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Used to be 2 seperate crates under the desk but we modified it to this When we are at flyball they have their seperate crates, with just a bed and a water bowl and a fitted crate cover, then they have their own space and it makes it easier to get them in and out

In Vic, just get these guys to swab the dog and for $70 they will get a DNA profile and know for sure (assuming both parents were actually tested, and if not the test will show that) http://www.gtg.com.au/AnimalDNATesting/ind...?menuid=080.150 The vets can do it, or I think they still go to some shows as well

Next to a fence or a wall, at the start And dont step on him like I did with Ed (I'm sure Erny will remember that one! Poor sensitive Ed!)

Yeah Molly was off with her tucker ball she just runs around the paddock pushing it around! Yeah, he loves it alot for a dog who's not really ever tugged before, and never been interested in tugging either ETA yeah hubby does get puffed big time! The first session they had he ended up on his butt a few times

Ed was lacking alot of confidence (and so was I) when we started prey drive and it just wasnt working as well as I would have liked, he also has a big drive for food, so we swapped a week or so into it to food and it just worked for him Now he's alot more confident Ive actually started on prey drive for flyball, so will still use the food drive for obedience, and the prey for flyball, using different cues as well My hubby has been doing his prey drive, as I'm 8 month preggo, and also he will be running him at flyball, I run Molly Vid of Ed with the tug, this is taking it right back to the start, teaching him to give and teaching him his drive cue, and at the end telling him its all over I've still got so much to learn, but its great having Steve watch over everything and let me know whats good and whats not so good, etc

The leerburg http://leerburg.com/ and Ivan Balabonv http://www.premierprotectiondogs.com/ dvds are great to start with, Id say better to get dvd's than books, as its better to see what they mean Other people on here should be able to tell you where to get the dvds from, this is just one place I found in an old thread http://www.dogwise.com/search.cfm K9 Force has a brilliant training in drive distance learning package that you can do, even with limited net access http://www.k9force.net/

Awesome way to wear him out, teach him fun tricks! Sounds stupid but they use so much brain power they end up buggered Sesamoids are an ongoing impact injury, but I get what you mean

Thanks Got 5 weeks to go now Will scan the bulletin in for you, you've got a whole page, and a pic hehehe

My boy fractured all the sesamoids in his paw at 4 months from just puppy running around, so personally I wouldnt risk it, but its what you are comfortable with, as you're the one in control I did alot of swimming after he healed up rather than running exercise until he was past the 12 monthish stage Running is a high impact exercise Better to be on the wary side when they are little (even when they dont look so little!!!)

He's definately part piggy! Once the baby is born Im gonna get my butt into gear and get that last CD pass and get going on CDX. I found morning sickness and trialling didnt work that well together :D DD I see you there, well done on Brydee's pass at FOO, saw in the SBTCV bulletin

Yeah Molly will run off lead, she also wont let humans go on the treadmill without joining in! Gives me a good catwalk strut as with her beside me I have to do the one foot in front of the other walk! She loves it Just dont do too much too young or you can damage their growth plates, 12 months is probably the youngest you want to be actually running them on it He is very cute! Erny, Ive never had a prob with the sides, I dont think they could really get caught on it, but I never run her unsupervised either

Like Husky, once I started drive work, I stopped doing classes, they are too repetitive for the dogs, but I did sometimes do his drive work at the club up the back while other classes were on for distration Apart from stays your obedience is a solo exercise so no real need to be involved in a class with other dogs And yep need a drive cue, and build up a good release,

Poor Ed! A vid from about 8 months ago of our obed training in food drive, sorry about the sun

Yep, Id do that, and then Id progress to walking out and placing the dumbell out gradually, rather than throwing, to keep that excitement level down a little Staffords are funny buggers they get excited so easily, bet he always looks proud when he spits it out too!

Can you take the dumbell from him from the side? I know I had to work for a while on getting them to hold on while my hands came down, so used to give and take the dumbell over and over, and in between have my hands held out on either side of the dumbell but not touching it, maybe start having him stand, give the dumbell, sit him without moving forward and then get him to give, then add a step in once he's got that, then gradually increase the distance Also when he is heeling with it and he sits, you move in front of him and get him to give it

A pic of my prey drive trained dog in full drive! Ed is competing in CD, (2 passes so far) and just started flyball FDX (2nd flyball title) Molly is about to start CD and it 20 or so points away from her FM (5th flyball title)

I used to heel them around carrying the dumbell too, Doing auto sits and stands, which helped with them holding onto it on the retrieve

We have alot of new people at flyball say that they dont want to crate their dogs, and cant they put them on lead. Once they get to see a comp and see the excitement they realise the only time a flyball dog has a chance to relax is in their crate, and that the dogs will come back to the marquee after a run, jump in the pool then want to go back to their crate for a lie down! I also crate at night, the dogs have their own bedroom, and if we stay up too late they put themselves to bed ;)

Thanks Erny Yeah alot of people dont want super dog, but yet they get frustrated when their dog is destructive, or goes hyper at obedience, and they correct that excitement out of them, but you are right they dont need tro understand why to benefit from using it, I think I just wish more obedience clubs would use it rather than frown upon it (but to them its easier to correct than to harness) If a dog has the drive, it will come out whether or not you use it, better to use it for good than evil, and once again, its not a magic wand training style, you need to stick with it, and you dont stop at the building drive, you teach the dog that they can use that drive for a positive outcome For some dogs, my boy being a great example, he was nervous and had no confidence, we started doing the drive training and he is a different dog, confident, more relaxed (because they learn the off switch as well as the on), and just generally happier.

Totally agree, thats why I say its not a magic wands training approach, you have to follow it through completely to the end or you end up with a more hyper out of control dog than you started with At the start of TID you have absolutely no distractions, so the only fun choice is to play with you, there's no higher value competition around for her to want to do instead. You wouldnt even have one of your other dogs around until you were well and truely into the distractions part of it, and by then their focus on the toy is quite good

Yeah I agree, and most of the time I think its because they dont understand, and have an incorrect view of what it actually involves, or they want a quick fix, and harnessing these drives isnt a magic wand training method

I think if the "average" dog and owner understood more about drive, then there would be alot happier dogs around, and not dogs who drag their feet out of boredom from bad boring training I used food drive with Ed for obedience, and we've just started prey drive for Flyball, now his confidence levels are much higher. Its done wonderful things for his nerves and cofidence, things I wouldnt have got otherwise PTD you will love the seminar, and if you can hold off just a little its really better to see it properly, get the ideas right and start off well, I tried a few times myself, but going to the seminar really opened my eyes and had me understanding much better. I then went on to do his distance training which has been brilliant

Nah no choppy chop unfortunately

he did comment on them a few times hehe Josh and Mags did great in the flyball, very cool to see em there Eddie is upset with me that we didnt take him to Sydney to dock dive, here's his efforts!

Its just started now in Melb