Field notes · On film
Louie, second dog of this name
24 full sessions with Louie, published between 2026-06-11 and 2026-08-10.
Meet Louie (Australian Shepherd)
Australian Shepherd · 4 years 4 months at intake
Owner-reported priorities
- Biting and nipping
- Behavior modification
Breed and intake details are owner-reported. Age refers to the intake date.
This page is built from the sessions themselves — what was filmed and what was said in it. It carries no intake notes and no owner interview, because none were recorded for Louie. Every quote below links to the second it was said, so you can check it.
What these sessions show
What toy should I use to train my dog?
What happens in a first dog training session?
When is it safe to let my dog off the leash?
We're gonna go in Home Depot Pretty much off leash.
Does my dog actually know the command?
Where should I train my dog?
We're gonna go in Home Depot Pretty much off leash.
Why does my dog react to how I stand?
My dog shuts down during training
How can I tell what my dog is feeling?
Yeah, he's telling him where he can and cannot go.
Why won't my dog listen when he is scared?
My dog doesn't react to correction at all
Why does my dog behave differently at different times?
What do I do right after correcting my dog?
Should I let my dog sniff before training?
How do you get a dog to listen without a leash?
Why does my dog only listen when I'm pulling the leash?
It's such that it shows that if you little by little raise the amount of stimulation, the end level that you end up having to use when you need to use negative reinforcement is much higher.
My dog seems scared of a command
The record
24 sessions, 6.3 hours of footage, 23,803 words of transcript.
- Death Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 4 — Angier K9 Dog Rescue 2026-08-10 · 23:06
- Death Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 1 — Angier K9 Dog Rescue 2026-08-10 · 15:13
- Death Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 3 — Angier K9 Dog Rescue 2026-08-10 · 8:40
- Louie Training Session Part 1 2026-07-06 · 6:25
- Louie Training Session 2026-07-06 · 12:45
- Louie & Sage Training Session! 2026-07-01 · 25:08
- Louie Training Session In The Park 2026-06-29 · 26:52
- Louie, Heel Focused Session 2026-06-26 · 8:24
- Louie & Finn! Place & Settle 2026-06-17 · 8:53
- Part 3 Home Context Training With Louie! 2026-06-12 · 33:40
- Quick Session With Louie, Getting To Know Each Other 2026-06-12 · 10:59
- Louie at the Park! 2026-06-11 · 11:41
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27 videos and 5 Shorts. Listed newest publication first. A title match is an index aid, not confirmation of training order.
Training videos
Death Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 3 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Assess before you ask; Reading the dog.
concept tagsDeath Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 6 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
The short part where the placement stops being a plan.
Tier 1 session summaryDeath Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 7 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
The shortest part, and the one that closes the plan Part 1 opened.
Tier 1 session summaryDeath Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 2 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
Topics: The level is not a number.
concept tagsDeath Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 5 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
The second half of the placement-day meal, and the part that answers the series title.
Tier 1 session summaryDeath Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 4 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
Topics: Freeze, flee or fight; Eating the correction, and avoidance as a tactic; Reliability is what you have not tested.
concept tagsDeath Sentence Denied. Handsome Lad Louie Deserves The Best. Part 1 ❤️ — Angier K9 Dog Rescue
The first of six parts of a single placement visit.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Louie Training Session
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Play becomes the reward - and play is a contest; Reliability is what you have not tested.
concept tagsLouie Training Session
Topics: The flight-risk protocol, and the one command that matters.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Louie Training Session
A short, light session in the training yard: pool, ball, some recall reps on a shortened tab leash, and a down.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Louie Training Session Part 1
Topics: Stop before you shut him down; The armor is the measure; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Louie Training Session
A long, almost wordless working session of recall, down, sit, heel and place, broken once by the most useful minute and a half in Louie's file.
Tier 1 session summaryLouie Training Session Part 2
Four minutes of down work in public, and one genuinely interesting observation.
Tier 1 session summaryLouie Training Session
A walk session on recall and radius, and the most articulate short note in Louie's file.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Louie Training Session
A short progress check rather than a teaching session.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Louie & Sage Training Session!
A park session with two dogs and two handlers, dated as Sage's third filmed session.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Louie Training Session In The Park
The single richest Louie session in the set, and it is really a lecture with a dog attached.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Louie, Heel Focused Session
Topics: The three Ds, and the variables nobody counts; Don't heel grind; Hidden help.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Louie, Home Context Training
A home-context session in which a visiting senior trainer audits where Louie has got to and pushes him one step further: off leash, in a house, on place and down.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Ozzy, Peaches, Daisy, Cosmo, Louie, & Sam! Group Training Session Part 1!
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Ozzy, Peaches, Daisy, Cosmo, Louie, & Sam! Group Training Session Part 2
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Louie & Finn! Place & Settle
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Quick Session With Louie, Getting To Know Each Other
A handler meeting Louie for the first time and trying, unsuccessfully, to find a game he wants.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Part 3 Home Context Training With Louie!
Topics: Hidden help; Assess before you ask; Reading the dog.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Part 1 Home Context Training With Louie
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Part 2 Home Context Training With Louie!
A short, honest, and unusually explicit statement of intent.
Tier 1 session summaryLouie at the Park!
A distraction-proofing outing rather than a teaching session.
Tier 1 session summary
Shorts
With Louie At The Park! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyLouie likes the pool!!! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyLouie Training Session | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyLouie Training Session | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyLouie Is Doing Amazing! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata only
Questions connected to this collection
These Tier 3 drafts reference eligible footage assigned to this collection. A session may feature more than one animal; this is a source connection, not a claim that every example describes this animal.
Explore 52 connected concept drafts
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- What do I do right after correcting my dog?
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- What equipment do I actually need?
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- What happens in a first dog training session?
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- Why is my trainer so blunt about the risks?
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