Recent content by Shellfish82

[/ QUOTE ] "Really? That's never the way I have been taught to do things - when playtime is over, I take the toy/ball/whatever and my dog knows that it is over and he has to go back to his run/bed whatever, no messing. He is allowed to win it most of the time, and if he gives it back to me on...

Ok, so I didn't mean it was the child's fault only, I meant if you're looking to blame the child OR the dog, then the child had been told, and the dog was just reacting instinctively! Yes, I agree, the supervising adults are always to blame when a child gets bitten (but wasn't sure if the...

Is this a hypothetical or real situation? This was entirely the child's fault, and unfortunately this sort of thing happens and too often ends with the poor dog being rehomed or destroyed. Firstly, I wouldn't start by giving the dog a good telling off - the dog was protecting a resource he...

Just a thought, but if your dog is scared of the dark, why would you want to use a spray or shock collar that works through causing fear of pain? You can't tackle fear with fear, and will almost certainly make his fears worse. The problem with punishment is that it has unforeseen fallout, and...

Don't want to cause too much of a controversy, but shock collars should be banned in this country as they have been in many others. There is no place for them in modern dog training. Most recall problems are started by letting the dog off the lead too soon before a reliable recall is built up...

Hi! Firstly, at 13 weeks of age, I'd get your pup to a good puppy class ASAP to get some help, advise and a bit of socialising done, and the sooner the better! Pups are like little sponges at this age, but that window of opportunity for getting them out and about is very small, so the general...

Hi, You say he has access to the garden all day - is this doors left open for him? Because it may be that he simply hasn't learnt that going in the garden is the right place to go. Many dogs that have free access outside all the time never learn the difference and never learn to ask. If there...

Hi All, I'm looking for a suitable venue to run some agility classes from in the Radstock/Bath/Bristol area, and was hoping someone might be able to come up with some suggestions of people to try (equestrian places or farms). An indoor arena for hire would be lovely, but a barn, menage or even...