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RAD is here to help you live a life with your dog that is happy, satisfying, and peaceful. RAD trainers operate in and around Denton and Dallas TX.

We specialize in reactive, fearful, and aggressive dogs. We also train in many dog sports!

09/15/2026

Part 4 of our series on ways to enrich your dog's walk: choose nature trails or fields!

A neighborhood or busy park can be a hard scenario or over stimulating scenario for our dogs. So much is going on! Cars can be scary, people suddenly coming out of houses, other dogs barking from behind fences or windows, and more. Maybe your dog is comfortable with a neighborhood walk. That's awesome! They can still benefit from some nature time, too. Concrete doesn't hold onto scents as well as dirt, grass, etc. As we discussed previously - smells are super important to our walks.

Getting your dog out into nature can have a big impact on their mental health. You can hit the trails with your dog, find a big field to explore with them, hang out at a pond - any sort of nature place will work! We frequently use the AllTrails app to find places or look for fields next to churches or other places we can use. Sometimes these nature walks mean we don't walk in straight lines or on certain paths but that's okay. Your dog will still have a good time!

09/10/2026

Part 3 of our series on ways to enrich your dog's walk: let them sniff!

A dog's sense of smell is 1,000 to 10,000x more powerful than a human's and their noses are lined with 300 million olfactory receptors compared to our 5 million. It's even estimated that the percentage of a dog's brain dedicated to analyzing odors is 40x larger than ours. No wonder they want to sniff so much!

Some studies have indicated that dogs tend to prefer novel smells - things that are new to them, that sniffing can lead to a more optimistic viewpoint, and that sniffing can even impact their stress levels.

What does all of this mean? Sniffing is so important to our dogs for so many reasons! They experience the world through smells in a way we likely can't imagine and it can impact their overall well-being. Our walks with our dogs are a perfect opportunity to meet their sniffing needs.

09/08/2026

Part 2 of our series on how to enrich your dog's walk: let them roll!

We may not find an interest in rolling around - but our dogs often do! There's nothing wrong with letting your dog get dirty on their walk. Maybe they just like to roll in the grass, or in something that smells interesting to them, or, like Potter, maybe they like to roll in the muddy water. As long as it is safe for them to do so, it's okay to let them roll!

They'll love the activity and if they could, they'd thank you for letting them.

There just might be a bath waiting for them at the end of those walks.

09/06/2026

We're doing a multi part series on ways to enrich your dog's walk! These will include things you can add or adjust to make your dog's walk even better.

Our first tip? Use a longer leash! Dogs have a different walking pattern than people. We tend to walk in a straight path at a consistent speed. Dogs are more likely to adjust their pace and weave while walking. Using a longer leash allows both ends of the leash to walk in a manner that's more natural for them.

Even switching from a 6ft leash to an 8ft leash can make a big difference. In this video, Lazuli is being walked on a 15ft leash.

As you consider walking your dog on a longer leash, keep in mind the skills you'll both need. Handling a 15ft leash is much different than handling a 6ft leash! Safety is also important - is your dog likely to run to the end of the leash and will everyone be okay if that happens? Do you have the skills to manage that scenario? If you'd like to be able to switch to a longer leash but you're needing help with the skills to make it happen - we're happy to help!

09/01/2026

We talk a lot about setting our dogs up for success. It's just as important to set yourself up for success!

02/14/2026

We 🩷 Canine Fitness! Thank you everyone who came out today in the rain to learn how to best support your amazing canine athletes!

So much good learning took place - and such an important topic.

Thank you Nikki for making your way up here for us!
Hope everyone had a great time. 🩷

02/10/2026

Fitness for Agility is all filled up!
We have a few spots left on Fitness for Jumping!

Fitness for Jumping targets specific movements to help our dogs handle the obstacle they do the most on agility courses! Also a fantastic workshop to help dogs involved in dock diving, disc, and even mondio!

Sign up today - auditors spots available as well

https://RADDogs.as.me/?appointmentType=category:Guest%20Workshops

01/18/2026

Say hi to Arya! A seven month old golden retriever puppy. She arrived home a couple weeks ago with some emotional baggage around the crate. Her owner described it as sheer panic involving thrashing, crying for over an hour incessantly, and never lying down.

