Teaching a dog new tricks – Swim! Swim!

In the first part of our series we took a look at housetraining, so for the next, we’d like to talk about one of the joys of rescuing – that is seeing your new friend(s) grow in confidence as they experience new sensations and situations. There’s some general advice around introducing any dog to anything … Continue reading "Teaching a dog new tricks – Swim! Swim!"

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Teaching a dog new tricks – housetraining.

Probably the most common question we get asked about rehoming a rescue dog is “how difficult is it to house train them?” It’s a fair question, but before we attempt to answer it may we suggest you ask yourself another couple of questions first? As patronising as this sounds you only need to look at … Continue reading "Teaching a dog new tricks – housetraining."

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Has it really been over a month since Chewy left kennels?

We keep repeating that statement over here at ALWD home as we can’t believe how far he – and we – have come.  As you can see he is getting more and more confident off the lead. He is also brilliant with other dogs although can be a little too enthusiastic sometimes. It helps that … Continue reading "Has it really been over a month since Chewy left kennels?"

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