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Kodak
Angier K9 is a family-owned, play-based Board & Train serving Angier, Raleigh and the Triangle, with three full owner lessons.
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Meet Kodak
Training topics
- Leash yielding - no tension on the line
- Recall - informal and formal
- Down, and then the three Ds
Kodak’s filmed training sessions, in order.
What this case teaches
The record
8 clips across 2 filmed sessions, each linked to
0:41
Nervous—but will he play?
7:00
The ball changed today’s plan.
9:23
Why I held off on more obedience.
0:01
Two days later. The same game. Next steps.
3:49
Pause the game. Ask. Then play again.
6:25
Before the breakthrough: the down takes work.
15:25
I didn’t expect the very next rep.
17:07
Another verbal-only down. And he kept it.
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38 videos and 40 Shorts. Listed newest publication first.
Family film
Rocko & Kodak: Room for Each Other | Expanded Family Story
An edited film made from this dog’s lessons. Browse the training videos and Shorts below.
produced film · selected family films
Training videos
Videos are listed by their published YouTube titles.
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 4 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 22:58
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 2 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 21:36
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 3 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 22:26
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 15:45
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 1 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 21:25
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson Part 2 | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 19:56
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson Part 1 | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 19:30
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson Part 3 | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 21:19
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak's First Ever Pack Walk!!! | Full Session | 2026-09-09 | 16:36
The first time Kodak and Rocko - two dogs from the same household who have lived alongside each other without ever being integrated - are walked together.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 09:48
A long walk-and-play session, mid-program, that doubles as the clearest statement in this set of what the trainer is actually trying to buy for Kodak.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 21:02
A deliberately light session: a walk through downtown Angier with Rocko, letting him sniff, practising things he already knows, and working on the one thing the trainer wants better, which is the heel.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-01 | 13:51
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Play becomes the reward - and play is a contest.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-05 | 19:24
The trainer takes Kodak with him on an overnight family visit and trains him on the evening walk.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 18:19
A clean, single-purpose session: teach down from nothing, using the ball.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 18:45
Topics: Hidden help; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 21:55
A short, mostly silent working session with Kodak in a field: down, heel with turns, and ball play, with long unrecorded stretches between reps.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Why Your Dog Needs Breaks During a Training Walk
A short titled piece rather than a session, and on the audio a Rocko-only one: Rocko is the only dog named and Kodak is never mentioned.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko's City Walk: Heel, Dog Distractions, and Breaks
Topics: Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | 4 Things a Long Line Reveals Before You Trust Your Dog's Recall
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Can Rocko Ignore Another Dog? | Full Recall & Heel Session
Training footage: Rocko. Also discussed: Kodak and their shared training plan.
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; He has to be allowed to get it wrong; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Will Rocko Recall Away From Another Dog? | Full Long-Line Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Don't Rush a Nervous Dog | Kodak's Full Recall & Sit Session
A genuine Kodak session and the densest teaching in this reader's set.
Session summaryAngier K9 | 3 Priorities for a Fearful Dog's First Public Walk
The earliest-feeling Kodak material in this set: the trainer says outright that Kodak wants to bolt and does not trust him at all yet, and that he has deliberately asked for nothing.
Session summaryAngier K9 | 5 Rules for Training a Nervous Dog Outside (Without Rushing)
A direct continuation of the previous video, worked on the same nervous, hypervigilant dog but with one change announced at the top: more negative reinforcement this time.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak Was Ready to Bolt—Then He Started Walking Closer
Topics: Start with freedom; Reading the dog; The flight-risk protocol, and the one command that matters.
concept tagsAngier K9 | The 6-Step Reset for a Dog Who Starts at 100% | Rocko
Topics: Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | How Heel Is Built: 4 Phases + 2 Ways to Enter
Topics: The leash is a prop; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak Knows Place—Why Does Sit Stall Off the Cot? | Full Session
A thin but diagnostically useful Kodak session, and the only one in this reader's set that is indoors and worked by two people.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko vs. Distractions with Zuri Chan | Real-World Dog Reactivity Training
Topics: Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko & Zuri Chan Training — Dog Reactivity
Topics: Hidden help; Assess before you ask; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session
A short indoor session working sit and backing up, with the dog repeatedly trying to get onto or lean against a cot and being refused.
