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;) Oh wow, that tongue is impressive! No sheep is safe! catherine.b - Rufus is soooooooooooooooo cute. You must miss him so much, although I guess you'll have your sleep-time back. I have no good tongue photos. Hoover only shows his tongue when he's being spethal. The sheep would laugh at him.
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
Of course. We are happy to help! We hope to go to the Cooma Show on Saturday to watch the Yard Dog Trials among other things. Hopefully we will buy yummy things to eat and can bring them along on Sunday Will you help us practise Steady For Pats with both of our monsters? Also, sorry to be a downer but the poundies at Mildura Pound are absolutely heartbreaking … Take a look at this happy-looking fellow who is all neglected and ring-wormy. There is also Neon the cute black lab and two very bewildered but absolutely beautiful Dobe x puppies … honestly they're gorgeous. Most heart-breaking of all but makes me incredibly angry is the poor wolfhound female cross. I am horrified, really horrified that any owner could let their dog get into this condition – it's negligent and cruel ... I know our two dogs are spoiled but honestly it's not a HUGE effort to make sure your dogs don't get into the condition those poor poundies are in. ;) -
Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
I was puzzled about that, too because Bernese Mountain Dogs aren't known for their health or longevity. I did find it interesting how dogs were able to 'reach' autistic children and cut through their aversion to touching/being touched and how dogs could calm them down when they were having a stress attack. For me the problem is that dogs have such short life spans - how will an autistic child react when his/her beloved dog dies? We have gone through a LOT of towels with our two. One night when Elbie was very, very young he went through about four towels/blankets because he kept freaking out and doing panic poops ... Sigh I had a gift from my old secretary that was a knitted penguin cover for a hot water bottle. That got so covered in poop I threw it out because I couldn't bring myself to try to wash it. We went through a lot of spraying and cleaning in our early puppy days - I was a lot more stressed when we had Elbie because we were renting at the time and confining him to the kitchen and yard and just conscious that it wasn't 'our' house. I was far more relaxed with Hoover because I had a better idea of what to do but also it was our house and the house had been purchased with dogs in mind i.e. no carpet ;) One thing I can recommend is that for the dog bed cushions, put a garbage bag around the cushion before putting the cover over. That way if the dog soils the cover, you just have to wash the cover (which is easier to wash and dry) rather than the cushion which is much harder to wash and dry. The ticking alarm did not work for Elbie but it did work for our old family dog Kitt. That's how I always reply! Sometimes I hit reply and then cut and paste the code over into my 'reply' tab to try not to miss anything. Will PM you separately because I don't want to bore the thread but I am very proud of what we've achieved with Elbie. He was our first dog and definitely not an easy dog for novice dog owners. I used to wonder why everyone else seemed to have an easier time with their dogs. Then we got Hoover! If Hoover had been our first dog, things would have been very different but I actually think it's better for us that we got Elbie first - he has challenged us and kept us on our toes :D It's way too long to put up here but I uploaded a file here which is extracts from my 'puppy diary' from the first few weeks we had Elbie. Oh man, I was sooooooo stressed. Reading back over it, I can't believe that we survived the first two weeks :D The first was the night-time crying (described at that link). Overcome within the first week - although it seemed to last forever. Then there was the jumping and biting, also overcome although some DOLers suggested seeing a behaviourist :p Definitely not necessary. Then there was the dislike of being restrained (collar/harness). Also overcome, although again some DOLers suggested it was a Big Problem that needed professional assistance. Then there was the leash attacking. Now resolved. Then there was the barking and going nuts during car travel. Again, now resolved. Yoicks, Elborino has kept us on our toes - no wonder OH looked at me like I was Completely Insane when I wanted a second dog. By the time Hoover came along - he seemed like an angel in comparison!!! Nonetheless, Elbie has such an amazing ability to learn - he loves to learn. He watches, he wants to please. You can see him trying and desperately overcoming his Issues. I can't believe how fast he learns things either - the tricks, generalising, anticipating. He is so smart - and so naughty! We have put a ridiculous amount of time and effort into him and I think it's been very rewarding, albeit exhausting When I look at the dog he is now, he has made so much progress and overcome so many hurdles, I'm very proud of him. I have to wonder though, when we overcome the