Why does the training stop working when my dog gets home?

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A response learned with one handler or in one setting may need further practice in another; owner lessons help identify what your dog and your handling need in the new situation.

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Answer

A change of setting or handler can change the task the dog is being asked to perform. That is a useful question to investigate with your trainer, rather than assuming either that the training has disappeared or that the dog is deliberately testing you.

In Deuce’s first in-program owner lesson, the trainer explains why working in a single training room would not cover the places where the dog will need to respond (nAUPrDuZN6I, 22:35–22:54). Earlier in that lesson, he describes meeting at the home so he can assess behavior there (02:42). These are the trainer’s explanations of that lesson and program structure, not a guarantee that every dog follows the same sequence.

A later Deuce recording offers a concrete example of the work involved. The trainer says he has not previously brought Deuce to that downtown location (uMUUY2FDQA4, 03:25–03:28). He begins in a quieter part and describes a command rundown before moving through the busier area (00:22–01:09). At 07:08 and 09:23–09:38 he explains that he expects further work in the unfamiliar surroundings. The assistance supplied during that session belongs in the record; it is not the same as an unsupported test of independent performance.

For an owner, the useful comparison is specific: what cue was given, who gave it, what surroundings and distractions were present, what help was supplied, and what happened next? Bring that comparison to the owner lesson and ask which parts of the trainer’s plan to practise at home.

The examples here do not establish a universal first-week timetable, a fixed number of repetitions, or a number of locations that proves reliable transfer. A statement about what the trainer expects is also different from later evidence that the dog performed under those conditions. Follow-up observations are how that question can be checked.

Owner takeaway

Bring your trainer one specific example of where a familiar response changed. Record the setting, handler, cue, available help and what happened. Ask the trainer to demonstrate the home practice they want you to use, then practise it with feedback. Leave with the agreed next step and the conditions for pausing or asking for help. Use the instructions for your dog rather than a fixed first-week timetable or repetition count taken from another dog’s recording.

Across the cases

Deuce

In Deuce’s first owner lesson, the trainer explains why working in one training room does not cover the settings where the dog will need to respond (nAUPrDuZN6I, 22:35–22:54). Earlier, he explains that meeting at the home lets him assess behavior indoors (02:42). His account of a colleague’s dog behaving differently in parks and in her kennel is an illustrative anecdote, not a controlled comparison or an observation of Deuce. In the later downtown session, he describes additional corrections in unfamiliar surroundings and says he is not surprised by them (uMUUY2FDQA4, 07:08). Together these passages show how the trainer explains and works on changes of setting. They do not establish one fixed sequence or amount of help for every dog.

I think people don't understand like how big of a deal generalization is for dogs, right? Cuz if if it wasn't a big deal, I would just train him in our dog room for 4 weeks and then be like, "Here you go, he's trained, right?"
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So, like with her, she listens super great out in parks. She does pretty good in the stores, too. You go in her kennel, though, she has like her little outside area, she will bite you in the butt like mouthing you.
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But the first session is always at the house with our clients. Just because that way I can like kind of gauge how he acts in the house. Um because I've had dogs like where they act outside and they're fantastic. And then like I'll go to take them inside to proof them and they look at me like they just are like, "I don't know anything."
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Stormie

Stormie’s home discussion connects the current lesson with behavior the trainer describes in the training room and at the park (A5tEoaHw99Y, 03:18). He uses earlier household rules and a grandparents analogy to explain his interpretation to the owner. The analogy is teaching language, not direct evidence of Stormie’s thoughts. A separate lesson discusses using a different place cot and gives the trainer’s usual estimate of two or three placements (VRyDgbvW1cg, 27:05). That estimate should remain attached to his explanation; it is not a measured outcome for every new cot. The useful comparison for a learner is what changed in the setting or equipment, what assistance was supplied, and what the dog did on the next attempt.

you do have to generalize the behavior so like in like the training room we have um she looks great right or if i'm out of the park it looks great but in her brain like the house right that's where all the old rules are
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grandparents she's gonna like come back and be like what can i test after i've been to grandma's house right and kids got like i know it because i used to come back and my mom will be like i don't know what you think that you can get away with but it's not here
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I can get her to not jump on the furniture where I am, but I'm not gonna come and stay at your house for two weeks so the same concept applies you just every time she get on the furniture you yell like nope hit the e-collar and then like pull her off and like after a couple times she learns
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so the thing about place is that if you use like a different place cot it still works but i usually have to put them on there like two or three times and they kind of get like okay this is the same thing as what we did earlier
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do that is just we used to just start from scratch in the park and we found that if we have somebody like claudia who teaches basically shielding basic impulse control when we
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Luna

