Angier K9 Field Notes
Angier K9 | Don't Rush a Nervous Dog | Kodak's Full Recall & Sit Session
A genuine Kodak session and the densest teaching in this reader's set.
Published 2026-08-30 · Channel recording · 30m 53s
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This recording is one view of a training moment. A title alone does not establish a dog’s history, progress or results. Context and the stage of learning matter.
- Pressure, release, reward · 2026 · page 1 of 2
- Two events, not one - and what the handler does in between
- Thinking is what makes it better
- A life that gets smaller, and the bargain
- Meaningful release
- Don't poison the command
- False reps: the dog reads the chain, not the word
- Hidden help · 2026 · page 1 of 2
- Start with freedom
- Go and look at the scary thing
- Space to retreat, obligation to return
- The three stress reducers
- Reading the dog · 2026 · page 1 of 2
- Freedom is given in measured steps
- Honest limits, and reliability is not permission · 2026 · page 1 of 2
- 'Let's go' is not 'Come' - and the recall has an ending
- He has to be allowed to get it wrong
- Pick the place for what it contains - life is the training ground · 2026 · page 1 of 2
- Assess before you ask · 2026 · page 1 of 2
- Rocko
- Kodak
- Training videos · 2026 · page 1 of 7