Watch me battle a dominant Alaska Malamute

Not feeding a pet isn't dominance...it's neglect.

@@samsterling1462 he said withhold until he gives a command, not withhold dinner altogether, reading is a great skill to have in life

@@mirsidorov5112 lmao

​@@mirsidorov5112 😅😂😂😂

@@samsterling1462 you never raised a dog in your life.

so said the mean dominant cat. But they all are right.

19 year old cat , you must be doing something right 👍just curious what type of food do you feed him/her ?

@@michaelheather8469 I think its more genetics and personality than anything with Noisy. (Thats her name) She's an ultra badass and fears nothing. I also tend to feed her, her 18 yr old daughter, my other two cats (10, 7) just regular store brand food. Sometimes I give them egg yolks or tuna juice or mackerel. But Noisy especially loves spaghetti and always gets her own tiny portion of it. Right now shes asleep on the back of the couch in the sunshine. So I guess wild food like bugs and mice (she used to be a grandmaster mouser in her youth), spaghetti, grass from the yard and store brand food? I can't take credit for her awesomeness.

@@thebionicfrog8360 yes but the flip side, the massive amounts, the ones who aren't in school. the destruction, rip houses apart, I had two kitchens invaded, opened ever container, door, fridge, spilled flour all coffee, crapped tore a hole straight through the asphalt shingles, the plywood to get to their old roost. Ripped carpet up. Had one in an attic at another home. Two got in by an eve, yelled a screamed doing the nasty, blew that bastard AWAY. She had a hard time leaving till a 3 lb. piece of split oak hit the leave spot. otherwise, i found one from the real intelligent mother whom dropped it 40 feet from Walmart, i picked it up. Fed it for 6 days by a bottle till it succumbed. Too young. Yes, where I live in Ohio they were so think, they were on the front page because of disease Rabies. Ten the toxoplasmosis that invades other species that came home, then infected me, know I'm half blind. Wonderful scavengers, so smart. In special instances. Kinda like the sweet Deer, till it comes crashing through your windshield and kills a loved one.

@@thebionicfrog8360 "Raccoons got on the back porch. Mama just swept them off with a broom" --- Forrest Gump. kzhead.info/sun/rdZ9aZhtgpSlqHA/bejne.html That's not the Forest Gump clip. Just somebody that tried a broom on the back porch with a raccoon. Warning. There is still some offensive language in this little clip (f-bomb warning)

Staring down with direct eye contact is a form of aggression. Not sure why they need to downplay this. It’s aggression period. Hence dominance.

"Dominance is not aggression" I've seen dogs get put down for just being dominant, ya know ... being a DOG and they get put down for it because people think it's aggression -_- very sad and you can't tell them otherwise

Tell this to my neighbours who let their 9 y.o kid lead the alpha female.... if she decides to run the dog will get BEFORE THE TRUCK. THE KID ? R.I.P...... THEY ALWAYS GO 4 FEET IN FRONT OF THE OWNER, TAILS WAY UP , LOOKING AROUND IN PROTECTION MODE ....( 2 FELALES ONE MALE) Today a small dog yelped at the 3 ones and I mumbled to myself:"it's always the small ones who instigate a fight " ( the owner of the small dog pushed it onto the ground into submission, holding it's snout closed ! ....The poor thing was likely feeling the danger it was in ....WHY NOT REMOVE IT ASAP FROM THE SIRUATION ? WHY ?) The Husky parent called me out to fuck off , shut up and asked if I forgot to take my pills... I made the silent comment before I oversaw the whole situation! And If one of ANY DOG BIG ENOUGH TO HARM ME BECAUSE THEIR OWNERS ARE TO LAZY TO WALK THEM AND LOCK THEM INTO THE YARD WHERE THEY FEEL IT'S THEIR PROPERTY .....I'LL STOMP OK THEIR NECK BEGORE GET MY FACE BTTEN OFF. The only thing I did once was go home to my appartement complex, took my keys out , heard a very low growl behind me. .... I had seen a dog before but not assumed he was locked out every night for 2 hours min. So the whole 13 houses complex was his territory....

@@janedoex1398 u seem a lil unstable there bud

Beautiful comment! ❤

As a musher, this misses so many marks. Yikes

And cleaning up the poop of course...lol

Facts

hi there! I’m a certified, Force Free trainer! This husky is displaying many stress signals, including but not limited to whale eyes, lip licks, hair raising, stiffening, etc. This is also a limited list considering you cannot see internal changes such as breathing or heart rate. The husky shows these signals as this man is manhandling him.. which this man states is “dominance” when this dog is really just uncomfortable and needs something to do to keep busy and stress free in a new environment. What if you got dropped off at a strangers house, they speak a different language, they have set social norms, and then anytime you are engaging in a normal behavior, you get yelled at? and you don’t know what to do to change the person getting mad at you? that would be stressful for me too! this man sits here and talks about how real trainers who are scientifically and ethically driven don’t know what they are talking about in regards to the “dominance” theory… which is just him grasping at straws and trying to tell you the only way to live with a dog is to make the dog live in fear. Which is WRONG. Here is an article explaining why dominance and alpha theories are outdated and unethical by Dr. Sophia Yin. drsophiayin.com/philosophy/dominance/?fbclid=IwAR2WluwMwly5H87xpCwrSs8ll0oFjnNOIpaejikCz73-7G3_pC5-nM8AAKI Here is an article on dog body language by a Veterinary Medicine Department specializing in Behavioral Science: lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Body%20Language%20and%20Communication.pdf?token=AWxTg0-BCAgLbfa6Nbw2KhugWuIIOODyMtbgKMrU6J6S7-hz8eiGShr0jUUpLUTEX01PiHY_e_EKm8c4MDrT_t5UOx_D_Zl4H-bGqe2x_A9l7mU940iiHhcEUU222n3ldgpiz0TRpJwh_q9R-CiQNAJCAzg1_qsvb6IifkZ2X6O3exEIIfZicoz8NRxlwlyB36v3vPigpqfLSShI0_4hpiiKOggDnf1yGBDF72ONM9urJw Here is an scientific study that proves these harsh methods this man, who is not a real trainer, is using are damaging your dog and your dogs relationship with you: lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Confrontational%20methods.pdf?token=AWx2hl85Y5qJkYwwshwgwnkuGO6hI4duw7JqmarAgiA0qUzjow_QfF_BWMp98LdN_6WRFoYN7XJ8oSZUskyOYocWSqMKGbUJ2VVJL78l7khKRxMa5wyJQ1q9LJ7f8EQ0Z66pb1XkC4NZgvQdm8yj9IEtkTWYthFYW04xiANcwTnN-ZX9yekA2L0xYPBe9OkuyoA5nBz3CK0zvyK_MiLUsPTfvaB5MUwABxoetNLuqXr-aw Here is the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s position statement on training Force Free: avsab.ftlbcdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AVSAB-Humane-Dog-Training-Position-Statement-2021.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2rTEPrFjcNlJLx1-GHY0aYBmY5DzqknXA73dpvZM9QhLj52tJU8kugOM4 Lastly, here is a link to a zip code based search website that will find Force Free, Humane trainers near you to help your dog become comfortable and happy in this crazy human world: www.petprofessionalguild.com/Zip-Code-Search?fbclid=IwAR2O8Fu85nZLZtmDOizEWW_emsGx7i0u1FAXFvCSuttx0Y9mYh_idHFIFcA Have a great day!

