Hi @Keith Jackson You are correct to ignore the barking. You could always talk to your neighbours and explain that you are training your dog...
That is interesting information, Pippa. Do you have information about country of members?
Hi @Stefan Samson Welcome to the site Retrieve is a very demanding complex skill for the dog to learn. Although your dog might be too young, I...
Hi @Chris D 8 I have had two out of six Labs do exactly as you describe for their entire lives. And neither of them had hip dyslpasia.
Hi @Jeff Smith It's a bit hard to know what is going on without seeing you two interacting or observing what is happening. Some things to...
Welcome @squidto the site I am not trying to fob you off. But rather than repeating the material, humping is discussed at length in the following...
Hi @ButtersMomma Please read the link re socialisation. It is is an extremely important part of training before your puppy is 16 weeks of age....
hi @ButtersMomma I would start training now. Name recognition. Reward her for checking in. When she looks at you reward her. I don't know...
Not so strange. Your dog lacks the confidence to be seen doing such things by the community at large. You need to reward him for doing it that...
Please view the following video. [MEDIA] The slippery floor is not something to emulate. In other threads we have touched on the health...
Thanks for clarifying the position @Kaitlin Bode I'm guessing from your statement about feeding times that you are home all day. Since putting...
okay. I understand. When one is new to the daunting task of raising a puppy one tends to latch onto advice from every direction. That's all good...
Hi @Stretch75 If I understand you properly you have inadvertently taught him a chain of behaviours--automatically jump on couch, listen to cue...
I'm not sure what you mean by the phrase on his own. I interpreted your first paragraph as stating that he always has to do a cued behaviour to...
There is scarcity whenever a dog eats all of the meal she has been allocated, provided the dog would eat more if she were offered a larger supply,...
Hi @grammykate It's certainly worth trying @Jade's suggestion. Presentation matters to dogs. If that does not work I suspect your dog does not...
Hi @Jordan Maides I cannot, of course, see the dog and you walking together and therefore the suggested solutions are pure guesses. Perhaps try...
Okay. Your husband grabs a handful of treats. He approaches Lincoln when he is in the chair. Distance? Sufficient to keep Lincoln below threshold....
Hi @Jade I think I may have a plan but I would like one more bit of information please. When your husband sits down does Lincoln have as much...
I would not say normal. But it can happen. Over time they can develop reactions to certain foods. Equally, the chemical composition of the...
