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CanJayK9 | Houston Based Dog Training
Day-to-day life with my dogs and client dogs in training. Building calm, confident, OFF-LEASH reliable dogs.

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09/25/2026

This is a small snippet of the consultation with “Rome” the Rottymix. Stay tuned for his transformation👏🏽 If you deal with leash pulling Dm or hit the link in bio👏🏽

09/25/2026

reteach in multiple places, should be easier and easier. What issues do you struggle with?

09/24/2026

How to Get Your Dog to ACTUALLY Listen —>3 Things Most Owners Miss

A dog ignoring you doesn't always mean they're stubborn. A lot of the time, they simply haven't learned that listening to you has relevance.

Here are 3 things you can start doing TODAY:

1️⃣ Stop repeating the command.
If you say “sit… sit… SIT!” 5 times, your dog learns that the first command doesn't really matter.

Give the command once, then calmly follow through with whatever you've taught the dog to do. Reward the correct response.

2️⃣ Make listening worth it. 🦴
Don't only reward your dog when they're already doing something perfectly.

Catch the behaviors you WANT:

Looking at you
Coming when called
Walking beside you
Sitting calmly
Choosing to disengage from distractions

Reward those moments. You're teaching your dog, “Paying attention to my handler pays off," and, "I can be rewarded at any moment."

3️⃣ Don't jump straight into distractions.
If your dog can sit perfectly in your living room but ignores you around other dogs, squirrels, people, and cars, that doesn't necessarily mean the training failed.

It means you increased the difficulty too quickly.

Build the behavior in stages:

House → Yard → Quiet neighborhood → More distractions → Real-world environments

Make it easy enough for your dog to succeed, then gradually increase the challenge.

Try this today:

Pick ONE command your dog already knows.

Practice it for 5 minutes in a low-distraction environment and reward every good response.

Then tell me in the comments:

What's the #1 thing your dog refuses to listen to you about? 👇

If you're in the Houston area and you're struggling to get reliable obedience from your dog, CanJayK9 can help you build clearer communication and better reliability.
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09/24/2026

being clear and consistent speed up learning👏🏽

09/24/2026

This popped up in my memories but this dog came to me with terrible leash pulling and dog reactivity. In dealing with these issues, it’s easy to just focus on correcting the “bad.” Always remember to praise and reward to reassure them when they’re doing the right thing👏🏽.

09/23/2026

Comment “Leash pulling” if your dog is like this. Book a session with CanJayK9 today, Link in Bio!

09/23/2026

What's an issue that you've decided to give up on that your dog STILL does?

09/21/2026

Buddy is hilarious😂 Have a dog with little to no impulse control. Dm or Hit the link in the bio.

09/18/2026

They’ve been asking me to come back! use code “CANJAYK9” for a discount

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