No you are right to be sensitive. If your dog is showing stress the responsible action is to do something about it and any responsible trainer...
If you have to walk to the training ground, if you can vary the route rather than a direct walk. Before any pulling starts introduce about turns...
Jumping up is normal behaviour, not bad behaviour, it's just something most if us humans don't like :). The key to changing the behaviour is...
What symptoms are you seeing that lead you to suggest it is an allergic reaction as cirn is not known as being an allergen in dogs; in the same...
No it's about what is best for your girl! If she is showing stress in that environment and you are unable to work on teducing the stress the...
The 210.5 is 'best' for spaniels as it is higher pitched (to get through floppy ears :) )and doesn't carry as far and soaniels work closer. The...
As @Emily_BabbelHund says if you're concerned, which I'm guessing you are otherwise you wouldn't have posted :) ) have a chat with your vet and a...
There has been some work around training with different age dogs, can't remember off hand what the main thrust of the study was but general data...
Sorry, few more questions :) just want to be sure of what is happening. 1. Have you clicker trained before? If not, how did the behaviourist...
As far as I'm aware there are no studies which look at early training but from all my reading I would say the age that something is taught is not...
Hi @Janice McClelland and welcome. What training protocols did the behaviourist suggest are put in place? There are several ways of approaching...
What if there is no family pet? :eek::confused::(
Don't delay too long @Chriskef as many breeders have a waiting list for litters - sometimes even before a mating has taken place so if you want a...
First thing I train is 'look' which as @Oberon says is a look at me with puppy rewarded for every slight glance until happy to make full eye...
I know that the Champdog sute says to contact breeders via email but it dies seem that many breeders don't respond to emails. I think they like...
Many owners aren't even aware that their dogs are overweight when the evidence is right in front of them. I would classify myself as an...
Hope your friend saw the funny side - Harley was just expressing how much she liked them :) :)
It's what makes training so much fun - solving what we have inadvertently trained :).
Hi @Harley Quinn I think it all comes down to how the dog 'nibbles' and how you feel about it. My advice is not to allow teeth on skin but I also...
My rule, and that of all trainer/behaviourists I know is once all adult teeth in place in the mouth there should be no contact of teeth and human...
