Snout Girl

I was all geared up for this months meet and then last week brother in law handed us an invite to nephews first communion so i'm out. again ;)

I'm having a blonde moment and cant find the group on facebook

I could just eat him up with a spoon

Just a quick update in case anyone was wondering about Sally... spoke to one of the lead trainers at our obedience club (who is also a border collie owner and someone we respect). she also knows Sally fairly well having taken her in both obedience and agility. she gave similar advice to that of some people on DOL- reaffirming pack leadership, making her work for any kind of reward including pats etc. also using NILIF. we have implemented her advice and so far there hasnt been any other incidents. i also took her to the vet for a health check, and she is in top health, vet was very impressed by her nice coat :D thanks to everyone that gave advice, just wanted those who did to know that I did follow through :p

Sally almost did my head in. She was into everything, destroyed everything, jumped, ran, never got tired, liked to nip me and my clothes. my favorite threat was 'Stop that or I'll take you back to the breeder'! Bert was a bugger but more manageable. there were still times when my OH would threaten him with 'sending him back to the smelly house!' (Bert's breeders house was a little dirty and on the nose )

Aaaw what a beautiful old timer. Have a great day Rick!

I got a dog from a registered breeder and have since realised the breeder in question are less than reputable. still love my dog tho and still think buying from a registered breeder is the way to go. edited for clarity, thanks aziah

I wont be able to make it again ;) I have an all day shopping tour. I am going to lock Septemeber in tho no matter what!

If OH is told to reprimand the behaviour, that is quite worrying advice. It's your call on whether or not you need professional help but if you see an increase in the frequency or a lowering of the trigger for this kind of behaviour, I'd not be delaying getting advice. Thanks poodlefan, OH is going to speak to the owner of our dog training school (who we have had come out before a year or so ago about a different issue) on Saturday to seek her opinion, as she also knows Sally quite well.

no, she doesnt react to other dogs at all if she doesnt have the ball. I figured it was resource guarding for this reason.

yes she is speyed

She went to a vet recently for her annual check up and she is in top health. we took her growling as she was being a brat and wanted her own way which was not to be moved. OH is going to mention in at dog training on Saturday. I dont believe we need to call out a personal behaviouralist just yet

Bit of background Our border collie Sally is 15 months old. She attends obedience every Saturday and is doing well, tho is still a bit puppy scattered. She has been socialised with other people/dogs from a young age. She isn’t interested in other dogs, more of a people dog; she ignores dogs for the most part. We have another dog of a similar age that she gets along fine with. She has a very soft personality, very submissive, bit of a sook really. Whenever another dog approaches her she immediately rolls on to her back. So she is very soft natured, which is why her recent behaviour is strange. We have had a few instances of lip curling and low rumbled growling. I could be making a mountain of a molehill but I figure its better to ask for advice then just leave a potential problem to get worse. Incident 1: We were at our off leash dog park. Another dog came up to her whilst she had her ball and she curled her lip and softly growled. When the other dog didn’t back off she ‘air snapped’ but when the other dog still didn’t back off she crapped herself and rolled on to her back. We reprimanded the initial behaviour but weren’t sure if we were doing the right thing? Does this mean she is developing resource guarding behaviour or is this normal? How should we correct it? Incident 2: OH loaded Sally into the car after dog school. She sat on the wrong side of the car so he pushed her to the other side of the car. She lifted her lip and growled a little. OH was shocked and reprimanded her verbally. Incident 3: I was having a cuddle with her on our bed. I pulled her closer to me and she curled her lip and growled. Again I reprimanded her. We don’t know if this is normal behaviour or not so aren’t sure if our actions are the correct ones to take. She is such a sweet, soft girl we don’t know if maybe she is just pushing the boundaries a bit and testing our leadership. Any advice appreciated. Please no flaming as to how we have dealt with it until now we are doing our best. It isn’t a huge issue but I wanted some opinions before it possibly escalated.

I've got a pug and border collie that are best of mates Sally our Bc is a dog snob tho and ignores other dogs completely whilst out

It's not in the eastern suburbs but fairbain park in essendon/ascot vale is an offleash park and has a large light lighting up a fair chunk of the park at night

I work for a local government (not the one in question) so am passing the info around work so people here can send as well.

done and done

I have a pug who is the spunkiest pug this side of anywhere Would love to offer him up (disclaimer: comments may be biased)

Sally not only likes to roll in any poo she can find (she particulary likes dog poo, but will settle for human, cat, or horse) she also EATS it like it is the most succelent delicacy ever :p the other day we came back from a walk and i could smell poo. i tracked down the dogs and found Sally vomitting up dog poo all over the floor ;) she must of been quick eating it on the walk as i watch her like a hawk! I nearly lost the contents of my stomach cleaning it up, and had to wait a long time before i could eat dinner

He looks a little bit like my Sally ;) Gorgeous boy, hope he finds his forever home.

not really close to you but would recommend ruffey park lake in doncaster. best park i have been too- acres and acres of walking paths, a lake, bbq etc. totally awesome

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Hi Pugga We use Advocate monthly and Milbemax 3 monthly for tapeworm on the advise of our vet. It was the regime they recommended, I then checked with another vet that agreed it covered everything. How is Wuggles?

We have a row of recently built townhouses near our place that bert and i walk past regurlarly. i often have a discussion with him when we see one has sold, about the price and who we think might be moving in. I must talk louder than I thought as the other week a man came out of his house because he heard voices (we were on the footpath, not trespassing!). he asked who i was talking too, and when i said my dog, and he looked down and saw a squished pug face tilting up at him, he looked at me like i was destined for the loony bin. i think he thought i was casing the joint and my 'partner in crime' who i was really talking to must of dashed off

Sorry guys, I'm not going to be able to make it. OH ha ended up going away and I have a bung knee that is very bung at the moment so wont be able to run around after the 2 dogs on my own quite sad as I really wanted to come but I cant bend down. hopefully I will be having surgery later this month so this nightmare of 15 months will be over! just in time for kepala next month!