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We were at sister in law's house for lunch. Picture the scene. She has a laminate floor, and Timber lies on a blanket on the floor. It was raining outside. He went out for a wee, came back in and, as he does when he is tired, he started digging and moving his blanket around. On the laminate...

For those of you who navigate the forum using the 'What's New' feature, you may see some threads that appear to be new, but actually aren't. Please bear with us, Judy and I are tidying up one of the areas and that may mean we need to artificially force some threads into an order we want, by...

Happy birthday Timber.

She (I now know she is a she) was grounded on my patio at lunchtime. Grounded bats apparently can't take off. So I consulted the Bat Conservation Trust website that said to put on gloves and put the bat into a box with a rag to hide under and a milk bottle cap with water in it. I managed to...

Under the UK EU Trade Deal announced today, pet owners will be able to get Pet Passports in the UK again, eliminating the need for an Animal Health Certificate for each trip. I haven't found any details about timescales yet.

Q: How many group members does it take to change light bulb ? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of...

I've checked my preferences, and 'show signatures' is still ticked, but I can see any. Is anyone else having the same problem?

I've no idea how good it is, but might be worth a look, since it's free. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JFFZHZG?smid=A1G3UP32AZJ14F

First, please could I direct you to this thread - What exactly does my daughter see? Is it normal to be scared of the dog like she is? The links in the thread display differently. Can anyone tell me why? When you look at the screenshot, they appear to have exactly the same format.

We went into a pet shop earlier to buy Timber some treats, and they were giving away Valentine's bandanas.

For ages, I've been frustrated that I couldn't find a spillproof travel bowl (like the Road Refresher) in stainless steel. I prefer not to use plastic. I know others say the same, although I can't remember if I've had this particular discussion here. Anyway, if anyone else does feel the same...

I've just read Karen Pryor passed away yesterday. She was the clicker trainer, and 101 Things to do with a cardboard box. Karen Pryor

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I'm posting this as part of a set of helpful 'easy reference' articles for common questions and problems. Feel free to add additional information on loose lead walking in this thread, but please start a new thread for specific questions relating to your dog. Lead manners We've probably all...

We have been on a long holiday - with Timber - but he isn't the most confident dog in new places. But today we visited a beach. He has been here before and we love the beach at home. And he was super happy. Running around, engaging appropriately with other dogs, checking in with us - he had a...

This morning I received an unsolicited PM from a new member, who considers me a responsible type of person and would like to connect with me as a friend to share and discuss something very important with me. I think not. However, please be very wary of anyone making contact like this, there's...

Judy and I have been discussing this over the last few days and, with Josie's agreement, we have decided to make our position on the use of aversives clearer. Judy has tweaked the forum rules to reflect this ethos, and I've written a thread explaining why we feel aversive tools and techniques...

As a forum, our position is that there is no place for aversive tools and techniques in dog training. In this reference guide, we explain the reasons why. What are aversives? Aversives are basically anything that a dog finds to be unpleasant and will therefore try to avoid. It's important to...

What a great vet we saw today. To keep T's European Pet Passport valid, rabies boosters must be done in the EU, not the UK. So he was booked to see someone in Spain today. The vet could, quite legitimately, have just given him the booster and signed the paperwork. But, as well as that he gave...