As a Malamute owner. I love seeing this. They are headstrong and awesome. Takes consistent work but if you do the work they will show you how smart they can be.
@@ThatOneZeus you aren't wrong. Standard freighting weight range for the breed is 65 to 85 lbs. This dog could not work a whole day in harness at this weight. Malamutes are what we call "efficient" dogs. Many people accidently overfeed them because they don't need as many calories per pound as many other breeds. That is typical of Northern working breeds. Owner of multiple malamutes for over 20 years. My biggest males have run between 80 and 90. At 90 they are usually looking tubby and I back off food a bit or increase activity.
I raised 2 malamutes. They are notoriously independent, stubborn, and constantly test you for dominance. They also "back talk". The growling you described sounds like "back talk". Despite this, my malies were friendly (with people), lovable, playful, goofballs.
My malamute is very strange. He only loves my husband, with me he constantly growls and shows his teeth, he wants cuddles but still growling, gives paw and grawling. He is 8 and it started when he was 1. For 7 years we tried everything. I just gave up on him now, I don't love him, I don't like him, for me he is now only a responsibility. Suprisingly he is very good when I take him for a walk. Different dog.
Yep. I ADORE huskies because of their expressiveness, their independence, their wolf like behaviors, but they're not for the meek. They are pretty much pack, testing, questioning, skeptical, but GOOD DOGS. Our husky mutt kept our family together, gave you the look when YOU were messing up. Zoomies. Sleeping in the snow. Boisterous, very vocal, play, play, play rough, not too rough, fun loving, attentive, gorgeous creatures, again, not for the meek. They're wild.
That play growl talking is why I love Samoyeds & Malamutes over Huskeys. I have a Samoyed that I pet sit and I've had whole conversations with him outside, frequently people think he sounds so ferocious. I laugh and explain that "Rawr Rawr roooorrr snarl Rawr" just means that he doesn't care if it's 90 degrees, the cotton ball wants to conquer the neighborhood with me.
Sweet dog. Your funniest video was when you had 3 doodles on one dog. They were doing their no personal space thing and you just said something like "socializing is what we want but these doodles are just nut. Now get out of here doodles." So funny. And so so true.
I used to have a dominant dog. She was never aggressive. In fact, she was a therapy dog. She didn't get scared when a disabled child screamed in the facility or when she was stepped on her tail. She was a magnificent dog. But unfortunately, the people we met on our walks and at the dog park did not understand the difference between aggression and dominance. Thank you for the video. I love it. By the way, Bear is very cute😊
Gosh, you are so dang helpful. I have a dog that tries to plow into me when he's running. Never in a million years would I have thought to bend my knees and take the hit. Genius!
I totally agree with you about being assertive but not making it to where kids and dogs cannot express their feelings. You don't want your kids to be afraid to talk or bark at you. I do the same thing with mine.
This was all great advice. I agree with what you are saying. I think a lot of the problems arise with dogs like this when the owners don't correct or have the dog follow through on what is asked of them when their request is answered with a growl. The dog quickly learns that 'they get what they want' when they low growl, and that can cause that to become more frequent or escalate. A dog like this that is not trained and not corrected can eventually lead to a dog that is just going to get his way by growling. I think these owners are doing a fantastic job by doing proper training and definitely by doing the training with you. He's a beautiful dog with a great personality who may just need some gentle reminders that he isn't the "boss of all things".
Thanks for the talk about flexibility with dogs & kids. I remember telling my oldest son, "It's okay if you feel like you hate me sometimes" and he said, "It IS??" He was so relieved he gave me a gigantic hug. 🐾❤️
There is a dangerous growing contingency in the dog training world, at least on Reddit, claiming that possessiveness and resource guarding can’t and/or shouldn’t be trained out. It can’t be more dangerous to tell people to live like that. I don’t know what the heck is wrong with people these days but man it’s a huge mistake. I’m not saying abuse the dog but work with that dog and it’s specific needs to help them to learn how to live a balanced life. This is just so unhealthy to live your life around a dogs behavior that is becoming increasingly dangerous to the safety and security of their family. Thanks for doing this video. It can’t be more important.
Food aggression is very dangerous! I’ve taught both my dogs to be comfortable with people around them while they eat. I’m able to put my hand in my dogs mouth while their chewing (not that you should, but I was just giving an example of how chill they are). Food aggressive dogs / possessive dogs are even more dangerous for children because kids are curious, of course they are going to try and take the dogs toy or mess with the dogs food bowl. I wish more people knew about Beckmans channel. We not only learn from him, but he learns from us too.
thank you for your videos I had a dominant greyhound. His whole life he tried to boss me. He won races probably because of his personality. Just got a puppy and you have made a difference. Making the puppy bite his own lip has saved my hands😊 I am a retired teacher. Kids and dogs need corrections. Tried some of the positive crap on my puppy. I didnt want to get on to such a cute baby. Didnt work and made situations worse. so now I can tell him to knock it off and he knows I mean what I say. Thanks again❤
Whatever video system you have right now, the color and sound are coming through clear, crisp, and perfect. I had to pause the video to make sure I wrote this.
