BlackJaq

You can't afford $5000 to buy a dog (Cane corso)in Australia yet you think it would be cheaper to move to America and buy a Dogo? Am I missing something here? I always thought it would cost far more moving country (for two people in your case)than $5000. I've never moved across the world though, I could be wrong... I was wondering this, too. Shipping yourself + your dog to the US is not going to be cheap, even if your partner pays her own way.. One minute you say money is not a problem, next minute you cannot afford a CC? Anyway, doesn't really make a difference to me, the whole story just smells a bit like porky pies ;)

I would teach the behavior you want as its own "trick", as per my description above. Just like you would teach your dog to shake hands or roll over, you don't just expect the dog to pick up on the right behavior during general handling, but rather you go into a controlled situation and explain to the dog exactly what it is you want when you give the specific command. This way, the dog learns that you want a fast return. The dog might not actually realize that you care how fast he returns. He might be convinced that returning at all, in his own time, is all you ask. I often find myself getting frustrated with one of our dogs for not responding to a command I give the way I want. I then have to think about whether or not I actually taught that dog what I want, or whether all the other dogs already know this command but I haven't taught this particular dog what it means. I find generally it is my failure to teach correctly, not the dog's failure to respond correctly, since I haven't taught him or her precisely what I want in the first place.

Maybe you could approach these people in a friendly manner and ask them about their dog (throw in a complement on "cute, pretty, beautiful, goofy, whatever seems appropriate" pup/dog) and then after the ice is broken, maybe comment along the lines of "my dog used to do that but then I tried this" etc. I like to teach my dogs from the start that their name is the best thing out because when I say it, they get a treat. Obviously they can't get a treat if they are over there and I'm over here. So, first at home, inside, I say their name, as soon as they look at me (while next to me) I give a treat. Practice with a leash on so you can help the dog along by gentle pulling it over to you, or giving a slight tug on the collar to get its attention. Treat right away as soon as the dog turns to you (and is beside you, obviously). Then step away from the dog and do the same thing (encourage dog to you via lead and make sure dog looks at you, treat as soon as correct behavior is offered). Then same thing outside. Then same thing on a long lead. Then with distractions but still on lead. Reinforce this over and over, especially while the dog is doing other things. Once the dog responds right away, do it randomly without lead, first inside with minimal distraction, then in a fenced in area, then from further away etc etc. Obviously it takes a little while to explain this to the other person but most people find it works quickly and well. For more driven dogs (high prey etc) you may need a more extreme form of recall training but I find this works well for most average pet dogs.

Wow. They literally learnt nothing. They are like the catholic church proclaiming that the earth is flat even in the face of scientific evidence to the contrary. Would be funny if it wasn't so terrible for Vic dogs

Speechless. What a dead sh*t. No mention of charges, great.

Has anybody seen any new articles on this? All I saw was this: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/441983/Danger-dog-kisses-BBC-s-John-Kay

When you meet a Weimaraner: Please don't try to pat the dog until the owner either asks you to or the dog initiates the contact. They don't seem to be keen on the "pat on the head" thing, asking owners about where to pat might be a good idea. The dog may sidle away from you, show general avoidance behaviour or even react defensively, depending on temperament and level of socialization, if you attempt to initiate an unwanted contact. This is normal and does not mean the dog is timid. They tend to be stand-offish with strangers and may take a few meetings to come around. If you have small dogs or young puppies I would be wary of letting them play with a Weimaraner unless the owner says their dog will be fine with them, many Weimaraners can have a high prey drive that may switch on in inappropriate situations, especially with dogs "without a job" i.e. an appropriate outlet. Cats and other small animals should be avoided unless the dog was raised and well socialized with them. Play can be rough and include grabbing other dogs on the neck or ears to throw or pull them down. They will run and wrestle. They may be very vocal when playing, growling and generally making ferocious noises. This is also normal. I would avoid putting your face near the dog or trying to hug it or otherwise physically confine it, but that goes for all dogs you don't know. I would also avoid running at a Weimaraner you don't know or making them feel threatened in any way (raised arms, shouting at the dog or owner etc) because many can and will react violently, either in their own defence or in their owner's. This is normal for the breed and of course early socilization, thorough training and desensitization will help train the dog to react a certain way but not all owners will have great control over their dogs. Again this probably goes for many breeds. When first meeting a Weimaraner, it can quickly become apparent how well trained and socialized the dog is, since the more calm and confident the dog appears, the more effort and training his owner has likely invested. Personally, I do not approach dogs that shy away from sounds and people (other than dodging "head pats") or seem to move about endlessly, never standing or sitting still. Obviously if the dog is hanging in the lead and trying to charge at animals or people this is a red signal. Barking, yipping and other vocalization can indicate high level of arousal and general lack of control on the owner's part. All this goes for other dogs, too, of course, but with Weimaraners you can generally quickly and accurately make a judgement on the amount of owner control and since they are a decent sized, generally high drive dog (not only prey drive but also guarding may be an issue), I go out of my way to avoid them (and any other dogs who act in an uncontrolled manner) if I notice these behaviours.

Never liked that guy.... fancy telling your wife she needs to give birth silently because it is part of your nutty pseudo religion... What a dill

A picture of the dog that apparently killed the girl has been released, it seems to be some kind of bulldog cross http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-11-05/girl-dies-after-dog-bite/

Thank You! Half the links on that stupid website don't even work but I guess government websites are like this on most topics :p Wayrod, you do dog transport overseas don't you? so according to this information, I should be able to get the dog rabies vacced and titre tested before even leaving Australia? And all the paperwork to go with the rabies testing should be able to be completed by the Australian Authorities as well? The import permit would need to be in hand before leaving the country as well then?

