The hardest part of training a dog isn't learning the concepts, it's knowing how to adapt and improvise when things don't go as expected - which happens all the time! I think this is why many people get discouraged when training their dog. Also when you're a beginner, it's really hard to know when you're on the right track and just need to be patient, or when you're doing something wrong. Watching experienced trainers roll with the punches is so incredibly helpful and useful! Thank you Zak for making this series!

Lovee how "raw " and real this is because this is the situation for most people 😍😍😍

Thank you so much for showing real life experiences and situations with Inertia! Your series with her is helping me tremendously and I'm so thankful to have stumbled upon your videos! Now I can properly prepare myself for my upcoming puppy next year! 💖

This is such a valuable video to watch as a puppy owner. It's so common to see "training" videos where the dog just does everything right the first time. It's nice to see a professional trainer deal with the same issues that everyone does. It really helps put stuff in perspective! Thanks for the videos!

outstanding! finally a video with an untrained dog. love the analysis and self corrections you share as inertia behaves like a typical dogs. it’s given me solid ideas on how to proceed with my dog. the main one being that I need to be consistent and patient with training, and it’s gonna take a while despite using the right tactics and strategies.

This is so real. You dont show how to train dogs with a trained dog. This is how we can trust a trainer by watching him work with an untrained dog! (Not that Inertia is untrained...)

I almost never let my dog greet random dogs when on walks. I don't know the other dog and their reactivity. And my dog is also selective and sometimes doesn't have the best response to other dogs so it's rarely worth the risk.

Thank you so much for showing her failures as well as her success, it really shows you need to be patient and understanding of dogs. I look forward to seeing her progress and learn more myself! Thanks again!

Please never end this series 😭

Koko loves the stones at the beach. "Leave it" training had worked really well. .... If only he realises he should leave the cat!

I prefer using prong collars because they evenly distributed pressure around the dogs neck. Plus harnesses just teach the dog to pull.

Can you make a video on all the things you need before getting a puppy please

Thx for the tips! Been training my 10 month old shepherd mix.

Literally waiting for this all morning Getting my puppy Wednesday and this has been so helpful thank you so much for sharing!

I really appreciate that you keep this real and include the ”fails” because that is reality. I feel like it gives people the real side of training, if you would only show the successful moments people might think that there is something wrong with their dogs, or they are bad at training because they cant get something right at the first few tries. It really gives that ” This happens, training takes fails to succeed” idea.

I love this video. I got a no pull dog harness from Just For Dogs and I love it. It works great. I highly recommend it.

I just wanted to say OMG THANK YOU THANK YOU for taking the time to create this amazing channel! My hubby and i have 2 pups under 2 years old and I have been using your methods and teaching practices lately and love them! Not to mention I really value the WAY you train, humanely and with regard to the dogs actual intelligence rather than fear training. I am so grateful to have found your channel! And our pups thank you too!

Inertia is such a beautiful dog😍

She is so cute good job at training

I have an 8 week pit pull that we got not too long ago. He’s so difficult to handle but your videos really help me!

So glad to see the imperfect path to training success even an expert must take as it encourages me to keep on trying when it would be easier to just give up

I love that even when you are close to getting frustrated, you completely turn it over and take a step back and don't let Inertia feel any frustration from you. Staying calm when you want to just act out a frustration is really a challenge. Especially if people are looking and your dog is behaving like a crazy tornado. My dog can walk very nice in a certain place and every day we just walk a few feet longer, so it's going really slow, but forward and that's all that matters.

Zak I can’t thank you enough!! You show the fails and all the success. Every dog is different and I love that you show that!!

I loved this. My 13 weeks old is learning to walk on leash and it's so nice to see a professional struggle like the rest of us :)

Learning a lot from this KZfaq channel keep it up👍🐾🐶🤝

We just had two lab puppies come into our lives so this series is perfect to see all the way through. Love it!

I AM SO EXCITED FOR FRISBEE!!!!! I love watching Inertia grow!

Wow only a matter of time before you are going to realize there’s only so much progress you are able to make until you need to implement the other quadrants of training. Definitely looking forward to that!

