Field notes · Case
Kodak
Meet Kodak
Lab/boxer mix · 16 months at intake
Owner-reported priorities
- Getting along with Rocko
- Listening to commands
Breed and intake details are owner-reported. Age refers to the intake date.
Kodak is still in training. This is every session so far, in order.
What this case teaches
The record
8 clips across 2 filmed sessions, each linked to
0:41
Nervous—but will he play?
7:00
The ball changed today’s plan.
9:23
Why I held off on more obedience.
0:01
Two days later. The same game. Next steps.
3:49
Pause the game. Ask. Then play again.
6:25
Before the breakthrough: the down takes work.
15:25
I didn’t expect the very next rep.
17:07
Another verbal-only down. And he kept it.
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38 videos and 14 Shorts. Listed newest publication first. A title match is an index aid, not confirmation of training order.
Training videos
Angier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 4 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 22:58
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 2 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 21:36
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 3 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 22:26
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 15:45
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak Go-Home Lesson Part 1 | Full Session | 2026-09-18 | 21:25
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson Part 2 | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 19:56
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson Part 1 | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 19:30
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak 2nd In-Program Owner Lesson Part 3 | Full Session | 2026-09-15 | 21:19
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko & Kodak's First Ever Pack Walk!!! | Full Session | 2026-09-09 | 16:36
The first time Kodak and Rocko - two dogs from the same household who have lived alongside each other without ever being integrated - are walked together.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 09:48
A long walk-and-play session, mid-program, that doubles as the clearest statement in this set of what the trainer is actually trying to buy for Kodak.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-08 | 21:02
A deliberately light session: a walk through downtown Angier with Rocko, letting him sniff, practising things he already knows, and working on the one thing the trainer wants better, which is the heel.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-01 | 13:51
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Play becomes the reward - and play is a contest.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-05 | 19:24
The trainer takes Kodak with him on an overnight family visit and trains him on the evening walk.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 18:19
A clean, single-purpose session: teach down from nothing, using the ball.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-03 | 18:45
Topics: Hidden help; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak's Training Session | Full Session | 2026-09-06 | 21:55
A short, mostly silent working session with Kodak in a field: down, heel with turns, and ball play, with long unrecorded stretches between reps.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Why Your Dog Needs Breaks During a Training Walk
A short titled piece rather than a session, and on the audio a Rocko-only one: Rocko is the only dog named and Kodak is never mentioned.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko's City Walk: Heel, Dog Distractions, and Breaks
Topics: Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | 4 Things a Long Line Reveals Before You Trust Your Dog's Recall
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Can Rocko Ignore Another Dog? | Full Recall & Heel Session
Training footage: Rocko. Also discussed: Kodak and their shared training plan.
Topics: Honest limits, and reliability is not permission; He has to be allowed to get it wrong; Control is not obedience.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Will Rocko Recall Away From Another Dog? | Full Long-Line Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Honest limits, and reliability is not permission.
concept tagsAngier 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.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | 3 Priorities for a Fearful Dog's First Public Walk
The earliest-feeling Kodak material in this set: the trainer says outright that Kodak wants to bolt and does not trust him at all yet, and that he has deliberately asked for nothing.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | 5 Rules for Training a Nervous Dog Outside (Without Rushing)
A direct continuation of the previous video, worked on the same nervous, hypervigilant dog but with one change announced at the top: more negative reinforcement this time.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Kodak Was Ready to Bolt—Then He Started Walking Closer
Topics: Start with freedom; Reading the dog; The flight-risk protocol, and the one command that matters.
concept tagsAngier K9 | The 6-Step Reset for a Dog Who Starts at 100% | Rocko
Topics: Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | How Heel Is Built: 4 Phases + 2 Ways to Enter
Topics: The leash is a prop; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak Knows Place—Why Does Sit Stall Off the Cot? | Full Session
A thin but diagnostically useful Kodak session, and the only one in this reader's set that is indoors and worked by two people.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko vs. Distractions with Zuri Chan | Real-World Dog Reactivity Training
Topics: Hidden help; The four windows, and calm liberty; Assess before you ask.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko & Zuri Chan Training — Dog Reactivity
Topics: Hidden help; Assess before you ask; Show what not to do, allow everything else.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session
A short indoor session working sit and backing up, with the dog repeatedly trying to get onto or lean against a cot and being refused.
Tier 1 session summaryAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session Part 2
Listed by its published title; a teaching summary has not yet been added.
title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session Part 1
Topics: The dog tells you the reward.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Kodak Training Session
Topics: Assess before you ask; Reading the dog.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session Part 2
Topics: The dog tells you the reward; Hidden help; Meaningful release.
concept tagsAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko Training Session
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title metadata onlyAngier K9 | Rocko Day 1!
Topics: Reading the dog; Assess before you ask; Nobody is at fault; it isn't personal.
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Shorts
Another Verbal-Only Down—and He Kept It | Kodak 8/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyPlay Becomes a Training Reward | Kodak 5/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyKodak’s Verbal-Only Down Breakthrough | Kodak 7/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyTwo Days Later: Build on the Game | Kodak 4/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyFind the Game Kodak Wants | Kodak 1/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyWorking Toward the Down | Kodak 6/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyThe Ball Changed My Plan | Kodak 2/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyBuild the Game First | Kodak 3/8 | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyDog Training Priorities: What Does This Dog Need Most? | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyYour Dog Needs a Reset—Not Another Command | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyTwo Heel Entries Every Dog Owner Should Know #Shorts | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyRocko Saw Another Dog—Would He Take Off? #Shorts | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyFormal vs Informal Recall: The Difference Matters #Shorts | Angier K9
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title metadata onlyKodak Was Ready to Bolt—Then He Chose to Walk Closer | Angier K9
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These Tier 3 drafts reference eligible footage assigned to this collection. A session may feature more than one animal; this is a source connection, not a claim that every example describes this animal.
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