Tatelina

That would have to be one tiny cow and one large poodle!! This thread is great...If I could give you reputation for it.. I would.

Well for my girl...she already is sitting and so close to the ground.

I have a similar (well...not really) problem with my short legged basset X.... She's so close to the ground even if I lure her with a yummy treat she will just follow it with her head and thus far I have NEVER managed to get her to drop.

Kikopup on YouTube has a great tutorial that shows how to do this.

I'm curious as to how useful scenting areas would be? Not only would the scent probably either drift to cover large areas, but also need to be re-applied...wouldn't a dog just rely on memory after figuring out the floor plan?

What's a brace lead? I walk my 2 girls on my left together. I found the stop-start method on a leash with nothing else really worked. It's VERY tedious though..as soon as one of them makes the lead go tight I stop dead and either wait for them to come back closer to my side so the lease is loose, or I encourage them to come closer by patting my leg or similar. Didn't take them long to figure out that if they want to progress at a quicker rate down the driveway, they had to both be in line with me. When they get a bit excited (or sometimes at the start of a walk) we have to stop-start a couple of times but it's great! No jerking on their necks, it's more enjoyable and I don't risk hurting my back.

Pfft. I've never been there and don't know where in Erskine Park it is. Hooray!! Sat 12th December at 3pm sounds GREAT!!! Won't be so hot for the dogs then!

Yes yes yes!!!! Make it on a day I can go...I still haven't been to any DOL meet!

Um..should this be in Off Topic?

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!!!!!!! ME WANT!

There was a great thread quite a while ago where a fella was making his own and welding it with progress piccies...there was alot of discussion on how to best make it as well. Spent 10mins trying to find it but couldn't (mainly because we can't search for 3letter words! :D )

I think you hit the nail on the head there. When you breed for money sometimes the dollar signs blur your vision of what is ethically right or good for the animal. Happens in many different species! Not just dogs. Ofcourse there are dodgy breeders in every breed of dogs, but the 'rarity' and 'illegal' factor IMO attracts the sorts of people that don't appreciate the breed for what it's worth.

I'm sorry for your loss... I hope the happy memories stay fresh in your mind!!

Have fun playing at the bridge little man!

Perhaps zap them away AFTER they have paid back what they stole. ;) Glad the dog is safe.

What a shambles!!

How did you make a little grey take that much? Syringe squirt fluid in the mouth? Mixed in with mince?

I actually thought exactly the same thing...but then I thought...maybe he was only hanging for a split sec and it was just coincidence with timing? Regardless...that raw emotion (not the tears...the whole 'fall off a cliff and die' and the whole shot gun thing) to me makes him seem a little unstable. To uneducated people who want to point fingers at the pitbull, will instantly point fingers to owners like that and say the same thing: 'aggressive breed. Aggressive owners...blah blah' well that's what I think anyway. (Not sure if I made my point clear there). Anyone willing to take a guess as to why his ears have been snipped? (whatever the technical term for that is) Is that often done in the states just for the heck of it?

Can't wait to watch this at home...

Word on all three points!! Luke your photos are fab!! How do I get photographer friends to use me as a model!! hahaha..

I wish I had access to farmers or pest hunters who could provide me with rabbits! Not only would they be helping the environment but my dogs would be deliriously happy!

*sigh* Instant gratification society... And they're not living creatures....they're JUST dogs.

Great photo!!

PPS thankyou for always being so informative and helpful. And everyone else in this thread.