I think you have to consider the dog's overall quality of life. Does the dog get stacks of activities, play, fun training and new experiences? Is...
I have a water bottle that doubles as a bowl - I find I waste too much water pouring it out and then the dog not wanting it, so then I have to try...
I always end up saying this - but it's not about 'working or not' really. Someone who isn't really committed to a dog, and didn't work, could...
If he fails his cat test what happens? They have to find a home with no cats?
I appreciate this is a problem for a trial by the way - since I only care about performance for gundog work, and that's an environment packed with...
I think it's like anything - to get a good performance, you have to have a high value motivator and reduce a high rate of reinforcement slowly....
While I think it's preferable for a puppy to be on puppy food, if you can't find one that suits her it's not going to help much her being on puppy...
Aw, poor Obi. I hope he's better soon and glad he's got The Good Stuff meds.
After we discovered Charlie's chicken intolerance, we had him on Royal Canin SC21, a prescription diet which the vet had put him on as part of an...
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I do think pens help with the noise thing. If your puppy is in a pen and absolutely needs to toilet, then s/he can move away from the bed to do...
It really depends on the pup. Betsy's first outing pretty much after her vaccinations was to a Gundog week! She was a pretty calm puppy but I also...
With a sit, like everything else, you get what you pay for. Both Betsy and Charlie have the sloppiest relaxed sits EVER (although @Boogie Molly...
I think the best thing to do is completely ignore the dog, pretty much forever. :D That would definitely be my choice for people who visit my...
It's a longer version of that - and starts with a scenario about the dog preferring someone else at home and how her old style obedience trainer...
Susan Garrett has an article on exactly this - I can't find it right now, but I'll try again later. She describes the exact scenario of the dog...
Betsy has a thicker covering on her ribs than I'd like, and I can't easily see her last rib, so I'd like her thiner - I like to be able to see the...
With Betsy as a pup, I let her exercise as much as she wanted off lead - BUT that was off lead, on her own, noodling about in woodland with me...
I do not let my dogs near water that I do not know is clean. So I check water reports for beaches etc. and if they are not good enough for humans...
That's Betsy's entire daily allowance at the minute! :D I use it for training. I have been known to saw kibble into quarters....:D:D:D
