This article was co-authored by Beverly Ulbrich and by How.com.vn staff writer, Eric McClure. Beverly Ulbrich is a Dog Behaviorist and Trainer and the Founder of The Pooch Coach, a private dog training business based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a Certified CGC (Canine Good Citizen) Evaluator by the American Kennel Club and has served on the Board of Directors for the American Humane Association and Rocket Dog Rescue. She has been voted the best private dog trainer in the San Francisco Bay Area 4 times by SF Chronicle and by Bay Woof, and she has won 4 "Top Dog Blog" awards. She has also been featured on TV as a dog behavior expert. Beverly has over 18 years of dog behavior training experience and specializes in dog aggression and anxiety training. She has a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University and a BS from Rutgers University.
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If you and your boyfriend are discussing the possibility of getting a dog but he isn’t totally on board yet, you have plenty of options at your disposal. You can go the super logical route and try to construct a sound argument for why getting a dog makes sense, or you can bring his soft side out by appealing to his emotions. In this article, we’ll give you a plethora of options so that you can get your boyfriend to buy into the idea of bringing a new furry friend into your life!
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