"We are not going to put up with violence, we are going to allow you to defend yourself by all means" Amen brother! Tired of dealing with off-leash aggressive dogs.

You’re doorway method is honestly the best method that has changed my training with my dogs leash pulling. I do it with almost every single threshold throughout the day. I even stop randomly in the middle of the street and change directions and keep the dogs guessing. Great info as always!

Yeah, and the horse people also figured out long time ago that is not an option to let a horse walk in front of you through an opening unless you want to lose your horse or want to be dragged along and over the ground... 😊

These dogs are absolutely majestic looking! It's crazy how just the color of a German Shepherd can make it look like such a different dog!

I didn't know the existence of light gold/cream colored GSDs!!! These dogs are gorgeous and I'm so glad the owners are trying to get the best of them, good job everyone!

I appreciate how he mentions children at times in his videos, in this one raising them to be respectful and not violent 👍

oh the beautiful california weather!!! all the luscious green and vibrant foliage...were gonna get 3 inches of snow next week!!

Agree with this 100%! My biggest issue at the moment is friends/family that think my rules are silly. We meet tons of dogs daily and play with our friends almost daily. With me she is never reactive or aggressive, same with my regular dog walker. But the minute my Uncle takes her for a walk or has her for a weekend - she turns into different dog. I am grateful for the help but he thinks my rules are silly and “oh it’s cute when she is feisty” and “it is stupid you don’t want to use a retractable leash.” He means well but tends to think that if something works for his friend’s 18 year old tiny dog, that is is what I should do for my highly energetic 10 month old hound/shepherd/chow chow mix. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Those are BEAUTIFUL dogs.

Notice the dogs followed Joel at the end, yet they still walked ahead of their owner. Still a way to go with convincing the dogs whose in charge!

probably the most beautiful dogs ive ever seen on this channel wow

We have shelter rescues, 9 mos GSD and Year old Malamois. After hours of watching your videos and buying them gentle leader, today was the first time I got to walk both of them together, with confidence. Thank you for your videos. We are training our dogs to be respectful dogs. I can't say enough praises for your techniques. The positive reinforcement method only did not work. Balance is working

I've found Joel's walking method of having multiple dogs on the same side works great; you don't have to look left & right, and it allows you to correct both dogs equally, or separately, with good leash technique

I'm convinced that purely positive ideology only seeds into the hearts of people that hate people but have an inordinate affection for animals. People are much more important than animals

Great no bs session and break-down of dominant play/social hierarchy establishing behaviour!! btw incredibly rare and beautiful colouring for German Shepherds, stunning, they look a lot more like Swiss shepherds with these colors.

I agree with you 💯 about a dog being a good citizen in any situation. Owners just don’t realize it doesn’t matter where you are with your pet but respectful is where it is at. I’ve had giant breeds over 25 years and I refuse to change my mindset on this principle because no one wants a 150# plus reactive dog. Thank you for reinforcing this.

Such well analyzed Decisions from Joel that make such a Positive difference. Beyond training this is life changing. 💯👍

They are both so beautiful!! And it´s nice to see they are actually nice dogs too, they just needed some socializing 😊

Prince is so AWESOME!

People are generally shocked when I say training kids and dogs is pretty much the same 😂

Beautiful dogs 🤍🐾 One of the most precious informations I learned from you is that we’re totally allowed to intervene and correct a behavior while the dogs “play”. Many owners think it’s best to let them sort it out between them and belittle the person who wants to interrupt the “high energy”, which always felt totally unfair to me, seeing my dog being chased and stalked by a dominant dog who would want to hump my dog for example. Then when mine finally would have enough and growl, people would think mine was the trouble maker lol. Long story short, your methods are gold and life changers!!

another case or vote for balanced training - beautifully done

They are having so much fun.😂😂❤❤❤

Ive been following this channel for years, and have never seen this video until now. Wth? Lol I am glad I watched it. I have 2 labradoodles, and I leash walk both. This was a great course for me.

I decided with everything you have going on Joel with work and family, I’m going to come and get Prince 🤣😂🤣😂😂😂

Love your videos. Please don't ever cave to the never-correct-a-dog folks. I see some horrors at the dog park that are results of that.

