One of the Most Difficult Dogs of my Career! Brutally Stubborn, Ornery & Too Smart for His Own Good

[Oxedizer]

Am I the only one that wants to actually visit The "Beckmans" without a dog just to give Princey some loves and cuddles?

[bc]

Been training dogs for 50 years. This video was an excellent example of someone that understands the process. “Not a democracy” and “non negotiable” are two of the keys to successful, kind training. I especially like that you claimed the space by backing him up before moving him forward. Space dominance is a concept that most owners just don’t understand

[andyschmidt]

At 2:15 the retriever paws at his muzzle, like to try to pull it off, then right after that he jumps at Prince's face like to nip or bite him. That dog knew he wanted to nip Prince and knew the muzzle prevented it, and he knew the muzzle was preventing him from doing what he wanted in his dominance game with Prince. Pretty advanced problem-solving (even though he wasn't able to solve his problem, he identified it)

[gregjfitzpatrick]

Maybe I'm wrong but when Joel said "Put Prince in the house please" I think he understood and turned away ready to leave the confrontation. This was a such an informative video, I have learned so much watching this channel.

[jonnj]

"He looks pretty good, right?" Me, who's been watching Beckman videos for a while: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT--

[DLEE]

I have a 120lb Dogo Argentino who is STUBBORN. I spent the first 6 months I had him only hand feeding him while training. He has put me through hell and back and he’s not perfect but he knows I’m the boss. People have given me grief for being “too strict” with him but with a dog of his size and intelligence, I can’t give him even an inch. Considering I weigh less than him, a firm hand is necessary. Ive learned so much from your videos! Thank you so much. I plan on bringing him around for a session if I can. He does still have some reactivity to people and big male dogs.

[underduress]

That dog absolutely knew that the muzzle was the one thing that was preventing him from dominating Prince. When there was a tie or Prince won a contest, that dog pawed at that muzzle to try to get it off. At 7:07 he ends up going into that athletic flip to try to use his acrobatics to get that muzzle off. Before and after the flip, he's pawing at that muzzle.

And when the muzzle was removed, he did try to use his mouth to take back his autonomy. That dog is intelligent, stubborn, strong and athletics, which are good traits to have when they are trained well.

This was an all around really cool session

[truthrebel]

"When the force free folks tell you to use treats it's because they turn down these dogs." Great informative video proving your methods work. Dogs are not people. Dogs need to know who is in charge.

[targetsunshine]

Prince walking over
Joel”take Prince in the house”
Prince turns around before being called. For some reason that cracked me up. Such a good boy Prince! 🥰

[JodyWarrick]

This is EXACTLY the battles I had with my young Doberman. I was constantly bruised and scratched up. I never gave in. He is now almost 2 and doesn't battle me anymore. But my God the struggle to get him to understand I am the boss. He too is SUPER smart and will someday be a CEO. 😆 Thank you Joel! I have put him in board and train and private in home trainers. The only thing that helped...was you. I just watch your videos and apply the lessons and 100% better now. I didn't realize the board and train was positive only. That was NOT what my boy needed. He is an amazing dog now. Thank you!

[EdgarAllanGo]

The way that dog moves is incredible! He spins off the ground and all 4 paws are in the air. Kind of reminds me of my GSD.

[ElizabethJW]

I had this battle at the same age with my husky and I remember the night I finally had it 😅 he tried getting mouthy and snappy which usually scared me into letting go. That one time I lifted him up and said “enough!” then led him to his crate for bed. He never did that to me again. Never had to do this with any other dog I’ve had but my boy is in that 5% you were talking about lol some dogs are just stubborn and only want to do what they want to do with no regard for what their owner is asking of them. I am so glad you cover these situations for those of us with dogs who are challenging!

[austyn]

Love these body language breakdowns! They’re so helpful. It makes me look like a pro to people who have no idea what they’re looking at when dogs are playing rough. 😂
Between this one and the video with that controlling bad attitude golden doodle, I’ve made MASSIVE strides with my dominant female cattle dog. That whole collar hold and butt touch 🤌🏽🤌🏽 don’t back down people! You’re the boss!

[idonteven]

Joel I've been watching your videos for almost a year now and started because i couldn't afford to send my dog to a board and train for 5000$. So i started watching your videos to see what i could learn. You have taught me so much and i put everything you teach to use/work on my dogs. WOW what a game changer. You're right I AM OVER IT. My dogs are so much better now not that they were terrible before, but they have shown so much improvement and i have learned and shown improvement. Thank you for your time and knowledge you so freely give ❤. Have a happy holidays with your family my friend ❤

[pamelawalsh]

My husky/gsd mix is confident, and only a bit dominant. With other dogs, he will do the dominance thing, but doesn't work that hard at it. However, was just like this dog when it came to getting nails trimmed, or doing what he doesn't want to do. He got away from my once during a nail trim. *sigh* So I put his collar and leash on next time, and stood on it while pretending to trim his nails. If he got mouthy enough to make me back off, he would take off and flip himself around because I was standing on the leash. When I say he stopped like he was downloading a new patch, lol was hilarious. I gave him a moment, brought him back to me and went through it again, this time trimming a few nails before he started mouthing. A firm no, and resumed, finished a paw and gave him a treat because he was good for the rest of the paw. I set another treat down, told him to leave it, and did another paw. He vocalize, and pulled a bit, and I said no when he started to get mouthy, he stopped, and looked at the treat... finished the paw, treat, finished him out that way. Now, he might be vocal, and pull a bit, but I can trim his nails without any restraints, and have him do some tricks for treats after, but don't need to restrain or treat him to get his nails done.

[donnaqem]

Great video. This is my 5 months old female chocolate lab. I learned something today. Thank you

[elissacousland]

I had this fight with my GSD male when he was younger. About 8 to 9 months old, he started to really push the boundaries of acceptable behavior. I've trained dogs all my life, but nothing really prepares you for that first very intelligent working breed or the push-back they give lol. It was trial by fire really fast. He's almost 5 now and the chill one compared to his younger Maligator brother.

The "Did you try treats?" crowd won't ever get it. The stakes are much higher when you have these types of dogs, and I would prefer not to hang my chances of success on whether or not I have a snack on me. To me, that's not teaching obedience. That's just bribing and distracting.

[BunnyRabit-yolx]

I love watching the slowed down footage and the commentary on the finer points of the behaviours and the manoeuvres and choices the dogs make in their interaction. It teaches me so much.

[rosablume]

Quite amazing, again a Golden with issues, and I almost missed that he is only 10months, good that the owner took initiative before he badly escalated
What a handfull,
Great solution

[HandraCorjnaLevstean]

Thank you, I'm never tired of this. Wishing a nice day to everyone