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The Corso is a slow maturing, heavy boned dog. I would never desex a growing mastiff breed at least until it finished growing if you're insistent on it. Frankly I'm not a fan of desexing full stop in the interest of long term development and animal health. If you cant stand seasons then get a male because at least during the growth period there is no hormonal bitch to deal with moping around the place... and males are usually a bit more laid back.

Wow. No wonder it went over to a bigger company.

Is a DIY diet possible? Single source protein you know they can eat and use oats (minute/rolled soaked) as a the weight maintainer component. If you dont like food sitting around in the fridge oats can be soaked before feeding. VAN make a health booster powder or there's vitamin powders like the Sprinter Gold range if you want to make sure it's a fully balanced diet. Conversely if you have the freezer space mix up a batch of meat + soaked oats + some veg fiber and freeze it in meal sizes. Add your vitamins when defrosted. Just thinking it will take the guess work out of life with dog foods that use so many different ingredients. I'm on raw with all of mine (6 dogs) and it's a little bit of effort but it's so much easier to fiddle with what each one needs.

Your options in oldies are usually things like Cushings or the heart. I know my little pug has started with a cough so it's vet time soon to see if she has some form of heart failure.

He was such a gem - do you know how long it took me to rehome him?! He was an awesome dog just very big for a lab and middle aged by the time he came to me.

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If you look for an agility mal then look at a bitch. My bitches range from 24kg to 28kg. Not every working line Mal is over driven, even my highest drive dog if doing activities regularly with an owner and taught to settle (as with any driven dog really) would be fine with it. Saying that if you want a dog to excel, once a week wont suit even an ANKC level drive dog.

My 34kg male can spring over a 4 foot jump without touching it or a big run up. They're meant to be leaner dogs, there are some finer boned lines lines out there.

And Stressmagnet just for you - dogs trained on a correction chain The white shepherds owners were told she was too reactive and will never get along with another dog - they bought a female whippet and that is their regular friend visiting My own rescue malinois who was beaten and dumped out on farms to starve. She was so nervous she was like a wild dog when we got her and now she can do LandSAR. This dog was written off as too aggressive to people and to be euthanised at the word of another trainer. The owner rocked up with 3 leads attached to the dog and various equipment because he was so big. One chain, one leash and space in order to help. I had this dog given to me as he was not controllable. That white line on his face is from a halti/gentle leader and he crab walked with his neck to the side from it (yes, he had been to classes) I eventually rehomed him as a companion dog for an autistic boy, and free to the family as a present as a breeder had stripped them of a lot of money and no puppy to show for it. My little superstar - this dog was attacked by a shepherd at another school. They told owners due to his now reactivity issues he was basically never going to do agility or obedience. You can see he got this far in a few weeks worth of classes and is doing Schutzhund obedience, has started LandSAR training and agility. Here is the dogs I train. Do they look like they're cowering? Injured? Abused? Like I said there's not just the old yank and crank for correction chains they can be used every so subtly as such a good method of communication since they apply no pressure to the animals face or neck unless you wish to communicate something, just like you're doing with your dog - you're pushing the limits of acceptable behavior.

Both are a load of bulltish. If you put your back into yanking your dogs neck and rip him off his feet - yes. You will hurt your dog. Point 2 is rubbish. What actually happens is people do not know how to correct and redirect attention, they gave pops too low in level and loaded the dog so it actually reacted more. The collar was blamed when in fact it was incorrect technique in general that made it happen. I use them a lot for my clients particularly those with strong or reactive dogs for a safety purpose too. None of the dogs associate the collar with the other dog or the 'scary' thing at all, in fact they're safer to control and a lot happier. There's more to using a chain then ripping a dog off it's feet, a LOT more in the technique. It can be a wonderfully subtle tool for communication. Don't worry. Find a new puppy school that actually has REAL education and not that rot.

Corsos are still rare yes, but speak to a good breeder. Start with Itacor.com.au for a dog, and ask their advice. If you are not used to a headstrong dog dont get a corso. If you're a soft nature, can't put your foot down and wont enforce basic rules, a Corso is not for you. I would also not desex the dog if at all especially if you're aiming for a male. Some lines are good guard dogs, some are not so ask around for what you are specifically after in a temperament.

Have you read the fat content of blackhawk? If it can eat that it can pretty much handle anything.

We are taking expressions of interest for those wanting to start with Surfcoast Dog Sports Club next year. We accept all breeds, ages and skill levels. Activities offered with be Schutzhund obedience, tracking/trailing/LandSAR, Scent Detection, Agility, Preywork and more. In the tradition of sport clubs we will not be running group classes. For those not familiar with sportdog clubs, we run one dog and handler at a time in short bursts. It gives the dogs a chance to work at high enthusiasm and not burn out as they are given a chance to rest between work. It also gives our members a chance to watch and learn from other people in attendance and we all work to help each other. For this reason places will be limited to those who really want to work their dogs. If you wish to go on to ANKC trials you will be more then ready to enter and achieve. For those who wish to enter BH you will be ready. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2zpMSiD9Tg https://www.facebook.com/surfcoastdogsports http://www.surfcoastdogsports.com/ Contact us through Facebook or email [email protected] as I am president and training director.

