Mrs Rusty Bucket

I use a bob-a-a lot. I used to use a gorilla dude - but it and the wobbler have holes that are too big to hold the kibble I use now. Bob-a-lot lets you adjust the size. Sometimes my dog adjusts the aperture size too or closes it (much frustrated barking). She could destroy the bobalot but so far - has not. If she starts chewing on it - I take it away. That seems to get the message through.

I got chomped hard enough by a Labrador I didn't know at the beach this morning. First time in five years of carrying treats in my hand that some dog decided to eat my hand. I couldn't have even dropped the treats either. And he bit my hand twice - leaped up from behind and took my whole fist in his mouth and bit down. Didn't draw blood but I have bruises and it eFFn hurt! Grr. Owners came and caught him and dragged him up the beach by the collar - they didn't even have a lead for him.

a national government issued id would be no easier to fake than other government photo ids. It can be done but it's more difficult and is usually illegal.

This seems to be something that would make it easy for anyone with a dog to say its a service dog so they can take it wherever they want whenever they want. I'd like that - tho not keen to have dogs walking on surfaces that need to be kept hygienically clean eg food prep areas. But at the moment - dogs are excluded from many many places, so I think it's only fair that people who want access anywhere - carry some sort of government provided id. A bit like a drivers licence. And it should state what the basic standards are for an assistance dog - eg not peeing on stuff or destroying other people's property. I agree that the why of it - isn't generally necessary - tho it's nice if people who need assistance - make known the nature of it enough that people can be helpful or considerate - the way that people with allergies tell restaurants what they need.

I give my dog dried kangaroo. There's roo jerky - a piece lasts about 5 minutes but might take a less destructive dog a bit longer. And Roo ribbons - which is dried roo slithers that I can rip up as I reward. She takes longest to empty a frozen black kong filled with home made dog food casserole (mix of mince, rice, veg or whatever you want to put in it). Takes about 20 minutes to empty. Sometimes I fill the kong with kibble mixed with yogurt and freeze it but she's faster at emptying that. I used to fill a purple rubber gorilla with kibble - but the kibble I have now is too small to stay in that. It just pours out when she picks up the head. Which is a trick she knows well. I also use a bob a lot but it takes her about five minutes per cap full to empty and she could smash it if she wanted to.

NSW has mandatory reporting for people who end up in Hospital from dog bites. Not sure what they do with the reports apart from collecting statistics for BSL. A report to council and maybe police should get some action against the attacking dog and its owner.

That's so sad. I was hoping this would be your reason to solve a bunch of problems. eg where there's a will / reason - there's a way. And I thought of another excellent dog name - a couple... "awesome" and "fantastic" (or Fanta for short).

I think it would be ok My brother recently got a dog from a friend whose family couldn't handle it - its a tall bouncy golden retriever cross. The dog is much better behaved in my brother's home after only a few months. So the issues it came with are largely gone now. I think if someone needs to rehome their dog for whatever reason - if they can organise it themselves while looking after the dog until a new home is found - that's for the best. So we'd have to look at private rehomes if we want to reward that. I also tell these people they should put a token price on the dog - that would cover the cost of desex and microchipping, and maybe discourage people who do the wrong thing with dogs they get for free. It is up to the owner and the potential adopter to check each other out. You'd hope the owner/rehomer would ask the same sort of questions and do a property check - that a good rescue or breeder would. And you'd hope the new adopter would be just as vigilant. There are many good reasons to rehome a dog. I personally know of an old kelpie that really needs a new home - it's being kept in a small run all week and just fed - no walks and I've got no idea how often they clean the run out - I don't like thinking about it. All because the family split and the new girlfriend doesn't like dogs. So the only time the dog gets out or looked at is when the kids have their turn with dad in the shared custody. Personally the Dad scares the shit out of me and I do not feel safe around him, and I'm not ready to take on an old kelpie. Thinking of sending in the RSPCA though.

I think it's dogs own preference. Sometimes mine faces me, sometimes not, mostly she will put her back next to me but not always. usually she will have at least one paw or other bit of her touching me. She does like to sleep with her head on my pillow but that doesn't happen at bedtime - she's in her own bed then because I wriggle too much and she chews herself too much (I hate that). She tried a stretch with her paws all up against me and pushed herself off the bed in the process - so she hasn't tried that again.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/heroic-boys-save-13-dogs-in-fire-at-asryn-kennels-two-wells-as-five-others-perish/story-fni6uo1m-1226796263649 This would be my worst nightmare - put dog in kennel so she will be safe while I'm away...

