Rebanne

yes tried the corner of the room, she gets a little anxious there, but she still can walk her front legs back. Might have to try the target. I use KFC popcorn chicken :D When I taught Fern, the backward sit = ending up a couple of lengths behind my leg when we stopped. We would be heeling, we would stop, I'd ask her to sit and have to look behind myself to see her. Or even standing still and in a good position next to me, still end up behind. I might have to get a bit more hands on, re read some of my books. I recall a fold sit taught to large dogs.

no she is not yet sitting on command. Once I realised I wasn't happy with what we were doing I stopped.

I've decided to do some work with Phoebe my 12 month old greyhound. I've enrolled with my local dog club, trained dogs to UD standard in obedience and did Agility, all many years ago. Been positive for many years. But Phoebe is all legs. Never sits naturally so I can't capture it. Tried luring with food over head but she is very tall and very long, does require a light hand on her backside to get the idea of lowering it and in a couple of days did well but.......... I find she is backing up into the sit. I don't want that. I want her front legs to stay in place and her bum to scoot forward. I am not sure how to proceed. I found when I taught my other greyhound girl to sit that she ended up out of position by quite a way because of the walking the front legs backward. I am not confident the club will be able to help. I am mainly going there for motivation. Phoebe loves food so that helps.

Agree 100%.

One testicle is no biggie for a pet nor is the breeder wanting to hold onto the pup for an extra couple of days if they think they are unwell. Pups do get sick, it is very often nothing but flying 5000 kilometres wouldn't be ideal while unwell. Kudo's to the breeder for informing you. If you are uneasy then call the breeder and talk!

and a race fit greyhound ended up very sick and at the vets the day after the next fun day. Your dog needs to be very fit and healthy and even then they can suffer serious problems.

I pay $45 a year per cane. Not sure how many straws/unit's a cane holds but it does me. Surgical implant last year was approx $600. I an importing from England in the next 12 months and have budgeted for around $3500/$4,000 and that is for the collection, freezing, health testing etc. Does not include stud fee or incidentals like petrol for the stud dog owner to drive stud dog to collection centre. I will be getting a company to handle all the paper work etc and organising collection. There are fees for registering the semen here in Aus. Some companies offer a two tier system. Top level they do everything, 2nd level you do some organising yourself

They are very easy to make yourself with melamine panels from Bunnings. Just screw together with brackets.

My girls whelp in the lounge room and the other dogs have restricted access. I would not put mine in my laundry. I use a room heater and an infrared heat lamp attached to a thermostat.

I used Jetpets last year to send a pup to Norway. Easy peasey

The dog they think killed Wags was a staffy so totally possible. But they don't have any idea so lets blame the breed they think most likely

Trying to find the dog who actually killed Wags is not much use. It's a victim as much as Wags is. Getting laws changed so this type of free range madness is stopped woukd be more useful

OMG I could not agree more. I live a quiet life and my dogs are fine to take out and about. While they have all been shown from a young age making friends with strange dogs was not ever one of my goals

and I never said she was. But the dog will be under huge amounts of stress whether Kirty likes it or not

Agree and how stressed will Toby be feeling surrounded by prey all the time.

I had no trouble answering the survey.

I'd be training your dog to stay in the car overnight. It makes life a lot easier. I look for places that will let me have my dogs inside but sometimes that just doesn't happen.

It's temporary, not weeks on end.

First of, all dogs require secure fencing. You would need to build a secure dog run at the very least to contain your dog whenever you want it outside and you're not with it. I would look to your fencing first then consider a dog. A terrier would be off in a flash, as would lots of other breeds.

To have your name on his papers you would need to join your states Canine body. Personally I don't see why the breeder doesn't just collect the dog and freeze the semen.

It's a heinze variety, could have anything in her, no way to tell.

It's not a good diet for you adult dog either.

The general public is told "you must socialise your dog at all costs or you are a bad owner" They believe this hype that all dogs should get along with total strangers at all times. Which is a load of rubbish. That if you deprive your dog of doggy interaction you are a bad owner. It is pushed down their throats all over the internet, you must take it to puppy preschool, you must go to obedience, you must let it free run at dog parks, you mustn't leave it home alone while you are at work etc. Poor general public and their poor dogs.

would never use the injection. I give my dogs valuheart tablets every 6 weeks. Only does heartworm. Other stuff is given on an as need basis and never on the same day ( or week ).

The owner has to take some responsibility. No way would I be leaving my dog to be run with a pack of strangers and Farmer Dave makes no secret of that fact. Photo's are all over the place of multiple dogs of different sizes running together. I am not at all surprised some poor dog has been killed.