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You said it. It’s fascinating how keeping your dog well exercised ticks off so many other dog/owner relationship boxes.

Great reminder of another reason you're training the dog for what they do in your absence, not your presence. I'm a photographer who trains dogs sometimes and I always have to remember that not all people are okay with a jumpy dog, for another example. Particularly with my pitbull and cane corso clients, because they're judged and blamed simply for their breed thanks to bad humans. Discipline/Training isn't mean. Like with human children, not all things done for a dog's benefit produce a happy dog.

That makes me very happy!

I stay within the limits of my competency. I’ve been getting a little aggravated lately because so few people follow that advice.

@@StonnieDennis haha…welcome to 2023. Common sense and logic are out the window.

I've rescued and adopted out close to 100 dogs in the past 5-8 years. While I'm no expert, I'd consider myself a very competent novice. Stonnie is the only KZfaq dog trainer I'm subscribed to.

Stonnie AND Joel Beckman.

@@tidepodmusical4173 I like Beckman….to me, he is a distant #2. But the types of dogs he deals with are very different. If everyone listened to Stonnie on how to raise a dog, they would not have to take older dogs with serious socialization problems to Beckman.

That’s awesome. Good job. We’ve followed Stonnie’s advice as well and people comment how nice it is to be around a well behaved dog. It changes their view on dogs, which is a good thing!

I’m thinking about doing a run down on who I think are honest and competent dog trainers who share their actual work on Social Media and who I think copy others people’s work, dress it up with fancy editing and pretend to be honest and competent.

@@StonnieDennis "I WANNA BE YOUR DOG" 😎🎸 #THESTOOGESIWANNABEYOURDOGIGGYPOP 😎🎸 LOL ONE OF MY PUPS NAME IS IGGY POP ANOTHER ONE IS OZZY DO YOU HAVE ANY PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ME TO GET HIM TO STOP BARKING AT THE MOON? 😎🎸 "BARK AT THE MOON" 😎🎸 #BARKATTHEMOONOZZY 😎🎸

​@@StonnieDennisthat'd be great

Absolutely the best? I’m curious as to what factors were considered when making that evaluation.

@@StonnieDennis Hi Stonnie, I guess the main factor for me was whether Joel’s methods were EFFECTIVE FOR ME and Dave (my Golden). I would say that I’ve had four Goldens over 30+ years so I know most of their traits. As I said I’ve found that his methods struck a chord with me. I started with his ‘getting out of the door’ technique. Then a lot of focus on loose leash walking over several months. Then probably the most difficult was dealing with Dave’s reactivity to other dogs and to a lesser extent, people. To me every day is a training day and using Joel’s “I’ll do this all day dude” and being very patient is working; he’s not 100% but we’re almost there….still work in progress now that Dave is 24 months. I’m not really looking for perfection just a well mannered boy that is able to socialise without ‘kicking off’! Something I would add: I’ve found that girls have been easier to train than boys ( is this your experience?). Dave has definitely got ‘attitude’. Finally I’ve also been focussing on calm periods before going on the mornings walk. All the best from Cambridge UK🇬🇧

Thank you for watching!

Goldens are just so adaptable and want to make you happy. I watched my brother's one year old golden a few weeks ago for a weekend. I got a really bad migraine. Not only was he in unfamiliar surroundings, but he also wasn't getting the normal play time he's used to. He eventually caught on that we were going to be quiet and lazy, he settled next to me and just adapted to the situation. Goldens are such good dogs.

I’m glad I appreciate you trusting us!

Thank you kindly

I’m not sure I fit into the “we” category…

What is aggression per se?

You are welcome!

Thank you! You are too kind!

Just keep putting in the work and your dog will turn out just as good as if you sent it to us!

I have quite a few where I talk about and work Bulldogs during the video, but probably the closest I have in terms of specifics is this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7uqfc-lzbCwlXU.html&feature=shareb Bulldog Training Session | In Kennel Obedience Training Example

Thank you for noticing! We spend a lot of time keeping things nice! I really appreciate the compliment!

Older dogs are naturally annoyed by puppies, it'll stop once you're puppy knows boundaries. As long as you're daughters dog is getting space and a way to avoid the puppy you should be fine, if her dog resource guards that's where you might have a dangerous situation on your hands

There’s a difference between being a talented dog trainer and a being dog trainer that is good at providing effective, actionable advice, for a given situation. It’s very similar to how great athletes rarely turn into great coaches. Another problem is information filtering. It can be really tough for a novice trainer to sort the wheat from the chaff, in terms of good versus bad advice.

@@StonnieDennis there are such range of training personalities and styles for huge variety of needs. Could lose hours of a day scanning content or even browsing books

You know, I don’t really think of myself as a KZfaq dog trainer. I think of myself as a guy who runs a family dog training business who puts our work on KZfaq to add to the general body of dog training knowledge and to illustrate the benefits of hard work and traditional family values. To us, dog training is our primary business and content creation is the way we let people find out about what we do. I’m not sure how the percentages breakdown in terms of KZfaq dog trainers who actually make a living training dogs to KZfaq dog trainers who are primarily interested in making a living by being content producers. It would be interesting to break that down in terms of hard numbers.

