Lavi | Mini Goldendoodle | Corona, CA | In-Training

Meet Lavi, a 13-month-old Mini Goldendoodle from Corona, CA. He will be joining us for our Three Week Board and Train Program. He is full of so much fun energy and absolutely loves to play. During Lavi’s stay, he will be learning Obedience, Leash Manners, Greeting Manners, and House Manners. Some of the specific concerns his owner wanted to address were him jumping on guests and unsafely running out of the front door. Stay tuned for his 21-day transformation!

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Pupdate 1/9/2022

Today was Lavi’s introduction/eval session. I was able to observe his normal behavior and get a feel for the authentic Lavi. Our first training session began with teaching Lavi how to Sit (stay seated until released) and Come (come and sit directly on my left side awaiting further instructions) at Ridgeline Park. The park made a great training location as we faced many distractions such as birds, squirrels, and other dogs. The further we got into training, the less impact the distractions had on him. He did a great job!

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Pupdate 1/10/2022

Today was a great session for Lavi! Our session took place at Lowes and we worked on the commands Place, Come to sit, and Extended sit. We experienced many distractions such as approaching dogs and people. It was a great opportunity for him to work on his focus and ability to ignore environmental distractions. Lavi demonstrated lots of energy and willingness to learn. I would say he had a great and successful day 2 of training!

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Pupdate 1/11/22

One of our sessions today took place at the park. This park was a new location for Lavi, which meant lots of new smells, people, and dogs. There was no shortage of distractions. We continued to build his understanding of the Sit, Come to sit, and Place commands. I wanted to make the Place command drills a little more challenging, so I had him Place on many different items. He was a little hesitant at first, but as his confidence increased, he quickly adapted! Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.12.22

One of today's sessions took place at the park where we continued to build a solid foundation in the Sit, Sit to come, and Place commands. The Down command was introduced and he adapted quickly. After a few short repetitions, he caught on to the Down command and was shortly doing it on many different surfaces. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.13.22

Today’s sessions took place at the park and Lowes. We worked on more repetitions of the Sit, Sit to come, Place, and Down commands. To make it a little more challenging, I would create space between Lavi and I. This would start only about a foot of distance, but lead to about 20 feet. In the beginning, I could tell Lavi was getting nervous about the increased distance between us two. But after a few repetitions and Lavi’s confidence building, he had no issues. As a young pup, I can see his confidence building every day with training. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.14.22

One of today’s sessions took place at my residence where we focused on all learned commands, with an introduction to house manners. Lavi’s parents expressed a safety concern with him rushing out of the front door. We continued to build a strong foundation on his learned commands, but added having the front door open. This training session helped Lavi understand that he can only exit the front door when instructed to. Lavi did a great job!

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Pupdate 1.15.22

One of today’s training sessions took place at Home Depot. Lavi was introduced to the Heel command. It didn’t take long for him to catch on. There were much more distractions today, but Lavi did well performing commands and focusing on my instructions. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.16.22

One of today's sessions took place at a new park. New smells, new dogs, and new people made great distractions for our training. We focused on the Heel command with less direction from me. Lavi was challenged by the many coming and going distractions, but still had a great training session!

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Pupdate 1.17.22

One of today’s sessions took place at Home Depot. It was busier than usual and we welcomed the distractions. It was especially loud from all the equipment, but Lavi quickly became desensitized to them. Once we started training, he forgot all about the environmental distractions. Today we continued building a strong foundation in the Come to sit, Sit, Down, Heel, Place, Extended sit, and Extended place commands. Lavi did really well and continues to have great spirits in learning! Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.18.22

One of today’s sessions took place at a new park. Lavi has never been here which created new challenges for training. He was very curious about all the new smells, dogs, and people. It didn’t take long for him to ignore all the distractions and focus on the training. During this session, we continued building a strong foundation in all the commands we’ve learned so far. We added increasing distance between us to help continue building his confidence. Lavi did really well and was very playful. He’s such a happy pup full of energy. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.19.22

One of today’s sessions took place at the park. Lavi did really well. We worked on Come to sit, Sit, Down, Place, Heel, Extended sit, and Extended down all completely off-leash! Lavi seem to get a little uncomfortable with the bouncing of a basketball near us, so we continued our training nearby it. He quickly adapted and focused on our session. Today was a great training day!