frustrated prey drive/pulling on leash issue, I wonder what issue will await us *sympathy* I know what you mean about the formal obedience thing. Sometimes I feel like a bit of a 'doesn't fit in' re the whole obedience thing. There are a couple of people in my current class that are extremely gung-ho with their larger than life arm gestures of 'come', emphatically bright cheerful marker words and earnestness - you can just tell that they're going to be Hard Core Obedience Triallers. I still remember standing around beginners and the assistant teacher reminded our teacher to teach us how to hold a leash formally. We were a most motley crew and the teacher said: "So this is the right way to hold the leash .. not that I expect any of you will ever be doing obedience trialling." So true and so prophetic ... Luckily for me, I learn a lot from the Serious Obedience People even though it's not something I am aspiring to. I also enjoy socialising with other dog people at the club - after all, CleoJ, wuffles, KumaAkita and Clastic are all there and they're all lovely. My dogs love playing with a lot of the dogs at the club and I really want them to be able to be calm and obedience in the face of distractions, so for me I really enjoy Dog School. OH and Elbie and Hoover and I also have great teachers which helps a lot. Also, even though this term (apart from clastic), I'm not that chummy with the other people in the class, we still get along great with some of the people from Elbie's beginners class. I try to do obedience/tricks training with the dogs every day - mainly because they don't get a walk every day and I feel like they need to get some sort of stimulation Frequently I will teach them stuff that really has no purpose - it's just fun and engaging for them. They both love it and will trip over one another in their desperation to outperform the other. It's extremely cute. Sometimes we work with them together, sometimes OH takes one and I take the other. There are days when we are tired and the dogs just get tied up and given a lamb flap each with no training betsy: I am impressed! We outsourced our painting to Con the Painter ... we are lazy slugs ETA: Max#1 - I have found Max's new best friend here ;) So cute!!!! Gosh I hope the little fellow ends up with the right home. I think the working breeds are fine in the 'burbs but I just think that you have to spend more time with them. I find myself feeling anxious that some family is going to take this pup thinking he is so cute and not realising all the work that needs to go into him. -
Riley is gorgeous. I love how focused he looks - and the tongue The Kelpie Raspberry is known to stun a sheep into submission at a hundred yards.
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My two are cheap – they get their breakfast (Royal Canin kibble) as training treats on Sunday mornings. They love them! But we also give them chopped up apple, devon, low fat cheese and varieties of Schmackos just for fun. Still, they're both so food-motivated that they would be happy with just the kibble.
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
:D So exciting! So make sure you have: 1. LOTS of sleep I'm pretty certain I cried the first week we got Elbie because I seriously got ZERO sleep for the first four nights!!! 2. a reliable alarm clock 3. lots and lots and lots of paper towels and spare 'dog towels' and 'dog blankets' - prepare for lots of laundry ;) 4. lots of cleaning products like that urine-off/urine-free stuff 5. make sure you take lots of photos and videos! They only stay tiny for a very short time! ravenau1: Yoicks you poor thing – and poor Astrid! I'm glad she's ok – you must have been so freaked out. Also, I have to say that no matter how much your puppy-proof the yard, they can always find Stuff. OH and I were absolutely horrified when we found Elbie playing with a bit of wood that had rusty nails sticking out of it!!!!!! This was after both of us spent ages going through the yard picking up Puppy-Unsafe objects. So sorry to hear that you've been so unwell - hope you feel better soon! Good Lateral Thinking there with all of the training from bed :D You could also practice targeting with a pointer from bed. The funny thing for us was that we were expecting personal questions and in the end the questions were pretty benign :D I was asked far more intrusive questions as part of my security clearance interview for work. Haha. Thanks! I've been really happy. Elbie was doing some perfect loose-leash walking and no lunging at dogs/cars etc but he wasn't checking back regularly so yesterday I introduced food into the equation and that was enough to increase my value in his eyes. I'll go back to walking him without food though to see if I can get that attention without food – changing directions a lot and changing speeds seems to be very good at drawing his attention. ETA: Thread-watch. Fascinating reading - it would be pretty amazing if introducing pointer could actually erradicate the dalmation illness in question. Also, I watched the latest episode of "Extraordinary Dogs". I suspect we're going to have spirited debate/argument soon about the Labernese - the new crossbreed being used as a service dog to assist autistic children in Canada ... -
