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Black Lab Puppy Training | 14 Week Old Koal | Vlog #1

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Black Lab Puppy Training | 14 Week Old Koal | Vlog #1

  • Welcome, 14 week-old black lab Koal to Unleashed Potential’s puppy training.  Koal is going to be a future hunting dog and we are going to invest the time and work with him to be an amazing pet and retrieval dog.
  • So what I’m going to do first here with Koal is establish a nice little relationship. I’m going to teach this little black lab a clear communication system.  I’m going to teach him how to think and how to put out or “try” and work.  He’s going to be a thinking dog!black lab puppy training
  • In this video, I’ll teach how to charge the release mark for clear communication in this puppy training. I’m going to condition Koal to a verbal mark and a clicker which is a complete release.  When I say the word “break”, or I click the clicker I’m just charging or establishing what that actually means.  And what does it mean? It means you just did exactly what I wanted. You’re free. Here’s a paycheck.
  • Socialization is key in everything that we’re going to do.  So with Koal, he is going to be working for his meals; meaning existential food training. He’ll be working for his retrieves, he’ll be working for everything and he’s going to love life!
  • If I want a dog to go to something like an elevated place, I can put the food on the surface and let him think about how to get on there. I’ll show him the food on the surface “place” and wait.

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  • When he jumps up there, I would mark it. He would get a direct reward (the food).   A direct reward is to help him there. After he’s comfortable with that I will no longer do that.  I will stand here and he has to learn…hey…I need to get on there to make the food come. When he does, I’ll mark and feed him.

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Black Lab Puppy Training |14 Week Old Koal| Vlog #1

[The following is the full transcript of this YouTube video. Please note that this video, features Duke speaking extemporaneously–he is unscripted and unedited. Filmed in one take].

Let’s welcome black lab Koal to Unleashed Potential Puppy training, obedience, and companion training. He’s going to be a hunting dog…we’re going to train him for hunting. Aren’t we Koal?  So we’ve got a lot of time on our hands and a lot of work on our hands. Koal is one of my buddies dogs, and he’s here for some intensive work. This is the very first hour that I’ve had him or met him. We’ve done no work together- at all. He has already done retrieves before, at his kennel, which is great. A few long retrieves straight out, but, as far as marks and all kinds of things like obedience and understanding nothing yet. When I say ‘mark’ I’m not talking about retrieves and long things like that, although he’s probably too young and all that.  Just knowing his release mark, communication. So what we’re going to do here with Kole is we’re going to first establish a nice little relationship. We’re going to teach him a clear communication system. Yeah, that’s right.

We’re going to teach him how to think and put out and work. Yeah. We’re going to teach him how to retrieve ducks. We’re going to get him going out on different distances when he matures a little more, we’ll get him used to the gun, a whole lot of work. So follow me along with Koal’s progress and enjoy the progress! Right, Koal! So right now, what I’m going to do is I’m going to condition Koal to a verbal mark and a clicker. What it is, is complete release.

All right, so when I say the word “break”, or I click the clicker where you hear me do it, both, I’m just charging or establishing what that actually means.

And what does it mean? It means you just did exactly what I wanted. You’re free. Here’s a paycheck. So basically he’s going to have to learn how to think.

He’s going to have to learn how to try hard. And you know, he’s a little puppy. He’s 14 weeks old. He has only been away from his kennel, uh, for several days. So, he doesn’t know much about the world. There’s a lot of cool things that we’re going to see and be able to show you to overcome with puppy training.

Socialization is key in everything that we’re going to do here. So with Kole, he is going to be working for his meals. We do existential food training.

And like I said, Koal doesn’t really know me at all very well, but he understands food and he’s actually into it. So that’s a good thing. He’ll be working for his meals. He’ll be working for his retrieves. He’s working for everything and he’s going to love life. And that’s if I can instill anything or give you any tips, it basically to them work for it.

So I’m going to start establishing a mark.  I’m going to start with a little lure process because we just met and I’ll help him a little bit, but I’m not going to do that very much. And then in later days, he has to do it all on his own without my help, which makes for a much smarter dog. So one of the things I want a dog to do is come to me and actually pay attention. The word good means keep doing what you’re doing, stay in behavior. So he’s sitting there watching me, I say, good, keep doing what you’re doing. Okay. And I can pay that. And I say, good, keep doing what you’re doing. And I pay that. The thing is I want him to learn how to do things. And in order to do things, training is actively doing it again and again and again.

