I struggle with the short lead thing, to be honest. I think if a pup had always been walked on a short lead, and the expectation had been set that...
So, if the dog is going to be allowed to sniff, and yet reducing the expectation/anticipation that they can access the environment is key to...
Charlie is a good boy, really. :) He is only unreliable around retrieving. A squirrel, a cat etc. can run across the pavement in front of him...
My experience - having a ball obsessed dog, and I mean obsessed, not just very keen - is that people differ on this. Some people think 'so what?'...
Yes we are - or at least I'm arguing with you in that I couldn't disagree more with what you say. :) What I'm going to do is quote your post about...
I do think that Mags has raised an interesting point her, and one that's worth discussing. Just as a bit of background to the point, I have been...
I did enjoy this - I also agree that my Show line Labs are very playful, and very easily distracted. I think knowing that though, definitely...
More so! The only trouble that I've had (in terms of owning an entire male) with bitches in season is when they have legged it away from their...
Ah yes. The other good thing about Christmas that need not involved tinsel or turkey. :D:D:D
Know what? I don't have a tree (yet, I will....at some point), no tinsel in sight....have yet to even do an online food order. Haven't sent a...
For a dog that can walk reasonably well on a short lead, and is responsive to their handler, I think retractable leads have their place. They are...
This is an aversive, a punishment, to stop a dog pulling. That's up to you if you want to use one, but it's not relevant to the difficulties of...
Er....well. Depends what kind of harness. My post was about the challenges of positively training lead walking without a mechanical aid, a head...
I do. We're on holidays for Christmas now though. :)
I've been thinking, and reading, a lot about training lead walking. Of course I have. I've got a teenage Labrador. :D I'm not all that happy with...
It's not a rebellious streak. Dogs don't think like that. They do what is reinforcing for them, and they avoid what's not or what's bad. That's...
Mum says I'll always be number one. And she has promised me a special outing every day of the holidays. Every day, she says. And not just a good...
I want the numba for LabLine! I have a sewious complaint. Mum packed the Magic Bag - the one with tweets and toys. And she put a football in it! A...
Non of the armchairs in this house are to my liking. We are staying in the house by the beach for Christmas (the beach is good) but in London I...
Charlie never calmed down. I don't think he ever will. :rolleyes: He's 4 in a few months!
