Re: A Sad Story.....so Far!!! A trainer once told me that dogs react differently to men, it is something to do with the timbre of their voice. I...
Re: Puppy Progress And so you should be. :)
Re: lab puppies with toddlers I can really sympathise. When Molly was 4 months old, and a real biting machine my pregnant daughter, her husband...
Re: A Sad Story.....so Far!!! Good question Jen. Did he mean to bite or was it an accident? Is he very excitable? I'm struggling with an...
Re: To insure or not to insure? I never insure my dogs. The whole Pet Insurance industry needs money to drive it over and above what they have to...
Re: Training treats Thanks Sam. Very good point about the calorie impact of training treats. Kibble, by its very nature is a condensed food and...
Re: Training treats it is so easy to be strong willed, for somebody else ;)
Re: Training treats I accept that like humans they all come in different sizes, but was looking for a ball park estimate to give me something to...
Re: When does the biting stop!!! I have to say I thoroughly disliked Molly when she was a 4 month old biting machine machine. It is perfectly...
Until recently I have used kibble from her allowance for Molly's training, but then she hit adolescence and an upgrade of training treats became...
Re: Serious help needed please! You are clearly making all the right moves and doing your best. Whatever happens you have nothing to reproach...
Re: Refusing to Walk A warm welcome to the Forum. I am afraid I am no use to you but I just wanted to say "Hello". There' slots of very...
Re: Serious help needed please! I have to start by saying "what's done is done" and don't beat yourself up about it. You are clearly a caring...
Re: Sloppy (puppy) sitting? Love the pic. I know it isn't considered right, but I love the sideways sit. I think it looks relaxed, happy and cute.
Re: Oh my god!!!! She's got kids. She's a realist
Re: My 10-month old chocolate, the Tasmanian Devil! You have a very healthy normal teenage pup. I don't know if that's Good News or Bad News. I...
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! I think one of the reasons that it can appear Labrador puppies are harder to train is that they are big dogs....
Re: Oh my god!!!! Ahh, I can see you haven't heard of Labrador adolescence. They become deaf (or don't listen to you) and lose their memories...
Re: Help!!! I fear adolescence has arrived :-( Isn't it sad for a young dog to apparently go deaf and lose it's memory. (Doesn't listen to a...
Re: Crate or Not. Having raised a puppy both with and without a crate I definitely come down on the side of the crate. Your property is saved...