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    Help appreciated, very fearful puppy

    You can get a lead with nervous dog leads and coats these days, we once adopted a dog that refused to come in any room if we were in there, had him 13 years, despite every effort he didn't get over what ever it was that caused the issue with his previous owners . He would go in if the room was...
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    Help appreciated, very fearful puppy

    Have you tried going out when it's dark and quieter, my 6 month is nervous of heavy traffic, as I live near a football and cricket ground it can be really busy , Sunday I walked her after work it was dark and drizzling but she was fine with that once we hit a main road she went into pulling...
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    Maltese dog won't eat any food

    Have you tried mixing some dry with say mash and veg, pasta, pip enjoyed chicken pasta and veg last night with some of her dry food added, I'm lucky that she will eat anything and I mean anything , when we first got her she did refuse then we added salmon oil, after we soaked it in some water...
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    Looking for Tips on Managing an Excitable Leash-Puller

    Have you tried a harness and double lead, I find it has worked for pip and I, as regards meeting other dogs while on the street I have been known to turn and walk back and either go down a side street or cross over the road and go back the way we were
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    New Crazy cocker spanial owner

    I started to in the house until my parrot picked it up and started mimicking it , I have ordered some slightly bigger ones and will try when I have her out in the packaging again, she can be pretty good at coming back but the staying back and sitting, letting me put her lead back on was the...
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    pulling on lead and too much excitement!

    I have partially calmed pips lead pulling by getting a double clip lead where I clip in front of her harness at the chest and the other on top of her back, means I can hook the lead over my arm instead of being wrapped around by hand, I allow her to be in front of me as she has habit of catching...
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    Sleep...

    Do you have a cover on the crate, I found putting a dark cover over the crate settles pip and as its on the landing the light in the bathroom. Can be left on for us humans to see where we are going
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    Have I done the right thing?

    I have a crate for my near 6 month old pup to sleep in during the night and when we are in work, she is good as gold in the crate, once she has been out and had her walks that's when it all goes crazy, I bought a stairgate and a loveable barrier to stop her being in the kitchen when I'm cooking...
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    synulox antibiotic

    Maybe a dairy free live yogurt would work faster, I used the same medication on a cat but she had no side effects, sadly she died anyway, we had her for 6 years with no history until she went missing for 3 days and a vet rescanned her and found the chip we had done, turned out she was older than...
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    To spay now or wait

    Pip is almost 6 months now, relieved a email from my vet about spaying her, I know some suggest letting them have 1 season and some not, my previous dogs were all male and neutered when I got them , the cats we had were all neutered.not noticed any extra attention towards her from male dogs we...
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    Cocker spaniel won’t walk.

    Has someone on the estate got one of those sonar device that deters cats going in gardens, maybe
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    New Crazy cocker spanial owner

    Sadly no classes can be found in my immediate, area nearest is not suitable for my working hours.
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    New Crazy cocker spanial owner

    I haven't no, never needed to use them with my previous dogs, I have seen classes happening in a park near me but then they disappeared. She knows her commands and has done them but rebels now. Also once she gets going that's it nothing will work.currently been tearing round the house with a...
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    New Crazy cocker spanial owner

    Thank you been trying the recall training again but she gets so far then stops and sits or runs headlong into runs off again,
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    New Crazy cocker spanial owner

    Thank you, just looked at the chucking balls and will order some, we get tennis balls as we already had one in the house and she made it clear she loves them, we tried rubber balls but she either chews them or left them, even got her a giggle ball for in the house and she is petrified of it...
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    New Crazy cocker spanial owner

    Hi I'm Tracy,along with my daughter Hollie we are the owners of a five month old working cocker spanial, called pip, we have had her since 12 weeks old, hoping to learn a lot about this breed and how to the best out in her, we are currently at the destructive behaviour not listening to us after...
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