Puppy's First Attempt At Herding :)

[koalathebear]

Hahaha thanks for sharing! The video showing the sheep washing over the trainer made me giggle a little Go Elbie go!

Yes ... it makes us laugh every time we see it, more for the expression on the trainer's face as he clearly thinks: "If any of MY doggies ever did that ...!!??"

[Genabee]

I think Genevieve wants to herd magpies...

She stood in the lounge room window this morning, barking at the one magpie that was on the grass.

It was funny at first, but then it just became annoying. I had to lock her out of the room!

You all have such smart sounding dogs!!!!

[koalathebear]

I think Genevieve wants to herd magpies...

She stood in the lounge room window this morning, barking at the one magpie that was on the grass.

It was funny at first, but then it just became annoying. I had to lock her out of the room!

You all have such smart sounding dogs!!!!

Ha. Elbie doesn't bark at birds but he'll bark at pretty much anything that moves (except cars I guess) when he's on his leash

Also, he's smart but his attention can be all over the place. It's a bit frustrating for us because he does things soooooooooo beautifully at home but at obedience class he gets sooo distracted. It's heart-breaking when someone goes: "Oh he doesn't know how to drop yet?" and we're going: "Argh - he can drop - he just wants to lick you to death."

Edited July 31, 2010 by koalathebear

[Clastic]

As long as you watch koalathebear and not us Surely Ava can't get shown up by her below average intelligence big brother Satch who passed this level first go

I'll be there cheering you both on!

clastic: there was someone in your group (I think with a cattle dog?) and we noticed that the collar seemed to have two chains attached to it. It wasn't a check chain or a martingale - I don't suppose you happen to know what kind of collar that was? The owner seemed to be able to get very good control over his dog.

Sorry, not sure what collar it was.. first time I had seen the doggies in the group I was in..

Also - from what we could see you and Mars did very well. You made it around all the traffic cones. We had Elbie practising this morning and he was still stepping over a few paper towel rolls instead of going around them

Thanks. He did better than I expected, with all the doggies around I was waiting for him to just yank me in a totally different direction.

[Sydoo]

Very cute! I think he did pretty darn well for his first go.

[Max#1]

So! I'm new here, and actually new to posting on any forums at all!

But I have been following Elbie's progress with pleasure - mostly because I can so relate to everything that you've been saying - and because Elbie must be two months (I think) older than Max, its like getting a glimpse at the future! From the honking (yes! I never knew a dog to be so vocal!) to the being afraid of the rain - Max is a border collie x (lab). He's just over three months now, though sometimes I forget he's still more or less a baby dog!

Anyway, he's fast asleep on his chair now, so a chance to actually write something!

And I know the 'rule' is to put a picture when you are new - hang on I'll figure it out then do it!

Done!

Edited August 1, 2010 by Max#1

[koalathebear]

So! I'm new here, and actually new to posting on any forums at all!

But I have been following Elbie's progress with pleasure - mostly because I can so relate to everything that you've been saying - and because Elbie must be two months (I think) older than Max, its like getting a glimpse at the future! From the honking (yes! I never knew a dog to be so vocal!) to the being afraid of the rain - Max is a border collie x (lab). He's just over three months now, though sometimes I forget he's still more or less a baby dog!

Anyway, he's fast asleep on his chair now, so a chance to actually write something!

And I know the 'rule' is to put a picture when you are new - hang on I'll figure it out then do it!

Done!

Hi Max #1: Thanks heaps for your kind comments Elbie has JUST turned six months old so is getting big. Max on the other hand is wee and is absolutely darling ... 3 months is still a wee little baby - he must be so round and cuddly still. Have you got audio/video of him honking? I've never heard another dog honk except Elbie! Thanks for sharing the photo - hope to read more about him in the days to come. I'm sure that he will be very clever and delightful and you'll have a lot of fun teaching him tricks! Don't forget to share the videos. Also - I have to say that I love Max's colouring and little white paws. I wonder why

I'm delighted that my Elbie posts lured you out of lurk, having Elbie is such an up and down journey but I get so many messages and comments saying that people are going through the same/similar things as I do with Elbie so I feel better about things Unfortunately, I discovered from here that this puppy sub-forum is actually supposed to be for a discussion of puppy problems and requests for advice only and NOT for general puppy chat (experiences/mini triumphs/funny puppy stories/things to consider blah blah) (which unfortunately I have been doing!) so in future I won't be posting any Elbie-related info in this sub-forum unless it's a problem/I'm seeking advice. I'll just update my existing Elbie post in the photos thread. It's a bit of a pain and less easy to find but rulez iz rulez

Edited August 1, 2010 by koalathebear