Say Hello to Kyra, the Labrador Retriever Mix, from La Habra. She is here for our Two-Week Board and Train to learn how to work around distractions. She understands some of the basics but gets too excited when out and about. She loves saying hi but due to her size jumping up to say hi is not the safest. She loves playing fetch and hanging out with her family, whether outside or on the couch, but she is easily distracted and pulls on the leash. Watch how much she grows over the next two weeks!
Pupdate 05/30/21
Kyra spent her first day getting to know her new surroundings. She met my family and definitely tried to say hi to everyone, which we will be working on. She was very eager to check out all the surroundings and eat her carrots on new place objects like my treadmill and the vet scale. We went for a walk to work on her recall and she met my neighbor and at first, she laid down to say hi but then tried to jump on him. She is not a fan of going in the crate, but once she is inside, she enjoyed watching everyone passing by and settling into napping without fussing. She ate some of her food but was too distracted to want to finish her food. The temperature was 75 degrees today.
Pupdate 5/31/21
Kyra went to the park today to work on her commands. She worked on her recall around mild distractions. We also worked on sit and down, while adding a bit of distance. She is a smart cookie who loves her carrots. She worked on not jumping up on people and her manners around the crate, her food, and the door. She was still too distracted with all the new smells and things going on to eat all her breakfast but by dinner, she ate her food like a champ.
Pupdate 06/01/21
Kyra made some new friends today. She worked on recall and come to sit while around other dogs! She was a bit nervous around some but eager to play with others. So we worked on positive exposure while building her confidence in me. Which led to working on place, a great confidence builder! She watched a great movie called Spies in Disguise, while on place. We also worked her on the treadmill as another place. She was actually excited! She definitely felt very confident walking on the treadmill I didn't even need to bribe her with carrots! She is eating really well and enjoying some evening snuggles after a hard day's work.
Pupdate 06/02/21
Kyra spent the day working on recall and manners. We began door manners, crate manners, and food manners. She likes running through things, like the door, or when it's food time, or to get in and out of the crate. We worked on her waiting politely on her own when coming in and out of the house especially when the other dogs are around. She worked on recall in the yard while she was very distracted playing with her new friend. It was a warm day today, and she decided while I was watering, she would put her feet and face in the giant water bowl and play with the water. She is not a fan of having to sit at boundaries, so we worked on her sitting before she went in and out the door or getting her food. She is easily distracted which made waiting in a sit so boring for her but we are working on it. She enjoyed being on place while I did some work on the computer.
Pupdate 06/3/21
Kyra went to the park today and worked on duration place as recall. We also worked around other dogs that she could not play with and say hi to. She worked on her loose leash walking with a group of dogs. She also saw a bunny, she was very curious but we had to keep walking so we didn't watch for too long. She ate all her food and is getting better at her manners and waiting for her food.
Pupdate 6/4/2021
Kyra went to an outdoor mall today to work around distractions. She worked on loose leash walking around other people and dogs. She was very distracted by little kids with snacks. She met new dogs and worked on her commands with dog distractions. She made new friends and they got to relax and work on duration commands while we ate. She also worked on crate and door manners she is now able to get in the crate on her own with a little running start. She didn't finish all her food in the morning but it was really hot but as the day went on and it got cooler she ate all her dinner.
Pupdate 6/5/21
Kyra spent the day working on getting closer to being off-leash. Went to a pet store to work around distractions and dropping the leash. She is definitely getting the hang of things. She was a little distracted by the snack aisle but was able to hold a sit and down with the tempting smells. She walked by other dogs in close quarters and is getting better at not trying to pull towards them or little kids with snacks. She was very curious about the small animal cages. She also worked on heeling while walking around the neighborhood.
Pupdate 06/6/21
Kyra went hiking today. She met one of my other dogs and they got to work on heeling next to each other. She also worked around a lot more distractions, like squirrels running around and bunnies jumping across the road. She worked on adding distance to her sit and down. She also worked on door and crate manners. She is improving on getting up in the crate in her own. She ate all her breakfast but did not finish all her dinner.
Pupdate 06/07/21
Kyra worked on her off-leash skills today. We dropped the leash more often and let her drag it while out at the park. She worked on adding distances to her down and sit as well as keeping her on place while other dogs walked around. She also worked on polite greetings and not jumping.
Pupdate 06/08/21
Kyra had a fun day at the park being a good distraction dog for some of my lessons. We worked on adding distance and duration to some of her commands like down and sit. We also worked on distance recall and come to sit. She is getting better on place while there are distractions. We added distance and duration today. She is working on her off-leash door manners. She had fun playing with my dog today as a reward for all her hard work. The temperature has been weird going from hot to cold so she didn't want to eat all her food once it got hot in the afternoon/evening but she ate all her breakfast when it was drizzly outside.
Pupdate 6/09/21
Kyra spent the day working on the yard with me. She really likes water! She enjoyed running around with my dogs laying in all the puddles and walking into the sprinklers repeatedly. She made some new friends and got to run around after a hard day's work of increasing her distance and practicing her send to place. She also worked on her door manners while I unloaded my car and did some front yard work. She enjoyed the play breaks. In the evening, she placed next to her friends while we ate dinner and watched Leap Year!
Pupdate 06/10/21
Kyra spent the day being a distraction and working off-leash. She worked with another dog and practiced staying in heel with a new dog being next to her as a distraction. She met other dogs and worked around them while they were all working on different commands. She worked on duration place off leash. We also worked on her being out in the front-loading up into the car off-leash.
Pupdate 06/11/21
Kyra spent the day out and about. We went to an outdoor mall to work on her off-leash skills out in public. She worked on duration down with distractions and come to sit. Then we worked with some new dogs and she showed them her new off-leash heeling through a crowd.
Pupdate 6/12/21
Kyra spent her last day at the park. She was an excellent distraction dog impressing everyone with how sweet and smart she is! She got lots of snuggles and playtime with her friends. She worked on door and food manners. She also worked on her duration place with other dogs working around her. She was very excited to see some kids and practice polite greetings.