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I am in the process of building dog runs and found petpanels.com.au they have what looks like a good quality Australian made product but I haven't been able to find any reviews. Anyone know of issues people have had?

I am looking to get a new dryer. I have been using a purple dryer that Habenero Hounds had when they were in business but need something that can do the job quicker now I groom multiple Belgian Shepherds and Swiss Shepherds each show. My current choices are Pupkus Force 3 Dryer https://pupkus.com.au/products/dryers/pupkus-force-3-dryer Kool Dry http://chrischristensenaustralia.com.au/shop/kool-dry-240v-dryer/?attribute_pa_colour=purple Kool Dry Pup http://chrischristensenaustralia.com.au/shop/kool-dry-pup-high-velocity-dryer/ Double K ChallengerAir Airmax http://www.ozgroomingworld.com.au/double-k-challengair-airmax-dryer-2-speed-black-color-p1485/ Has anyone used these dryers? What do you think of them? How do they handle with double coated dogs?

Another thing my breeder put me onto is lavender oil in a spray bottle with water. It cleared up my young dogs hotspots quicker then anything else I've tried

I highly recommend Happy Paws Training Treats all Australian made and I have found all my dogs (and Cat) loves them.

Thanks I understand now thanks for the info.

I keep the food in a train pouch on my right side. When I am treating her with food she still works well she just doesn't work when I wasn't allowed to give her treats while training but since I can see that not working I will just start making her work more to get her treats and see how we go Ah ha! I hide the treats in small sealed containers behind trees etc - ask for a very short heel pattern (even 5 steps to begin with), mark the correct behaviour and race them to the secret stash - make it so they never know where or when the next treat is coming from. Keep it fun and light - obedience trialling should be about how much fun you are to be with in your dog's eyes. And in building up duration, small and then varying increments. And don't forget to take your training on the road - not full run outs - just bits and pieces, with and without food and toys. And try to build in play/tricks/physical rewards, that you can take into the ring with you - e.g. hand targets, leg weaves... these can all be used between exercises and help to keep the dog and you up and engaged. Not so necessary in CCD, but great to have in your tool box especially for higher classes. Thanks will give all that a try :) I might sound dumb & or I'm not thinking but what do you mean by "Faking my dog out"? Yes this! Don't let the sight of food or a food pouch become a sign to your dog that you are going to be working or rewarding her. Keeping reward delivery unpredictable is really important. I went to a uta bindel seminar and she had the food in her mouth so the dog had no idea it was there. She was using steak though and not schmakos! In terms of when you're ready, I think it depends on your goals . All the top competitors I have spoken to train their dogs to the highest level and only then start competing in novice . They then get titles over very few trials . They areng trialling week in and out chasing titles. for now trialing is just to spend time with my dogs, if we don't win/ qual thats fine. I am going to see how we go in the next few months and make my decision then :)

Thanks Spotted Dog I will have to try that :) sounds like fun

Thanks Huski, my main club is definitely old fashioned in training and beliefs which is why I have been trying to get to my other club as they are more up to date. the only problem there is I have a long distance to travel and the times the sessions are on I have to work :) might do some shift changes :)

I keep the food in a train pouch on my right side. When I am treating her with food she still works well she just doesn't work when I wasn't allowed to give her treats while training but since I can see that not working I will just start making her work more to get her treats and see how we go

All the instructors at my club have told me that I need to get rid of food because she is too reliant on it. I think your right I better stay with the food and build the duration and see how we go :)

I have been to a few trials and watched both the CCD & CD runouts, it was very interesting and I learnt so much. My main club does group runouts only ie all instructors working their dogs together. I am going to try to get to my other club which is some distance away(2-3hours) but I feel they are more helpful and they do runouts for those needing them My picture of how I want my heeling is like yours with wisdom nice and close and so far with food that is what I have gotten but now I am fazing out food she isn't as interested the main things my instructor has told me to work on is her breaking on stays ie if on the sit she will drop and on drop she will sit. At home I train her without a lead as I find she is better off lead but under heavy distraction she has been on lead mostly. It will be interesting to see how we go in a mock trial setup and I think it will give me a good indication as to how far I need to go :)

