Thinking about getting a Boxer or already have one bouncing around your home? 🐶💨 In this episode of The Yappy Hour, host Nathan Dunleavy is joined by Justyna from Bombproof Boxer, a breed specialist dedicated to helping Boxer dog guardians better understand and train their high-energy, intelligent companions.

Together, they explore what makes Boxers unique, the importance of breed research, common misconceptions, and expert training & socialisation tips. Whether you're a first-time Boxer owner or a long-time lover of the breed, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you raise a happy boxer!

Welcome to the Yappy Hour powered by

Yappily, the podcast for dog lovers

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who want to better understand and

connect with their furry friends.

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I'm your host Nathan Dunleavy and

in today's episode we're diving

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into the wonderful world of boxers

with Justyna from Bomb Proof Boxer.

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Justyna is an expert on this amazing

breed and is passionate about

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helping dog owners understand the

unique needs and traits of boxers.

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We talk about the importance of

researching breeds before bringing

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a dog into your life, the joys and

the challenges of living with a

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boxer, and tips for training and

socialization, this high energy breed.

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If you're a boxer owner or thinking

about getting one, this is an

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episode you won't want to miss.

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So settle in, get a cup of

tea, and let's get started.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Welcome

back to the Yappy Hour powered by Yappily.

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I'm your host, Nathan Dunleavy,

and I'm so excited to bring

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you our fourth episode today.

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What makes it even more exciting is that

we have our first breed specific guest

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expert joining me today on the podcast.

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So we have Justyna from Bomb Proof Boxer.

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Justyna has a lot of expertise

in the boxer breed, and she

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advocates for breed research.

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Her focus is on helping boxer owners

understand the unique traits and needs of

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this very energetic and intelligent breed.

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So without further ado, Justyna,

welcome to the Yappy Hour today.

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I'm so excited to have you as our third,

as our first Pacific expert on the show.

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How are you doing today?

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Justyna: very well.

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Thank you so much for having me.

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It's a pleasure to be here.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

It's so great to have you on.

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Justyna, for those who may not

know, please, could you tell us

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a little bit about Bomb Proof

Boxer and how it's all begun?

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Justyna: Oh, how far you want me to go?

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

You go as far as you like.

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I'd love to hear all about it.

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Justyna: So when I first started as

a dog trainer, I was just regular

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dog trainer running classes webinars

and, you know, seminars, one to ones,

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everything dog training related.

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And my Boxer Nella was always

my demo dog in classes.

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She's a brilliant demo

dog, my little star.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh

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Justyna: I started having more and

more boxer owners joining the classes.

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So,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh

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Justyna: they were Separated from

the group because the dog was too

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excited and was distracting the class.

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There were People who were not

actually felt welcome in classes.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: No,

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Justyna: yeah.

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So at this point, and because I already

had loads of people with boxers, I've

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created a class just breed specific.

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So we had six, eight

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: oh wow,

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Justyna: in a group and and you

know, I always loved everything

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about Doc train and back.

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Those specific classes, they

were my absolute favorites.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh wicked,

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Justyna: the way that actually

boxer owners connect with each other

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and the relationships they create,

the friendships, it was beautiful.

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Those people didn't feel

like they don't belong there.

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They were, they

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: mm,

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Justyna: to those classes,

not even mentioning

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

oh good, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

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Justyna: And then COVID

happened and lockdown.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh yes.

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Oh, a certain pandemic.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Justyna: this is where I obviously like

everyone else had loads of time and

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I was scrolling through social media.

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And as a boxer owner, at

this point, I had two boxers.

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and and I was going through some

questions where people asking

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advice for you know, how to deal

with lead pulling, jumping, etc.

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And sadly, the responses on

social media were either outdated

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or not necessarily positive.

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And that was

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

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Justyna: my heart because it

really doesn't need to be that way.

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We need to stop thinking about

this, you know, way of dominating

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our dogs and correcting their

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: No,

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Justyna: behaviours, etc.

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So

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

absolutely.

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Justyna: well, maybe I will create a group

where I will offer advice to boxer owners.

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this group still exists.

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It's called Boneproof Boxer

Dog Training Advice, people can

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh, wow.

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Justyna: and ask questions.

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That group was it was growing so quickly.

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I think now we have 15, 000 members there.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, oh my, oh my gosh.

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Justyna: you know, I had loads

of time and I was posting some

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training videos with my boxers.

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I was giving people advice, et cetera.

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And, and and it was helpful.

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People really enjoyed it.

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So.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: I decided to start

teaching online because

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.

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Yeah, you can,

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Justyna: I can help people all over

the world, not just in my area.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah

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you can meet, yeah.

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Further people further afield online.

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Yes.

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Justyna: this is where

Bump Roof Boxer started.

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It's actually called Bump Roof Boxer

Training Club, which is a online platform

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with loads and loads of training videos.

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training plans lots of information

about the breed and specific subjects

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on different things like adolescence you

know castration, diet troubleshooting

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we literally cover everything

boxer related in a training club.

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And again, we have,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: wow.

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Justyna: Members from all over the

world, New Zealand, Australia, England,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Really?

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Justyna: Poland Italy.

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Yeah, so and people are

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: amazing.

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Justyna: great successes

through the training.

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So, yeah, this is, this is why I

left that general dog training ward.

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focused on

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Fully focused on boxers.

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Brilliant.

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And why do you think that the boxer breed

holds such a special place in your heart?

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Justyna: So it all started with

my very first, not mine, it was

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a family box across Great Dane.

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I was a child, I was, I don't remember,

five, six years old when my dad, got

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this puppy and I remember this dog

as, I only have positive memories and

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very happy memories about this dog.

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He was a

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, that's lovely.

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Justyna: us for all the family

adventures in the winter where we

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were running in the snow in the summer

where we were swimming in the lake.

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This dog actually saved my life.

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He saved my family's life.

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He saved lives of

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh, wow.

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Justyna: whole building full of 30 flats.

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So this dog was my

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Wow.

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Justyna: I

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh, wow.

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Justyna: when I started thinking

about getting a dog, there

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was no other breed in my mind.

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Even though I had other

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Like,

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Justyna: my childhood teenager,

et cetera, it had to be a boxer.

