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Canine - Human Relationship Institute If you want to learn to talk to your dog; shut your mouth.-Nelson Hodges

Why don’t I advertise? Why don’t I market? Our students, professional trainers and canine enthusiasts, are our ads and m...
06/03/2026

Why don’t I advertise? Why don’t I market? Our students, professional trainers and canine enthusiasts, are our ads and marketing. If you ask them what each course is about, and what they learned, they are hard pressed to define each course in an “elevator speech” amount of time. Each course is a deep study of a broad range of canine - human aspects. If you really understand dogs in human’s hands, the human is 50% of the equation of the pair. Not more, not less. If the human can comprehend a much deeper and broader problem solving partnership with a dog, the outcome will always be better for both.

That is what we teach. The most in-depth understanding of you and the dog possible. If you are truly wanting to be the best professional, handler or enthusiast, consider asking our CHRI students.

Shortly, we will be posting interviews from various levels of our students and colleagues. We hope these will provide better clarity.

Kate, the watcher. She is 15 months old today. Took her with me on a few errands. She is maturing nicely. Everywhere we ...
06/03/2026

Kate, the watcher. She is 15 months old today. Took her with me on a few errands. She is maturing nicely. Everywhere we went into she was making great decisions. A really nice day.

Good girl Kate.

Tonight. Kate. Smart girl. I taught her how to close and shut a door. Front door, back door, refrigerator door. Any door...
05/31/2026

Tonight. Kate. Smart girl. I taught her how to close and shut a door. Front door, back door, refrigerator door. Any door if I ask her.

How long did it take? About 10 seconds. 2 times. She got it. We went to different doors. How does this happen. Capturing behaviors all the time. Then putting them together in a sequence to use for a specific purpose. That is how I train dogs. You have to be aware and present all the time. If a dog gives you a behavior on its own purpose, it already agrees with it. Now you simply agree and ask it to do it again. You just have to see the whole picture for years ahead.

Sounds simple, right? It’s not if you don’t know how that works in the dog’s brain. That is what I teach.

Seems if you want to be famous and popular with tons of followers in any pursuit, this is one of the most important ingr...
05/29/2026

Seems if you want to be famous and popular with tons of followers in any pursuit, this is one of the most important ingredients.

This girl. Katherine the Great. Kate once again alerted on my wife when she got home around noon. She was right. High bl...
05/29/2026

This girl. Katherine the Great. Kate once again alerted on my wife when she got home around noon. She was right. High blood sugar. Bosch corroborated after. Blood testing after they alerted on her. They were right. Of course.

For medical alert dogs, this is normal. Having two in a house, well, that is special. At least for us.

Worked with Toffee this morning. This is an amazing soul. Yes she is a dog, a Shepherd, but she is definitely a uniquely...
05/27/2026

Worked with Toffee this morning.

This is an amazing soul. Yes she is a dog, a Shepherd, but she is definitely a uniquely pro-social animal. She has “raised” several puppies and dogs as “mom” to help teach them proper behaviors. She is immediately recognized as that by the incoming dogs. Bosch, Maisie, Candy, Kate have all been her “pups” in development.

I have to say she is the most prescient, brilliant dog I have ever had the honor of having. I routinely say she is the smartest dog I have ever encountered, out of many thousands I have had and worked with. I regularly call her an alien being, because she doesn’t match up with any other dog in her cognitive abilities.

With all of that, she is a homebody. Other than going in the car, and being at the CHRI center, she prefers to be home.

I rank her as #1 in cognition of all dogs I have ever had. I rank Bosch the world famous service dog, as #2. Bosch is brilliant in a completely different way. They think! And they are right.

Storms tonight. A couple of Wus dogs. 🤣
05/27/2026

Storms tonight. A couple of Wus dogs. 🤣

A few photos from the last week’s CHRI Course III for 2026. This was such an incredible, intelligent and engaged class, ...
05/25/2026

A few photos from the last week’s CHRI Course III for 2026.

This was such an incredible, intelligent and engaged class, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment with these great trainers and “client” volunteers.

I cannot begin to tell you about this class, the wide range of things we discussed and covered, the skills exhibited, and the passion and thirst for knowledge these people have.

Let me acknowledge Tim Ebben, Kel Henninger and Bre Charity as the latest graduates of Course III. I am looking forward to working with each of them again, soon.

I wanted to personally thank the volunteers and their dogs for their Participation, engagement, support and perfect examples of willing clients. Your support is never taken lightly.

I am honored to know each of you.

This morning, I had gotten home from being gone for a week and a half. Teach class. I had Bosch with me through this tim...
05/25/2026

This morning, I had gotten home from being gone for a week and a half. Teach class.

I had Bosch with me through this time. We were together 24/7. It has been awhile since we had this happen without any of the other dogs in my pack.

As I was getting things put up, I was, as always, aware of my surroundings (environmental awareness). I knew when a dog was to my side, back, front, how many and where. At one point I touched one of them as they passed from back to in front of me. As I touched I initially thought it was Bosch for probably a half second or less. I realized it was Kate instead. My peripheral vision picked up the pattern of the black saddle GSD pattern, and my mind had apparently been programmed (from having only Bosch around for 10 days) that it was Bosch.

No big deal you would say. But it is. Because I touched her like Bosch, not Kate.

Do you realize your touch, your communication to each dog is different depending upon how you think of that dog and the relationship you have with that dog. You have a history of experiences and agreements with that dog that are unique between you. Your mind controls your communication to each individual. My contact and agreed greetings, habits, shared time, etc. is for each dog and different.

This morning was just a chance to share another aspect of why relationship matters.

05/23/2026

📢 Sounding the alarm in true Course 2 fashion!

If you know, you know. Living 24/7 with a partner dog for 9 days changes you. It challenges what you think you know about behavior, intent, and who your dog actually is.

We’ve been working on a very special project behind the scenes. CHRI founder, Nelson Hodges, has always believed that if you want to know about CHRI, you shouldn't listen to a marketing pitch... you should listen to the students who have walked the path.

So, we are doing just that. Introducing The CHRI Story—a series of deep, unfiltered conversations with professionals and owners whose worlds were transformed by asking deeper questions.

First up: Chelsea Cutler (). Full interview drops June 1 on YouTube, just in time for our RBBM I course in Ontario!

Hit the link in our bio to explore upcoming courses, and drop a 🐺 in the comments if your dog has ever humbled you into becoming a better human.
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