Dolly | Labrador Retriever | Bakersfield, Ca
Hello everyone! Please welcome Dolly, the one year old Labrador Retriever, to OffleashNorcal. Dolly is here on a two week rehabilitation boarding program, in order to help her learn better manners and teach her how to be kind towards smaller dogs. Dollys owner expressed to us that she had already attacked three little dogs, one being her favorite dog friend at home. Please stay tuned in order to watch Dolly’s progress and see exactly how much she can grow by the end of her board and train journey.
Weight: 74.9
Pupdate #2
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed:100%
Weight: 74.6
Dolly is adjusting to her new environment just fine! She is a very happy and intelligent dog. Dolly is already learning how to complete most of her commands, but understandably is still struggling to work past human and dog distractions. One other thing dolly struggles with is holding her urine in while she’s in the kennel. We have already had to clean up two accidents by her over night and taken her to get a bath at our expense. Unfortunately if she happens to urinate in the kennel again we must charge an additional clean up fee for her owner. In the mean time will be focusing heavily on building Dollys confidence along with the trust in her trainer in order for her to learn how to have more fun with the training. Please stay tuned to watch Dolly’s progress over the course of her two week board and train journey!
Pupdate #3
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 74.6
Today Dolly has proven that she is already making a lot of progress! She is getting a lot better at holding extended commands such as sit and down even around some small distractions. Unfortunately she did showcase come of her aggressiveness towards smaller dogs as she tried to lunge at one in front of the salon. Fortunately I was able to maintain control over her and was able to lower her energy level back down for us to successfully complete a training session!
Pupdate #4
Morning food consumed: 50%
Evening food consumed: 75
Weight: 73.25
Today we focused greatly on mastering the heel command as well extended sit and down. Dolly is doing an awesome job and having a lot of fun training. She is for sure going to have a very successful two weeks with us! Please stay tuned in order to watch daily updates of Dolly’s progress throughout her board and train journey.
Pupdate #5
Morning food consumed: 80%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 73.05
Dolly has had a very successful training day today! She did an amazing job as we worked on teaching her better manners with smaller dogs. When Dolly was brought to us, she had some aggression issues with small dogs in the past; this means that today was a major accomplishment. Please stay tuned to our website in order to watch Dolly’s daily progress as we continue to practice better behaviors around dogs, humans and more!
Pupdate #6
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 73.13
Dolly had an awesome day of training today on her first outing to Home Depot! We hope you will enjoy ur this video of Dolly progressing in her impulse control around various distractions. Please Stay tuned to our website in order to watch Dolly progress to off leash training!
Pupdate #7
Morning food consumed: 80%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 73.09
Since the last session in Home Depot went so well with Dolly, we’ve decided to take it a step further and introduce her to some new friends! Dolly seemed to be having an amazing time completing commands and socializing with her new friends. Please stay tuned to our website in order to view Dolly’s daily progress throughout her two week boarding program!
Pupdate #8
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 72.95
Dolly has definitely made an drastic improvement since the first couple of days in her board and train program. She no longer displays any signs of aggression towards any other dogs, which was a major reason Dolly’s owners brought her to us. Dolly is also doing an amazing job improving in impulse control and maintaining focus while working!
Pupdate #9
Morning food consumed: 75%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 72.23
Dolly is doing such an awesome job so far in her board and train journey! She’s completely mastered all of his commands such as sit, down, place and heel, and is having no problem extending them as well. Please stay tuned to our website in order to watch Dolly’s progress towards off leash training!
Pupdate #10
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 71.9
Solly is doing an amazing job and is showing a lot of progression today! Todays training sessions focused on practicing all of our commands while maintaining a loose leash heel. Dolly is getting a lot better at maintaining focus on her handler at all times while working. Please stay tuned to our website to watch Dolly bloom into a well mannered good girl!
Pupdate #11
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
weight: 71.86
Dolly is doing an awesome job today! She is getting better at working with minimal tension on the leash and staying focused for longer periods of time. Please stay tuned to view Dolly’s progress over the final days of her rehabilitation program!
Pupdate #12
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 71.90
Today Dolly focused on mastering all of her recently learned training skills at once, with our trainer Jaylyn. We are working on completing as many repetitions as we can in a day in order to prepare Dolly for her final tests. Please enjoy this short video of Jaylyn and Dolly practicing their skills together!
Pupdate #13
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumed: 100%
Weight: 71.90
Today we had an incredible day at the Valley plaza Mall! Dolly showcased an excellent job at performing all of her commands in the heel position. One thing I’ve noticed her struggle with is withholding from her playful impulses when approached by people. I am now focusing on building Dolly’s focus on her handler and completing extended commands, such as sit, down and place.
Pupdate #14
Morning food consumed: 100%
Evening food consumes: 100%
Weight: 71.87
Since Dolly’s last training session went pretty good in the mall last time, i’ve decided that it was a right time to allow her to take another step forward and work on her greeting manners. Dolly is doing a great job learning how to be gentle with children and not jump on them anymore. We are all very proud of Dolly’s amazing achievements throughout her board and train program, and excited to see her perform in her final test at the Mall with us!
