Down Right Dog Training

11/22/2025

It’s not about your dog having abs, it’s about vital organs, joints, brain-gut connection, skin & longevity.

🚩 Even if your vet hasn’t said a peep about your pup’s weight — that doesn’t mean it’s NBD. Often the “we’re overweight” talk never happens. Why?!? Vets do not want to hurt your feelings and will tell you about your dog’s segs 🍆💦 needs before they talk about your dog’s weight like with poor Frankie. -_-

Here at Down Right Dog Training – West Palm Beach we fix that:

movement + diet + mindset = one healthy, happy dog.

DM us today 🐾💪

11/22/2025

2 minutes squished into 35 seconds!
A quick Step Zero session with Ember — the sweet, fearful Golden Doodle puppy. Today’s focus: confidence building. We’re helping her leave those early fears in the past so she can enjoy life with her family without shutting down, stressing out, or feeling overwhelmed.

By teaching her family how to continue these habits at home, we create lasting change, clear communication, and a stronger bond — all without relying on excessive corrections that would crush a delicate, sensitive dog like Ember. This is the foundation that turns fear into curiosity, hesitation into engagement, and anxiety into trust.

If you have a fearful, shy, or sensitive dog in South Florida or Palm Beach County, don’t wait for the problem to grow.
👉 Reach out for elite private training and confidence-building sessions designed specifically for puppies and nervous dogs.
You can change your dog’s future — and we can help.

11/22/2025

Teaching your dog an OUT the wrong way creates conflict!

Traditionally, the dog is verbally commanded to OUT and then corrected with a leash or e-collar to force the release.
All this does is shut your dog down… or worse, create handler aggression and reactivity.

With our conflict-free OUT technique, your dog chooses to release the toy on their own. We immediately reinforce that choice with MORE play, building clarity, confidence, and trust.

“But what about a verbal cue?”
Don’t worry, once the picture is clean, we layer the cue.
The first thing your dog should learn is: release the object directly into your hands.
This is the foundation for powerful retrieves (sport or fun), safe toy play, and a dog who stays engaged instead of fighting you.

Want to learn how to play tug with your dog the RIGHT way? How to avoid conflict? How to build engagement and intensity without creating reactivity?

We offer elite, high-level private lessons - serious one-on-one coaching for families, working dogs, and sport teams.

If you’re in South Florida / Palm Beach County and want the best protection dog training or to simply learn how to play with your dog safely and confidently:

👉 Message us to book a private session.

11/17/2025

11/17/2025

PLAYING WITH YOUR DOG!
Stop overthinking it. Just play. 🎉

You can find endless videos showing dogs flying through the air, crispy “outs,” tug mechanics, toy handling techniques, toy motivation, obedience-in-play… but the truth is: most people overcomplicate it.

Now go find a toy [or toys] your dog loves and STOP doing these 5 things! ⬇️

1️⃣ Too much duration in obedience.
So you just figured out how to incorporate play and obedience! 👏 Ask for that “down,” but the SECOND those elbows hit the ground—mark and reward with the toy! Holding positions kills momentum and reduces drive. Keep it FAST, FUN, and rewarding.

2️⃣ Making your dog lose.
Stop trying to “win” the game. This is not the Olympics! Let your dog win! Winning builds confidence, engagement, motivation, and a healthier play relationship. This is how you create a dog that wants to work with you.

3️⃣ Tugging too hard.
You don’t need Hulk strength. A pinky-finger grip maintains safety and keeps the game about the dog’s power, not yours.

4️⃣ Playing the “KEEP AWAY” Game
Walking toward your dog makes them run away. Move backwards, open your body, and invite them to offer you the toy to play!

5️⃣ Playing too long.
Your tug session should be 5–10 minutes max. Short, focused play keeps arousal optimal and leaves your dog eager for the next session. Quality over quantity always wins.

If you want to learn how to play the FUN and EASY way—
Send us a message to schedule your private or virtual lesson.

Dog Training in Palm Beach County • Training for Fearful Dogs • Learn to Play With My Dog • Working Dog Foundations • Pet Obedience Programs • Confidence-Building Games

11/15/2025

Private Protection Dog Training in Palm Beach County with Yvan “Bambino” Granados 🔥🦌🚫

Train with one of the world’s elite French Ring & protection decoys—right here in South Florida.

We offer true, high-level private protection work only.

If you’re looking for bite-night social clubs/events, we’re NOT your trainers. This is real protection, real skill, and real results.

Over 25 years experience
• Apprenticed under world-class trainers & decoys .mexico
• Highest-level French Ring certifications across multiple countries
• Selected for the 2023 French Ring Selectif – Jury C
• Trains protection dogs for elite clientele & government agencies

Ready for serious training?

Send us a message to schedule your private evaluation.

11/14/2025

Fun with Finn!
This energetic but deeply sensitive boy is learning that structure doesn’t have to be scary. With dogs like Finn, jumping into corrections too quickly can shut them down fast — which is why a trust-based, positive foundation is everything.

Finn is the kind of dog that keeps you sharp. Your timing must be quick because his mind is faster, and he’ll push you right to the edge of your handling skills — but when you slow down, listen, and train with clarity, you unlock all of that potential.

He’s making great progress in his training program, and now we’re getting ready to layer in toy rewards, more engagement work around distractions, and real-world proofing so he can shine outside the training environment.

If you have a dog like Finn — high-drive, sensitive, or struggling with confidence — we’d love to help you build the right foundation. Send us a message to learn more about our Step Zero program.

11/14/2025

⚠️ Trigger Warning: Child & Dog Incident

How you train your dog matters.
How you understand your dog matters even more.

Videos like this are exactly why we are so passionate about what we do at Down Right Dog Training.

In this clip, the mother believed her dog was “trained” to go into a down. Child is handling the dog and gives command for a “down”. Dog does not listen. The mother then instructed her child to correct the dog for not listening, while completely missing all the stress signals and warning signs that were happening before the attack…and that were created by the training approach itself.

This was 100% preventable. This is not an accident!

We are not anti-corrections.
But without a strong foundation built in positive learning, trust, and clear communication, corrections become confusing, unfair, and dangerous.

When humans learn to read their dog’s body language and when dogs are trained through a structured, relationship-based system, incidents like this are less likely to happen.

If you want your dog trained safely, ethically, and effectively… and you want your family to be confident handling your dog:

👉 Start with Step Zero.
👉 Learn your dog’s stress cues.
👉 Build engagement before obedience.

We can help you.

📍 Down Right Dog Training — West Palm Beach, FL
🐾 Relationship-based, science-backed dog training
🧡 Step Zero • Behavior • Obedience • Protection • Confidence Building

Send us a message to book an evaluation or get started.

11/14/2025

Look at this golden doodle boy glow up by ! They always roll up and deliver! King is looking extremely royal!

11/12/2025

It’s hard to record and dog but this is my weirdo, Ares. He is a ball of love and chaos. I certainly don’t seek perfection anymore in much of what we do but even this took years of practice and sticking to a routine with daily training. Dog trainers are every day dog owners like YOU! This is the life we want you to have with your dog!