Re: I may be gone some time ..... You mean like this? ;) :D [IMG]
Re: Ziggy cooling off Here is another one. I'm so happy he is swimming properly at last. I'm so used to natural swimmers that Ziggy's swimming...
Ziggy ditched the life jacket! No more splashing around and giving me heart failure. Woohoo ;D, look at my big white spaniel gliding through the...
Re: Interesting Article I have two dogs who are very food motivated and two who aren't. Well, actually they are but only when we do very mundane...
I read this today and found it very interesting....
Re: Dogs in the summer garden My favourite two subject, dogs and gardens! ;D Poppy looks so lovely there amongst the flowers and Sam is...
Re: Recall Question Julie, from puppy age I will use the whistle and my voice to call the puppy in. Some of my friends breed gundogs, labs and...
Re: Recall Question Maybe a silent whistle? They are not totally silent but not as audible to humans as an acme whistle. A lot of my friends are...
Re: New pup I agree with Pippa. If you can train the kids not to leave anything lying around that the puppy could get hold of then your life will...
Re: Recall Question Tell your husband that a whistle is a lot cooler than shouting across the park. 8)
Re: Recall Question Using your sequence Rachael, how do you know though that the new cue is sinking in? And when and how would you phase out the...
Re: Quick Hello Hi Eve and welcome to the forum. :D I am also labless but have four spaniels instead to keep me on my toes. :D Hope you'll...
Re: im new! advice re food, leads, collars etc! What is Jack's background? Did he come from another family home or a gundog kennel?
Re: Recall Question Yes, interesting point in what sequence to teach a new cue. Just to give an example, when I teach the stop whistle the dog...
Re: im new! advice re food, leads, collars etc! Hi there and welcome to the forum :). Do you mean Skinners dog food? If your dog looks good and...
Re: Recall Question I don't think the name of the dog alone as a recall command would work in my multi dog household. :) I use the name followed...
Re: The "op". Having him neutered will not change that behaviour, only training will. ;) :)
Re: Caesar Milan, my eye!!!! I was just going to ask you how much physical exercise does Simba get? When Murffi first came to me his list of...
Re: ear infection.... Well, I have got spaniels and they can be prone to ear infections with their long ears. But touch wood I have never had...
Re: Question re bitches Kate, the vet could do an ultra sound check to confirm either way. :D