Great that you're seeing progress. I find Jess barks a lot less when she is calmer too.
Also – your initial question was ‘is it better to ignore barking or respond to it’ so it’s probably worth noting that Turid Rugaas’ approach is...
Jess is a bit of a barker, and I found Turid Rugaas' book on Barking surprisingly useful. Much of it is common sense - barking is a means of...
"Which food" is a difficult question to answer so I'll just chip in to give our experience with Wainwrights, which is what we feed Jess. Jess...
That is hilarious! A very thorough hoovering indeed!
Oooh Coco you handsome hound. I do admire your manly stripes and your raffish ruffling fur. I would love to run with you, and chase your...
Oh Pig- the horror! How undignified. Those bum-men are even worse than I thought. Though for now, I don't have any changed feelings towards my...
Our collar problems were solved by the ruffwear hoopie collar - http://www.ruffwear.co.uk/best-sellers/hoopie-collar We've never had any...
I always read your stories of your foster dogs in awe of your capacity to love every dog and show such patience and understanding with them....
Things are a bit strange round here too. Something even worse than a diet - no walks :eek::eek::eek: I don't know what's going on. Mum's been...
How awful for you, and for Lola. I hope the vets can find a treatment to manage the seizures, it must be so hard for you. Sending good vibes to...
Thanks@fayrose and @selina27 . Some comforting words helped! :) I'm just tired after a long trip back (a 24 hour journey all-in) and worried...
I know, I'm very anxious about this too. The difficulty is that in this house the garden is really tiny and Jess won't toilet in it. She'll...
How is Molly getting on now @FayRose ? I've been away for a few weeks and come back just in time for Jess's first season.... My husband took her...
Hi, I'm afraid I've got no idea how to respond on the training question, but just saw this and wanted to reply quickly as I've seen your posts...
Thanks so much for all these recommendations. I've been away since Tuesday and thought I would have lots of time for reading but haven't had a...
Thanks for asking! I wish I had a better answer but her gundog training is going very badly I'm afraid. All my fault, obviously. I'm not sure...
Brilliant start, thanks so much! I've not read The Culture Clash or How Dogs Learn, so that's a good start. I read a lot so it could be novels,...
Ok, this is a very broad topic - but I'm going away for a couple of weeks and am looking for some books to take with me. I thought I'd tap into...
I know of two kennels in that area - Merriroyles boarding kennels and the Hayfields Luxury Dog Hotel (!). I've not used either as both were fully...
