BAMF Dog Training/Confidence Building

04/26/2026

On this addition of zero dog training pics/vids:

2nd session with Bruce the Rottie.

Bruce was a rock star! No reactions, no explosions. He was conflicted at times. “Do I react, no wait, I’ll be corrected”. So instead of reacting, he went into displacement mode, and avoidance. I don’t want that long term, but after 2 sessions he has made huge strides. His owner was more relaxed and he ate up all that calm energy.

For a Rottie Bruce is a big softy. He just needs some direction to navigate through his enviornment.

Way to go Bruce!

04/13/2026

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32 likes, 2 comments. “Socialization isn't the goal 👇 Social neutrality is. Your dog ignoring other dogs on walks — not because they're scared, not because they're shut down — because they've been taught that everything else is irrelevant. Dogs barking on both sides of the street. Your dog?...

04/13/2026

— A dog does not need to be abused to become reactive —

Based on with working with my own reactive dog, there are only 3 things the owner needs to do:

1. Let the puppy say hi to every dog they meet on the walk

2. Let the puppy go to a doggy daycare and play all day in a free-for-all format

3. Take the puppy to dog parks as often as they can

Over 95% of puppies will become dog reactive/aggressive by 8-12 months, if not sooner.

If they also do the following, the puppy will very likely become anxious, fearful, and reactive to people and very hard to control in the house as well:

1. Argue with each other in front of the puppy often

2. Allow on-leash greeting to everyone they meet on the walk

3. Spend lots of time coddling the puppy, and ask every guest to do the same

4. Give the puppy excessive freedom in the house without boundaries and consequences

If they do both of the above, they will very likely have a puppy who is very nervous, anxious, and territorial in the house, and very reactive/aggressive and easily distracted and triggered outside.

Emotionally, the puppy is unstable and imbalanced which is why they are behaving the way they do.

As they grow older, these inappropriate behaviours would have been practised, repeated, and reinforced a lot — so they will become deeply imprinted habits — and the once young puppy, who is now a dog, will continue to suffer.

As a result, this dog will have to live in a very small world with a very limited quality of life for many years, may be for life.

Why would anyone do that to their puppies?

Usually two reasons:

1. They are misinformed

They think they are “socializing” their puppies. They think that is how they should express their love to their puppies.

Many such owners find out they were misinformed, then make the necessary changes, and become great owners who provide a great life for their dogs.

2. They are selfish

Some will continue on their old ways even after they have been told not to.

They like the feelings they get from watching their puppies say hi to friends, play in dog parks, being petted by strangers, going to daycare, free roaming in the house, etc.

When they have to make a choice between doing what makes them feel good vs what is best for their puppy — they chose themselves.

They are not putting the best interest of their puppy first.

They choose to use the puppy to satisfy their own wants instead of meeting their puppy’s needs for proper growth and development, as a result, their puppy will continue to pay the price, and suffer.

Sorry if this sounds harsh but that is what l have seen. Over and over again.

The solution does not lie in the puppy but how the owner views the puppy and lives with the puppy. If the owner refuses to change, no training can help the puppy.

02/25/2026

Restriction now leads to freedom later.

Your crate, boundaries, structure, and rules are not unfair. They’re setting a foundation.

02/11/2026

If your dog is blowing up on leash, owning your house, and turning every walk into a liability, this is not the time for social-media tricks and snack-pouch obedience.

Reactive and aggressive behavior doesn’t get fixed with cute reels, clickers, and a handful of cookies.It gets fixed with experience, timing, structure, and hands-on work in the real world — where your dog is actually losing it.

At B.A.M.F. K-9 we don’t train in a bubble.We come to your home, your street, your real triggers and address the behavior head-on.

No gimmicks.No “30-day certified” shortcuts.No pretending the problem will magically fade.

There is no dog too reactive for evaluation.

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If you want sympathy, scroll.If you want your dog under control in the real world, step up.

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02/02/2026

As a dog trainer you do not get a better compliment than this.

Thank u I feel like I am making more progress with u in 4 weeks with training than i have in 3 years 👏

12/27/2025

New client alert.

Meet 1 year old Charlie. Terrier cross.

His basic obedience is very good. He is crate conditioned. Food and toy motivated.

His problem is lack of confidence. He is fearful of the enviornment. Stranger danger. He is not great on lead. He lacks impulse control. He also shows some resource guarding tendencies.

My only goal was to earn his trust, but he far exceded that during our first session.

Owners have definitley put in the work and are on board with some of the changes that have to be made. I am confident they will follow the plan that was laid out.

I am very excited to be working with Charlie. I expect great things for him!

Good boy Charlie!

11/11/2025

You don’t need the perfect dog — you need the dog that helps you grow.
Sometimes we don’t get the dog we want. We get the one that challenges us to become better humans. Or we get the dog we want and screw it up causing unwanted behaviors.
Its ok. This can be a gift.
Your dog is here to teach you patience, calmness, confidence.
And once you achieve it, you have to give it away, because humanity needs patience. Humanity needs calmness.

11/03/2025

On this edition of dog training pics/vids:

Second session with 4 month old English Bully, Banjo.

Today we worked on impulse control, and his down. He picked up “down” pretty quick. His “leave it” command is on point.

I also got him in an appropriate size crate to prevent any accidents. He was in crate that was way to big for him.

I also started to slowly condition him to a prong collar. It may or may not be needed, but early conditioned any tool is key. Be it a regular collar, a muzzle, or even an e collar.

I can tell the owners are putting in the work due to the progress he has made in one week.

Great job chonky boy!

11/03/2025

PSA of the day. Today I was waiting for a friend at Nahant dog beach. Just walking with Jango and my clients dog,
Sunny on lead until my friend arrived. We were heading over to Nahant beach.

While I was waiting another dog owner was on her phone, not paying attention to her off lead dog. The dog started to approach us, she pauses from her phone call and says, he’s ok, he is friendly.

I calmly responded, “one of these dogs might not be so please recall your dog”. I created space as I already knew she had no control over her dog.

Her dog might have been just fine, but I don’t need interactions with dogs I don’t know. Especially when with a clients dog.

If she had control, and was not on her phone, I would still have said the same thing. If you can’t recall your dog keep a lead on it.

WTF🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️