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I found they worked pretty well to keep brown snakes away from the dog yard. My neighbour also put them in. Her neighbour got all the snakes for a few years, so the repellers relocated the snakes rather than driving them back into the bush.

Medication can help behavioral modification work better, so don't rule it out. It is not an either/or choice, the two can work together vey well.

How has she done in the show ring or in retrieving trials? Who apart from you has evaluated your bitch to determine if she is good enough to breed from? If you can give positive answers to these questions then don't desex and learn how to become a breeder. Then health test, then determine if you are able to do all the work of raising a litter before you even think about breeding. If you are not planning to be a responsible breeder, then it is easier to live with a desexed dog.

Remove the rewards of counter surfing. Never ever leave any food on the counter for the dog to get. Problem solved.

Highly recommend them. Very professional and caring staff.

Tell visitors to completely ignore the dog. No eye contact, no friendly approaches, pretend the dog is not there. If she wants to approach them they should still ignore her. Once she has accepted the visitor's presence, they can offer a treat held out to the side, still not making eye contact. Keeping having visitors come but remove the pressure of her having to interact with them until she is ready.

Artistic begging

None. If forced to fed any one of those I'd give up my dogs and switch to cats.

Love it. Cody is the friendliest, most people loving dog I've ever owned. But so many people are terrified of his looks and assume he's a killer. He worked out at about five months old that if they look scared he was unlikely to get a cuddle. Smarter and more civilised than some people we meet.

Inspired by the photo of Esky sledding, I'll add Piper (Chesapeake Bay Retriever)at 8 weeks, when most people guessed she was a Vizsla At 1 year doing what she was born for

Cody at 8 weeks Cody at 2 years

My mains registered German Shepherd Dog is NOT an 'Alsatian'. I've had more than one expert proclaim that the reason he is so big is that he is an Alsatian (not a German Shepherd), or that the black and gold are German Shepherds and the sables are Alsatians. I've tried to explain Alsatian is not a breed and that they are all German Shepherds but generally fail to educate anyone.

The book 'Sydney's Best Dog Parks, Walks and Places to Play' by Catherine Proctor has over 90 listings, so not keen to type them all out, but I can tell you what the book says for Western suburbs: Parramatta Lakes. Parking off Lackey Street via Bourke Street, various easy circuit walks, bush and water views Chipping Norton Lake. Street parking at corner of Charlton Ave and Wolverton Ave , Easy 6k approx 2 hour return, lake and bush views, picnic spots. No off leash area Lake Moore. Parking at Chauvel Park off Epsom Road Easy 3k return approx 45 minutes,water views and picnic spots. No off leash area Sydney Olympic Park. Park at Sydney Olympic Park Off leash area Hill Road. Walk signposted.

A trained cue to spin is ok. It has a start and a finish and the owner controls the movement. It is the dog initiated, compulsive fixation tailchasing that is the problem.

"Karen Porreca is a senior director of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" Enuf said.