Jake-K9

Bahahaha! Coffee snorts! What a classic! Not what I was expecting at all when I clicked on this thread

When I had a job I used to take the malinut... hoping I can find another where he can come along too...

When I had a wagon I had cages made up for the back (behind the cargo barrier), the dogs rode in there, or harnessed into the back seat.

Thanks bigdogg, had a chat and he should be able to help for a price I will be happy with Haven't gotten any quotes from anywhere else as every other place I have approached (maybe 4-5 casually before I gave up on the idea, until I saw your thread) was too busy, too expensive, or wanted me to do up tech drawings - yeah, not happening LOL! Lablover, wow! AWESOME dogmobile!

bigdogg, have e-mailed you, was easier to do that than attach a pic to a PM Edit: I am moving interstate soon too - if I can afford his prices I definitely need the setup asap

Thanks bigdogg, I will see what I can do in paint... I don't have a tapemeasure though so I can only estimate for now

Hi bigdogg, I am definitely interested in getting a dog cage / bed frame made up from alloy for the back of my troop carrier, if they are not too expensive. Would you possibly be able to put me in touch with who you are getting your crates made through? I'd also like an idea on price! Cheers. Edit because I didn't realise you'd asked for a description... It would need to run the length of a troop carrier from behind the seats to the back doors, be at window height, and have the back half enclosed for the dog, and the door setup I want is kinda funky, I'd prolly have to talk to the guy and work it out... so umm, about 2.5m long and 1m high with only half enclosed?

Yeah, it certainly wasn't fun And I'd told the boss I thought it was a bad idea the second he showed me the collars. Oh well... At least the bitch recovered from it and in a day or so she was her normal self around me again. It only seemed to happen to her, or if it happened to the others they bounced straight back from it after it'd somehow shut itself off again. She wore both collars, too, as there wasn't really any way of telling them apart. The ones we used we could manually set the level, it took a bit of monitoring to work out where was best for each dog, but on the bitch it was only ever set to the lowest level... it was definitely going off at a higher level when it malfunctioned. It also kept zapping her well after she'd bolted out the kennel door and was away from all the others barking >_< Apart from this one (or possibly these two) collars, I've never seen anything like it either, and like you, I hope I don't again... It hasn't put me off use of static collars, though, as I own a remote trainer and an anti-bark collar for the malinut, but I will always be careful about what I buy and where I buy it from. Innotek have been excellent with their customer service, as the receiver unit on my collar stopped working (at a guess, the magnetic switch somehow got jammed), and I had to send it back. As they are a sealed unit (to make them waterproof), they just replaced the whole thing, no questions - well, except for the ones I went through with their tech support before they said send it back - and the whole thing was back to me within a week of having sent it When I can afford to upgrade though I will probably go with a dogtra NCP model, I do like their 'thermostat' adjustment and the amount of sensitivity in the adjustment, my Innotek is rather blunt in comparison

Erny, in regards to the dogtra's malfunctioning: I don't know the model number at all, they were cheap ones an ex-boss bought off a supplier in vic, but they were sound-activated only. I expressed my concerns about them but the boss thought they'd be fine. He strapped one to his arm and then got one of the dogs to 'speak' next to him, and didn't get a stim, so we started using them. He'd only bought 2 collars and there were I think 6 dogs in the kennels at the time, so we had to rotate the collars around to whoever was the worst offenders at the time :/ One GSD bitch who used to bark a lot at the kangaroos and horses going past tended to have the collar on a fair bit. I'd often come down in the morning to feed the dogs and find her curled up under her bed refusing to come out even for food. I told the boss I thought the collar was malfunctioning but as there were no issues with the other dogs we kept using them. One day I had to leave my own dog down there for the day, and I knew he was going to kick up a stink and bark the neighbourhood down as soon as I left, so I put a collar on him. 2 Barks and he was quiet straight away. Came back in the afternoon to fetch him, he jumped up to bark at the dog in the next kennel from excitement (and the other dog was also barking very loudly at him), he copped a zap and as I was there and he allready knew what a stim from a remote trainer meant he flipped straight into Heel. However the other dog was still barking, and my dog kept getting zapped, despite being silent himself >_< (I moved us away as quickly as I could on gravel with my dog getting tangled in my legs from trying to Heel harder and took the collar straight off). Told the boss but he wouldn't believe me I think it was about a week later, I was down there, probably at feed time, of course everyone is barking... next thing I hear the GSD bitch screaming her lungs out... Go to her kennel and look in, the collar is zapping the hell out of her, on and off, and won't shut off... I ring the boss and go wtf do I do, I'm going to get seriously bitten here... he tells me to get it off, so I open the door of the kennel, poor bitch shoots straight out past me, and heads for the gate. Gate is shut, and she is still getting zapped, so in hurt scared dog logic, she decides I'm the cause of this pain and comes back at me... I had the boss on the phone the whole time while I'm trying to stop the poor bitch getting a hold of me, luckily for me she kept stopping and trying to bite at the collar, which I eventually managed to undo and remove. I still got holes in one leg, both arms, and a big rip in my shirt. And I still maintain that any of the 'tougher' dogs in the kennel would have ripped my face off... One in particular I definitely would not have even opened the kennel door for (said dog later tore chunks out of the boss, total bastard of an animal :/ ). Boss finally realises these things are completely FSCKED! Rang the supplier in vic and ripped his head off... Guy sent out 2 dogtra vibration activated collars, which had these really weird little round pads in the middle of the prongs, and were about twice the size of the noise-only ones. And didn't seem to work anywhere near as well I personally have an innotek automatic, vibration operated collar. It seemed to work pretty well on the malinut for a while, but he has somehow worked out how to get around it, and will still bark with it on - even after I've ramped it up a bit by rubbing it on something rough before I put it on him, and I KNOW the damn thing works, as I've held and tested it myself

