Meet Kobe, he's a four-month-old Goldendoodle from Los Angeles, California! This sweet and playful pup is here with us for our Three Week Puppy Board and Train Program, where we will work on teaching him basic obedience and manners, as well as provide potty training. He doesn't have much knowledge of basic commands yet, and has a short attention span which causes him to be easily distracted. He comes to us with some undesirable behaviors that are common with puppies, such as barking for attention, pulling on the leash, jumping up on people, play biting, and having potty accidents when excited! Over the next twenty-one days, we will be working on improving his obedience, discipline, and manners to set him on the right path to becoming a well-behaved pup. Stay tuned for his transformation!
Pupdate 11/17/2024
Today Kobe and I spent the day bonding and getting to know each other at the park after he was dropped off with me. He quickly warmed up to me, but was generally more interested in exploring around rather than focusing on me. He was very interested in birds, squirrels, other dogs, people, grass, and soccer balls, and would often try to pull towards, investigate, or bark at various distractions.
While at the park, I tested his current knowledge of commands to get an idea of where his starting point is and what areas may need some extra focus going forward. He would sometimes Come to me when called with enough excitement to motivate him, but it often took several asks before he responded, and once he got to me he was quick to either jump on me or wander back off again. When asked to Heel, he didn't seem to recognize the command at all and was almost always at the end of the leash attempting to walk wherever he wanted to go. He seemed to understand Sit, however he was very inconsistent about following through with it. If he did Sit, he would almost always stand back up and start walking away after a second or two. He wasn't able to perform Down on command, and didn't seem to understand what was being asked of him. He also liked to playfully bite at my hands when trying to use the Down hand signal! I also asked him to Place on some low, easy to reach objects, but he didn't seem to understand what was being asked of him and seemed to lack the confidence to attempt any jumps even with plenty of encouragement. He didn't seem to have any understanding of leash pressure either, and would often ignore or try to pull against the leash when pressure was created.
After our time at the park, it was time to head home and get him settled into my home. He wasn't able to jump into the car on his own, but was comfortable with being picked up and placed into the car. He also didn't have any issue with going into the kennel within the car, and happily went inside with some gentle guidance and settled in for the ride home, which is a great display of Car Manners. Anytime Kobe is to ride in a car with me, he will be secured in a kennel for his utmost safety. He will also be in a kennel at home during nighttime or any other time he is unsupervised. This will be a useful tool in his potty training journey as well, as pups are instinctually discouraged from going potty inside their sleeping area. Upon arriving home, he had some time to explore around and become familiar with his new environment. When I offered him some food he jumped on me a lot and was very impatient for his food, so we will be working on improving his Food Manners! Later, we went out for a walk around my neighborhood to let him go potty and become familiar with the area. When exiting the house to start our walk, Kobe kept trying to run out the door as soon as it was opened, so we will also be working to improve his Door Manners to make sure he can respect the boundary a doorway creates as this will help keep him safe. During the walk, he went potty several times in some grassy areas, for which he was heavily rewarded to encourage the good behavior. Starting tomorrow, will be taking walks around the neighborhood multiple times daily to work on potty and obedience training. Overall he seems to be settling in nicely, and we are so excited to begin this training journey together!
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