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  1. To add a couple of more head collars that are probably not as well known The Figure 8 Head Collar made by Callicoma http://www.callicoma.com.au/collars1.htm#F...e%208%20collars and the Kumalong Head Collar http://www.kumalongshop.com/catalog/produc...;products_id=44 I have both and while I really like the design of the Kumalong one the neck strap on mine loosened so I had to have it stitched in place.Have not really used the Callicoma one so can't really comment. Have never owned a Halti brand one but noticed a few people have come to training with them and a strap has broken,they could have possibly been the take off's that Big W sell now form Petlife I think it is so may not have been the genuine ones Pretty sure the Gentle leader states it can be worn for something like 18 hours if needed,not sure why you'd need it on a dog that long though but Its one of the claims it makes.The Deluxe model that is sold overseas is much better than the regular one you get here,it has a padded nose strap so sits better across the muzzle and does not dig in Black Dog is still a favourite
  2. A friend mentioned she was thinking about trying the Vets All Natural Mix that you mix with mince and asked if there were any different brands around.I have just done an internet search and come up with a couple of different ones and wondered if anyone had tried them? This is the Vets All Natural one http://www.vetsallnatural.net/products.html And I have found Sojo's mix http://www.yourpetessentials.com/sojospetfood And lastly this one on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Super-FAST-Natural-...%3A1%7C294%3A30
  3. Isn't it Leerburg who also hits a dog over the head with a shovel as a way with dealing with aggression? I'm pretty sure it was Midol who saw him do it on a DVD of his. I believe Midol mentioned this in a previous thread but it was wrote on his website apparently,not on a dvd as I had asked him what dvd it was in as I have most of his dvd's and had never come across it.From memory he wasn't actually telling people to do that,he had said one of the hardest dogs he had owned he'd had to do that to stop it doing something,possibly attacking another dog,not 100% sure on that bit though
  4. My old shepherd who dies a few years ago now used to leak and vet put her on Sudafed tablets to dry it up a bit.Not sure if they still use this treatment now though
  5. What do you do when a dog couldnt give a crap about that correction? If my dog has had a brain snap it makes little difference and the only thing I can do is pull her away. Its one of the reasons I dont use a prong (I do not enjoy stringing my reactive dog up by one when the correction has not deterred her), and with a check or martingale I can be yanking that lead til the cows come home if she is in the zone... Usually my only hope is a pre-emptive "NO" which is only about 90% successful. Im interested in the abandonment theory, but doubt I would ever have the opportunity to try it. Too risky. Can't really see the risk when there is a 2nd long line attached . If you read the 2nd link I provided it shows you train with the 2nd line and than I gather you don't go any further till you dog is not reacting anymore
  6. I believe you should do the proofing while using a 2nd person holding the long line.don't think I'd be letting go of any leash unless I had the 2nd line attached.I think if you did the programme correctly it is proofed and you no longer have the aggression problem If you read the link i placed in post #3 there is info on the 2nd leash set up
  7. Haven't actually trained there but am contemplating it.Have been to their club for the recent Rally Seminar and saw the Sunday morning training and it looks quite well run.Mrs Dog is one of the instructors I think Here's the website http://www.ssdtc.com.au/Pages/Welcome.html
  8. thanks - what do you mean by "under the bridge" method? Easiest way is to teach them they must drop their head and elbows to the ground and this is easiest to do if they have something to crawl under.You go down on the floor on one knee and extend the other leg with a bend in it to form an arch.If it's small dog you can actually sit on the ground with one leg bent(better on your knees)You can adjust your bent leg to the dogs needs Show dog a piece of food in the palm of your right hand,once he is interested move it to the right side of your leg so he must go under your leg to move toward the food(not luring but show he the food and ask what he will need to do to get it?) Once he is under with elbows on the ground give him the food.You can than start getting duration by using more food out in front,when he does not move bring food back to him,if he moves towards food push food back under his front legs and try again
  9. why not train the drop for a stand instead I had a problem with my foxie training the drop till I strted using the under the bridge method rather than luring down with food.
  10. Will report back once I've received the dvd.I believe you would keep training using the 2nd long line till the dog stopped showing aggression
  11. I'd read more info on another website(can't find it now) and you have 2 leads attached,one normal 6 FT leash you hold and another long lead atached to either a harness or another collar another person is holding(so you need 3 people all up you,the person with the other dog on leash and the 3rd person holding the long lead)so there' s no risks involved to either dog ETA-Found where I'd found the info about the long lead http://www.prolibraries.com/apdt/?select=s...mp;sessionID=30 (go to preview button)
  12. I read briefly in a book I had borrowed from a friend about Abandoment training for leash aggressive dogs and finally googled it and came across a dvd on the subject on Dogwise by Trish King and just ordered it Here's a brief outline on it http://www.positivelytrained.com/edu_resou...nt_Training.pdf anyone ever tried anything like it before?