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So, this is where I got Nella.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.

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Justyna: Then I got now I have three

boxers, Nella, Mia, and Kalitsi.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, okay.

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Justyna: plus a foster boxer.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, okay.

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Justyna: And it's not only, you know,

Ara is the dog I had when I was a child.

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It's not only my girls that are me

to be so close to the breed, but

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actually all my clients boxers, I get

connected, connected with those people.

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And I, and we're like a family.

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So when they

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

That's lovely.

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Justyna: I'm so proud of them, you know,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yes.

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Justyna: people struggle and

we, we're helping them, this is

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just, I feel like it's a magic,

magical world, being around boxers.

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So, don't get me wrong, I

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh wow.

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Justyna: I have, I have six dogs, so

three are boxers, three are other breeds.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

You've got six, I've got seven, so

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yeah, I'm a multi dog household.

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Justyna: So yeah but

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So

what other breeds of dog do you have?

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Justyna: Pomeranian, Mini American

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, Pomeranian.

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Justyna: and Malinois.

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Yeah,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

wow, that's the right handful.

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Justyna: he can be, for sure, for sure.

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No,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: but

yeah, but like you say, the boxers just

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hold that special place in your heart

from, from when you were younger and you,

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you had no doubt had to be a boxer, so.

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Justyna: no.

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I, you know, I never planned

to be a boxer trainer.

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It was never my intention.

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It just came naturally.

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It came from people who actually

where coming to me, yeah, there, there

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is something absolutely special for

me in boxers and I will always have

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

that's lovely.

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So do you only specifically

train Boxer breeds now?

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Do you train other dogs breeds?

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Justyna: I only train boxers.

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I mean, you know, I've got

clients from all over the world.

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It can be, it can be quite a

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Justyna: way I can stretch

myself and it more.

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Obviously I train my own dogs.

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I eat

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,

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Justyna: mini Aussie.

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So there is no way

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

that's fair enough.

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Justyna: unfortunately.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

No, that's fair enough.

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You've got your, you've got your

niche now as that specific breed

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and that's what works for you.

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When I was doing in person training, I

think I've only ever worked, actually,

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no, I've worked with three boxers.

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So I worked with a puppy boxer for initial

puppy training face to face and it was

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a new the owners were new puppy owners.

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So obviously that was important to get

the training started from the outset.

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And then I did work with a two

couple of rescue boxes that

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a lady had got from abroad.

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I can't remember where.

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So, yeah, so I had, I had actually

worked with a couple of boxes when

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I was doing in person training.

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And yeah, they're such

lovely, lovely dogs.

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So brilliant.

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So just moving on just.

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Dina then to our next section the

importance of researching breeds before

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boxes are such a distinctive breed.

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What are some of the key traits that

make them so special, but also sometimes

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that little bit challenging for owners.

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Justyna: Yeah.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

I can see you smiling there.

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Justyna: I'm smiling because first of all,

you're using the right words, when you

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh good, I'm pleased,

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Justyna: thank

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

I'm so pleased.

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Justyna: that.

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What makes them special?

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And what is important to know

when when getting a boxer?

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Well, first of all breed characteristic.

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It's something that those days people

don't think about when they get a dog.

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and I It's not only

when it comes to boxers.

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I think it comes to all working

breeds because let's not forget

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that boxers are working breed.

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And

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,

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Justyna: don't see them in

a working world that much.

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I hope will change with time.

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but

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah,

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Justyna: working dogs and they

used to have very specific jobs.

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When we're not

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: okay.

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Justyna: those jobs, we don't

know what What might come out

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of this breed characteristics?

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So, not sure how much you know about

boxers, but to start with, they were Mm

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

I don't, I don't know a lot if

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I'm honest, so please feel free.

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Justyna: first of all they were

bred to help hunters to hunt

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large animals like deer, wild

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh,

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Justyna: bear.

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So boxer's job was not, not to track

the animal, but once the animal

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was tracked, they had to run and

pin the animal, hold it until the

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hunter came and finished the job.

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So if you

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

oh right,

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Justyna: they actually had to run

really fast from the moment they

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saw the animal, jump, grab and hold.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: wow.

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Justyna: then Not like many working

dogs, their jobs was changed a lot.

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They were used for cart pulling.

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They were used for herding.

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They were used for protection of

the either animals or house, etc.

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So they actually had loads of jobs

throughout the breed development.

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So it's not.

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I'm going to use a collie example here.

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Collies were always bred for one thing,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

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Justyna: were bred for many things.

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But

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.

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Justyna: main thing was to use

their strength, their ability

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to be athletic, and fast.

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So this is what we see still in boxers

those days, after so many years.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Silence.

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Yeah.

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Silence.

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Justyna: because boxers are really

curious dogs, they don't like to

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miss an opportunity to have fun.

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Then,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

They are very, yeah, they

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are like that, aren't they?

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Play, playful.

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That's the word I was trying to go for.

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Justyna: They are very playful, but also

they are quite sensitive dogs, and I see

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it more and more those days where they Why

are their abilities being so strong and

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playful and connected with their owners?

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In many situations they

are struggling emotionally.

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So, when it comes to, always say

when it comes to training boxers

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and creating that boxer that you

want to adjust to your lifestyle.

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There are of puzzles that need to

con, we need to connect together.

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It's not just one thing we focus on.

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We need to focus on their confidence.

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We need to focus on impulse control.

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We need to focus on making

sure that their brief needs are

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met physically and mentally.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yes, that's important.

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Yeah.

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Okay, brilliant.

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Why is it so important for potential

owners, potential dog owners, to

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thoroughly research a breed before

deciding to bring one into their lives?

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Justyna: Mainly because

every breed is different.

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So it really depends what we, why we are

looking for a dog and where the dog will

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live, what we can provide for this dog.

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I think.

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People see a cute puppy and they're just

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

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It's always the way.

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Justyna: And then,

especially if they don't,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

It's gonna grow soon.

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Mm.

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Justyna: So, having a boxer puppy, I

mean, they are absolutely gorgeous, right?

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You said you walked with a puppy.

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Like, you just

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I did.

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Yeah,

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Justyna: and your heart melts.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: it's

just so cute and you just want to like

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Justyna: Exactly.

