I’ve had neutered dogs in the past but not neutered my current dog who is now 5. I wanted to work out what is best for her. She is terrified at...
Hi Anna, I had doubts about my young dog’s behaviour as she was OTT at times, for a number of months. She was quick to escalate, especially when...
Perhaps having a slow steady pace may be quite a good thing, she is not pulling like a train ahead! I try and think of my dog’s walks as her time,...
Puppies play rough, some rougher than others do they need to be matched in style. My girl was a rough wrestler and I had to intervene on...
I personally like using a bum bag. Plenty of different pockets for different treats and rewards, such as balls. Also take a little first aid kit...
hello, in my experience my young dogs learning was never quite linear and not always progressive, especially in the teenage months! I learned from...
At 12 months her joints are still growing. Perhaps and hour running in morning may still be too much then. At that age yes she will be starting to...
Hello, sounds like you have a lot of good things happening. How many hours in total do you leave your dog for on a typical working day, is that...
I have a young slim, small, physically amazing working lab. Each dog has their own personality, they are not all exactly the same. My girl has...
Well they are all individuals. My young working lab has required a LOT of training to cope with distractions, more than any other dog I’ve had,...
I always keep some of my dog’s food back as rewards. Plus she has all her food in food dispenser toys, snuffle mat, stuff kongs, licky mat, kong...
It may be helpful to look up Jane Sigsworth on the internet and her videos on dog play to see and get examples of typical and acceptable play and...
Definitely a harness. Just to give you some idea I bought 3 harnesses in her first year as she grew. They do have some growing and adjustment...
Hello, the list I created was one based on what escalated our girl’s biting and what helped us. I put it up in our kitchen to focus our...
I have a mini skinny young working lab girl. It’s worth looking up dog body condition scores, this gives you a good idea. Plenty of charts for...
I was very careful not to over do her exercise in her first year. Are you not able to get your dog out at all? If you are unable to do that...
My young black lab seems to have two heavy shedding fortnights a year. There is always some hair shed otherwise but it’s not very ‘sticky’ hair. I...
Walking sounds like it may be a good option especially in the heat. I don’t play ball with my young lab unless she is by water to run in or swim...
How are you doing? I have a young dog from working lines and I believe she has benefited from being left alone at home for a few hours when I...
Puppies smell lovely! Hope you are prepared for the inevitable toileting smells that will happen until fully house trained. Just keep the house...
