We’ve got one of these, which is good because the rubber leaf bit just comes off and I can have a drink too. Our dog seems to only want water on his terms so I’m just regularly stopping to offer the bottle. Think we have an understanding now as he looks away if I grab the bottle and doesn’t want...
I'm a member of the reactive dog club. Hard work. Arlo is getting better with time, but I can't relax with him off lead as his recall isn't good enough. In his case he's caught between massively excited to see other dogs to a sudden realisation they might hurt him. I generally muzzle him if...
On if the key aspects of changing behaviour is avoidance. Our dog goes a bit nuts with high value treats like a bone or large chew, he doesn’t resource guard anything else, not food, toys, his bed, nothing, but give him say a bone type thing, he’s burying it in plant pots, digging it up again...
My 17 yr old daughter carries him around with his arms on her shoulders facing her like she's carrying a toddler! It's ridiculous, he's 21 kg and quite a big dog! I've lost control of all of them...
How are you getting on with family members sneekily feeding from the table, or generally doing things that you're working diligently to train them not to? I actually lose track of who is less trained, the dog or my kids...
Mr Dickhead.
I'd recommend the Dog Training Advice and Support group on Facebook. No discussions, just run by professionals who believe in force-free dog training methods. I was able to pay to be in a monthly group where a trainer can answer every concern, problem, query you have, try the next...