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Internal emotional change, not repression
60 videos indexed under this topic. Topic tags help you find relevant sessions; they do not mean the entire recording teaches this one idea.
A dog who has been suppressed looks exactly like a dog who has changed - until a week or two after he gets home, when the suppression wears off and takes the training with it.
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Reaper's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-11 | 15:47
Topics: A life that gets smaller, and the bargain; The correction that did not work; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsRocko & 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 summaryKodak'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 summaryDolce 1st In-Program Owner Lesson | Full Session | 2026-07-28 | 13:03
The first owner lesson of Dolce's in-program board-and-train, delivered as a walking briefing.
Session summaryBun's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-08-28 | 15:18
Topics: Control is not obedience; Internal emotional change, not repression; Freedom is given in measured steps.
concept tagsKodak'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 summaryRocko'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 tagsStormie's Go-Home Owner Lesson | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 18:54
Topics: Stop before you shut him down; The leash is a prop; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsHow Bandit Learned Down in One Walk: 4 Decisions | Complete Session
Topics: He has to be allowed to get it wrong; Hidden help; Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsNervous or Disobedient? How to Tell | Luna's Full Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsCan Bun Stay Calm While the Trail Gets Busier? | Full Session
Topics: Control is not obedience; Internal emotional change, not repression; Freedom is given in measured steps.
concept tagsHow to Train Around Distractions Without Micromanaging Your Dog
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Control is not obedience; Start with freedom.
concept tagsCan 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 tagsStormy's Down Gets Clearer—But It Isn't Finished | Full Session
A working session eleven days after the owner lesson, with the program's remaining gaps named in the first minute: place is really good, sit is there, pulling is gone, and what is left is the down and the heel.
Session summaryDutchess | From Three Emergency Vet Visits to Peace in the House
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsZeus Go-Home Lesson Part 1
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Reading the dog; Hidden help.
concept tagsSage Go-Home Lesson
Topics: Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground; The leash is a prop; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsStormie First In-Program Lesson Part 6
Topics: The three Ds, and the variables nobody counts; Internal emotional change, not repression; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsANGIER K9 REVIEWS: Dutchess
The same edit as Xjup5iXwJbE, republished under a reviews title.
Session summaryArchie & Lola 2nd In-Program Lesson
The second owner lesson of Archie and Lola's board-and-train, run as a ninety-minute shaded loop at a park neither owner had been to, with two trainers, two owners and both dogs.
Session summaryLola Training Session
A short night session, deliberately taken in the dark because there is less to set Lola off.
Session summarySimba & Cosmo Go-Home Lesson
Topics: Freeze, flee or fight; Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground; Eating the correction, and avoidance as a tactic.
concept tagsPiglet Training Session
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsLola Training Session Part 1
A mid-program session in bad conditions, and the most candid one about what is not working.
Session summaryFinn 🦌 Go-Home Lesson Part 1
Topics: Teach the move, then the word; Build the handler's timing while it is easy; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsDutchess In-Program Lesson #2 Part 2
The second in-program owner lesson, at the owners' house, in the last week of Dutchess's board-and-train.
Session summaryDutchess Training Session
Topics: The leash is a prop; Internal emotional change, not repression; Eating the correction, and avoidance as a tactic.
concept tagsFinn Training Session
The session that moves Finn one step closer to off leash.
Session summarySamson Training Session
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsFinn Training Session
A quiet 50-foot-line session whose stated purpose is to catch Finn failing.
Session summaryDutchess In-Program Lesson #1 Part 2
The second half of the same lesson, and the half where the owners do most of the talking.
Session summaryArchie & Lola First In-Program Lesson
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsDeuce Training Session
The first session in this batch where the heel is actually taught, and the first at a named public venue.
Session summaryDutchess In-Program Lesson #1 Part 1
The first in-program lesson for Dutchess, delivered to both owners at a shaded, deliberately distracting outdoor spot.
Session summaryRoxy & Ramsey Go-Home Lesson
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Control is not obedience; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsFinn In-Program Lesson #2 (Partial)
Topics: 'Let's go' is not 'Come' - and the recall has an ending; Reading the dog; Stop before you shut him down.
concept tagsZuri & I try to open Finn Up to Play
Fifty-seven minutes of the handler putting a persistent, socially pushy female dog, Zuri, in a room with Finn to see whether she can get him to play.
Session summaryFinn Training Session
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Assess before you ask; Stop before you shut him down.
concept tagsFinn MAKES A HUMAN FRIEND at the park!!!!
Three and a half weeks into the program, this is the session that shows the change rather than teaching it.
Session summaryFinn In-Program Lesson #1
Topics: Eating the correction, and avoidance as a tactic; The level is not a number; Thinking is what makes it better.
concept tagsSpending The Evening With Finn. ❤️ Part 1
Topics: Stop before you shut him down; Don't poison the command; Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsSage Field Trip To Lowes
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Control is not obedience; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsFinn Home Depot Field Trip
A public-access field trip that turns into the clearest filmed example of a trainer pushing a fear case too far and saying so on camera.
Session summarySage In-Program Lesson #1!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsDolce In Home Depot!
Dolce's first outing in public, framed explicitly as a test rather than a lesson.
Session summaryExcellent Training Session, No Leash Needed At The Park. - BULLET!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Start with freedom; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsOzzy - Place & Home Context Training
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Social pressure; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsBullet Training Walk!
The most complete piece of teaching in Bullet's footage.
Session summarySampson — Heel Work and Recalls!
Topics: Hidden help; Assess before you ask; Two events, not one - and what the handler does in between.
concept tagsMadam — Recalls and Play!
Topics: Reading the dog; The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsBane — Protection Training!
Topics: Assess before you ask; Internal emotional change, not repression; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsPenny at Lowe's!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Internal emotional change, not repression; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsAddressing Crate Aggression w/Bo.
A deliberately staged test of Bo's crate aggression, run with two staff handlers Bo has had trouble with.
Session summaryBo — Full Go Home Lesson With Client!
The handover, and the single densest piece of teaching in Bo's file.
Session summaryBo — Focus Training/Heels/Recalls 13!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Assess before you ask; Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsBo—Public Access Training Pt. 1
A calm, low-demand outing: Bo gets time to explore before down practice and a visit to a busy, dog-friendly store. The trainer asks for a cleaner down, then pauses to talk with someone in the store.
Session summaryLucia — Focus Training/Heels/Recalls! 2
Topics: Hidden help; The leash is a prop; Internal emotional change, not repression.
concept tagsBo Meets Taz in Home Depot!
Little narration, lots of practice: Bo works sit, come, down and heel in a busy store while two other dogs share the aisles. Repeated down cues and reminders to go all the way down show what the handler is asking for.
Session summaryBo Learning In Home Depot!
Bo's first published store session, and the one that states most of his history.
Session summaryBo — Recalls/Heels
A seventeen-minute proofing walk at Bass Lake Park, and the single most informative Bo session in this set.
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