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Dog Training for Sensitive, Anxious, and Reactive Dogs
A Breakthrough Approach

Doggie Day Training

Where movement, space, and bioenergy create the transformation you've been searching for.

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Why Traditional Dog Training Falls Short

Every walk feels like a battle. Every recall is ignored. Every departure is a meltdown. You've tried treats, commands, and even tough love—yet the behavior issues keep coming back.

The Reason: Most methods rely on words. But dogs communicate through movement, space, and emotional energy.

  • 🚫 No More "Classroom-Only" Listening: We integrate training into real life, not just the facility.
  • 🚫 No Behavior Suppression: We resolve the emotions driving the behavior, rather than just masking the symptoms.
The Difference

More Than Training—
A Transformational Experience

I refined my approach, tested it with hundreds of dogs, and the results were undeniable.

Coaching Canine Companions isn't just about behavior modification—it's about unlocking your dog's innate intelligence, emotional balance, and ability to thrive.

We integrate cutting-edge science, bioenergy work, and an intuitive understanding of canine psychology.

Lorrie J. Harris

What Makes Us Different?

  • Beyond obedience. Training is about connection, not just control.
  • Holistic healing. We integrate stress relief and energy work for dogs.
  • Neuroscience-backed. Understanding how dogs learn changes everything.
  • Relationship-first. A bonded dog chooses cooperation over compliance.
The 5-Hour Magic

How Day Training Works

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The Drop-Off

Drop your pup off in the morning. Go to work or run errands while we perform our behavior magic.

02

The Handover

Pick up your pup 5 hours later. I will personally show you how to maintain their breakthroughs.

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The Deepening

Access your online academy to review theory and solidify the bond in your own space.

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The Day Training Curriculum

Essential Harmony

Best for Adult Dogs & Puppies

$1,360
  • 4 Total Full Day Sessions
  • Two 1-hour Virtual Coaching Calls
  • General Behavior & Obedience Focus
  • 6-Months Email Access to Trainer
  • Online Academy Lifetime Access
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The Neurological Edge

The Bioenergy Advantage

Traditional training fails when it meets a fearful brain locked in survival mode.

K9 Bioenergy Balancing allows Lorrie to sneak past that reactive wall, tapping directly into the learning brain. By regulating the nervous system first, we make training a byproduct of relaxation.

The Breakthrough

  • Nervous System First. Regulation before commands.
  • Native Dialogue. Communicating through fields.
  • Pack Momentum. Leveraging natural social field.
Founder & Visionary

Meet Lorrie Harris

Lorrie is a pioneer in the field, building deep, meaningful connections between dogs and their humans. With a career spanning over three decades, her journey began shortly after her service in the U.S. Navy.

Her approach is influenced by her background in Health Coaching and Enneagram-based personality dynamics, allowing her to tailor methods to each dog's individual personality.

Lorrie J. Harris

Professional Accreditations

Master Dog Training Certification (National K-9)
Former Bomb Detection Dog Specialist (IPWDA)
Member, Int. Association of Canine Professionals
Registered AKC Canine Good Citizen Assessor
Field Questions

What People Ask — When the Bark and Bad Behavior Has Already Happened

If you've been searching for a calmer, more honest way forward with your dog, you can begin gently here.

"Why does my dog suddenly bark or lunge out of nowhere?"
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It doesn't come out of nowhere.

It comes from a place you were never taught to look.

The bark is not the beginning. It is the release.

Before it, there was a breath that changed… a body that tightened… a world that narrowed.

By the time you hear it — the nervous system has already decided.

What you are seeing is not unpredictability. You are seeing the final moment of a process that began quietly… three steps ago.

"How do I stop my dog from reacting on walks?"
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You don't stop the reaction. You learn to meet the moment before it becomes one.

Most people try to control the explosion. But the work lives in something far less dramatic:

Three steps. Stop.
Three steps. Stop.

You are not fixing behavior. You are changing the rhythm that behavior depends on.

And when the rhythm changes — the reaction often never needs to happen.

"Is my dog being stubborn or ignoring me?"
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No.

Your dog is leaving you. Not emotionally. Biologically.

When the nervous system enters survival, the part of the brain that listens… disappears.

This is not defiance. This is disconnection.

And you cannot call a dog back from a place they no longer have access to. You must meet them where they went.

"Should I correct my dog when they react?"
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If you correct a body in survival — you confirm the danger.

You may suppress the behavior. But you strengthen the state that created it.

And that state will return. Often louder. Often faster.

The question is not: "How do I stop this?"

The question is: "What state is my dog in right now?"

Because behavior follows state. Always.

"Why does my dog seem fine one minute and reactive the next?"
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Because you are measuring the wrong moment. You are measuring the visible moment. But the shift happened earlier.

A scent you didn't detect. A sound you didn't register. A memory that returned without warning.

Your dog lives in a world of signals. You live in a world of outcomes.

This work is the bridge between the two.

"How do I calm my dog down quickly?"
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You don't calm the nervous system with urgency. You slow it. You give it space to remember where it is.

Sometimes that looks like stillness. Sometimes that looks like distance. Sometimes it looks like doing almost nothing at all.

And in that "nothing" — the body begins to reorganize itself.

You may see it: A shake. A yawn. A sudden interest in the ground.

These are not random. They are the body releasing what it no longer needs.

"How long will it take for my dog to improve?"
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That depends on what you are measuring.

If you are measuring obedience — you may always feel behind.

If you are measuring regulation — you will begin to see change immediately. Not in perfection. But in moments:

  • The reaction that almost happened… but didn't
  • The breath that returned a little sooner
  • The space between trigger and response widening

This is how change actually occurs. Quietly. Before anyone else can see it.

"What should I do in the moment when my dog is already reacting?"
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First — remove the expectation that learning is happening. Because it isn't.

Then: Create space. Reduce pressure. Say less than you want to say.

And wait. Not passively — but attentively.

You are waiting for the moment the body softens. Because that moment — is your way back in.

"Can my dog ever fully get over this?"
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Your dog is not broken. Your dog is responsive. To the world. To the environment. To you.

And here is the quiet truth: as your ability to see earlier deepens… your dog's need to escalate often fades.

Not because they were "fixed." But because they were finally understood.

Closing Reflection

Most people search for better techniques. Better tools. Better timing. Better control.

But the shift does not begin there. It begins in a place far less visible — and far more powerful.

The moment before the bark.

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