The discussion was 'disqualifying fault' - not an opinion on how a dog would do in the ring. Although you have helpfully reminded me that in the...
I've heard it said that the modern colour of fox red leads back to a dog called Wynfaul Tabasco in the 1980s - so not that new. But yes, just...
Well, do try to be polite and tactful about it for the sake of the people that are interested. :)
Yep, I'm not a fan. But as you say they are not a lot more houndy than a lot of working line dogs - I had to laugh last week when I mistook (from...
Is it? If the colour is registered as chocolate, then it's chocolate - and the breed standard is silent on dilutions. I'm sure a LOT of breed...
I'm not so sure it's about a TTA vs TPLO although the TTA rapid is a much shorter operation. But yes, this is Charlie the day after his first...
Yes, that's sort of right. TPLO is Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy and TTA is Tibial Tuberosity Advancement. A section of the tibia is rotated...
Sorry you are having this trouble, I hope it turns out to be not so serious and there is a straightforward plan for your dog. Having said...
You should definitely stop and give your dog a break before she loses focus. And don't be so sure that all people who are training for longer...
Charlie had a TTA rapid on one leg, and a TTA on the other. The incisions were quite small, stitched with dissolvable stitches and covered with a...
Um....I haven't found the training of your average teenage Labrador to achieve that level of handler focus surrounded by a lot of other dogs, an...
Well, toy drive is very, very useful and if the dog is going bonkers with a focus on a toy, then it does have a focus. :) Although the choke line...
You just have to get a hand touch properly on cue. After all, even when you've trained her to touch your hand you don't want her doing it all the...
I think the term 'drive' is horribly misused. Frantic does not equal high drive (although lots of people do refer to frantic dogs as high drive...
It depends on what you want to train them to do. :) Betsy, is much, much more 'trainable' than Charlie is - in a way. She is calmer, more...
Try this exercise: Do not try to stop your puppy sniffing (free off lead). Let her sniff. Sit down (if you can) and do nothing. When your puppy...
That's very old fashioned - I'm very disappointed that's what guide dog trainers think. Although I doubt it is, probably just a vast organisation...
:D:D:D What makes something 'human food'? Highland diced venison from Waitrose is £13.34 a kg. Freeze dried venison in the form of ziwipeak is...
If this is Ian Dunbar and ziwipeak - yeah, ok, but slight yawn. It's just freeze dried kibble. It didn't cut the mustard with Charlie as a...
Try not to worry too much about it too. It's not the end of the world if your young hooligan jumps around on his lead time to time - only if he...
