Duke comes to the Metropawlitan/Collared Scholar Training Camp!
Duke has been a regular at doggy daycare since October 2007. Many of you may have seen him high atop the risers, looking over all of the dogs with girlfriend MJ. He has been a great addition to the Metropawlitan gang and we are grateful to have him.
Recently, Duke's mom approached us with some issues she had been having with Duke. It seemed Duke was lacking in confidence and had some obedience issues she wanted to work on. She opted for our in kennel program so she could ensure he received the best possible care, with round the clock training, consistency and supervision at his favorite place...doggy daycare!
When Duke entered our program, he wore a no pull harness, on which he still managed to drag his mom around town! He had issues with bolting right into the street and not coming when called and his mom was concerned for his safety. He knew some basic commands that he tended to only perform for treats but when he was outside on a walk, forget about it.
Enter our trainers....
While in our program, Duke learned his basic commands all over again. We started with the basics - the sit command. We taught him to sit every where! Outside, inside, even in the daycare room! Then onto the down commands. By the end of the program, Duke walked on a loose leash in the heel position, automatically sitting every time his handler stopped. He learned that he was not to enter the street until told it was ok. He learned to stay, no matter what was going on, and he learned to come when called....reliably.
Check out this video of Duke showing off his stuff!
Duke was a great student and we really enjoyed having him. He was eager to learn and really wanted to please. Just having boundaries increased his confidence by leaps and bounds!
* Just a note on Duke's training. Many of the training videos you see on the net are using what we call "gimmicks" to get dogs to perform. Many of the videos showing off long distance stays use remote electronic collars. We at the Collared Scholar do not rely on gimmicks. Duke was trained on a flat leather collar with lots of love, praise, affection and consistency. Treats were only used as a reward for the come command.
Recently, Duke's mom approached us with some issues she had been having with Duke. It seemed Duke was lacking in confidence and had some obedience issues she wanted to work on. She opted for our in kennel program so she could ensure he received the best possible care, with round the clock training, consistency and supervision at his favorite place...doggy daycare!
When Duke entered our program, he wore a no pull harness, on which he still managed to drag his mom around town! He had issues with bolting right into the street and not coming when called and his mom was concerned for his safety. He knew some basic commands that he tended to only perform for treats but when he was outside on a walk, forget about it.
Enter our trainers....
While in our program, Duke learned his basic commands all over again. We started with the basics - the sit command. We taught him to sit every where! Outside, inside, even in the daycare room! Then onto the down commands. By the end of the program, Duke walked on a loose leash in the heel position, automatically sitting every time his handler stopped. He learned that he was not to enter the street until told it was ok. He learned to stay, no matter what was going on, and he learned to come when called....reliably.
Check out this video of Duke showing off his stuff!
Duke was a great student and we really enjoyed having him. He was eager to learn and really wanted to please. Just having boundaries increased his confidence by leaps and bounds!
* Just a note on Duke's training. Many of the training videos you see on the net are using what we call "gimmicks" to get dogs to perform. Many of the videos showing off long distance stays use remote electronic collars. We at the Collared Scholar do not rely on gimmicks. Duke was trained on a flat leather collar with lots of love, praise, affection and consistency. Treats were only used as a reward for the come command.
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