So incredibly thankful for this video!! and this series. I adopted a puppy when he was 6 months and he'd been a stray before so it was definitely new to him to learn and understand. leash pulling is the biggest issue so i really am thankful that you're doing this with Inertia who is also still on her learning journey.

Thank you for the honest post. As someone with a 12 week old puppy, this helps not getting discouraged too early.

I would love to see her reaction to snow lol My girls loves it!

So much to learn from your video! Hi I am a student from U.S adopting a rescue dog that was abused by his owner in Korea and I learn so much by watching your video! I will be posting videos about Tay's daily life and live the happiest life! So tune in!! Thank you!

I've been doing Frisbee with my rough collie puppy soon to be six months old. This week she started to catch it although she is far from doing so consistently.

I love your vids, my cavapoo that is 5 month old and she already knows sit,stay,heal,down and look at me! All thx to your tips and vids Shes still workin on pulling on the lead, but with these vids shes deffinetly gonna get there! And inertia is growing up so fast!🥰🥺❤️🐶🍪🐺🌟🌟🌟 Ecxited to see ur next vid 👍🏻

I have a corgi aussie mix and man your dogs behavior is a close match. I love border collies and brittany's but I think my next dog will just be a boring old lab or golden retriever. I like all the dogs that are not a good match for me :) Maybe an Irish setter would be a little more unique.

So cute my dog does the exact same thing

I'm so surprised it took so long before she got her first neighbourhood walk. Our border collie pup (almost 6 months old) , had to do neighbourhood walks from day 1, because we didn't have other options. And she already walked off leash after a week, because pups want to stay close to you. And she usually comes back very easy when we call her back (especially when we have extra delicious treats). But it is still "nice" to see that we're not the only ones struggling sometimes. Even though she usually walks perfect on the leash. We only got a problem with greeting people in a proper way, she wants to cuddle everyone we see.

I can't thank you enough for your training videos. I have a 4 month old Australian Cattle Dog. Because of your videos he can sit, stay, lay down, and his recall is very good for his age. I can get him to a walk with me pretty good, he pulls on his leash when distracted, but we've only worked on leash pulling for 1 week so far. He also is mat training right now and is working on "leave it". I'm super impressed with his brains!!! THANK YOU! What is the best way to support YOU with a thanks? You're the best! (You are too Inertia!) Thank you also for the style of training you use. Our local trainer here at home uses the same methods as you. Jasper (my puppy) is benefitting (as so am I) from both of you. Our trainer here at home also trains agility...I'm hoping that is Jasper's "job" in the future (that's the plan) since we don't have cows to herd LOL.

loving this series.

This video made me feel so much better about training my own puppy. Thank you for showing the real challenges so I don’t think I’m doing it all wrong. My Golden is 3 months old so I’m following along with the process.

Okay, all I can say is YESSSSS ZAK UPLOADED :D

Dude,its okay to tell your dog "no", or to use a sound to indicate that a behavior is unacceptable.Just like a click means YES, another sound tells themwhat is not wanted. How else will she know??? Its called COMMUNICATION!

Omg she got so big

It's so refreshing to see that even a veteran dog trainer still has a hard time with those things. It's good to remind ourselves that no matter how perfect things appear in some tutorials, the training is never smooth right from the start. Consistency and positive reinforcement are key. Thank you so much for not shying away from showing us that!

You got a border collie! Good choice! Our BC is 6 months old now and your videos have been helpful! Though I must say that training a BC is easier than training other pup breeds ;)

I love these videos! Been preparing for our new puppy in April 2020 with your videos since September!

Love it! Real life, real dog!!

Thank you for this! This is my dog. It has gotten better over time, but it's very helpful to see you working with her in this way.

1. Leave alone training outdoor. 2. Heel training outdoor. 3. Pracitse surprise come, sit and other commands. 4. One step a time heel training. 5. Frisbee training 2nd video. First catch. 6. Get her attention before she about to do you dont want her to. 6. Second heel training video. 7. Do not miss out on training on realistic distraction and places. 8. Keeping her attention on you by going forth and back so she knows you are and you hve to listen to me. 9. Stay till you call. 10. If she is pulling or distracted go opposite direction to get her attention back and get her to take treat. 11. If she is barking, or jumping on people, give her treat and calm her down and encourage right behaviour.

