Our go to strategy for helping reactive and/or aggressive dogs
2017 ж. 20 Мау.
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Here's a brief overview of our basic approach to dealing with reactive, and/or aggressive dog behavior. Don't try this at home! If you have a reactive, and/or aggressive dog, seek help from a qualified professional. For more information about my services, check out my website: kentuckycanine.com/
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Everytime you hit that Stonnie line “ you are a fine animal” I can’t help but smile. You are a fine Dog Trainer. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Thank you for watching!
Stonnie, more folks need to watch your channel. Yeah, you're training dogs, but if folks pay attention they're getting great life lessons. Here we have a man in a serious knee brace, saying "Brace be darned there's work to do, I'm -- literally -- running this course.". You'r a good man sir.... A title fewer men are able to claim, each day.
If my dog got that close to another dog while I was on the bike I’d fly off lol
Love this approach, Stonnie. Calm and relaxed integration. I was admiring such a lovely pack of dogs then the pig walks in, normal as you like 😂
As a fellow professional dog trainer, I just have to say this is a great video. Very well done and your voice is so soothing lol
Thanks for watching!
Love the way Stonnie can use items you would find in a junk pile for his obstacle course. Great adaptation !!
This video is a work of art. It was like watching a master, dance with a dog. I respect you. That was beautiful.
Stonnie IS a MASTER! ❤️❤️❤️
I am SOOOO glad you said that Buddy was not ready for a dog park and probably never would be. I meet a lot of dogs who are deemed fit for dog parks by their rehabbers and these dogs are far to unstable for dog parking. Thank you for being honest and realistic. I think you could manage Buddy in a dog park if you had more time with him, but his owner most definitely isn't up to that task (at the point this video was made, as clearly she had no control over him). Thanks for helping dogs.
I love how you consistently use positive progressive training. I really appreciate how you filmed the progression of Buddy and how much work it took, good job and inspiring.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video!! I thought your methods were genius, chill, and effective. Gonna try this with my beast and see what can be accomplished. The agility course was simple and might be just what I need to create in my backyard. Wish you lived here!
Stonnie, Just watched you “rant”. That isn’t good for you, some people could be pulling your chain. I’ve “trained” all my animals (75 years and still at it), horses, dogs, birds, etc. and along the way I’ve watched many trainers. You are the first no nonsense trainer and the only one I’ve recommended to others. I have a Cavachon, no shedding and she’s lucky my arthritis still allows me to walk her about half a mile a day. We play games, you’ll love this, she brings the dirty clothes to the laundry room from across the house. Another game is hide and seek, she stays in one room and I go in the next and hide a sock then she comes to find it. It’s so much fun but I had to learn what motivated her. Thank you for pointing out how to be happy and how to make my dog happy. You’re very good at what you do and I appreciate the videos. Laurie
I love your training methods Stonnie. only trouble is most people don't have a pack of calm dogs to help them.
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I love your honesty, "be prepared for a certain amount of fit throwing!"
I wish I would have seen this when my dog was still alive. He was a golden retriever/chow combo. Very beautiful and looked more retriever than Chow. Buddy looks very similar to him. I couldn’t walk him around other dogs. Unfortunately, he looked cuddly so everyone wanted to pet him, esp kids. If I dared to say he wasn’t friendly to other dogs or children, I would get the nastiest looks. Even in places that weren’t off leash, there would always be an owner who didn’t have a leash and the dog would make a beeline to my dog. I loved him so much, but it was very stressful.
This is wonderful... having a dog aggressive dog is so stressful.. it's so hard to enjoy that dog...
Yes, it's tough...
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This gives me hope for my dogs
If you have a local training club you should join. Check the AKC listings. I'm loving my local club and it provides a LOT of opportunity to meet different, under control dogs. My neighborhood dogs just made the issue worse by being reactive.
I love the bar fight analogy..lol...Stonnie is so common-sense oriented.
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Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power
Do you ever go the other way around the obstacle course? I did, my dog just got too set in the one way, so to add to the brain work, I took him the opposite way around our obstacles, then I let the kids out to play and added all the other distractions back into the mix.. I don't have a pig, got 'feral' stray cats...With the dogs barking at us from behind a fence, I talk to the dog owner and explain I'm training my dog and want to train their dog too. My dog and I will walk past the fence, or sit down in the middle, I want them to ignore all their dog's noise. When their dog stops fussing, and my dog is calm, I'll chuck a treat over the fence and give my dog cuddles and a treat. I've never met a dog 'over the fence' who doesn't quickly work out that quiet brings good stuff from over the fence and it makes for a happier owner who isn't so stressed by a barking dog.
