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sorry to be such a dope but what sort of work do malinois do? I'm thinking security etc but could be totally wrong. they are Belgium shepherds arent they? anyway good luck with finding them homes, it was so nice of you to help out :D

i use it for my female golden retreiver and never had a problem. I liked the fact it was a chew for her because she used to roll and roll on her back if you put a "spot-on" on her and I worried how much actually came off.

I got a golden retreiver at 8 weeks old the breeder told me to keep him outside whilst I was at work as that is what I intended to do when he was older - he was fine I was lucky enough for the first few days to go home and feed him at lunch with the odd missed day take two weeks off work, the first week stay home to settle pup in, the second week go out longer and longer. then Good games in the morning with pup before you go to work to tire him out. If you can try and get some one to feed him during the day but don't stress if you can't. Food as soon as you get home and then a latish supper should be fine for him.

wonderful story and such a pragmatic owner too the bestest of luck to both of them for the future

Whilst I'm at work all outside during the day if I go out at night time the pup goes in her crate and the other three have access to inside/outside

koolies are fantastic dogs but in the wrong hands but then I guess that is like any breed

what an absolute cutie!

I'll always have coolies and a golden retriever or two but I have this obsession with adopting an older rescue rough coat jack russell I also want an australian terrier to show in the future

cuter than cute I have decided that when and if I do get a show dog that it is going to be an Australian Terrier

I have 3 cats and 4 dogs but could help out if he/she didnt' mind a busy animal household with only one human. Cats and dogs never left unsupervised with each other, no problem about cat being inside all the time, in fact for such a short time I wouldn't dream of letting him/her out Only problem is i live just north of Tamworth however on the 29th March I will be in Kiama and travelling back home by car via Eastern suburbs of Sydney. If you want to fly the cat up prior to that I have a cat sitter coming in to mind my lot whilst I am away for 6 days. let me know

I have the opposite to you in my pack I have four dogs but I won't use my fourth as an example as she is only 4 months old the other 3 dogs - 2 golden retreivers had since 8 weeks old and I would consider well socialised as pups although not until adulthood did they live for a few months and since then on and off for a few days with a large number of dogs, my rescue dog, a coolie since he was about 6 to 12 months old. My rescue is not tolerate at all of dogs that are rude to him or in his face whilst the other two are very tolerant to the degree, especially the female, of being very submissive. I honestly think that it is the nature of the dog as well as to a degree the breed of the dog

thanks very much TSD, that makes it more understanding. I can confirm that Onslow is low drive, I'll have to find something that excites him whilst Latte is high. Aussielover I'm at work so I will have a look at that site when I get home - thank you for posting it

the first night Latte came home she was so tired she slept in her crate all night in the family room the second night she screamed her head off all night the third night I brought her crate into the bedroom so she could see/hear me and after a little whinge she lay down to sleep. She hasn't whinged since and settles quicly into the crate once she is in, the hiding her head under the pillow last night hoping I wouldn't see her didn't convince me she could sleep on my bed I only ever take her out once during the night and have since I got her, and she is in the crate from about 11 pm to 7 am. I can't last the night, I get up, my older dogs then want to go out for a pee so I let her out as well. Lately she hasn't been let out until about 6 am and she is just 4 months old

this is all so new to me low drive, high drive - I'm still panicking about it all. I think my golden retreiver Onslow has low drive, he kind of plods around the ring, he loves sit stays because he can have a rest same with stand for examination. He does it all, not with great enthusiasm but we do get a tail wag now and then and he does look me in my eyes for stays. He doesn't seem to object to being at obedience, probably enjoys the one on one time with me. I'm going to persist with him because I am determined that he will get his CCD title, he is a bright boy and he can do everything already required to do the CCD test, just need to sharpen it all up. I'm not ambitious beyond the CCD with him though, would not think of doing agility or anything like that with him - he would hate that. My coolie pup I think has high drive, she is very enthusiastic, very eager to learn and please me, learns quickly and full of energy. That's high drive isn't it She I have ambitions for, I want her to get her CD and then go into agility would someone give a dummy like me an explanation of high drive and low drive? Thank you :-)

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that post is hysterical Gayle I thought I would never breed. However I won't say that now. If I had known the dog people that I know now I would not have had my golden retreiver Tilly desexed and would have bred from her provided that her breeder and other golden retreiver breeders thought she was good enough (which they do) and that all her health clearances are good. Tilly is a gorgeous golden colour and there are few really golden goldens in this area.

