100 lb, 7-Month-Old, Black Lab Puppy
Buckaroo is a lovely black Lab puppy adopted by a young family with a new baby. Having a baby and an active, young pup at the same time can be challenging for even the most experienced puppy parents. Buckaroo was super sweet and playful but his family was concerned about his nipping, jumping on people, and peeing when meeting someone new. They were also struggling with crate training. Buckaroo’s barking was waking the baby, making for rough nights for the whole family. So, they opted for our Puppy Head Start program to get some immediate relief.
Our Puppy Head Start Program is for pups between the ages of ten and sixteen weeks, who have had at least two sets of vaccinations. The puppies come for five days of day training, going home each evening. This allows us to address the family’s most pressing concerns and eliminate problem behaviors before they turn into bad habits. Buckaroo made a big turnaround in this short time, giving everyone some rest and peace of mind.
At about seven months of age, after gaining some mental maturity Buckarooo came back to us for part two of the Puppy Head Start Program. This is our most popular Perfect Pooch Program which includes two weeks of intensive training in our boarding school. Buckaroo worked on learning his adult skills, including both his on-leash and off-leash training; heel with and without a leash, sit, down, come, stay, leave it and place. After graduation, he is literally a dream dog! So sweet, but now also calm and able to listen to commands.
Owner’s Feedback:
“We couldn’t be more thrilled with our experience at Blackpaw Dog Training! Our pup, Buckaroo, went through the Puppy Head Start Program and a two-week board & train, and he’s truly a whole new dog – but still has the same sweet and goofy personality we adore. One of our biggest concerns going into training was that we might end up with a “robot dog” instead of a family dog. But Blackpaw struck the perfect balance – Buck listens when we need him to, yet he can still be his fun, goofy, puppy self.
Buckaroo is just about 100lbs, so having control over him, especially with a young child at home, was very important to us. Thanks to Blackpaw, we now have the confidence that he’s well-behaved and safe, without losing his lovable nature.
Our lives have completely changed, and Buck’s world has expanded in so many ways. We highly recommend Blackpaw Dog Training to anyone looking for expert guidance and a team that really cares. We’re looking forward to boarding Buckaroo with them in the future!”
-Macauley K., Boulder, CO