I have a 4 month old dobie shepherd mix. He’s a smart boy, I’m a marathon runner so I run everyday and want to start running with him so he can get his exercise I run pretty fast so I want to be able to run miles with him without a leash so your methods have been helping me out

Another champion video by Joel and his team! I’m still waiting for you to invite a celebrity onto the video!

Your instructions and method are so helpful. And it's so evident it works! Plus, the dogs are thankful for our assistance, and Prince's and other dogs, in explaining the rules we all use to get along. Thank you.

The reason why I think you are the best trainer around, is because you demonstrate how your reaction to certain dog behaviors differ with each dog. I love what you said @6:32. You felt that this particular dog needed to be petted instead of just verbal encouragement. That kind of subtle difference in reinforcement tells me that I should really pay attention to the type of dog I have (Red Cattle/Pit Bull) and what his particular needs are. Discipline, Guidance and Love are what a dog needs and I learned it from you and greatly appreciate it.

He has good posture when he was is walking his dogs.

“ Forget what ppl tell you of Dogs “ .. No problem 😂 just forgot what you told me 😂

I've watched a ton or your loose leash and doorway method videos and completely got it! The release isn't a free for all, it's now you can walk WITH ME through the door so watch me while this leash is on! I'm in the UK have 2 cockapoos, one 8 years old and my new 6 months old puppy and after only 3 days of consistent practice both my dogs walk together under control by my side loose leash! Sure I have to do test stops and turns especially with my puppy just to keep her focused but it's amazing how well this works! Thank you for sharing your skills and insights. I will be working on plenty more of your methods with my dogs so we can have the best life together!, Cheryl.

“The best way for a dog to meet another dog is in a field with the owners 30ft away, but it’s also the most dangerous” well said and although might sound confusing he’s 100% right. In 90% of cases that is, but the unsocialized dogs or abused/dogs with aggression are the other 10% that makes it dangerous sometimes.

I appreciate Your informations 💯💪

Doberman's rock! Outside the USA/Canada ear clipping has largely been made illegal. It does make Prince look more assertive though.

Very nice work! I'm fascinated by those dogs. I've worked with the typical brown and black sheps, black sheps, white sheps, but I've never even seen a cream colored shep. At first I thought they were maybe a Kuwaiti Desert Dog as I've worked with those before and they come in that cream color or perhaps some other Middle Eastern dog.

Anxiety and reactivity were pretty low for these guys. Good to see you using gentle leaders now

Beautiful dogs. Great information.

These videos are so helpful to me. I live with two dogs, the younger one came as a puppy, just before covid, and his socialisation stopped before he was four months old. In spite of this he is a good boy, wants to please, but then I became disabled and the poor lad ended up with a very restricted lifestyle. He is now 3 1/2 years old, a big, unneutered American Akita and you might think that he is dreadful, with no fault of his own, but he isn't. My own health is improving, and even when I was nearly bed bound, we still kept up with training in the house. He does have things he needs to learn which he should know at his age, and these behaviours are pretty well addressed in your videos. He is enjoying life a lot more, and I am less worried about seeing another dog when we are out together. Some I will turn and walk the other way, it isn't always worth the stress, but with others we will keep on our path; it's fairly isolated where I live and I don't always have the energy to walk a longer route home. I know that he is trying to do the right thing because when a (friendly) dog which I hasn't seen came running up behind me, he lunged at it and I ended up falling. Instead of chasing the other dog down, Bruno stood across me and just looked at the young labrador, who turned tail and fled. He has no friends, though I have hopes as a few local people don't realise he is supposed to be scary, so don't run away with their pups when they see us, I think we will be walking with other dogs soon. Thank you for your videos.

Thanks for the education! Any chance you'd be able to post a video of introducing very young and/ or small puppies with older dogs? I'd love your take on behaviors that you'd consider acceptable or not. The balance between instilling a certain level of tolerance in older dogs and allowing them to safely set boundaries with the puppy...

Wow! Absolutely stunning dogs!

Wonderful video! Love watching them! Thank you! ❤❤

One thing I disagree with most dog people is… I don’t train my dog not to bark. It’s my first line of defense. The bark comes way before danger is close. All the rest of training I’m on board with. Hey great channel. I’m a Doberman rescue guy and I love Prince.

