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Starfire | Belgian Malinois | Bakersfield, CA

ByJesse Medina

Starfire is a 9-month-old Belgian Malinois who has joined our 3-Week Rehabilitation Program. She’s a high-energy, intelligent young dog who is friendly with people but struggles with jumping, leash manners, and kennel training. During her program, we’ll be focusing on creating structure, improving impulse control, developing calm leash walking, and building positive dog-to-dog social skills. Starfire is healthy and ready to channel her drive into balanced behavior through consistent training and guided socialization.

Pupdate#2

WEIGHT: 59.4Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training we introduced the place command to Starfire, and she did great! She showed good understanding and did well holding the place command even with human distractions present.

Pupdate#3

WEIGHT: 59.4Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Starfire, she did well holding duration commands. She showed improved focus and was able to maintain her commands consistently throughout the session.

Pupdate#4

WEIGHT: 59.4Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Starfire went great! She did a wonderful job holding multiple commands, showing good focus and understanding throughout the session. Her consistency and effort are really paying off, and we’ll continue building on this progress as training moves forward.

Pupdate#5

WEIGHT: 59.4Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Starfire went great! She did well holding her duration commands, even while working through distractions, showing improved focus, patience, and reliability. Great progress today! ⭐🐾

Pupdate#6

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training, Starfire did great holding the duration down command. She showed good patience and understanding, maintaining the command calmly and confidently throughout the session.

Pupdate#7

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training, Starfire did great holding multiple commands amidst distractions in a real-world setting while out and around town. She stayed focused and responsive despite the environment, showing solid progress and confidence.

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WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training, Starfire did well with food manners, showing good impulse control and patience throughout the session.

Pupdate#9

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today we went on a field trip to Home Depot with Starfire, and she did an excellent job holding her duration commands despite the busy environment and real-world distractions.

Pupdate#10

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Starfire: Starfire learned how to walk on the treadmill today. She did a great job and handled the new experience well. The treadmill is a great form of exercise for Starfire and will help build both her confidence and conditioning.

Pupdate#11

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Starfire went great! ⭐ She did very well holding multiple commands amidst distractions, showing strong focus and consistency. Her ability to stay engaged and follow through even with distractions around is a big step forward—great work, Starfire! 💪🐾

Pupdate#12

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: After a fun day of training, Starfire and Fredrick got to relax on the place command. The place command teaches them to go to a designated spot, settle their bodies, and remain calmly in position until released. This helps build impulse control, confidence, and the ability to relax, even after an active training session. They did a great job unwinding and holding the command calmly.

Pupdate#13

WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training we went on a field trip to Home Depot, and Starfire did great holding multiple commands amidst distractions. She stayed focused and composed in the busy environment, showing solid progress and confidence.

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WEIGHT: 59.6Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: During today’s training, Starfire did well with door manners, showing good impulse control and patience at doorways. She remained calm and attentive, making steady progress with this skill.

Pupdate#15

WEIGHT: 59.8 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training we went on another field trip to Home Depot, where Starfire did a great job holding her duration commands despite the busy environment and added distractions. She remained focused and calm, showing continued improvement and confidence in a real-world setting.

Pupdate#16

WEIGHT: 59.8 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training included another field trip to Home Depot, where Starfire did a great job holding multiple commands despite the many distractions around her.

Pupdate#17

WEIGHT: 59.8 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training included a field trip to the park, where Starfire had the opportunity to work in a real-world environment. She did an excellent job holding her duration commands despite various distractions around her, including people, sounds, and movement. Starfire remained focused and responsive, showing great progress with her obedience and impulse control. Overall, it was a very successful training session and a great step forward in her training journey.

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WEIGHT: 59.8 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: After a fun and productive day of training, Starfire had the opportunity to meet Nickel the cat. She did a great job staying calm, respectful, and well-mannered during the interaction, showing good impulse control and attentiveness. This was a great confidence-building experience and a positive step in her continued training around new and different distractions.

Pupdate#19

WEIGHT: 59.8 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training with Starfire we went on a walk around the block, where she did a great job staying focused amidst distractions. She remained responsive and calm while passing everyday sights and sounds, showing good engagement and improving manners throughout the walk.

Pupdate#20

WEIGHT: 59.10 Lbs

MORNING FEED: All

EVENING FEED: All

TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s training we went on a field trip to the park, where Starfire worked on her recall. She did a great job coming back promptly when called, even with real-world distractions around her. Starfire stayed focused and responsive, showing growing confidence and reliability in her recall during the outing.

 

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.