Watch What Happens When You Surrender Your Dog

So this dog Noodle was unfortunately dropped off at the shelter just because he got too big. Now he doesn't trust anybody and it's making it really hard for him to get adopted. What he does is he lunges and like tries to nip and stuff. Hey buddy. So I'm starting off with some beef liver treats just to get him warmed up with me but you can tell still he's barking at me and he's still pretty nervous. Now he's a giant dog so things could go bad really quick just because of his sheer power. It may be impossible for him to get adopted with this type of fury activity. Now he's really really nervous and he could be protective of his kennel so I have to be really really careful. But the only way to really help this dog overcome his fears is to probably go into his kennel to see if I can help him. One of you guys want to go grab my uh little thing of barbecue I have up there? It's like a little it's in my it's in my uh yeah. I have to still keep a really close eye on Noodle just because he doesn't know me and he certainly doesn't trust me yet and I'm in his space which could be potentially really dangerous. So I'm just giving him a little bit of food or a lot of food but not too too much. My game plan is to kind of Hansel and Gretel him over to me and then be able to take food from my hand. But what I'm doing as I'm my objective here when I'm doing this is I'm going to start limiting how much I'm going to give him. So see how much he's here with me now he's here with me. Got to be careful with a dog like this he's a massive strong dog. I'm going into his little space that he definitely doesn't want me in but in order for a dog like this to get adopted they need to be able to figure out the skill sets and also the type of person to help this dog out. So the better I can break through with the dog the better these guys standing behind the camera can understand how to do it as well especially with the new person. I mean again this is a dog how long has he been here? Since October and before that do you know his past? And then so he's how old now? Okay and so fearful big large dog like this obviously he lacks he lacks confidence. He's fearful or reactive right so when you're hearing him barking it's because he's afraid. So just trying to figure out how fast we can break down barriers to see what's real and what's not real. So these are all good things just watching his body language his ears. So I'm playing with his food here to keep him close to me and to keep him next to me and this gives me a great opportunity to really see what he's about. When we work with aggressive dogs who were really nasty and aggressive they wouldn't do this they would try to bite me the whole time. He's just terrified and he's going to be really hard dog to adopt and to keep into good situations because of how fearful he is and how big he is and how strong he is. Good boy good job noodle good boy good boy good job sit noodle sit okay break. Now this is a lot different than basic obedience training because I'm trying to get to know him I'm trying to help him be comfortable and confident move around just a little bit. Good boy noodle yes a good boy come on come on bubba you can do it noodle come on noodle come on come on big guy. Now this is where I have to be super calm and careful because all the other dogs are going crazy bashing themselves off the kennel and barking so I have to remain really really still because at any moment this could be a trigger for noodle and he could have a defense response to me and react. Good job noodle that's my good boy that's my good boy huh that's my good boy noodle. So he's definitely very very nervous you just have to be careful with a dog like this because if I overstep my boundaries he can easily nip me he can grab me or worse attack me you got to just take it really really slow with the dog like this. Good job good boy so I'm going to try to put a put my slip leash on him I'm going to do a little trick of the trade here. Good boy noodle good boy take it slow just want to go a little bit at a time so I'm going to put my food here he's going to go in for the piece of food good boy yes a good boy noodle that's a good boy he's a boy right okay I'm thinking like noodle could go either way good boy come on good job good boy noodle good boy good job big guy good boy yes a good boy I'm trying to get that tail to flick a little bit good boy noodle every time he looks at me I'm looking straight away he's a dog that can go zero to 100 really quick not because he's aggressive but because he's really insecure and I'm kind of stepping into the lion's den here on this one. Good job good boy good boy good job buddy so I'm going to try to remove him from the kennel just to reset him and after I bring him back in the kennel he could go straight back into reacting at me so I'm changing the environment for him and ultimately I'm playing the role as potential adoptee for noodle and I want to make sure he's successful and not reactive and fearful so what I'm about to do here is a little trick of the trade I'm going to hook my slip as he gets closer to me it's making me a little nervous just to keep him safe and me safe I'm hooking my slip leash through the kennel so all I need to do with my left hand is just pull on the leash to get distance and again that just keeps us safe as he gets closer to me it's going to be a more realistic interaction between us so I want to make sure he's super safe as I'm pulling out some of this barbecue that I have left over he's right next to me and it's my responsibility to keep us both safe and that's what I'm doing with the leash so Good Juggle. That's my buddy. Is that my buddy? Good boy! Good job, Newt. That's my buddy, huh? That's my buddy. Thank you, baby. That's good. Really, I think what it comes down to is just, for me anyways, like when you have a dog that is that reactive and that protective and that looking aggressive, like how quickly can they do this? Because that just tells you, like, on the spectrum of how much they mean something. Good boy. So that's good to see, like, in the right scenario with the right person. So if you had somebody that had a quarter of, like, dogmanship, if you will, that I have, but you had them come meet him, yeah, a couple days, because that's what I'm looking for from a behavioral standpoint, is how quickly can he go from, don't come in here, to this? Because that just gauges, like, where they're at. But a dog this big and this powerful barking and lunging and, yeah, no way. It's the whole reason why I created No Bad Dogs in the first place, is because it's like, it was kind of like a point to prove of, like, let me show you how fast we can make this dog not look like that. There we go. He's a very good boy. I also think it has to do with trust, too, like gaining trust. Of course, like, food helps, but some dogs aren't always motivated by food. He is. He's a sweet boy, huh? Sweet boy. Shake it off. Shake it off, big guy. Shake it off. Whisper. He looks like he wants to play. Yeah. You want to play? That's a good boy. Okay.