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This wasn't because of the breed of dog that bit you, it was because the dog had bite inhibition and/or only wanted to warn you to go away, not injure you. These things are due to training and the temperament of that individual dog, not because the dog has some kind of physically weak jaw because of its breed. Small dogs can easily cause serious, lasting damage to people's hands - people losing fingers, permanent nerve damage etc. A dog the size of a Flatcoat can also do serious damage if it wants to. That dog chose not to injure you severely, it wasn't limited by its jaw. Totally agree with this.

Ahhhh so many cute piccies

Hahahahaha so true Roova! He is gorgeous but a handful.

Noooooo RIP little man

Here's Hershel at 8 months old

Who else is going? I feel kinda lame going to a dog show on New Years eve but to be honest I don't usually do anything anyway. Can't be bothered going out when every man (and his dog) will be out getting drunk.

You definitely should do as much as you can :) I'm there on Saturdays, Sundays & Mondays so might see you there :)

Give them a call. They take puppies from 8 weeks & they would all only have had their C3 at that point. Hershel had only had his C3 as well.

They really are great. I took Hershel there from the day after I got him at 8 weeks. Up to you though.

Just that I would always suggest going somewhere where the instructors are qualified. I also would steer clear of training centers that only use one type of equipment. I believe Kintala only like to use front connecting harnesses. There are some great training companies (that I listed above) who are qualified & understand that there is no 'one size fits all' with dogs :)

I wouldn't recommend Kintala. I can highly recommend The K9 Company. One of their locations is South Morang. They are fantastic & have a lot of experience with Rotties (check out their website) :) ETA Underdog have a location in Heidelberg, can recommend them too :)

My old Trixie is an ACD x with what we don't know. She is very much an ACD though. She's been difficult in some ways over the years (also I didn't know what I was doing) but she's been a brilliant dog in most ways. She's 18 now & has definitely settled since she was about 10. Insanely high prey drive, independent & will just go ALL DAY. I have never seen her tired... I would not recommend the breed to the inexperienced.

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That is amazing! I love it.