So what I do most often in the very beginning is I charge or I establish what’s called a release mark. So when I say the word break or I hit that clicker as I had mentioned, he’s free and he gets his food. So when I go “break” and I’m going to do both at the same time, then he gets a piece of food. Now he’s going to run over there and he’s going to get it. What does the dog normally do? They come back to you. So I’m already establishing a recall. Good boy! Now he’s a little nervous about me bending over and stuff. I noticed a little while ago. So I’m going to get him desensitized to big, scary Duke over top of him hitting on him and all that stuff. We’re going to make him very, very strong, very, very tough. Cause we have to, he’s going to be a hunting dog and to get him used to all these things.

So he’s sitting there looking to me, he’s giving me a little bit, you know, he’s engaged a little bit. He’s thinking, sits there instead of jumping. “Break”  He runs and he gets the food and guess what he does? he comes back. So I can start that. And I’ll show you here. When he comes back to me, I’m actually going to put my hand out here, which is kind of scary. And as he’s coming to me, he’s got to go. Do you want to come a little closer? He’s got to come. This is basic. A lot of people reach down and they want to grab dogs. They want to reach down and touch puppies and notice how he’s a little bit nervous about that, the clicker, and everything. So, I can establish and get him used to be completely desensitized to that. I could be like, he’s got to come through the woods.

This is the woods and these are the trees to get the picnic. You see he’s coming around. So he can’t do that in order for him to eat. He has to be brave. He’s got to try and do something. Okay. So I’m going to show you how I’ll establish that. So I’m going to say “break”. Let him go. When he comes back to me. “Good boy, good, good, good, Boom”. He comes through there and all of a sudden he’s licking the food, licking the food, and I’m able to already get that clicker on his head. See how he’s a little nervous that if he’s to avoid and run away, I’m gonna only try for five minutes. And if he doesn’t try- close the restaurant, we’re going to put you away. You’re going to miss that meal. We’re going to try again. All right. Now what I can do to be all fair is just have him used to the hand and then add the clicker. So we’re just going to take little steps, but in all honesty, he’s got to learn how to come in through that and then break, hit him every release and food. Boom, right there.

Pretty sure that he’s never seen these before and that he’s not just going to be easily lured up here, All right. So I’ve got other options I can do here, but I can basically ahh good boy. Hey, and then throw. So this is a direct lure and it’s also a direct reward. If I want a dog to go to something, I can put the food there. All right. And let them think about how to get on there. So there’s the food I show him it’s right there. And I just let him think, okay if you jumped up there, I would mark it. He would get a direct reward. And I’d also give him what’s called indirect rewards, which I’ll show you if he jumps up there, which hopefully he will. If he won’t, we have one without legs to make it easier. I’m just trying to see where he’s at. You know, just trying to figure him out. Not today. Huh? I’m not hungry enough to get up there. Oh, you’re going to figure it out. At least. He’s trying

Get up there. You can do it. You can do it. Let’s go over this easy one. Let’s get success. We want to build success. So let’s do this. Shall we? Let’s get him on there. Here you go, break. Yeah, buddy. Nice work. Oh, you want to get this? Come on. And inside, there you go. It’s really neat to see this and why I want to show this right now. As you can see the insecurities, but as you’ll see other training days, go by, he’s going to fly into me with confidence. And that’s the cool thing I want to show you.

All on your own. Good boy. Good job buddy. Yeah. Awesome work. Very good. I’m giving a direct lure right there. Like a direct reward to help him on there. After he’s comfortable with that. No, I will not do that. I will stand here and he has to learn, Hey, I need to go on there to make Duke, give me that mark and feed him. That’s perfect. That’s exactly what I want to do right there.

So now I’m not using bribes and lures constantly. I’ll do a little bit. Just like I said, a couple of times, if any, just to help prime the pumps start the process.

Years ago I used to do it over and over and over and phased down over 200 reps. That’s a lot. It works fantastic, don’t get me wrong. What I’m doing is just a little bit deeper level of thought process. So that Koal and any dog that’s actually working at this, you know, this methodology, is it deeper thinker? They’re more of a problem solver on their own and that’s what we want. So he’s going to run around and go see Shelley. Yeah. Cute little guy. Koal, come, yeah, good boy. All right.

