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Luna, Husky Mix
21 full sessions with Luna, published between 2026-08-12 and 2026-09-08.
Meet Luna
German Shepherd and husky · 11 months at intake
Owner-reported priorities
- Fear and startle responses
- Recall
- Focus around distractions
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 Luna. Every quote below links to the second it was said, so you can check it.
What these sessions show
What happens in a first dog training session?
Well, my plan today was to get like I needed to get uh about an hour today.
When is it safe to let my dog off the leash?
She can act terrified especially when she's off leash.
How many rules should my dog have?
Does my dog actually know the command?
So, that's kind of how that works with what I'm doing with the with that leash pressure.
What is the difference between come and let's go?
Where should I train my dog?
Why do I need training if the trainer does it?
How does my dog know when he can stop?
Well, whatever word you use is like the release word for them.
Should I pull my dog into position?
If she's still trying to fight me, I will lock the leash in place to where she can't go out and explore.
Should my dog heel for the whole walk?
How do I stop my dog reacting to other dogs?
How do I train my dog without treats?
My dog shuts down during training
Why does my dog only listen when I'm pulling the leash?
How do I calm a stressed dog?
What toy should I use to train my dog?
Has she ever, like, used the toggle toy yet?
Why does my dog react to how I stand?
Like, social pressure doesn't really make, I'm just like, whatever.
Why won't my dog listen when he is scared?
The record
21 sessions, 8.2 hours of footage, 49,349 words of transcript.
- Luna Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 17:20 2026-09-08 · 11:46
- Luna—s Training Walk | Full Session 2026-09-07 · 17:38
- Can Luna Hold Place Through Real Life? | Complete Training Session 2026-08-30 · 21:10
- Luna Learns Not Everything Needs a Reaction | Complete Place Session 2026-08-30 · 29:25
- Luna Training Session 2026-08-16 · 15:03
- Luna Training Session 2026-08-13 · 24:16
- Luna Training Session 2026-08-12 · 16:43
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20 videos and 6 Shorts. Listed newest publication first. A title match is an index aid, not confirmation of training order.
Training videos
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 | Luna's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-08-31 | 16:28
A working session whose first sentence is the progress report: the nerves are better, and the evidence given is not obedience but housekeeping - she now walks into the crate as she is supposed to instead of falling apart beforehand.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-02 | 16:48
A short long-line session the day before the handover, and the only file in this set with a second staff member in it, which turns the narration into a conversation rather than a monologue.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-02 | 17:32
A deliberately short second session on a day that had already worn her out.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-01 | 17:20
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The three Ds, and the variables nobody counts; False reps: the dog reads the chain, not the word.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Luna Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 17:20
The last working session before the handover, opening with a status report and a plan: off-leash heel, on-leash heel, down, sit and recall all reported as looking good, and the intention to take her into a store the next day to record the final go-home video - which is not what the go-home file actually shows.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna’s Training Walk | Full Session
A solo working walk, framed at the top as a catch-up session on a day the trainer does not normally work.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Nervous or Disobedient? How to Tell | Luna's Full Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Luna Learns Not Everything Needs a Reaction | Complete Place Session
Topics: Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Can Luna Hold Place Through Real Life? | Complete Training Session
Topics: Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Luna Knew Down—So Why Did the New Surface Change Everything? | Full Session
A short night outing in downtown Angier whose single purpose is the down.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna Knew Place—But Would It Hold in the Real House?
Topics: Reading the dog; The leash is a prop; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Luna Barely Moved—But the Whole Room Kept Changing
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Luna First In-Program Lesson Part 2
Topics: Hidden help; Meaningful release; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Luna First In-Program Lesson Part 1
Topics: Build the handler's timing while it is easy.
concept tagsAngier 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
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Luna Training Session
The trainer's first working session with Luna, outdoors, narrated to camera end to end.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Luna Training Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Reading the dog; Pressure, release, reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Luna Training Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Meaningful release; Go and look at the scary thing.
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Shorts
Do NOT Correct Your Dog Until You Check This #Shorts | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyWhy Your Dog's Down Changes in a New Place #Shorts | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyLuna Knew Place—Then the Doorway Test Exposed This | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyLuna random moment | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyGunny & Luna Go Home Lesson pt. 3 | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySweet Corso puppy Luna | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
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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 49 connected concept drafts
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- What is the kindest thing I can do for my dog?
- What level should an e-collar be set to?
- Why isn't my e-collar working?
- What are the words I actually have to remember?
- How does my dog know when he can stop?
- Do I need to teach my dog to stay?
- Can a word go bad for my dog?
- Does my dog actually know the command?
- Should I repeat the command if my dog doesn't move?
- What if my dog doesn't care about toys or food?
- Why doesn't this trainer use treats?
- Should I let my dog sniff before training?
- Why does my dog freeze, and why won't he listen when he's scared?
- Will my nervous dog ever be normal?
- How do I calm a stressed dog?
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- How can I tell what my dog is feeling?
- Whose fault is it when a command fails?
- Does my dog's breed decide how he'll train?
- How do I stop my dog reacting - for real, not just on the surface?
- How long should my dog hold a place command?
- What is place, and what should it mean to my dog?
- Should my dog heel for the whole walk?
- How do I stop my dog running off on walks?
- How do you get a dog to listen without a leash?
- How do I train my dog to be off leash?
- When is it safe to let my dog off the leash?
- My dog ignored me and then came back - can I tell him off?
- How do I stop my dog bolting or escaping?
- How long should a training session be?
- How many repetitions should I ask for?
- What should I use to distract my dog when I test him?
- Where and when should I train my dog?
- Why does my dog obey at home but not outside?
- Why does the training stop working when my dog gets home?
- What happens in a first dog training session?
- How many rules should my dog have?
- How do I teach my dog to make better choices?
- Why do I need training if the trainer does the work?
- What happens in the first week after my dog comes home?
- Will my dog listen to me the way he listens to the trainer?
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- Why is my trainer so blunt about the risks?
- How long will it take to train my dog?