Onyx continues making steady progress in his Board & Train program as we focus on building stronger heel, sit, and place behaviors. In this training session, we highlight the importance of repetition, engagement, and consistency while celebrating one of the biggest wins of the day Onyx's willingness to stay focused and work even after completing his training walk. Every session brings us one step closer to helping him become the confident, well-mannered dog we know he can be.

Battle Pigs Episode 6 takes us to the Primal Canine facility where Ivy gets obedience and play reps with Oso while Mecha continues building his foundation through obedience, engagement work, and bite work. A fun training day focused on communication, clarity, and enjoying the process.

In Day 3 of Onyx's Board & Train program, we continue e-collar conditioning while building engagement, recall training, and the foundation of place training. Learn how clear communication, structure, and consistency are helping Onyx overcome reactivity and develop stronger obedience skills.

In this stage of Onyx's Board & Train journey, we begin e-collar conditioning using low-level stimulation, leash guidance, and rewards to create clear communication and a strong foundation for future training.

In this Training Sessions episode, we reincorporate the e-collar into Mecha's training as a communication tool rather than a correction tool while continuing to build focused heel, fronts, and engagement.

Onyx has officially started his Board & Train journey at Primal Canine. In this first update, we evaluate his dog and people reactivity, focus on decompression, and begin building a plan for long-term success.

In this Training Sessions video, we break down Oso’s focused heel work while developing his search command, engagement, and obedience under drive to prevent anticipation and improve communication.

In Battle Pigs Episode 5, the schedule gets flipped around when Ivy is off school, leading to a full day of training, filming, walks, bite work, and chaos with Oso and Mecha at the Primal Canine facility.

In this Training Sessions video, we continue building Mecha’s focused heel while introducing more box training to improve his sit, down, and stand positions. This session highlights the importance of patience, clarity, and consistency in dog training while showing how smaller progressions can create reliable long-term results.

Engagement is one of the most important foundations in dog training. Learn how building a stronger relationship with your dog through play, structure, training, and communication leads to better focus, obedience, recall, and confidence in everyday life.

In this Training Sessions video, we’re back working with Oso on refining his focused heel while continuing to build clarity through markers and engagement work. With high drive dogs like Oso, training is all about consistency, communication, and maintaining standards under pressure. This session focuses on cleaner positioning, attention to the handler, and keeping Oso mentally present while working through drive and distractions.

In this Training Sessions blog, we break down how we’re building impulse control, engagement, and clarity with Felix through around command training, indirect rewards, marker communication, and focused obedience under drive.

Most people think socialization means letting puppies meet every dog and person they see, but that approach often creates leash reactivity and behavioral issues. In this article, we break down what proper dog socialization actually looks like and how environmental exposure, neutrality, and engagement build stable, confident dogs.

In this Training Sessions episode, we continue building Mecha’s foundation through luring, box work, and structured play. From position clarity and engagement to tug mechanics and relationship building, this session focuses on developing better communication while keeping training fun and productive.

In this Training Sessions episode, we work with Felix on building clarity under drive through marker training, reward structure, and tug call offs using indirect and direct rewards.

In Battle Pigs Episode 4, Oso and Mecha continue their working dog development with obedience training, slat mill conditioning, spring pole grip work, recovery protocols, and structured drive building. Follow along as Primal Canine breaks down the balance between fitness, clarity, and functional performance in working dogs.