Momma was a German Shepherd, daddy was a leash law violator

I only know horses but there's an old saying that coping hands on the reins give when the horse takes, and take when the horse gives. Training hands give when the horse gives, take when the horse takes. Hardening or softening of the hands. Never pull or horse pulls harder.

Another good one. I have a puppy coming that will be a 100lb doberman so I'm cramming all I can. I'm really looking forward to "building" this dog.

I agree with you 100%! They should be corrected. Giving a dog a pass to be obnoxious is not ok. My male newf is intact I admit he’s not that found of other intact males. Don’t care, he will get corrected.

The doorway method is changing my dog shepherd lab mix. She checks in with me more on walks. Also she doesn’t chase after a squirrels now she just stares and keeps walking 😀 My family believes in choke collars and dominate old school techniques. Not a fan. I refuse to use fear as a way to get my dog to submit. Positive only training was great when my dog was 3-7 months. 8 months she is more stubborn blows me off more if I don’t have treats. I’m watching from Ga. I will be practicing the door way method at the dog park soon. So excited. Great videos.

Great advice, as per usual.

Excellent video!

Hey Joel! Wonderful video as always I need some help with my 13 year old Australian Cattle Dog mix. He does great with dogs smaller than him (even lets small dogs correct his bad behaviors), but almost any dog that is his size and bigger he flips out on. I bought him a gentle leader a few months ago and now he can pass bigger dogs on a leash wonderfully. I highly recommend it! I recently tried your doorway method and I am impressed. It solved his leash reactivity very quickly! But whenever he meets a big dog, he attacks it almost right away. I'm thinking about getting a muzzle and having him meet with a big dog that will correct his unsocial behavior. I really would appreciate any advice!

Im getting my pitbull neutered tomorrow.. I really don't want to, but he is crazy with smells.. when we walk he doesn't even look where he goes and is just on the trail of whatever smell he finds and drools like a mad man. I tried to control him but his sense of smell is next level, I think he would be an amazing work dog for smelling things. Lol. I like his temperament as it is, he's fine with any animal and kids, cautious with random strangers, protective at the house and only issues i have is when I'm walking him with my youngest son and a guy walks too close behind us, he really doesn't like that and refuses to move and growls until they walk past. Hopefully it helps him chill out but not change his personality much..

As the owner of brother and sister Great Danes, I especially enjoy the videos with two dogs (like the brother and sister English Bulldogs.) Did you also walk these two in your neighborhood or were they not ready for those heightened distractions? Also, I hope these owners consider walking their pups on the same side. I switched to your method and it made a world of difference not just in their reactivity but in my ability to handle them if/when they did react. Keep the two-dog videos coming!

This video is 🔥, literally 🔥

I have tried and tried the stop on the leash with my Boston Terrier but he is so persistent. He is now 4 years old and still to this day pulls on the leash no matter how many times I stop, make him stop and wait for me to say ok. Once I say ok lets go, he starts pulling again. It just never ends. I can do that method until the end of time and he will just start pulling as soon as I say lets go. He always wants to be in front when walking.

Essentially alot of things I see you do, can be seen in packs of dogs. It's natural dog behaviour, their will be an alpha and yes others may challenge at times, but it works on a concept of each dog knowing their role in the pack. Some people just unfortunately don't understand the need for this and that dogs will be much happier knowing what is expected of them. Its essentially training a dog to instinctively understand what is expected.

Iv just come across your channel, and I think it is absolutely brilliant, I used to have an alano espanol, which I essentially worked on the same principle as he was such a dominant dog. The other people I lived with didn't do the same so when I had to travel for work etc they had problems as he essentially took over the house. I'm actually picking up a cane corso puppy today. They have already warned us that he is the most dominant of the litter. So we are looking at similar techniques, we also have a dog trainer who has already mentioned that dominance could be a problem so it's important to establish it from the start. As you have said in other videos. Dominance problems and aggression are two very different things. We also have someone who visits often with a malamute who does have problems which have only developed since another dog attacked him, so he has became quite problematic until other dogs submit to him. We are just going to take precautions and take time during introducing them. But I know it won't be a problem in the long run.

the first place i worked refused to use muzzles because "it frustrates them" ive got bitten from a dog who will just go after dogs and doesnt have boundaries when playing he was a sweet dog just to much

