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Sharkie Feb 2016 10:14pm, 28 Feb 2016 8,874 posts	0 Sharkie The best recipe I found was this one, D, bdws.co.uk but quantities don't matter much (I use less flour if anything) We make a big batch then freeze most of it, keeping a small tub full the fridge -it's fine for four or five days.
D2 Feb 2016 10:17pm, 28 Feb 2016 8,594 posts	0 D2 Thanks very much.... I haven't got a blender so I suppose I will have to buy one... expensive dog this one.....pft
Sharkie Feb 2016 10:26pm, 28 Feb 2016 8,875 posts	0 Sharkie I'm afraid I never had any sort of blender or mixer until we got Jess! I do use it to make chocolate brownies now, though. For humans.
BaronessBL Feb 2016 7:52am, 29 Feb 2016 5,197 posts	0 BaronessBL You could just bake bits of liver on their own - I've not tried it but our trainer seems to think that's as good as liver cake. LD's suggestion of working on the puppy recall is good too.
D2 Feb 2016 7:56am, 29 Feb 2016 8,595 posts	0 D2 I will try the walking backwards idea that sounds a really sensible suggestion, cheers LD! Fingers crossed for something today, its our next session with trainer tomorrow and I don't really want to go with a complete fail!
Alice the Camel Feb 2016 10:08am, 29 Feb 2016 2,541 posts	0 Alice the Camel Good luck D2, hope Bryony gets the idea today I'm feeling pretty rubbish as a puppy trainer. I'm finding Charlie hard work. I expect all new puppies are hard work, but I keep being told how intelligent he looks - HAHA! We were practicing recall at class last week - call him back, grab the collar, reward. He was doing it fine. Now, he comes back but as soon as I go for the collar he's off again, despite me waving lumps of glorious cheese in front of his nose! I just can't catch the little beggar. We can't do the going for a walk thing, 3 steps and he sits and refuses to move. It takes us an hour to do the village circuit - less than half a mile. I'm sure I'm getting a reputation as the Mad Dog Woman, shuffling round the streets talking out loud, bent over trying to bribe him with treats to walk a few more steps. Toilet training seems to have come to a standstill. Outside, he'll pee on demand - hurrah! Inside, he pees wherever he fancies, whenever he fancies. No clues that he needs to go, except occassionally having a sniff. Bedtime is torture. We've had him 5 weeks now but he still won't go to bed without a battle. The whining/yelping/door scratching only lasts about 10 minutes but it's every night. Surely he must be getting used to the routine by now? My only consolation is that reading back over this thread (I'm on page 80 now) others have had similar problems
BaronessBL Feb 2016 10:20am, 29 Feb 2016 5,199 posts	0 BaronessBL Do you shout shush or quiet or anything to him when he scratches and whines at bedtime? We get some barking at times (still) if we have all been deemed to have gone to bed too early! I shout 'Shush Wanda' in a 'cross' voice from upstairs and if it all goes quiet I then call (in a happy voice) 'Good Shush, good girl' downstairs but I don't reward either the quiet or the scratching by actually coming downstairs myself.
Sharkie Feb 2016 10:23am, 29 Feb 2016 8,876 posts	0 Sharkie It IS hard work, Alice, even with a furry little bundle of cuteness like Charlie. It does pass though! Jess was a nightmare puppy in many ways. My arms and ankles were a mass of scratches and bites, GSD puppies aren't known as Landsharks for nothing. She toilet trained very easily though - I'm not sure but I think bigger dogs are easier and quicker in this respect - perhaps the owners are more vigilant as there is more poo and wee to deal with! Catching him in the act is important, obviously beforehand is better but as you say it's hard to read the signs. Big praise and treats for any outside weeing and pooing. You MUST ignore any mistakes you don't catch at the time - I expect you know that? I think Jess was more or less confined to our (big) kitchen until she was toilet trained. We also had a crate - you don't for Charlie do you?
Sharkie Feb 2016 10:25am, 29 Feb 2016 8,877 posts	0 Sharkie Oh and another MAJOR thing... he is still a BABY!
BaronessBL Feb 2016 10:25am, 29 Feb 2016 5,200 posts	0 BaronessBL As far as going for a walk is concerned can you use a longer lead and when he sits down walk a little further away using the long lead (as long as with the lead at that length he couldn't go anywhere to get into trouble, like the road!) and stand with your back to him and some distance away. It's a bit of the battle of wills but eventually if he thinks you are ignoring him or leaving him he will hopefully try to catch you up? Then reward when he does. He might be deciding to only walk a few steps at the moment because he expects to follow a treat all the way round? Or perhaps go to a new/different place for a walk so he is out of his comfort zone a bit and wants to stay near you. Could you drive to the other end of the village and walk home (then walk back on your own to get the car?)