> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.trypawgress.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tracking Behavior Progress

> Log behavior scores over time and visualize how each dog is improving

## Overview

Behavior progress tracking turns "he seems better on lead lately" into a chart you can show a client. You assign behaviors to a pet, log a score each time you work on one, and Pawgress plots the trend over time.

<Info>
  **Included on every plan**

  Progress tracking is available on both Basic and Pro.
</Info>

## Who Logs What

Both sides of the relationship can contribute, and each entry records who made it:

* **Trainers** log from **Progress** in the main navigation, after picking a client and a pet
* **Clients** log from their own **Progress** page for their dog

Because clients can log between sessions, you get a picture of how the dog behaves the other six days of the week — usually the more revealing data.

## Logging an Entry

### Step 1: Select the pet

Trainers: open **Progress**, then choose the client and the pet you're logging for. Clients: open **Progress** and pick the dog.

### Step 2: Add an entry

Click **Add Entry** to open the log form.

### Step 3: Fill in the log

* **Behavior** — pick which behavior this entry is about
* **Date** — defaults to today; change it if you're backfilling a session
* **Progress Score** — a 1 to 10 slider, where **1 is severe**, **5 is moderate**, and **10 is excellent**
* **Quick Notes** — optional context: what you worked on, what triggered a setback, what finally clicked

Save the entry and it appears immediately in the log table and the chart.

<Tip>
  **Score the same thing the same way**

  The score scale is only useful if you apply it consistently. Decide what a "6" means for a given behavior early on and stick to it — a wobbly scale produces a chart nobody can interpret.
</Tip>

## Reading the Progress View

For a selected pet and behavior, the Progress page shows:

* **The log table** — every entry with its date, score, notes, and whether a trainer or the client recorded it
* **The trend** — scores plotted over time, so improvement (or regression) is visible at a glance

Switch behaviors to see how each one is developing independently. A dog can be improving steadily on recall while stalling on reactivity, and averaging the two would hide both facts.

## Using Progress in Client Conversations

The chart earns its keep in three places:

* **Mid-package check-ins** — evidence that the work is paying off, which keeps clients committed
* **[Training reports](/guides/getting-started/training-reports)** — reference specific logged scores when you write up progress
* **Renewal conversations** — a flattening curve on one behavior is a concrete argument for more sessions

<Tip>
  **Ask clients to log between sessions**

  Trainers who get clients logging two or three times a week end up with far better data than those relying on session-day entries alone — and clients who log tend to practise more, because logging reminds them to.
</Tip>

## Next Steps

* [Create a training report](/guides/getting-started/training-reports) that draws on the logged scores
* [Schedule your next session](/guides/scheduling/schedule-session)