Astro's Story - Angier K9 Behavior Modification Review

Astro's Story: A Serious Behavior Case With a Real Path Forward

Astro came to AngierK9 as a serious behavior modification case. According to his family, they had spent nearly two
years in weekly training, 3 years in a muzzle every day, and had been told by multiple professionals that euthanasia was their recommended path.

After Training: Astro has a whole new lease on life. No muzzle, and a long life ahead of him. His owners have said:

"His progress was so good. We were both crying."

"I am so so happy for him... I can't imagine what would've happened to him without you guys."

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Astro's Training Timeline

Aggressive Behavior Still A Few Days In

This video shows the beginning of Astro’s behavior modification work at our facility. We do not currently have footage of his original evaluation, and we are still working to obtain earlier footage that shows what his day-to-day life looked like before the program.

In this session, Kelton is wearing full protective gear because of the severity of Astro’s behavior concerns around people outside of his family. Astro does not bite in this clip, but the seriousness of the case became even clearer later when he fully clamped down on Kelton’s hand during a collaring attempt that was not captured on camera.

The goal here was not to rush obedience or force Astro through commands. The goal was to safely give him enough room to show us his normal pattern so we could begin changing it. When a dog expects an interaction to go a certain way, we can start creating what is called a prediction error - interrupting that expected pattern and showing the dog that a different outcome is possible.

For Astro, that process was one of the first steps toward changing how he interacted with humans who were not his owners.

First Walk Together!

(He bit me just a couple of minutes prior, clamped down hard enough to bruise me through the bite protection gloves!)

BREAKTHROUGH DAY!

This Is The First Day I Got Astro To Play TUG! I was BEYOND PUMPED.

Safety Policies:

*Parasite & Infectious Disease Risk – Owner understands and accepts that AngierK9 Consultants, LLC conducts training in public and shared environments where numerous domestic and wild animals may be present. Even with diligent sanitation, vaccination, and preventive protocols, exposure to gastrointestinal worms, external parasites (fleas, ticks, mites), and communicable diseases (including but not limited to kennel cough, parvovirus, canine influenza, conjunctivitis, and otitis) cannot be completely eliminated. Owner voluntarily assumes all risks of such exposure and agrees to be solely responsible for any resulting veterinary evaluation, treatment, or related expense. Owner further releases, holds harmless, and agrees to indemnify AngierK9 Consultants, LLC, its owners, employees, and agents from any and all claims, losses, or liabilities arising out of or relating to the contraction or alleged contraction of any parasite or infectious disease by the dog while in training, except to the extent caused by the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of AngierK9 Consultants, LLC.

*Angier K9 Consultants, LLC shall not be responsible for any damages to the animal arising out of or from boarding the animal or that may accrue from any cause whatsoever in connection with such boarding except where loss is caused by gross negligence or intentional act of the Company or the Company’s agents or employees.

*Owner/foster shall be solely responsible for all acts and behavior of the animal at any time during the term of this agreement. In no case shall the Company be liable for the animal’s acts or behavior other than for the exercise of gross negligence. Owner/foster shall indemnify the Company from and against any and all damages sustained or suffered by reason of the boarding of the animal for any claims or injuries whatsoever.

*We are not responsible for any health issues that may come up with the dogs during private training or board and train programs.

*We are not responsible for injuries that the dog may cause to themselves during private training or board and train programs.

*By signing the agreements all clients agree to these safety terms.

Company Policies:

*All training package payments and monthly payments are non-refundable.

*All processed payments are final. If there is a direct issue with our services there will be a full review completed by the owner of the company.

*All approved trainings are official contracts with Angier K9 Consultants.