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We had a black lab for 14 years. He was a gentle giant of 130 lbs. Didn’t have skin issues, but did have ear issues. He’s been gone now for 3 years. Was the best dog ever. We ( my daughter ) now has 2 husky’s. Beautiful, but not Labs for sure. Still love them to pieces. I absolutely love your channel. I would love to see you do some work with huskies given that’s the breed we now have.

How would you feel if every time you did something wrong (and you didn’t know the right action to take) you got buzzed by a collar around your neck? No pain, or maybe a little pain- a buzz. Then maybe someone yelled the right thing to do at you and you got buzzed again. Think about it. Maybe you were so far away that you couldn’t hear the right command, so you got buzzed. And you knew that meant come back. I can see if it is meant for one action only- come back. But otherwise too confusing and a cause of neurosis.

Random question: Do you train your dogs to leave venomous snakes/toads alone? If so, how? Thanks in advance!

👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 Important question…..I just got a bernedoodle puppy(yes, I know how everyone feels about doodles, lol) Tuck is very sweet, smart and watchful of me and biddable. He very much wants to please at 10 weeks old. As soon as he is fully vax’d in about 2 weeks, I will be taking him on walks in woods/forests on a 30 foot lead. I don’t have anywhere yet to let him be loose, nor am I comfortable with it on public lands. My question is about chewing sticks (and basically mouthing every plant lol) I had a traumatic experience with my lab years ago who choked on a 3-4 inch piece and was becoming lethargic while I was on phone with emergency vet. He finally got it out, but it totally traumatized me to the point I’m extremely fearful of Tuck chewing or even carrying a stick. My stomach literally drops every time he grabs one. Please tell me some truths about dogs and sticks to alleviate my fears! Thank you and I love your channel!

OMG, you are the first trainer on RUclips to confirm what I have been saying about reactive dogs and especially my previous neighbours dog. Yes, they did move because they ended hating all their neighbours who complained about incessant barking and their dog becoming a liability over time. They got this sweet German Shepherd whom I hey thought would be a great guard dog... People think GS dogs are confident, when what I see is most of them are skittish and learn to show aggression to ward off whatever they perceive as a threat. I felt really sorry for this dog, he was left for 8 hours at a time alone outside, in a large cage in the front yard... We are on a road in the woods, it's full of scary sounds and critters, coyotes, bears, etc. Yeah, they were insistent that he was happier outside then stuck inside alone... he became a liability within a year. They took to several trainers who had dubious training approaches: I mean come on, shaking a bottle ful of coins in the dog's face to intimidate him into obedience... I tried to very diplomatically to explain to them that they should build their dog's confidence and trust instead... But I suppose by then they had so many people giving them advice and ideas and opinions, I had very little impact on them. I think it's so sad that certain dogs have such potential to become fantastic, sweet dogs are turned into dangerous animals. I look forward to seeing how your training changes this cute Malinois.

I seriously thought it was raining!

Look at your gray hair Stonnie! The place looks amazing and so fun!

Thank you!

My American bulldog tore her CCL at age 6. Decided to have the surgery with an ortho vet. Healed well and quickly. $5K though. With her limp and inability to exercise, didn’t seem like there was another viable option.

Really like your videos! Thank you! Glad I grew up with boundaries so I had freedom! Dogs have freedom too for the same reason! Try to tell my friends this when they admire him, but they are too lazy to help their dog, they can just put him in his cage. 😮

Love listening to you

Me but my Caucasian was so smart he know I had treats and he misbehaved on purpose so I make him sit to calm down and he would get his treat. 5 minutes after he did it again. So I brought him to a great trainer. Now yes he listens to treats but if he misbehaves just to get a treat I raise my voice stand in front off him and he stops. I don’t know it works for me. My lab is easier no problem. Do what you think

Agree.