@@StonnieDennis I completely understand, but for me you are my go to person on KZfaq. Tom Davis does his business exactly the same as you. You two are the only people I’ve found on KZfaq who own kennels and actually train dogs all day every day. I meant no offense.

@@tracyllewellyn5258I’m glad you like our content. I’m always flattered when people continue to watch!

I like the fishing style Kayaks, myself.

@@StonnieDennis ok I'll check them out at the store. Thanks uncle stonnie!

A tandem sit on type is what I would get .

nevermind, I watched the rest of the video and its Annie :)

So true - had the same with my dogs when they were (very) young. Hardest exercise for them was to calm down, learning how to focus and to wait. As long as we ourselves stay calm and patient our dogs will follow our example 🙏

Funny you should say that; have you ever had someone put a harness on you and start dragging you around while allowing you to have no input on comfort and fitment? If so, please provide a link so we can check out how much you liked it.

This is an ironic comment because the only times I've ever seen a dog killed it's because someone put a harness on them, then dog slips the harness and gets hit by a car or grabbed by an animal(I've seen it happen 3 times in person, lab, Yorkie and schnauzer, schnauzer survived unlike the other 2 dogs) Harnesses are meant for a dog to pull and not get injured, a dog doesn't need a harness if it doesn't pull or isn't doing a energetic activity like hunting, pulling etc plus a harness not specifically fit for a dog can do just as much damage as a collar if not more.

You know what’s not rocket science? Listening to the point being made. In the example with Max, we are talking about the difficulties associated with having a bored, hungry, dog in a multi person household where not everyone is in possession of the same information or possess the maturity level required to put said information into practice. That’s the exact type of overly simplistic advice that leads novice dog owners to struggle with implementation.

@@StonnieDennis The point wasn't being made specifically to you, it's addressing the general issue of overfeeding of any dog. It's not "overly simplistic" advice either, it's concise, to the point and gives novice dog owners a solid place to start, go reread it after you've calmed down. I have also gleaned solid advice off these so-called shorts, it depends on the trainer giving the advice, sadly this is where dog owners go wrong, who is giving the information. Lastly Stonnie, you tend to be long winded and lose the plot topic.

I think you are what they call the exception to what he is explaining. Not every busy family is that deep and detailed in training. They are companions not training buddies. They interact and monitor things differently. He’s simply saying the yellow lab has different training approach as it has different things to work on and different physical limitations to be considered. He was explaining the possible reasons the dog has those needs. Just like if it was an older dog, or any other physical issue. Age, hip dysplasia or cushings etc. the issue he was discussing was that other trainers don’t show the reality of training as reality is there are many variables including physical abilities that affect training it’s not as magical as what it appears

@@cherylmillard2067 It one hundred percent is an over simplification; you completely missed the point of the point I was making. There was no reference to the issue of general over feeding. I referenced a specific type of situation where multi person households have trouble acting in concert to achieve a common goal due to a convergence of factors. As far as the knowledge you've gleaned concerning calorie allocation, general fitness, and dog training, by all means post some links so we can see examples of your healthful lifestyle and dog management expertise. As far as me being long winded, I try my best to make long form content that gives viewers a chance to carefully study my interactions with the dogs, the dogs interactions with me, and the dogs interactions with each other. You try walking a bunch of dogs, while providing clear and concise information, in a real time, running monologue format. Please posts some links so we can see you work multiple dogs and teach the entire time. I have hundreds of videos of me doing it, let's see yours. It's super easy to make jump cuts, read off scripts, use stock photography and B roll footage, etc...and seem to stay on track. It's not so easy when one is actually busy doing the work.

​@@StonnieDennis lol, once again, it's addressing the general issue of overfeeding of any dog. It's not "overly simplistic" advice either, it's concise, to the point and gives novice dog owners a solid place to start. I don't need to post "links" regarding my so-called "healthful lifestyle and dog management expertise" as everyone's requirements for their dog is different based on breed, exercise, age, and overall health. I gave an example that they can discuss with their vet or try it on their own. You're not actually walking a bunch of dogs, they're hanging out with you, it's completely different if you were walking these same dogs on a lead at a loose leash heel which we'll both agree is exponentially more difficult. I'm glad you have hundreds of videos and have good training advice, as you've pointed out, it doesn't make the content provider an expert. You could have taken my original comment and used it to point out how easy it is to use part of a dog's daily caloric intake as treats and training rewards, but you chose to get offended. You're also using logical fallacies to make and defend an argument.

That comment says a lot more about you than about me. You should really take a deep look inside of yourself and try to understand why you are projecting victimization onto a fun KZfaq video. Please post a few videos of yourself, working with your dog, in a fun and open environment, so we can see how it should be done.

@@StonnieDennis What? I came here for learning to train my recused/adopted Ellie. My sweets loves outside and being in the water too. I was just shocked at how you ignore the GSD pup.