Steve K9Pro

K9: have some great ideas... when it comes closer, email me & maybe I will get you to bring your dog along as a demo dog... Vibe collars arent the best & on the nite I will explain why if you ask...

K9: small covers 25 cm to 38cm, medium 32cm - 45cm, large 55cm - 85cm, black red or blue...

K9: from my experience, this happens when a certain Polish woman asks lots of questions...

K9: Pardon? Sure I can do that...

K9: yes everyone please contact me via email ([email protected]) rather than through DOL. K9: Im a rule breaker not a rule maker... send in as many as you like, doing what ever you like...

K9: when the dog is in the fear periods I keep the dog at home & practice toilet training crate training etc... when the period is over you can expose the dog to noises etc... I plan to be in Melb in November... Are you on my mailing list?

K9: the behaviour is normal, it will come again too... Look at this page...

3 sizes.. same features as Orbee ball..

K9: yes I have them in stock & yes I will bring you one... lol.. remind me though! I also have something called the Orbo, like a Kong but tons better in the fact that its much softer but just as durable, meaning its more fun to chew & bounces like crazy! They also have the peermint smell, glow etc... ************************* Keep the pics coming some great ones already, but Im sure you guys can beat that!

K9: normally we respond to emails in worst case 72 hours. Larger groups sometimes will take a day or so longer.. But dont worry, I will get back to you, no email ever goes unanswered, ever!

All of the emails that I recieved in regards to the Perth workshop have been added to the list, no matter where they have come from. As mentioned above that list will get an email soon...

K9: I have got a lot of names, not quite as many as I need as yet. The flights from NSW - WA are quite expensive so thats why it costs what it does. (About 5 times what it costs to go to Victoria or QLD) For the topic, I was going to (next week) send an email to those that have responded with some options of what you wold like covered. I can do an open workshop, behaviour based workshop, training methods or tips, specific training info etc etc... I am happy to do either... But n=have no fear, Im sure we will get there!

K9: but the idea of this thread is to get people to send in photos! Come on send in your pics, they dont have to be stunning training work, can be something simple....

K9: lol I havent completed those type of experiments lol You can tell us all when you get one. They dont all glow by the way only the white. The pink & blue & green & blue stay cleaner looking & are easy to see in grass, they all have their advantages... The main ones are that they smell strongly of peppermint, rather than that foul rubber smell, & they are very soft yet extremly durable... You can always take it to work with you & "charge it up".

K9: I store mine on a table near my lamp, thats on often, it never seems to stop glowing...

K9: Hitting your dog will damage the bond, the way your implying it, you are under the impression that I said it will destroy the bond... I didnt... Im glad that the bond between you & your dog hasnt been destroyed, dogs are quite resiliant... But that doesnt mean that the bond is 100% either....

K9: Im doing a flat $8.00 express anywhere in OZ, there is a 10% discount off everything on my site till the end of the month...

K9: If someone will shoot it & edit it with me it would be done, dogs / training, thats easy....

K9: Hey! I thought I was the list bully! lol... :p I really think its time to put away the whip for a moment & not post if you have no good advice... which is severly lacking in this thread... K9: Keep in mind that the advice was to get the Rott out of the cage, not run him with the GSD... But anyway... When I read this & K9: I might like to remind you that our motivation for rehabilitating & or training dogs comes from seeing results. Take a look at what you have achieved & not what you havent mastered just yet... Pat yourself on the back somewhere along the line for the results you have gained... K9: whilst I have seen Hudson (Rott) I havent seen the GSD, but from what I can read, you have at the same time or there abouts, removed her from living inside, removed him from a pen, moved house (?) & a pack adjustment has taken place or is taking place... As you say that things have settled down with the two of them after hierachy disputes have now settled, it seems that they are headed in the right direction. When you enter the back yard the stakes have gone up & your seeing the end of the GSD trying to state her pack position, correcting him, demanding your attention etc... K9: This sounds like she is a Beta type, Alpha wanna be... This is natural behaviour for this type of dog & will not settle easily, but her demanding attention from you can be controlled with a little obedience training with a solid reward (pack drive reward) structure in place.. K9: she will if she knows that when she has completed the task you will reward her with behaviour from you (ALPHA) that she finds rewarding... K9: having a program that you believe will work will put you in a less frustrated position & stop you loosing your temper... You havent emailed me at all with any questions, you should be aware that I will answer questions free to all clients & often those who are not clients with no limits.... ************************************************ General Info on hitting dogs.. Hitting your dog will not give you one percent of training advantage, it will however damge the bond & make your dog less respectful. I dont think its a tradgety as some here do, why? because Im faced woth people who do it all the time, even in front of me.. Why do people do it? Lack of knowledge, they dont have the answer to the problem in front of them, this created frustration, they hit the dog to release the tension, as Kit Kat explained... Experienced hitters? This is usually something that is again a mistake people make, they hit the dog once & the dog seemed to calm down, so they think they are on a winner... The dog was knocked out of drive & has only learned not to trigger drive in the presence of the owner... Thats all.. They havent stumbled on the cup of knowledge... When someone asks for help, which Scope clearly did, they already understand that the dont have all the answers, in this case, she knows she did the wrong thing & clearly explained that she knew it was wrong & wanted advice on how to help her dogs so that this mistake would not occur again... I think many have posted that it was a mistake, & Im sure that if Scope wasnt 100% sure that it was a mistake, she is now. So, I think that there have been more than enough negative comments about the incident, how about dropping it now? Or, I will respond to the future posts?

K9: try contacting kelpie-i on this forum...

K9: Well hold that thought, I am setting up Qld workshop now....

K9: The simple answer is, if the place you are going be it club or trainer cannot provide the methods that will yeild the results you want from your dog then your in the wrong place...

K9: The initial decision to look at you must be the dogs... After the dog has worked out that you can help it achieve the food (drive satisfaction) then you train the attention using a word...

K9: Yeah but Sas, none of those Hairy LEGS! :D ;)

K9: havent set it yet, but get your finger out!