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Hi all, I work for an animal rescue and have been given the job to review our dog rehoming assessments - these are the assessments that are done from day one of the dog being in our care to help determine what sort of home it is best suited to. I thought who better to ask than other people in the fi...

Haha it was her first snow and she thought it was AMAZING!!! She's such a funny one

I thought i'd share some pics of my lovely Bo with you all, she really is a very special girl and being born on Valentines Day makes her even more special :D http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/mariethack/SDC13355.jpg http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac154/mariethack/SDC13328.jpg http://i895....

If u havn't done already it would be worth posting in the Dog Training Advice section of the forum, there's loads of great people on here with fantastic advice and it may get u noticed more

Congratulations! :D Wow u've got ur hands full! Its never too late to start again and better now than further down the line, i've not done much of the crate training side of things myself, but do know that you will need to desensitise ur pup to the crate and not just put her in and shut the door, ma...

I've used DAP diffusers, sprays and collars on various dogs and had success in some cases and no change in others. I would say its worth a try - the collars are the best and most effective, but if in the case of a multi dog household every dog would need to wear a collar, otherwise i would advise a ...

I would also start with a light weight nylon collar with positive association and go from there Too many times i have come across stray dogs that escaped the garden, ran out the front door, jumped out the window etc, so i would always advise a light weight collar on at all times.

If starting work with quite a nervy dog, you cant beat a bit of blue tack on the clicker to silence it to the right level My Bo has learnt to work at normal and blue tacked level, its always handy when you need to be a bit quieter with ur training

I had a look at the pics before i started reading and my guess was also lab x pointer, she looks lovely

Thank you for your help, i've been busy ordering I now have The Culture Clash - Jean Donaldson and Other End Of The Leash - P. McConnell on the way. Cant wait to get reading now!

Thank you for your suggestions and i'll be pleased to hear from anyone else on their reading material

Hi all, new to the forum so i hope i get this post right :? I'm trying to expand my behaviour knowledge and while i understand there is nothing like the hands on experience, i was wondering if there is any great books that you would all recommend as a must have read? I have worked in animal rescue f...