javas mum

Hi All, We're going away need to board our 6year old standard poodle for the first time, previously he's stayed with family. I'm after recommendations, we're in the Port Stephens area - has anyone used the Newcastle Pet Resort? Thanks, Javas Mum

Thanks for the info everyone, I'll give it a go. Part of the problem is that it's not just food driven - he'll go for junk mail, any white piece of paper, dish sponge.... and he seems to have developed a perchant for bookmarks - while I was in cleaning my teeth the other night he pulled the bookmark out of my book, left it next to the book and took himself off to bed like nothing had happened - at least he's stopped running off with the library books.....

Hi all, I have an almost 1 year old standard poodle who has taken up bench surfing. I'm wondering how to stop him putting his front paws up on our kitchen bench and dining room table? Usually we'll be sitting on the couch and looking over to find a poodle up tall on the kitchen bench looking like it's a perfectly normal place for a poodle to be, I can't think of a positive reinforcement way of stopping this behaviour. Thanks, Java's mum

Hi all, I've got a seven month old standard poodle puppy in need of obedience training - he's starting to disregard the boundaries we've set up for him. Can anyone recommend a good obedience class in the Greenslopes area? Don't want to spend more than half an hour travelling there. Thanks for the advice!