Sue & Waldo

I think Knox do tracking.

Go Millie! And yippee Pippa!!! OK I am a tad biased!

Done

Just some light fun for a Friday! http://www.dogheirs.com/george/posts/5534-pack-of-dogs-play-on-beach-to-pharrell-williams-happy-video#kgMflP25PhuSSzjR.03

Banned dog laws costing councils Posted by: 3AW News | 21 April, 2014 - 9:27 AMThe state’s restricted dog breed laws have been described as a "dogs breakfast" by Monash mayor Geoff Lake. Councils have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending court cases brought by dog owners challenging the laws. Monash council has spent almost $100,000 on court challenges over a single dog which it declared a pit bull in 2012. Cr Lake told 3AW Breakfast the laws were clumsy, unscientific and subjective. "It's unsatisfactory from a council point of view, dog owners are being denied fundamental justice and fairness and it leaves the community exposed because it's not working," he said. “It involves council officers who aren’t experienced breed identifiers. “They’ve (only) had a few hours training, having to go through and make a number of measurements from different points of the dogs. “And time and time again the courts are saying that dogs that councils say meet the test don’t actually meet the test.” LISTEN: Monash mayor Geoff Lake says the laws are a dogs breakfast Meanwhile RSPCA Victoria chief executive Maria Mercurio agreed. She said the laws did not achieve anything. “It’s a bad law, it doesn’t accomplish the purpose that it’s set out to accomplish, so it accomplishes nothing” she told Brett McLeod. “It costs tens of thousands of dollars and often results in very nice animals being (killed) for no particular reason except they don’t look right.” Ms Mercurio maintained no breeds were more dangerous than others. "It depends on whether or not the dog is well trained, well socialised, is it the right dog for that particular family, is it desexed, is it properly contained on the owner’s property," she said. "There is a whole list of criteria that you have to apply before you get to the point of saying ‘that dog needs to be destroyed’. “I can send you some information about statistics worldwide for a number of breeds … and pit bulls don’t feature any more prominently than other breeds." LISTEN: RSPCA's Maria Mercurio says any dog is capable of attacking

Go Pippa! Awesome considering her injury.

It might be worth keeping a written record of your contacts with council. I have also confirmed statements they have made..."am I correct in understanding that you are saying..." I then immediately confirm the conversation by email and it can cause panic amongst council officers!

Great work Tassie. So pleased for you!

If anyone in Melbourne is interested in visiting the Lort Smith coordinate a program and are in need of more volunteers. Details are on their website.

Well done Ninny!

CD is done! Heaps to do to move on to CDX though.

Me thinks NN is not that naughty! Well done. That is an awesome score!!!

Waldo gained his CD title tonight with a score of 192! I am thrilled. Video to follow.

Well done!

Waldo & I have one more CD pass to get and then on to CDX. Our goals are: get our CD get our CDX might do some legs towards RAE MAIN GOAL IS NO MORE MEDIOCRE TRAINING!

If you go to the Rally O Australia Facebook page there are some. Hope that helps! They are in the posts and the files section.

We'll it was an interrupted training year with Waldo having an injured leg and I was constantly nervous about his movement. I was also travelling to and from Hobart for family reasons. Spent most of November and December moving my elderly aunt from Hobart to Melbourne so missed a number of trials. However we got our RA and RE. We also have 2 CD passes.

Such threads s these ought to be banned......

Thanks so much. I was so proud of him. Nervous moment in the stays when another dog got up and then another but all good.

No video. I nearly asked a friend to come and video it but I chickened out because is last effort was not pretty. Sorry I didn't trust his work ethic!

A big brag after the OTEC trial tonight. Waldo scored 192 in CD and won the ring. Our second CD pass. He scored 81 in RE to get his title. He was also Highest scoring dog in trial. Was so proud.

Well done!!!!

Waldo got his 2nd RE pass yesterday. Worked wonderfully well. He also got his 1st CD pass but didn't work at all well in the heeling. I think he has worked at a higher level for a NQ but…we did regroup and he did work very hard after that.

WELL DONE DD!!!!