Dog Training Tips, Insights & Real Sessions
At Primal Canine, our blog is built around real training experience. We break down behavior issues, training concepts, and common mistakes so you can better understand your dog and improve your results.
Along with training insights, we also share behind-the-scenes content, real sessions, and our vlogs—including series like Battle Pigs—to give you a look into how we train, work, and live with our dogs day to day.
Whether you're starting with a puppy, building obedience, or just want to follow along with our training, this is where it all comes together.
More Than Just Training Tips
This isn’t just a blog—it’s a look into how we train and what we do every day.
Here you’ll find:
Training breakdowns and how-to guides
Real client sessions and case studies
Vlogs like Battle Pigs
Behind-the-scenes content from our training days
Building Bite Power and Commitment | Raise & Train Prim's Protection Dog Conditioning Session
Follow Prim's Raise & Train journey as she develops stronger bite entries, grip power, and endurance through structured protection dog conditioning. Learn how resistance, timing, and purposeful training create confident, reliable working dogs.
Teaching the Down Command | Board & Train Gemmy's Next Step in Obedience Training
Follow Gemmy's Board & Train journey as she learns the down command from a standing handler. See why introducing new pictures, fading physical cues, and practicing from multiple positions builds dependable obedience.
Protection Dog Conditioning Fights | Building Stronger Grips with Raise & Train Prim
Follow Prim's Raise & Train journey as she develops stronger grips through structured conditioning fights. Learn how proper timing, controlled pressure, and handler education build confident, reliable protection dogs.
Building Engagement Through Play | Board & Train Gemmy
Discover why structured play is one of the most valuable tools in dog training. See how Gemmy builds engagement, confidence, and obedience through flirt pole work, interactive games, and marker training.
Teaching the Place Command Through Free Shaping | Board & Train Gemmy
See how Gemmy, our board and train Dachshund, learned the place command through free shaping. Learn why this training technique builds confidence, problem-solving skills, and lasting obedience.
Protection Dog Training: Building Full, Calm Grips Through Environmental Pressure with Prim
Prim returns for a Protection Raise & Train tune-up focused on grip development under environmental pressure. Learn how bungee work, rattle jugs, can curtains, and precise timing help build full, calm grips and confident protection dogs.
Board and Train Puppy Training: When to Name the Down Command with Gemmy
Gemmy reaches another milestone in her Board and Train program as we officially introduce her down command. Discover why shaping behaviors, marker training, and the philosophy of "Don't name it until you love it" create stronger, more reliable obedience.
Board and Train Puppy Training: Building a Clear Heel Position with Gemmy
Gemmy's Board and Train program continues with heel position development, marker training, and obedience foundations. Discover how position awareness and clear communication help create cleaner, more reliable obedience for young puppies.
Board and Train Puppy Training: Building a Reliable Recall with Gemmy
Gemmy's Board and Train program continues with recall development through marker training, engagement games, duration work, and implied sits. Discover how foundation training creates clearer communication and more reliable obedience for young puppies.
Board and Train Puppy Training: Teaching Sit and Down from Heel Position with Gemmy
Gemmy's Board and Train program continues with heel position sit and down training using a Cato Board. Discover how body awareness, position development, and foundation obedience training help create more reliable and confident dogs.
Advanced Dog Obedience Training: Building Reliable Remote Commands with Onyx
As Onyx prepares to return home, we challenge his obedience through advanced remote place work and verbal-only communication. Discover how structured Board and Train programs create reliable obedience, stronger engagement, and lasting results.
Board and Train Puppy Training: Teaching a Place Command and Building Better Engagement with Gemmy
Gemmy reaches a major milestone in her Board and Train program as we officially introduce her place command. Learn how marker training, engagement work, and clear communication help puppies stay focused, build confidence, and develop reliable obedience.
Board and Train Puppy Training: Teaching a Place Command Through Shaping with Gemmy
Gemmy's Board and Train program continues as we develop the foundation for her future place command through luring, free shaping, and marker training. Discover why strong puppy foundations create better long-term obedience and reliability.
Reactive Dog Training Success Story: Onyx's Board and Train Transformation
Onyx's Board and Train journey is coming to an end, and the transformation has been incredible. From reactivity concerns to reliable obedience and improved confidence, see how structured training helped create lasting change.
Board and Train Puppy Training: Building Foundations, Positions, and Duration with Gemmy
Gemmy's Board and Train program focuses on the fundamentals that create reliable obedience. Through position work, duration training, marker development, and engagement exercises, we're building the foundation every young puppy needs for long-term success.
Board and Train Dog Training: Building Reliable Sits, Downs, and Recalls with Onyx
Onyx continues making excellent progress in his Board and Train program as we focus on sits in motion, downs in motion, recalls, and obedience reliability. See how structured training and consistent repetition help create lasting results.
Board and Train Dachshund Puppy Training: Building Recall, Implied Duration, and Marker Understanding with Gemmy
Gemmy's Board and Train program continues with foundational recall work, implied duration in obedience commands, and marker training. Learn how building engagement and communication early creates the framework for reliable obedience and long-term success.
Gemmy's Board & Train Journey Begins: Building Engagement, Recall, and Puppy Foundations
Meet Gemmy, a 5½-month-old Dachshund puppy beginning her two-week Board & Train program at Primal Canine. In this first session, we're building engagement, name recognition, recall foundations, potty training habits, and the obedience skills every puppy needs for long-term success.
Teaching Heel Transfers in Dog Training: Building Carbon's Left and Right Side Obedience
In this training session with Carbon, we're teaching advanced heel transfers using our Flip and Switch commands while developing stronger right-side obedience. Learn how strategic reward placement, luring techniques, and clear communication help build confident, reliable heel work.
Off Leash Dog Obedience Training: Building Right Side Reliability with Carbon
In this Board & Train session, Carbon continues developing advanced off leash obedience by focusing on right side heeling, commands in motion, and position transitions. As her confidence and understanding grow, we're creating a dog that can work reliably and comfortably on either side while maintaining clear communication and engagement.