I will show you why and how you should teach your Bull Terrier obedience and maybe even some tricks.
Navigating tight spaces with Mila prompted my reflection on the beauty of our communication, transcending words—where “us” meant Mila and me. An essay sprung forth, exploring fellow Bull Terrier owners’ shared struggles in the “Doggie trip trap club.” Dogs’ curious natures often lead to moments of imbalance. Suggested solutions like running them over raise concerns. Instead, my approach focuses on
Dog owners frequently contact me with questions. An all-time hit are undesired behaviors in dogs of all ages. I have taken one of the recent request for advice as the basis of this essay, because the problem situation seems to apply to a lot of situations owners experience in one way or the other. Dog owners often find themselves confronted
This time I’ve taken this desperate cry for help from Ruby to write a few more articles about the “wild puppy days” of a Bull Terrier in order to help other owners who are experiencing exactly the same problems as well. “Hello, I am having a hard time trying to train my 4 month old bull terrier, Pluto is his name.
A very typical behavior for puppies is using their mouth to explore the world around them. Parents of a baby or toddler probably know the situation: Everything needs to be secured. Besides electricity, risk comes especially from small objects that can be swallowed. Just as babies, puppies do explore the world around them mainly using their mouth. This is even
Many owners have dogs that love to play. That is especially true for Bull Terriers. But these rugged little power packs can be rough players and pretty destructive. Especially when they initiate their very special way of “letting it out” in the so-called “Bully run”. That’s when they start throwing their butts around, circling around you or the room, bouncing
As I have already explained in my essay “The aggressive puppy – do I have an aggressive dog?” in puppies nipping and chasing are all normal. No need to be alarmed or think that you’ve adopted the “devil” of the litter. They are all the same. And they all more or less go through the same issues. You’ve probably heard
Stop commands are one of the most common misunderstandings between dog and owners, because many people just assume that the dog understands a firm “NO!” without ever really teaching them what it actually means. The fact that this command is used to control many different kinds of situations does not make it much easier for the dog. Luckily in many situations
Excessively barking dogs can be annoying. Bull Terriers usually are not known to be excessive barkers. However, even among them there are individuals that can become pretty vocal. My English Bull Terrier Mila, for example, is a frequent barker and besides that a very vocal dog in general. She is using a whole variety of noises to communicate. Some of
Many owners who start dog training sooner or later encounter their dog “offering” certain behaviors which they have learned in the past. In clicker training this is part of the basics of this training technique. Dogs are either lured into desired behaviors or the trainer is waiting until the dog is OFFERING the desired behavior or a tiny part of
Does your Bull Terrier keep popping up like a “Jack in the box”? Are you green and blue with “bruises of joy” from your dog? All of those, who already owned a Bull Terrier in the past probably know about this issue. It is a pretty natural behavior of this breed. Many English Bull Terriers are very high-energy and active dogs
