the crew is doing really good job on making and improving the content, videos and podcasts, overall u guys are amazing! Greetings!

Even though the guardian did not follow your instruction to make the dog heel consistently to only one side, the dog’s improvement was remarkable. You really understand dogs & their relationship with humans. Awesome. I’m from Hawai’i.

I'm from Canada and just found your channel. I love how you explain the why's of the dog's behavior. You put out excellent content. Thank-you!

Thank goodness the owners found you , could have a very different outcome for this dog 😊

Great, Great video. Poor boy just didn't know. Great work.

Thank you for being so clear and concise with your explanations 😊

I’m from Northern California, and we have a field bred (red) golden intact male. He’s a damn good dog and is sometimes just a little too smart for his own good.

Love the videos as usual. Trying to start putting structure into my husky’s life now taking your teachings. From Trinidad 🇹🇹 in the Caribbean

This is a great video! Thank you for sharing!

Hi from Florida. Love watching you work with this type of dogs, and get them to come around.

Great work! I look forward to each video I learn something useful each time. Sarasota FL

Thanks Tom! It's thanks to you that I have the good relationship I have now with my rescue border collie. Excellent guidance and insight into the mind of the dog. Aloha from Maui! (From a NY native!!)

Watching from Nova Scotia. Just started following. Good advice for dog owners.

From Kentucky we have a GSD. You are a BLESSING... Hoping to work with you at some point. My husband and I have been through lot and I am my dogs person, so trying to be what she needs daily as most handlers.

Texas here. Thanks for all the amazing content, Tom!

Great session, Tom. Would love to see a follow up with him. Have a Blessed Day 😊🐶

Hello, from Western Australia. The progress in this video was so wonderful. Love how you make everyone in the room think, including the humans

Your doing a great job with the dogs you work with

Czechia (Europe) here. I don't have a dog right now so I watch your videos to educate myself.

Thanks. From Tampa Bay area in Florida.

Hey Tom what a great video!! I'm from Indiana!! Thank you for taking the time to help us understand the dogs thoughts so we can help other dogs like him!!

This is awesome. Can’t wait to watch the full video 🙌🏻🙌🏻♥️

Amazing work Tom! From Ottawa Ontario Canada!

I have never seen anyone work with a dog for a very short period of time like this and actually get positive results. this guy is pretty fuggin amazing

Love the videos! Always learn from them and push me to be a better trainer

I am from the UK and I have been watching your videos for over a year now, especially more so prior to getting our cane Corso puppy. After educating myself using your videos, training the puppy has been an absolute breeze and he is the best well rounded ever! For a breed who are more boisterous, protective and who are more prone to aggression if no direction is given, I have a dog that is completely on the other end of the spectrum, he is submissive and obedient and that is all I wanted. He barks and growls if someone knocks on the door, or if I am yelling at someone he will back me up too, and that is all I want, because I know he will never make a decision FOR me and go that extra mile of biting anyone as I can stop the barking and growling at a click of a finger, and I have your training tips to thank for that. Nothing is more important than training and structure for your dog, and the bond that is created through this sort of training. In addition to this, because I trained from puppyhood, I never even had to use a prong, a slip lead or any type of training tool, just a simple collar and lead. It just proves any of these problems can be prevented with consistency from a young age.

Fantastic job, Tom!

I’m in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and love your videos. They have helped us so much. Even with the restrictions around the laws of tools allowed here. Also PLEASE make the “train your dog” crew neck in a hoodie

Shelter's need a Full Time Trainer to work with their Dogs ! ( before they send them out to be adopted )

Hello Tom, I am from Germany & really love to watch your videos! It is not just interesting I also learned very much and try to use it during the training with my own dog.

Lovely looking dog and eventually he'll settle down with your help . Great job Tom. Thank you : )

As always, VERY informative video. Thanks from Southern California.

Greetings from Vancouver Island, Canada. Love your videos. It's fascinating to learn about the behaviours and what's behind them, and it's so important that dog owners understand how to set boundaries and enforce them firmly but fairly. You are doing a great service to dog owners everywhere, thank you.

Great content to watch as been brought up all my life with different types of dog breeds it's exciting to watch and to know not to pet strange dogs that have no concern to yourself to touch and watching from the UK.

im watching from Jamaica, zero dogs in my household but love watching your mastery!!

I can watch your movies all day. Great job, clearly informations... I always explain to my clients, that just peting the dog will not teach the dog how to behave.

Hi! From Marquette, Michigan. Love the explanations in these videos!

Interesting case and informative content. Thank you!

Wonderful video! Thanks for the content. I'm watching from South Carolina, to answer your question

Remarkable the changing of tools was brilliant

Detroit Michigan here, learning from your videos every time

Hey, greetings from Luxembourg. I liked the video before even watching it 🙂. Great content with a happy ending as usual. Kudos to the owners for adopting the doggy and getting him the best trainer 👍

Really like what you say. People need some training to own a dog too. Consistancy is important to teaching. Even the cat has a few rules. They never change.

Helpful and very useful information! I live in Indiana U.S.A! I also have a Labrador Retriever! Very fun loving pup! I love him to bits.

Greenville, SC checking in. Love the vids bro. Appreciate your guidance.

From Denmark - I learned alot from ur videos - got a 9 month year old male german shepherd - I train with it at the police union (No im not a cop) - but right now there down time. Obedience training starting next month, Yay!

Amazing how this works, I got a pitbull Cross and man shes kinda hard to control but I'm working on it. These videos are such a guide for me