The key question is as follows: Does your dog regard your treats as simply amazing? Your dog's behaviour reveals she thinks what you are offering...
The linked poster is interesting, Jo. I find it confusing. Is downward dog the same thing as bowing. What are the cat pose, and crescent moon...
No it won't. She has an emotion that is not controlled by purposeful decision making. And on top of that what you are going to do is back off if...
Hi @Ronnie What are you using for treat rewards when she recalls?
Hi @Finns mum Jade has given you sound advice. You must get up early enough to wake her. One can expect a three-month old dog to last 3 hours...
I was trying to think of training that would avoid dog parks, jumps and lots of walking. Targeting starts off with either the dog pushing its nose...
Sorry to read about your issues @Kaitlin Bode. I know the following risks the danger of missing your plight. A young dog would not have been doing...
Hi @LAS At around the age of 12 weeks the additional emotion of fear/anxiety outweighs the additional inquisitiveness to explore the world. This...
Thanks @RuthElizabeth for the additional information. It sounds as though he is getting into drive as a result of retrieving, and then loses...
Hi @Samantha Leigh Gee you really do have a problem. If you keep using pads, then you're training a behaviour you ultimately dont want. All i...
Hi @Matthew Atanasovski So if you sit on any other couch the dog remains calm? Does the behaviour stop if you get up and sit elsewhere in the...
I'm not clear about what is happening. Why is he getting frustrated when playing with the ball? Does he not want to give it up? At what precise...
Hi @Victoria Amphlett I didn't think you were bonkers. I just could not work out what you were trying to get the dog to do. I guessed it was...
Hi @Buddy Curious behaviour. Were the children your dog barked at older than the one you strolled with. Dogs don't generalise well at all. Maybe...
Here's the past thread @Renee May https://thelabradorforum.com/threads/puppy-destroying-the-house-when-left-alone.25639/#post-383619 Before you...
Think of socialisation as the dog forming dispositions and beliefs about the society the dog will meet in her life. Desensitisation and...
Then @Sulli99992 use a treat of higher value than what she has in her mouth.
Good advice. I would go even further. Take a look around your home and puppy proof the area. Pick up and put away anything you wish to keep such...
@Andrea0408 I'd err on the side of caution. You do not want to go too far pressed by the need to get to school on time. Perhaps you can put her...
Hi @Victoria Amphlett One cannot expect a 15 week-old dog to stay for 90 minutes. I would not even attempt to get a 5 year-old dog to stay for...