First ! Thanks, Joel. This was important to hear. My 15-month pup is very sensitive. I think sometimes my corrections (scoldings, really) are too 'severe-sounding'. Need to try to stay even-tempered and cool. Pup is just so full of mischief and play. She does exactly what Bear is doing between 6:45 and 7:15 . She has this 'attitude' a lot.
What an amazing video about dominance. It is quite hard for some people not to see those happy and dominant dogs as “aggressive” dogs.. I’ve been a little nervous about my 2 year old husky as well, but he never hurts people or dogs and it’s all show with his dominance. I hope he will learn to control how to show his dominance as he grows older ( with us teaching..). Thank you Joel.
You’re not alone! My husky is dominant but the least aggressive dog you’ll meet. He growls but never bares his teeth, and if the other dog reacts, he will back off.
I am very thankful that you make these informative videos for free. Most people just drop a link to their training guides and offer no real help. 10/10 on your explanations about dominance over aggression, best trainer on CZcams! I've been considering getting a GSD and these are the best vids I've come across. God bless you and your family!
This videos on malamutes man... so spot on, it's like a blessing in my life too. have a malamute 6months old, seems to be having pure dominance too, but he's extremely sweet with 0 aggression. So for me to better understand what is going and how to deal with these kinds of things is truly a gift. And i love the way you approach things with dogs like this. When having a huge bear, you just can't be soft or they won't notice. really great way of showing how to deal with these frens
I love these dominant video's, Its exactly like my dog, and when I see it now a year after adopting him, it makes me laugh so hard... the dominant ones are great souls...Thanks Joel!
Thank you for the video Joel, this is going to help me with my German shepherd/Australian Cattle dog mix. The mix of these two breeds tend to be headstrong too so seeing this will help me correct my pup.
Bear reminds me of my former corgi. He was the smartest dog I've ever had, but he was a master of back-talk! I'd have him go into his cage when company came over and he'd growl and bark at me the whole time he marched to the cage. But he did what I asked so I never dropped the figurative hammer on him for it. "Complain all you want," I'd tell him. "It doesn't change what you have to do."
That was both fun and informative. I see the difference between Bear's growls and my dog's. Bear, here at least, is just talking, emoting. My dog: it precedes actions.
I love that this guy's name is Bear and it's the same name as our dog used to have before we got him. Ours has the exact same growling and dominance attitude. Mine's a white German shepherd with the same style of play here and begrudging attitude. Your tips from other video's and this one have taken us a long way in just a couple weeks. He's doing amazingly better and even his attitude's better.
Very clear how he is. He understands dominance and so do you. Thanks for this video. I was walking this beautiful golden and I was trying your technique of pause, correction and walk on, cause I was getting yanked all over the place. Well after 15 mins of this he stood on his back legs and humped me. When I pushed him off he started biting the leash and pulling on it. He was so tired of my behaviors. I couldn't get him to stop and this lady came out of her house and yelled at him. She was more dominant than him and he stopped and looked chagrined staring at the ground. It was so funny. I guess I need to watch a few more videos. When I asked the male owner of the house he admits he uses an e collar when he gets like that. The female owner does not use the shock and the dog pulls her all over the place. After that, she does uses the vibration. So the dog just behaves out of necessity not because he respects the owners.
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN yeah, I typed and then refreshed and noticed it, I guess I took too long. I just wanted to thank the man, he's helped a lot. It mattered to you, you replied, thanks. Cheers mate!
I thought I knew how to train dogs until I got my Momo the malamute (he is 12yo now) Working with him was truly humbling experience, and big blow to my ego. But his dominance over other male dogs is crazy. Other dogs will either submit to him or they get thrown down on ground with Momo laying on top of them growling to their face.
My husky does the pushing and hitting with new people and dogs. Starts out with what other people think is cute "aww he's leaning on me for pets!" I'm always the bad guy when I tell them he's trying to sneak in and take advantage. Assess if you're going to be a structured person or if he can walk all over you. They're smart! He's the least aggressive dog I've ever owned, too. Just likes to get his way.
You videos are great and help me with my one year old Pitbull. He’s been doing some growling lately and some attempts at biting (only when I tell him to get in his cage). I’m really trying to be patient It’s tough. Thanks for the information
‘been waiting so long to see another husky/malamute, thank you Joel! What would have happened if you would have engaged in play with him? Is play biting you ok? Would he have tried to dominate you?
