I’ve never seen a dog who needed it’s own service dog

Prince jumping in and out of the bushes like a Ninja! 😂

My dog had something similar. Adopted her and she was a nervous wreck for a month, then got comfortable. I worked with her for 6 months and she was incredible. She loved playing, loved people, and was incredibly happy. At around 8 months she became crazy aggressive. She started growling, pulling on her leash, and eventually nipped someone. I thought I was the worst dog owner in the world bc I wasn't training her positively only- then eventually 4 or 5 weeks in I caught a full seizure. She was having small ones during the day and bigger ones at night. She was stressed out of her mind, would wake up with bruises and cuts, and lost control of her bladder, no wonder she was more aggressive. She's on meds for epilepsy and she's way different now. She's got her confidence back and is responding great to the repeat training lol. If your dog has a sudden change in behavior, take them to the vet. Its hard to find out whats wrong, because they can't tell us. Its our responsibility to notice whats wrong and take care of them.

It breaks my heart to see dogs like this! I'm so glad she has an owner that cares enough to get her the help she needs and that you are someone who is such a great advocate for dogs having so much better lives! I wish this dog all the best and hope she finds some relief!!

Prince is absolutely hilarious running into the bushes and then popping out of nowhere lol 😂 i feel like he did this on purpose to run into this dog lmao

I have an 11 year old Australian shepherd with extreme leash reactivity and pulling. I watched your videos and started letting him correct himself by hitting the end of the leash and walking into him and suddenly changing directions and now (after about 5 weeks of intense training walks) he's 80% easier to walk and finally looks at me(I could never get his attention on walks)and stops to smell things instead of being an insane psychopath on a mission to find dogs. Thank you so much for your videos!

I noticed you didn’t mention it, but the moment you introduced her to the male dog she didn’t like, after her having made a friend, once that dog was removed, her new friend was chasing her all over, trying once again to engage with her, but her mind was focused on finding that dog she marked as one she didn’t like. I’ve seen this before, many times unfortunately. The dogs I’ve seen this with are ones that were trained to fight. Because fighting dogs typically fight another breed the same as their own, they are trained to have an instant switch when a breed of their own (or whatever they’re trained to fight) comes around them. It’s how a fighting dog learns; as they have to be able to engage, switch on, that adrenaline response only when it’s required to fight. If they are triggered by every dog they encounter, their bodies are always in fight mode & these people (monsters) who train them to fight only want that fight response triggered when it’s time to fight. I’m wondering, as you say she was raised in Mexico & in an Auto Body shop, if she was raised in or around this environment. I recognized her behavior immediately as one who was raised in a fighting pen. Now, she might not have bern raised to fight, but just being around the environment would be enough to train her behavior as such; especially given you said it was the first months/year of her life, the most impressionable on behavior. And hate to say it, but Mexico? Dog fighting is a big time sport in many areas. Auto Body shop added to that? Let’s just say taking her behavior, her reactive response (and not being able to “turn it off”) along with where she was raised? I would highly suspect she was raised around the fighting environment just because, if she was trained in it, she would not trigger & stay triggered. She would have a fight response, then defuse when the dog was removed. Obviously, I can’t say this for sure, but watching her chase after that dog long after it was gone, along with her overall lack of true awareness (they don’t utilize awareness in fighting; only the instr in the & adrenaline to fight as they’re in controlled areas) leads me to believe this is the case. And if it is, the best way to bring her out of that is medication WITH adverse training. And some dogs that have been raised in these types of environments & absorbed the behaviors? They can never again be around other dogs; as it’s just too engrained in their personality (which is one of the reasons the fighting dogs are put down afterwards, sadly). Also, her lifting the leg ties into this, too. She’s been trained to have a dominate response & unlike other dogs, who will see a person as their alpha & back down in that instance, she has no desire to be part of a pack. It’s as if her natural instincts have been overridden. Which, again, I see with fighting dogs, as they’re trained to be 100% alpha all to themselves. Don’t know if I’m on target here, but wanted to mention it to you since it’s the first thing I thought when I saw her behavior & I’ve broken enough of these rings, studied them enough & the dogs, I know what it does to the poor dogs that are victimized.

Prince looks so proud of the bush magic trick.

I’d watch an hour and a half video that included the whole session.

We honestly need so many more trainers like you. I learnt a bunch, thank you once again!

Omg Tom is the sweetest big old snuffle pup!