Rally O confuses me completely obedience on the other hand I can understand easily. At training our head instructor is a judge and he has been saying we are nearly ready but that was before our setbacks so I hope we can get back to that quickly. I have been able to get about 90% under distraction so far so I hope I will be able to get that up to 100% with 100% accuracy by the end of this month or February but if I think she isn't quite ready I think I will hold off til I am 110% sure we are where I want as a team. As long as I gee her up prior to training I can get lots of focus though right now we are fazing out food and I am changing to tugs to see/ hope I can still get the same if not more focus out of her. I think Shiloh will enjoy Agility so that will be my aim for the end of this year or next year but we will see

I am planning to start in CCD with my Belgian Shepherd - Shiloh - in April, but I'm just not sure how you decide if you are ready for it and how long before the trial do you say Yes I feel confident or No we will just wait? I feel that the bond I had with Shiloh has diminished over this Christmas period and am hoping that once my christmas roster is over that we can focus and be ready. My main question is How do you Know you are ready? Do you aim that if you could compete at CD level that you are right for CCD Level or do you use some other marker? I hope this makes sense. I am just changing for the conformation show side of things to the obedience agility side. :) Thanks

I have a question regarding ratios of Raw to Weight I have 3 dogs 1 40+ kg German Shepherd, a Belgian Shepherd Groenendael who I am trying to keep weight on as she is soooo active, and a White Swiss Shepherd puppy. I am looking at changing to raw but just can't figure out how much to feed. Also how do you know your doing it right

She is gorgeous and looks like she is having a great time with the others. Feel free to join the other now you have your puppy thread and share photos there too! Will do when I remember :) Thanks R&B you will get to meet my pack next year when I plan on starting in obedience agility :)

Precious has been a great addition to my household and fits so well with my other dogs All my dogs having fun (Precious who is still white, Akasha the red White Swiss Shepherd, & Shiloh Belgian Shepherd Groenendael)

Laci is stunning

Yep she is howling in the last pic. she is such a vocal puppy and is a new learning curve for me. I love the WSSD too and she is such a stunning example of the breed. I can't wait for our first shows in March.

I picked up my White Swiss Shepherd puppy on Sunday and I decided to call her Precious. She is the most vocal/ talkative dog I have ever owned so she is going to be a big learning curve for me. She gets on so well with both my other dogs which is brilliant. Asleep on the tiles Hello please let me in..... I'm so cute I said let me in NOW

I am flying to Brisbane on Sunday next week to pick up my puppy. I am so excited and can't wait to meet both my puppy and my breeder. She is a White Swiss Shepherd

I think Puppy Pre School is a waste of money if you have friends with nice dogs and kids that you can use to help socialise the puppies I would go that way, otherwise I would go with a good obedience club/ trained professional run puppy class. It is all a very personal decision but there are more then 1 way to train a dog and there will be thousands of opinions. Go with what you think is best for your individual dog.

Well I can join this thread again I am most likely getting a female White Swiss Shepherd puppy at the beginning of November as long as all the testing goes to plan. I am so excited and scared at the same time as I will then have 3 dogs but I hope all will be easier as then I should have 2 dogs about the same size and the big girl might settle down but otherwise I can easily sort out the pack. Preparations have already started but I don't have much I need to get as I have everything from my other girl (BSD) who just turned 1 :) Now the hard part is deciding if I fly down to get the pup if one is mine or if I just wait to meet the breeder til the EKKA next year :)

Thats great have fun with your puppy. do you know when you are going to be getting her?

Turka if you don't mind telling who is her breeder PM me if you prefer Cheers Sailor Is a beautiful name and if she is anything like mine she will be a water shepherd :) Edit due to spelling

Welcome to the White Swiss Shepherd Breed Turka3000 good luck with your puppy you are going to have a ball. Are you going to show or compete or is the pup just going to be a spoiled pet? ;) I have an Australian White Swiss Shepherd and absolutely love her I will also be getting another one soon though for me that will be in the next 12-24 months once I decide on the right litter