B & B Canine

B & B Canine B&B training is positive reinforcement - based on science. Boarding and daycare also available. A great place for social dogs to stay, play and train!

We have puppy classes to help you get the dog you desire, group classes for all ages, private consults for behavior problems, clicker training, private training at your pace. There is help for dogs with separation anxiety, crabby on leash, bolting out of doors, jumping, house soiling, or just about any other issue. Remember - It is never too early or late to train your dog!

02/27/2025
A few weeks ago she balked at jumping in the car. My heart sank a bit. Shes a car tolerater not a car lover, but she wil...
02/27/2025

A few weeks ago she balked at jumping in the car. My heart sank a bit. Shes a car tolerater not a car lover, but she will be 12 shortly and I know we’re beyond middle age. Days later she pulls this out of her back pocket.

02/27/2025

Yes, breaks are an important part of daycare.

2 years ago she was trying to hurt him, her day old baby. So, I became Benny’s stand in mom. He slept in my room, in a ...
02/27/2025

2 years ago she was trying to hurt him, her day old baby. So, I became Benny’s stand in mom. He slept in my room, in a dog bed, for a bit and was bottle fed for months upon months. Today they’re BFFs and Benny is regularly in trouble for trying to bite me. Parental gratitude.

Beatrice judging all the people wondering who brings 5 dogs to the vet in one trip.
02/27/2025

Beatrice judging all the people wondering who brings 5 dogs to the vet in one trip.

Halfway through the week!
02/27/2025

Halfway through the week!

02/26/2025

You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn’t do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it. You talk it. Never stop talking it.
- Maya Angelou

In case you haven’t seen it, this is the latest scam. Sorry if adult words offend you. They’re my favorite.
02/26/2025

In case you haven’t seen it, this is the latest scam. Sorry if adult words offend you. They’re my favorite.

Dirty dogs.
02/26/2025

Dirty dogs.

How much mud is too much mud?
02/26/2025

How much mud is too much mud?

Their broker is EF Hutton…
02/26/2025

Their broker is EF Hutton…

02/26/2025

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Daycare goals
Daycare goals

Yes, breaks are an important part of daycare.

Group chaos
Group chaos

We all have needs.

Reinforcement drives behavior. I’ve said this countless times in class and in private training sessions, but what does that really mean? Many people understand that rewarding your dog with food, praise, and/or play make behavior more likely to recur. Many people do not understand that there are other things that are reinforcing, including looking at your dog, talking to your dog, and touching your dog. Have you ever had a dog jump on you and stop when the owner says off, only to jump on you and be told off again and again and again? Reinforcement happens for both desirable and undesirable behaviors and when we’re not paying attention, we are often rewarding behavior we don’t want repeated. Later this week we’ll talk about jumping and better ways to eliminate that issue. (You will hear me say nope twice in this video. It was not directed at the barking dog, but rather his yard mate who was trying to pick my pocket. Ideally, I wouldn’t have said that to him either, but I’m human and was managing multiple situations while also trying to record). Most of the consults I do for nuisance and undesirable behaviors have developed and become problems because they were reinforced. Although you can’t see me in this video, each time the dog barks I disengage, either looking away or turning and walking away. What I’m looking for is just a few seconds of quiet, so I can reinforce that. The ideal dog training session is just a few minutes long. (Multiple times a day in multiple different environments). In just over 2 minutes we moved from demand barking to quietly enjoying the game. Hard to believe the ground looked like this 7 days ago.

Wink.
Wink.

She sometimes misses things on her blind side, but not if it’s a beef cheek to steal. Homegirl can see that at 50 yards.

Kitt
Kitt

I mean I’d do it for cheesecake, so…

Body language.
Body language.

This week in body language. Chin over. See the husky put his chin over the pittie’s shoulder? It’s important to take this behavior in the full context of body language and movement. While it can sometimes occur in play it also is a rude way for a dog to say, I’m in charge here. It can readily lead to a fight if the receiving dog takes exception to it. In this instance it was rude and the husky was pushy and trying to dictate relentless play. For whatever reason Molly (the white pittie) was not offended and trotted away. It is a behavior I always interrupt because rare is the dog that appreciates this and it is not a habit you want your dog to develop.

Sometimes we need inside time. Ansel lives to be chased.

Not everyone appreciates the function or fashion. #Miso

Body language
Body language

This week in body language —paying attention to what the dog is doing while we are interacting with them is extremely important. When a dog tells us something is too much and we respect that and slowly work to improve it at the dog’s pace, we build trust. When we ignore it or are oblivious and push right through the dog learns that they can’t trust us when they’re feeling uncomfortable or vulnerable.

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