Love how he goes from getting attacked to straight into playing with his mate. Amazing dog

You can feel the tension just evaporate the second he sees his friend and runs with him, that was so wholesome.

It's nice to see someone so in tune with a dog's body language. So many fights start because people are not watching their dogs and looking for the signs. Great job!

oh my god, the way ronin stepped back from the fight and showed many warning signs prove how much effort and talent went into his training. truly amazing, well done!!

People need to notice way sooner that their dog is about to start a fight. Gave many obvious warning signs. I would of been extremely upset at pittys owner and kicked him out myself

I was at the dog park with the little woman and our great Shepherd. He's very well socialized, athletic, patient and great with kids. He's non-aggressive. So in snuck a 20 something girl with a scarred up intact male pit. I usually leave when I see one of them. In this case she told me she rescued him because he was to be euthanized the following day. My dog ran up to me and this pit tried repeatedly to latch onto my pooch. She said he always done that and I told her it was an immediate sign of aggressiveness and I asked her to leave. This dogs focus was to hurt another dog but she refused to remove the vial pit...As we were closing the gate behind us the pit latched on to an elderly husky and wouldn't let go. It began shaking and blood was flowing from the Husky as it's owner tried to free it. The girl owner of the pit was hysterical, she didn't want her dog hurt. Cops showed up and got the damn thing to release....it was a big affair..people should not own the type of dog that is beyond their experience..

That Pitty is a total buzz kill. He shouldn’t be at park. Ronin is such an awesome social awareness and adaptability. Awesome boy

If you're at a dog park and you see a Bull breed, a fighting breed, I suggest you just leave. It's not worth it and people can screech all they want but the data doesn't lie and stereotypes exist for a reason. Not everyone should be allowed to own a dog and most people shouldn't be allowed to own a fighting or a working dog. Period.

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I loved the footage at 5:04 when Ronin's friend showed up and he turned all the aggression off in an instant and was like "OK time to Play!"

"That guy was a butthole, huh, dad? Hey, I found a ball! Look dad, a ball!" Ronin's a good boi, well-tempered and friendly. Glad everything turned out alright! 😁

In many cases, dogs are a lot smarter than people. Many years ago, Jack was in his back yard digging up a pipe to repair. His large black lab was sitting there watching. A stranger drove up into a neighbor's driveway with a german sheppard. The sheppard spotted Daisy and started aggressively barking. The sheiss kopf laughed and let the sheppard out. It sprinted towards Daisy and leapt at her. Jack was out out the hole with his shovel in a flash. While the sheppard was in mid air, Daisy stood up, raised her head and opened her mouth. The sheppard came down with its throat in Daisy's mouth. She clamped down and tore the sheppard's throat out. It died instantly. The sheiss kopf started screaming at Jack about Daisy being a vicious dog and that he was going to pay for the sheppard. His buddy was a sergeant with the police force and would see to it. Jack asked who the sergeant was and then informed the sheiss kopf that he was under arrest. Jack was a lieutenant at the time. As a kid who played with Daisy, I had a lot of new respect for her.

I had the exact same situation 3 yrs ago - my intact 9 yr old mal was attacked by a pit bull at the dog park. The fight was serious. The owner of the pit just stood there within 10 ft watching. I, on the other hand, grabbed my leather leash & promptly began beating his dog. My guy was a senior citizen, did nothing to provoke this & I was worried about him getting hurt. Pit finally backed off & owner grabbed him & left. The other people at the park said that this guy was encouraging his pittie to fight with the other dogs the whole time he was there.

My dog was intact until after he was 2. I had to stop taking him to dog parks because dogs would try to attack him. I had a pit walk up to him, pin him to the ground, and bit his face. Another time I had a pack of THREE German shepherds go after him, I picked him up and put him above my head and they jumped up on my back to try to get any part of him they could. People need to socialize their dogs and properly train them. Shit owners is what gives dog parks a bad name.

Very impressive how your able to read all the dog cues. Id personally be terrified to have my dog with unleashed aggressive pitts but Ronin appears to be able to hold his own if needed!

