Dragon Canine Training

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09/01/2026

I can’t believe this dog has been with me for 5 years. I love you Toothless. Never forget that you have made me a better person and better trainer.

08/31/2026

Seeing is this gets more 🩶 than my usual stuff

08/30/2026

This is just one minute of a whole session! We did other confidence building, engagement games, and more! I’m so proud of this team!

Ghost is a Service Dog in Training who has been dealing with lower confidence around things like bikes and strollers. Today we kept things pretty chill and worked around new things at Cabelas. I had my husband come for a bit with our child in her stroller so Ghost could become more confident in a controlled way.

Because Ghost is a 9 month old dog, that means he’s near another big fear period and it’s important to make sure he doesn’t go above threshold when we are trying to get him use to these things.

This is also where it’s important to know a dogs body language baseline. Unlike my dog Toothless, Ghost normally doesn’t hold his tail high, even when relaxed. I see this with many Goldens, where they prefer their tail a bit lower than midline, so we pay attention to other body language as well like how stiff he is, how engaged he is with his handler, how comfortable he is sniffing, how comfortable he is taking food, etc. He’s not fully relaxed and confident of course but he did really well and we focused on making things comfortable with a high rate of reinforcement for him.

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08/28/2026

Please share this.

This is allegedly part of Sit Means Sit dog training contract.

If this is correct, can you imagine a bigger, fatter, red flag to anyone about to hand over their dog to these people for training.

“Client agrees not to post NEGATIVE reviews on social media or speak negatively about Sit Means Sit in any public forum...”

Read on ...

08/28/2026

First longer video with voiceover!

Toothless and I started our day by getting Dutch Bros and heading to Lowe’s. The Halloween animatronics are a great training opportunity. It’s important to always be mindful of your dogs body language and stress threshold. There’s a difference between distress and eustress. Toothless didn’t have large signs of distress like backing away, barking, growling, tucking his tail and ears, or cowering.

It’s also important to know what stress signs could be from, like panting and lip licking are stress signs but can also be a symptom of thirst like in this instance.
It’s important to look for multiple overlapping signs of distress and identify the root cause of them.

Always be mindful to avoid flooding (pushing a dog past their threshold and overwhelming them) and use rewards, not bribes! Notice how I’m not luring Toothless with the food to get closer? I mark and reward, I also encourage him verbally to look at it as it’s part of the Look At That game, but I do so at a distance and allow him do approach if he desired without trying to entice him with food. Which can create a conflict of interest.

Let me know how you like this style of video by liking and sharing!

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08/27/2026

Manouvering with a service dog is something that a lot of people take for granted. Getting a dog accustomed to being able to move around in crowded places starts in an open empty place!

Ghost here is a Service Dog in Training and is working on positioning and pivoting. He was struggling with the pivot the most last time and so his owner got a LickStick and it’s been helping a lot! He’s been starting to understand how do move his body to keep licking the peanut butter! Plus bonus it’s been keeping his owners hands slobber free!

Do you have a SDIT? A pet dog? Is your dog in need of some training? Hi I’m Raine and I’m the owner of Dragon Canine Training. I am an International Association of Animal Behavioral Consultants Accredited Dog Trainer (IAABC-ADT) and Pet Professional Guild Behavaior and Training Professional. I crossed over from balanced to force free training!

📩 Please check out our website dragoncaninetraining.com or email [email protected] if you are interested in working with us on your training! We do in-person and virtual lessons.

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08/26/2026

Yet people say harnesses make it hard to teach a dog how to heel or loose leash walk.

Wanna know how to get these kind of results with your training? Message us and check out our website!

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08/25/2026

Who am I?

Hello I’m Raine and I am a dog trainer! I am an International Association of Animal Behavioral Consultants Accredited Dog Trainer, I focus on the welllbeing of your dog first. I don’t try to mask the issues with strict obedience, but I will help you focus on the underlying reason of a dogs behavior. Instead of getting frustrated and mad at your dog jumping or pulling, we reroute our train of thought to “Why is the dog jumping?” “Why is the dog pulling?” And address THAT. We work on the “why” and the behavior follows through.

📩 Interested in working with me? Check out my website dragoncaninetraining.com or email me at [email protected]

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08/23/2026

Harley has been conquering his fears one LATTE at a time!

So what is LATTE? Look At That, Then Enrichment!

This is one of many pattern games we have been working on to help him emotionally regulate around new things. Harley’s owner has been doing so well practicing and has made so much progress is the small time we have worked together!

When practicing things like this, it is critical to pay attention to the dogs body language to ensure the dog is not being put into distress, because that’s when effective learning stops.

Eustress and distress is different. Eustress is the healthy kind of stress that gives motivation and doesn’t cause major setback, it’s the kind someone feels when they are studying for a test, but pace themselves, give themselves breaks and starts studying for the test a good amount of time in advanced. Distress is often unhealthy stress when you feel a lack of control, and it can lead to panic, fear, and can cause one to spiral. It’s like if you forget there was a test and then try to cram the night before until you have a panic attack. See the difference?

If you pace yourself and make experiences positive while staying under threshold, you will help the dog handle the hard things in a manner that is healthy.

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