Well, our first session was surprisingly good! It covered sit, lie down, stay, walking to heel and recall. As it happened, my husband took part in...
Tomorrow we're off to our first dog training class and it's a little daunting! Kipper's 8 months old now and we'd planned to start classes a lot...
SUCH a good point! I've mulled long and hard about why I find it such a challenge not to react to noises I don't want to reinforce, and this is...
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This is very reassuring, thank you - I'm now pretty comfortable with most other sorts of whining (excitement, anticipation, needing a wee) so just...
Thanks, this is spot on - now I think about it, there is always some body language that gives a fair indication. Like you say, if his ball is...
Right, so this is a tricky one to admit: I often don't know what Kipper means when he's whining. I feel I should know by now (he's just over 8...
Commiserations with Stanley, @JenBainbridge; we've just been through a lesser version with Kipper, turns out a dose of antibiotics he had a few...
Also this made me chuckle - Kipper would definitely be telling us if we'd forgotten a meal, although I still have a reminder on my phone "just in...
Thanks @Shaz82, I think you're absolutely right; and as we're getting to know our hound we're realising that our judgment and knowledge of him is...
Ace, thanks both - that’s reassuring :nod: We’ll keep an eye but when we try again we’ll go sl-o-o-o-w-l-y ;)
Sooo...on the topic of bringing up food: our pup Kipper is nearly 7 months, and we recently dropped his meals from 3x a day to 2x a day (7am,...
I'm late to the discussion, but big thanks to you all for sharing your experiences and advice on this thread. We've got a fabulous, sociable,...
Just realised I'm behind the curve (missed more pages, d'oh) It sounds like things are settling down - well done @Lex :)
@Lex, huge hugs :hug: I was where you are 5 months ago - our first puppy, also trying to finish my PhD thesis ("it'll be a nice...
Just a quick one on your concern about making Bella tubby with filled kongs - that'a really sensible concern that we share with our pup; it might...
I'm a bit late to the discussion, but fabulously helpful advice thanks @snowbunny - our astounding hound (now 6 months) has a rawhide habit which...
Thanks Jojo83, good advice - happily we found a workaround and the daycare won’t be in that position again.
My working lab is 5 months and we're fairly good at keeping daily exercise broadly within recommended ranges (up to 30 mins). However, one day a...
Thanks for your warm welcomes, much appreciated!