@@pumpkin5683 Kara, Instead of copying and pasting this same thing to a bunch of comments you should link videos of results instead of articles. People want results but you and I both know you have no videos, because your methods don’t work for real problems. KZhead have destroyed your purely positive movement, it’s over.

@@BDTraining Just a troll mate wouldnt even bother giving them the time of day

Right?? I feel like everyone thinks it’s the same thing,

Sadly many people don't know the difference and assume they are aggressive.

Thank God.

Thanks very much for this we have a malamute also and although he doesn’t seem as bad as bear he does the jumping and mouthing a lot with my partner mostly on walks and it’s been a real challenge, we have used a couple of trainers who have circled around what u say here but not addressed it for what it is. This needs to b included in training as an FYI so it can b spotted early even if ur dog isn’t built that way these types of dogs have it hard wired into them, amazing dogs but challenging all the same

agressive means you bleed and maybe loose a finger.

Is Bear in the video your Bear? I have a 3 yr old husky, Brody. Dominance almost got him euthanized before I got him. We have worked hard and he is sooo much better and we still work on it!

There's two leads on a dog sled team. Just saying. Seasoned musher here lol

I'm a bather at a grooming salon and we have plenty of dogs who don't have structure or discipline at home so they have that dominant demeanor of "I will do what I want in this place and with you." Which is not okay. We have to do a lot in terms of verbal corrections and asserting dominance within our body language, tone, eye contact, and the grip we have holding the chin. Fir example, If you let go of a dogs foot every time hes throwing a fit cuz you are doing his nails, you just taught him if he throws fits he wins & gets his way of getting his foot free. But it's like that for all sorts of senerios. I've even seen dogs who usually have a consistent groomer, see a different groomer in the same salon for whatever reason and will act up to see if he can get away with whatever it is he wants to do. Usually takes a few times with the grip on chin + verbal correction but the majority listen aside from the ones that just don't care AT ALL. I absolutely love guiding dogs through the bathing process but my God do some of these lil boogers love to steer the car for themselves haha.

@@thesourstation636 its not "getting away" with anything, its animals expressing their discomfort and blatantly being ignored. this is how you end up with bites... of which you then slap a muzzle on and ignore them more...

@@ThePenguin369 I work at a salon that doesn't allow muzzles. If a dog gets aggressive or scared enough that biting attempts are happening then we call their parents and send them home. We don't force anyone to do anything. Calmly showing a dog who's in charge is 100% okay.

@@ThePenguin369 also there's a difference between a dog squirming because your holding itS paw uncomfortably (in that case, understanding the dogs anatomy to adjust your position to continue to do nails is important. Making adjustments is fine) or if he's nervous(squirming is normal for nervous dogs, in that case just go slow.) VS. A dog throwing a fit without you doing anything simply because he feels like it. Dogs are not cut and dry like you wanna believe. They are full of different vast personalities and there is no 1 way of handling a situation. Beckman is completely right when he says this is about experiencing the dogs different energy. Until youve been around lots of doggos every single day, I can understand why you may not grasp some of these things.

@@ThePenguin369 So your solution is to... let the dog act up because it feels uncomfortable. Yeah, that's definitely an appropriate solution. 😒 If you have this sort of disposition towards kids, I hope to God you don't become a parent.

Thank god for owners like you. I'm a dog trainer and sometimes i've seen myseelf tip toeing with snow Flake owners who are afraid or doesn't accept corret their dogs

Don't trust a trainer who repeats 'come, come here, come on". You want to train recall, say "come" once with a strong voice and wait when your dog figures out what to do.

Positive reinforcement is not only about treats. It's actually about building a connection and trust with your dog. It's about making your dog want to do things for you and your approval, not treats. If your dog is over 1 yo and you have to bribe him/her with treats, you didn't train your dog well. And it's your fault, not your dog's. Dominance training was proven to be an ineffective method of training. Behaviourists who came up with this method apologised publicly. They admitted that they conducted their experiment wrong and only once! You don't have to use dominance techniques, because you're a person. You already control everything: food, walk time, walk length, lead length, toys, toilet access, etc. You're already dominant over your dog in many ways. But do you want to be a tyrant or a fair leader? Just be consistent with "yes/no" and take away their privileges if your dog doesn't listen. He runs away from you during walks, then start your walk on a short lead and gradually extend it throughout the walk and if your dog behaves well. If they don't, back to the short lead. Your dog reacts to other dogs because of fear, show him that it's safe to meet other dogs. He doesn't sit to get food, say "sit" once and wait. Yes, it takes time when you do it for the first time. Dogs aren't robots. As soon as your dog figures out what to do, it'll happen faster and faster every time. And STOP YANKING YOUR DOG'S COLLAR! It causes spine injuries and breakages of trachea. Dogs don't dominate a human, a human allows a dog to behave badly by not correcting. "No", an angry face and taking away one privilege is a more effective method of correction than getting physical and yanking on their collar. If you have to repeat 3 times "come, come here, come on here", like this "trainer", before your dog returns to you, it's your fault, not your dog's character. Trust me, I have the pick of litter husky and loooots of people told me that he would grow up to be dominant. Dogs are not dominant, they just don't know boundaries because you never taught them an alternative behaviour, you weren't consistent enough or you didn't socialise them enough or you over-socialised your dog.

