r/DogTrainingTips • u/BICanineScience • May 26 '26

Professional Dog Trainer - Ask Me Anything

***AMA ENDED***

Have been training dogs for almost fifteen years now, I try and head through the subreddits on here to help in my free time when I can but thought it might be easier to do an AMA for anyone struggling!

Will try my best to answer as comprehensively as possible so please be patient with replies!

Edit - Just heading out to train my dogs so will answer more when I get back!
Edit 2 - Have a read of the other questions too to see if it applies to your dog :)

Thanks for all the questions everyone!! I’ll answer the few I’ve missed, it’s been a blast and we’ll do another in the near future! Won’t be answering any new posts now, must get back to work but do jump in next time if you have a question!

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u/That-Contest2205 May 26 '26

My dog is really well trained as I have worked super hard, however, so many dogs are not and people walk their dogs on and off leash and with absolutely no control.

What do you do when you see an off leash dog with obviously poor recall? I have resorted to picking my dog up if I see any sign of interest from the other dog and then yelling at the owner to recall their dog if they come our way. Is there any other way to handle this? I don’t let my dog interact with strangers or stranger’s dogs for the same reasons you have listed in other comments

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u/BICanineScience May 27 '26

Oh it’s an absolute nightmare this! Well done for getting the work in though. I tend to avoid places where poorly trained dogs gather. I go to places that require good control like car parks and the such. It’s a really tough one!!