Saturn | Pittie Mix | Marina del Rey, CA. | In Training.

Meet Saturn! 🪐🐾

Saturn is a 7-month-old pittie mix from Marina del Rey who has just joined us for our two-week Community Board & Train program—and let me tell you, this sweet girl has a lot to say! Saturn loves being the center of attention, and if she doesn’t get to say hi to other dogs while out in public, she’s been known to make her feelings very clear with some barking. She’ll even bark at her owner if they’ve been on the phone a little too long (excuse you… how dare you not focus on her!).

Along with her big personality, Saturn has also been described as a strong puller on leash and a pup who can be a bit selective about listening in general. Needless to say, she’s ready for a little extra guidance in the obedience and manners department!

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be working closely with Saturn on basic obedience, leash manners, and household manners, with the goal of helping her understand that making good choices—and being a polite, well-mannered girl—is the best way to earn the attention she wants. I’m so excited to help sweet Saturn get started on her journey, and I can’t wait to share her progress along the way!

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2/1/2026

Today Saturn and I headed to the park for a fun first day together! The goal was to not only get better acquainted with one another, but also to see what Saturn already knows in terms of obedience, and to introduce a brand new command — heel. Right from the start, Saturn was (very understandably) super excited. She wanted to explore everything, pull on the leash, and of course “talk” to all the pups we saw along the way.

Because of that, we jumped right into introducing the heel command. I used gentle leash corrections and would calmly walk in the opposite direction of where she was pulling. We repeated this consistently until Saturn made the choice to come back to my side and walk nicely with me. It took a little bit of time, but once it clicked, she started to understand what I was asking — smart girl! After that, we were able to continue our walk with much more structure.

She definitely still had moments where distractions tempted her, but that’s totally okay — she’s still a puppy and this was her very first day of training!

One thing I absolutely loved is that Saturn willingly offered me a sit and a down during our session. That tells me she’s already got some great foundational understanding and she’s eager to engage. By the end of our walk, she seemed much more comfortable with me…so comfortable, in fact, that she gave me all the kisses as we loaded into the car!

On the ride home she did cry a bit in the crate — but only when we got caught at red lights, which honestly made me feel like I was driving around with a baby that needed the car to keep moving so they could fall asleep. It was pretty hilarious! Once we got back to the house, Saturn wasted no time checking out her home-away-from-home for the next two weeks, and she seems to have zero complaints so far. She’s definitely excited about all her new furry friends here. When we introduced her to the crate at home, she cried for a little while, but once everyone settled down, she settled down too.

All in all, today was a wonderful day of introductions. Saturn is truly the sweetest little lady, and I’m so excited to get to work with her! 💛🐶

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