Are you a fan of my training style, but can’t travel to Kentucky to see me in person? No worries! I offer an awesome online dog training course, which includes access to an array of exclusive videos and content, personalized coaching, journaling, and in-depth mentoring and evaluation by yours truly! If you just need some an advice or have a couple questions you need answered, I also offer professional consulting by the hour. Both of these great services can be found here: www.kentuckycanine.com Thank you all for your remarkable support over the years! I cannot express enough how grateful I am for your appreciation and patronage of this channel, my training style, and my kennel. Always remember, it’s a great day for a puppy-sized adventure!

As far as I'm concerned you were my trainer! I just did what you said to. Not very well all the time, but well enough!

I will say that the biggest challenge has been to find good areas for our dog to socialize with other dogs. I want him to have a controlled good experience. This is so valuable and informative.

I fell most roads lead to Rome. Irrespective of methodology the best behaved dogs we meet are always the ones with clear expectations, consistency and exercise.

IF PEOPLE NEED A WELL ROUNDED DOG, MR. STONNIE'S YOUR MAN, QUALITY.

The best training you get is only as good as your follow up

We’re all part of the Stonnie Dennis dog training club.

I love that you ignore the dogs when they jump on you. Operant conditioning kicks in and dogs learn that's not gonna get attention. 👍

Love the Springer that is hanging around you these days. I’ve got a 4 yr old Westie and a 1 year old Springer. Would have loved a lab but have back problems so a Springer, being smaller and lighter, was a better fit. My dogs have totally different temperaments. Both are fantastic ambassadors for well behaved, balanced dogs that are welcome anywhere. I approached “training “ (learning by living life as you’d say) them by acknowledging their breed strengths and challenges and setting realistic goals. Exercise for both was key. Love your videos; I share your “montessori “ approach; it works!

As one of the 1:1 clients home trainer, I agree 100% with your points! The most important part of my client form is “what are your challenges and WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS” If they come back with “I want high level agility “ or “Bird hunting” I politely let them know I’m not the trainer for them and help them find a more appropriate trainer. Goals and skills need to be aligned.

Hi Stonnie, greetings from Finland:) I`m just about getting my Doberman in a few weeks...cant wait:) Love your training style, you are positive and very down to earth approach!

As my golden retriever gets older, 9 months now, I am realizing how much I depended on my mentor dogs with past Goldens I have raised. I have wild open spaces to give him lots of adventures and body building, but having a well trained dog to socialize with is the missing ingredient. I can train using your methods, but this video has given me ideas on how to fill that void. I wish I could bring him to you, but Arizona is a long ways away.. thank you very much for all you do for us.

Stonnie, thank you so much for this awesome video! Finances are a bit of an issue at the moment, but I do have the dedication and time necessary for training, and a really awesome and mostly obedient training dog. I come to your videos, and they have helped me tremendously. Mostly to understand from the dog’s perspective, and to pay him more with high value treats and reward incentives, so we’re communicating together rather than me being a gestapo, and also not too permissive. We are getting him started young with exposure to lots of different environments, and it has been made really enjoyable so far. Thanks so much for your awesome videos and insight!

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

A great attitude and a solid work ethic will alway trump a fat wallet!

Heh, I trained my first Lab from a book! Working gundog (Lab). Mostly used for picking up on 150-300 bird driven shoot days, and does some beating & dogging-in the boundaries of the land we shoot over (basically an all-rounder / gamekeeper's dog). Someone on a shoot offered £8k for him when he was three. I didn't sell. ...but yeah, Labs from decent lines are born half-trained anyway so that does make for a bit of easy-mode. Great video Stonnie.

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

Good genetics, some basic information and the opportunity to learn by doing trumps almost everything else.

Wow. Another outstanding video and a treasure trove of great information Stonnie. Thank you. You are peeling back some layers in this one and we've learned a bit more about Stonnie. We are glad to have met you, and Bailey say's Hey!

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

There's a ton of great information in this vid other than what the title may suggest! Very nicely done video!!!

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

What’s crazy is that there’s an inverse relationship between video quality and KZread views. This video will end up getting very few views.

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

@@don3667 Thanks! Tell your children I appreciate them!

