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How about this one??? Link to Amazon.com

You could also try Dogwise (also a US site) but I have ordered without any problems www.dogwise.com

Oh okay, sorry I didn't realise that, but respect you for it. If you could put them on your website, that would be fantastic.

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...162609&st=0 There is mention of the treat pouches you use, and some of us are very interested in seeing photos & knowing more .

Who is "they"? Do you have a link to that data, I'd be interested to read more about it. Mine both do formal obedience and one is a show dog, so they get plenty of handling with the SFE and judges examination in the show ring. They are good little puppies at the vet as a lot of show dogs are, as they're used to having mouths examined as well as poking and prodding by judges hands. "They" = Ian Dunbar and possibly Kelly Gorman (cannot remember if she supported this view or not). Dunbar mentioned it at an APDT seminar, in 2007, I think, suggesting that if luring is used, to ensure puppies get used to being handled/manipulated, since it is one of the things they "miss out on" (not necessarily in a bad way) from people not using compulsion. I am sure I have also read similar elsewhere, but don't have any links or data for you, sorry.

Luring is great - just please make sure that you also get your pup used to all types of physical handling, in case it every needs to be handled or restrained by a vet. It is one of the things that they have found over the years that dogs who have only ever been lured, tend to be more stressed/cannot cope with being handled, merely because it is something that they are not used to.

I'm not Angelsun, but his is from the overseas 2008 regulations... "Call Dog Front–Finish Right–Forward–While heeling, the handler stops forward motion and calls the dog to the front position (dog sits in front and faces the handler). The handler may take several steps backward as the dog turns and moves to sit in the front position. Second part of the exercise directs the handler to command and/or signal the dog to change from the front position by moving to the handler’s right, around behind the handler, toward heel position. As the dog clears the handler’s path, the handler moves forward before the dog has completely returned to the heel position. The dog does not sit before moving forward in heel position with the handler. " My understanding of this is that there is no "halt/sit" as for traditional obedience - the handler goes from walking forward to taking a couple of steps backward while calling the dog to the front - where the dog sits as per a "traditional" recall. The the dog returns to heel, via the right hand side of the handler (ie., behind the handler) EXCEPT the dog does not sit in the heel position - both dog and handler move forward together.

Just think of the 270 as 180 plus 90

Have you joined the yahoo group? There are excellent descriptions of the exercises in the file section.

Just so you know (if you haven't been told already at seminars), apparently Australians commonly call the left about turn a "pivot turn". Any tips on doing it right/well... regardless of what it's called?

Ask MrsDog about the 270 turn signs . Is the About Left Turn where you go left and the dog goes right??? That's sooo fun to do!

Or, we could just all move to Melbourne! Now, only if I could get my OH to agree...

me too Me three please!!! We went to one of your obedience classes as part of NDTF and I was very impressed.

I've thought about that, but I haven't really been anywhere else, and not sure if I would trust another vet practice, if that makes sense. I have heard some shocking stories about vets around where I am.

oh Ok... I didn't know- it has been a LONG time since I used a boarding kennel Well done...apologies if you thought I was 'having a go' No, didn't think you were having a go, just thought that I should clarify. I guess it surprised me a bit as well, but sounds like they are set up for these things, where I imagine not all kennels would be. Sorry if I come across as a bit testy - worried about two dogs at the moment and trying to work out if I should take him back to the vet (they already think I'm a loony... as does my husband). Worst of it is that I managed to miss one of the dogs pooing, so I don't know who left the solid mass in the backyard... even though I have been alternating them, I don't know if it was Murphy, or if I missed checking before I brought Stormy in. I had to leave Murphy outside for a short time while I tried to feed Stormy... he drools something fierce if he doesn't get fed! What do I say to the vet receptionist if I call and ask for him to be seen by a different vet? Do I just say I want a second opinion, or what???