Aggressive German Shepherd Training- What NOT to do! Dog Training with America’s Canine Educator-

In This video America’s Canine Educator, Thomas Davis, Discusses the pitfalls of overusing correction tools while dog training. This young German shepherd leash reactivity int he form of dog aggression towards other dogs only while on the leash. This is an issue that has the owner at wits end! This situation is exacerbated by the owners over correcting. This dog aggression is not caused by dominance or anger.

It is caused by the instability of the owner and the over correction that it causes. You will believe the difference in behavior once this point is made clear. Be the best dog trainer you can be. watch until the end! As always thank you for watching! If you haven’t already please subscribe to our youtube channel for more great free dog training videos, dog training tips and tricks and info on stopping aggressive dog behaviors.

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49 Comments

War Boy

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

She sounds like a Bich

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Lisa Bell

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Subscribed.

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ChefvEto

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Glad I found someone in NY. I want to get a dog myself. A pup. I've been looking up different breeds and now I'm ready to study things like this. Thank you. I will be a client soon.

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LaT How

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Hello. I know it's me and I need a trainer like you. My dog was attacked at an off leash park and now I get tense upon meeting dogs during our walks. He is now acting out. Do you have a recommendation in Plano tx? I'm scheduled to meet with a trainer on Thursday to help "him" get re-socialized.

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TheDogGuy

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

look the dog he is using for demonstration is an easy dog. As a trainer i would never open my mouth about what she is doing wrong till i showed her otherwise… Take the leash from her be an example…. Most trainers never touch a clients dog…. I agree that she is incorrect but so are you.

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bantom360

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

God, this lady is a bitch!

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Sofia SR

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

I loved the video! I would like to hear your advice on what to do when a dog is SUPER sociable & playful leashed/unleashed and even submissive to most dogs, but then she just agressively barks to a few if they approach each other, and with some of them they have never had a problem before and even played together in the past. Thank you!

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Kayla Wolf

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

You kinda really put both dogs in danger in the beginning…

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Brandi Enders

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

She needs to stop being sarcastic and rude and listen to what he tries to tell her.

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Ra Rodriguez

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

great explanation #transformyourdog

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David G

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

6:00 sums it up, "DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM- HE'S GOOD. I GOTTA WORK ON YOU!" I like this trainer and his advice to not over correct makes perfect sense. I am getting a dog and don't know much about training so I welcome the chance to learn. So far what I am finding is that dog owners create most of the problems out of their own fears and insecurities. They often anticipate problems where there are none. They will then often create unnecessary anxiety (in an otherwise mostly calm dog) e.g., when they see other dogs, someone comes to the door, etc. They over correct the dogs and overwhelm them too often by using both physical and mental negative corrections. This in turn makes the dog more nervous and associate daily life/events to negativity. How would we like getting yanked on the neck and yelled at every time we did something less than perfect- or every time another human walks by (even if we didn't do anything wrong)? It would be exhausting. It's all about associative conditioning, calming down and not over correcting. A tired (well walked) and confident dog has less need to be aggressive. On the other hand, a nervous/anxious and insecure dog (because he is over corrected all of the time) will naturally tend to be more aggressive. Think about the awful scenario of a dog fight. Before the fight, the dog's owner does assertive physical and verbal "corrections" or commands. To the dog, it's almost the same thing as what well intending owners do routinely just on a less intense scale but in it's hourly repetition the affects can be similar. Without intending to, over doing it basically is like getting them primed to do battle. Instead, if we relax, the dog will tend to relax as well. Poor training can actually teach aggression. Then there is the whole high energy, high pitched way many owners talk to their dogs that gets them over excited at times when they are already stimulated (e.g., They smell food and you sing…"Wanna Eat?" They see you getting their lease and then you sing…"Wanna Go Out Side?" They hear the doorbell and smell an animal on the other side of the door and then you sing…"Who's At the Door?" Also, giving positive reinforcement (Petting and verbal praise) and the wrong time reinforces what you don't want. If the dog anxiously sits or stops jumping for a split second, just let them be. Not a time to praise them. We are actually acknowledging our own relief to what they did when we do that. My take away is it's often best for people to smile or frown inside but talk and touch less. Have that quality relationship that starts with us first and values understanding and caring over control. I look forward to watching more of his videos and learning more.

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Mary Lopez

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Damn that lady had mad attitude

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Turkeylord

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

That grass must be fake?

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Camden Cleveland

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Very good! You are a minority of the world of dog trainers and behaviourist that I enjoy and agree with. Keep going!

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Keagan Sias

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Why is this not on tv

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L.A. November 2019

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

The psychological aspect as a human when it comes to leading your dog, is something that only comes with time and experience. He is spot-on with his advice, but the application of it is not easy – especially with dogs like the German Shepherd.

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katy donawether

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

This videos are useless and stupid a dog is to protect your home from invasion, a dog is not a kid and not to be kissed most dogs in USA are worthless the owners have to protect the dog plain stupid

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brian177

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Her embarrassment and over correction remind me of the way my Mom is with one of our dogs. Her problem is that she sets up so much anticipation for Hurley – by preemptively choking up her collar, talking to her too much to try and make her chill, and sometimes stopping as they pass.

