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no advise as I am not familiar with the UK "scene" when it comes to these things. But when I read the thread title I was half expecting a discussion regarding the music of Devo.... whippet advice??? ...whippet good :P

I never want a "robot" dog when it comes to training. I want a happy, willing, relaxed dog. so while "like" assumes a mental state I can't ever really know about. I can observe his body language, breathing, stiff vs relaxed, mouth position, ears, tail, etc. that all give clues to emotional...

Absolutely. but if Judy is asking for suggestions, the odds are very good Jasper isn't making a excited bark. If Jasper was having a woohoo, this is exciting/fun reaction, you would not use classical conditioning the way I described it. The reason, he already has that "yippy" reaction to a...

Skinner set us on a "enlighten" path with all this stuff. He absolutely acknowledged that there is behavior going on in the "black box". The problem was during his time there was no means to observe it. That is changing. MRIs are one example that changing. Another is changing in thinking...

Bucket list item 13, meet Jasper in person. :) If OH literally followed he sequence you describe, he needs to shift to doing the various pieces THEN the biscuit. Get up, biscuit Move to light, turn off, biscuit I am sure not every step/thing he does triggers the bark...on the other hand this...

At least with me, nothing controversial about training from day one. Because frankly it is all about training from day one. However, what needs to be trained "now" vs what can wait a day, a week, or even a month, isn't always what people think. For example sit. very useful, but on "day one"...

Good one. The steps I shared for nail trimming, same principles. What is your trick to clip nails of your dogs?

I do not know your prior puppy raising experience, so I am just going to list points/things to thinking about. happy to expand on any or all as you need or want. house training, where to eliminate. realize proactive taking out is THE path forward. do this often. play, eating, waking up are...

I get it. had "that" dog as a client. It is CHALLENGING. BUT it is still possible. Distance is the key.

Clearly, that isn't in question. someone not concerned wouldn't be struggling with what you shared. Happens to all of us from time to time. when it's our "issue" we are often too close to see the path forward. Just some food for thought..... I have met dogs that are truly SO dog social...

Actually there is. Step 1 - Do not put you self and your dog into situations he will behave this way. EVERY TIME he practices it, he gets better at it. He repeats the behavior because it is has been reinforced. take him places where there is least likely to be other dogs until he has some...

Welcome. Truly smart dogs are both a challenge and super fun to work with. But the reason it seems he will only listen if you have a treat is because you allowed the treat to become part of the cue. For example if you were to hold a bit of food in your hand, in the same way every time and...

Love the big booms. Fireworks, thunder etc. love it. it's exciting and for me, there is something about that deep tone where you just "feel" it that is so cool. On the other hand, I have members of my family that zero reason rational or life experience to fear/dislike etc those booms. Never...

Given the dogs age, a full vet check that also takes into account possible health issues that could cause in ability to control when to pee might be a good idea. Next, take a page out of the puppy "manual" and just treat Bertie no different than a young puppy. Proactively take him out every...

anything is possible, but not always probable. At 20 months old tumors are not high on the list of probable causes of aggression. particularly a one off or first presentation.

great relatable parallel to the human experience, and basically the same concept I was going to contribute. But you beat me to it, so I am just going to quote for emphasis. My contribution is going to be, just because it might end up not being anything to worry about in terms of "oh no, my...

hummm. let me think on this.

First rain season for this pup?

As you know, knowing the why is often not possible. I am also learning, it isn't absolutely necessary to know either in order to "do something". Knowing why can be nice, can be helpful, but since we often rarely do truly know.... At least for me, it has been a great stress relief to know that...

That is really the root of it all. he is still a baby. not matter how well he might be doing with some training and you should be proud of this successes (and yours), he still isn't trained and with a puppy there is A LOT to train. how far are you walking him? Are you focused on physical...