Hello, and a warm welcome! It does get easier. I have a super excitable dog - he's three now. He still forgets himself and embarrasses me...
Lots of 6 month old Labrador are horrors around other dogs jumping and biting at faces. Actually, lots of 6 month old dogs of a few breeds are...
Yes, here they are: First place board in the grass: [img]to board in grass by Julie T, on Flickr Then the next time, I ask for a stop before...
Yes, I have stopped Charlie on the way to a placeboard, then to a placeboard hidden in grass, then I switched the placeboard to a toy, then to a...
They are a cue, for sure. They act as a massive hint for what the dog should do, and they are very powerful (at least for Charlie). That's sort of...
For sure, any future puppy of mine won't be coming near your dog. :) Since we live several thousand miles apart, that's a pretty safe bet. :)
I think what you can directly do is pretty limited - you can discourage some behaviours, eg dashing up, and you can remove your pup from play if...
Charlie tug....not even remotely genteel compared to Molly and @Joy - Charlie says this is because he is a boy. I say it's because he's a...
So, do you know it is about a certain point when you go to leave your property on foot with her on a collar and lead? For example, if you put...
Ok, can you describe what happens? If you walked down a pavement (sidewalk) leaving the dog park would she be ok?
Ok, let's start with walks then. :) From your post, she is fine with going in the car? What happens when she gets out of the car? Is that for a...
Ah, glad things are a bit better - poor love.
That's Collies for you. Nuts. :D
It gets easier as your dog gets older and stops being so silly. That's when he is about 3, unfortunately. Or 4...:D:D:D
That's excellent @Joy . Great starts, you keep moving (so the dog doesn't get stuck in a 'pull to the death' :eek: ), you are gentle (no risk of...
Put a tall baby gate across the door to the garden and/or train him to stay with a human. If I have visitors round, for example, my dog stays at...
Ah, ok. Then I would simply put a longish lead on him, go out to the garden with him, give him the opportunity to go to the loo (in between walks)...
I'm still not really sure what kind of exercise / company your dog is getting - some lead walks with a little off lead time? How long are these...
Hello there, and a very warm welcome. Tell us a bit more about your dog's routine. And where do you live, by the way? UK etc? So does your dog...
Yes, I even get stickiness on off lead heel due to asking for a stop at heel. He will be walking along, and think "oh, come on, give me a...