Joel... it's like watching you with our Malamute boy "Holtby". Everything you describe Holtby does. We've noticed that there is a huge difference between growling and, what we call, talking. Holtby only ever really growls at me when I try to take something of him he's stolen and, even then, the tail is wagging furiously so I know he's testing me. Sometimes I let him calm down a bit and I can just take the item off him, sometimes we do "swaps" with a food item. We've also noticed there's howling, growling and vocalising or talking. Talking usually happens when Holtby is excited like when the postman (mailman) has been or when it's "biscuit time" and it's a long, drawn out roaring sound, deeper than a howl and more of a "roooooar" than a "grrrrrr". I still get some dominant behaviour like standing between me and the door instead of backing away but I use the "away" command and he'll do it eventually. BTW... Holtby even has the facial mask under the eyes. Love the videos, keep up the good work.
First of all, - Tks a lot for sharing your knowledge. I live with a 3 year old male malamute in Norway, and have achieved more in the last 3 days than his entire life, practicing your "door method" using a gentle leader. Now, he pays me attention on our walks, and his leash reactivity has decreased a lot. He is still What you call an "up front dog", and I wonder if i will make a damage to his working dog skilles by go further in our traing- demanding him to walk behind me? I still need him to pull when we are on expeditions in winter time, and in those situations I need him to be confident in front, pulling both me and the sledge. I will be greatfull for any opinion regarding this challenge.
Walking well behaved on a lead vs being in harness to pull are two different things. Malamutes are absolutely smart enough to know the difference. You can't teach the drive to pull out of them. You can train them to restrain it under specific circumstances. That is all you are doing. I know many mals who walk well on lead and are working dogs.
Still have never seen any be able to train a malamute by setting down a big bowl of human food and having sit far away and stay until you let them to eat. I don’t know if it’s possible lol
Good work. You're right. Keep it up. You know another thing about these dog weirdo's they apparently don't know anything about the difference in one breed over another. If they did it would lead them to the conclusion that what works for one won't work for another but if people have lost it as bad as they have for proper parenting it only makes sense they would for dog training as well.
Hey thanks for the vid. I do walks and pet sits for a similar dog. LOOOVE him to bits! But I have certainly had to make sure that he knows who's boss, just as you say. And just as you say, he doesn't really do anything bad to warrant any strong arming on my part. Thanks for clarifying that being hardcore with a dog like this isn't necessary to do unless they actually do something to warrant it. The dog I look after used to jump on other dogs and assert himself sometimes. We've worked on that and he's earned my trust to let him off lead in dog parks, but his personality still puts other dogs on edge, and can trigger other dominate dogs to be aggressive towards him. Any tips on how to cool him off a bit more so he doesn't trigger/intimidate all the other dogs in the park just by his mere presence? I suppose what you made him do with Prince is exactly it, but anything else?
Interesting thoughts. I have own 10 Siberian Huskies since 1970s. To me, Bear was playing with you like my huskies do all the time in the yard where they are playing and growling at each other and me while I chase them around the yard. My current adopted male does something very different than any of my other huskies. He will bring his bone to my bed in the morning and come up to my shoulder and starting his chewing. He both chews his bone and licking my hand while doing a growl at times. At first I thought he was being protective of his bone, but he will turn over and want a belly rub in the next second. I can take his bone away, look at it and give it back many times without problems. His female husky does the same thing with the bone, but her noise is more of a grunting. I thinking he didn't learn how to make other noises because he doesn't talk like most huskies, only barks. Have you heard of this before?
My husband and I have been watching you the last 6 months and have worked day in and day out to train our Husky/German Shepard with your help and guidance. Before watching you, we had hired and worked with trainers. We got him when he was about 7 months and he is going to be 3 years old in November. We have had many accomplishments but my husband and I had a baby girl who is now 6 months who is now grabbing and pulling and playing with everything, including his hair. We have had a terrifying realization that this is not good as he showed some major aggression towards her when she pulled his hair to where he was not listening to our "out" command until the 4th time of saying it, all while looking and growling at her even though she had let go of his hair. He is a very possessive dog who also has a lot of anxiety and emotional issues since we've had it. We love him so much but can not put our daughter in danger. We have tried to find him a new home for months and nothing has panned out. We are trying so hard not surrender him. There is a lot more to him and the information I have given to you just now but I wanted to write you for any help or advice. We are very saddened and need to figure something out as soon as possible. It feels like we have run out of options to get rid of his aggressive/dominant behavior. Thanking you in advance! Sincerely, Michelle & Patrick
Hey Joe and community, I have a question. What do I do when my dog focuses aggressively on other dogs on walks (male) and does not respond to whatever I say anymore and is about to start lunging at them? (It’s like I don’t exist). Do I pop the leash when he starts posturing and focusing on them? Or is this the wrong moment? Any tips?
