I've had success with a nippy one by using a jif squeezy lemon bottle, timing was key, no raised voices no smacking etc as it just made no difference, but a couple of squirts of lemon in the mouth, and my eye accidentally and he stopped after a while, we just had to carry the lemon bottle and he...
I did a good bit of research and felt the same, but picked a breeder carefully, my puppy had all relevant health checks and testing inc Pra which the KC have a list of all tested dogs, it's always a bit of a risk, but correct feeding, keeping weight down, good excercise and a bit of insurance...
I got a mini smooth puppy in November! Our old Dalmatian passed away and I was keen for another big dog to buddy up with our remaining Dalmatian, hubby put his foot down and said no more big dogs, so the only breed I really fancied was a sauasge dog! I'd done a lot of research and they are big...
I have a Highland x PRE, she is 22 and semi retired now but was awesome back in the day, jump anything, do a neat dressage test, hack pony club etc, however she was tricky, opinionated, stubborn and had learnt some serious tricks before I got her! She has been an excellent nanny to many...
You can still get the metal bottles of dreamcoat, it's my must have showing item I stock up at this time of year, can usually get it for 15 pounds a bottle delivered if you shop around. I usually bulk buy Kramer mane and tail conditioner and decant it into the metal bottles once they have run...
Brilliant company to deal with, have always put harness over the top, ordered a jumper for mini sausage pup last week and it came the next day and we are in North Scotland!
Always clip with Lister medium blades, having coloureds that show most of the year, the pink tinge does not look great!! I can blend legs much easier to a medium finish too!
We have just introduced an 8 week old pup to our home and older dog, crate is A must for us as puppy is so tiny and older dog is a bit of a lump! we are on night two and hardly heard a peep from him last night, crate is in sitting room next to big dogs bed, good luck with your puppy, know what...
I have done a few classes astride on my fell pony, a lot of the bigger shows hold these classes they are brilliant fun and I love dressing up, there are a couple of places that you can hire a costume including RJR designs (in my picture) and KFM concurs, the biggest show where there are lots of...
Massive good luck, hope you have a great show!
We qualified a coloured plaited pony last year, he was sold two months ago and his new owners were delighted with him today he did a foot perfect show unfortunately no placing, but we are delighted that he got the chance to go and behave...