I left it on when playing with other dogs with no prblems. It's when I most needed it tbh. Playing near water was the only time I took it off.
Exactly the same here!
Dogs are omnivores but in the raw feeding groups im in there are lots of people who feed their dogs nothing but meat and their dogs do very well...
Another vote for vet bed! He does throw it about and hump it sometimes (actually hasn't done this for ages now I think about it) but has never...
Just double checked- the cat food I buy (Lills kitchen) has a lower fat content (5.5%)than their dog food (6%) and slightly higher protein as no...
We had to go back to basics for a bit after my dog started ignoring the whistle (some idiot had discarded the remains of a hog roast in the woods...
There is absolutely no need to use an ecollar for recall training. Read the above links for more detail. Buy Total Recall by Pippa Mattinson and a...
I think what you're doing sounds good. We have same set up, (dog kitchen, cat rest of house). He gets treats for ignoring the cat when she walks...
Have you considered raw? Best thing I've done for my dog. Kibble is pretty useless for cleaning teeth, there's no reason to feed it other than...
As long as you're rewarding calm and take the treats out of her overall food allowance so she doesn't get fat I wouldn't worry. Meal times were...
My last dog was an amazing unknown mix breed, and I still sometimes wish I'd got her DNA tested. It wouldn't have affected her training or life in...
My only concern would be teeth cleaning, not that I think kibble is that good for cleaning teeth either. Does he like any chews? Tripe sticks,...
This is covered in "Train Your Dog Like a Pro" by Jean Donaldson - "Begging for Food 1. As soon as your dog presents herself with pleading eyes,...
My dog was horrendous when I got him for whininig, jumping, barking when food was around. Crate was impossible, he was so distressed. We decided...
Hmm maybe nylabones in the UK are different. The one Loki has in his mouth in my profile pic was like hard shiny plastic. He lost interest once...
I used to do very long walks with my last dog (not a lab but a fairly big dog 23kg). She would do double the distance at least that I did. We...
Mine lost interest in his nylabone - they are so hard and plasticky. Sure they can't be good for teeth either.
I don't know where in the world you are but here in Europe Zooplus do a massive range of dehydrated natural chews online. Tripe sticks, rabbit...
I had a truelove harness and found it really good but Loki hated having it put on over his head. I didn't find it pulled his legs off the ground...
Yes. There are various places where you can get them fitted ( I got mine from snazzy dogs in the Wirral) or you can get them online. Their...
