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This is not about selling you an overly expensive course. Prodogz Dog Training is Southern Oregon's premier dog training school.

It is about giving you a reliable companion on your IGP (Schutzhund) journey—someone who can review your training, help you solve key problems, answer questions, and give you clear feed back. With over 25 years of experience Jason Lake brings professional dog training to Southern Oregon and the entire Rogue Valley. Our dog training program is based on clear communication and positive reinforcement. Dog training is not about being the "Leader Of The Pack" but instead working with your dog with science-based methodology. Jason Lake's dog training program is based on "Engagement" instead of fear-based techniques. Our goal is to teach owners how to work with their dogs in positive ways in order to reach their goals with consistency in a timely manner that is right for their dogs. Dog training is appropriate for all breeds, all ages, and all behavior issues. This includes puppies, senior dogs, large breeds like pit bulls, German Shepherds and Rottweilers, small breeds like Chihuahuas and Pomeranians, and every dog in between.

10/22/2026

🐕 TEACHING STRAIGHT & CLOSE FRONTS | GOLDEN RETRIEVER TRAINING

In this video, Barbara is working with Todd, her Golden Retriever, on developing a straight, close, and precise front position.

🎯 Step 1: Teaching a Straight Front

Our first goal is to teach Todd to approach Barbara in a straight line and position himself squarely in front of her. We accomplish this by using guide bars to help establish the correct approach and negative punishment (-P) to reduce incorrect positioning.

By removing the opportunity for reinforcement when Todd comes in crooked and rewarding the correct position, we help him understand exactly where he needs to be.

🎯 Step 2: Teaching a Close Front

Once Todd understands how to come in straight, our next goal is to teach him to come in close.

Barbara sits near the edge of her chair, leans backward, and encourages Todd to follow the reward up her body. This helps teach him to move closer rather than stopping short.

The goal is to develop a straight, tight front position while maintaining enthusiasm, engagement, and a positive attitude toward the exercise.

🐾 Good obedience training is about building understanding through clear communication, proper mechanics, and consistent reinforcement.

Whether you're training for AKC obedience, IGP, Schutzhund, or simply improving your dog's precision, these techniques can help develop more consistent front positions.

📍 Professional Dog Training – Medford, Oregon

🌐 https://www.prodogz.com
🌐 https://www.igpcoach.com
🌐 https://www.policedoghelp.com

10/21/2026

🐕 BUILDING A STRONGER DUMBBELL GRIP | IGP OBEDIENCE TRAINING

How do you teach a dog to confidently grip and hold a dumbbell rather than simply putting it in their mouth?

In this video, Diane is working with Harri on developing a stronger, more committed dumbbell grip using a technique that involves a second person and a line attached to the dumbbell.

The second person controls the line, creating movement and an opportunity for Harri to actively grip the dumbbell. Rather than simply placing the dumbbell in the dog's mouth, we're looking to capture and reinforce the dog's decision to bite, grip, and maintain possession of the dumbbell.

🎯 WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON:

✅ Creating an Active Grip: Encouraging Harri to actively take the dumbbell rather than passively accepting it.

✅ Using a Second Person: A training partner manages a line attached to the dumbbell, allowing controlled movement that helps encourage gripping behavior.

✅ Capturing the Desired Behavior: Marking and rewarding the moment Harri commits to gripping the dumbbell.

✅ Building Grip Confidence: Reinforcing a secure, consistent hold while minimizing unnecessary conflict or confusion.

✅ Developing a Reliable Retrieve: Establishing the foundation for a confident dumbbell pickup, hold, carry, and eventual delivery.

🐾 WHY THIS TECHNIQUE?

One of the challenges in teaching a reliable dumbbell hold is helping the dog understand that we want an active, committed grip rather than a loose or passive hold.

By introducing controlled movement through a line attached to the dumbbell, we can create opportunities for the dog to offer the gripping behavior naturally. Once that behavior occurs, we can capture it through precise timing and reinforcement.

