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Hah! Clever Delta. You could play her at her own game. She barks to get treats -> you wait for quiet -> mark the quiet with a 'yes' or a click -> she gets treats for quiet. Eventually you can pair a command to it and give treats after longer periods of quiet. Another thing I did with Merlin was begi...

Oh wow, I wasn't expecting someone to have first hand experience with Silkens. Also I did not know that about Tollers, that's a shame. I'll cross those off. What are the good breeders of Silkens? I've heard of Endeavor but that is about it. Also is the sloped back that Judy mentioned a problem healt...

Hm, not even noticed the slopey rump on the Silkens, will definately take a closer look. There aren't many breeders, so if we did go the Silken route we will be in with a long wait. The reason we considered those was because they are supposedly Whippety in personality but a bit more trainable. At le...

Hey all, We have considered adding a second dog to our home when our current dog is mature and stable (so not for a long while!). While we love current dog, we weren't overly responsible in getting him. Yes we saw the parents, we're still in contact with the 'breeders' who are lovely and have now ne...

I'll pass on the info, hopefully they'll take the hint!

Poor Jasper :( I am glad after only meeting the Lab once we never took Merlin back in the evenings. I'll pass on the advice about the long line and say taking no action will only make things worse. I hope they listen, would be a shame for such a young dog to be deemed dangerous when I bet this behav...

Ok I think its definately pushy play behaviour. Went to the park and a new dog was there, lovely little Jack Russell. They played together for a bit but then the Jack Russell got wind of the food I had on me and was springing up and down like a yo-yo. Merlin got annoyed he wasn't playing anymore, an...

Ah! I didnt know it could be harmful! Luckily i only ever did NILIF in regards to things he wants that are in human hands. This could be food, a toy or even some paper he likes the look of. He had to sit for it. I started it after being nipped when he tried a 'smash and grab' for various things, the...

If they are collies you could recommend automatic ball throwers to your neighbours! My dog is very barky, and when he was younger he used to bark back at dogs who were behind a fence. Our neighbour also has a dog who liked to join in with him. Now, our dog isn't 100% and he's a work in progress, but...

So far so good with his usual buddies, I even managed to get him into a one minute stay whilst the other dogs were running about which I never thought possible a month ago, and he's passing dogs without a sound (but still very, very interested). He's doing alot better in his training, and we've book...

It was the lady dogs who were licking his mouth, Merlin was just standing there a little confused by the attention of three small girls :lol: The boy dog they were with then ran Merlin off, which was his first encounter of the day. Its why we thought it was a fluke, that perhaps the boy dog just did...

Thank you for the advice. Normally I can spot which dogs will be funny with him but today they were perfectly normal until they got close, then those pearly whites came out. Merlin tends to let me know if I don't realise, but he was as shocked as me at the reactions I think. He was also shocked when...

Getting quite concerned with aggression from other male dogs now, seriously considering neutering. Took him on a walk today (local country park), 5 male dogs all wanted a piece of him. The first one I thought was just an unfortunate fluke, and nothing came of it (Merlin backed away and got away. The...

Oh god that sounds horrible Shalista! I bet the pit bull felt like a big strong boy picking on a little terrier aswell. I took Merlin out to his OAP friends and the young boys he feels comfortable with. I watched him like a hawk, and he seems no worse for wear BUT I noticed some more posturing from ...

The only 'injury' I got was a slight bruise on my thumb (that has gone already) because a tooth knocked into it, not even a scratch otherwise (and I got fully stuck in). I checked the Yorkie over when it was in my arms, and he was fine. Merlin also checked out fine at home. If they were pulling thei...