Luna’s owner lesson makes transfer to the owner a stated training concern (ldFe0hOs5NQ, 11:52). The trainer describes how practice limited to a backyard might leave other settings insufficiently practised (12:41), and cautions against expecting perfect behavior immediately after training (13:05). His first-week prediction is an expectation expressed in that lesson, not a verified follow-up result or a universal account of why dogs behave differently at home. For this concept, the lesson provides an explanation to discuss with a trainer: which settings and handlers have actually been practised, which remain to be introduced, and how the owner will receive feedback.

settles in and it's good. But if you don't know how to generalize it when she's with you, all that training she learned doesn't mean anything.
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She's learned. Um, what happens is that the dog's like, "This is when I have to be good." And then, but if I'm home or I'm at like the store, I don't have to listen because the only time that he ever has reinforced it was in the backyard.
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can mess up the training really bad. Um, when Luna comes home for the first week, she's gonna try to test you. I know that's shocking that a husky shepherd mix is going to test you when she comes home. But regardless of breed, that's just how dogs are in general.
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Some people assume that when you train the dog, they should just come home and be absolutely perfect and have no issues whatsoever. It's not how dogs work, right? They're not robots.
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We do this lab in Jack Marley a lot I like it because I can focus on the commands but the downside is that like if you don't actively have somebody the dog only does like one area and keeps the command in that one area the dog just does the same thing it's more of like an isolated place like you have to listen but everywhere else you don't
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Lola

In Lola’s home lesson, the trainer says that some responses need reinforcement in the house and contrasts the home setting with the park (ejfe9EFNjSI, 20:55). At 22:22 he interprets the current behavior in relation to earlier behavior in that setting. That is his explanation during the lesson; the passage alone does not isolate location as the cause or establish what happens later. His estimate of about a week to settle in appears at 18:05 and remains a case-specific expectation. A useful follow-up would document the agreed home practice and later responses, including the handler, cue and assistance, rather than treating the predicted week as a demonstrated result.

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the dogs do take like a week to settle in. Just new environment and everything. So, it's really important that you stay really strict on everything.
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Dutchess

Dutchess’s lessons connect transfer with the owner’s actual equipment and rooms. One discussion notes that a different cot in a different spot can require further teaching (9M2Q54KbWTU, 19:34). Another describes different expectations indoors and outdoors while emphasizing recall in either setting (4ZgZpT7Bilw, 13:03–13:12). These are instructions in that lesson, not evidence that recall has already been demonstrated everywhere or a general recommendation to relax standards outdoors. In the house visit, the trainer discusses recall in the room and the possibility of Dutchess running upstairs (0Vq3wRYuHvg, 01:44). The wording is partly garbled in the transcript, so it should not support a precise account of the dog’s intentions. The practical question is which response and setting the trainer wants the owner to practise next.

people have like different cots it's in a different spot it's just you know what i mean it's very like it seems random to dogs
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What you'll do is you'll generalize stricter obedience inside and a little bit looser outside.
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You want to make sure that the recall is still strong no matter where you are because if you don't have a good recall, I think that's a danger.
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thing with with this is like if i'm like if she runs up there right i'm like that's just come if i haven't had a feeling where i can generalize the recall in here she doesn't think the rules supply
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Kodak

In Kodak’s indoor session, two staff discuss a difference between his sit on the cot and his response away from it (oVp7j539WAc, 22:52; 24:22). This makes the cot a useful condition to record when comparing attempts. The excerpt does not establish that every other variable stayed constant or that the cot alone caused the difference. At 23:40 the handler also describes the current response as unusual for Kodak, which limits how broadly this one session can be characterized. A learner can use the recording to ask what changes alongside the surface or location, including handling, assistance and the sequence of attempts, before drawing a conclusion about transfer.

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Finn

During Finn’s outdoor session, the trainer compares the work with earlier practice indoors and describes it as a reset (cr6qiRuIErw, 05:44). He then names variation by person and day and identifies consistency as the goal (05:57). At 06:04 he states a limit on continuing if doing so would shut the dog down. These passages explain how he is approaching that session; they do not prove that every new setting requires restarting the whole progression or that a changed response has a single cause. For comparison, record the particular response, handler, surroundings and assistance, and keep the trainer’s stated limit alongside the practice goal.

