Hi @JayJay13140 I would discontinue all the picking up. I think @Emily is right. Try to make going in and out of the crate rewarding and fun....
Hi @LesC I would also try a potentially higher value treat than chicken--something to out compete those pesky ducks. Fish such as mackerel and...
I find that Recall is something that one needs to keep working at. I wouldn't expect a perfect recall until your dog is closer to two or above....
Hi @LesC I think what you've been doing is excellent. I think the issue is to think of more and more distractions where you can control the...
Thanks @Lucy Hopkins for the reply. It's midnight here. There are many things going on with your pippy. Too many for me to comment now. It's...
Hi @Lucy Hopkins When your puppy whines what do you do?
Sounds good to me. Growing is hard work. Puppies do sleep quite a bit. I take it that you are also devoting some of the waking hours to...
Your describing a common phenomenon. I erected some jumps for the advanced class last Sunday. The intermediate instructor decided to take her...
Hi @Madone Your puppy is exploring the world. Puppies use their mouths to do so. In say another three to six months--and it varies from dog to...
No, questions are good, as I will explain below. I had read Fenzi and Jones's Focus and Engage! before enrolling in the course. I was interested...
Hi @Kara Opel Perhaps your visitor can help you with your training. Cue your dog to sit and stay. Let the visitor approach your dog. If the dog...
Hi @LesC welcome to the site Your dog is still very young. Recall when faced with distractions is a very hard exercise for the dog. You are...
@Micki I suggest you have a look at Trish Harris's ebook When Three's a Crowd. It will provide you with some useful advice about your suspicion...
Hi @Micki It is advisable for you and the puppies to raise one only. But if you have bonded with both of them, then I really do understand...
Interesting suggestion @Chewies_mum How did you initially teach the meaning of the pointing? Does it still work when you leave the area?
That's clever. So if the crosses the line in the acquisition phase there isn't any payoff. But if the dog goes back onto the appropriate side the...
Thanks @Joy for your thoughtful comment. I had thought about a mat as a way of keeping the dog in the kitchen. But I decided in the end that I...
@DizzyDaisy 1. Choose the boundary point or line, such as where the floor material changes, kitchen bench. a doorway, or an imaginary straight...
Hi @myar hughes Take her on lead to the same spot in the garden. Just stand there. No playing. When she urinates and not before she finishes,...
Hi @Micki It's inadvisable to get litter mates, unless you are running a large kennel. You are experiencing why. It is a reasonably common issue....
