At a Glance
Lacy is an 8-month-old Cavapoo who entered a 2-Week Board-and-Train Program with Dylan Beck through Off Leash K9 Training Toledo. Before training, one of her main challenges was playing keep-away with her owners, making recall an important focus. Her training also focused on the place command, basic obedience, and helping her hold position when guests come over to the house. With Dylan’s guidance, Lacy began building stronger recall, better place command reliability, and more consistent obedience habits for daily life at home.
Dog: Lacy
Breed: Cavapoo
Age: 8 months old
Location: Toledo, OH
Program: 2-Week Board and Train Program
Trainer: Dylan Beck
Main Focus: Recall, place command, basic obedience, guest manners, come, sit, down, place, heel
Outcome: Training focused on building reliable recall, stronger obedience, better place command, and improved manners when people visit the home
The Challenge
Lacy came into training with common young-dog behaviors that needed structure, consistency, and clearer communication. One of her favorite games was playing keep-away with her owners, which made recall a major priority.
Before training, Lacy needed help with:
- Playing keep-away with her owners
- Unreliable recall when called
- Needing a stronger place command
- Holding place when people come over
- Building better obedience foundations
- Improving structure around the home
Her owners wanted Lacy to become more responsive, better behaved, and easier to manage during everyday situations.
The Training Approach
Lacy entered a structured 2-week Board and Train program focused on recall, place, and basic obedience.
Training focused on:
- Building a more reliable recall
- Teaching Lacy to come when called
- Strengthening the place command
- Helping her hold place around guests
- Teaching and reinforcing sit, down, place, come, and heel
- Improving overall obedience through repetition and structure
Dylan Beck worked with Lacy to help her understand commands more clearly and develop better habits that her owners could continue reinforcing at home.
The Results
Since Lacy’s transcript covers the beginning of her program, the main focus was identifying her training needs and setting clear goals for the next two weeks.
Key goals included:
- More reliable recall
- Less keep-away behavior
- Stronger place command
- Better manners when people visit
- Improved response to obedience commands
- Better structure and communication
- A stronger obedience foundation
Lacy’s 2-week program was designed to help her become more responsive, focused, and manageable in daily home situations.
Trainer Insight
Lacy is a young Cavapoo who needed clearer communication, stronger recall, and better structure around everyday household situations. Dylan focused on helping her understand the importance of coming when called, holding place around guests, and responding more reliably to foundational commands. Her training shows how structure and consistency can help a young dog move from playful avoidance behaviors into better focus, stronger manners, and more dependable obedience at home.
Ready to Help Your Dog Build Better Recall and Manners?
If your dog plays keep-away, struggles with recall, or has trouble holding place when guests arrive, structured training can help build better obedience and clearer communication.
Schedule a consultation today to help your dog become more responsive, focused, and easier to manage at home and around visitors.