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The three stress reducers
77 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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Luna's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-08-28 | 21:03
The long one, and the most substantial single session in Luna's footage.
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 tagsBun'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 tagsBoog'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 tagsKali'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 tagsWhiskey's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-04 | 16:33
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Start with freedom; Hidden help.
concept tagsRocko'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 tagsBeo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 13:29
Topics: Hidden help; The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsKali'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 tagsKali's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 18:37
Topics: The leash is a prop; Pressure, release, reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsBun'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 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 tagsBun 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 tagsDon'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 summaryYour 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 tags3 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.
Session summary5 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.
Session summaryKodak 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 tags4 Reasons Your Dog “Forgets” Commands Outside
Topics: Reading the dog; Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsPiglet'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 tagsTeaching 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 tagsKing | 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.
Session summaryKing | 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 tagsWhy 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 tagsRocko 🦹🏻♂️🐕 & 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.
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 tagsLuna First In-Program Lesson Part 2
Topics: Hidden help; Meaningful release; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsKing 2nd In-Program Lesson
The pivot point of King's program, and the one session where the whole case is stated out loud.
Session summaryLuna Training Session
A follow-up to the previous recall session, and mostly a session about equipment.
Session summaryLuna Training Session
The trainer's first working session with Luna, outdoors, narrated to camera end to end.
Session summaryTitan [family name withheld] Training Session
Topics: The leash is a prop; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsLola Training Session Part 1
The longest and most explanatory Lola session in the set.
Session summaryDutchess Training Session
A tune-up session late in Dutchess's program, worked alone and narrated for the channel.
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 summaryRoxy & Ramsey In-Program Lesson #2 Part 2
Topics: Control is not obedience; Start with freedom; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsRoxy & 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 tagsRamsey & Roxy First In-Program Lesson
The first in-program lesson for two dogs from one home.
Session summaryFinn 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 Training Session
The densest ordinary session in Finn's set, and effectively a lecture delivered while working the dog.
Session summaryDeuce Training Session
The best methodological session in Deuce's batch, and the only one that shows two handlers thinking out loud together.
Session summaryRoxy Training Session
The most methodologically explicit of Roxy's solo sessions.
Session summaryDolce Training Session Park
Topics: Meaningful release; Build the handler's timing while it is easy; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsSage In-Program Lesson #1!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsAt 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.
Session summaryDaisy Training Session
Topics: The three stress reducers.
concept tagsThor (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 tagsDaisy (Day 1) — Leash Pressure Learning ft Angier K9
Topics: Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsAnna (Day 1) — Leash Pressure Learning ft Angier K9
Topics: Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsPlay & 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.
Session summaryLuci 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 snapshotDown, 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 tagsBullet — 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.
Session summaryAstro 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 tagsAkira #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 tagsSamson—From Aggressive to Amiable
Topics: Hidden help; The dog tells you the reward; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsSampson — Heel Work and Recalls!
Topics: Hidden help; Assess before you ask; Two events, not one - and what the handler does in between.
concept tagsRocky — In-Program Lesson
Topics: Start with freedom; The three stress reducers; The leash is a prop.
concept tagsBernie — Go Home Lesson #2!
Topics: Hidden help; Control is not obedience; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsDay 2 Full Training Sesh with Akira! 🔥
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help; The leash is a prop.
concept tagsDay 2, Part 2! Training Sesh with Handsome Boy Rocky!
Topics: Hidden help; Meaningful release; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsBernie — 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 tagsRoman — Play and Evaluation!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The leash is a prop; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAstro — Heels and Downs #2!
Topics: Pressure, release, reward; The leash is a prop; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsStormy — Private Lesson #3 (Part 2)
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsHattie — Heels and Recalls!
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; The three stress reducers; The armor is the measure.
concept tagsStormy — Private Lesson 2
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsAstro — On A Walk! Leash Yielding & Some Obedience.
Topics: Freeze, flee or fight; Hidden help; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsApollo at Lowe's!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; The three stress reducers.
concept tagsPhoebe! 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 tagsOscar! — Full Go Home Lesson With Client! 👨🎓🐶😭
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty.
concept tagsAce Heels/Focus Training Pt. 2
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty.
concept tagsDoja Drop off part 1
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; The four windows, and calm liberty; Pressure, release, reward.
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