The key is understanding when to create movement, when to release tension, and when to reward. The goal is to encourage commitment to the dumbbell without turning the exercise into a tug-of-war or creating unnecessary pressure.

Remember, a reliable retrieve starts with a dog that understands how to confidently take and maintain possession of the dumbbell.

Whether you're training for IGP, Schutzhund, competitive obedience, or simply looking to improve your dog's retrieve, building a solid foundation makes all the difference.

📍 PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING IN MEDFORD, OREGON

Prodogz Dog Training provides professional dog training in Medford, Oregon, serving Central Point, Jacksonville, Ashland, and surrounding Rogue Valley communities. With over 30 years of experience, we specialize in puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, behavior modification, and competitive working dog training.

🌐 LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TRAINING:

🐕 Prodogz Dog Training: https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 Online IGP & Schutzhund Coaching: https://www.igpcoach.com

🐾 Rogue Valley Schutzhund Club: https://www.rvschutzhund.com

🚔 Police Dog Training: https://www.policedoghelp.com

10/20/2026

In this video, Chuck is working with Harri on creating a more active, powerful, and engaging heel position.

The process starts by allowing Harri to be passive first, then bringing him into active barking. Once that energy and expression come up, Chuck uses the active barking as a tool to build more intensity, engagement, and power in the heel.

The goal is not just movement, but a heel that has more animation, attitude, and commitment from the dog. By channeling that active state correctly, we can create a dog that is more present, more driven, and more expressive in the work.

This is a great example of how barking can be used strategically in training to increase engagement and improve the overall picture in obedience.

What we’re working on:
- Developing a more active heel
- Bringing the dog from passive into active barking
- Using barking to create more engagement
- Building power, animation, and intensity in heeling
- Improving the overall attitude in obedience work

Prodogz Dog Training provides professional dog training in Medford, Oregon, serving dog owners throughout the Rogue Valley, including Central Point, Jacksonville, Ashland, and surrounding communities. With over 30 years of dog training experience, Prodogz specializes in puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, behavior modification, and IGP/Schutzhund training. Whether you're training a family companion or a competitive working dog, our goal is to build stronger relationships through effective, science-based training techniques.

Links:
Prodogz Dog Training: https://www.prodogz.com
IGP Coach: https://www.igpcoach.com
Rogue Valley Schutzhund Club: https://www.rvschutzhund.com
Police Dog Help: https://www.policedoghelp.com

10/18/2026

🐕‍🦺 IGP PROTECTION TRAINING | GUARDING IN THE OPEN & LAUNCHING INTO THE GRIP

In this training session, Eddie is working with Scout, a Belgian Malinois, on two important aspects of IGP protection training: developing more expressive guarding in the open and improving the mechanics of launching into the grip.

🔥 FROM PREY TO AGGRESSION

Scout has struggled with expressing himself confidently during the guard, often becoming locked into prey barking rather than transitioning into aggression.

Eddie's goal is to help Scout learn to switch drives by carefully working at a threshold where the dog can transition from prey into aggression without becoming stuck in repetitive prey barking.

By adjusting the pressure, distance, and timing, Eddie creates opportunities for Scout to express the desired behavior while building confidence and intensity in the guard.

💥 LAUNCHING INTO THE GRIP

The second part of the session focuses on improving Scout's launch into the grip.

Rather than allowing the dog to jump with his front legs extended, we're teaching Scout to tuck his feet as he launches toward the helper.

This helps develop cleaner, more controlled entries while reducing the risk of injury to both the dog and the helper.

🎯 THE TRAINING GOAL

Build a confident, expressive guard, develop clear transitions between drives, and create a powerful, technically correct grip with safer launching mechanics.

Good protection training isn't simply about creating more intensity. It's about understanding the dog's emotional state, applying pressure appropriately, and developing behaviors that are both effective and sustainable.

