Nobody explains dog Training better than Will. Others may have the knowledge, but he puts it across and into words that everyone gets. Another great video *****

Thank you so much for mentioning that some dogs will take weeks to train and some will take months (gasp, years). It can get really frustrating when trainers seem to intimate your dog should have this down in 1-3 sessions!

@timearp8185

2 жыл бұрын

This I think is my issue, I've a working lab who is very strong-willed. Next step is ecollar training as his recall isn't improving, it's going to take a while which we weren't expecting.

@falassewen

2 жыл бұрын

@@timearp8185 a quality ecollar turned out to be key for my heeler. The first collar didn't have enough sensitivity in its adjustments and (despite having done the prep-training) would make her too anxious to be helpful. We have a much better one now and it's made all the difference. Her recall, even in situations where she would have been reactive, is so much better!!!! That's only been 2 years of different trainers/methods to figure out (feel my frustration)!

@timearp8185

2 жыл бұрын

@@falassewen trainers make all the difference. Ours has taken us so far but IMO isn't addressing one of the main issues which is us as owners. Hopefully a change will get us working with our dog better and making progress.

@falassewen

2 жыл бұрын

@@timearp8185 a trainer with the same goals as yours AND the understanding that you and your dog are a unit, is priceless. Good luck to you!

From feeling frustrated viewing these videos with an unruly Labrador puppy, to 4 months later having a fairly well behaved dog (always working towards improving) it’s really interesting. Time, dedication & consistency are the main things that make this a success, put that time and effort in and you’ll start to reap the rewards. It’s just so easy to forget that collar some days and say it’ll be alright, then your dog doesn’t listen to you and you get frustrated, mostly likely breaking tradition/ routine and deviating from training. Long line recall training was also a game changer, thank you for these videos

your training videos help me so much! People constantly compliment my staffy mix rescue on how well trained he is and I say it's all thanks to your videos! I cant wait to take this next step for my dog and I

Wonderful demonstration, Will - as the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. Respectively, the proof that your method works, is in the sheep calmly meandering around you guys, and the fact they are not getting chased, or eaten, by a high-drive dog like Puppy.

@marleneclough3173

2 жыл бұрын

Proof of the pudding is in the eating otherwise how can a pudding prove anything

This is so wonderful. You literally just answered all my questions I’ve been asking forever.

. what you have described here is 100percent of where we are, really well explained and demonstrated , thanks. he makes a decision not to do as required but only when off the lead. in a closed environment or on the lead he is excellent. as soon as the lead is off he ignores everything he already knows, and has literally had us at our wits end. we have stopped letting him off the lead at all now. thanks Tony

You hit the nail on the head. Most positive only enthusiasts that I’ve met are so adversarial, yet it is the balanced handlers such as us who take an approach that is in the very best interests of our animals’ welfare. As you addressed, many dogs can be trained using positive only methods with great success. Yet, for many - especially those with dogs of working lineage or general high-drive - fair corrections are crucial to success. These are fair because the dog is conditioned to understand the corrections, of which are in proportion to the level of disobedience in that scenario. Otherwise, do the positive-only trainers suggest that a head-strong dog lives it’s entire life on long lines, surely this is more harmful to an animal’s welfare?

@plsstop7242

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what they suggest. They call it management. E-collars are illegal where I live though I still use corrections to teach recall :)

will I have been watching your videos lately having our 1st staff puppy Friday been brought up all my life with a German shepard and wow you make things so clear, enjoy your content keep it up 👍

Will, we love your videos! We have a 10 week old rottweiler, Ms Penny. High drive, strong willed with great focus, big on eye contact. Your videos and training methods have taught us a great deal. Thank you!

Thank you Will for explaining this so well. I love that you come to dog training from leadership and love!!

You can train dog without any remote collar, it's all about patience and right approach. It's all about creating "loving leadership" at every stage home, outside of house etc that means perfect leave it and and perfect recall. If your dog doesn't walk properly the lead, doesn't respect you at home, doesn't get sufficient amount of exercise and doesn't have right boundaries don't expect great recall.

