Angier K9 · Training video library
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.
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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 summarySage 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.
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 tagsArchie & Lola Training Session Part 1
Indoor cot work with both dogs, and the session where the vocabulary gets pinned down.
Session summaryZeus — Possession Games
Sixteen minutes of down-and-tug, with almost no narration and one very good sentence in it.
Session summaryLola Training Session
Lola's second session, and the one that establishes the emotional frame the rest of her program runs on.
Session summaryFinn Training Session
The densest ordinary session in Finn's set, and effectively a lecture delivered while working the dog.
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 tagsTraining Session With Finn - State Park
An hour-long hike at a state park with one job: open Finn up.
Session summaryFinn Training Session!
A short session in the facility's own training yard, and the one that names Finn's problem most precisely.
Session summaryBaxter Private Lesson Part 1
Topics: Assess before you ask; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Thinking is what makes it better.
concept tagsDolly — Private Lesson #2
Topics: Freeze, flee or fight; Hidden help; Social pressure.
concept tagsClark 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.
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