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First of all, this is a shedding blade. I've been using one for 20 years on the advice of my first Rottie's breeder. It works great. However, I was completely told off (in the nicest Canadian way) by my SD trainer today in our 1x1 for using one on Carbon. I'd asked advice as Carbon keeps...

@snowbunny had the great idea to start a nail care challenge here and I'd like to boost the motivation for continuing it into July with a prize draw! I'm also extending it to tooth/mouth care for those who have their nails done to a 'T' but still would like to join in. What could you win...

I'm convinced he learned this from baby Otter and @Beanwood when they were here last week. He did it first time out of the box and then consistently over and over without me actually teaching it. Thanks, Kate! :D

Even though it is a bit out of the way, I'm thinking of spending 3-4 nights in Normandy on the way from the UK to Germany. Does anyone have any recommendations on the best area to base myself in for a first visit and things to see? As it's so short, I've no expectation of seeing "everything"...

Another Carbon SD training video. He aces the first try (and had been acing the practice before we started filming) but then looks at me like he has no clue what I'm asking for the second time around. Ideas on what I did to confuse him? :unsure:

Here's another one of Carbon's SD training videos, this one for Go Around. He does great with very little distance, but the goal is to this at distance and with hand signals. He doesn't actually look at me yet to even see the hand signal and when I add distance the poor guy falls apart (the...

It's been over a year since I met Carbon as a dog walker at my local Spanish shelter. It's been over a year since I took him home as a foster six weeks later. But it's been exactly a year since I signed all the paperwork for Carbon and Paul so that they were legally mine. There was a lot of...

Some of you may remember little Toby from 'that other forum'. I fostered him for a couple months in Spain before he went to his forever home in the UK. I mentioned on another thread here that his family in the UK has decided they can no longer keep him. Words were mentioned about taking him to...

This linked article was part of my SD training curriculum today: differences between the ideas about spaying/neutering between geographical regions and how two studies pretty much blow the idea of 'a neutered dog is a less aggressive dog' out of the water. It's not new: the article is from...

Carbon is a ball addict. Or more specifically an 'anything that rolls quickly and squeaks" addict. I know this. I've not used balls with him a lot, but when I do it's always a question of, "Am I giving him something he loves because it would be mean to deprive him?" or "Am I essentially...

OK, this is kind of a weird one. Carbon has started doing a funny little cry/whine before he has a BM. He did it in the past on rare occasions, usually after a raw meal including bone. Then it made sense because he didn't chew the bone well enough and it was painful coming out (I don't feed...

As part of our service dog foundations course, Carbon has to learn to target with his paw. As I discovered very quickly, Carbon didn't actually know he HAD paws. He just thinks he is a large nose and mouth. This explains a lot about why he looks the way he does when he runs. :rolleyes: It...

I'm not putting this is Carbon's thread because, frankly, he'd be embarrassed. You see, when photographed, he suffers from a horrible condition known as 'constipation face' aka 'Señor Grumpypantalones face'. It struck suddenly last October during out travels, somewhere between Venice and Nice...

Everyone knows the signs of a happy dog: zoomies/hoolies, tail wags, etc. But what if your pup thinks you're a doofus? What does he/she do to tell you so? Carbon got me thinking about his today because after I popped into the grocery store, he was waiting for me in the driver's seat. This...

Starting a new thread to document Carbon's heart worm treatment in the hopes that it may help someone else down the line. Also an effort to keep his other thread more about his/our travel adventures than all the medical stuff! First, some background. Carbon is a rescue Labrador from Spain...

My voice disappeared for three days and came back today. What I learned in how this affected Carbon and how we interact on walks was interesting. While my other dogs have been VERY verbally-oriented and only learned hand signals as more of a side-effect, Carbon does not seem to understand...

Hey there lovely admins! Who can I contact about a new member confirm email that apparently has gone missing. My friend Rose (owner of Carbon's magical Irish sofa and human to Carbon buddy Curly Murphy) has attempted to join but says she never got a confirm email to complete the process. Any...

Wise labrador people, I need some advice on whether I should be worried about Carbon. He is shedding/moulting now for only the second time since he came out of the shelter and I'm worried about some bare spots he is developing. If it isn't normal, it may be a sign of his Leish getting worse...

A little spinoff from our Labratour thread to be easier to find for anyone wanting to know how the whole pet-friendly cabin works. Brittany Ferries has pet-friendly cabin routes from both the UK and Ireland to France and Spain. First of all, unless it's low season like when I travelled, book...

Was looking for a dog-friendly beach for Carbon for tomorrow and found this super cute little write up with photos of a little dog on holiday with his family around Cannes. A Guide to Visiting the French Riviera With Your Dog