Will my dog listen to me the way he listens to the trainer?

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A dog’s response with one handler does not establish the same response with another; these sessions use coached practice and consistent cues to work on that transfer.

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Answer

The filmed lessons treat working with a new handler as something to practise. In Bo’s crate work, the trainer describes generalizing the response to other people (Ng6cwjwDpJw, 10:47; bO9YfCRLhh4, 02:30). A later explanation describes work with handlers of different experience levels, including kennel staff (C7q24XpAKv8, 13:19–14:20). That is a case-specific account of the work, not proof that every dog will respond identically to an unfamiliar person.

Owner lessons address the same practical question. Deuce’s trainer reports a change in recall when the owner joined a session (y0Pi9w9Pu7U, 00:49), then describes wanting to see the owner’s handling at the go-home lesson (krFIRaqtr1c, 11:08). Luna’s trainer explains why a demonstration with the trainer is not enough: the owner needs to be able to use the skill too (_TVllc3GPIQ, 16:48). These records include owner coaching as well as colleague demonstrations; neither establishes long-term reliability in every home situation.

The trainers sometimes explain this in terms of respect or authority. Those are their descriptions of the interaction, not a measured quantity that rises by a fixed amount each time a command is enforced. The more directly observable questions are who gives the cue, what words and gestures they use, what the dog does and what feedback follows. Roxy and Ramsey’s park discussion explicitly cautions that responding to two trainers will not automatically generalize to the owners (vUgo_X0DxGc, 06:22–06:35).

Consistency and clear roles are recurring teaching points. Deuce’s lesson asks the person holding the leash to be the active handler (YVW2tMjuBmE, 07:58). Bo’s owner discussion recommends sharing known commands and the usual handling approach with other caregivers (gOSrsaz6jTg, 08:38–08:52). The examples support coached practice and a shared vocabulary. They do not establish that a hesitant response is deliberate manipulation or that every caregiver should copy a correction from another dog’s session.

Owner takeaway

Take an active turn during your lesson and ask the trainer to watch your cues, timing and the dog’s response. Write down the words, release cue and handling instructions you have been taught, and clarify who is leading when several people are present. Ask which household members need their own practice and what to do if the response changes. A difference between handlers is information to work through together, not by itself a verdict on the dog or the owner.

Across the cases

bo

Bo’s trainer describes authority as transferable (Ng6cwjwDpJw, 10:47) and later reports work with handlers of different skill levels, including kennel staff (C7q24XpAKv8, 13:19–14:20). The owner discussion also emphasizes consistency (gOSrsaz6jTg, 08:52). These passages explain the work and report its intended or assessed usefulness. Review the corresponding demonstrations and later records before claiming independent boarding outcomes or a fixed number of handlers required.

it's not like people always think that the authority is just an individual level respect thing and it's not it's very easily generalized and transferable to people
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Bo is capable of listening to more than one person, including people that he hasn't worked with, so like kennel staff, and that he's just fine to go in and out of the crate and be totally normal and be boarded like a normal dog.
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have him go in and out of the crate for them and follow commands with different like skill levels for handlers so not all professional dog trainers
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Deuce

Deuce’s trainer reports that recall changed when the owner joined a session (y0Pi9w9Pu7U, 00:49). At the handover he says he wants to see what happens with the owner handling (krFIRaqtr1c, 11:08). Another lesson discusses the active role of the person holding the leash (YVW2tMjuBmE, 07:58). The first statement is a report, not a measured comparison; the later sequence should be reviewed for the assistance and response actually shown.

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You act out a lot around your mom. I'm not going to lie to you.
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Okay. This kind of process of it, right? So, what I'm going to have you do cuz he'll catch on to me pretty quick, but I'm I want to see what he does. So, have one of these in one of your hands.
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so anybody who has the leash the respect needs to be whoever is walking them yeah um if it was
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Stormie

Stormie’s trainer interprets handler differences in terms of reinforcement history and respect (A5tEoaHw99Y, 50:27). He also offers an interpretation of her vocal response around more people (VRyDgbvW1cg, 41:14). Keep these as the trainer’s case interpretations. They do not establish a numerical authority mechanism, deliberate manipulation, or a basis for labeling a household member as the cause of a problem.

