Critical Socialization Lesson for All Protection Dog Breeds

Right, so I went in and got Ragnar. Ragnar is a 5-month-old Malininoa puppy. And his name matches his personality. Right, so we have Gregor, an English Golden Retriever Creamy. Does it match? Right, we have Ragnar, the Malininoa, and it does match. I think it's very important to find a name that matches the personality of your dog. But you can do whatever you want. Now, you notice that this dog seems to be kind of distracted and barking. That's because there are people here outside the camera and they're all looking at him. And he doesn't know them yet. So, Kristen, the girl who's going to take Ragnar for a walk. She has a giant Schnauzer. Let's take him for a walk right away. But she bought it because she lives on a farm, in a kind of strange situation. She lives on a farm, but near a high-density population area, where there are many crimes and homeless people. So, she needed a guard dog, right? She has a giant Schnauzer that fits very well in the profile. But she's going to have to make an effort to be able to control a dog that has a naturally high level of suspicion. So, Ragnar will have a little difficulty to focus and stay on the task until he gets used to these people around, right? So, you have to understand that sometimes a dog can be very smart and very good at doing things. But if something bothers you, like the fact that there are people who need to be examined, people who need to be investigated in the nearby environment, you're going to lose some control, right? So, I'm going to take him for a walk in the field first. We call it graça na ranhura. Now, whenever there's a dog that's going to be a bit of a personal protection dog, guard dog, whatever you want to call it, right? Whenever there's a dog that someone bought to be an impediment to bad guys, okay, I try to make sure we do a good job when they're young, socializing them so that they recognize who can be a bad guy and who probably isn't, right? So, the concept here is that we're trying to put the guide in many, many hands, right? So, with a dog like Ragnar, I ask that several people take him for a walk every day so that he gets used to interacting with most people in a cooperative way and we expand his understanding of the types of people and the types of mannerisms to which he can be exposed that still constitute an acceptable behavior. In other words, we try to ensure that he differentiates good people from bad people, right? Oh, my God, good dog! Very cool! Now, when we were walking with Gregor, you kind of saw Gregor start to get tired and when he started to get a little tired, we lost a little motivation, we lost a little precision. Come on, nerd! What are you doing with this dog? What are we going to see? What we're going to see is that we can probably take a lot more work from him. But you're going to come across things like that with a dog that's a little more stubborn. Yo, Kim! I think we dropped a snack there by accident and look what Ragnar is doing. He kind of told me, Hey, listen, we can go back to work, but I need to do what I need first. There's something there, I'll get it. And here's a chance for me to teach this dog a lesson that he's not the one giving the orders. And this is very important. If you're going to have a dog that you're going to use as a guard dog, he can't be a protection dog. He can't give the orders because, if he gives the orders, he can be protecting you from someone he shouldn't be protecting you from. And this is very important. So, are you seeing this here? It's just a representation of a wrong protective instinct. There's something here that he thinks it's important to do and I think what we're doing is more important. And he has to learn to accept my decision. Very good. And you can do that. With what we're doing, which is what I call nutritional dog training. Or you can do it the traditional way, correcting if they start to get irritated. Right. Choose something and persist in the long run. As long as you're persistent and consistent, you'll be successful. Stay. I like to do things the way I like. Great. You can do things however you want. Great. Very good. Easy. This is a good dog. Sit down. Stay. Now, what I hope happens here is that we'll have a lot of work with Ragnar for the first time. With me and Kristen. So, when he starts to get a little tired, he'll get used to it and we'll have more obedience, right? And we can do it because he's a very strong dog. We can bring Harper and Kim back here because I usually get a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot more repetitions per session with this dog than I can with a dog like Gregor, the Golden Retriever. Wait there. Very cool. Easy. Good dog. Good. This is super important with dogs like this Malininoa or with your giant Chinouser. They all have a bad reputation with the treaters and veterinarians, right? And when you took Barney to the vet for the first time, the vet may not have told you that day, but I think he told you the next time you went because this guy, the veterinarians don't want to be honest with you because there's another vet on the street, right? But when Barney, the giant fox that was going to work, went to the vet for the first time, and you know, it was a lot of work for him. So when he went for the second time, he was out here and we do this kind of thing a lot with him, and he was much better. And the veterinarian praised Kristen for making progress, even though they hadn't told her that she had a problem in the first place. Right, right. So just assume that your dog needs to take better care of itself at the vet. Just assume that your dog needs to take better care of itself at the pet shop. And that's very, very important to me with pet shops because pet shops have the hardest job in the entire canine industry. Right. So we really have to work hard on that. Ears, eyes, teeth, spine, intimate parts, belly, chest, joints and fingers. Very good. All right. Now let's practice a guide transfer. So Kristen will come here and I'll transfer right here. This is like being at the vet, except that Christian is afraid of German shepherds, which I think will translate to the bad guys. And this dog, hey, no, don't come