Dominance techniques in training is the main reason why dogs attack their owners. When you put your dog in a compromised position, you break their trust and gradually they start hating you more and more. And one day they snap.

@@alwayshangrygirl463 ... and 3 days later you're still standing in the driveway looking at your dog.

I have 2 mals, it's absolutely necessary to be physical with them imo. They are the best! But they ain't Labs!

My Husky is the same. I don’t need strength but I will get further with a touch or redirection than with talking my dog to sleep.

Yeah my grand-father used to have 12 husky-malamutes and we would go dog-sledding, if you saw what those dogs did to each other when one overstepped their mark, you understand that being physical is how they communicate and understand boundaries. It doesn't mean beating the dog, it just means correcting them with a similar amount of strength they're using themselves.

Same with my Husky

What a tool

I think aggression comes in when a dog isn't sure of his place and he's getting mixed signals so he is fearful but also wants control. Or he's learned that he gets control only through agression.

@@pamcourter9186 yeh, agree on that. Dogs have high stakes with their pack - social order, resources such as food, other needs. It might be an identity thing, where they don't know the job they should undertake with lack of guidance - this can be hardest on working type dogs that need stimulation and enrichment. So they get anxious, some lash out with aggression; the dog isn't being mean or angry for the sake of hate, it's just confused and scared, and a few other things. They get a response with their behavior, and it can breed bad behaviors. If someone (the owner) establishes the control and order, then the dogo doesn't have to stress about things, especially when they feel they are safe and everything is under control.

I've never seen a good husky 'leader' in a dog park so I assume they are hard as hell to train. What I have seen is either well behaved huskies that have no dominant tendencies so they 'unrank' themselves or huskies that only know how to play 'pack hunt' or bully other dogs when they feel threatened. The husky breed seems obsessed with ranking each other and other dogs. For example I've never seen a husky in a dog park have any patience with puppies and tend to roll them or intimidate or stalk them. I have seen patient GSD's that are extremely dominant but have a high tolerance for puppy BS even though they could hurt my puppy easily. They had no desire to play but would just ignore annoying puppy behavior and give mild corrections or display dominance when necessary to my puppy but only when warranted. I'm not saying it's impossible but damn near impossible to channel dominant huskies in a socially acceptable way. It seems like you have to constantly monitor and correct their tendency to start crap. That urge is so strong in the breed you have to do this for the rest of the husky's life. And I'm not saying I haven't met a poorly behaved GSD, it's just that I think huskies are not great dog park dogs. Even the one 'part' husky dog which was extremely angelic and sweet around people and dogs was disinterested in playing gently and only wanted to play rough or was completely bored.

@@AffyisAffy I agree that dominant Huskies tend to be more incessantly “bullying” with other dogs than dominant GSDs or Malamutes. Not sure if it’s the way higher energy level that makes them less balanced, or what. Balanced, less dominant Huskies are great dog park members though.

@@AffyisAffy A Malamute and Husky are different breeds and have different temperaments.

Its the exact same with mine! I have a mali who s 5 months old now… getting better every day but sometimes he still worries me. Hows he doing? Is the situation better?

That breed are stubborn little bastards that remind me of teenagers who think they know better! They settle down on the rebellious attitude when they get past two or so if you're consistent & serious about correcting them every time they get out of line. Maintaining that active lifestyle with them so they don't get bored or full of pent up energy is usually all it takes after you make it over the hump of the first couple years.

@@richardavery4692 oh yeaahh i spend about 4 hours a day every day just for HIM strictly. then theres the other 20 hours as well -.- lol hes amaaazing now. hes now 1 year 3 months old and is incredibly well behaved, heels pretty good, very obedient, and plays fetch like a beast! Hes my pride and joy for sure. Missing how small he was when i first commented :( haha.

@@richardavery4692 they are one of the easiest to train, just some puppies have different personalities

@@Nibbliess100 uhm... I'd say it's more accurate that they're one of the most intelligent breeds there are. Particularly when it comes to surprisingly complex tasks like basic puzzles & problem solving. However, if they're not in the mood to work or just don't want to learn something, they just aren't going to.

or you(the dog owner)are not the dominant one in your relationship

Dogs are canines, they are pack animals with an alpha leader. The alpha is dominant and the betas are submissive. You must set yourself as the alpha, failing to do so will not only cause the dog to engage in dominant behavior it will also cause the dog to experience anxiety and emotional distress. Dogs need the security of a strong alpha to feel safe and most domestic dogs have had the alpha temperament removed. They will engage as the alpha but they will experience anxiety from doing so. Dogs are like any species, training starts with the knowledge of the species' social dynamics. You should not be trying to train dogs without the knowledge of their social structures. The last thing I will state is there is a difference between dominance and abuse.

@@scottmyers10 You are very right. I have trained Blood hounds in SAR. I have also trained my own, a Bearded collie rescued from being euthanized because he would destroy everything and was a escaped artist. to do the most amazing things. Sadly he passed away not long ago at the age of 14. I took a college course and also read well over 15 books about training dogs. I took in a super dominat female Mal. that was about to also be unalived. I can had to throw out just about everything I learned and take on a new approach. Started reading up on the Alaska Malemute bread and found out I had taken way more than I expected. It's all about patience. I had to gain her trust and realized I needed to be confident and can about every thing I did with her no matter how bad she lashed out. I need for her to trust in the desicions I make. I wish people understood because they think I am being some control freak over my dog. She always eats after me and must be calm before I say it's ok for her to eat. I hate waiting to give her a lot of attention unless she comes to me first. She does get praised when she does what I want. She has to wait for me to pass through a door and can never walk in front of me on a leash. I wasn't getting any real progress with her until I started religiously following those rules and she has become so much better, way more manageable and happier in such a short period of time compared to the 3 months before. She still has a long way to go. I can't say I would train another dog like this Malumute. I don't like the dogs way of life all that much, it's way to much work. I will keep my Mal until she passes. She has given much joy that I am glad to have experienced and I am sure I will experience a lot more but I wouldn't own another Malemute in the future.

