Gundog Training Forum

puppies explore the world with their mouths. its what puppies do because they dont have hands ..........

In that case, his recall is not excellent

whichever method you use, I have come to the conclusion that it is less about "training" and more about the connection you have with your dog and the will to work with you and be around you.

We are just going to do Flyball and a bit of agility over the summer and generally muck about.

Actually I tried these recently purely because I now have an elderly dog who takes tablets each morning with food - and I was looking for a soft food to hide the pills in. It was the first time I had ever used this, and I was sorely dissapointed and will not be buying it again, having replaced this ...

In my experience with bringing multiple dogs together in a household, often the kindest thing we can do is just ignore all of them, apart from walking/training and when they approach us for attention. Maybe she feels under too much pressure?

Had this recently with our elderly terrier. long story short it was Cushings Disease. now that is under control she is back to her fiesty self

I can understand the reasoning behind the need to ban e-collars. The world unfortunately is full of idiots who believe that these aids are the final answer to all their problems. They have absolutely zero idea on how to use them, nor do they have any idea about the implications - these folk use the...

It would also be interesting to hear any views on this situation from folks who have friendly dogs - would they appreciate being verbally informed by the owners before their dogs experience a growl/snap? Or is this all part of the dogs communication and learning process? Does it make a difference o...

She is resource guarding, not dominant. Her puppy licence will shortly expire and no doubt the others will let her know in no uncertain terms that her behaviour is unacceptable.... in the meantime I would limit her opportunity to practice this sort of behaviour........