At A Glance
Brian is a Golden Retriever who entered the 1-Week Board and Train Program with Off Leash K9 Training in Salt Lake City, Utah, to work on puppy behaviours, manners, basic obedience, leash pulling, and confidence.
At the beginning of training, Brian was described as a nervous and underconfident dog. He showed several common puppy behaviours, including pulling on the leash, jumping into people’s space, sitting on people, and struggling to consistently follow basic commands.
Dog: Brian
Breed: Golden Retriever
Age: 10-month-0ld
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Program: 1-Week Board and Train
Trainer: Carson
Main Focus: Puppy behaviours, manners, leash pulling, basic obedience, confidence, and overexcitement around distractions
Training Goals: Improve obedience, leash manners, confidence, impulse control, and everyday behaviour
The Challenge
Brian entered training with several behaviours that made everyday handling more difficult.
During his initial evaluation, Carson described Brian as a nervous little dog who displayed underconfident behaviours. He also needed additional structure and consistency with basic obedience.
Before training, Brian needed work on:
- Pulling on the leash
- Jumping on people
- Entering people’s personal space without invitation
- Sitting on people
- Improving basic obedience
- Holding commands until released
- Managing overexcitement around distractions
- Building confidence
- Developing more consistent responses to his handler
Brian appeared to understand some basic commands, including “come” and “sit,” but his responses were not yet reliable. Carson noted that Brian did not consistently hold commands until release.
The Training Approach
Brian’s 1-Week Board and Train Program focused on building a stronger foundation for obedience, manners, leash skills, and confidence.
During his initial assessment, Carson worked with Brian to evaluate what he already understood and identify the behaviours that needed additional structure.
Training focused on:
- Improving basic obedience
- Strengthening command reliability
- Teaching better command duration
- Improving leash manners
- Addressing jumping and personal-space issues
- Building confidence
- Improving focus around distractions
- Managing overexcitement
- Reinforcing appropriate everyday manners
During the evaluation, Brian demonstrated some understanding of commands such as “come” and “sit,” but he needed additional consistency and structure to follow through reliably.
The Results
The provided footage documents Brian at the beginning of his 1-Week Board and Train Program. The accompanying client testimonial states that Brian came a long way in one week, with improvements in puppy behaviours, manners, basic obedience, and confidence.
The testimonial specifically notes that the training helped increase Brian’s confidence and described him as becoming the “best version of himself.”
Reported areas of improvement included:
- Puppy behaviours
- Everyday manners
- Basic obedience
- Confidence
The available footage does not provide specific final measurements or detailed demonstrations of each behaviour, so individual claims about Brian’s final leash performance, recall, command duration, or distraction work should not be stated as confirmed outcomes without additional completed-training footage.
Trainer Insight
Young dogs may understand individual commands without consistently following through in everyday situations. Building reliability requires clear expectations, repetition, and structure.
For Brian, training addressed both obedience and behavioural confidence. His initial evaluation showed that he had some understanding of basic commands but needed additional consistency, while his nervous and underconfident behaviours indicated that confidence-building was also an important part of his program.
Ready to Build Better Manners and Confidence for Your Dog in Salt Lake City, UT?
If your puppy or young dog struggles with leash pulling, jumping, inconsistent obedience, overexcitement, or confidence, structured training can help establish clearer expectations and better everyday habits.
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