I HAD TO COMMENT ON THE MOST RECENT VIDEO SO EVERYONE COULD SEE! This guy is an ABSOLUTE genius who deserves millions of subscribers. I have been trying to get my dog to loose leash walk so I watched his videos on it... do it! Follow his instructions and I swear it will work. I started inside and worked my way out. Improvements in 15 minutes no lie! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You have a lifetime subscriber from me! 😭😭😭😭

Best thing that happened to this Dog after 4 years not meeting other Dogs....is meeting Joel! Basically a new Dog Life! Awesome!

Favorite part is honestly Prince popping in & out of the bushes 😂 that is too cute!

What an interesting informative video on dog behavior explained by Joel! Let’s give a shout out to “Tom”, a gentle fun loving giant of a dog! Loved when he and the Frenchie became friends!

Seeing that little pup play bow made my night, thanks Joel and everyone!

Love how you pick up on the all the nuances of dog behaviour. Fascinating insight.

Prince is such a great teacher for these kind of unsocialized dogs. The crazy excitement of this little dog would make me nervous. Loved this episode. 😁

Tom is so adorable! I just want to give him (and Prince) all the cuddles and pets. Such good boys!

PRINCE IS SO FUNNY! Loved this video! Glad to see some newer one’s ! Very well narrated Joel! Thanks. Glad you are back!

I'd be really interested to see you do more videos on dog mental illness--the different symptoms you see, what you think they might mean, and how you help those kinds of dogs. There's a couple dog training facilities that I found after many hours of research, do something similar to what you do in the tristate area, in terms of getting dogs with other dogs, even if they are aggressive. Their methods aren't exactly the same but they are similar, and they ultimately try to get aggressive dogs actually socialized with other dogs. One facility is K9 basics in Marlton NJ, where I'm trying to bring our Bella to soon. The other I know of is K9 Connection in Buffalo NY--they also have a KZfaq channel, I think mostly under one of their trainers, Tyler Muto.

Prince is so cute jumping out of the bushes to surprise the dogs, seeing that totally made my week.

I just had a 1:1 call with Joel this week and we talked through this video because my dog is reactive like this around other dogs but she's a 40lb STRONG pit bull mix. She can sit outside on "place" for long periods of time and follows my commands perfectly when its just me and her. But then something snaps in her brain when she sees other dogs and she loses it. She has intense leash reactivity towards other dogs. She also started a couple fights at doggy day camp so we had to stop taking her. I am really grateful for what Joel is doing because I live in a large metro area in NC with lots of dog training options but all of the trainers want to do the same thing Joel mentioned - just turn around and walk the other way when we see another dog and slowly get closer to dogs in parks, but never actually have her interact with other dogs in a structured way like this. I am hoping after my conversation with Joel and watching all his videos, I can start making progress with my pup after a year of trying other unhelpful methods. I would also like to see a video on mental illness in dogs. My brother had a dog who would run into walls and never was able to learn commands. It was obvious she had some mental stuff going on. With my dog now, I can't tell if it's mental illness or she just never learned how to properly interact with other dogs and should be fine after a little guidance (I guess time will tell after I try the method in this video).

Wow watching the three dogs play near the end, lovely - oops falls in the pool again

I’ve got a Jack Russell just like this dog. He has an older Husky who we also adopted and he loves her but any dogs on walks, he goes crazy! He’s sooo reactive and you can see his brain is not in gear.

Makes a ton of sense what u said about anxiety and ocd. She only has a few behaviors as a dog that she can use to self soothe when she's anxious, and marking is one. Its just like when people do certain behaviors obsessively. Its not the thing their obsessing over thats important, its the feeling their soothing by doing so. Very interesting.

Just wanted to give you my thanks. My dog is slightly reactive to other dogs but that's more due to me living somewhere were having dogs on our walk is a rarity so it's hard to train passing them. I took him out to a route with a ton of dogs the other day and was able to have the leash laying loosely over my backpack while passing dogs. And that's only thanks to you. You truly are the GOAT in the dog training world. Period.

For those whose dogs don't make friends immediately: my scotties are that way. They are "polite" but distant to new acquaintances. After multitude introductions they warm up and play more. You do have to take your dog's personal style into account.

My dog gets like this in the fall when the squirrels are running wild in my neighborhood. She’s still trying to figure out how to climb trees. Joel - keep doing what you’re doing. Keep talking about the importance of using techniques other than positive only reinforcement. I know it bugs a segment of the dog training world, but it’s the truth and as owners we need to know there are solutions out there for us!

My male labrador seems to behave somewhat similarly while on leash. The sudden hyperfocus on another dog (almost always aggresive towards other males), or more often on a spot marked by another dog, that makes it incredibly hard to snap him back to reality. And the incesant marking. He just simply seizes to pay attention on anything short of a leash pull that almost lifts him off the ground. Walking him can be really exhausting. This is the total opposite of his behavior at home, were he is calm and attentive.

We use helper dogs at CHOCOROTT LTD based in Nigeria to assess and assist clients. Our main helper is our Toshi. A 6yo Rottweiler male, not neutered. Training for him started at 6wks. Not everyone is suited to train with a k9 helper and we love watching you. At Chocorott we're approaching dog training and handling from a perspective not widely accepted or understood, as of yet, West Africa. You and Cesar Millan are inspiring.

Omg prince disappearing and popping out of the bushes… 😂🤣🤣

I had a male Blue Australian Cattledog I resuced years ago that went into this mode along with a heap of anxiety from his backgroundand I could see him go into a red zone where he couldn't control his brain at all. He couldn't engage with dogs or people as he had had no experience with either when I first got him as he was reactive to everything! I found a Trainer/Behaviourist who helped me heaps and it made me decide to become a trainer and behaviourist myself so i could help him and other dogs. This Trainer tackled it head on and put him with other dogs firstly which at the time was against all the advice other Trainers said that have work with him! This Cattledog went on to become one of my best dogs and gained many titles and awards in various dog sports working around so many other dogs all because this Trainer knew how to help him! I'm from Downunder - Aus and Love watching your videos!

Always wonderful to see an owner that not only realizes there is a problem, but also does everything they can to solve it.

Watching this anxiety-ridden lovely girl with CCD made me realize how far my rescue bulldog mix has come in the 8 years I’ve had her. She was a mess like this girl, you have helped this owner get a handle on what’s making her tick and how to help. I learned through trial and error, lots of errors, because I didn’t have a Joel to help me. I’m wishing the best to them, she’ll be a much happier dog when she lets go of some of her anxiety and can channel that energy to play with a friend or two. Thanks for another helpful video.

Prince is just such a wizard in every single video - I think he also knows that he’s the most handsome doggo in the world. Seriously watching him teach the other dogs is amazing.

The little dog has sp much energy!!! What a handful!! What a challenge !

I took my cockapoo out the other day, I ALWAYS ask the owner if their dog is ok and is it ok for them to meet,this older lady said... “oh yes my dogs fine”? So my dog bent down with her front paws to play....I saw her dogs teeth, I slowly pulled my dog away because I knew her dog was going to snap. The old lady said “oh, he’s never done that before” ? Yeah right, she just didn’t like to think or say her dog was crazy and not socialised. Why don’t people just tell it like it is? Instead of a friendly dog could get bitten?! It’s not the dog it’s the owner in denial of their dogs behaviour because they love them so much. Thank you for the video😊

Okay but Tom is the most beautiful doodle I have ever seen

This is absolutely my dog Tonks. We've gotten her leash reactivity down at 50ft to almost nothing (will definitely look but won't pull even if we're walking towards each other) but last week we walked by the park for our daily walk/training session and she saw a dog she used to play with all the time at the dog park. I figured this would be a great dog to try and meet again through the fence. Sat her down, told her ok, then at the snap of a finger she completely lost it, ignored all corrections, growling for the first time ever at another dog, I had to actually pick her up as a 45lb pit mix and carry her away. The baffling thing was we got a little ways down the trail. Put her down. Made her sit. And she was perfectly back to normal. Not a care in the world. Other than this one hiccup she's perfect, great recall, won't touch a piece of food unless told she can. At a bit of a loss on what to do differently but going to keep working with her day after day.

Dang, you four are fast! I was so hoping in my lifetime I would once be first. It's the little things in life. 😊

My dog is not aggressive but she needed to learn some manners.I found a trainer who does weekly 3 hour socialization classes (without owners)and it has helped a lot. Now, we will start doing classes with owners. I am looking forward to learning how letting my dog greet other dogs safely. We live in Vermont.

I have a maltese/Shih Tzu mix that is exactly like this. I never considered mental illness but I can definitely see the anxiety behavior that is not normal. I wish we lived closer to you - he needs you. Thanks for doing these videos.

