Please please please keeping throwing in the “from two months to seven months…” bits. It’s crazy helpful and supportive as I want to do a lot of your training but my pupper is only 5 months. Keep being awesome!!!

I love the "go get" method. My dog is a very high energy breed and the first time I had to go after him it was literally a 25 min pursuit. I just kept following him around the yard. Not fast enough to tire me out but just enough so he never got a moments rest. He finally submitted and I couldn't even remember where I called him from so I just walked him back to the patio and made him sit down. Once. That was the only time I needed to do that with him. This method changed his recall 100% it was like having a new dog. Now he still gets lots of love and treats and 90% of the time he comes with enthusiasm. That last 10% he may be grumbling about it..but he is still coming when called. Total game changer.

as a german my commands are in english just because i talk to them in german all day long so they can hear the diffrence. Its so funny to hear you do exactly the same :)

As much as I wish I had sent my dog to Brandon for training before bringing him home kzfaq.infoUgkx1_veP7CApJK_GWy_TczaMciuG64PqJeU I am so grateful for this down-to-earth, practical guide. His training techniques and tips really work. Thank you as well for dedicating your life's work to rescue dogs, and to rescuing those of us who want the very best for our 4-legged family members.

Literally the only trainer on the internet that talks about this...and it’s effective. Thank you Joel!

I had a dog get hit by a car and die because I didn't teach him to come without fail. Every dog needs to be taught this way.

Pepe Le Pew!!! OLDER FOLKS!!! 😂😂😂 Love your humor.

Love seeing how much the GSs have improved💕

My chihuahua will grumble as he comes to me when I call, when he doesn’t want to come, LOL.

Lol mine does the head-hanging too when she doesn’t want to come. It’s preceded by a cue, then a quick staring contest to see how serious I am, then the lumbering “come” to me 😂 but I do love the happy, fun run ups she does too!!

“The Pepee Le Pew approach.”

Needed this so bad. My almost 1 yr old Boston Terrier won't come at all . He could care less what I say. This is heaven sent. Your channel is bad ass, ty!👑

Your board & trains know & respect you, they know you'll "do this all day!" Great demonstration! Thank you

The face when you're hoping the dogs won't be good for you, but they're super good. XD

Makes a lot of sense!!! Excellent explanation of concept. Can’t wait to get going on that training

Love ya Joel !👍

So helpful! I have avoided chasing my now 4-month-old goldendoodle when she didn't come because I didn't want her to think it was a game. I thought chasing her was a bad plan, but I absolutely trust your techniques, so ... looking forward to applying!

You are one of Theeee most down to earth behavourists you can get on youtube......loving it and watching how Luna and Charlie have improved ten fold in just a small window of time😊😊👍

Really enjoy your videos ... each one there is something I can learn from ... and free of melodrama and music. Thank you!

You are brilliant. I love your videos. Super informative and helpful and also you make me smile and laugh! Thank you.

I've taken over training a 5-year old dog, and in many respects I am starting from scratch. I'm already making progress on the loose leash walking thanks to your videos, and now I am starting to tackle the recall. Thanks for all of you tips!

Currently using your videos to teach my old dog some new tricks :) She's a 10-11 year old Aussie who's very smart and fairly well-behaved but can be stubborn. So far so good! Thanks for the amazing content!!

I've got a 2 year old bully mix that thinks she's top ish. I started watching you for help with my 6 year old bull terrier who has had ZERO training, but he's picking things up quick, I'm now applying all of this to my 2 year old. You are making my life so much easier!

Well that answered my question on using the method on my softer/more timid dog. We rescued him at around 8-9 months, so only have a couple months now of giving treats/love, but gonna give this training a shot.

Man, that wind in the trees part really got me

Thanks for another video!!🙏🏼

I really loved this video. Made a a lot of sense!! Thank you

Great video as always! Keep up this amazing work you are doing!!!!

Learned helplessness is not the term for it. It is knowing that some things must be done whether the dog likes it or not, and we call that responsibility. You are absolutely correct on the method, I studied Koehler for years and it's my preferred method and I use the technique all the time. Never fails to work. Best of all it's kind to the dog.

Great advice- thank you!!

Wow, what a difference already with Luna & Charlie! Great job Joel! Great job L & C! I love the Pepé Le Pew visual & likening. It fits into your "I'll do this all day" motto.

