Training our Service Dog

September 22, 2020

Panda was a puppy when she joined our family on September 17, 2020. We drove up to Cache valley Utah and picked her up from the breeder. Panda had just turned 8 weeks old. We were so excited to welcome her into our family. Panda is a Bordoodle (Border Collie/Poodle mix) and is in training to become a service dog. 

We have another dog a poodle shitzu mix. He was not as happy to have another dog join the family. He has been the only dog for a long time and is not so keen on sharing his humans or his home with another dog. We are working through that and as of last night September 21st he was starting to warm up to her. 

I have been training Panda since we got home. She is already house broken, plays fetch, is learning to sit on command, and responds to her name. We are also working on leash walking, lay down and leave it. As quickly as she is picking things up she will probably be training me soon. 

I will continue to add blogs regarding her progress and try to add some humorous stories into it.