Field notes · Case
Reaper, Cane Corso
Aggression serious enough that the evaluation and early sessions were worked in bite suits. Kelton: 'we had to wear the suits and things like that before.' The case is behavior modification first, obedience second - in his words on 2026-09-11, 'his behavior modification has gone really well up until now' and only now are they 'pushing into the obedience stuff'.
Reaper is still in training. This is every session so far, in order.
How he came to us
Acquired 2023 from a friend who divorced; the current owner had known him since he was a puppy.
Verbal correction and a prong collar, both "Ignored". Never an e-collar before Angier K9.
What his owner asked for
Family gathering. On leash hike. Out in the park to play.From the intake form, before any training
What this case teaches
The record
60 clips across 5 filmed sessions, each linked to
1:32
It's a comforting name." "Hopefully this case won't be a grim one.
4:40
Take the prong off inside — what he wears, and when
8:15
How you hand over a dog nobody has tested yet
10:06
Prediction error: "he thinks one thing's going to happen"
11:00
The last big dog that hit him, with no suit on
12:05
Nobody knows what they'll actually do unless they've actually bit somebody
13:39
The suit goes on
16:19
First contact
20:09
What he already knows — down, stay, wait
23:27
He grabbed my arm, and he held my arm for a second
24:46
"I wanted to see how extreme it was inside" — an hour in the house first
27:30
Into the truck. Pick-up day ends
0:01
"I'm going to suit up — at least partially." Most of the work so far was never filmed
0:47
"No-shows, like prediction errors" — and now he can come out relatively safely
6:29
Out of the kennel, into the space
16:06
Christian, a leather leash, a working yard
27:59
The ball
43:59
The fence, and a dog deciding where to go
67:29
I let him find his own way… we've made good progress today
0:03
Good boy, Reaper — the tone has changed
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