Yeti, the Labrabull

Having a dog is a profound real-life experience and a valuable lesson. Beyond that, a dog provides an honest and loyal friendship. On February 19, 2024, I adopted Yeti from the New Fairfield-Sherman Shelter, and since then, I’ve learned so much. In just five months, I’ve met other dogs and people in the community, become more health-conscious about dog and human food, and gained experience in dog training and veterinary practices. This journey is very enriching.

I wrote an article on the process when I adopted Yeti from the shelter on this article Yeti, the Labrabull adopted from NFSAW.

GPS tracking became something very important and I decided to get him a FI Collar. So far, he is ranked 3rd for the most active Labrabull on tryfi.com.

Yeti has been enrolled in positive dog training at Petco in Danbury, CT. I greatly appreciate the trainer, Moises E., who has significantly helped both Yeti and me throughout this journey. In the past five months, Yeti has acquired and learned several skills, including:

• Basic commands: Sit, Down, Stand, Leave it, Wait, Yeti (his name)
• Released commands: Stay-okay, Heel

I started adding other commands in this education like Eat.

In June, Yeti was enrolled with coaching4paws to learn more advanced commands and improve his current skills. He is now learning additional skills like:

• Place - Okay (release)
• Come (Recall)
• Heel
• Stay - Okay

Additionally, I started teaching him to take a ball and drop it when required (take-it / drop-it).