hi @Jan Freer welcome to the forum If there is a sudden change in behaviour, then I would get her checked out by your vet to see whether there...
Here's the part you were particularly interested in @chichester54 When does pyometra occur? Pyometra may occur in young to middle-aged dogs;...
Understood @Ruth Buckley. I was hoping your partner was reading the thread.
Hi @Isaac's_Mom How old is your dog? Is he teething? Have you tried putting a house line on him and preventing him from whittling your...
Not a good idea, if rough means it results in the dog having to be told no. It's not fair to expect a dog to work out what is too rough and rough...
@Ruth Buckley is correct. One can use it on the ground with a foot ready to step on the line. One can also hold it at say 3 metres, letting the...
Hi @chichester54 the answer to your question can be found in the link I posted.
Hi @mom2labs There is no necessary reason why the resource guarding should apply to the ball. Your dog may not view the ball as his property....
Jo Laurens' ploy modified would be to say, I guess, that the dog has a disease.
Hi @mom2labs As you did, I would increase the distance between them while they are waiting to be fed, but do so from the outset--don't wait for...
Hi @Scooby99 The discussion on this site centres almost exclusively on how to achieve desired behaviour by using positive reinforcement. Since...
Hi @Jeff Smith I understood that your dog is the one who loses the plot. Dogs do suffer from envy. If one treats them equally, then some of the...
@chichester54 https://www.vetwest.com.au/pet-library/pyometra-in-dogs If in doubt consult your vet.
Here is a suggestion. If you can find an area with few distractions, then one person heels the dog. The other person walks parallel (not ahead or...
What happens when the dog is off lead in the backyard, you two are walking side by side, and you or your partner asks the dog to heel? Swap...
Hi @Diablo Try letting him run a bit on the end of a long line so that he can let out some of his excess energy. Do you two walk next to each...
Sounds to me that you're a doing a good job. Don't expect dog training to be a continuous progression upwards. It's a series of valleys, plateaus...
Hi @Jeff Smith Teach them to do things for you but treat them equally. One sit stays while you do a short bit of heeling. Then swap dogs. Or one...
Intermittent reinforcement means he is rewarded randomly, l.e., he doesn't get anything for some repetitions that are perfect. No praise. No...
