That's what I do with young dogs. Love my double-ended training leads! Worth every penny. They go to 6 feet if on lead bimbles are required....
Gosh how very tricky for you all. You have my sympathy. When you feed him do you put his food in a bowl? Have you tried hand feeding him? I know...
I'm afraid I find that complete nonsense. Puppies are deserving of our care from day one. Their needs should be met - food, shelter, ability to be...
All good ideas! Obi is shorter than Riley so in the early days of retrieving I kept my back against a wall to stop me leaning over or sat in a...
Ah do you think this has something to do with your problem? Whatever you choose I think she needs choice to remove pressure. The hand target...
If she won't even take it from you I think she's probably feeling quite a bit of pressure. I would try a clicker trained retrieve with the dummy...
My Clumber will bust out of a crate given half a chance. He goes for the brute force approach though nothing so subtle!!!
I think up to about 5 you can expect kids to be a bit unpredictable and both they and the dogs should be carefully supervised. Lizzie is 4 now and...
Often dogs shoulder bump each other when playing so I wonder if that's what's behind it.... Apart from that thought I agree with Lisa. Train some...
Riley was scared of shot. I think I can attribute that to a specific incident though where he was tired after a long, cold, wet day and someone...
I have a working line dog and he's been a great family pet. Not without challenges - mainly around over friendliness to other dogs impacting his...
Glad you're all coping so well. Saturday is soooooo close :)
I follow Black Retriever Cross Rescue on Facebook and they definitely decide to split up some dogs that have come in as a pair due to one being...
Yes you do!!
If it makes you feel any better my quite lovely boy probably spent about 4 months on a long line at this age as he would run after other dogs to...
I'm afraid you've got puppy brain in an adult body. Hang in there, be consistent but kind, keep working and it will come right again :)
Her communication skills are second to none :D
Well done big brother Casper! :)
It's probably still excited peeing even though he's had a wee outside. It amazes me how frequently my boys pee. Because it's when people come in...
Pongo is amazing at buying presents!!!!! I've got a noisy dog in the car. Try and park him out of sight of the other dogs and leave him with a...
