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I'm so sorry RIP Zed

myszka, that's what I'm thinking with Daegon as well, the teaching distance exercises. Daegon will try to get away with not doing something and sniffing the ground instead if he can, so I think the collar would be very useful in obedience very soon. The collar that would suit my dogs is apparently nearly $1000...so it might be a while unfortunately. Will have to hire a citronella collar for the barking in the mean time and hope it works.

Thanks for that Seita. Daegon is the one who is about to go back to obedience and he only really needs it for a recall if he were offlead. Daegon has a habit of putting his nose to the ground and blocking everything else except the smells out Kovu wont be going near obedience school for quite some time yet, so plenty of time to practice on him at home first.

Thank you for that Denis, very helpful! Kovu definitely knows if something is connected to his corrections. I have electric fencing to contain him and if there's no white rope around the fence line he knows he can get out. But I can have the fence totally disconnected from the outlet (like it is now) and he still thinks that it's on, so he couples the shock with the wire. ETA: Meriment, ouch! :D I think I'd rather end up with a scratch and a bruise than a broken leg with 55+ kilos ramming into me though ;) ;)

Thanks for that! Those little guys running flat out is pretty darn cute...and pretty darn dangerous when it's my lot, you just get out of the way, FAST If I do get a collar then I'll also get the booklet for sale at K9 Force so that I make sure I am using it correctly and to get the best results.

I am trying to get one for Daegon and Kovu, well, Kovu almost exclusively but I think it'll help Daegon's recall as well. Things I want Kovu to learn with it are: no nuisance barking no chasing the cats no bench surfing come back when I darn well tell you and Daegon just: come back when I darn well tell you Once you've taught the dog with the collars on, do they still continue to perform the commands or not perform the unwanted behaviours with the collars off? I'm wanting to put them both through their obedience levels, but you are not allowed to have anything except either a flat collar or check chain on your dog during the tests. I also am not sure whether they would allow the use of an e-collar during class, although I think it would be silly not to allow it, but anyways. Thoughts?

I hope he's feeling better tomorrow Z n Q BP, I hope you're doing OK. I'm glad to hear that Kiesha is back home with you where she belongs Fingers crossed it's not as bad as it looks Anne

Oh BP, I have only just seen this I am so sorry :clap: :rolleyes: RIP Kiesha, I am so glad that I was lucky enough to meet you

I have been wanting to post in here for some time now, but I am really struggling to read it without crying...I still haven't gotten through it yet I just want to let you know that I am thinking of you all and your dogs and hoping for their best possible outcomes, whether that be a remission or as many pain free, fun-filled days as possible. You are all so strong

Sorry to hear this GB :p RIP Wedge :p

I'm so sorry, ratties are just lovely RIP Gizzy

Thanks! ILTBY made it for me :rolleyes: I'll have to change it tomorrow though, have a new arrival and she needs her time in the spotlight

I want him to come to my house :rolleyes:

So sorry fifi :D RIP Navarre

Thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much ILTBY! :rolleyes:

Thanks guys I will see what I can do about Jaida tomorrow for you RnB...she was standing just off the side of the camera for those two, typical

Thank you for that I will get tough again and see how they all go. Poor Kovu, he's always the one who cops it

Can you please explain what you mean by this? Do you mean extra reinforcement with all dogs of my leadership where I may have relaxed in some places over time (which admittedly I do)?

I don't think that it's something I should accept. I don't think it was play from Jaida, it looked like dominance. Never in play have the boys hurt each other, and she punctures him. That doesn't seem right to me, perhaps I'm wrong, but I don't want any of them hurting each other. Kovu was submitting to both dogs and Jaida continued. I have always been told that is not OK. Thank you, will have a read in a minute

I have only seen it when I'm around, but I am not always watching them when they can't see me. Usually if I'm not outside and all the dogs are outside Jaida sleeps...in the dirt mind you

Kovu is the bottom of the pack in this house. Since moving (almost 2 weeks ago) I have noticed a change in Jaida's behaviour towards him. Relationships between Daegon and the other dogs haven't changed, just between Jaida and Kovu. From what I can tell Daegon is the Alpha, then Jaida and Kovu is definitely at the bottom of the pack. When I let Kovu into the yard Jaida will wait at the gate for him to enter and rush at him and growl, getting in around his head. Doesn't hurt him at all and doesn't actually grab at him, but just rushes him. Kovu always lowers his head and he never tries anything on. Today while they were playing out the back Kovu tried to get something off Daegon (which very rarely happens anymore), Daegon told him off. It appeared that Jaida saw that as her 'cue' to get stuck into Kovu. Everything was fine until Jaida started, Daegon had told Kovu off, Kovu backed off and Daegon took possession of what they were after. I think Jaida coming in the middle of things perhaps confused Daegon and he started again, while poor Kovu was just trying to get out of it all? I'm really not sure, but from the outside and not really knowing, this is what it looked like at least. I have noticed that Jaida gets very egged on by noise and excitement from the other dogs and this is when she seems to get over excited and snappy, at all other times she is a very calm, relaxed and soft dog. When she's excited she has a very hard mouth and Kovu ended up with a very small puncture from her tooth above his eye. He's absolutely fine and isn't concerned about it at all, I have spray to put on it for him I'm not sure what to do about Jaida. I'm not at all concerned about the goings on between Kovu and Daegon, they haven't changed since Daegon was less than 12 months old and they work very well together. No concerns between Jaida and Daegon at all either, they don't even look sideways at each other, never had any kind of problem there. I am concerned about what is going on between Kovu and Jaida recently though and would like to get some idea of the best way to deal with it. I have no idea whether she is showing signs of stress from moving perhaps, or whether there is something else changing the dynamics that I haven't picked up on. Any ideas?

I have only done one video before, so I hope this works http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/she...nt=Daegon-4.flv http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/she...t=Daegon2-3.flv

Anyone, pwease?

So sorry Ker ;) RIP Cricket

and Jaida: