What does it say on the back of the packet? Are you feeding medium puppy, or large puppy? The composition of the medium puppy food is: Chicken...
If you can avoid it, don't touch a puppy to 'redirect' them - train 'here' or an attention getting noise instead of physically moving a dog off...
Fab! Ok, so when I say it was 'my' tip....actual credit is Helen Phillips (author of Clicker Gundog). :D
This is what terrifies me about head halters. Imagine the whiplash stress on the neck and head when a dog is stopped moving forwards at speed or...
Oh wow! How very lovely! :)
I can see the photo in your avatar - he looks like a smashing, kind dog. The very best of Labradors. And they are very special indeed.
My best tip is to 'block your face' - hold your hands out, palm down, look at the back of your hands and make sure you can't see the dog's eyes....
Dogs get more sort of 'active' with their mouths the more aroused they get. I see this with my puppy all the time - I have done the usual 'take...
To be honest, jumping on you three times (in the excitement of Snow!) isn't all that bad....my dog would have gone completely and utterly bonkers....
It might reinforce the jumping if you throw the stick (try a kong safe stick though :)) immediately after the jumping - the trick is to get him to...
Boab sounds like such a lovely boy - full of fun and love for your family. The best kind of dog, Labradors.
I think the risk is very much reduced - the wider, and more padded, the straps the better - I prefer wide, padded, Y shaped harnesses. When I look...
You only have to look through the forum to know - without any doubt - that most people are not in this happy place where a few lessons off lead...
I'm so very sorry to hear about you losing Bobo. It must be so incredibly painful. It really does sound like you did the right thing. I hope the...
I took Charlie to a super exciting field yesterday - this particular field is extremely smelly with birds and animals around. He pulled like a...
I use a chalk bag worn like an across the body bag. It's a bit hopeless when it's raining though, because the top is very open.
Ella looks smashing. :heart: Slim, but plenty of muscle bulk on her rear and shoulders. Charlie says she's looking good - for a girl. ;):D:D
I have a very excitable dog, and when he is excited, food doesn't work. That's not to say food won't work with Ludo - by all means try it, and if...
So, what would you do then that's a more positive version of training? What are you going to do with a dog that was out to self reward, or these...
Tatze is perfect! And Mollie very cute. Hmmm....in the interest of balance, I can offer you a video of Charlie playing with Betsy. I'm always...
