to hide all the threads that I cannot contribute to, so that mumsnet runs slower for me......

[psychomum5]

...........I cannot keep up.

active convos are whizzing ppast so quickly I am missing if someone comes on a thread I have started/replied on until ages after, and then I fear people think I am being rude if I don;t reply/respond.

MN is fab, really it is, but when I come here for some light relief/downtime/soothing-like-minded-chat, I want to feel as tho I am contributing to it, or even > being acknowledged as a decent member.

and on a friday, it all moves so damn fast, it feels as tho I am swimming (well, fighting more like) against the current.

ok so train at home forst and make it worth his while
your right about him learning he can ignore..

what about when we are out and he gambols races off like a greyhound to play with anotherdog?
I have just had to call and whistle and hope at the mo
he does come back eventually but...

what strange plant and where can dd1 I get it????

BOF, when you walk walk with the lead in a loop so that there is plenty of slack in your hand then, when she/he starts pulling, drop the slack and walk in a different direction. You don't need to yank or pull or anything just start walking and she/he will follow, no words, don't look at him/her. You need to do it every time they pull so they learn fast, each time you don't do it confuses the issue. In an older dog it would probably take a good few days of consistancy and they will start to keep an eye on you and where you are going rather than racing off to the next thing.

You can also do it when they are off the lead to reinforce the message, again, just start walking off in random directions when they are not really looking and they will start to keep a better eye on you all the time.

Trinity, you can use that one when you are walking too, it helps if the dog thinks that you may dissapear at any moment!

am loving my thread taking off like it has kingcanute, take over as you wish.

I have wine, friends, MN-friends...........all is good.

plus, tis half-term, no school runs for a week

With the other dog thing more practice on recall will help also obedience classes, doing the classes means they have to learn to ignore other dogs when you are giving commands.

Oh and try teaching a distance "down" command. Putting them in a down makes them stop and breaks their concentration so a recall is more likely to work.

why dont I get a half term now

not fair
I wanna think I have all that time to recover from drinking too much tonight and tomorrow

I want to take him to obedieance classes but I have no idea where to look for them or anything

The plant is on the ship, downstairs and click on the piece of paper in the bottom right corner to buy the plant - according to ds

slightly... it's a bolox when i'm trying to pay for something online and the damn thing cuts out mid transaction... i never know if it's gone through or not.

shineon... blimmin hell! are you sure it's a rabbit and not some sort of amazonian carnivorous beast?!

Trinity, ask you vet, they will know the local ones.

Psycho, phew, I hate taking over current threads I worry people will think I am being pompous - I am not, I am lovely really

darn... i can't even keep up on the daft slow peoples thread [sobs]

fuckit, pass us the booze ladies.

thanks canute

trinity, when is your half-temr then??

PT sounds like a nightmare - especially if you need something quick!

Shiney, your rabbit sounds like he has problems but they are when he is in the hutch?

Perhaps he just finds it too intimidating having someone lean in like that?

not any time off now till summer holidays which are 6 weeks and three days away
not that I'm counting

You are welcome trinity, hope some of it helps!

PT, here, have a bottle

is it a male shineon? do they neuter rabbits? becuase if it was a cat i'd be suggessting the auwl snip snip

either that or rabbit pate [drool]

I love this thread Psycho! Thanks King- I thought that, but I've been too inconsistent. She's only twoish so she might pick it up if I get better

< hands over wine >

Good, thanks shiney - remember to use emoticons, I am utterly paronoid