You even brought out the pig 😆. I love your training. I have a rescued foster akita that needs training. I don't have money to spend on the dog so I am working with what I got. Thanks for the tips so I can try to get this akita get adopted. Salute
I can understand why Stonie would say this dog probably never will be able to do the dog parking thing...but I took a much more reactive dog than this dog and turned her into a dog safe for any dogpark. It took a muzzle...I was really glad to see Stonie employ and show us how to get the dog used to the muzzle, the steps needed to get the dog used to other dogs and how the dog was safe around other dogs. The catch is...I had to take my dog EVERY day for a few months, and I didn't take that muzzle off until I saw that she was relaxed, not defensive or reactive to other dogs, and wasn't trying to be dominant over other dogs, either. She learned that she had that lower jaw stabilized and we had her in a fairly consistent group of dogs. It took a lot for me to take off the muzzle, but 3 months into the project, she showed that consistent training pays off. The key here was there were NO dogs that had aggressive tendencies or played so rough that they could hurt her. As well, I happened to have another dog who was quite dominant and would distract any dog that came up to my muzzled dog that might have been there to cause trouble. Here is where the owner would have to stay close to their muzzled dog or make the dog stay close enough that they could rely on the handler to help with protection.
That was a fantastic video. I wish you lived in my area I would hire you in a second to work with my dogs. I have made some really good progress but cannot seem to close the deal. I wish I had a controlled environment like you have. That property you have is like heaven on earth.
Have you seen his new property?
Love your videos!!! I'm pumped just listening to you! 👍
You sir are a one hell of a good trainer!
Squeezer Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank YOU for taking the time to share on such a professional level of training and video production!
@@StonnieDennis What a fantastic demonstration of great dogmanship. Just out of interest what was the aptoximate timeline on Buddy's progress? From your video it almost looked like ovenight magic 😂
@@dorkatomankova5132 Thank you. I believe he was here around a month or so; maybe a bit longer.
@@StonnieDennis Wow! That's very impresive for the state he was in to start with. Thank you for super fast reply. Take care
I love it- those are some lucky dogs. I wish all dogs had homes& people who loved& cared for them like that. He makes it look so easy too. He's an incredible guy who loves what he does& it shows🐾🐾
Awesome video Stonnie!! Thank you for sharing great info!!
Parfaitement admirative de votre travail et de votre connaissance de la psychologie des chiens !
Awesome video man. As a dog trainer myself, that's my kind of training.
Love your course!!
Excellent, positive, training!!
Great video. Great points made. Respect bro
Even after all this time, this is the best strategy video I have found on all of youtube. A perfect guideline on how to break this cycle of dog isolation and improve reactive / aggressive behaviour over time. So tired of all the videos showing a single session and claiming to have magically fixed the dog. Thanks Stonnie
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed our video. I’m right there with you concerning fake content producers passing off fake results.
great video!
As always an excellent teaching tool. TY for sharing your knowledge.
Stonnie, very fine points! Good for Buddy!
This is a great video! I've been watching everything I can get my hands on for my new adopted dog.
This video made me so happy! Thank you for this. This is very encouraging as I own an aggressive dog similar to Buddy so will try to implement some of these exercises with mine.
Been Training dogs several decades in all venues. Love Your Honest Straight forward Style . You are a wonderful Trainer
This is amazing. Thank you for this
I am so happy I found this video. This is the best advice/approach video I have ever seen . Subscribed
THANK YOU! This is VERY HELPFUL video and informative information and training for me is an area I need to work on with my reactive rescue - a two year old Lab/Staffy. I have a reactive rescue that I have been training and working with for the past year. She spent her first life in a shelter and came to me with ZERO experiences. I've been working to desensitize her to loud and "scary" things like; our loud Kirby sweeper, getting in and out of the car, fast moving vehicles, trucks/garbage trucks, motorcycles, motel push carts, wheel barrels, leaf blowers/lawn mowers, large boats being hauled by on large trailer by beeping carts, motorized fast moving bikes and everything else we see around our condo that is situated on a BUSY bike path. She is doing quite well considering how scared and reactive she was just a year ago. I don't see my girl being ready to run in the dog park either BUT we have been working with a trainer and her super chill dog in front of the dog park and she has done well by keeping her busy with walking briskly, commands and treats. In the meantime, I have taught her many basic commands like sit, stay, come, wait (at the crosswalk) leave it, "calm girl" shake paw, no, yes, lie down and crawl etc. We are both always learning here!
