We have a three year old GRoodle (Golden Retriever x Poodle) staying.
Charlie has anxiety, lacks confidence, pulls on the lead, jumps like a kangaroo and doesn’t have an off switch.
Charlie needs to learn to relax, and while he chose to lay down, you can see by his panting that he still has a bit to learn.
I gave the dogs a tug to play with, Bella won it, when Odin tried to snatch it away she corrected him, when he acted more respectfully she reengaged with him. I removed the tug at the end of play to avoid disagreements and resource guarding.
I’m really pleased with how Odin is coming along.
Bells decided to come for a walk, she is 12 years old and on medication to ease her movement, I’m glad she felt good enough to come.
Odi and Murphy renewing their friendship. I should have removed their collars to stop the chance of them getting caught up and being unable to disengage.
I’m walking Odin near a road with traffic going past to help with his socialisation, he is engaging well with me and has started to auto sit, I’m still saying sit as his bum touches the ground, it takes a lot of repetition for you dog to link the word to the action.
The best thing you can do for your pup is to have access to a sensible, mentally balanced older dog to play with, you can see Odin gaining confidence during his interactions with 3 year old Murphy.
Please, what ever you do, stay away from Dog Parks, a negative experience could severely impact on your pups early development and leads to future behaviour issues.
Bella is very interested in Odi, she hasn’t had much experience with a puppy his age and is a bit confused about it all, but she’s doing well.
We’ve changed our pup’s name, he isn’t a Rhaegar, he is now Odin, Odi for short.
He settled quickly into his crate and slept the night. He’ll outgrow it soon so I’ll change crate sizes as he gets bigger.
I’m starting Murphy on Scent work, it’s a great exercise for dogs as it is both mentally and instinctively enriching.
This is Miss Lucy’s third lesson and afterwards we tried her on the local playground equipment, this sort of exercise helps build confidence and is an enjoyable experience for all
This cutie is a four month old Golden Retriever named Daisy, she is starting to walk well on lead
Working Stormi outside a dog park, very happy with her behaviour
My veggie garden hasn’t done much this year, but here Bella is enjoying a zucchini from the garden
Treble is two years old and has done some training previously, we’re seeing how she going so far
Your dog can learn to get along with cats, Bella was cat reactive but she’s learned to get along with them and is more relaxed now, Maia helps, she’s so comfortable with Bells
Oscar is completely disengaged on the lead so I’m starting him on ‘walk behind’, I’m using the shrubbery to discourage him moving forward
My Mums dog Murphy is staying with me while mum is away, he’s learned that by running away he can avoid anything he doesn’t want to do, here I’m practicing place to learn impulse control
I’ve transferred Lola from a halter to a slip lead, she’s happier and walking well