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Hi all, Little Westie turning up in two weeks time. We spend the weekend 'puppy proofing' our house and we've done most things, but not protected electric cables. We are going to buy some 'cable boxes' for under the tv etc. Does anyone have any advice about good types of conduit or other...

Most people seem to advise against allowing mouthing in v young pups and training against it (chew toys, extinction etc) but some people suggest allowing it and training for more sensitive biting (then phasing it out at around 8m) results in a dog less likely to bite really hard if hurt or...

Hi all, Picking up a Westie pup (our first dog) at the end of Jan. Have read that a 'snap around' or 'noose style' lead can be useful in training, with a gentle side flick being like 'tapping on the puppy's shoulder'. They look scary though as (if they were used badly by someone aggressive or...

Hi all, First day on this forum. Seems like there is loads of good advice here and lots of friendly helpful people. We are getting a puppy in the New Year and would like to train him to use an indoor toilet as well as go outside as we have a little boat and we want to train him to be ok...