My Mom was driving down a dirt road in Mississippi. She caught something on the side of the road peeking up real quick in the mirror. She backed up and found two hairless scabby puppies in the tall grass. She of course scooped them up turned around and went straight to the vet. Mange, dehydration, and way to skinny, but were otherwise healthy. So Dixie and Chick went home with my Mom. When the hair finally grew back after the mange treatment and the vet got a good look at them she found out they were Catahoula Leopard Dogs. Independent is an understatement. She lived out on the backside of nowhere next to her bosses saw mill, which was about a mile away. He was a politician also and my Mom ran his campaign. There territory also covered the saw mill where they spent most of the day until they heard my mom whoop for them when she came home from work. They were awesome even tempered girls, but God help you if you messed with anyone at the saw mill and especially my Mom. Sidenote, my mom had them both spayed as puppies so I really believe that makes a tremendous difference in the temperment issues of most dogs. That and socialization and being their pack leader.

CAn you hunt with a working line GSD ?

Thanks.

The way hes looking at you!

I have had my catahoula for over 4 years. He has always been submissive and very friendly. I think that maybe the dog was sick.

Annie is huge for 8 wks

Personally i dont like the doodles..my dog doesnt like them.. I am still waiting for your video about rescue dogs..maybe you made one and i missed it😮

Love labs,I had a lab,never needed a leash on.would cross a road when I said it was Saif,would walk to school nd wait to collect all the kids school books bd loved to carry them home.

I have a male irish Wolfhound the size of Taji, and this absolutely happens with random other dogs. My dog is friendly and has never started a fight, but he's had to finish quite a few. And mostly without a scratch on the other dog, but pretty scary for them. But it makes me sad, because he loves other dogs and wants to play, not fight. Maybe he's overly confident and ignores signals? Mainly I've been able to figure for the reason is that it is a combination of him being intact, and huge. Maybe it is that, that dogs identify him as a threat based purely on size, the "what if he goes all Kujo" scenario. I do find the dogs that seem to hate him the most on their own ideas are herding dogs or huskies, and the ones that hate him based on their owner's reaction are male German Shepherds. Oh yeah, and every dog thats attacked him has also been male.

As someone who works with dogs I 100% agree with everything you said and wish more people understood it

I wanted a chocolate that was going to be a energetic hunter. So….I searched and found a pup who was the daughter of the only ever National Champion in field trials (Storms Riptide Star or Rascal) my dogs dad and the only ever Nat Champ still to this day who was chocolate in color and who’s mom was also from a long line of champion field trial dogs. As a result my pups lineage has a total of 32 champs and 4 in the hall of fame. Needless to say she’s birdy and has great drive long legs and snout excellent for retrieves in grass and water. So I don’t subscribe necessarily to the color of the dog equaling specific traits as many believe. Just like the original breeding of the lab it can be hedged by looking at the parents lineage. But I understand what you are telling the average person looking for a non hunting companion. Great vids too

Oh ya

It really depends on breeding. A lot of doodle breeders only breed F1 mixes where it's largely luck which breed characteristics get passed down. But those doing coat and genetic testing (and of course otho testing) breeding multigen doodles can culltivate a temperament more akin to the labrador or retriever ancestor with the furnishing and shed genes of the poodle.

This is exactly my GSD. They overthink too damn much. 😭

I stumbled onto these videos and I realized he makes WAY more sense than most dog trainers. I often watched other trainers and they make it seem like the dog learns how to behave in just one session and they are perfect thereafter. That doesn’t happen. Treats just make my dogs look more for what’s in my hand than what I am saying and I would never use e-collars. The only thing that works is exercise,enjoyment, and constant practice. I love seeing a trainer who,shows us the real way to train a dog.

Enjoyed this video as usual! It’s interesting to watch and see the differences between the puppies and the older dogs there for remedial socialization. Albert made me smile because he kept wanting to go back and hang out with the girls instead of exploring the woods, haha! But he’s getting there, doing good!

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My old dog got cushings disease most likely from being neutered early (2 years old)

Can I do 1 testicle and a toe or two instead ? Lol

I felt this in my heart. I thought it must have something to do with how timid a dog is as a puppy because my other dog doesn’t bark at people. I am trying to desensitize my little dog.. I pray it works!!

Good exercise for both human and dogs. Thank you for the tips. How I wish I live near the farm to bring my dogs out there to experience freedom.

Didn’t work, any other ideas?

That's why I love black Labs, they can do it all!

