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Wally | Golden Retriever | Bakersfield, CA

Joining us for the next few weeks is Wally! He is a super sweet pup who is joint our puppy program. Wally loves cuddles and hanging out with his family but needs to work on cleaning up his manners. He can often get too excited and jump on the kids in his family. On walks wally is the opposite of excited and is a bit stubborn. We will be working on his leash manners and confidence building so that he isn’t putting the brakes on during walks. Stay turned for his progress!


Pupdate #2

Weight: 24.2

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Pupdate #3

Weight: 24.5

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Training highlights: Sweet boy worked on his heel command today along with duration sit and down. Parks are great for creating distractions and challenges but can also be a bit too over stimulating when he is excited so we are switching from calm to loud environments constantly


Pupdate #4

Weight: 24.03

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Training highlights: The pups have been doing great during their potty and socialization breaks. Wally started off very playful and is learning when it’s okay to play and when it’s time to give other pups their space


Pupdate #5

Weight: 24.12

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Training highlights:

Todays goal was to work on place command! Wally did great when it came to being on the command but he did struggle a bit to jump onto this couch. I’m continuing to work on his confidence every single day so that he can get used to walking on and completing commands on different textures everywhere that we go.


Pupdate #6

Weight: 24.15

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Pupdate #7

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Weight: 25.03


Pupdate #8

Weight: 25.2

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Training highlights: With this heat we’re making sure to work in shady areas and keeping sessions short & fun. We practiced duration commands using place and duration sit and down. This allowed for his paws to stay cool and not have to move too much but still get in his mental stimulation throughout the day. Great work buddy!


Pupdate #9

Weight: 26.04

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Pupdate #10

Weight: 26.13

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Training highlights: Wally continues to grow mentally and physically everyday! He’s put on 2 pounds since joining us! He loves exploring new places and has grown very much in confidence, he isn’t as shut down when approaching new environments. He has been accident free and continues to do awesome in the crate over night and whenever i go to run errands or am working with another pup he silently waits in his crate and watches.


Pupdate #11

Weight: 26.04

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Training highlights: Sweet boy has already learned to patiently wait at the door of my home and at the door of the car before we enter so it’s very important that we keep up these manners  when he goes back home in order to prevent any unwanted before around guests or anything associated with doors opening and being in public


Pupdate #12

Weight: 26.04

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Pupdate #13

Weight: 26.12

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Training highlights: Wally’s confidence has gone up so much! He is loving jumping onto new objects and holding his place command. We were working inside of home depot and also also took a quick stop in the garden on our way out but we couldn’t stay for long since the floor was pretty warm. Overall he did amazing and continues to keep a great potty and crate routine!


Pupdate #14

Weight: 26.6

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Pupdate #15

Weight: 26.44

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Training highlights: Today was the second day in a row where wally threw up on a car drive but today there was food included instead of just water like last days. He did get a bit dirty yesterday from this throwing up in his crate so i made sure to pamper him to a bath where he got to cool off. He did pretty well for this new environment but needed lots of reassurance. Once i asked him to hold command like sit he did much better than just standing in the tub.

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Pupdate #16

Weight: 26.13

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Pupdate #17

Weight: 26.32

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Training highlights: sweet boy worked on place command today in the park along with all of the commands around distractions. He has not been to this park, so it was very interesting to see him adjust to the new environment even though he has been doing incredible everywhere that I’ve taken him whether it is indoor or outdoor.


Pupdate #18

Weight: 26.58

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Training highlights: We increased Wally’s challenge level today and i took him with me to boxing class. We arrived early before too many people got there to easy him into the environment . Once everyone arrived her was greeted by tons of love but they were all respectful of his training and did exactly what i asked of them when properly greeting and asking him of commands


Pupdate #19

Weight: 26.62

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Training highlights: After weeks of practicing place command, Wally has learned he isn’t as tiny as he thinks he is and is capable of slimming taller objects and has grown the confidence to hop onto new objects  and textures regardless of where they are. Great work Wally!


Pupdate #20

Weight: 26.5

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Training highlights: We continue to complete commands in medium stimulation level environments like home depot, crowded parks and outsides of cafes and wally is doing amazing. Even though he is so adorable and everyone wants to greet him, we let people know he is in training and should only be pet calmly and if he is in command.


pupdate #21

Weight: 26.7

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Training highlights: Wally worked at the mall today where there are tons of distractions and so many people wanted to pet him. In order to keep our structure we kept the affection to a minimum. He did great and will continue ti do better as his attention span grows


pupdate #22

Weight: 26.59

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