I'm so happy to see his friend came out of nowhere and Ronin got to being himself this quick!

that is amazing how smart that dog is. And how he's just avoiding conflict the whole and doesn't lose control. Prop to the owner he knows his stuff!

So nice to see someone who knows how to "read dogs" and take the time to train his own! Thank you!!!

Ronin is an absolutely awesome dog. Kept himself in control, kept dodging and pushing away the pitbull instead of going for a full on bite, and didn't attack the pitbull once it was restrained. Very nicely trained.

I really appreciate the way you type in an explanation of whats going on with their body language and the situation! I feel like a lot of videos don’t go that into depth so its harder to figure out whats going on if you’re not able to read dogs the way you can. Thank you for your hard work to explain to us, please keep making videos like this, I always enjoy watching and learning! I have a question: How did you become so good at understanding dogs? I want to try and learn more for myself :)

ive had a pit mix before, she was my first real experience with training and i was so happy with her outcome because she came from a bad background. had multiple people ask me where i got her trained for service. so smart, only problem we had with her is she was terrified of my father, who she was supposed to be a gift for, took three years for her to fully trust him. in the end she ended up my dog and i enjoyed her training. i love seeing how well your dogs act and getting pointers on body language.

I appreciate you taking the time to show us the signs

Ronin is such a good boy! You and anyone involved in his training have done an excellent job, thoroughly impressed with his ability to protect himself without further escalating the situation

Ronin has a very kind personality from what I can tell, never tries to square up or shows signs of aggressiveness rarely (actually almost never) And always tries to back down from fights when he gets the chance to unlike some other dogs .

Cool video! Ppl do not understand how much time needs to go with having these specific breeds. You have trained ronin so well! Many blessings to you both❤

Thank you for this video. This is actually the first one I found that actually explains to people what's going on. You should put "Educational" in your title so people who want to learn about their pets can find one that isn't just chaos and triggers. Subbed Edited to add: The title itself as it is, definitely wouldn't have made me click, except I was looking for a video to demo a specific attack event. Maybe repost with a different title too, see if people try to learn? Anyway thanks

I have had trouble with Pit owners as well. Its like they want something to happen. Love Malinois dogs - awesome breed.

I couldn't stay quiet like you. I would definitely say something, and I would definitely step in for my dog. I don't care if he can hold his own. I jump.

Great video. Would love to see more of you talking about the dogs behaviours . You describing the interaction was very informative.

This is why I can’t take my dogs to the dogs park. Pits and their owners ruin everything

People need to grab their dogs when a fight breaks out, I stopped taking mine to a dog park after her ear got damaged by a husky, the other just brushes it off “oh their only playing” then grabs their dog and leaves the dog park instantly avoiding our questions. Another instance is where two black dogs nearly drowned our own, she’s not great at swimming but they were backing her up into the water, she just wanted to leave and stay close to us, but the two dogs kept blocking her from leaving, basically drove her to the ground. The owns of those dogs only called them, didn’t really step in, my dad was about to step in and get their dogs off ours. I was ready to grab my own.

This is why I stopped going to dog parks. I used to have an akita/lab mix who loved to play but was very well trained and passive. He had gotten bit twice by a pitt and german shepherd before I called it quits. I have a big back yard but just wanted my dogs to get used to seeing and playing with other dogs but you just cant trust all dog owners.

Ronin is a fantastic dog. Well trained and cared for. Thank you for sharing.

The fact that Ronin kept on backing away so that he wouldn’t cause danger to the pitbull or himself is amazing! German Shepherds are the best!💕

The fact that the pit had a partial muzzle shows it’s an aggressive dog and has probably attacked before. That fight would’ve been much worse if not for the partial muzzle.

First mistake, NO TOYS AT THE DOG PARK!

Man, Ronin really knows how to have a good time. What a sweet dog! Thanks for sharing. I know you're a proud daddy.

