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I know a few people with patterdale terriers, small dogs with very high energy levels. One that often plays with mine can go for 2hr.

I’m not expecting a miracle, be nice if one presented itself though!

Hi, we used to hold her before we knew about the cysts as we were doing it. She would shake but let us put it in until one day she just flipped out. We’ve tried to hold her since but she’s like a scared horse, all legs and even busted my lip so that’s when I tried positive reinforcement with no...

Thanks, they seemed quite baffled by it themselves but did say they were nothing to worry about. I’ll give them a ring anyway but think I might need a second opinion.

Hi so I’ve posted on here before about not being able to clean my dogs ears. Long story short she was spayed and the vets inspected/cleaned out her ears. The vets told us she didn’t have an infection but a ‘cyst’ (can’t remember the word they actually used), in the bottom of both ear canals that...

I tried it this morning, put the bottle with the lid on, (she panics if she sees the bottle or smells it, I forgot to put that too), on the table and had a little bowl of chicken. She initially ran, wouldn’t let me touch her so I threw a little chicken in her direction a couple times. Then she...

Thanks everyone! She’s not too bothered about them being touched or looking but you can’t linger too long and if she gets a whiff of the solution she instantly freaks. I’ll definitely try the touch and treat and leaving the bottle around ect. Hopefully we can get this sorted as it’s not nice to...

My dog won’t let me clean her ears anymore. She’s never liked any sort of grooming but she would endure it. Now she runs away, snaps/barks/growls at me. I’ve tried doing it while she sleeps and I’ve managed to do it a few times like this but now she will only sleep under the blanket on me or...

That’s great, well done to Harri. It’s nice to know you can get them to improve. A couple weeks ago mine was like a different dog to what she is now. (Very good to very bad). It makes it worse that she doesn’t get the hint with other dogs and can quickly get overexcited. She’s half Weimaraner...

I’m aware that her age and hormones play a huge role in her behaviour rn but I might as well start teaching her something new rather than just hoping the problem will fix itself. It’s not even the fact that she wants to socialise and play, it’s that she doesn’t take the hint with other dogs...

Thanks, her distraction is other dogs. If she sees one 90% of the time she is off and I no longer exist. She was doing really well the past couple months but then one day she was just crazy and it’s seems we’ve regressed back to a overexcited pooch that just doesn’t listen at all. Hopefully the...

Has anyone successfully recall trained their dog with a whistle? Could you tell me what kind of whistle to buy and the steps you took to get there? Lots of conflicting information on the net. Last attempt at solidifying her recall before I hire a dog trainer.

Thanks for the advice but walking her isn’t the problem i was having. She’s not fearful, aggressive or reactive and doesn’t pull with the harness I have. She’s just a hyper pup that thinks everyone is her bestie

She’s 1yo, I’ve been using a retractable so she still gets that freedom when I can’t let her off. But this lady gave me some advice the other day and basically told me that she won’t learn if I don’t give her the chance to. I’ve been taking her earlier when there’s hardly anyone around and...

Recall? How can I stop my dog from running over to every dog she sees? She’s great off when we’re alone or there’s only a few dogs around at a distance or one’s she knows but if there’s lots around I can’t leave her off because she will run up to every single one and won’t back off when they...

Thanks I didn’t know there were compassion sites so I’ll deffo have a look.

Hi so my 1yo dog has always been on Purina Beta dog food since she was weaned. I was led to believe it was a good brand of food but I’ve recently been told that’s not the case and that’s it actually one of the worse ones you can buy. She’s never had any problems on it, her poo is perfect and her...