Tom is so cute! I love Prince's magical disappearing act. I'm always amazed out how tough dog's feet are. They just run over that gravel like its nothing. There really does need to be more dog trainers like you in the world. Maybe you can start a class for people who are interested.

Thank you for showing smaller dogs as well! Very useful

I do have a dog just like this, a small chihuahua. She has slipped her harness and gotten out a few times and started a fight with other dogs. She USED to lose her mind at the sight of any other dog and would be completely unable to control herself. After watching your vids and trying to implement some of your methods, there's been vast improvement in under a month. She is still nutty, she still has a strong physiological reaction to other dogs, she isn't ever going to be fully sane because it is mental illness as you describe - but we've been able to walk in the direction of other dogs and she is quiet, loose leash.

Sounds like my border collie :) Trying to connect with another trainer locally to get it handled, but OMG has it ever been a rough 3 years trying to get even to the place we are at now. Which is an improvement, but we were still asked to leave group agility classes because he can’t be around other dogs. The brain switches and there is no way to snap him out of it. So hard on us emotionally having a dog like this.

My 3.5 month old doberman has been doing great due to your videos, thanks!

My puppy Lilly looks strikingly like this black and white dog!!! Great work Joel!!!❤

I promise I'm not just blowing smoke.. This is the best informative dog video I've ever watched. I have a good friend that has a dog like this and in the end, I walked away thinking they have a FLIPPIN CRAZY DOG .. LOL I will send this video to them, so they may understand why their dog is so nutty and possibly get help.. thanks, Mr. Wonderdog YOU ROCK..!!

More medium to small sized dog videos please 🙏🏻

I love your channel.the only Dog trainer channel that treats dogs as dogs not as little human children

Big beautiful white and black dog 🥰. I hope she gets the help she needs also ❤🙏🏾

You are doing the right thing. I wish we had your environment in Birmingham, UK. I have a white and cream GSD whom we had rescued three months ago

My 3 year pitbull mix rescue is showing good improvement since I started using your methods. However, he still gets highly anxious and nutty around other dogs. Hyper focused or if startled bites the leash and starts a tug of war. Overall, I appreciate your videos because they make me see where I need to improve.

My big dog also goes crazy at the sight of other dogs. She wants to bite them. She has one dog friend who is behind a fence. And that took some doing. Glad this little dog belongs to someone who is working on a good life for both of them.

I have a 10 month old golden/ leonburger. His litter mate is chill and he used to be. I put him in doggy daycare once when he was eight months old and now he is super reactive to other dogs. Have tried a variety of tactics. He used to play with all the other dogs. Now he can only play with his brother and our next-door neighbor’s dog.

Hi Joel! My Boston was very similarly reactive to other dogs, especially on leash! I was able to find a local trainer in my hometown in Texas who has made a huge difference in our lives! She adopts similar training methods that I’ve seen in your videos. We meet up as a group on Sunday for our pack walk and group socialization- Sunday Funday 🐾 Applying corrections and getting my dog with other dogs has been the best training I can give to him ! Its been a few months and my dog is improving! He’s making friends and isn’t reactive towards people and most dogs! Thank you for all the awesome videos! I greatly appreciate your knowledge and expertise! You’ve helped me and in turn improve the quality of my dog’s life! I couldn’t be more grateful 😊🐾

You do such good work Joel. Thanks for this - it's completely eye opening.

I can watch videos like this all day, so glad you popped up in my feed right now, THIS is why I went to animal care education, for quite a while I think I got too much of it all and I haven't felt much for training dogs at all anymore (psychological burnout, I think) but this video reminded me how important it is to observe and learn from their behaviour, it's so interesting, this really woke my passion right back up ❤️💪🏻 anxiety can really complicate things for any kind of species I think not just us humans 😵‍💫 thank you for this video and I'm gonna binge watch your videos now 😂❤️

Another great informative video, Love watching your training videos . So informative and I share to my training pages!

I dont have a dog, I don’t ever want a dog, but I enjoy watching prince do his thing

You're so so amazing!! The way you explain the nitty gritties..I'm learning so much! ❤️

That doodle is cute and a good sport!

Admirable, sensitive training!

Thank you, thank you, thank you Beckmans for the detailed descriptions of body language/behavior. THIS IS SO HELPFUL!

