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I get the same response with a whistle it is a completely different sound and carries over a long distance. It has been a life saver many times when my food obsessed dog has gone out of sight. You should see the dogs at flyball when they hear the beeps counting down as the lights change colour and they are ready to go.

How did you teach her to dance and kick her back legs on demand?

I am going to Sydney for 2 weeks so might pop in and have a go with Tia.

I would not do this either, I have seen obsessed dogs, that just start chasing shadows and every bit of light. Its not nice to see. With a tug toy its either there or it isn't. The dog knows that I am on the end of it and I am interacting with the dog. I have seen a video where a lady taught a fish in a fish tank to swim through a hoop using a torch light.

The vet did blood tests and his pancreas is fine and he said the enzymes wouldn't help. I am going to try and add sweet potato and pumpkin to his meals

I have tried googling it but didn't come up with much, do you just search for dog pancreatitus?

Do you have the recipe for the lentil creation? Josh is so skinny that he shivers very easily, 24kg is extremely light for a dog that should weigh 34kg, people are making lots of comments on how skinny he is. It has been 4 months now.

Josh had pancreatitus in April, and lost weight he went from 34kg to 22kg. He is still very skinny. He is his usual happy self, shiny coat, and still has a lot of energy, he does not have any diarrohea. Took him to the vet for blood tests and they came back normal including a TLI test which tests his pancreas. He is fed Advance Lite (vet told us to) pasta, rice, veggies, and chicken carcases, egg once a week. Anybody got ideas?

yOU COULD try putting one under your foot,

Reward down near the ground as he does the bow, also maybe put a couple of pieces there, then he is less likely to look up at you. I also add another signal at the same time, being a curtsy, then that can be your signal instead of the hand. It is looking very good though, at least he is not dropping. Also check out this thread. http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=11768 Also try slowly moving away from the dog, and throwing the treat to him onces he recognises the new curtsy signal.

Hi all We've needed to move the time of the lurecoursing on the 10th of August to 12pm-4pm. Sorry about the late notice. Hope to see you there. Stuart Our next Lure Coursing date is Sun 10th August at KCC Park from 12pm - 4pm . Hope to see you all there. In case of extreme weather conditions(inclement or above32C) lure coursing will not be run. If you are in doubt about the event being held, please contact DarrenStebbings on 0410 407 618 on the day for an update. Stuart The entrance to KCC park is on melways 128 J12. Follow the entrance road to the gravel area on the south side of the main building. The lure coursing is held in the fenced off area to the south. Due to recent changes in VCA insurance requirements, we would like to advise that: a) If you are a VCA Member, you need to bring your current membership card to show as proof of membership, or b) If you are a current member of a dog/obedience club that has already charged you the VCA fee as part of your current membership costs, you need to bring your current membership card of that club to show as proof of membership, or c) If you are not a VCA Member, or you do not bring your current VCA membership card, you will be asked to pay a $6.50 fee to be covered as a VCA Companion Member before being able to participate (Note: This fee is an annual fee that covers you for subsequent events for the year LURE COURSING GUIDELINES NOTE: All dogs participate at the owners risk. These guidelines have been developed to facilitate enjoyable and safe Lure Coursing events for all participants. The Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of Victoria Inc. requests that you please follow these guidelines. · Bring your VCA membership card or proof of alternative Dog Club Membership or VCA Insurance payment proof to every event and keep it with you for ease of reference when purchasing a ticket. · All persons attending lure coursing at KCC Park need some form of VCA insurance coverage. If you need to purchase VCA Insurance, please bring $6.50pp to cover that cost. This covers you for 12 months at VCA sanctioned events. · Bring gold coins for payment for each individual ticket, to minimize delays in processing. · RRCV members can purchase tickets during public coursing for $1-00 per run (2 laps). · Ticket sales will commence half hour prior to commencement of public lure coursing. Initially sales will be for one ticket only. More tickets will be sold at times to be determined by the RRCV committee. We do encourage group runs for dogs suitable to do so and there is further information on group runs below. Our intention is to give all participants one run before the second round of ticket sales will commence. You will be asked how many dogs you intend to run on your ticket - please answer honestly as we will be keeping records and checking. If you have more than one dog and intend to run your dogs on single runs only your tickets will not have consecutive numbers. · The general public lure coursing will not commence before the scheduled start time. · The ticket cost for general public lure coursing is $2.00 for 2 laps. · Puppies under 6 months are not recommended to run but will be giving a 'starters taste' free of charge. Please speak to a RRCV committee person on the day. · Puppies between 6 - 12 months can run for 1 lap at a cost of $1-00. · When the event commences, follow the instructions of the RRCV officials with regard to assembly points and timing to assist in streamlining the process. Always be prepared for assembly prior to your ticket number being called so that there are no unnecessary delays. · It is the responsibility of ticket holder to be at the gate when their number is called. · Upon direction from event organisers, take your dog from the entry gate directly to the start point and follow any instructions given. · Remove the lead and/or any correction collars, harnesses etc. that could potentially become caught during the run. We ask that a fixed collar be placed on your dog to assist with catching and removal. · After the run commences, walk directly to the finish point to watch, meet and collect your dog. Please catch your dog and place on lead immediately. RRCV officials will assist with dogs at the finish if required. · When your dog is secured please leave the enclosure immediately. · Dogs that leave/ignore lure are to be collected promptly and placed on lead for removal. The lure operator will give plenty of opportunity to chase and it will be his/her decision when the run is over. CATERING: · Sausage Sizzle $1.50 per snag in bread. · Soft Drinks and bottled water $1.50 each The RRCV recommends that participants bring chairs, a stake & tether for your dog, water & bowl and portable shade such us an umbrella or collapsible shelter. COLLARS: It is strongly recommended that all dogs have a fixed collar to wear whilst chasing the lure (i.e. NOT correction chain/collar)- it makes for a safer run and easier catching at the end. GROUPS: We encourage group runs as it can be very enjoyable for the dogs and creates a spectacle for onlookers, however before running your dogs as a group please consider their safety and the role of the lure operator. As a group, dogs are more likely to injure each other by crashing into one another and sometimes an over exuberant dog may take to chasing the other dogs, which is sometimes not appreciated by the other dogs. It is therefore necessary for you to be sure your dogs will work together and behave accordingly. When the enclosure has more than one dog running the lure operator must attempt to keep an eye on them all so as to avoid causing injury to any dog that grabs the line or bites at a pulley - so please take this into account when running your group. Groups can run on one ticket. When you line up to purchase your tickets you will be asked how many dogs will be running on that ticket - please be honest as we will be recording and checking the numbers. There will be no more than 4 dogs per group run. WEATHER CONDITIONS: In case of extreme weather conditions (inclement or above32C) lure coursing will not be run. If you are in doubt about the event being held, please contact Darren Stebbings on 0410 407 618 on the day for an update. These guidelines will be amended and updated over time as we identify room for improvement. Your constructive feedback will be appreciated. IF AT ANY POINT YOU ARE UNCLEAR OR UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO PLEASE ASK - the RRCV is there to help. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.12/1592 - Release Date: 8/5/2008 6:03 AM