🌐 LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TRAINING

🐕 Prodogz Dog Training: https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 IGP Coaching: https://www.igpcoach.com

🐾 Rogue Valley Schutzhund Club: https://www.rvschutzhund.com

🚔 Police Dog Training: https://www.policedoghelp.com

10/18/2026

🐕 TEACHING THE KICKBACK STAND | KATO BOARD TRAINING

Want a faster, cleaner, and more precise stand? It all starts with proper technique!

In this video, Bob and Scout demonstrate how to teach a kickback stand using a Kato Board, proper hand positioning, and precise reward placement.

The goal is to teach the dog to move its rear feet backward into a stand while keeping the front feet stationary. By using a Kato Board as a training aid, we can help the dog develop better body awareness, understand the movement, and build consistency.

🎯 WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON:
✅ Teaching the mechanics of the kickback stand
✅ Using a Kato Board to help establish rear-foot movement
✅ Proper hand positioning to guide the dog
✅ Reward placement to reinforce correct movement
✅ Building muscle memory, precision, and consistency

One of the most important elements of this exercise is hand positioning. Where and how you present the reward can significantly influence the dog's movement. Small adjustments in your mechanics can make a big difference in the dog's understanding and performance.

Remember, effective dog training isn't just about what we teach the dog. It's also about how clearly we communicate what we want.

🐾 TRAIN SMARTER. BUILD PRECISION. ENJOY THE PROCESS.

🌐 LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TRAINING:
🐕 Prodogz Dog Training: https://www.prodogz.com
🏆 IGP Coaching: https://www.igpcoach.com
🐾 Rogue Valley Schutzhund Club: https://www.rvschutzhund.com
🚔 Police Dog Training: https://www.policedoghelp.com

10/16/2026

🐕 USING A DOPAMINE BOX TO WORK ON REACTIVITY

In this training session, we’re using what we call a dopamine box as part of a structured plan for working with a reactive dog.
The goal isn’t simply to distract the dog from another dog. We first build tremendous value for the box, then use that motivation to help create a different emotional response when the dog encounters one of its triggers.

We’re working through three important stages.

🎯 STEP 1 — CHARGE THE BOX
Before the box can help us around distractions, it has to mean something to the dog. We begin by repeatedly allowing the dog to find reinforcement in the box so that approaching and engaging with it develops a strong history of reward. Over time, the dog begins anticipating something valuable when the box appears.

BOX → ANTICIPATION → REINFORCEMENT
At this stage, we’re not worried about reactivity. We’re simply building value.

🔥 STEP 2 — USE OPPOSITIONAL REFLEX TO INCREASE DESIRE
Once the dog strongly wants to get to the box, we can briefly restrain the dog from moving toward it.
That opposition can increase the dog’s desire to move forward and engage with the box.

Instead of repeatedly trying to calm all of the dog’s energy down, we can use some of that motivation and channel it toward a behavior we want.

The picture becomes:
SEE THE BOX → WANT THE BOX → RESTRAINT CREATES MORE DESIRE → RELEASE TO THE BOX
The stronger the value of the destination, the more useful it can become when distractions are introduced.

🐾 STEP 3 — CHANGE THE ASSOCIATION WITH DISTANT DOG BARKING
Now we begin introducing the actual trigger at a distance where the dog can still think and respond. When the dog hears another dog barking, we pair that event with access to something the dog already values—the box.

Technically, this portion is best thought of as classical conditioning/counterconditioning of the emotional response, rather than teaching the barking itself through classical conditioning.

We want the meaning of the trigger to begin changing:
DOG BARKS IN THE DISTANCE → SOMETHING VALUABLE BECOMES AVAILABLE
Instead of the sound of another dog automatically predicting conflict, frustration, or an explosive response, it begins predicting an opportunity to engage with something the dog wants.
That is the larger goal.

🧠 WE ARE CHANGING WHAT THE TRIGGER PREDICTS
This is why the first two steps matter so much.
If the dog doesn’t already have strong desire for the box, there isn’t much value available to compete with the emotional significance of the trigger.

So the progression is deliberate:
CHARGE THE BOX → BUILD DESIRE → INTRODUCE THE TRIGGER AT DISTANCE → CREATE A NEW ASSOCIATION
As the dog becomes more successful, distance and difficulty can be adjusted gradually rather than immediately putting the dog into a situation where it is already overwhelmed.

