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I agree with the above, particularly not using ball games (I would never throw a ball with any dog, whatever their age - those fast chases from a standing start and the hairpin turns eventually lead to injury and/or early onset arthritis in many, many dogs). It's important to warm her up first...

Unfortunately it does sound to me as if you need legal guudance. Even a verbal agreement has some standing in law. Trevor Cooper is an excellent source of advice, and some lawyers do provide an initial consultation at quite a reasonable cost. It is best that this is solved amicably, and you are...

Sounds like a great idea Flobo! Things have changed in terms of dog etiquette since I first owned dogs. It was an unwritten rule that if a dog was on a lead, you didn't let your dog approach it but that seems to have been forgotten by most people. I heard recently that 39% of current dog...

I agree with that Hemlock - I always prefer to see dogs engaged in companionship rather than play. I think it's often driven by what people like to see -, if they think the play is 'fun' and they find it exciting and amusing, it's quite hard to convince them that what is going on is definitely...

Yes, agreed - a handle on the harness and crouching to steady yourself is a good strategy in an emergency. Great suggestion. I am concerned to read that Robin is walked on a slip lead, however. If he pulls on a slip lead, it will tighten, which is likely to make him panic more, and could also...

People have every right to walk in a public place without fearing for their safety. I have already cited the Dangerous Dogs Act, under which a person only has to fear being attacked as grounds for prosecution. I can understand you might be feeling under attack yourself, as my posts have been...

If someone is scared of your dog, they are 100% entitled to feel that way. As established in my previous post, people who have been injured or attacked by a dog have every reason and justification to be fearful. It's absolutely unacceptable for a dog owner to criticise someone who is afraid of...

Yes absolutely agree - circling and snapping is not play under any circumstances, even between dogs who are friends. It is intimidating behaviour, and I think the rose-coloured spectacles need to come off in terms of how RM sees Robin's behaviour around other dogs.

I think whatever the wrongs and rights, the lesson is surely to walk with Robin where you have space to walk in a wide arch when you encounter another dog, which is the sort of thing an experienced dog would do. Walking on any narrow path without escape routes is not giving either dog a chance...

Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful. I only add that it's important to be absolutely unbiased when doing your observations, because dogs are extremely subtle in the way that they communicate with others. My much-loved Lurcher, sadly no longer with me, was an expert space invader and he knew to a...

I certainly hope you get some help from the Borzoi club. I have found your descriptions confusing. You say in your opening post 'Recall is none existent except when in the home', yet a few posts later you say his recall is 'spot on for the majority of times' - so which is it? And in terms of on...

But this is exactly the problem isn't it? There's always someone else to blame, and there are always contradictory statements. You say he is never off lead except in quiet fenced areas, yet here you are, off lead on a towpath! Of all the places to walk a dog like that, a towpath is one of the...

Ps another interesting book is by Turid Rugaas 'What do I do when my dog pulls?' And also look up Turid Rugaas on YouTube

Well, first off, congratulations on taking on an adult dog - people often only ever want a puppy. I wonder if she has similar enthusiasm in her daily life with you, or if it is just on walks? It's difficult to say without seeing her, but could it be that her walks are a bit too exciting for her...

Good equipment is important, and I hope you get sone joy from Halti. However, it seems to me there is a much more fundamental problem here. This dog should not be let off the lead. You may think a bite is trivial because there's not much blood. An awful lot of people - myself included - would...

I didn't want to comment on this until you had decided, but I think you have made the right decision. One factor is that people come from all over the world to Crufts, travelling by plane and from who knows what level of infection or variants. That certainly increases the risk. The second...

It is, I agree. Sometimes I guess people just want to sound off their frustration, and maybe aren't particularly interested in solutions for which they actually have to make an effort!

Very good replies and good advice here. I would go a step further, and would not expect any puppy removed from her mum and siblings at such an early age to sleep alone for several hours overnight. She must be desperately bewildered at what has happened. My advice is to take this puppy to sleep...

Sounds like it could be parvo to me - I would get her checked with a vet. Hope she's okay - what a worry.

Maybe you can use a heavy doorstop to stop the door self-closing? One thing that strikes me in your posts is the emphasis on your puppy being calm, obedient and quiet. While those are all good qualities to have, she is a very young dog, and obedience and calmness are not the only things we need...