I was thinking about your question in a bit more detail, @snowbunny, I don't think I got any kind of 'magic bullet' out of any of the advice. I...
HaHa - Charlie says go Bramble....:D:D:D Hope your PJs were decent!
I went to 'mutts need manners' / 'dog communications' when Charlie came back off rest for his first operation. I am also really lucky in that my...
It's the fastest way to bust your recall - using it to endlessly call the dog back from fun. That's why you need a 'stay with me' cue, so you...
Recall away from dogs/people/ball chuckers is not the same as not running over to them in the first place. These are two different things. It...
I know exactly what you mean. :)
Oh, and try and get it to be uncued behaviour. A default behaviour, not a cued 'leave it'. So you can just put a ball and chucker on the ground...
Try and keep it light hearted, and like a game. I created a sort of mini "temptation alley" for Charlie (this might look like not big deal, but it...
If it's really true that Dexter is showing signs of obsession, rather than just Labrador over keeness, then it's quite a long road....not...
My Charlie? I had a long break (several, actually) because of surgery, I wouldn't have stopped training otherwise. In London, I have no space...
That is much more likely to be about Juno's breeding, and the socialisation she received before 8 weeks, than a window closing at 16 weeks (I...
yay!
There was something I read recently (in one of Pippa's articles) - it was "take control of what happens to your dog". I realise that might sound...
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Yes, I don't do that bit in pet dog classes - all the other owners think I'm mad (I don't know why, since my dog is usually the only one not...
By the way though, there is no evidence that the socialisation window extends to 14 weeks, that's a recent invention not supported by studies,...
I do think working alongside strange dogs is a useful thing (expecting to say hello to, and play with, strange dogs is not a useful thing).
Charlie had a bout of vomiting the last time I gave him advocate (a topical skin applied flea and wormer). I can't 100% be sure it was that, but I...
hmm....it all seems a bit 'hysterical' to me....still, I wasn't putting my dog away in his own house. Cheek of it. Either the chap is in the wrong...
Love the puppy bottom! She looks very 'working' already with those houndy ears and tail.....lovely girl!