🐶 REACTIVE DOG TRAINING IN MEDFORD & SOUTHERN OREGON
At Prodogz Dog Training in Medford, Oregon, we work with dogs on engagement, obedience, reactivity, confidence, and real-world behavior.
If you’re looking for reactive dog training in Medford, Southern Oregon, or the Rogue Valley, our goal is to understand what is driving the behavior and then build training exercises that give the dog and handler a clearer path forward.

MOTION CREATES EMOTION.

🐾 PRODOGZ DOG TRAINING — MEDFORD, OREGON
https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 ONLINE IGP & SCHUTZHUND COACHING
https://www.igpcoach.com
🚔 POLICE DOG HELP

https://www.policedoghelp.com
🐕 ROGUE VALLEY SCHUTZHUND CLUB
https://www.rvschutzhund.com

📞 CONTACT PRODOGZ
Office: 541-608-2857
Call/Text: 541-944-6419
⭐ 30+ YEARS OF REAL-WORLD DOG TRAINING

10/15/2026

🐕 TEACHING THE DOG TO STAND WITHOUT MOVING FORWARD

In this training session, we’re working on one very specific problem: the dog creeping or stepping forward during the stand. Rather than repeatedly correcting the finished behavior, we’re going back and improving the mechanics by using a platform and more precise hand positioning.

🎯 WHY USE A PLATFORM?
The platform gives the dog a much clearer picture of where the feet should stay. Instead of allowing the dog to follow the handler forward, the platform helps create a physical boundary and makes it easier to reinforce a stand that stays in place.

The goal is: MOVE INTO THE STAND → STOP THE FEET → HOLD POSITION → EARN THE REWARD. Over time, we want the dog to understand the stationary stand even after the platform is faded out.

🐾 HAND POSITIONING CHANGES THE MOVEMENT
The handler’s hand can either help create the correct stand or accidentally encourage the dog to move forward. If the lure is carried too far ahead of the dog, the dog naturally wants to follow it. By changing the hand position, we can encourage the dog to rise into the stand without traveling forward.
That distinction is important.

We are not simply trying to get four feet off the ground and call it a stand. We are teaching the dog how to change position while maintaining location.

🔥 BUILD THE MECHANICS BEFORE ADDING DISTANCE
Once the dog consistently understands how to stand without creeping, we can begin fading the platform, reducing the lure, and eventually asking for the behavior with the handler farther away.
The progression becomes: PLATFORM → CORRECT HAND POSITION → STATIONARY STAND → FADE THE HELP. This type of foundation work can make a big difference when the stand later becomes part of more advanced obedience exercises.

🐶 DOG TRAINING IN MEDFORD & SOUTHERN OREGON
At Prodogz Dog Training in Medford, Oregon, we work on the small details that create clearer, more reliable behaviors.

If you’re looking for dog training in Medford, Southern Oregon, or the Rogue Valley, we offer training for family dogs, puppies, competition obedience, working dogs, and advanced sport training.

🐾 PRODOGZ DOG TRAINING — MEDFORD, OREGON
https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 ONLINE IGP & SCHUTZHUND COACHING
https://www.igpcoach.com

🚔 POLICE DOG HELP
https://www.policedoghelp.com

🐕 ROGUE VALLEY SCHUTZHUND CLUB
https://www.rvschutzhund.com

📞 CONTACT PRODOGZ
Office: 541-608-2857
Call/Text: 541-944-6419
⭐ 30+ YEARS OF REAL-WORLD DOG TRAINING

10/15/2026

🐕 BUILDING A STRONGER GUARD IN THE BLIND

In this training session, Diane is working on guarding in the blind with the goal of creating stronger, more committed barking as she moves into the call-out position.

The dog already understands the helper and the blind. Now we’re focusing on what happens when Diane enters the picture and how to keep the dog’s intensity high instead of allowing the barking to flatten out.