Not to distract from the content of this video, but could you offer some guidance on “intermediate puppyhood”? There are a lot of videos on youtube about 2 month old puppies, and fixing adult behaviors, but information on 5 month (my current stage) is scarce. What sorts of expectations for self control and discipline should I have? When do I expect heeling instead of not pulling on leashes? What do I do about alert barking so it doesnt become a problem? How “strict” should I be about “perfect” manners? How do I treat my pup fairly, and in a developmentally appropriate way?
I have an Australian shepherd,not sure if full, At night when I call her in she’ll run up to steps and the run out in yard and lay down. After I call a few times she comes in though. But sometimes I have to go in and wait a bit then she comes in when I call Should I correct for this
What about a 5 month old boy poodle puppy? He’s growing and snapping when he’s laying down on the couch or sleepy before bed. Do we correct it at this stage and how? Do we send him to his bed/place or do we have people approach w treats. So much information but I only value yours. I know he’s young and he is such a good dog minus this growling and snap he started to be left alone. I want to respect his space but I don’t want him to think he can boss my kids and guests around when he wants.
I have two greyhounds that run play together. (In sync) They both run into me, (and fences, trees pretty much anything really) not out of dominance but because the two loons are looking at each other and not where they are going. Hurts, so I will bend my knees but cos its two at the same time; what can you do? Knee pads maybe 🤣🤣
I had greyhounds for 20 years. They super focus on the moment. Not on you. I would just get out of their way, until they get tired, stop then interact. Mine would just run 3 laps in a vacant lot , then come back to me like I'm done 😂 If I tried to control that he would have run over me. Best dogs I have ever known❤
Can you talk about how to handle a dog that does these dominant growls, but is also willing to be aggressive? My border collie mix will sometimes refuse to listen to my commands and when I go to enforce it she will growl, show her teeth, and even bite me if i try to make her. Backing her down would probably not work for me. From my research she has dominance aggression (only with me) and I would love it if you could cover this topic. Thanks!
I have a female German pincher that is dominant and food aggressive, will the same technique work without putting hands on the dog to make them back down?
My pittie/husky mix has never been agressive to anyone. He has growled a couple of times. It was a complaint when he has to get in the back seat. He no longer does it.
This is what I am dealing with, with my Alaskan Husky. He is extremely dominant. He only challenges the other un- neutered males. He doesn't fight any of the dogs he grew up with either.
As a Malamute owner. I love seeing this. They are headstrong and awesome. Takes consistent work but if you do the work they will show you how smart they can be.
Since you have a malamute, am i wrong or is the dog in this video overweight?
@@ThatOneZeus no not really they are tanks.y female is 120. A male can go upwards of 150.
@@ThatOneZeus The fur can give the impression of been overweigh to.
@@ThatOneZeus you aren't wrong. Standard freighting weight range for the breed is 65 to 85 lbs. This dog could not work a whole day in harness at this weight. Malamutes are what we call "efficient" dogs. Many people accidently overfeed them because they don't need as many calories per pound as many other breeds. That is typical of Northern working breeds. Owner of multiple malamutes for over 20 years. My biggest males have run between 80 and 90. At 90 they are usually looking tubby and I back off food a bit or increase activity.
Question how can I buy this breed? I’m in Florida are they okay in that environment?
That dog looks like a big, fluffy dork.
It looked like Bear knew what “play growl” meant…….right after Joel says that phrase “play growl“ Bear gave a good one that sounded like a Roar 🐻🦁
I raised 2 malamutes. They are notoriously independent, stubborn, and constantly test you for dominance. They also "back talk". The growling you described sounds like "back talk". Despite this, my malies were friendly (with people), lovable, playful, goofballs.
with people is key point in friendly when talk about malamutes..
Similar to what I was going to say. I call it grumbling, not growling.
Wow. My 4 month old Bouvier puppy does the exact same thing now!
My malamute is very strange. He only loves my husband, with me he constantly growls and shows his teeth, he wants cuddles but still growling, gives paw and grawling. He is 8 and it started when he was 1. For 7 years we tried everything. I just gave up on him now, I don't love him, I don't like him, for me he is now only a responsibility. Suprisingly he is very good when I take him for a walk. Different dog.
Ah, same as weimaraners
Yep. I ADORE huskies because of their expressiveness, their independence, their wolf like behaviors, but they're not for the meek. They are pretty much pack, testing, questioning, skeptical, but GOOD DOGS. Our husky mutt kept our family together, gave you the look when YOU were messing up. Zoomies. Sleeping in the snow. Boisterous, very vocal, play, play, play rough, not too rough, fun loving, attentive, gorgeous creatures, again, not for the meek. They're wild.
Bear is such a big pretty boy!
Joel”are you a good boy”
Bear” yes! See I’m playing trying to get my tail”
Cutest thing ever! 😊
What a gorgeous, happy, goofy dog 🐶 love his personality! Great video Joel!