Dog Hates New Neighbours :(
koalathebear replied to MavericksMission's topic in General Dog Discussion
We have a working line Kelpie and a working line Kelpie/Border collie cross who live in suburbia and have moderate exercise - they do not get a walk every day. Hoover the Kelpie could quite happily live as a lap dog, I suspect. Elbie the Kelpie/BC cross is extremely drivey but both are very happy despite no access to to a farm etc. No destructive behaviours or nuisance barking ... When they display undesirable behaviours like barking at the wrong things (door bell etc) we have worked with them on desensitising them to the trigger. Now, even if all the neighbourhood dogs are barking like crazy, they'll still stay quiet. They still bark if the neighbour takes out his wheelie bin but it's just one or two barks - also when he inexplicably decides to hold a chicken or one of his noisy dogs over the fence to look at our dogs I'm so, so sorry to hear about Hector and I hope that you can resolve it without having to rehome him, I know you love the beautiful boy. Just wanted to kind of set the record straight about Kelpies and suburbia because it's a pretty common misconception that high drive Kelpies can't live happily in suburbia and while perhaps not all can, many can ... ETA: If your neighbours are willing, perhaps you could do what wuffles has suggested and praise/treat Hector when he doesn't bark and the neighbours are in the yard? With the doorbell barking, we had to ring the doorbell perhaps half a dozen times to train Elbie not to bark at the doorbell. Also, although Elbie doesn't have destructive behaviours (destroying things), he is hyperactive in new situations and is overly stimulated by fast-moving objects - frustrated prey drive. We recently had a consult with K9Pro and have been working with him on the prey drive issues with fantastic results so far. Before that, people kept telling us that a solution was just to exercise him more to try to tire him out. Unfortunately it can be very difficult to physically tire out a Kelpie and we would have just ended up with an even fitter dog that had even higher exercise requirements that was still frustrated on the prey-front so additional exercising wasn't the solution for Elbie's issues. Perhaps you could try to find out what it is that is making Hector bark - do the neighbours make a lot of noise when they come out - is it just their presence in the backyard that freaks him out? Then you could work at desensitising him to that ... -
Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
BTW if the DOL forum ever goes kabloom because some turkey-head posts something defamatory and ruins things for the rest of us, you know where to find me on facebook Max#1, lilli_star et al - 'twill finally be time to join the facebook crowd ... -
Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
;) He looks so hilarious! Don't worry, I only ever posted the photo of Elbie with the peanut butter on his face but both he and Hoover have had sticky tape all over their face as part of the 'are you shy' trick preparations! The trick was extra tricky because as they swiped, I had to grab the tape before they ate it. lilli_star: love the names. Very Aussie. Surprised that there isn't a Nugget, Boofer or a Mal among the names betsy: I can loan you Hoover. He seems to enjoy body-slamming with Ava - he's more boisterous and plucky in his play than Elbie is so I suspect he could play with Aussies quite well. OH weighed our two monsters tonight. Elbie at 12 months is 17.1kg, Hoover at 97 months is 17.2kg :p I think Elbie is fully-grown. Hoover doesn't seem to have grown much more in the last month or so but we shall see, his breeder did predict that he could grow as large as 28kg. I sure hope not! I quite like having both dogs around the same size - makes life much easier in terms of meals and that sort of thing. Also, they finally killed their Tuffy starfish tonight so we have ordered 3 more Tuffies for them - bone, starfish and ultimate ring. OH bought them a rubber 'love bone' from Woolworths today (squeaky plastic toy in the shape of a bone with lovehearts over it). They killed it within hours - there's a chunk missing and no trace of the squeaker. No more flimsy dog toys for the monsters. ETA: OH has corrected Hoover's age. I am stoopid. -
Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
