You did say you could take him to the park on a long lead, so it wasn't at all obvious why you couldn't do that even though it was raining....
Yep...although, retrieving the oven knobs (in Charlie's case...) is taking things a tad too far...:D:D:D
Take your time over crate training. :) Some pups are ok in a crate from the get go, others need the full program of gradual training to be ok in...
Is it such a big deal? Really? :D If my dogs approach humans while eating and I don't want them to do so, I just tell them to go to their mats -...
Happy Birthday, sweet boy. A good Choccie is just the best. :heart:
You can definitely train a puppy to head towards you with anything they nick - my youngest does this. With most stuff she picks up (stones,...
As in Labradors that work? I know a few that are on the small side. Most are average size and above that I've met though.
See the diagram above. :) You get him to stand still, then you put something straight across the top of his shoulders (a straight stick of...
I think dogs from trialling lines, and recent FTChs, tend to be massive. I think there are a lot of working line dogs that are small but it's...
You use 3 x 3 pips - or you have on every video I've ever seen you do. :) It's not at all random. :)
If a dog that was previously reliably house trained starts weeing inside then there is something up. Rule out medical problems, consider the...
I once heard a really experienced positive reinforcement trainer answer a challenging question from a traditional trainer about what happens if...
I do not believe I have ever taken Charlie anywhere without me having treats. Even if I don't give him a treat, I always have them.
With vet's, when my boy was at his worst, and we had to go to the vet a lot (really, we went A LOT) I would have him on a back fastening harness,...
Umm....:D:D:D
Yes, getting your dog's attention outside - if they are the kind of dog that finds that difficult - can be tricky. How you do it, depends on...
A pen is just a big cage without a roof. o_O Indeed, Betsy's pen can have a roof on it if I choose - the panels can be turned over to form a...
I do sympathise, my dog used to be awful in the vet's - just awful. But just yesterday, as he stood quietly on a loose lead in a busy waiting...
