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That's so sad. RIP little Bailey.

I had heard bad things about the nasal spray & was very relieved when Tilba was vaccinated that they didn't give it to her. Years ago when it 1st came out April was given a dose of it because of going from a C4 to a C5. She had no side effects but she was about 8 or 9 yrs at the time.

All the American forums I've been on say that Science Diet is the worst food you can have your dogs on. Eukanuba, Iams & many others aren't much better. Youre far better off to feed Innova, California Natural, Oriijin etc. Look for foods with little or no grains especially corn. Meat needs to be the 1st few ingredients. And as far as a natural diet goes, I have all of Ian Billinghurst's books, is to just feed all types of soft raw bones, meat & organs. According to this site dogs are carnivores & weren't built to eat veggies. http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html

WoooHooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.dogstardaily.com/search/node/guarding+food You'll find what you'll need to do from these articles. Particularly Guarding valued objects & Why a growl is good.

I have both books, before & after signed by Dunbar. Seems they are now published as one book. You can download from www.dogstardaily.com for free Before You Get Your Puppy with exerts from After y g y p. You'll find loads & loads of info from the site including videos with Dunbar showing how to do exercises if you type dog training videos in the search engine. There are blogs from other trainers as well.

Tilba will be 6 mths old on Saturday. My 22 y/o son has had 2 pairs of old jeans on the clothes line for 3 days & no amount of me telling him to get them off has got him to bring them in. Anyway, this morning I went outside & both pairs of jeans were on the ground & very muddy. Looks like Tilba has found a new way of entertaining herself. I've been reading this thread to get some ideas. Luckily I live next door to my mum, so when I rewashed the jeans I was able to hang them in there. As to the Tabasco, many years ago when April was a pup, we had that black plastic garden mesh around the side of the house to prevent her from going under the house. I had read about using Tabasco to stop dogs from chewing things. For weeks I would paint the Tabasco onto the mesh & every day she would still chew it. Eventually oh put up some metal mesh, the type used in screen doors. That did the trick. Also, when April was a pup, she would only pull her bedding off the line. She only did this a few times. She never touched anything else, I can't remember what I did as she also stopped taking her bedding. Maybe it was because I made sure to fully wind the line up, something I can't do now because of the age of my line, it seized up about 5-6 yrs ago. Sooty, my son's dog, never ever tried to take washing off the line.

This is another article on bite inhibition that I've followed with great success. http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/teach...bite-inhibition

Growing up, our dogs always slept outside, in the garage as pups then in kennels. It was the way things were in the old days. The 1st 2 dogs I had when married lived outside in a kennel. April, my 1st pure bred Border Collie, always slept inside in the entry vestibule at the back door. First in a cardboard box then on a trampoline type bed. When my son brought home a puppy nearly 8 yrs ago, she slept inside with April for the 1st few months then went to sleep outside in a kennel for a few years. She's a dog that loves to be inside, so in the last year she sleeps inside with my son. After April died I got another Border Collie pup in April this year & she slept in a crate for the 1st couple of months. She now sleeps on April's old bed. My dogs are outside during the day, weather permitting & if I'm out. I would definitely have your pup sleep inside at least until the warmer weather starts. If you've ever been to an American forum, they would give you heaps for not having a dog inside. They seem to think it's their right.

If they can be contained in a backyard during the day & don't fight over kibble, it can be scattered all over the yard instead of being put in bowls. This would give them something to do, searching for every last piece & not gobbling it down in a couple of minutes. There's also those treat balls with a rope attached that you put on a tree branch. They have to jump up & tug on the rope for the kibble to be released. They are quite expensive & you would probably need 2. Other than that, you could hide things, treats, toys around the garage as long as it would be safe for them to be searching for them.

Here's another thing to try. Have your dog in a down. Lie on your back head to head. now ask your dog to sit & see what happens. I 1st heard of this 'trick' at a Dunbar conference back in 2000. I tried it with April when I got home that night. She sat strainght away. Dunbar said it was an exercise in telling if your dog knows the meaning of the word sit, & he almost guaranteed that your dog wouldn't sit because it's something that you wouldn't have trained it to do. I only ever did it that once with April. Will have to try it with Tilba when she gets better trained & a little older. At the moment she always sit with either a verbal or hand signal, but will only drop with either hand signal & verbal & hand signal only. She won't drop on verbal only. She's 5.5 m/o.