;) Yup, I know the feeling. My fingers and hands smell So Gross after dog training - kibble + devon and other stuff. So gross. And during class there's nowhere for me to wipe my hands except my trousers so the dogs like to sniff those, too Same rules here! When I've seen the dogs licking OH's cheeks and chin, I make a point to avoid Dog Zones Yay, that's great news. OH will finally get his permanent residence at the end of the year, which will be good. The process was quite painful - lots of forms, an interview, proving that we were a genuine couple - holiday photos etc. We had to have statutory declarations from friends saying that they believe that we were genuine couple and that they had socialised with the both of us blah blah blah. Quite crazy, really. Urgh. I envy you. Most of our neighbours are ok but I'm feeling decidedly underwhelmed by the neighbours who were complaining about the spraying. Makes me wonder what else they complain about that we don't know about! Elbie's the same so I do things like, walk slowly then do a few quick steps then slow down, then speed up again. When he's busy concentrating on whether I'm going to go fast or slow, he forgets to jump. He's been very good on the lead these last few days - no more leash attacks, lots of calm loose leash walking, so he's making progress. wizzle: G looks soooooooooooo cute with that apple core. I just want to pick her up and cuddle her! Our two get bathed very rarely - dirty and dust just seem to fall off of them. Probably every few months or so. Both got bathed heaps when we first got them - Elbie because he had ringworm and Hoover because we miscalculated a few times with his crate training After that, the bathing was much more rare. lilli_star: I love that photo of Roo with all the dogs! Do they work sheep or cattle? I also loved Jasper the Interloper taking possession of the crate Smiley Roo is very squooshable - she looks so happy. TheFenstar: There are heaps of innocuous posts you can post to. Just look at the threads that the people in this thread have posted and you should be able to post half a dozen: "Awww so cute!" posts in no time I can't imagine the Sleeping Puppies thread ever getting nasty. betsy: I sympathise. I feel like we went through a full range of options with Elbie's pulling - martingale, normal collar, ezywalk harness - none of them were providing the solution, although the ezywalk front-hooking harness was really good for a while. The problem was, when he got really amped up by cars passing by, he would still lunge and end up pulling so hard on the harness he'd limp for a bit. Hence our eventual visit to K9Steve. It's still early days but he is making good progress - calm walking, no lunging ... still barking a bit when frustrated because things are beyond his reach but hopefully these things will get better. Training went well today. Elbie was apparently very good in his class and OH was pleased. He was on a flat collar during class and even after class heading to the off-lead area to play - normally he pulls like a train but he walked on a loose leash today. He probably thought he was still on his correction collar ;) Hoover was pretty happy in his class today as well - did well in all his various bits and pieces except he is still so bad at heeling and loose-leash walking. I just took him out on our street just then to make sure to myself that he actually can do all those things and he can - just struggles in class because everyone else smells so interesting What was also cool was that CleoJ brought along an upside down plastic box - kind of like a Step Aerobics step so that the dogs could offer up various behaviours. At home we just have cardboard boxes and phone books so it was cool to have a nice large, durable box for Hoover to play with. He put both paws up and then also climbed on top of the box, which was pretty cute. I'm also happy with his controlled greetings and stays. His drop stays were shocking last week so we have been working on them during the week and he was much better this week. His latest trick is 'crawl' which he can do, but not necessarily on command Both monsters of course loved playing with Mars and Ava in the offlead area! clastic: Don't worry - Mars wasn't obnoxious about it, he just likes to keep a hold of the frisbee. I am amused by his dilemma though, he wants to play keepaway and yet he wants to drop it close enough at my OH's feet so get him to throw it :D wuffles: it was nice to have Ava heeling so nicely on my left like that. -
Thanks all. Glad you liked the photos - both girls were lovely and I also hope they find good homes. Such affectionate and beautiful natures.
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
wuffles: the photos are gorgeous! I liked the 'bonus' photos over on facebook, too The two of them looked like they had such a great time. Did they swallow much sea water? I've read posts on DOL that have made me a little anxious about the after effects of sea water lilli_star: so glad you have your fridge back! Max#1: We love Elbie and don't want to try to change his personality or the things that make him him. The issue is that his hyperactiveness is more than just being energetic/excitable. I'd class Hoover as energetic and excitable but not hyperactive and overly drivey. Elbie has two extremes - being extremely chilled and then being out of control wild. Basically when he goes into that upper end of berserker mode there are a few problems: 1. it's impossible to reach him - he's in a frenzy, can't hear anything, doesn't care about food - he'd probably bite if you got in his way. It doesn't mean he's aggressive - it just means he can't control himself once he's been in that condition. He snaps out of quickly and knows he's done the wrong thing and looks ashamed. 