What Would Jeff Do? Dog Training Tip of the Day #170

I love all the people that follow us and interact and comment on our social media. I love how we can be so helpful with all of our free videos and our Q & A sessions.

I get this a lot though on photos mostly when we give a description of what the dog is struggling with.

"that dogs sounds just like my dog, I am going to follow this story"

Don't get me wrong, you can say those things, think those things and I do want you to follow.

Let me give you a spoiler alert though, the dog is going to transform and be much different then when the dog was going to be dropped off. Why? because everything we preach, everything we give away on our videos, everything that I am giving advice on in the q & a shows I do.

Set your dog up to fail.

I know, most folks ave heard set your dog up to be succesful. We do that first, we do it over and over again and mark it and name it and do it again and again and reward, reward, and reward more.

Then though what happens if the dog does know what to do if it does not do it, what happens when that deer goes by, that squirrel runs up a tree, the peson on the bike goes by you?

All of the training in the world that was only rewarding the dog, sometimes and most times cannot over ride the dogs natural insticts to chase, to move towards or to even more likely run away out of fear. You have to set the dog up to fail, allow it to fail, and then correct/punish the failure and then teach the dog how to recover and recover quick.

I have lots of folks contacting me asking for recommendations for a dog trainer, because our social media reach I get requests from every single state in the US, Canada and many countries overseas.

Unless I have seen someone work or know their work, i con't feel comfortable recommending anyone. Even with my recommendation I still tell folks to do your due dilegence since they may not be the correct fit for them.

There is one thing though that you can look for when looking for a dog trainer, most well state some kind of certification or education, frankly certification hs little value to a pet dog owner, that has no bearing if the person can actual help you with your issue and get the results you are looking for. folks with certifications are going to argue that point, but the ONLY thing that matters is results, that is it, nothing else.

What Would Jeff Do? Dog Training Q&A #447 Original Air Date 8/27/18

This episode's topics included... Stop Dog Resource Guarding; Tips for training reactive dogs; Getting a Dog to Kennel up; Crating Dogs tips; Prong Collar Training E Collar training; Dog tries to kill cats; Puppy training tips; Taking dogs to big box stores; Tug with a dog; Stopping strangers from petting your dog; and more.

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What Would Jeff Do? Dog Training Q&A #446 Original Air Date 8/25/18

This episode's topics included... Teaching a dog impulse control; Stop dog growling; Tips for walking a reactive dog; Dog training corrections with a bonker; Training a dog to heel; How to train a dog the Place Command; Reintroducing dogs that have a fight history; Dog age for prong collar training; and more.

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This one is going to rub some folks the wrong way (like lots of my posts do), and I say it with love and affection as well as I really want owners to stop struggling so much with their dogs.

If you are having some or many behavioral issues with your dog and you find yourself referreing to your dog as a "baby" or "fur baby" you are most likely going to struggle with the rehab process and at a minimum make it way more challenging and usually you are going to be encouraging and reinforcing the unwanted behavior and some of these behaviors are dangerous. After working with thousands of owners and dogs we see a consistent problem with folks who are not just verbalizing the baby concept but also treating their dog like a small child.

Why do I make so many videos? Put out so much free content? Give away all the information that I have? Have so many free Q & A shows?

its my true love of people and the empathy I have for them struggling with their dogs and struggling in general.

So many folks out there have dogs that are creating so many issues in their lives. They can't take their dogs anywhere, they can't have people over their house, their lives have become pretty small cecause of their dogs.

Everyday we get emails from people that are struggling, and its not one or 2 small things it is dozens of things with their dogs. Or the dog is doing pretty well in obedience, but it is biting people, or has major seperation anxiety and can't be left alone since it will destroy things or it will self harm.

What Would Jeff Do? Dog Training Q&A #445 Original Air Date 8/20/18

This episode's topics included... Tips for walking a nervous dog; Troubleshooting prong collar fit; E Collar suggestions; Stop a dog from acting protective; Stop dog from attacking other dogs; Jeff's thoughts on stopping dog fights; Stopping leash reactivity in dogs; and more.

Jeff Gellman

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What Would Jeff Do? Dog Training Q&A #444 Original Air Date 8/18/18

This episode's topics included... What to do when a dog wants to be on the furniture; Teaching a dog auto sit when walking; Training near dog parks; Stop a dog from being fearful; Dog whines when passing another dog on walks; Dog freaks out when people visit; Finding a dog's e collar working level; Dog is scared of thunder and fireworks; and more.

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What Would Jeff Do? Dog Training Q&A #443 Original Air Date 8/16/18

This episode's topics included... Tips on training a dog place command; Stop a dog from reacting to other dogs; Training a dog to be calm on walks; E Collar dog training tips on finding working level; Stop a dog from sniffing on walks; Working with an anxious dog; Prong collar dog training troubleshooting; What to do if a dog becomes collar wise; and more.

Jeff Gellman

Solid K9 Training

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