Thank you for making these videos available. This is my first puppy and you have helped me so much.

This video is very informative. I love how you show how you really train your dog and don’t use a dog who’s already trained

My dogs loved their bark box. My 8 pound Maltese would open the box all by himself, and eventually started to think all the boxes that came to the house were for him. It was so cute.

Thanks for making all these videos!

Awesome video! So glad I found this channel, I only wish I found it before I got my puppy! I have a 4 month old lab mix who’s coming along really nicely when walking on the road. As soon as she gets in the long driveway she instantly pulls and loses all her good manners. She sometimes growls and runs around fighting the leash when she doesn’t get to go where she wants. I’m quite sure she just wants so play and is throwing a temper tantrum but I don’t want to reward her by letting her play and I don’t know how to redirect her! She won’t watch me or sit when she gets like that either. I did just order a long leash to help with training, so grateful for such informative videos!

Haha...there is always one....i know...been doing dog training for 55 years...yes there is always one...sometimes two...ive had two that just well....circles around your heart and u spoil em for want of a better word....and dang it i knew what i was doing...but

My boxer/gsd pup is about 13-14 weeks (I think) and we love your videos. Could you please do a video on car rides? He’s always been very anxious and whines/barks until he falls asleep. I would love for him to eventually enjoy them but it’s currently a big stress :(

Name a better duo then zack and Pupford

My kids were so exited to see the BarkBox as our puppy got almost the same stuff except for the beef treats and we got a remote control

I love how you train. I started my dog training career ever since I found you years ago. But I use a slip lead when teaching heel only because I feel like it gives them a sense of direction. No harm or anything. I’m all about positivity. I will never use assertive methods. I just use that type of leash to redirect positions. I also use free shaping too so the dog can choose to heel.

Me and my pitbull mix Bella are similar to you and Enertia. I had to re-set and go back and review earlier training to remind myself not to demand too much. Bella had acted aggressive to my other dog while my other dog was crated, so now to discourage that behavior. I am now keeping Bella in a more structured environment and keeping her close to me and not roaming the house. Today she is tired out, docile, and being so much better with the day of training we did yesterday outdoors, and in the park. I hope to get Bella in a good training class in January with a professional dog training family who trains dogs for the police and pet dogs. I made mistakes and my 2 dogs started fighting each other, so we had to have a re-do and I am making sure to do things right so this doesn't happen again. I have to keep them separated right now for the time being.

Trained my dog so well that when the electricity meter checker came around and left the gate open he walked out took the same rout as we always did towards the park sat at the pedestrian crossing and waited to be told to cross xD True story so glad I taught him to sit and wait to be told when to cross the road.

Thank u for guidance and sharing! My Cavanese ( high energy) Lucy 5 monthish born June 14. The raw real coverage is great. Let's me know I'm right on track. Or lol 😀 Lucy is right on track... We perfectly remain trying and imperfect. Appreciate Inertia willingness to share with us. 🐾.

Thank you so much for this vid I have a almost 2 year old German Shepherd and this reminds me it's normal for dogs to do this and this help me so much on what to do to stop it so me and Duke the German Shepherd thank you ❤️

Inertia is so cute🌺 My 4 month old Maltese poodle Westie mix can do 10+ tricks and he already walks off leash in dog parks.❤️ I just say “heel” and he is at my feet. Keep up the good training🐶

Dogs are not people. Using human sicoalizgy is nuts . This dog has total control over it’s trainer .

Well done. Great info. We are new owners of a GSD. Your training demo is fantastic and we follow a lot of these rules for our pupper. But you gave me some new tips to try. Now i need to find out how to stop him hearding the cats.

That’s useful thanks

Omg look how big she got awwww

My border collie/bearded collie cross (same age as Inertia) is RIVETED by your videos. So funny, because she doesn't usually pay attention to the tv! Loving your training journey with Inertia!

