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I am a big fan of hydrotherapy. You should, however, be guided by your vet as to whether it is appropriate for bursitis. Another thing to ask your vet is whether physiotherapy would help. I know Physio's have laser equipment which is used to relieve inflammation and this would be something to...

Hi and welcome :)  I had a Staffie cross. We think she was crossed with a Greyhound. Lovely dog.

Yes, I think you are right, you need to use treats to train her to listen to you. If the other dogs are being too tolerant of her behaviour, and male dogs can be too tolerant, then I would teach her a signal like "enough" when she is getting too wild. Say the word and then grab the long line...

Yes he may well be scared of the dark. Many dogs are. It means he needs company. Just wander outside and look relaxed. Once he is housetrained you will be able to gradually be less supportive, but for now you will need to be there. By far the best way to house train is to take the puppy to the...

Not if the bike paths are part of the public highway. Only what we term "off road" paths can be used such as those through forests etc. I'm not sure if the Forestry Commission allow it or not though. I think they require you to obtain a licence of some sort. There is a recognised sport called...

I agree with JoanneF. This looks like a complex behaviour problem. When she is wearing the collar she may be in "shut down" and not able to behave normally. This, long term, is not good. Any aversive therapy almost always causes long term problems, even if short term gains are seen. Tail...

A warning to dog owners in the uk. It is illegal for us to cycle on public roads with our dog running alongside us in this country.

I always get a quote from Pet Plan and then try and beat it with similar cover. Pet Plan have the best reputation of all but they are almost always the most expensive. At the moment I am with John Lewis. I have heard of problems with MoreThan about paying out when the time comes. A couple I...

Hope things work out for you and your lovely dog @SamR If nothing else you will learn, from a behaviourist, a whole load of stuff you didn't know you knew! Keep us posted.

Good luck with your mission. The first thing that needs changing is that dogs must have a change of status from a mere "belonging" to that of a family member. Perhaps to keep the dog haters happy we should call them "minor family members" or something similar. Of course we should not limit it...

The OP had already been guided in the direction of COAPE and APBC. There was no need to provide a further list of people, many of them duplicates, but most of them trainers rather than behaviourists. By your own admission a behaviourist was needed so why add a whole lot of trainers into the mix...

We have the British APDT @arealhuman. Their motto is Kind, Fair and Effective. All members are required to have some experience, to have been studying and, most importantly, they have to be assessed. This means that another, experienced, APDT member sits in on one their classes and writes a...

Much easier, surely then, to just go straight to the APBC website and choose a Fully Qualified Behaviourist form there. Why sift through all the names of trainers on another list? Will you just concede please, Leashed for Life, that those of us working in the sector over here know more about it...

Does he cock his leg when he pees? This is a sign of sexual maturity and helps with knowing what might be going on. What ages was he neutered? I concur with all that JoanneF has said about a re visit to reward based house training. You will know that he has "got it" when he seeks you out to...

I think you will find that this is a "register" of like minded people. I know several of the members listed and they are dog trainers. Yes, the ones I know, are very good dog trainers but they are not qualified Pet Behaviour Therapists. If they were they would almost certainly have become...

Err - because they get paid?

COAPE and APBC behaviourists in the UK will not see any dog unless it is referred by a vet. That vet will be happy that the dog is free of any physical condition that may be contributing to the problem behaviour. If the behaviourist judges, after meeting and assessing the dog, that the dog needs...

As JoanneF has suggested, I would contact a behaviourist from either COAPE or APBC. I am sure they both have vets on their register. Indeed, one of COAPE's directors is a vet, another a professor so you are in good hands. In the meantime I would note down all the little things that worry you...

He seems to have some troubling behaviour going on that is nothing to do with his lead walking. You say he used to try to sleep behind you and that you "discouraged that". Then you describe him following you around the house close to your legs all the time. These two behaviours seem a little...

A "Training Treat" is just some sort of food that the dog likes. I tend to use left over bits of meat from our own meals. As these vary they keep the dog really interested. A recent favourite was the fat cut off from lamb chops and diced. If I am doing a long session then I will cook up some...