Sorry to hear about your troubles. Obviously the dog needs to be trained, starting from square one. I'm not the right person to give detailed...
I suggest that if he tends to jump on the garbage or something else every time he's near that thing, reward him for not jumping on it even before...
I am a complete subscriber to force-free training. I do at least a few minutes every day, sometimes more. I observed a friend's group session...
@Jo Laurens , Thanks. The squeal definitely tells me she's in distress, so I do move quickly to comfort her. With one dog, for example, she...
Thanks @Ski-Patroller , She has been to the dog park twice and that’s where another slightly bigger dog, also a puppy, just wouldn’t take it easy...
My puppy is about 15 weeks old and has been cleared by the vet to meet other dogs. She is about 10 kg, or 22 lbs. I have taken her to local parks...
Another little something I came across when reading was that the dog’s stool can be another thing to look at for feeding amount. If the stool is...
I had a chance to revisit some of the websites I came across last week regarding this topic and thought I'd share for anyone who is interested. A...
@Bud Light/Dilly Dilly , Beautiful dog - the photo reminds me of mine and I need to getting a photo up! May I ask how old/heavy he is?...
@leighxxxx , I think you're wise not to invest too much in the guidelines. I just wish there were better guidelines, like from better studies...
@Michael A Brooks , Please do not take it as an insult. I take it as great advice, especially because I appreciate that a relatively crude...
@leighxxxx , Interesting! Your pup seems to be more in line with the average weight for pups that age. I had a slight worry mine was too far...
@Jo Laurens , I appreciated Michael’s advice but with all due respect, I fully understand and agree with that and nevertheless am still curious...
@Jo Laurens , This is getting a bit hackneyed. I am not at all ignoring you and have been nothing but grateful, but you seem to enjoy berating me...
@Michael A Brooks - Thank you. I totally understand this. As I said my pup is only 13 weeks so not much time to see a change. I’m just trying to...
Thanks! @Jade - If my online research is right, your brand is 496 cal/cup. (Maybe I should have posed my question in terms of calories, not...
I have to make an edit to the original post. The link to the kibble website was not the right one. This is the right one:...
Another thread of mine gave rise to a discussion about how I may be overfeeding my pup despite my vet's advice. I'm beginning to realize this is...
Jo: Since professionally I sue doctors for medical negligence, I can assure you that the average person is far less uncritically accepting of...
Jo, Thanks for your reply. I completely understand why food motivation is important and how leaving food out undermines it. But sometimes she...