Im hooked on these training vids. Lol. How u use ur own dog is amazing. 👍🏻

Absolutely incredible watching Prince do his thing! He really is the best teacher, equal to Joel, ofc😊

Hey Joel! I think my dog actually does the anxiety marking. We adopted him on may 2022, he is a 2 year old mini poodle mix, I don't know his background very well but he hasn't been around dogs much ( he does the smelling on weird places, hardly playbows, doesn't know how to play with other dogs). He does have a dog sister, we have a chihuahua mix, she's 3 and they do play together, took a little time to adjust. On our walks he has a really hard time with male dogs specially ones that look like him, females are ok but he doesn't run or play just stays kinda freaked out and excited ( I neutered him a couple months ago). After he goes at a dog on the street (sometimes he does contain though, he is a learning good boy) he will either shake off, lick or yawn or pee in a realeasing anxiety kinda way..

That's insane. I had a large male Boston Terrier that exhibited a lot of the same behavior with other dogs on leash, although he was socialized with another 3 Bostons we had in the house. Any strange dog, he'd yank hard on the leash and bark and yowl and exhibit dominance. He was a rescue and we got him at age 3. Eventually we attributed it to some form of canine OCD.

My neighbor has 3 french bulldogs like this and if my GSDs weren't socialized in the extreme they would eat them. Instead the one time they dug under the fence my dogs gingerly picked them up like puppies and carried them to their yard again. My neighbor build their own fence after this and quit leaving their little monsters out 22 hours a day.

Yay for Joel's notification bell! 😍

omg, this is the most beautiful video l have seen on your channel, l love your corrections, discipline, rules with the leash… but this is showing you completely understand dogs souls…..thank you for sharing this with us 🐕❤️

I adopted a 22 month female GSD/Malinois in May 2023. She who loses her mind when we are walking and she sees another dog. Whether the other dog is barking behind a fence or we pass another dog while walking. She begins to panting hard and pulling. You can feel her vibrating. We’ve attended both private and group training. She does okay in training, but at home she doesn’t.

I absolutely love watching Joel's videos, and hearing his explanations and observations. I find a lot of what he says applies to raising children.

Prince disappearing and appearing in the bushes is great 😁😁😁

I havent seen many of your videos but i didnt realize how many of your techniques i use naturally. I like your style....👍

You asked if anybody had a dog like this ? Yep I’m lucky enough to have 6 at the the moment! We had a litter from our boy and girl Boston both extremely chilled and very good friends 18 months between the male and female parents- now 4 and 5 years old . The Dad always very sociable loves everyone and every dog he met , the mummy dog was attacked really badly at just 14 weeks old by someone with a dog an aggressive dog trained to badger bate . She obviously became very nervous of dogs and some people but we felt we’d done enough to reassure and give her bad her confidence. She adored her puppies, they both did I’ve personally never seen a Daddy dog so involved and invested in his pups - she’d sleep whist he baby sat . We found homes for 5 of the puppies, adopted out and they were all good until the in house fighting began . Started initially between mum and her daughter and it was nasty, so nasty that we have had to keep them separate. Then the group of three mum dad and the poorly pup started in fighting. Mum would not get at all involved in the drama between Dad and the boys but seems she has recently just had enough and really hurting her mate but Dad seems to be the constant instigator? All three boys were given the contraceptive chip to enable time for daughter to have her second season before she was spayed and Dad has completely changed in his demeanour, he’s miserable and sad . Unfortunately there’s nothing that can be done , time is needed to work the hormone out of the system and Mum is now having a pop at Dad over food - this is new , or if he tries to disapline the baby , I say the baby but he’s actually a very bold cheeky little Boston who has had probably too much attention due to him being poorly as a pup ? Boston’s love to mouth wrestle and the play wrestles can quickly turn into incidents that are very unpleasant and frightening. The house hold is now divided, one group living in one area and the other group in another - it’s absolutely crazy ! Due to covid theyve not had an opportunity to socialise with other dogs or people outside the house but I feel many of these difficulties were triggered by someone who constantly allowed their dogs to run up and down the the fence and like the little Boston in your video they would all just loose their minds -mum first throwing themselves at the fence not caring that they’d been hurt - we are so lost at the moment! Love them all so much but can’t go on living like this . The pups are. 14 months old

I have a dog like this. She doesn't run into things, but marks frequently and would go crazy on the leash just like the video. I've been able to get her to calm down some, but she's 90lbs & it's not easy!

Love your videos! My dog can lose her mind like this, and the problem has been that I do too when other dogs come in close to greet. Your videos have been tremendously helpful. We have a long road ahead but have made such good progress since applying your methods. Thank you!

