Welcome to Canine Conscious
Communication over punishment. Engagement first. Every rep is a trade, and choosing you always pays.
Start with Lesson 1
The Foundation, Module 1 of Train at Your Own Pace.
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My Dog
Your dog’s profile, lesson progress and wins live here, saved on this device in your browser. Daily check ins, Reps, badges and streaks live on Reps & Rewards. Add each dog you are training below.
Reps & Rewards
This is home for check ins and points. Check in here each day, watch your streak and Reps grow, and spend Reps on a streak freeze so one missed day does not break your run. You earn Reps by showing up, finishing lessons, and playing trivia.
Canine Academy
Train at Your Own Pace, in locked order. Every lesson builds on the one before it, so do not skip ahead. Work at your dog's pace: 10 to 15 minutes a day. Videos are being filmed now and will land in each lesson as they are ready.
Progress is tracked for the dog selected in My Dog.
The Basics
The basics layer of Dontbeg. Quick, step by step lessons in Randy’s voice for the commands and cues every dog should start with. Tap any lesson to open its own page, with auto playing transition slides of Blueseph and Randy that show the whole progression: Blueseph looking at the ground, the cue, Blueseph looking up, then the food pay, with Randy standing on the same side of her throughout and feeding by extending his arm, never bending down.
Before we begin training at higher levels, every dog owner should know all these basic commands and cues.
That is what The Basics is for. Learn these first, at your dog’s pace, and the higher level work in Train at Your Own Pace has something solid to stand on.
- Marker word only. We use a marker word here, not a clicker. Say your word once, the exact moment your dog gets it right, then pay within 1 to 2 seconds. The marker always means payment is coming.
- Pay right. Pea sized, soft and moist, never crunchy, high value real food matched to how hard the rep was. Cut it before the session so you can pay fast and often.
- Short and winnable. 3 to 5 minutes at a time, in a boring place first. End while your dog still wants more. Set your dog up to succeed before you make anything harder.
- One new thing at a time. Distance, duration, and distraction: raise one, keep the other two easy. If it falls apart, the step was too big. Back up, that is training.
- Communication over punishment. No yelling. You are teaching a language here. When your dog does not get it, he has not been taught it clearly enough yet.
Add your dog in My Dog to track progress in The Basics and earn Reps. Every lesson below stays open either way.
The Basics covers the basic commands and cues named here: name response, look at me, sit, down, stand, wait, stay, come, leave it, drop it, place, loose leash walking, crate basics, potty basics, and socialization basics. It does not replace a trainer for serious aggression or real separation anxiety. If teeth are breaking skin, or you ever feel unsafe, book a consultation so Randy can put eyes on your dog.
Community
Train alongside other Canine Conscious handlers. Ask questions, share wins and training videos, and join Randy live.
The paid membership is the gate — no per-post approval queue. Be kind, be honest about the reps, and membership can be revoked for bad behaviour.
Community thread + Lives Q&A. Does not include the training modules.
Train at Your Own Pace modules + Community + Lives. The full path.
Membership signup opens when payments are connected. The preview thread below saves on this device only.
Lives — Q&A with Randy
When Randy sets the live cadence, dates and join details will appear here. Bring one question and, if you can, a short video of the rep you are working on.
Community calendar
November 10 to 13, 2026 · Online
A free online summit from Pet Summits with sessions from 13 dog training and behavior experts. Watch the sessions that fit your dog, then bring what you learn back to the thread.
48 hour replay window: each session stays free for 48 hours after it goes live, so you do not have to catch it the moment it drops.
Run by Pet Summits.
View the summit and register freeThe thread
Preview: posts and comments are saved on this device only until the shared community launches. Keep it specific — what you tried, what your dog did, what happened next.
The Daily Dog Feed
Dog science, training and care — a fresh set every day. No business news, just dogs.
Curated in the Canine Conscious way: what the research and real-world training actually say, and how to use it with your dog today.
New feed drops daily. Come back tomorrow for the next set.
Fix a Problem
Short playbooks from Randy's own training: the rule, the protocol, and the mistakes to avoid. When a problem is bigger than a playbook, that is what lessons and consults are for.
Ask Canine Conscious
Ask a training question. Answers come only from the Canine Conscious lessons and philosophy, and every answer names the lesson it came from. If a question needs eyes on your dog, you will be pointed to a consult instead of a guess.
Canine Conscious or Back on the Leash?
20 real scenarios from Randy's training posts, 5 per pillar. Score 14 or more and you are dubbed CANINE CONSCIOUS. Under 14, it is BACK ON THE LEASH. Finish a game for +5 Reps, score Canine Conscious for +25 Reps for your active dog.
Book with Randy
Training, consults, and the trails, all booked through the Canine Conscious website and Sniffspot.
Start here Book a consultationEvery training relationship starts with a consult, in person or by video, so Randy can read your dog and build the right plan.
Book at dontbeg.co Train from anywhere Virtual training sessionsLive online coaching with Randy: send your training videos, get them reviewed, and work the same system from wherever you live.
See virtual sessions Valley Center, CA Canine Collective Trails on SniffspotBook private trail time at the Canine Collective Trails in Valley Center. Use the code canineconscious5off at Sniffspot checkout for $5 off, courtesy of Sniffspot.
Book the trails on SniffspotThe full video modules are being filmed now. The lessons in this app are free to work through today, and membership signup will open on the website when the videos launch. Nothing to buy in the app.
Conscious Canine Collective daycare and boarding in Valley Center is booked directly with Randy. Start with a consultation above and mention daycare or boarding in your booking notes.
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Canine Conscious Essentials
These are the tools from my program that I recommend to my clients. Every item here is picked because it supports clear communication, engagement, and structure with your dog.
Shop the list and have the same gear I teach with.
The full essentials list is live for purchase on Amazon. Tap below to open it, shop, and check out on Amazon.
Shop the Essentials on Amazon- The book I recommend for clients in the program
- The lead, crate, and long line from the program
- Treat pouch and flirt pole for engagement work
- The calming bed from the program picks
Shop here and you will have the same gear I teach with, ready before you begin training.
View the full list, prices, and availability on Amazon and complete your purchase there.
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