American Brittany Rescue

Good observation...Thanks for chiming in

There is no one approach, but in general, what I think is that you want to change the dog's feeling about the scarey thing. Use a classical conditioning approach in which you pair the scarey thing with a positive, i.e. often a high value treat. You have to start far enough away from the trigger/scar...

Welcome! There are a lot of great posts here...note also the "search" function...you can quickly check what has been posted about any particular topic you are interested in...I say "quick," but often when I use it, I get "lost" reading through all the information and opinions...

Just saw this...as usual, Barb has great suggestions, I think...maybe also a probiotic, although I think Barb's suggestion of not changing too much at once is excellent...when we adopted JJ, it took several months for his system to settle down...we tried different things, but in retrospect, I think ...

Heart-warming tribute...so sorry for your loss...as Barb said, you gave Jasper a wonderful life...and I know he gave you so much joy and love! sending hugs...

I just saw this and am so sorry...I remember great stories about PJ and his adventures...it is always so hard to lose them :cry: Unfortunately, I know what you mean about second guessing yourself, but something my vet said once has stayed with me--no matter how hard it is to let them go, we have to ...

Our classes are also an hour...we have one for people only where we go over the principles of training we believe (we use a marker/clicker and rely positive reinforcement) and then 5 sessions with the puppies...we divide our classes into puppy kindergarten (8-16 weeks) and puppy elementary (16 weeks...

Sounds perfect!! We also do the Star Puppy program and it is so much fun...As instructors, we love "pass the puppy" where we get our puppy cuddle fix and then, like grandparents, get to give the baby back...and there is nothing better than a group of puppies playing...have fun!!

Agree with Barb...I help in a puppy kindergarten class and would encourage you to join one asap if you can...absolutely there are some things puppies need to learn from other dogs-- bite inhibition, how to invite play with another dog, how to tell another dog "no." If you can't find a puppy class (u...

Such a cutie!! We will all wait for her to start digging...I'm sure she'll be proud to carry on Bernie's traditions!

My heart breaks for you...it never ceases to amaze me how intuitive these dogs are...they just "know" what we need and are there for us...

heard a reference to this article this morning on the radio...not a surprise: "new Israeli study authored by Dr. Michel Balaish, Director of the Veterinary Institute at the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, has discovered that the blood pressure of children who were raised with a dog in t...

the picture where she is giving you a kiss clearly shows that she is the one And her name???

The storms and the destruction from them does not seem to be stopping this year I hope everyone in our ABR family is safe!!!

so hard when they get older :( There are so many things that could be happening...I think I would call your vet and take Rocky in for a check up...meanwhile, maybe multiple small meals of cooked chicken and white rice throughout the day would be easier to keep down...But, for sure, I'd call the vet ...