Recent content by Jane

You might have to take him out more often, some pups mature more quickly than others. And if he is going on a rug, you might have to throw away that rug, as rugs cannot be completely de-odorized. We tossed out our living room rug and are using the bare oak floors until next winter. Then we...

Never punish harshly, do the opposite by giving lots of praise when they do the right thing. If they are continually doing bad things, then change what he is doing, like substituting a toy, diverting his attention, go out for a walk, anything like that. At 8 weeks its like a 10 month old human...

And find doggies who are about her age, and let them play together. This is a wonderful way to expend energy and they will be a bit more careful after biting a youngster the same age, they learn quickly. And the fun is great to watch. The beach is great as we can let her off the leash there. Jane

Yes, we are getting the physical fence, and will install it soon. Then we will decide on the IF one later, I just needed input, as everyone in our area has said the IF is what they got and really love. Nobody seems to have had any problems with them. Actually, here on this forum, is the only...

Hi Diane, Do you have any pictures of your fencing? As this would be a back up for us, if it would be not too expensive. How much to do an acre? We would install it ourselves. Need to know the details, as this sounds good. Thanks, Jane

Thats just like the stuff we were thinking of, so I think we shall buy some and fence in part of the yard, while Lilly is small enough to be coyote food. Then go with the IF, having both for the winter will be good. We decided to go with the IF now, as we do have a lot of neighbours right here...

Thank you again, I will price some chain link today. Though I would rather have a temporary fence, I did find "Welded Wire" 4 ft recommended. As its not as unsightly and you just pull it up when you are finished with it. Cheaper too, so we could do about 1/3 acre and be able to play ball with...

Thank you again, This is indeed an option that we have been considering as an alternative to get us thru the winter. And in the spring, she would be full size, (our breeder estimates around 65 pounds). Then we would go for the IF. So here is the next question, this would be about 1/3 acre...

Thank you for the answers. Its impossible to put a physical fence here, and its sandy soil, so it could easily be dug under. Plus, fencing an acre would be far more expensive than the IF. We do have coyotes, deer and raccoons here, and have dealt with them for years. Thats why we always...

We have Lilly our almost 3 month old Yellow lab puppy, and we dont want to have to have her on the leash all the time. Our property is about one acre, and we would like her to stay on it without a leash. We need to be able to play fetch and have her run around and be happy, but be safe. There...

Great work, the sooner the better to get the law to come down hard on these people.

Yes, we always had rescue dogs and not puppies, and we thought our little Yellow Lab was a problem child. But after reading this and going to class, we know that she is just a normal and active youngster. By gentle correction and lots of love and treats, she is not chewing our carpets to...

Thats what phone cameras are for, just get out and do it. I used to be a 'link' to our local dog officer way back when my job took me over the back roads of our town. I would report and photo everything that even approached animal abuse. You just have to do it. And thats another reason that I...

Nice link, interesting about the origin of Dog Buscuits. Cereal is another interesting one, Corn Flakes landed on the floor of some corn processing plant, and they were flat. So they swept them up and Corn Flakes began the cereal era. I am sure there is a lot more about this, I shall Google it...

I would grab any police, any dog officer, anybody in your town who has the authority to do something, your local newspapers, ANYTHING to put these people out of business. Photograph what is going on, go for it. Just one person like you or me, can do something, you just gotta get the info out...