Hi @DizzyDaisy Since the gate has lost its magic power, I would teach her boundiaries. If you are not sure how to do this, please let me know...
Hi @Jo86 It is sometimes useful to film your interaction with your dog. Replay. It is often revealing. One thinks the dog is being ognored but...
Hi @LabMomx2 This is a difficult one because I'm not sure what is/was the stimulus for the barking. I a assuming he has no uti. Let him meet his...
I think I remember a suggestion that English Labs were crossed with Coon dogs to get the taller US Labs. Do coon dogs point?
Hi @Elizabeth Welcome to the site. Teaching a dog to use a ramp for the first time at 13 is your stumbling block. Lure your dog to walk on the...
Okay. Try the adaptil collar at home so that she becomes habituated to it before using it at the kennel. It does not work with all dogs but it...
Hi @Patrick Hogle In comparison to real pointers, Labs don't point They retrieve. They watch where the game falls. I'd be inclined to think...
Hi @Mrs Bell I agree with @5labs. The puppy can get dehydrated very quickly. So a visit to the vet is a good idea. Is the hair from the other...
@LoopyLuna It turns out that we are enrolled in the same class. I am a bronze member. And have no rights to post. I have looked at some of your...
Hi @WillowA I would ask the owner whether I could visit the kennel a couple of times with my dog. Aim to have lots of fun each visit giving lots...
@Chewies_mum and @LoopyLuna Aspirations are a good thing to have in dog training. Many things take a fair bit of training, and without an...
Hi @El Welcome to the site. You say that your dog is now nervous when she meets new people in the street, which speaks against viewing strangers...
Hi @MarleyBoy Use some larger cuts of beef/meat so that he has to actually shear the meat himself into smaller pieces. The shearing will help in...
Hi @Deborah Jowers You can try horse blankets or the material used in vet hospitals. You can't leave the dog on the bare concrete. You have to...
Sneaky. So we need to be smarter. Try putingt the second treat on her nose before you throw it away. Use hugher value treats for the one tossed away.
And @CaroM13 Have you tried getting an assistant to drop treats along the path home before and after the spot where the problem behaviour occurs.
@Jordan Maides Good to hear from you again. Give the dog a treat for bringing the item. When the dog drops it to eat the treat toss another...
Hi @WillowA Have you tried uncooked chicken necks?
You are correct. There is a firm in Australia, AussieDogs, that make artificial sticks that cannot injure the dog, even if the dog attempts to run...
Hi @GaryC Welcome back. I would try giving him a reinforcer he really likes when he complies with Come, each and every time he comes.. Initially...
