Bullie's Friends Canine Institute

12/08/2025

Look how soft his face is despite the fact that I'm very close to him enjoying his high value stuffed cow hoof......
He is like this because the only thing I constantly prove to him is that he can trust me...... unlike other so called dog pro's who want to prove to the dog that they, the human, are the Boss - which usually results in mistrust and around food items - resource guarding (old style take it away from the dog, or bother them when the dog wants to enjoy his item).
I have my dog's respect, but I earned it. I proved to my dog that I'm respect worthy without any of that "show them whose the boss" crap.

Want to learn more? Interested in training your dog correctly?
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10/07/2025

Due to an unfortunate accident we had to send our oldest kitty Quan Yin Ma over the rainbow 🌈 Bridge. Her loss left a giant hole in our lives. So a little while ago we brought tiny Freyja into our lives. Lycan already adores her and is quite sweet with her. I still miss Quan Yin Ma terribly and I always will. Little Freyja is making dealing with her loss a tiny bit easier. I'm happy to have a kitty purring in my lap and playfully zooming through our home like a bat out of hell.

12/06/2025

I heard this just recently and it rings so true:

"We have humanized dogs so much that we no longer treat them humanely "

Truth!! Very sad....

07/06/2025

Why do we train our dogs?
So that they can accompany us to eg The Medieval Fayre 2025. The trained dog is calm and unreactive to the other Fayre goers as well as all the other dogs. You can dress them up a little and they do not stress about it. You can trust they will lie quietly and calmly at the restaurant. The best thing is that the trained dog enjoys going to the Fayres as much as their owners.
Lycan really enjoyed today's visit and behaved perfectly. I'm happy to say that the other Fayre goers also behaved around him so Lycan had a great experience without any "stray hands" reaching out to touch him.. There was a sweet off leash Labrador that seemed quite taken by him and followed him around a bit. No problem either as Lycan likes dogs and greeted other dogs like the gentleman he is. We had a great time today.

06/06/2025

So I just got home and found Quan Yin Ma, our oldest kitty, in Lycan's front legs. She was cold and not happy when I left this morning so sought warmth with Lycan. Let's just say I almost melted when I saw this. They've made my day. If nothing else this is solid proof that my Dog/Cat training protocols work really well.

The second pic is Lycan having slid off his bed while enthusiastically sharing my homemade banana bread with me. This dog is nuts about all my homemade banana bakes.

05/06/2025

I must share the lovely compliment I received today from one of my clients. She had previously attended a few lessons at another dog school but reported to me that the instructors shouted, not in a nice way, to the point that was scary and uncomfortable which made her leave. Geez, who treats their clients like that? We are supposed to help our clients with their dogs, not verbally abuse them or scare them (not the first client I've heard this from either)......

Anyway, today this client completed Phase 1 (of 4) and as she left she thanked me for her obedient dog and also stated she is not scared of me and will continue with my Training Program. 🐾🐾🐾

I love teaching dog owners. Please know that if you and your dog take lessons with me that you are in a safe space. You, and your dog, will be treated with respect.

Edited to add this cute pic of Lycan who agrees that we should treat each other nicely.

30/05/2025

Trick Training is not only a lot of fun, but incredibly rewarding when it is a difficult Trick and success finally pops up. This particular Trick is still a work in progress but I'm sharing to encourage you never to give up when you are struggling to teach your dog something. Lycan is 5.5 years old and if he can learn this difficult Trick, then your dog can learn anything you want to teach them too.
Go to our website for more information: www.bulliestraining.com

https://youtu.be/qWiccjmnVw4?si=lhsJQw0xhAWetvYX

So several weeks ago I began the slow process of trying to teach to hold something in his mouth. First I had trouble finding the right object, then I ...

29/05/2025

Today Demi-Leigh and her Pit Bull Brody graduated our 4 phase Program. Well done both of you and keep up the good work.

28/05/2025

I made this video as a reminder that many dogs, as working breeds, need "jobs" and without them, well..... take a look. While Lycan's Flipper Foot was healing and we could not do our usual stuff he drove us crazy....
Take look:

had quite a bit of a lay off due to his flipper foot. In the meantime he drove us just a little crazy. dogs are s and wit...

18/05/2025

Today Lycan and I attended the Excalibur K9 Detection School of Excellence first Nosework Sniff n Go.
The theme was "Airport Detection Dog" and Lycan got to pretend to be an Airport Detection Dog sent to find the specific odours that he is imprinted on. It was so much fun and Lycan really enjoyed "hunting" the odours. He found one in each element. The elements were : 1. Cargo 2. Luggage 3. Airplane 4. Bathroom.
I am very proud of my boy.
Natasha, my youngest, filmed everything and the footage will be in a video and available on our Youtube channel in the near future. Check out http://www.youtube.com/

And if you want to teach your dog to find odour then please contact me at [email protected] or go to my new website www.bulliestraining.com

13/05/2025

Good News. Our new, updated and improved website is up and running. Just go to:

www.bulliestraining.com

There are even links to all my other profiles plus the link to my Amazon e-book The Bull Terrier Training Manual available on this website.

I am super excited about this website as I have been wanting to revamp it for years. My biggest heartfelt thanks to Nadya, my eldest, who, with your amazing creativity made my dream come true plus extra. Thank you so much!

All Breeds Welcome

10/05/2025

Building confidence in public with the Step Up exercise.
Nice job Tanja and Roxy.