Exactly it's changing association. You alter the association with the trigger from meaning bark, in Hattie's case say hello, to the trigger...
You never know. I bet you never thought you'd get that much attention and control from charlie in the "exciting garden" but you have.;)
That's a good point Helen. I do the same as you and I suppose if the dog looks for a reward after it has passed the possible trigger calmly it...
Never mind way in the future. A bit more practise maybe then your off. You and the boys will be able to have lots of fun smelly hide and seek on a...
Brilliant !!! :D I remember how difficult it was for you to keep Charlie's attention in the "exciting garden". Let's hope you've found Charlie's...
I was reading the pages of Turrid Rugass's book "Barking The sound of a language" that are available to view on Amazon and found the Final...
You are both doing a fantastic job Helen. I think you underestimate how important you are. I bet the patients enjoy chatting with you while they...
Sounds like great progress Helen. I think you are definitely getting there.:)
I agree with Helen. You can start practising on family. Get one of them to go out knock on the door. Decide on a cue word which means dogs in the...
Glad he seems to be improving. Try some scrambled egg like samandmole and Debs suggested. I'd forgotten about scrambled egg my old lab loved it...
Volvo estates have a flat tail gate and reasonably low. My old lab had no problem jumping in the Volvo. I had a fiesta which had a lip he wouldn't...
Hi @Dougs mummy I hope Doug is improving. Unfortunately young pups can be prone to upset tummies. They tend to eat things they shouldn't and can...
He might be right. :D I noticed with my old lab, and the same thing has happened with Scott and Scout, daffodils get watered a lot. I think there...
What a wonderful day you all had in the sunshine. Harley was brilliant. :)
So cute. Our 2 farm cats come in our garden. My dogs will make a bee line for a bush the cats will have marked, sniff for ages then move away and...
I think you did everything right under the circumstances Helen. I think giving the dog a treat was a good thing. He stopped bothering with hattie...
Hi Lauren. Great your back although not the reason why.:( I'd always go with my vets advice if it's a vet whose advice I trust. They've examined...
. That was Poppy's issue they had "improved" the food. I've recently had a similar problem. Ordered 5 bags of food as usual, was told they'd...
Excellent news . :) Scout once went 36 hours without going after the diarrhoea had stopped.:rolleyes:
@snowbunny The behaviourist will hopefully be able to answer your questions Fiona but I'd go with unfamiliar environment. It will be very...
