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LOL ptolomy - what about your movie maker degree?!?!?!

Certainly I am looking for answers not from a performance scale but for the 'average joe bloggs'

Ok -so for pet dog owners... what do you expect... would you expect if you were to rehome / rescue a dog from anywhere that it would be dog tested. Would you expect your 'new' dog to automatically get along with everything in sight, be ok for dog parks etc, or would you be happy if you could walk it down the street without it going off it's tree? If the person you were adopting the dog from said 'this dog is only suited to on lead walks and off leash parks would be too stressful' would you abide by that, or do you think the average joe will take them anyway (to the park that is)

Thanks Cosmolo -these were the types of answers I was after moreso than you dictating what you do, so this is great I guess what I mean about what will cause you to fail a test is that some will write in their protocol 'if a dog barks more than 4 times', or 'as soon as the dog growls' they will cease tests and fail the dog, whereas I feel that it really does depend on the individual dog and what the rest of the body is saying also. How many dog tests would you do? Do you also tests males and females etc,etc? we are certainly talking dogs to re-home :D Would you then rate any potential aggression seriously in a puppy >6mths of age?! For example, if you saw a puppy showing some behaviours that were reason for concern, would you be more concerned about this dog, rather than a 5 year old dog showing the same behaviours?! The argument can be - the puppy is only xx mths old and easy to train out of it, or the other argument can be WOW the puppy is only xx mths old and it's already behaving like THAT.... For those that don't formally dog test, what would you invisage to be the 'ideal' scenario?!

Just looking for other peoples ideas here :D How would you conduct a dog to dog test with an unknown dog (given that the tester dog was stable) How would other behaviours you see in a dog (eg: resource guarding) change your opinion about the dog that you are testing in regards to other dogs, if at all?? What would be a complete fail for you to cease the test immediately (obviously before a full blown attack), given that, sometimes it is warranted for some dogs to growl a little bit at another dog who is being plain rude! At what line would you draw in terms of rehabilitation work? Does the dog have to be seriously aggressive, or would you have a very short line?! How would this change for puppies <6mths of age?!

Hahah - pixie They confused me too Zara is very BC like at the moment as her legs remind me of BC's but she's very tall if she were a BC (well she's even tall for an Aussie lol!) You are right about the rounder feet I think...

Even I think My pup looks too BC like Bad, bad breeding I remember that Haven! http://www.kayladene.com/gallery_new.htm - here ya go - top right photo - the BM with the copper is an Aussie.... There are heaps more pics but they are on Facebook :D. ETA - it's also an aussie bobbing near the blue kyak trying to get on ;) All other pics are of Coloured BCs :D. To me it's so obvious... I've only been confused by the 'odd' one ;) ETA - gimme a few days and I'll be able to take side by side pics of your 'typical' BC and your 'typical' Aussie. I'm house-sitting again and get to look after my favourite 2 BCs :p

Aussies can have tails though Yep I know, I worded that badly, I meant they seem to be NBT more often that being full tailed. ;) In fact I don't recall ever seeing a full tailed one. (I probably thought it was a BC :D ) LOL -have a look on my webpage.... there is a tailed one on there ;). She gets called a BC SO many times!

Even I have once or twice been confused between the two and I OWN Aussies The aussies are an all round stockier breed - they are squarer and.... stockier! LOL! Their heads tend to be stronger, with a different ear set (not as high set as a border... on the general scale) Bum hair is fluffier with Aussies Coat is different - shorter and thicker in the Aussies. And their personalities are COMPLETELY different! An Aussie is a clown. I am yet to see a BC act as clownish or in the same clownish way as an Aussie ;)

Yay Jules! Is sable a reg'd colour in BC's?! Where is she from?!

now I wish I got a mac! Ptolomy 50000MG is huge - that's why it's taking so long. You have to use movie maker or something like that. If you can find movie maker I can talk you through the steps

Well done to all of those doing well in agility!!!! We had part 2 of our mini trial today and again my kids did me proud Leo got a masters agility pass at only his 2nd trial in MA... so that takes our tally up to 2/7

haha - might have to revisit the backing up trick... maybe my guys are just thick LOL - well dad will still Own her Jules - so she'll still live with dad Amber is adorable!!!!!! Where is she from?

ok - how do you get them to back ONTO the phone book! for the life of me I can't get them to do this OR to back up multiple steps without me walking into them(well the girls anyway)! Spill Terra spill! But your guys are awfully cute!

paid casual work

phone books are good - as are teaching them to walk backwards etc. Yup - I meant rear end awareness

I was bored last week so I played with her . Then she showed me what she was capable of doing, and I might be unable to stick to my word.... She IS still Dad's dog though!

Circle work, circle work and then just when you think you've done enough - some more circle work Work on some nose touches on a target GD foundation - while outdated is a good starting point, as is SG's one jump DVD Hahaha - sucked in aren't you Work on Toy drive too

If anyone knows of a fully qualified trainer who is interested in some casual work - with availability for some weekend work and weeknight work in the Eastern Suburbs of melbourne, please let me know. Trainers will be expected to run training classes from puppy preschool to adult dog manners. PM me for further details

Well dad won't do obedience with her, so I'm really just keeping her amused till she starts agility training

thanks Tiggy. I got her to move her bum by getting her to learn about REA first. This is the first time I've taught heeling like this and I like it! This is what I struggle most with my older two, so the bum moving was imperative So far it seems to have worked Yes - Kitty thinks if there is food, I will be there

tell me about it Huski! It's ALWAYS me that's letting the team down

Fingers crossed for you Nik! Handstands are a pretty hard trick to teach ;-)

A small brag from me. I pulled my 9mth old out of the closet 1 week ago to see if she had a brain This is our third session of heelwork training. It's messy, but I think she's cottoning on

woo hoo! well done!