I don't really watch his to learn how to train my dog but I do for fun. I also get the impression that Zak is intentionally showing her "mistakes" so he can show the audience how he handles those mistakes. His last two videos involve her not recalling when outdoors (fenced yard) and air snapping while in the dog park. I watch his YT, but i just had a quick look at his IG. No, she's not fully trained, but no dog her age is. I love that his videos are popular because it makes positive reinforcement training seem more approachable and fun to people. Zak George. Anyone can train a border collie. We are thrilled that Crosswood Inertia was adopted by Zak George, a world-renown dog trainer. Why are the thoughts on Inertia? or. His Zak George's Dog Training rEvolution had reached more than 550,000 subscribers over a ten year period since he created the channel in September of 2006. I'm kind of new to dog training (have had untrained dogs in my childhood) and I don't really understand what signs these commenters are seeing that say "untrained.". She's also a high energy BC so of course she's gonna be more distracted outside and stuff. I think he's intentionally using the YT channel to show the mistakes and challenges during training, such as introducing the dog to new places that he does a lot. ... Zak George. She is scared and he moved way too fast for Inertia just for content. Both seem normal to me as someone who's been raising a puppy since he was 2 months old. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I did see the recent video of his puppy at the dog park going around, the “my dogs first time at a dog park” video or something... not too impressed for being a “professional” trainer. She then continues to snap at, cower, vocalize and hide from other dogs.He says in the video “She is more a people person, and that’s alright!” which it’s true, it is alright. ⁣ ⁣... Jump to. See more of Zak George on Facebook. Whenever we post stories of Inertia’s fetch sessions, a lot of you ask about why she still wears her long lead, even though she’s playing fetch and coming when called reliably! It is truly sad. Inertia is determined to stay up on reindeer watch all night Press J to jump to the feed. I admittedly only watched some snippets of a few videos, so I could be off base here, but from what I saw, Inertia is displaying some very normal adolescent behavior. Otherwise, I don’t have anything ‘negative’ to say about that! Helping you get the dog you always wanted, How (not) to deal and work with a fear reactive dog. When a reinforcement, this case a treat – is of such high value the dog has to choose food over safety. Zak George. Log In. Sections of this page. She then follows that dog to go sniff about, this opens a door to some good interaction with a brown and black dog and some appropriate but borderline bullying towards a puppy – which Zak interrupts that behaviour. There's accidents, disobedience and everything we personally encounter but never see in many videos. Hopefully my breakdown of this video makes sense, and can enlighten you in some canine language and dialogue. I enjoy that he posts his puppy being a puppy. Fits perfectly on my 7 months old beagle puppy. She is uncomfortable with the constant changes in the environment and unsure of if they are safe or not. Zak George (born December 3, 1978) is an American broadcaster and dog trainer known for presenting shows such as SuperFetch in 2009, various shows on the Animal Planet channel and Who Let the Dogs Out? 27 September at 09:12. Inertia reacted with barring her teeth, and biting the shepherd’s nose multiple times to create distance. Teaching your dog to do something unnatural, like walk on 3 legs, requires you to achieve a new level of communication with your dog that can be pretty challenging, but is SO MUCH FUN once you get it! What are some of the first things you worked on with your new dog?⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ We will be doing lots of training today, and MAYBE even meeting some puppies or working on conditioning Inertia to be comfortable with fireworks (from afar)! A Border Collie puppy, going through her teens. Dog parks are not a good place in general but in his dogs defense that GSH did kinda run up on her and didnt give ground when the BC reacted. He was previously a real estate agent. The entire point of his wonderful series is to bring light to the fact that puppies are puppies. Which can be detrimental for many dogs) – Inertia isn’t into that game, and once again Zak interrupts that behaviour but it puts her back into defensive mode and she is now more on edge and over threshold again. ( Log Out /  If you would like more content like this, please let me know! Cookies help us deliver our Services. Zak George is a YouTuber who focuses on positive training. The first two chapters of the book are for those that haven’tgotten a dog yet. However I resent him for picking a border collie, one of the most intelligent breeds and easy to train dogs. Dog Trainer . I’m thrilled to be launching my brand new 30 Day Perfect Pup training class. for UK kids channel CBBC. He co-authored a book called Zak George's Dog Training Revolution: The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love. Yet she has a hard mouth (hard, fast paced bites trying to get the reinforcement) and instantly looks away to reevaluate her surrounding the second she gets food – a sign of over arousal and stressAs Zak moves forward, you can see Inertia is exhibiting signs of uncertainty, she barks at the dogs in the park, she tries to gain distance but cannot since she is on leash and Zak is standing still, her tail is straight up and wagging slowly (not a good wag), she is exhibiting erectile plumage (hackles up) and her body positioning is forward (about to lunge). Follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube to learn invaluable techniques for training your dog. Puppies will be puppies and Zak's method makes sense to me. I’ve taken over 15 years of experience and compiled it into this positive-reinforcement style training class that's perfect for dogs of all ages.My experience includes: ( Log Out /  His last two videos involve her not recalling when outdoors (fenced yard) and air snapping while in the dog park. I do think she does quite poor in the videos, but i think she's probably as good as she could be considering he's a super high energy BC. But once I understood the … Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The first discusses what to consider when choosing a dog. Video Breakdown – Zak George and Inertia. (We have an unfortunate history of things being unpredictable and hostile). (This is a good example of putting a dog into a compromising position with a high value reinforcement. I don’t care for flooding or pushing far over threshold, just not my style of training. This interaction gave Inertia some positive feedback and a bit of confidence. I don't really follow Zak George, so I just went to his channel to see if I could get an idea of what's going on there. This means we are too close and too over threshold – this happens a lot of times with dogs who are scared of people, people give the dog food from their hand and when the food is gone, if the dog can not retreat – a bite will ensue; anyways back on topic) When a dog comes to approach her through the fence, she cowers and tries to minimize her size to encourage the dog to leave. There was a good interaction with a black dog that I did a little cheer for; the first time the dog came up, she tried to make herself smaller, she froze, threw her ears back and the dog read it appropriately and left, a minute later the dog came back up and she did the same thing, but also offered her butt for a sniff and that black dog sniffed and moved off. Inertia is off leash in an uncontrolled area! Let’s review this video together – Zak George has been making a series about training his dog Inertia for the last couple of months. Puppies aren't perfect, even when you make a living training them. This has been my feeling as well. People just have high expectations and love feel to beat people up on YT to feel superior to others. I sorta have a feeling Zak may even be intentionally artificially creating some of these mistakes himself for the sake of the video by asking her to do things that he knows are beyond her current skill level. The most dangerous place I’ve ever trained a dog… We are posting a NEW episode for you guys today!! Puppy Inertia is here to remind you that this is your absolutely LAST chance to take advantage of Pupford’s amazing Cyber Monday deals!!! I think she's 8 months? Thanks for the breakdown! Like us on Facebook to see more photos and videos! Our new puppy Inertia has an exciting day ahead of her! Which I think is great! In a year or two she'll be great, but people who expect a 6-7 month old puppy to behave perfectly are the ones getting disappoited when they behave like, y'know, puppies. I keep seeing these comments about how "untrained" Inertia is and I just wanted to know, is that the general consensus? I was a little confused when he chased Inertia, because although he was trying to show what mistakes you might make during recall he wasn't super clear on what to do instead. Otherwise, as seen in this video – the behaviour will escalate. Thankfully, the shepherd seems to be good mannered, just rude and sends appeasement signals to Inertia telling her that he isn’t interested in a fight (ears back, whale eyes, tail tucked, body position backwards as if to run away). I am appalled and nearly in tears. (tips and tricks). He isn’t being a good advocate for her, or helping her through a lot of these poor interactions. Create New Account. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Which brings us to where Inertia is just done playing nice and when the black shepherd who barrels towards her and body checks her broke the camels back. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. He then tries to gain her focus back with an “Inertia come!” and she ignores him, which is no surprise at all she is way over threshold – she is in a fight or flight mode. I have a hard time believing someone as experienced as Zak George thought chasing a dog when she was ignoring his recall was a good idea. This was great feedback for everyone! See more of Zak George on Facebook. ( Log Out /  Although I think with properly structured play with dogs that are calm, or ignore her would teach her how to come out of her shell and teach her proper play. How (not) to deal and work with a fear reactive dog. When the dog chooses food and the food is then not available, their only solution is to react. She's a puppy and I think people online have enormously high standards for someone that is a famous dog trainer. When Inertia was a little puppy, I started taking her for walks in a field behind our house on a 30 foot leash, so that she could get some exercise and experience exploring the world without worrying about all of the rules and structure of a “proper” walk on a neighborhood sidewalk. She is undoubtedly nervous, tail is tucked, she cowers and tries to back away but she is cornered by the gate – not a good situation. Learn to communicate with your dog and don’t ignore valuable information that they are giving you. Ithelps you choose the right dog for your situation. Zak waits outside of the dog park (by a few meters in his words) and tests to see how much focus Inertia has, you can see she is able to sit, wave, focus and follow easy cues which is a good sign. Surprise!!! It's helpful to learn how to handle mistakes. Create New Account. Inertia right now! I know she's a few months older there but Interia actually looks a lot more trained there. I’ve been working on teaching Inertia this trick, and it’s a tricky one for sure! To be truthful, I haven’t watched any of it – but this video has been making some rounds and I was asked to comment on it.There are a lot of things in this video that I would do differently than Zak, Collies and Shepherds are very visual dogs. Everyone makes mistakes though, as far as I'm concerned Inertia looks like a great dog. Change ), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Why is training a Recall so difficult? When he's at home she seems to be pretty well behaved for a pup but he rarely showcases what she already knows, it's always trying to teach her something new. She's currently 9 months but in the videos I believe she's 6 months. Dog Trainer . Log In. He's doing a good job with Inertia and she's being a normal pup. When the dog does move away, her body reverts back to the above mentioned, and her attention is gone (she is back to being over threshold). Create New Account. She can’t turn away from these dogs – she is scared and uncomfortable. 369.3k Followers, 447 Following, 1,744 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Dog Training Revolution (@zakgeorge) I'm unsure of the breed I think she's a border collie. She's a puppy. Watching a trainer work with a dog that never messes up has its merits, but it doesn't really help the novice trainer at home when they or their dog inevitably have some errors in their training. I sometimes struggle with Theodore with this as the second he is outside; he is so environmentally aware of his surroundings it can hard to get his attention. Forgot account? or. She has been getting much better (mostly) about settling down in the house and hanging out off-leash with us during the day. I think it's great he's showing out takes and I find it very encouraging. Zak George is a YouTuber who focuses on positive training. Yep, for those of us who don't follow him. Zak George’s Dog Training Revolutionbook is great for both those that are thinking about getting a dog and those that already have a dog. It has a wealth of practical tips, tricks, and fun games that will enrich the lives of many dogs and their human companions.” — Dr. Ian Dunbar, world-renowned veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and founder of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers She is not able to examine or evaluate the area and she is insecure about being restrained with other dogs running around. Eventually Zak does make a good decision and moves away – but within a couple minutes (that’s an assumption on my behalf) he moves closer than he was where she was struggling and although she has a couple successes, she is still uncomfortable and tries to move away again. 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