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42 contributions to Karate 4 Dogs
heeling & playing with purpose. just a few thoughts
I've recently started the Heeling and Playing with Purpose courses and I'm really happy with how my dogs are starting to open up. I can already see a difference in the way we play, even though we've only just started putting some of Alex's advice and techniques into practice. Sharing a short highlight from one of my first sessions with my mal Karma. I'm planning to make a video of me playing with all my dogs too, partly to share my experience and partly to hopefully get some feedback on what I could improve. Something funny happened today actually 😂 I was out on the field where we usually train and play, and one of my Australian Shepherds randomly offered me some fancy prancy heeling without me even asking for it. That really surprised me because until now he's only ever done that for hot dogs 😂 I feel like changing the way I play with them is starting to change their mindset too, which I absolutely love. I've already been through Social Playing and Food Games, and now we're moving on to playing with toys, which I'm really looking forward to. This time I'm trying to take things slowly, spend more time actually practising with my dogs and keep going back to the courses to work on changing my own habits rather than rushing through everything. Still very early days, but I'm really enjoying the process and loving the courses so far. Thanks Alex
heeling & playing with purpose. just a few thoughts
1 like • 30d
This was amazing to watch - you look so confident in what your doing & Karma looks really focused - those spins are soooo good It’s been a while since I’ve seen you in action but your progress looks awesome - well done
New Date! 18/10/2026
Hey guys I'm booking a venue for new training date - 18th of October. Reading area near M4. Anyone interested let me know! Priority and discounts for Premium, ViP and leaderboard. Thanks
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@Alex Lato is this going ahead?
FCI VZH/BH in the pocket 💪🏻
Passed! 😃 It wasn’t the best she ever did, but the trial judge said she looked happy and with lots of drive, exactly what we need in the sport nowadays. Happy with my 19 m.o. dobi-raptor 😂🦖
FCI VZH/BH in the pocket 💪🏻
1 like • Oct 12
Well done 🙌🙌
The Dog They Told Me to Get Rid Of… and Why I’m Thinking of Renaming This Group
I'm in the hotel in Poland right now, getting ready for the training camp called Pełnia Potencjału which translates to Full Potential. Actually this is a series of events under that name that I was running here for over a year now. Funny enough, I didn't come up with that name. Years ago, when a friend first invited me to teach in Poland, we were trying to come up with a name for the workshop. I was like maybe play, maybe reactivity... He suggested Pełnia Potencjału (Full Potential) My first reaction? "Nobody will come! What does that even mean?" 😂 But the more I thought about it, the more I realised how perfectly that name describes my approach to dog training. Because building motivation, confidence, relationship, impulse control and emotional regulation is essential to unlock our dogs' full potential. Regardles if we train for everyday life or competition ring. Let me tell you a little story. Meet Fatty, my first Rottweiler. On our first day at the training club, I was told: "Get rid of that dog." She wasn't considered suitable for sport. In fact, they didn't think she would even make a particularly good companion dog. She had very little motivation or drive, was easily distracted, extremely sensitive to environmental pressure, and reactive towards dogs and people. Not exactly the promising competition prospect I was hoping for! I spent months going from seminar to seminar, looking for that one magic training tip that would finally make everything work. But all I was getting were technical solutions. How to teach heelwork. How to teach the sendaway. How to improve this or that exercise. And I kept asking myself: "But how the hell do I teach any of this if my dog doesn't even want to work with me?" That's when I completely changed my approach. Instead of focusing on exercises, I started focusing on the dog. I worked on her motivation through food, toys and play. As her motivation grew, so did her focus and engagement. I worked on her confidence separately from any obedience exercises. She became less sensitive to pressure and the environment, and it also helped enormously with her reactivity.
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The Dog They Told Me to Get Rid Of… and Why I’m Thinking of Renaming This Group
3 likes • Oct 9
I agree with other comments stick with K4D but add a subtitle “unleash your dogs potential”
THIS GROUP IS CHANGING FOREVER.
And I mean that in a good way 😂 I’ve been thinking a lot about what I actually want this community to become. I don’t want it to be another group where people join, download a course, disappear and never speak again. I want to build a place where we actually train, learn, experiment and get better together. So… a few big changes are coming 👇 1. NEW MEMBERSHIP — $25/MONTH The main membership is dropping from $46 to $25/month. And this is probably as low as it will ever be. If you ever considered subscribing that probably the best moment. I’m also going to close free access for now. I want to focus on building a smaller but much more active learning community around people who actually want to use what is inside. If you’re already a Premium member paying $46 and you want to move to the lower tier, Skool will not change your subscription automatically. I already dm’d you with options! So check your dms! 2. VIP — $46/MONTH (from $86) For people who want more direct access to me. Again that’s not going to be cheaper. This will include additional content, feedback and a 1-to-1 call with me. If you’re already on this level, just message me whenever you want to schedule your call. 3. CHALLENGES ARE COMING Some of you have done my challenges before. Historically, they were sold separately for around $100. Going forward, I want to run part of challenges inside the membership. Actual training. Homework. Progress. Something that gives you a reason to open Skool and train your dog rather than just collect another video course 😂 4. MONTHLY LIVE WEBINARS I’m planning roughly one live webinar every month, with the topic chosen by you. Play. Reactivity. Confidence. Heelwork. Motivation. Behaviour. Whatever you guys actually want me to cover. 5. REACTIVITY MENTORSHIP FOR DOG TRAINERS This one is still being built, but I’ll plant the seed now. I already have two trainers interested and I’m looking for another one or two people for the first version of my Reactivity Mentorship.
1 like • Oct 6
This sounds great, what you have mentioned is what I was looking for - a community of people working on similar goals so we can support & cheer eachother on. Your feedback to posts is always above & beyond & really helps to make progress. The webinars are packed full of information & well put together with a mix of discussion & videos to view. I really enjoyed the play with purpose challenges & they seemed to be when the group was most active. Having been here from the beginning I can see you are doing your best to build this community - keep going, your doing a great job. This group has so much potential & 🤞🏼it continues to gather momentum
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