Empress | Rottweiler | Bakersfield, CA
Welcome Empress to Our Rehabilitation & Obedience Program! 🐾
Meet Empress, a 1-year, 10-month-old Rottweiler weighing approximately 95 pounds. Empress has joined us for our Rehabilitation & Obedience Board & Train Program.
Empress struggles with significant fear, insecurity, and resource guarding. Her family has experienced challenging behaviors including fear-based aggression toward strangers, reactivity toward other dogs, guarding food and toys, running out the front door, and biting her owner when she becomes overwhelmed or defensive.
Our Goals for Empress
During her stay, we’ll focus on:
Building confidence and trust
Addressing fear-based aggression
Improving her behavior around strangers and other dogs
Working through food and toy resource guarding
Establishing boundaries and impulse control
Reliable obedience and leash manners
Better control around doors and entrances
With Empress, we’re not simply teaching commands. We’ll be working on the underlying behavior and state of mind through structure, consistency, obedience, and our dog psychology approach.
We’ll continue updating this page throughout her stay so her family can follow her progress and watch her confidence grow.
Welcome to the program, Empress! 🐾❤️
Pupdate:#2
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress focused on building engagement, introducing light leash pressure, and laying a strong foundation for recall. She did a great job staying engaged and learning throughout the session! 🐾✨
Pupdate:#3
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress had a great training session! She did an amazing job holding multiple commands and staying focused throughout her training. She’s doing a wonderful job building consistency and showing great progress with each session. 🐾✨
Pupdate:#4
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress focused on building a strong “place” command. She did an amazing job staying in place and patiently waiting for her release. She showed great focus and self-control throughout the session. Great job, Empress! 🐾
Pupdate:#5
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress practiced holding multiple commands, and she did such a great job! She stayed focused, listened carefully, and showed great patience throughout her training session. She worked hard and did a wonderful job staying committed to each command, showing how much she’s learning and improving with every session. Great job, Empress! 🐾✨
Pupdate:#6
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress focused on building duration with her sit and down commands. She did an amazing job staying in position, remaining patient, and holding her commands even as the duration increased. Empress continues to show great focus and consistency in her training—great job, Empress! 🐾
Pupdate:#7
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress had a great training session focused on holding multiple commands. She stayed attentive, listened well, and showed excellent patience from start to finish. She did a wonderful job maintaining each command and staying engaged throughout her session. Empress continues to put in the work and is doing an amazing job! 🐾✨
Pupdate:#8
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress took us on a morning walk around the block. She did well staying focused and practicing her leash manners while taking in the sights, sounds, and real-world distractions along the way. 🐾💪 Every walk is another opportunity to build confidence, focus, and good habits. Proud of her progress! ❤️🐕
Pupdate:#9
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress took us on a fun trip to the park with her buddy, Chooch! 🐾🌳 She did an amazing job staying calm, focused, and attentive throughout the outing. She listened beautifully, handled the excitement of the park with ease, and enjoyed a great time alongside Chooch. Great job, Empress! 💕🐶
Pupdate:#10
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress! She got to burn off some energy and build endurance on the treadmill. 💪🐕🦺 Great work, Empress! ❤️
Pupdate:#11
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🐾 Today’s training with Empress took us on a morning walk around the block, followed by a quick trip to the local gas station store. She did well experiencing real-world sights, sounds, and distractions. Great progress, Empress! 🐶❤️
Pupdate:#12
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🐾 Today’s training with Empress was all about doggy socialization! 🐶 She worked on building confidence, staying calm, and learning how to interact appropriately with her furry friends. Great progress, Empress! ❤️🐕
Pupdate:#13
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🐾 Today’s training with Empress took us on another field trip to the park! She did a great job holding multiple commands while staying focused amidst all the distractions. 💪🐕🦺Another great session and another step forward in her progress! ❤️🐾
Pupdate:#14
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🚴♂️🐾 Today’s training with Empress included a morning bike ride around the block! She did well staying focused and keeping up as we worked on calm, controlled movement in a real-world environment. Great exercise and great progress! 💪🐶
Pupdate:#15
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🐾 Today’s training with Empress started with a morning walk around the block, working on her focus and heeling amidst real-world distractions. She did great staying calm, focused, and engaged! 💪🐕🦺❤️
Pupdate:#16
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress practiced her food manners and did an amazing job! She patiently waited for her release before enjoying her meal, showing great self-control and patience throughout the exercise. Great job, Empress! 🐾✨
Pupdate:#17
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress took us on another field trip to Home Depot! 🐾 She did an amazing job holding her duration commands while staying focused amidst all the distractions. Great progress, Empress! 💪🐶❤️
Pupdate:#18
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress did an amazing job practicing her place command! 🐾 She stayed on place patiently while the facility was being cleaned, remaining calm and focused despite the activity around her. She did a wonderful job waiting patiently until she was released. Great job, Empress! ✨
Pupdate:#19
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress got to take a fun trip to the park with her buddy! 🐾🌳 She did an amazing job staying focused, listening carefully, and following all of her commands throughout the outing. She stayed attentive even with all the distractions around her and did a fantastic job! Great job, Empress! 💕🐶✨
Pupdate:#20
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Enpress took us on a trip to Home Depot! She did an amazing job maintaining a nice heel, staying focused, and listening carefully to multiple commands despite the busy environment and distractions. She stayed attentive throughout the outing and showed great focus during her training! 🐾
Pupdate:#21
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: 🐾 Today’s training with Empress took us on a morning walk around the block, with a stop at the local gas station store. She did great staying focused and composed amidst real-world distractions! 💪🐶❤️
Pupdate:#22
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress was all about door manners! 🚪🐾 She did a great job staying calm, patient, and controlled at the door. Another step forward in her progress! 💪🐶
Pupdate:#23
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress took us on a trip to the dog park! She did an amazing job staying focused and listening to multiple commands while working around the distractions of the park. She remained attentive and did a great job showing off her training throughout the outing! 🐾
Pupdate:#24
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress took us on a field trip to the dog park! 🐕 She did a great job heeling next to another dog while staying focused and composed around other dogs and distractions. Great progress today! 💪🐾
Pupdate:#25
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress took us on a field trip to Home Depot! 🐾 She did an amazing job holding multiple commands while staying focused and calm amidst all the real-world distractions. 💪🐕🦺 Another great step forward in her training and progress! ❤️
Pupdate:#26
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Empress focused on strengthening her recall skills. She responded consistently to her recall cue and returned promptly with enthusiasm. Empress maintained good focus throughout the session and demonstrated strong engagement during each exercise.
Pupdate:#27
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress took a trip to the dog park with her buddy, Rocket. She did an amazing job following through with multiple commands and staying attentive throughout the outing. Empress listened well and handled the distractions of the park beautifully. Great job, Empress! 🐾
Pupdate:#28
WEIGHT: 95lbs
MORNING FEED: All
EVENING FEED: All
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today, Empress had a great day of training! She got to run through the agility course and did an amazing job working through each obstacle with enthusiasm and focus. Great job, Empress! 🐾💜
