Maple - Training Photos, Videos and Updates

Pawsitive Notes - Tracking Maple's Milestones

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  • ​8/10 - Maple has adjusted quickly to the new environment and is already out with part of the pack! She has made a new bff, Rosie the Golden Retriever, and they are having a blast tearing around the run playing together!
  • 8/12 - Maple had a great walk today. She's a super smart girl and caught on quickly to what was being asked and expected of her and kept "checking in" to make sure that she was doing a good job. We didn't see many dogs out, just a couple a block away, which she completely ignored. Hopefully we'll see more next time and can work on her leash reactivity more. She worked short leash recall in the park, with distractions, today and did a great job! She's very eager to please.
  • 8/14 - The pack has grown! Maple is doing a fantastic job socializing with the new pack members and has even engaged in some play with the new ones. She's shared the water bowl with a few friends and even got growled at by another (who also exhibits resource guarding and received a correction) and stepped away allowing the trainer to deal with it without showing reactivity.
  • 8/18 - Maple got a little bossy with a new pack mate today and they almost got into a kerfuffle, but Mark stepped in and corrected the issue quickly. After that, Maple relaxed and was able to get back into the playful swing of things.
  • 8/21 - Maple continues to do exceedingly well in the pack and is even working to get others to come out of their shells. She did show a bit of resource guarding towards another aggressive dog at breakfast this morning. They snarfed at one another during feeding time and were quickly admonished for the attitudes.
  • 8/24 - A good walk today. Maple did show some over excitability at another dog on leash, barking at her from across the street and received a correction for not listening to "Leave-It". After that, she was extremely attentive and eager to please. She checked in frequently and was happy to heel and listen. 
  • 8/25 - Another good walk today. We passed more dogs and with a preemptive "Leave-It", Maple did an excellent job of refocusing and continuing her walk.
  • 8/26 - Maple continues to improve on her walks and general listening skills! She's also been playing very well with everyone.
  • 8/28 - Maple had a great walk today and did well passing other dogs. She had a lot of interest in one across the street and kept wanting to check them out, but listened to "Leave-It" and would break focus every time she was told. Progress!
  • 3/16/23 - Maple is such and smart and motivated dog. We are working on her obedience and attentiveness while walking.