Master Dog Socialization. Create Calm, Balanced Interactions.
After years of hands-on experience working with thousands of dogs in our Board & Train and behavioral programs, we’ve developed a proven framework to help dog owners and trainers navigate one of the most misunderstood parts of canine behavior: socialization.
What You'll Learn:
Dog-to-Dog Introductions
Step-by-step strategies to create safe and successful first interactions.
Pack Structure
Implement proven methods for managing multiple dogs in shared environments — whether at home, daycare, or the park.
Troubleshooting Social Issues
Real scenarios, real dogs — learn how we manage tension, interrupt chaos, and shape better choices.
Instructional Videos & Real-Life Application
Train Smarter. Live Better. Build a Better Pack.
Building a Better Pack
is a self-paced, video-based course designed to give you the skills and structure needed to introduce dogs to one another safely, manage energy and arousal levels in group settings, and guide dogs toward appropriate social behavior.
Whether you're working through leash reactivity, fear-based responses, or hyper-social behavior, this course shows you how to build a pack dynamic rooted in leadership, neutrality, and calm engagement.
Curriculum
- Building a Better Pack Pt. 1 - Introduction (35:03)
- Building a Better Pack Pt. 2 - Drive Classification (31:06)
- Building a Better Pack Pt. 3 - Assessing Dogs for Play (28:35)
- Building a Better Pack: Gate Assessments (19:09)
- Building a Better Pack Pt. 4 - The Cycle of Play (15:23)
- Building a Better Pack: Social Assessments (15:43)
- Building a Better Pack: Socialization Management (26:26)
- Building a Better Pack Pt. 5 - Socialization Progression (21:35)
- Building a Better Pack: Socializing At-Risk Dogs (28:00)
- Building a Better Pack Pt. 6 - Highlights (3:27)
- Building a Better Pack - Final Exam
The Vision Behind Dog Tribe
At Dog Tribe, we believe that dog training is more than just teaching commands—it’s about building deep, lasting relationships between humans and dogs. Our vision is to create a community where education, experience, and connection come together to shape not just great trainers, but true canine leaders.
At Dog Tribe, we’ve spent the last 15 years immersed in the real work—running full-time board and train programs, traveling the country training dogs, and learning what actually creates change. Through thousands of cases, countless lessons, and every kind of dog you can imagine, we’ve developed systems that don’t just sound good—they work.
Building a Better Pack is built on that foundation. It’s not theory. It’s not a highlight reel. It’s the exact structure we’ve used to shape safer, calmer, and more social dogs in real-world environments—from urban training centers to group packs in the field.
This isn’t just about training dogs.
It’s about giving owners the knowledge, confidence, and structure to build a pack that thrives.