I trained 'walk by my side' in the garden from 8/9 weeks. Then at about 11/12 weeks she was doing 2 minutes walking to my car and driving for 15...
Fab. Don't rush it if you can help it - I spent a while struggling on with my 'old ways' to put in ear drops in order not to rush my towel game...
For a dog that's just a bit wiggly, this kind of approach works fine. For a dog that is seriously scared, you'd find wild horses wouldn't drag...
The difference between doing this, and just feeding is quite incredible. Remember to work on it lots, even when you don't put the drops in. It's...
Why does your survey ask about the age, health, etc. of the human owners? I was annoyed by these questions (I didn't answer them) because there...
Very much so!
Yes, it's a threat. It means if you continue, something bad will happen to you. That's what a growl means - it's intimidation, a punishment. :)...
Smashing, I hope you both enjoy retrieving. I only get to a Gundog trainer once a month with Charlie, but I have plenty to do between times on my...
I think that I have not been consistent enough about releasing him from 'close', and I haven't a long enough history of high value reinforcement....
Toys work well with Charlie - but off lead. He doesn't find them very rewarding on lead, he like to throw himself around in a tug game, or jump...
I also struggle with a really reliable heel (as opposed to just loose lead). In some circumstances, e.g. when Charlie thinks there is a retrieve...
Hello there, I know this is very frustrating, but I don't know if it helps to know that it is also very normal! Lots of young Labradors act like...
hmmm.....but do you want her to feel the same way about you as she feels towards a growling dog? For sure, dogs use threats, warnings and...
I think that association with food for something like this, when the dog is already so scared, is pretty impossible. You would normally try to...
It's absolutely nothing to do with her not getting lunch. :) You don't mention what training she gets? I think getting a teenage dog into a...
"items indicating impulsivity included: jumping on people, inability to calm, loss of focus, hyperactivity after exercise." HeeHee - doesn't that...
If you don't want a dog humping things, stop them when they are puppies. Just interrupt them, remove the item, and give them something else to do....
I don't now, but I will hopefully show Betsy (if she keeps growing :D ). It makes her coat look better, not worse. I wouldn't worry about using a...
No idea - I use a furminator. I don't go mad with it, I just comb it quite slowly over the areas of Charlie's coat where he has an undercoat, down...
Betsy was surprisingly bad in terms of biting as a puppy. I was a bit taken aback how bad she was, I thought her really quite extreme compared to...