Your suggestions are working for my dog, thank you so much for the videos🙏

You're completely right about learned helplessness. People always just assume it's a bad thing, but it's actually incredibly good in some circumstances. In horse training, there are DEFINITELY times you want the horse to give up because he has learned helplessness instead of reacting dangerously.

I have a 5 month old puppy and you gotta be really patient and enthusiastic with them! I found the easier way to go get her is if I call someone just to stand to a side she would run, so I corner her on the other side, not in a mean way, just hold her and show her where I wanted her to go. If I'm alone I squat, almost sitting on the ground and go all festive calling her, with her favorite toy and then reward her with that AND a treat, she *still* thinks it's a game, but if I stand up it's worse, so showing her I'm not going to run and that the come is for a positive reason is slowly showing her it's a nice thing to do. Also, do the come in middle of play or food time, don't let your puppy think that come = bad thing (such as fun is over or to scold them). Like he said, the come only gets serious when they are older and capable of making choices, as puppy they have a hard time concentrating and the entire world is sooo interesting, why are you more interesting than that bush that's shaking and probably has weird smells? You gotta show them you are haha

When my dog doesn't come I just say dinner lol

Awesome video as usual. Real-time results. No BS.

“Your voice is like wind in the trees to you dog” dude for real.😆 my pitt/plot hound mix could not care less. But my full pittie who I originally started watching this channel for (Winter) is very trained on me and my recall - because I use these methods with her. So thanks so much for that 👍 Used it on the Plot/Pitt mix (Rev) today and man he was annoyed. I didn’t care. He’s going to learn this too. He’s like a toddler. Bratty. He’s often defiant because my husband has let him get away with a lot, although he’s trained. He looks at me sideways a lot because he knows I won’t let him get away with it, but I know it’s necessary- just like with my kids when they were young. PS I know that’s a dog pool in the back but it looks so refreshing I always think man I want to jump in 😆

New subscriber here, I have not heard of this way to teach recall, thank you for sharing!

My 10 week old catahoula is getting come, sit, down, and stay. It's been a week of training. Training never stops. He's doing great.

I love how you explained what to do with younger dogs first, so people don't just go grabbing their young pup left and right. And I do totally agree with not letting your commands, whatever you ask of your dog, go meaningless by letting them ignore you. I do think you could add that the grab method is one way of doing it. And that it doesn't work with all dogs. My latest rescue does not react well to being grabbed; she completely flops down on the floor, belly up and pees all over herself. Well yeah, no, the grab is obviously too intense then. She used to live on the streets in a country where dogs are treated like vermin, so who knows what she's been through. When she won't come inside or something, I do go to her, but I won't grab. I stand next to her, give a stern look and point to the door. That was enough for her and I only had to do it a few times. And now she knows that when I tell her to come, she needs to come. Still training to do it outside and off leash. I'm watching your videos about that and taking away what I like. The hand touch! That was so brilliant! She does it amazingly well already. Thank you for that.

I love Charlie, what a great dog he is

I’ve learned a lot from you, thank you so much

love the charlie brown and pepe references captured what you meant perfectly. Love tour work and am working at it with my very excitable 15 month springer.

Joel and family blessings🐾 A lot of this my Rottie mix 7 month pup does all of this very well. He's just very much wanting to play with other dogs but nobody wants him to play with their dog. That's when he becomes stubborn. My dad use to teach our Dobbies in German lol. We are FAR from being German too.😄😄💌

I think I'm going to summarize all your video's, great stuff!

Thanks, thanks..... the most important thing !! Consider this for older or shelter dogs. I give haphazard treats on walk to my shelter pitty just to build up our connection. But use the treat along with the .... "over here" or "come here", and yes, different voice intonation is very important

As always very good tips

I thought one taught come by using a super long leash, letting the dog wander to the end, say "come"and then do little tugs to get them to come back. But I see how treats and clapping etc would get a little puppy coming to you w/out leash. Thanks.

just adopted a 4 month old beagle mix from a shelter. about to binge watch some of your videos haha~ Have watch other training videos but trying to keep my perspective open! My biggest issue is he gets distracted so easily (beagle.....), doesn't come all the time, runs full force to people or dogs to say hello, is a piranha. But I have only had him for 3 weeks : ) If you have other videos you recommend to watch let me know thank you!

For sure I'm coming back to this when I get our farm dog

Love your channel

Love the channel!! Huge fan and I try all your methods with my recently rescued one-and-a-half-year-old Husky. I have not seen a video yet where you work with a Siberian Husky...Is there a special reason for that? any particular advice for this breed? Thanks if you get to this comment and keep up the excellent job! it is a life changer indeed. Greetings from Colombia!!!