I agree Amax but prong collar and correction chain is a dirty, horrific word to some people because the label says it like it is and is not a marketing scheme.

Troy behave paste, give it a go. You can use 2mls on a pug sized dog

A head collar is NOT to be used to pop or correct the dog at all. As for any level of snapping the head around that is unacceptable in my books and has the potential to cause structural harm, either on the face itself around the eyes or the vertebrate/muscles in the neck. Because now you're also tethered quite nicely to your dog if it does lunge you risk harm to the handler because none of the equipment stops the dog properly. You can't hold a lead decently, you now have your hands full so you can't do any work under stress if your dog is a lunger otherwise you have no way to hold rewards. This is not a nicer, less 'cruel' option at all. These pieces of junk are marketed as the 'nice' way and look what kind of advice goes with it. I'm sick of seeing dogs with scars along their faces from them, crab walkers, sore necks, weeping eyes etc and dont say its because of misuse because then all FF trainers and behaviorists my clients have tried before must not know how to use them either. I had two clients sunday both pulled massively and could not concentrate. First client said after months with a trainer they had a 40m reactivity threshold on both a front attach harness and head halter. OK. After half an hour we did not have a reactivity threshold and had perfect concentration now the rubbing, pinching and frustrating restraint was gone. Wagging tail, perfect dog with absolutely to die for focus. Second dog almost dragged the owners over on a head halter. Bin. Large dog could now be walked by teenage child without ripping its face apart, hands were free for rewards to be given and focus maintained because hands were free to guide the dog to what it was meant to do. Dog training is not about leverage, it's not about using force and equipment to try and get your dog to behave because that is all this 'nice' stuff tries to do. If you are going to correct a dog use a correction chain, prong collar or martingale because they're MADE to be popped without causing harm to the animal. We have forgotten the leash and collar are incredibly important tools in communicating to the dog what and how to do things NOT just tethering yourself to it - it's this old knowledge disappearing why we have so many new fangled gadgets on the market. Go backwards to go forwards, go get some experience from some of us dinosaurs, you might learn something because not all of it is written on a piece of paper or the internet.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-to-make-concrete-bowls-and-planters/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/pippa/concrete-diy-5ocb A good mould is two styrafoam boxes, one smaller then the other so there is a reasonable gap between the two. Get yourself some non toxic waterproofing or paint suitable for aquariums and water tanks when you're done to ensure nothing leaches out of the bowl into the water and the water doesnt just ooze out.

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Yes I notice a difference, mine barely shed unless the Malinois' are blowing coat twice a year. Pug barely sheds at all and people say thats super weird, all on a raw diet

Field spaniels and most of the more working spaniel breeds need a lot of training and exercise - dont get a working dog. Look at something in the more companion classes not working classes. Your hands are full with children already and to be honest the last thing you will appreciate is a hyper puppy who needs a LOT of attention and training Daschunds are hunters too and known for their voice. Most of the dogs bred to go underground will be loud (terriers, dachies etc) So unless you find a more mature, laid back dog dont just go out for a puppy if you have little experience in raising more vocal breeds Corgie is a better choice if you dont mind grooming. Cockers are good too if you want to try some obedience BUT find a good breeder and go visit them and their dogs. Go see what the actual dogs are like and try and meet as many of them from the lines as possible.

Your dog doesn't have autism and that is not even a good analogy. To be distracted in puppy school and not wanting to be touched by strangers to me would not warrant that comment. Yes we do need to separate new dogs/pups a bit more to have them bond more to you then other dogs BUT if the dog will work for food then this is a socialisation/training issue for the long term. Find yourself a decent behaviorist if you want good advice.

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Well thats untrue for one. It does NOT. It can mask recessive diseases common in a breed as F1 progeny become carriers instead of potentially receiving two copies and being affected. Saying that if it's not a breed specific recessive trait that doesnt have a genetic test for it ... Because apparently all it means is a pretty piece of paper with dogs names on it, nothing more. Dear god the real meaning of pedigrees is just out the window isnt it?

No linebreeding, no inbreeding, no looks just health. Great idea, then you end up with a nice bag of randoms because you cant line breed once or twice to cement the genetics. It sounds like another fuzzy idea with no real practicality. The only thing I like is you HAVE to DNA all dogs to match their paperwork and all health tests have to be done.

If i Not to be rude but isnt that a little bit of cheating? Your dog has a problem which would preclude it from breeding and after rehab it goes on as an entire dog to win shows? If it's becoming more common in your breed and this type of thing is happening it's not surprising. Champion on paper = $$ for puppies.