Here is a video that might help. Don't expect too much from a very young dog at first. You can always try a good old kong to encourage quiet,...
I know I keep saying this...but you might be pleasantly surprised! :) Dogs do get good at what they get to do everyday! :)
Lifting a dog and saying a word won't train him what that word means - he is not doing anything, he is just being moved. He might think 'off'...
Oh no! Wonder what it is. Poor boys. :(
Great stuff! :)
I find it very difficult! To the extent I will really only do it on the beach (I care very much that the beach is clean so people don't start...
I'm a bit middle of the road on the 'eat your kibble or that's it' thing. I definitely want my dog to look forward to his food, and I'd go out of...
Yup. Their days are numbered alright. :nod:
Pah - you get used to it. :D Come winter, you'll think oooh - lovely, hand warmer. It happens to us all. :)
Well, the catnip team, anyway. :D
Yes, yes, of course. ;) :D I knew that Charlie's future career would benefit from him being uninhibited. :D:D:D:D Now I just have the best excuse...
We looked it up for advocate when we had a discussion about why advocate doesn't wear off when the dog swims - from memory - it was absorbed into...
I was ever so pleased with him (although we might not be doing it right, of course). He wasn't at all 'hyper' (er, well, he was on lead of course...
This is an explanation of how Advantix works: Advantix Spot-on is an ectoparasiticide for topical use containing imidacloprid and permethrin ....
So we should best label 'submissive' behaviour as 'appeasement' behaviour, of course....
Ah, there is a lovely explanation here, in this paper :): http://www.pawsoflife.org/Library/Behavior/Bradshaw_2009.pdf
Of course, when it comes to human to dog interactions, and dog training, theories based on a concept of dominance are rubbish, useless. No...
How about training Jackie to lie quietly on a mat? And in the meantime, in a crate with a kong while you eat breakfast in peace would seem like a...
So what I've learned from the second DVD, is that you do have to be able to 'direct' your dog to search so you can work through a search area and...
It's worth watching the second DVD before you start (I wish I had). It's also worth buying the second DVD (ditto :rolleyes: - I rented it, but...
