Recent content by Karen

Thank you all! I have taken a deep breath, Cassie is in her pen asleep, OH is cooking dinner and I have a glass of wine! All will be well! 💕

So sorry to hear about Lilly. I saw her picture when I joined - she was beautiful.😍

Thank you so much! Nearly made me cry!:heart:

Thank you @MellowYellow. That is good to know. How did toilet training go on once Merlin was out of the crate? Cassie is pretty good now but our kitchen/diner is quite big and I suspect toilet training may take a hit if she can’t rattle the pen door to signal that I need to let her out. The pen...

Well done Meg. I remember doing this with our old dog - it really worked.

Congratulations! And how lovely that the event was so relaxed. He does look beautiful with his rosette.

It is a consolation to know that we are not alone - sending sympathy to you. :heart:

Frozen kongs seem to wind her up rather than calm her down oddly. She chucks them around to empty them quicker!

The crate is covered except for the front (door open). It could be a knock on effect from the vet visit - I think cortisol levels take a few days to come down (although she seemed ok at the time). Music is a good idea - it has been windy and the kitchen has large patio windows which creak a bit...

Thank you all for your lovely welcome. We are enrolled on puppy classes which lead to gundog classes x we will only do gundog stuff for fun though, she is very bright so I think she will be good at it!

Hello all, I was hoping that my first post would be about loose lead walking or something training related but in the event, it is about refusing to stay in her pen last night. We have a pen and crate set up in the kitchen/diner. The night time strategy is generally that she gets some kibble...

Hello all, I have been following your lovely forum for some years now. First with our black working line lab (Holly) who we sadly lost last year, and now with our new puppy - Cassie - a fox red working lab who is 15 weeks. I never got around to joining with Holly although your posts were so...