Gotta get touched and held in the collar and eat. So what I call this is touch and feeds. Notice how he’s like, oh, I don’t want that. I want the dog to be like, yeah, bang. Put his bum on the ground and expect somebody reaching down, grabbing him. And every time people reach down and grab him, he’ll have hope of, ah, food comes. So we’re going to get rid of that. And we’re going to make him super, super confident. And that’s just normal for little guys. Right? Hi. So cute.

So getting him socialized, getting him understanding some leadership, some thought process, obedience all on his own. He’s going to be a smart cookie.

Aren’t ya? Right. So if you’d to watch Koal grow and learn new skills, and if you want to learn training tips and socialization tips yourself, then I invite you to follow along with this little black lab and me on this journey. Make sure you don’t miss any of these videos by clicking subscribe and then turn on your notifications. And as always, if you like these videos and you find them of value, be sure to help us help other people by just simply liking and sharing so that others may be able to find the same value you have. Thanks for watching and I hope to see you in the next video.

 

 

 

 

Dog Nail Trimming: Why is it Important? Download 5 Easy Steps to Successfully Trim Your Dogs Nails

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Hey there, it’s Duke Ferguson owner, CEO, and master trainer at Unleashed Potential Canine Academy and creator of Dog Training Genesis; your online Bible for dog training, videos, and coaching.

I teach dog trainers and dog owners like you a system that will increase motivation, enhance attention, and strengthen your relationship so your dog will respond with heart and soul.

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In this video, you’ll see clips taken from inside my Easy and Enjoyable Nail Trim Training Course to teach you why it’s important that you should keep up on your dog’s nail trimming. Below is a free PDF that gives you five steps that you can apply today to have easy nail trimming. All you need to do is enter your name and email and the PDF will be delivered to your inbox!

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5-month-old black lab, Koal, offering his paw to get trimmed.

 

“Duke, why is it important to trim dogs’ nails?  It’s such a pain!”

If your dog is continually exposed to running and walking on hard surfaces like concrete or pavement their nails are often kept worn down.  Usually, the front paws only need to be trimmed because the back nails get worn down as they push off on their hind legs.

If you really find doing your dog’s nails a pain, the best way to maintain them.  This is to get outside and do lots of activities such as walks and runs on concrete or other rough, hard surfaces.  But let’s face it, not all dogs get this type of exposure, right?

Because dogs are not as active in our homes we have to trim their nails on a regular basis.

Dog Nail Trimming: Why is it Important?

Here Are Some Reasons Why We Need to Trim Our Dog’s Nails.

  • The simple fact that long nails are just ugly and annoying. Think about it, over time, that constant click, click, click noise, and the more dogs you own, the worse it is.  It’s painful to listen to. Isn’t it?
  • Prevention of damage to your property.  Long nails can poke holes in the furniture, tear clothes, or scratch and wear down your floors.
  • To prevent injury of people.  Keeping your dog’s nails trimmed can actually prevent their long claws from injuring people when the dog wants to jump up.
  • Long nails create pressure on the nail bed, and that causes pain.  And if you leave it untreated it’ll actually injure or realign your dog’s posture and joints.
  • Some behaviour problems such as aggression can stem from a dog in constant pain.
  • Long nails can create an unhealthy posture when the dog is running or walking which will cause a lot of unnecessary pain.
  • Overgrown nails can curve right around and grow into the pad…right into the foot which causes, what? pain! A dog in this state isn’t going to want to his nails trimmed or his paws touched and he will avoid it all costs.  That struggle can create conflict between you and your dog.
  • Long nails can actually split. They can crack and tear and create – pain.  Nails that grow too long are at risk of catching on things and get torn off.  That injury is painful and if serious enough it will also send you to the vet for a very expensive visit.
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A Faithful Roll Model VS a Stinky Ass | How to Thrive in Adversity & Overcome the Corona Pandemic!

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How to Get a Hyper Dog From Crazy to Lazy

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Teach your dog self-control through play.

Do you have a dog that is hyper and pushy; one who is always biting at your hands and pant legs or jumping all over you?

If you said YES then this video is for you!

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How To Get A Hyper Active, Nippy, Jumpy Dog From Crazy to Lazy / Creating Self Control Through Play!

  • Through play, you can get your dog from a very high state of arousal to self-controlled and stationary.
  • Have the proper equipment for this exercise; a long line and a favourite toy and patience!
  • To curb biting and nipping from an early age you want the dog to be channeled to certain toys that he can tug; not your pant legs and not your arms.

