Love how the first thing i see is inertia doing a roll and im still over here working on down with my dog

Inertia’s tricks will come in handy if you ever come across a child scared of dogs. Seeing a dog doing a funny trick sometimes helps children see that that dog isn’t so scary. Inertia has a whole routine. 😊

I so enjoy watching you train Inertia. You make it so real and personal.’ Meaning you do not try to hid the difficulties nor the mistakes. Sincerely I thank you, Zac.

7:31 LEASH TRAINING BEGINS

I honestly can't believe anyone would disagree with this method of training. You are showing patience and understanding towards her whilst she's learning (something we all need when learning new things don't we?!). I have a reactive dog- we certainly have difficult walks and challenging days, but you have really helped me remain calm in situations that often make me feel upset and I know that her reaction is something she cannot help. I work WITH her, and the feeling that we both get when we make progress is so special. Your videos demonstrate just how important and rewarding it is to put in the work and not to just expect a quick fix. Sending thanks to you (and cuddles to Inertia because she's beautiful and doing so well)! :)

Inertia is doing so great. I love watching her video's cause she reminds me so much of my first dog! She was not easy for me and people would tell me she wasnt raised well when she was only 7 months old. Shes great now! patience is key. Love Inertia!

She's doing great! Inertia is a great example of why intelligent breeds like border collies don't make good super chill family dogs. I ❤️ Aussies but they require far more stimulation and exercise than I can give one.

I really liked the flash cards idea, and loved the Dremel demo. Especially starting across the room with the noise. I use the same method for treat robots. If you can get the dog eager to get closer it is SO much easier than having to fix them getting startled or scared even just one time at the beginning.

Always killing it in the shoe game! Main reason I like this channel I feel like he is a down to earth dude.

Hello again, I love how you tackled Inertia's nails, that's something I've been waiting to see, I'm not gonna lie but the dremel scares me more than it scares my dog haha

Great information on handling how to walk your dog, thank you so much for sharing not only the successes, but the small frustrations and how you overcome them. It's really refreshing to see you going through some frustrations that I and others have. One thing I have noticed since rescuing my dog a few months ago is that we as trainers/owners have to be flexible, patient, and understanding of our dogs. My dog doesn't respond to treats/reward systems the same as Inertia does, but she responds so well to positive encouragement and general affirmation from me. Thank you for providing these videos, they always rejuvenate my patience and help remind me why I love having a dog!

I love how far Inertia has come. I loved the somersault. Although is that good for the dogs? Does it strain their neck in any way. I took my dog on his first off leash walk. He did great and heeled the whole time. If he gets a bit distracted, I use "focus" and he re gains his attention. He is 8 months old. Cant wait for next episode!

Nail trimming and leash walking are two of THE hardest life skills for my Aussies. Thanks for teaching owners how to be patient and consistent! ❤️

With our 14-week old GSD, I've been following your example of returning to a high-chance-of-success command he already knows when he gets bored or frustrated. Trying to always end the training session on a positive note. Seems to work pretty well so far.

OMG this came at the perfect time! I am at my wit's end with a dog who doesn't listen to me and I know that is partly because I don't know how to make him listen. This is extremely helpful. My dog is very smart and almost ADHD as a result so it's nice to see someone training a similar dog. It let's me know I am doing all the right things, I just need to slow them waaaaayyyyy down for him.

It's undeniable that Zak's video is great but it's better when we - dog owners here comment and share our experiences It helps me a lot, thank you guys ps: I know I'm bad because I wanted to give up sometimes for some reason, but thank you!

