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Just Saw An Accident With A Push Bike And A Kelpie Puppy
aussielover replied to black magic's topic in General Dog Discussion
Poor puppy!!! Letting a puppy pull a scooter along doesn't seem like the birghtest ideas though. I hope the puppy gets proper treatment. -
Working/working Line Dogs As Pets
aussielover replied to aussielover's topic in General Dog Discussion
I'm not sure. It is harder in dobes to tell, because they are one of the breeds where the physical difference in show/working line is not that pronounced apart from maybe size, and you'd have to have the dog standnng next to a person or another dog to judge that. But I'm guessing the dog pictured is a show or performance dobe in very good condition? I adore the working lab -
Working/working Line Dogs As Pets
aussielover replied to aussielover's topic in General Dog Discussion
well imo, you could probably tell a working line GSD from a show line (working lines tend to have a straighter back), and also working line kelpies have a different look to the show lines being lighter and leaner and often black/tan or red/tan (not a popular show colour) working BCs also have a different look- they are not as fluffy as the show BCs. I think in general working dogs tend to be leaner and more agile and athletic looking -
Kenobi - Our Little Man And His Adventures......
aussielover replied to Vader's mum's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
He is totally adorable!!! Just soooo cute. I want another puppy.... -
Gsd With Low Prey Drive
aussielover replied to Pink Panther's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
They are nice looking dogs Nekhbet. If all GSDs looked like that i would get one. -
I don't know if it's a bad thing or not and I didn't make that judgement. Obviously it would be bad to "throw her in the deep end". And honestly, gentle collar corrections are often not particularly effective so I would usually aim to prevent access to the sniffy stuff (although my dogs are allowed to sniff, just not pull). If you have a dog who is quite responsive and you can just give a little jiggle it's actually more gentle than, say, the "penalty yards" approach of backing up which usually needs to be quite firm. Throwing dogs in the deep end too quickly I think is a common mistake by many dog owners Aidan. A green dog/puppy taken for a walk the first few times with massive distractions it can't cope with, the dog will be all over the place with 101 unwanted behaviours I have found, then comes where to start reshaping the behaviour and many owners work on a behaviour that should possibly be perhaps behaviour No. 10 to address. The dog has missed the first 9 behavioural steps and the owner has jumped straight to behaviour 10 and the dog lacks the foundation work to fix behaviour 10 properly.........does this make sense??? Garry I understand what you are saying, but the dog in question is 6 months old and corrections on started after she had already been walking on the lead reasonably well for 2-3 months. She did respond to voice commands eg. leave it, forward etc but these, even with a reward did not stop the behaviour, only manage it when it did happen. The trainer suggested to use corrections to let the dog know that that sort od behaviour was just not on anytime. Since using this method, the dog has not attempted to sniff inappropriately as frequently.
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Gsd With Low Prey Drive
aussielover replied to Pink Panther's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
What is ridiculous? The degree of slope currently seen in some GSDs today. sorry should have been clearer Obviously i shouldn't try to do more than one thing at a time... ETA been trying to get thru all 126 pages of the thread posted by MOnElite, all the threads seem to be blurring into one now.... I found in the other thread: There does seem to be a lot of different opinions on why the GSD is angulated though..... -
so sorry to hear this I hope your girl recovers.
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He is possibly going through a bit of a fear period and is a bit unsure. Does he regularly socialse with other dogs? Can you provide a more detailed description of the behaviour. WHat do you mean by "freaked out" do you mean tried to run away, cowering etc... Barking could be out of excitement, my puppy will do that sometimes.
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He is possibly going through a bit of a fear period and is a bit unsure. Does he regularly socialse with other dogs? Can you provide a more detailed description of the behaviour. WHat do you mean by "freaked out" do you mean tried to run away, cowering etc... Barking could be out of excitement, my puppy will do that sometimes.
