monthly What's looking good in January 2026

I agree with Pacnorwest, he needs some mental stimulation as well as physical with some basic training. Our puppies went through stages with biting walking feet and biting hands, have to give them a toy to chew instead. When they do that it's no use shouting at them just be calm, they get worse if you get excited.

It would be a good idea to get in touch with the trainers.
Crate training is a great idea to do.

 

Logan thank you . Your a huge doggie luvr with a lot of training experience and advice to share with new pup owners. I agree dogs go thru many growing stages , patience and calmness is important.

 

How to stop puppy or a older dog biting.

 

Pacnorwest, i don't know everything but I've done a lot.
I don't know how old the dog is but it's not too late to train.
I know castration will not solve everything, the last time ours went for their booster the vet said it was better for them that they hadn't been castrated for health reasons.
In our street there's a young female golden who had been neutered and she quickly put on weight.

 

Logan I agree. The dogs that I have owned have lived longer and less health issues. My oldest dog was 14 years old never neutered . Same with horses…oldest horse was 27 years old.

 

That's good Pacnorwest, we had one golden go to 15, that's unusual.

 

My father brought home a 3year old stray when I was a baby. He looked like a big-boned black Irish Setter. Back in the day we fed Horse meat. He died right after my 18th birthday at 21 years old.

My half wild cat half siamese cat lived to 17 years old. I fed him fish and meat, No dry foods.

 

Annie great story’s on pets that have lived a long life.

 

Thought I was on the wrong thread........

It my eyes what's looking good are......

....... the bags of compost waiting patiently for some seed sowing to begin.

 

Oh … sorry Oreti we got side tracked on doggie training .

Luv all your bags of potting soil. I use a sterilized soilless mix for seed planting and when seed plants are 2-3 inches big enough for transplanting into larger pots , I make my own soil. I put together mushroom compost , vermiculite , perlite and pumice.

 

Sorry @Oreti, looks like you've got a lot of seed sowing to do, I've just ordered my seeds and they should arrive in a day or two.

 

Oreti— when did those arrive? It is good to be prepared. I get all itchy to plant things when I see your bags there.

 

Father Christmas of course @Sjoerd ......no not really, a friend of ours has a van and kindly offererd to take us to the GC to collect them at the begining of Dec. Unfortunately I couldn't go as my knee wouldn't allow me to climb up into his van.
I was so looking forward to sneaking off and leaving them and have a browse.

 

Chuckle, I get that completely.

 

This is in the pond