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I agree but they (mine do!!) shed heaps of hair !!! (maybe they not as bad when they are clipped, but we don't clip ours, just general trimming)

Our Joey cavalier who is desexed sometimes tries to hump his Mother (who is desexed as well). I've put it down to dominance, or when he's very excited about going out for a walk lol. His Mother 'Renae' has on a few occasions done the same thing to him. Both of them usually put up with it, but I have heard Renae snap at her son a few times. Unless he's being really silly and continuing it lots of times, I usually ignore it and don't make a big issue out it. If he does I sternly tell him to stop it, and will usually distract him with something else. I am not personally overly concerned about it..

You might want to ask this in the Cavalier breed sub forum also?

They will probably have to end up paying money to get him out of the pound now, when all it could have taken was to have a couple of contact no's on their dog's collar, and or a fwd emergency no' on their answering service at home we have tried to find its owners around here, but too dark now to keep trying, so waiting for council to come and collect him.

Does anyone know anyone holidaying in Goolwa SA that owns a golden Labrador called Buster?? see lost and found section.. we have tried to locate his owners without any luck (no contact no's on his collar) so waiting for council to come and pick him up.. http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...p;#entry5183940 Hubby is walking around the streets with him atm to see if the owners are out and about looking for him, but its getting dark now

to everyone who gave me some helpful replies, much appreciated

I think its a new branch from the Southern Districts Obedience Club Ness...

Thanks for your encouraging reply onsntillnflash Sounds like you are all having fun, and learning at the same time with yours! I wish you all the best as well with it all! Thats the thing I just want us to have some fun, and some extra stimulation for Joey. I haven't even started yet, but I've already mastered the drop now yayyy! I do miss the old days of being very involved with it all and meeting some great people during that time!

Thank you also Piper great advice by you and Ness ! I have been practising with Joey and doing some 'drops' , and he's picked it up quite fast !!! I've used treats as rewards of course . I think he does love the attention he gets from being fussed over, so that will make it easy, but I think he will get bored quickly if we do too much circle work at the classes. He was never really successful in the show ring because of it. Will see how it goes, as I mention I will be trying to make it fun for both of us . I will be using a normal buckle collar then when I go, hopefully they won't be against it!

I think I know what u mean by normal flat collar, as in a normal dog collar ??

I think its a branch of the Morphette Vale one??? ps.. what is a flat collar???

Thanks Ness ! will reply more after, just about to go out. Thank you for your suggestions ! Be back later

I did try Joey with a very light small correction chain for a while a long time ago.. when i attempted to go back into training that time, but he hated it and wouldn't move much. I was very gentle using it ..

OK.. So I used to be heavily involved in the world of dog obedience and trialing years ago. I stopped because of various reasons eg bad back, working shift work/moving/getting married etc etc (as it happens) I did try to get back into it when Joey was much younger, but didn't end up continuing. The club instructors remembered me from years ago, and I must admit I felt really good at the time about getting back into it. Anyway recently someone who belongs to a dog obedience club was telling me about a new branch of her club starting up around my way. I didn't take it seriously at first, but over last couple of days, I can't get it out of my mind, and that I would love to take it up again My back is still terrible, but otherwise there's no other real reasons to stop me pursuing it It doesn't start until about March. My main concerns about it all are ... Joey is going be 7 this year, and apart from having very basic training, does not know some of the simple commands like drop (Yes I know that is why you go to training lol) but he will be among puppies and young dogs I would imagine?? Is he still trainable at his age?? (bear in mind I am mostly doing it for enjoyment, socialisation and exercise for us both) Also years ago when i was doing it we always used (is it correction chains they call them now??) for training. I had no issues with them back then, but now there has been some negative talk about them. We use harness's on our two and they behave well in them. It is what they have always been walked in. Plus personally we think they are gentler on small breeds of dogs like Cavaliers.. So what do they allow these days, and if only a check or correction chain, how will i introduce that to Joey Lastly I am bit concerned about my back as giving signals with bigger dogs is easier for me than having to bend down to a small dog. How do others cope with bad backs and small dogs? I am excited about the prospect of it all, but just want to be prepared. I have no idea about how this training school operates yet until I go to the first meet. The friend who goes has a beautifully mannered and well trained dog ! There is a chance later down the track I may get another cavalier, hopefully a young one, but that's not in our plans just atm. I will come back later to see if there are any replies. Thank you

I do think glossy red lipstick would suit her tho Raz ;-)

Our Renae loves getting dressed up on special occasions, I do draw the line at her using my make up tho

Same here Bub

I'm so sorry Pers *gentle hugs* run free Molly.

All the best with your future new puppy melstar, exciting times ahead !

Oh theres my gorgeous Joey on the cover Awwww

I'm not allowed to put ours outside !! LOL Just kidding ! My OH wasn't brought up with dogs but when he met me his life became all about dogs ;-) Joey and Renae are allowed in the house as much as they want, on our bed, on our lounge, at our kitchen table with us etc all with OH's full blessing !

That's handy to know that huga, thanks for sharing:) I will keep an eye on Renae, and if she gets worse will have her checked out again, as she's been slowing down heaps on walks too.. but then she's getting older too. She used to be quite active in her younger years when she was a show dog (and a Mother) ;-)

Oh thats good to hear huga ! If Renae was doing it more regularly, I would look into it as well. Up to now the vet hasn't been overly concerned about it.