I am the proud owner of a wonderful friend of mine named Bosco he just turned 2yrs old Oct 1st his mother is a purbred goldenretiver and his father is a lab he was a gift to us from our vets daughter. Bosco is 102lbs of puppy now here is my problem Bosco has a [...]
3 comments Matthew | Other |
She’s amazing. I really learned a lot. The first class was intro to the clicker, and the second was clicker training for puppies. What particularly stood out, was that every behavior has a consequence, and how enforcing these consequences, it works way better than mere collar corrections would in changing behavior. It’s because ultimately, the [...]
An experience that was made possible only with good, solid manners training! On Saturday, I brought my 1 1/2 year old Airedale Terrier, Sheenah, with me to our church’s fellowship/dinner. My husband is the pastor and Sheenah is a certified therapy dog. I tied on a bright red bandana and then tied her on a [...]
I am hoping that you are able to help me with a question I have with my puppy – as I believe that she too can go on to work in obedience and agility – if I can get a few things under control! Scooter, my other dog has his CGC and is a Therapy [...]
He came to my home in early May. He spent almost the entire previous year in the home of a hoarder. He was crated pretty close to 24 hours a day, sometimes for days on end. He was extremely malnourished, weighed 62 pounds the day he came here, weighs 90 today and still can gain [...]
Can anyone help with advice for this situation please. Our vey intelligent,exitable, slightly nervous border collie bitch puppy, four months old seems to have a very sensitive digestion although she will eat anything and is always hungry. We were advised to feed her on Hills Science plan at eight weeks but the protein content was [...]
I searched the archives & didn’t think I found a thread that was quite on-point. I hope our situation is not too unusual, but I fear we may need to employ an animal behaviorist at some point to address this problem. In 2/00 we adopted a sweet, older collie/shepherd mix who had been rescued by [...]
(will try to figure out how to post pics soon – her name is Luna , and so far it’s been going pretty well. She a feisty little puppy, but I’ve taught her to sit for anything she wants (food, toy, to get past the baby gate, etc.) and have re-directed her chewing toward lots [...]
I have an eye question – its health related so I apologize and it concerns my cat – so I apologize for that too. But I’m extremely concerned and thought someone on the list might know of some explanation. My cat is indoor/outdoor and spend most of the summer without giving usthe time of day. [...]
2 comments Helen | Other |
my friend brings her dog to visit me sometimes; he is a friendly 2 y.o. male shepherd. very very sweet and playful. i would like to help my friend train this lovely dog i believe in using treats or toys as lures & rewards. he really gobbles up the food, and hurts my fingers when [...]