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Thinking is what makes it better
15 videos indexed under this topic. Topic tags help you find relevant sessions; they do not mean the entire recording teaches this one idea.
The trainers describe relief following a clear, solvable response; that does not mean pressure or a still body proves a dog is calmer.
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 | 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 tagsZeus In-Program Lesson #1
The first owner lesson of Zeus's summer program, eight days before the planned go-home.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Finn 🦌 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 tagsAngier K9 | Archie & Lola Training Session Part 1
Indoor cot work with both dogs, and the session where the vocabulary gets pinned down.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Zeus — Possession Games
Sixteen minutes of down-and-tug, with almost no narration and one very good sentence in it.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Lola Training Session
Lola's second session, and the one that establishes the emotional frame the rest of her program runs on.
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 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 tagsAngier K9 | Training Session With Finn - State Park
An hour-long hike at a state park with one job: open Finn up.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Finn Training Session!
A short session in the facility's own training yard, and the one that names Finn's problem most precisely.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Baxter Private Lesson Part 1
Topics: Assess before you ask; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Thinking is what makes it better.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Dolly — Private Lesson #2
Topics: Freeze, flee or fight; Hidden help; Social pressure.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Clark Kent—Go Home Lesson: How to Use What He Has Learned
Topics: Reading the dog; The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help.
concept tagsBo — Full Go Home Lesson With Client!
The handover, and the single densest piece of teaching in Bo's file.
Tier 1 session summary