I have a 1yo GSD and a 14mo redbone. They've been best buddies since Murphy was a month old. They're like two little boys play fighting in the yard, but I noticed early on they were teaching each other how to defend their necks from attacks. Murphy outweighs the redbone by a good 50 pounds, but he lets Leon Redbone get into position to attack his neck, then he fights his way out of it. Funny to watch at times as Leon never shies away from the tussle :) Excellent obedience by your GSD.

Love your dog, Ronin. Great beast. These videos are the best videos from a dog's POV. I have learned a ton about dog behaviour from them. Thank you.

This was so interesting to watch. Ronin is definitely a very well trained and well mannered dog! Im happy nobody got hurt here

Excellent video. I own a Mal X and have owned several Belgian Mals. This breed is NOT unpredictable and gives off very readable signals. Your analysis is spot on and informative. I shared it with a few of my dog park friends. Thanks.

I love all the detailed info. My giant schnauzer never instigates anything but some other dogs just don't get along with her. If another dogs gets aggressive she will posture up and she's every bit of 85lbs, bearded and STRONG and no matter what, she will keep herself between my wife and the other dogs. We limit dog parks for that reason.

There are some clown pitbull owners with their pitbulls thinking their pitbull can even take on a lion. Stay away from these clowns.

I live in a military town. Those who’ve lived in a military town know that people of said town usually own a pit bull or a German shepherd or Belgian malinois. The people with the pit bulls don’t actually train/know how to handle their dogs so that’s why I haven’t been back to the dog park since my dog was still a puppy

It’s great that this video explains the behavior of each of the dogs so thoroughly and accurately.

Haha! Having the camera at that level on your dog just makes one love him so much. You can really see his wonderful personality from his level.

Reminds me of the first time I took my 11 month old malanois/malamute to the park. An older guy with a pit was sitting on a log as we entered. My dog was sniffing the ground and being greeted by other dogs. Out of nowhere the pit sprints 20 yards and latches onto my pups ear. I'm 6'2 200lbs and I punched that dog in the head as hard as I could. He yelped/let go, hit the ground, and was clearly stunned. The older man started cussing me out, and I told him I'd do worse to him if I ever saw that dog inside the park again. 6 years later and I've never seen that man or his dog.

I consider this video "time well spent" and appreciate the quality and effort that went into this presentation. Thank you

A lot of noticeable wrongs here coming from a vet student. Dog parks aren’t the greatest environment for dogs and unneutered dogs (male and female) shouldn’t be taken to public dog parks. Try taking your dog to a hiking trail or beach, when you notice aggressive behavior try to stop the interaction before it becomes violent to protect the animals, don’t wait to try to catch it on camera.

Just the run-up the Pit mix made to Ronin spelled bad news from the start, that and his tenacious attitude towards Ronin in general. Regardless Ronin handled the situation beautifully and as it should be

This is probably one of the coolest thing to get for your dog to document everything...you're a damn genius up there in Mini-Soda!!!

Really good video, the breakdown shows signals you wouldn't always spy in real time. I've a Staffy pup 10wk old and watching her communicate with my older female husky seemed a little aggressive but your dogs eye view makes me chill abit.

Omg, Ronin is such a good boy for handling that so well. He went right back to play with his best buddy. Well done owner!

Ronin is literally so awesome. He’s the first dog I’ve seen stand up to a pit bull and pretty much win. Loved this video

I love how you said Ronin's best friend shows up!!! hahaha They were totally in play mode at that point!

Ronin was telling his best friend " I jus went head up" 😂

AMAZING dog you have!!❤ I really enjoyed how you broke down with subtitles the language dogs use. More dogs need this socialization!! 99% of dogs are naturally made to avoid conflict. I like the way your dog constantly tried to deestilated the confertation, but stood his ground when push came to shove. You are amazing trainer!

