Puppy training videos

dball

Can anyone recommend and youtube sites for training a new pup?

Thanks

cocker5

dball wrote: »

Can anyone recommend and youtube sites for training a new pup?

Thanks

To be honest OP physical puppy training classes would be far better in a few ways .. one it helps hugely with socializing your pup.. they will go through sit, stay, paw, recall etc - be aware it takes months of consistency and patience but so worth it in the end!

Where r u based?


You looking for info on house training or other things?

tedpan

I watch a lot of Caesar Milan. He'll definitely point you in the right direction

tk123

tedpan wrote: »

I watch a lot of Caesar Milan. He'll definitely point you in the right direction

Yep the opposite to what he's doing!

tedpan

tk123 wrote:

Yep the opposite to what he's doing!

? He has lots of puppy training tips videos and books..

yellowlabrador

I've been following Zak George since he was a teenager. He has proper qualifications and he is gentle

https://www.youtube.com/user/zakgeorge21

dball

Thanks all

I’m going to get some help from a pro in the new year. I’m only looking for videos to get my kids to watch so they might start with the basics. Sitting and lying and maybe the stay command.

Thanks all.

tedpan

tedpan wrote: »

? He has lots of puppy training tips videos and books..

He does. He has great marketing. I think anyone can be forgiven for getting a pup and googling training techniques and falling into the Caesar trap. He has websites , books, tv shows. Of course people will think 'ah this guy obviously knows his stuff'. But he has no formal qualification. And he uses outdated practices that have long been proven false.

He uses pack and dominance theory. He uses punishment based techniques. A few years ago he blatantly ignored the stress signals of a dog, moved into her personal space while she was eating and hit her. He got bitten. A lot of his techniques are just dangerous for dog and human. Even his harmless stuff is all based on misinformation.

cruizer101

I'm no expert just recently got two pups myself but I like Zak George who was mentioned earlier also simpawtico dog training have a lot of what I think are good videos.

cocker5

tedpan wrote: »

I watch a lot of Caesar Milan. He'll definitely point you in the right direction

:eek::eek::eek: please tell me you are joking?

in the direction of choke chains, prong collars, slamming your dog to the floor dominating them ... do the opposite

Choc Chip

In fairness, I THINK a lot of Caesar's puppy articles are fairly innocuous (hold a treat about your dogs head to get him to sit etc) so people think he's harmless. I THINK it's more all the stuff about "red zone dogs" that has the potential to get owners into trouble. I'm not a fan of his though so haven't gone through his website and I could be talking nonsense. And I agree that some of his more dodgy techniques have the potential to get someone (and their poor dog) into a lot of trouble if they copy him.

As well as Zak George, I love Kikopup, Ian Dunbar (just his voice makes me calmer), patricia mcconnell (though she might be a bit heavy if you want your kids to be watching her stuff!) and school of canine science (if your kids are older and you can ignore all Nando's swearing ).

If someone tells me something awful about one of those now i'm gonna be gutted!

FrostyJack

Can't go wrong with Victoria Stillwell, ignore the TV stuff, especially the American ones, her youtube stuff is up there with Zak's, who I also recommend. As stated above avoid Milano like the plague. Tying a reactive dog to a pig it was afraid of was on some of his more recent stuff :mad:

Sheepdish1

I would recommend Victoria Stillwell, she is a force free trainer that uses POSITIVE reinforcement that is proven to be the best way to train dogs

I would advise you to not watch Cesear Milan - He uses force and outdated theories that have been scientifically disproven eg dominance theory :rolleyes:
He uses fear / pain to teach dogs which have negative outcomes for dogs and how they learn. Unfortunately this show was made for entertainment and drama for audience as opposed to what is beneficial for the animal

Using a positive / force free approach will make your dog more confident, happy and eager to learn. Your dog will also trust you and WANT to learn

Dr.Sophia Yin was a vet and behaviourist and has excellent videos
Victoria Stillwell also has great videos
Ian Dunbar is also another great vet / trainer

dball

thanks for all the replies,
Ill have a browse through them and def will not be looking at the ceaser fella,

Thanks again everyone

Sheepdish1

dball wrote: »

thanks for all the replies,
Ill have a browse through them and def will not be looking at the ceaser fella,

Thanks again everyone

It is also important to use something that is a reward while training. So for example if you feed your dog dry food you could use small bits of ham / chicken / cheese

You can also train them with their normal food eg breakfast and dinner but this isn't always possible

I would recommend you go to classes or a trainer as I find going to someone as it would save you time sifting through internet filtering what you need to know or not / what is good / bed. Also a trainer / classes will cover what is most relevant to you at the moment. ie socialisation / mouthing / toilet training etc

Sheepdish1

Deleted User wrote: »

He does. He has great marketing. I think anyone can be forgiven for getting a pup and googling training techniques and falling into the Caesar trap. He has websites , books, tv shows. Of course people will think 'ah this guy obviously knows his stuff'. But he has no formal qualification. And he uses outdated practices that have long been proven false.

He uses pack and dominance theory. He uses punishment based techniques. A few years ago he blatantly ignored the stress signals of a dog, moved into her personal space while she was eating and hit her. He got bitten. A lot of his techniques are just dangerous for dog and human. Even his harmless stuff is all based on misinformation.

Absolutely. Someone I know who wants to start training their dog not to do something said he was going to look up Cesear for some advice not knowing the methods he uses:eek: His marketing is good and the shows are aimed towards audience / drama. I think you are talking about the labrador episode? She was pushed and pushed and he misread every signal saying back off until she had no choice but to bite. I think I would have taken a chunk out of him too

Good point about the harmless stuff, the problem with that is it probably works for people so they think he knows his stuff and then move to more dangerous and punitive techniques. There is one is particular where he corners and intimidate a little dogs which is quite dangerous to stop it from barking at something:(

dave699

Ceaser would have been my first Google for training tips. Didn't realise what people are saying was the story. Seen 1 or 2 episodes of him. Just assumed he was good. Will stay well away