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Pupdate 1.20.22

One of today’s sessions took place at a brand new park. There were a lot of distractions such as people, dogs, and soccer practices! You could tell Lavi really wanted to join in the fun. This session focused on the commands Come to sit, Sit, Down, Place, and Heel completely off-leash. He did really well and had a big smile during the whole training! Another great training day!

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Pupdate 1.21.22

One of today’s sessions took place at Glendale Galleria. It was full of people and dogs making it an ideal location for training. Lavi did well, but really had to fight his urge to interact with the other dogs. During this session, we focused on getting good repetitions in the Come to sit, Sit, Down, Heel, Place, and Under commands. Lavi did well and continues to grow daily! Another great training day!

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Pupdate 1.22.22

One of today’s sessions took place at Home Depot. During this session, we continued to focus on Come to sit, Sit, Down, Heel, Place, and Under commands off-leash. We also worked on car and greeting manners. Lavi did a great job today! Another great training day!

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Pupdate 1.23.22

One of today’s sessions took place at a new park. The park had many new distractions such as ducks, goats, people, and dogs. This session was challenging Lavi to stay focused while disregarding the many distractions around him. In this session I had him interact with another dog while randomly starting obedience when asked. Disengaging from playing to go right into obedience is an important skill to have and Lavi is doing well to reach that. We also worked on greeting manners. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.24.22

One of today’s sessions took place in a new park. New people, dogs, and a baseball game provided plenty of distractions. I want to continue to introduce new distractions to Lavi to prepare him to overcome any he may face in the future. We worked on Car manners, Come to sit, Sit, Down, Heel, and Place commands off-leash. Lavi had a hard time focusing at first as we trained near the Baseball game, but was able to overcome the distractions. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.25.22

One of today’s sessions took place at Home Depot. We worked on the commands Sit, Come to Sit, Down, Heel, and Under. We also worked on his Greeting and Car manners. Lavi did really well with his focus and had a blast with training. He was completely off-leash and I felt confident in him the entire time without worry. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.26.22

One of today’s sessions took place at a new Lowes location. We worked on the commands Sit, Come to Sit, Down, Under, Heel, Extended sit, and Extended down completely off-leash. We also worked on Greeting manners, Car manners, Food manners, and House manners. Lavi shows a bit of resistance going into his crate when loading up into the car. It is something we continue to work on daily. Lavi did really well with his focus today. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.27.22

One of today’s sessions took place at a new park location. We worked on the commands Sit, Come to Sit, Down, Under, Heel, Extended sit, and Extended down completely off-leash. We also worked on Greeting manners, Car manners, Food manners, and House manners. Lavi did really well to fight the urge to react to other dogs reacting towards him. He stayed focused and engaged in training! Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.28.22

One of today’s sessions took place at the Santa Monica Pier. We worked on the commands Sit, Come to Sit, Down, Under, Heel, Extended sit, and Extended down completely off-leash. Lavi did really well staying focused and not allowing the distractions to prevent a successful training session. There was a lot of people, loud noises, new smells, and dancers which created plenty of distractions. We also worked on Greeting manners, Car manners, Food manners, and House manners. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 1.29.22

One of today’s sessions took place throughout my neighborhood. We worked on the commands Sit, Come to Sit, Down, Under, Heel, Extended sit, and Extended down completely off-leash. I really wanted Lavi to understand the importance of staying obedient in outdoor environments, especially where cars are present. We really focused on him not impulsively running out the front door, front yard, or into the street. He did really well with no mistakes during this session! Another great day of training!

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