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That all sounds much more positive. Hopefully he's on the recovery upwatd slope now - and if it takes human bikkies - not - he's earned it :D . Paws crossed for continued good news.

Exciting getting a new pup. So very glad to see yo have a crate - crate training is such a good thing. Depending on how your house is set up, you might also want to consider getting a play pen/exercise pen of some kind - Some people make them fairly cheaply with metal compost panels - from places like Bunnings. Just handy to pop puppyin with soe toys or a chew bone when you can't be actively supervising. :)

It's not exactly close, but Southern Highlands trains at Blue Circle oval, New Berrima on Monday evenings. Positive training. And Wollondilly would be an option - at Tahmoor Wollondilly ABKC - don't know anything about their training.

They do like to worry us, don't they. Do hope Harry feels better really soon.

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We can't know without seeing the puppy's behaviour in context - but one thing to consider is that she may be going through what is sometimes called a "fear period" - where things that have not been an issue in the past become an issue. Second the advice to not be putting her in situations which she obviously finds upsetting (and of course you do too) - and getting some advice from a knowledgeable and skilled person who can observe her and you and give you guidance. Good for you for getting on to it quickly. In the short term, as well as keeping pup away from distressing/arousing situations, can I suggest that I wouldn't just be getting tough with her till you know what's going on, and I'd be trying to redirect her rather than just saying no - when you think about it, "no" is not really veryinformative - best to try to give the pup some direction as to what you'd like her to do - maybe, turn and go (which I'd be doing - letting her know you will get her out of the situation - she doesn't have to do it. Depending where you are in Vic, Erny, Cosmolo or Nekhbet on here would all be happy to point you in the right direction, I'd say. Try sending them a PM, in case they don't see this post. And as Pers says - do come back and update us. And don't feel bad - you're asking for help - that's the first step. :)

Oh that is head-banging stuff isn't it - perfect in training ... maybe we should suggest video comps for the next rule change. Yay for Ruby! ... and :laugh: at the Schnauzer being a Schnauzer ... sometimes no training can be a good thing - sometimes .... not so much :D . We tried the SD when we got home - OK except for the leather (3rd) - may have been strong breeze drifting the scent across the pile. Then did it again a couple of hours later, after I'd mowed the grass. The boy did good! Wish we had a training time other than the busy Sunday at club - too much going on, randoms everywhere, and agility and my puppy class to squeeze in. Would be such a luxury to have a big enough group to do some trial training on a big ground. Obedience Committee (read me and one of the judges) do have a little group for triallers - but it's in the show rings or indoors in the pavilion, and a lot of that is about trying to get people to split not lump, and to have fun. If only it wasn't so hot in Perth ........ :)

Oh that makes me feel so much better. Hmm - Rory must have been channelling Millie in the afternoon trial - or vice versa . :laugh: . He LOVES his box, but in the afternoon, he went out and started tracking. I was thinking maybe he did his SB so fast, that he didn't realise he'd done it. Then he got the first article (metal) really well - and did the sit on the RAT each time - but got confused with the other two articles. First time ever he brought back a wrong one. I was wondering if it was because it was on the same patch of grass as the morning - or maybe even that I'd been standing and walking across that spot quite a bit when I was stewarding Open after UD. Who knows. So tonight we've played articles, and mowed the grass, and in a while we'll play articles again and see how he goes. Had to laugh at his gloves in the afternoon. The marker was 2 metres down from the box, but he still thought he'd be a good boy and go into the box as we werre doing the RAT to glove 1 - then he got the turn right - overturned a bit, corrected himself to be facing beautifully to Glov 1, so bad handler didn't give him the direction - since he seemed to be perfectly positioned and looking at 1 -... but he zoomed in front of me and did a beautiful retrieve of glove 3 (the one we'd had in the morning - obvioiusly thought I'd made a mistake ... such a helpful boy. It would have been unnerving if he'd done all that in the morning trial, but becuase he'd done such a good effort in te morning, we just had a good laugh at the antics in the afternoon. We get to do it all again at a different ground next week :D .

Sending positive vibes for continued good healing. You must be feeling so relieved.

for your boss! Paws crossed the news is good today.

Little brag, and semi brag from our weekend trials. Rally yesterday, Rory got 2 double Qs ti bring him to 8 legs of his RAE2. Kirra blew Excelelnt in the morning, but scraped a double in the afternoon - she needs 2 more legs for RAE - she is such hard work, since she doesn't believe in obedience, but has great fun. Rory began really well, but the heat (relative - don't laugh mainlanders :laugh: ) was taking its toll, and he didn't work as well in the afternoon. Complete change of weather today for Rory's UD debut. So pleased with his effort - given he hasn't had anywhere near enough distraction proofing. Morning trial - only failed second DJ and 1st SD - did lose quite a few points in several of the others - sit on RAT, was apparently declared optional for the morning. :) The afternoon trial didn't go as well, although the sit on RAT was back. His SB was super - he came flying back with his article, so proud of himself, with a great grin on his face, and coat flying in the wind. One of those moments you want to bottle. It was a bit downhill from then on, but quite a bit to like, and his attitude stayed pretty up, which I was happy with - and he nailed the first SD this time. And the sit on RAT was back. Very happy with his first go, especially in view of what was probably really inadequate preparation. We get to have another go next week - and without the rally trial beforehand. Will be interesting to see. Love my happy goofy boy.