Not much idea on the vets. I guess I could ask - I know some people who live near Bridgewater, Mt Barker and Stirling I don't think there are any dog clubs in the hills either but there is tracking near monato and herding somewhere in the Adelaide hills. Not sure if a husky would be allowed to try herding. And there is that husky sledding with scooters thing - I think the location of that can be in the hills sometimes. Sometimes it's at Victoria Park. I think there is a Murray Bridge obedience dog club. http://www.dogssa.com.au/Website/index.php?page=clubsview There is a hills kennel club but that's about conformation not obedience training. There are a few private trainers that run classes in the hills too.

well done skyefool A reason to eat bacon... ok nobody needs a reason to eat bacon... but a reason will help you eat bacon. :)

Current dog has never bitten a human. She has drawn blood by scratching them when jumping up because someone was getting treats out and she got way too excited. That person had very thin skin. I carry bandaids now and for some people, I put her on lead when I see them because I know they will get treats out even if she's jumping at them. Ie they inadvertently reward that behaviour. She has bitten a dog hard enough to draw blood, the dog was attacking her at the time, she was on lead and the other dog (a whippet x) was not. She hasn't bitten another animal - tho some crickets didn't do very well when she decided to carry them around in her mouth - she didn't squash them tho. She has had the opportunity to kill mice, rats, blue tongues, birds inc guinea fowl, cats but has not. She just barks at them. Does enjoy chasing them but doesn't catch them.

Do you let them lick the lid clean? Mine think this is the best thing ever! I do if it's got yogurt on it. Mostly with the Margaret River variety - it sets so thick in the pot, the lid is clean. But I usually give her a few spoonfuls when I have some - ie brekky time. She does love it, and it's her main source of calcium since she doesn't usually eat bones properly.

I sometimes call my dog "pucker bum"... but I'm not yelling that across the oval...

I think mine would kill the towel. I don't think she knows what "fridge" means but she responds to the sound of a yogurt tub lid being removed - from 50m. I use tin cans to prevent counter surfing so she might leave that one alone but she happily beats up the bob a lot to get food out.

My siblings and I used to play the old fashioned name game when I was driving, cos I drive like a Granny but I give as good as I get.... Beryl Ethel Gertrude Gladys Agnes Agatha Hortense Mildred etc Cow names - Daisy (But that's an ee name), Buttercup and that made me think of Butterball - company who sells Turkeys in USA. Buttercup - I think that was the name of the nurse maid / pirate in Pirates of Penzance there is a pirate name generator out there somewhere. http://www.piratequiz.com/ Lumpy Space Princess makes me think of Princess Leia Organa or Carrie Fisher - the lumps being those weird things around her ears. She was also a Skywalker. PS I'd love to yell butterball across the oval...

Faking your dog out... also known as proofing... or distraction proofing - so you are the distraction... so if your recall word (off a stay) is "come" try "turkey" in the same tone... or some other word that doesn't mean anything... Or put your dog in a stay and run by your dog but don't give any signal to come with you... run by your dog singing "turkey rhubarb custard" etc. Chuck things around your dog - toys, pillows, balls... The stay I'm looking for is mostly an agility stay... so I make like I'm about to run off - and bounce on the spot. I do run off. I don't give the "release word"... I'm faking her out with all sorts of body language that usually means chase me - but not if she's in a stay... Get some friends to help with the faking out... At a competition - in CCD - you can expect another dog to get up and run away... see if you can get someone else with a dog to run past all excited like - start far away and gradually bring the other dog closer. Play with the other dog in front of your dog - other people will do this to warm their dogs up - right next to the ring where you're doing a stay. Feed a magpie in front of your dog - magpies routinely invade our courses looking for stray bits of dog treats and office workers lunches. We can hand feed them if we want. At CCD in the stays - you can also expect another dog to get up, walk over to your dog, sniff, and then sit on top of your dog. Or play bow... So you can see if any of these things will get your dog up... proofing... if they do, put your dog back gently and start over. Start with easy things and build up. Take your dog to some competitions and practice stays (on lead) but outside of rings, but in all the chaos - well start far away and work closer as your dog gets accustomed to the job at hand. I also wrote "imagine and" when I meant "imagine an 'exercise completed' (from the judge)". I have also considered making a recording of the directions you see being given on youtube video of people's ccd trials... and then using head phones or even a phone speaker to play back the instructions and then try to do them as I hear them. Eg start in the middle of a cricket oval or something. This is a nice example... not perfect but most people don't expect perfect at CCD.

