The Priceless Pack

10/19/2026

In this series of videos, you’ll see RALPHIE and I on a walk after our play session.

He’s wearing his prong collar and I’m using a retractable leash. There’s plenty of room to move around so he’s not pulling.

That allows him to freely sniff and enjoy this fulfilling walk. The only thing I really asked of him is DON’T GO IN THE ROAD.

I take the road as a serious matter because we are using a 15 foot retractable leash. So if he touches the curb or the street, the floor is lava.

I help him by using that signal DON’T GO IN THE ROAD. He doesn’t quite know it at the beginning of the videos. So I give the signal before he has stepped on the curb or the street and I’m pretty gentle with him the first time.

After the second time he was punished for going in the road I could see he really understood the concept.

Towards the end or middle of the video, you’ll see a delivery person leave their vehicle with the passenger door open. I help RALPHIE make the right decision by saying the signal DON’T GO IN THE ROAD.

I totally believe if the first two times were not punished effectively he would have gone in the road to satisfy his curiosity.

10/19/2026

This video series is from a play session I had with RALPHIE on Saturday. It’s about 16 minutes total.

My main focus in the session is to increase his possessiveness over the toy and to build skills that are necessary for a game of fetch. For instance, in the beginning, he doesn’t hold the ball like he does towards the end. Also, he begins to bring the ball more directly to me.

I’m very happy with this session because we progressed on his skills, motivation, mental and physical endurance, and focus.

RALPHIE knows how to demand things by barking already, so I’m putting a signal/command BARK on this behavior.

He does have a decent SIT signal or command already from Scotty his owner. So when he knows a couple more signals or behavior commands the BARK signal will need to be differentiated from the other behavior command signals.

This will be a great step into his next stage of learning. Also, he will learn that barking to demand something no longer works. For example, if I ask for a SIT or a DOWN and he begins to bark after he knows SIT and DOWN, the play will not continue.

10/18/2026

Brought the whole pack to Southern Tier Distilling Co. for Bloody Mary’s, school photos, and patio time!

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10/16/2026

The bestest boy RALPHIE came over a couple days ago for his four week STAY & TRAIN program.

He’s obviously a German Shepherd, but he’s only 10 months old and boy is he tall?

He really is a great gentle young dog who belongs to an 82 year-old man who is very active and misses him already dearly.

While RALPHIE is here with me we’ll be instilling some games that have structure rules, and obedience mixed in.

RALPHIE will get socialized with other dogs, learn how to walk on leash gently, and gain off leash freedom! All of these new activities and guidance will be sure to boost his confidence.

RALPHIE will also get the opportunity to become a patio pup since his dad likes to bring him out to public places to socialize with his friends.

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09/02/2026

Watch MEATBALL in action from last summer.

He goes to pay a parking ticket and enjoys his time downtown in Jamestown, NY while checking out some local businesses!

In this video, I take you along on my POV walk with MEATBALL throug...

04/03/2026

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