This video gives me hope for my boy!
Great informative video! Thank you so much for your calm, positive training with a focus on physical activity, mental stimulation & safety. Love your down to earth style and explanations! This is one of the best training videos I've seen.
Excellent vid Stoney.
Spot on training!
I loved this video! So good! One of my favorites!!!
Incredible video, your gestures are even making me comfortable!
Thank you for a great video full of common sense. I like your approach. : )
This is a wonderfully informative video on the subject. Very good editing and camera work, too.
I'm looking forward to your 1 million viewers because the knowledge here is priceless while,ironically, free. That more many educated dog owners makes a better place for all. Thanks Stonnie, your efforts are applicable and beautiful, I appreciate them.
Wow I really love this channel!
Look at the focus of this dog!!! Sooo good!!!!! And you’re so encouraging 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well organized, thoughtful presentation. And fair to the dog. Well done.
This was such a positive approach. Look at buddy shine!
OH MY GOSH! I LOVE THIS and you! No, seriously. LOVE. Your tone, your patience, your smarts (and your facility is a huge testimony to all of that and more!). Don't mean to gush but I've been a trainer for a very long time and I see LOTS of trainer videos and I know a great trainer when I see one and you are the real deal. Thanks for sharing this!
Uncommon dog sense. I don't even have a dog (yet) and I'm glued to this video!
Awesome work with this dog Stonnie, You make it look easy. Good to see what Ely looks like. Keep it up fellas
Wonderful video. Enjoyed listening to thought process while you were working with the dogs. Thanks for your posting.
Great video Stony!
Your an incredible trainer
I just lost my Cappy (Captain Noodle) after near having him as a companion for 17 yrs. The only thing relieving my pain right now is watching your videos in anticipation of getting a new pup. I appreciate your gentleness and respect and realize after being a dog owner for 30 yrs that I still have much to learn. Thank you.
17! Wow, ma'am, you obviously did a great job with your late friend. I hope you have a happy new dog-friend now. 🐶
Excellent video! Kudos, also, for your humility in stating that this is one way, not the only way, and that every dog and situation is different. So important to remember with all animals, not just dogs (and, frankly, humans too).
Wow, great video, thank you so much for posting!
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful, good spirit video. Thank you! My now 1y10m dog has always been reactive to other dogs, nothing else. I've trained her since the beginning and we've reached quite a good level already (I understand the progress is as fast as my own progress/skills as the trainer -- as this is my first dog). There's still work to do though. Sometimes the reaction lights up faster than I'm able to see the cause or to react to it. But as said, we're getting better day by day, I believe so. And your great video shows again how positive and firm training pays off. :)
Beautiful, beautiful dogs!! Amazing video.
Thank you!
Interesting, informative, straight talking & honest. Am addicted to watching!
Thank you for your strategy! I will do my best to keep my dogs busy like that😁
This is amazing and really helpful. My pitty and I needed help with some extra tips. 🐾
Great video! One of the most easily understood dog training videos I've ever watched. I like how it really DEMONSTRATES how to develop that relationship with the dog using physical activity strategy. Very matter of fact, and makes sense to keep the dog busy. Also like how it addresses that the dog is not going to be perfect every time and how to address it with calmness or using a muzzle just in case. I have to add that I most enjoyed watching the loving interactions between Stonnie and Buddy! I feel like I better understand what it means to be in control and gain your dog's trust.
Hey Stonnie I just wanna check in with some love and appreciation from Scandinavia. I enjoy every single video of yours, and would like til thank you for the time and effort you put in to these! Thank so very much, give all the dogs a hug and i hope to see you one day in Denmark, my house will always be open. Dog paws and high fives!
Mads Hald Thanks for watching!
Love this video! My Heeler/Rottweiler mix is a wonderful dog while we're settled at home - otherwise she is very vocal and reactive, also exorbitantly excited when anyone knocks on a door. I've been looking for some help and this is a big one! Thanks Stonnie and I've been binging you're other content!
Yes, this is an awesome video. I will definitely be employing your methods with my German Shepherd. I've been searching for a video to show me strategies for curbing his aggression, but I've found that none of the videos out there are very specific. Thank you for this!
Wise, realistic and generous dog training--as ever--Stonnie!
