Miracle K9 Training

08/25/2025

The Breakthrough Every Dog Owner Needs

One of the biggest hurdles in dog training comes when owners have to take the leap and practice without a trainer present. The dog may do well in structured lessons, but the real progress happens when the owner applies the routines on their own.

🎙️ You can catch the rest of this convo in DTDT 210 “Hot Takes On PRONG COLLAR FIT & Correcting Loading” on our YouTube channel—link in bio!

08/23/2025

Meet Barker Mayfield, a very troubled dog who has difficulty at home with the other dog as well as guests due to his intense human aggression and reactivity. When he did an assessment with us, it was clear he was going to need a lot of work. His owners adore Barker and want the absolute best for him and knew it was going to take time and they have been dedicated since the beginning.

In this video, we were able to show a few lessons over the last few months of Michelle working with his owners as well as the first time she handled him after the assessment. The first segment of this video shows lesson 2, which was completely hands off training for Michelle as she coached the owners on what to do. (This was how they trained from lessons 2 to 10.)

We wanted to take things as slow and careful as possible in order for us to get success with Barker and to help the owners make breakthroughs in the training. Lesson 11 is where they officially began transitioning Michelle into the mix to work with Barker. In this lesson, his aggressive behaviors did come out but that didn't mean we were moving backwards... We introduced the bonker at this point in the training and this is where we started seeing massive improvement with Michelle and Barker's relationship. As lesson 12 rolled in, this was the first full session that Barker didn't show any signs of that aggressive behavior and it continued to improve as he started coming for daycare. (Yay!)

Stay tuned for part three where Michelle fully talks about this and the stuff you don't see often in the training process with rehabilitating dogs like Barker.

Meet Barker Mayfield, a very troubled dog who has difficulty at home with the other dog as well as guests due to his intense human aggression and reactivity....

08/22/2025

Training an Aggressive Dog for Vet Success

Reece has struggled with fear aggression for a long time. When he first came to us last year for a board and train, he showed big reactions toward people and situations that scared him. With consistency, he made incredible progress on leash, around dogs, and in everyday life.
But one area was still a major challenge: vet visits. In the past, Reece’s fear and defensive aggression meant every appointment required heavy sedation just to make it through.

This video shows the next step in his training journey, setting up controlled vet visit drills . Instead of avoiding the stress, we’re practicing calm downs in the lobby, teaching him to hold position when approached, and holding him accountable so he can learn that nothing bad is happening. These rehearsals give Reece the structure he needs to build real confidence and make vet care possible without relying on sedation.

Every rep like this moves him closer to safe, successful, and stress-free vet visits.

You can check out more of this session by watching “How A Prong Collar Can Level Up Your Puppy's Training! (flat collar vs. prong collar)”, on our YouTube channel!