Real, game-based safety training

Keeping Dogs Safe

Teach your dog self-control in situations that actually matter — dangerous critters, prey drive, boundaries, and more. Self-control, distraction training, and scent games, not shock.

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Six real programs, one method

Every program here uses the same core idea: teach your dog what to do when, using games that ask very little of you or your dog and pack a real training punch.

Cover: Snake Avoidance Without Shock Unleashed

Snake & Critter Avoidance

Teaching avoidance without shock — rattlesnakes, poisonous toads, scorpions, and more.

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Cover: From Prey to Play

From Prey to Play

Build a rock-solid recall and give your dog's hunting instincts a real, acceptable outlet.

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Cover: Hassle Free Hiking

Safe Camping & Hiking

Everything you need to know before you and your dog hit the backcountry together.

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Cover: The Canine Shield

Canine Shield

Train almost any dog — not just traditional guard breeds — to be a real early-warning system.

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Cover: Training the Lost Pet Detection Dog

Pet Detective

Any dog with the right temperament can learn to track and find a lost pet by scent.

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Cover: Paws & Paths, The Boundary Mastery Quest

Paws & Paths

Reliable, seven-stage boundary training — no electric fence, no shock, just trust.

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Cover: The Safe Home Hound

The Safe Home Hound

Train your dog to detect real household hazards — smoke, mold, pests — using scent and play.

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Cover: The Urban Dog

The Urban Dog

A growing series of structured games that build real calm and resilience for city streets, elevators, and crowds.

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From Jamie

Does it work? Yes.

Two days before I wrote the first version of this page, we ran into our first rattlesnake since moving to our current property — before I'd finished avoidance training with my own dogs. Two of them ran straight into the house. A frantic, high-pitched "COME" pulled the rest away. That's the gap this training closes — not perfection, a reliable, trained response when it counts.

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Dogs outdoors during training