@johncatdaddy8895

Жыл бұрын

I think you (y'all) produce A+ videos in both content and production quality! To me, I don't think this is easy to do, much kudos.

Love your channel, really appreciate the info on spitz breed since I am a new dog owner of a lovely rescue female husky… I am from Quebec love the snow, trek all over eastern states, off leash all the time, that dog has never left my side since I got her 6 months ago, she has become a mentor dog for other dogs in my town since she is so good on recall! You give great info and confirms a lot of what I observed intuitively. Thank YOU!

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks Stonnie, always a pleasure.

Two Points, Stonnie. Right on the money,! 🐾👍✔️

The best in the industry 👍💪

I really like watching a video that isn’t presented by competitive level trainers trying really hard to dumb it down for people with real life jobs. Thank you. I love Keeshonds!!!! You pronounced well. That smile says I learn best when it’s having fun doing re directive ideas. Get creative with me in my eyes. Going to try one after a border collie…out of curiosity crack the neighbors up making a fool out of myself AKC dog club training classes…taught by volunteers that are HOBBY competitors and breeders good balance people with real lives but well behaved dogs.

This is a great, informative video. Hope people understand the process. ❤🐾🐾

Stonnie Your videos get a 👍 from me.

I could listen to you talk dog all day - I love you realistic outlook for real life. I got kicked out of a rescue I was volunteering for because I made the suggestion that besides the intake form we should have an in-depth questionnaire to determine what kind dog would be suitable for their lifestyle. Are they sedentary or active or anything in between. First dog or experienced. They were horrified that I would suggest a rescue should fit into the families life. The expectations when you get a rescue you will turn your life inside out to accommodate the rescue. You have to sign a contract promising there would be no corrections and training and walking only on a harness even 100 lb husky cross that is bred to pull and been running loose for years. You also have to use their approved trainers. It was so frustrating. The supervisor suggested I did not have the mindset for rescue.

@stefaniem1330

Жыл бұрын

And sadly those dogs that have behavioral issues have a great chance of eventual BE.

@SleepyBunny4BetterSleep

Жыл бұрын

It’s strange because the better the fit, the happier the dog and the humans. The mindset of these people is fantastical. Any dog not well socialized and fearful “has probably been abused “. And then instead of socializing it they lock it in a yard and cross the street when walking it and another dog approaches. Very backward thinking.

I love your videos. Always something there to help me

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Would you speak about training older dogs that get adopted into a household. Especially Labrador’s as our home support lab rescues and tend to bring older dogs home, 7 yrs and older….especially helping them adapt to your style of training and dog lifestyle.

Hi Stonnie, I admire your honesty and wisdom, as always. I joined a rescue school with my Blake, he is not the most disciplined and compliant but I know that in difficult situations he will make the right choice. thank you again for your great videos, you influenced in a great way a first dog owner and his Blacklab.

Thanks for the videos. I enjoying learning but also seeing the dogs. Can we get a video where you introduce all of your dogs? It is interesting to see how each of the mentor dogs act.

Stonnie, you forgot the obvious choice: watch your channel!

I was excited about a beautiful facility near me that trains dock diving, but I definitely 'failed' their intake quiz. They enforce strict rules, like "no nose to nose contact, because we don't want your dog getting bullied". It's probably so they can include unfriendly dogs, which is nice, but not exactly fun. My pup is good by most people's standards, but I'll admit I do not control her every sniff. She approaches dogs calmly for sniffs, and some how calculates whether her next action is to play or depart. The nose knows.

I agree 100% about letting your dog off leash more often, walking the dog more, and just in general giving your dog more exercise. My question is this: what if your Labrador puppy still hasn't had all his shots so can't go to a dog park, and there is no other place to safely let him off leash? We do use a 30' long line so he can get away and play on his own, but he then ends up eating everything in sight, which we fear will make him sick. We don't live on a farm so off leash just isn't safe. Is your advice just to not get a working breed? (but it's obviously too late for us)

The saddest training situation I see in the outer Atlanta suburbs are people buying a cool looking, trendy, protection dog, like a Malinois or GSD, then fail to train it.

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

I have video about that very subject...