I just stumbled across this video trying to find help for my normally well-behaved 3-year old mutt who has been having some recent trouble with aggression toward other dogs at the park. I have to say I'm excited to try some of what you mentioned and am hopeful that it will work. You have gained a follower, keep up the good work!
Loved this technique 👍👏👏
One of the best dog trainers on this youtube.... and the most pleasant to listen to. Thanks!
Thank you for giving dogs a second chance!!
Brilliant. Really good advice and you showed the process of training.
Thank you!
Wow!! Thank you so much. I will try with my 1 year old Vizlas!!
Great hints! Have been working with an adoptee that has a couple of questionable issues. This will help. Thanks 😊
This was helpful and I will try this Technic with my 10 year old adopted male, Billie - Thank you
I do like Stonnie's methodology and execution.
Love you bro! As a professional dog trainer it so refreshing to see great results with no force and no crazy collars! Plus you are quite amusing! keep those videos coming!
Thank you so much Mr Stonnie for this great video! Very informative and well organized. So glad I stumbled upon it while searching for ideas in dealing with my dog's leash aggression. I must have viewed the video at least half a dozen times to internalize the nuggets of ideas you shared... Just ten days ago, I started a structured exercise based training program with my dog. We've been training everyday since then. It's still early but from what I see so far, it's very promising - in training my dog (and me). BTW, I love watching your other videos as well. What fun it is to see all the dogs roaming around in your pasture, in addition to learning from an expert. Thank you much for creating these videos and sharing your knowledge!
adaphotobug Thanks for watching! I really enjoy the positive feedback! It makes me super happy when these videos make a positive difference, no matter how small.
Thank you again. I have been following your channel for some time now. It is starting to click now why you use that small challenges course. I will hold off on the shock collar by incorporating your method. Thank you again! God Bless. :D
excellent strategy! thank you... hopefully this will work for my Molly.
Stoninie The GOAT Trainer! Many thanks for sharing your infinite wisdom!
captainofc34 Well, I'm far from the GOAT dog trainer, but thanks for the compliment. I really appreciate the positive feedback!
Bravo!! Great exercise..
Well done !
Awesomeness love the video Looking forward to more training videos. I lost my baby girl on the 13th. My doctor told me to get another puppy as soon as I feel up to it. I'm thinking about a lab. And I am very happy you have so many training videos. I was totally unprepared for the energy of a Border Collie and Australian Kelpie mix. But, my Chicky was one in a million that loved the world of cats and dogs. I am thinking a Labrador is a bit more mellow but, I want to be prepared. I did have a Labrador before but, it has been years ago. So I was delighted to see all your training videos for the breed. I also wanted to tell you another reason I love your videos is because you really show the steps needed to each task of teaching. I find some of the other trainers don't think about people like me living in the country without means to get to a puppy class. And, even if I had the means to get out and about there are no such classes anywhere near me. I am a senior lady and the reason I was doing so well with my puppy is we went everywhere together. My care giver would watch her for me while I shopped or had a Dr visit. So we spent all our time together mostly outside rockhounding or playing and walking. She only had one problem my cranky old lady cat. Miss Kitty being alone with me in my diy little house was very jealous and would scratch the puppy anytime I wasn't watching. But, Chicky never really tried to hurt her. Sorry I do talk a lot sometimes. Anyway I am very happy I found you. Ms Michal 🙃☕👍💖
Woooooow! Thank you so much. It really helped me a lot!
Thanks so much!
That was a awesome video thankyou so much
Thank you!
Wow this is so my dog. I need to put in more work and get him more confident and relaxed.
Great! Many thanks.
Thank you so much
This was really insightful. My husky, Memphis is a rescue. He's food aggressive, dog aggression and a resource guarder. I've just finished beginner training classes with him where he'd still (with a job) lunge at other dogs in the class. Been taking him to the dog park regularly for 6 days (with a muzzle on) and finally, I let him go the 7th day. He managed to play fine for 2 hours, but then bit a dog when she'd gotten to close to me (a resource he was guarding/jealous behaviour.) I'm gonna try to incorporate some of the things I saw in this video and see if it helps. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!!
great video
Thank you
This is fantastic. Is there a similar training that can be performed if there isn't a pack (or even on individual) of well-socialized dogs to work with?
This. You politely pointed out the issue. This training is just great... if you have 6 other well socialized dogs and a few other people there to help.... otherwise... welp.
build up play drive with dog & start doing it from a far distance at dog parks, there's more to it than that but it's a relatively similar option (change mindset/association)