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Doesn't stop them from slagging you off Nettle, it happened to a friend before she moved to Skegness. Now this sounds familiar. It really goes to show that it's wise to take hearsay with a grain of salt. I happen to know that the trainer that I used to study under was a great trainer. After I start...

As responsible dog owners, it is up to US to make these decisions, if we do not wish to make these decisions, then we have no right to be owning the animals in question. OK, I think my quoting technique is improving. After some thought, Emmabeth, I think I agree with you about giving advice over th...

[quote]Again I took on a dog without previous knowledge that wanted to kill every dog she saw, she is now wonderful with other dogs and greats them in a really nice way. My vets are amazed at the difference in her, especially as they can now do what they want without muzzling her, at first she would...

In my personal opinion, next to really cheap grocery store brands, Science Diet is one of the worst foods on the market. When I worked at a training place where we offered daycare, we could almost always tell which dogs were on Science Diet the moment they walked into the room. They were full of ner...

Hmmm. This is interesting information indeed. I tried to look up this law online, but was unable to find any useful information. Everything I found referred to fishing, in which live bait is only legal if it is used on the same waters from which it was caught (weird, huh?). I'm sure the live bait la...

I agree with Nettle. Once a dog has killed another animal, she is highly unlikely to ever be safe alone around that animal again. It does happen sometimes, but it is rare and the possibility of failure or relapse is quite high and generally not worth the risk to the other animals involved. Boxers, b...

Is reversing directions the only method of loose leash training, or is it just the only method that is easy and safe to explain how to do in the context of a forum? I ask because I have used this technique on dogs many times, and it works for most, but I have had some dogs working on this for over a...

Thanks All. There are no behaviorists around that work with dogs. I am living on the Big Island of Hawaii, the east side, and I am one of only three trainers on this side of the island. The other two are compulsion trainers. I think I am the only help these people are going to get, and they don't ha...

Hello, I am a dog trainer in the US and have just have just recently discovered the show. I am so glad to have an alternative program to recommend to my clients from what has been available thus far. Anyway, I am having a training problem that I am not sure of how to handle. One of my client's dogs ...