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    Measuring for perfect fit harness?

    Brodie has grown out of his harness (petsafe) and the next size up of that one is too big, oddly. So we need a new harness. I think he is an odd shape as he has a deep chest and a very long back so perfect fit seems like a good idea as we can buy the pieces separately. But the perfect fit...
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    hypoallergenic dog foods?

    Brodie has always had very soft /sloppy poos. We changed foods to Skinners' salmon & rice, but this hasn't helped (has probably made matters worse). He had giardia as a puppy, but is now testing clear for giardia but positive for campylobacter. He has just finished a course of antibiotics...
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    possessive behaviours?

    Brodie has started getting quite possessive of me. He has always had some resource guarding tendencies, and it's something I've been aware of and tried to address since we first got him (always swapping items for higher value, always adding more to his food rather than taking away etc). He is...
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    Antlers

    Brodie loves to chew but it is really difficult to find appropriate chews for him because he is a) a power chewer and b) swallows whatever is in his mouth. That means that easily digestible chews don't last for a minute and harder chews are risky in case he bites off a big bit and gets a...
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    Treat and train

    Can those of you who have a treat and train tell me a bit more about how you use them? I have coveted one for a while but without a very clear plan of how I would use it. I'd like to have several games/ideas clearly in mind before buying one. I saw @snowbunny recent thread with weave poles...
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    Hello from Jess and Brodie

    Hello, Thanks to @Selina27 for letting me know about this forum. I used to post occasionally on TLF as 'blackandwhitedog' and it's nice to see so many familiar names here. At that time I had one working cocker, Jess. Now I have two! Jess is 4 and Brodie is one this month. They are great...
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