It depends what you want your dog to do when it hears its name. If mostly, but definitely not always, look round in the vague expectation of...
I very loosely train names - I don't bother with it a whole lot, and both my dogs just picked up that the sound was sort of an attention getting...
I'm really sorry to hear that this is so upsetting for you. :( Only you can decide whether bringing up two puppies at the same time is the best...
I can't help with two puppies the same age....but when I got a new puppy it was difficult with my older dog. They didn't fight, but at first my...
I've lost the dratted remote for my treat and train! No doubt it's in a field somewhere - haven't managed to replace it yet. What portable...
I'm having trouble with distance with Betsy! I think she is very reluctant to move away from the treats or me as the source of the treats (I have...
No, I don't think it's normal for a dog's body to seem too heavy for his legs - although just like humans, they do come in all shapes and sizes!...
Yes - I'd say so. I don't massively recall the detail of the book, and if I'm really taken by a book I tend to remember a lot more. I think this...
Nope, I didn't. I remember I enjoyed it, and finished it (I'll abandon books if I think there are not worth the time) - I remember bits of it that...
Yep - I've read it. I think I wrote a review in books....but might be imagining that.
Charlie is such a dog of habit - after last wee walks, he comes for a cuddle but then it's sleep time. Seemingly annoyed because we aren't ready...
I'm with Pet Plan and have been very happy. One thing to consider is that if you stay with the firm that insured your puppy from 8 weeks, and...
I'd say it really matters that you are asking for a stay, going out of sight and she is coming to find you - you really don't want this to happen...
Thanks Jac, saves me saying I didn't know that....:D:D:D Luckily, Charlie is also ok with just ears. :)
It still depends.... Generally, the advice is to do the 'least reinforcing thing'. LRT. Sometimes this is going and getting my dog, sometimes...
I'm not a fan of head collars - other people are though. I shudder at the thought of a dog lunging in a head collar. The forces on the head and...
Oh well done. Catching things early is always a really good idea! Hope it clears up quickly.
They seem better already, but of course I don't know why - leaving London, the drops or the Apoquel. Charlie seems ok with beaches, they don't...
More generally, in positive reinforcement training, I think you ignore mistake while learning something and undesirable behaviour that you think...
It depends - on quite a lot of things. Don't give a cue (not a command) unless you are in a place where you have your dog's attention and your...