close. Yes, yes, wait a second. All right. But this Christian dog is still in the external group, right? Now, do you understand what I'm saying? We have to put her in the group. The simplest way in the world to do this. I'll calm him down. Easy. Now, as soon as he calms down. Easy. I want you to click and pet him and show him that you're in the same club as me. Let's increase your credit rating immediately. And see how we'll change all the perception he has of you as a person. So, he's barking. No, no, don't click. Wait until he's a little calmer. Easy. Now, maybe we have to wait a second. Good dog. She's a little calmer. Right. Click and pet. Wait. Very well. Click and pet. Ready. Great. Let's do this. I'll give you the guide and you'll do it again. I'll wait for him to calm down for a second. Now, we're increasing your credit rating here. See what I'm saying? We're putting you in the group. We're putting you. Not the barks. And that. Look at the hat and sunglasses. The sun. You're kind of isolated against the sun. All of this contributes to the dog thinking you might be a little weird. While Gregor may not have thought about it. Because Gregor doesn't have a hint of suspicion in him. Now he's a little better. Click and reward. And now here's the real key to positive reinforcement training. Sometimes, you have to develop small pieces of progress. Just incremental progress. So, with your Schnauzer, as he grows. There may be some people we can't make super affectionate with him. Right? So, we have to develop. Hey, you know. Maybe just stop barking at them for a second. And then stop barking at them for five seconds. Then 30 seconds. And then, eventually, the dog will learn to give them a chance. And when they learn to give a chance. They realize that this person is not so bad. Very cool. So, let's stand there for a second. And exaggerate a little in clicks and gulosemas. While he's quiet. Click, gulosema. Count to five. Click, gulosema. Ready. Right. Now we'll do it again. And then you can stop walking. And start making your path. Now, as we begin to adopt a family behavior pattern. The dog will understand that you are the same as all the other people who take him for a walk. And your level of distrust will drop considerably. But I exaggerate a lot in clicks and gulosemas here. You know. To make him understand that you are the kind of person he should pamper. Because you will pay a lot. Very cool. And another thing that will help here is that you need to learn to be a little more emotional. So you think. Ah, good boy. Good boy. Right here. Calm down. Calm. Now jump. Jump on the table. Jump up. Now. Calm. Go to the end. Make him wait. Ready. Great. So wait and go to the end of the guide. Click and come back and give him a snack. Great. Calm down. This will require a little more effort. So jump. Great. Calm down. But then more effort on the climb. You see what we are trying to do when I say to lead with your emotion. We are trying to make you, when you are out of the house, can control the level of excitement of your dog just modeling the behavior you would like to see. Great. Calm down here. And let's go ahead and click on the middle point of the tunnel. Make him enter the tunnel and click on the end point of the tunnel so that he leaves the tunnel looking for a reward. Very good. Now, see how he kind of came to me. Observe. Come on, let's go back a step. This is just a little trick. Like, if you and the dog don't know each other very well. I will time my rewards so that I can control his exit from an obstacle or a tunnel or when we are entering the truck or something like that. Right? So, I want him to look at me right there. So, I'm going to make him click on the tunnel so he can leave and say, where's the reward? Right? So, here, look. Very good. This is just a little trick for when you are adding, you know, when you are putting them in the car. Now, you know how Barney kind of got sick in the car a few times. Again, let's change his perception of getting in the car. And as we change his perception of getting in the car, this nausea goes away. Very good. Now, right there. And this is difficult. But see how you are giving your treats with your right hand. So, you end up having this cycle of pulling the guide and rewarding. Great. Let's make him feel right there near that board. Ready. Cool. Perfect. Very good. Good. And then go slowly down here. And then make him stop and feel good there. Yes. Now. Ready. Good. And then you will try to walk around him right there. Ah, yes. Go up on the kayak and then take a full lap on the kayak and that's it. Ready. Yes. See, we are always trying to keep our dog on our left side here, you know. This helps us. Like, when we're going to do things, we know where the dog is going to be. Ready. Great. And then go up on the table. I take care of it. Ah, that one over there. Well, first you go up on this one first. Yes. And yes. So, get off the table at that end and then go up on this one. So, this is on your left. Now, see how. Hey, now this is something else that is really important here. The concept of empathy in your dog's training. Come back here. Let me start again. So, like, so we've been doing this for a while and it's still hard to remember how to approach the obstacles and which obstacle comes next, right? Right. So, when your dog is not doing things perfectly, always remember that it is difficult, right? So, like, if you think about how our obstacles are arranged, we just keep the obstacles to the left, so that when we approach them, it's quiet, you know? And after doing this a few hundred times. So, I can make you go out and walk with 20 dogs on a stroller and you'll be perfect. The same thing with your dog. After your dog has done all the things on your farm that you want him to do perfectly a few hundred times. So, you can count on him to get it right. But until he has done it perfectly a few hundred times, try not to get frustrated when it doesn't work the way you want. Because, like, right there, you don't get very clear instructions. You're changing. It's like you're, you know? It's like you, period, he has schoolwork to do and you're changing the task, you know? Very cool. Good boy. All right, Kim. Come on, take this dog over here.