Love seeing the kids being kids and being respectful to the dog! Adorable kids.

Best trained kids I've ever seen 😄

I love seeing the family participate in the training sessions. It speaks to both animal & human training. We all should be taught & help re-enforce manners.

Great video! When my standard poodle was a puppy I took her to parks and splash pads all the time. She was surrounded by running and screaming children. Nothing fazed her all her life. And, she grew up to love children, especially our own.

You really helped me with that video where the dog would scratch his feet everytime he peed. I stopped that behaviour....and woah! It really helped our walls....thank you

Poor girl. Even when she sits down she’s not fully relaxed and is ready to jump into action if need be. I also noticed that her tail was down and mainly tucked between her legs. :(

When young and small they need to be socialized and presented with situations outside the norm or they never learn how to handle new situations. It is easier to socialize a 10 pound puppy than a 100 pound fear biter. Owners need the training way more than the dogs do. The first months of a dogs life are the most important for training and behavior developement.

So nice to see ur family! 🐾❤️

Sigh. I have a border collie who is just like this. She loved kids until 5 months old. Never had a bad interaction. It breaks my heart!

Wow! I’ve never seen a dog drag its tail so limp on the floor! I hope she’s better now.

Thanks for this beautiful video, my shepherd was the exactly the same, I'm over the moon to see that I had done the correct training with my boy, Mum's joke that their kids need training. 😀

Very informative. Thank you!

Fearful German Shepherd are like labs who hate swimming or Cavies that aren't affectionate

It would have been comical if he was like : these are not my kids, I just found them. Lol

Thank you for this video! I have a large dog who is usually so good, but a couple years ago she had a bad experience with a couple kids and is now very fearful of them and protective of me around them. I appreciate the helpful advice!

Wow I have never ever seen a German shepherds tail touch the ground before, she just needs more confidence, most German shepherds are confident dogs.

Makana! Gift omg love it

Well, I'm Autistic (High Functioning) and I paid a deposit on a German Shepherd puppy at about 4 weeks old (I picked out the one I wanted) and at the 7th week the lady I was buying from sent me a message on Facebook messenger and told me that all the puppies of that litter died. And so she gave me a choice of giving me my money back, giving me a pup from the next litter, or just taking a 3 year old male that's fixed or a 1 year old female. I chose the one year old and said she wouldn't charge me the rest because she felt so bad about the puppies dying. So I put this one in kennel at her house in back of my truck. My wife and grandson were wit me. Then by the time we got to the next couple towns I ended up getting her in to the back seat with my 2 year old grandson. He was a bit terrified because he was bit by another bigger dog a few weeks prior but not really bad. But of course he made a fuss and puppy jumped back out of my vehicle. I had wife pull grandson out of his car seat (2 years old) and got him calmed down. Then put her back in the back seat and closed the door. And then we put him back into his car seat and gave him a toy and he calmed right down. And the female puppy was in seat directly behind me, and grandson was in seat directly behind my wife. Puppy made no attempt to get any closer to baby. And then when we finally got home, wife wanted to let her dog out to pee. And she came to me and looked up into backseat and seen bigger dog (puppy). Wife's dog is an 8 year old female (fixed). And I asked previous owner about the dog befire we left. Said she wasn't sure how she would be with toddlers, but she was good with her 10 year old son. And that she was good with other dogs. But wife's dog jumped in to my front floor board, jumped up into driver's seat, then middle console, and then back out same way she came. This dog was a total wreck from all that. She hid under my truck. Took me about 30 minutes to get her out. She's not a biter thank goodness. And she is right now staying in front of the door to my step sons bedroom and he's not here tonight. I brought kennel in for her for when I'm at work tomorrow, I'll be gone for 3 hours, home an hour for lunch, and then go back to work for next 3 hours. Then I'll be home to let her out. So far I've had to pick her up to put her in my home and to take her back out to see if she would use restroom. She never did. So then I picked her back up to bring her in. And she's been laying in doorway between bathroom, back door, and step son's bedroom. And found out she won't eat from a bowl, it has to be on the floor. I kids her on her snout. She responds pretty good to that. I keep petting her, checking on her, talking to her and so far she's lucked my hand and arm. She barks and growls every time she sees wife's dog. Lol. And just after wife's dog leaves her sight in the living room from hallway leading to back door. Wife said she thought she was growling to get my attention. So hope in next few days she will come around... Hopefully...

So my dog is really fearful of other people and kids. I am now exposing her on play grounds and stuff. But when they come too close she wil launch at the kids. I'm starting BAT training tomorrow. This looks really great!! From a trainer to another I love to see how calm you are and how you use positive reinforcement!!

Yea I have a chizer, chihuahua and mini schnauzer mix who does not seem to like my 5 year old. He gets nervous as soon as my 5 year old is around abdominal gets to growling and showing teeth.

