Thanks for your replies. We don't let her say hello to many people when we're out (unless calm, which in the case of strangers is pretty much...
Hi everyone Tess is 18 months old and the most rewarding thing in the world to her is being allowed to say hello to a new person (she likes dogs...
It's very rare that I let Tess say hello to anybody (as you say, she doesn't need socialising, she needs to learn self control!). When we're...
I'm glad I posted now, I've been feeling bad and keeping it to myself, but I feel much better and more confident now. Thank you all :)
I wondered that Julie - even when on lead and (for her) calm she doesn't do much of the sniffing and sussing out that other dogs seem to do before...
You're right and I thought the same when driving earlier - when she was about 4 months old we could barely bring her in to the living room with us...
Brilliant :)
We met a couple with a 19 month old yellow Lab this week who I was sure would understand but they were shocked by her exuberance! Their dog had a...
Thank you all so much :) We are not a quiet, boring house, we have 4 children aged between 3 and 10, and Tess is calm as anything around all of...
Thank you Charlie, yes I always have high value treats and Tess values all treats very highly ;-) I can imagine she'd be totally off the rails if...
Hi everyone I need a pep talk ... I've started to feel really nervous about walking Tess. She's coming up to a year old next week and is...
She doesn't rush to the door, she doesn't associate the doorbell with somebody coming in because she's always been in the utility room and only...
This week we've started practicing sitting nicely while DH comes in from work, as Tess had been jumping all over him. On JulieT's wonderful...
Well done :)
We got Tess a non spill travel water bowl when she was a puppy and kept tipping her water up. I've never considered that it might be stopping her...
Lots of people think that of me too MossyB - this morning I forced myself to go to a busier area and there were lots of people stood around...
Hmm, Tess has spent the entire day sleeping on the sofa in the living room. She did this yesterday too but took herself out in the evening. I...
Lol at chewing some light! She does love her food but I don't think that's anything to do with it, she's very chilled out and relaxed and I...
Bit of a strange one - Tess usually hangs out with hubby and I in the living room (most often on the sofa) after the children have gone to bed....
Excellent, thank you! I've no idea what I'd do if Tess wasn't so food orientated ;-)