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And when they are so sweet, we

let them to, would say, get away

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with Some traits that, further

on, once the puppy is growing, are

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actually not doing us any favours.

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So,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.

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Justyna: the cute puppy to jump at

us when it's looking for attention.

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We will allow the cute puppy to

chase butterflies in a field.

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We will allow the cute puppy to steal

something and shake it around and,

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you know, run around doing zoomies.

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Because it's cute.

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But in six months time,

it's not so cute anymore.

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When this puppy is 30 kilos and

jumps at you when you are carrying

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a shopping bag that's not fun.

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On

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: not fun.

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That's not

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Justyna: No it's actually, it can be

harmful, you know, it can be dangerous.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Yes.

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Justyna: I actually have many people

who get injuries because of their dog.

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They're either been jumped on or

they've been pulled by I actually

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had some injuries with my very

first boxer because she was pulling

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: So.

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Yeah, we need to think about

this when we are getting a puppy,

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that this dog will actually grow.

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And we need to think about how we want

this dog to be like when it's an adult.

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puppyhood is

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Justyna: don't look for advice

they, before they get a puppy

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or at the very first beginning.

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only when problems start, which

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

That's right.

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Justyna: unwanted behaviour

developed already where

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: with the training right

away from day one, there are

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so many things we can prevent.

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There are so many headaches we can avoid.

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so yeah, it's very important to look

into a breed before we get a dog.

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But also it's not only looking

into a breed, it's also

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finding the right breed up.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,

the right breed is Paramount, yeah.

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Yeah.

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I'm really big on people doing their

research beforehand and having a

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session like this with a, a qualified

dog trainer or breed specialist, even

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before they've even decided on like what

breeds if they're doing, if they can't

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make their mind up and there's a few

dogs that they like is, is to do your

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research into that specific breed, find

out what it was originally bred for.

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Is that going to fit

into your family life?

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You know, longer, longer term, you

know, up to 15 years or, or longer.

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So I'm really big on sort of like

owners, you know, making sure

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they do do their grade research.

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And like you say, starting from day

one, because there's just so much that

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you could stop from happening if they.

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if they started it from day one.

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What would you say are some of the biggest

misconceptions you've encountered about

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boxes and how do you address those?

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Justyna: So many.

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So

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh bless!

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Justyna: Do you know, I used

to get crossed when people

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called boxers clouds because

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Clowns.

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Justyna: because they

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh.

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Justyna: always, it always sounds in

the content like they're just stupid.

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And I think it, it really depends what

sort of picture of a clown you picture

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in your head you paint in your head.

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So, if I think clown, that it's a vibrant

performer that brings joy and happiness.

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Yes, that will

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah

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Justyna: if

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.

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Justyna: about a clown who is very

smart, because they need to learn some

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clever tricks so they can turn this

ordinary moment into something special.

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Yes, we

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: clowns, because they are clever.

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And they can definitely

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh,

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Justyna: is that people say

that boxers are untrainable.

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It's just not possible to train them.

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This is a boxer for you.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.

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Yeah.

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Justyna: Yeah.

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So when people ask for advice, what can

I do to stop this behaviour or something

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and people say, oh, this is boxer.

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You cannot stop this, which is absolutely

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

oh no, it's just,

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Justyna: I,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

it's such a fairway comment.

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Justyna: So yeah, the main thing is

that they are stupid and not trainable

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and they just silly clowns which

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: disagree with.

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I mean.

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Like, all the boxers I work

with, they are so, so smart.

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Sometimes when I

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

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Justyna: clients training

videos, how much they achieved,

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I will say it with pride,

some of my clients boxers

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are better trained than mine.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Wow.

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Justyna: You know,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

It's always the way.

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Justyna: everyone's lifestyle is

different, I think, because like me

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or you, we know so much about boxers.

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We understand dog, not boxers, dogs.

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We understand that this is a dog

behaviour and sometimes we just allow

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it because we allow our dogs to be dogs.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: pet owners they are not

being so, they have maybe been a bit

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more strict in terms of their roles.

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So

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: why I say some of my clients,

boxers are better trained than mine

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because there are things where I'm

like, yeah, maybe I shouldn't let

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my dog to do this, but whatever.

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So yeah.

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But definitely they can be trained.

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The problem is that the more.

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a dog experience or practice

the behaviour we don't like,

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the harder it is to overcome it.

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And it is definitely a harder with boxers.

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Because as I said, they're

quite sensitive dogs in general.

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So all of the sudden when we

change something, they lose

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a little bit of confidence.

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And also when When, how do I say it?

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How do I word it?

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So, example,

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.

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Justyna: that cause reactivity in boxers.

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And if a boxer practiced reactivity

behaviours for a few years, then it's

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not going to be a quick fix to overcome

those problems with a boxer, because

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.

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Justyna: have their brain

connections And changing

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

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Justyna: pathways in their brain

requires a lot of work and consistency.

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Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, definitely.

469

Yeah.

470

And like you say, it is

all about consistency.

471

You have to, like with all training,

you get out what you put in and

472

you know, it sounds like the people

you're working with are really

473

committed to, to, to, to that as well,

474

Justyna: Absolutely

475

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

which is great.

476

I do have a little bonus question here

that was popped in from Kelly at Yappily.

477

Just that well, the, the boxer breed

seems to be rising in popularity

478

again over the last few years.

479

Why do you think this is and what

should potential owners keep in mind

480

when considering the boxer breed?

481

Oh, oh,

482

Justyna: very popular a few

years ago with Christmas art.

483

don't know if you remember the

boxer jumping on a trampoline.

484

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Vaguely.

485

Yes, vaguely.

486

Yeah.

487

Absolutely.

488

Justyna: So that was the

489

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

We played.

490

Justyna: where all of the

sudden everyone were getting

491

a boxer because the way that I

492

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Ah,

493

Justyna: them was like a

family dog, which It's fine.

494

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

495

Justyna: the dog was just making

everyone laugh and was very cute.

496

And, you know, it was it was, it was

very good at, and don't get me wrong.

497

I know the owner of the boxer who

actually took a part in that app.

498

And I know how much training actually went

499

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh

500

Justyna: into making this app.

501

So it's not like,

502

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

oh, okay.

