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I have a friend from Canada who spends a lot of time here in Andorra, training up ski instructors. He is always regaling us with stories of his Newfie, Casey, and shoving his phone in our faces so we can see the latest thousand pictures. Always starting with a smile and the words, "Did you know...

I'm creating this thread to collate a selection of more precise behaviours we can teach our dogs, either as part of "bigger" behaviours, or because we have limited space or mobility. I'll add a few to start, but keep adding more over time - feel free to put your own in, too. No videos for...

Squidge has been struggling with her plumbing for a couple of months. She started weeing in her sleep, very unusual, so we took her to the vet in Spain. We did a urinalysis (well, the vet did!) and while there was no sign of an infection, she gave us a course of ABs just in case it was very low...

I tried to get a round filmed for this session of the rally online, but decided up pull it in the end. My dogs just aren’t really digging it. They flatten as soon as I start the video. I know why this is; it’s because they don’t find the “game” inherently reinforcing and as soon as I do the...

Just a little fun... Noise sensitivity: how much do you know? How did you do? :)

Ending at midnight tonight, up to 20% off at JR Pet Products. My lot adore their stuff, especially the pate and coins: JR Pet Products - Suppliers of the healthiest single source protein dog treat

If you saw the words: "Our happiness is often down to our circumstances" What would you understand that to mean? Do you feel it is clear? Even if your understanding is different to someone else's, are you clear what it means to you? Thank you!

I've started doing a little shaping with weave poles, having seen a series of clips of someone doing it. My three are all enthusiastic weavers, but I have to be alongside them and they don't have any understanding of having to enter them on a certain side etc. They've also never done more than...

As you know from @Emily_Babbelhund's threads, leishmaniasis is endemic in Spain, and several other Mediterranean countries (as well as the Americas, Asia, and Middle East). It is a disease that is transmitted by a little git called a phlebotomus, or sand fly - so-called, because of their sandy...

Has anyone got any experience of travel sickness meds for their dogs? When we go on long trips (30 mins plus), Ginny will invariably vomit in the car. She doesn’t show any signs of emotional distress - in fact, she is more than keen to jump into the car at any opportunity without prompting (just...

I loved this article by Alexandra Horowitz Opinion | Things People Say to Their Dogs

I've not done anything gundoggy in forever, but have been working on lots of other skills. When I last left it, Shadow found it really hard to do anything but stare at a dummy once it was placed out. He would be steady, but a coiled spring, waiting to go. This morning, we had a little go with it...

We eventually managed to get Ginny into a hydro/physiotherapy session yesterday. It was ninety minutes away, near Barcelona, but the closest place with a pool. It was a bit of a mixed bag, in as much as the woman was totally lovely, but there was more forcing Ginny out of her comfort zone than I...

This book by Sally Gutteridge is free on Amazon today. No idea if it's any good.... but it's free :D...

My friend's Great Dane puppy, Apollo, died last week. He became ill and was taken to the vet on Friday, and was diagnosed with pancreatitis, but died on the operating table. So, so sad, he was only a baby, in a horse-sized body. He was always up to mischief - the last time I went hiking in...

I can't believe the twins are five! Where does the time go?? I'm off to Andorra with Willow later, but I'll make cake for them next week :)

I saw this course on the FDSA site and thought it might appeal to some people. Donna Hill is well-known in the R+ world of training service dogs and some of you may have seen her YouTube videos. This course is about building your connection with your dog throughout your walks. It looks pretty...

Poor Willow has limber tail :( She didn’t even swim that much today, most of it was paddling. I’d say over the whole day, she maybe did ten retrieves. She does seem a bit prone to it, poor love. We just popped to the pharmacy to get some meloxicam for her. Hopefully that will make her more...

I don’t know if this is of interest to anyone, but I heard this offer on a podcast so thought I’d share. Butternut Box is a pre-prepared home-cooked diet, (apparently) developed by nutritionists, portioned for your dog and delivered to your door. It gets a five-star rating on All About Dog...

The results of a research study of over 3,000 Golden Retrievers have been published, showing there is an increased risk of obesity, and non-traumatic orthopaedic issues in spayed and neutered dogs. The risk of injury is inversely correlated to the age at which the spay/neuter occurred, the...