Luckily her owner has had a lot of coaching on breaking things down and how to introduce the crate like it’s brand new. She has been feeding her in there, throwing tons of treats and toys in there, and generally trying to use it as little as possible when it’s doable. All of this is making a big difference already, as you can tell she has made the connection between being in the crate and the arrival of tasty things.

For this first session I wanted to just assess and determine where we could keep going. A seven month old with no training history meant a dog with no other tools - so I wanted to show her additional things she could do that result in more lovely things happening. Then put all of that together with the crate.

In one session we introduced luring and cookie magnets, a lured sit, and a lured down. Does she know all of these things now? No way 🤣 it’s just the first session. But she did a really super good job and impressed me and her mom!

01/15/2026

🐶🐶🐶
Continuing with our Top 5 Life Skills for Multi-dog Households!

This week we cover Door Manners! 🚪

Doorways are very commonly the catalyst for a lot of big feelings in dogs. It's the threshold to the outside world, it's where you come in with new smells and new stuff, and it's where their excitement can get a little cramped! In multi-dog households doorways can unforuntaely be the site of a lot scuffles too.

🌟Pro Tip! Always work with one dog at a time at first. Before working on the front door, which is REALLY hard, start with something a little more digestible. A door going from the backyard into the house, going from the laundry room to a hallway, or a babygate near the livingroom are all more neutral thresholds to practice on.

Step 1. Ask your dog for a stationary behavior. This can be a sit or a down. Begin with easy tests. Practice merely turning towards the door. Reaching for the door. Touching the door k**b. Turning your back on them. If they are staying back, reward them in place.

Step 2. Reinforce staying AWAY from the door. After your dog can demonstrate staying away from the door when you interact with it, release them and send rewards back to them or behind them. Allow them to chase food AWAY from the door.

3. Start making your interactions with the door more challenging. See if they can stay back while the door remains cracked open. Leave it open more and more. Can you poke your head out? Can you take one or two steps outside. Release and reward them AWAY from the door.

4. Make sure your single dog can handle you coming and going through a doorway. Make sure they are reliably only passing through when you call them. Practice with each of your dogs one on one.

When introducing an additional dog, practice from the step 1 all over again. Keep your tests short and sweet.

Step 5. Call your first dog through. Toss rewards back at the dog staying behind. Rinse and repeat!

⛔️⚠️ When throwing food for multiple dogs only do this if your dogs are not at risk of resource guarding as they look for thrown food. If this is the case, take the time to return to them and hand deliver food to each dog. And if you need help with this, please reach out to a RAD trainer who can support you and your pups!

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01/06/2026

🐶🐶🐶 Top 5 Multi-dog Household Skills:

Number 1: Name Recognition

Step 1: Working with single dog, start building a pattern of orienting to you by playing the Up/Down game. Place a cookie on the ground in front of you, allow them to eat it, capture the moment they return attention to you by saying “yes” or using a clicker. Immediately place food on the ground in front of you again. Continue this pattern.

Step 2: Toss a treat a short distance away from you so that they are no longer oriented to you. After they chase and eat the food, mark the moment they return to you, and place food on the ground or feed to the mouth. Toss another reset cookie to start the pattern over again.

Step 3: Introduce your own movement now. Drop a few treats in place and YOU walk away from the dog. Either behind them or to the side. Act like your treats are a little smoke bomb! Mark and reinforce when they turn to follow you.

Step 4: The first three steps were building a pattern of reorienting to you and offering focus. Now we will attach the “cue” to the behavior while playing the same patterns. The “cue” will be their name!

Working around other dogs: Start with just one additional dog. Say one dog’s name and deliver a cookie to them. After feeding the first dog, feed the second dog. This reinforces the other dog for NOT jumping the line. It reinforces their choice to NOT move into you.

⛔️⚠️ It is absolutely ok to utilize a barrier between the dogs if you need to. Particularly if you have a silly puppy or a dog that has any sort of resource guarding history.

Remember, work each dog on their own to refine their individual tool kit before plopping them all together! More dogs = more difficult usually 😆 so take your time!

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