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Weasels

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  1. My boy wouldn't know what to do with an in-season bitch if he fell on top of her :laugh:
  2. Thank you for your replies everyone! I will research all the suggestions over the weekend :) I'm happy to pay a bit more to get a good product that will last us a while.
  3. Do you know the difference between the 2 types off-hand? -- On a side note I just found 4 things I wanted between the Clean Run home page and reaching the harnesses section
  4. I had a look at the black dog ones, but I couldn't quite figure them out :laugh: *off to check clean run*
  5. I am currently walking both my dogs on sporn harnesses when we are out on the road. I am very happy with this for my girl but I am thinking of changing to a front-attach harness for my boy. The main reasons being a) he pulls (not badly, I can walk both dogs with one hand, but he pulls more than my girl), b) he is reactive, and will lunge if a bike comes close to us and I can't move away in time, and c) he is a leggy fellow, so he sometimes gets caught trying to get in and out of the sporn harness. I don't want to use a head collar due to the lunging and I don't want to use a check chain etc. because he is a fearful little man. I am leaning towards a Sensible harness, but I wanted to check first if anyone had any other recommendations or reviews for harnesses suitable & safe for an occasionally lunging dog? Of course we are doing training as well but out in the street sometimes things happen, so if a harness will help during the training I'm keen to give it a try. Thanks :)
  6. OP is weasel, not Weasels. Just to clarify :) btw welcome to DOL weasel!
  7. My current dogs were named by their respective shelters, but my childhood dog was named High Country Zigenbine ("Ziggy") after the first female boss drover (Edna Zigenbine) who worked in the mid-1900s. I have thought about continuing the tradition of naming future dogs after early drovers, especially if I ever get another blue heeler :)
  8. I hope this hasn't been posted already, but it might result in some smiles :)
  9. Best wishes for Louis, Gibbs and Chica! Rosie I was just looking through some old photos of the Foxdog, and noticed that in an awful lot of them she seems to have some sort of bump or scrape :/ She's generally pretty coordinated, she just lives life at top speed! :p
  10. Hehe no his ear went up not long after those photos. I think Weez was about full height at that age, but he has filled out a lot since - he now has hips and shoulders! Here's him now, approaching 2 yrs old - But then again Koalathebear's dog Hoover is still supermodel skinny like Reggie, so it's difficult to say how he'll turn out :laugh:
  11. Reggie really is gorgeous! Don't worry, Weez was all ears and legs at 9 months old too :p
  12. Here's a thought. Spend less time in bed and more quality time with your dogs. Getting up early isn't even necessary, the evenings are cool too :)
  13. Interesting, this is probably more attention than my (working breed) dogs get during the week but people are still talking as though the dog is going to be neglected. My childhood dog (an ACDxkelpie) slept outside and was put outside while everyone was out, but was allowed inside on a sheepskin rug when people were home. If they have an area inside they could close off with baby gates but let the dog near people would this be acceptable? I think being in close proximity to their family, even without being right next to them, would make the dog happier :)
  14. love the video! So boundy :p The photos are awesome too - such happy doggies!!
  15. Why? Is the hair going to rise up and stage a coup? If you don't have allergies I don't see how some hair on the floor is going to hurt I only vacuum once a week and there is no mistaking ours is a dog-owning house by Friday, but we are all still healthy and happy. I think who you have in your bed is your own business, be they human or animal. I started letting my girl sleep on the bottom half of the bed, on top of the bedding, when I went back to working in an office. I think it helped offset the sudden change of not having me working from home all day by spending the night closer to her humans. My boy is happy on his bed on the floor of my room or on the couches in the lounge, which works out well for both of us since he is much more of a shedder :/
  16. Mumtoshelley I am picking up the vibe that you think calling a trainer is somehow shameful. I couldn't disagree more if this is the case. I am pretty proud of my dogs and we've managed to sort out most of their issues over the past year, but if something isn't working I won't hesitate to get a second opinion on how I'm doing something. I think even the most experienced with dogs will agree that there is always a new way to try or something they can learn from getting an outside opinion.
  17. And howlers! I think the problem is that the breeds they'e expressed an aesthetic desire for are at odds with what you've told us about their temperament requirements. They might need to comprimise somewhere :)
  18. Do you use "no" for any other behavioural problems? If you do it could just be background noise to her. You are fighting her strongly bred-in instincts, so if you want to stop it through training the timing of your corrections and rewards is critical. You could also try training an incompatible behaviour: when you see the cats, plant your butt on the ground, go to your mat or go to your human. If what you are doing isn't working it might be worth investing in an in-home training session to see if your timings or demeanour are off. If she's not listening she isn't necessarily stubborn but either finds the cats more interesting than the treats and/or all her instincts are telling her to lock in on the cat. There is plenty of advice in this forum on building hadler focus and self-control. Edit: if you've already diluted 'no', once your timings are sorted out I'd start again with a new word like 'uh-uh' or 'hey!'
  19. Not to mention transferring this behaviour onto bees or wasps. ugh I hadn't even thought of that
  20. On general principle I'd be discouraging anything that triggers such a strong response that wasn't under my control. I think you might have trouble down the track if you are trying to train and have to compete for attention with all the flies! Add to that the danger of having a dog thoughtlessly crashing through the house... *wince* - especially if you have a flatscreen tv or unsecured bookshelves.
  21. With neighbours getting closer and closer tho, keeping dogs inside is the best way to reduce barking. If my dogs were 'outside dogs' I'd probably have anoise complaint by now.
  22. I'd do both, but then I'm a bit... what's a nice word for promiscuous?.... when it comes to dog trainers. I like to see what everyone has to say then find what works for the kelps :) I did an RSPCA course with a great trainer for basic/pet obedience, then later joined a club to do agility. Best of both worlds :)
  23. I am definitely going to say banana next time to see what happens :D :laugh: Thanks for the tips Vickie! :)
  24. Is it a problem to leave him inside? After putting away all shoes and securing the food of course If he's just going to sleep anyway. Agree with German shep fan, I've seen my 23kg boy leap through a cat flap and barely touch the sides. He probably backed in if he still had his collar on :I
  25. Interesting, AD I hadn't thought about it like that before. I guess my hope was the cue would mean "weave until you reach the last pole", but only time will tell if that is how she understands it. If I'm having trouble down the track though I will definitely keep in mind changing the cue to one that means 'do 12 poles'. I was mucking around last night with putting my hands behind my back and saying 'weave' through the 4 poles with no body language cue - she did, so she's definitely picked up the meaning in the current context.
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