Thanks! Good to know this.

Hi, Very good talk. I am trying to teach my terrier and knowing what you talked about helps. Thanks

I really enjoy watching all of these videos! I find them comprehensive, enlightening and easy to apply to my relationship with my own GSD. I like the approach, seems to be based on us as humans using our greater level of intelligence to understand the dog (behaviors/drives/instincts) and be responsible for communicating the right messages (by using that knowledge), and practicing until the dog understands too. Easy in theory. Practice makes perfect, for man and dog.

yes, that is the first thing I did but they still come around sometimes. I guess I’ll have to keep calling them. It makes things hard to be neighborly with them. They get tired of having them in their house so they just let them roam.

Have you contacted animal control?

cool! So, what if it is a neighbor dog that you want to stay away from you. I have this problem when we visit our new property we hope to develop and the pack of dogs living across the street try to chase us away. I am worried my kids will get hurt. the siberian husky has growled at me when I tried to stand my ground. could have been my tone. trying to be assertive and avoid a fight.

Very insightful, thank you.

“Defensive Drive”? maybe you mean “Pack Drive”?

Go find the meaning for the term “Conflict” in the dictionary first before posting anymore nonsense here okay..thanks. =)

Search the term “Conflict” means on the dictionary.

I’m so conflicted over the tips you give- sometimes the things you’re advising owners to do are tips that I’ve found very effective in my own training, but the theory behind your methods doesn’t seem to have any basis in science. For example, I love the advice not to use the harsh tone or potentially threatening body posture for recalls, but I’d love to see the research that supports the trio of drives you’re using as the foundation for this advice.

yyou are boss!!

Wow! This video is very useful and shows how training can be effective if you use the right kind of body language. Great information!

amazing! i will try that on my dog!

very cool

hey i have adog name bella sh

come bella!!! good puppy!!

wow

how did u go mate?
did it work>
did u do it already
cheers!

A few potential Defensive Drive commands I can foresee being necessary are: Heel, Sit, Down, Quiet, Let Go, Drop It, etc. You should obviously do all of these first in Prey Drive, and only when that has been mastered, THEN work on Defensive drive. You should work with a knowledgeable trainer in order to do this however, as Defensive Drive work, especially when done wrong, can cause your dog to lose trust in you. Prey drive work is fun for a dog, whereas Defensive drive work is emotionally rough.

Even though your post is 10 months old,your problem is an obvious one (At least to an experienced owner such as myself). Your puppy will continue to cry for most of her crating time (Especially at night when she doesn’t notice any human activity),for most likely no more than One Week. This is perfectly normal,& it is the result of nothing more than her being homesick due to having just separated from her littermates. Every Puppy I’ve had has gone through the same process,just like Baby children!

Dogs are FAR closer to Wolves however, than Humans are to Chimps.

amazing!!!!!!

I will try it on my dog

wow that makes so much sense!! THANKS SO MUCH!! I’m sure this is going to REALLY help as the only thing my dog and I haven’t mastered was the ‘come when called’ thing!! THANKS!!