How much do you charge per hour?

OK, but ... how do I take my puppy out to pee? I have to go out before sunrise and after sunset because we live in an HOA with a shared yard and 15 neighbor kids! We would love to move, but until then.... we can't find a way to desensitize without overwhelming our puppy. Can't ask the 2 and 3-yr-old kids not to play in our yard.... help!

She's walking like she is in pain, as German shepherds are so deformed by their incest breeding nowadays (see how low her back is, that's not good + painful), these dogs are predestined for painful hips or joints. One thing I'll do with a dog that has this anxiety level towards humans/kids, I'll initially tell them to get down on eye level, not facing her, just sitting on the ground talking with each other. For a fearful dog that situation with 6 people standing and looking at her might be a big step for the beginning.

I've been watching your videos searching for answers about the behavior of muy dog!!! But I'd really like it if you read me out, because I've tried everything and I still don't know how to help my dog. I own a female German Shepherd mix... We suspect the father was either a malinois or a dutch shepherd. A coworker gave her to my dad when she was one month old, because he told my dad her mother was bitting the puppies. So she came home with us. I think her puppy period was mostly ok, we did socialize her, but she had a bad experience with a neighbor dog who was off the leash and came running to her and bit her, that was when se was around 3-4 months old... After that a had other two incidents with that dog, because again it was off leash and aggressive towards our puppy. Since then my dog is overtly reactive, but just against that dog. We've tried to help her with training, and the girl who helped us, said she didn't find anything wrong with her, she learns fast, she has self control, etc. But after the first year we had bad experiences at a local dog park. She got to bite two dogs (at different times) because they wouldn't leave her alone, after the bite the other dog would leave her alone and the owners said it was fine because their dog was being invasive, but she also got into a dog fight with three dogs (again at different times), I think the fight began again because she felt her space being invaded, but instead of leaving her alone after her warning the other dogs fought back... these fights didn't last long and didn't ended up with fatal wounds, jus some spit over their coats, but they were still fights... I know I shouldn't have taken her to the dog park after the first incident, but my mom did wanted to, so I said, ok let's go, and obviously it didn't work out. After the last experience, we decided to stop taking her to the dog park, just exercise her through long walks, or playing to fetch the ball, and overall she's good during the walks and we can even walk her off leash, she has dog friends and she plays well with them, but lately during her 2nd year, she's shown signs of fear when meeting other dogs, big male dogs and some female dogs from strong breeds, she's even shown fear towards some of her friends (particularly a male Alaskan malamute, and a male Great Dane). Also she's shown fear towards some people (particularly males)... I really need help, cause I don't know how to help her at all, and I can see she wants to play with other dogs, but when she gets close she just steps back and hides or evades the other dog... And she's curious about people but then again takes a step back, hide and sometimes she even barks at them... Could you please give me your thoughts on her behavior?

Make a video about training kids Your doing a great job lol

We have a hyper, 5 month old Golden Retriever. She is super gentle around me and around our kids when I am near. If I walk more than 20 feet away, she begins to jump on them, trying to knock them down and play. Any ideas to help this stop when I am not near? We know she is still young, but the kids love to play with her, and I can't always be around.

What if you dog isn't afraid or aggressive around kids but just doesn't want kids outside of his family near him? Is this something that can be worked on or is it just the personality of the dog??? There isn't enough videos on the internet touching on dogs and children which needs to be addressed as it's the number 1 concern for anyone

Genuine question: if one shouldn't try this at home (or in a familiar place i.e. soccer field, farm, or picnic area), where should one try it?

My dog has been raised around kids and I still have problems with him lunging and nipping at them he his a Catahoula lab mix. I'm not sure if this is out of jealousy or what but it's more towards kids under 6 he is good with my 10 and 11 year old niece's. But not the smaller ones. Unless they have food then he is fine.

I had a very fearful dog once. Loved her but never again. I thought it was because she was ill bred..

I have a dog who is terrified of little children or kids who are to hyperactief She's okay with my son who she knows since he was 9 now 12 but he's also always has been a very calm boy but when i go to a park and she sees other kids mostly very small once who screams alot she starts to growl and i can see in her eyes that she wants to bite and is not okay so everytime one of does kids tries to come neer her i tell them no leave her alone she doesn't like it and mostly the kids listen but one time there was this 4 year old boy who didn't listen so my dog almost bite him i could lucky stop it but i didn't get angry with my dog but with the kid coz i told him a few times no don't come to her stay away she doesn't like it And also that he can never touch a dog without her permission Since then my dog is still scared of toddlers and i don't know what to do anymore but at home she's the sweetest i just can't take her to places where theres to much little kids so we mostly go where its calm for her and only big kids who knows how to behave around dogs

So I just adopted a 5 month old pup. He was amazing with my younger two kids (1 and 3). When my big kids got home (7 and 9) he started growling, even at my younger ones. Should I take him back or get a trainer?

