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wow that looks awesome, luke and beck are you members? how close to the nsw/qld border do they camp do you know?

thinking of you

hey BC crazy my mums moodle does it to, he was a pet shop pup so prob was taken off his mum to early but i do agree with others and i think its equivalent to thumbsucking, and he is 5 yrs btw so no hasnt grown out of it we just call it sams happy time (thats a transformers reference for those who havent see it :rolleyes: )

thinking of you rip old fella

yes my boy is the same will pee on every tree/obstacle we pass if given the chance, and he does when he is offlead

lol i dont just yell no pee and expect him to know what it means, i would stop him from peeing when i saw him about to say no pee and reward, now he knows that no pee means stop and move away (from whatever he was smelling) i guess i should just say leave it its the same kind of thing and he gets a treat when he does no pee, or he gets put back on leash if he doesnt abide but i do let him pee and say Pee pee heaps on the walk, so i know he isnt busting my boy also poos and i do pick it up like a good little citizen :D fyi its not an issue with him peeing on a walk, its the issue that when i visit pple outdoor furniture and such are all fair game so saying no pee has pulled him up at a few friends houses...sometimes im too slow and he gets a squirt before i can call it

yes so i have given up telling him off in the park, i do believe the same as you, its just embarrasing when he cocks on the seat...and someone is sitting on it as for the on leash yes i try to abide by that and indoors, well he doesnt pee in my house, but he has cocked in strangers houses so i have to watch him and i get agro at him when he does...yet it doesnt stop him from reoffending

I have to say my boy raz was desexed at 4.5 months and he will cock his leg on anything, he has also accidentally peed on pple when cocking at something else and missing i have taught him pee pee and No pee, but when we are in the dog park, i feel like an idiot if i walk around calling no pee and tieing him up constantly for time outs when he does pee so its a slow work in progress, on our walks i dont just let him pee on everything, but soon as he is off leash he will run to every tree, and i have to call out no pee at everyone if i want him to stop its frustrating I have been told by my behaviourlist that he is doing it as a sign of stress...im not too sure what he is stressed about

yes willow is 5 months this coming friday, i dont have any good recent pics of her, ill try for some tomorrow, and ill post my baby to now pics :D

look at that sweet little puppy face, so trusting and some i***t goes and does that to him sometimes i just dont like pple,the cruelty we can dish out is just unbearable

here are my sleepy puppies last night

gotta love the smart ones i taught raz to close the pantry door :rolleyes: now ill often be bent over getting something that is hard to reach and get banged in the head cause raz wants a treat so decides to close the door on me :rolleyes: i love the oranges in the bed...thats clever

wow hasnt saxon grown ill have to post a before and after pic of my girl

may she rest in peace and my your heart stop hurting so when you think of her, she had a wonderful almost 17 years with you and she loved you dearly

eek hope all the doggies stay safe

I would, because one of my dogs doesn't really like the boisterous play style I often see in staffy type dogs, he is prone to 'speaking' too quietly to them, and he is prone to then blowing up in their faces when they don't pay attention to what he's saying, and they are prone to firing up over that. In my mind it's not a prejudice, it's me managing my dog for his safety according to my experiences and risk assessments. Some staffies don't play too rough, some don't fail to notice his back off signals, and some are quite tolerant of outspoken behaviour. But many are not, and it behooves me to err on the side of caution and avoid trouble where it might exist. That's why we can have fun at dog parks. This morning Erik was playing with one of his oldest canine friends, who is a little, entire, BYB female staffy. She was shouldering him and he was wrestling with her and it was very physical and Erik was being pretty obnoxious. I let them play for a good 15 minutes, and that's because they have known each other all their lives. Erik doesn't mind her jostling or biting him and she is tolerant of him barking in her face. It doesn't really matter that she's BYB or that she's a staffy or that her owner is clueless about dog behaviour. It matters that she and E know each other and they trust each other, therefore I am cool with them playing together as long as they like. I am not cool with E playing for extended periods with a dog he dosen't know that well that is likely to push him too far and then explode at him when he snaps. I am cool with him getting to know said dog over a number of short encounters where we move on well before problems may arise. I don't think that's prejudiced. I think that's cautious management, and the reason why I can count the fights Erik has got into on one hand with fingers to spare. corvus you sound very sensible, i too err on the side of caution, not allowing my boy to play with dogs i dont see with manners or are too highly excited (almost aggressive) i can also count the number of time he has been in a fight, with all my fingers to spare i just want to say yay to another sensible dog owner, sometimes i feel like im the only one :rolleyes: there are breeds that i dont like and would never own, that said when im going to the dog park before i walk in i watch the body language and choose whether its worth it or not, the breeds i am most wary of and have seen in fights in the park are the staffies, kelpies and border collies, they are just to high strung and not taught to settle, though imo thats the owners fault not the breeds fault. any dog i come across loose on a walk i try to avoid if i can, ill even turn around and walk a diff way if they dont see me first