Absolutely, Uncle Stonnie! I groom primarily doodles and I always make sure to introduce new things slowly, like the metal stairs that I have on my tub. Some of them are scared of my tile floors. I've also experienced behavioral or reactivity issues with dogs that have ear infections or even just a lot of hair or dirt in their ears, or can't see because of the hair or boogs in their eyes.

I really like to hang out here watch you back up all my opinions on dog training, Sir 😊

Stonnie. This video is great. I own a silver Labrador 4-year-old beautiful female who does everything any other lab can do. I'm with you. You do great work.

I have always adopted rescue dog ..my parents got me my first rescue dog a terrier poodle mix.. My ‏‪6:28‬‏ dog is 2 and a half trained on treats to sit.. That is the only command she knows. She is a Maremma...

I would love to see you train a LGDMaremma... You are so right My dog is like me nonconformist..and i got a guard dog I always adopt from shelters I chose my dog based on looks..she was the prettiest. I am thinking to move one day to a rural setting but to be honest I live in the city that has the most dogs per persons.. Most dogs in the dog park are rescue dogs.. I live in a war zone so it feels good have a guardian dog..she isnt racist BTW but doesnt like kids Maybe kids were mean to her back in the Beduon village she comes from I guess i got what i needed..a guardian dog and since she is mixed she isnt that hyper. Dog parks and beach are enough

I wonder if all of the recent dog attacks could be due to an undiscovered side effect of a tick bite because just like rabies causes aggression maybe this is something we have not yet completely seen with the the long term effects. Just like steroid use.

Hi Stonnie, I always love your videos, watch them often and always agree with you. This morning I got a peculiar argument at work: First let me explain. My husband and I want to try for a baby; however, we are also on a waiting list for a litter, chances of this litter being big (more than 6 pups) are of course smaller than 4, but if all goes according to plan we can invite a pup into our home at the beginning of January. We have been waiting for this litter for a little over 2 years. The first litter attempts failed. But the owners are very well experienced, and we have a superb feeling about them: their pups are already trained in many obstacles in their first 8 weeks. Therefore, we happily wait. As I mentioned in the beginning, we want to start a family and try for a baby. If all goes according to this plan I will be with child in August and give birth in May, meaning that the pup will be 5 months old. Again, if all goes well, many women are not pregnant straight away. Many colleagues argued this morning about having a baby and a pup at the same time. My husband and I are both experienced with dogs, gun dogs in particular (we plan to do a gun dog training with this pup) and again both experienced in training a puppy. We are both well aware that the puberty stage of a dog is just a stage and depends on having patience and willingness to train the dog. Colleagues at work said that I should either give up the puppy or give up having a baby, since having both at the same time will affect the dog in its training and yield a misbehaved dog. Peculiar to me is that first, they don't know about my experience with dogs. Then second: the dog in my eyes is not what I am afraid of, having a baby is new to me, not the dog. Since these are my colleagues who, by the way don't own a dog but do have children, I was wondering what the advice would be by a professional dog trainer like you. What would you advise for having a baby and a 5-month-old pup? With kind regards

So much information. We have 3 dogs, one is an 11 week old puppy and we’ve had her on puppy size adventures, meeting other dogs (big family), made a small challenges course. I didn’t know all this with our older dogs, we’re going back to basic training with them. We have 5 adult children and we’re familiar with “because I said so” 🤣

Great video! I’m assuming English labs and English retrievers are very similar?

Black lab all day!!

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I am a trainer that is working with rescue dogs. I'm interested in learning more about the Montessori training style, I looked for books, but only found child stuff. Are there books on the subject that you would recommend?

A trainer once told me saying no to a dog is like telling your car navigator where you don't want to go. Both work better if you tell them what you want from them instead of telling them what you don't want from them and letting them figure out the rest by themselves. I feel redirection works fine and I'm yet to encounter a situation where the no command would've been necessary instead of redirection. This is ofcource just an anecdote, one person and one dog. If you show me a study comparing a good number of dogs trained with no versus trained with redirection and the no group does better in certain situations I have no problem accepting that.

The BEST video of the day, not a rehash of cnn or another network. Perfect for my morning