I went to this today and due to the bad weather they ran it for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I found some interesting things about Tia. I had her working well with the sheep. I then let Phil have a go and she wasn't too bad. We had a female instrucing us. She didn't work as well with my husband and have as much confidence as she does with me but she got the idea after a little while. Later on Phil had another go with her but with a male instructor Tia seemed just to sit and stare at the sheep not much going on at all. Then I had a go with her and she was back and confident again. Have worked out she prefers to work with me and prefers female instructors to males. I also noticed at the Paul McPhail work shop she didn't work well when he was in there with us but when a female instructors was in there with us, she worked much better. Also today I went into the pen with Phil attached to the back of me, thinking that she would work well with me being there and once working well I would quietly slink away and she would be left working with Phil, but the idea didn't work. We had a good day, but I left early as I was so tired and fell asleep in the car on the way home, I wasn't driving. We even had a go at getting Tia to move sheep from pen to pen, the hardest part was managing all the gates. But was fun. Phil said he enjoyed this much more then watching the dogs at flyball.

I am going to this on Saturday, they still have vacancies. Will be interesting.

It is nearly Warragul, check out the thread, about herding is addictive, there is a map there.

I loved that huge Briard racing. He had a fantastic running style and fast too. Looked like a huge running carpet. I got too tired and left early,at the start of my drive I wanted to close my eyes behind the wheel.

HERDING TRAINING DAY Date: Saturday2nd August 2008 Time: 10.00am – 4.30pm Venue: Darnum Rec Reserve Shady Creek Rd, Darnum COST:$ 50 per dog The Warragul & District Kennel & Obedience Club Inc invite interested VCA Herders to a fun training day. Come along and have a go at working your dog through a “Yard Dog” course. Try your skills in the large paddock Learn how to work your dog through a drench and race Show us how to work our dogs through a VCA course. Have a fun day!! To register call: Karen on 5626 7124 Or Phil on 5628 5382 Morning & Afternoon tea provided. Canteen facilities available on the grounds.

With Moses, he would race to the end of the contact and pull up so quick to do the two on two with nose touch, that he would end up doing a handstand. I was doing four on the floor with Tia as it is a natural behaviour for her but when I changed clubs they insist on nose touch. But at the end of the day I don't really care what she does as long as the contact is touched.

Found out that I can camp on the grounds so thats where I will be. It is only for one night, and I will be having a shower at home before I go.

I will be there with Moses (competing) and Tia (to give the chooks some time away from her). Can you camp on the grounds?

Belle however spent the day fixated on a single bird that dared to sit on her fence. Weird dog. Do other people borders obsess like this or do i have a broken one? Tia fixates on our chickens. She will also remove the shade cloth covering the fence into the chook run so she can see them better. The chooks don't seem to mind. She also fixates on the head cat, and will just stare at it, or run around it, then gets upset when the cat just lies there. She has the most freakish eyes.

We had a lot of problems with Tia doing stand. When she first arrived every time I used the clicker, whenever she heard it she would sit to take a treat. Not sure what the breeder had taught her. What I found helped us, was whilst heeling you stop for a fraction of a second, say stand, then heel off very quickly before they get a chance to sit. This worked really well. Then gradually you lengthen the stand time.

I have it, I think the VCA library may have it.

Where is warragul? Any idea roughly how long it would take to get there from frankston? http://www.warraguldogclub.org.au/ click on the herding link and scroll down for the map. According to http://www.whereis.com it is 93km and 1 hr 3 mins from Frankston. You go via the freeway, and now there is a Pakenham bypass which makes it quicker. http://www.whereis.com/#session=NjE=

Only Warragul on Sundays.

They have heaps of stuff in their library. DVD's on agility, herding, puppy training, obedience training. Lots of great stuff.