Yep, it worked well, I think.
Charlie hates all harnesses. Betsy is pretty unimpressed too - I keep asking myself if it's something I'm doing with them! Slightly comforted that...
There are loads of different ways to do it, definitely not one single right way. So I shaped go to a placeboard and sit - so 'got' these...
I only reinforce the release. I trained 'release' to mean move (towards me) before I trained sit indeed before I trained anything else (apart from...
Isn't it just! :D:D:D
The breeder is not likely to put reviews on the website from people who have had problems....I joined a facebook site, and various groups from a...
The thing is, that there are many more genetic disorders than there are health tests. I can't remember the article I was reading now, but from...
Yes, it's absolutely key to remember it's about risk. Yes, lots of puppies with high CoIs are fine, but some won't be (some won't be with low CoIs...
This is the reason people give for line breeding, yes.
It means that the puppies from this litter are more inbred than the average Labrador. There is a good article here:...
I read an article on hierarchy just the other day, and it went into some detail about face licking being puppy appeasement behaviour - I can quite...
There was a program on the TV in the UK a while back, that filmed dogs when their owners were away. Some dogs got distressed, some dogs wandered...
It is all about the expectation of the dog. The dog expects other dogs to be exciting, and desperately wants that contact, and greeting, brief...
I did two sets of puppy classes with my first pup (Charlie) but have skipped them with my second pup (Betsy). Looking back on things, I think I...
It does seem to be the case that Chocolates tend to have higher CoIs (not all, of course) and every orthopedic surgeon I've met says they see more...
This isn't true. :) A well exercised naughty dog is just a fit naughty dog. Your puppy is on his own for a large slug of the day and that's...
I saw a great demo of using a clicker to get a dog to bring back a toy - every time the dog approached the handler, the handler clicked and threw...
I rejected litter after litter because the CoI was too high - and held out for a puppy with below average CoI. It was heartbreaking letting...
No, the exemption for dogs used for sporting purposes (so it's not necessarily 'work' as such anyway :) ) only applies while the dog is being used...
I think it's a submissive thing, also a play thing - it really seems to be a puppy thing. Lots of young girl dogs that Charlie knows do it to him...