503

Justyna: it's not that they just.

504

let a boxer jump on a trampoline

and, you know, just bounce

505

up, up and down, up and down.

506

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

That's good to know.

507

Justyna: actually, there was

loads of training put into it.

508

I think that was the very first moment

where they actually became so popular.

509

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I see.

510

So we can blame one of the supermarkets

then, like, or one of the adverts.

511

That always happens, doesn't it?

512

People see them, and then they

want to go out and get one.

513

Justyna: see a specific breed in a movie

that is popular Then all of the sudden

514

you see that many people are getting

this breed So yeah, that's That's

515

the commercial world we live in any

influences by it, but another reason why

516

boxers are getting more and popular is

think it's like with any other breed.

517

There is just more dogs in general.

518

So

519

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Particularly since lockdown.

520

More, more copies since lockdown.

521

Justyna: But sadly there is

also lots of dogs in shelters.

522

Like the

523

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

524

Justyna: That

525

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

It's a shame.

526

Justyna: they are full, they

constantly full, constantly full.

527

Which, which means there's just been More

and more boxers being born which is why

528

I think breeding should be regulated.

529

But obviously that's another

530

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

531

That's a whole nother episode.

532

Justyna: Yeah, probably.

533

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

534

So, yeah, unfortunately like you say

a lot, well, most shelters, not just

535

breed specific ones for, but I, I think

if we go back to if owners were more

536

prepared and they did their research

more because a lot of people don't.

537

I think then hopefully that.

538

That would help the problem.

539

But I mean, obviously you're

fostering a dog, a boxer dog as well.

540

So, you know, you're, you're

doing your bit as well.

541

So, you know, that's great.

542

So life of a boxer or boxers

is our next discussion point.

543

So the challenges.

544

and joys of living with a boxer.

545

So they're so well known for

their energy, their enthusiasm.

546

What advice do you have for

owners to keep up with their

547

boxer's physical and mental needs?

548

Justyna: So,

549

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Variety.

550

Justyna: So, first of all, we

need to understand that the

551

more we exercise our boxers, the

more we are preparing them for,

552

hold on, how do I word this?

553

So,

554

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

That's okay.

555

Don't worry.

556

Yeah.

557

Justyna: them, we are creating this

expectation of being exercised, right?

558

So, if someone

559

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

560

Justyna: their boxer, five miles

every day and all of the sudden they

561

cannot go for a walk because I don't

know the weather is horrific and you

562

cannot go outside or something, you're

not feeling well, then a boxer will

563

really, really struggle without that.

564

It's like, you know, we're building

muscle memory when it comes to exercising.

565

It's the same as when

someone goes to a gym, right?

566

You constantly work out, work

out, work out and you build

567

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

568

Yes.

569

Wow.

570

Yes.

571

Justyna: exercise, right?

572

This is how you train your body.

573

It's exactly the same with boxers.

574

So while meeting the physical

needs is obviously very important.

575

We also need to focus more on enriching

their brain and giving them some jobs to

576

do where they have to think and they have

to practice calming exercises because

577

all of the problems that people have with

578

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Silence.

579

Justyna: been pre

programmed in their brain.

580

It's our job to teach them.

581

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.

582

Mm.

583

Yes.

584

Mm.

585

Mm.

586

Yeah.

587

Good.

588

Okay.

589

Okay.

590

Justyna: the same and the same,

the same thing over and over again.

591

or they get mentally tired and

they, they cannot think anymore.

592

When they get overtired, they start

practicing unwanted behaviours.

593

So, and I see it so many times where

people practice loosely walking,

594

where they just In a boring way,

feed their dog next to their leg.

595

And do this for 15 20 minutes.

596

And one, the dog is already

fed up with the food.

597

The dog doesn't get

opportunity to be a dog.

598

And all of the sudden, the dog

gets bored, and there is nothing

599

interesting in this specific exercise.

600

this is where we get the element of

frustration, and they start jumping

601

on the owner and biting the lead.

602

because that, training was

really not fun for them.

603

so for example, in a training

club, have a lucid walking plan and

604

it's full of different exercises.

605

So it's not just feeding

the dog next to us, right?

606

We are adding little bits to break

this Boring exercise, but also there

607

are different games that are just

make it unpredictable and make it fun

608

because That way the more we surprise

Boxers with something different the

609

more they want to engage with us it's

610

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,

611

Justyna: It's fun

612

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah,

613

Justyna: another thing that is

very important when it comes to

614

enrichment and mental stimulation

is also teaching calmness.

615

Because as I said, when they are

tired, they make the wrong choices.

616

And again

617

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

yeah, yeah, yeah, just,

618

Justyna: energy into something, but

they don't really understand that they

619

can just sleep and enjoy it as well.

620

So this yeah, this

621

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: just,

622

Justyna: we need to teach them.

623

But

624

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah,

625

Justyna: living with a boxer,

it's really not that difficult.

626

I feel like my boxers are

easiest than my other three dogs.

627

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Wow, okay,

628

Justyna: forget that,

629

I've done loads of training with them.

630

And I, like, the

631

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

you have,

632

Justyna: it's not, it's not difficult.

633

It's something that comes out of habit,

you know, you just do something in the

634

garden, you grab a toy and you do a

little bit of training with the toy.

635

It's not like

636

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.

637

Justyna: long training sessions.

638

So yeah, keeping it short, variety

and teaching those important concepts

639

as calmness and impulse control.

640

And if you cover

641

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

642

Justyna: you're going

to have a dream boxer.

643

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Sorted.

644

Yeah, I'm all about how like

promoting calmness, relaxation.

645

Cause it's like having a little

child, like they're over tired.

646

They just don't know when to switch off.

647

What I took from that is that

variety is the spice of life,

648

which is in every aspect of life.

649

And I'm a big advocate in less is

more, you know, you don't have to.

650

Walk your dog twice a

day for an hour each day.

651

And, you know, you don't have to

do like an hour's training session,

652

just little bite sized chunks

breaking it down, keeping it fun and

653

exciting and keeping them engaged.

654

So definitely less is more.

655

So they're so intelligent boxers and

that intelligent poly does impact

656

their training and daily life.

657

Are there any specific

challenges or benefits at all?