That play growl talking is why I love Samoyeds & Malamutes over Huskeys. I have a Samoyed that I pet sit and I've had whole conversations with him outside, frequently people think he sounds so ferocious. I laugh and explain that "Rawr Rawr roooorrr snarl Rawr" just means that he doesn't care if it's 90 degrees, the cotton ball wants to conquer the neighborhood with me.
Dude, you nailed it, great job. I think every Mal owner would be smiling watching this video.
Sweet dog.
Your funniest video was when you had 3 doodles on one dog. They were doing their no personal space thing and you just said something like "socializing is what we want but these doodles are just nut. Now get out of here doodles."
So funny. And so so true.
I used to have a dominant dog. She was never aggressive. In fact, she was a therapy dog.
She didn't get scared when a disabled child screamed in the facility or when she was stepped on her tail.
She was a magnificent dog.
But unfortunately, the people we met on our walks and at the dog park did not understand the difference between aggression and dominance. Thank you for the video. I love it. By the way, Bear is very cute😊
Gosh, you are so dang helpful. I have a dog that tries to plow into me when he's running. Never in a million years would I have thought to bend my knees and take the hit. Genius!
I totally agree with you about being assertive but not making it to where kids and dogs cannot express their feelings. You don't want your kids to be afraid to talk or bark at you. I do the same thing with mine.
This was all great advice. I agree with what you are saying. I think a lot of the problems arise with dogs like this when the owners don't correct or have the dog follow through on what is asked of them when their request is answered with a growl. The dog quickly learns that 'they get what they want' when they low growl, and that can cause that to become more frequent or escalate. A dog like this that is not trained and not corrected can eventually lead to a dog that is just going to get his way by growling. I think these owners are doing a fantastic job by doing proper training and definitely by doing the training with you. He's a beautiful dog with a great personality who may just need some gentle reminders that he isn't the "boss of all things".
Thanks for the talk about flexibility with dogs & kids. I remember telling my oldest son, "It's okay if you feel like you hate me sometimes" and he said, "It IS??" He was so relieved he gave me a gigantic hug. 🐾❤️
There is a dangerous growing contingency in the dog training world, at least on Reddit, claiming that possessiveness and resource guarding can’t and/or shouldn’t be trained out. It can’t be more dangerous to tell people to live like that. I don’t know what the heck is wrong with people these days but man it’s a huge mistake. I’m not saying abuse the dog but work with that dog and it’s specific needs to help them to learn how to live a balanced life. This is just so unhealthy to live your life around a dogs behavior that is becoming increasingly dangerous to the safety and security of their family. Thanks for doing this video. It can’t be more important.
Food aggression is very dangerous! I’ve taught both my dogs to be comfortable with people around them while they eat. I’m able to put my hand in my dogs mouth while their chewing (not that you should, but I was just giving an example of how chill they are).
Food aggressive dogs / possessive dogs are even more dangerous for children because kids are curious, of course they are going to try and take the dogs toy or mess with the dogs food bowl. I wish more people knew about Beckmans channel. We not only learn from him, but he learns from us too.
Modern people can't even tell the difference between men and women, so that's hardly surprising. Reddit as well, even less surprising.
My malamute Azlan has the exact same personality you described with bear. This CZcams channel has been super helpful!
Dominance attitude and personality Bear is a typical malamute. Your video is perfect on how to temper him.
thank you for your videos
I had a dominant greyhound. His whole life he tried to boss me. He won races probably because of his personality.
Just got a puppy and you have made a difference. Making the puppy bite his own lip has saved my hands😊
I am a retired teacher. Kids and dogs
need corrections.
Tried some of the positive crap on my puppy. I didnt want to get on to such a cute baby. Didnt work and made situations worse. so now I can tell him to knock it off and he knows I mean what I say. Thanks again❤
Whatever video system you have right now, the color and sound are coming through clear, crisp, and perfect. I had to pause the video to make sure I wrote this.
First ! Thanks, Joel. This was important to hear. My 15-month pup is very sensitive. I think sometimes my corrections (scoldings, really) are too 'severe-sounding'. Need to try to stay even-tempered and cool. Pup is just so full of mischief and play. She does exactly what Bear is doing between 6:45 and 7:15 . She has this 'attitude' a lot.
Pack leader - "It's time to do some work". Truly and happily dominant dog - " Yeah. Ok. Let's play". He's a cutie.
What an amazing video about dominance. It is quite hard for some people not to see those happy and dominant dogs as “aggressive” dogs.. I’ve been a little nervous about my 2 year old husky as well, but he never hurts people or dogs and it’s all show with his dominance. I hope he will learn to control how to show his dominance as he grows older ( with us teaching..). Thank you Joel.
