I just wanna say I’m very very grateful for all your training videos. They are always so detailed, comprehensive and fool proof. I find it extremely helpful when you mention that we should respect their natural curiosity/desire but reward them for making the right choices. That makes so much sense and can be applied to so many scenarios! Thanksss

What I love is you also tell us what not to do: don’t look behind you😂 Brilliant example for out & about!

Thank you so much for this video! This was super helpful, I did this years ago with my previous dog. We just got a new adoption dog and couldn’t remember the steps and if it was “Look at me” or “Watch me”. You’re the best! Really great note at the end about letting the dogs watch other dogs and people or whatever else, makes so much sense

Great lesson! I have a Belgian Malinois puppy. Yep! For real! LOL. He is very eager to learn, but I do need impressive teaching tools such as yours to help me in his training! I'm so happy to know that there are people out there like you who are willing to share their knowledge free of charge. I've subscribed and I'm going to look at all of your other one command videos. Your videos are clear-cut, high quality sound and video, and just the right length. Thank you!

If my dog is maintaining eye contact for an extended period, do I just say ”Yes” and reward her every few seconds or should I wait for her to break it and then refocus her again?

I love this! My dog knows "look at me" but when it comes to distractions and doing Rally, we're still working on this and you had some useful tips here that I will try out. I was rewarding from my treat pouch in so many areas of training my dog! The other struggle I have is with loose leash walking. I'm teaching him to walk besides me without needing to feel the need to look at me at all times like when we are "heeling". Poor little guy thinks he needs to look at me the entire time so I try to say "yes" and give a treat at varying times. It's still a work in progress though.

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you’ve been doing a great job with him so far, Lilia! Continue rewarding all of those great efforts! It’s nice to hear how attentive he is to you when you’re walking on leash. Your random reinforcement is a good idea, and I think he will “settle in” to a nice amount of attention and position in time. Keep up the great work! Happy Training! ~Ken

This is such an underappreciated skill.

Very useful thanks!

thank you so much it worked

My dog did this while walking! I was practicing walking properly on a lead. I thought why not try this little trick, and she did it straight away, it was her first time ever hearing the command. Very proud

very informative thank you

Thanks would love some videos fir helping if is a service dog. These videos help with my service dog but would love to see pointers also on impulse control

Thank you for your great tip! I am working on this because I think this is the basic and key step for further trainings.. But my dog might have been reinforced by treat..? it's hard to tell that she is looking at me or the treat in front of my face. What should I do to make sure she focuses on me?

Hippy shake is such a cute name!!! It fits the cutie too

Thank You 👍

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Samantha! Thanks for watching! ~Ken

Trying this with a stubborn, food obsessed dachshund. Wish me luck!

What about a dog who cannot stop looking at and being focused on a person or a dog approaching from a distance away and going away until not seen??

Awesome tip thanks for sharing ken

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Crystal! Glad you enjoyed the video! ~Ken

@CrystalTheAnimalLover

5 жыл бұрын

@@McCannDogs you're welcome

I have a service dog how often and when should my service dog check in with me when out shopping

A very helpful vid.. Thank you!!!!……… I have recently got a rescue dog which loves his food and find it difficult with him jumping up from a sit to receive the treat before I can get the treat to his mouth, he is a papillon so a small dog..... can you direct me to a vid where you may have covered this. Thanks. x

@onpsxmember

4 жыл бұрын

That was in one of the lose leash training videos. Just keep the treat in your closed hand, let him smell it, but don't give it to him unless he has all four paws on the ground. Just hold it in front of his nose until he sits. Jumping = no reward, sitting like a good boy = reward.

Awesome vid I got a new dashund puppy a couple days ago he always gets under your feet and bites them is there anything I could do to stop that ?

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, Mishka the Lab! Using a house-line is a great way to redirect your Daschund puppy away from your feet and get a little more control of him. Here is a video to help you: Puppy Training Basics - Simple $2 Puppy Training Tricks - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmmfxrCLZtGnf9Y.html Thanks for watching! ~Ken

Not sure if anyone still here to help, but I’m wondering the (usual) time frame as to when these transitions from one step to another taken place? For instance transitioning from with the food in hand to having food on pouch, etc. I’m sure it varies dog to dog, but in general, how long to master the steps in “Look at Me?” Hours, days, weeks? Thanks much!

What about if your dog only looks at the food and not your eyes?please help

yes ok but ho do i get my dog to stay still and dont jump me before looking me at the eyes

But this is a good tip

Currently, when an unfamiliar dog approaches my dog wanting to interact with my dog, my dog goes on the offense and lunges at the dog to tell the dog to go away. In order to change this behavior, II want my dog to look at me when an unfamiliar dog approaches and let me tell the unfamiliar dog to go away. Do you have any other suggestions?

