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Hi everybody again.  Just posted on the Hello section re Murphy aged 9 weeks.

Looking for advice re crate training as the last 2 nights of having him have been awful.  He needs to sleep in his crate downstairs as hubby has asthma so no dogs in bedrooms .  We’ve been treating him in the crate and door open at all times plus today fed him in there too.  He will go in during the day occasionally but prefers to constantly sleep on one of our feet.  As soon as we leave him at night with playpen area and crate open he won’t go into the crate at all and just jumps up on the playpen crying and howling continuously.  Last night we got 2 hours sleep.  Any advice gratefully appreciated.

Hi all, we're going to be welcoming a red working cocker in to our home at the beginning of June. Does anyone have any recommendations for classes or trainers in the Bristol area? We live outside the city, just in North Somerset.

I know of Geoff Shore who is a gundog trainer, though I will be taking our pup to him and to scentwork training in due course.

Any recommendations greatly appreciated, for the early stages or further down the track.

Holibobs were lovely. miss Molly got plenty of loves from strangers. She was on best behaviour. Was concerned for the last 2 nights as we were staying in a hotel for those. But a snuffle ball and treats kept her busy at mealtimes. She wouldn't settle in her crate so she did get to sleep with us. Probably started something now.  We did voice some concerns with the hotel over woofing at noise but the staff just replied "she's a pup and we are dog friendly so no worries . Nice to know we can go back again

i have the same problem with stubborness at the moment, Humphrey will watch us getting ready for walkies from the comfort of his bed and just gives us that „what’s in it for me?“ look! But OH has tried bribing him with treats and that‘s obviously made it worse, - treats should be a reward, at most an encouragement to train but bribery is dangerous! 
When treating for recall, try giving one little treat and then wait a few seconds and give her another one or two, if she thinks there’s a chance that there’ll be another one, she’s more likely to hang around instead of immediately racing off again. You could also use a toy, a game or similar as a reward but try and vary it so she finds you more exciting than what’s going on 20 yards ahead.
You‘re not on your own, I‘m not terribly consistent especially since my boy was so poorly but then to be honest, our dogs aren’t being stubborn, they’re just confused because we’re being unpredictable.

Good to read she is doing better. Such a relief for you, I imagine. Enjoy your holibobs