She does, like she respects me more because like I reinforce everything with her. So the thing with respect though is that it's not like a permanent thing. Once you reinforce it, then the authority goes up.
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i know who the softy of you two is now though
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is when there's more people around she'll actually yelp and be dramatic and like try to make people feel bad for her because then people would go away and she'd go back to like not yelping
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Luna

Luna’s lesson explicitly says that a trainer’s demonstration matters less if the owner cannot use the skill (_TVllc3GPIQ, 16:48). Another passage discusses the owner’s use of the equipment (14:14), and a separate recording explains the purpose of go-home lessons (9QS8sCgtJhk, 08:06). These support reviewing coached owner practice. They do not establish that this is the archive’s only transfer example, how well the entire session went, or independent home reliability.

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of course that also means that you have to show people how to reinforce what you're talking about if you don't then it goes downhill really fast so So, that's why we have our go home license. Because we really need to make sure that everybody knows, like, hey, is this how you're gonna maintain this dog?
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Roxy

Roxy and Ramsey’s trainers discuss responding to both handlers (vUgo_X0DxGc, 06:22), while noting that the response will not automatically generalize to the owners (06:35). Another session states the goal of working with more than one household member (wfSef-M7-vU, 09:39). The posture discussion at 10:30 in vUgo_X0DxGc is another condition to record. Together these identify practice goals and variables, not a completed demonstration of transfer to all household members.

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Because they're used to you standing and giving commands.
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Zeus

The Zeus passage gives a specific instruction for the owner’s position while another person works with the dog (Ca9jIFIAjNI, 13:06). Keep the instruction attached to that situation and review the surrounding sequence. The quotation alone does not establish the dog’s motive or make moving aside the appropriate response whenever another dog goes behind an owner.

You do nothing except for like kind of like get out of the way so he doesn't hide behind you and Then it's up to the other person that they just have to do like what I did They just have to make it not optional. They have to make sure he does it. That's it.
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King

King’s collection includes a trainer’s prediction about a response if another household member were present (cKHKUAETVwU, 30:53), and a separate speaker’s interpretation of which handler a dog is attending to (bQYBSs7lRYM, 32:34). The same recording names Scooby Doo at 33:35; do not silently treat every animal mentioned in a case folder as King. These excerpts invite careful tracking of animal and handler identities rather than proving a general pairing mechanism.

like right now he's a great dog, but if my wife was here, he probably would not listen. That's why we do the home lesson.
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Bullet

Bullet’s recording includes an invitation for another handler to try (fFsUUi0TYjc, 39:52), coaching about holding the line (39:20), and the handler’s report that he performed the task (41:16). This supplies a useful sequence to inspect for cue, assistance and response. The coaching is part of its context; it does not isolate every influence or make the passage the only transfer test in the archive.

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Louie

Louie’s placement discussion describes a strong preference for one person (T-ZBAEouNPg, 14:01). Treat that as a description within the conversation rather than a permanent category or a rule about all households. The separate rT3arHyGbwA excerpt at 14:43 concerns another dog, according to the underlying session note. That animal’s identity is unresolved; the passage is not evidence of Louie’s response to that handler.

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Source excerpts

it's not like people always think that the authority is just an individual level respect thing and it's not it's very easily generalized and transferable to people
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Bo is capable of listening to more than one person, including people that he hasn't worked with, so like kennel staff, and that he's just fine to go in and out of the crate and be totally normal and be boarded like a normal dog.
Watch at 13:19 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

have him go in and out of the crate for them and follow commands with different like skill levels for handlers so not all professional dog trainers
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the best thing that we can do is be like, "Hey, like you can tell him these are the commands he knows. Um, and this is how I follow through with it typically. Maybe they don't want to do it that way.
Watch at 08:38 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

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You act out a lot around your mom. I'm not going to lie to you.
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Okay. This kind of process of it, right? So, what I'm going to have you do cuz he'll catch on to me pretty quick, but I'm I want to see what he does. So, have one of these in one of your hands.
Watch at 11:08 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

so anybody who has the leash the respect needs to be whoever is walking them yeah um if it was
Watch at 07:58 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