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Working/working Line Dogs As Pets
aussielover replied to aussielover's topic in General Dog Discussion
I suspect it was the other way around - if you don't need your dog to make a living, you have the luxury of concentrating on the appearance of the dog more than it's working ability, and a showline can develop. In other words, if you don't rely on the working ability of the dog on a daily basis, then you may be more likely to prioritise prettier dogs who are easier to live with regardless of how good they are at working, than to prioritise breeding great workers regardless if they are a PITA or butt ugly. Yes, you are right... That what i was trying to say ;) I agree that the people who posted here do "work" their dogs, but that is different to a working dog imo. So can a WL dog be happy in a "pet" only home- no dog sport or competition work, but regular exercise and basic manners-type training? What about in a "performance" home? -
Marley is adorable!!! He is still really puppy-looking, luck you Mindy is around the same age, almost 6 months and she looks so grown up now! Not like a puppy at all. At least we can walk more than 2 m before someone stops us for cuddles now though
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Working/working Line Dogs As Pets
aussielover replied to aussielover's topic in General Dog Discussion
what exactly are the breeds that would be considered to have a seperate working and show line? Obviously it could be argued all breeds should only have one line , but when you're counting on you're dogs to make a living or your life depends on them, i think it is inevitable that a seperate working type is developed. So far i can only think of GSD Malinois Border Collies Kelpies possibly labradors- I know in america they have seperate working dogs (Marley style lol) and also many service dog orgs breed their own labs, resulting in dogs that have higher successs rates but are possibly not show-worthy. -
Gsd With Low Prey Drive
aussielover replied to Pink Panther's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
That is ridiculous. NO other working breed, whether it be for herding or protection/police type work has a sloping back at all! The original GSD did not have a sloping back either (well maybe a tiny bit of slope). -
Working/working Line Dogs As Pets
aussielover replied to aussielover's topic in General Dog Discussion
What is SAR? There are a few breeds where I prefer to "look" of the working type, obviously that is nowhere near good enough reason to actually go and get a WL dog though! -
I'm interested to know why people people choose to get "working line" or working dogs as "pets". By pet I mean, the dog does not have to perfom a function that is essential to the owners job or ability to be independent (eg service dogs). I consider performance/dog sport dogs to be essentially pets and not working dogs. Is it common to get a working-bred dog with the intention of competitng in dog sports, in the hope that the working dog will perform better? Also, is it more effort to own a working line dog than a show/companion bred dog?
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Apparently labs are considered as fast to mature? Perhaps that is refering to physical growth though? Maybe, although they physically mature a bit later than some breeds too. Some labs are puppies forever (it's a gundog thing!! ) Even my older boy Rover when he's being all calm and grown up... hes still a complete doofus. I can't see a Labrador as Serious. They are serious if there is food around! There's no more determined animal than a lab on the prowl for food
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I think many herding breeds are fairly mature at a young age.
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Mindy is a bit that way with me.... until someone else pulls out the food ;)
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Maybe a little defensive... LOL I do understand more clearly now though after reading your second post. I agree, indroducing distractions at a level they could handle would be ideal, but not realistic for many people. I guess I still don't understand why in this particular instance, it would be a bad thing (lumping that is). I mean, there are obviously different ways of dealing with distractions etc but I have been given a particular method and it seems to be working for us (i wouldn't keep using it if it didn't). I only started this thread to see whether other people have had success or problems with this, as it is not a method i have used before (my other dog was allowed to do what she wanted on the lead, but luckily she was pretty good naturally with no training effort form me).
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Maybe a little defensive... LOL I do understand more clearly now though after reading your second post. I agree, indroducing distractions at a level they could handle would be ideal, but not realistic for many people. I guess I still don't understand why in this particular instance, it would be a bad thing (lumping that is). I mean, there are obviously different ways of dealing with distractions etc but I have been given a particular method and it seems to be working for us (i wouldn't keep using it if it didn't). I only started this thread to see whether other people have had success or problems with this, as it is not a method i have used before (my other dog was allowed to do what she wanted on the lead, but luckily she was pretty good naturally with no training effort form me).
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Thanks Nekhbet Thanks Aidan for the explanation, though I don't really see how a leash correction for inappropriate sniffing is "asking for more of a response than the animal understands"
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Not with mindy... She is a guide dog puppy. With my future pet dogs, yes. what does that mean?
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while i don't agree with what he did and hopefully i would never be in that situiation, and threatening to kill the dog is certainly crazy, I would think that for some people, fighting back might when a large dog latches on to you might just be instinctual. I hope the dog is ok though
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Apparently labs are considered as fast to mature? Perhaps that is refering to physical growth though?