Jeff Jones

as Erny has said. I dont think anyones posts were ment to be insulting towards you.

Yes he is . I would find him alot less scary if he changed his name from K9 Force to K9 Service(s)

Dru, Try clicking on the link for "HS collar" and they shoukd come up. if not try this link Linky *slaps head* Sorry Dru I read your post as asking where the prong collars were listed not the covers . my mistake. I dont think fordogtrainers sell the covers

But I think the OP might of found it confusing as they dont know who or who havent you used. ETA: RottyLover01 no malice is intended from my posts as I know you have used alot of trainers regarding your situation and are still seeking trainers and guidance to get your dog under control.

To be fair to the trainer that Husky87 has mentioned in this thread RottyLover01 you have not used her services.

I think Guy works it out so its when people have the least amount of money to spend when he puts his specials on .

There would have been a reason otherwise the dog wouldnt have been deployed... Rachelle and K9 Force.

Do it now Nekhbet while Guy has 15% off till tomorrow night . I read your review on Guys site

From your story I don’t see how police overreacted… your neighbor sounds like a moron though... Your neighbor was violent towards paramedics so police were called and rightly so. Paramedics have a hard enough job without people making it any more difficult for them with acting intimidating and violent. Police don’t want to use excessive force to control any situation so having varying tools with different capabilities is smart tactics especially in a siege environment. Everyone got out of there alive so it was a good outcome.

I am the same. Having said that, Guy from fordogtrainers normally has fairly reasonable equipment.

Interesting... I have never had a problem training with Chirpie Palmer who runs the QLD Police Dog Squad or any of his boys in the 10 years I have known and worked with him....

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the level of training the QLD Police (GD) Dog Squad receives.

I bet my bottom dollar K9 Force could help. Did the pawman say he couldnt help?

Jennifer there are 3 clubs in Sydney there contact details are on this link AUSC CLUBS. Just so you know Western Sydney Dogsport Club is at Horsley Park & Sydney Dogsport Club is at Castle Hill.

Nice one Erny....you came to Sydney without saying hello... . It sounds like it was a great course. I know K9 Force was looking forward to running the course and he spoke highly of all the attendee's and there dog training/problem solving skills.

Could it be http://www.freewebs.com/wylieborders/ I know the spelling is different but thats all I could find. ETA: the website is for a breeder I just noticed you said you were after a dog training organisation.

also they have some listed on the AUSC website http://www.sportdogaustralia.com/events/events.htm

And how old is the dog? ETA: I am thinking along the same lines as other people with too much too soon.

Hi Alpine, 5 minutes is way too long for prey drive building exercises with a 6 month old pup. I dont think doing the exercises 5 times a day is excessive but you need to work your way up to it first. you shouldnt be going by a set time limit of 5 minutes or whenever your dog gets bored, you should choose to end the game when the dog is frustrated and still happily working to get the prey item. I believe she is playing half heartedly at the moment as you are giving her too many prey items to choose from and her training sessions are going too long. I would suggest to stop doing the prey building exercises at home and only do them at IPO training for the next week or 2, then commence doing them at home again. As Tony has said too much too soon can be extremely detrimental. ETA: Dont be scared to seek advice from the trainers at the club, thats what there ment to be there for.

Congratulations on being banned on many dog forums Denis I forgot to register on your site when I seen it mentioned the other day, I will do so ASAP.

RottyLover01 would be in QLD Rom.

He is on another forum I am on if that counts :rolleyes: . I havent had any direct dealings with him. He seems to be a very knowleadgeable MWD Handler/trainer.

I think it had more to do with only certain breeds being eligible to compete and there being age restrictions on when dogs could gain titles. (aswell as some of the reasons you listed). If people only want to do obedience and tracking they are catered for by the ANKC which has what I believe are harder tracking tests ( apart from the FH Title) than IPO. But yes if IPO Clubs promote themselves better they probably will get more members.

In Australia?....no more than 50 at the very highest who train consistantly...of the people who trial maybe 15-20 if that.

Who was the Sire? Xamm?