You’re not alone! My husky is dominant but the least aggressive dog you’ll meet.
He growls but never bares his teeth, and if the other dog reacts, he will back off.
I am very thankful that you make these informative videos for free. Most people just drop a link to their training guides and offer no real help. 10/10 on your explanations about dominance over aggression, best trainer on CZcams! I've been considering getting a GSD and these are the best vids I've come across. God bless you and your family!
This videos on malamutes man... so spot on, it's like a blessing in my life too. have a malamute 6months old, seems to be having pure dominance too, but he's extremely sweet with 0 aggression. So for me to better understand what is going and how to deal with these kinds of things is truly a gift. And i love the way you approach things with dogs like this. When having a huge bear, you just can't be soft or they won't notice. really great way of showing how to deal with these frens
Exactly!!! The title of this video is so important! Thanks for making this video!
I really love the message in this video!! Great words to share 👏 🔥
I really love that you advocate that bullying your dog is not always the answer
Thank you, this is very helpful for understanding my Malamute / Shepherd mix :)
By the way I love your videos. They have really helped me understand some things
Pure dominance based off personality. Wow this video is priceless.
Really cute to see you do a semi play bow back to Bear. Love that.
I love these dominant video's, Its exactly like my dog, and when I see it now a year after adopting him, it makes me laugh so hard... the dominant ones are great souls...Thanks Joel!
I have a dominant malinois... still have a lot of work to do
Beautiful dog!
Bear is so gorgeous! 🥰
I love how the dog is chasing his tail. My mal does the same and it is hilarious
Thank you for the video Joel, this is going to help me with my German shepherd/Australian Cattle dog mix. The mix of these two breeds tend to be headstrong too so seeing this will help me correct my pup.
I have 2 5 month old acd puppies. Totally know your battle lol
He's Zooming! Good stuff.
Beatr reminds me so much of my beautiful female Malamute. What a personality!
Absolutely love my husky sass… zoomie growls don’t count 😍
You're a very wise man Joel👌
A beautiful dog 🐕
Bear reminds me of my former corgi. He was the smartest dog I've ever had, but he was a master of back-talk! I'd have him go into his cage when company came over and he'd growl and bark at me the whole time he marched to the cage. But he did what I asked so I never dropped the figurative hammer on him for it. "Complain all you want," I'd tell him. "It doesn't change what you have to do."
people forget that malamute talk too, they are very vocal and dominant/independent. I have a malinois x malamute - its fun to train & difficult.
That was both fun and informative. I see the difference between Bear's growls and my dog's. Bear, here at least, is just talking, emoting. My dog: it precedes actions.
Omg he's got the zoomies! He really likes you Joel!
What a great dog! A bit chonky haha 😍😍😍
I love that this guy's name is Bear and it's the same name as our dog used to have before we got him. Ours has the exact same growling and dominance attitude. Mine's a white German shepherd with the same style of play here and begrudging attitude. Your tips from other video's and this one have taken us a long way in just a couple weeks. He's doing amazingly better and even his attitude's better.
Bear is so sweet 😍
Very clear how he is. He understands dominance and so do you. Thanks for this video.
I was walking this beautiful golden and I was trying your technique of pause, correction and walk on, cause I was getting yanked all over the place. Well after 15 mins of this he stood on his back legs and humped me. When I pushed him off he started biting the leash and pulling on it. He was so tired of my behaviors. I couldn't get him to stop and this lady came out of her house and yelled at him. She was more dominant than him and he stopped and looked chagrined staring at the ground. It was so funny. I guess I need to watch a few more videos. When I asked the male owner of the house he admits he uses an e collar when he gets like that. The female owner does not use the shock and the dog pulls her all over the place. After that, she does uses the vibration. So the dog just behaves out of necessity not because he respects the owners.
Wow my Alaskan Husky does the same exact thing. The way he runs around you is exactly what mine does.
People always mistake my Malamute's growl as aggressive, when she's just being a Malamute. It freaks people out, but I get it. XD
He's so cute, I mean personality. Reminds me of my boy.
I love e how he saw chasing his tail
Adorable, seeing a big dog doing zoomies.
First!!
Your videos are really helpful, thank you!
Nope others beat you!!! And wouldn't matter cause you got nothing to say
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN yeah, I typed and then refreshed and noticed it, I guess I took too long. I just wanted to thank the man, he's helped a lot.
It mattered to you, you replied, thanks. Cheers mate!
Bro, chill on her.
As the owner of a Malamute, Siberian Husky, GSD, Malinois, and a Border Collie, these Bear dominance videos are exactly what I needed. Thank you
Great video 😀
Joel your channel is gold for dog owners. Can a dog be both dominant AND insecure or does dominant necessarly mean confident ?
Dominant doesn't mean anything so yes.
