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Might be an idea to try and get it on some sort of cue if you're uncomfortable walking him far late at night. I use "hurry up" for Rupert. Started by saying it as he was going and rewarding him when he'd finished and it's just got so that if I tell him to "hurry up" he goes. Was ...

How do you want her to let you know? My dog just goes to the back door when he needs to go out, he doesn't whine or bark or anything. You could hook up a bell (jingly type, not the doorbell type) and teach her to hit it with her paw or nose when she wants out. Not something I'd do with mine, he'd en...

Have you gone back to the basics of house training? I recently moved and had to go back to the very beginning with my dog (out every hour, out after a meal etc) because although he was house trained where we lived before he didn't apply that to this house. After he peed in the house the first time I...

The breeder told me to grab him by the scruff of the neck, so I am doing that. Personally, I'd stop that and work on getting him to see grooming as a good thing instead. I started off clicking and treating Rupert just for me holding the brush, then holding the brush closer to him, then touching him...

Hi there, I'm Sarah from Manchester UK (currently living in Ireland though) and I'm owned by a mutt called Rupert. I fell in love with him when I went to volunteer at the shelter and took him home the next day. He then spent about 6 months practically living under my bed because he was terrified of ...