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She does, like she respects me more because like I reinforce everything with her. So the thing with respect though is that it's not like a permanent thing. Once you reinforce it, then the authority goes up.
Watch at 50:27 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

i know who the softy of you two is now though
Watch at 48:52 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

is when there's more people around she'll actually yelp and be dramatic and like try to make people feel bad for her because then people would go away and she'd go back to like not yelping
Watch at 41:14 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

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of course that also means that you have to show people how to reinforce what you're talking about if you don't then it goes downhill really fast so So, that's why we have our go home license. Because we really need to make sure that everybody knows, like, hey, is this how you're gonna maintain this dog?
Watch at 08:06 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

Because they're used to you standing and giving commands.
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You do nothing except for like kind of like get out of the way so he doesn't hide behind you and Then it's up to the other person that they just have to do like what I did They just have to make it not optional. They have to make sure he does it. That's it.
Watch at 13:06 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

like right now he's a great dog, but if my wife was here, he probably would not listen. That's why we do the home lesson.
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Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

How the trainers explain it

The trainers describe practicing with multiple people and sometimes explain the response in terms of authority or respect. Bo’s passages discuss generalizing work to other handlers (Ng6cwjwDpJw, 10:41–10:47; C7q24XpAKv8, 13:19). Stormie’s trainer links his interpretation of respect with reinforcement history (A5tEoaHw99Y, 50:27). These explanations are not measurements of authority accumulating by a fixed amount or proof that one person’s history determines every response.

The observable comparison is more specific: who gives the cue, what words and gestures are used, what assistance is supplied, and what the dog does. Bo’s owner discussion recommends sharing known commands and the usual procedure (gOSrsaz6jTg, 08:38). Roxy and Ramsey’s session discusses handler posture (vUgo_X0DxGc, 10:30). Such details help compare attempts without assuming person alone caused the difference.

Coaching, demonstration and later independent performance are different evidence. A trainer can describe a goal or a reported result; a filmed sequence can support what occurred under its conditions. Neither establishes a universal transfer timetable, a correction procedure for every owner or an unchangeable one-person category.

Differences to review

Transfer practice and the reminder that transfer is not automatic

First perspective

Bo’s trainer describes transfer as readily generalizable and reports work with kennel staff. This is a case-specific explanation and reported result, not a fixed number of handlers needed for every dog.

it's not like people always think that the authority is just an individual level respect thing and it's not it's very easily generalized and transferable to people
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Bo is capable of listening to more than one person, including people that he hasn't worked with, so like kennel staff, and that he's just fine to go in and out of the crate and be totally normal and be boarded like a normal dog.
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Second perspective

Roxy and Ramsey’s trainer says family transfer is not automatic. Bo’s discussion recommends sharing the cue vocabulary, while Luna’s lesson emphasizes the owner’s ability to use the skill. These passages identify work to do, rather than proving that transfer is universally difficult.

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

the best thing that we can do is be like, "Hey, like you can tell him these are the commands he knows. Um, and this is how I follow through with it typically. Maybe they don't want to do it that way.
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How to read this comparison

The statements concern different cases and conditions. They can describe deliberate transfer work alongside the need for owner practice. The cited excerpts do not establish a flat contradiction, an arithmetic relationship model or identical responses from all new handlers.

A multi-handler training goal and a case-specific placement description

First perspective

Roxy and Ramsey’s trainer states the goal that the dogs respond to more than one household member (wfSef-M7-vU, 09:39). A goal for this pair is not a claim about every dog.

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Second perspective

Louie’s speaker describes a strong preference toward one person in the placement conversation (T-ZBAEouNPg, 14:01). Another excerpt discusses a response to a particular handler. These descriptions do not establish an unchangeable category or a general limit of training.

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How to read this comparison

Preserve the separate cases and purposes of the conversations. Further observation is needed to assess handling options for an individual dog; the difference in wording does not by itself demonstrate incompatible policies.

