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K9 Coach All dogs have the potential to be the dream companions we’ve imagined. There are no bad dogs, just misinformed humans.

Dana of K9 Coach is driven to help you and your dog achieve that potential and enjoy the life you share.

08/07/2026

🎥 New Training Video Just Added to the Community!
https://courses.myk9coach.com/community-sales-lp

One of the biggest challenges with dog training videos is that you usually only see the polished version.

The dog already understands the exercise.
The mistakes are edited out.
And it looks much easier than it actually is.

That's not how real training sessions work.

So I decided to give you an inside look at one of mine.

I just uploaded the full, unedited training session where I teach my client's dog, Kimber, the Place command from the beginning.

You'll see:
🐾 How I introduce the place cot
🐾 When I help Kimber... and when I let him figure it out
🐾 How I handle mistakes without creating frustration
🐾 The timing of my rewards and feedback
🐾 How I know when he's ready to progress (and when he isn't)

Nothing has been cut out.

No highlights.
No skipped repetitions.
No "magic" edits.

Just a real training session so you can see exactly how I teach this skill and copy the process with your own dog.

One thing I encourage you to do while watching:

Instead of only paying attention to what Kimber is doing, watch what I'm doing.

Pay attention to:

When I step in
When I stay quiet
My body language
My timing
The moments I choose to reward
The moments I simply wait
Those small decisions are often what make the biggest difference in training.

🎥 The new video is now available in the Training Center!
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: https://courses.myk9coach.com/community-sales-lp

07/21/2026

Does your dog ignore you when you call them?

It's one of the most frustrating experiences as a dog owner.

You call...
They look at you...
Then they carry on doing whatever they were doing.

Many owners assume their dog is being stubborn or disobedient.

But in most cases, the problem isn't that your dog doesn't know the word "come."

It's that coming back to you simply isn't the most valuable choice in that moment.

A reliable recall isn't built by saying "come" louder or more often.

It's built by teaching your dog that choosing you is always worth it.

In this video, I explain why dogs ignore recall, the mistakes that often make it worse, and how I teach owners to build a recall their dog actually wants to respond to.

👇 I'd love to hear from you...

What's the biggest distraction your dog ignores you for?
🐿️ Squirrels?
🐕 Other dogs?
👃 Interesting smells?
🎾 Toys?

Let me know in the comments!

07/17/2026

Ever found yourself chasing your dog around the house trying to get them to drop something they shouldn't have? 😅

Most owners accidentally teach their dog that holding onto an item starts a really fun game of keep-away.

I prefer teaching the opposite.

I want my dog to *want* to let go.

When your dog learns that dropping what they have consistently leads to something even better, "Drop It" stops feeling like a battle and becomes a choice they're happy to make.

In my latest YouTube video, I show you exactly how I use a simple game with a toy to build a reliable "Drop It" command—without chasing, bribing, or forcing the issue.

The goal isn't just to get the toy back.

The goal is to build trust, create clarity, and teach your dog that listening to you is always worthwhile.

🎥 Also watch the full video here on the K9 Coach YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/BS701rU_-ok

After you've watched it, I'd love to know...

What's the hardest thing your dog refuses to drop? 🦴🧦 Let me know in the comments!

Mr. Fig learning place this morning! He’s mastered tethering and now we’re challenging him to choose calm, settled, pass...
06/28/2026

Mr. Fig learning place this morning! He’s mastered tethering and now we’re challenging him to choose calm, settled, passive observation without the insistence of the tethering line limiting his choices.

Needless to say, he crushed it!!

Learn how to train place inside the training community with a step-by-step downloadable training guide.

06/25/2026

Most people think their dog jumps on guests because they’re excited.

I disagree.

In my experience, jumping usually starts from excitement, but continues because owners haven’t been shown how to consistently reinforce the right choices while simultaneously holding boundaries when needed.

If you’ve been:

Pushing your dog off

Repeating “off” over and over

Bribing with treats

Hoping they’ll grow out of it

…you’re not alone. But you’re also probably frustrated that nothing seems to work.

In today’s video, I break down why jumping happens in the first place and the approach I use to help owners create calm, polite greetings without confusion or chaos.

The goal isn’t just to stop the jumping.

The goal is to teach your dog exactly what you expect, communicate it clearly, and be consistent enough that calm behavior becomes the obvious choice.

Watch the video and let me know in the comments:

Does your dog jump on visitors, or have you already solved it?

06/25/2026

Most people think their dog jumps on guests because they're excited.

I disagree.

In my experience, jumping usually starts from excitement, but continues because owners haven't been shown how to consistently reinforce the right choices while simultaneously holding boundaries when needed.

If you've been:
🐾 Pushing your dog off
🐾 Repeating "off" over and over
🐾 Bribing with treats
🐾 Hoping they'll grow out of it

…you're not alone. But you're also probably frustrated that nothing seems to work.

In today's video, I break down why jumping happens in the first place and the approach I use to help owners create calm, polite greetings without confusion or chaos.

The goal isn't just to stop the jumping.

The goal is to teach your dog exactly what you expect, communicate it clearly, and be consistent enough that calm behavior becomes the obvious choice.

Watch the video and let me know in the comments:

👇 Does your dog jump on visitors, or have you already solved it?

06/11/2026

Working on that focused heel baby!! 🖤🖤

This level of precision is so unnecessary for a pet dog life but oh so addictive to train and unlock each progression of it.

06/09/2026

We’re waiting but hoping it was a one time thing. 🤞🏻

06/08/2026

Until your dog RELIABLY (meaning 90/100% of the time does the command you give them on their own) use something else when you’re at home and just needing to direct them throughout the day.

Don’t use your obedience commands without being able to follow through if you’re still teaching your dog those commands.

🚨 New Training Guide Just DroppedIf your dog is still pulling on walks — or you feel like you’ve tried everything and it...
04/27/2026

🚨 New Training Guide Just Dropped

If your dog is still pulling on walks — or you feel like you’ve tried everything and it’s not sticking — I just released a new resource:

FREE Loose Leash Walking Guide 🐾

Before you jump into it, here’s the key shift this guide is built around:

Most dogs don’t pull because they’re stubborn…
they pull because they’ve never been taught what the leash actually means.

So they learn to:
• lean into pressure
• ignore it
• and just get used to the tension

This guide shows you how to flip that.

Instead of trying to stop pulling, you’ll start teaching your dog:

👉 how to follow leash pressure
👉 how your movement gives them direction
👉 and how their behavior turns that pressure on and off

One important note as you go through it:

This is one of those skills where the timing matters more than the steps.

If it feels a little awkward at first — that’s normal.

👉 Tell me what your dog does on walks right now, and I'll send you the link to download for free!

A) Constant pulling the entire time
B) Walks okay… until something catches their attention
C) Zig-zagging, sniffing, all over the place
D) Other (tell me)

Drop your answer below 👇

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