I always love leash training videos from you! Our mini Aussie, Kodi is getting better with loose leash walking. He is not perfect but I see progress everyday. Thanks to you videos!!!

love love love your videos! you’re super patient. been binge watching your content and i’m excited to train my future puppy ❤️

Wow, she is doing awesome. Look at that summersault! Her leash work is going really well too, good job you! My husky was (and still is) a bunny loving fool. I taught him to sit and watch on command (on walks). Then taught him to always focus on me again before we would continue walking. The idea was that he already wanted to pay more attention to a bunny than me, but by me asking for it he was listening to rather than ignoring me. You absolutely don’t need help (Inertia is doing fabulous), just thought I’d toss the idea out there for anyone who might want to try it. -Also, I don’t do Instagram, but I hopped over there today (for the first time) to check it out. Amazing work and such sweet pictures!! More people really should check that out, just sayin. :)

My Border Collie I got at 5 1/2 weeks. She’s 4 this year. And from day one she was off lead over the fields etc. She’s still a puller on the lead but off lead over fields, and down the woods she’s perfect, can’t go off lead unless at those places but that’s exactly what I wanted in a dog. My Cocker Spaniel though was again off lead from day one and doesn’t need a lead anywhere. She walks right beside me, she’s 18 months old now, and no matter where awww are she doesn’t need one on :)

You and your dog are doing great! 8) I know how hard it is sometimes to teach a dog different stuff 8) Especially when there's a bad weather outside or you're sick. But its still important to do different stuff regularly. I rly like when ppl are that energetic, quick-witted and i guess self-sacrificing

Love the video! I introduced the dremmel to my pup at about 12 weeks old just because the nail clippers make me nervous that im going to clip the quik. Now she has no problems with either method.

This is great thanks! Working on training a 3 year old Shepweiler rescue who pulls like crazy and barks at everything! Love to see how you do it so I can keep it in my mind instead of losing my patience when she looses her tiny mind!

Hi Zak, I have a really good recipe for treats cut up some carrots to the size you want the treat cover it in peanut butter (smooth) and and put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and enjoy a nice cold treat for the summer

Never heard this guy give any useful tip. His channel in a nutshell: ads / give your dog a treat when he does something good / also i wrote a book / ads

I learn so much from watching your videos! My dogs and I thank you!

1st time I've seen a video of walking on a sidewalk. Most people on KZfaq avoid this because it's not "perfect "

My dog loves watching your videos! She barks and tilts her head through out the whole video

We just started working on refreshing our leash manners. The squirrels are coming back out and the weather is nicer for walks so we have to take a step back in training and take some time for reminders of nice leash manners. This video was a great reminder!

I LOVE watching your trick training!! The somersault had me so entertained! There are so many ways to teach leash walking and I appreciate that you are open to this. I've seen a lot of comments and first off I would like to apologize for things people say to/about you. I am in favor of the Balanced training community and we get a ton of hate, threats, ect. For using prong collars, e collars, and other tools (yes. We also use food.) I noticed though balanced trainers are not the only ones getting unnecessary threats and negative comments. Just know, people like me may do things slightly different but We don't think you are wrong. Different ideas are what makes the world go round! Please keep up with the Trick Training!! My SD can do a lot of things.. but he definitely can't somersault or jump up on my back!

I really appreciate seeing the evolution of these tricks and skills. It's empowering! Keep up the good work guys!

10:28 correct me if I'm wrong but I think when Inertia pulls and she's able to sniff while pulling than she gets rewarded. I would give her a command wich means to her that she has more leash to explore the new area.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a working breed that is having difficulty with leash pulling

Love this. My little guy has the opposite pull tendancy. He's always pulling on the way home

I just want to say I greatly appreciate your videos. Keep up the good work!

She is so smart and limber!

Inertia- Can do a roll and jump on your back, but can't stay focused on a walk XD Her energy level is so clear in this video

Nothing wrong with leash pressure. You released the pressure the moment she turned which is great. The pressure should be guiding pressure, not aversive pressure. I little negative reinforcement works wonders for loose lead work.

I love the style of the paintings of Inertia and Indy. Who was the artist? Thanks for this series, I love keeping up with how Inertia is doing.

How is your dog 7 months old and it can’t down without luring

I may be getting a dog next year, and I'm going to binge watch these videos just so I'm ready.