Questions and answers

Will my dog listen to me the way he listens to the trainer?

Owner lessons help establish that transfer, but these excerpts do not predict an identical response or a fixed timetable for every dog. Deuce’s trainer reports a different recall response when the owner joined a session (y0Pi9w9Pu7U, 00:49). Stormie’s lesson connects the handler’s reinforcement history with the response he sees (A5tEoaHw99Y, 50:27). The practical work is coached owner handling, consistent cues and observation across settings. Record what happens with each person rather than assuming the dog is either finished or refusing to respect someone.

Quotation held: its full wording does not match the current transcript. Preserved-track provenance is recorded in the private audit.

She does, like she respects me more because like I reinforce everything with her. So the thing with respect though is that it's not like a permanent thing. Once you reinforce it, then the authority goes up.
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Why does my dog behave badly around me and perfectly for everyone else?

A difference between handlers is useful information, but the description alone does not explain its cause. In Deuce’s handover, the trainer comments on the response around the owner (krFIRaqtr1c, 10:33) and says he wants to see what happens with the owner handling (11:08). Compare the cue, gestures, assistance, setting and timing with your trainer. This is more informative than assuming deliberate defiance, a lack of respect or a fixed personality trait.

You act out a lot around your mom. I'm not going to lie to you.
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Okay. This kind of process of it, right? So, what I'm going to have you do cuz he'll catch on to me pretty quick, but I'm I want to see what he does. So, have one of these in one of your hands.
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There are two of us. Who should be giving the commands?

Agree who is handling the dog during each practice attempt. Deuce’s lesson puts the active role with the person holding the leash (YVW2tMjuBmE, 07:58), and another passage states the aim that both adults learn to handle him (nOkdab9959g, 00:23). Taking turns under coaching is different from giving simultaneous instructions. Confirm the roles for your own lesson rather than treating a short passage as a rule for every multi-person situation.

so anybody who has the leash the respect needs to be whoever is walking them yeah um if it was
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My dog hides behind me when someone else asks him to do something. What do I do?

Describe the situation to your trainer and ask for the next step appropriate to the dog and people involved. The Zeus passage gives a specific instruction about the owner moving aside (Ca9jIFIAjNI, 13:06). That does not establish why your dog is moving behind you or make the same instruction suitable in every context. Record what prompted the movement, what assistance was present and what happened next; do not infer the dog’s motive from position alone.

You do nothing except for like kind of like get out of the way so he doesn't hide behind you and Then it's up to the other person that they just have to do like what I did They just have to make it not optional. They have to make sure he does it. That's it.
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Will he listen to a sitter, a groomer or my parents?

Practice with another handler can help you assess that question, but these excerpts do not promise a particular response to a sitter or family member. Bo’s trainer describes work with handlers of different experience levels (C7q24XpAKv8, 14:20) and explains the value he places on consistency (gOSrsaz6jTg, 08:52). Share the cue vocabulary and relevant instructions with the person who will handle the dog, and ask your trainer how to introduce and observe that practice.

have him go in and out of the crate for them and follow commands with different like skill levels for handlers so not all professional dog trainers
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My dog listens to my partner and not to me. Is that just his personality?

The difference needs observation rather than a personality label or a running score of authority. Stormie’s trainer offers an interpretation of household handling and behavior around an audience (A5tEoaHw99Y, 48:52; VRyDgbvW1cg, 41:14). Those interpretations do not diagnose your dog or show that a vocal response is deliberate manipulation. Compare what each handler does, the surrounding situation and the dog’s response, then work through the difference with the trainer.

i know who the softy of you two is now though
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is when there's more people around she'll actually yelp and be dramatic and like try to make people feel bad for her because then people would go away and she'd go back to like not yelping
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What if my dog only really likes one of us?

Louie’s speaker describes him as strongly oriented toward one person in that placement conversation (T-ZBAEouNPg, 14:01). Keep that as a case-specific description rather than a permanent category for your own dog. Explain which interactions are comfortable or difficult and what each household member needs to do. Ask for suitable introductions and handling guidance instead of assuming the household must organize itself around an untested label.