This is exactly the video I needed to tackle off lead pray drive in my GSD, at which point my commands are entirely ignored, becoming dangerous as roads are often crossed. Low - moderate level distraction obedience is fantastic, but this is the one area our relationship currently breaks down. I notice you didn’t recommend a collar in this video, but recall you recommended a Dogtra collar in a previous video?

Love the videos- thank you. I want to request a video on how you address destruction/inappropriate chewing, especially when the owner leaves

I'm loving your channel....thanks!!!

Always excellent tips and techniques.

We just recieved our Educator Boss and I am so happy you did this video!!!

Fantastic work I really like these videos and agree mix training is often necessary

Great video, Will, you so clearly laid out how to get perfect recall despite distractions. What does it say about me that I found the geese in the background distracting?😂👍🏼

@joannamacmeikan9653

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha you need a remote collar 🙊 I always get distracted by the beautiful scenery in Will’s vids!!

@topcatwarrior

2 жыл бұрын

@@joannamacmeikan9653 😂👍🏼

@Von5307

2 жыл бұрын

He juse an special forbidden hurteble collar.Look how high and tight its sit around his neck.Can you explain that thing🤬

I don't even have a dog and I've started to watch these videos. Great presentation skills and knowledge sharing here.

Let's see you do a quarter mile recall challenge. We did it.

I really appreciate your videos. I wish we could come work with you. We are long time dog people, doing dog rescue and raising service and therapy dogs. We have a recent rescue our daughter fell in love with and we kept. He's come a long way in the four months we've had him, except one thing. He is VERY obsessive and aggressive with our livestock. It's gotten worse rather than better and he killed one of our sheep and seriously maimed another a few days ago. I am not familiar with how to use an E collar, though our local trainer told us to put it on him and just allow him to wear it for a couple weeks before beginning to work with him. I'm feeling sad that we may have to have him put down if we can't over come this serious issue. We live out in the country and our neighbors have cows. If he was to get into their field and chase the cows, it could be disastrous. I refer all our puppy clients to your puppy video series.

Great teaching, Will!👍🏼 We recently got an e-collar (same as yours) and it's been amazing; both humans and dog feel much more confident walking through the woods exploring. Highly recommend!

@AndrewSandilands-tk6st

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, just wondering what collar you’re using?

@Harry_16710

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewSandilands-tk6st Hi Andrew. We have the Mini-educator ET300 e-collar. Our dog responded to the light stimulation immediately, and recall has been great.

@AndrewSandilands-tk6st

2 жыл бұрын

@@Harry_16710 fantastic, thank you 👍🏻

@scooped85

2 жыл бұрын

Great advice, if you dont mind me asking how old is your dog and what level were you at with training?

The Ecollar is the greatest, kindest tool for dogs when used well. The ONLY way to ensure off-lead safety! Thank you for spreading the word!! Legalise ecollars in every country and every state/province. Even if we have to use a licence to minimise idiots using them.

I’d love to see you teaching recall to my 11 month Huntaway!

Hi, Will! Could you do more videos on the remote training?

Would you ever do a training course for e-collar training? I think it would be perfect for my dog but I don’t want to start it before I 100% know what I’m doing and there are no trainers near us that offer training with it.

@santos9979

2 жыл бұрын

The key is to be able to read your dog's bodylanguage very well. And to aply it the moment the dog starts with the unwanted behaviour or even when he starts thinking about it imho. But if you are not sure what you are doing it could be a very bad tool for the dog and your relationship with it. You can easily inflict anxiety or crush his confidence. So be very sure you know what to do and when, before applying an e-collar. In my opinion you only need an e-collar if the dog has done the behaviour for so long you can't snap him out of it, or it goes from 0 to 100 in seconds. Otherwise a normal correctiong would do the trick.. So the question I would have is why do you think your dog would be perfect for e-coller training? What is it that makes you say that? Sorry for any misspelling, not my native language.

@alvaroakatico9188

2 жыл бұрын

@@santos9979 I believe those e-collars come with substantial instructions, and actually one can research to get a better understanding before ordering one. I believe this dog trainer mentioned the word sensation and that’s what I don’t like. Sensations to a dog collar means a shock whether it’s mild or higher and I couldn’t do that to my dogs. I will never walk any of my dogs without a lead because by nature dogs are very unpredictable. I have six dogs with enough space on the property to roam, and yes, where they roam is completely fenced in. I understand most people can’t afford that, but even if one has like an acre you can always make sure the pets are safe, to a degree of course.

