Rainy

This is why : I look back and think how bloody clueless was i Thanks to DOL i was pointed in the right direction within hours of these post's and i cant thank the doler's enough.

Has to be Stafford Pups :D

friends of ours used yass pets for an overnight stay, they were happy with them.

Oh wow go ollie!!!! hansom man

Diesel's came from his breeder we were going to change it but after a few day's we couldnt come up with anything better / that suited

Happens here too im so sick of it especialy one kid around 11 that walks a cranky Rotty past our place, he is an odd one because sometimes he will pull the kid over to bark and carry on at somthing and other day's he's as sweet as pie

I can find the thread but my recomendation was a pajero, i manage to fit a whole weekends worth of dog gear camping gear ect with room to spare :D

Cheers guys that should get us started, any others you can think of?

Thanks dandy, he is solid on the basics (we were doing ccd before i got sick) Iv got paw over nose happening just need to prolong the time it stay's there LOL

Hi guys im in need of some tricks to teach that i can do from sitting on the floor / chair. Im supposed to be on bed rest for 2 weeks and diesel is going banana's he is not a dog that will be worn out from exercise (hubby is walking him for me) he needs alot of mental stimulation. I need step by step instruction as im hopless youtube vids are even better. I was trying to teach him to pick up his toys and drop them in a box this after noon but failed dismaly so if any one knows how to teach this could you tell me please Thanks in advance

Cheers all its good to have different perspective's to look at

Like :D

Thanks for all the reply's lots to think about Will be investigating further :D

They look great perrin

For thoes that are not able to sew you can still contribute!!! Go to your local patch work / quilting shop and ask for a Fat Quarter (this is a material messurement)of the fabric you like, take it home wash and iron it then cut in to 6& 1/2 inch squares and send it off :D ETA from memory we got 5 or six squares out of one fat quarter.

I had tis problem with diesel too like others have said do it right the first time! I taught diesel from a stand as this was the most commen position for him to be in, use a treat and lure his nose back towards his chest and that should give you a nice fold. Diesel now has 2 commands drop is used for neat square form in the trialing ring or at training, then i tell him to lay (rolled on to one hip) when we are not in formal work eg: walking down the street and stop to talk to someone ill tell him to lay down

almost unbelivable

Thanks ill let you know if things get worse but for now ill be ok. Would you like me to post a pic of jed's quilt so people can get an idea of what to do?

Ill be ok thanks ;) Jeds queen size quilt contained 168, 6 1/2 inch squares.

Naww

Thats prettty cute im a husky

Wow another quilt your game steve but it would deffinatly be for a worthy cause. If you want a repeat of jeds quilt let me know and i can send you the info i used to put it all together. I would love to help out again but i have my own serious illness to deal with at the moment but i am happy to help out with the organisation if you need it :D

I would love too but hubby has a 2 dog rule in this house (its not very well laid out) Make's me want to move sooner lol

I dont think i will ever be without a stafford they have always been in my life so i couldnt imagin not having one. :D The other breed im looking into is aussie shep's, a compleatly differnt type of dog. The reasons i never thought i would own one was due to my own misconceptions about them, the more time i speend getting to know them the more i realise i was wrong Iv had diesel out meeting all the aussies i can and so far there has been no bad reactions, he goes for a run with thelinks two aussies fairly regularly and has even ajusted his play style to suit them. I guess that i have spent the past 2 years learning about staffords and showing, so that if our next family member just happened to be the quality it's breeder would want in the ring i could do that. Im now organising to learn as much as i can about aussies so i dont go into the new breed with my eyes closed if you know what i mean

How did you know when it was the right time to change breeds? I had hoped to add to the family this year but thing's have happened so i cant have the dog i want from the breeder i want. I have been spending a fair amount of time with a breed that i never thought i would own the more time i spend with this breed i want to own one. So now im a little confused i have gotten to know another stafford breeder that i would like to purchase a pup from that wont be breeding for a while again and i could wait untill then, at the same time iv meet a few breeders of the other breed that have all said they are happy for me to be an owner of one of thier pup's. your thoughts? Cheers