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Teaching outline

objective

Compare how a dog responds with different handlers, record the coaching and assistance present, and clarify the next owner-practice step with the trainer.

prerequisites

How does a training facility actually run a case?

Why do I need training if the trainer does the work?

How do you get a dog to listen without a leash?

demonstration

Source at 10:41 ↗

10:41

what

The trainer explains work with additional handlers. Separate the stated purpose from the response actually shown.

Source at 39:52 ↗

39:52

what

A second handler receives coaching during the sequence. Record that assistance when comparing the attempts.

Source at 11:08 ↗

11:08

what

The trainer says he wants to observe the owner’s handling. Watch the ensuing sequence before describing the amount of help or the result.

drill

Choose a recorded owner lesson or a practice sequence supervised by your trainer. For each attempt, note who gives the cue, the words and gestures, leash or equipment assistance, the other people present, the dog’s response and how the task ends. Keep the trainer’s explanation separate from what the sequence shows. If the owner takes a turn, record the help supplied rather than treating coached work as independent performance. Ask which cue vocabulary, roles and conditions should carry into later practice. Do not prescribe another dog’s correction procedure or deliberately create a difficult transfer test from this reading exercise.

common mistakes

Claiming the archive contains no owner practice when cited owner lessons already describe it.

Treating any assistance as making an observation worthless rather than recording what help was present.

Assuming the trainer’s presence explains a response without comparing the conditions.

Giving several people unclear roles during practice.

Claiming reliability across people or settings that were not observed.

Explaining a response through a fixed personality label or an invented numerical authority score.

check question

A dog responds to the trainer but not to the owner during a lesson. What can you conclude? The described response differs between attempts. Compare the cue, timing, gestures, assistance and surroundings, and ask the trainer to coach the owner’s next attempt. That difference alone does not establish why it happened, whether the overall program failed, or what equipment response is appropriate.

Common mistakes

mistake

Treating a recording with the trainer as proof of identical performance at home. Luna’s trainer explicitly discusses the importance of the owner being able to use the skill.

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mistake

Leaving multiple handlers’ roles unclear. Deuce’s lesson assigns an active role to the leash-holder; check the arrangement taught for the particular task.

so anybody who has the leash the respect needs to be whoever is walking them yeah um if it was
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mistake

Applying the Zeus move-aside instruction without understanding the circumstances. A dog’s position behind an owner alone does not establish motive or the appropriate next step.

You do nothing except for like kind of like get out of the way so he doesn't hide behind you and Then it's up to the other person that they just have to do like what I did They just have to make it not optional. They have to make sure he does it. That's it.
Watch at 13:06 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

mistake

Labeling one household member as the problem instead of describing the different cues, timing and assistance. A trainer’s case interpretation is not a diagnosis of another household.

i know who the softy of you two is now though
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is when there's more people around she'll actually yelp and be dramatic and like try to make people feel bad for her because then people would go away and she'd go back to like not yelping
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mistake

Passing on a dog’s handling without explaining the cue vocabulary and relevant instructions. Bo’s passage recommends sharing those details; it does not prove that a different word can never produce a response.

the best thing that we can do is be like, "Hey, like you can tell him these are the commands he knows. Um, and this is how I follow through with it typically. Maybe they don't want to do it that way.
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mistake

Assuming a difference between handlers establishes either defiance or attachment. The cited statements are trainer interpretations and predictions that need their own observed sequence.

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like right now he's a great dog, but if my wife was here, he probably would not listen. That's why we do the home lesson.
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What to notice

signal

Your dog is noticeably better behaved for other people than for you, in your own house.

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signal

There are two adults in the house and the dog clearly answers one of you faster than the other.

i know who the softy of you two is now though
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signal

When a visitor or another family member asks your dog for something, he comes and stands behind you.

You do nothing except for like kind of like get out of the way so he doesn't hide behind you and Then it's up to the other person that they just have to do like what I did They just have to make it not optional. They have to make sure he does it. That's it.
Watch at 13:06 ↗ · Current transcript match · Audio confirmation pending

signal

Your dog makes a fuss - yelping, drama - specifically when there is an audience, and it has historically worked.

is when there's more people around she'll actually yelp and be dramatic and like try to make people feel bad for her because then people would go away and she'd go back to like not yelping
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signal

Your dog will be boarded, or handled by staff at a kennel or a vet, and you do not know whether he takes cues from people he has not met.

