For anyone reading this: I know that dog training can be difficult sometimes, but you're doing great. Keep up the good work, and your dog (and your own sanity) will thank you for it! ❤️💕

Agree with you 100% on all of these for all puppies...but especially if your puppy is in the LARGE BREED category

Not a professional, but having raised two puppies to be the “perfect” companion, I can only agree. I’ve even had my friends ask if I could take their kids for a while. One thing I’ll ad is consistency. In your training and interactions with the dog, which is the “easy” part, but more so with other member of the household. No dog at the moment, but keep watching your videos and pick up great insight and advice to be put to use in case the next puppy find me.

I wish I could give this video a ❤️ instead of just a 👍🏼. This is such excellent advise! ✌️💜

Thank you… you said it all

Thank you very much! I will soon have my first puppy. A curly coated retriever. I'm glad I found your channel, I've learnt so much already and will be following your advice from day 1 ❤😍🐾

Excellent fundamentals!

Absolutely agree!! 😃👍🏼

Couldn’t agree more with not teaching my dogs tricks, obedience over crufts stuff any day. I don’t crate train but understand the benefits. I just accept for the first couple of months I will get up between 3 and 4 stand in the garden waiting for them to do their business. I also start separation training from day one. I wait outside the door and listen, once they have settled down I come back in, increasing the duration as the days go by. The more you put in early the more you get out later.

Amazing will you give me the confidence to have a amazing chow chow thankyou

Thank you Will for another fabulous video. You are Brilliant. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Great video buddy!! Quick question: I am crate training a new puppy and he is fairly ok with it. My question is what to do when he cries? I normally ignore him until he settles down. Would you agree with that? How do I reward a calm behaviour? I don’t want to wake him up 😂

we use a crate for our mini aussie almost 10 weeks old.. we also use a playpen for him in the main room. I have 2 over 50 pound dogs and they are good with him we do let him out and confine him to 1 room when he is loose with an option for the big dogs to get out.. they can jump the gate lol puppy pads are his option for potty right now due to his shots not being complete yet. we do take him out with us but we dont put him down anywhere.

My 2 shepherd/huskies were in a crate right from the start. When we first brought our pups home, they had to go to the bathroom outside before they came in the house. They weren’t allowed out of the kitchen. I put up a baby gate, but they slept and napped in the crate. Never had an accident in the house. Once they were older and fully trained they had the run of the house

do you have a program for an adult rescue woth no previous training?

Do you have any videos about puppies/ young dogs that already have severe separation anxiety? I know the only true way to "fix" it is desensitisation and counter-conditioning, but everywhere I look for specifics they mention that during the time you are counter conditioning, the puppy should never actually be left alone because if they get into the panic state you can start again from scratch. But I live alone and don't know anyone who can dogsit when I have appointments or need to go to the shop. So is there any advice or a video you may have? Thanks to anyone who can link it in case Will doesn't see the comment himself!

Preach. Except for the crate training, toy poodles are so trainable, cage aint nessecary if you have time to train commands and general behavior

I started taking my pup out straight away and as a result I have a really friendly dog that everyone warms to. He will come into shops with me and sit under the table whilst I eat in cafes and restaurants. He’s fine in the crate when I am busy or I’m bed. The issue I’m still working on is toilet training, partly my own fault as I don’t always have time to let him out as frequently as a pup needs to pee.

Never used a crate for my pup when he was little. He never did any damage or barked when I was out and I know ' cause I asked my neighbours each time I came home. Toilet training went very smoothly and quickly, as I had a strict routine and was always aware of the time from last pee/poop break. The jumping on people was very difficult as people would say oh I love dogs and I don't mind him acting this way when saying Hi. I always said well I DO MIND and I must insist on him behaving appropriately when out or greeting people who were visiting our home. 😊

Ok so what do I do if my puppy keeps taking a dump in the crate.

I crate trained him but i dont like him in a cage. I have a giant pillow next to my bed and he sleeps in bed with me when I want to.

@flipnshifty

2 ай бұрын

He sleeps til 11am no problem.

People teach their dogs tricks because they believe others will see how smart their dogs are. Obedience training and learning commands show how really well a dog is trained and shows more of what the dogs need in their life. Trick training is a little circus for your own pleasure, certainly not for the dog

@alishawallo5670

2 ай бұрын

Yeah... It's true. I've been to an owners house who obviously loved her dogs, even though they had some resource guarding issues, weren't good on handling or leash manners AND were dog or and human aggressive to guests or passersby. But she had taught both of them some very adorable and entertaining tricks which everyone enjoyed watching (even though we weren't allowed to look the dogs in the eye) and said "how well trained they are!" I was still glad to see this family loving their dogs, despite what to me would be obviously a danger that would be an extreme stress to me if they were in my house. Everybody's a little different.

@meerespelikan

2 ай бұрын

I mean, a family dog retrieving something could also be considered a trick because it’s mostly useless for family dogs. It’s still enjoyable for dog and human alike. All dogs need different amounts of exercise (physical / mental), learning tricks can be part of that. It just depends on the trick/command and what fits your dog‘s needs and abilities. Edit: I really like what how he explains it: he doesn’t like it, so he doesn’t do it. Perfect reasoning. And, it’s not something to focus on when the basics aren’t there yet.

My dog doesnt know a single trick. But knows 20 useful commands. Most useful: Leave it Focused Heel Sit/Down/Stay 1..2.. GO (heel sprint)

i have never had a problem with my dogs being on their own and i have never used a create some of the modern day ways of training dogs are BS and i get told all the time when i'm out with my dog that she is well behaved so it's got nothing to do with using a create or whatever

@juliehackett1025

2 ай бұрын

The crate is necessary when staying at the vet or when they go to a groomer

@chevalnoir1000

2 ай бұрын

It is not BS. Dogs are den animals and most love it - comparable to a kid having their own room. Some do fine without, but it’s not a generalisation. Read some good dog psychology. You do it or not, but BS it isn’t. That’s education.

i 100% disagree with create training i've had dogs my whole life and have never used a create for a dog and never would it's cruel and dogs are family not prisoners

@marc1speed

2 ай бұрын

Dogs love crates. You would know if you tried.

@K3r0411

2 ай бұрын

There’s a difference between crate TRAINING and keeping them crated for hours on end. I agree that crate training is important for a puppy, because there will come a time when it’s needed like at the vet for surgery, or recovery at home after ACL or spine surgery, or even air travel. But I’m not in favor of habitually crating dogs. I’ve had Labs for 25 years, and can leave them in the house by themselves without having to worry about them being destructive or anxious. They get a lot of daily exercise and playtime, and just sleep the time away while I’m gone. I also wouldn’t agree with ALL dogs loving crates. That’s just not the case.

@skylasjourney

2 ай бұрын

@@K3r0411 well good for you everyone is different and you love creates not dogs that's BS creates is a modern day thing is you want your dogs to be prisoners that's your choice but nothing you say is going to change my mind so stop trying

@richie8346

2 ай бұрын

I lived with a couple of dogs who were crate trained and I can honestly say they loved it like a kennel/safe space. Crates were never locked, one of them even shut the door when he was inside. I personally have never used a crate for my dogs and never will. I do feel a lot of people abuse crates and as you say lock the dog up. Done properly I think it can be beneficial

@juliehackett1025

2 ай бұрын

My German Shepard loved her crate I left the door open and she'd go in when she wanted without a problem it was her safe place from my kids