@@BelieveWhatuWant2 I currently have a 15 year old Husky and a 3 year old Rhodesian Lab. I prefer dogs that most people can't handle, I usually have dogs that are still close to their original wild species, dogs like rots, chows, huskies, mals, rhodesian ridgebacks, etc. They are a lot of work, but they are also the best pack members you can have. Good work with your mal, she sounds like a wonderful dog once she adopted you as her alpha.

Resources on this?

If anyone wants to spoil a dog Better getting a tiny Chihuahua at least he won't maul him or someone else. Big dog=big responsibility. For me even the chihuahua must be disciplined. They're dogs and crave to learn new things and get directions.

​@Adianodelih No. No. all Dogs need proper training. Small dogs too, we can't allow them to act unroly. People already judge small dogs for being untrained... which is the humans fault. I have worked many dogs, and chihuahuas are some of the smartest little dogs I have worked with. Also, there's a story of a women losing her leg over a chi bite because she got a bacteria infection from her dog. So small dogs being nippy can be dangerous.

That's true, bite not equal

"He’s not my friend" "Man's best friend"

Idk if thats dominance or just being a jackass. At least for this particular example.

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LOL 🤣 but also....🧐 hope you paid attention to this video xD

Lol Omg

Seriously? The first time? Have you only just got internet where you live?

That's nearly every breed

@@absolutelyfookinnobody2843 Way different with malamutes, i have a Bear at home - the most dominant of his litter and most dogs I've met. Malamutes are so Punk and always have an invisible middle digit pointing at you if you don't train them well and show who's boss. My other dogs have been a walk in the dog park and I've had a dominant male before.

@@wickedlilly05 lol someone who has never had a malamute will always say "they're like any other breed" LOLL - oh boy are they wrong. I have one, and he's still challenging me for dominance 3years in. I playfully wrestle him and sit on him to assert dominance every now and then

@@harshil92 Yeah i hear that alot. I do the same, i have too. Just a while back he nipped my hand bc i was giving him food in front of him and went back with the hand to pull out some lint or something to see what it was - he thought i was going to steal his food that I've just given him, bc dog logic. So i gave him a grab around the nose and tackled him on the floor to the side and put my hand around his neck as a bite, and he now immediately surrenders and knows what up and what he did wrong in those situations. To anyone not owning a mal this may sound horrifying or like animal abuse but after 1 second of letting go of them it's like it never happened - besides being the most loving and sweet cuddly puddle of floof-love, they also are arrogant manipulative little opportunists, great actors and tough as nails. Them giving up/following commando is more like they training you "Ok human i got this game, i "give in now" and you think you won and let me go, i got you.. stupid two legged twat.." 😂 they are the dog equivalent of testosterone boys playing wrestling and bleeding without even noticing- until mom gives them a good scolding and they pretend to care and feel ashamed - just to go at it again within a few minutes 😂👍🏼

@@absolutelyfookinnobody2843 you have no idea what your talking about. Malamutes are very different dogs.

Well said

Yep this positive reinforcement is truly a pack of shit.

@@danielletracyann interesting that you say that. So you train only negatively with your dog then? How would you feel if you were at a new job learning and the trainer only told you you are doing everything wrong constantly with no real guidance on how to do it correctly?

@@danieljohnson7886 actually if I was at a job and doing something wrong I would like to be told. When I do something right I would like to know as well. You don’t get a trophy for doing shitty. Sorry. Praise the dog when they have good behavior

@@danieljohnson7886 you reinforce positive behavior not negative.

And that doesn't give you a clue that the 'dominance model' doesn't work? Why do you have to keep reinforcing your dominance? Have you ever thought about training instead of 'dominating'?

@@Graeme758 Showing the dog who's in charge only happens when the dog belligerently tries to show dominance. And that just means doing training of the dominant dog. Otherwise the other dogs will also gradually begin to do whatever they want until it's just not practical. And you seem a bit presumptuous.

@@Graeme758 He is right, you have no idea..

​@@Graeme758 If you have a dog that "tries it on" stopping that and reminding it that you are in charge is part of training. It's not the only part of training. Done properly it's something that is only needed very infrequently and not much. We had a terrier type dog that loved my wife dearly but didn't think I needed to exist. She had him before she met me. He was polite enough at first, and after I toilet trained him and taught him sit, stay, come he was allowed in the house. Everyone else said he was untrainable. 40 minutes with the Christmas ham and he was good. However he still didn't think I was important at all and would occasionally try to dominate me. To be clear we could play, we could even wrestle and everything was fine. I didn't need him to love me the way he loved my wife, that's his choice. As an example he was on the bed just chilling and I moved him so I could get into bed. He growled at me. Not a playful growl, an aggressive growl and bared teeth. He didn't think I should be permitted to move him. I changed my entire demeanour and went from gently shifting him to grabbing him, using the command tone at full volume with a "no!" and a smack on the ass. Not hitting him to hurt him, just enough impact that he could feel the threat, no actual pain. Then he was grabbed and forcibly taken outside and locked outside for a minute or two. The whole first part of that happened in about 7 seconds. He knew he had fucked up. After being locked out I let him back in and his demeanour had changed. He was wary but he wasn't afraid. I did a training session with sit, stay, come including treats and praise as soon as he came in. You could actually see him working it out. He realised he wasn't in trouble, I wasn't going to hold a grudge but that dominant behaviour was not ok. I was the boss and I wouldn't tolerate crap like that from him, trying it would not end well. 3 minutes after it started it was over and he was back on the bed getting patted. We still played, still wrestled, had a great time. Every few years though you could tell he was thinking of himself as superior to me and he'd try something like it again I could see it build up over a few weeks each time. After that first time though all I needed to do was use the big boy voice to remind him of my place and very occasionally put him outside for a minute. Now remember this is like 4 events spaced over 8 years. The rest of the time it was all positive re-enforcement all play time all happy. I've not needed to do it with any of the other dogs we've had and we only get middle age rescues with behaviour issues as a rule.

yo i need ur help, my dog has been caged for almost 3 years because he is very wild, i really want to free him but i dont know where to start, should i train him or something? im a pretty skinny 14y.o dude so idk if thats a smart move 😭 my parents wont do a fucking thing about it so i really want to be the one taking action here, any tips?

