Angier K9 · Training video library
Space to retreat, obligation to return
9 videos indexed under this topic. Topic tags help you find relevant sessions; they do not mean the entire recording teaches this one idea.
Give a frightened dog a real way out and he stops needing it - but backing off is not the end of the exchange, because he still has to come back and do the thing.
Concept answer prepared for Kelton’s review.
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Angier 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.
Tier 1 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 | Sage 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 tagsAngier K9 | Archie & Lola | '10 Out of 10'—Walks Became Enjoyable Again
The handover conversation, and the only place in Lola's file where the family speaks.
Tier 1 session summaryArchie & Lola Training Session Part 1
Topics: Assess before you ask; Social pressure; Space to retreat, obligation to return.
concept tagsArchie & Lola First In-Program Lesson
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Roxy & Ramsey In-Program Lesson #2 Part 3
The third labeled part of the second owner lesson includes a discussion of trainer assistance during earlier owner handling, a door exercise with Roxy, and work with Ramsey around specific objects and a blind corner identified by the owners.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Zuri & 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.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Finn Training Session
The densest ordinary session in Finn's set, and effectively a lecture delivered while working the dog.
Tier 1 session summary