Angus | Boston Terrier | Northridge, California

ByAnthony Rivera

This is Angus, the Boston Terrier from Northridge, California! He joins us for our Two Week Board and Train Program with his brother Murphy. Angus struggles with leash guidance, obedience, and needs to be socialize with the outside world. When on walks he tends to be ahead and pull the owners. When distracted it can be difficult trying to get his attention. Over the next two week we will build well balanced foundation of obedience and socialize Angus to the real world. Stay tuned for his awesome transformation!

 

Pupdate 2:

  • Date: July 11th 2022
  • Weight: 25.47lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Today at the park we introduced all five commands with leash guidance. Angus is really familiar with the sit command. At the park he was challenged with kids playing in the background distracting him. As we continued to train more he began to worry less about the distractions. He is very flighty and always wants to be on the move.

 

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Pupdate 4:

  • Date: July 13th 2022
  • Weight: 25.56lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Great day of training today. Angus got to work together with his brother Murphy today throughout the day. I started to heel with them together so that they’re used to both being on the same side and following my pace. I continue to use leash pressure to guide them into their commands. Once they adapt to their environment they are more susceptible of holding their commands. Great day of training today!

 

Pupdate 5:

  • Date: July 14th 2022
  • Weight: 25.63lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: We continue to reinforce all commands. Angus has lots of anxiety and we want to teach him to be calm and not worry so much when out in public. Holding commands is great for him because it really forces him to focus only on the command.

 

Pupdate 6:

  • Date: July 15th 2022
  • Weight: 25.69lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Great day of training today. They’ve improved a lot since day one so I decided to take them out into the public. We headed to Lowes where they faced a whole new set of distractions. Angus was really excited while Murphy was a bit more reserved. Not too bad for their first time out, looking forward to going to even more new places!

 

Pupdate 7:

  • Date: July 16th 2022
  • Weight: 25.68lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Angus and Murphy are living the Hollywood life! Today we went to go visit the Hollywood sign. We were able to walk around the park with each of them individually while other people played with their dogs in the distance. Murphy and Angus were engaged in the training. Later we got home and we were able to practice off leash heel in my yard.

 

Pupdate 8:

  • Date: July 16th 2022
  • Weight: 25.68lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Individually they are doing excellent. Together they do even better because they’re the dynamic duo! Now we can walk together while Murphy and Angus are on my left side walking at the same pace. We continue to reinforce all commands. This week we will focus on improving off leash and increasing the distractions!

 

Pupdate 9:

  • Date: July 19th 2022
  • Weight: 25.65lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Today we went to Home Depot. It’s a new environment with similar noises. Murphy does really well in these environments. Loud noises like the driving of the forklift or even carts can spook Angus because he’s so tiny. When put in a command the two hold until released. If they feel uneasy in a particular area they will sit but will feel uncertain to down. 

 

Pupdate 10:

  • Date: July 20th 2022
  • Weight: 25.82lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Over at the park there were so many dogs! Dogs tend to make them react. When they’re together they are more confident so they will try and fixate on the other dogs.  Once we worked though it and set our intentions of training they began to fall in line. They began to understand the other dogs were distractions to their training.

 

Pupdate 11:

  • Date: July 21st 2022
  • Weight: 25.93lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: At my home we practiced off leash. Angus is doing okay with it but at times he will get confused and flee. He does great on leash performing all commands and also does great on pack walks with his brother Murphy. His anxiety is improving, he vibrates less when holding a command. If in a new environment and he’s forced to hold command, then he will tend to build up anxiety and vibrate. Angus was able to meet my dog Dante, who at the beginning he didn’t want to get along with. Great job!

 

Pupdate 12:

  • Date: July 22nd 2022
  • Weight: 25.97lbs
  • Morning Feed: all
  • Evening Feed: all
  • Training Summary: Today we mainly focused on reinforcing commands on and off leash. Both are making big improvements in their off leash manners. They know all five commands off leash. It’s important when they’re off leash to always follow through with the command. If they’re confused off leash, no problem, guide them with the leash. 

 

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Anthony Rivera

Anthony's goal is for owners to be able to effectively communicate with their dogs and for their dogs to live long, well-balanced lives with affection and obedience. Read more about Anthony here.