Bo is capable of listening to more than one person, including people that he hasn't worked with, so like kennel staff, and that he's just fine to go in and out of the crate and be totally normal and be boarded like a normal dog.
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signal

Your dog attaches hard to one person and is indifferent, or worse, to everybody else in the house.

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Trainer notes

Plan owner practice as part of transfer, and describe the evidence precisely. Bo’s lessons discuss multiple handlers (Ng6cwjwDpJw, 10:41; C7q24XpAKv8, 13:19–14:20); Deuce’s trainer asks to observe the owner (krFIRaqtr1c, 11:08). These support deliberate practice with people other than the primary trainer, without establishing identical responses or long-term home reliability.

Record the help supplied. Bullet’s second-handler coaching (fFsUUi0TYjc, 39:20) is an example of assistance that belongs in the observation, not a reason to call the entire attempt invalid. Clarify household roles using Deuce’s leash-holder discussion (YVW2tMjuBmE, 07:58), and document the cue vocabulary discussed for other handlers (gOSrsaz6jTg, 08:38–08:52).

Do not turn the language of authority or respect into a numerical mechanism, label a household member as the problem, or infer an animal’s motive from hiding or vocalizing. Keep any equipment instruction tied to the actual coached case. The cited owner lessons already include client practice; further review should establish the sequence, support and later follow-up rather than claim that no such practice exists.

By trainer

trainer

Kelton

how they teach it

In the King passage attributed to Kelton, he uses a hypothetical involving his own household to explain why a home lesson matters (cKHKUAETVwU, 30:53). This is a prediction in the conversation, not a filmed comparison of those handlers or evidence of how the audience received the example.

like right now he's a great dog, but if my wife was here, he probably would not listen. That's why we do the home lesson.
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Equipment context

tool

The long line, held by the new handler

how used

Bullet’s second handler is coached to hold the line steady (fFsUUi0TYjc, 39:20). Record the line and coaching as part of the attempt. The instruction alone does not establish that all assistance was absent or isolate the cue as the only influence on the response.

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tool

E-collar discussion during Luna’s owner lesson

how used

The trainer describes the owner’s use of the equipment and predicts a stronger response (_TVllc3GPIQ, 14:14). The charging language belongs to that explanation; it does not establish a measured process or a procedure to apply to every new handler.

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tool

A written list of the commands the dog knows

how used

Bo’s discussion recommends sharing the commands and usual follow-through with other handlers (gOSrsaz6jTg, 08:38). A written reference is a useful way to organize those details. The quotation does not establish that a document was delivered, that it is the only available support, or that every different word necessarily produces no response.

the best thing that we can do is be like, "Hey, like you can tell him these are the commands he knows. Um, and this is how I follow through with it typically. Maybe they don't want to do it that way.
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the boarding kennel, with staff who are not trainers handling the dog

13:19

King

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a park with two handlers and two dogs working in the same space

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Louie

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the new owner's farm, at Louie's placement

14:01

Bullet

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a walk with two helpers, where the dog is handed to a person he has not worked for

39:52

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Yeah, I'm not trying to do that. I just want him more disciplined.
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it's not like people always think that the authority is just an individual level respect thing and it's not it's very easily generalized and transferable to people
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You act out a lot around your mom. I'm not going to lie to you.
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She does, like she respects me more because like I reinforce everything with her. So the thing with respect though is that it's not like a permanent thing. Once you reinforce it, then the authority goes up.
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You do nothing except for like kind of like get out of the way so he doesn't hide behind you and Then it's up to the other person that they just have to do like what I did They just have to make it not optional. They have to make sure he does it. That's it.
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Bo is capable of listening to more than one person, including people that he hasn't worked with, so like kennel staff, and that he's just fine to go in and out of the crate and be totally normal and be boarded like a normal dog.
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