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Awww Henry, you're cute! You should leave it there and see if he brings it out at dinner time hahaha. My dogs have a few habits but not sure if they're foibles or not. The only thing I can think of is Poppy wanting to go bark at our neighbours dog. Once a day their dog comes up to the joining fence and there's a barkathon for 10 seconds or until one of us calls their dog. She doesn't like going alone though so if she hears a bark from the dog saying Im here, she'll run to Maggie, get in her face all excited then run a few paces toward the back yard. If Maggie ignores her she'll come back and try again with a bark in her face instead like 'come on..let's go!. Sometimes Maggie will then take off down the back wiith Poppy in hot pursuit. If Maggie decides nup, not today Poppy whines and stays as well! (Not a great example of my behavioural training lol).

This is a good reminder we don't often give choices to our animals, we expect instant obedience and a willingness to do what we want, when we want. Working with their personalities and respecting choices definitely builds a strong trusting relationship.

Really lovely shots everyone. Everyone's on their A game already lol. Denali you trip sounds amazing!! You'll probably really get to soak in your surrounds with time to stop and consider good angles and light etc Ummm any great tips would be very welcome

Ahhhh that's a great idea! Thanks Thistle. If she's concentrating on staying on the plank she won't be concentrating on face planting my foot Thank you

I've been slack with training lately and somewhere along the line I must have reinforced Poppy at the wrong time when practicing walking backward. In heel position, if I slowly walk backward she's gone from doing it fantastically to now putting one of her paws on my foot and her nose touching my foot while I do an awkward shuffle backward. Even if I line us up beside a wall she still manages to cling to my foot while I move. If I do quarter turns backwards she'll stay in heel (off my foot) its just when I try and walk straight backwards its gone weird. I should say my training is self taught so I don't really have anyone to show or ask for help or to catch me when I'm doing things incorrectly! Any suggestions appreciated.

Poppy has a Westie friend we see when we walk a particular way, they like to sniff and wag tails through the fence. I have to keep an eye out for the Westie's huge black cat because at time he'll strut out of a bush in their yard toward us all puffed up and walking sideways. Poppy and I leave quickly because he looks like a force not to be reckoned with!

Lol! OK, well straight from my phone to get week 1 done. We have a cafe not far from home which recently got cute new seats.

I wouldn't mind having a go again but as long as average photo's are going to be ok? I felt like my photo's weren't interesting enough last year and I ran out of enthusiasm. I haven't taken any photo's for a while so will have to catch up though..

He is indeed a cutie

I agree cats can be a menace when roaming but I'm sure the majority of the population wouldn't know (or bother) to offer enough exercise or mental enrichment to an inside cat or use cat containment fencing in yards \balconies etc. Maybe if laws end up being passed saying cats are not to roam, they should be accompanied by minimum care of the species? A captive animal needs so much more to satisfy its natural instincts and I think people expect them to lay around like slobs and not want to run, scratch, jump and explore. Roaming cats are at least fulfilling some of their instincts its just a shame its so damaging.

They look fantastic!

The perspective on those is amazing!

Those photo are amazing!! I especially love the photo of the boys jumping in the pool surrounded by bubbles. Hopefully not too weird a question but do you sell images?

Its pretty disappointing when that happens but in the end, as the breeders they can pretty much do what they want. Its up to you to decide if you want pay the extra money or not. I personally don't think it's ethical, they've had plenty of time to think about what to sell the puppies for and if they've quoted you a fee, it seems wrong to put it up now. I checked the Bull Terrier club of NSW info and I would be asking the breeders if your $2,200 covers them testing their breeding dogs for known hereditary health problems such as: * Deafness (Unilateral & Bilateral) * Heart Disease * Nephritis* Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) * Luxating Patella * Primary Lens Luxation (PLL) - Bull Terrier (Miniature) only More info on this page: Link to club page Updated to say there's a few breeders selling puppies on the dogzonline puppy page but not a single one mentions testing for these health problems so not sure whats going on there? Heres a link if you want to see what else is out there in NSW. Don't discount other states through its cheap and simple to fly puppies from elsewhere nowadays: http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/puppies/bull-terrier.asp?state=NSW

Yes, if you set up an internet email (yahoo or gmail for example) you can send emails to yourself and access them from either device (or any other device with internet access).

I think it's because you took them sideways on your phone, ie landscape? You may have to manually rotate it on your phone, save it and then upload? Im not sure if it's a iPhone or any phone thing though...

I created Photobucket account so I simply upload photos straight to this from my phone. In Photobucket you can view the photo, click 'copy link' and paste that straight in to Dogzonline. Sooo easy! If I want to use the computer I use a gmail email address (opens where ever you can access the internet) and I email the photo to myself. I still upload it to Photobucket and use the copy link feature though. If you use the Dogzonline insert photo process you are limited by size so using photobucket saves having to resize photos to fit. Plus photobucket offers a huge amount of space for photo storage so you have a double backup. I've found old photos on Photobucket which I've cleared off my phone to give me room back which is really handy. :)

I only have one way out of our street and have to pass two dogs which I would hate to see get out. A massive long haired German Shepherd who hangs his front paws over the fence while barking madly at anyone who walks past, and a Border Collie who gets his head out of his fence and slobbers while he barks. Both sounds like they'd kill you if they got out! I'm constantly looking to see where I could throw my dog if they did come for us, on top of a car, over a fence, in a bin etc. It really ruins the walk when the dog and I have to scuttle past both ways and it annoys me neither owner ever seem to come out and shut their dog up or try and block the areas the dogs hang out in. I know its probably the only interesting thing each of them have to do each day but they work themselves up so much! One of my dogs is now reactive after being rushed by a Staffy at the end of our street. When he was behind his fence he used to redirect frustration to his fox terrier buddy and then one day, joy, he was out free ranging and rushed us. Very scary and my poor Frenchie is paranoid walking that way at least five years after the fact and is ready to return home shortly past the top of our driveway now!

I wish Health Insurance companies would get it together to have some type of discount for dogs bred from health tested parents, or whatever genetic testing\x'rays might be relevant for the breed in question. I'm sure it would offer some type of incentive for people to buy a little more carefully.

What a beautiful puppy! I bet he's so soft and smells devine :D

What the! They are amazingly good. Even the panting dog has teeny weeny teeth!

SM what an awesome effort. Well done. I've loved looking at your photos!

I think the theory is not to avoid people but don't let interactions happen where the dog starts to build a high value for other people. They want the dog neutral instead.

They look like they had a ball, that must have been an awesome sight to see! I did wonder about afterward when four huge hairy wet dogs need to get in the car lol