  13. I do agility with my gsd.We only started about 6 months ago and at this stage are just doing it for fun,don't think we'll ever trial.She quite enjoys it and so far had no real trouble with any pieces of equipment.NO,she's never going to be the fastest dog around but we enjoy it. I saw a pic of a gsd doing agility on a website recently but can't for the life of me remember where it was
  14. Our obedience school wont allow check chains on pups under 5 months old either... if you can conquer the lead pulling now its so much easier than when theyre 32kg and 12 months old Just a reminder in Victoria-Slip Collars ( choker chains), must not be used on puppies under 12 weeks of age, this is stated in the Code of Practice for Dog Training Establishments. All equipment has the potential of doing some harm if it not used correctly. I would suppose the only piece of equipment that does no harm is still sitting on the shelf in the pet shop. (That way it is not in the hands of inexperienced or in informed handlers). Slightly off topic but when did anyone last buy dog equipment that you were supplied a detailed drawing and written explanation on how to fit and how to operate this equipment. I see many a product on the shelf with no explanations as to how to fit and how it should be used correctly. I think the Gentle Leader comes with one of the best instructions I have seen for a piece of equipment.There is a dvd included and written instructions I think
  15. I own a fox terrier so understand your problems. I would start using the Triangle of Temptation programme to start with http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=64101
  16. while my dogs don't fence fight one of my gsd's will go up to a house towards the back of us and bark to annoy the dog up that lives there so we ended up putting up an electric fence a few metres out from the fence which quickly solved the problem. Good Luck with it all
  17. Leerburg website has a very good clip on training a dog to wear a muzzle http://leerburg.com/muzzle.htm
  18. Thankyou everyone for your posts. I did end up starting her on the cortisone tabltes for one course.They are Prednisolone tablets and have increased her dose of oils.I have always given her some type of oil,woudl give her fish oil for a while than change to EPO,than flaxseed oil but am now giving them all at once.also applying zinc cream a few times a day. Turms out the bleed from the other nostril was actually another crack strating out.She also used to get these little sore on her body.I'd notice a tuff of hair sticking out and when i pulled it out it had a clump of dried stuff on the end so I'm guessing this was related as well from the sounds of things Fingers crossed this will finally give her some relief and we might only have to have the one course of cortisone Silverblue,did you give the colliodal silver internally or bath the nose with it?
  19. Agree with this. Also- what is he like when walked alone? maybe start that..and then crate him in another room, away from the others? so he can gently learn some independence? I agree with crating him in another room away from the others and the main house activities to learn some independence.I have done the same thing with one of my shepherds who I had some problems with good Luck with it all ruthless.I know what it's like to get to the stage where you just don't enjoy the dogs at times
  20. I agree with the above, although the GL can have advantages in certain situations and for certain applications. But I was recently informed (3rd hand info) that the newer GL's had not only a wider muzzle strap but that it was also padded. That's what I've been told, anyway. IMO each of the brands harbor advantages AND disadvantages when being compared to one and then another. It boils down to which brand/style would be best for the individual dog in question. And that has to take into account not only the dog's head size and shape, but also the size of its neck in comparison to its head, its length of muzzle and also what behaviour issues are present (if any). Personally, I don't often use them. But I am a trainer and therefore I have made a point of learning not only about them but also how they should be properly used and the dangers in not using them properly and to gaining some experience in their use. Head collars have been of use to me personally in some special circumstances. there is a Deluxe Gentle Leader that is padded around the muzzle area but I have only seen it overseas,not here yet anyway that I have come across
  21. While not a huge fan of head halters i have tried a few over time. The best one I think is possibly the Black Dog brand head halter.It seems to fit well and does not annoy the dog too much.We sell the Gentle leader at training and I think it's section that goes over the dogs muzzle is too thin and leaves a mark on the muzzle although they do have the best instructions being a dvd included Not personally used a Halti brand although have had 2 people come to training with ones that have snapped Have you looked at the Newtrix Easyway Collar
  22. vet didn't actually relate the nose bleed to the autoimmune diognosis.She did say it was hard to see if anything was really going on with the nose bleed as her nasal cavaties really are quite weird shaped.She did look in the side that had the bleed last night and couldn't find anything sinister so she really was just trying to figure out why the other side had the continual crack and dryness. I guess when her nostril started bleeding last night I'd just had enough of seeing her with the crack on her nose and deceided to go back to vets to get them to look further into it
  23. My 5 year old gsd has had a dry cracked nose now for around 8 months.I had her to the vets around Oct last year for another reason and mentioned her cracked nose and the vet looked at it and said it was not infected so not to worry about it. I have previously asked on here for ideas on what to treat it with and had tried paw paw cream,am-a-lin,barrier cream etc all with no success.If I left it alone it was just really dry and cracked,if I tried to put something on it it was wet and cracked.Last night I noticed her other nostril was bleeding from what appeared inside the nose area,not outside so I booked her in agin to the vets to insist we get to the bottom of it as it had gone on too long. Vet was not sure what it was being caused by (the cracked nose,,couldn't find any real reason for the other nostril nose bleed though and it appears to have sorted itself out)and took some pictures to show to her boss as she wanted his opinion.She rang late this afternoon and said they looked through lots of vet books and believe it's caused by an autoimmune disease and want to put her on cortisone tablets and suggested putting zinc cream on the nose to see how that goes. Just wondering if others have dealt with this kind of thing before and if it was successful.Is there any alternate methods to try other than cortisone? thanks
  24. not sure if this may help http://cgi.ebay.com.au/KOEHLER-METHOD-OF-O...%3A1%7C294%3A50
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