@@roviccc4655 Start slow. It doesn't matter how skinny you are, you aren't trying to beat him up you are trying to help him. Let him know that. Start off just chilling near his cage. If he goes wild, don't back down just stay chill. Pull out a book and read it until he calms down. When he calms down then you give him a treat, like a nice piece of meat. Take a break and come back later and see how close you can get before he goes wild then stop and wait for him to calm down and give him another treat. Eventually he will see you as a friend trying to help and you can start getting him used to wearing a leash and collar. Once he stays calm for that you can start walking him around the room, then the house, then outside etc. If he hasn't been outside in 3 years expect him to bark at and want to run up to everything and everyone. Don't let him. As soon as he starts to be not chill, get his attention back on you. Make him realize that you are in control of the situation, and you expect him to behave and be calm.

lol this is abuse. manhandling any animal like this is abuse.

@@ThePenguin369 Fallacy of definition. "Abuse" is a very vague term. Use a specific definition of the word before you argue that something may be abuse, because your interpretation of abuse may be different than someone else's interpretation.

@@fructosecornsyrup5759 physically manhandling anyone, be it animal or man in this manner is abusive. its painful, scary and confusing. you can consider abuse by comparing the use of pinning in other animals.. would you do it, would you get fucked up. would you pin humans involuntarily to get your point across with no fear of repercussions either by law or by counter attack.. and no all animal have emotions, this isn't anthropromorsism to compare this crap. yet on the other hand, balanced trainers always use human emotions to excuse their actions.. the dog is spoiled, bratty, stubborn etc. its contradictory.

That must've been a brutally, entertaining exchange. Good on you man. We owe it to our dogs to raise them right.

see tho i wonder if them people made that opinion when seeing people like Cesar Millan, cause he is a whack job and i can see why people would not like his "be the boss" methods, when he uses violence and intimidation to try lower the violence of a dog, I've never seen dogs get so stressed out for so long compared to any other trainer videos, like this video is trying to point out, violence and dominance are two wildly different things and cesar needs to understand that

@@bomboclaat1509 is Cesar even still dog training? I hope not. Ur right..he is wack job.

im really sorry you dont understand behaviour and how to be a decent human being.

@@backrack01 yes pinning dogs down is wack. this is why we desperately need regulation its stomach churning.

Yes! They are and can be good dogs but dominance is HUGE. They are especially domineering and fight, other dogs of the same gender. Not a great pack dog in a home. Can be though. But yes they are not for beginners at all. They will gently try and assert their own, mine does at least. Where he "kindly" doesn't respond or move quickly. Or he isn't quick with it. He will try and demand attention, not move away etc. Never a growl or bite with humans but that stuff galore. So you gently do it back. He did one day attack my standard. Unprovoked. As my standard didn't cower to him. Tried to ask for space and they fought. I realize it was exhibitions of Behaviors bear shows to the doberman here. Always trying to be assertive or Confodent, dominant. But never physical or even vocal. But then one day he was physical and not a spat. Full latch and tried to shake. Thankfully no serious harm. As my standard though 30lbs lighter, held his own and they are a tougher dog than media portrays. But still. Two punctures ND blood. But my standard also tore his jowel and leg. They are ok now.

Would that apply to Huskies and Husky mixes?

Malmutes are not Nordic

Thanks for telling us. I have never owned any pet before but i wanted to get a malamute after watching other youtubers. I feel that a Mal would be too much of a dog for someone like me who have zero experience with dogs.

Bro how are malamutes Nordic?

@@solideomusical Yes.

It is impossible to use 100% methods of positive training. Positive doesnt mean good, and negative training doesn’t imply bad things happening.

@@AnaLightForEver It's just a fancy catchphrase they mean force free trainers. If you control the entire environment and isolate the dog in a room like a zoo monkey or theme park fish you can do force free training with a clicker only all day long. Just like with those orca's in captivity they like to use as an example of force free training methods.

@@notifysend1015 I think I didn’t understand what you mean. That 100% positive training = Force free?

@@AnaLightForEver Yeah they mean force free when they say positive only. It's disingenuine to call it positive only because they use negative punishment like with holding food instead of positive punishment by popping the leash. Anyway the positive only/force free method is handicapped because they only rely on positive reinforcement and negative punishment. As opposed to the balanced method which relies on both positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.

@@notifysend1015 I see, I understand now. I tend to work with my dog 80% positive and 20% negative (kinda)

such a great comment

no rant, I have adopted rescued Malamutes and Siberian Huskies without the basics training done on them then had to work hard to train them to good dogs.

Your comment about malamutes and other large dominant dogs showing up again and again at shelters, only to be adopted and returned again and again, is spot on. Our local wonderful rescue has multitudes of these type of dogs up for adoption or looking to be rehomed. It breaks my heart. There are more of these dogs needing good homes than there are knowledgeable, firm owners willing to take them. Please spay and neuter your animals. And adopt only after you've researched whether you and the dog are a good match in temperament and activity level.

Well expressed

1st508airborne he has a lot of good info and training

@@SeenTheLight0 that guy is amazing!

That would be a Jack Russell

Just use your psychic power to control them.

yeo

Sometimes you need to pin your dog on it's back to show who's boss

@@furlonggg1 bruh if you tried to pin my any of dogs on their back I think my entire pack (Pitchow, Newfoundland, & St Bernard who collectively weigh a 1/4 ton or ~500 pounds) of otherwise friendly dogs would actually rip your throat out and tear you to shreds…. At least, if they didn’t, I would

@@MrAM4D3U5 sure Bob

@@MrAM4D3U5 sure... lol

@@MrAM4D3U5 that's entirely fine, unless they are indoor pet dogs, in which case they should never, under ANY circumstance, attack a family member, and it needs to know that.