I have an 8 week old Pom, and he will often run up, sit in front of me and stare at my face. I always tell him “Good boy” and fuss over him when he does it...but should I be rewarding him with a treat as well? He does it so often and without prompting that I’m unsure if I should keep acknowledging it. Thank you so much, I have learned so much from this channel!!

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, Connie! You can certainly reward those offered “looks”. Always rewarding from your face. It’s a great way to get you Pom to do that more often! Glad you enjoyed the video, Happy Training! ~Ken

@sealow1

5 жыл бұрын

McCann Dog Training thank you!!

I'm going thru all your videos about how to get a dog's attention. I have a client that wants me to train her 8-month old puppy. He has no attention! He actively avoids eye contact. In addition, I have yet to find his motivation. He is not interested in treats or toys or affection. Tough case!

So i have a old recue dog 8 years i have been with it for 2 monts but he really doesnt cara for treats what then?

What do you do when your dog tries to eat the treat when you get it close to his nose? Should you stop training after that and try again later?

@MakerPolly

2 жыл бұрын

When I was training my dog, he liked to jump at my hand for the treat. What worked for me is the following, give a sharp "no" and move your hand away. repeat that as many times as it takes. When, they take the treat nicely or wait for permission, reward them. Eventually, he learned that he couldn't just steal the treat out of my hand. But this is just my personal experience, I'm not a professional trainer in anyway.

Will that command "Look at me" help in distracting my dog from barking and jumping at people and friends when they walk in our home?

@toplobster1040

4 жыл бұрын

He says at 5:09 not to do that and why 👍🏼

PLEASE HELP. I'M FOSTERING A 1.5 Y/O FEMALE DOBERMAN W/DOG REACTIVITY & I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER FUTURE (I don't think she is adoption ready...but she is listed for adoption) I have fostered dogs for years & am currently fostering a 1.5 y/o F Doberman. I'm worried for her, so I put her through GROUP obedience out of my pocket. She completed the 6 weeks & her socialization is still the main issue (which is why I chose GROUP class). Oddly, she lives with a male Weim-GSP, & female Am-Eng bulldog & 2 cats (does fine). She won't look at me on command. When she is distracted she intentionally avoids my eyes, & death stares at her target dog (in obedience & on walks at home...she's A BIT less reactive when instructor brings us outside for loose leash training) She improved with people reactivity BUT her dog reactivity is AWFUL. She made small progess with big dogs & NO PROGRESS with the little schnauzer in the group class (EVERY class, multiple times she zones on the schnauzer & LUNGES, GROWLS, FROTHS). She's on a Herm sprenger & she hurts herself, gets frustrated & just spirals for a good 20 seconds (feels like eternity) before she goes in a sit (she doesn't relax, she is still clearly amped). We're redoing the 6 week GROUP class. She knows the commands, I need her have coping mechanism & impulse control around other dogs. Do you have any advice on how I can stop the reactivity? It happens on leash walks too? I try to be proactive, but she knows EVERY house with a dog & the group class has dogs & becomes amped. I put her in sits, body block, "look at me" but she sits waiting me out (I have to go in the classroom &finish my dog walk, so it ends up with her hurting herself by herm sprenger correction pops or just lunging AS I tell her leave it) I have done this group class (1 & 2) with another dogs needing socializing & it's a great company with a good syllabus, spacious class etc."

I love all the videos you guys produce. I've been around a while and have always enjoyed your content. I do really miss the vlogs though, will they ever come back? 🙂

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, Eve Hoehle-Adams! I'm so glad you're enjoying our channel! We're so busy training dogs right now that it's hard to create fun vlogs! We do have some plans for vlogs in the near future, and we are really looking forward to those. But until we have a little more time, we have to stick to our current teaching videos. It's actually funny you would ask about this now. Kayl and I were talking just the other day about going through some old vlog episodes to see if we could create something random that was vlog styled maybe once per month. The verdict is still out on that idea, but if you'd like to check out a playlist with some random episodes of the vlog, in case you missed some I can post a link HERE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXqny7ancsfVpco.html Thank you for watching, and I look forward to creating a couple of vlog episodes for you and the other people who followed that content in the future! Happy Training! ~Ken

@Cowgirlevie

5 жыл бұрын

I totally get the craziness! I have 3 actively competing agility dogs of all levels right now. Plus I also board dogs. It's a lot! Best wishes. ❤️

How would you teach a deaf dog to look at you?

What age do you recommend working on things like this? And other basic commands? We just brought home our puppy, hes 8 weeks old. I just saw another channel that said he doesnt really start with training until they are over 5 months old. At this point they are just basically rewarding "accidental good behavior" but not asking too much of them yet. What are your thoughts?

