Sylvie

Thanks GoldenGirl85, that's a beautiful photo. We haven't had the opportunity to go to the show but I'll try another one later.

Thanks for posting the photo but unfortunately I can't see it.

Wow how exciting! Do you have your pup now or are you still waiting? I saw on their website they had a litter in April. Did you get one of them or do they have another litter? As I said I am a bit hesitant to contact breeders yet as it might be a while before we are ready to get another dog and I am not even sure my husband will like Brittanys at all. But the more I read about them and see photos of them, the more I like them. Thanks for the link. Yeah I got one of their April litter, a girl they kept to show but she wasn't coming along as well as hoped so they sold her to us as a pet Would you have photos? How is she settling in? Do you have a big yard or just a normal suburban one? I am a bit worried a Brittany might need a bigger yard than what we have. My great dad use to have one but he lived in the country with a huge backyard (field) were the dog had plenty to run. It was a good 30 years ago though and I don't remember much of it.

Wow how exciting! Do you have your pup now or are you still waiting? I saw on their website they had a litter in April. Did you get one of them or do they have another litter? As I said I am a bit hesitant to contact breeders yet as it might be a while before we are ready to get another dog and I am not even sure my husband will like Brittanys at all. But the more I read about them and see photos of them, the more I like them. Thanks for the link.

LOCKYER VALLEY KENNEL CLUB are holding a New Year's Eve Show at Durack & again on New Year's Day. The wednesday show is scheduled to start after 6:00pm. So it's going to be a fun Gala night. Thursday's time to start is after 12:30PM lunch. Not enabling too much too.... check the DOL listings... puppies AND a mature dog with the same breeder Do please update with news too.... :) Thanks. We are just looking at different breeds for now. I don't want to bother a breeder while we don't know what we want. I am still not quite sure we should get an other dog with our current one (10 yo very anxious JRT). I might try and contact Jane Harper who saw him with his brother about 2 years ago when they were fighting occasionally and see what she thinks. And it probably won't be before the end of next year anyway as we are going away oversee for a month in August and would have to leave them at the kennel for that long. How can we know which breed will be present at a show? I was a bit disappointed not to see any JRT or Brittany when we went to the show at Durack last time. Thanks for the reply, we'll see if we can make the New Year's Eve Show at Durack.

Where could we meet some Brittany around Brisbane? I've met a few myself as they are very popular in France, but it was a few 20 years ago and my husband does not know them. We went to a show a few month ago and we saw some Nova Scotia but no Brittany. Hubby loved the Nova Scotia but I would like for him to see some Brittany.

I am no expert, but could that be Addison's Disease. Our dog was a bit like that, sick every then and then, not willing to eat until our vet tested him for Addison. It is very often missed as the symptoms are very similar to pancreatitis or other diseases. The test is quite simple and with medication every day it is easily manageable. Just an other idea. Good luck.

I even feel guilty putting the poo bag in the council bin next to a bus stop (specially in summer), but I had the same thinking: better there than on the foot path. I never put it in someone else bin unless ready for collection.

To summarize, the homeless guys are complaining because Jean Gabin (famous french actor) is giving ham and biscuit to his dog while Chinese or Indian have to live with a ball of rice. They then go on with some lecturing. Beautiful piece of cinema.

I just found out that my hubby booked us in the Dog House in Agnes Waters for my 50th birthday this weekend. We did not have anything planned until yesterday night when I said I did not want to have to board the dog. So DH, looking for pet friendly accommodation, booked a house in Agnes Waters but it was not available. He was told about the Dog House and that's where we are going. And I found out that the main resident on the property is a dog trainer (Chris) and he will be there with his dogs. According to DH he might even have a look at our dog and give us some advises. I am so excited at the opportunity to have a trainer that might help us with our dog. I think his dogs are on the property and I might have the opportunity to see how our JR is with other dogs! I never tried him as he is a very nervous, anxious little dog and I've seen him go for a snap before. But when we left him at a kennel during Christmas holidays, the owner of the kennel told he was fine with other dogs and they never saw a sign of aggression. I probably am too nervous myself to ever try him with other dogs. I only managed to introduce him to the neighbour dog and it took us a few sessions on the lead. Well, I think Chris was part of (or even maybe organising) the Surfing Dog Spectacular at Noosa that huga posted about a few month ago. Does anyone know the guy? I am not going to ask him for a full assessment or anything, just a bit excited that someone can give me a feedback on my dog interaction with other dogs.

I just told my husband last week they are 3 new Weimaraners puppies (only a few months old each but not really same age) in 3 different families walking around our area. I don't know if it is a new trend, but I found it a bit surprising as I'd never seen one before.

I thought it could help me being more consistent. Some experienced trainer said the voice marker could be harder to implement properly and with consistency. Being a first time dog owner, I am happy to try whatever is available if it can make it easier for both the dog and myself.

You have to click BEFORE he takes the treat, so that click always means TREAT. You throw the treat on the floor (one treat) & just a millisecond BEFORE he picks it up you click, then throw another & click just before he picks it up. Or hold them in your hand & click then treat & repeat. Are you using very high value treats. But I would say that the problem could be that you are clicking after he gets the treat, so he is totally confused. Did you not read that article I put up on "Introduction to Clicker Training" ETA The link again Introduction to Clicker Training I did read the article. I did try to click before he takes the treat but he just freezes and does not pick up the treat (he even went back to his bed at one stage) ."Just a millisecond BEFORE he picks it up" is the bit that I am not sure of (timing again!) I will try again with more valuable treats. He is so food orientated (he would do anything for a piece of kibble) I did not think that would be a problem. I will also try to put the clicker in a cloth to smooth the sound a bit and give the treats from my hand. I just don't want to fail too much as it will be hard to overcome once he decides it is really scary. It is frustrated as I had good success with just the Yes to get him to try and play with a toy: he now goes and grabs the toy on the groundwhen he would have run away from any toys before. Well, we'll see how I go. Thanks for all your advices, very much appreciated.

So I did get a clicker (I-Click as they are supposed to be softer) and tried to load it but it did not really work as planned. I put some treats on the floor, waited for him to eat one and clicked. He looked at me puzzled, then went slowly for an other one. I clicked as soon as he took it. He did not seem to like that, but went even slower for another one but as soon as I clicked he spit the treat out and walk away from the treats. I did try a few more times but it look like the click means "no" for him and now he won't touch any treats on the floor if the clicker is out. He looks so scared of it, it is pretty sad. It took him a little while to accept any treats even once the clicker was away. So I think the clicker is out. I will have to work on my timing to get a better result with word marking and try and make the patio a fun (or at least safe) place for him.

I think I read somewhere of cases (branches damaging neighboring properties) where the one responsible for the maintenance of the tree (land owner or council) can be held responsible as if the tree was properly looked after, branches (of reasonable size) should not fall off!