Frnch speaking clever puppers. Xena looks as though she's come back really firing, AD. And she pulled up OK after her busy day?

Good thinking, Daisy.Tea.

Good on you for reporting it. Really important, although it might seem that there's nothing they can do in the short term. Hopefully the stupid owner got enough of a fright to make sure she has a stronger collar/lead next time. Sounds like your pup will bounce back pretty happily, so as has been said, you will have to try to be confident when out with him. Would be nice to organise some play dates with steady, reliable dogs if you can - in a safe area of course. If you see them there again, obviously just get your puppy and calmly turn and go, well before they can get anywhere near you.

Lovely, KC - but to the OP - please note that this is a situation where the dog is a trained adult. It will be quite a long time, even with super training, before your puppy will reach this stage of reliablility. And as KC says, the raised playpen is there for when she can't pay full attnetion. That's really good. You and the pup will have fun training. But please, please remember that training is never a substitute for active supervision - but it will give you a good idea of things to watch out for. I'm sorry - but this really worried me. Please, please go back and re-read what Persephone has posted and the links. Things can go very, very wrong in a heartbeat, even when you are close by. Realistically, I do not believe, given their ages, that you will be able to leave them 'to do their own thing' unless at least one of them is contained safely - even if you are in the room. Please know that we are not trying to be hard on you - it's just that we want to be able to share the joy of your youngster and the pup growing up safely together, with your baby becoming a responsible child who understands the limitations and needs of the pup and other dogs. :D

Snap - was thinking te same thing. Take him for a walk off to another area to have a pee and let his brain settle. Your instructor shouldn't mind, especially if you mention before hand that you plan to do this. I used to do it with my BC boy- not because he was barking, but just to freshen him (and me) up again. Sounds like you're doing really well. Thanks for the update. :D I think I'd be working a bit on the getting to class thins - go a bit earlier so you have time to work on settling him down before he gets to class. Turn back towards the car if you have to, then reward him for settling down a bit, and maybe attention to you, then head back towards the class area - rinse and repeaat. Also, you can just hang out with him a bit and watch with him what's going on on the ground.

You and Krusty did a great job out there at the weekend. He's coming on in leaps and bounds (pun intended). :D

You can say 'get it' - sometimes you don't need to :D .

She's a lovely neat jumper

So sorry to hear that mysticpaw. But now you don't have to worry about your lovely boy any more. Sometimes there are worse things, even if it doesn't feel like that right now.

Yes - you can do that too - the target thing. The two food/drop game teaches the dog to give a quick and neat response to the drop cue, wherever he is - hence good for quick drops in heeling, and drop on recall - and because it'snot done in the context of the DOR, doesn't carry the risk of the smart dog anticipating and starting to creep. One of the problems (or nice things) about DOR, is that the judge has such a range of possibilities for where they're going to drop the dog.

I'm not sure I have the timing quite right - someone else might explain better, but I give the next drop just as the dog is eating the treat, mark (verbal or clicker, and throw the next treat - usually in a somewhat different direction. As the dog gets to it and eats it, cue the drop. And yes - slightly larger than usual visible - cubes of cheese (I use the 50% fat tasty cheese from Bega) are good.

Not TSD - but another one here who loves the 2 food game and its variations, And another one who doesn't do formal drop on recall (well very rarely) - reason being - I've seen it slow too many dogs down - they start anticipating that they're going to be told to drop, so they start creeping in. Not a good look. If I do the odd formal one in practice, I'll also do several high energy flat recalls to maintain the speed and enthusiasm. Another use of the 2 food game is to help get beautifully fast enthusastic recalls. You play the game side to side for a while, increasing the distance and speed and then after one throw, turn to face the dog as you would for a recall, and highly reward the dog for a good front. As TSD says - great for encouraging real enthusiasm and fun. I also use a variant for drop - drop the dog, mark then throw a treat a little distance away - as the dog gets to the treat, drop them again, mark, throw treat ... rinse and reward - in tiny increments, increase the distance away from you.

Awesome work DD and Elsie. How gorgeous does she look with her loot!

That is a good sign :) .. listening is always good. Do ask about the tracking training - the dogs really enjoy it - but be warned ... it is highly addictive :laugh: . Nosework would be good too - and doesn't involve stupid o'clock early starts :D .