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Winnie | Golden Retriever | Moorpark, CA | In-Training


Meet Winnie! She is a 4-month-old Golden Retriever from Moorpark, CA. She is loving, playful, and full of puppy energy! She comes to us for our 3 Week Board and Train Program to work on her On and Off-leash obedience, Food manners, Car manners, and Greeting manners. A few other concerns we will be focusing on are her chewing on clothing and excessive barking. Stay tuned for her 3-week transformation! ____________________________________________

Pupdate 3.13.22


Today was our first time working together. It was all about bonding, trust, and having fun while training. We explored Home Depot while working on the Come to sit command and Extended sit command. Winnie did a great job and I’m excited to see her daily progress!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.14.22





One of today's sessions took place at a park. We really began building the foundation in the commands Come to sit, Sit, Extended sit, Break, and Off. Winnie does have opportunities to build on her focus as many distractions would catch her attention during training. But we will continue working through these kinds of distractions and it will make Winnie’s obedience even stronger. We ended this session with some playtime for her to get some of her puppy energy out. Today Winnie showed great spirits and improvement!

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Pupdate 3.15.22


One of today’s sessions took place at a park. We continued building a strong foundation in the commands: Come to sit, Sit, Extended sit, Break, and Off. We also worked on Food and Car manners. Distractions continue to be a great training tool as Winnie gets distracted easily. We will continue to work through them and improve. Winnie continues to have a great and playful spirit. Another great day of training!


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Pupdate 3.16.22





One of today’s sessions took place at the park.

We worked on the Come to sit, Extended sit, Place, and Heel commands. The park was pretty busy today which brought many distractions. Winnie continues to be easily distracted, as puppies usually are, but we’re working through it. Every session she improves and has great spirits. Today we also worked on Car, Door, and Food manners. Another great day of training!

____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.17.22



One of today’s sessions took place at the park.

The park is a great location for training to help Winnie overcome her challenge with distractions, but every session she continues to improve. Today we continued building a strong foundation in the Come to sit, Extended sit, Off, Break, and Heel commands. Another great day of training!

____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.18.22




One of Winnie’s sessions took place at the park today. We continued to work on the Come to sit, Extended sit, Place, Heel, and Down commands. The birds, people, and dogs were big distractions for her. We’ll continue to use those as training tools to better her focus during obedience training. Another great day of training!



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Pupdate 3.19.22


One of Winnie’s sessions took place at the Home Depot today. We continued to work on the Come to sit, Extended sit, Place, Heel, and Down commands. Her puppy energy and the many new distractions proved to be quite the challenge for her in this session. Nonetheless, she did well and continues to improve daily. She's always happy and excited for our training sessions. Another great day of training!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.20.22




One of Winnie’s sessions took place at the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. We focused on her Heeling and Extended sitting with many people and dogs passing by. She did a great job staying in command and staying focused on our training.


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Pupdate 3.21.22



One of Winnie’s sessions took place at the park today. We focused on her Heeling, Placing, and Extended sitting off-leash! Winnie’s impulse control has improved a lot and I feel she’s ready to start her off-leash training. Today we also worked on her Car manners, Food manners, and Greeting manners. Another great day of training!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.22.22





One of Winnie’s sessions took place at the park today. We continued to focus on her Come to sit, Heel, Place, Down, and Extended sit, all on and off-leash! She did have some reactivity today when she broke command to a passing by puppy just wanting to play. It was a great learning opportunity and we will continue to strengthen her impulse Control. We also worked on her Food manners, Car manners, and Door manners. Another great day of training!


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Pupdate 3.23.22


One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a Home Depot. We worked on the Come to sit, Extended sit, Heel, Place, Down, and Under commands on and off-leash. She did a great job staying engaged in training. We also worked on her Car, Greeting, Food, and Door manners. She improves daily and I’m very proud of her and her progress. Another great day of training!


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Pupdate 3.24.22





One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a Home Depot. We continued working on the Come to sit, Extended sit, Heel, Place, Down, Extended down, and Under commands off-leash. She did a great job with her commands. We also worked on her Car, Greeting, Food, and Door manners. She did have some hesitation in her greeting manners with some but not all people. We will continue to build her confidence when meeting new people so that she feels more comfortable doing it. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 3.25.22


One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a park. We focused on her Heeling. When we started training at this park it was very challenging for her to stay engaged and focused. The rabbits, birds, dogs, and people seem to really grab her attention. But today she did really well staying engaged and ignoring the environmental distractions. Another great day of training!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.26.22




One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a park.

Today we challenged her impulse control with Extended Place, Extended sits, and Extended downs with longer hold times than usual. With all the bunnies, squirrels, birds, and other dogs catching her attention, she stayed in command. We also continued to work on her Door, Greeting, Car, and Food manners. I’m very proud of her progress and how she continues to grow daily. Another great day of training!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.27.22


One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a new park. In this session we continued to challenge her impulse control by working on all learned commands in a busy and new environment. I added longer hold times and created greater distance. Winnie did break command a few times as the distance increased, but shortly overcame that lack of confidence. We also worked on Door, Greeting, Car, and Food manners today. Another great day of training!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.28.22





One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a new park. In this session we worked on the Off, Break, Come to sit, Extended sit, Down, Extended down, Place, Extended place, Heel, and Under commands. This was a new location which brought many new distractions. Winnie did have trouble at times staying focused, but we worked through these obstacles. Another great day of training!


____________________________________________ Pupdate 3.29.22

One of Winnie’s sessions focused on Door manners. It is important for her to understand the importance of Door manners and how rushing out the front door could be a major safety risk. During this session, I had her at an Extended sit working on her impulse control, focus, and obedience. She did very well staying in command. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 3.30.22



One of Winnie’s sessions today took place at a park. We went through the Off, Break, Come to sit, Extended sit, Down, Extended down, Heel, and Place commands. Each command was done near areas where soccer and baseball practice were taking place. Winnie was very curious and interested in her surroundings in such a high-distraction location, but stayed in command. Another great day of training!

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Pupdate 3.31.22

One of Winnie’s sessions today took place at a park. We went through the Off, Break, Come to sit, Extended sit, Down, Extended down, Heel, Under, and Place commands. I noticed that Winnie had a lot of hesitation and nervousness going up and downstairs. We worked on her commands including a small set of stairs to increase her confidence when using them. She did a great job to overcome it! Another great day of training!

____________________________________________ Pupdate 4.1.22




One of Winnie’s sessions took place at a park.

We continued building a strong understanding in the Off, Break, Come to sit, Extended sit, Down, Extended down, Heel, Place, and Under commands. We also worked on her Door, Guest, and Food manners. She did struggle but with being distracted by her soundings and broke command 3 times. We will continue to use them as learning opportunities and grow. Another great day of training!

____________________________________________ Pupdate 4.2.22

One of Winnie’s sessions took place at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We continued to work on the Off, Break, Come to sit, Extended sit, Down, Extended down, Heel, Place, and Under commands. This was a highly active area with many distractions. Winnie did a great job staying focused and engaged! Another great day of training!

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