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Use toys as a way to channel your dog’s energy.

 

  • If you’re a dog owner and you say, “Hey, how do I get my dog to stop grabbing on my pant legs?” or, if he bites your hands, you can say, “That hurts! Don’t bite me, bite this instead.” Just redirect to a favourite toy.
  • To calm the dog, one thing you can do is you just make the toy go dead (stop moving it).
  • You have to start play and you have to end play.  Your dog can engage it if he wants to.  You can engage if you want to, but you really like the dog to want to be the one to want to think “Hey, I want to play, I want to play”.  This desire to play is a resource you have to teach behaviours.
  • We play a little game of fetch as well, so it’s not all about the tug. And actually, if you can play fetch, I’d rather fetch than tug with any dog.  I think every dog should learn how to fetch.
  • By holding it back I’m going to just claim the toy.  This is one of many, many ways you can teach a puppy to stop bitting it. If he doesn’t want to let go,  I’ll just have some patience but I’m not going to play with him anymore. When he releases – we stop.  As soon as he learns to let go, I’m going to give it back. He will learn letting go is the key to getting it back.

Claim the toy
Claiming the toy by firmly holding it until he releases

 

  • Never let the dog take the toy away to claim it.  Make sure you have control of where your puppy is with a long line or leash.
  • Get used to putting the dog into some arousal and calming him down. Why is this good? Because they learn when they’re in a high arousal state like jumping on somebody at the door, they’ll be able to switch off and to do something else instead.
  • I say, let the dog do the work. You shape and control the environment, shape what you want. 

 

Calm, attentive puppy
After some training through play, this puppy is now in a more self controlled state while still in drive for the moment. 

  • NEVER attempt these training techniques if your dog is showing actual aggression, you could get hurt and you should seek professional training and coaching. Feel welcome to reach out to to us for a  strategy session so we can help you.    In this training demonstration, I am working with a 13-week old puppy.  It is important to work with your puppy as early as possible to help reduce the chances of possessiveness.

 

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How To Get A Hyper Active, Nippy, Jumpy Dog From Crazy to Lazy / Creating Self Control Through Play!

[The following is the full transcript of this YouTube video. Please note that this video, features Duke speaking extemporaneously–he is unscripted and unedited. Filmed in one take].

Hey there, I’m Duke Ferguson owner, CEO, and master trainer of Unleashed Potential Canine and creator of Dog Training Genesis. In this video, I’m going to teach you how to get your dog from a very high state of arousal, into immediate self-control and stationary so that you can then easily calm a dog down. We’re going to do that through play, no food in this video. Okay. I just want to go through and, and, do a little work with Oscar here. He’s got a lot of drive. He likes to bite. He likes to nip. He’s very highly aroused by times. I’m actually going to do some games, some tug work with him. And to give you an idea, if it’s not always food, I start everything with food as you guys know.

 

But once he has a foundation, he understands, look he sees this. He’s like, hey, I want to jump. This could be your hands. Why I’m going to show you. This is because I think it’s super important to have a dog in a very high state, high arousal state to be on with play, and immediately shut off and have self-control like this in a sense. All right. So I’m going to just get them a little bit amped up and you don’t have to do a whole lot, and I’m just going to play with the dog. So hopefully this will be a value for you.

Okay. So I get him, get him onto it. And I ask to sit, and you wait and you just wait. Now, notice I’m not pulling this thing behind my back. Like hiding it. I’m just going to throw it. Hopefully, he comes back. I have a long line in case he wants to run around and play. I’m not doing tug yet. I just want to make sure he goes and gets it. He’s a little puppy. He’s only like three and a half months old. So I’ll bring him in and I want to teach him. You’ve got to bring it back to me. Alright now we can play a little game

 

Look at the full mouth. Look at this guy. Oh, he’s got sharp teeth. Okay. So at an early age, you want to curb this. You want the dog to be channeled to certain toys that he can tug, not your pant legs, not your arms. With puppies, there’s one thing you can do is you can just make the toy go dead. There. Good boy. Tease him a little bit more and ask for a sit. And what I’m going to use is a little spatial pressure, break. Immediately, as soon as his butt hits the ground, he learns, hey, that’s a sit. He’s downing because I think the last video that we did, where he was jumping on Shane and stuff or wanting to is a, he was doing a lot of downs and offering them. So we just went with it.

