Re: Trust I believe trust is built up gradually starting with when you get your puppy and how you then act/react around them. As David said the...
Re: Wind! Murphy has terrible wind sometimes, normally in the evening when he`s laying at my feet!! :o A little bit (2/3 teaspoons) of natural...
Re: On lead bad... Interesting reading and some good points. One thing I have noticed is if I take Murphy for a walk (using a slip lead) whilst...
Re: Dog Rules Rule 3....................... but wavering :o
Re: Weeing and pooing on command "Be quick" is what I used for my first dog and subsequently for Murphy. Don`t know where it came from but it...
Re: Getting her to sit.....away from me. You don`t say how far you are going "away" but my suggestion would be only a pace away and work up VERY...
Re: obedience training Hi Sussex, you have a PM. Steve.
Re: obedience training I`ve just started working with a Gundog trainer in Sussex and whilst I only shoot clays I want a dog that I can also...
Re: Do labs suffer from hay fever? Just collected a very subdued Murphy from the vets having had a thorn removed from his left eye :o Bland diet...
Re: Do labs suffer from hay fever? Hi all, thanks for the advice. As it didn`t seem to be getting any better, in fact the left eye was a LOT...
Title says it all really, Murphy has swollen eye lids,red pupils and "slitty" eyes as if he has hay fever! No other symptoms, still...
Re: Having a dog (or dogs) means .... The greeting you get first thing in the morning ! Odd socks ! "that" Labrador smell!!! someone who doesn't...
Re: Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Glad it went ok for you, its daunting to see them in the water for the first time! Murphy went...
Re: The inconsiderateness of other owners. Our garden gate backs onto a bridleway which leads out across the fields to the Downs Link, perfect...
Re: Location of forum members? Horsham, West Sussex here :) Always happy to meet for walks with other owners.
Re: Eating snails - how worried should I be? It seems to be that time of year when the slugs and snails are about.! Murphy finds snails "crunchy"...
We`ve progressed with Murphy`s training to the stage where I`m confidant on the recall (verbal and whistle) around dogs and people and the off...
Re: Please help! I've almost had it :-( 5 month lab driving me crazy I've found that with Murphy mental stimulation tires him out really quickly,...
Re: Positive slack lead training Murphy is a bit "excitable" when first going out and I used to get sooooooooo frustrated at his pulling! Now,...
New to the forum so Hello. Murphy is 6 months old and generally well behaved. However I occasionally give him a Kong stuffed with peanut butter...