@rebeccaoliver7977

Жыл бұрын

Not just Atlanta. Somebody in Central Texas told a 71-year-old frail lady that she should have a Malinois puppy because it would keep her safe. Don't recall how much she paid -- around $1,500. Within four months she had a medical emergency and her nephew was looking to rehome it. Standard poodles seem to be trending in popularity. If only that would continue.

Before l found your channel l had some doozies! One dog training chain guaranteed results for $1000. (I had a coonhound and a chihuahua) Basically they filled tin cans full of pennies and threw it on the floor whenever the dog did something wrong. Though she never had before, after one day my coonhound kept trying to climb the 6’ fence trying to get out of my one acre property. The guy said “stop the program “ . The money was not refunded. I had a “trainer” (anyone can call themselves a trainer “ who would give my chihuahua treats when it barked at her because the trainer was intimidated. 😂 But not so funny because now my dog barks at people to try to get treats. You have been a blessing to me and my dogs! 😁

3 in a row! 🎉 Awesome video as always! Do you have any experience with swiss white shepherds? Never seen anyone in your videos, wondered how you find their character compared to other shepherds. Greetings from Belgium!

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

A little bit of experience but not enough to have an opinion that counts for much. I would defer to someone who sees the breed on a regular basis.

Hey stonnie! I have been watching your videos for over a year and have raised a JRT with your help. I'm wondering how to make my dog more comfortable in a new environment. Should I give her treats, play with her or just let her hang out in the environment. She gets so nervous that she doesn't even explore or sniff anymore, she just walks on the path. I need your advice cause we're going to the seaside in a couple of weeks. Thanks for videos and all advice.

Hay Stonnie I have a standard poodle he has problems with recalls I am using along line is that okay

How do you house dogs.

Awesome stuff Stonnie. I have a gsd and have done a bunch of training with a couple different trainers. None with your methodology but I don’t know that it would work for my dog because from what we’re told she needs strict structure. I do btw love that vest you have it looks like a Filson or something with waxed cotton or tin cloth material.

@StonnieDennis

2 ай бұрын

Structure? Have you tried getting out and doing interesting things? Always remember that exercise is the enemy of misbehavior.

@ryanb1314

2 ай бұрын

@@StonnieDennis we have done some woods walking looking for shed antlers and she likes that I don’t have a course quite like yours but we do use things around the city for her to jump on and walk down and so forth.

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When you say discipline the dog do you mean discipline as in correct or discipline as in being consistent and repetitive?

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

Can you have discipline that isn't consistent?

@devanriley3014

Жыл бұрын

@@StonnieDennis well sometimes people use the word discipline as in punishment and others use the word discipline as in doing what you have to know so you can do what you want later.... Hopefully that made sense.

Stonnie, where do you keep the dogs when they aren’t running around with you? Is it better to have a puppy in it’s kennel in the house with you or let it be outdoors in a fenced in yard when you can’t be with it? (In other words, more structured environment or free to do whatever it wants, even if it is tearing up things?😊 Is that a silly question?

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

Like children, puppies have to be supervised until you can trust them to make good choices.

@fmknokey

Жыл бұрын

@@StonnieDennis So, if I am understanding you, keeping a puppy inside in a kennel is better than free range outside? Thank you for the reply.

@StonnieDennis

Жыл бұрын

@@fmknokey Well that depends on the specifics of the situation now that I'm thinking about it. I may make a video on that subject next week. Thanks for the idea!

@fmknokey

Жыл бұрын

@@StonnieDennis Sweet! I will be sure to watch. Thank you. I appreciate you❣️

@Mitch_Ryder

Жыл бұрын

@@StonnieDennis that’ll be a good video…thanks.

Awe sad you don't like the dog training club option.

Hmmm...clients tagging along and do what I do...if that means having to navigate that tree hanging over the river from your Labrador-beagle video..no thanks!

Oh, dear. That lab seems to have decided that it wants that little Keeshond to be the mother of his puppies. 😱 I'm in the process of adopting an older bitch and am getting my ducks in a row. She's VERY large and protective and needs some leash manners (she has been part of a bonded pack that has almost always run free since she was a pup); would it be worth my time to contact you about her? ETA: I'm going to take that as a "no." 🤷🏼‍♀

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