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To speed up the advice above, which is all good, you could lure your dog beside you with a tasty treat or a tennis ball (treats are best if he will work for them). A few steps of loose lead walking gets a treat/ball. Once about ten steps can be achieved you can add the "heel" cue to your...

Can you keep them separate? Use a baby gate or a crate? Then you could only get them together when you have help and support to make sure the interactions are kind and gentle from both your child and the puppy. Perhaps teach your child to sit still on the floor while you gently introduce the...

Use a treat to lure her into making a step forward and give it to her immediately she takes the step. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Then ask for a second step and repeat etc. Gradually ask for more steps and then change your body position so that she is following you to get the treat. Once she gets...

Your puppy needs socialisation and new experiences more than it needs exercise. Your vet is the best person to ask as all breeds are different. Heavier breeds have to be very careful for instance. The growth plates are still closing and need strong muscles and ligaments to support them. Mostly...

Crate training is great. it will not help in the short term as your puppy seems to be over bonded to you. This can happen when people are available to the puppy all the time. A behaviourist would be a fantastic investment for the future. Your puppy is not too young. Take a look at COAPE or the...

Toilet training is all about rewarding the right behaviour and ignoring the wrong behaviour. Any wees and poos in the garden should get an, immediate, high value reward. Keep some by the back door or in your pocket. What you are looking to train is a puppy that thinks "wee wee" and then the very...

Plumber husband says you could drain the whole heating system down, take the valves off and slide copper or chrome pipe over the plastic.

Teach him a "leave" command by this method. Put one cat in a basket and put the others out of the room. Put the basket out of reach and bring the dog in. Each time the dog looks away from the cat give him a really fantastic treat. As soon as he cottons and looks for a treat then add a word such...

Turn over a new leaf and try teaching your dog to do things for a reward. Make sure he is on a good quality diet (not Bakers) like Burns or James Wellbeloved. Give him lots of exercise and lots of down time to rest away from the children. Paying attention to him when he is being good and...

She can meet vaccinated dogs in their own homes and they can come to you. Do try to get her to Puppy Classes. Your vet may be able to give you something for travel sickness. There is a drug called Cerenia, available on prescription, that works really well. Sometimes they just need to find out...

If we are really going to change things is must go right back to basics and that means only responsible owners getting dogs. I have long thought that if breeders were held responsible for the dogs they breed then they would be much more careful about who they sell them to. If all puppies were...

I would not mix anything tasty with his food as this will encourage him to leave his food in order to get the chicken added in. They can be quite crafty! Obviously if he is poorly then he will have to have chicken but otherwise just put the food down for ten minutes and then pick it up and...

I see the proprietor has done the COAPE course in 2000 :) Looks brilliant! Fabulous to hear how she enjoyed the garden centre :)

The thinking has changed on starvation for stomach upsets, particularly in puppies. We are now advised to feed a bland diet such as chicken and rice until things settle down. Some experts are even saying to not change anything at all. Vomiting in a puppy should also be of concern in case they...

So sorry to hear of Coby's problems. Well done you for persevering with him. The most common cause of dog to dog aggression is fear. The most common cause of fear is lack of early socialisation. Puppies should meet lots of other puppies and dogs during their critical period of socialisation...

Look for a COAPE or APBC behaviourist.

Seek the help of a good dog trainer. The best are members of the APDT. They will come to the house if you would like one to one advice. You will not regret it.

I think you have a ticking time bomb and you must separate them. Once Willow is neutered you could try to reintroduce them but do not ever leave them alone together. Once bitches fall out it can be intractable. It often results in one of them being rehomed.

This sounds like quite a serious case and I would advise you seek the help of a qualified Pet Behaviour Therapist from either COAPE or the APBC.

Speak to your vet and explain what your dog is doing. It sounds very distressing for the dog.