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Main consideration for a pet is health & temperament, then your lifestyle & training needs of the dog, then short list the breeds that have the traits you like & then research each breed & if possible visit one of the Discover Dogs events held by the Kennel Club to see the breeds in the flesh...

Have you been actively training your puppy at a training class ? Inexperienced owners frequently make the mistake of thinking that pet training classes are for training dogs, they're not they are for teaching new puppy/dog owners how to train their dogs & good ones don't use force or harsh...

Just a word of warning re asking vets about nutrition. During their courses the nutritional part is usually sponsored by a multi national complete dog food manufacturer such as Hills, Mars etc & unless the vet has taken additional nutritional courses they are definitely not experts. On the rare...

Have you contacted any local force free dog training clubs ? I'm not near you, but I welcome dogs & owners who need help, it's what dog clubs should be all about. I don't mind people bringing dogs to safely watch at their safe distance the other dogs training, it's easy to reward your dog for...

Have a look at Kikopup videos on Youtube. 99% of dogs pull on the lead because they have not been taught walking next to their owner is rewarding. I start my dogs off walking off lead at home, luring the dog to my side with really high value treats, making the position with a click & treat. You...

Complete dry food have guidelines for quantities needed, not very useful as like humans & most animals require differing amount of nutrition. For the best part of 65 years my dogs have been fed organic raw mear in some form(I have friends whose families have been organic farmers for many...

It's not just the clinical skeletal tests that must be done before any dog is bred from, there are clinical eye tests & of course DNA tests. It is very important to know the gran parents/greatgrand parents/great great grand parents etc for a minimum of 5 generations have acceptable results for...

In English & Welsh law, once money has been exchanged any contract that gives the breeder the right to take your dog back isn't enforceable, because are "property" in English/Welsh law, it's akin to buying an inanimate object like a car & the manufacturer trying to take it back, because you...

How many dogs have you trained & how many owners have you trained ? If you remove a walking aid like a halti, you lose the control it gives you, therefore it is not a training aid. Also if the dog lunged there is a serious risk of hurting the dogs neck. No dog naturally walks on a loose leash...

If you bothered to read the post fully, I stated a correct type of harness with a front & top ring(not the Julius type) used correctly with a lead attached to both rings, will help with pulling. When you attach a lead to any collar or head collar & walk an unleash trained dog, the natural...

Haltis/headcollars are not a training tool, they are a walking aid, just a harness is. Harnesses do not encourage pulling, that correct type & used properly with a front ring having the lead attached to it as well as the ring on the top encourages dogs NOT to pull. Legally all dogs in the...

This Gabrielle writes about having a natural"Alpha"dog & a pack. He is clearly a dominance based"trainer", certainly an outdated type & no way suitable for sighthounds or any other dog TBH. You write that you have a harness & use a slip lead, but they don't help you. Have you been to any...

You don't get me, I'm part of the union Brilliant song, sang on several union marches & protests

The simple scientific fact is that both dogs & bitches need the surges in Testosterone/Oestrogen surges that occur during puberty to trigger the timeous closure of the Epherial Plates(aka growth plates). Remove the main source of these hormones severely delays the closure & less dense & longer...

i Clickers are the best & cost under £2 in UK

There a class action being taken in the USA against the makers of Bravecto, due to 100s of dogs that have developed siezures after being given Bravecto, it's definitely not suitable for use with breeds/crossbreeds that have a risk of seizures. My friend has a BSD(Terv) she was given one dose of...

Sorry I wrote this before reading your last post. Hugs to you & BB Not blaming you, your vets haven't done their job very thoroughly. Symptoms of pancreatitis are:- Hunched backe Repeated vomiting (either several times within a few hours or periodically over several days) Pain or distention of...

Fingers crossed, the meds get her stable.

Do you know which of the 3 types of Cushings your dog has? An MRI is one of the most accurate tests.