That's it - as I understand it, it's just so the dog clearly knows he is looking for catnip, and not another scent. So when you are training them,...
You seriously need so many toys! You are supposed to change the toy for each search, and then wash them at 60 degrees and they have to be dry...
Hee Hee, this thread is old! Ever since though, I've been emailing large shops asking if I can take my dog. They mostly ignore my complaints on...
HeeHee - we'll pick defined areas! I don't think we are quite up for finding catnip hidden in 1000 acres. Not yet, anyway. ;)
I've never heard of a rapid change in a dog's coat due to stress, although it wouldn't surprise me if there could be a change over the longer term...
No, not very, no! :) I suppose they must get used to them, or perhaps the high true sled dogs get when they are running means they just don't care?
No, this isn't true. A dog pulls because it hasn't been trained to walk alongside a human, just like your dogs pull in a collar (as you describe...
HeeHee - we just did our first blind search, where neither of us knew where the catnip toy was hidden. Fab. We were much better. It's not so...
Great! Get on with it, I need some company here! :) Did you see the way Charlie searched the fern? Fab! The rest wasn't so good, but that was my...
Er...well....shedding for about 10 months is normal! :D
Ah, I do understand, @Lisa - I am hugely motivated by interactions with other people doing similar things (that's why I post so much of my stuff...
Already! It can't have been a year already!
I don't see a need to click behaviour that is reliably on cue but I think it's harmless to do so. I think people use clickers in all sorts of...
I think one of the most useful exercises I ever did was to get Charlie to paw target three different items on cue (mine were a pot, a cloth and an...
Yep, no problem with that at all. I use both a clicker and a marker word. Clickers in class only confuse dogs if they are not used to other...
Hello there, don't jump to any conclusions until you have a proper diagnosis. It isn't at all logical to conclude that because your dog's mother...
Hello, and welcome!
HeeHee! Swift treat bag upturning saves the day! A valuable skill to have! Have to admit have done the same over a football before now!
I had a a particularly horrible verruca on my foot. I went to see a foot doctor, who gave me a homeopathic remedy - I paid £50 for it (the foot...
Hello there, I would return to the vet - without delay, and I would also second the advice to see a specialist. I do hope your dog is ok, and it...
