BrunoBella

Ditto. I did not allow either of my dogs access to the washing line till they were 18mths. They have never interfered with my washing. I have a dog pen that I put them in while the washing is out.

Meriment :D How do you clap while you're using your remote. RugerFly: ;) Get your own. K9: Excellent plan to have a payment plan. RF needs a special dog owner remote as well as she has a very high zapping drive. :p

You did it! Now everyone will know the topic has changed and Erny will be happy about the filing

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Excellent work merriment . No mean feat to train your oh and your dogs at the same time :D

Thanks for the kind words Steve. I should have posted at the beginning that I am an overachiever and don't expect to get the same results.

Fantastic news deelee :D . Isn't it great when people compliment you on your well behaved dog And it does indeed improve your entire relationship with your dog. What an you have now. I'm waiting for the fantastic recall and fetch updates next eta---- better change the title to no longer pulling on the lead ------------

Pet Resort provided me with a 1&1/2 hrs training when i picked up my dog. i was offered to attend any of the classes that they held every week for free. i can also call in to arrange consultations for free. so, that's pretty good~ Excellent . I haven't used a "leave your dog" place before so wondered how that worked. Free consultations are fantastic too.

Done. Rained out again today. Great for world, bad for dog training

Cool move. Lucky I have the equipment to do that (sort of). Haven't got an aggressive dog though! I did try something with Bruno who hates having his nails clipped - he will growl and snap: I got in front of him and hugged him from the top, sort of like this lady did. He gave me his foot without any more arguments and let me clip all his toe nails. I did this by accident first, just leant with my head on his and patting his ears, trying to calm him down. It worked!!!

I'm on a no spend budget as well but decided this was worth blowing my budget for.

You'd be surprised at how little stimulation you need to turn off the squealing. Take less than ten percent of full power. I didn't believe it would work but it did K9 Force could sort out a program to fix the cat problem with one of these. eta---interesting spelling

Thats cos boys are stoopid Love your work BP, can you buy me one for my cat haters? Boys are very smart - in their own way Buy your own..

Trini, just realised your post got missed. What's happening with the barking? Are you still having this problem? My neighbours who have a barking bully breed (can't figure out what type) have added another dog to keep the first one company. The new dog barks 20 times worse than the original one and Bella was joining in for a while. Now she is pretty much settled again but I had to move their beds to the back deck to be further away from the new dog. Unfortunately, the neighbours do not lock their dogs up at night and they have a low, see through fence so the dogs bark at everything!! They are only 20 metres from my front fence.

Thanks guys. I appreciate your words of encouragement. Bruno has always been so easy to train that I didn't really have to work very hard. Bella was my first ever dog and I made lots of mistakes in the first 18mths before I got K9 Forced. It feels fantastic to finally have two dogs who are beautifully behaved and who can now be free to be dogs .

He's cheap. I don't even get a discount for the numerous referrals I make . I suppose if he paid us people wouldn't trust our recommendations

:D I know that feeling well. As I mentioned in the previous post, with Bella she had had a great adventure off lead with the birds so it was extraordinarily difficult to get her to recall with birds around. You may not need a whole week with K9, maybe only a few lessons . I went twice as dog training clubs were unable to help with my dogs. I'm waiting for your fantastic recall updates now

OK, waiting is over. We just spent 2 hours on nudgee beach (no waves) at the dog off lead area. The dogs had a ball and made me proud. I took them off lead one at a time so I wouldn't get confused! The beach was quiet with about 20 dogs and loads of fishermen. Bruno has improved dramatically. Whenever he was offlead, he stuck nice and close and he walked right beside me when I asked him to. He recalled very easily most of the time. Often without needing any stimulation . Bella was also fantastic but took a little longer to recall off her highest distraction - birds flying. Most of the time she recalled very fast and by next time she should be perfect. For a bit of history, I used to let Bella off lead at an oval and a number of times she ran off and disturbed hundreds of birds. It took me a very long time to get her back. I was told at dog school that she would never be safe off lead again. This is why she has taken longer with this than Bruno. Both dogs left other dogs and people alone when asked. I called them back if they went outside my perimeter and they soon got used to staying within it. I felt totally safe and in control the entire time. I also noticed other people starting to practice their recall because they saw me doing it. Most of them didn't have a hope.... Bruno has never swum before so in the last hour I let them both off lead and Bella taught him how to swim. It was absolutely beautifull I am exhausted, better have some wine and relax

K9 Force is the best near you. Good luck Winnie L, you're not the only person who has had bad experiences with barkbusters being cruel but most other trainers do not use their harsh methods. I'm glad you got results with Pet Resort. Dog training is really about people training . As this place was live in, did you get trained as well or just your dog? I was curious

Thanks Oonga. I got a bit busy last week and forgot to update. Off to find a beach in the rain.....

THanks BP.., Yeah i do want one!! I think i need one actually. I have read this with heaps of interest and am amazed adn thrilled that you have got such a response from both your dogs. I am in awe and want tsome of what you have!! I am amazed at the dogs response as well. K9s training course is what makes it all work so well. Good luck

You're lucky I'm still up. The neighbours are having a domestic so I had to move the dogs beds to the back deck There are various types of stimulation that you can use. The first is hold the stim till they've completed the task. Then switch to call them, stim once and wait for them to respond. Another method is to vary version 1 and slightly increase the stim until they start coming back and then reduce the stim. The final stage is where you stop using the stim at all. The dogs don't need it cause they know you have it and can use it. By following this program the dogs learn that they control the stim. The stim I use is very low, about 10% of the power available. In the dog park I recalled the dogs if they were playing too rough. In the beginning I had to stim each time but now I rarely have to. All this was impossible for me before. It works really well for the recall and I use this to stop the dogs from barking at passing dogs etc at home. The entire program has elevated me as pack leader so everything without the collar also improves. When I've finished the training I will be able to control the dogs without using stim and will only need the collar for emergencies. After 3 and a half weeks, we are up to short to no stim on low to medium distraction and stim for high distraction depending on the environment. I have been giving lectures at the dog park and have sold a setup yesterday! Go on, you want one.... eta ---- weather for next week - showers, rain, rain, showers, showers, showers increasing, rain. Better take my rain coat

We had to spend another two days in the rain. I love the rain though so that was OK We have been to the dog park to practice recall under high distraction - running dogs, swooping birds and butterflies all in one place. The dogs are both so easy to control now that it is simple. We don't normally go to dog parks and won't become regulars. Just a good place to practice recalls. Today walked on lead for an hour then I stopped at an alcove off an oval for our final practice before the beach. I tied bruno up and dropped bella's lead. Then practiced recall from very close and further away. Don't need to do many stims now to keep her coming back. She has also got the Sit at a distance here and I have also been introducing Walk which our form of non-competition heeling. We started this last week at home and today Bella followed me around and when I released her she stayed really close . This is magic as last time I let bella off at an oval (2 years ago) she ran off after magpies and found herself at home half an hour later. Bruno had his turn after bella. He has really got the hang of this too and has caught up with Bella. He has done less obedience training but he also has far fewer distractions and has always been more obedient. Gotta check the weather report and then it's off to the dog beach . I will keep one on lead while I work with the other.

I voted twice - both dogs love other dogs and will play with intruders. Bella will guard resources with a dominant bitch. The gate between my yard and the neighbours fell open one day and I found all four dogs running around playing tag. They'd never played together before.

Swap the ball for a treat. Can't eat and hang onto a ball at the same time . If that doesn't work, I would stop playing. I like Rediis two rules as well.