This was so good to read.... and I did finish reading it and I did find it helpful. Thanks!
What a beautiful pup! She looks great. We had to say good bye to our old girl last fall, her name was Honey too.
Welcome .... your pup sounds lovely! My pup is now 5 months and I have found this forum incredibly helpful!
Hi and welcome. I have an almost 6 month old. I have been putting all sorts of mats and rugs away into storage. Recently she has taken to...
Unfortunately there aren't any CBATI close by. I found two, but both were at least 1.5 hours away. I'll look into getting Grisha's book as a...
Thanks for explaining about the CBATI. I'm interested in trying this approach and adding the other things in too. I am putting the drug route...
A good friend of mine had a litter mate of my old dog. His name was Boomer. They were half golden retriever and the other half was lab and...
Thanks Jo for this info. I appreciate all the input I can get on this. We did have the adaptil collar for her but not the diffuser. I can't...
Right, the plan is to find the right drug/dose of medication and keep her on that until she's into her first year and wean her off at that point,...
I am not keen to go the drug route, and will talk more with the vet this week about it. I'm in a tricky situation with my pup. What I've learned...
Hi The trainer/behaviourist I've been working with has recommended putting my 5 month old pup on SSRIs for her fear of noises (primarily noise)...
Poppy is 5 months now and weighs 33 pounds.
I'm in the same boat with Poppy. The trainer I'm working with recommended using the cue "That's enough" when the interaction gets too rough and...
Thanks, I will look into the ThunderShirt, that's new to me. We have had an Adaptil collar for her during the past 5 weeks or so. I...
Thanks for your comments. The trainer I have is good and her methods reflect your comments (here and in other posts) and I should add that I am...
We have socialized Poppy since we have had her but it remains that she is a sensitive dog. I have a good relationship with her and she is a...
My pup is now 16 weeks and we got her at 8 weeks. She is very sensitve and I have now been working with a dog trainer for a couple of weeks....
Poppy is almost 16 weeks and was 24 lbs today. The vet thinks she will be 50 lbs when grown, so on the smaller side.
I should add that I am now having a trainer come to my house for some help. I had the first session last week. I had taken Poppy to a puppy...
I agree with Alphadog. I also have a pup going on 16 weeks. She has not been easy. It sounds a bit similar - my first dog was a breeze as a...