Emma | Labrador Mix | Santa Barbara, CA | In-Training
- Amanda Lascari
- Feb 13, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 26, 2022
Emma, a five year old Labrador Mix, has joined OffLeash SoCal for our two week board and train program. Emma comes to us with lack of following commands when distracted, leash pulling, being under socialized with other dogs, and excessive barking. Over the two weeks Emma will be working on her off leash obedience and manners. Check in to see her progress!
Pupdate 2/13/2022
Emma is settling in well at my home. She is
unsure about the rest of my pack. She is doing
okay being around them, but keeps her
distance. She only snapped once at one of the
dogs when they came too close to her, but
nothing else since. It will take some time for her
to get comfortable around them. Today Emma started her training. We met with a few Offleash SoCal trainers, and they got
to assist with Emma and her training. We
introduced and conditioned her to the E-Collar
and practiced commands Sit and Heel. Emma
did great for her first day of training!
Pupdate 2/14/2022
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today Emma and I worked on her commands around the neighborhood. We practiced come to sit, place, and heel. Place is a command where Emma must sit or lay on a defined object. This command is great for building confifence as well as teaching her be calm and relaxed. Emma is getting more comfortable with the other dog. She allowed them to come up and smell her.
Pupdate 2/15/2022
Today Emma and I went to the park to work on her commands. We worked on a new command, Down. This is not her favorite command to do. I had to bribe her with some treats in order for her to lay down. Emma showed some big progress today, with the other dogs. I saw her finally playing and socializing with them, but once Emma saw
me she pretended like she wasn’t having fun.
Pupdate 2/16/2022
Today Emma and I went down to Huntington Beach to work on her commands around distractions. She did very well! She wasn’t reactive to other dogs that past by us. She was very focused and obedient. Emma did better with the Down command today, but still gave me a little struggle.
Pupdate 2/17/2022
Today Emma and I worked on her obedience at home. We did a little group training with her buddies, Archie and Loki. We worked on all the obedience commands, duration (holding commands longer), and with dog distractions. Emma did pretty well, she broke her commands a few times to try and be with her friends.
Pupdate 2/18/2022
Today Emma and I went to Hollywood to work on her commands around high distractions. It was a lot of commotion for her and she was a bit nervous. Emma still followed all her commands. She didn‘t show me any reactivity to the buses. Sorry about the videos not showing on the blog. Please click the link and it will pull up videos for you.
Pupdate 2/19/2022
Today Emma and I went to the park to work on her commands. We tried working semi-off leash (letting the leash drag) but she’s not quite ready for that yet. We worked a lot on her duration, holding commands longer. Emma will hold a command for a little bit, but breaks when she doesn’t want to listen anymore.
Pupdate 2/20/2022
Today Emma and I went to a local school playground to work on her commands. Today she started working semi-off leash. I let her drag the leash around while we practiced her commands. She did pretty well. We need still need some more work on her duration, she still wants to get to follow me if I get too far from her.
Pupdate 2/21/2022
Emma’s first day completely off leash! I took Emma to the park to work on her off leash obedience. We met with a few other OffLeash SoCal trainers, so Emma got to work around dog distractions. She did a great job! She ignored the other dogs, stayed focused on me, and was very obedient.
Pupdate 2/22/2022
Today Emma and I went to the park to work on her off leash obedience. She was not happy training in this cold weather, but we had to get some training in. Emma did very well and followed her commands. She is doing a great job with her off leash training!
Pupdate 2/23/2022
Today Emma and I met with other OffLeash SoCal trainers and their dogs to work on her off leash obedience around dog distractions. She did an awesome job! She was focused and very obedient. She wasn’t reactive and didn’t break command to say hi to the other dogs. She was a little nervous of some construction going on and the loud trucks that would drive by, but she stayed focused and followed her commands.
Pupdate 2/24/2022
Today Emma and I went to Huntington Beach to work on her off leash obedience around distractions. She did a great job! Emma got some compliments on how well behaved she is!
Pupdate 2/25/2022
Today Emma and I went to Glendale Galleria to work on her off leash obedience. She did a very good job today. Emma was very focused and obedient.
Pupdate 2/26/2022
Today Emma took the day off of training. She got relax and socialize with her friends before she goes home tomorrow. Emma can’t wait to go home and show you everything she has learned!
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