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Zeus

In Zeus’s update, the trainer explains that working in a different environment with new people is intentional (Bzp2uNN-sJE, 08:13). He describes this as an opportunity for the dog to reset and try something new. This is a stated rationale for the setting, not proof that unfamiliarity alone produces an outcome or that it will suit every dog. The passage complements the home-transfer examples by showing that a change of context can be part of a trainer’s plan. The next evidence question is what the dog does under the new conditions and how that practice connects to the settings where the owner needs the response.

well this is a different environment and that's on purpose right we need to have them in an environment where he needs to reset where he needs to think something new try something new with new people
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Source excerpts

I think people don't understand like how big of a deal generalization is for dogs, right? Cuz if if it wasn't a big deal, I would just train him in our dog room for 4 weeks and then be like, "Here you go, he's trained, right?"
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you take him to enough stores and the dog goes, "Okay, the store is a place I have to listen." You take him to another park, he goes, "Oh, yeah, okay, this is a context I need to listen."
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Dogs are all about context. Um we we have a trainer who like his dog is like a 100 What was it like a 105-lb Anatolian Shepherd or something?
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So, like with her, she listens super great out in parks. She does pretty good in the stores, too. You go in her kennel, though, she has like her little outside area, she will bite you in the butt like mouthing you.
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But the first session is always at the house with our clients. Just because that way I can like kind of gauge how he acts in the house. Um because I've had dogs like where they act outside and they're fantastic. And then like I'll go to take them inside to proof them and they look at me like they just are like, "I don't know anything."
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Cuz I The other thing we have these sessions two for is just like we used to not have sessions. We used to just do one drop-off for a 4-week program.
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you do have to generalize the behavior so like in like the training room we have um she looks great right or if i'm out of the park it looks great but in her brain like the house right that's where all the old rules are
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don't go and be like, yay, she's been back for 20 minutes. Guess what we're going to do? Off leash, downtown Raleigh, right? That's a terrible idea.
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grandparents she's gonna like come back and be like what can i test after i've been to grandma's house right and kids got like i know it because i used to come back and my mom will be like i don't know what you think that you can get away with but it's not here
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I can get her to not jump on the furniture where I am, but I'm not gonna come and stay at your house for two weeks so the same concept applies you just every time she get on the furniture you yell like nope hit the e-collar and then like pull her off and like after a couple times she learns
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so the thing about place is that if you use like a different place cot it still works but i usually have to put them on there like two or three times and they kind of get like okay this is the same thing as what we did earlier
Watch at 27:05 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

do that is just we used to just start from scratch in the park and we found that if we have somebody like claudia who teaches basically shielding basic impulse control when we
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settles in and it's good. But if you don't know how to generalize it when she's with you, all that training she learned doesn't mean anything.
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She's learned. Um, what happens is that the dog's like, "This is when I have to be good." And then, but if I'm home or I'm at like the store, I don't have to listen because the only time that he ever has reinforced it was in the backyard.
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can mess up the training really bad. Um, when Luna comes home for the first week, she's gonna try to test you. I know that's shocking that a husky shepherd mix is going to test you when she comes home. But regardless of breed, that's just how dogs are in general.
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Some people assume that when you train the dog, they should just come home and be absolutely perfect and have no issues whatsoever. It's not how dogs work, right? They're not robots.
Watch at 13:05 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

We do this lab in Jack Marley a lot I like it because I can focus on the commands but the downside is that like if you don't actively have somebody the dog only does like one area and keeps the command in that one area the dog just does the same thing it's more of like an isolated place like you have to listen but everywhere else you don't
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the dogs do take like a week to settle in. Just new environment and everything. So, it's really important that you stay really strict on everything.
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so like when i tell people like place one of those things that you do have to like reinforce a couple times i have occasionally been lucky where the dog just did it automatically and i didn't have to carry it over but it's not too common because people have like different cots it's in a different spot
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people have like different cots it's in a different spot it's just you know what i mean it's very like it seems random to dogs
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do that thing. I noticed when I would carry it over to a new area, I would hit the button and then he'd stop jumping
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What you'll do is you'll generalize stricter obedience inside and a little bit looser outside.
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You want to make sure that the recall is still strong no matter where you are because if you don't have a good recall, I think that's a danger.
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thing with with this is like if i'm like if she runs up there right i'm like that's just come if i haven't had a feeling where i can generalize the recall in here she doesn't think the rules supply
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well this is a different environment and that's on purpose right we need to have them in an environment where he needs to reset where he needs to think something new try something new with new people
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How the trainers explain it