Just found this thread. They look so cute together, and awesome to hear the good news about Charlie! :D

Erny, last year... I'll come back and post more later, rather busy now, gotta run off >_<

Have you ever held an e-collar and stimmed yourself? Yeah, once you ramp the thing right up it can hurt a bit, but most dogs don't need anywhere near the top level of correction to have it be effective. The idea is to set the collar to a level that is sufficiently uncomfortable to the dog that it chooses not to continue with the barking (a lot of the time you would not even be able to tell the dog was getting stimmed unless you were watching very closely), but not high enough that the poor thing screams and yelps and leaps in the air every time it cops a zap...

As usual Erny has hit the nail on the head If you're going to use an anti-bark collar an electronic one is far better - but make sure you get one that is activated by VIBRATION or BOTH vibration AND sound before it'll go off! I've had some rather nasty experiences with sound-activated bark collars on dogs in a kennel environment (and unfortunately, they were Dogtra's) with collars being set off by a dog other than the wearer barking, or malfunctioning and zapping the shit out of the poor dog wearing it - resulting in me getting bitten multiple times whilst removing the collar >_< If it'd happened to any other dog in the kennel at the time I probably would have lost a limb or part of my face instead of getting away with a few small punctures in my arms and legs and a torn shirt... I know your dog is probably on his own in the yard away from other noisy things, but I still wouldn't chance it... If you have such an aversion to static collars that you refuse to use one, go with a cold-air spray or something OTHER than citronella, it really is horrid stuff :/

LOL! Fail....

Agreed, he looks really out of proportion to me

Damn this thread is hard to find when it's not on the front page >_< c25k week 5 day 1 done, just... I really need to get off my fat arse and start running every 2-3 days like I'm meant to, not once a damn week

Pretty sure I had a Bully in my list ;P

ROFL - poor guy just had something in his eye at the wrong time.... LOL Great pic :P

It certainly won't change my mind, but I will refrain from posting my opinions of their "management" and heirachy in this thread... Well done to all the RSPCA workers on the ground, who do what they can with the resources they have!! It was excellent of them to be there so quickly to get the survivors to safety, and then excellent of them to allow them to go with family and friends without kicking up a stink QFRS, QPS and the Ambos also do a thankless task, they deserve many pats on the back for the efforts!

c25k week 4 day 3 complete And an extra 45mins of walking afterwards! The c25k thread in OT seems to be dead, I posted but noone replied... so I shall keep bothering you friendly folks :P

Just saw Magnus on 10 news headlies, I do hope they find him and that Jed pulls through! Will be a candle lit here at 9.

I still don't know what to say Sending positive thoughts... I can't really help out financially due to not having a job right now, but if I can assist with fundraising or with anything else at all let me know.

Your poor daughter I have always loved animals so I can't relate at all. I think the others have pretty much hit the nail on the head, try to get some help for your daughter before you look at rehoming pup. I wish you the best of luck with this! If worst comes to worst and you do decide to move pup on, please please contact the breeder you got her off before you take her anywhere else. If the breeder isn't able to take her back they may be able to assist you with the rehoming process at least - much better than just taking her to the pound. I'm sure people on DOL would be able to help as well. Best of luck, I hope you can find a solution to your dilemmas

LOL - She is pretty damn cute I was also a big fan of a mate's pug in Melbourne many years ago...

Had been following your thread about choosing a breeder, so glad things worked out I really did think she was a plush toy in the first photo I saw, I had to look twice, but she is such a little cutie I'm really not a small dog person but after reading your descriptions of her antics I reckon I'd love a little Jap Spitz one day :P