Gun Dog Forum

thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

i will seek the advice of a trainer, i'd like to resolve this quickly.
i'll let you know how it goes.

Even if your dog is a relaxed chewer, even raw weight-bearing become hard and brittle as they dry, which is fast. Thanks, I'll pay more attention to that. I have noticed that some of the thinner marrow bones become brittle after a couple of hours, but the thicker ones seem okay for a day. What abou...

hi - i'm new to this forum and joined because i have an english setter that has similar shyness, but not quite so severe. if you all wouldn't mind offering your two cents it would be much appreciated :) we got gunther, a 4 year old rescue, 7 months ago from a rescue league. he is relaxed and happy i...

ps - should clarify that all of the bones i give are raw. sorry to omit that from the prev. post.

hi, for what it's worth and in response to the original post - i give my dog (a 50lb english setter) marrow bones, pork shoulder joints, chicken backs /thighs, cow vertebra and antler as treats /teeth cleaners /sources of trace minerals - whatever. maybe you should try several different types of bon...

My name is Sarah, I'm 32 years old and live in a suburb of Boston MA with my husband Jeff and our 4-ish year old rescued English Setter, Gunther. We adopted him about 7 months ago, he was picked up as a stray in Kansas, adopted by a setter rescue league, driven to PA and spent 8 months in a kennel b...