names ending in "ee" are nice and easy to yell across the paddock - ah well. pumpkin steel - galv metal rebar mason moss success sunbeam thriller chaos honesty (oops another ee word) bacon - everybody loves bacon garlic - can't have too much gossip - if she's chatty guess - if you're feeling mischeivious... figjam juice squeeze karate judo tykwando (skuse spellin) yoga nitro prudence satire or satyr shameless (or seamus - tho that's really a boys name) balance timbar (tree falling - did anyone hear) sweat (not that dogs do) bench Beware of choosing a name that won't be any fun if the dog lives up to it, like "psycho".

My dog is a dope because when I want to go for a walk and pick up the lead she runs out the back door and plays "can't catch me". My answer to that is to say "shutting the door now" and shut it. Tho sometimes I think she does that because she really wants to do a number 2 before a possible long car ride. Then again she usually saves the number 2s for the park. So I don't know. Mostly I'm the dope tho. She's very good at training me.

Pretzel - I don't know why. Rusty - for red heads Bluey or Sapphire - for what Aussies call red heads Becky - friend with red hair and freckles. Cinnamon - red spice, also Chilli and Paprika Cherry - red sort of. Carmen - (Carmine) also red. I think. Scarlett - very red Rose or Rosie - red in a more gentle way Ochre - rusty red - some of it anyway Stormy - what red heads are supposed to be like temperament wise. Ok maybe not for a dog. And Bambi - got the same coat.

For stays - I do a lot of faking my dog out. If she fails, I go back and laugh at her, put her back in position and start over. If she gets it right I go back, if I'm training for obedience - into the position - imagine and exercise complete then race to the hidden treat stash. I sometimes train with treats around the field - in open top cups, but depending on how good the treat is - I sometimes need help (or a lid) to prevent theft. She's most embarrassed if interrupted stealing so I think that helps her figure out she needs permission and be less likely to do it again. However if she manages to scoff the treat before I interrupt and take it off her - then she wins and she's more likely to try stealing again. Hence the lids and friends for treat guards. I do a lot of "its yer choice" training with treats everywhere - so she gets the idea she can only have them with permission. And I try this in as many different places as possible. Ie can you do heel work past a bowl of freshly chopped roast chicken? Success - we get to have some chicken - fail - we get to try again - a bit further away from it. You might need a lid for the chicken when starting out. Those clip top lids are good.

pretty sure my dog would regard one of those arm guard things and the game that goes with it - as good as a treat...

Just a question about the IPO/Schutz running the blinds... Does the dog have to check every blind on the way out, or can they just run directly to where the person is? Cos pretty sure that's what my dog would do - straight to the blind with a person in it and then goose them for treats... That's what she does everywhere else. Can pick the person with the treats (reward) from hundreds without. she wouldn't be so good at it if it didn't work 99% of the time.

I know some gorgeous rotties who are super polite and friendly out and about away from home. If I wanted a rottie - I would definitely to that breeder (in SA). I know a few that I will cross the road or the park to avoid. They act friendly/excited then bite hard. So you do have to choose the right dog (and breeder) and train appropriate behaviour. Probably goes for any dog. I know a golden retriever who also attacks other dogs - hard for most people to believe but he's not welcome at their local dog park when other dogs are there. Rotties, GSD, Dobes are definitely seen as dogs not to be messed with. Same with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bull Terriers, and Cattle dogs. Heaps of people cross the road to avoid my dog. Personally - I wouldn't take an Airedale seriously. They're such cuddle bums. Same with ridgebacks - tho I've not met one at home. Both them and Labs you risk being knocked flat by big puppy zoomies. Which can lead to hospital for the skittled person. I don't let my dog invite these guys to play zoomies any more - not unless there are no other people in danger of being skittled.