Bone-A-Fide K9

07/14/2025

07/13/2025

Why are Pit Bulls always mailing people?
Simple answer is..... Theyre not.

Lets discuss what the real problem is. Who's really to blame for these fatalities.

07/13/2025

Ive asked well over 100 "force free" trainers to do the same. Not 1 can do it. Most cant even imagine doing it. This is the bare minimum. Couldn't set the bar any lower if you put it on the ground.

My issue with these people is that their confidence only goes as far as the comment section on social media. In real life, when it counts, they simply just cant perform.

07/06/2025

Summer in the swamp gets rough. Everything out here wants to feed on you in some way or another. Today we took a walk into the cutover even though I knew better. The biting flies ate our asses up and of course, Gemma wanted to stay and eat them all instead of just making a run for it.

I may have a slight concussion from slapping myself in the head repeatedly, but she killed at least 10 of the lil bastards 😆

07/06/2025

Discomfort is absolutely necessary in dog training. Facing fears and overcoming anxiety is uncomfortable for a moment. Avoiding it is uncomfortable for a lifetime. The choice is yours. And yes, it is a choice

07/05/2025

How did the animals handle the fireworks? Dogs, feral cats, ducks, and rabits. Worst case was mild anxiety in 1 dog which was solved in the moment. First I'll show you, then I'll explain in another video the how's and why's.

If your pets struggle with fireworks, there are solution that dont require medication and/or "management". Fireworks aren't going away any time soon, neither are thunderstorms. Theres no reason for the animals to struggle their entire lifetime with these perfectly normal occurrences. TEACH them.

07/05/2025

We all know some trainers like this. 😆

07/03/2025

Fireworks are not going to stop. Every year we see people whine and cry about how cruel they are to the animals and about how much their pets hate them...... Every year I show different dogs out enjoying the fireworks with us.

"But what about the wildlife?" Tomorrow night we will address that too. Let's see how the ducks and rabits handle the fireworks. 😉

Fireworks are no different than a bad thunderstorm. Theyre GOING to happen. You CAN'T stop it. Preparing your pets is YOUR responsibility.

"But Chris, some dogs just cant...." Yes they can. They may not want to join the festivities, but they shouldn't be scared sh*tless. In some cases the dog may just want to go lay in bed, or their crate and thats fine. They shouldn't be running for their life and hiding.

PSA- Next year at this same time..... its gonna happen again. What are you going to do about it?

06/29/2025

06/28/2025

Lucy is getting some time inside. She met the dragon and the other 2 dogs (with barriers for now) She's come so far since shes been here, its going to be so hard to see her go.

She's not been muzzled in several months. She's around several other dogs, cats, ducks, rabits, and now the dragon too. Not to say she never has a reaction, but the difference is night and day. Reactions are few and far between and she corrects herself very quickly when they do happen.

Now that we have her fairly neutral, we will go back to the muzzle and try this without barriers. It may seem like taking steps backwards, but in reality we're going through the same process over and over again, just taking it up a step im difficulty.

Just a reminder, I can do this different than other trainers might, because I have the luxury of time. She lives with me and I can take months vs. The average trainer only having 8 weeks at an hour or so per session.