Pitbull trying to fight a Malinois is like a local “tough guy” trying to fight a paratrooper

Shepherd is a lottttt smarter of a breed than a pit bull

Looked more like a American bully mutt but ronin handled that situation greatly, greatly trained dogs you have there my friend

I like how fast and agile Malinois was at dodging the pitbull attacks and backing him off, it was almost like an action movie scene

Your analysis skills are amazing. I think that to bring a toy can make dogs protective about ressources 😂

I love all the keep away and tug at the end, so cute!!🥰

I’d like to see this view when my Pomeranian was attacked by a pitbull. I wasn’t there, but someone else was walking my dog for me. She (pitbull) was leashed but stronger than her owner and pulled him to the ground to run after my Pomeranian (male) who always yapped at other dogs, he had a lot of anxiety around big dogs especially. Due to size differences, she ended up grasping his neck and puncturing his trachea. We rushed to the vet but they waited too long to do surgery and he passed in the night. The fight in this video thankfully de escalated, but it can absolutely lead to fatality. Pitbulls are no joke, and they all need to be trained professionally to ensure they listen in triggering prey-predator situations. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they were abused by an owner, they’re just in default mode when untrained. They were bred for bloodsport, so that’s what they’re good at. Pomeranians were friggin lap dogs for Queen Victoria, so they’re not going to be the same as a pit. I get the “don’t hate the breed” shit but there’s logic that needs to come into play. They aren’t humans facing racism, which is so different and rooted in hate. These are animals bred by humans for certain jobs and purposes.

I just discovered your channel and I love it, it has so much information. It helped me a lot!!!

That wasn't a fight, that was a conversation, a clearing of the air.

It's amazing how you're so good at telling their behavior based on their actions.

Yknow what i love bout you and your channel? I love the fact that you know how to read dogs ( and ronins a damn good pooch) and you explain whats what in your vids. I should hope to one day become half as proficient as you are in reading dogs. Youre an excellent owner and even better teacher. Ty for sharing your vids and letting us take in joy watching ronin be such a good boy. Thank you again!!!

“Growling to show he is having fun” oh lord dogs are something else 😂♥

Incredible owner the temperament of Ronin is perfect he got attack backed off but defended and then instantly went to play mode with his buddy after ! Hope he's all blessed

Great demonstration on how some dog owners don’t know anything about their breed, and how others know more. I wish that there were more responsible and educated dog owners out there, and that goes for breeders who don’t do due diligence on who they sell to.

As someone who has a reactive and canine aggressive bull breed, I can’t thank you enough for these videos. I just discovered them, searching for dog fight footage to show the people I trust with caring for my dog when I have to work. I’ve experienced both walkers and family members walking my dog and then letting her off leash in busy parks, when I instruct them that they are under no circumstances to ever walk her anywhere other than quiet residential streets - ON the lead. I’ve explained to people over and over for five years how dog fights occur in the blink of an eye, and how many micro moments stack up to create them. I’ve explained to them the gravity of the consequences being dogs injured or killed - mine or someone else’s. I’ve explained to them the responsibility that comes with caring for a dog who is sensitive and nervous, like mine. I’ve explained to them the different levels of and types of aggression, the reasons for them, the predictable triggers but also the unpredictability of environments we can’t control. I’ve STILL ended up hearing from other dog walkers, or finding out from other family members, that they’ve taken my dog to parks, let her off, and then thrown sticks for her (a huge resource guarding risk). It’s honestly very upsetting. People seem to be unable to comprehend that a dog who they have never seen in a fight, could be aggressive. They meet my dog, see how insanely friendly and loving and content she is with people, they hear me tell them she’s canine reactive, they say they understand but truly - they’re not absorbing what I’m telling them. My last resort is to now insist on watching your videos with anyone who looks after my dog. I’m really amazed to see such clear and well annotated footage of the most important moments: the ones LEADING UP to that seemingly split second moment in which an attack happens. I really hope this helps people understand properly how hard it is to avoid these things happening, even for a dog owner as experienced and knowledgable as the one creating these videos. The thing is, your dog is far safer because of your knowledge. The dogs attacking in these videos are looking at a life of stress, anxiety and probable seizure/death. Also refreshing to see a video and comment section which is not vilifying the pit bull breed as a whole. A lot of bull breeds do suffer from poor genetics, resulting from poor breeding, resulting in a proclivity towards aggression. Pitbull and staffie (in my country) owners have a knee jerk response to the stigma these breeds receive, and in doing so they white wash the very real responsibility that comes with owning a powerful breed - breeds that CAN come with an inherited genetic history of fighting for sport or for protection.

