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I read that you can use Superglue to stick her pad back together ... http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...62&hl=juice

I agree, she is quite an anxious dog. I'll check out those books you recommended, thanks Burst my bubble why don't you Just kidding. I hadn't really looked into it. I figured as long as she was on lead and I had control of her we'd be good to go! Surely there's something other than Lure Coursing that she could be good at?!!! I'd love to try flyball or agility with her, but I figured her obedience needs to be a whole lot better first.

I'll be happy not to have to get up at 7.30 on Sunday mornings anymore! I'm not too worried about her discipline. Her recall is crap, but if I have a squeaky toy she'll come running 99% of the time. She's cheeky as all hell, but that's ok, she's not doing anything particularly bad. She's not destructive or aggressive. I'll explore some other avenues and see how we go. Thanks

If I can make it I'm only bringing one dog and a crate! I learnt my lesson last time

No plans to compete. The reasons I take her are: 1. To get her out of the house/our area, a change to her day to day routine 2. It's a chance for her to be an only dog and have all my attention 3. To be around other dogs in a controlled environment 4. For her to get some discipline As a Therapy Dog I suppose she'd get all that except # 3.

It's a pretty big club. I'd be surprised if anyone knows my name or my dog's name. I also train at another club which is much smaller. I might bring her there next weekend to see if the smaller classes work better for her. It's worth a shot!

She is a bit of a nervous nelly. She pants the whole way in the car. After training on Sun I walked a few hundred metres with her off lead before she decided she was having none of it and ran back to the car. But there's times when she's absolutely fearless as well, like when she's playing fetch or at Lure Coursing

No focus is the biggest problem I suppose. When we get to training I have to walk her around the grounds until class starts cause if we're standing waiting she'll pull to get to other dogs/people or keep jumping on me and scratching my legs. We've been in Class 1 for about 2 years, on and off. In class she won't sit beside me, always diagonally. Her automatic sits are really rare, slow at best. She almost always breaks her sit stays and drop stays. She almost always sits in a stand. If it's a stand for exam she'll walk towards and often jump on the "examiner" as soon as they come near. If there's a restless dog in our group she's constantly distracted by it. The list is endless! I question why I go there. Sometimes I enjoy it, but mostly I feel like it's a waste of time as we're getting nowhere. I do no training during the week, apart from generally trying to reinforce her manners around the house. I keep meaning to, but with four dogs and a husband who often works late, I find it hard. They're in runs all day and I think it's mean to come home and then crate them while I do one on one training. Excuses? Maybe! I've kind of accepted that we may never progress and going to training is good socialisation for her, if nothing else! I also like giving her some one on one attention as I feel somewhat bad about ruining her world by bringing Chopper and Trixie into it Good thinking! Clearly it can't make her any worse

That's all I'm doing too Vickie

If you had a dog who was a pain in the ass to train at obedience, would you persevere or find something else to do together? I know Angel isn't untrainable, but compared to Chopper she's such a slow learner. I'm sure if I put more time into her training we could eventually graduate from Class 1 to Class 2 [and maybe even beyond!], but I don't think she has any interest. Since Eileen posted in the other thread about her being a good therapy dog I've been thinking a lot about it and how she'd probably enjoy it a lot more than obedience. Hmmm ... what to do ...

Bumping to remind people it's on this Sunday

Does she get much exercise? Does she have any toys to stimulate her mind? A kong or boredom buster or a home alone toy? Do you do any obedience classes? Chopper used to be a frickin nightmare. He destroyed everything in his path, including washing on the line. He's nearly three now and he's still got bucketloads of energy. He has calmed down somewhat by doing all the things above. I also leave nothing of any value in his vicinity, it'd only set him up to fail

You're on

One of the criteria here is that your dog has to like other dogs. I guess maybe sometimes there'd be other therapy dogs in the vicinity?

Are you taking the piss?!!! Have you forgotten the way they like to jump all over people and how Chopper has a licking obsession :D ;) Trixie'd be good, she's nice and calm. Gonna have to wait till she likes other dogs though! Ivan's probably too hairy :D

Thanks, good idea!

KK Team on here was selling them to raise funds

Oooh, Earthdog sounds AWESOME!!! Where can you do that? Anywhere in Sydney? ETA It seems my terriers are too big :D http://www.dogsnsw.org.au/earthdog

Yeah ... not likely :D

Just looking into what else might be fun to try with our rescue dogs. So far these are the ones I can think of ... Obedience Agility Flyball Weightpull Sledding Lure Coursing Endurance Tracking Am I missing anything? Out of that list, which ones can you get titles in?

I think I've the same camera as you Jacq so I should have it too. If Dru can't find it let me know and I'll loan you mine. EFS

I just delete them, never had any problems doing things this way!

He's only a baby, he'll be 3 in November. There's absolutely nothing different about his disposition which makes me think he just needs a few good feeds. I'll take him somewhere to weigh him tomorrow and see if he improves over a week with increased portion sizes. If not I'll bring him to the vet for another checkup. He'd better not be sick, it'll break my heart

If it was worms would it not affect all the dogs? Not just him? Does Drontal do the same as Sentinel? Does it cover heartworm as well?

Yeah, he gets Sentinel monthly. I'll check his poohs