So I noticed today Betsy had a strange looking lump on her upper left eyelid - it didn't look like anything I've seen before. It is smooth, round...
Fab! Have fun!
If on grass, in a training field, I like a settle in a down - head down, really relaxed - Charlie will sometimes do it, Betsy is better than him...
There are loads of different ways to train it, with and without food. The problem with training it with food is you can get a 'fake' settle - my...
It depends on the puppy. Charlie - no. He was bitey but not all that bitey and he was also concentrating on meeting a new person. Betsy - she...
Both Charlie and Betsy adore blackberries, raspberries and strawberries - they are both horrendous thieves in the veg garden! I'm lucky if there...
Yes, teenage Labradors are wonderful things, but gosh, they are enthusiastic - and they just have not yet learned to back off if another dog is...
I would say I'd really wait until the puppy is bigger - first because of the risk to her physically, but also because if she is a placid, quieter...
Try training him to settle. Do nothing, and be happy to do nothing. I have a new and extremely bitey puppy right now, and I find myself constantly...
You have to train this in 'set ups' and it is inconvenient unless she also mouths you at home (but even then you would have to recreate the...
It's a very good idea indeed - such a simple thing but helps with a lot. A device that rewards a puppy for being quiet, having its bum on the...
You can use the medium classic, yes. Only it's a bit big for very small puppies and they usually start by just licking food out of the top of a...
I read recently that all adult mammals are lactose intolerant to some degree, including humans. It happens when baby animals are weaned. Doesn't...
I do think that the following things have helped with Betsy - of course it's difficult to tell how much: Training a nose touch (mouth closed)...
I do think at 8 weeks you can tell a bold pup from a nervous pup - I could tell within a few hours Betsy was a very bold puppy. I'm not sure I...
Try a Y shaped harness, and also get one with a piece on the back so the connection point is lower down the dog's back and the girth strap is way...
Betsy is a terrible counter surfer already! And she has never managed to nick anything from a counter! She is just a counter surfer. I suspect...
It is just not that accurate. :) It's just a really rough guide, and a bit out of date these days (when we have things like 'puppy culture'...
No puppies for 3 weeks? What will you do with yourself...... Don't suppose you want Betsy for a bit, do you? Just 'till the end of the bitey...
Cheers! :D