This is one of the major reasons why I stopped taking my dog to the dog park, I have a Pitbull that’s very friendly, he’s best friends with my cats. Not aggressive at all. Took him to the local dog park twice and both times, he was just minding his own business playing catch with me when he got attacked by a German shepherd and another Pitbull both at separate times. So needless to say we don’t do public dog parks anymore. 😔

The camera on Ronins back is very cool ! 🤠

Ronin being an absolute unit and fighting back and then going back to playing

You're dog is amazing. Me and that pit owner probably would've thrown hands.

I'm still trying to figure out why an intact dog was at a dog park. You know that's going to upset the other dogs.

Wow this video was so informative and interesting as well as entertaining lol love it gonna have to follow if this is the kinda thing he posts

Thank you for recording and posting this interesting educational video.

I work at a dog daycare and something I always hated about public dog parks what that they leave toys and other resources on the ground. Whenever we bring the dogs out for potty break we make ABSOLUTE sure there arent toys in the yard for them to resource guard, its just a recipe for disaster.

I love all the captions explaining the dogs’ postures & meaning. 👍🏼

LOVE THESE TRAINING VIDEOS! THANK YOU!!!!!!!

This was such a good video and commentary about canine behavioral science. You have the best dog.❤

This was really cool to see. I really liked it how you explained the behaviour of your dog and the other dogs! 😊

Fascinating watch as an animal professional with an interest in studying behaviour. Thanks for taking the time to both film and describe the events!

Man ronin is slipping those bites like a pro. It’s like watching a bodybuilding street fighter trying to punch a pro boxer and failing repeatedly.

Wow! VERY informational! Thank you!!!

ronins sucha good boy i love him

hey what a fun and educational channel. I've never seen dog language on this perspective before and it's really incredible how you explain this here in your videos. thank you hope to see more :D

This was a great video! Thank you! The aggressive pit bull obviously has a clueless owner that puts other dogs in danger. Glad Ronin had a mostly good day at the park!!!!!

Great narration. Very insightful and informative. Such information can easily be applied to Internet encounters.

Ronin to his bestie “bro did you see that guy? What a POS” 😂 very well trained pup.

I love how dogs can immediately change gears from “imma end you!” to “Bestie!!!! Let’s go frolic”

I feel like people always look at me weird that I'm always hyperfocused on my dog at the dog park, like any change in behaviors I'll notice. I worked at a dog kennel once I worked at a doggie daycare ones and I had a client who brought in their German Shepherd and their pitbull who apparently lived together and they wanted them in the same extra large kennel, which was 7 ft by 7 ft. They started to get aggressive with each other and latched on to each other's mouths and I couldn't get them separated (I was also scared because they weren't letting go) and they both had to have surgery.

So many people dont read the signal that the stiffening body posture is a precursor to aggression. There was a situation last week in my local dog park, Mal was in an enclosed area, lab on a flexi walking past and allowed to go up and put its head through the fence. Mal went to the fence to sniff, lab instantly stiffened and started posturing. Mal starting barking defensively and the lab owners immediately started berating the Mal owner. They had no idea that it was responding to their dog's posture. Obviously ideally the mal would have just walked away, but it just shows how it's not as easy as "the first dog to make a noise is the one who started it"

Very clear observations of dog behavior. I have rescued many animals in my lifetime. Pit bulls and Belgian Malinois included. Two breeds I would never take to a dog park.

My Cane Corso grew up in quarantine, and my parents don’t like having dogs in the car so he never had a chance to properly socialize. I’m very concerned about taking him out in public. If anyone comes near me he gets standoffish. It’s upsetting, but it’s the truth.

I think that’s so cute that he has a best friend! 😭❤️

I love that you not only noticed the little details but you also put them in the video so others can see

Malinois are no joke at all! He really would've tore that Pit up!! What a disciplined dog. ❤️🐾