Field notes · On film
Sage
27 full sessions with Sage, published between 2026-06-25 and 2026-07-16.
Meet Sage
Pit Bull Mix · 2 years 11 months at intake
Owner-reported priorities
- Leash pulling
- Reactivity in public
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 Sage. 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?
Does my dog actually know the command?
Where should I train my dog?
So, probably take her into Home Depot or something like that.
When is it safe to let my dog off the leash?
So that you get them that's how you start getting them towards off leash reliability if you stop using this as let's try it down.
What toy should I use to train my dog?
Is it worth training an aggressive dog?
Why does my dog only listen when I'm pulling the leash?
With consistent positive and negative reinforcement, you too can go for off-leash walks with your dog.
My dog shuts down during training
How do I calm a stressed dog?
Release to freedom and then there's something good on the other end, right?
Why does my dog behave differently at different times?
My dog doesn't react to correction at all
What is the difference between come and let's go?
So, you can see like when she stopped and was kind of like weirded out by that machinery, I just told her to like it like you know like let's go and that way she had some kind of direction.
How do I teach my dog to make better choices?
What level should an e-collar be set to?
Why do I need training if the trainer does it?
So, I like to get people a little bit of muscle memory built with me.
How do I train my dog without treats?
How many rules should my dog have?
My dog seems scared of a command
My dog only obeys when he knows what is coming
Why won't my dog listen when he is scared?
The record
27 sessions, 10.2 hours of footage, 47,565 words of transcript.
- Sage Training Session 2026-07-16 · 27:22
- Sage Pre-Gaming In-Program Lesson #1! 2026-07-15 · 42:37
- Sage Training Session 2026-07-11 · 26:16
- At Agri Supply W/ Sage Part 2 2026-07-02 · 31:33
- Sage, Home Context Training 2026-07-02 · 53:22
- Sage working on Down 2026-07-02 · 4:51
- Louie & Sage Training Session! 2026-07-01 · 25:08
- Sage Practicing Heel 2026-06-25 · 11:07
- Sage, Working On The Place Command 2026-06-25 · 20:08
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30 videos and 10 Shorts. Listed newest publication first. A title match is an index aid, not confirmation of training order.
Training videos
Angier K9 | Sage | What Her Family Saw Come Home
The trainer lays out what he saw when Sage arrived: mellow ninety percent of the time, no command at verbal-only fluency or with duration, off the command at any distraction, and - the scary one - random fear of loud noises with no recall once spooked, which he calls the thing most likely to cause her harm.
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 | Sage Training Session
Sage's last dated session, three weeks after the first.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Sage Off-Leash At The Park
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Pressure, release, reward; Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Field Trip To Lowes
Topics: Internal emotional change, not repression; Control is not obedience; Freeze, flee or fight.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Pre-Gaming In-Program Lesson #1!
A long, quiet park session on a hot day, titled as the staff's warm-up before Sage's first in-program owner lesson, though nothing in the audio refers to the lesson.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Sage In-Program Lesson #1!
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Hidden help; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Training Session
Twenty-six minutes of which under five contain any speech.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Sage The Beautiful In Tractor Supply!
Topics: Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground; The three Ds, and the variables nobody counts; Reading the dog.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Training Session
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Sage Training Session
Topics: The four windows, and calm liberty; Assess before you ask; Hidden help.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Training Session
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage Trys The Pool & Heel!
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage Home Context Training
A 23-minute home-context session whose only speech falls in the first three minutes.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Sage At The Park!
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Sage working on Down
Topics: Meaningful release.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage, Home Context Training
The fifth dated session, one of three published the same day.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier 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 | Sage Home Context Training
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Sage Training Session
Topics: Start with freedom; Don't heel grind; The three Ds, and the variables nobody counts.
concept tagsAngier K9 | At Agri Supply with Sage, Part 2!
Topics: Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground; The level is not a number.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Home Context Training
Topics: Reading the dog; Two events, not one - and what the handler does in between.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Louie & Sage Training Session!
A park session with two dogs and two handlers, dated as Sage's third filmed session.
Tier 1 session summaryGroup Training Session! Daisy, Anna, Sage
A group session on a hot trail: at least three handlers each work a dog while a senior trainer moves between them.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Place Cot & Home Context with Sage!
A coached place session that starts from the dog's emotional state rather than the cot.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Sage, Working On The Place Command
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Assess before you ask; Hidden help.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Practicing Heel
Topics: Reading the dog.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage Home Context Training
Topics: Eating the correction, and avoidance as a tactic; Stop before you shut him down.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage, Place & Settle
Topics: Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Sage, Place & Settle Part 2
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
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Shorts
From Flight Risk to Freedom: Sage’s Family Sees the Change | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage | A Reliable Recall Starts to Take Hold | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage Post In-Program Lesson #1! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage Last Second End Of Session Clip | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage being cute | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage & Daisy Pass-By Routine | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyWalk & Passing By Distractions With Sage Part 2! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyWalk & Passing By Distractions With Sage! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage Getting All The Love! | Angier K9
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlySage Learning Place! | 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 45 connected concept drafts
- Why does my dog only listen when I'm pulling the leash?
- Should I pull my dog into position?
- What do I do when my dog ignores a command?
- What makes a correction fair?
- What if correcting my dog doesn't work?
- My dog shuts down during training - what do I do?
- What do I do right after correcting my dog?
- Why would pressure ever calm a nervous dog down?
- 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?
- Will my dog only listen when the e-collar is on?
- Does an e-collar hurt?
- Why has 'no' stopped working on my dog?
- How does my dog know when he can stop?
- Can a word go bad for my dog?
- Does my dog only obey when he knows what's coming?
- Does my dog actually know the command?
- Why does my dog lie down when I ask for a sit?
- What toy should I use to train my dog?
- Should I let my dog sniff before training?
- Why does my dog freeze, and why won't he listen when he's scared?
- How do I build my dog's confidence?
- Should I let my nervous dog back away?
- How can I tell what my dog is feeling?
- 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 does a correction actually change my dog's mind?
- Why did my dog become aggressive?
- Can another dog help - or test - my dog?
- How long should my dog hold a place command?
- What is place, and what should it mean to my dog?
- Why does my dog's heel fall apart when we 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?
- What is the difference between come and let's go?
- How do I stop my dog bolting or escaping?
- How long should a training session be?
- Can it be too hot to train?
- Where and when should I train my dog?
- Why does my dog obey at home but not outside?
- How do I teach my dog to make better choices?
- Why do I need training if the trainer does the work?