Reading this brought to mind a recent client who said her dog wasn't interested in food and would happily go without for a day or so - to be fair...
We often discuss on the forum the importance of understanding what motivates your dog; how it's the dog in front of you that gets to make the...
Or even today ;):D
Could this chart be added as a 'sticky' as it so useful to refer back to as body condition/weight come up in discussions quite frequently?
Have you tried a fresh bag of kibble as some times dogs aren't so keen as the kibble gets older and has interacted with the air more. Their sense...
We're a 3 on the chart heading towards a 2.5 as our vet wants Jen a little slimmer to help the elbows as much as possible. I ignore the quantity...
Puppies have to learn to cope with being alone, and to love their crate and this is a slow gradual process. For the crate drop treats in the crate...
Good advice already from @snowbunny Yes it will, with consistent, positive training :)
I only use our ball chucker on the beach on holiday and we do no more than 5 or 6 and have to wait to be sent away to find it so the ball is...
Thanks for sharing @Joy . An interesting article which I think really supports the advice we give 'if your young dog is limping go to the vet' :(
For fun why not bury some treats/bits of kibble in the leaves for him to find using his sense of smell - really tires out dogs. Or throw some of...
I don't have much to add to the posts above but a glucosamine and chondroitin supplement is worth using, I also add Salmon Oil to food once a day,...
I recently saw a new Slo feeder which is made by an Australian company. To buy it online the shipping costs were around 3 times the price of the...
Can you use a baby stair gate at the bottom of the stairs? If you can it is ideal to stop puppy running upstairs and comes in useful at other...
@eileen2664 training the puppy, or dog, is the easy bit; training the humans is so much tougher :) So when someone complains because the puppy has...
Many young dogs seem to go through a phase of excitement peeing. I don't know for sure but I guess it's possible that with the excitement they...
The 5 minute rule isn't a rule just some good guidance. There is debate as to whether the 'rule' allows for one walk a day or two. So it is...
Not sure I believe you :p:D:D. I think we need the forum even more on the tough days - It's how we stay sane :D:D
I haven't read it but quite a few reviews I read online do say it is rather dated so perhaps the book could sort of disappear ;):D just to be...
Sounds a good plan to me. Just let her have fun and play. Hopefully she will begin to relax more around strange dogs but if she still is unsure,...