@santos9979

2 жыл бұрын

@@alvaroakatico9188 Dogs are very predictable imho.

@brazzlerazzle3834

2 жыл бұрын

@@alvaroakatico9188 "even if one has like an acre" don't preach to people when clearly you haven't got the faintest idea what the real world is like.

Great video and, as always, great content! Thanks for sharing all the behavioral knowledge. BTW what breed (if any) is Puppy?

What training treats do you use?? I have a 9 week cane corso pup if it differs. And when will slip leads be back available

Hi Will, we’re preparing our lives and our new home for a labrador. We intend to get a puppy, as we have cats and want to train the dog from the outset rather than try to adjust existing behaviours of an older rescue. At what age would this ecollar training be introduced and which would you recommend, as I don’t see them on your webstore? Thanks

Thank you so much. Is there any other way that the electric collar?

Aww….look how big Puppy is🥰

The remote collar is all fine and dandy, until you don't have it on them. My Aussie is thinking about 10 steps ahead of the current situation at all times. And he knows the difference between having a training collar on or not, and what he can get away with when he is not wearing the collar.

@niccisibs81

2 жыл бұрын

Mine is exactly the same. When she can't get away with it she won't even try. Soon as she knows she can. She will.

Which E collar are you using here ? thanks

At what age do you recommend starting e-collar training? I used an e collar with my previous dog but he was a 10 month old rescue when we got him. Now we have adopted a puppy and there is a lot of conflicting (and uneducated) advice about when it is appropriate to start introducing this type of training.

Hi thanks for your videos it’s helped with my Rottweiler puppy. Just a little confused as to the recall. After the process of using treats, slip leash , prong collars and e collars - do you eventually phase out those tools at some point ? Is the goal to get to a point where e collars and treats aren’t needed anymore for recalls ?

Great video as aways Will! Can I ask you something? I have 4 rescue dogs and cannot make one of them walk together in the pack. She is very energetic and uses a wheelchair due to an accident she suffered at a very young age. Even though you would think because of her disability she would be scared and slow, she is actually the one that wants to go at the front no matter what. When I walk with her alone she walks perfectly by my side. But when her sisters are around it gets absolutely impossible to control. She clearly starts competing with the others. I have a lot of trouble finding good content that addresses this pack situation.

What remote collar would you recommend please?

I can't even get my 12 week old golden retriever to look at me when I call her name! She's been with me for 2 weeks, I've tried Wills method using the treats, but it's like she just ignores us. 😭

Is the e collar only used for recall?

What e coller do you use please

Really appreciate it! We have a, what we believe, husky-German Shephard mix. We trained the recall with him based almost exactly on your videos with a whistle. It worked phenomenal! And then we moved... To a more rural area... After some time we let him off the leash, making sure to always have high value snacks on us. First weeks were great. And then something changed. I can't tell what exactly it was. But he must have smelled something so fucking fantastic that he absolutely wouldn't come back. I chased him through the woods and fields in knee deep snow for about half an hour. And since that moment he seems to doesn't WANT to know the recall anymore. Sometimes it works perfectly, other times he ignores me with almost a smug grin. We want to buy a e collar ourselves and with that to completely learn the recall from scratch. Do you think there is any hope?

@LUCY.PARK.06

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion absolutely 💯 👌

@robinrutherfordcost4748

2 жыл бұрын

He has to earn that freedom off leash in the new location. Be sure your informal recall during every day means what you want it to. Like when I say C'mere, it just means come within eyesight of me, just need to see your face. But when I say Dog's name, Come in a high pitched voice, it's an emergency and they need to come directly to me - close enough to grab their collar, the truck is coming the first time you say the command. Only ever say it one time. To practice this I do not practice more than 3 times/day and ALWAYS have a high level treat - roast beef , filet mignon, liverwurst and make it last - like fine dining, you want them to savor it - three to five tiny pieces. This is because when you need to use the emergency recall, you won't actually have the high level treat, but because you've practiced every single time with them, the dog comes flying! Leslie Nelson 's Tails you win is how I teach it in my classes. Works like a charm, especially with a lot of countries outlawing shock/ecollars. The other thing you can do is either run away from the dog and/or fall down, start crying - something the dog doesn't expect so you become more interesting. Don't let them rehearse running off by not allowing them off leash until they're ready. Also, every single time you call them, the leash doesn't go on and you leave. Sometimes, you give them their high level treats and say, ok - go play! In fact, just get the dog rather than call them when it's time to leave. Otherwise it might become a game of keep away which can be very dangerous. Long lines if you need to follow through so the dog actually listens every time. Again, do not overuse that emergency recall.

