TACO | Chihuahua | Silver Lake, CA | Off Leash K9 Training of Bakersfield

Taco is a young Chihuahua who is joining our 2 week rehabilitation program. Taco struggles with reactivity on and off leash. His owners found him and have worked toward helping him be his best self but still struggles with aggression. Taco is often reactive when he sees someone or soemthing he is unfamiliar with and will aggressively bark and constantly try to bite at whatever is nearest to him. Check back to watch his progress!

Pupdate # 2.

Date: Tuesday May 2nd, 2023

Weight: 13,60 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

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Pupdate # 3.

Date: Wednesday May 3rd, 2023

Weight: 13,45 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Training Highlights: Taco still occasionally has his moments of being unsure and wanting to react. He is progressing when it comes to completing commands and understanding leash pressure. He was initially hesitant to finish his food around the other dogs but is learning to find comfort in his own space.

Pupdate # 4.

Date: Sunday May 7th, 2023

Weight: 13,50 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Training Highlights: For the last few days we have worked on bringing more distractions around Taco. He can be very defensive which is why we switch from high and low stimulation environments in order to stress him just enough. Today challenge was completing commands around my cat and using leash pressure when he was being hesitant.

Pupdate # 5.

Date: Tuesday May 9th, 2023

Weight: 13,35 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Training Highlights: Taco is doing great with completing commands with and without leash pressure. We completed challenges around my cat and worked on duration sit and down commands. He is doing great completing commands between lightly stressful and challenging environments.

Pupdate # 6.

Date: Wednesday May 10th, 2023

Weight: 13,42 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Training Highlights: Check out these cuties! As they’ve been training and learning to respect the boundaries of other dogs and people, the bond between them has also grown greatly. They are loving their new structure and routine, once they have free time it’s appreciated much more since they are learning to challenged mentally.

Pupdate # 7.

Date: Thursday May 11th, 2023

Weight: 13,30 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

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Pupdate # 8.

Date: Saturday May 13th, 2023

Weight: 13,47 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

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Pupdate # 9

Weight: 13.17 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

The boys had another reunion today but this time in public! This was definitely a different experience for them as a pack but they did amazing !! They worked on problem solving and figuring out who liked to stand where on the walk and did exactly what they had to do have a successful walk in the mall

Pupdate # 10

Weight: 13.15 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Pupdate # 11

Weight: 13.22 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Taco and paco practiced their manners in public again today. They continue to impress me with how far they’ve come since their first day. Great job boys!

Pupdate # 12

Weight: 13.45 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

Training summary:

Pupdate # 13

Weight: 13.14 lbs

Breakfast consumed: 100%

Dinner consumed: 100%

The boys have done a great job of completing commands and public and doing what is necessary to remain calm at all times. Taco can be flighty when he is not redirected. We want to remember to work on prevention and always be cautious if our surroundings rather than constantly correcting him after the fact