Angier K9 is a family-owned, play-based Board & Train serving Angier, Raleigh and the Triangle, with three full owner lessons.
Read Max’s case: the program, stage by stage →
Meet Max
Training topics
- Down, and the implied stay in the down
- Sit and implied stay
- Loose-leash walking, 'let's go', and the radius
This collection organizes available training footage and source-linked explanations. Profile details identify their source where available. Follow a timestamp to view the original moment in context.
The finished client story
More enjoyable time with the whole family.
Max the German Shepherd’s Angier K9 story follows useful everyday learning and a family noticing progress. Public practice, exploration, and the owner’s account connect the work with life at home.
What these sessions show
Where should I train my dog?
Does my dog actually know the command?
What happens in a first dog training session?
Why does my dog react to how I stand?
What level should an e-collar be set to?
What do I do right after correcting my dog?
What is the difference between come and let's go?
Should I let my dog sniff before training?
The record
11 sessions, 3 hours of footage, 23,803 words of transcript.
- Max #3 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9! 2026-05-25 · 29:01
- Max #3 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9! 2026-05-21 · 21:34
- Max #2 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9! 2026-05-20 · 29:01
- Max - Tractor Supply Training Pt 2 2026-05-01 · 9:31
- Max - Tractor Supply Training Pt 1 2026-04-30 · 12:26
- Max On An Adventure! 2026-04-23 · 5:39
Recognize your own dog in this?
Most people who call us have already been told their dog is a lost cause, or that they should manage it and hope. We train dogs in Angier, Raleigh and across the Triangle, and we take the serious aggression and reactivity cases that other programs turn down.
How it works: tell us what your dog is actually doing. We tell you honestly whether we can help, including when the answer is no. If we can, you leave with a plan and a start date.
What you get back is a dog whose world gets bigger instead of smaller.
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14 videos and 7 Shorts. Listed newest publication first.
Training videos
Videos are listed by their published YouTube titles.
Max — Go Home Lesson ft Angier K9
Topics: Reading the dog; Start with freedom; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsMax pt2 — Ho Home Lesson ft Angier K9
Topics: Reading the dog.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max #3 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9!
Topics: Start with freedom; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max #3 (part 2) — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9!
Topics: The leash is a prop; Social pressure; The level is not a number.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max—Learning at Tractor Supply
Angier K9 | Max #3 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9!
Angier K9 | Max #2 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9!
Topics: Assess before you ask; Two events, not one - and what the handler does in between; Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max - Tractor Supply Training Pt 2
Max - Outdoor Exploration
Topics: Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max - Meets A Loud Friend!
Angier K9 | Max - Tractor Supply Training Pt 1
Topics: Hidden help.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max - Exploring Out In Public!
Angier K9 | Max On An Adventure!
Topics: Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Max - Training Pt 1
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tags
Shorts
“A Completely Different Dog” — Max’s Family Sees the Change | Angier K9
Max Learning Down! | Angier K9
Max Is Hitting The Ground Running! Part 2! | Angier K9
Max Is Hitting The Ground Running! Part 5! | Angier K9
Max Is Hitting The Ground Running! Part 1! | Angier K9
Max Is Hitting The Ground Running! Part 3! | Angier K9
Max Is Hitting The Ground Running! Part 4! | Angier K9