first thing i would do is talk to the landlord or whomever and your neighbours and see if their is a problem or if they are willing to give your puppy time to adjust then i would work on small increments locking the puppy in another room away from you or in its crate and as soon as it shuts up go give lots of treats and let the pup out, if your neighbours are willing to let the puppy adjust for another week and know that you are training it then you might have the whingeing fixed before you know it now when i first got my first boy i thought crap what have i done, that said i never cried (this could be the result of you thinking about getting rid of him) he is this small being that trusts you and looks to you for guidance and love and care, how can you cry over that they are beautiful and so trusting chin up can you maybe tell the potential new owners that you would like to think about it another week? and just relax and put in time with you and pup in separate rooms (give him something to do like a kong with peanut butter or something) and lots of rewards for quiet behaviour and then know that you did everything you could if you do still decide to send him to a new family? to you sorry this is so hard for you, a puppy is a big commitment but once you get into a routine its one of the best commitments you can ever make IMO im sure you will make the right decision, im sending strong vibes your way so you can stay strong and do what you feel is right

first thing you have to do is teach him to pick up and hold a toy, start small, then teach him to release on command, so that you can direct him where to go to release eventually. sorry i dont know how to go about that but others might know more there are the basics, sit, down, roll over, shake, wave, beg others you could try: sneeze, speak, crawl?, play dead, back up, spin in circle, paw on the nose im sure there are heaps more

i know what it feels like to have a heart dog, your son and his are in my thoughts hoping and praying for some good news

aww cute widdle winston yes she does look grown up she never really had the baby face that raz had, but she is still only widdle

im know im gonna get slammed for this but i've had a crappy day so be gentle I hit a truck and dented my car this morning and then when i finally got home at 4.30 today and decided to take raz to the dog park, low and behold i forgot his leash, he normally runs from the dog park to the car and bak again neway. so i pull up and there is a lady sitting in a van, and i get the feeling that she is going to be painful. i actually thought about moving the car, but didnt, i really should listen to my gut so i take raz out and he runs to the dog park, however i was not comfortable letting him in there with the number of dogs that were in there and some i have seen in fights before, so i kept walking to a green spot behind the dog park, then on the way bak raz went for a swim in the duck pond (so far we havent been caught ) then he walked beside me bak to the car off lead, and the lady in the van has a go at me for having him off leash "what makes me above the law" "should everyones dogs be off lead?" and i get the feeling that she may have been recording me and/or taking pictures...now can she do anything to me with them? i feel like a crappy day has just gone to s***

same

you almost had me running outside to check!!

yes i have a boy and a girl. i might stop putting treats out, but since i've been doing it willow has stopped digging, i think she was bored :/ i do feed them in their crates, i put raz's bowl down first followed by willows then i release them to eat at the same time. if im patting raz willow will put herself between him and i, i have to push her out of the way gotcha im the boss, they can tell each other off in play ok, no food together, she's gonna start digging again :rolleyes:

mmm ok thanx