I thought I knew how to train dogs until I got my Momo the malamute (he is 12yo now)
Working with him was truly humbling experience, and big blow to my ego. But his dominance over other male dogs is crazy. Other dogs will either submit to him or they get thrown down on ground with Momo laying on top of them growling to their face.
It is very common for malamutes to be same-sex aggressive. Be glad you don't have a female. Dogs fight for points... b1tche$ fight for keeps.
My husky does the pushing and hitting with new people and dogs. Starts out with what other people think is cute "aww he's leaning on me for pets!" I'm always the bad guy when I tell them he's trying to sneak in and take advantage. Assess if you're going to be a structured person or if he can walk all over you. They're smart! He's the least aggressive dog I've ever owned, too. Just likes to get his way.
We call that Hyper Time! 🤪
You videos are great and help me with my one year old Pitbull. He’s been doing some growling lately and some attempts at biting (only when I tell him to get in his cage). I’m really trying to be patient It’s tough. Thanks for the information
‘been waiting so long to see another husky/malamute, thank you Joel!
What would have happened if you would have engaged in play with him? Is play biting you ok? Would he have tried to dominate you?
Joel... it's like watching you with our Malamute boy "Holtby". Everything you describe Holtby does. We've noticed that there is a huge difference between growling and, what we call, talking. Holtby only ever really growls at me when I try to take something of him he's stolen and, even then, the tail is wagging furiously so I know he's testing me. Sometimes I let him calm down a bit and I can just take the item off him, sometimes we do "swaps" with a food item. We've also noticed there's howling, growling and vocalising or talking. Talking usually happens when Holtby is excited like when the postman (mailman) has been or when it's "biscuit time" and it's a long, drawn out roaring sound, deeper than a howl and more of a "roooooar" than a "grrrrrr". I still get some dominant behaviour like standing between me and the door instead of backing away but I use the "away" command and he'll do it eventually. BTW... Holtby even has the facial mask under the eyes. Love the videos, keep up the good work.
First of all, - Tks a lot for sharing your knowledge.
I live with a 3 year old male malamute in Norway, and have achieved more in the last 3 days than his entire life, practicing your "door method" using a gentle leader.
Now, he pays me attention on our walks, and his leash reactivity has decreased a lot. He is still What you call an "up front dog", and I wonder if i will make a damage to his working dog skilles by go further in our traing- demanding him to walk behind me?
I still need him to pull when we are on expeditions in winter time, and in those situations I need him to be confident in front, pulling both me and the sledge.
I will be greatfull for any opinion regarding this challenge.
Walking well behaved on a lead vs being in harness to pull are two different things. Malamutes are absolutely smart enough to know the difference. You can't teach the drive to pull out of them. You can train them to restrain it under specific circumstances. That is all you are doing. I know many mals who walk well on lead and are working dogs.
Still have never seen any be able to train a malamute by setting down a big bowl of human food and having sit far away and stay until you let them to eat. I don’t know if it’s possible lol
Yes time to go in a circle and chase my tail, it's the witching hour😆
Good work. You're right. Keep it up. You know another thing about these dog weirdo's they apparently don't know anything about the difference in one breed over another. If they did it would lead them to the conclusion that what works for one won't work for another but if people have lost it as bad as they have for proper parenting it only makes sense they would for dog training as well.
Hey thanks for the vid. I do walks and pet sits for a similar dog. LOOOVE him to bits! But I have certainly had to make sure that he knows who's boss, just as you say. And just as you say, he doesn't really do anything bad to warrant any strong arming on my part. Thanks for clarifying that being hardcore with a dog like this isn't necessary to do unless they actually do something to warrant it. The dog I look after used to jump on other dogs and assert himself sometimes. We've worked on that and he's earned my trust to let him off lead in dog parks, but his personality still puts other dogs on edge, and can trigger other dominate dogs to be aggressive towards him. Any tips on how to cool him off a bit more so he doesn't trigger/intimidate all the other dogs in the park just by his mere presence? I suppose what you made him do with Prince is exactly it, but anything else?
Pure dominance is beaten by pure dominant stubbornness and persistence.
My Akita is pure dominant. He refuses to listen many times, he thinks he's smarter than me. It is what it is.
Interesting thoughts. I have own 10 Siberian Huskies since 1970s. To me, Bear was playing with you like my huskies do all the time in the yard where they are playing and growling at each other and me while I chase them around the yard. My current adopted male does something very different than any of my other huskies. He will bring his bone to my bed in the morning and come up to my shoulder and starting his chewing. He both chews his bone and licking my hand while doing a growl at times. At first I thought he was being protective of his bone, but he will turn over and want a belly rub in the next second. I can take his bone away, look at it and give it back many times without problems. His female husky does the same thing with the bone, but her noise is more of a grunting. I thinking he didn't learn how to make other noises because he doesn't talk like most huskies, only barks. Have you heard of this before?