I keep telling her these are all mistakes, and that I never have these problems because I don't do these things. Instead, we can either breeze past the other people and she doesn't pay much attention to their dog. If we do slow down to socialize, and she hasn't been filled up with projected anxiety, she's super submissive and cute. She is secretly a coward but my Mom makes her feel like she's about to go 10 rounds every time they pass a dog.

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U K

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Wow thanks for this. Its so easy when you know thats going on

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Jeffrey Decker

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

"Every time another dog comes out, you lose your shit" hahahaha

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Nizar Yousri M. Azmi

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Hi there, I don't see any kind of aggression coming out of the dog, I noticed the GSD tried to snap at the other dog only once at the beginning of the video however the dog stayed calm the rest of the video.

That being said, I appreciate your advice and it's really true and very specific however, "MY DOG" is really different than this and is really way more aggressive that this GSD. He wouldn't stand seeing another dog whatsoever and it's getting me frustrated. I tried everything "Literally everything". He wouldn't snap out of it, like it me or that other dog killed or disappearing.

Needless to say, my dog is very well trained and obedient at home and when he's out and there's not other dogs in sight… When another dog is in the picture, "It's like I don't exist " and he's "operating" on his own.

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Sand Angel

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

I need serious help training my dog I wanted to train him to be a service animal but not sure how to go about it I'm stumped

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Dog House C.A

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

thank you for this video l really learn a lot from it, please do see my video and tell me what you think. thanks for your video it was really nice

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Gabriel Roblox & More!

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Idk I just came on this chanel.

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moirhann

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Hard to watch dogs that has lost all their optimism.. The owner is not very compassionate towards her dog.he is not allowed to even move a paw without her correcting him. When a dog looses all his possibilities to CHOOSE it gets depressed and very helpless. Breaks my heart. I believe in energy, empathy and understanding. The dog does really not want to follow his owner and that is sooooo sad ;( .. If we could talk to our dogs i know many of them would ask to change their families and that breaks my heart.. I hope she follows up with what he says – because this is awesome.

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Jamie D'andrea

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

How many times are you going to explain the same concept…. Half the video was you saying the same thing 5 different ways. I think the woman got it..

Correction. The entire video is saying the same thing over and over. This video could have been 5 minutes

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Project military memorial jeep zj

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Had a German Shepard akita mix, training collar works great noise buzz an shock

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Vern Atkins

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Great lesson except he over corrected her over and over and over and over. Video should have been 2 min.

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Philippe Bouchard

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

To much talking. Resume…

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Godonstilts

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

wow… this woman is annoying as fuck! He is trying to explain, and she interjects at every turn… "How do i do this?" … well, if you shut the fuck up and listened a moment, then this guy will tell you…

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Carolyn Evers

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

This guy made his point "over and over and over again" in his critique of the woman @5:55. She heard you the first time.

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Wiesbadengera M

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

umm, me thinks not! if you were talking to me and you said," right" , I'd be, like, "wrong," I don't agree with any of your jibberish, and you fidget way to much lol. on a serious note, I had a really hard time following you

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dyeace

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Millenial rambling lol

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Jeni Wolf

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

He's just going on and on and repeating himself lol

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kliserio01

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

The Trainer ignore all the dog genetic behave… he focus only in the owner not un the dog.

And it has to be the opositive… first the dog then the owner.

Why he not let them loose if the problem was the owner?

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Darin Thompson

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

She seems off…

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Button Eyes

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

I'd like a video about real aggression. If that was my dog, we wouldnt be having this convo right now,because he just attacks and attacks and attacks, pulling a leash abd chokes himself. Thats what kind of a dog I have and this is fruatrating. wWe had to go to a vet to update our shots, and it was a nightmare with all other dogs being in such a close proximity to him. 🙁 I can't even go to a park with him or prowl around my neighborhood. Please help 🙁

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Veronica Gombar

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Ugh, if I had to live with that jerk I’d probably be a little aggressive too.

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HoodieBills

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

I need help!! My GSD dog is 1 year old. She's Is so loving when she knows a person but when it's the first time meeting someone , she barks a lot and I can't keep her quite . Same for other dogs , she pulls on the leash and gets out of control. I've seen many videos on walking opposites sides but they don't work any help??

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Ismael Rosario

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

She looks bored and not interested in what your saying!!! Hahaha

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Ismael Rosario

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

You suck! You don’t know how to talk or correct yourself never mind a dog!

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yvonneost12

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Tip – she needs to shut up and listen and learn LOL

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tmin90

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

this lady is so annoying

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Anton Roman

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Brilliant.

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x2eXu50x

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Lol shes so fuckin bitchy wow…no wonder the dogs like that

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birdie

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

This guy does too much dang talking-no action. Says same thing over & over

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Mike T

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Great instructional!

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Laura Valencia

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

That lady, omfg, if the dog is calm who cares what it’s doing as long as it’s calm.

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Alicia Vida

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 am

Most dog "problems" are actually caused by the dog handler. The best dog trainers train people.

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