The trainers use context to explain why a familiar cue may receive a different response in another setting. In Deuce’s owner lesson, the explanation connects practice in several stores or parks with responding in those types of surroundings (nAUPrDuZN6I, 22:35–22:54). In Stormie’s home discussion, the trainer describes earlier household habits as part of the situation being worked on (A5tEoaHw99Y, 03:18). These are explanations offered by the trainers; the recordings do not directly measure a dog’s internal categories, intentions or memory.

The observable comparison is between attempts under described conditions: location, handler, equipment or surface, cue, distractions and assistance. A change in response can guide the next question, but it does not isolate the cause when several conditions changed together. An anecdote about another dog is also different from a controlled comparison of the dog in the lesson.

The cited week estimate and cot-repetition estimate remain case-specific trainer expectations (ejfe9EFNjSI, 18:05; VRyDgbvW1cg, 27:05). They do not establish a measured learning curve, a deadline, or how many settings are enough. Later observations under the relevant conditions are needed to assess transfer.

Differences to review

How should the required response be defined across different settings?

First perspective

Luna’s and Deuce’s lessons explain why practice limited to one setting may not cover another. Their examples emphasize carrying the response into relevant surroundings (ldFe0hOs5NQ, 12:41; nAUPrDuZN6I, 22:54).

She's learned. Um, what happens is that the dog's like, "This is when I have to be good." And then, but if I'm home or I'm at like the store, I don't have to listen because the only time that he ever has reinforced it was in the backyard.
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you take him to enough stores and the dog goes, "Okay, the store is a place I have to listen." You take him to another park, he goes, "Oh, yeah, okay, this is a context I need to listen."
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Second perspective

Dutchess’s lesson describes stricter expectations indoors and looser expectations outdoors, then separately emphasizes recall in either setting (4ZgZpT7Bilw, 13:03–13:12). The intended degree of flexibility needs to remain attached to this lesson’s context.

What you'll do is you'll generalize stricter obedience inside and a little bit looser outside.
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You want to make sure that the recall is still strong no matter where you are because if you don't have a good recall, I think that's a danger.
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How to read this comparison

These excerpts raise a question about the criterion being taught; they do not by themselves establish a disagreement between identified trainers. Transfer of a cue and the owner’s expectations in a setting may be different issues. Ask Kelton to clarify the intended distinction and what observable performance would satisfy each goal. A stated recall priority is not a demonstration of reliable recall everywhere.

How should consistent home practice be combined with an appropriate level of difficulty?

First perspective

Lola’s and Luna’s lessons emphasize owner consistency while discussing the early period at home (ejfe9EFNjSI, 18:05; ldFe0hOs5NQ, 11:32). Their timing and testing language should be presented as trainer expectations in those conversations, not measured outcomes.

the dogs do take like a week to settle in. Just new environment and everything. So, it's really important that you stay really strict on everything.
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can mess up the training really bad. Um, when Luna comes home for the first week, she's gonna try to test you. I know that's shocking that a husky shepherd mix is going to test you when she comes home. But regardless of breed, that's just how dogs are in general.
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Second perspective

Stormie’s lesson cautions against an immediate off-leash outing in a busy downtown setting (A5tEoaHw99Y, 02:55). Finn’s session states a limit on pushing further if it would shut him down (cr6qiRuIErw, 06:04). These passages concern the conditions and intensity of practice.

don't go and be like, yay, she's been back for 20 minutes. Guess what we're going to do? Off leash, downtown Raleigh, right? That's a terrible idea.
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How to read this comparison

Consistency and an appropriate level of difficulty are not necessarily opposing instructions. The selected passages do not establish that owners must choose between them or that every dog needs the same first-week plan. A useful owner lesson should specify the response, setting, available assistance, signs to pause, and when to request feedback. Later observations are needed to assess how that plan worked.

Questions and answers

He was perfect for the trainer. Why is he ignoring me at home?

