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awwww, this is so lovely!!

Riley is a 15 month old male lab!! excersise: about 1-2 hrs a day (walking and playing eg - fetch! we have a very large garden!!) it doesnt seem to matter what type of dog! he just wants to greet all of them, he is very friendly! obedience is the home is good. he can sit , wait, leaves things when t...

hi all,

i was wondering what i can do to stop riley pulling and jumping around when we are out walking when he see's another dog?!?! he gets so excited and i cannot control him!
please help me!!!

Hi All, I have has enough with my 7 month old lab pup Riley!! He will not walk nicely on his lead at all and he really hurts my hands when he pulls!!!! I do not know what else i can do to stop him from pulling! i have tried 3 different head collars, 2 different non-pull harnesses, stoping dead still...

Evening all, Once again i need your help with my boy Riley! Riley is a 7 month old lab pup who is a very obedient, good natured UNTILL we go out for a walk with the children!!!!!! He pulls and pulls and pulls on his lead! his excitement gets the better of him and he cannot concentrate on anything ap...

thanks all!!!

i am feeling alot happier today! sorry for feeling so sorry for myself!!!

a beautiful dog!!!! so hansome!
is he a mix?? he looks as though he is!

oh i certainly wont forget the wine Mattie!!!

thanks!

thanks mattie!!! i think the tiredness is playing a good part in me feeling so bad, but i would of felt bad anyway as i really did hurt him and he made an almighty yelp :( i think i am going to have an early night and watch some tv in bed! i might take a glass of wine up with me as i have half a bot...

Please sheer me up, i have had a really tiring day looking after a friends child of 18 months aswell as my own 3 and a dog! i feel so tired and wound up at the mo! Let me tell you about my afternoon! (if you dont mind that is!) I decided to walk my daughter to her rainbows meet tonight which is abou...

thanks for replying to my post! i understand and agree that to be dominent in an agressive and violent way is deffinatley not the way to treat or train a dog!
The reason for the post was to try and understand in what way people who have dogs and train dogs view the word 'dominence'!

thanks!
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Hi all, I dont want to start a big debate here but i have been using this site for 2 months or so and a couple of times i have come across a post that will say things like ' you dont have to be dominate over your dog' The word dominate mean to be in charge, make rules and govern! why would people no...

Thank you for replying to my post everyone!! I understand what you are staying. I do play hiding games with Riley and its so much fun for him but unfortunately he is not very good at 'fetch'!!! :( He is a lab so i expeced him to want to do it! :( He does go and get whatever it is that i throw and th...

awwwwwww, so cute! i love his little legs, they are sooo small!
a great photo!!
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i do find the general commands like 'stay' quite useful as i dont let Riley have free roam of the house, if i go into the garage i ask him to wait at the door as i don't allow him there because there is alot in there that could harm him! also in the evenings when the kids are in bed, after his walk ...