Roman | Border Collie Mix | Bakersfield, CA

ByJesse Medina

Let’s welcome Roman,

Roman is an 8-month-old Border Collie mix who joined our 2-Week Board & Train program alongside his brother Dexter to work on obedience, impulse control, and overall behavior.

Roman struggles with consistency in listening, often relying heavily on food motivation—and even then, requires extra guidance to follow through. He also gets overly excited when greeting people, leading to jumping and some harmless nipping due to his high energy and enthusiasm.

While Roman does well on walks and shows good leash manners, he has difficulty disengaging during play, especially when things become too rough with his brother Dexter, who tends to “hunt” him during play sessions.

Throughout his program, we are focusing on building reliable obedience without over-dependence on treats, improving his impulse control, and teaching him how to stay calm and respectful during greetings and play. Our goal is to help Roman become a well-balanced, responsive, and mannered companion in all environments.

Pupdate:#2

WEIGHT: 37.02 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Second day of training with Dexter, where we introduced light leash pressure. He’s starting to understand how to follow guidance and respond appropriately, showing solid progress early on. Laying the groundwork for clear communication and continued growth.

Pupdate:#3

WEIGHT: 37.02 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Roman focused on improving duration in his commands. He made great progress holding positions for longer periods, showing better patience and understanding. We’re continuing to build consistency and reinforce staying calm and committed, even as distractions are introduced.

Pupdate:#4

WEIGHT: 37.02 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Roman focused on the place command. We worked on building duration and reinforcing consistency, and he responded really well. Roman is starting to settle in more confidently and understand what’s being asked of him. Great progress today—looking forward to the next session! 🐾

Pupdate:#5

WEIGHT: 37.02 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training session with Roman went really well. He did a great job holding his duration commands and is showing good progress with his overall consistency. He’s having a bit of trouble with the down command right now, but that’s completely normal—we’ll keep working through it and helping him improve with time. Nice work today, Roman!

Pupdate:#6

WEIGHT: 37.02 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: After a fun day of training, we took Roman and Dexter out for a bike ride to burn off some energy. They did great running alongside the bikes, staying focused and keeping a solid pace the whole time. It was a perfect way to end the day with both exercise and structure!

Pupdate:#7

WEIGHT: 37.07 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Dexter was a solid outing. We took a walk around the block and stopped by the local gas station market to work on real-world exposure. He did great staying composed around people and showed good progress with his social behavior.🐾

Pupdate:#8

WEIGHT: 37.07 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: After a fun and productive day of training, we took Roman and Dexter on a bike ride around the block. Both dogs did a great job running alongside the bikes, staying focused and keeping a steady pace—an awesome way to wrap up the session.

 

Jesse Medina

Ever since Jesse was young, he had a fascination with all animals, especially dogs. Jesus once rescued a dog near the street he lived on and helped nurse her back to health. From that point forward Jesus has wanted to help dogs in any way. Read more about Jesse here.