MotoDog Training

09/30/2026

This 🙌

07/02/2026

06/27/2026

Reactivity isn’t the problem.

It’s the symptom.

Cars. Dogs. Bikes. People.

Those aren’t the problem.

They’re simply exposing it.

The real issue is a dog that can’t regulate arousal or cooperate when arousal rises.

That’s why simply feeding around triggers or trying to “desensitize” every reaction often falls short. It may change what the dog is looking at, but it doesn’t change the dog.

It doesn’t teach them how to think, solve problems, or cooperate under pressure.

Stop chasing calmness.

Start building capability.

Give dogs appropriate biological fulfillment.

Teach clarity, communication, and cooperation under arousal.

You don’t build a dog that’s merely manageable.

You build a dog that’s capable.

Capable of thinking instead of reacting.

Capable of navigating the world instead of avoiding it.

That’s how freedom is built.

06/26/2026

Reactive Daisy 🌼

Dogs = 🧨💥
People = 🧨💥
Car passing = 🧨💥
Noises = 🧨💥

She will pretty much bark, lunge, and snap at all of these. Her world is quite small, but her family loves her dearly and wants a bigger, more fulfilling life for her. A life that doesn’t involve constantly managing her and keeping her at home by locking her away.

She was found dumped in a field with only an empty bowl. She lacks a lot of “life” and social skills. Any experiences she had were probably not great either.

But… Once you’re in her circle, she’s sweet, playful, and pretty smart too.

She’s going to be a fun one. Can’t wait to help her see the world with a new perspective.

Let’s do this.🌼

06/25/2026

Our very own Koa was the star of a Ben & Jerry’s promotional video.

MotoDog was hired to provide and handle the “talent” for the production.

This is one of the many media spots we’ve provided and handled highly trained dogs for.

Koa will work for baths and ice cream.🍦

06/18/2026

An overdue progress report on Yoshi-man. Things are happening, beginning to change and evolve for the better. No longer is he engaging in acts of violence, displays of drama, and temper tantrums.

Getting true cooperation from him has been a game of him learning to exhaust his typical antics and realizing that path doesn't work anymore.

We still have a long way to go but he's heading in the right direction, on the right path 🙌

06/10/2026

When home feels like a war zone…💣

Webster and Jasper have spent enough time trying to settle their differences with teeth.

Webster, a 30-pound Beagle/Boston mix, and Jasper, a young 90+ pound Belgian Malinois, can’t be together without the risk of things turning ugly. Their solution? Living on separate floors of the house.

That’s not much of a life for anyone.

Day one.

Time to drop the baggage, lower the temperature, and teach these two a different way forward.

They don’t have to love each other.

But they do need to learn how to live together without looking for or starting a fight.

06/02/2026

Yoshi update.

Learning another way.

This isn’t about the sit.

It’s about Yoshi learning that cooperation isn’t optional just because he disagrees.

Historically, his Shiba screams, creative negotiations, and occasional use of teeth have been pretty effective at changing people’s minds.

This time, they weren’t.

He worked through it, found the answer, and realized the world didn’t end.

Just the beginning. Things are starting to change for the better.

05/28/2026

Spoiler alert: not all aggression or reactivity comes from fear.

Sometimes the dog isn’t scared. Sometimes he’s pushy, opinionated, clever as hell, and fully committed to getting his way.

That’s Yoshi the Shiba Inu.

He’s sly like a fox, nimble like a barn cat, and perfectly willing to bite like a viper when the situation suits him.

Leash him up? Maybe.
Take something from him? Risky.
Ask him to go in the crate, handle him, or interact with another dog? Depends what mood he’s in and whether he agrees with your plan.

And that’s the part people miss.

Slapping every behavior under the “fearful/reactive” umbrella skips over the actual dog in front of you. Labels can make people feel informed while completely misunderstanding what’s driving the emotion and behavior.

Yoshi isn’t lacking confidence. He’s lacking cooperation, boundaries, and accountability.

The good news? He loves to play, he’s wildly smart, and once we became friends, everything opened up.

Now we can start building something productive instead of rehearsing conflict:
clear rules, better choices, real cooperation, and a dog that learns the world doesn’t revolve around whatever impulse hits him first.

Still cute though. This Tiny fox-viper remains undefeated.