Great tip on the come command in this video. However, we'd like to see what happens when the dog ignores your re-call command. What does that look like in your videos? How exactly do you get them? Could you add that link somewhere on your re-call videos for easy cross reference please? Just LOVE your videos. Practical and they work. My American Bulldog ( we live in South Africa) is now a perfect loose leash walker thanks to your videos on that

We don't get angry. They are just like children. Yes, dogs are just another kind of people. This guy is great.

Yay for German commands 🎉😂 best wishes from Germany. Thanks for the video

Thank you! Thank you for helping us with real world living with a dog! Can you help us with how long some of these teaching lesson should last with various ages of dogs. Like a 6 month old to a rescue dog or a dog you did not train correctly! You did talk about some of this and thanks for that!

Great video and very helpful

Excellent thank you!

Great information no nonsense approach. Dogs have to come to you every time under all distractions like their life depends on it because it does. A dog properly trained on an ecollar is also an amazing tool. Not sure how realistic it is to constantly go after your dog and make them come to you definitely a useful strategy in the beginning but in the real word particularly with my high drive working line gsd ecollar every time.

Yeah! Mom is serious!

Love this. Question for you!! What if your pup (9 months) is playing with other dogs and you can’t catch her? I’d say she responds to “come” always when it’s just us out in the yard. But when you introduce a dog that she really likes into the picture it’s almost like my “come” isn’t even heard by her. Appreciate your help!!

I got ahead with my dog's training after reading " Forward Fast Dog Training ". Found out how to stop my dog from jumping on people. Learned that you quick turn your back on the dog when they jump and leave the room through the door. When dog finally stops jumping you give him a treat.

Lol I feel like I have the same tolerance as you do. I did that once. Doggo didn’t come and I came for him in water with shoes and all 🤣

Damn I got my rescue at 6 months and it tools months just to focus on separation anxiety. He stays with me but doesn’t leave me alone. But outside he LOVES EVERYONE. He cries when they leave even if he doesn’t know them.

I thought Luna would be the one to not come quickly when called because she at first seemed so shy but she is coming quicker then Charlie. Both are doing really good with your training.

Awesome videos. Very effective if you are consistent.

I'm German (Edit: leaving abroad) and when I praise my dog in English he is happy but not quite as much as when I praise him in German and I trained his praise reaction with super treats in English. Makes sense why now ^^

I love your methods ! I've done one loose leash session from your videos with my dog and it worked so well I was shocked. I have a question though. My 9,5 months GSD has a bad ear infection and hates his ears getting cleaned. (my mistake as I did not do it often enough when he was little) Any tips how to overcome this?

Great video!

Sensible n realistic! Tq

Hey Joel, I let him chase me a lot outside too. I put him in a stay outside then at a distance I use his actual name not his nickname he comes flying🥰🐶. I live in NYC too.✅

I know it should be a build up of recall, but recall when dog is high energy (I.e.. playing with dogs/running round like lunatics) would be helpful. Probably difficult for you as your dogs are well trained to show

You are a genius

THANK YOU!!!! I did this with my dogs (growing up I was the animal whisper) I trained a few dogs in my life (horses,dogs,goats,rats, ect.). Then life got busy now im close to retirement and my last little dog is getting slower, I got myself a GSD puppy (what was I thinking🤔😵‍💫🥴 lol ) checking on refreshing my knowledge. one of the things they say is do not "grasp" your dog by the "collar" to "make" them do "something". I thought the logic made sense (kind of)... I have said off the bed way too many times ... I got my bum off the couch pulled his 115lb bum off the bed saying (OFF) now a few times and when I get up YOU BET HE moves. (He even will go in room look at bed and lay on the floor. So it does work.

Learned helplessness… I feel a lot of young people have that same thing

naw i needa see this with huskies

Haha 04:20 "who cares", love that guy.

No nonsense!!! straight fact, common sense

When getting frustrated chasing the dog, remember Pepe 😂

I have to send my dogs to you brother 🙏🏻

I ain't no dog trainer but when I listen to you I realize I do tht naturally as if it only makes sense 🤷‍♂️ I speak doga lol

I have 100% recall outside when there are little to no distractions, but no way it would work if they saw other dogs etc. I don’t know if that could ever work haha

Thanks again

These methods are working greatly!..the only thing is my dog is 2 years old now,; to make matters worse, he was a street dog and I'm just now using these techniques😔

I am still working on my Husky, she's 13 months old and her recall is really good, until she's heavily distracted. I do use an ecollar for these instances but also take her out without her collar. We have 4 acres so she get's a lot of practice. So it would be good to see a Husky video on recall, they're not as easy as some breeds. We have a golden doodle and she has perfect recall and she's 9 months old, same training from me. I am a novice by the way. I also want to add that I love your videos.

