Sarah

hi

currently living in london, have recently got a black labrador pup 11weeks now, he is fantastic and always sniffing things out, i have for a long time wanted to be a dog handler but didnt have the finances or in a position to have dog, well now i do, i am currently an sia head door supervisor (3years now) and i love the job but would love to work as a "sniffer dog handler", (i didnt get my pup to do the course, got him for company and to give him a good home and seems like a good idea to see if we can make a living at somthing we would both enjoy doing) things im struggling to find out.

:places in london or just outside to do the training

:prices for courses

:will they let me use my dog for the course and to be partnered up with or will i have to use and take on another dog that they have breed?

:advise from previsous/present sniffer dog handlers please?

i have tried searching on line but not getting very far, allot of companys who supply clients with sniffer dog handlers but thats a step ahead.

hope some one on here can help

we know to put things up out of reach, but sometimes put it down for a second and he runs off with it. any USEFULL advise?

keeps attacking me. how to handle it, cause even through hes three months his biting bloody hurts.

my friend adopted a Japanese akita, the owner just gave her away, at the time my friend didn't think anything of it. she has had the dog treated at the vets, and plans to take it training as she pulls n the lead. I read that they can turn on people, i know they don't get on with other dogs but my friends previous dog did and we just dealt with it, we didn't let him off the lead, but with the akita she is 15months old been treated badly from her other owners, not used to human contact. what are the signs of her turning? my friend is now worried, she loves her to bits and doesnt want to give her up, but is worried that when her back is turned she may attack guest she has over. all ive heard is negative comments.

any advise?

only helpful suggestions and information please,

I answer questions, and ask questions I need advise with, and my percentage keeps going down, im not breaking any rules on yahoo, not being abusive on here either, how does it work

my boyfriend got puppy and he is 14weeks old now and showing sign of being jealous when me and my boyfriend cuddle up either in bed, on sofa the pup doesn't like this

the pup is fine with me when im playing with him, but when I get in to bed he starts lunging at me, nipping me, and when me and boyfriend are cuddling he jumps on us and starts nipping me. is the nipping still him teething or being nasty?

what can we do for him to accept me? my boyfriend feeds him, we all walk him, play with him, discipline him when he being naughty, but he starts on me for some reason. help please. no time wasters please.

(all live under his parent roof, me and boyfriend have been together three years, so im not breaking up with him, we need advise on methods and anyone who has been through this before.)

and how do you deal with them?

friends Japanese akita, had her two weeks 15months old, very nervous, keeps barking at front door, but no one is outside, every now and then she does it, but you have to go through a gate to get to front door, and no one outside not even in street. any ideas? is she paranoid? grateful for help no time wasters please.

riend of my family is a pensioner, looking to get another dog after hers died, someone told her this woman got a dog a 15month old japanese akita, because she didn't get on with the other dog living in the home, so my friend said she would give her a loving home, my friend has got her all up to date with her jabs, and chipped her. the dog has clearly been neglected, not socialised with other dogs or humans and couple of scars on her legs. after being in her new home since December her previous owner wants her back, and is phoning my friend harassing her to give her dog back. where does my friend stand?

friend of my family is a pensioner, looking to get another dog after hers died, someone told her this woman got a dog a 15month old japanese akita, because she didn't get on with the other dog living in the home, so my friend said she would give her a loving home, my friend has got her all up to date with her jabs, and chipped her. the dog has clearly been neglected, not socialised with other dogs or humans and couple of scars on her legs. after being in her new home since December her previous owner wants her back, and is phoning my friend harassing her to give her dog back. where does my friend stand?

Hi, my friends German shepherd died four months ago of cancer, she lives on her own and is a pensioner, she wanted some company so was asking about hoping to get another German shepherd, then someone said their was a japanese akita who's owners didn't want her any more, she is 15months old, has clearly been treated badly and neglected (very nervous around people, will wee if someone's enters the home) my friend doesn't have experience with this breed, only the books she has read up on them, my friend has had her since 20th of December got her chipped, and all up to date with jabs, the dog is not friendly towards other dogs and my friend will be taking to her to behaviour classes next week. any knowledge of this breed would be a great help, and any advise to help my friend to get the dog settled in and help with her behaviour. thanks

were trying to find a training course for our pup can anyone help us out. we live in kent more specific ERITH. please help, or any help how we find some where local

13week old siberian husky has started going mad last couple of weeks when were eating, he gets three meals a day and doesnt always finish whats in his bowl, he is health and no problems health wise. but lately when ever we sit in the living room and have somthing to eat he jumps up, lays down and barks then lunges at us, jumps on the furtinutre and tries to get at the food,

we get him on the floor, tell him to sit, then tell him stay holding our hand in front to encourage him to stay, he does this but as soon as we take a bite he starts all over again, I never had this problem with my German shepherd, told him to go out in to the hall and he did it.

any advice would be greatful?

are 13week old Siberian husky male is ready to start dog training course, I have found many who are local to me and my partner, but he is reluctant to sign up for a course until he knows they are professional dog trainers, (when he was a kid his parents hired a specialist trainer (so he said) to train their German shepherd, just the basic commands and to walk nicely on the lead, shockingly this professionl trainer was abusive to the dog, aggressively trying to scare him in to doing what he was told, he was charged for this and other animal cruelty complaints and was sent to prison.) so you can understand why my partner is reluctant.

for those legit dog trainers, do they have to have some sort of documents to prove they are qualified to safely run training courses?

do they have to hold some sort of license?

any help would be appreciated, I have had dogs in the past but when i got them they were already trained and over a year old, so never needed to do a training course

we have tried our vet but they couldn't really help us, said they didn't know.

we need some ideas for a nick name. he is black and white has a black bandit mask with blue eyes, very suborn and spirited. his name is Nanook named from the film "the lost boys"

share your best and worst feature of your dogs and what breed they are..

Siberian husky:

best: he has to run laps up and down the bed before he can curl up at end of bed n go sleep

worst:he answers back when he is told off.

he wont go to the toilet when we walk him or even in the garden, we take him to the toilet in garden twenty minuets after each meal but he wont go. we have moved the puppy mats to the back door but cant take them up completely otherwise he will pee and poo every where is this normal? any advice?

not had a Siberian husky breed before, ours is only 3months old but just wanted to know how to keep up a nice coat for him?

with our other dogs we used cod liver oil once a day in their food and raw egg once a week, but husky s have sensitive stomachs is it the same method or is their another for them?