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I am not sure if this is the correct place in the training board but I wanted to talk about a new class I have started with Harls. We only went to the first class las Sunday but I am excited about this and I think she will enjoy it too. Later I will post a photo of the beginner equipment and...

Ooohhhh I love Greyhounds and Whippets, I think they represent the absolute opposite (in dog terms) of what I will ever be in human terms. I really am a labrador. Welcome!

Thanks, everyone. It is reassuring to know that well loved and cared for dogs do this. I know better than to believe everything you read on the internet but you all know the ongoing guilt I feel about getting Harley from a home of ill-repute. But the one thing I will say is that her mom was...

Hello! I apologize for my mini-hiatus from the forum - work has been very busy. And I am straight back asking questions:) Harley is doing very well. She is the much-loved princess she has always been but I was googling suckling noises and behaviour during sleep and I found a few suggestions...

Your role is such an essential one but I can only imagine how hard it is to say goodbye.

Just to add that not all arrhythmias in dogs are normal. The respiratory one is not pathological. Shame our vet went into such detail about what is we hear (the valves closing) and what a murmur is and why you hear it. When DH told me I was so worried, I have had a very tough time lately with...

Thankfully this is exactly what it was, and the difference between the breathing in heart beat and breathing out heart beat (I am too tired to use correct terms) was exaggerated because DH had his head on Harley's torso. She was sleeping on the bed and he had his head on her like a pillow. So...

DH asked out of the blue yesterday if I can take Harls to the vet this week. His reason is that he was cuddling with her and believes that her heartbeat is irregular. He first did some research before asking me to take her to the vet. She is going in this afternoon. I really hope this is DH...

Spencer is too adorable for words! Love him!

Of course, I spent a fair amount of money on an elasticated lead that you use for jogging. I don't jog.

Shame, and Keir is oblivious to how life is about to change with sharp teeth and lots of play. Tatze definitely knows!

I also remembered after I posted that the lead material was really important to me. When we bought the lead Harley was a teen so she was still lunging and pulling and I didn't want a lead "burning" through my hand. I will measure my lead but I am almost sure it is about 1.2m and it is...

Watching this thread like a hawk!

Very interesting. Can I ask what the standard length for a leash should be? Or what everyone recommends? I have a rather short leash for Harls but mainly from when she was much younger and I needed as little chance for her to get to another person or dog. But I feel it is a bit short for walks...

lol, That was exactly what I was thinking...adolescence is going to be FUN! Actually, I didn't mind the teens as much as puppyhood at all. I am so glad that you are able to enjoy him, really enjoy him. They are such incredible dogs.

Incredible how it changes so quickly...and that is the danger...because you start thinking, awwww it wasn't that bad...and puppies are SO cute.

She is a precious Pig. Harley is also a gift bringer. The best is when the cat pinch something, they like small packets of tissues etc, and then Harley will get it and bring it to me. I can see by the look on her face this was something her brothers had, and she is proudly bringing it to me...

I would have been SO angry if someone pushed Harley for no reason. DH is another story, unlike me he doesn't just say the words in his head - he says them out loud. Urgh! I am cross on your behalf.

We really didn't struggle with Harley with regards to crying through the night. I think it helps that DH and I are very much night owls, so we will more times than not go to bed at 23h00. What was difficult was when she developed a runny and sore tummy at about 11 weeks. We went for nights with...

Without pioneers like you, where will the rest of us collar poor be? We need leaders like you!