I got sick of the go get method when it was minus 20 out in the winter and my dog didn't want to come inside. So, I opted for the ecollar to help reinforce. I rarely have to use it anymore. If anything, I just have to show her the remote and she comes running

What would you suggest is the best way to become a dog trainer from scratch knowing nothing. Other than what I watched on your videos. Which route would you take going to school online school or an apprenticeship?

My pup equates the go get method to the keep away game.... XD I have to put a long lead on her to get her.

Hey Joel ! 1st off this is the second comment I’m writing you , the first one was mysterious taken down within an hour of me posting it . It like this was /is nothing more than an constructive comment to help you better understand some of the training methods you attempt to explain on your channel , so kindly leave this one up you & your followers might find it very helpful. After viewing your lesson on recalling your dog it probably should have started with explaining to the viewers than a STRONG FOUNDATION in basic Obedience ( on leash ) will help greatly a transition to LONG leash which in turn leads to off leash . That being said there are always people that move to fast meaning that their control over there dog should B almost perfect in all situations on a 6ft . Once that happens your dog has achieved 2 major hurdles 1) they have been conditioned to what a command means & there 4 has developed a pack leader respect4 you as such , 2) your dog has ( if exposed correctly to a variety of distractions) learned to always B watching you 2B ready for your next command . Also as a trainer you’ve developed these to major quality’s 1) discovered your center where you feel comfortable & confident in controlling your dog in All Situations 2) discovered that you expect your dog 2 listen 2 your commands BUT still R ready & able 2 give a correction in an instant as if it were reflex . Lastly rather than having 2 start by going 2 physically get your dog working them on a long leash which would give U the ability to give a correction if needed , but not saying in some situations ( in the beginning U won’t have 2 ) but building the correct foundation will greatly lessen that occurrence.

Would it be ok to use a long leash while training this so when you have to go after them if they dont come, you can get to them easier? I have a lot of acreage and no fenced in area, also a lot of wooded area. It would be a lot to track down my dog through the trees if he chose not to come

I absolutely agree with you! After watching your video I tried it and my 8 month old schnauzer who never came when called, is now after only 1 day coming when called. Is it prefect hell no, but I’m gonna keep on everyday .

Hi Joel, at what age should we teach a puppy to come and then touch its nose on our palm/ hand, the way you showed for a older dog?

4:06 my dog 😂

So, can I take my dog to the park with at 15 -20 ft leash and drop the leash and perform this method if she doesn’t come on recall? So, if she doesn’t come when called, I can grab the leash and real her in. Is that as effective ?

My before I found your channel, my previous experience with learned helplessness usually centered on politics. I would like to see a video talking about your education and training. The road to becoming a trainer seems really interesting.

I am so confused because i hear different advice everywhere. I heard to never chase them. Now i hear it works. Maybe every dog is different

So, what do you do when you 'get them'? Do you repeat the word come when you've gotten them? Thx.

How do you handle huskies and shiba inus recall. They are hard

I have a wiener dog at the moment who I’m training and helping with walking him etc, I use treats for the recall and that’s great. When I do the come get method however he gets scared and lays down. Now just for info. That dog also flinches massively from keys or belts or any object basically so I know he was abused. That’s why I’m walking a thin line with him and try not to punish but be firm. Does the dog still get the connection what he did wrong by not coming when called? I’m unsure . But also with Dachs Hund they are very smart and sometimes he lays down just to avoid commands or situations . Would love your input on how to do the go get method with a traumatized dog. Other than the anxiety of objects he is suuuper fun though and just a Ray of sunshine and energy! And he loves being outside with me and also the training .

Wow you must have uploaded this close to midnight if it was 8 hrs ago. Thank you for your hard work Joel always making so many great videos. During pandemic times, I think your videos is like one of the highlights for my day I always look forward to. You are so direct with us and read the comments so sometimes it feels like we're having a conversation with you. If you did have to chase Charlie down an acre all the way to the pasture to grab him, would you be dragging him back to the original spot you called come from in this case? I wasn't sure if that applied regardless of distance.