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exactly. The levels are low in seaweed but considering Iodine is only a trace element you dont need to pump it in large doses. and in the event of nuclear fallout consuming it in iodide form will help prevent radiation poisoning :D usefull little halogen that it is ...

considering the body needs iodine in order to function I dont see how you can be allergic to it unless you're overdosing. Seaweed meal added to the diet will fix that ... my dogue went a very perculiar shade of dark brown with seaweed lol

black hawk holistic, they advertise in the banner along the top here on DOL this is between 5 different breeds, the emu oil is the only 'food' additive either in a food or extra that has worked. My friends dogs have come leaps and bounds quickly on the food too

sounds like when the ear flops down it feels weird and she isnt associating it with the ear but the attempt to eat if she keeps throwing up it could be the Rymadil, not the first dog to get a sick stomach from that stuff. I never use it anymore

http://www.bundaberggreyhound.com/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=11 give them a ring and ask for a muscle man if you cannot find anyone else.

sounds definately like a dog, a reason the alpacas would have hung back too if outnumbered

when you 'sue' someone you go through civil court which is a totally different thing to criminal courts. technically you can 'sue' someone for anything. If your dog chases mine, it falls over whilst being frightened and hurts itself, then I get so upset I have a nervous breakdown, I can sue you if my legal reprisentation can blow it up to fit the parameters of a civil suit. Luckily those that preside over civil courts are not as mental as the Americans are so we don't tend to do it that often.

emu oil. It's the only additive that made my dogs coats so soft! Luckily I have it in their food but you can get it in capsule form. Fish oil helped the joints but not the coat at all

DING DING DING we have a winner *click* treat

that would be an awesome thing to have down here!

bahahaha your dog is what my OH would want ... quick on its feet but wont kill or destroy the rabbit. Now thats a good ferreting dog.

thats the different between when your dog just knows tricks and when your dog is actually obedient. and the fact you consider size to be an issue shows you and probably a few others dont understand how I do it. Size does not matter I can help a mastiff in place with little effort - everyone can help their dog into position. This is because everyone thinks I'm yanking them around and manhandling them against what they actually want to do which is wrong.

balabanov and Leerburg DVDs are very useful when you're starting out Joe there still are a few people about that breed working rotties, I've seen a couple when I was in NSW and gee are they different to the show rotts! I still prefer Malinois

Actually I dont leave dogs alone or locked away where they cannot access or at least see another unless I have to. They do understand that crate time is quiet time and if I have to remove one and leave it in there there wont be a fuss but I dont do it just because. I actually take a couple with me to work if I can but there is a difference in behaviour with a dog left alone and a dog left with company with my lot. Dogs dont have to be on top of each other or you in order to be part of the 'pack'. Removing a dogs choice and locking it in a tiny room like a toilet without the ability to see anything or anyone is different from practicing quiet time in a crate. I dont see it as a productive method of teaching an animal anything.

http://www.schutzhundaustralia.com/ contact them about it, there may be at least a trainer if not a club close to you As or training at the moment you want to work on bonding with the pup, having a lt of fun with the pup particularly with rags and little tug toys. Do not tug while the pup is teething though as the pain can accidentally put a pup off. You can start some basic obedience with food and prey rewards plus socialise the hell out of the dog to make sure it really does not care about anything but you when outdoors What experience do you have with working and sportdogs up until now? Books and videos are one thing but nothing beats practical experience when it comes to the dog.

where did I mention finding anything to punish? In fact I was encouraging helping the dog find more ways to be rewarded Corvus. You didn't read anything at all I wrote did you. putting your dog in position you want him in, marking and rewarding then repeating doesnt teach your dogs anything? Really? Or do you just move them there then say nothing? So what is the cutoff time when it goes from what you consider it a time out to pack separation? You remove the dog and lock it in a small unstimulating environment on it's own - what do you call it? You do what you want. I use food and luring too. But if a dog is not getting it I use other tools like hands, collar/lead etc in order to help the dog to achieve faster and exactly how I want it AND with the added bonus of avoiding potentially rewarding a sloppy behaviour I will then have to work backwards to remove. I find it particularly useful when retraining dogs that have extremely bad habits or reactivity problems. And I haven't traumatised a dog yet ... although I do think a few people are misunderstanding what I actually do.

And you practice pack separation to ultimately teach what? Dog doesnt comply so gets locked up for a bit - are you sure your dog actually understands what you want from it or are you just putting it elsewhere because you think the dog is being purposely obstinate. Would it not be smarter to put the dog into position, mark and reward the behaviour so the dog knows how to win? As for not asking for a sit unless she gets it, if the dog barely wants to sit you will find the owner will never end up asking for a sit. What is the point of that? I dont like hands off dog training despite its popularity. If I put the dogs butt on the ground when I say SIT and show it what I want, then reward for compliance and increasingly better behaviour I KNOW my dog is learning it and fast. Clearer for both them and you and isn't that what we all want? There is no shame in putting your dog in the physical position you want it in in order to learn. None at all. I'm not advocating manhandling or brute force at all there is a big difference in helping and just forcing.

he will when the council gives him an ultimatum ... the dog should already be technically classified as dangerous by its behaviour

because it's the huggey wuggey hands off way that apparently works. Apparently being the operative word in the equation.

come on Jeff you know you want one ... double Aras ... how could you say no ;) They're still just a twinkle in their dad's eye so I have plenty of time to break you down mwahahahahahaha

Why dont you just put the dog in position? It wont learn anything from time outs if you do them for small stuff like this because you're not increasing the dogs motivation to actually do the behaviour.

It's not the taste of human blood it's the reward from exhibiting the behaviour. If he learns to aggress to get what he wants he will keep doing it. Sounds like balls out may not be a bad start but needs a good behaviourist too.

labradors were bred with soft mouths to retrieve prey shot by hunters and return them unmunched. Sounds perfectly normal for her breed.

ahhh woofen so sorry you're having such a frustrating time I hope the labs can work out what it is for you quickly!

yup Haemophilia A is X-linked recessive. Females can only be carriers (2 copies of X) whereas there is a 50% chance a male will develop it in a litter with a carrier mother (he gets one of her X chromasomes). Sire has nothing to do with it except create more carriers if you use a confirmed haemophiliac male. It has the same mode of inheritence as it does in humans. It's one of those diseases where the affected males do not breed usually hence not passed on. In GSDs it's more common and linked back to a dog called Canto von der Wienerau. I think it's also one of the listed diseases in Kelpies hence why Woofen would have sent off for clotting factor VIII to be tested in the first place.