That leash manipulation in the field is top notch

Sit Means Sit Denver in Wheat Ridge CO gets dogs together. They do the basic obedience thing but in their consultations they use their demo dogs to introduce to client dogs. Their demo dogs are excellent like Prince. So calm and experienced. They read dogs well and will engage in play with friendly dogs and know to not mess with the weird, awkward or aggressive dogs. My nippy cattle dog mix would try to take shots at their dogs and they were like “whatever dude.” One did tell him off and he deserved it, he was biting her tail through the Baskerville muzzle and she flipped around to tell him off. It was a good dog on dog correction.

Yes!!! Mine is a rescue. Very similar to this. She even does the same marking thing. gets very overstimulated easily. She is not aggressive to other dogs but they freak her out. We tried the dog park a few times and at first, sometimes she did ok, but instead of getting better she got worse until we had to stop. She became more and more reactive. The fence at the park didn't seem to help. Owners and their dogs tended to crowd around the gate and she found it intimidating. She seems to have never have learned to be friends with dogs, she wasn't interested in playing. She may never be a dog park dog, but we would like to be able to walk with her with more confidence. She can pass by another dog while walking on a leash but the hackles rise and if the other dog tries to approach she goes on defense. She's a mixed breed, possibly border collie mix, very strong herding instincts that seem to be at impossible odds with making friends with dogs. We love her dearly but I can't help feeling she's not a completely happy dog with so much anxiety about other dogs.

I have a Boston Terrier that react exactly the same way. Really like you way to train. Found your website a few days ago , really happy a found you.

Hello this Helped me understand more about my rescue dog 4yrs old female mixed terrier who not only has leash reactive but she has anxiety all day night never settles. I also have a female 1.5 yrs old Husky mix who is a happy calm playful loves other dogs. We rescue Sadie (terrier mix) in hopes she would create a bond with Luna(Husky mix) and would be the best of friends. It took a while but they have bonded and love each other. When we go for a walk as a pack Sadie is so reactive I managed her a bit but most times it’s hard. When Sadie sees or are around other dogs her brain is crazy! In addition to this at home she is always wanting affection it’s become too much. Any time I get up and move she is right there this carries on all day and night. At night she doesn’t sleep much and paces, is too excited and focus on what am I doing she does not clam it’s crazy. I am worried about her because I want her to be happy calmer and know she is safe in her forever home and I would love her to make a dog friend or two so walking is a joy for her and all of us. Watching your videos has made me understand I need to figure how her brain works and correct this or manage it. Not sure where to start but I have a lot to learn from you what would be first steps. Sadie is so crazy when she sees other dogs but also never settles at home at all and I need to break down the walls. You mention I have to go big so how? I live in Guelph, Ontario Canada any suggestions of places or how to start with Sadie. Thank you so much! Love you teachings. First time I realized how deep I have to work to help Sadie.

Prince realized that he didn't need to be a participant or observer any longer because the new dog made huge progress quickly, so Prince can discover new freedoms like jumping and hiding in hedges. Everyone is learning new skills today.

Hi! I have a female beagle. She was super sick for about 4 years, with an auto-imune meningite. I manage to cure it. She is 7 now. Of course during that period I was super afraid of her dying. It was a terrible period. She started to be super reactive to dogs, really crazy, her eyes looked crazy, she was tired after all that crazy behavior, and for 2 times, she bitten 2 dogs. At that point I found a dog trainer and we start training her using a shock collar (only on the vibration, because she was a dog with a lot of fear. I committed my self to the training and I saw a lot of difference (it was all my work). She wasn’t connected to me ever. No recall, nothing. Now I call her anywhere and she comes every time, and she is much better with dogs, but still reactive. I feel that if i correct her with the shock collar, she stops the reactivity, but she doesn’t go to play with the dog. That makes me really sad. (Every time that she changes her behavior, after the correction, I was feeding her with her daily food. She is more reactive to females than males. I really want her to play with other dogs, but I’m struggling to find a way to stopping that behavior. I really like your approach it makes all sense to me. I don’t know if you can help me. Thanks for your sharing, Rita (From Portugal)

Interesting behavior from the dog..I am glad the owner brought her to you and allowed the video to educate us. My dog gets very excited when she sees other dogs and loves to play with them.. my dog is nothing like this..