I’m so confused as to why people think letting a dog drag them around for months with constant pressure is “force free” vs a correction and reward that can be accomplished in a few minutes to hours. It doesn’t have anything to do with patience but efficiency. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I had my border aussie trained to do a back flip. Which was a bit more like a back twist but close enough.

That's a great idea! I always end up just going in the same order! Thank you for the dog treats!

I use a correction collar NOT a choker collar if you put it on the right way it’s called a correction collar if you put it on the wrong way it’s called a choker collar we have never used it as a choker collar

I use more the Premack principle to teach leash walking to puppies who are highly distracted by their environment. When they understand that if they walk without pulling they will have what they want in the environment, I introduce the treats with Premack to vary the rewards. Of course, this is my way of working, Zak's is good too.

Wow your dog is beautiful and these videos really help me to be honest

So glad my golden has been loose leash walking/heeling since 10 weeks old and loved the Dremel!

Thanks for this! It helps me realize my Frank isn't doing too bad with leash walking at 6 months old.

I love that you use "bye" to get her to follow you. We use that trick as well haha.

I would love to see more on wait! We wanted to use something like that for when our dog is off leash and gets too far ahead or comes towards a turn or fork in the path! We get her to come back to us for now but then we have to hold a heel until we get to that point so wait seems easier

Hi zak, i really want to know how to groom a dog, like for example: Cutting his/her nail or removing dead hair. Thank you!

Good job Zac, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for keeping us, your audience, well informed and for showing us how it’s done 👍🏻

Hi Zak! Your videos are so helpful. I also purchased your book, and its fabulous! Thank you so much for helping me train my dog properly and kindly. You're awesome! Have a great day!

I'm curious, who would you say was more challenging in puppyhood, Venus, Alpha, Supernova or Inertia?

I loved how she did a roly-poly ! I’m teaching my dog that! 🤩😍🐶

I don't use treats rewarding for anything else than crate/new skill training but tried once for the walk training, had my pupper focus and walking nicely after allowing him to smell and have a quick recall run. The minute I presented a treat I lost his focus, was very frustrating but it does tell me he prefers toy rewarding so far!

Thank you for much help Watching Puppy How to step Learn 😊

At the 7:36 mark the dog does a head to toe shake off it’s important to understand what that means yet this handler does not seem to notice or understand they are the causation

thanks zak, your videos are really helping out with my new pup

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She's doing great with leash walking!

I always leash train with a looping figure 8, probably for 10 minutes and then randomly throughout a walk if the dog gets out of line...keeps them interested in you rather than distractions anyway, always practice a lot of sit and stay and down when we walk too, not to mention heel. So much can be incorporated into a 30 minute walk

my german shepherd puppy does none of this because i started training day one i didnt wait for him to become a 6 month old or 8 month old to teach him not to pull on the leash i didn wait to teach him recall without a leash you dont wait until theres a problem to fix it

I just got a new boxer puppy and your vids are super helpful!

I 'm teaching the dogs "wait" "look for cars" which I repeat a few times and say yes when they look both ways, and then "cross" when its safe to cross the road. We have a bad switchback 4-way stop, and it really works for them and for me, to remind myself not to cross without looking 3 times.

Adorable doggo

Are you a artist? I’ve seen pictures of dogs but never thought you did them (I thought you bought them) But now I see one looking very much like inertia! These painting are very cool!

SHE JUST- SHE JUST DID A FORWARD ROLL

Hi Zak Really impressed with your technique. Thanks for sharing.

Such a helpful video. I love it 😍😍

"Some people might not agree, but fuck them!" 😂😂😂

Thank you so much for sharing these videos. They help me a lot

Interested to hear the answers on this channel. Do people see this as the “right” way to train dogs? No corrections and bribing with food. I see the benefits from the human side (it make you feel kinder) but it seems like this way will only work with a food driven dog. Thoughts?

