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Ryder I Miniature Pinscher I Temecula, CA I In-Training


Meet Ryder! He’s a six-month old Miniature Pinscher from Temecula, California here for our Two-Week Board and Train Program. Ryder’s family would love to be able to include him on family outings but can’t because he pulls on leash, will bark at people, dogs, and anything he’s not used to being around, doesn’t listen, and isn’t reliable off-leash. Over the next fourteen-days Ryder will be working on his off-leash obedience and manners. Stay tuned for his transformation!



 

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Practicing “place” inside a prop found at the outdoor mall.


Ryder dove into the pumpkin and they both went tumbling over!




Practicing “place” inside a miniature dog house in the shape of a car.

Ryder initiating play with my Belgian Malinois, Juno. She’s great with puppies!


Practicing impulse control around food.



 

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Practicing “place” and a duration down inside the Nike store.


Beef liver treats helped him overcome his fear of jumping up on this ledge.


Practicing “place” and his duration down.


Today we went back to the mall to continue out off-leash heeling around distractions. Ryder is doing much better with his come to heel, that’s when I call him to my left leg, giving a hand target. He‘s supposed to come to my left side and rotate so that he’s sitting at my left side facing forward. We went into a couple dog friendly stores, including Nike, and working on our “place” command and duration down. Ryder did really well but did get startled when someone dropped a shoe box on the ground. His heeling looks pretty good, and when he veers off, I hold down the button on the remote, say “no, heel” and give him a hand target by tapping my left leg. Things that startled him outside: an employee sweeping, an employee pushing a rolling trash bin, people coming out of nowhere who don’t notice him, loud noises, and he was afraid to get too close to the running fountain. I used beef liver treats and praise to get him to ”place” on the ledge of the fountain, but I could tell he wasn’t overly comfortable up there. Showing Ryder that he can do something and that nothing bad happened will go a long way to build his confidence. Probably his biggest obstacles to walking next to his handler are loud unexpected noises and birds - he wants to chase them! Ryder napped after our outing and then socialized with the other dogs. He really enjoys playing with Juno the Belgian malinois, which you’ll see in the additional video.



 

Pupdate 9/11/2021


This morning we went to the Harbor to practice our commands around distractions: come to heel, place, down, duration down (2:00), heel, and break (release). When Ryder first arrived he would bark at people, dogs, bicycles, scooters, and random objects he was unsure of. Here he is holding a 2 minute duration down as a group of people walk past him with their dogs on leash. He did great! In the evening we went back to the mall to practice more of our commands in a more distracting environment. Exposing him to new environments will be key in building his confidence up and eliminating the barking he does towards things he’s unsure of.




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