Woof! Bark! And also Whiiiiiiiiiine.

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halfpint Aug 2016 8:43am, 8 Aug 2016 21,122 posts	0 halfpint I guess compared to Indi he is dinky. In terms of cockapoo I don't think he is. We've met a couple of full grown poos who aren't much bigger. He is 6.6kg and 31cm tall. Foxy was in the picture as a point of comparison to an earlier pic.
Sharkie Aug 2016 8:44am, 8 Aug 2016 9,566 posts	0 Sharkie He's dinky! But then so are you xxxx
halfpint Aug 2016 8:13pm, 8 Aug 2016 21,126 posts	0 halfpint Yup! My 13 year old has overtaken me. Rookie question, what do folks do when their dog flat out refuses to go the way you want to go? Puppy instructor was clear the lead is to keep them safe and not to drag them around. Sometimes doing a loose lead exercise gets him moving but not tonight. I don't really want a dog calling the shots.
BaronessBL Aug 2016 8:18pm, 8 Aug 2016 5,723 posts	0 BaronessBL I sometimes stand and turn my back to Wanda with her at the end of the lead behind me and wait it out. I know I look a right berk and appreciate that it may not be safe to do this everywhere eg on a road with no pavement perhaps - but eventually she relents and follows me. I give her a treat when she does and the do a bit of heel work too to get her focussed again. But it can sometimes be a battle
Helegant Aug 2016 6:19am, 9 Aug 2016 3,345 posts	0 Helegant Not just this situation, but in others too, I stop, turn and look away so the dog can't make eye contact. Eventually the dog works it out and obeys the command (assuming they understand what you want).
halfpint Aug 2016 9:28am, 9 Aug 2016 21,128 posts	0 halfpint Thanks folks. I will try this approach.
Helegant Aug 2016 5:50pm, 9 Aug 2016 3,346 posts	0 Helegant Doggy logic. This morning I was up early and so was Jet when he heard me moving around. He usually has his breakfast at 7am, but this morning I took pity on a hungry dog who had already been up for an hour and fed him at 6am. I knew he would then be hungry before his usual dinner time of 6pm but reckoned we could adjust. I then went to do something else and Mr got up, realised it was 7am, couldn't see me, so fed Jet his breakfast. Jet didn't argue. Just as every other day, exactly 11 hours after I fed Jet his breakfast, he started pestering me for his dinner!
BaronessBL Aug 2016 6:48pm, 9 Aug 2016 5,746 posts	0 BaronessBL Clever Jet
halfpint Aug 2016 8:08pm, 9 Aug 2016 21,131 posts	0 halfpint Haha! Clever pup.
LazyDaisy Aug 2016 8:18am, 10 Aug 2016 15,219 posts	0 LazyDaisy We learned with our first Lab that she would blag a second meal if she could so now we put the dried food in separate pots on a kitchen shelf so either of us can see if the meal has been served What we call the 'tummy-clock' is astonishingly accurate too Helegant