I honestly don't know about this 'fear period' thing or at the age your puppy is at, mostly referred to as the 'second fear period'. I have heard...
London has the highest percentage of bull breeds in the UK - it is bull breed central. I am not a fan. Not at all. While I completely accept that...
My own experience of trying to train a family pet in Gundog work is that other people - that won't go along with your instructions - is pretty...
I was the person that said: I do understand you being despondent at the description of 'untrained' and the road it paints of work ahead of you....
Why is that? It is extremely inconvenient for future training to have a dog that isn't motivated by food. You could work on him earning food, or...
You might be interested in this article by Emily Larlham: http://dogmantics.com/is-it-harmful-to-attach-a-leash-to-your-dogs-neck-2/ Either he...
The point of using a crate for house training is not to punish a dog, it's to stop the dog going in the house when there is a risk it might....
I don't know what a 'CWP' is - I googled it, and came up with Cambridge Weight Plan, which I guess isn't relevant. I'm shocked and absolutely...
Personally, I don't give balls away for free - ever. Not with a dog that is ball obsessed. It's been a long, and painful road for us getting...
Definitely walk him on a lead. :) I meet so many pet owners (I live in a busy dog walking place) who say 'oh, she/he is terrible on a lead,...
I used Ziwipeak for a while as training treats. It was ok - just ok though. I didn't find my dogs thought it any more valuable than normal kibble...
A little harness would be much better and safer for your puppy than a slip lead, particularly when he gets to go new places and might get excited...
Supermarket duck is between £5 and £8 per kg - and my local supermarket often discounts by a 1/3 if I look out for offers.
I have NEVER made my own dog treats! :D Takes me all my time to make OH a tray of brownies at Christmas.... I use fish4dogs stuff, and kibble....
I wouldn't worry too much about 5 steps. I have a flight of 20 steps up to my house, and with these I did carry with both my pups as long as I...
Umm....well, very unfortunately small dogs are often snappy and have 'small man syndrome'. My dogs face this every day on the Common in London. It...
It does differ massively from pup to pup...and food to food. But my new puppy gets 100g of Orijen when the packet says 270g....:D Edited to say -...
Have you tried reducing her food? I know it might be an obvious point, but the first culprit for runny poo is just too much food.
Royal Canin often gets poor reviews on comparison sites, and people question the ingredients. For example there was a 'shock, horror' story doing...
I honestly, honestly think you should look at the protein source first - as Jacky says. Lots of people blame grains - and it might be the case...
