Otis is an almost 2 year old Labrador Retriever from The Bronx, NY. Otis’ owners contacted us at Wk9 while they were away on vacation. Otis was staying at a local PetSmart for boarding and unfortunately they got numerous calls about his endless energy; and due to the fact that they cannot drain his energy, he is resulting in biting the co-workers and even to the point of tearing a co-workers shirt off. “I admit, he is a hyper dog! He is 1 and he’s 80-85lbs so he is a big boy! He’s a very friendly dog but also very hyper. He’s great one on one but when it comes to social environments and I guess other dogs and people, he’s a mess lol”.
Wanting Otis to be the best he could be, they decided to enroll him in our 5 week dream dog program. Otis is just a fun loving goofy Labrador Retriever. This big guy was getting a little mouthy and very pushy with everyone in the house, he would take his owners for long walks around the block, and even managed to get himself banned from the pet store. He was jumping on guests and not playing appropriately with other dogs. Otis isn’t a bad dog, but was missing some structure. He came to us with some obedience under his belt so we took that and brought him to the next level, off leash training. With the help of the ecollar, Otis’ owners can now consistently reinforce all of his commands while next to him or at a distance to keep him out of trouble.
Otis will be coming back to us for boarding and rest assured, his owners can now enjoy their vacation without getting any calls, except maybe to say how wonderful he is doing!! Now that Otis is back home, his owners wanted to let us know…. “He is doing fabulous at home thus far and we are truly grateful for the training he received at K9”.