Do you happen to have a video of fearful dog who's lunging and trying to bite on top of that? I've got an 8 year old rescue spaniel and it's becoming apparent that he was given away because he is unmanageable and unpredictable on walks, especially around children and wheels on pavement (you can imagine that kids on scooters are a real disaster!). I started with leash reactivity trainings, he's mostly getting it and can be better controlled now, but I don't really know any kids that I can trust to throw treats at him. We've been trying to go around kids playing areas and observing them from afar, but that doesn't seem to interest him all that much, and it has a bad side effect of kids wanting to come close and pet him, which is definitely a very bad idea. (Not to mention that parents start to think I'm creepy) Something tells me he never really got properly trained because of the positivity-only nonsense and weak handling of dominance, and learnt to disobey whenever he pleases. I'm not hoping for a dramatic change of character at his old age, but I am not giving up just yet!

So i have a toy poodle, a 11yo male not fixed gsd, a cat and a frmale 1yo gsd we got when she was 8 weeks, and 2 sons 9 and . i have done everything from bring her everywhere including work for a few hours a day a few times a week everything. She listen pretty well she comes when told sit lay heal, yet she nipped a kid today for no reason! No blood bit still!!! And she growls at everyone!! I dont know what to do im worried its going to get wprse then i gott put her down. Shes fine at home with our kids shes never hirt them she does look at the cat like food tho and thays also been a problem

I live where there aren't a lot of kids. We may see one or two every 3-4 months. Where should I take my dog to get him used to kids? He's a year old and got so scared of a kid today that he managed to get out of his harness trying to run away.

My dog loves my 10 year old boy and 7 year old girl. But other kids that try to pet him he tries to attack. It's odd because he even knows that he has to be softer with my daughter.

This dog is an example of what show dog people can do to a breed. Look at the tail dragging on the ground, in nature that dog's tail would get filthy, matted, infected and evolution would remove it from the bloodline. Look at it's hock, it's a purpose bred disability by GSD breeders because of the ridiculous breed standard. Don't get me started in GSD temperament! All bred in traits by show dog people.

That's a long tail!

I understand you say to not try this at home. But how can we work through our dog's fear of kids then?

My dog is 8 this year, he's scared of my now 1 year old son. I'm not worried about my dog hurting him, but I want them obviously to be friends any tips? Anyone..

Our nine week old bernedoodle doesn't like my 5 year old son and i understand why. Because he's all over the place and makes a lot of loud noises. What I'm fearful of is when she doesn't get what she wants which is my son, she will come to me out of frustration and will bite me instead. How do I fix this problem? She also has biting issues which is frustrating. Everyday is a new day for us with this pup. I want to help her.

My dogs love his kids (family) but reacts to other kids he doesn't know

Why is she dragging her tail. I don't think she lifted it once during this entire video. That just seems odd to me like is there something wrong with her lower back/spine. Did a child step on it. I can't get past the tail.

Howni get dogs to not be scared is smile and teol theme about treets

Ok but where do I get kids 😂

I used to like dogs but I don’t anymore

All those very still ppl staring at my dog would set her off. Id think you wouldn’t want everyone staring at the dog

We have a dog that has no impulse response with kids or adults, thinks humans should play just like her four legged peers! Help!,

This is like my bfs dog but his is even worse yet he thinks his dog is the best dog ever and she's a nightmare. Can't wait to see how she acts w our newborn. It's going to be a train wreck

She has an incredibly long tail.

Maybe they should just get another dog and let this one go to a quiet home.

I love how the kids behave but I think that the dog has reasons to be scared: 4 different people staring at her! this is too much for a dog with fear, you can see that she is not eating the treat. This is a sign about how stressed is. Dogs cannot learn if they are with such fear (the intensity is too high). This happened because they are looking directly to her, standing up and then the distance was too close. They were very near to her. I don't see the dog is receiving a positive reward. If she is a puppy, she can be sensitize and have the opposite result than the one you want: she can became reactive over kids as she sees she is not respected and sees that they are doing things unexpectedly (running, screaming, etc) which is what is done in this video: all at the same time. Keep calm. One step at a time. You can first only make her look and smell at distance to the kids and then coming back to a safe place, not being involved long time with this stress. Sorry to say but this is not useful for the dog neither for the owner and his family.

Good idea but not for a person who tries this at home 👍🏻

This should be a warning to all breeders. The German Shepherd is supposed to be one of the best breeds in the world with impeccable temperament and nerves of steel. This dog is beautiful but has the temperament of a coyote! Breeders that produce such a dog should be ashamed of themselves. Stop breeding show line disasters.