Another short lead training walk today, around 15 minutes. We did progress further down the road than ever before with less ‘turn around and go...
I’ll post what methods we’ve tried another day and the journey before this because it has been months - here’s yesterday’s training: In the...
Hi All We’ve got a nearly 9 month old Lab called Wilson. He’s a charming fellow, full of energy with buckets of love to give but my god is he a...
Hi @Marie In my limited experience (but extensive reading!) on puppy training here’s my suggestions for your questions... I would say that in...
Ahh congrats! It’s so easy to focus on the parts of the day where the dog ‘failed’ (such a harsh term) instead of the small successes that do...
Our Fox Red purebred Lab has all the paperwork going and still has a little white whisp on his chest. Unless you’re planning on...
That picture! What a dreamboat We are working through these issues and one thing we’ve found to help is a technique called many things but we...
Hi We didn’t get this book (remiss, I know) so didn’t start active training on Wilson’s recall until February when we started puppy classes, when...
Hi Pamela We are at 8 months and I can think of examples of everything you’ve described so you aren’t at all alone. I’m a novice dog owner but...
Kongs are a must, make sure you’re happy with the filling and it’s one they can safely chew without you there supervising... i.e not damaged or on...
Hi All Wondering if anyone used any methods other than a long line to proof their puppy’s recall? We’ve got a nearly 8 month old Lab who pulls...
We second antlers, but start with a split one when they have their baby teeth still. There are warnings about these hard chews but we’ve not...
Hi Mark Here’s Pippa’s main site which has loads of free materials for you to read at every stage of your pups development:...
We set a timer too, not all pups will do anything significant to indicate they need to go at this age. Ours eventually clocked that going towards...
Hi @Julesuk I’m no expert but here’s some advice/my experience as an absolute novice plus some tidbits from what our trainer has taught us......
We started with the best intentions to keep our Lab off the sofas and I’m afraid to say we gave up! Our downstairs is open plan also, so the area...
Hi @SueH I’m with you... We are at 8 months with our pup, he walked beautifully at heel from the second we took him out until about 4 1/2 months...
We’ve been working through the Absolute Dog games and they’ve worked wonders to mentally stimulate our pup. I really rate them but must confess I...
Hi Mark From one recently new puppy owner to another I wish you the best of luck and encourage you to enjoy raising your four legged pal as much...
Oh totally, it’s fascinating to see their character come out isn’t it. Especially the little things that they did at 8 weeks that you still see at...