2. He distresses himself and frustrates us with all the lunging, barking. If you'd seen the way he can attack a leash when in the throes of berserker mode, it's actually kind of scary - also I can barely restrain him when he's like that. I'd hate to accidentally release his leash etc. It's not possible to kill prey drive - Elbie's always going to be a very drivey dog and that's fine, great even, but right now the prey drive is entirely uncontrolled - it's triggered by things like cars, new situations blah blah blah. The car thing in particular was dangerous because if he wasn't on a leash, I'm sure he would chase the car. So what we are doing is trying to lower the excitement levels of those things so that they don't send him into a frenzy anymore. We want it so that he can see a car, a new person, another dog without going nuts. Once all of that's under control, we want him to go nuts when it's time for him to go nuts e.g. when playing/training etc. K9 Steve has what he calls 'the handbreak technique' which deals with the scales of excitement that dogs go through. A few trainers have mentioned that dogs look to us for structure and direction and a dog like Elbie will be happier in a structured environment where play and work are separate and he knows his boundaries. As an example, when he is calm - he did all of this without any food - although he knew that right at the end of it, we'd probably give him some kibble. He has such human-looking eyes in this video.* Here are some photos of the doggies: -
Rearend Awareness Training
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
Thanks! The thing was, I thought that one of the useful parts of rearend awareness training was the ability to put the dog into a very nice heel position. My problem is that every time I take a step towards the dogs, they pivot so they are never next to me. -
Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
Hahahaha! OH lets the dogs lick his face all the time but when Hoover was going through his (thankfully brief) poo-eating phase – he didn't let Hoover lick him anymore. Dog saliva makes me a bit itchy so I don’t usually permit any licking of my face – Elbie's naughty and will lick legs and feet though, which is grosser for him than me … wuffles: I agree … and perhaps that's why Ava's calmed down so much whereas Elbie's still mental. He is just a very high drive dog all round – food drive high, pack drive high, prey drive VERY, VERY high and when activated, it trumps all other drives … It makes him incredibly easy to teach things and he just 'gets' so many things in a way that I find quite astonishing sometimes – but when he gets excited …. Ayah! I'm still finding the whole high drive/low drive thread interesting. I haven't quite figured out where Hoover fits in yet because although he's never gone into berserker mode like Elbie and he isn't stimulated by cars/blankets being waved around etc he is very, VERY food motivated and is also easy to teach things, although he needs more repetitions than Elbie. Hope you have fun! One day after we get Elbie's crazy prey drive under control, I'd really, really like to start doing training in drive with him. He has such focus he's not 'activated – he can seriously sit there and stare for ages and ages, following your every move and command – I just have to find the way to train him properly … baby steps … baby steps … :D -
Rearend Awareness Training
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
I guided them into a stand a few times and then after that, they didn't get a treat until they were standing. My two occasionally playbow on the book which is funny and Hoover when he's waiting will sometimes sit on the phone book like he's on a pedastal - it's very cute. :D -
Rearend Awareness Training
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports
The dogs are both pivoting nicely - we've switched from yellow pages to white pages. They will actually pivot on the spot now without a book but I'm keeping it there until I get a few things ironed out. They already have a spin command which is where they can of do a little circle. At present, pivoting clockwise I say "round" and pivoting counter-clockwise I use "turn". Questions are: 1. Any suggestions for hand signals that aren't confusing? Our two respond well to hand signals 2. I don't have to lure them anymore but to make them pivot, I still have to take a step in the direction I want them to pivot - I've noticed that other people make the dog pivot along with them. Not sure if this makes sense - but right now, if I want them to pivot counter-clockwise, I take a step to the right. Is this wrong? Should I have been luring them to jump to my left side when I step right on the pivot? -
This is a very thought-provoking topic. While I agree that quality of life is very important (so I wouldn't my dogs hanging around for years and years when they were miserable and in pain) but I am hopeful that my Kelpie cross and Kelpie will be able to have long-ish, healthy lives. I was horrified to read that Bernese Mountain Dogs have a lifespan of about 7-8 years and that a large number die of cancer - that seems like far too short a lifespan Aside from genetic disorders that are common in certain breeds, is there are reason why many larger breeds have a shorter lifespan? Are there any large breeds who are long-lived?