My husband and I have been watching you the last 6 months and have worked day in and day out to train our Husky/German Shepard with your help and guidance. Before watching you, we had hired and worked with trainers. We got him when he was about 7 months and he is going to be 3 years old in November. We have had many accomplishments but my husband and I had a baby girl who is now 6 months who is now grabbing and pulling and playing with everything, including his hair. We have had a terrifying realization that this is not good as he showed some major aggression towards her when she pulled his hair to where he was not listening to our "out" command until the 4th time of saying it, all while looking and growling at her even though she had let go of his hair. He is a very possessive dog who also has a lot of anxiety and emotional issues since we've had it. We love him so much but can not put our daughter in danger. We have tried to find him a new home for months and nothing has panned out. We are trying so hard not surrender him. There is a lot more to him and the information I have given to you just now but I wanted to write you for any help or advice. We are very saddened and need to figure something out as soon as possible. It feels like we have run out of options to get rid of his aggressive/dominant behavior.
Thanking you in advance!
Sincerely,
Michelle & Patrick
Hope you found him a home. I had a Husky, Shepherd, Malamute mix that was a great dog. He loved running away though.
Hey Joe and community, I have a question. What do I do when my dog focuses aggressively on other dogs on walks (male) and does not respond to whatever I say anymore and is about to start lunging at them? (It’s like I don’t exist). Do I pop the leash when he starts posturing and focusing on them? Or is this the wrong moment? Any tips?
bear sounds like a lion hehehe
JOEL IS THE GOAT
He really is.
Yup
Not to distract from the content of this video, but could you offer some guidance on “intermediate puppyhood”? There are a lot of videos on youtube about 2 month old puppies, and fixing adult behaviors, but information on 5 month (my current stage) is scarce. What sorts of expectations for self control and discipline should I have? When do I expect heeling instead of not pulling on leashes? What do I do about alert barking so it doesnt become a problem? How “strict” should I be about “perfect” manners? How do I treat my pup fairly, and in a developmentally appropriate way?
Nice man
He sounds like a bear 😹
Huskies also love to talk/ talk back.
I have an Australian shepherd,not sure if full,
At night when I call her in she’ll run up to steps and the run out in yard and lay down. After I call a few times she comes in though.
But sometimes I have to go in and wait a bit then she comes in when I call
Should I correct for this
Malamutes are tough. I had them, good luck
boys, little buggers and i know x
What about a 5 month old boy poodle puppy? He’s growing and snapping when he’s laying down on the couch or sleepy before bed. Do we correct it at this stage and how? Do we send him to his bed/place or do we have people approach w treats. So much information but I only value yours. I know he’s young and he is such a good dog minus this growling and snap he started to be left alone. I want to respect his space but I don’t want him to think he can boss my kids and guests around when he wants.
I have two greyhounds that run play together. (In sync) They both run into me, (and fences, trees pretty much anything really) not out of dominance but because the two loons are looking at each other and not where they are going. Hurts, so I will bend my knees but cos its two at the same time; what can you do? Knee pads maybe 🤣🤣
I had greyhounds for 20 years. They super focus on the moment. Not on you. I would just get out of their way, until they get tired, stop then interact. Mine would just run 3 laps in a vacant lot , then come back to me like I'm done 😂 If I tried to control that he would have run over me. Best dogs I have ever known❤
Do you ever have smaller dogs in training? Video on that?
Joel the Chad.
Can you talk about how to handle a dog that does these dominant growls, but is also willing to be aggressive? My border collie mix will sometimes refuse to listen to my commands and when I go to enforce it she will growl, show her teeth, and even bite me if i try to make her. Backing her down would probably not work for me. From my research she has dominance aggression (only with me) and I would love it if you could cover this topic.
Thanks!
Yes I have a Shepard and chow mix male who is 1.5 years old. He does the same, I would love more info on this too. Thank you
I have a shepard mal mix and she only growls when i make her sit and wait for food. And then when she wants to play.
I have a female German pincher that is dominant and food aggressive, will the same technique work without putting hands on the dog to make them back down?
My pittie/husky mix has never been agressive to anyone. He has growled a couple of times. It was a complaint when he has to get in the back seat. He no longer does it.
Missed the daily upload yesterday :(
He probably working on the dogs tho he probably was just busy
Big boy is a good boy
This is what I am dealing with, with my Alaskan Husky. He is extremely dominant. He only challenges the other un- neutered males. He doesn't fight any of the dogs he grew up with either.
He looks like a Siberian husky I have one malamutes are huge
Bear is a Gemini hahahahah
What location was this film? Why is there Palm trees and an Alaskan malamute? At the same location, this doesn't seem right.
Hi Joel
Very smart. Not uncommon for huskies and malamutes to argue with you. Lol