Thank you all for your words! Sorry for the late response :( been very busy with work passed few days. We have been trying to train the "look at...
Karen We socialize with other dogs. After a few minutes have passed and they played a bit, Eric will transform again...he comes when i call and...
Thank you for responding, Oberon. You understood perfectly. He is like that: exuberant and over the top greeter. Never seen any kind of aggression...
Hello all! So, I've explained in another topic how Eric is excited around other dogs. He wants to play and when he sees another dog he will jump,...
Hi, I will tell you about my experience with Eric, as he had some problems with his tummy when he was a baby. As any new puppy owners we told our...
Hi, I agree modifying the environment is the best solution but still, a fear of any kind is something that you must address. This scenario pops in...
Your situation is similar to mine. I also work mostly from home and no kids. When Eric was a puppy we never felt more tired in our life. It's very...
Hi Argo, Follow the advise people here give you. Trust me it's always great advise and it works. I know how you must feel but keep thinking "it's...
You got great advise.I would say the same: teach "leave it", close eye and call the vet to put your mind at ease. Just to make you smile when he...
Eric was not a snuggling puppy except when he was very very very tired. Now he is almost 1 and half y/o and I like to say that don't have a Lab, I...
If he responded to "leave it" I think you should just keep at it. He will get better with time. I used to call this faze "taking my house back"...
Eric also did this when he was a puppy. I did exactly what bbrown said and it worked well. Don't know if it was the bowl or he just grew out of...
Update: it's been 2 weeks now since I started the "look at me" command and we been doing good. He can now walk passed other dogs and will listen...
Hi I'm glad to hear Tatti and you are doing better! As for your question, there might be an entire science behind the changing to meals but I...
Update: i'm coming back with an happy update: i tried tug as a reward a few times more and he still ignored me then i started with food reward...
Thank you all! I will not give up..don't worry. I will do whatever it takes to find a solution. I promised an update: i've tried the tug as reward...
Hi Tatti, Your post made me smile and took me back one year ago when my little crazy Lab was a puppy. I work from home and i can understand how...
Hi Snowbunny and thank you for your warm welcome. Even if it won't work the fact that i have found such a great community and support here does...
Boogie Never thought of that as progress :(( But i will keep in mind what you said about the special treat only for that one thing. Maybe that was...
I could not throw him around even if i wanted to :D And he gets over excited but never bites. On the rare occasion when he touches my hand with...
