Safely & slowly introduce your aggressive/reactive dog to other dogs.

Learn the process to safely get your reactive or aggressive dog with new dogs

[dannyh]

I love when Joel had those solo arguments with the purely positive people. Even though there's no purely positive proponents with Joel it's a hilariously interesting scene. I'm guilty of having pretend conversations with my enemies as well...never change Joel.

[MB-lfrm]

Dora and Prince look like 'old acquaintances' now, in that they are comfortable with each other, comfortable enough for each to cruise around doing his, and her, own thing in the company of the other. No being worried, no tension, no fear. Just relaxed. Very nice to see.

[iloveaginganddying]

Hi Joel I just have to say thanks. Since I found you and got my reactive dog meeting other dogs she has gotten SO MUCH BETTER. We met two dogs at once the other day, no problem! Just a year ago I never would have thought that was possible.

[lesaoackes]

Joel, you are right!! I have a dog that would get testy with other dogs and I now have a dog that can have other dogs stay with us! All because of your videos! She knows I am the one that dictates things and if she thinks otherwise, we can do this all day! 😁 I also called a trainer that I didn't know was positive only, and she said she doesn't work with dogs that need behavior modification. They know they can't help in these situations. We are all thankful for your guidance as dogs with reactivity should not be ignored or put down. I have also used your leash and walking techniques and my dog is amazing. I cannot thank you enough.

[proudamericanmom]

Makes so much sense! My 10 month is sweet to our older dog but barks at other dogs. I have been keeping her away to fix the behavior but instead I need to hang outside of a fenced dog park and let my dog meet other dogs through the fence. Thank you so much as always!

[gem]

The video when you let prince to your neighbour's to play with their dog was absolutely the gold footage of this channel and that video will stay with me forever ❤

[Mimijona]

Honestly this looks even better than really active play, that can get rough too and you have to be on guard to see when it gets too much, but with this chill behaviour the person can relax too. It's truly beautiful to see.

[topcatwarrior]

Great video, Joel. Sometimes I think we get our expectations too high when we want our dogs to meet other dogs and have playtime. With dogs like Dora, and one of my dogs is just like her, just getting them to tolerate the presence of another dog has got to be enough.

[ldrixole]

Hey Joel! Love this video! I adopted a 95% blind American bulldog in June. The most gentlest creature I've ever had in my life. He gets along perfect with my cats and my three littles (dogs under 10 lbs) and loves every person he meets. He's very skittish and till he realizes it's safe. We just bought a house one month ago and another pitbull wondered up onto the property that was skinny and full of ticks. I ended up finding the owners and we are keeping him. He is a 10-year-old Pitbull. Again he is also probably one of the sweetest dogs I've ever had. He doesn't pay any attention to the dogs on the other side of the fence and he tried to introduce them. I'm not concerned that he will hurt any of my animals but Gunner, my blind baby, can't pick up on any cues from him and barrels into him and wants to be his best friend and he outweighs them by almost 15 lb. We're doing the fence introductions. We don't leave them alone. But eventually I would love for them to be able to swim and do all those things together on our property. Thinking of investing in a trainer that can help me. Any ideas?

[jillsy]

Fantastic methods!! If you have any footage of Dora meeting your trainers and the fence meetings, that would also be super helpful! You are the reason I took in a pitbull off the street 6 months ago! I had him meet my easy-to-meet Golden Retriever first and then I had him meet my dog-reactive other pitbull Charlie with Charlie on a Gentle Leader head harness. I do have a fenced-in garden area I'm excited to use for meeting neighbor dogs. You are such an inspiration🐾❤️

[littlemisstempest]

I wish I saw more videos with smaller dogs because I have an unsocialized dachshund and am having trouble relating to all these “big dog” videos. I would’ve introduced my dog to new dogs during the critical socialization period if the vet had told me how important it is to socialize your puppy when you get them. Instead, I was told to keep him away from other dogs and people due to the chance of him getting sick and dying. The chance of a puppy dying that way is way less than dogs being put down for aggression due to lack of socialization. I did a lot of research, but I didn’t know about the critical socialization period until I started becoming a dog trainer myself.

My dachshund is always super fearful of other dogs and is so quick to lunge. He’s never bitten another dog, but he lunges and goes to bite without biting. It’s scary to watch and I’ve been working with him on this for a while, but I haven’t been able to successfully introduce him to another dog without him freaking out and lunging. He has doggy friends, but it’s few and far between and I wasn’t there to see how my sitter introduced him to those dogs.

I usually do a walk where the dogs start one in front and one behind (lots of distance between, ) then slowly bring them closer using treats, commands, and just watching body language. My dog will be very playful and want to meet and play with the other dog, but the second that dog gets too close, he gets super freaked out and lunges.

I haven’t seen a video that shows exactly how my dog behaves. These kinds of situations seem unique and not everything works for every dog. Obviously, if he lunges, I give a “ah ah” (correction) and always reward him for anything he does that is desirable; sniffing, looking at and not barking, walking closer in a friendly manner, curving, etc. but again, it’ll look good up until he starts sniffing the other dogs face. He gets spooked and lunges. I am terrified of him biting another dog or vice versa. He’s never done it, but it always looks like he will. Socializing unsocialized dogs is risky and scary, but I love my dog and I know he loves playing with other dogs. Working through this with him is a journey that I just have to go through with him and I want to succeed.

[mindlabab]

Awesome Joel!
Tell it like it is.. I’m a fan forever.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[alxtrs]

Beckman you are such a boss! Thank you and major Salutes!!

[tribesscattered]

You're an outstanding dog trainer!!!

[Natinat]

Thank you so much!!! This has helped me 🎉 I appreciate your videos!!

[janemorrow]

This is the video I’ve been waiting for. Many many thanks.

[christopher.]

Thank you for your videos they have helped me a lot. Wish you were in CO!!

[vincentorona]

I’m totally gonna use this technique, thanks for the tips!

[martinmaunder]

I love your work, you sure know your work thx budd

[anisathomas]

This was very helpful, I’m glad I found you.