Bear | Whoodle | Santa Monica, CA | In Training

Meet Bear! He's a 6-year-old Whoodle (Wheaton Terrier/Poodle X) from Santa Monica, California, and he's here for our Two Week Urban Board and Train Program. Bear is a sweet boy who is acclimating to a new home and mostly just needs some work on his basic commands. While he has some of his foundational work already, he just needs to know to hold everything until released and also to help boost some of his confidence. Over the next two weeks we'll make sure that Bear is capable of following through on all his commands quickly, and that he doesn't break them until released. We'll also get him exposed to some other dogs to help work on his anxiety on that front so he can be more comfortable when out in public with them around. Stay tuned for Bear's two-week transformation!

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11/23/25

We hung around the park for a little bit after Bear got dropped off so I could test out everything he already knew how to do. He's really good at sitting on command, just not so much at the holding it, and he wouldn't give me a down so we'll work on that. His recall was actually pretty good even with the distractions, and he stayed pretty close when walking too. Mostly with the base commands it looks like we need to focus on refining and he'll be good there. He was really good in the crate on the drive home, just laid down and was quiet for me. He explored a little bit by himself in our back run so he could get acclimated to the smells and not get overwhelmed by other dogs. He settled in pretty nicely and ate all his dinner without issues. I decided not to fully introduce him to the other dogs just yet for his first day so he could get comfortable, but I'll do that tomorrow and see how it goes! Otherwise he's doing great!

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