🎯 USING OPPOSITIONAL REFLEX
As Diane approaches, the dog is gently pulled away from the helper.
That backward pressure creates opposition. Instead of reducing the dog’s desire to move toward the helper, it can increase the dog’s effort to drive forward.

The picture becomes:
DIANE APPROACHES → DOG IS PULLED BACK → DESIRE TO RE-ENGAGE INCREASES → BARKING BECOMES STRONGER
This gives us a way to build more intensity without simply adding more conflict to the exercise.

🔥 WHY THIS MATTERS IN THE CALL-OUT POSITION
When the handler moves into position, we want the dog to remain fully committed to the helper.
The handler’s presence should not automatically cause the dog to disengage, soften, or lose rhythm in the barking.
By pairing Diane’s movement into position with increased frustration and desire to get back to the helper, we can help create a stronger association:

HANDLER ENTERS THE PICTURE → DRIVE STAYS HIGH
That becomes especially important as we begin putting more pieces of the protection routine together.

🐾 BUILDING THE BEHAVIOR BEFORE ASKING FOR THE FINISHED EXERCISE

Rather than expecting the complete call-out picture immediately, we’re isolating one specific piece:
maintaining strong barking while Diane moves into position.
Once that piece becomes reliable, it can be incorporated into the larger guarding and call-out sequence.

DESIRE → OPPOSITION → STRONGER BARKING → CLEANER CALL-OUT PICTURE

🐶 DOG TRAINING IN MEDFORD & SOUTHERN OREGON
At Prodogz Dog Training in Medford, Oregon, we work with pet dogs, competition dogs, IGP dogs, and working dogs by breaking complex behaviors into smaller pieces that the dog can clearly understand.
If you’re looking for dog training in Medford, Southern Oregon, or the Rogue Valley, our goal is to build communication, engagement, precision, and confidence while developing the individual dog in front of us.
BUILD THE INTENSITY FIRST — THEN ADD CONTROL.
MOTION CREATES EMOTION.

🐾 PRODOGZ DOG TRAINING — MEDFORD, OREGON
https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 ONLINE IGP & SCHUTZHUND COACHING
https://www.igpcoach.com

🚔 POLICE DOG HELP
https://www.policedoghelp.com

🐕 ROGUE VALLEY SCHUTZHUND CLUB
https://www.rvschutzhund.com

📞 CONTACT PRODOGZ
Office: 541-608-2857
Call/Text: 541-944-6419

⭐ 30+ YEARS OF REAL-WORLD DOG TRAINING

10/13/2026

🐕 TEACHING THE BACKWARDS HEEL WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH OUR LEFT-SIDE HEELING

In this training session, Noel is teaching her dog to heel backwards on her right side. We intentionally teach this behavior on the right so we can develop the mechanics of moving backwards without interfering with the dog's established heel position on the handler's left. The goal isn't simply to teach the dog to walk backwards. We're using the exercise to improve body awareness, coordination, attention, and understanding of position relative to the handler.

🎯 WHY TEACH IT ON THE RIGHT?
Our normal competition heel position is on the left. By developing the backwards heel on the opposite side, we can work on these new movement patterns while keeping the left-side heel picture clean and consistent. The dog learns to stay connected to Noel while moving backwards rather than simply following a lure.

👀 BUILDING EYE CONTACT AND ENGAGEMENT
One of the additional benefits we're looking for is stronger eye contact while the handler and dog are moving together.

As the dog becomes more comfortable backing in position, we can reinforce the dog for staying mentally connected to Noel while simultaneously controlling its body. That combination of movement + position + eye contact can become valuable in more advanced obedience.

🔥 BUILDING TOWARD THE MOTION EXERCISES
Another reason we're developing this skill is to help prepare the dog for exercises such as the sit in motion, down in motion, and stand in motion.

Those exercises ultimately require the dog to understand that the handler's movement and the dog's movement don't always have to be identical. The dog must remain attentive, respond quickly to the cue, and control its body while the handler continues moving. The backwards heel gives us another way to develop that understanding before asking for the finished exercise.