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Amogus

i couldnt agree more

So you are saying that I should displace you and put you on your side?

@@shawnieleaf2277 yes please do that to him to show your dominance

Thank you, my husband is the same way as your wife. He babies the dogs, the dogs get up in his space when he eats, pulls him when walking, overall not being dominant but just being very rude to him because they know they won't get corrected. With me, I don't mind letting them walk ahead, but they don't pull, they don't rush out the front door, and when I eat, they stay out of my personal bubble. Our female is still stubborn (we adopted her, she's a senior and she acts like an old lady), and I'm still working with her on some things, but overall they're pretty good dogs. I just wish my husband wouldn't let them be rude with him. Then he wonders why when he tells them to do something, they won't do it.

Yeah, imagine that you have to yank your child's jumper to make them sit down to eat dinner. Getting physical is never an answer. Despite what people think, positive reinforcement training is not about treats. It's about building trust. If your dog trusts that you will never abuse your power. If they think that you treat them fairly and provide all conditions for them to thrive, they'll have no problem to follow your lead.

I wonder if you’d think the same for a cane corso trying to bite you or your kid

@@alwayshangrygirl463 comparing raising a child to raising a dog? SMH!

@@artw7 dogs have intelligence of 3 yo child. It's a fact

@@alwayshangrygirl463 ditto to Andrew

How is your pup doing? This is like our situation only our GSD is younger! I see the dominance though and I refuse to let him run the house 🤣

He listens to you better and loves your husband more? You are the alpha, your husband is a pack mate and social animals and pack animals have a pecking order, they're allowed to play with pack mates, but never do they do that to the alpha male/female unless invited.

I have a male GSD puppy and he listens to my husband but with me? He tries to assert dominance and mouths me way too much 😂

I have 2 Akitas and my youngest is super mouthy too!

I was wondering about this as well...I have a puppy Akita and he mouths a lot

@@primetimemagic15 When you come home they greet you by mouthing, we used to have a soft toy by the door, give the dog the toy and they hold it in their mouth (instead of mouthing your hands) while having a love and stroke to say hello. Great dogs, unique in their ways. Punishment doesn't work, you must be patient with them. If you correct an Akita with a smack they just shut down....gets you nowhere. You say 'sit'...and they will, but in their own time. Be calm with them. My Dutch shepherd sits instantly and looks at me waiting for commands. An Akita says, "I will sit, but what do I get out of it?" 😂🤣😂 Lost her 4 yrs ago now, miss her terribly, 13yrs old when she passed.

My Akita was like a teddy bear after he realized I was in control as a puppy he was very stubborn but I won I miss him so much I want another one they are great dog’s if you know how to handle them

Does this guy have any videos with Akitas?

Dogs don't view human beings as other dogs, they can tell the difference. You are using compulsion to train the dog. The dog doesn't "respect" you, it fears you and is stressed by your erratic behavior. You can use tools that plenty of balanced trainers use like e collars to train compulsively, or you can use them to reinforce already known behaviors to proof them. The ladder is much more effective and humane.

@@hunterurban5465 Hi Hunter! 😃 I'm not saying that dogs Necessarily see us as other dogs but they definitely see us as part of their family. When they lick your face and try to smell your crotch And show their belly to you And try to follow you to the bathroom, Those are all behaviors that they perform with other dogs and pack members. Furthermore, dogs tend to imprint on whoever raises them ❤❤ If you raise a monkey or a bird from birth, They see you as their mother/father regardless of how you look, and they're going to perform grooming acts like they would on a member of their species because you are seen as a member of their family. By you saying that me using the EXACT same training that the mother dog would use on her pups, or other dogs would use with each other, is somehow inhumane, you're effectively saying that a mother dog is evil and inhumane with her puppies And that dogs are inhumane with each other, and in their world, that is usually not the case. 🙂 I love animals and I think It's amazing that they all have different ways of communicating and it's so much more simple than the human way of communicating 🤗 If people are getting an animal and they are not willing to attempt to communicate using the animals language, then they should not have the animal. It's no different than getting a carnivorous animal in forcing it to be vegan Because they think it's more humane

@@Alteori It literally has been proven time and time again to not be true. You can't exactly argue against facts with anecdotal evidence. So to dominate your dog then do you hump it? Do you also pin it down by the neck and bite it? Do you snap at your dog! Lick your lips when you play with them to show you're still just playing? That's how they do it to each other, so by your logic that's how you should communicate to them and show them you're dominant 🤷‍♀️ It is inhumane, because it's literally a fact the dog is not viewing you the same way it views another dog. Look into compulsion based training, that's exactly what's happening when you "dominate" your dog. They have no concept of what you're doing and are complying how they think they should to avoid being uncomfortable

​@@hunterurban5465 No I don't do those other things bc I don't need to but I'm not going to sit and argue with you. That's not my intention. What works for some dogs doesn't work for all just like with kids. The shiba needed a much firmer hand than the other dogs. SHE ALMOST KILLED my smaller dog and we live on a very busy street. As a pet mom, I do what need to make sure my babies are safe. If their mothers do the same thing, and I have raised her from 8 weeks, so I am her mother, then what is inhumane about it? I love my babies more than anything and using the mother dog style got immediate results. Not weeks upon weeks of training. Between those weeks of training, what if she attacked and killed my smaller one? What if she got loose and got hit by a car. I didn't take a knife to her neck or kick her or abuse her. I literally did what mother dogs do and less because I did not use teeth or lie down with my weight on her. If dogs did not see us as one of their pack members, they wouldn't try to lick our lips, sniff our asses and want to be everywhere with us. Whatever animal raises another animal, they usually see them as their mom. I think the best thing we can do for our babies is discipline them and if you have a diff way of doing it that works for you? Go for it. The common way worked for my pomchi and for boxerpit. For the shiba and a rottie, it did not. And I'm sorry, but in a quick moment when one dog is lunging for the throat of a smaller dog she can kill, I'm going to do the quickest thing to stop that action and to teach that is unacceptable. I did the mother dog pin, and WORKED INSTANTLY AND NO OTHER ATTACKS. She also comes when called and it has saved her life. You're free to disagree but that's it. We're just going to argue in circles. Have a great day though and I do appreciate your input.

