After just 10 sessions with us, Yogi went from being a total nuisance to a service animal.
Sheri and Howard bought Yogi the Cockapoo as a puppy. At just 7 months old, he was already becoming a problem for his owners. He would viciously bite their hands and feet and chew on things around the house. They were worried they were going to have to re-home him.
Desperate, they came to Dog Behaviorist Denver for help.
Our dog behaviorist trainer Bruce started with simple commands such as the “down stay” (lie down and stay). Yogi had to learn what the verbal command and physical gesture meant and to obey.
Yogi worked his way up from lying down and staying for 5 minutes, to 10, then 30 minutes. That’s one command that he obeyed for an entire 30 minutes!
Following each session, Bruce gave Sheri and Howard homework. They were to continue working on these commands with Yogi in between sessions with Bruce. A repertoire of cues was built upon over the course of the 10 sessions.
It is essential that everything that is worked on in session with Bruce is continued at home. The dog must learn to obey his owners, not just Bruce! Consistency is key, and Howard and Sheri knocked it out of the park.
After intense work with our trainer, and the vigilance of his owners in keeping up his training at home, Yogi’s bad behaviors stopped, and he began following even more commands.
The dog training was so successful, in fact, that Bruce realized he could teach Yogi to become a certified service animal. He is now used to subdue his owner’s health condition. Yogi went from being a source of stress to a “bone-a-fide” healer!
Do you need your dog to become a success story like Yogi?
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