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You will not have cured it until you find out why he does it. The blankets are just masking the problem. So keep an eye out to see if there is a pattern. Does it happen when you focus on something else and take attention away from him? Does it happen when he is tired? Is it after eating? Those...

What a good analogy Biker John! I am sure that is exactly what is going on. My dog has a fantastic recall in a training situation just not when "absorbed" with hunting :)  I watched him carefully, when he was tracking us (the wrong way - so going back the way we had come). He was trying to find...

Should work with Guinea Pigs too. Your only problem is that it is already an established, enjoyable, behaviour. This will make it harder to change and so may take quite a bit longer, especially as you have to have access to Guinea Pigs :)

Oooh you lucky thing! What a cracker! Well done on finding a good trainer ( assuming he uses reward based methods?). Salukis are known to be strong willed hunters. Hopefully he will take after the Labrador side of his breeding :)

Good move to see a different vet. They love nothing better than solving a case that has eluded a colleague :) Hills i/d comes in tins too. It is highly nutritious and very palatable. If she would only eat a tiny bit it would give her some nutrition. Anorexia can, sometimes, become a behaviour...

Glad it is, as predicted, all settling down between the dogs. A good way to train dogs and cats to co exist is as follows - Place a cat in a cat carrier. Put the carrier very high up where the dog cannot reach it. Bring the dog into the room and teach a "leave it" command by rewarding every...

I would not go and get her. This teaches them that they can run off and you will follow. Not only are they having fun but you are joining in. I just hang around where I last saw him. There is a theory that you should not keep calling as it dilutes the effectiveness of the recall by letting them...

Hmmm. The "sly look" makes me wonder if it is a learned attention seeking behaviour. Dogs are so clever at working out how to press our buttons. The recommended treatment for attention seeking behaviour is to completely and utterly ignore the dog every time he tries it. Of course, in your case...

It always puzzles me that pet insurance companies do not cover dental work. Perhaps now that this study has been published they can be persuaded? Of course our premiums would go up unless it was offered as an added extra.

You can get free advice over the phone from your vet. They have done all the tests so will be happy to advise on different foods etc. Most vets stock an invalid diet which is very nutritious and very tasty. It is called Hills i/d. If cost were not a problem then you could ask for referral to a...

I can see that you are very worried that people will pick up from the above posts that dogs are "dominant". Here in the UK we are not, thankfully, subjected to Cesar Milan on a daily basis. We can still find him on the internet but a whole bunch of doggy fold got together to get him banned from...

The room really does need to be blacked out. She can leave her crate and see daylight. This wakes up her "leave the nest at dawn" instinct and she will then be restless until she gets company. A brief period in your room might help too? I boarded a dog for a couple who had the same problem as...

Ooh yes!

Yes, I have heard they are good. Hmmm?

No one, except you, Leashed for Life, used the word "dominant" to describe any inter dog relationship.

Your husband and mine should get together! I have now stopped him walking my dog on his own. He just undoes all the work I have put in :( Above you said that when she comes to you she displays happy behaviour. Is it appeasing behaviour? If so it may be that your husband, like mine, is...

That's great to know if we go abroad. I can get books in English and browse the net!

Whilst you are right that dominance is no longer a factor to be considered in the dog-human interface there is definitely a pecking order amongst dogs who live together. One dog may be in charge of the sleeping arrangements and get first choice of the beds. Another may have first pickings over...

Thanks for that eingana :) A previous rescue dog of ours was microchipped by my vet not long after we acquired him. He was well known at that vet's and it was through them that I acquired him when he was nine years old. We took him abroad with us and when he presented at the Pet Passport...

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