Session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session Part 2
Angier K9 | Rocko Training Session Part 1
Topics: The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak Training Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Reading the dog.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session Part 2
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help; Meaningful release.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session
Angier K9 | Rocko Training Session
Angier K9 | Rocko Day 1!
Topics: Reading the dog; Assess before you ask; Nobody is at fault; it isn't personal.
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Shorts
What changes when Kodak starts moving? | Kodak & Rocko 23 | Angier K9
The home lesson still needs boundaries | Kodak & Rocko 25 | Angier K9
An invitation leaves room for hesitation | Kodak & Rocko 21 | Angier K9
Now the family holds the line | Kodak & Rocko 20 | Angier K9
An ordinary moment at home matters too | Kodak & Rocko 24 | Angier K9
The room changes the test | Kodak & Rocko 22 | Angier K9
The first walk together is a test of its own | Kodak & Rocko 18 | Angier K9
Requests, release and the life between them | Kodak & Rocko 15 | Angier K9
The family comes back to learn | Kodak & Rocko 14 | Angier K9
Keep the game worth coming back to | Kodak & Rocko 16 | Angier K9
Does 'out' also mean 'lie down'? | Kodak & Rocko 17 | Angier K9
Return to the household goal after a hard encounter | Kodak & Rocko 19 | Angier K9
What a difficult heel repetition actually looks like | Kodak & Rocko 8 | Angier K9
An invitation and a recall cue ask different things | Kodak & Rocko 9 | Angier K9
The recall ends. The trainer gives Kodak space. | Kodak & Rocko 10 | Angier K9
What happens when the ball becomes a distraction? | Kodak & Rocko 13 | Angier K9
Kodak's story includes this difficult encounter | Kodak & Rocko 12 | Angier K9
Change the pace, then make room for a break | Kodak & Rocko 11 | Angier K9
Getting down and staying there are different questions | Kodak & Rocko 6 | Angier K9
The last repetition includes deciding when to stop | Kodak & Rocko 7 | Angier K9
Rocko & Kodak: Room for Each Other | Website Film | Angier K9
Kodak and Rocko choose very different games | Kodak & Rocko 4 | Angier K9
The lesson gets harder outside | Kodak & Rocko 3 | Angier K9
One successful repetition is a beginning | Kodak & Rocko 5 | Angier K9
What does Rocko already understand? | Kodak & Rocko 2 | Angier K9
Two dogs need a plan for living together | Kodak & Rocko 1 | Angier K9
Another Verbal-Only Down—and He Kept It | Kodak 8/8 | Angier K9
Play Becomes a Training Reward | Kodak 5/8 | Angier K9
Kodak’s Verbal-Only Down Breakthrough | Kodak 7/8 | Angier K9
Two Days Later: Build on the Game | Kodak 4/8 | Angier K9
Find the Game Kodak Wants | Kodak 1/8 | Angier K9
Working Toward the Down | Kodak 6/8 | Angier K9
The Ball Changed My Plan | Kodak 2/8 | Angier K9
Build the Game First | Kodak 3/8 | Angier K9
Dog Training Priorities: What Does This Dog Need Most? | Angier K9
Your Dog Needs a Reset—Not Another Command | Angier K9
Two Heel Entries Every Dog Owner Should Know #Shorts | Angier K9
Rocko Saw Another Dog—Would He Take Off? #Shorts | Angier K9
Formal vs Informal Recall: The Difference Matters #Shorts | Angier K9
Kodak Was Ready to Bolt—Then He Chose to Walk Closer | Angier K9
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