Oh no, I can just imagine! I find bird chasing is such a pain and a worry too (although I have it much easier than you do, and Betsy is getting...
Charlie eats nylabones. He just chews to eat and he chews nylabones up and eats them. I do not think they are safe things to give to dogs. The...
Get things properly on cue - which means they will happen anywhere, against all distractions. You haven't trained sit until you can say sit in a...
Strangely, I think, this isn't uncommon. We hear it a fair bit on the forum. I do wonder why. Have you been doing something with the food bowl?...
I agree - by all means train calling your dog away from food, but let him eat his dinner in peace. :-) Some dogs are ok to work for their dinner...
I also find it really odd that a 5 month old puppy is on lead to go out for a pee and a poo - and also that she is confined to the kitchen. Does...
A referral is expensive per hour - but, I also spent a fortune at my regular vet's with Charlie's ear troubles. The vets I go to are good, on the...
Moving to these 'life' reinforcers is really important, I think. I don't find it easy at all, but it is the end objective really. I find it...
I think the main thing is that you've got to stop him doing this (I know, that's what you are asking for advice about :)) - but the more times he...
If there is no reinforcer, Coco will eventually stop doing these things. There probably is a reinforcer quite a lot of the time. For example, sit...
Great, thanks Kate - would love a link to the study please. Just about every supplement on the market claims clinical trials back up their...
Kate, this is a bit strange. In saying 'there is one supplement that has been clinically proven' suggests a) the results for Yumove advance are...
The best thing to do is check the ingredients on the food - most 'special' food contain pretty small amounts of supplements (e.g. Omega 3). The...
He looks slim, that's good. Difficult to tell whether too slim, not obviously. Agree about the claws! Poor lad. He looks lovely. I hope you get...
I think it's definitely the case that puppies who leave mum and litter mates early are worse biters - but that's not the only reason. Betsy had a...
My older dog did not like my new puppy at all. She disrupted his routine, got cuddles which he thought was for him, and bit him! Horrors. He...
Your dog looks pretty normal in the video. You sound to be putting in a lot of effort, and I'm sure it'll pay off. My older dog didn't calm down...
Tired puppy.... [IMG]IMG_2907-2 by julieandcharlie julieandcharlie, on Flickr We did a fair bit of walking, and settling. Then Betsy learned 'go...
That's really big - my show line boy, and he's a right bruiser, is 29kgs.
Dogs don't really think in terms of 'what does it mean'. I think they sort of 'internalise' the decision making - eventually - so they just 'know'...