 

So he just defaults into that and I’ll change it up. Once you start sitting, I’ll actually ask them for a down. So I just, this is as easy as I’ll tug with a little guy like this. I mean, he’s pretty vicious. I mean, in a good way, not a bad way! Listen to him. You’re a monster! Ah, big mouth, grip. I’ll let him win it. Yes, it’s okay to do that. Alright. Unless he’s got like real possessive issues, we have to work on that, but this is going to teach him – play. He’ll be highly aroused and I have to start play and I have to end play. He can engage it if he wants to. I can engage if I want to, but really, I like the dog to want to be the one. Hey, I want to play. I want to play.

 

I want them to kind of beg me for things, that just gives me a lot more resources to use, to train with. Okay. So I’m actually playing with my puppy. It’s not my puppy. It’s someone else’s puppy, but I’m playing with him and I’m teaching him things. So he’s learning right now when it’s when I own it. Good job. And I see he wants to bite my hands and stuff like that. I’m not going to make a big issue of it right now. I really am not. I’m just going to ignore it. It should go away in time. It’ll be channeled towards this toy. Now, if you’re a pet owner, you say, hey, how do I get my dog to stop grabbing on my pant legs? Like that type of stuff. Will you tell him, or if he bites your hands, you can say, Oh, that hurts. Don’t bite, bite this instead. So I’m just going to get him all amped up. Now, this is actually, sit, almost like a lure. We’re helping him in the beginning. Okay. Now I can’t do much spatial pressure here. Just stand up for a second.

 

Break. I’m going to throw it. So we play a little game of fetch as well. So it’s not all about the tug. And actually, if you can play fetch with, I’d rather fetch than tug with any dog. I think every dog should learn how to fetch. Be honest with you. He wants to claim it and kill it there. Well, he’s got good prey drive. Okay. I’m just bringing them in like a fish on a wire. And I reached down and we started to play. I’m not going to immediately take it from him and keep it away from him. That actually creates more problems than you’d want. Okay. So I play with him and I look, bring the camera in here. A lot of dogs, you know how they’re nervous about being petted. Now with our puppies, we do a lot of touch and feeds. But as he’s playing, I’m going to take the big, scary hand and I’m just going to stroke him and pet him. Boy, if your dog was to let go and be, and that tells you, they’re nervous about this, right? And this is, I’m doing this, the puppy. Now, if you had a dog that was doing this and they’re dangerous and they bite and you don’t reach over and do this cause you’re going to get bit. Okay. All right. And it sounds vicious. It’s not, he’s just, or when he’s got a little bit he’ll counter. There’s a thing called a counter. Watch. He’ll regrip right there. And if I let them own it, that trains him to bite with a bigger mouth. See? Right? So now I’m just going to end the play here. I’m going to just claim the toy. And this is one of many, many ways you can teach them to stop biting it. He doesn’t want to let go. You just have some patience, but I’m not going to play with him anymore. This is done. We stop. As soon as he learns to let go, I’m going to give it back. So his letting go is an issue. So let’s work on that instead of the sits. I’m just going to, um, teach him when he lets go. He can have the toy back. Okay. So if a dog is sitting here like this, sometimes they’re good. Right?

 

Break. Let them have it again. The break is his release mark. Same as a clicker. There’s really no difference. What a good boy. He’s a good boy, I let them hold it. I’ll let them own it. Like he’s got it in his mouth. It’s a big bite. What a good fella. I’ll pick him up. Such a good boy. Now he can’t bite my hands right here. Cause he’s got this thing. Now mind you, if he was to be, you know, let it go and nail it. Or you got an issue we have to deal with. But this is a cute little guy. I like this. I like a dog with a lot of spunk, a lot of drive. I like them really pushy, really intense. Cause I can channel all that stuff. It’s just, people ask me sometimes, Hey Duke, what’s the, what’s the easiest dog you’ve ever trained.

And it’s not really breed specific. It’s the one who wants what I have most. It’s the easiest dog to train, age doesn’t really matter. I mean, it can be, you know, he’s three months old. You can have eight weeks. You can have eight years. You can have 12 years. You know, my dog’s 13 years. He’s still bloody fun to train and learning new things. Let’s go a little quicker, hopefully. Wow. Oh yeah. So you notice, I’m not asking him to out as I don’t think I can get it right away. Here’s a little tip. I never, I never name a command or anything that I can’t get -that I’m not happy with. So if I can’t get it or if I’m not happy with the way it is, I don’t name it.