My 5 mth old border collie pup is also a jumper. The breeder was working on it before we got her but it hasn't stopped because where ever we take her she jumps on ppl & they always pat her. It's so frustrating. She will sit on command & when she's with me, before dinner, before going out etc I have her sit. Enrol in a positive method obedience club. They will help you with the situation as well as other things. Show the kids how to train her using food. Border Collies are smart, you need to show them you are in charge. Don't push him down, look him in the eye, shout at him or tell him to get down. Use sit. I would be careful with a water pistol. There are good & bad points in using them. It could make the situation worse. And you need to always have it ready which isn't always the case. I used one when training my kitten & she soon learnt to run away when she saw me with it.

Here are a lot of ifs. As she loves ice cubes, freeze some sardines in a large container especially if its summer. This will keep her entertained until the ice melts & she eats the sardines. This is if she has access to a grass area in your apartment complex or if you have a balcony that will be easily cleaned after she's finished.

You need to read two books by Dr Ian Dunbar. Before you get your puppy can be downloaded for free from his website & After you get your puppy has exerts on the site as well. It's www.dogstardaily.com There is losts of info, videos & radio programs to listen to. Look at Training Textbook & on the side in the sign in section for free download of Dunbar's book, Before You Get Your Puppy. I would be cautious about giving her too much exercise at that young age. My 5 m/o border only gets short walks so far, until 6 mths, no long extended walking until 12 mths. All to do with their growing bones. This forum doesn't seem to want links as it doesn't take you to the site as all the other forums I'm on do.

Congratulations on your new addition. I can't add any more except do lots of socialisation & training. Good luck, pics please when she arrives.

The top one looks a little like spitz & the lop eared one terrier. Agree with luke do learn all you can about socialisation. My previous 2 dogs were 5.5 weeks old when we got them and although they were/are lovely family dogs I had to be careful when I took them out around other dogs. As well as sirius go to www.dogstardaily.com and read all you can. There are also videos you do a search of dog training videos to get them up. Ian Dunbar also does some radio talks. Well worth a look. They need to see & interact with friendly, vaccinated dogs & all manner of human.

My Border Collie pup is now 4 1/2 mths old & I've had her for 7 1/2 weeks. We are having a similar problem. I've found the only way to help has been having her sleep in a crate, taking her outside after being released from it & after she's eaten her meals. We have gone up to a week with no mistakes & then if I've not put her outside after she's been in for awhile she will wee near the back door. Are you using an enzyme cleaner made especially for animals. You need to thoroughly clean the area. They will keep going to the same spot if they can still smell where they've been. Please don't be tempted to rub his nose in it. That will only make him afraid of you & he'll hide where he goes. He must not have access to the whole house until he's reliable. limit access to one room until then & don't let him out of your sight. You can also attach the lead to your belt while he's inside so you know what he's up to.

When I had April spayed in 1993 it was $200. That was in the days without pre-op blood test. In 2001 when Sooty was spayed I think it was still $200, maybe $240 & we decided against pre-op blood test. Both had a night in hospital. I was given a quote to have Tilba done in Jan. for $370 which includes pre-op test, pain relief b4 & after, a night in hospital & pain meds to take home. They also have cat adoption there & you can adopt a cat for $140 which includes desexing, microchip, worming & heartworm test. To have my own cat done was $180. She was a foundling at 3 weeks old. I didn't know if I would keep her & they were too full to take her in. They didn't charge me for the few visits I had only meds needed until I decided to keep her. It would have been cheaper to surender her & adopt her back. But I didn't want to take the chance that someone else would take her. Especially after hand raising her.

Went to have a look & its been removed

We brought Tilba back from the breeders 6 weeks ago. It was a 6.5 hr drive. We stopped 3 times for various reasons. Tilba slept the whole way except for the stops. I don't think your pup will need anything to eat in that time. Just in case of car sickness. If you stop offer her some water. Tilba has a number of toys, but usually prefers the things she can't have like sticks. I give her some of her meal stuffed in a kong. I put her dry food in it & seal the end with peanut butter, vegemite, yoghurt, cottage cheese or wet puppy food. She's learned to hold it by the small end so she can tip the kibble out. She likes toys with squeekers in them but I don't leave her alone with them. Her absolute favourite is an old plastic bone that is Sooty's.

Check out the APDT of Aust website. They have lists of trainers all over NSW. All positive reinforcement trainers.

I bought a plastic bait container from a fishing tackle store. It has a lock down lid & I can get my whole hand in it. It's also easy to clean.

Congratulations, that will be Tilba & me some day.

Try a roll over instead. Have him sit, drop, then lure into a roll. That's what I'm doing with my puppy.

Stupid me, I just came back & saw the top of the 1st post. Are they like regular regular dog obedience clubs run by volunteers? or are they privately owned?