658

Justyna: Sorry, can you

repeat the question?

659

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, so how does a boxer's

660

intelligence impact their training

661

Justyna: Okay.

662

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

and daily life?

663

Are there any sort of specific

challenges or benefits of that?

664

Justyna: yeah, as I said,

they're very curious.

665

So they, when they see something

unusual, they want to investigate.

666

When they see something fun,

they want to be a part of it.

667

When they get super excited, really

struggle to bring that energy down.

668

So sorry, I forgot your

question again, the last part.

669

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

No, that's, that's absolutely fine.

670

So obviously they're,

they're very intelligent.

671

How does that intelligent impact

their training and daily life?

672

So the specific challenges and benefits.

673

So you mentioned

obviously they're curious.

674

What what what other things

does they're intelligent?

675

Justyna: from the breed

characteristics, really, because

676

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

677

Justyna: when they don't know what to

do, So, when they are tired, when they

678

are frustrated, when they simply don't

understand what we want from them,

679

or maybe when they're overwhelmed by

the environment, they would choose a

680

behaviour that is very natural for them.

681

in

682

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

683

Justyna: be jumping.

684

So,

685

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

686

Justyna: you know, I, It is a kind of

clever way of how their brain and body is

687

working because then it got straight to

the roots of what they were bred to do.

688

but

689

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.

690

Justyna: it can be very challenging.

691

I always say to boxer owners,

try not to kill their energy,

692

but use it in appropriate way.

693

It's very important.

694

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Hmm.

695

Yeah.

696

Justyna: come to me with a struggle

I always ask, to give me the perfect

697

scenario, the dream scenario.

698

How would you want your boxer

to be in that situation?

699

When we have this picture,

700

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

701

Justyna: very intelligent, but as I said,

because they get so easily frustrated

702

and overexcited, it doesn't it doesn't

pay in their favour, unfortunately.

703

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

704

Justyna: So we really need to be mindful

that that energy can put them in trouble.

705

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

706

And it just goes back to being

your dog's advocate again.

707

Being, being the advocate, being

your dog's superhero, you know,

708

they need us to look out for them.

709

Justyna: Yes.

710

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Brilliant.

711

So their boxes are incredible,

incredibly loyal and family orientated.

712

How does this bond shape their behaviour

and what should owners keep in mind?

713

When welcoming a boxer into their family.

714

Justyna: Again, what do you want

the dog to be as a part of family?

715

So, you

716

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

717

Mm.

718

Mm.

719

Justyna: it really depends

what sort of household it is.

720

But the very important things when it

comes to training puppies are making

721

us as the best thing in the world.

722

Because if we skip the very first

important parts of building a relationship

723

then the dog will, will not be

interested in us out and about, because

724

everything else is more interesting.

725

so building relationship and

the correct socialization.

726

So many people get socialization wrong.

727

And socialization

728

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

729

Justyna: is so important.

730

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah,

731

Justyna: I don't know if you want me to

talk about socialization here in Boxer.

732

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

yeah, well, actually, it leads

733

nicely into our next section

of training and socialization.

734

So yeah, I mean, really,

it leads lovely into it.

735

So, you know, the importance of

early socialization for boxers what

736

is the most important thing new

boxer owners should focus on when it

737

comes to training and socialization?

738

So you mentioned about the

relationship building, making sure

739

you're the most important person.

740

But yeah, how, how, how does

that then impact socialization?

741

Justyna: So still, many people think

socialization is about taking the

742

puppy to many places, let the puppy to

743

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I know.

744

Justyna: to so many people and say hello

to 20 different breeds a day and different

745

sizes, different colors, et cetera.

746

Please don't do this

747

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

748

Justyna: Please don't.

749

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: No,

750

Justyna: don't do it with

751

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

there you have it.

752

Justyna: So, right, socialization

is exposure, and this is

753

super important for puppies.

754

Puppies brain works differently

than adults dog brain, okay?

755

We have this massive sponge that is

going to take everything in, and that

756

will create, and that will create,

757

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

758

Justyna: situations, puppies

go through fear stages.

759

There might be situations where they

are so comfortable in some environments.

760

So we need to be mindful of this.

761

But most of the time, walks with a puppy

will be Very attached to you because you

762

are the only person that they actually

know like there was lots of changes

763

recently They've been taken away from

there The only place they knew from their

764

mom from their siblings from the noises

and smells that they were familiar from

765

the day They were born into your house.

766

So now You are their protector

and they see you that way.

767

People should take opportunity of

that every single moment of a puppy

768

life, especially out and about.

769

So in my puppy course, every single

exercise that I filmed with my puppy was

770

out and about in different situations.

771

You can start training puppy out

and about around distractions.

772

You don't have to start this at home.

773

that will be a massively beneficial

for Voxer because in those early

774

stages they learn whatever is around

them is none of their business

775

because they're having so much fun

with mum right now in this moment.

776

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Exactly.

777

Mm.

778

Mm.

779

Justyna: run to this kids.

780

It was my opportunity to create

bond and put this training

781

routine into into environment.

782

And the

783

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.

784

Yeah.

785

Justyna: there needs to be a

toy involved every single time.

786

Interactive play not, not really

playing fetch because that's

787

not really beneficial for dogs.

788

But you know, teaching a puppy that,

Staying around us in this close

789

proximity is a really good place.

790

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yep.

791

Justyna: any anything that they experience

during puppyhood with something nice.

792

So, I often talk about ditching the ball.

793

Just take your puppy foot

with you out and about.

794

Use this foot, put it into

something that will really make

795

a difference in their life.

796

So, yeah.

797

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

798

Brilliant.

799

Yeah.

800

And yeah, it's just about making you,

making you more fun to hang out with

801

then, you know, the dog across the

road or whatever, you know, making

802

it fun and making them want to say

803

Justyna: 100%.

804

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

you and stuff with,

805

Justyna: lots of people are a bit worried

about actually taking a puppy out from the

806

house before a first vaccinations, etc.

807

And

808

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.

809

Justyna: need to be aware that they can

catch some nasty diseases or bugs, etc.

810

Should they stop us from exposing

the puppy to different environments

811

with boxer puppies are quite

812

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Absolutely.

813

Justyna: We can carry them around.

