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Beo

Meet Beo
American Foxhound · 3 years 3 months at intake
Owner-reported priorities
- Dog and stranger reactivity
- Loose-leash walking
- Listening around distractions
Breed and intake details are owner-reported. Age refers to the intake date.
Beo is still in training. This is every session so far, in order.
What this case teaches
The record
19 clips across 1 filmed sessions, each linked to
0:00
A dog he has never met
0:23
Still pulling — and not fixing it today
1:21
Let him explore first
3:37
Trying the ball
4:03
"Not anything huge on the ball" — so change the plan
4:51
Personal play, when no toy lands
7:15
I'm going to try his first down rep
7:39
The first attempt
8:06
"That was pretty smooth" — what a good first rep looks like
8:31
A 10 out of 100 — "I can't even perceive it"
9:22
"That was a lot" — reading the reaction and dialling back
9:48
Running a big circle is the reward
10:39
Super low level, no stress — reading the dog
11:07
He goes down, and they celebrate
11:34
"One really clean verbal-only Down" — naming the goal
13:14
More reps, closer each time
14:05
What it takes if you really want him to learn it
14:29
Why that particular rep mattered
15:09
End on it, then let him consolidate
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6 videos and 19 Shorts. Listed newest publication first. A title match is an index aid, not confirmation of training order.
Training videos
Angier K9 | Beo's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-17 | 21:16
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Beo's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 14:45
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Beo's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-09 | 13:55
Topics: Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 13:29
Topics: Hidden help; The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-02
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-04
Topics: The dog tells you the reward.
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Shorts
More reps, closer each time | Part 16 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata only"That was a lot" — reading the reaction and dialling back | Part 11 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata only"One really clean verbal-only Down" — naming the goal | Part 15 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyHe goes down, and they celebrate | Part 14 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyThe first attempt | Part 8 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyRunning a big circle is the reward | Part 12 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyWhy that particular rep mattered | Part 18 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyI'm going to try his first down rep | Part 7 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyWhat it takes if you really want him to learn it | Part 17 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyEnd on it, then let him consolidate | Part 19 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyA 10 out of 100 — "I can't even perceive it" | Part 10 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata only"Not anything huge on the ball" — so change the plan | Part 5 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyPersonal play, when no toy lands | Part 6 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyTrying the ball | Part 4 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata only"That was pretty smooth" — what a good first rep looks like | Part 9 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlySuper low level, no stress — reading the dog | Part 13 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyLet him explore first | Part 3 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyA dog he has never met | Part 1 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyStill pulling — and not fixing it today | Part 2 of Beo's training | Angier K9
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