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My problem is now when I have to hold a leash I get all confused as to how I'm supposed to hold it and where do my hands go! I think im just easily confused though! Sorry OT!

I'm sorry but all I'm imagining is a lady doing push ups and a dog looking at her strangely and then copying!! Haha that's amazing. Hey whatever works for you :p!

My new video on how to train a dog to drop! (Except I call it Down the whole way through the video :o !) Its starring my current Foster dog Xenon. Shes up for adoption with Fetching dogs and you should check her out here http://www.fetchingdogs.com.au/dogs/xenon/ cause shes an awesome little dog :)

I think this is again related to the media and how anti BSL has been mostly promoted. People don't realise it does effect them, I was one of them! I saw a car with a sticker that said something like "pedophiles are more dangerous than pitbulls, if you like BSL then you LOVE PEDOPHILES" I'm SO excited that Team Dog is doing their best at promoting anti bsl with actual facts, instead of information like that.

Some good links with lots of good information, http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/dog-legislation/effective-v-ineffective-laws/ and http://nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/dog-legislation/breed-specific-legislation-bsl-faq/

I think making them aware that it does effect them is a step in the right direction. Its not just about bullbreeds, its about everyone and their safety. I personally used to think "well thats sad, but it doesn't effect me so...." until I asked some questions and learned a little more. Some good points that Melzawelza posted before are pretty relevant to everyone. Not only is money being wasted (which comes from us, which then means less money for other things that are actually important), but the result of more laws will be, "1. No patrolling of the streets to pick up people that are walking their dogs unleashed/letting them escape or any other breaches 2. Minor dog attacks would not be adequately actioned due to lack of resources. Actioning these minor attacks carefully and diligently is one of the biggest ways to prevent the serious dog attacks that happen later from the same dog. 3. No education programs, no visiting the parks and speaking to dog owners about pet ownership 4. No development of educational materials that can be used when dealing with the general public face to face The result is undoubtedly an increase in dog attacks, quite possibly significantly. It has happened everywhere else in the world that has implemented BSL and it will happen here. " as for fear, Im not sure. Im always careful around certain breeds (one of them being german shepherds, despite the fact I own 2!) just because I've met so many off leash that are dangerous. The media have a lot to do with public fear, I think if the government stopped focusing on bullbreeds, the media will switch tactic also.

Direct link to post here. Please share if you are on Facebook. This has the potential to end the breeding and showing of breeds in NSW (menacing and restricted dogs must be desexed) and also the import of said breeds in to Australia. Just repeating the original text and answering my own question with this relevant information from the first post. I've already followed the Team Dog pages and shared this post on a few forums. For now the best thing to do is make others aware of the changes that are going to take place so that once a plan of action has been formulated, people will be willing to help and also understanding of the issues at hand. Edit: snap Plan B! great minds :laugh:

Good luck when the AR nutters finally get around to brachy breeds. Suggest you have a look at some the proposals which have already been put forward in Europe. Again, more scare tactics. You're acting like a bunch of animal rights nutters. :confused: These aren't scare tactics, these are simple facts based on the information available. BSL makes it more dangerous for you to walk your dog down the street, it wastes your money as a tax payer, it means less safety for you and your family. Even if you're entirely selfish and only care about your own purebred Pugs and your own safety, it still effects you.

My advice would be to take her to a decent trainer and get her behaviour evaluated so that you can gain confidence back in your dog and also discover what her problems could be. I'm VERY hesitant to try and make any assumptions on her behaviour based on limited information over the internet, your best bet is to see someone face to face and have a conversation. I recommend Steve Courtney from K9 Pro, great trainer and a great guy. http://k9pro.com.au/services/ In relation to what you said regarding her having issues with small dogs attacking her, this blog post seems relevant. http://blog.k9pro.com.au/dog-owners-think/

Doesn't seem stressed to me, my GSD Rogue will do that whingy bitching noise too sometimes. If you aren't opening her crate fast enough or not rubbing her belly to her satisfaction. Its funny, but its also really really terrible behaviour. Dogs biting his owner to get his own way.

My dogs do not fear me in the slightest, and the idea that anyone would want to be feared is horrifying to me. Do people seriously think they need their dogs to "fear" them? Far out. Poor dogs. How dangerous would it be if my WL GSD feared me, no doubt there would one day be a post going "and then my dog ALL OF A SUDDEN attacked me for no reason...."