A different handler or setting is one possibility to investigate; the description alone does not establish why the response changed. In Deuce’s owner lesson, the trainer explains why practice in one room does not cover every setting (nAUPrDuZN6I, 22:35). Stormie’s home-visit discussion also treats behavior at home as something to work on explicitly (A5tEoaHw99Y, 03:18). Compare the cue, surroundings and assistance with your trainer rather than assuming your home must be the final or hardest stage.

I think people don't understand like how big of a deal generalization is for dogs, right? Cuz if if it wasn't a big deal, I would just train him in our dog room for 4 weeks and then be like, "Here you go, he's trained, right?"
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you do have to generalize the behavior so like in like the training room we have um she looks great right or if i'm out of the park it looks great but in her brain like the house right that's where all the old rules are
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How long does the bad patch last?

The cited Lola lesson includes a trainer’s expectation of about a week to settle in (ejfe9EFNjSI, 18:05). That is an expectation expressed in that conversation, not a measured duration for every dog or a deadline for your own dog. Ask your trainer what changes to watch for and when to follow up. These passages do not establish how long a particular change in behavior will last.

the dogs do take like a week to settle in. Just new environment and everything. So, it's really important that you stay really strict on everything.
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grandparents she's gonna like come back and be like what can i test after i've been to grandma's house right and kids got like i know it because i used to come back and my mom will be like i don't know what you think that you can get away with but it's not here
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What should I actually do in the first week?

Use the home-practice plan demonstrated for your dog, and ask for clarification when the conditions differ from the lesson. In Stormie’s home visit, the trainer cautions against immediately testing a newly returned dog off leash in a busy downtown setting (A5tEoaHw99Y, 02:55). That example supports discussing the next step before increasing difficulty; it does not make another dog’s equipment instructions or first-week routine your own plan.

I can get her to not jump on the furniture where I am, but I'm not gonna come and stay at your house for two weeks so the same concept applies you just every time she get on the furniture you yell like nope hit the e-collar and then like pull her off and like after a couple times she learns
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don't go and be like, yay, she's been back for 20 minutes. Guess what we're going to do? Off leash, downtown Raleigh, right? That's a terrible idea.
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He knew place at the trainer's. Why won't he do it on my cot?

The equipment and surroundings may be part of what changed. In Stormie’s lesson, the trainer describes commonly needing a few repetitions on a different cot (VRyDgbvW1cg, 27:05). Keep that as his account of this teaching situation, not a rule that two or three placements must solve the problem. Show your trainer the equipment and location you actually use and ask them to demonstrate the appropriate transfer practice.

so like when i tell people like place one of those things that you do have to like reinforce a couple times i have occasionally been lucky where the dog just did it automatically and i didn't have to carry it over but it's not too common because people have like different cots it's in a different spot
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so the thing about place is that if you use like a different place cot it still works but i usually have to put them on there like two or three times and they kind of get like okay this is the same thing as what we did earlier
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Does he have to be equally obedient everywhere?

Agree on the behavior you need in each situation and how it will be checked. A discussion of looser household expectations is not evidence that a cue will work reliably in every setting. The cited lessons place particular importance on recall, but naming that goal does not establish that a dog is ready for an off-leash test. Ask your trainer about the conditions, support and next step for your dog.

What you'll do is you'll generalize stricter obedience inside and a little bit looser outside.
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You want to make sure that the recall is still strong no matter where you are because if you don't have a good recall, I think that's a danger.
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She's learned. Um, what happens is that the dog's like, "This is when I have to be good." And then, but if I'm home or I'm at like the store, I don't have to listen because the only time that he ever has reinforced it was in the backyard.
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He sits perfectly on his bed and will not sit anywhere else. What is that?

That pattern is consistent with the cue being associated with the bed or its surroundings, but the description alone does not establish the cause. Compare the cue, handler position, help, surface and competing activity. The cited cot examples are useful questions to bring to a trainer, rather than proof that nothing except the object changed. Ask for the next practice step to be demonstrated.

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Why does the trainer keep coming to my house instead of showing me at the kennel?

In Deuce’s owner lesson, the trainer says a home session lets him assess how the dog responds there (nAUPrDuZN6I, 02:42). It also gives the owner a chance to practise in a relevant setting. That explains this lesson’s purpose; it does not establish that every program has the same visit sequence or that home visits are needed for the same reason in every case.

