Resource Guarding in Dogs: A Trainer’s Guide to Food, Toy, and Space Guarding
The Field Manual / Vol. 05 · Resource Guarding By Christopher Lee Moran / Updated 08.12.2026 VALUE, NOT DEFIANCE A dog guards what it cannot afford to lose Core rule, add value, don’t take Trade-up protocol, 5 steps The growl, information, not defiance Trainer-built, 10 years, ~400 dogs Core rule, add value, don’t take Trade-up […]
Door Dashing and Bolting: Teach a Reliable Threshold Wait
The Field Manual / Vol. 06 · The Threshold Wait By Christopher Lee Moran / Updated 08.12.2026 ONE OPEN DOOR One open gate is all a bolting dog needs The door is the cue, not your voice Open the door in inches, not swings Only a release word ends the wait Trainer-built, 10 years, ~400 […]
Fear Periods in Puppies and Adolescent Dogs: The Developmental Guide
The Field Manual / Vol. 07 · The Developmental Map By Christopher Lee Moran / Updated 08.12.2026 THE WARY WINDOW A world your dog trusted yesterday can look dangerous today First fear period, 8 to 11 weeks Second fear period, 6 to 14 months Typical window, 2 to 3 weeks Trainer-built, 10 years, ~400 dogs […]
Dog Body Language: A Trainer’s Complete Guide to Reading Your Dog
The Field Manual / Vol. 03 · Reading the Dog By Christopher Lee Moran / Updated 08.12.2026 READING THE DOG Ears, eyes, mouth, tail: the whole dog is talking at once Read the whole dog, head to tail Calming signals, ~30 cataloged The ladder climbs, the growl comes late Trainer-built, 10 years, ~400 dogs Read […]
Trigger Stacking in Dogs: Why a Dog Suddenly Reacts
The Field Manual / Vol. 05 · Thresholds & Arousal By Christopher Lee Moran / Updated 08.12.2026 AROUSAL ON LEASH Stress stacks up long before the dog finally reacts Cortisol recovery, up to 72 hours The threshold, where coping ends Stacking, stressors add up fast Trainer-built, 10 years, ~400 dogs Cortisol recovery, up to 72 […]
