Kira and Bella getting ready for Christmas. [IMG]
It is still a possibility that she is having a first season, but it might be that she is starting to mature and Charlie is noting that. After all...
In my experience sometimes you would never know if they had been in season. Indy did not have a proper season until she was 15 months old, I still...
Have you used a whistle to stop your dog? This can cause them to stop turn and look at you which is the correct action, but being sent back from...
Usually train ours to lie on a pet blanket (no sofa's here, where would we sit LOL) with a stuffed Kong bone, put your foot on one end and allow...
We have 3 at the moment, aged Bella 4.5, Indy 3, and Kira 14 months. I would hold back until your present pup is trained? And that is not just...
Having had Bitch's for ever LOL. You can certainly miss the first season, 7-8 months is not too early. Kira is now 14 months old and just come...
I think you would be able to train your dog to any combination of pips for the recall, the fact is that you have to 'Train it' Start over at feed...
I have never been to bothered with sit at delivery. But with Kira I decided to have a go. I did not use the clicker, just asked for sit and gave...
We have working Labs that retrieve all winter from rivers and lakes with ice on, so no problem there. The problem can occur when the dog has not...
I would never hose down a dog unless you have a warm water supply. Hosing with cold water can cause Swim Tail and is very painful for dogs.
He is missing the older dog, we do not give them enough credit for greiving But they do. We found that when we lost Kes that Bella was wandering...
They are horrible creatures:puke: But an entirely natural thing, pups learn it from their mums in the litter when she cleans up their poop. 'Kes'...
With us having a 'Girlie' house, we never allow our girls in season to run free. It is not fair on male dog owners to have a bitch season running...
Maybe I am too hard on my dogs or should I say expect too much. But I still see it that if a dog runs in once it will never learn not to. Just...
We are at the same stage with 'Kira' now 6 months, starting to find her feet and going 'deaf'. High value treats and plenty of check ins, hide and...
The way I see it is, 100% success at every part before you move on. In the steadiness test, you should get 100% no movement towards the dummy...
I not being 'smug' but toilet training is easy. Its a routine that you must enter and keep too. 1. After sleep out for a toilet 2. After food out...
I agree everyone wants a nice calm puppy in the evening, so we can relax. One simple solution is to fill a Kong with some biscuit or kibble put a...
I agree with Julie, over use of the stop whistle when the dog approaching you can interfer with the recall. The way we have always started is to...