Gundog Training Forum

what happens if you give her her food before you put her in the kennel and then just be about for ten minutes, will she eat immediately? she may just need the reassurance of someone being there, I'm not suggesting it as a solution, I'm suggesting it as an experiment to exclude a reason for not eati...

Thank-you for all the advise ! I will start doing that and hope things improve! Do you tend to go by the recommended feeding amounts on the bags?

She is definitely her self and this has been going on for a while and I have not noticed any other signs of illness/lack of energy etc.

My Cocker is now 16 months old and I have been trying to get her into a good feeding routine but with little luck. I have been trying to implement 50% food for breakfast when she gets put into the kennel when I go to work and then 50% at aprox 6-6:30pm after we have been for a walk. I have been tryi...

My cocker bitch is coming up to 13 months and she won't sit when its wet ! It really irritated me at first as when it is dry she is spot on, I have sort of accepted it now and from reading this thread I am pleased to see that mine isn't the only one !

Thank-you for all the advice. I will try the whistle

Hotness has nothing to do with protein and indeed starving a dog of protein can impair its ability to learn. Move away from Skinners Museli; crimped grain is not a digestible form of food for dogs. Although still quite highly grain based their maintenance kibble is much more digestible (based on po...

I left myself open to that didn't I !

Tungulria wrote:Skip the verbal and use a whistle "command".

What sort of whistle command would you propose I try?

What sort of whistle command would you recommend?