This is so motivating! Do you think we could ge a list of tricks that you are putting on the flash cards? Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

Fourth! Also thanks for continuing to post these. They get me through the rough days 💕 With my dogs I had to walk train them on a waist belt leash because they’ll be walking super nicely and then suddenly bolt ripping the leash out of my hand. The waist belt allows me to use my weight, small though it may be, to hold them back,

Love your channel zak. It helps me a lot. Thanks❤❤

Do you also get advice from the mechanic who has never gotten his car to run? Just curious!

My mini Bernedoodle has a great really high value treat-he loves Cheerios. I buy them with low sugar and don’t let him have more than a few. He will do anything for a cheerio vv

Wow!!! What was that????? Amazing trick, can't wait yo start training It🥰👏😍🤩

I have a full of energy Golden Doodle...she's always more energetic than me...lol! A dog can understand phrases...when she picks up something in her mouth...I don't know what it is...I say "spit it out" she does understand that command!

Hi Zak! I follow your growth with Inertia from the beginning but im sure i had missed some videos. Is there a video where you talk about the amount of food you give to Inertia? I see that you use a lots of treats. How many times and how much does she eat a day? Or she gets her all day food from you from hand? Thank you if you answer!

As soon as I used a collar and lead my dog stopped pulling, harnesses are fashionable but not great for training.

The lack of technique for someone claiming to have trained thousands of dogs is startling , heel has multiple sub tasks and drills to help the dog learn and requires the handler to have very specific leash English not grab the leash in the middle wrap around the hand , you need to have well defined turns and a well defined pivot point this handler seems unaware of any of these things

I spoiled my dog with a lot of potty stops... now I can’t walk him normal

Thanks a lot Zak, that really helped us ( Darwin and I). Great videos.

Would you mind to make a video how to teach somersault? I love to teach my dog.

So your next video is going to show us the steps to train a somersault right!?!?!?!

Hi Zak, do you have any specific video in your channel that shows how you taught Inertia to somersault? I’ve never seen a dog doing that before, I loved it! I wanna teach it to my dog, she is also a border collie and she is turning 1 this month. Thanks for share all these videos with us and congratulations for your fantastic job!!

These episodes just keep getting better and better!!

My dog needs you 😊

Great tricks. Why are you using a harness if you don’t want her to pull?

Even in that distraction free environment, where there were no cars, no trucks, no motor cycles, no cyclists, no pedestrians, no kids, no horses, no cattle, no sheep, no ducks, no hens, no squirrels and no other dog walkers that might distract Inertia, you still struggled to get her to focus on you without you bribing her with food.

Inertia really reminds me of my dog, her name is Raven and she is in mg pfp, my favourite creature on the face of the earth. I love these vids, as I have an interest in dog training. Raven is a border collie cross (and a rescue) and I would love to do some agility with her. Would you ever try make an agility vid with Inertia? I know you have made other agility videos, but I would love to see a dog of similar level to Raven

Very cool videos. My dog Bailey is doing so well thanks to your videos.

She is doing great and picking up faster.💜

Hi Zak! I've recently started watching you channel and a bunch of you videos this past week and you've really inspired me to start reinforcing training on my dog, and I've also just started to teach him to "sit pretty". He's already got half of it down! I'm trying to wean him off of relying on my arm now. I'm going to be working on how he walks on a leash, and trying to use the method you use for Inertia. Unfortunately, he is pretty much unreliable outside, he only listens to "let's go/come on" and "wait" at the end of a block to cross the street, and "leave it" after a couple times of having to tell him. He doesn't look back at me to check in, or listen to any other commands like "come", "sit", "focus". Definitely going to be a new challenge since he gets so distracted outside, but he learns tricks very well inside, so I am hopeful! The Inertia series is perfect!

One thing I’m struggling with my new puppy is she stops and sits when she sees a car, another dog, or a human. How do I stop that? It’s a good thing because my brothers dog runs out in the street, but Peach (my dog) just sits. Sometimes it gets annoying when I want to do a fast walk because I’m busy

Where'd you get those gorgeous paintings in the backround!?

I got a Border Collie and he's very smart. We are lucky to live with beautiful creatures.