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Honestly, at the moment it *feels* like it. I can appreciate, logically, that she is young and that it will all take time. And of course I don't pull her along. Of course I will use your advice and thank you for taking the time to post it. In fact its all stuff I've read before and have been...

Thanks, I have been trying out the advice but with no luck. When she goes out with my partner she is happy, when we are both there she is happy, but when I take her out I can't get her past the front step without constant coaxing, and then I can only get her to the edge of our small estate...

So I have realised she only whines when my partner isn't there. If we both take her out then she is fine. If its just me (in the mornings) then she whines. My partner hasn't taken her out alone yet so not sure about that. Any tips for helping this along because I'm going to be taking her on...

We have started taking our 11 week old puppy out for walks now. We have read the recommended amount is 5 minutes for each month of age, twice a day. So we have been taking her for 2x15 minute walks a day (in different places). When we get out on the walk her body language seems to say she is...

My puppy just had a bonkers 5 minutes (actually more like 30 minutes) charging around the house and garden, and making super-canine jumps on to the furniture (she is allowed although technically should 'ask'). My questions is why do dogs do this? Is it just a puppy thing? She has been well...

Sorry Peegee I ment to also say that our pup doesn't have a pooping routine either. Sometimes she won't go for hours then she will go 3 times in five mins. She has had 2 vet checks and they say she is in great health so I assume this is just a puppy thing!!

Is recall just coming when called? Or is there more to it?

We live in a town but on the edge so we are very near country walks. She is mostly going outside but it is more luck that we get her out there than our judgement of when she is wanting to go. If we leave the back door open she will choose to go outside and she will only wee in the grass and...

Thanks for your advice! We are getting more used to spotting signs she needs to go but she is not consistently telling us yet. So that's my job now I guess. I am finding it more difficult to train my partner to shut the back door!!

yes, she was 8 weeks when we got her and so now she is 10 weeks. She is a cockapoo/labradoodle cross. We have one more week until we can take her to the park, then I think things might get easier as we have a small garden which she has already thoroughly explored! I am a piano teacher, and as...

We have a 10 week old puppy who we got at 8wks and she mastered 'sit' on the 2nd day we had her. I started teaching her as a sort of joke, and she picked it up after about 3 goes. Not exactly a trick, but I'm very proud of her! We have since gone on to 'lie down' and 'roll over', and we are...

Hi Pepita, I have had the same experience! We have just got a puppy. We have had her two weeks and I am starting to feel better now. I think the only advice I can give you is to just take it easy on yourself. I was really stressed out as soon as we brought our pup home, and I think I overloaded...

Thanks Joanne, I have seen that we should look out for Xylitol which is not listed on the ingredients of the one we chose.

We are giving our puppy (9wks) kongs stuffed with dog food (dry food), treats, and, now she has got the idea we are also putting a bit of peanut butter or banana in there as well. We are trying out a few things to see what she likes/can eat. Does anyone have any advice on how best to stuff the...

Thanks! We put her back to bed after 5am toilet trip and she did cry a lot. This morning I have been trying to teach her an cue to go to her a crate which I think she is sort of starting to get. She is sometimes going in there when she wants a nap and did that at 11am this morning. We haven't...

Hi Joanne, thank you for your comments, that is really reassuring. We will give these things a try! I will take a look at pizzle and beef scalp - we have not come across these in our research!

Hi there, my partner and I got a cockadoodle puppy last weekend. She is 9 weeks today and she is generally doing well, but I wanted some advice as to whether we are doing things 'correctly'. We have read a lot (too much, probably) and some advice seems conflicting and confusing. Housetraining...