I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

Poor lad! We had a Labrador when I was growing up that had to have her tail docked about halfway down like that. She used to get massively overexcited at meal times and wag her tail extremely vigorously, smashing it into anything that got in the way which led to multiple injuries and infections.

He had the injury issue at the tip of his tail when we adopted him. They said it was "kennel tail" but he would re-split the end every time it was walkies. The exit areas from the house looked like murder scenes with wagged blood spatter everywhere. He was also very protective of his rear when other dogs were about. Having the chop improved everything.

Dreadful photo, I know, but my boys want their dinner and though it's an hour early I won't get any peace until they've eaten.

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We got Crumpet a new collar so that people know that's she not aggressive, she's just weird.

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I think we need one that says "too friendly"

Ha! Yeah I think Odie could do with one of those. Maybe ‘will lick your face’

We got Crumpet a new collar so that people know that's she not aggressive, she's just a young dog.

Fixed.

That's it really. Because she's so big for her age and isn't a recognisable breed it's not necessarily obvious that she is only 7 months old. People often seem surprised to find out that she's not an adult!
She's getting better at introducing herself to other dogs but her favourite methods are still either charging at them at full speed across the park or standing stock still, as if she's stalking them, before pouncing to give them a sniff at the last second.

Just worth noting that charging or pouncing might not be interpreted as friendly by some dominant dogs. Can be more acute if the other dog is leashed.

Yeah, it is a concern. If we see a dog on a lead we tend to assume it's on for a reason and put her on too if we can. She's generally a lot more cautious with dogs her size or larger but can be quite overbearing with smaller dogs. It's all friendly but just because it's well intentioned doesn't mean that it's ok for her to get over excited and steamroll smaller dogs. We've got her in for a walk once a week with a dog walker who's taking her out with her own dogs who are a bit older and calmer. We're hoping that they'll be a good influence on her and help her to improve her social skills.

Can be very stressful, I have to constantly engage when walking past dogs and distracting, but even then at the last minute we can lurch across the pavement! Full speed across the park does bring me joy sometimes because he looks like such an idiot

Whilst I'm here, does anyone want 6kg of Tails dry food? Crumpet has decided she doesn't like dry food any more (she only likes eating literally anything else) so it's going to go to waste otherwise. It's sealed and only arrived recently. Here are the ingredients. Free to collect from south east London but a donation to Underdog International would be appreciated! Alternatively, if anyone knows of a charity or shelter that would put it to use let me know.

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We're working on distracting her with some high value treats when she's distracted by another dog that clearly doesn't want to play but it's a slow process! Fun dog seems to trump fun treat.

I'm trying to get him (11 month old husky btw, so very similar issues) used to not greeting dogs whilst on the lead. It's a slowwww process. He doesn't understand dogs that don't want to play, or are more interested in playing fetch.

Crumpet's the same, if she sees a dog playing fetch she assumes that they're running around because they want to play with her. If a dog totally ignores her she gets a bit frustrated and tries to get their attention by running around them in circles. I'm sure it'll all come in time and having a dog that's too friendly isn't the worst problem to have!
I bet an 11 month old husky can be a right handful!

with a dog walker who's taking her out with her own dogs

Is that a SE local? Keen to get Nori some social time whilst daycares are shut.

Yep! I'll send you a message with a link to her Instagram account. Today was Crumpet's first walk with her on her own but she's been great so far.

Really try and work on the charging - it's a trigger for some dogs. An ex-Neighbour up the street had a Frenchie that he'd let out off leash. I was walking down the road with my back turned when it charged over and before I had a chance to react, my on leash dog span around and bit it in the face. Much better to be safe than sorry - I always ask before letting ours interact with others (not that he's particularly interested) and don't allow him to approach other dogs without giving him the go ahead.

Her desire to interact with every dog she sees, no matter how uninterested it might be and her general issues with recall when distracted are the main things we need to work on. I think the two are linked, we're trying to work on getting her attention and getting her to come to us whenever she is distracted or over stimulated. It's useful that she is very food orientated. We're noticing improvement but if anyone has any tips or advice for working on that sort of thing that'd be great.

We always followed 'nothing in life is free' training. Playtime off-lead was definitely a reward. Start small, train him to pay attention to you first and begin to ignore other stimuli. After that, recall and freeze. I think once you've trained your dog to focus on you, everything else is a lot easier. The most important thing was absolute consistency, so if you've got a dog walker - give them specific instructions. It'll all work out, you just need to be patient. I'd also highly recommend taking some time to learn about dog body language. Dogs are mostly mostly predictable and being confident in knowing what's happening reduces stress, both for you and pup!

Oh...last thing. By keeping letting dogs do stuff you don't want, it makes it tougher to train them not to do those things. If a dog pulls on the lead, stop walking. If they don't recall, put them back on the lead. Dogs need to be dependent on you (the boss) for instruction. They're much happier that way.

Benny's new hobby is photobombing courier delivery confirmation photos.

Have you tried a long training lead? You can gradually give her more and more lead as her recall gets better and you can leave it on the ground if she wants space to run. Our lad went a bit nuts at 7 months and didn't calm down until he'd had the snip. He'll still go if he sees a squirrel but poodles have a strong prey drive. Now though he'll happily stay to heel walking by toddlers (his other favourite 'prey').

Try a shrill whistle (I mean an actual whistle) for recall, but use it for nothing else. Start in an area with no other dogs or distractions, and from a short distance. If your dog’s never heard the whistle before, they will likely come straight over to investigate, then immediately reward with their favourite treat and praise. And repeat and repeat...

Just be careful if you then find yourself walking across a park with football matches going on.

We've got one of the Acme dog whistles (such an awesome brand) and the problem is that everybody has one so it can sometimes be a toss up which dog turns up when we blow ours. And Otto never misses a chance to be recalled to the wrong owner for a treat.

Haha! Is it the Acme Thunderer? The king of whistles. I’m the only one round my way who uses one fortunately.

I did think “come here you inbred cunt” was a unique call.