@robinrutherfordcost4748

2 жыл бұрын

I also Never call my dogs to me to do something they don't like - a toe nail trim, a bath, etc. When we practice obedience, if the dog anticipates and starts coming before I call them, I don't say anything, don't sigh, etc. We just go back to the location we started from and maybe go half the distance or go back and reward the wait, etc. Coming to you should be the best possible thing EVER! If you come home and the dog just ate your couch, if you call them to come to you, you have to praise them for coming.

Have been using the Mini for a year now but I still think I am having problems with the placement. Some days it’s perfect and other days not. It’s hard to see were Puppy is having it.

where do you get the e collar?

My dog is scared of the e collar. Therefore, he will always obey when it is upon him. However, he is not as obedient when the collar is not upon him. How do I deal with this?

Kudo for practicing and advocating balance training methodology

Question! My puppy is only 10.5 weeks and him and my older puppy (8m) are inseperable! My question is is there a behavioural or other reason that he won't play tug of war with me? 😅 I know he's only young but they have been playing tug of war together for 2 weeks constantly so he knows how to do it! We have a great relationship, he chews toys when I hold them for him but as soon as I put a little pressure against it he lets go. I'm vocally encouraging playfulness, so he shouldn't think I'm asking him to drop (which he does do brilliantly). Any thoughts? Thanks! ☺️

Funny We use the remote collar because they must have an impeccable recall.

What type of dog is that in the video? Please

When are you going to go meet the corey dogs?

Not sure if you will or anyone else has any experience of e collar training with sight hound breeds such as a greyhound? Would love to be able to recall her off the chase of prey such as a deer but I fear it's basically impossible, even eith the e collar? Any advice or experience would be much appreciated.

Will you see an E-collar in the future?

When you say sensation is that a minor shock to the dog’s collar? I don’t see how else one can control a dog off leash. 6:50

You are so good where are you located sorry of you gave said before I have just found you then other day.

@papabear6860

2 жыл бұрын

Fenrir is based in the UK

What about a Siberian huskies?

I'm going to try your method but honestly I would like to see you do it on a Chow Chow

Can I ask why you SLOWLY dial up the levels when the dog ignores you when fully trained on the e-collar? Other trainers like Ivan Balanbanov or Jamie Penrith don’t dial up slowly because they say it builds resistance to higher levels, i.e. the dog thinks it can push through one more, one more, one more… So their preference is to jump to a much higher level straight away which the dog will want to avoid in future, and strengthen the response to the original command (voice or whistle). Why do you suggest slowly dialling up? Thank you!

@sophies5961

2 жыл бұрын

By building slowly (1-5 at a time per ignore of the command) to find the lowest level at which they respond. Higher distraction will have higher levels required. My dog is usually around a 15 out of 100 but sometimes (like in a store or if another dog wants to play) higher levels are needed. The ecollar isn't a punchishment. It doesn't need to be very high for them to understand

@colajacks571

2 жыл бұрын

My understanding regarding dialing up is during the learning phase when you're finding out what levels your dog responds to under certain situations. After you find their levels (working and corrective), you can gauge where to jump to thereafter.

Best place to buy an ecollar in the uk?

