Taz is a 5-year-old working line German Shepherd with big energy and even bigger challenges. His family describes him as headstrong, excitable, anxious, and unpredictable. Grooming, vet visits, or something as simple as clipping his collar would escalate into chaos. With twin babies at home, his behavior isn’t just overwhelming—it’s dangerous.
Taz’s struggles aren’t about being “bad.” They’re rooted in conflict, confusion, and deeply ingrained instincts that haven’t been properly channeled. Dogs like Taz don’t need suppression—they need clarity, purpose, understanding and guidance.
The Challenges We Faced with Taz
When Taz arrived, even play wasn’t safe. We couldn’t attach a Leash collar to him. When asked to do things he became unglued.
• He didn’t understand how to play with humans—instead, he guarded his toys and possessions.
• If you tried to engage with him, he’d come up the leash or use his teeth, unable to decide whether to fight or cooperate.
• He lacked rules and boundaries, making every interaction chaotic.
• Losing a game felt like a threat, creating an inner conflict between engaging and defending.
The Breakthrough
Through play that mimics his natural “fight/bite” instincts, Taz is finally finding clarity. He’s realizing that he doesn’t have to guard or fight for control. Instead, he can trust us to guide him. This shift in mindset is clearing up his anxiety and giving him purpose.
We are off to a good start.
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✨ Transforming Lives, One Dog at a Time ✨
One of our standout programs is the “My Parents Don’t Get Me” Board & Train—a specialized solution for dogs and families facing serious behavioral challenges.
Whether it’s human aggression, dog-to-dog aggression, fear/anxiety, reactivity, or more, this program is tailored for dogs who’ve struggled in other settings or whose behaviors pose a risk.
✅ Why does our program work?
Changing behaviors takes patience, expertise, and time. That’s why our behavior modification programs typically run 4 weeks plus—giving your dog the time needed to build new habits, develop critical skills, and adopt a healthier mindset.
Take Chicago, for example. She came to us with serious aggression issues—she wanted to go after me and every dog around her. But through trust, clear boundaries, and cooperate rule based games, she’s found her way.
Today, she’s expanding her circle of friends (both human and canine) and thriving in her new mindset.
There’s still more work ahead for Chicago, but the progress she’s made is remarkable.
Does your dog need help finding their path?
Let’s work together to give them the clarity and confidence they need. 🐾
📩 DM us or visit our website to learn more about how our programs can help your dog transform and improve their quality of life.
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✨Why our approach is “different”✨
An unedited video of Ripley, the young Golden Retriever’s training session.
She struggles with impulse control, especially in high-arousal situations. Like many young dogs, she finds it hard to work through distractions, which can lead to unsafe behaviors if not addressed.
Many trainers focus on “creating calmness,” and stripping any excitement or arousal from the dog. Er take a different approach. We work with the dog’s natural genetic instincts and create a dog who can be who they are but understands how to work together.
Understanding the correct application of these concepts are the thing that separates good from great as well as real reliability and true knowledge acquisition when it matters.
When Ripley arrived, she only understood “sit” in specific contexts with a hand gesture. We’ve started teaching her that “sit” includes an implied stay and can be cued verbally—clarity that many dogs need.
While play-based training is often misunderstood (and often imitated) we execute it with precision and clarity to foster learning, and confidence.
Ripley is already making great progress, on her way to becoming a well-trained and well-behaved rock star.
Stay tuned❗️
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🗣 Does Your Dog Really Know “Sit”? 🗣
When we say that, we mean: does your dog truly understand your verbal cues? Clear, reliable verbal commands are essential for communication in everyday life.
Most of the time, when you need your dog to listen, they aren’t standing in front of you in a quiet, distraction-free environment.
Can your dog respond to your cues without needing a “helpful” cookie (or what I like to call an “air cookie”)? Can they distinguish between commands like “sit” and “down” — even in high arousal or drive, outside, and around distractions?
At MotoDog Training, we build real, lasting understanding for real-world situations.
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We are here to help and you're not in it alone. 🙏💓
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Frankie: A Unique Challenge in Trust and Transformation.
Miss Frankie, a chow mix, has been one of the more complex dogs I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Her circle of trust is very small—not only is she wary of strangers, but she also tends to react aggressively when anyone gets too close to her space. This has made working with her quite challenging. Frankie is incredibly clever and strategic, often using her mouth to push boundaries and avoid situations she doesn’t want to face, even with her own humans.
For example, it took several days just to get a leash clipped to her collar. She’s learned that using aggressive behaviors can manipulate outcomes in her favor. It’s not entirely fear-based—she’s aware of how to push back when someone tries to get too close or force her into something.
Instead of pushing harder, I took a slow, steady approach. I gave her space to realize I had good intentions without forcing the situation. Over time, we built a foundation of trust, and now we’ve reached a point of mutual understanding.
With this trust in place, we can begin the next phase: developing her obedience skills, setting clear boundaries, and helping her learn that certain behaviors are simply non-negotiable. I’m excited to continue this journey with Frankie and see the progress she’s capable of.
Stay tuned for updates as we move forward!
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Speaking of vacuums, Miss Hatter also had some dislike for the vacuum cleaner.
At first, I showed her to stay put as she seemed unsure of how to behave. Over time, she realized that the vacuum wasn't a threat and began to relax. Then, I allowed her to be free and hang out while I vacuumed.
If she did something naughty like trying to bite it, I would let her know that it wasn't okay and address it. It's important to let our dogs know what is acceptable and what isn't so they have absolute clarity.
Eventually, she learned that it wasn't okay to misbehave around the vacuum and would go lay down to watch from a safe distance instead.
I spent a good half hour doing a deep clean while she just hung out without attacking the vacuum or getting anxious.
Understanding how to help dogs navigate life by providing clarity can help reduce their stress and struggles.
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Understanding puppy socialization requires a thoughtful approach, as opinions on the topic vary widely.
When Vise first arrived, I chose not to introduce him to other dogs for at least a week. This initial period was vital for him to settle in and for me to build a foundational layer of trust and assess his readiness for social interactions.
Instead of jumping into playdates, Vise spent time observing other dogs from afar and from the safety of his Ex-Pen. This method, I believe, is more impactful for puppies learning to navigate their new environments.
Koa, my experienced Malinois, plays a crucial role in teaching puppies. His tolerant and respectful nature, coupled with his ability to clearly communicate boundaries, provides a safe and instructive environment for puppies. It’s essential to know when to let seasoned dogs like Koa step in and when to intervene, ensuring that puppies receive appropriate and constructive guidance.
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Salior the brown dog has struggled for yeeaaars (he’s 9) with dog to dog aggression and reactivity. In a short about of time, he’s able to be completely free, off leash and playing a high arousal game of chase in catch around other dogs.
How???
By changing his perception and predictions around dogs along with creating clear rules, authority and cocequences. He’s now a lot more clear, cooperative and can be 100% free and under control now.
Life is gonna be a lot for fun and less stressful for him and his dad!
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Ace the pit mix is a MotoDog grad from 2023. He’s back for a tune-up stay while his family takes a vacation. He’s had a history of dog aggression and leash reactivity in the past.
While he’s here, we are doing some more “dog intros” to further improve his perception, emotions and previous habits around dogs.
Tuukka is a MotoDog 2023 grad that’s also here for a tune-up program. He had a history of intense “leash reactivity” around dogs in the past.
Getting aggressive and reactive dogs together safely and showing them there is another way 🫶🏼
Check out our stories to see them walking next.
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One of main “things” we like to teach puppies is how to engage and cooperate with us in a fun, meaningful, and safe way.
Chase & Catch (aka fetch) is the perfect game to start to teach a new puppy.
Why?
✅ It’s teaches your puppy how to cooperate and how to do things WITH you.
✅ It teaches simple concepts about “rules”; like bringing the toy back.
✅ It teaches them how to stay focused on one task and concentrate for longer periods of time.
✅ It helps fulfill biological chase and catch instincts.
✅ It helps your learn learn how to problem solve.
✅ It helps teach them body awareness.
✅ It’s a very safe way to exercise your puppy.
What else can these “games” teach?
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