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A Blue Heeler generally has some wild dog/Dingo in their background. They are clever and will dominate if you let them.

Dominance techniques in training is the main reason why dogs attack their owners. When you put your dog in a compromised position, you break their trust and gradually they start hating you more and more. And one day they snap. Or if you have a more timid dog, they get depressed. Dominance works quickly, but not effective on a long run. I wouldn't trust a trainer who has to repeat "come" 3 times and the dog doesn't come to him anyway 🤣 Positive reinforcement training is not about treats at all. It's about building trust. And it's about setting clear boundaries and being consistent with them. If you allowed your dog on the sofa even once, but then you get pissed when you see him on your sofa, then you're not very consistent, are you? And whose fault is that? Yours! Stop blaming a dog in being dominant, blame yourself in being inconsistent and not spending enough time training and socialising. If your dog trusts you, he/she will have no problem following you and working for you for your approval.

@alan are you watching episodes from 20 years ago? Victoria publicly apologised for being wrong. www.google.com/search?q=victoria+stilvel+husky+updated&oq=victoria+stilvel+husky+updated&aqs=chrome..69i57.11930j0j4&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8# here's the video of her apology. You're stuck in the past and use methods that were proven ineffective. Even the inventors if dominance theory apologised publicly for bring wrong. And you're stuck in the past.

@alan I didn't say anything about him walking into the dog, but he yanks the collar like no tomorrow. It causes spine injuries, you cretin. There're KZhead trainers who use shock collars and call it ok. Are you gonna support them too? Maybe this guy used them too, idk and idc. Because he yanked the dog and he said "come" three times and 2 dogs ignored him. Yeah, he's a fantastic trainer, carry on. He's just like Victoria Stilwell (sardonic cough)

@alan during one video he yanked that dog at least 20 times. Do you call it occasional? And the dog didn't even listen! It's obvious that this trainer doesn't know anything about dogs and doesn't give a f. Victoria never claimed that one day will change your dog. She always said that training is a continuous process. You must repeat it every day. If you don't understand how dogs work, don't get one.

@alan recall from 2 metres away is one of the first things that you train. It's as easy as training a dog to sit and takes 15 min. No dominance needed and a dog should return after being called ONCE. By repeating an action command several times you teach your dog not to listen to you first time. Only commands like "wait" and "stay" are repeated several times to motivate the dog not to take action. But then the number of repetition is reduced to one, until breaking the still action is permitted. If you want a dog to take action "sit", "heal", "come", "middle", etc, you say it ONCE. Every approved trainer knows it. Which proves that this guy is not an approved trainer and can't train

Yes! Everyone says "dominance theory has been debunked! Being the alpha doesn't work! there is no pack leader!" I'm sorry but countless videos like these show otherwise. No, you shouldn't hit your dog or force them to do everything, but you DO need to be the leader, your dog NEEDS to respect you as the authority figure. Letting them run the show would be like letting a 3yo lead the family.... not going to work out well. Providing structure and discipline is necessary.

Same for CHILDREN, tell them that everything they do is ok and look what kind of person they will become (annoying, care for nobody, cannot help others until forced, selfish, little to no respect, etc) lol! I want a Malamute for doing Malamute things, playing outside, walking, snow sled, etc :)!

@@iseedeathpeoples8522 You are spot on. A lot parents messed up when raising millennials. For gods sakes why didn't anyone learn from that because they are raising Gen Z the same

What did you do if your dog didn't obey a command? Did you grab him up and put him in a cage or did you just grab him up? Nobody is saying what you should do after grabbing them up or making them get down etc.

Yea if u follow this dude .. if the dog stares at u .... its dominance

@@Michael-jk3hg how do you correct them from staring at you? Or how do you win the battle so to speak?

@@DoubleDash28 that is stupid in terms of starring. He is right about not moving but the dog should be watching you all the time so it can know where you want it to do. The more attention the dog gives you the better, especially if you want them off leash.

@@bornfree8073 the guy specifically said it stares at other dogs until they submit

@@bornfree8073 the guy isnt right about anything ffs

It's really not. My malamute is nothing like this as I trained him early. All that looked like was a dog that didn't train having his collar grabbed and he literally lifted him by it. No wonder that dog snapped. So stupid.

@@NastjaPungracic nope.

Akita as a first? Impressive and bald 👍

Seriously do not listen to this guy he really knows very little I have 4 Akita's myself and what you don't want is to "fight" you're Akita like this dude does. Earn your Akita's respect when you have that training is so much easier Akita's are stubborn and a big challenge one of the reasons we love the breed so much.

@@rachaelmcnamara3404 ive had my akitas respect from day one. Our communication transcends traditional or modern methods. Ive incorporated some of this guys techniques and some from others. I truly don’t think I’ll ever have another dog like this guy. He’s just so special in my heart and the feeling is mutual clearly because he respects everything and anything I say to him. Of course he’s stubborn but when I truly mean something serious he always listens.

Same!! Anytime I try to train my husky everyone else in the house just lets him do whatever he wants and because of it he’s getting harder and harder to walk outside and to train in the house😤

im sorry but you are wrong. we can train ANY animal with +R. any of them. why is it only limited by people's lack of problem solving? dominance isn't a behavior either. dogs get more and more aggressive/assertive/insecure cos of the handling methods not due to lack of it...

@@ThePenguin369 In 90% of instances, I’d agree with you. But unfortunately, that’s not always the case. I’ve very rarely had to correct dogs. I try to avoid it if at all possible. But in the rare cases I’ve had to use any sort of correction, I’ve always gotten positive results long term consistently. And in those cases, it was when an owner came to me desperate because every other trainer they’d been to turned them away or told them to euthanize because their dog was “untrainable”. I’m talking about dogs with severely maladaptive behaviors who don’t respond well to food, play, or praise no matter how much we set them up for success or how much we limit stimuli. Dogs for whom medication was either not an option or ineffective and who could not be helped with veterinary care. When it comes right down to it, if all else fails, sometimes you have to correct when it’s a matter of life and death. I would prefer a dog be a little annoyed that they can’t kill another animal or person than hurting someone or getting euthanized. It’s all about correcting correctly. If you do it wrong (and it’s very difficult to do right) you can absolutely set a dog back and make the problems worse. That’s why I generally never encourage owners to correct unless I am confident that they know how and when to do it because if your timing is off for even a moment, it can have serious repercussions. As for this particular trainer in this video, I’m not a fan of his methods. I think his attitude and technique is all wrong and will end up doing more harm than good in the long run. But I do agree that sometimes correcting is necessary, however rare. There is no one size fits all for all dogs. They’re all different and their training needs to be tailored to fit them and set them up for success. But in most instances, I agree that positive training is the way to go.

