Springador Puppy

When my son was on an extended Hospital stay - a dear friend took on my GSD - to add to her considerable pack.  Their routine was to give treats to the dogs when they returned from the evening "last walkies".  My dog was very soon at the front of the queue but it took them a while to realise why there was a puddle in the morning!  She claimed the treat before doing her business!  That's a GSD for you sharp as needles! 

Who says they have no memory capacity?  My Lab is a retriever and whenever something exciting is happening she will bring her food bowl.  Come feed time up to 9 hours after the excitement - she will find her bowl - about 90% of the time even at the end of the garden. 

Hi all, Thank you  for the nice replies.  We have had him for over a week now and he is settling in very well, he hasn't had any accidents in the house he hasn't chewed anything only his own toys and he had nearly stopped pulling. We  have refistered him with a vet and he has had a checkup and all is well. We love him.

Rich, I am glad it is going well with the new dog.  I'm afraid the breed would be far to energetic for me.  My daughter has a springer and a springer/collie cross.   They are so energetc but very well trained dogs that need so much exercise.  We're content with the smaller breed..   

David 

well 3 months in and he has made himself at home. He is still doing great with no accidents no chewing and he is very very clever. He is also very good off lead and we are totally in love with him.

Great you came back with an update R81, thanks. Hopefully the both of you will continue positively. Patience & positive reinforcement is the key-but you'll already know that

Sounds as if you're getting there, Rich. 

Can you post a pic?

Baffling why someone would put a puppy on trampoline with children, I would be worried it would get hurt....so pleased you are enjoying your new addition Rich, of course he is a gundog and needs his brain kept active so maybe some dummy throwing (of the dog variety!) and getting him to retrieve it, whistle training might also suit him, they love nothing more than working and it's just beautiful to watch. We have HPR's and I never tire of watching them work with their noses when out for a walk. So encouraging to hear of a positive rehome.

Rocky and Brian are right, reward the desirable behaviour and ignore the unwanted. We were advised that whilst in that training when that undesirable/incorrect behaviour occurred the secret was for the owner to show no signs of interaction at all with the dog including eye contact, reprimand or show of displeasure. Total neutral response rather than negative was the idea. Very difficult to do in practise but it did work and after all that the positive rewards were common to both dog and owner in both the short and long term. Much fuss and a morsel reward followed the good but make absolutely sure the dog connects the two was also suggested.

Hi All,

Another update on our little dog. We have just returned from the New Forest Club site on Saturday, We woke up Sunday morning and Diesel was very sick indeed, and he was deteriorating quickly. We got him into the vets and after many investigations and scans he was put on a drip. They found he had objects in his bowel and intestine. They operated yesterday and found a piece of plastic and a piece of wood inside and they have removed them.  He is still with the vat and he is recovering well so far.  We are lost without him and we didn't even know we were so attached to him. The house isn't the same without him.  Hopefully he will soon be home

Rich 81

Glad to hear Diesel is on the mend. That must have been a shock for you. I hope he continues to improve and is home soon.