Agape | Belgium Malinois | Bakersfield CA
Welcome Agape to Our 4-Week Rehabilitation Program! 🐾
Meet Agape, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois who will be camping with us for the next four weeks as part of our Rehabilitation & Obedience Board & Train Program.
Agape is struggling with some significant behavioral challenges, including aggression toward people and other dogs, resource guarding, separation anxiety, possessiveness, and marking/urinating inappropriately. During our initial interactions, we are also seeing a lot of fear and insecurity underneath some of these behaviors.
Over the next four weeks, we’ll be using dog psychology and structured rehabilitation to better fulfill Agape’s physical and mental needs while building trust, confidence, impulse control, and a healthier state of mind. We’ll gradually work on his ability to remain calm and responsive around people, dogs, and different environments while building a strong foundation of obedience.
Our goal isn’t simply to teach Agape commands. We want to understand what is driving his behavior and help him develop better ways to respond when he feels uncomfortable, fearful, possessive, or overstimulated.
His family will be able to follow along here as we document his progress throughout his stay.
Welcome to camp, Agape! Stay tuned for his updates. 🐾💙
Pupdate:#2
WEIGHT:66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Agape focused on building engagement, introducing light leash pressure, and laying a strong foundation for recall. He did an amazing job staying engaged, responding to guidance, and learning throughout the session. He’s off to a great start as we continue building these important skills! 🐾
Pupdate:#3
WEIGHT:66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Agape focused on building engagement and trust while practicing duration commands. She did well staying focused and committed throughout the session. Great progress! 🐾💪
Pupdate:#4
WEIGHT:66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Agape focused on the place command. He did an excellent job remaining on place and maintaining his position throughout the exercise. Agape stayed calm and attentive, responded well to guidance, and followed the command consistently. He had a great session today and demonstrated good consistency with his place command. Great job, Agape! 🐾
Pupdate:#5
WEIGHT:66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Agape 🐾 We practiced multiple commands and continued building focus, confidence, and consistency. Great progress! 💪🐶
Pupdate:#6
WEIGHT: 66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Agape focused on building duration with the sit command. He did a great job patiently holding his position and remaining calm throughout the exercise. Agape stayed settled and listened well, showing great patience and consistency as the duration increased. Great job, Agape! 🐾
Pupdate:#7
WEIGHT: 66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Agape had a great day of training! He practiced multiple commands and did an amazing job staying attentive and responding well throughout each exercise. He continues to show great progress and is doing an awesome job building consistency with his training. Great job, Agape! 🐾
Pupdate:#8
WEIGHT: 66.10
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🐾 Today’s training with Agape took us on a morning walk around the block, where he did a great job heeling and staying focused amidst real-world distractions! 💪🐕 Every walk is another opportunity to build confidence, focus, and progress. Keep up the great work, Agape! 👏
