So sorry to hear about your dog’s cancer. My toller retriever had bone cancer in her jaw, surgery was drastic and prognosis poor. We made the...
Gwenni is the same at 9 months and always has been! All my other dogs used to get excited even if I got my walking shoes ! It’s just how she is I...
I work and leave our girl 6 hours a day in our kitchen, I built up to this and she has been like this since 4 months. Now that must be boring for...
I have felt that I was failing our puppy, I struggled to get on top of her biting and she really challenged me emotionally and in my skills....
My pup has Burns puppy food still at 9 months. It has higher protein levels than the adult food , which pups need for growth. You can check their...
I’ve got as far as thinking NO tree for us this year or garden decorations! My Gwenni gets very excited about new things so a tree would just be...
I built up the time gradually leaving my pup alone, perhaps you could do this? Perhaps start with being in the crate for the morning or afternoon...
My girl can be quite a challenge at 8 months. Can I ask if your dog is crated at night as well or just 7 hrs per 24? My girl sleeps in a crate at...
I’ve not been too sure what to do myself at times but I know this forum has kept me going! I thought I had good dog skills and I felt like I was...
It is the slowest behaviour to change with our dog. When I came home from work I used to get jumping biting and ripping clothes, I had to clicker...
Sounds like a dream ! Gwenni has been through a cuddly phase a stand offish phase , now she likes cuddles in the evening when she is tired girl...
You are definitely not alone I agree, biting is frequently discussed on here as it’s so unpleasant. It can take a while for things to improve. I...
I’d take some kitchen roll and bags in case she goes sick . My Gwenni did this on her ride home and has done so most car journeys since poor girl.
You are far from alone! I thought we were getting somewhere with our Gwenni’s biting but it’s one of the slowest behaviours to change for us and...
Thank you. Gwenni didn’t start swimming until around 7.5 months, she had a dip before that but didn’t enjoy. She’s 8 months now. She found and...
Glad your little one loves the vets, Gwenni cried out at the vets so much once , she has a good memory! She has recently started to swim and...
I so nearly took the lickimat to the vet last night when I took Gwenni. I didn't but clicker and rewarded her when she interacted with the vet and...
Hello Lucy, we get the sofa thing too! I think the sofa is exciting as you get to jump on and off it, you can roll on it, its got squishy and...
I know what you mean by ignoring, ie avoiding escalation. Sometimes the advice is to not put your pup in a situation that escalates their...
In her lickimat she has either peanut butter ( pure nothing else added) , meatful salmon wet food pressed in and on occasions lactose free soft...
