
Meet Baloo, a 1 year old Belgian Malinois mix from Pico Rivera, CA! He will be joining us for our Two Week Board and Train Program. During his stay Baloo will be learning Basic Obedience, and Leash Manners! Baloo is such a goofy, playful pup who just needs some guidance! Stay tuned for his two week transformation!
Pupdate 12/26/21




Today Baloo and I spent some time getting comfortable with each other. We took a bunch of walks around the neighborhood and let Baloo smell around. He was very playful and curious about everything. Later we went to the park and started teaching the foundation for Heel, Place and Come. He was very good during our session and very excited to learn! Good first day Baloo!

Pupdate 12/27/21
Today Baloo and I went to a park and worked on introducing heel, place, down, and come. Baloo is such a smart boy and was super eager to learn! We then worked on place at home while I cleaned the house! So far Baloo is being such a good boy and very well behaved!

Pupdate 12/28/21



Today Baloo and I went to Petco and worked on Heel, Down, Come, and Sit. He was very eager to work but a bit distracted due to the other dogs around. So far Baloo’s heel is coming along very nicely and he loves to stay close, which is a very natural thing for him while heeling. Baloo’s down is still pretty hard for him due to his comfort level being in a new environment, which is very understandable. We will keep working on his down everyday and try to get Baloo comfortable! Baby steps but progress! Good boy Baloo!

Pupdate 12/29/21
This morning we went on a 30 minute walk before the rain started. During our walk we worked on Heel, Come, and Down! So far Baloo is very responsive with most of his commands! Later on when it started raining, we went to Lowes and continued working on those commands. What I noticed during our session was that when Baloo doesn’t want to do something, such as down he will become pretty mouthy. When he gets into that mindset I will give him a small reminder with the ecollar, that being mouthy is not ok. Once I did that he was very good and we finished our session without hassle! So far making great progress each day!

Pupdate 12/30/21



Today we started the morning with a very early walk before the rain started. During our walk we focused on Heel, Down, and Come. Baloo has gotten a lot better and more comfortable with his down command! He has less resistance to performing that command! Once the rain started pouring, we went to Northridge Mall and practiced more Heel, Place, and Come! Seeing lots of improvements each day with Baloo!

Pupdate 12/31/21
Today Baloo and I went to an outdoor mall near by and worked primarily on Heel, Down, and Come. He did pretty good with his heel and didn’t get very distracted by people and other dogs. When we worked on his come, Baloo sometimes questions you and gets testy. When this happens, I usually turn the command into a game. This helps him understand the faster he comes back, the faster we get to play and goof around! So far he has been pretty good and very sweet!

Pupdate 1/1/22



Today Baloo and I went to a park to work on Heel, Place, Come, and Down. He has gotten better with with higher distractions but still makes minor mistakes her and there. Sometimes he’s in a down and gets startled or excited by something and will get up from his command. Baloo is being such a good boy and loves to spend time learning!

Pupdate 2/2/22
Today Baloo and I went to Jann’s Marketplace and primarely worked on Heel, Down, Place, and Come. Baloo is very sharp with most of his commands! His heel is very tight and right by your knee and his down has gotten to the point where he wont get up if people or dogs walk by! In the first half of the video you can see that he is remains very calm in all of his commands. When we did our Come, he has a tendency to be unsure or he doesn’t care about the command your giving. But he does finish the come at the end and gets big praise for doing it! We will be continuing to work on Come and stretching Baloo’s duration for each command! So far so good!

Pupdate 1/3/22



Today we went to some tennis courts to work on Baloo’s commands while offleash. His heel is very sharp and consistent and he rarely gets distracted! He will also remain in his down until released, even while dogs and people walk by! Baloo is a superstar on Place and again will remain til released! He is still being semi resistant to his Come command. Baloo will do it two times in a row and sometimes more and then he will just decide he doesn’t want to follow through. He understands the concept of the command and is usually happy to return, but after a little time goes by he just doesn't care. We will keep focusing on his come and try new techniques to see if anything else works better for him!

Pupdate 2/4/22
Today Baloo and I went to a mall and worked with all of his commands! His heel is very sharp and consistent! With his place command, Baloo will remain on the object until released, even if people walk by! The Come command is a lot better than it has been and I will keep working on it consistently until sunday! So far I saw huge improvements since yesterday! Good boy Baloo

Pupdate 2/5/22



Today Baloo and I went to Oxnard and worked on all of his commands while offleash! He has improved significantly on his Come command since the past 2 days! He will every so often if he gets overwhelmed when asked to return, he will get flustered but quickly recovers! He is very solid with his offleash heeling and down commands! So far I am very proud of Baloo’s progress and he’s been really good!

Pupdate 2/6/22
Today Baloo and I had a relaxing day working on fine tuning all of his commands! He has been doing amazing and improving everyday! We went to a mall and worked on Come, Down, Place, and Heel. Once we got finished at the mall, we went home and worked on door manners. He is a very energetic pup and gets very excited about going outside. Even though he gets excited he does very well not to bolt out the door. We also practiced staying calm inside the house and relaxing while watching a movie. Good work today Baloo!

Pupdate 2/7/22
Today we went to Santa Monica Pier and worked on finalizing all of Baloo’s basic commands! He did very well with everything and even stayed calm when doing greeting manners! Later on we worked on house manners and learning how to behave while inside the house. He sometimes gets excited while you are walking around but will settle down after a few minutes. Other than that he has been a very good boy!

Pupdate 1/8/22




Today we had a pretty relaxing day working primarily on house manners. We worked on place while I cleaned the house and learning to stay relaxed even if nothing is happening! He did really well and figured out that being inside means be relaxed! Later we went to REI and worked offleash with all of his commands! Baloo has been such an awesome dog to work with and he is very excited to show his new training tomorrow!

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