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That's odd .... in someone else's house , he goes looking for the dog ? I find it very odd too and very rude and disrespectful - honestly he's been asked not to do something and ignores your request? He might seem harmless but i'd go with the dog's behaviour - he has to have done something that you are not aware of. Never force a dog to interact with someone they feel like this about. Trust your dog's instincts - unless they are like it with everyone and the dog has a serious issue. I can't believe people sometimes. X's two. I think your dog is picking up the same vibrations from this guy that you are only she picked up on his rudeness long before you did. He is rude & completely out of place. IMO

I am finally making progress with Bindi with "take a bow". I couldn't work out why every time I would verbal cue "bow", she would move in as close to me as possible almost pushing me over as I squat next to her. It is because in the initial stages I had my arm under her to keep her hips up while I clicked the front end going down, even though I would wait until she was supporting herself before I clicked :laugh: Now I just have to fade out the lure...little monkey knows when I don't have a lure. Cricket's "cross paws", as a result of him mauling the target with his giant paw, has turned into a "crawl" which has turned into "take a bow" as he takes a few crawls then his hips come up into a bow :laugh: So by default, he is learning three tricks in one

Circle around you backwards & cross arms (paws) :) Sounds like he is a smart little guy.

I'd be interested to know too! I'm having the same problem. Breeze will cover her muzzle for a good second (our cue is 'Stinky!' :laugh: ) but I just can't figure out how to get her to hold it there. She also will only do it in a drop, as that's how I taught her initially so I am having trouble getting her to do it in a sit or stand as she confuses it with marching, which we do in those positions. For duration, I think you would have to build in very small steps...a fraction of a second longer each time before you click. As for getting her to do it in a sit you may have to teach it as a complete new trick..ie getting her to sit then swat the peg or sticky tape or whatever you are using & then put a new cue word on it as the old word "stinky" to her, means to drop & play shy. Not sure if it is practical to get her to shy while standing...might be asking too much.

Shy is a good one...I havn't done that one for ages, it may need a little bit of revision. Getting them to cross their front paws while in a dropped position is a very cute one too & always gets "Ooooo isn't she sweet" remarks. You do that one by using a foot target & gradually raising the target up & over the other paw. Bindi does it well, but I am having a little problem with Cricket, he is such a boofhead with great big feet & really likes to wack the target, sometimes getting my hand. I had a lovely target stick, but he broke that in a few minutes. So now I am using a wooden spoon.

Does this neighbour wear a hat or sunglasses Just a wild thought. But I would be shaping her out of it using clicker training & the LAT method & taking it small baby steps at a time.

Same .... Me neither

This is the one I went to on the weekend...it was only an introduction to their full Cert IV course which gives you qualifications Delta Society

I have just come back from day one of an introduction to Delta Seminar & am very impressed. I have another day tomorrow & am thinking I may go on & do their Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services. :)

I am not sure what the pack says as I don't have one handy, but with the Fish & Potato I feed my 18 kilo girl just under a metric cup & the 22 kilo guy gets one metric cup & I will adjust it according to how much training treats I have used. For their night time training time just before bed, I use the BH kibble for training treats on the lounge room floor. They also get half a turkey neck for breakfast & sometimes an egg with their kibble dinner. They are extremely active BC's & I keep a good eye on their weight by weighing them at the vets every so often.

So close

I spoke to a brittany breeder about an adult dog they were selling when we were looking for a friend for Collie. She said the dog needed to be taken on an hour bike ride daily as well as mental training. That's too much exercise for even me :p Beautiful dogs though and I like that they have shorter hair than cockers and springers. If I end up back in sunny WA one day I might look you up :) Leah...(please excuse my ignorance) but what breed is your dog, Sarah?? Yes I thought about maybe an Aussie as all the Aussies I have met are pretty laid back. Brittanies are a beautiful dog, but not for these people.

HOLY BAJEASES If I heard that i'd call the cops, I will now know to peek over the fence and look for a toller first . Definitely no tollers then.....the cops would be around their place all the time then one day when they really need the cops...they would be saying "Oh it's just the bloody dogs again" & my friend could be being murdered in her own kitchen

That's Kikopup & she is amazing. She has a Youtube channel with lots of trick training tips. BlackJaq, I'm teaching Bindi to walk/hop on her back legs but firstly I am getting a nice duration with standing & she is now starting to do the hop in order to keep her balance. I will gradually extend the time she is up before I click. I am also teaching her to go around me backwards. Crossing the front legs is a very cute trick & she always gets a laugh when she goes into this pose. :laugh:

Well it definitely looks like the Toller is ruled out :laugh: I really don't think a BC would be suitable as my friend & her husband are disabled to the extent where anything more than a walk they couldn't handle. He is on a walking stick & she has her own physical problems. But they would have lots of time for training not involving anything much physical (for them) & that is why the GR suits them. Also they go away a fair bit & need to leave the dog with their daughter & young family. A shame a miniature GR does not exist :)