The crazies marking my female jack russell did was getting on her front paws walking backwards to the bush and let out a giant stream of pee. Was impressed with her creativity. What helped with my dog's reactive was door manners until she calmed back down and back in her mind. Took a bit, but at the age of 3 she was a well behaved jack russell that doesn't jump and hardly barks. I set the stander and she figured out the stander over time.

I think Prince discovered an inter-dimensional time gate in the bushes. I think you should check it out just in case. He may be visiting other planets to go sort out their space dogs, I'm just saying, you never know.

I know a dog like this! He’s a family members dog, a “lights are on but no ones home” type of look to him. He manically hunts lizards and mice for hours in his yard. On walks he either pulls running in all directions or puts his weight against his moms leg so he can be touching her as he walks. He has the loudest most piercing bark I’ve ever heard that you can feel is damaging your ears, and will incessantly bark at strangers and all dogs he sees within 100ft. His owners say they don’t believe in training, that it’s all wasted effort. This poor manic guy has a nervous system that’s on fire all the time. I had to stop being around them at all because he undid ALL the progress I’d made with one of my anxious dogs. I wish all these poor dogs could get help from you! I’m so impressed by your videos. I worked for a dog walking/sitting company and it drove me crazy how their positive reinforcement only teachings were just so ineffective. Let’s dogs be dogs and work them in a way they understand.

Had an instance where Dixie, my non-aggressive 100 pound female All-American blue brindle pit bull, put a correction on a Boston terrier named Ozzy when he tried to assert dominance over her. It happened in the living room. My wife was petting Dixie when Ozzy, for whatever reason, got in Dixie's grill and started growling. Dixie was having none of it. I watched Ozzy's head disappear into Dixie's mouth followed by a doggie scream. Oddly enough there was no bloodshed. The correction was issued in no uncertain terms and for the rest of the stay Ozzy mopped around never getting within 5 feet of Dixie.

I’ve been using my spayed female German Shepherd like you use Prince. When I came across your videos I was glad to see somebody focalizing it. It’s cool because I can send people I see one of your videos and then help them out to myself. Thank you!

We adopted a shelter pet, a 5 month old Lab Hound mix female 2 months ago. She loses her mind when she sees another dog or person when we walk. Treats and corrections do not work. I have to grip her leash tight and ride it out until the animal or person passes by and then gain some control. Full control comes when they are out of sight. She is so friendly she just wants to meet everyone.

Man, what a tough cookie. Running into concrete stairs, slipping off walls, falling into a pool multiple times, running into Prince and getting kicked in the head…and all in one session! I have never seen a dog do this before. Very interesting to watch you working with her and I hope she continues to make progress.

So so glad i caught this. Seeing the boston actually play with her new friend was so inspiring! I would love to know how this girls mental status has changed and evolved. The boston running into Prince was what I call a happy accident (as noone was hurt) Prince has such an aire of fun about him ❤. I have a young dog i had recently thought was marking due to anxiety, he also seems to always want something in his mouth. It was great to see this at this time as it has directed me into addressing it. He also is kinda crazy stupid at times, hes going to need so much for the next year.... certainly keeps things interesting 🤔 i appreciate your videos so much, they are so valuable to so many. Thank you for contributing largely to my sanity! 😅

I feel like i see many brachycephalic dogs that have this… like this paranoid and blinding OCD runs DEEP in those breeds. Boxers. Frenchies. Boston terriers. Pugs.

Dude, Tom is amazing!!!

I have a 3 year old unneutered male Pug and he acts a lot like this little dog. When I saw her getting kneed by Prince, it reminded me of my pug getting tackled when he ran towards two greyhounds mid-play. He just goes where his brains tells him, and he doesn´t know what to do when he gets there. He´s ok with small dogs, specially females. He doesn´t play with them, he just smells them, and seems confused when they act playfully with him. But when he sees a big dog, he launches at him and barks A LOT. Even if that dog is ignoring him and just passing by, or literally standing there. He´s a very good dog otherwise, but it seems, like you said, that his anxiety takes over in some situations and it´s very hard to correct him when he gets there. Looking forward to see more of how you approach this kind of behaviours, I would love for my pug to be able to make some friends...

I know someone who's dog goes mad when someone is at the door and especially when they are ringing the bell, even when they know the people, but bites strangers. Outside of the house that dog also barks all the time when facing other dogs. It's a female Dachshund. The dog wants to be pet by visitors once it calmed down at home. Seems resilient to every trick they tried to get it better.