I wouldn't use a halti, prong, choke, martingale or anything in that nature for a pup. Besides, I doubt they even make them that small. :P A...
I initially bought the e-collar at the urging of every gun dog trainer I spoke to. I rarely have used the nick function but when I have it's been...
@JulieT - I love looking at the pictures of old CHs and FCs, there is such a huge difference between the past and now (probably why we haven't had...
Thanks! He is a very happy dog and loves everything/everybody.
@JulieT - I am fit but I have a bad knee so walking uphill is not the best solution. I will look into the water treadmill. I live in a fairly...
They are like any training tool and can (and are) misused. I personally use the vibration and tone settings for Teller without having to actually...
Teller had ZERO lead training when I adopted him and honestly he's not great with it now, lol. Rigby (our Pointer pup) is also a complete idiot on...
Do the two of them play at all? I agree that it's probably excitement, Rigby (our Pointer puppy) barks incessantly at Teller when he wants to...
Thanks so much for all of the replies! I had just read that dogs tend to swing their bodies with HD so I was a bit worried when I saw him doing...
@Xena Dog Princess - I know! He is such a goofball. He had a LOT of fun helping decorate the tree.
@Rosie - Believe it or not, he had never encountered water before I adopted him. The first time I ever took him to the river, he was so happy! It...
Lol, I am glad I'm not the only one with a nutty lab! I thought I was just a terrible dog owner. My boy is 2 and not 6 months, so trying to handle...
That's very interesting because in the states it seems to be the other way round. From what I've seen both in person and on hunting forums, our...
@b&blabs - Lol and that was 2 weeks ago! Thankfully Teller isn't much of a counter surfer but he is quite the thief. True to lab-form he lives...
Teller has some barrier frustration concerning other dogs when he's on-leash/behind a fence. He starts leaping into the air (not lunging,...
Is he teething at all? He seems about the right age for it. When Rigby (our Pointer) started teething he would constantly forage for anything he...
I have seen this behavior before but not specifically in labs. I usually see it in shelter mutts who come from abusive backgrounds. Since you...
Teller was a year old when he came home with me and has shared my bed ever since. He has his own bed at the foot of mine and sometimes he will...
So, I rescued my lovely boy, Teller, at 13 months and the shelter had him listed as a mix because he was, "too leggy and slight" to be a full-bred...
Teller is my first male dog but it's easy to believe that the blood could have been from chewing/licking. T is neutered but at least once a day he...
