Dallas | Great Dane | Northridge, California
Dallas, the Great Dane will be joining us for our Two Week Board and Train Program. He was brought to us because he struggles with basic obedience, leash manners, and manners in public. With Dallas walks aren’t fun, he is super strong and tugs the leash with his owners. In the neighborhood if he sees a dog he will bark at them with the intentions of meeting them and wanting to play. He struggles in public environments because he gets easily distracted, making it difficult to control him. Over the next two weeks we will create a well balance foundation of obedience for Dallas to enjoy back home with his family. Enjoy his transformation!
Pupdate 2:
- Date: July 26th 2022
- Weight: 104.46lbs
- Morning Feed: 3/4
- Evening Feed: 3/4
- Training Highlight: It was a hot one so we went to train indoors at the mall. It was a shocking environment for him to be in. I try and limit Dallas from being out in the sun too long because his skin begins to get agitated. It’s best we train early mornings and late evenings. Today we introduced all five commands heel, sit, down, come, and place. He was around small crowds of people but wasn’t as distracted as I expected. I noticed dogs seems to be more of his issue than humans. He will bark at dogs in my neighborhood if they’re behind a fence and barking at him. He still has lots of work to do but not too bad for his first day. Great Job Dallas!
Pupdate 3:
- Date: July 27th 2022
- Weight: 104.4lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: 3/4
- Training Highlight: Today we switched up the environment and trained over at the park. Dallas faced new distractions, like kids playing, bikes and cars passing him by. He is improving on his manners with other dogs. Every dog he sees he feels he must greet them. We want to teach him when were on walks we can pass by dogs and not always give them a reaction. He is doing much better on heel. He limits the pulling on the leash. He loves the crate, he goes in and out of it much better.
Pupdate 4:
- Date: July 28th 2022
- Weight: 104.57lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: We continue to reinforce all commands. Good news is he finished all of his food for breakfast and dinner! He has had some socialization with my personal dogs from a safe distance. If we’re walking through my neighborhood and he sees a dog he still gets worked up. He still requires leash guidance for the down command.
Pupdate 5:
- Date: July 29th 2022
- Weight: 104.64lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: Today we trained over at the mall. He was able to perform place command! HIs heel is getting much better. He can now perform an extended sit and down when in public.
Pupdate 6:
- Date: July 30th 2022
- Weight: 104.68lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: We continue to train in public environments to help with distractions. He is easily distracted by dogs. We had fun at the mall where Dallas was able to place onto new surfaces. He was around lots of people. His heel is improving day by day. He walks closer to my left side and pulls less.
Pupdate 7:
- Date: July 31st 2022
- Weight: 105.62lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: It was a hot one today so we hit the beach with Dallas! Dallas was fascinated by the sand and the ocean. He was so excited when we got there, so many new distractions. As he acclimated to the new environment he began to be more calm. We were able to heel on the sand and reinforce all commands in a beach environment. Dallas is finishing all of his food.
Pupdate 8:
- Date: August 1st 2022
- Weight: 105.6lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: Dallas is now off leash! He is very selective on where he downs. He doesn’t like to down on concrete and would prefer grass. We continue to reinforce all commands on leash to better his off leash performance.
Pupdate 9:
- Date: August 2nd 2022
- Weight: 105.76lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: He’s improved on his down a lot. His heel is great, we continue to practice off leash heel with more distractions. He will place on objects he feels safe on. His reactivity with dogs has improved. Now we can walk by dogs!
Pupdate 10:
- Date: August 3rd 2022
- Weight: 105.82lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: We trained over at Lowe’s today. We continued to reinforce commands off leash in a public environment. He did really well. I would suggest controlling his energy in these environments because he gets easily excited. Great day or training!
Pupdate 11:
- Date: August 4th 2022
- Weight: 105.89lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: Dallas is now performing all commands on and off leash! He does well in most public environments. He may struggle in high intensive environments like the Hollywood Blvd. Great work Dallas!
Pupdate 13:
- Date: August 5th 2022
- Weight: 105.69lbs
- Morning Feed: all
- Evening Feed: all
- Training Highlight: Dallas performs all commands on and off leash. We continue to expose him to different environments along with different distractions. Great job bud!
