Lara, I don't think you will ever desensitize your dog against the scent of game. She is half pointer. Pointers are hunting dogs with an immense...
What you describe is hunting. Is he starting to free hunt whilst you are doing training his retrieving, sit/stay, walking to heel? Or is this...
How rabbity is the area where you take him walking? Do you go out very early in the morning or at dusk when rabbit activity is very high? All...
I used to apply the nasal spray to my dogs myself until a couple of years ago. But the vet has stopped the sale of just the vaccine so now it has...
The kennel cough vaccine is quite something out of all the vaccines as it is squirted up the dog's nostrils. None of my dogs are keen on it but...
I am secretly quite fond of a tennis ball chucker, it comes in handy occasionally during training. Amy my little Clumber adores tennis balls and...
Does your dog walker do this when you are not there and she is walking your dog for you? If so then she is scuppering all your training and you...
The hiding and burying of retrieves is a well know cocker trait. Believe me, I've got the t-shirt. :eek: Your gundog trainer is right, you will...
I don't think spaying affects a Labrador's coat very much. But it can have quite a dramatic affect on the coat of other breeds. I have spaniels...
This is a tricky one. I do some voluntary work for English Springer Spaniel Welfare, a charity that will rehome springers. But as far as I am...
I'm so glad to hear that Charlie is back home. What an ordeal! Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. xx
What a freaky accident! Poor, poor Charlie! Hope he is feeling better very soon. xxx
Hope Charlie is feeling better this morning, Helen. Three of mine had a horrendous bug the other week. Sever diarrhoea and vomiting and generally...
There is a clinic near Portsmouth who specialise in hip and elbow xraying and they don't use GA but a very mild sedation. Most breeders I know use...
One of my spaniels had a broken elbow, but it was a classic Y fracture not a hairline fracture. He was operated on by an orthopaedic vet surgeon...
Just to add, a dog should never ever wear a muzzle when unsupervised. It is dangerous.
I agree with everything Swampdonkey has said. Only a vet can get to the bottom of your dog's sickness. What really concerns me is the duct tape...
Well, you have picked an excellent trainer for a puppy gundog training day!!
I have a similar box but mine is a CAB box with two storage drawers underneath. It can take two Clumbers, two springers and a cocker but it is a...
Ah, blackandwhitedog, I was wondering how you were getting on with your little cocker. Great to hear that you are making good progress.
