Charlie - Week 0 · Paradigm K9 Dog Training

Charlie - Week 0

Charlie is joining us this month after a stretch of increasingly serious behavior issues at home. Over the past six months she’s developed intense resource guarding—over toys, food, space, and especially her owners. That guarding has escalated into unpredictable aggression toward Nana (who we recently trained), as well as the two older dogs in the home. Fights have become more frequent and more severe, and their owners have been living in a constant state of stress, separation, and management.

Charlie also has zero reliability when it comes to obedience—if she slips out the front door, she bolts—and she’s begun nipping when challenged or when she feels pressure around the people she guards. This situation has reached the point of real safety concern: Nana has been injured multiple times, and one of the owners spent three days in the hospital after stepping in to break up a fight.

This month is about stopping that downward spiral and giving this family a real path forward.

Our goals for Charlie are focused and intentional:

Build structured, reliable obedience so we have communication and control
Reset boundaries and eliminate her current pattern of resource guarding
Teach her how to share space calmly and predictably
Rebuild her confidence and her ability to defer to her owners
Restore safety and stability so that, eventually, the dogs can coexist without constant fear of a fight

Charlie is not a “bad dog”—she’s overwhelmed, confused, and has been running the household without clarity or leadership. With structure, consistency, and a fair communication system, she absolutely can change.

This is going to be a big month for her, and a big turning point for the entire household. Excited to show you how we rebuild this from the ground up.

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