Wally | Golden Retriever | Bakersfield, CA

ByAileen Medina

Welcome back Wally! This cutie was previously in our puppy program and is now joining our 2 week board & train program. He’s will be working on some confidence building, advancing on his obedience and working on some off leash training! Since he does have an understanding of basic obedience we will be cleaning up his leash manners and commands. Stay tuned for updates!

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Weight: 43 lbs

Training highlights: we started off strong by working on all basics, commands and giving molley a little refresher without putting too much pressure of distractions or asking of too much early on. So far his biggest challenge is a duration down, but doing great overall! Wally also only had a baby vomit in the car tonight, other than that the rest of the day has been throw up and accident free!

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Weight: 43.15 lbs

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Wally is loving the sunny and enjoying park training around minimal distractions. He does get excited around new people but is adjusting well to completing commands around other dogs. Starting tomorrow we will increase distraction level and get him to be great around people & dogs while staying focused!

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Weight: 43.29 lbs

Training highlights: Ecollar conditioning has gone pretty so far! Since wally understand leash pressure and being guided by the slip lead already, this has been a fairly smooth transition into using the ecollar for completing commands. He quickly responds to sit & down but is learning on recalling using the collar. Great work so far Wally! No accidents today!

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Weight: 43.23 lbs

Training highlights

parks have been a great place for Wally to catch up on where we left behind, but today I gave him a little bit more of a challenge. We worked at a small outdoor plaza. That’s usually fairly empty, but it’s always playing music and has water fountains and lots of food on the ground from the surrounding restaurants(definitely his biggest challenge!!) this sweet boy is insanely driven by food so while he can complete commands great with his kibble and treats, he gets very easily distracted.

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Weight: 43.19 lbs

Training highlight: mastering the place command, i’m always looking for new objects for Wally to attempt place and continue to build his confidence. He was a little hesitant at first, and then easily began to complete the sit and down and command

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Weight: 43.3 lbs

Training highlight: Sweet baby got so much love today at the pet store. He was a well behaved boy practicing all commands on a slip lead. He is doing awesome with understanding leash pressure and the sensation of the ecollar and will complete commands with and without the collar, great job wally!

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Weight: 43.17 lbs

 

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Weight: 43.13 lbs

Training highlights: Wally is loving his new off leash freedom and become more confident on walks. He will take his occasional sniffs ultimately stay on track. It’s important to remember that it’s okay to go back to basics and practice great on leash, to have a better off leash pup

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Weight: 42.8 lbs

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Weight: 43.22lbs

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Weight: 43.17 lbs

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Home depot today was a success ! So many distractions were around wally today while everyone worked to make their way around eachother for the holidays. We put all of his commands to work while alongside noisy machines, dogs, kids in carts, and everyone wanting to touch him !!

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Weight: 43 lbs

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Weight: 43.08 lbs

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Aileen Medina

Aileen has always had a huge love for all animals, especially dogs. She has been working with and assisting training dogs since she was about 14 years old. She has been lucky enough to get mentored from a young age by multiple professional trainers, and is continuing to learn new tips and techniques everyday while working with different breeds of dogs. Read more about Aileen here.