@carlh4212

2 жыл бұрын

Sportdog are excellent

Are you in the UK I have a xl bully she's thirteen months old and I struggle to get her to listen to me in lead training and recall would love to meet you so you can help me to get my puppy to do as I ask she's dragged me over several times I've been watching you for a little while and I still can't get her to listen to me

@willathertoncaninetraining

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ayshea, thanks for watching! You might want to check out our 7 Days To Perfect Recall course over on our website: www.fenrircanineleaders.com

The Grass SO easily distracts my puppy. Everything attracts and it's rarely me! I think it's important to note, it's not all a quick fix, it does take time and repetition

An btw your the best out there at explaining these methods you can tell your acutely aware of the war crys that will come up from the purely poisonous side. Sorry I mean the purely positive side, or do I?🤔🤷‍♂️ an aye, you address all those war crys. So much props to you will.✌

Please do a video on how to stop the dog from chewing and destroying furniture when you leave. I guess he gets upset when I leave. I try to have his chew toys around but I can’t stay with him all day.

@willathertoncaninetraining

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! We actually have a video looking this very question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIplt8uYgc3NmJs.html

I couldn't find the video I'm watching on my TV and I can't comment it was about your wife and people being mean to her I think she's badass

My 6 month old labradoodle is just so hyper I'm worried he will never learn!

I really feel sorry for the people who say that they couldn't use shock(even tho it's more a stimulation/sensation) does that also mean that they don't use any correction like leash or verbal inflection, you could also say that is a shock to the dog... there is sooo much misinformation from the purely positive peeps out there... I watched a guy trying to lure his dog with food from 50 paces when the dog was in the middle of continuously snaping at other dogs(it was def too ruff an the other dogs were blatantly not enjoying it and trying to avoid him but he kept at it. You could see the anxiety in his eyes an how all over the place the poor dog was)... how is that dog ever going to learn that that isn't OK behaviour?🤷‍♂️ it beggars belief.. the poor dog just needed direction, an would def appreciated it.lol it would be an amazing dog to work if the owner had the skills... once the dog done it to my puppy I asked him "are you not thinking of correcting that behaviour?" ... he went into some rambling rant about cruelty an some other nonsense, he made about as much sense as the local alcoholic on pay day.. he looked baffled when I asked him "does that not sound counter intuitive, but not in clever way" ...its the dog I feel sorry for... and I spose the guy aswell coz he'll never experience the sort of relationship with his dog that people who understand this, blatantly obvious, intuitive method of training.😢

These “how to” videos always make things look easy…. When they aren’t in practise. My opinion and experience.

I don't want to give up on her but I'm finding it difficult

Sadly all e collars are illegal in the netherlands...

@Firenze009

2 жыл бұрын

Not sadly, that's a good thing. They're illegal for good reasons.

@ellise02

2 жыл бұрын

@@Firenze009 could you explain why you feel that way?

@sophies5961

2 жыл бұрын

@Firenze009 ecollars can be a very great tool for dogs who need a little more direction than basic lead pressure (and off leash training) but I do wish they were more regulated and harder to get because they very much can be used incorrectly and even full on abusive in the wrong hands. But they don't need to be illegal

@Firenze009

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellise02 ​I just feel like tools like these, and same goes for prong collars etc., are abused a lot by people who don't want to put the effort into properly training their dog. They have a dog they can't control, they find it annoying and opt for the easy way out and on top of that might not be aware how to use these tools properIy. I don't neccessarily have anything against a mild sensation that a dog might feel, but to enforce wanted behaviour through actual pain and fear is just wrong imho. It's just my 2 cents. I feel like there are better ways to go about it :)

@Firenze009

2 жыл бұрын

@@sophies5961 Yeah i get what you mean :) but for those exact reasons i myself am totally fine with them being illegal over here. I have a very excitable golden retriever who was an insane puller. Through lots of hours of training, every single walk, I managed to teach him that pulling is not accepted. He now walks pretty nicely on a loose leash, although it's still a work in progress. It for sure takes a lot of dedication, but I'm happy I managed to do it with just his normal leash and harnass. It feels more fair to him too, he's just a happy and energetic pupper :)

Nothing works with my dog he's to crazy

How can I book training with you guys. My dog is a dick 😂😂

Meanwhile i Denmark, both remote and prong collars are illigal. So we have a nation of retreivers pulling their owners arround :(

This was the least informative video I have ever seen from you guys. "Want perfect recall? Buy an e-collar." Doesn't say how to train with it, didn't even give a link to the product in the description. I like Fenrir and they're usually very informative in their videos and offer realistic and humane suggestions for canine behavior modifications but this one struck out.

Last time I checked your channel, your dog died. DId you buy a new one?