Two different dogs. One shared home. Rocko and Kodak came to Angier K9 together, with a family hoping for more comfortable days—and learning how to build them.
Their story follows the games that engaged each dog, the family's lessons, and the everyday moments their owner later described at home.
One family. Two individuals.
Training two dogs together still means getting to know each one. For Rocko, an outdoor tug session gave the trainer a useful insight: tug was engaging him more effectively than a ball or flirt pole in that session.
For Kodak, another outdoor session brought a clear teaching moment: a down cue, a response, and a playful reward. The trainer identified the response as a verbal-only down.
These moments show the attention behind the work: finding what engages the individual dog and building the next repetition from there.
Watch Rocko's tug session · Watch Kodak's down and reward
The family becomes part of the learning.
“I'm just so excited with the progress already.”
Rocko and Kodak's family shared that response during a lesson. The film also captures their surprise when the conversation turns to bringing the ball back during fetch—a small interaction with meaning for the people who know these dogs.
Room for each other at home.
In a home conversation, the owner described Kodak coming onto their lap while Rocko was nearby. Rocko leaned into the owner harder, then was able to walk away. For that particular interaction, the owner said no redirection was needed.
The conversation turned to respecting each other's boundaries. The family's response was simple: that was what they needed.
This was the owner's account of an everyday moment. Alongside the home lesson, it gives their story a personal measure of progress: sharing space with guidance and continuing practice.
The little things that matter.
In written follow-up, their owner described enjoying a walk with Rocko:
“walking with Rocko in heel is so much fun;”
A separate excerpt from the same message captured the pleasure of spending time outdoors:
“its so nice being outside with them with confidence that they will make good boy choices!”
The family continued practicing and guiding their time together. These observations reflect their experience at those points, with supervised time and owner involvement remaining part of the work.
“Thank You for helping My Good Boys learn to LOVE being Good Boys!”
That written message brings the story back to its heart: two individual dogs, and a family finding more to enjoy with them.
Explore the training behind the story.
The film combines selected training sessions, family lessons, and attributed written follow-up. Written quotations preserve the owner's wording. Training footage accompanying those messages illustrates the work; it is not footage of the events described in the messages.
Explore more Angier K9 family stories, learn about our Board & Train program, or follow training questions into source footage with Angier K9 Field Notes.
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