Originally Posted by B17_Fan

The reason we first got a westie, is because we saw one outside a shop and it was so freindly. My friend used to have one which was really nice.

We went to 1 puppy class which was very badly run. There were 12 pups to one trainer, which is bad in my opinion. The new class is going to be 6 pups and 2 trainers.

We explained his snapping to the behaviourist, who said it is bad for a pup at 18 weeks. She said that we aren't going to want to end up with a 2 year old which is snappy.

I know he is very young, but you have got to train when they are this age. It is their formative age.

If we don't get the snapping sorted now, then it will be very much harder to stop an adult dog behaving this way.

I am not going to accept the snapping any longer. It is totally unacceptable behaviour. It's got to be black and white. eg, licking my hand is ok, but biting is not.

No grey areas.

I wish you guys could truly see what ollie is like. He can be a dream sometimes. He is not a mad terrier. He is not jumping up all the time and ripping the house to shreds. He is a great little boy full of cheekiness. I wouldn't be without him now.