But the first session is always at the house with our clients. Just because that way I can like kind of gauge how he acts in the house. Um because I've had dogs like where they act outside and they're fantastic. And then like I'll go to take them inside to proof them and they look at me like they just are like, "I don't know anything."
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Cuz I The other thing we have these sessions two for is just like we used to not have sessions. We used to just do one drop-off for a 4-week program.
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thing with with this is like if i'm like if she runs up there right i'm like that's just come if i haven't had a feeling where i can generalize the recall in here she doesn't think the rules supply
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My dog doesn't behave like that at home. Doesn't that mean the training isn't real?

A difference between the recording and home behavior is something to compare, not enough information by itself to accept or reject every training claim. The Zeus discussion describes using a different environment deliberately (Bzp2uNN-sJE, 08:13), while Luna’s owner lesson discusses carrying practice into the owner’s setting (ldFe0hOs5NQ, 11:52–13:05). Record what differed and ask your trainer to work through it with you. A recording supports what happened under its recorded conditions; transfer needs its own observations.

well this is a different environment and that's on purpose right we need to have them in an environment where he needs to reset where he needs to think something new try something new with new people
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settles in and it's good. But if you don't know how to generalize it when she's with you, all that training she learned doesn't mean anything.
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Some people assume that when you train the dog, they should just come home and be absolutely perfect and have no issues whatsoever. It's not how dogs work, right? They're not robots.
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Teaching outline

objective

The learner can compare a familiar and a changed training situation, distinguish a trainer’s expectation from a measured result, and prepare questions for coached transfer practice.

prerequisites

Where and when should I train my dog?

Why does my dog obey in one spot and not another?

Why do I need training if the trainer does the work?

demonstration

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what

The trainer explains why he practises beyond one room and uses another dog as an illustrative anecdote. Distinguish that explanation from a demonstrated comparison of Deuce.

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20:55

what

The trainer discusses reinforcing responses in Lola’s home and contrasts that setting with the park. Identify his explanation without treating location as an isolated cause.

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22:45

what

Staff compare Kodak’s responses on and off the cot. Look for other changes in handling, assistance and the sequence before attributing the difference to the cot alone.

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what

The trainer explains his interpretation of earlier household habits using a grandparents analogy. Separate the analogy from direct observation of Stormie.

drill

Observation exercise: choose two recorded or trainer-supervised attempts involving a familiar cue. Record the setting, handler, surface or equipment, cue, assistance and response for each. Identify what changed and what remains unknown. Ask the trainer which change matters for the next practice step. Do not infer a repetition count, timetable or equipment procedure from another dog’s session. This exercise organises observations; it does not prescribe a handling program.

common mistakes

Assigning a cause before comparing the conditions of the two attempts.

Turning one trainer’s cot-repetition estimate into a rule for every dog.

Comparing outcomes without recording the assistance supplied.

Treating an ambitious outing as a substitute for an agreed practice progression.

Claiming transfer to settings that have not been observed.

Using a first-week estimate as a measured result or deadline.

Confusing an important recall goal with demonstrated readiness under different conditions.

check question

A dog responds to a down cue in the garden but not in the kitchen. What can you conclude? The response differed between the two described situations. You cannot yet conclude why. Compare the cue, handler, surface, distractions and assistance, and ask the trainer to demonstrate the appropriate next step. The description does not establish deliberate refusal, loss of learning or a fixed number of repetitions needed.

Common mistakes

mistake

Assuming a response shown with a trainer has already been demonstrated with the owner in every relevant setting.

Some people assume that when you train the dog, they should just come home and be absolutely perfect and have no issues whatsoever. It's not how dogs work, right? They're not robots.
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mistake

Using a difficult new outing as an unplanned test instead of discussing the next conditions with the trainer.

don't go and be like, yay, she's been back for 20 minutes. Guess what we're going to do? Off leash, downtown Raleigh, right? That's a terrible idea.
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mistake

Treating a week estimate from another lesson as a deadline or an explanation of this dog’s behavior.

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mistake

Assuming a different cot or location will either work immediately or reliably work after a fixed number of placements.

so the thing about place is that if you use like a different place cot it still works but i usually have to put them on there like two or three times and they kind of get like okay this is the same thing as what we did earlier
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people have like different cots it's in a different spot it's just you know what i mean it's very like it seems random to dogs
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mistake

Leaving the trainer’s assistance out of a comparison between familiar and unfamiliar settings.

