LilyW

My girl sleeps outside - we have never had an issue with the barking thing, i have never really heard her bark, except for when she is playing with her toys. But we do spend all our time with her in the evening before putting her outside - when home from work she is walked and then inside for a few hours, i will sit on the floor with her for a play and most of the time she will fall asleep next to me. She is then put outside and goes straight to sleep. Every situation is different, every dog is different - just try out different things to see what works best. Spend as much time with your pup before it is put outside - dogs love to be close and feel secure so maybe look at the bedding arrangements outside? But in the end if you know your dog is not barking that much - then it shouldn't be an issue - I have a dog behind us that barks for hours, non stop - sometimes still going after midnight - I have never complained, but others are different. Most dogs bark - thats life - if it is not constant and going on for hours - then don't be too concerned.

Get a clicker - it is such a great way to teach the correct behavior. And they pick up on it so quickly. If your pup jumps - ignore. He may then eventually sit... when he sits you click and then treat. If you work on this for a couple of days he will work it out in no time. The dog associates that when they hear the click they have done something right and they get either attention or a treat for it. The clicker has also been great for our lead training with Lily - she is getting big, so she is strong and by using the clicker when on her lead she continues to work beside you as you continue to click - it is great! Also - the clicker is a great method to faze out treats - they understand the click sound as they have done something correctly so you therefore eventually don't also need to treat...

My OH was there, i dropped him off and he was quite impressed with the class yesterday - and said the next couple should be good aswell...

Our vet said that pups will eat anything and everything they can, well at least chew it. When they are young they explore with their mouths - so that is why they pick up so many different objects. My OH cleaned up our pups business on the weekend before he mowed and he said the stuff that was in it - she has been eating everything!! Including her mattress from her kennel - so alot of fluff...

Yes i have wanted to know the same thing. We take Lily out every night, but not for too long. We have too, she has so much energy and needs to get out - but if we want to do training or something, we take her next door where there is a reserve. Have a play and bring her home.. i assume this is ok??

Will do...

Yeah was near the 11am class... funny, he stands out a mile.. can't miss him!! Small world...

I saw a dog that looked very much like Leo - i am assuming it was probably Leo??

We did the 11am class on Sunday, will be back next week, though my OH did it, he is the one enrolled with her, i come along and watch

Croydon District... i think thats what there called??

Cats food is so rich in fibre, cats usually don't break down their food and by the time they go it is still full of fibre, which dogs love.... It is extremely common for pups to eat cats poo - though still gross....

My girl goes for the duck poo at the lake next door - ewwwww! Anyone got any suggestions on good toys - she has so many, but we would like to get some new ones and take away some of the old ones - keep her entertained. But is there anyones that you have found really good??? I got up this morning, looked outside and Lily was sitting on our swing chair, just staring at the world swinging away. We have never taught her or let her on furniture, so not sure how she got up there, with it swinging and all. Pity i didn't have a camera, it was pretty cute...

It could work - though this is the first time she has ever touched the washing, we have had a heap up before this, just had to laugh that it was my OH shirts and not towels or anything.. always the way i guess... I will give it a shot next time, will just have to make sure it isn't a extremely hot day - it might be refreshing for her and she will go for the washing for relief...

Yeah, we are waiting for it to all happen now as we have been fairly lucky. She is testing the waters a bit at the moment, being a touch disobedient.....my OH is starting her at Obedience School on Sunday and that happens each week - so it will be good for her to get out amongst it and back into the training.

I was told by my vet that every eight weeks is a good timeframe. There is a apprantly a vet at the clinic that would say once a year... I do Lily probably every 2 months - she gets to a point where she is a bit smelly so we give her a bath. But i don't bother if she doesn't smell or seems clean - though she is black so who knows how dirty she really is??