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Beo

Beo

Meet Beo

American Foxhound · 3 years 3 months at intake

Owner-reported priorities

  • Dog and stranger reactivity
  • Loose-leash walking
  • Listening around distractions

Breed and intake details are owner-reported. Age refers to the intake date.

Beo is still in training. This is every session so far, in order.

Beo, episode 1. A dog he has never met

What this case teaches

When is it safe to let my dog off the leash?1 moment on filmShould I let my dog sniff before training?3 moments on filmHow does my dog know when he can stop?3 moments on filmWhy does my dog only listen when I'm pulling the leash?6 moments on filmWhat toy should I use to train my dog?2 moments on filmDoes my dog actually know the command?3 moments on filmHow do you get a dog to listen without a leash?4 moments on film

The record

19 clips across 1 filmed sessions, each linked to

A dog he has never met 0:00
Beo · episode 1

A dog he has never met

Still pulling — and not fixing it today 0:23
Beo · episode 2

Still pulling — and not fixing it today

Let him explore first 1:21
Beo · episode 3

Let him explore first

Trying the ball 3:37
Beo · episode 4

Trying the ball

"Not anything huge on the ball" — so change the plan 4:03
Beo · episode 5

"Not anything huge on the ball" — so change the plan

Personal play, when no toy lands 4:51
Beo · episode 6

Personal play, when no toy lands

I'm going to try his first down rep 7:15
Beo · episode 7

I'm going to try his first down rep

The first attempt 7:39
Beo · episode 8

The first attempt

"That was pretty smooth" — what a good first rep looks like 8:06
Beo · episode 9

"That was pretty smooth" — what a good first rep looks like

A 10 out of 100 — "I can't even perceive it" 8:31
Beo · episode 10

A 10 out of 100 — "I can't even perceive it"

"That was a lot" — reading the reaction and dialling back 9:22
Beo · episode 11

"That was a lot" — reading the reaction and dialling back

Running a big circle is the reward 9:48
Beo · episode 12

Running a big circle is the reward

Super low level, no stress — reading the dog 10:39
Beo · episode 13

Super low level, no stress — reading the dog

He goes down, and they celebrate 11:07
Beo · episode 14

He goes down, and they celebrate

"One really clean verbal-only Down" — naming the goal 11:34
Beo · episode 15

"One really clean verbal-only Down" — naming the goal

More reps, closer each time 13:14
Beo · episode 16

More reps, closer each time

What it takes if you really want him to learn it 14:05
Beo · episode 17

What it takes if you really want him to learn it

Why that particular rep mattered 14:29
Beo · episode 18

Why that particular rep mattered

End on it, then let him consolidate 15:09
Beo · episode 19

End on it, then let him consolidate

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Beo on YouTube

6 videos and 19 Shorts. Listed newest publication first. A title match is an index aid, not confirmation of training order.

Training videos

  1. Angier K9 | Beo's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-17 | 21:16

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  2. Angier K9 | Beo's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 14:45

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  3. Angier K9 | Beo's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-09 | 13:55

    Topics: Assess before you ask.

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  4. Angier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 13:29

    Topics: Hidden help; The dog tells you the reward; Pressure, release, reward.

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  5. Angier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-02

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  6. Angier K9 | Beo Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-04

    Topics: The dog tells you the reward.

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Shorts

  1. More reps, closer each time | Part 16 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  2. "That was a lot" — reading the reaction and dialling back | Part 11 of Beo's training | Angier K9

    Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.

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  3. "One really clean verbal-only Down" — naming the goal | Part 15 of Beo's training | Angier K9

    Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.

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  4. He goes down, and they celebrate | Part 14 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  5. The first attempt | Part 8 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  6. Running a big circle is the reward | Part 12 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  7. Why that particular rep mattered | Part 18 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  8. I'm going to try his first down rep | Part 7 of Beo's training | Angier K9

    Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.

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  9. What it takes if you really want him to learn it | Part 17 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  10. End on it, then let him consolidate | Part 19 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  11. A 10 out of 100 — "I can't even perceive it" | Part 10 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  12. "Not anything huge on the ball" — so change the plan | Part 5 of Beo's training | Angier K9

    Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.

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  13. Personal play, when no toy lands | Part 6 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  14. Trying the ball | Part 4 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  15. "That was pretty smooth" — what a good first rep looks like | Part 9 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  16. Super low level, no stress — reading the dog | Part 13 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  17. Let him explore first | Part 3 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  18. A dog he has never met | Part 1 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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  19. Still pulling — and not fixing it today | Part 2 of Beo's training | Angier K9

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