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

mistake

Using practice in one convenient setting as evidence of reliable responses in unobserved settings.

We do this lab in Jack Marley a lot I like it because I can focus on the commands but the downside is that like if you don't actively have somebody the dog only does like one area and keeps the command in that one area the dog just does the same thing it's more of like an isolated place like you have to listen but everywhere else you don't
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mistake

Treating a stated recall goal as evidence that an unsupported off-leash test is appropriate.

You want to make sure that the recall is still strong no matter where you are because if you don't have a good recall, I think that's a danger.
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What to notice

signal

A particular cue receives a different response in a trainer’s recording and in your living room. Note the handler, assistance and surroundings in each example.

you do have to generalize the behavior so like in like the training room we have um she looks great right or if i'm out of the park it looks great but in her brain like the house right that's where all the old rules are
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signal

The same cue produces different responses indoors and on a walk. Describe the specific attempts rather than labeling all indoor or outdoor behavior reliable or unreliable.

But the first session is always at the house with our clients. Just because that way I can like kind of gauge how he acts in the house. Um because I've had dogs like where they act outside and they're fantastic. And then like I'll go to take them inside to proof them and they look at me like they just are like, "I don't know anything."
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signal

A behavior appears in a particular room or near particular furniture. Record when it occurs and which other conditions are present.

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signal

A place response shown on one cot differs when you use another. Include the cot’s location, cue and help supplied when discussing it with the trainer.

people have like different cots it's in a different spot it's just you know what i mean it's very like it seems random to dogs
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signal

A sit shown on a bed or cot differs from an attempt on the floor. Compare the cue, handler position and assistance as well as the surface.

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

signal

You notice a change after the dog returns home. Record the behavior and dates, then ask the trainer when to follow up rather than assuming a first-week explanation.

can mess up the training really bad. Um, when Luna comes home for the first week, she's gonna try to test you. I know that's shocking that a husky shepherd mix is going to test you when she comes home. But regardless of breed, that's just how dogs are in general.
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signal

A response differs between people or days. Record who asked, what happened before the cue and what help was supplied.

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

Trainer notes

Use the recorded examples to explain what you are checking, then make the next step specific to the dog and owner in front of you. Deuce’s lesson supplies an explanation of working beyond one room (nAUPrDuZN6I, 22:35–22:54); his downtown session supplies an example of the trainer expecting additional work in unfamiliar surroundings (uMUUY2FDQA4, 07:08–09:38). Describe the assistance actually supplied. Ask the owner to show the context or equipment they will use, and demonstrate the agreed practice rather than treating another case’s repetition count or first-week expectation as a prescription. Distinguish a trainer’s explanation, an observed attempt and a later follow-up. These are editorial teaching notes, not a universal session sequence or an instruction to use a particular tool.

Equipment context

tool

Place cot

how used

The cot and its location are conditions to record when comparing place or sit responses. Stormie’s lesson gives a trainer estimate for practice on a different cot (VRyDgbvW1cg, 27:05); Kodak’s session discusses responses on and off one (oVp7j539WAc, 22:52). These examples do not establish a fixed repetition rule or isolate the cot as the cause of a difference.

so the thing about place is that if you use like a different place cot it still works but i usually have to put them on there like two or three times and they kind of get like okay this is the same thing as what we did earlier
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Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

tool

E-collar

how used

An e-collar is part of the handling described in Stormie’s home lesson (A5tEoaHw99Y, 17:59). That passage records instructions in a particular owner lesson; it is not a stand-alone equipment tutorial. The relevant comparison should state what help was supplied and keep any home practice tied to the trainer’s demonstrated plan for that dog.

I can get her to not jump on the furniture where I am, but I'm not gonna come and stay at your house for two weeks so the same concept applies you just every time she get on the furniture you yell like nope hit the e-collar and then like pull her off and like after a couple times she learns
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have him come here for the drop-off, he probably will do a little bit of like excited jumping. And that way I'll actually like I'll have you handle the e-collar and when he goes to jump on you, you can like do it. And and that way like we can sensitize it to here.
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tool

The family's own equipment

how used

The owner’s actual equipment and its location can be relevant to transfer practice. Record the setup, show it to the trainer and ask which conditions should be practised. This is an information-gathering prompt, not a recommendation to buy or use a particular tool.

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

Settings

Deuce

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place

the family's own house, at the first in-program lesson