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, MegsMakeupLife*! You can do really simple exercises with your puppy like luring with food, simple handling exercises, “loading their name” where you say your puppy’s name then feed them a treat, or piece of their meal. We spend the first couple of weeks with our own puppies doing these kinds of things, which teach the puppy how to learn, and what they can do to get rewarded. Our puppy classes at our training facility begin for puppies at 10 weeks of age and above. Puppies are able to start learning some of these simple skills and they can to begin to learn skills like “sit” and “here, here” (which is an informal recall). I have a playlist with some videos that will help you to know what things you can work on right now to give your puppy a great start with learning! First Time Puppy Owner Guide kzread.info/head/PL7BBgLulhermxOKoGwr1QjvlqD83FpmqL Thanks for watching! ~Ken

@megancotterly9357

5 жыл бұрын

@@McCannDogs thank you so much. It is so important to us to get this right. There is nothing that ruins an expirence being around a dog than a dog with no manners. They are so much more enjoyable when they arent crazy and out of control. But i dont want to overwhelm my puppy too soon and stress him out. And I dont want to "miss the boat" and wait too long and have it be more difficult to teach them basics. I hope that all made sense. Thank you so much for your response! We aren't just throwing his food in bowl, we have been using that as a time to teach him his name and lure him around. We will try practicing "look at me" too!

@wvxyz789

5 жыл бұрын

@@megancotterly9357 Hi! I had a new puppy a few months ago I got him at 8 weeks old as well, if it's any help the best thing I did at that point was to teach him his name, it saved me so much trouble. He was very tiny and curious, so it was great that whenever I said his name he came back to me no matter what he was doing or where he was (like under the bed or couch). I focused almost solely on his name, by giving him 3/4 of his meals just saying his name and rewarding, then letting him get distracted and move a little bit away, saying his name and luring him back to me and giving him the food at my feet, this helped with his recall as well when I started teaching that. Sit, down and paw were easy to teach as well, but it took way longer for him to get it when he was that young than it takes now to teach him something new, so just a bit of patience. As a side note, my doggie is extremely food motivated so that helped a lot.

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Great advice, Marcia! ~Ken

@megancotterly9357

5 жыл бұрын

Its hard watching all these videos (especially the trick videos) and be patient bc they look like so much fun! Lol

Do you have a video about getting over a fear of dogs and puppies my sister is scared

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, Mishka the Lab! We don't have a video like that. But give your sister lots of time to get used to having a dog in your home, and don't try to force the issue. Over time she is likely to get used to the idea of having a dog. Thanks for watching! ~Ken

@cooperthedachshund8465

5 жыл бұрын

McCann Dog Training okay thanks

@cooperthedachshund8465

5 жыл бұрын

McCann Dog Training she is also worried about him biting her and also biting her feet and getting under her feet thanks for the great vids

My dog is really hard to train. He’s 5 months old, he barks, bites, and gets separation anxiety. He gets distracted easily. I really need help. thanks!

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, sumvids! There are a lot of different things to address there. It may seem strange, but I would start working on some really simple trick training videos, to begin to develop a relationship with your puppy. You need him to start to think that it's lots of fun to work for you. Here is a trick training playlist with a few examples of tricks to start working on with your pup. The "Spin" trick is a good one to start with: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d56N1dd-mqjAfJc.html If he's nipping your hands while trying to get the treats, here is a video to help you through that issue: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4B5tdWSf7LJlpc.html Let me know how you make out with these steps! Thanks for watching! ~Ken

I really need help on how to keep my dog quiet at night, he cry all night, if his not anywhere near human,he had to sleeps inside the room then he stop crying, how do i get him to stop crying at night, and stay calm until i go and get him from the play pen...

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, maya lee! Having your dog near you at night is actually a good way to train through this behavior. You’ll be able to communicate with your dog this way. Here’s a link to a video that will help you address the nighttime barking: How To Stop Your Dog Barking In Crate At Night - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIWI0rVtg6S9eZM.html Thanks for watching! ~Ken

can you do a video on how to teach your dog to speak!

@McCannDogs

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Emily! We sure can, in fact, we already did! The great part about this trick is that you can also teach your dog to “be quiet” at the same time! Here you go: How To Teach Your Dog To Be Quiet By Barking On Command! kzread.info/dash/bejne/kXmYpbKhlsfLftY.html Happy Training! ~Ken

@emilyragan5349

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! love the videos!@@McCannDogs

What do you do with a overly food motivated dog she doesn't hear anything just focuses on the food

Look at me and focus the same?

My mom forced me to watch this 🎉😂😢

Instead of saying "Look at me", could you simply say your dog's name and reinforce that they look at you at the sound of their name?

what makes you think i can even put a treat on my dog’s nose ????????? lol she won’t let me