This series is unlike anything else man truly something unique keep it up zak!👍🔥🐕

The dog is not trained in drive hence has no engagement , handler apathy is the number one issue and this is a classic case

I have a year old catahoula named Edna I got from my brother

How authentic. My internet is acting up but i cant wait to see your update with you and Inertia 😊👍❤

"There's some goo on the ground over here. I have no idea what it is. It looks gross and she's trying to get over to it" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that made me laugh so hard, just how he said it! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love this video. I'm still having these issues with my beautiful kelpie, she just turned 1. Sometimes I think 'she's got it, yes!', then another month of her growing confidence and loving life, and it's like we have never done any training at all, back to basics, haha. She's just a super happy active girl, and I just have to keep training, forever, constantly, this is the story of my life now I guess! Plus, the 'exercise to wear her out a bit' before training is a minimum of 45 minutes, running and fetch time. Phew! 'm getting fitter! Wouldn't have it any other way :D

So cute!😍😄

I'm a brand new first time dog owner lol. I love your videos, they are so helpful. Thank you 🥰

It's quite clear that Zak is not the boss in that relationship. He's a soft dad.

Is it better to ignore a dog when jumping and reward when sitting or to remove the dog and try again in a few seconds

Borders will learn with some assertiveness. It's like with kids, YOU are the adult. Certain corrections work wonders and don't require day, after day, after day, after day of treat rewarding.

plus how is the dog supposed to know what to do? this handler has done nothing to shape a heel, not a single sub-task ? if by some miracle the pulling stopped then what? you are left with a dog that has no idea what to do? what I see is a dog who is basically being taught to jump on handsy strangers

Wow, that looks beyond frustrating, way to keep it positive

How nostalgic. My dog's first walk was like that. Having gross distractions is like omg here we go again.

Nice video ,thank you😊

Inertia looks so beautiful and healthy

Curious because I and my partner had our black lab pup from 9 weeks, and she has been incredibly obedient while walking on our side farthest from a high traffic street from the early training in our neighbourhood (she's 10 weeks now), just seeing your inertia having such a difficult time makes me relieved we did this training early on. Of course, we stick to a short reflective leash, have an eye on her the entire time, when dogs cross our paths we immediately ask about whether they've completed their shots, and if their dog is fine with puppies in which case owners always are willing to respond (we've seen countless muzzled dogs but all of them naturally understand what a pup is, never noticed aggression). ALSO If Canadians are watching this don't order the BarkBox because the Canadian customs are halting all dog treats at the border..since this has been recently published you shouldn't be advertising this also to Canada...

Hi Zak I love your videos they've helped me a lot with my own puppy and I've been following the series ever since. I do have an issue and it's that my puppy simply refuses to move at all whenever I put a leash on him. He's from a rescue shelter and he was abused when he was little so maybe that's why ? I need a little help and guidance if anyone can I want to introduce him to the outside world a little and help him be happy in a way. Kind of breaks my heart to have him home all day. Thanks again for the great advice you bring to the series and God bless your soul

I love theese vid ms cause I’ve been wanting to teach my dog so ur helping me alotthank u

Love your training videos! Real world training with an untrained dog is the most helpful!

Ahhh!! I'm so excited to watch Inertia's frisby skills develop! I'm so obsessed with this series and your little family 😀😀

I am reading your book. It is so good and informative. I am getting a puppy in two weeks.

I’m getting an Aussie doodle and I have been watching this a lot you’re so helpful!(inertia’s so cute!❤️)

I've been watching your videos for some months. Inertia is a beautiful lady, and you're a wonderful trainer. I love your videos amd upur patient, step-wise approach to life. Much love to you both!

She is not overly bothered about the treats, she is not overly bothered about you by the looks of it, she looks bored !

I just took my dog for a walk outside of the property for the first time, considering everything, he was extremely well behaved, he did get really excited when cars went past, but we're working on that

My puppy was not that bad on the sidewalk the first time, he stayed right beside me. Probably cause I didn't give him a "freedom" walk like Zak did with his puppy.

Headstrong dog, I love these videos.

Sharp vocal corrections needed, progress had slowed and I feel like inertia isn’t moving as fast as she was. I’m surprised at how untrained she still is. No physical corrections but sharp noises with sharper pitch can block a dogs mental state from progressing to disobedience.

Lol! Oh inertia 😍 good video!

a real dog training video. nice work. keep it up