BODY AWARENESS → POSITION → EYE CONTACT → CONTROL IN MOTION
The finished behavior may look simple, but exercises like this allow us to build the individual pieces before putting everything together.

🐶 DOG TRAINING IN MEDFORD & SOUTHERN OREGON
At Prodogz Dog Training in Medford, Oregon, we use exercises like this to help dogs develop engagement, coordination, precision, and a clearer understanding of their handler. If you're looking for dog training in Medford, Southern Oregon, or the Rogue Valley, we offer training for family dogs, competition obedience, working dogs, and advanced sport training.

🐾 PRODOGZ DOG TRAINING — MEDFORD, OREGON
https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 ONLINE IGP & SCHUTZHUND COACHING
https://www.igpcoach.com

🚔 POLICE DOG HELP
https://www.policedoghelp.com

🐕 ROGUE VALLEY SCHUTZHUND CLUB
https://www.rvschutzhund.com

📞 CONTACT
Office: 541-608-2857
Call/Text: 541-944-6419
⭐ 30+ YEARS OF REAL-WORLD DOG TRAINING

10/12/2026

🐕 BUILDING A CLEANER HEEL POSITION THROUGH MOVEMENT AND REWARD PLACEMENT

In this training session, Bob is continuing to work with Scout on improving heel position by combining movement, reward placement, and light tactile input.

One of the main exercises in this video is having Bob spin and then reward Scout on the right side of the reward picture so Scout learns to stay aligned with Bob’s left leg rather than drifting or wrapping out of position.
🎯 WHY THE SPIN HELPS
The spin creates movement and gives Scout another opportunity to actively find the correct heel position instead of simply being placed there.
That lets us work on:
MOVEMENT → FIND POSITION → MARK → REWARD
The goal is to make the correct position something Scout begins to seek out on his own.

🐾 REWARD PLACEMENT MATTERS
Where the reward appears can have a major influence on where the dog wants to position his body.

In this exercise, Bob is being intentional about reward placement so Scout is reinforced for staying in a cleaner relationship to Bob’s left leg.
We don’t want the dog simply chasing food or a toy.
We want the dog learning:
“This is the position that makes reinforcement happen.”

🔥 USING TACTILE INPUT ON THE OUTSIDE
Bob is also using a stick as light tactile input along the outside of Scout’s body.

The purpose is not to strike or punish the dog. It is simply another piece of information that helps Scout become more aware of where his body is in relation to Bob.

That outside tactile input can help discourage the dog from drifting outward while making the desired position easier to understand.
Combined with movement and strategic reinforcement, the tactile information becomes part of a larger communication system.
MOVEMENT + BODY AWARENESS + REWARD PLACEMENT = CLEANER POSITION

Over time, the goal is to reduce the extra help so Scout can maintain the correct heel position without relying on the visible reward or the tactile cue.

🐶 DOG TRAINING IN MEDFORD & SOUTHERN OREGON
At Prodogz Dog Training in Medford, Oregon, we use exercises like these to break complex obedience behaviors into smaller, understandable pieces.

If you’re looking for dog training in Medford, Southern Oregon, or the Rogue Valley, this is an example of how we work on precision, communication, engagement, and body awareness rather than simply asking the dog to repeat a finished behavior.
TEACH THE POSITION — THEN FADE THE HELP.
MOTION CREATES EMOTION.

🐾 PRODOGZ DOG TRAINING — MEDFORD, OREGON
https://www.prodogz.com

🏆 ONLINE IGP & SCHUTZHUND COACHING
https://www.igpcoach.com

🚔 POLICE DOG HELP
https://www.policedoghelp.com

🐕 ROGUE VALLEY SCHUTZHUND CLUB
https://www.rvschutzhund.com

📞 CONTACT PRODOGZ
Office: 541-608-2857
Call/Text: 541-944-6419

⭐ 30+ YEARS OF REAL-WORLD DOG TRAINING

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201 E. Barnett Road
Medford, OR
97501

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