Rose | Amstaff X | El Monte, CA | In Training

Meet Rose! She's a 1-year-old Amstaff mix from El Monte, California, and she's here for our Two Week Urban Board and Train Program. Rose is very sweet and wants to be friends with everyone, but she gets a little too excited and her enthusiasm turns into jumping. She also needs helps with learning to hold her commands until released, chewing on things, walking on a loose leash, and dashing through doors. Over the next two weeks we'll teach Rose all of her basic commands, make sure she knows how to Wait before going through gates and doors, stop grabbing things she shouldn't have, and generally improve her manners. Stay tuned for Rose's two-week transformation!

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10/19/25

For Rose's first day, mostly I just wanted to see what she could do. She clearly knows Sit, but she could use some help making it a little more solid. She wouldn't give me a Down at all, but was actually pretty good with her Recall when I called her. Her Heel and her tendency to jump are going to be some major focuses for us over the next two weeks, but she seems eager to please so I think I'm sure we can get her doing well on her commands quickly. Once home, she was very nervous about being in her new surroundings. She met with my Border Collie and they got along just fine, but she's not ready to dive into play yet, so they just hung out together in the yard. She is very determined to get through gates without invitation, so that's going to be a huge focus for us around the house. Inside she did much better, curling up with her new buddy and taking a nap like it was no big deal being in a stranger's home. I think she'll do great once she gets a little more adjusted to me and the house, and learns what's expected of her while she's visiting.

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