 

I just get the behavior more and more until it becomes better. And then once it’s the way I like to see it, then I’ll name it. Sometimes I can name it pretty quick. Sometimes it takes me a little time before I decide I’m going to name it. Okay. So I’m claiming it. I’m kind of wanting the toy. He’s locking on there. But notice he’s not on my hands anymore. Okay. So I own it but notice I’m very slow and calm as well. Good boy and break. Oh, ha okay. Now sometimes you’ll get a dog. Who’s just not going to let go. There’s no way like my dog, when he was younger, what I used to have to do is just pull up on the lead like this a little bit and just wait and wait and wait. So adds a little pressure. Okay. This guy has got some, some problems with his he’s only small. He’s got some problems with his throat. So I’m choosing not to do that with him. But if I held that enough, he just let it go. As soon as he lets it go, right. As soon as that comes out of his mouth, let’s say I was holding him there longer. And as soon as he drops it, I’m going to hold them back. Actually a little bit with this harness and this both okay. Claim it here.

 

As soon as he lets go of it, see, he starts to cough. So I’m just going to hold up the harness. I tell him good, break and I let him have it again. Okay. He wants to run away with it and claim it. Never let that happen. Never, never, never… bring him to you. This is what I do. He needs to come to me. I’m not going to ask him to come to me or nothing. And I just teach him having this thing also includes me in the equation. He never has free access to this toy ever in a million years. Right? You’re fun, man. I could do a lot with this dog. I had him long. He’s only here for as long as he here with you Shane? 11 days. Yeah. He’s his puppy client. I’m going to own this claim here. Good. Break. Now, take it. Oh, you’re a monster. There’s a big mouth grip. Oh, he’s a fun dog. I could do protection with this dog.

 

In a good way. Okay. You just have to patience, break. Nope. Here you go. I’ll get it back. We’ll go into drive. So you’re just putting the dog into some arousal and calming them down. Why is this good? Because they learn when they’re in a high arousal state to be able to switch off and to do something at the door, say they’re jumping and somebody’s at the door, sit. Boom, they’re used to this high arousal. And now that he’s just a puppy, this is just a little game of teaching him. Break, let it go. Pick it up, let it go. And I can do that 5, 10 times. As soon as he lets go faster and faster and I can start naming it. Okay. Right now I’m not going to name it because it’s the first time I’ve ever done this with him ever. Break. Now I’ll ask for maybe a down. Okay. Down, break. Right? Now I just blocked with my hand a little bit, but I’m not going to pull this away. If he really wants in it, then he needs to learn. No, you’re not going to get it until you do what I ask you to do. I normally won’t notice. I’m not repeating commands either over and over.

 

What I’m doing is just waiting for him to do it. Okay. And if he’s not doing it, then I’ll wait it out. Or I’ll close this game and I’ll work on having him drop pretty fast before I start naming it again. Good. Good job. Oh, let go. There you go. Break. Boom. And he can have it. All right. I take it away. It’ll get a little quicker here. Now the next session or even during the session, it might become quicker and quicker, break. Oh Yeah. Oh, I’m going to stand up. I’m going to get him aroused to jump again.

Jumping, jumping sit.

Great. We’ll end it with that. Oh, there you go. Big man. Okay. Now he’s got the big rabbit. Bloody things almost the size of him. I like him.

Okay, If you don’t channel this type of, come on in here. Look at this guy, he’s cool. If you don’t channel this right though. And this is the dog that’s going to be jumping all over you. He’s going to be, he’s like shamed, right? High drive. After your pant leg and you say sit , break. Oh, that was fast. All right. All in drive. If you don’t do this type of stuff now with your puppy or your dog, um, you’re going to have a dog that’s biting your hands all the time. Your pant legs. They’re ripping everything apart. Look at him. I haven’t done anything. I’ve talked for. How long? Seven minutes. 12 minutes is a long video. Okay. That’s a long time. Usually, I do this two-five minutes and he’s already done some obedience sessions, but it can say if you have a dog with tons of energy, how easy it is, I didn’t move. I’m not sweating. They used to say, if you sweat, you do a good job. Now I just say, let the dog do the work. Okay. You shape, control the environment, shape what you want. So I hope that helps have some sort of value. And we’ll see you in another video.

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