Leni’s Homeschool Program

Meet Leni! She has some stranger danger and reactivity issues around her house. When her humans moved to a new house they wanted the transition to be as low stress and supportive of Leni as possible so they enrolled Leni in our Homeschool program. 

During Homeschool she’s been learning how to better regulate herself around strangers in and around the house. The training has focused on building her confidence through play and giving her skills to help her feel safe and regulated in her new house. 

Leni was previously E-Collar trained elsewhere but it was not beneficial to her emotional state and her humans had a limited understanding of how to use the tool. During Homeschool she has been relearning the E-Collar so she has a better relationship with it. Her humans have gone through more education on how to use the tool so they can be consistent with the training in the long run. 

She also has been integrated into our Pack Hike program and has really been enjoying her time in the woods and on the beach with her friends. 

Leni previously did two Board and Train programs elsewhere, but those programs didn’t have her working in her home, around her neighborhood, and her humans were not very involved in the training. With the Homeschool program she got to work around other people and dogs on her home turf while her parents were involved through weekly training sessions. I think a Board and Train is a good idea for specific issues, but for most cases I think keeping the dog at home and keeping their owner involved will yield better results.