wheres my rock

i think the op just wants soemwhere that doesnt use methods like scruffing a timid dog often when people ask for a positive club they just mean somewhere that uses positive reinforcemnt as the main training tool and gos to other methods only when necessary

yup lok at the dog the way the instructors spaks and deals with issues etc i have several titles on my dogs and love trialling not as a competitve thing but as a way to test my trianing against a set of criteria. you dont have to win to gain a pass and i love th social side of it I agree though we have a some very serious trial people that i wouldnt go near for help yet they attract poeple from all over

be careful that your talking and being upbeat isnt reinforcing the sooky behaviour i tend to stay atter of fact and wehn i find the dogs comfort zone and he relaxes then tell him how cool he is

whats croydon like these days or action dogs in doveton

nothing wrong with having a really well trained dog and feeling proud or thinking that because a method s working relaly well then its the bee knees and should work for everyone people get caught up when they discover new things

you have to love the armchair experts five minutes and they know more than epople who have spent years studying canine behaviour

ive never had a dog run away either the thing is most of what you know is tect book not real life you are assuming to much sure if we lived in a perfect world no dogs would ever do wrong trianing is only a small part of keeping a dog home Pack structure is not an exact thing its ever changing and dogs are dogs and humans are humans SAr dogs and the like are kept in runs if they were so sure not to nick off runs wouldnt be necessary and dont estimate how well trained they are ive seen a customs dog sniff out donuts guide dogs that look up skirts when spposedly on duty also had one pee on the side of my couch totally ignoring the handler ive seen assistance dog that did do anything it was told on the first command and my sisters dog was atacked by an ex police dog retired thatw as in the yard with his handler saw the little dog on lead being walked and flew across the street to get him all these dogs were trained in drive but they werent reliable. Of my three the sheltie would never go of the front step hes a big sook the bc would probabaly stay too the foxie on the other hand wouldnt be able to resist all those sights and smells/ as for training in drive versus other methods people have had just as much success using other methods as they have drive drive is not for everyon and doesnt suit everyone hence why there are so many oter ways developed to train a dog

questions how many dogs have you trained to high levels totally under control no matter the distraction and how long have you been trianing dogs since you gained all this insight jefe

we are currently doing the prey drive course with a fox terrier and boy is she ful on we are heading into week three but taking a step back as shes teething but shes got the dea of switching her drive on on her wrrk word and off when i walk away and is giving up the toy on cue so im pretty happy

pm me your email where did you get your sheltie they are great dogs what club will you be attending

ok back on topic now

no htye are very fit but have big butts and they like to shakeum in your face rofl

hehe is there anythin else Parker s suposed to learn before you start haha shoey needs glasses so she can see her dogs fat butt running over the hills and far away

have emailed you the notes

forgot to add i do three or four goes in a session usually three times a day so very short littl trianing sessions also vary the time you get focus so maybe five seconds two seconds ten seconds etc dont just kep going forward move up and down the scale so you keep your puppy guessing

yup thast excellent rogress ten seconds for a newbis is very good your doing great yes it was around fifteen years ago it was really bad they lost a lot of memborabilia etc that couldnt be replaced

we go to westernport at kcc its under forty to join and three dollars a session

and she scores fuzzbutt is the best hehe

image to big oh well shoey connor may be afuzz butt but at least he doesnt flash me his butt whilst nicking off now does he

is not hes a fluffy bum gee girl get it right yours is a fanny fat bottom Ohh Geelong i remember years ago entering a trial there and they got floded right to the roof of the lub rooms around two weeks before. Nice grounds good to see they are teaching focus first up yup give it a try if you send me your email addy i can send you an srticle on teaching focus and hopefully will have the vid for you too

tizey what area are you in

stalker if i get a chnace i'll video my new foxi terrier pup learning focus this afternoon and show you how we do it ok

i taught my sheltie eye contact by sitting in a chair with treats in each hand holding the hands away to the side then making sounds when the dog looked at my face i click treated for that and slowly built up duration at first we just gt a glimpse now he can hold eye contact for ages.

yup i know eddie lovely guy great little dogs where do you train

i like her diagrams for foot work very clear and her way of teahcing figure eight totally makes sense