Angier K9 · Training video library
The three stress reducers
79 videos indexed under this topic. Topic tags help you find relevant sessions; they do not mean the entire recording teaches this one idea.
Three things reliably bring a dog's stress down - letting him explore, giving him relief the moment he gets something right, and real movement - and exploring does the most work of the three.
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Angier K9 | Luna's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-08-28 | 21:03
The long one, and the most substantial single session in Luna's footage.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Bun'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 tagsAngier K9 | Bun's 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson | Full Session | 2026-09-02 | 15:48
Topics: The four windows, and calm liberty; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The leash is a prop.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Boog's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 13:24
Topics: Start with freedom; The dog tells you the reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kali's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 18:16
Topics: Hidden help; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Whiskey's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-04 | 16:33
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Start with freedom; Hidden help.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko'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 tagsAngier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 13:29
Topics: Hidden help; The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kali's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 23:22
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kali's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 18:37
Topics: The leash is a prop; Pressure, release, reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Bun's Walk, Part 2: When to Help—and When to Stop
Topics: Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Can 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 tagsAngier K9 | How to Train Around Distractions Without Micromanaging Your Dog
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Control is not obedience; Start with freedom.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Can 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 tagsAngier K9 | Bun Was Afraid of the Stairs—Then He Climbed Them Alone | Complete Session
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help.
concept tagsAngier 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 | Your Dog Doesn't Know "Sit" the Way You Think | Bandit's Full Training Session
Topics: Reading the dog; Hidden help; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsAngier K9 | 3 Priorities for a Fearful Dog's First Public Walk
The earliest-feeling Kodak material in this set: the trainer says outright that Kodak wants to bolt and does not trust him at all yet, and that he has deliberately asked for nothing.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | 5 Rules for Training a Nervous Dog Outside (Without Rushing)
A direct continuation of the previous video, worked on the same nervous, hypervigilant dog but with one change announced at the top: more negative reinforcement this time.
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 | 4 Reasons Your Dog “Forgets” Commands Outside
Topics: Reading the dog; Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Piglet's Reactivity Breakthrough at Bass Lake | Heel, Recall & Real-World Proofing
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Start with freedom; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Teaching Bun “Down”: How I Fade Help | Full Dog Training Session
Topics: Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsAngier K9 | King | From Safety Line to Family-Led Freedom
The last working session before King goes home, and by the end it turns into the owner lesson itself.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | King | His Son Gave the Command — Then His Owner Took the Walk
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The three stress reducers; 'Let's go' is not 'Come' - and the recall has an ending.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Why King Earned Off-Leash Freedom
Topics: The three stress reducers; 'Let's go' is not 'Come' - and the recall has an ending; He has to be allowed to get it wrong.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko 🦹🏻♂️🐕 & Zuri Chan Training On Hillsborough Street In Downtown Raleigh
Training footage: Rocko and Zuri-chan on an outing with two handlers.
A long urban field trip taking Rocko into the busiest environment in his set: a university street at the start of term, with crowds, buses, traffic lights and strangers who keep stopping to pet him.
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 tagsAngier K9 | Luna First In-Program Lesson Part 2
Topics: Hidden help; Meaningful release; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | King 2nd In-Program Lesson
The pivot point of King's program, and the one session where the whole case is stated out loud.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna Training Session
A follow-up to the previous recall session, and mostly a session about equipment.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna Training Session
The trainer's first working session with Luna, outdoors, narrated to camera end to end.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Titan [family name withheld] Training Session
Topics: The leash is a prop; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Lola Training Session Part 1
The longest and most explanatory Lola session in the set.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Dutchess Training Session
A tune-up session late in Dutchess's program, worked alone and narrated for the channel.
Tier 1 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 tagsAngier K9 | Deuce Training Session
The first session in this batch where the heel is actually taught, and the first at a named public venue.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Roxy & Ramsey In-Program Lesson #2 Part 2
Topics: Control is not obedience; Start with freedom; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Roxy & Ramsey Go-Home Lesson
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Control is not obedience; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Finn 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 tagsAngier K9 | Ramsey & Roxy First In-Program Lesson
The first in-program lesson for two dogs from one home.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Finn 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.
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 summaryDeuce Training Session
The best methodological session in Deuce's batch, and the only one that shows two handlers thinking out loud together.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Roxy Training Session
The most methodologically explicit of Roxy's solo sessions.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Dolce Training Session Park
Topics: Meaningful release; Build the handler's timing while it is easy; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage In-Program Lesson #1!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsAngier K9 | At Agri Supply W/ Sage Part 2
A newer staff member takes Sage through Agri Supply on what he says is his first day handling her, narrating to the camera.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Daisy Training Session
Topics: The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Training Session With Peaches!
Topics: Reading the dog; Pressure, release, reward; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Thor (Pt 1) — Go Home Lesson ft Angier K9!
Topics: The four windows, and calm liberty; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Daisy (Day 1) — Leash Pressure Learning ft Angier K9
Topics: Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Anna (Day 1) — Leash Pressure Learning ft Angier K9
Topics: Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Play & Training w/Bullet & Zuri!
A session whose stated purpose has nothing to do with obedience: Bullet's emotional state is too low for the training the handler wants, so the handler brings in his own dog Zuri - chosen because she is reliably dog-friendly and takes the lead - to lift him before anything is asked.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luci pt1 — In Person Evaluation ft Angier K9!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tags · Owner-corrected review label; original YouTube title preserved in source snapshotAngier K9 | Down, Heel, Place, Sit, etc. Home Context w/Max at Angier K9
Topics: Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward; Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Bullet — Exposure Training at the Park!
Bullet's first day of training, and by the trainer's own count day one of a four to four-and-a-half week board-and-train.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Astro Part 1 — Go Home Lesson, Dog Aggression Success with Angier K9!
Topics: The four windows, and calm liberty; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Akira #1 — In Person Evaluation with Angier K9!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward; Don't heel grind.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Samson—From Aggressive to Amiable
Topics: Hidden help; The dog tells you the reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sampson — Heel Work and Recalls!
Topics: Hidden help; Assess before you ask; Two events, not one - and what the handler does in between.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocky — In-Program Lesson
Topics: Start with freedom; The three stress reducers; The leash is a prop.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Bernie — Go Home Lesson #2!
Topics: Hidden help; Control is not obedience; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Day 2 Full Training Sesh with Akira! 🔥
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help; The leash is a prop.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Day 2, Part 2! Training Sesh with Handsome Boy Rocky!
Topics: Hidden help; Meaningful release; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Bernie — Day 1! He's SUPER SMART and very Eager to Play! ☺️
Topics: The leash is a prop; The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Roman — Play and Evaluation!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The leash is a prop; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Astro — Heels and Downs #2!
Topics: Pressure, release, reward; The leash is a prop; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Stormy — Private Lesson #3 (Part 2)
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Hattie — Heels and Recalls!
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; The three stress reducers; The armor is the measure.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Stormy — Private Lesson 2
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Astro — On A Walk! Leash Yielding & Some Obedience.
Topics: Freeze, flee or fight; Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Apollo at Lowe's!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Phoebe! Trainer School Play Session 💪🏻
Topics: Pressure, release, reward; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsBubba [family name withheld] — Go Home Lesson
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Don't heel grind; The leash is a prop.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Chester—General Obedience and Training Discussion
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Reading the dog; Start with freedom.
concept tagsOscar! — Full Go Home Lesson With Client! 👨🎓🐶😭
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Ace Heels/Focus Training Pt. 2
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Doja Drop off part 1
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; The four windows, and calm liberty; Pressure, release, reward.
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