@@LauraHorrorshow i was finding myself agreeing with you there, but the fact you used medical conditions as the reason to suggest its ok to use punishment - not correct, its punishment - is disturbing tbh. its the same mindset that allows people to use shock devices on children for their own good cos they cannot help harming themselves... because thats the only way they can get their needs met cos nobody else is providing the needs for them. genetics and health problems are NOT a reason to harm animals/people more than others and its pure ableism.

@@ThePenguin369 I’m not sure where you got that idea from what I said. Maybe I didn’t word it correctly, but what I was saying was BARRING any medical conditions, as in there is nothing wrong with the dog that a vet can point to and say that it’s a medical, genetic, or neurological problem, etc. Only when all other causes for severely maladaptive behavior are ruled out and all other methods fail do I resort to correction, of course. I thought that was clear, but I apologize if it wasn’t. I will say, however, that I don’t much appreciate the accusation or insinuation that I’m an abuser or some kind of monster when I’ve been nothing but civil and matter of fact in discussing my own personal experiences and my reasons for utilizing the techniques I use. Just because somebody doesn’t agree with your stance 100% doesn’t mean they’re a villain. Anyone involved in dog training got into it because they love, care about, and are passionate about dogs and their welfare. We may not all agree on what the best methods are, but we all do what we feel is best for the well being of the dogs in our care, at least in most cases. I’m sure there are some legitimate sociopaths out there just in dog training to hurt animals, but in my experience, those are few and far between. If a trainer has bad information, I may do my best to show them the evidence or discuss my own experience with whatever it may be, and I can hope they will do their due diligence and take an unbiased look at what I have to say, but they may still disagree with me and have their own reasons for doing so. I can think it’s cruel or harmful or ineffective, but then again, who knows? There’s always a chance that I could be wrong. I don’t have all the answers. All I know is what I have researched and what I have seen with my own eyes, but I am always open to having my mind changed if I’m shown sufficient evidence to make me doubt my beliefs. There’s also the possibility that many things can be true at once. But we won’t know until we exchange our ideas and thoughtfully consider all points of view. There are as many opinions as there are trainers and we can all potentially learn from each other if we’re open to having constructive and civil discussions. If one assumes ill intent or villainy before understanding another’s point of view, it doesn’t accomplish anything except create negativity between people who have the same goal; to better the lives of dogs. I can certainly understand the passion and the urge to vent frustration when you believe someone is mistreating an animal, but it’s important to remember that our first instincts aren’t always right. I believe we should always strive to come together for the betterment of dogs, not sabotage cooperation between those with different ideas. I respect your opinion and if it works for you, I think that’s wonderful. But I think it does more for all the dogs in the world when we show each other compassion and understanding first before jumping to conclusions about one another’s characters. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and having a discussion with me.

@@LauraHorrorshow thanks for the detailed response, unfortunately, YT is not very good at being able to share ideas, especially from links outside of their platform. so there's not much I can do to provide easy/accessible evidence for discussions. If you would like to have a decent discussion on the matter I will try better instead of quick responses and provide refs where i can. but for now, i will paste this that i have posted in a conversation elsewhere, recently. please use the letters if you would like to discuss each point further and i can perhaps find specific refs for you: A. social behaviour only really makes 100% sense to others of the same exact species, therefore, you cannot *socially* dominate other species. B. Dominance isn't a behaviour. Hierarchical positions are based on the result of repeated interactions and can differ in any given situation type. C. Dominance theory simplifies behaviours/blames disobedience on 'dominance' instead of probing for more information on why this is the result. D. Animals use social behaviour to AVOID escalation in aggression, not provoke it, 'dominance' battles occur when they cannot resolve the dispute, and we see placation far more, for probably 99% of the time - cos in the wild, it makes no sense to be injured or killed by close family members. D. Blaming behaviour/lack of behaviour on dominance gives the message that you should punish it and put an end to the displayed behaviour. Now we get into the realm of why reducing behaviours affect welfare. E. Reducing normal (or stereotypical) behaviours with + punishment causes stress and PTSD. F. Every species has an array of behaviours used as communication and can use them at any point to avoid confrontation. G. Removing normal behaviours because that's not what YOU want reduces their species-specific social behaviour repertoire. H. By doing this, you dull their response of their emotional states, dogs often stated they are calm cos they don't move or show any overt behaviour (learned helplessness/habituation) it can be downright dangerous and explosive when they finally do crack. I. Stress affects health directly by impacting the immune system, animals treated this way simply don't live as long on average, unfortunately. J. Stress and PTSD can have a culmination effect on the genome and lead to the next generations to being born with those PTSD symptoms, ie animals subjected to overuse of punishment pass that same fear response in their offspring (even their offsprings offspring etc..)and they will likely have the same response and be punished for the same thing.. and on it goes. Not claiming anything for definite, just piecing together some things: K. Some studies show this epigenetic-genetic PTSD problem can affect genes associated with social behaviour and can cause ASD like symptoms... Generational trauma could have links to neurology and neuro-diversities. L. Also know that in people raised by parents with issues with abuse/over use of punishment may develop personality disorders as well. Although there's little evidence for this in animals, they can still be measured by behaviour, attention deficits and neuroticism. Ultimately spreading this idea leads to bad practices, poor decision-making, misinformation due to lack of regulation and being a perfect storm to spread whatever you want with no ethical ceiling to stop you. The abusive reactive behaviour towards animals is not encouraging accountability and problem-solving. Its just extremely damaging, more than people can even fathom.