814

We can take them for a car to travel

so they can watch through a window.

815

We can avoid the.

816

where there is loads of

dogs, so they're not going to

817

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

818

Justyna: anything nasty,

but we can still take them.

819

For example when the very first days I had

Khaleesia, I took her to my friend's gym.

820

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh, wow.

821

It's something different.

822

Justyna: was, you know, no problem

to, to worry about anything that

823

she will catch, but it was a great

socialization training experience for her.

824

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, definitely.

825

Different sounds and smiles.

826

You can get those puppy slings now

because obviously there's such a key

827

window of opportunity, isn't there?

828

When the puppy first comes home,

like their main sensitive period.

829

So get get them out in a sling, get

them out experience in different sort of

830

sight, sound, smiles and environments.

831

Yeah,

832

Justyna: but also socialization,

it's not just related to puppies.

833

We can still socialize dogs

throughout their whole life.

834

It's just a different process.

835

But it doesn't mean that we

cannot socialize them later on.

836

Especially people who rescue boxers,

take them from some situations where they

837

maybe never, ever seen the outside world.

838

so we

839

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yeah.

840

Justyna: socialize them.

841

We have not missed this opportunity.

842

It is just.

843

a bit slower and we need to be a bit more,

844

be more mindful of the dog's feelings.

845

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, exactly.

846

Definitely.

847

So are there any boxer specific

behaviours or quirks that owners

848

should be aware of during training?

849

Justyna: Yeah, frustration is probably,

frustration and boredom, like,

850

people say that boxers are stubborn.

851

It's not stubbornness.

852

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I've

heard that, I've heard that before.

853

Oh, gosh.

854

Justyna: no stubbornness.

855

It's if a boxer doesn't do a

behaviour that you asked for,

856

there are reasons behind it.

857

It could be because there is too

much going on in an environment.

858

It could be that your boxer is simply not

feeling well, so performing this position

859

is going to make them feel uncomfortable.

860

It could be that the dog actually

doesn't understand what you want,

861

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm.

862

Justyna: if they don't

do what people want.

863

Will often disengage, move away,

or they will actually feel like

864

they failed and they are not so

committed into doing anything more,

865

which we obviously don't want.

866

So we need to keep the

training sessions short.

867

We always need to work with

the dog in front of us.

868

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

869

Definitely.

870

Justyna: of games, making it fun,

using different rewards as well.

871

So again, if boxers, as we

said, boxers are not stupid.

872

If they know what we have for them and

it's not better than what is going on

873

in the environment, will make the choice

that is going to make them feel better.

874

So yeah, they might run away

rather than coming back to us.

875

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

876

Justyna: it's

877

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Thank you.

878

Justyna: variety of training exercises,

but also variety of different rewards.

879

Yeah,

880

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, high value rewards and,

881

Justyna: It's

882

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

you know,

883

Justyna: what,

884

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

things like that.

885

Yeah.

886

Yeah.

887

Justyna: with my youngest boxer when we

do obedience training, because obedience

888

training, especially when you do a

whole round, it can be a bit boring.

889

So I want her to remember that when we

finish this round she is going to do what

890

she absolutely loves and we'll both will

be jumping and it will be a crazy party.

891

So, but you know for some dogs it will

be a specific toy, for some boxers it

892

will be specific type of food, for some

boxers it will be cuddles, for some

893

boxers it will be digging, you know.

894

Rewards are not just food.

895

This is again, something that people

often mistake when it comes to

896

training, reward based training.

897

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, definitely.

898

And I think a tip from that

is about adaptability as well.

899

You know, you may have a plan in

mind, but you are going to have to

900

adapt that and mix it up a little bit

to keep things, you know, exciting.

901

Justyna: Yeah.

902

Yeah.

903

Well with boxers, you know, they,

they love doing lots of different

904

things and we kind of need to be

like, we need to be, we need to be,

905

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

We could all be more boxer.

906

Justyna: We need to, we need to

think about how to have more fun.

907

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Are there any, that leads us

908

nicely onto my next question.

909

Are there any fun training or

enrichment activities that you

910

think boxers particularly enjoy?

911

Justyna: Anything movement related.

912

Boxers absolutely love movement.

913

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, movement.

914

Yes.

915

Yep.

916

Justyna: love to move.

917

So of the, one of the things

that most dog owners teach their

918

dogs is sit stay or down stay.

919

And I'm not saying you cannot

teach a boxer to do this.

920

You absolutely can, but it would not

be my very first behaviours to teach.

921

It's not how I would start training.

922

Movement helps with so many things.

923

It helps to that stress bucket.

924

It helps them to be less reactive.

925

It helps them to move away

from a situation without.

926

Too much arousal.

927

They absolutely love moving.

928

That's why all the games

in a training club.

929

Most of the games are movement related

so because that when we ask them to

930

stand still or do nothing It's boring.

931

They don't want to do boring.

932

so

933

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: hmm.

934

Justyna: for sure when it comes

to enrichment we can go back

935

to what boxers were bred for so

936

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

937

Justyna: anything that will involve

grabbing something and pulling.

938

That's why I really like interactive

play, because we are meeting the breed

939

needs at the same time as we're building

940

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Mm hmm.

941

Mm hmm.

942

Mm hmm.

943

Yeah.

944

Justyna: They love shredding things.

945

I mean, so many boxers owners ask how

to stop their boxer to rip all the

946

Expensive bets or all the new toys just

clearly tells you that you boxer loves

947

shredding So give them something to shred.

948

They love digging.

949

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

950

Justyna: up a little digging area

and all the enrichment games like

951

things that will help with calmness so

licking or chewing but also something

952

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh, wow.

953

Justyna: think because

954

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.

955

Justyna: faced, their nose

might not be working as well,

956

but it's absolutely not true.

957

Man trailing, scent work, even simple

games where we're hiding treats

958

around the house for them to find.

959

They absolutely love it.

960

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Thank you so much for that.

961

Yeah, I mean, there's so

much information there.

962

Thank you.

963

We're going to start to sort of wrap

up this episode over the next sort of

964

five or so minutes and bring it to a

close, but I, I just some final questions

965

that I just wanted to ask you Justyna.

966

If there's one message you'd like

boxer owners or anyone considering

967

a boxer to take away from this

conversation, what would it be?

