Thank you ladies.
At a recent training class we did a lot of Stay exercises; dogs around the edge of the hall while the owners walked around the hall, dogs together...
It's a bit "shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted" but does the Day Care establishment not ask for sight of Kennel Cough vaccination...
Hi Steffi Rather than a mat, could you perhaps use a place board initially? You can still use it for mat training but it is a bit less likely to...
Hi Karen, This is way beyond anything we do so this is an untested suggestion! Can you reduce the frequency of the dummy reward? So, dummy reward...
We quite often get comments about Harv along the lines of "wow, your dog looks really fit and well-muscled". I do sometimes wonder whether this is...
Happy Birthday Molly
I think there are two elements to a good class; firstly, and most importantly, a good instructor and, secondly, a good venue. In my younger days...
It helps if you just happen to take the photo after a marathon housework session in anticipation of guests arriving! ;) (also helps to have a...
Well done Lisa
And that's after a quiet day! Tomorrow will be a visit to a dog-friendly pub (for Harv's benefit you understand!), then a swim session at the new...
It's tough being 2 ... [IMG]
Can't quite believe how quickly the time has flown by but ... Harv is 2 today
We had Harvey in our bedroom for the first night - to help him feel more comfortable in his new home. We had also, on an earlier trip to the...
Try a colon and then the letter "p" :p (You can find the necessary text by hovering the mouse pointer over the desired smiley after choosing the...
Overly Hen-pecked ... Often Harangued ... ;) The 'funny little faces' are called emoticons and you can access them by pressing the smiley face...
Out on our evening walk last night I saw a lady walking her Cairn Terrier. I can't quite put it into words but she looked like she wanted to meet...
Hi Kirsten Welcome to the forum. I think all first-time lab owners, myself included, are surprised that a breed that is so gentle and...
At one of our regular classes this week we were working outdoors - on a school playing field instead of the school hall. At one point we worked on...
For us it has to be the importance of loose-lead walking. Harv seems to pick most things up incredibly quickly (we've been very lucky to have him...
