Bullie's Friends Canine Institute

23/05/2026

"Is he a Service Dog?"
I get asked that a lot actually, today again while Lycan accompanied me in a really busy dog friendly place, and I never know quite how to answer.....

Lycan is a Personal Protection Dog so in effect he does provide me a service. I usually just answer "sortof" as I'm not sure how to respond otherwise. He does not behave like the average pet dog either while out in public as it is. He is stable, calm, curious and alert yet very thoughtful, with perfectwork ethic, never leaving my side to follow his own impulses. My perfect working K9.

During our time there today Lycan saw balloons 🎈 flying around in a plastic dome as well as a person dressed as, what I think, was a dalmatian dog. There were children running about squealing and some Dumba$$ pushed his trolley right up Lycan's rear end without any apology. Yet Lycan kept his cool 😎 at that moment, never reacting, as well as our whole time there. He really is bombproof 😍

Anyone wanting his dog to be up at the same level where Lycan is must realize that a lot of commitment, work and time went into how Lycan turned out. If you want your dog to turn out like Lycan, just the Obedience side even, you must be prepared to put in that effort. Too many people believe they can get to this level in 4 weeks, perhaps 4 months. That's not how it works though.

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25/04/2026

Ever wonder what would be required of you in a Novice Barn Hunt Trial? Check out the video below on Lycan's channel and see just how easy it is. What you really need is a dog who has a strong prey drive and some obedience. This is a really fun and very new sport in South Africa. Learn more from our videos on Lycan's channel and many of the other fun things we get up to.

What will be required of You and your Dog in a Novice Barn Hunt Trial in South Africa?

20/04/2026

Okay, so I couldn't help myself. I saw this on one of the Barn Hunt pages and couldn't resist. Lycan is posing with all his Barn Hunt achievements. Afterall, he is Trick Trained so I'm taking advantage of this particular Trick of "Grab & Hold".

2x Instinct Achieved (one in 2025 and yesterday's one) and his 1st place Novice large breed class Rosette.



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19/04/2026

Lycan and I took part in our 2nd Barn Hunt Trial today. We passed the Instinct again, now we have two of those, and, much to my delight, Lycan got us first place in the Novice class for Large breeds. I'm so proud of my boy. We've been practicing really hard and it's paid off. Well done my boy. 🐾❤️
Barn Hunt is a lot of fun and all breeds of dogs can take part. Want to learn more about it? Contact me at [email protected]
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18/04/2026

How do you get your dog used to children when they did not grow up with them? Here's a Training Tip for you:

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17/04/2026

If your dog were to launch an attack on a person would you be able to stop your dog? Would your dog obey and break off his attack?
Untrained dogs are a liability, they have no impulse control and do not know the difference between a real threat and a non threat. Even if you never train your dog in protection work the dog must still have impulse control and be very obedient to you so if they launch an attack they were not supposed to launch, you are able to command them to stop.
My Dog Training Institute focuses a lot on Impulse Control and good Obedience, something every dog should have. I made a video demonstrating how I ask Lycan to abort an attack during a Personal Protection Demonstration we where invited to (Big thanks go out to Michael from Tame the Beast Dog Training).

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https://youtu.be/94USSLMNCR0

We push Lycan’s impulse control to the absolute limit by triggering a full-throttle pursuit, only to demand an instant abort. We are testing whether his biol...

17/04/2026

My clients all learn very quickly that a dog should always wear an escape proof collar when off the property.
But what are exceptions to this? Lycan and I show you in this video.

3 likes, 1 comment. "If your dog is not well trained then always have them wear an escape proof collar."

10/04/2026

Today John and his 1 year old Pit Bull Terrier graduated our 4 Phase Program. Congratulations and keep up the good work 🐾 👏

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03/04/2026

TRIGGER WARNING !!! Raw meat.

As many of you know I feed Lycan, my GSD, and Freyja, my kitten, a DIY BARF diet (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food). I source the meat myself, purchasing human grade meat, not cheapo crap, and I cut and prep the meat myself.
You can see Lycan patiently lying nearby hoping for the odd piece of meat I might toss him (how can I not 🤪).

Today's meat mix consists of Beef, Pork, Chicken and a tiny bit of Duck.
Sometimes the mix has Ostrich or even Game meat. It always depends on what I can get hold of. Each batch always differs from the previous one.

Did you know that feeding a variety is vital for good health? Each meat animal supplies different nutrients.

Also added into all mixes is the Heart of an animal, today's mix has Pig Heart. Heart is vital for supplying Taurine and must be in your dog and cats diet.

Once all the meat is cut up and thoroughly mixed it's put into tubs and weighed out for Lycan and Freyja's specific weight, age and activity levels. Then it's frozen.

Secreting organs and Raw Meaty Bones are prepped and frozen separately as it's easier overall.

I love being in charge of what my two predators eat. They are both super healthy and at a great health.

I am a Natural Nutritionist so if you want to learn how to feed your dog or cat like I do, then please contact me to set up a consultation: [email protected]

29/03/2026

Your Canine Coffee Companion (CCC) needs certain qualities to make them that perfect CCC.
The photos below were taken at 3 different restaurant/coffee shop locations over the span of a month. I'll put descriptions by the actual photos.
The requirements are that your dog lie calmly, no restless moving around, no whining, no staring at you or other patrons trying to beg food from anyone.
Make sure they lie totally out of the way so that other patrons and the waiters do not have to step over your dog or be afraid to pass by in fear of being attacked, especially if your dog is large or scary looking, even if they are harmless. So under the table or totally out of the way is helpful.
Another huge requirement is that your dog never behaves reactively towards any strange dogs that may show up. I have yet to experience a coffee shop visit with other dogs around that do not try and attack Lycan. It's disgusting! And the owners are like "now now Fido, he's bigger than you..." and they gently pet their snarling reactive dog .
Geez, how about correcting your dog's behavior instead of coddling them when they behave aggressively towards another dog in public!
When Lycan was younger he needed a few corrections to teach him to behave correctly. He tried to "protect" his spot under the table from waiters, tried to drag me off the chair to say hello to incoming dogs etc. So you see that he was no angel when he was younger and in his adolescent phase. But loads of training, exposure and of course more coffee shop training visits soon turned him around to the perfect CCC he is now.
So do not despair, keep training, do not be afraid to tell your dog not to behave like a buffoon, and remember to praise richly all desired behaviours.
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