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We tried it in a few different ways but with little success on the beach or in an open area. We have a harness yes we dont want to snap his neck! He either trys to bolt, gets really tangled up then tries to bolt (which im worried he will snap his leg when he does that), or he gets really frustrated ...

He he won't recall from a dog, then he absolutely does not get to be off lead around other dogs and you need to be very vigilant to put him back on lead before he spots one if one is to appear. Many reasons for this but possibly most importantly because you have no idea how the dog he takes off aft...

OK thanks. Makes sense. When hes off the lead he follows us around using in big circles or just back and forth. If he sees another dog on the beach hes off. He comes back eventually but I am yet to find a way of getting him to come back. Whistle and favorite treat works for general recall but he ign...

I dont let him off around people in general unless there is only one or two people around. My worry is he will see a child running, follow them and end up running into them as hes pretty clumsy. We usually let him off on an empty beach which wont happen now until the holidays are over.

It's not okay to let strangers touch him, particularly on his head. He isn't a toy. None of us would like strangers touching us anywhere but heads are especially confrontational. He is a works-in-progress, but honestly, it is never a good idea to let strangers pet our dogs, no matter how accommodat...

So after a while now of him being ok with strangers another odd one today walking outside at work started talking to a colleague outside who Freddy likes and she gave him some fuss and he was all happy. Another lady came over and Freddy was wagging his tail the stroked him on the head and he growled...

Its a fine balancing act for sure!

Thanks yes im always concious of his stress etc but generally hes not a nervous dog he likes people he like fuss. Its only very big people hes a bit nervous with so I try and avoid those sort of situations. Its a strange one hopefully its just a phase. I always praise and reward with a positive expe...

You have a collie cross there. Possibly other ingredients too but looks a nice type of collie lurcher. People don't cross in dalmatian or bull dog, lab rarely because it gives too big a head, sometimes bull terrier but yours does not have a bullie look. Clearly the kids on the trampoline that day s...

Thanks for your comments. Since this he has barked at 3 more people in the last two days.. No growling or aggression just barking :/ Two at work and the (other) neighbors kids playing on the trampoline. The kids play on the trampoline most evenings and he completely ignores them. For some reason thi...

I'm sure there's another member here with much more experience that can offer advice but i would say that you need to get to the root of the aggression first before you can work out how to treat . Has he had a bad experience with or near your neighbour? Or could there be something about the home en...

Hi we had quite a worrying/ upsetting incident this morning. We took our lurcher Freddie who is about 2 years old for a walk before work down the lane. As we were walking our neighbor came walking the other way and started chatting. Freddie has been a bit nervous around this neighbor before for no p...

Hi Nettle we are constantly practicing loose lead walking! Hes really good when hes somewhere hes used to but if he sees a dog/cat/bike he Is hard to hold even for me! He is very treat orientated but once he gets all worked up he will turn his head away from the treats as well.

Any ideas on whats best to help my wife stay on her feet when taking freddie for a walk? hes got pretty strong and shes struggling to hold him? Our old trainer reccommended one of the collars that turns the dogs nose when they pull. Are these ok for the dogs or do they cause discomfort? Something li...

There's a list of APDT-registered dog trainers in Pembrokeshire here: http://www.apdt.co.uk/dog-owners/local-dog-trainers/wales-pembrokeshire They should all be positive, but it's as well to check, and also to ask how familiar they are with sighthounds as they are different to other dogs. If you as...