didn't Kane the cattle dog do adds for Daewoo? oh and Blue Dog Fencing have blue cattle dogs for their adds

a kalidescope of koolies as they come in so many different variations of colours a greeting of golden retreivers - goldens love everyone and like to effusively greet everyone

I've got a coolie pup since Sunday who is 4 months and 4 days (I have her litter mate) staying this week with me. She is flying overseas on Friday to Canada, such a long way for a little girl to go but she is going to the bestest of best homes over there and the people already have some coolies imported from Australia. Is there anything I can do though to make her journey a bit more comfortable? anything I could be teaching her. I've been crate training her this week in that she sleeps in a crate at night with my pup although I've been leaving her in there for a couple of hours on her own, and when I've gone out I've left her in there. She is beginning to protest less. and she doesn't have a collar on. Should I get one, get her used to it this week and send her off wearing one or leave it? thank you

first meet neutral territory if you do decide to adopt him take a 3 week trial rather than a 2 week trial - after 2 weeks dogs seem to be settling in more and their true colours come forth. I'd rather train an adult dog than a puppy - they have no bladder or poop control at all as long as the boxer doesnt pester the lab all the time and that the lab can have some quiet time and be locked away at times I think things should be fine. I had an old maltese RIP and got a golden retreiver puppy, after a couple of weeks they were playing together and in fact the pup bred a bit of fun back into the maltese. But I did separate them during the day when I wasn't around.

I named my cat Hyacinth (from the show Keeping up appearances) it's very embarrassing walking around the neighbourhood calling out Hyacinth, Hyacinth when she went missing she now answers to Heidi or Boo so whatever you do decide call it out loudly first Jinx - I love that name but I think it's more a boy's name Dash flash rose Teak

my friend who breeds coolies lives in a lot colder climate than QLD and hasn't lost pups in winter the latest post said that the pups were early, that may be the real reason, premature pups who just couldn't survive no matter whether someone was on duty or heating boxes RIP puppies

there's a new dogtraining centre started near me that started off for show training only because I knew the lady I asked if I could take my coolie pup for some socialisation with a view when she was older to take her into town to the formal obedience centre well it turns out that Vickie really enjoys teaching obedience too so we now have a class on Monday night for obedience I'm taking my Onslow who is 6 and my pup - whilst I would like Onslow to get his CCD, the coolie pup I'm more amitious for I don't think Onslow is too old to learn, he knows some of the stuff and has more to learn, he seemed to enjoy his first class and Vickie has always loved my female golden retriever and thought her breeder should have chosen her to show rather than her litter sister (I'm glad she didn't ) so I am now taking Tilly on wednesday nights for show training! With a view to enter her in the neuter classes. She is five! Now that's hard work, tilly is a fruit bat and is used to having to sit for treats, I now have to make her stand! go have some fun which is really all I am doing. And I've met some really nice people, even had lunch unexpectedly on Friday with one. as for your back, well the first week at training my head was whirling as I had to bend over Latte to encourage her along, but as she understands more I don't need to bend over her at all much anymore

I used to wonder why rescue rescued dogs that are going to use alot of their financial resources - and I'm talking about dogs that need operations or are sick rather than aggressive dogs. then middle of last year there was an older cattle dog in Kurri Kurri Pound I think. AWDRI rescued her, took her to the vets with DMA's help, and spent a fortune "righting" her, poor darling had mammary tumours . At that stage I thought a bit of waste of money. However I then fostered Gemma and my whole attitude changed, she was so worth saving. AND to top it all off there was a very lonely older lady in Brisbane who ended up adopting Gemma. I cried buckets when I had to put Gemma on transport for her to go up north. After a couple of weeks in her new home I rang to see how Gemma was getting on and was told "Gemma needed me and I needed her" and received photos a few months later of a very happy contented girl to me that made every single penny worthwhile and I have a completely different attitude about saving sick dogs now

Flash is scared of youngish dark haired men but is fine with other men so I just presumed he was abused by someone fitting this description perhaps with a broom. He really tries hard sometimes to get over his fears, for example his most favourite man in the world was standing behind a youngish dark haired man and he really wanted to get to David and tried to but just kept running back to me until I got the youngish dark haired man to give him a pat. Chris was good enough to actually kneel down and give Flash lots of pats. The next week Flash was a bit hesistant but then bravely went to Chris. Odd about dogs with no bad experiences not liking certain people but I guess my female golden retreiver, spoilt from birth and certainly from when I got her at 8 weeks old can be funny sometimes too.