I have a question. I'm legally blind. I can feel my dog get tense when he sees other people, dogs, and bicycles on walks. He does lunge. He has jumped and tried to bite when people want to pet him (I don't allow people to pet him on walks anymore. 1/100 times is still too many times for me to feel safe.) Currently what I do is generally give him free reign to piss and sniff wherever but when he sees a person with or without a dog, we step to the side, sit, iron grip his harness (he broke the d ring on his collar yesterday in the backyard) and we let them pass. He gets it. He waits, they walk, if he's good he gets a treat. Cool. My question is what can I do about bicycles because they zip by so damn fast and he shoots off so damn fast that all I have is instinct to keep him from knocking them over. Do I tight leash him? Do I harshly hold him down by the harness and sternly reprimand (thus showing him that behavior is NOT ok?) Do I buy a gentle leader and hope I don't snap his neck? I don't want to have to do any of this. I want to walk him collar and leash and let him be as free as possible but he's shown there are some people and dogs he does not trust so measures must be taken. I really REALLY don't want to have to swat him like my roommates say I should because I'm legally blind, like I said, and I don't have depth perception.

I have an 8 y/o golden, well trained and socialized. When we head to the dog park, all he wants to do is chase the ball, he doesn't even look at other dogs. If him and another dog are chasing the same ball, he will let them have it. He's very easy going and chill. He often gets humped and he generally has no reaction to this, it bothers me but doesn't seem to bother him. Is there anything I can/should do to change this? It's especially annoying when the other dog owner doesn't stop their dog from humping. I don't want an aggressive dog but I also don't want him to be humped.

I have 2 male pit bull rescues, both 3 months old. Should I use a gentle leader for leash training and how soon can I expose them to the dog park?

I’ve been training (and being trained to train) a beautiful 2+yo Cane Corso. Her human mama has cancer and Cane wasn’t getting enough attention so she asked me to help her. Cane is super smart on close leash but needs to learn the doorway trick and how to come from far away when I am running her. She needs to run. Any tips are welcome. Would you suggest a gentle leader for her breed? She also heals too far ahead so gentle leader could fix that. She also still jumps on people when she’s excited so I hold her tight leashed when someone is approaching us. Thank you!

Hi Joel, I love your dog content. I am interested however in your marine mammal experience. I have been lucky enough to be offered a marine mammal internship at New England Aquarium, which I have happily accepted. I was wondering if you had any tips for me on how to get the most out of the experience. I will be working with California sea lions, Harbor seals and a northern furred seal.

I think Prince is doing some math on his own.

I could tell this in the first 3 minutes

Halters are really a stop or block not a pull, to get the horse to turn you use your body, to get them to go forward you dont pull on their face bc thats rude, you push or tap their sides. if they put their face in your space you put up a hand to block, you dont even need to touch them they get it.Horses will drag you if they want to go and dont respect you instead of pulling uselessly on their faces you force them to go around you even faster than they want to bc passing you is them trying to show their dominance.

What’s your opinion of the gentle leader & when it should be used

I liked this episode. Especially the constructive tone. Would you recommend walking two dogs on the same side or like in this video on one side each? Or in wich cases would you choose to walk them same side or not?

My dog gets super-agitated when the vacuum is on. How can I help her relax?

Can you do a series specific to puppies? I've got an 11 week old golden. He's a great puppy, but looking to lay the law down now. I can't do a leash correction "pop" at this age due to risk of injury. My main area of concern is play biting. Thanks!

When you say "brother and sister german shepherds" do you mean actual littermates, or just that new age same owner colloquial expression, where the owner is also "mom and dad"?

He doesn't launch, he wants to play

You owe it to your dog for your dog to have met other dogs early and often. Dogs need friends. The most well rounded dogs I've ever met have been dogs that had bonds with other dogs outside of their pack.

Hey Joel I'm a long time original watcher of ALL your videos. Love them of course. If you see this comment, I'm wondering what you think. My neighbor has a year old doberman 3 times he has come into my yard and interacted with my doberman. Not playing. Today he attacked my dog. Minor puncture. Very LUCKY. What should I do now to keep my very social dog to remain social after this incident in his own yard.

So, assuming each is used properly and with proper concern for the dog, which is better/more effective, the gentle leader or a prong collar? I have used both at least somewhat effectively, so I'm not sure its such a clear answer.

