Gosh. My dog has never peed on anyone. Apart from when he was a tiny pup, he peed on someone's shoes (but he was a baby, and very excited). And he...
I think you have - the mods can see the markers for deleted posts which is what we are looking at. Definitely entire male lambies at work there.
She is such a love - glad to hear she is doing so well. Teenage Charlie, charging up full pelt, ears flapping, happy "PLAY WITH ME" face,...
My dog isn't neutered. As a teenager, he was an absolute horror for running off to other dogs and being a pest. It never entered my head that it...
Yes, no doubt many "experts" have different opinions. I'm in the camp of Karen Pryor: If play doesn't equal fun and social interaction, I'm not...
He did call Labline! :D:D:D
I did once or twice, with him on a placeboard, and my foot on his lead - after a lot of desensitisation. He was ok, but it was in a period where I...
Isn't it? Would you believe I have never, ever, used a ball thrower with this dog outside a training set up to desensitise/training steadiness to...
Ah, @charlie, @Lisa - sorry this has made you feel down. You both have rescues and (it seems to me) you are both describing struggling with...
Feel free to disagree. Let me know if you ever change your mind. :) Play is a primary reinforcer. Your quote relates to a toy.
That's Peanut. Charlie's best girl. :)
More proofing....proof, proof. I don't see anyone else doing this. It also doesn't seem to make much difference to Charlie's inability to behave!...
I think you've come a very long way with a rescue dog - and never give up. :) Play is a primary reinforcer, it's in dog's nature to play...
You could try training him to be ok on a longer lead - you need to work out how to do this, but if you have space to let him off lead in the play...
Around 9 months to a year or so is when your Lab can start doing more exercise, and the puppy restrictions of not too much exercise become less...
There is absolutely no doubt that Charlie knows whether he is working for kibble, or salmon mousse....
Yeah - the bone shaped tablet. Just...why? :D:D:D
I think you'll actually find that I didn't say it was an aversive, just a bit bonkers. :D:D:D I honestly think this would never work. What dog has...
Charlie developed an intolerance to chicken (of all things) even though he'd been fed a chicken based food since he was tiny. Apparently, so I was...
Yay, that's fab. :)