968

Justyna: boxers are party dogs.

969

So play, play, play, play,

play, and play again.

970

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

I love that.

971

Party dogs.

972

What's the one piece of advice you

would give to someone who's just

973

bought a boxer puppy home and is

feeling a little bit overwhelmed?

974

Justyna: Well obviously join

the Bumper Boxer Training Club.

975

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

There we go.

976

Nice plug there.

977

Justyna: the, all the information

for puppy owners are there,

978

including the six weeks puppy course.

979

There are information on our

website for puppy owners.

980

people can reach to me through

the free Facebook group, Pompidou

981

Box Adopt Training Advice.

982

But feeling overwhelmed is normal.

983

So

984

Think

985

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: yes.

986

Justyna: need to understand that Yes.

987

It's a big change in the house.

988

It's big responsibility.

989

So often this overwhelming feeling

comes because we understand how much

990

responsibility we've got on our hands.

991

And I think this is actually a good

thing because this is what makes

992

people to do more research and and

try to do the best for their boxer.

993

But yeah.

994

Rather than, I would always advise

to look for professional advice

995

rather than asking on social media.

996

I mean, I know I've got this very

997

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Okay.

998

Justyna: free social media

group where I offer advice,

999

but you get the advice from me.

00:50:54,073 --> 00:50:58,953

I don't allow people from everywhere

to say what they want to say.

00:50:59,163 --> 00:50:59,463

Because that

00:50:59,486 --> 00:50:59,826

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Exactly.

00:50:59,926 --> 00:51:01,676

It has to be from a professional,

00:51:02,193 --> 00:51:02,503

Justyna: so

00:51:02,686 --> 00:51:04,456

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: has

to be from a qualified professional.

00:51:04,833 --> 00:51:04,973

Justyna: Yes.

00:51:06,136 --> 00:51:06,526

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

00:51:06,566 --> 00:51:07,036

Brilliant.

00:51:07,456 --> 00:51:10,696

I'm going to put you on the spot here

slightly, but obviously we've got lots

00:51:10,696 --> 00:51:12,416

of different guests that are appearing.

00:51:13,126 --> 00:51:14,186

Oh, I'm so sorry.

00:51:15,796 --> 00:51:17,146

And you've coped so well.

00:51:17,146 --> 00:51:20,276

You can, you can have a, you

can have a breather in a minute.

00:51:20,556 --> 00:51:22,056

We've covered so much as well.

00:51:22,056 --> 00:51:23,856

The time's gone really quickly.

00:51:24,186 --> 00:51:24,466

So.

00:51:25,121 --> 00:51:28,001

Obviously, I've, I've got lots

of guests that I'm looking to

00:51:28,191 --> 00:51:30,081

have on to the, the yappy hour.

00:51:30,311 --> 00:51:33,461

Is there anyone within the

industry that you think that

00:51:33,461 --> 00:51:34,811

we should look to invite on?

00:51:34,811 --> 00:51:38,161

Anyone that, is there just one

person that stands out at all

00:51:38,161 --> 00:51:39,241

that you think we should get on?

00:51:39,263 --> 00:51:40,933

Justyna: people in the dog training world.

00:51:41,023 --> 00:51:41,513

So,

00:51:42,051 --> 00:51:42,821

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: So do I.

00:51:43,003 --> 00:51:43,693

Justyna: so many.

00:51:43,723 --> 00:51:48,923

I mean, I'm going to start

with Craig Ogilvie because he

00:51:49,041 --> 00:51:49,461

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yes.

00:51:49,461 --> 00:51:49,930

Craig.

00:51:49,931 --> 00:51:50,251

Yeah,

00:51:50,523 --> 00:51:51,433

Justyna: amazing.

00:51:51,873 --> 00:51:54,193

His knowledge is absolutely brilliant.

00:51:54,453 --> 00:51:59,268

He's, He's been someone that

was mentoring me for a while.

00:51:59,268 --> 00:52:03,528

I absolutely love this guy and his

knowledge and how he is working with dogs.

00:52:03,968 --> 00:52:05,938

I'm sure people can learn a lot from him.

00:52:06,618 --> 00:52:07,138

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Absolutely.

00:52:07,376 --> 00:52:13,196

Justyna: for someone who also specialised

in a breed someone for Border Collies,

00:52:13,206 --> 00:52:15,276

that will be Sarah Heatherley.

00:52:15,736 --> 00:52:17,686

She is absolutely amazing.

00:52:19,576 --> 00:52:22,756

oh, I love Michael Shikasha

with his aggression work.

00:52:22,806 --> 00:52:23,146

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Yeah.

00:52:23,146 --> 00:52:24,076

Do you know of Mike?

00:52:25,048 --> 00:52:26,028

There's lots of people.

00:52:26,171 --> 00:52:29,781

Justyna: Nick Thompson, who is

brilliant when it comes to nutrition.

00:52:30,473 --> 00:52:31,483

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

nutrition.

00:52:31,503 --> 00:52:31,993

Yeah.

00:52:32,161 --> 00:52:32,441

Justyna: people.

00:52:33,363 --> 00:52:34,743

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

So there was more than one there.

00:52:34,773 --> 00:52:36,273

So you, you, you will double.

00:52:36,281 --> 00:52:37,111

Justyna: choose just one.

00:52:37,111 --> 00:52:37,691

It wouldn't be fair.

00:52:38,131 --> 00:52:39,481

I probably could go on and

00:52:39,563 --> 00:52:42,173

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

That's no, that's fine.

00:52:42,263 --> 00:52:42,633

Brilliant.

00:52:42,643 --> 00:52:47,103

So yeah, we do have lots of guests

planned from vets, groomers, other breed

00:52:47,103 --> 00:52:49,623

specific trainers and people as well.

00:52:49,893 --> 00:52:53,693

Justyna, I know you mentioned some

of your touch points just now, but

00:52:53,863 --> 00:52:58,323

if our listeners want to be able

to get hold of yourself, what is

00:52:58,323 --> 00:52:59,813

the best way to reach out to you?

00:53:00,566 --> 00:53:06,396

Justyna: We, social media,

Facebook Instagram and TikTok.