Around 4:00, is that rough play or trial dominance, or both? I have 2 very reactive dogs both always leashed with meets on walks, and I am not able to get beyond lunge/attack. I'll watch more videos for lessons. Thanks

At what age do you start to leash-correct a puppy? My 3 1/2 month old small dog pup lunges at other dogs. She’s just playful, but I know it’s not cool.

my mudi is not reactive to dogs outside, rather curious & sometimes pushy (loose leash walking & meeting dogs on leash in progress, goes kinda well), doesn't care about dogs inside their own yards, BUT from inside our own yard he is fence reactive. + there is this one GSD a few houses further that they are like biggest enemies :/ gsd comes, he barks, we go along the gsd's fence, they both go crazy, & not even with gentle leader on mattered in THIS very exact situation with this exact dog, my mudi would rather break its neck to go bark at the fence, than feel a correction.. (I conditioned him & walked fine with it othervise..)... I am thinking, sould we just let them "bark it out" at the fence once??? The owner of that gsd is not really a partner in getting the two dogs along, not strong enogh to handle his either.. but the dog seem otherwise playful; mine is friendly & knows a bunch of other dogs & knows how he supposed to behave with each one.. But this is the closest living dog & would be nice if they were atleast ok with eachother, how could that be solved? 😩

Dog handling and parenting tips all in one video

You could sell a fridge to an Eskimo. Good for you!

So I have a dobie, about a year and half old I think. He's kind of a rescue. I was told about him through friends who knew I was good with training dogs and that I had just rescued a Belgium/Dutch shepherd that has turned out pretty good. I am not a dog trainer, just know how to raise dogs, I've had wolf hybrids and rotts but raised all them from puppies. Not dogs that have had a cycle of some kind of abuse. I have been trying your method with some success. My dogs are trained to sit at the door wand wait till I go out so they don't bolt. But I have been working the leaving method while on walks and have had some limited success. However, if another dog is anywhere in the vicinity all that goes out the window. I basically have to put to ground to get him to relax. I would like to be able to goto a trainer but am lacking funds right now. Is there any tips you could give me to try. By the way, treats don;t work, same with praising.

What breed is Bromley? Ty

Joel what's your advice for the doorway method when the "front door" is immediately stairs? The dog I'll be dog sitting lives in an apartment unit that is the attic space and the exit is literally a staircase for the first step out.

hahaha the horse peepl

Interesting always thought the hair in the back of my Husky meant aggression or defensive mode.

Never seen cream color gsd 😮

This doesn't only apply to dogs..heh.

I've gotta say flying out the door and to another dog isn't really the same(and he REALLY likes going out): I've got mine to stay put anywhere on the porch or inside with the door open and me walking away but as soon as he sees a dog he's gone. Happens even when he's in the back seat, I open my door to get out of the car and he sees something? He jumps to the front and gets out to go and meet the dog. We meet his best friend on a walk? He starts pulling as if he was a pit on crack.

THOSE are German Shepherds? I've need seen or heard of that white and tan coloration in them. Is it unusual or am I just uninformed?

Where is the German shepherd? This is just as German shepherd, as I am a ice-skating princess

Is it possible to have two types of leash behavior? One for out on walks and in public, the proper at you side with the dog following not leading walk. But also a walk that they can explore and sniff at things. My yard doesn’t have a fence and to let my dog out for the bathroom they need to be on leash. I feel like having my dog doing the tight by my side walk during that time wouldn’t encourage her to relieve herself.

what kind of a dog is braumly?

Man I would love to bring my 9 month old labradoodle too you she's scared of everything I keep trying to socialize her but it doesn't seam to help you are just too far it's a 23 hour drive

random....but my dog is 2 and hatesssssss getting nails clipped. he is a chicken. he is fine with clippers touching toes. getting treats while attempting to clip he just knows to keep moving his feet while trying to get treat. Would love to know if you have a video like that. I can hold his feet too, but if I make the move to clip nope!

I use a harness with my pit bull. If she pulls, we stop. I always have control on our walks.

oh no, thats white swiss shepherd but mixed ,..

Oh man im binge watching all your videos. you are amazing and i love your dang ol dogs!

I walk both my newfs on my left. Is opp sides better?

German shepherd mix