I used 'Out' with Kaos but I'm using 'Ta' with Nitro :laugh: I like Ta! I don't know how that would work for me though.. Just imagining, with Roscoe on a bite thats 100 metres away and me yelling "TAAAAAA!!!!" :laugh:

Far from it. Fighting and instigating conflict is not an exclusively hormone driven behavior in the slightest. The border collie was also named as the initial instigator of the fighting and now the CD is jack of it. Not surprised. I'd be more onto the BC as the problem child not the CD despite him being the potentially stronger of the two. I think the more far reaching problem here is the BC. Call the breeder and ask about why the temperament has gone south and is such fight prevalent in their lines. If you got it from a backyard breeder that can explain some of the temperament. I've seen anti social BCs, they do exist. Not every BC is a roll over softy and some are instigators and finishers of some good fights. Let me guess, the border is inside and the CD outside? That too can account for the BC growling and lunging through the door - he's all big and brave defending 'his' territory. You need to get on top of this dog ASAP, he should not be doing this at all through the door no matter what is out there. I think you're throwing problem child status on the wrong dog. Separate and get a proper assessment of the dogs. I totally agree with Nekhbet's view from what has been told. Having had my share of GSD's who fight each other and getting bitten a few times breaking them up, the key is getting control of the instigator which to me sounds like the BC also. I have found over the years that very few commercial trainers are good at remedies for family dog fights other than advising separation which of course from a safety aspect is correct advice, but a trainer experienced at solving fights within the home are generally very successful. Often the instigator is the weaker dog and the problem is when the stronger dog has had enough of the unfair aggression towards it, the stronger dog will finish the fight with serious consequence. The weaker dog worries about it's pack standing where the stronger dog doesn't care unless provoked and challenged to fight. The instigator needs to fear the owner/handler and learn consequence from starting a fight, a concept badly lacking in modern training regimes unfortunately. To stop inter-home fights the offending dog needs to learn that aggression directed towards another dog in the family results in a fight from the leader (owner/handler), a fight the dog cannot win. I won't go into specifics of how it's done as it's a specialised field of training, but it can be done to restore tranquillity in the home assessing the right trainers experienced at correcting such a behaviour :) As a side note: I have only ever found fights to be elevated with entire males in the direct presence of a bitch in season, other than that scenario entire or desexed makes no difference. Usually desexing is accompanied with training and the desexing is warranted with success. I disagree with that and believe the training that accompanied the desexing had the greater impact on behavioural modification. You don't stop dog aggression by making the dog fear you more than everything else, what a horrible notion! Ideas like that are why people think the corrections are all about pain and fear, eesh. On top of that, the idea that I could beat a dog in a fight is not something I believe or want to try and achieve, what a silly and dangerous notion.

Yes definitely has a lot of k9 pro influence!! Hes the master of tug and out. That's why I mention him in the video and link his articles. I did know the basics on out before I started working with steve, but hes been a HUGE influence :)

I make youtube videos (trying for once a week, but sadly moving house ruined that for me for a while ) and my newest video is now live. Enjoy! :D (you get to see some clips on my foster puppies, who're now both in new homes and going great!)

I colour corrected it a bit too. Just cut her out of the background, can add some other graphics if you want.

I can help, what do you want it to look like? I'll need the highest res version you can send too :)

Only one photo!? We need MOAR :D

Weekend was awesome. It was great meeting everyone (I think I was hard to miss in my tights) and I (plus fiancé and doggies) are all super tired now! Headed back to our accommodation to pass out. I took a million photos so it will take me a couple days to get them all up :)!!!

:laugh: :laugh: Hmm, I don't know whether I can say now.

This is true! Though I would have come anyway even if I wasn't being the K9 Pro Pack Horse! Miss out on a K9 Pro seminar!? Never!

Don't stress guys, its gonna be AWESOME!!!! :thumbsup: They will have a butt load of equiptment so if anyone needs a long line or something that they forget, huski will be able to hook you up :D (Though I think I could challenge you Huski, for the title of most unco person around.) If in doubt, I'll have a Labrador who is always primed and ready to be cuddled. I'm driving down from Sydney on Friday! With a car full of dogs and dog stuff!

My GSD Rogue bit my fiancé hard enough to leave a scar. The reason was that off leash dog who was a lot smaller than her had charged up to her while she was on lead. She desperately wanted to kill it and My fiancé had to haul her up off the ground to stop her getting the small dog. In the process she bit him on the arm. Oh and bush turkeys are delicious. So are rats. Both have met their demise in my backyard. Yuckkk

Call in a professional. I would contact Steve Courtney from K9 Pro http://www.k9pro.com.au/ Speak with him and see what your options are.

I think a lot of people mess up when it comes to socialisation because the message has been pushed so hard "socialise your puppies! Take them everywhere! Show them everything" has some very important parts missing. You can ruin a puppy by over socialising it, and its not hard to do, yet this message gets left out. The idea seems to be that introducing your puppies to as much things in life as much as possible is the best method, but its so much safer if you have an aspect of control. When I told people (even on here) that my puppy was not allowed to be approached by strangers, that I didn't introduce him to every dog he met, that I didn't allow everyone in the world to touch him, the general reaction was BUT YOU AREN"T SOCIALISING HIM! He will turn into a vicious monster! The damage has been done, you can't fix it now! Yet, I have one of the most solid bomb proof dogs I know, he stood solid when a little girl threw herself on him, he turned away when a dog attacked him, yet he has the nerves to stand and face a decoy. I personally wouldn't take home a puppy who was older than 7-8 weeks. There is SO much I want to do with my puppy from the second they're brought home, that no breeder with a litter of puppies to look after is going to be able to replicate! Not unless they have more hours in a day than I do :laugh: (in which case, what is your secret!?)