Training a Fear Aggressive Dog

Just adopted a 1yr old lab/poodle mix from a happy home but she was with a litter mate and not socialised in the world outside of her family. She is so shy with people and barks and growls at my partner. He was so excited that I was getting a dog and then he was devastated. I really hope she’ll come round! 😭

How do I get my dog to not bite? She was very abused as a puppy until I rescued her

The head in the lap, now I’m crying

Beautiful thank you

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Dog Daddy and all his entourage should take notes, this is how is done.... not by forcing but by building up trust and comfort

Aww what a great guy !

Is a lot of it the owner? There is a dog here if no one is around it will let me pet it. If the owners are around it yaps and snaps

How would you approach this same type of training with a dog who is also extremely leash adverse?

Arrrr so beautiful

Such an amazing change from the start to the end. ❤

OHMYGOSH! THIS IS JUST ONE SESH??? AMAZING!!

Had a dog left with us at a hostel, owners never came back. Nervous, shaking with fear, loves us now, shes like a teddy bear, but outside on walks constant barking and very aggressive towards people and other dogs. Shes never off the lead! Bitten two people and threatens to bite. Had her 4 years now and she still hasn't changed towards strangers.Friend said, thats a nasty dog, youve got to do something before she does any more damage. Ive looked online but unsure where to start. Its quite obvious she's been abused.

Great video and content. Just one tiny thing I may mention. There is no reason to have any pressure on the leash. Your body language is perfect and so calming to the dog. That’s enough. The dog will come to you even with zero pressure on the leash. Because In the moment you had pressure on the dog you could clearly see that the animal didn’t feel comfortable. It made lots of calming signals like nose liking, showing you its back, sitting down, etc. I might be wrong but that’s just what I realised. Anyway thanks for this video with an extremely important issue! 🙏

Interesting balance. You weren't assertive, but gave her only two choices, the one you wanted being more preferable/comfortable until she associated you more and more with being the preferable choice and then she was able to receive more from you. But showing the neck, and laying down as she did, would that send the mixed message that she was the one in charge and yet, she is supposed to follow you? And for a dog who's so scared, would that be harmful in the real world when she should be looking at her owner for guidance?
How do you begin providing that leadership to a new dog who's so scared of everyone?

Great video! I needed this, im fostering a dog like her

So, two questions. You've worked with her in her response toward you, but will this be transferred towards others or just those that work with her? How can someone whom a dog is already comfortable around help them with fear aggression? Is it better to get someone outside of the immediate circle to work with this dog? We have a 1 yr old, the runt of our litter, who is like this with outsiders.

I adopted a bait dog from a shelter. She wants to be a pup and be loved, but she is so fear aggressive and snaps at others that aren't the food providers. We are trying very hard to relieve her stress. Can you provide any further advice other than providing love, continuous attention and patience ?

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wow.. that was beautiful

This is amazing. My dog is the same way. It takes her a long time to trust.

Interesting. This does just seem like you're forcing yourself into her space despite her discomfort though. It doesn't look very pleasant for her. She looks stressed the whole time but seems to have entered learned helplessness.

I'm working with a dog that is so terrified of leash he screams when we place the slip lead on him and we have never been able to touch him unless he is scared of something else. We have found he is a major crate resource guarder, is very willing to bite, but more than anything just wants to run away. We're hoping that by teaching him a touch cue and that leashes = good things we will be able to start growing his confidence and work on his resource guarding. This video was very useful!

Beautiful and enlightening. Thank you!

This method is very similar to the pressure and release method commonly used to train horses.

My dog has a MILD case of this. She's a rescue and there are some indicators that she was not so well treated by her previous owner. But she does respond well to a calm introduction and a treat. So I introduce her to new people by handing them a milk bone and telling them to let her come to them. Shortly after that, this invariably leads to a happy dog getting lots of pets which she craves. She's getting better and better as time goes on.

Thank you for not being a "treat feeder " trainer.... I have had a session with 2 trainers.... one was a treat for everything. I told her I do not treat train and she was more than put off. The second one came and said "where are the treats" to which I replied "you are here to train the human not the dog". I do not need you to give me atreat to train me "the human". He said I need to build a bond with the dog. I told him the only bond the dog needs is me. He showed me some exercises and what to look for and was a good help. She is now completely hand trained for all commands. Sometimes for a day, all she hears is my voice when I am talking on my cell. She has been broken of fear aggression towards humans. This trainer on this video is totally correct, watch the trigger sign and stop it before the dog reacts. I am in slow progress with other dogs. I treat when the task is completed and over. It can be done ... btw.... She is a 110 lb rottweiler strong willed with not a mean streak in her body. Always ( over ) praise because they live to please. But with a large protective dog , If you are not Alpha and don't want to be the pack leader at all times..... then be careful of the breed you choose. All dogs do know how to push their owner"s buttons.

VERY impressive, loved the vidd

So why did you move away from her when she laid down pretty close to you?

So cool to watch! Amazing work!

Great video. I have a fear aggressive doberman that I need to find a trainer for. I'm searching for options outside of a board and train facility. I'm in the Southern MD area.

How long did it take from the beginning to the end of this video before the final edition?

How long at a time do you do these exercises?

Still watch the older videos Tyler, so much to learn when revisiting <3

It is not often dogs want"s to bite.

What would you say if she was a dog who bites? Would you still work with her? I’m asking to learn what I can. Thank you

This is super impressive! Great vid

I mean... That was one of the cuttest things Ive seen, she's so adorable

May I ask something. My Dog sometimes gets so tense and growls and with snap at me sometimes when I go to just move him off the couch or to pick him up to move him into crate. How do I calm his tension down but still punish if any for that behavior? I currently dont punish. I talk calmly and wsit he then comes up to me and wanted to cuddle but when i go to pet he growls at means becomes tense. I end up walking away and leaving him alone for a couple hours. He still acts tense though the rest of the night. Not sure what to do :(

Sure, cool that he's not hitting them or yelling at them but I still see a guy pulling on a leash around an animal's neck. Not cool.
Imagine him doing that to an elephant, a cat or a turtle. What you see is normalized violence.
We're used to seeing dogs treated this way. It's not right.

I do not see the point, anyone can do that just spending time with the dog...

I don't know how this video managed to show up on my feed but THANK GOD! My 2.5y/o frenchie showed exactly same behavior after I got him back from training camp. He was a lovely dog always playing with other dogs and people before I singed him up for training. After a month I took him back and he was fearful. Didn't allow anyone but me to touch him. He is good and does not do anything to anyone unless he is touched. He even jumps up on people and licks their face if you don't touch him. Now I know how people should approach

Incredible. So simple yet we tend to complicate things because we aren't paying attention to the signs.

So does every single person this dog meets have to go through this to be able to touch it? If so this is not fixing the mental problems this dog has. I have never seen a truly spooky dog ever be safe around kids or strangers

This almost made me tear up! Wonderful approach! Thanks for sharing

My 8 month old German Shepherd is perfectly fine with me and the people I live with, but he is fear reactive towards the vet and new people. How would I go about teaching him that the vet and new people aren’t going to hurt him?

I'm looking after a dog thats exactly the same! The first time he couldn't look at me and made the same noises like her when a situation was too much for him. Now I gained his trust but I always have to reminde myself that he will be fearfull of every stranger

Amazing! Such a beautiful connection with dogs and their behavior