Saber | Alaskan Klee Kai | Los Angeles, CA | In Training
- Alex Kruse
- 24 hours ago
- 2 min read
Meet Saber! He's a 2-year-old Klee Kai from Los Angeles, California, and he's here for our Three Week Reactive Board and Train Program. Saber loves his family and his fellow dog siblings, but after a big family move, he's been having difficulties adjusting to his new surroundings. He's become very reactive on leash towards both people and dogs, and will bite if he feels like his space is being invaded. He doesn't have much training with commands, and he suffers from separation anxiety. He's had a little backslide when it comes to having accidents in the house, as well. Over the next three weeks we'll work on establishing boundaries and rules with all his commands, we'll let him know that being away from family isn't the end of his world, work on his housebreaking, and teach him how to be calm when he's passing other dogs and people on his walks. Stay tuned for Saber's three-week transformation!
4/5/26
Saber and I headed home after our little session of getting to know each other in the park. The drive went pretty much exactly as I said it would! He was singing the songs of his people the whole way there, but he was really good about getting out of the crate with me. He's very responsive to the treats so I had a much easier time maneuvering him around than I honestly thought I would. We've been hands-off, just guiding him on the leash only, but he hasn't made any attempts to lunge or snap yet. He seems to be fine with me being in his space, but he sure starts singing again when he's alone! He'd clearly rather be with a stranger than alone, which is at least a little promising when it comes to his reactivity issues. Most of the time the badly reactive dogs hide or lunge their first day, so I'm glad he's willing to compromise with me on sharing space in that regard. On the other hand, the separation anxiety is definitely a big thing we'll have to work on! It's not great for him to be so stressed when alone, so that'll be my top priority along with the reactivity. Outside of that, he's been fairly cooperative with getting leashes on and off, and shuffling him between outside and in. I haven't made any attempts to touch him, which he seems to appreciate, and I watch his body language very closely for signs he might lash out. I was able to get him on the scale and sitting with only the usual small amount of struggle dogs tend to do when introduced to it for the first time. He's been sitting very nicely for me when I have a reward for him, so he's willing to listen to at least that when he knows there's a treat. This all feels like a good sign that we'll bond faster than I anticipated, which means we can truly dig into the reactive work earlier than I thought we might. I'm hopeful!
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