I'd try some games with rules, rather than just messing around with a toy - this is better for teenage dogs anyway. So train catch (use soft balls...
A bit of time in a crate stops a behaviour from persisting, and a human a break from managing, and to that extent they are probably useful. I...
I find time outs useless for training a puppy. Either you pick them up gently and carry them to a place (like their crate) in which they feel safe...
I think like that all sounds like a set of things where some additional advice sounds sensible. She sounds pretty nervous when you consider at...
Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum. You don't really want to be carrying a puppy round for a long time during socialisation, so there really...
My new puppy is a bit of a horror, certainly compared to my last puppy (or I've forgotten how bad it was). I have to have her wear a little...
HaHa - haven't looked at this thread for ages! Betsy came home at 8 weeks and weighed 5.5kgs. Today, 13 days later, she weighs 8.5kgs. Vet says...
Charlie stopped bouncing up to unknown dogs ages ago. The behaviour that was emerging, after we got over the second op, was a confident, relaxed...
Poor Poppy. :( It sounds awful, and though so scary for her to have left, perhaps it's just as well. Poppy getting tangled up with the Staffi...
This must be worrying, of course. But he isn't 'testing' you - although I understand why you might think that. Dogs just don't think that way...
It doesn't sound all that appropriate to me - I wouldn't expect an older dog to pull a puppy around, or make them whine. It sounds perhaps that...
I think Charlie is just bonkers. :) I think what happens with Charlie is he gets too excited to think, and then just does really random silly...
I think Betsy is a normal, clever Labrador puppy. :) She is predictable, which I find surprising and it's quite calming. She jumps up when you...
Yes, because the breeder started using a 211.5 whistle and 3 x 3 pips - this has been paired with food for her since she was weaned and is what...
I think that this is just a case of you getting the house training so strong, a dog is motivated to try all sorts of things (eg nudging you etc)...
HeeHee - she loves her turkey alright! Charlie is on the other mat, looking at her in bemusement, saying it's not like it's a dummy, love, calm...
What? A chopping motion over a puppy's head? As if you are going to hit them? Or is the intention to startle with the movement? Either way, it...
Kongs are amazing things - they are safe, and the pup has his/her bum on the floor and is quiet and being rewarded for that with food. Don't...
Try and get your puppies addicted to kongs. I don't mean just fill a kong and leave them with it, but try to get them addicted to kongs. Like a...
Glad to hear it went well. Enjoy your evening and don't worry - they are out for the count after surgery, she'll just be sleeping.
