SOCIALIZATION SECRETS: THE KEY TO A HAPPY AND WELL-BALANCED PUPPY

Socialization Secrets: The Key to a Happy, Well-Balanced Dog and Puppy! Welcoming a new puppy into your life is an unforgettable experience filled with boundless love and joy. As a new dog owner, you have the remarkable opportunity to shape your furry friend’s future through proper socialization. Beyond basic obedience training, socialization is the key […]

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR PUPPY

Congratulations on welcoming a new furry member into your family! Training your puppy is a rewarding experience that will help foster a loving and well-behaved companion for years to come. This quick article aims to provide you with essential puppy training tips and techniques to ensure a smooth and successful training journey. You will have […]

ANYTIME MY DOG IS REACTIVE…I DO THESE 2 THINGS

Having a reactive dog is HARD. You have to be careful of who is walking the dog, where the dog is, what is going on around the dog…and much much more. Before we even get into how STRESSED OUT the dog is…the toll it takes on human families is high. Not to mention innocent bystanders […]

PICKING THE PERFECT PUPPY: THE ONE THING YOU NEED

Are you one of the few people that is researching your next (or first) puppy? Are you trying to decide which breed, age, dog is right for you? Did you know that you are actually missing THE most important piece of information? If you have chosen a reputable breeder to buy from the breeder knows […]

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES TO HAVE AN UNRULY DOG

WANT TO KNOW one of the most dangerous places to have an unruly dog? Yup…on the stairs I can’t count the number of injuries we have heard about, and heard from our clients because their dogs were not under full control around stairs. We even had the unfortunate circumstance to have some of our clients […]

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 […]