CHEWBACCA’S STORY
Meet Chewbacca! When we first met Chewbacca he was struggling mightily to control his instincts to let EVERYONE know that he was in charge…lots of barking and pulling with this big boy! It was challenging for him to show us his sweet, lovable and good-natured side because his German Shepherd genetics wanted to control everything […]
WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE CRATE TRAINED
What WE mean when we say “crate trained.” MOST DOGS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CRATE, YET WE WOULD NOT QUALIFY THEM AS CRATE-TRAINED. The same phenomenon happens with humans. Most humans are familiar with a hammer/wrench/nails…but we are not trained carpenters. We know how to hang up a picture occasionally…but it is not a skill […]
PUPPIES ARE NOT STUFFED ANIMALS
The last 9 months or so I have seen a lot of people getting puppies. This is due to the fact that a lot more people are working from home than usual. This is not in and of itself a bad thing. However, I get a lot of calls and text messages asking why their […]
YOUR DOG IS NOT SWEET, YOUR DOG IS ANXIOUS
I hear this all the time with potential clients. But my dog is so sweet! She loves to be wherever I am, and she loves to cuddle with me and have me pet her all the time. And while there is no blame directed towards the human, I cringe inside a bit when I hear this.
WHAT TYPE OF CHEW TOYS DO OUR DOGS HAVE?
Here at Be the Boss Dog Training we are a little more strict about what types of chew toys our dogs are allowed to have. Before we were totally awesome at being dog parents we made a lot of mistakes.One of them was giving our boxer mix soft cloth toys. Not only would he destroy […]
STOP TRAINING YOUR DOG…YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG
Okay, okay. The title of this article sounds really harsh. My goal for the title was to wake people up a little.Did you know that for a lot of my clients I am NOT their first trainer?That almost all of them have already been through a training class, or spent weeks watching YouTube videos trying […]
THE ONE MISTAKE EVERYONE MAKES WITH THEIR PUPPY
Hey there, So let’s talk puppies, okay? Everybody knows they’re cute as a button, but what people sometimes forget is that these little furballs need sleep. A whole lot of it, just like human babies. I get it, the moment you bring that puppy home, everyone wants a piece of the cuteness. You want to […]
DON’T BUY THE FURBO DOG CAMERA
Have you seen the advertisement yet? It sounds great! Dog cameras where you can watch your pooch and dispense treats to them. Who WOULDN’T want that?Me…and some of my clients.There’s a couple of reasons. First of all, I have absolutely no issue with the camera. As part of my dog training program watching your dog […]
BARK! – YOUR DOG IS A BAD NEIGHBOR – BARK!
So, I’m going to be completely honest with you regarding this article.This article is being written from a place of frustration. Not frustration with the owners of barking dogs, as they are victimized by their own dogs, too. But a place of frustration because it is so EASY to stop a barking dog.Whether it’s your […]
ONE REASON WHY YOUR DOG MIGHT NOT LISTEN TO YOU
Our whole business comes from people who just want their dogs to listen. They want their dogs to listen when they say come, or sit, or stay, or stop jumping. Sounds simple, right?Well actually, it is! But first you have to learn how to speak your dog’s language…and THAT can be the tricky part. As […]