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Almost certainly a working cocker so be prepared for a high energy, busy little dog, what a shame it was bought from a puppy farm but what is done is done so take your pup to the vet pronto and enjoy her

Firstly please don't worry and spoil the pleasure of having a new puppy, but she is only little and this is what puppies do, if you wanted to avoid this stage then you could have had an older dog but you chose to have a baby. All the previous advice is excellent and it really is a matter of...

I have a feeling that pineapple is to stop them eating their own poo, this habit does seem to be quite common, would it be safe for him to wear a light weight muzzle to see if you could stop him for a while and he might give it up

I would leave the puppy with the breeder but if you can spend as much time with him as possible then that would be great, you could bring him round to your house and introduce him to his new home if the breeder is ok with that, as you are neighbours hopefully you are friends as well.

I would say that 6 weeks is very young to have left home, at this age the litter mates are still playing rough and puppies are learning how hard they can bite, I think you might be giving her too much opportunity to mouth you after all your hands are well out of her reach when you are standing...

So sorry for you, what a horrible position to be in, if you can avoid your insurance company I would because they will very possibly jack up your premium or exclude any further incident or decline to insure you, they love to wriggle out of paying. I would certainly ask for a copy of the vets...

She's gorgeous, the nipping will settle down as she gets more things to occupy her, if you haven't started training then do, this type of collie can learn just about anything at her age, brain training will tire her out as well as physical exercise which shouldn't be overdone. How about teaching...

We have a couple in our area charging £5 to £10 per dog per hour, just a few points though, an ordinary fence is not enough, our local ones have a 7 foot small mesh with inturned top and buried in the ground 2 ft, you don't want to be sued if a dog escapes!! They also have a double entry gate...

I have whippets and use a soft whippet collar, I don't like the stud/buckles on the inside to rub. Like you I was new to showing with my first whippet and my breeder was very helpful, she chose the puppy for me and I learnt with my pup by going to ringcraft, practicing at home and then launching...

I think you need to get professional help, this sounds like a situation which could turn to something quite tragic in a heartbeat, it's no help now but the cross of staffy and border collie is a volatile mixture, an often high power working dog with a strong willed terrier, I like and have had...

I would suggest that maybe an adult rescue dog may be more suitable than a puppy, you say that 3 days a week you are away for 8 hours with someone coming in for 20-30 minutes and probably the majority of breeders would not be happy to let you have a puppy in those circumstances, it's a long time...

I did not advise leaving him for hours and hours to cry, just half an hour and go back if he is really distressed during this time, it may be at night that you will have to take him into your bedroom in his crate and he will probably settle just fine, some puppies are very needy and they will...

That's a real problem and I have experienced the same thing, how about distraction techniques when your puppy is chewing or biting, you could offer a "yours" object or a game when he starts the behaviour and also perhaps start clicker training to keep his brain busy as it will be if he is a...

In my experience an adult dog with a good temperament generally and well socialised will never do a puppy any real harm but please note this may not apply to animals who have had difficult upbringings or dogs in a pack situation. Normally the adult dog will warn a puppy by growling and then...

If your puppy has not been used to being crated then he may well protest especially as he has recently left his litter mates and his mum, it is more difficult to crate train if you are in the room as he can see and hear you and naturally he wants to be with you. Try putting him in his crate when...