UK Labradoodle Association

Dogs4Us is the largest retailer of puppies in the UK with warehouses in Manchester and Leeds. That also makes them the largest supporter of the evil puppy farm trade in the country. Many groups and individuals oppose the sale of puppies as retail commodities and have long protested about the activit...

I'm afraid once a big dog discovers that counter surfing can be a rewarding experience it may already be too late to change it. It's certainly worth trying a trap as Bid suggests and it may well be enough to stop a sensitive dog. Victoria Stillwell's training method is fine, but the dog is respondin...

Actually we humans are quite rare among mammals in that we don't use scent marking to introduce ourselves - quite apart from the fact that our conventions would frown on it in public places, we just haven't developed a good enough sense of smell. :) To all dogs of either sex their urine conveys more...

Latest from Pro Dogs Direct FB page - she's been found this afternoon and is back with her fosterer again.

Brilliant news!

Lilly the Doodle/Poodle who was found in the Chichester area a little while ago and went to Pro Dogs Direct for fostering, escaped from her fosterer this morning when her lead broke. She was in the Caesars Camp Training Ground, Bourley Road, Aldershot (nearest postcode GU11 1QA). They are desperate ...

Just seen on Pro Dogs FB page that Lilly escaped from her fosterer this morning when her lead snapped.

She was in the Caesar Camp area of Aldershot. They are urgently looking for help finding her as she is nervous of humans.

A concern here (Oz) is that the focus is on commercial establishments, and by setting regulations for them, making it impossible for the home breeder. The time may not be far away when you can only get cross bred dogs from a pet shop or commercial breeder. :!: Hi Adam. I know that puppy farms/mills...

Perhaps I can help as I wrote the current newsletter. Without telling anyone how they should answer I can give the current Puppy Love view. 1) The criteria is generally regarded as reasonable by most welfare organisations so the PL answer is yes. 2) The staff/dog ration is higher than the original d...

I think that would be too much for a youngster unless she's already a water baby. All my dogs are enthusiastic swimmers and Jazzy my Doodle started at about 4 months, but really just by following her big 'sister', our old Giant Schnauzer who also loved water. Her first dip was chasing sticks in a sh...

It's a matter of choice, but for me it's been invaluable. We first used a very large crate 16 years ago when our last Giant Schnauzer developed severe separation anxiety at about 1 year old and became very destructive if left for more than 30 minutes. With careful training, it became her safe place ...

Don't worry too much about the play so long as you are able to keep an eye on it. Play fighting is a normal thing for a puppy and lots of other dogs are very tolerant of it and also enjoy the game. If Woofy is an adult he will put her in her place if he's had enough, which is also a good way for her...

I thought sofas were designed for dogs..................................

It's not that unusual, but it's generally a bitch humping another bitch, or sometimes even a dog. I think in Phoebe's case it's probably just her hormones kicking in and making her over excited. If you distract her with a game she'll probably lose interest in your arm/leg/back quite quickly and you ...

I've had 6 girls spayed over many years and none of them had any change in personality at all, nor any weight gain, but it's always sensible to keep an eye on it for the first few months and ease the food back a little at the first signs as some dogs do seem to put a few pounds on afterwards. As oth...

Don't expect too much in the early puppy classes and don't be disheartened if yours seems to be the naughtiest in the class. They are just babies and everything will be exciting and new to all of the puppies there. The main object of all classes is to teach you how to train your puppy in a social en...