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Or I'll bring raw liver as bait instead of cooked liver and I'll show it to Daisy

Thanks Beth, you and Lottie are coming along beautifully Bec you had better be at training on Monday night......

The school carpark was quite boggy last night hopefully the rain will stop today and give it a chance to drain.

Just thought I'd let everyone know the international food village is gone. :D There is only the Greek place and basic show food vans near the dog pavillion. You will need to hike it to get some real food.

This is one of mine waking up from an anaesthetic

Tilly I know you said no pictures but I thought you might like to see these. I spared you any embarrassement and didn't post the pic of you flat on your butt. It was definately a great week-end now to decipher all my notes :D

I agree with you Robyn a great week-end. Steve is passionate about what he does and it comes across in the way he speaks, he is also very giving of his time and knowledge. Watching Steve work his dogs last year was amazing they only have eyes for him If only I could fit all the info into my head...... maybe Mr Magic Man could help me out there Camp Tailwagger is just awesome ;) Tilly I will post your pics tomorrow

Is there a Yeti moving around in your area? Or it could be a huge black panther ......... take our camera's with you if you go outside so you don't miss an opportunity to get yourselves on TV

DWD is never boring you and your dog will love it By doing DWD my obedience has improved heaps, Chook thinks obedience is just one big DWD play session. I loved watching the obedience judges faces when we first started DWD, every now and then Chook would throw in a twist or turn in the middle of a heeling pattern it was hilarious luckily now he knows (well most of the time anyway ) only to do his tricks when given the correct signal and not just because I might be moving my hand slightly. Give it a go it is soooo much fun. :D

Tony has been trying to get things up and running for a while now I hope you have a very successful night. :D Oh by the way the sport is called Dances With Dogs not Dancing With Dogs. It is more to recreation of movement with the dog (like Kevin Cosner did in Dances with Wolves) not physically dancing with your dog with bring up images of dogs in Tutu's which is not allowed.

Do you think that Jarrah just doesn't like you anymore Robyn ;) ;) No seriously have you cleaned the area, it sounds like something has marked that spot and Jarrah is not liking it at all. Clean all his bedding and the area around where he is sleeping see if this helps. If not you may have a ghost and you will need to contact Angie as I think her new DWD routine is Ghostbusters she should be able to help you get rid of any unwanted spirits.

Chook and I also have our DWDF.S (Dances with Dog Freestyle Starters) title and I am also a ANKC DWD judge. It is an absolutely fantastic sport but very challenging. You not only have to get your dog working by either hand or verbal commands but do this in time to your music. It is a sport where you can talk and encourage the dogs while performing. It is open to any breed of dog, and you don't have to do particular "tricks" to advance through the classes you just need to choreograph a good working routine that enhances the dogs movement in time with yourself. There are 2 catagories to DWD Freestyle which is all your trickwork and HTM - Heelwork to Music. HTM you have 8 set positions around your body your dog needs to work in this is quite technical. You do not need to be able to "dance" but you need to be able to move around into different ways to enhance the tricks you are teaching your dog. This pic of Chook and myself was taken while performing at the Ekka last year. It is a great way of having fun while training your dog. I have found that since taking up DWD my obedience work is smartening up quite nicely. Not sure if this is allowed but the DWDQ have a competition at Brisbane Dog Obedience Club on Sat 17th July starting at 2pm for those in the Brisbane area who would loke to come along and have a look you are more than welcome.

Well Done to everyone who trialed this week-end especially Nic and the awesome Ella and Bec and the amazing evil beagle :D

Well done Nic she is was excited about being in the ring with you nothing else mattered it is lovely to watch

That depends if you are there telling me to suck it up or not :D I don't think you will ever let me forget that one will you ;) but hey it worked you went back in the ring

You and Daisy did very well and just missed out on placing so well done to you both. Your 1st trial is over an done with. Now let's prepare for the next one it won't be so scarey

Love it

Well Done to everyone your pics are totally awesome and inspiring

My favourite pics....

Hi Everyone I thought I'd post some pics I took of my beautiful grand-daughter Isabella (Issy for short) on Sunday night. Hope you like them ........ I do

I'll be there showing my boys and stewarding for the Dances with Dogs and judging the Dances with Dogs on the Friday 13th Come and say Hello. :rolleyes:

How much fun where those dogs having. That is the funniest clip I have seen for a while. Thanks for posting it.

Baby steps are the way to go. You can't go from step 1 to 10 you need to go through steps 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 steps as well.....be patient Don't forget to come and see me on Monday night :p

We All have "Those nights/days" when we shoudn't train but we do and this only leads to frustration. We are lucky that our dogs are so forgiving. Don't beat yourself up over it. Boring BC's hey Bec .......... it's never boring around my place with 4 BC's to keep me entertained ;)

You beat me to it Bec. Beth come see me on Monday night and I'll show you how to fix your problem. Cheers Maree Now Beth will have to choose who to go see - we'll see who she likes better come next Monday