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Interesting you say that tollers - fergus' physio says that by far the most injured dogs she sees do flyball

I had a shell pool but water is apparently poison and they wouldn't go anywhere near it. I wish they loved to swim it would make summer much easier on them

Wavgh can't see it one the iphone

Post it! I really likes the shiba inu one on her Facebook page

RSA I believe he forgot that he actually had the dog in the car. As others have said, when you have a well behaved dog it can happen - you're worried about other things, dog sleeping nicely in the car and you forget that it is there.

murve, marion01, this is exactly what I did with my girl. However, if the dog has a genetic pre-disposition to fear, then no amount of this will "fix" them.

I agree with sas and Greytmate. A dog with truly weak nerves can never be totally fixed. I have a fearful dog - sometimes fear aggressive. I love her to bits and she is very well managed (hasn't growled on a walk for years). It took a year for the aggression to actually show itself - before that she was a gentle, cowering little girl. I get compliments on her behaviour all the time now. It has been years of work, heartache and money though. It has impacted my life in many ways, from where I can go to who I can have at my house. I love her dearly but I would never, ever do this again. If I got a dog from a breeder that was fearful they would be returned asap. If the breeder was dodgy and I was worried what might happen to the dog I'd try to find an expert that I could give the dog to who could own it (note: I am not saying rehome to anyone). There is no way I would ever go down this path again...

Another idea is to pop into the reactive dogs thread in the training forum for tips on keeping her entertained that don't involve off leash runs at dog parks.

I only walk onleash at onleash places. One dog off leash and one on leash means that one dog can't get away. Brighton is great for big, bomb proof dogs that back down from fights - not really suited to any other kind of dog! The botanical gardens before 9am o. The weekend is a beautiful, interesting walk that will stimulate her senses. There aren't too many people there early in the morning and we haven't had an issue with off leash dogs there.

Also, the Akitas tail ( always raised) can be misread as aggressive body language by many dogs (as a stiff, raised tail is a sign of high arousal in most dogs). If she is having tiffs with most dogs, I personally feel that a meeting at an off leash dog beach is way too risky.

I'm on the iPhone, so I can't post a long reply. Re: her greetings, I think she really needs to see a behaviourist. Her greeting isn't appropriate. Socialization doesn't mean making friends with dogs, it means knowing how to act appropriately - including ignoring other dogs. I don't think an obedience school can help with this. Most onstructors dont have the skills and naive owners just want their dogs to say hello - and this will only reinforce her behaviour. Re: exercise, I walk, train and play games with my dogs every day (training is 3 mins TOPS). I don't train every day, but they also go to agility every week too. The good thing about having a small garden is that it forces you to exercise and train your dog - you can't just rely on self- exercise. I drive to walking spots at least a few times a week so that walks are interesting.

Lucy loves to steal the remote. Both dogs like to pinch apples from the apple tree before they're ripe. They treat it like treasure. Fergus is a knickers thief.

We're expected to do it before class. I try to get in a bit of circle work, targeting (help stretching and focus) and the some stretches. All of these things are good agility exercises amyway. Maybe explain to them that their dog is an athlete. No one would do the 100m sprint just after getting out of the car. I'm more conscious now of cool downs too.

People often get hurt trying to save their dogs - redirected aggression doesn't often discriminate. If the dog had high prey drive and it attacked a small, moving object then children could be at risk. Either way, people should be able to take their well behaved dogs to the beach without them being disemboweled. Ignorance has contributed to BSL, but owners like this moron have contributed to it as well. In spades.

I registered ages ago but got nothing? How much does the basic one cost? She always seems to have courses when I've forked out money for other things at the same time

Matching the right dog with the right owner does help stop dogs being dumped - shelter & pound dogs get put back into the system too. I'm pretty sure that a 100% perfect temp test doesn't exist, but anything that helps make us better at aligning both the dogs and owner's needs is a step in the right direction.

Your dog should not kill another dog because it got barked at. Dogs like that should never be at a public place off leash.

Same toshman - although it was too rich for my boy as his regular food. If you buy the food as training treats it is really affordable (much cheaper than their treat range).

This is what I do. Im on the corner with two gates. Both are locked - one permanently and one can only be opened by myself and my dog walkers. The gate is effectively my front door. I SMS the water meter readings and get a gas reading annually. To have dogs behind an unlocked gate - front or back - is asking for trouble. ALM it would take is a bored kid to open the gate for a laugh.., Responsible dog ownership means securing your dogs.

Wobbly - we have all made mistakes that our dogs have suffered for. I have beat myself up many times about this but I now accept that we all make mistakes and little bitch doesn't have a line of perfect dog owners waiting for her who would have done everything perfectly. We have each other and we'll muddle our way through :). As long as the community and my dog is safe I'm willing to forgive myself now. Staffyluv - the Happy Paws Treats are from a DOLer - happypawstreats.com.au. I don't want to sound like a nag re: working for food . I only train my dogs for a few minutes a day (nothing like 5 mins of heeling or anything - I wouldn't even do that much heeling with a top performance dog) and they get all their food this way. Do a good set of weaves = a few mouthfuls of kangaroo etc. They get their breakfast via rewards for good walk behaviour and food puzzles and then dinner through very fun, fast training. They very rarely get treats, it is all just normal food. For the walks I use food as a passive (ie calming) reward but for training I use it as Wobbly suggests - I make it very active and fun. Had a strange incident with Lucy on the weekend. She normally loves her walks. Runs to me, hops on the couch and sits nicely for the leash to go on. On Saturday she ran to her bed and didn't want to come on the walk. I thought she may be a bit ill so I took Fergs on a very short walk and let her be. When I got home she hooned around happy as Larry. The time came for our agility lesson and she didn't want the leash on OR to go in the car (she turned her back and tried to go back into the garden). She was actually panting like she did many years ago when in the car. I was very concerned at this regression. She was great at agility. Then home again (a bit more relaxed as she was tired). Off to the groomers and the same thing! I went home and wrecked my brains re: what had changed to make her so scared. I couldn't think of anything or any negative leash or car experiences. Then it hit me - 2 weeks ago I bought those suction back window shade things to keep them cooler. I removed them before I picked them up from the groomers and - what do you know - she was back to her happy self! Loved this morning's walk and car trip! Silly sausage :) . On the good side, she had a great agility lesson and showed me how she can make GOOD decisions when threatened. During the lesson the instructor's BC came up behind a chain-link fence. Lucy was running towards a tunnel right by this dog (separated by a fence). The BC suddenly started barking at her and before I could even call her she whipped around and ran straight back to me! Went straight into a "I'm a good girl" sit and earned a huge amount of treats for her effort. Two years ago if she was off leash and she saw a dog through a chain-link fence it would have been on. What's more once Ace had gone away she continued to do agility and wasn't at all fussed.

okay - I didn't know those were the hours. What is she like in the house? Could she be in the run while you're at work, outdoors for specific activities and then in the house (on her mat etc), with activity balls etc to keep her mind occupied too?

Can I ask why it is only a short term solution?

I'd suggest PMing sas from great Dane rescue - they have a separation anxiety program for owners to follow and apparently have had great success with it.

perhaps not for a gulper they are shaped to get stuck/cause damage .... The actual neck bone wouldn't fit in their mouth? My 9 + 10kg dogs can't swallow them whole.

yes the should - unless people aren't complying with the law.