I had a go getting her to bow under my legs, but she had been taught previously to crawl by doing that, so that was no good. I have gone back to just supporting her rear end with one arm that is holding the clicker while I lure with the other into position, then when I think she is supporting herself I click & let her have the treat. Just by accident the other night, a treat rolled under the lounge chair & she did the most perfect bow in order to retrieve the treat, so I am going to see how I might be able to build on that. We are still working on standing on rear legs & that is going great & I am teaching the two of them to work in unison, which is quite funny, especially with the young guy :laugh: The young fella has just been taught to walk backwards & that is his favoured offered trick ATM & he sort of bounds backwards rather than taking steps, so he covers a lot of ground with his long legs :laugh: & it looks good so I am happy with that....it is his own style. :) ETA...we have had a breakthrough with the young guy & his roll over.

I have a friend visiting that has always had either Golden Retrievers of Labradors & her current dog is a GR. We were talking about what she might get when her now fairly old GR passing on. She would like something smaller than a GR or Lab but with a similar personality. I suggested a Toller, but I am only going by what I have met at dog trials & do not know them very well at all, so can the brains trust fill me in on the difference requirements etc. between Tollers & GR's...do they shed as badly as a GR?? She lives in suburbia (Sydney) with a big backyard & her present dog gets lots of attention, obedience training & walks. She is in love with my BC's but they are obviously not suited for her situation. I have introduced her to clicker training & she is pretty excited to try it on her old GR. when she gets back home :)

My dogs always go into a drop & wait for their dinner...till I say OK..Get it :)

Sorry...I shouldn't have voted as we are on a farm. But even then they only get the one run a day off leash & that's in the morning. Afternoon walk is always on lead otherwise they would be back in the dam & wet all night.

Can they really call it "grain free" if it has vegetable oils, canola & linseed oils & soy. I thought these were all derived from grains

Keep your sessions really short..2 to 3 minutes at the max if she is getting bored & make sure you use the very best of yummy treats (pea size). If you want her to paw the box then look for any smallest movement in that direction & click & treat, then if she gets stuck, hold off till she offers you a bit more. If you don't want her to sit in front of the box then don't click it. If you want to end the session, call her back to you then get her to sit or do something she knows, click that & have a party & end of session. If you can end the session while she is still interested in the box, & click her while she is there & have your party, then next time she will probably only take a few clicks to get her back to where she left off. :) But make sure your treats are something she really likes & keep the sessions short. My guys would go all night, playing the game, if I let them, but your girl hasn't quite caught on yet. Oh...& always train when she is hungry :D

Some good tips there to try...thanks guys. I am sure as soon as the light bulb goes on, she will be offering me bows all over the place. Every time she drops now, she immediately crosses her front legs, which always gets a few "Oh, isn't that cute", not sure if it would go down too well in an obedience competition though :laugh:

Teaching the "take a bow" progress is going slow as she keeps wanting to go into a drop. I am now sitting beside her & holding her rear end up while I lure her nose to the ground, then if she holds the position for a millesecond I click while she is in position & sometimes she will hold it for about 10 seconds with me clicking & treating the whole time. We are getting there, but progress is slow as she keeps wanting to drop. How have others taught the bow. or am I just being impatient.

On an earlier thread, there were some knockers & like all foods there will be some dogs that it doesn't agree with. Here is a link to a more recent discussion on BH More Recent Link & if you go to any of the threads where someone has started a poll on dried foods, it comes up as the one that most DOL's who took part in the survey, feed their dogs. If anything, the quality has improved & now there are new varieties out including Chicken & Rice & Fish & Potato (sweet potato). I have raised my two BC's on it..originally the Lamb & Rice as that was all there was, but now they are on the Fish & Potato. They lost a little bit of weight on the Chicken as it was lower in fat & they are very active dogs. All varieties they love, & I use it for training treats when working inside on the carpet. I only give them a metric cup each at the most, at night, sometimes with a raw egg, & in the morning they get 1/2 a turkey neck.

I don't clip my BC's for reasons others have given ie insulation, regrowth etc, but I do give them a regular going over with a rake & clip around their feet & thin out my girls tail & pants with a Mars Coat King. I only use this on the underside of her tail, so as not to spoil it's appearance. I have always thought that a long hair dog would have more protection from a snake bite, just like us wearing long trousers. I don't look for ticks, I feel for them as I find this more effective than just looking. Of course if my dogs were to get affected by a tick then I would have no choice...their lovely coats would have to be clipped. Interesting that comment someone made about a coat protects them from contact allergies. A fellow I know had his BC clipped & has been having endless trouble with contact allergies mainly around the feet.