00:53:06,726 --> 00:53:08,586

We also got YouTube channel.

00:53:08,676 --> 00:53:11,256

My website is bombproof box.com

00:53:11,696 --> 00:53:17,516

and the free Facebook group, bombproof

box trainer advice, so people really

00:53:17,516 --> 00:53:22,386

can find me through different sources,

whatever they are using those days.

00:53:22,403 --> 00:53:25,103

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Yeah, just type in Bomb Proof

00:53:25,103 --> 00:53:28,383

Boxer, basically, and up you come.

00:53:28,553 --> 00:53:32,143

Do you do any in person training

now, or is it all just online stuff?

00:53:32,636 --> 00:53:36,026

Justyna: So our training club members,

they get opportunity to come to a

00:53:36,026 --> 00:53:38,206

yearly camp in a summer, which takes

00:53:38,523 --> 00:53:40,143

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, oh, lovely.

00:53:40,146 --> 00:53:40,726

Justyna: a full

00:53:40,903 --> 00:53:41,393

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Oh, wow.

00:53:41,393 --> 00:53:42,233

Oh,

00:53:42,256 --> 00:53:46,306

Justyna: Yes, it's absolutely my one

of the favorite events of the year.

00:53:46,756 --> 00:53:47,926

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

That sounds great.

00:53:48,123 --> 00:53:51,943

Justyna: can work one to ones

with me and depending where they

00:53:51,993 --> 00:53:55,163

are obviously if someone is local

to me, I will meet with them.

00:53:55,503 --> 00:53:57,213

I'm, I'm traveling quite a lot.

00:53:57,213 --> 00:54:00,373

So every time if I travel

somewhere, I let my clients know

00:54:00,373 --> 00:54:01,563

in advance that I will be here.

00:54:01,563 --> 00:54:03,183

I will be here if they want to meet

00:54:03,286 --> 00:54:04,006

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Oh, that's good.

00:54:04,006 --> 00:54:04,666

It

00:54:06,043 --> 00:54:09,963

Justyna: So, yeah, there is

possibility to do in person training.

00:54:09,963 --> 00:54:14,763

Sometimes I run workshops, but

not so many anymore because again,

00:54:14,803 --> 00:54:16,833

Bonfro Boxer is growing and growing.

00:54:17,283 --> 00:54:17,343

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: Wow.

00:54:17,886 --> 00:54:19,426

Justyna: and as I said, I've got six dogs.

00:54:21,483 --> 00:54:22,023

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour: I know.

00:54:22,423 --> 00:54:26,943

Justyna, thank you so

much for joining me today.

00:54:27,213 --> 00:54:28,473

It is been fantastic.

00:54:28,473 --> 00:54:32,883

Like I, you know, you think you know

stuff, but I've learned so much and I know

00:54:33,183 --> 00:54:38,643

that our listeners are gonna take away

so much from this conversation, you know,

00:54:38,673 --> 00:54:40,833

research and the breed is so important.

00:54:41,443 --> 00:54:45,553

I know you, you've been very busy, so

I, I do appreciate you taking the time.

00:54:45,808 --> 00:54:51,238

Just to meet with me today your passion

just shines through your, your face

00:54:51,238 --> 00:54:55,878

just lights up when you're talking

about the boxer breed and your own dogs

00:54:55,878 --> 00:55:00,318

and, you know, you advocate for the

breed and it's just been so lovely.

00:55:00,588 --> 00:55:03,588

I'm just having the time

to have a chat today.

00:55:03,588 --> 00:55:07,498

So thank you so much for

coming on to the, the.

00:55:07,526 --> 00:55:09,706

Justyna: I absolutely

love talking about boxers.

00:55:09,716 --> 00:55:12,656

So, it's been a pleasure

and it's been really fun.

00:55:12,676 --> 00:55:14,166

So, thank you so much for having me.

00:55:15,718 --> 00:55:16,868

Nathan Dunleavy - The Yappy Hour:

Thank you for joining me

00:55:16,868 --> 00:55:18,378

on the yappy hour today.

00:55:23,203 --> 00:55:27,013

Before I get started on today's

key takeaways, I just want to do a

00:55:27,013 --> 00:55:31,873

shout out to Hounds and Hooves who

correctly guessed on social media

00:55:32,113 --> 00:55:36,483

that Justyna from Bomb Proof Boxer

was going to be our guest today.

00:55:37,083 --> 00:55:40,123

What a fantastic

conversation with Justyna.

00:55:40,143 --> 00:55:44,893

Her passion for boxers and her dedication

to helping owners better understand

00:55:44,923 --> 00:55:47,853

this amazing breed is truly inspiring.

00:55:48,403 --> 00:55:51,313

Here are a few key takeaways

00:55:53,503 --> 00:55:57,203

Researching a breed before bringing

the dog into your life is essential.

00:55:57,483 --> 00:56:02,133

As Justyna highlighted, understanding

a box's unique traits like their

00:56:02,173 --> 00:56:07,363

energy, intelligence and loyalty can

make all the difference in creating a

00:56:07,363 --> 00:56:09,763

happy home for both you and your dog.

00:56:11,718 --> 00:56:15,008

Living with a boxer is a

joyful experience, but it

00:56:15,008 --> 00:56:16,738

comes with responsibilities.

00:56:17,078 --> 00:56:21,338

Meeting their exercise and

enrichment needs, while embracing

00:56:21,348 --> 00:56:25,608

their strong family bonds, is a

key to a successful relationship.

00:56:26,508 --> 00:56:26,818

Number three.

00:56:27,763 --> 00:56:32,913

Training and socialization are critical

for boxers and tailoring your approach to

00:56:32,913 --> 00:56:38,393

their personality can help you overcome

challenges and build a stronger bond.

00:56:38,393 --> 00:56:43,723

Justyna, thank you so much for sharing

your expertise and your love for the

00:56:43,733 --> 00:56:46,783

boxer grade with us and to our listeners.

00:56:47,098 --> 00:56:52,058

If you're considering a boxer or

already have one in your life, I

00:56:52,058 --> 00:56:56,978

encourage you to check out Bomb Proof

Boxer for resources and support.

00:56:57,858 --> 00:57:02,048

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00:57:09,868 --> 00:57:12,798

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