Is there a link somewhere on pre exportation procedure? I would love to take my dog to Germany with me but if she needs to be there for six months for rabies shots and immunity testing then obviously this won't be a viable option lol

Hence paying for google to keep my result up top. I guess a tat on thigh might be easier to find than an ear one? Either way, it is better than doing nothing I think.

Yes, that's pretty much what I would like. But since you can't permanently have your name on the chip unless the owner leaves it there, thigh tat with something easy to read so that anybody who finds the dog can google it will be the way to go for me..... If owners are contacted through the chip then that's great but if for some reason the dog ends up in trouble then I can be contacted, regardless of up to date chip details or whatever. I would be devastated if one of my pups ended up in the pound and had nowhere to go... If it was in my power I would always take the dog back.

If I should ever become a breeder I will use a simple tat and will pay for google to put my result at the top so that all my pups can be easily traced back to me. Might put it on the inside of the thigh so loosing an ear will not mean the tat is gone... This way the dog can be identified as coming from my kennel regardless of collar or chip and I will be able to be notified if anybody somehow ends up in the pound or otherwise in trouble. I wish the second contact on chips could be the breeders' details and this could never be changed so that breeders could easily be tracked this way, but I guess that would make too much sense :p

Write your number on the dog in permanent marker? The joy of light coloured coats! just kidding, obviously :laugh:

The article says she got it "from a pound". sounds like she called it "a rescue" but it was not actually from a reputable rescue...

http://www.leics.police.uk/news-appeals/news/2013/11/06/death-of-four-year-old-girl-in-mountsorrel-name-confirmed#.UnhxqXBdDE0

Sorry everybody who thinks what this guy did was just dandy but even I know you are supposed to hoist your gear up into tree that won't support a bear's weight in bear territory. Surely there would have been a way to protect his bot, too and he obviously had no gun or even a knife or he would not have needed to kill his dog with a rock. The guy is a twat. Who goes into the wilderness with no way to signal for help? What, in three months he didn't even manage to light a signal fire? And as others have said, he ate the dog very early on, a few days after the bear attack... Does not sound like he tried very hard before he decided to dine on Fido.... I would not trust that guy with a goldfish, not to mention another dog....

"My" pound has only been euthanizing dogs for behavioural (aggression etc) or health reasons since they have started working with rescue, so every time somebody adopts a dog from one of the rescues who work with "my" pound, they make room for another one of our poundies. If a dog is adopted directly and does not work out in that home, that dog misses out on the chance of getting a place in rescue, unless it returns to the pound once again.. I would rather people adopt from a reputable rescue who will assess the dog and match it to the new owner, giving everyone the best chance at success, rather than get any dog in any home, regardless of fit.

We have two dogs directly from the pound but I know the pound staff so I had a good general idea of what we were getting. Personally I would also not recommend less experienced people go for direct pound adoptions, especially if they have kids or special requirements. Our two pound dogs ended up being good to train and easy to live with, but one is a hermaphrodite with visible mixed up parts, so I'm wondering if maybe she was ditched because of that. The other dog was house trained and could do basic commands like come and sit and shake hands. I suspect she was not collected because of impound fees (lack of chip, entire female etc). However, that same pound gets fence jumpers and similar issues. The dogs go out to foster care in preparation of travelling to rescue and at the soonest, this is where those issues become apparent. Your average Joe Bloe adopter will not be able to cope with that kind of dog directly from the pound, and sometimes these things cannot be trained out of a dog. If Joe Bloe adopts a dog they cannot cope with, this is a drama in the making and the dog was not helped at all.

I don't know how impartial the investigation would be.. The coroner's report on Ayen Chol's case was a joke.. Pretty much started and finished at conclusion "pitbull"... Ridiculous

Yes, I think anything bull might grab the media attention. Either way I think it is time for some educational ads for parents on dogs and kids. I saw this great cartoon somewhere, maybe with a Frenchie? On dog facial expressions and what they mean. That in women's magazines could be good, too. Most people wouldn't have a clue when their dog is about to take off Junior's head and after the fact all blame falls on the dog when it was their job to protect them from each other. I've even seen people claim "the dog doesn't mean it" when the dog is clearly growling and rushing the child, trying to get it to back off

I have to admit to also using the flying tackle.... The occasion was my OH's large-ish mutt (far right in sig) going to work on my then 12 week old Weimaraner puppy.... Apparently I sounded like 12 kind of harpies and hit the dog so hard we both got carried a good 3m from where he'd originally pinned the pup. Luckily he'd let go of her when I impacted or she might have been squashed. In the end I had the dog by the scruff of the throat and was shaking him and making animal noises apparently... Probably wouldn't do it again if I had time to think about it, but being a bully he did not redirect on me (so I was lucky) and seeing him go hell for leather on my puppy just made me absolutely see red. My OH copped it once I found my people words again, him being the one who let them "play" together after I'd expressly forbidden this because I know his dog...... Overall I also suggest avoiding fights at all costs and attempting to scare off any advancing dogs with your dog behind you. Try to stop your dog from making eye contact with the approaching dog and draw the dog's attention to you, so their eyes don't meet/they don't visually lock on. Never be embarrassed to tell approaching dogs to pi** off in no uncertain terms, looking like a loon is better than trying to break up a serious fight. I will also advance on approaching dogs and try to intimidate them into buggering off or even kick them if they come into reach.

I know the dog is not aggressive, my own dogs play with me like this, but if they nip me, accident or not, I am not likely to bleed out and die, where a baby might. The dog does not need to mean any harm, but guess who gets the blame when something happens.... Not to mention the breed will once again receive a blow against the carefully restored image. I would not let a small dog play with a baby that way either....

Any news on this?