
Marino Dog Training Blog


New Mexico Home Protection Dog – STOP PULLING!!! WALK NICE!!! Workshop
STOP PULLING!!! WALK NICE!!! Workshop. One hour in-person session in Belen, New Mexico $75.00 Are you tired of your dog pulling while out on walks? Give me an hour, and your relationship with your dog will be forever changed! Contact…



Trudie Shows REAL On-Command Challenge and Threat Display
The primary job of a home and auto protection dog is to get the bad guy to change their mind. Almost all situations can be handled with a dog offering a challenge and threat display. And yet, almost ALL the…


My three steps to training home protection dogs
I divide my training of home protection dogs into three general categories: Phase one is where I agitate a dog until I know it will bite. Once igniting defensive energy, I move to phase two, where I work on control…




Lee Robinson and Malicious Digital Imposter Update
People have been asking about the status of our mysterious, malicious digital imposter. Lee Robinson has found himself in the center of it all. UPDATE: Lee is living out what I said in the podcasts above. Lee is texting me…

The Wisdom of Konrad Most – Recall, ‘A Warm Welcome!’
Before the Koehler method of dog training, there was Colonel Konrad Most. His 1910 book, Training Dogs: A Manual, was many years ahead of its time. I’ve employed his philosophy of recall for many years (The Backward Run). Never correct…

Who is your home protection dog working for?
Are you using treats to obedience train your dog? Is 80% of your protection dog training focused on the bite? Who is your dog working for?