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
lilli_star: I am not a huge fan of rodents. I might have screamed if I saw a mouse, even though that's such a cowardly thing to do Sorry the fridge woes are ongoing. We have bought a vertical freezer from Aldi. OH was sceptical but I'm so happy – means we can easily accommodate food for the doggies and for the humans!!! Nope. As far as I know, they were in the house. The chickens and eggs are in the backyard. The landscaper used a long targeted nozzle to apply the Roundup – it wasn't sprayed every which way. It was pretty frustrating … I've left a note in the neighbour's letter box to let her know what weed killer was used. I'm now wondering if they're going to complain that the bobcat (when it comes) is too noisy. We never complain about their incredibly noisy barking dogs, about the fact that He Neighbour stands on the fence with a saw cutting branches and sets of our dogs and also the fact that He Neighbour holds up his dogs and chickens over the fence to make our dogs bark!! No mice or crickets here but apparently we had stacks of little lizards in our front yard. Sorry about your vet … we love our vets – you could come and see them! I guess they're a bit far from you though betsy: Having a dog who can be high energy is really interesting – with lots of challenges and rewards. I am not sure what I'd do it Elbie was 30kg! I think our two are both below 20kg still but they can be mighty when they want to pull. It's very weird having two dogs with such incredibly different personalities. Last night I went back out the front with Elbie to practice his distraction and loose-leash walking. Backyard and in the house he's mega-focused. I can get him focused on the driveway but he looks away towards the end of the drive although he still continues to walk on a loose leash. He did well with cars last night- although I was careful to maintain a distance. No lunging but he did break his sit and come to a stand as the cars went by. The other neighbours have a Small Beige Fluffy that constantly escapes the house and runs around on the road – Elbie was very distracted and barked but didn't lunge. I am hoping that as he calms, he will stop barking like that. I've been heeling around the house with Elbie. He is so funny when he is in super focus mode – head cocked to look up and pay attention. Hoover has nowhere near the same degree of focus but fortunately he is very obedient and food-motivated. Both are doing really well with their rear-end awareness training although still not doing it on a voice cue alone – I have to step them through it. What's hilarious is when Elbie's excited, instead of pivoting, he leaps into the air, spins around and looks like he's doing a flying kung fu kick. It's funny when they catch Frisbees! Elbie's a Frisbee catcher, Hoover is not – although Hoover is better at fetching than Elbie. Hoover's also got this hilarious 'dance move' where he walks down stairs – at each step he does a hugely happy bum waggle and he looks like he's boogying his way down the stairs like a scene from a bad eighties musical movie Hahahahaha! Our two have pointy snouts and I long for the days of puppyhooded, snubby-nosed sans-snoutiness! Seems like shy can be quite tricky – from memory, Clastic's Mars was so placid about it that he just sat there with all kinds of Stuff on his face. KA: glad you're on the mend – so sorry you've been poorly. The weather's been so weird that you must have been feeling quite uncomfy. Have a great time in Vietnam – I love the place. I've been there twice – well three if you count being born there Yoicks about Kuma eating the chicken bone but I'm glad that he's ok – or are you still on Poo Watch? Pug / JRT puppies are really cute but then they get older and some of them have the body of a pug and the head of a JRT – freaks me out a LOT because it looks like a weird photoshop job come to life!!! Glad other people liked Ginger, too. We thought she was gorgeous even though she's not the sort of dog we'd ever own – but OH was playing and dancing with her and laughing and patting her. Here's her As I mentioned in the other post, we also took footage of Delta the Pit Bull. She was as calm and dignified as Ginger was bouncy and crazy. Delta's music video is here. I hope they both have homes to go to soon! I have 3 more videos to make and they're going to be challenging ones because I rarely get 'pretty' or 'cute' dogs to 'market'. It's usually the big, gangling boofers who people ignore because of appearance … -
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Changed the title of the thread I've now put a draft music video together for the lovely Ginger: During the same visit, we also took footage of Delta the Pit Bull. It was odd but even though at first glance, they looked quite similar – by the end of the visit, it was very clear how different they were. Ginger was an exuberant, wriggling, waggling bundle of happy energy. Delta was calm, quiet and extremely serene. I loved how the photos of her turned out. Here's the draft music video made for the very dignified Delta: Delta's Video Our doggies are still too young, so we don't foster - but we make videos and take photos
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
Oh gosh they are cute and that is so hilarious to see an Ava in Corgi Puppy form!!! -
In you can see how exuberant she is - she even dances
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I've posted these to the Elbie thread already but thought that others might enjoy photos of this lovely girl. We went to visit two rescue dogs on Sunday to take photos and video footage of them to make some music videos. OH took the photos of this very happy and playful girl who has such an expressive face. "Aren't I cute? Aren't I?"
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
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Elbie, Hoover, Dodge & Friends!
koalathebear replied to koalathebear's topic in Photos, Photos, Photos
OH remarked that the Elbie thread appears to be slowing down Here are some photos of Ginger, the very expressive and animated rescue dog we filmed/photographed on Sunday for the purpose of making a music video for her. She has such a funny and lovely face and OH got some great shots of her: