Thank you! We will certainly try this. And you are completely correct that on walks we have used the 2nd ball as part of the process Do you have...
We have a 10 metre nylon long line... we used it when he was a puppy learning recall and then again when he was on restricted exercise after...
Thanks Michael. On a normal walk when we have 2 balls we play with one ( sit, wait, find ball, fetch) then ‘give’ and pick up before using 2nd...
The biting does get much better! It’s hard when you’re in the thick of it. We have no kids and I remember saying ‘how on earth do you do this with...
Hi all, Our black lab in 1 next month and we’re in the midst of adolescence but I want to make sure we’re using the right approaches to make...
Hi Jamie, just checking in on how you’re getting on a few months later. I’m sure you have a few new behaviours as with any dogs but wondered how...
He’s on painkillers but that’s once a day at 5pm, I don’t think it has any kind of sedative in it though... it certainly doesn’t seem to. He’s...
Just an update. He has a broken toe, no off lead for a month and very short lead walks from weeks 2-4 ( no walks until then). all ideas welcome on...
I know this is a few years old now but wondered how you got on and how long you needed to keep your pup immobile for?
Hi all, After some advice. We have a VERY active 10 month old who unfortunately has hurt his front leg after chasing his ball today. We took him...
I’m sorry you’re feeling overwhelmed! If you really feel you can’t cope then rehoming is an option. Your routine sounds like it would suit an...
Hi all, Our 10 month old has started being a bit stiff on his front right leg. He’s not showing signs of pain if the leg is extended, his paw...
We’ve just gone through this with our 9 month old lab. He used to wolf it so quickly we got a slow feeder from 4 months. 2 weeks ago he’d either...
We enforce sit before almost everything we do. After his walk he sits whilst we put shoes and coats away. He sits whilst we get his food ready and...
He knows the sit command. He has known sit since day 2 of us having him since a puppy, he knows stay and when he train him with no one at the door...
We have a 7 month old and walk him 2 miles twice a day so 4 in total. The majority is off lead so we practice recall, throw a kong, hide behind...
Hi Mike wondered if you much success and if so what you did? Our 7 month old has just started testing the boundaries, whereas he used to lie...
Hey all, Our 7 month old lab Bertie has come on leaps and bounds around the house. We still don’t completely trust him to be on his own around...
ALSO at 7 months and completely get those ratios!! Sometimes a nightmare on the lead, sometimes perfect. Recall mostly amazes me but the other day...
