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  1. The Ruffwear ones are excellent quality but we have also started stocking the Kyjen ones which are more affordable.
  2. There could be many reasons a trainer would tell someone to stop going to club while using a new training program. The simplest reason could be that The dog may not be ready to have it's training proofed in a high level of distraction like that. Taking it to club could be putting it in a position where it rehearses the behaviour and makes the owner feel defeated or frustrated. We really can't judge the trainer for advising that, without knowing why. If the club is such a good place for the dog to be why did it need private training in the first place? Not criticizing the club, just playing devils advocate.
  3. I do think Beagles could suit you, they are a compact sized dog (not too big, not too small, just right :) ). As a breed, they generally get along with everyone - people, kids, other dogs and other animals - with ease. Any dog can become bored if left to their own devices and without the right amount of mental and physical stimulation, which in turn will lead to things like digging (personally my beagle has never been a digger). IMO Beagles can make great family pets, they are outgoing and friendly, they should and generally do have good nerves (the last thing you want in a family is a nervous dog) and they are usually very food driven which means they are easy to motivate for training. However I do think Beagles are enjoyed most by a certain type of person, I find people either love Beagles or don't particularly enjoy their 'houndiness'. I think the best thing you could do is go to a dog show or speak to more breeders of the breeds you are interested in and get a better feel for each breed you are looking at. Sometimes on paper a breed may look right, but in reality you may not 'click' with it. ETA: My beagle is happiest being inside during the day, and she has never been destructive so I haven't had a problem letting her have free access to the house. I wouldn't do this with a puppy, though!
  4. I have the hope and the faith!!!! I need the dog to get the message. Training the dog is the easy part
  5. Denali that is a really sweet story, I love it when kids especially watch us training and show an interest in what we are doing
  6. I like those comments more than the "Beautiful/pretty dog" comments I often get them about my boy being well behaved in public or if someone sees us doing flat work in a park. Don't be embarrassed be proud! I am in no way a shy person and I am usually really proud to work my dogs in front of other people, however, something about a complete stranger commenting in public feels sooooo embarrassing! :laugh:
  7. Never be like that. Take it as a compliment for all your hard wrok. I still long for Horrible Herbert to walk at heel as your avatar shows. Thanks VM, if Daisy my beagle can do it any dog can ;)
  8. That reminds me JulesP when I was training Wiz at the local shops one night and a guy came over and started watching. He said "Sorry to interrupt you but I just have to say what you are doing with your dog is amazing. I could never do that. Great job." It was lovely, but made me feel so embarrassed!
  9. When I walked Micha and Daisy together I would often get people saying "wow what well bred looking dogs" and "your dogs look so healthy".
  10. Which makes me wonder what is missing if this pup is still lunging and pulling with the owner after attending training and having a behaviourist consult ... Hope they can get it sorted soon. It could be a number of reasons. It may be that the trainer is not the best fit for them, it could be that they struggle to follow through with advice away from training. Impossible to know just from reading this thread.
  11. Any tool you use to train loose leash walking is there to give the owner leverage so they can implement training. I've seen dogs pull on literally every tool there is - there is no one magic bullet. Totally agree with everyone else who has suggested seeing a reputable trainer. Teaching loose leash walking isn't difficult once you are shown how to do it, we have never had a dog (and owner) here for training that couldn't learn it in minutes.
  12. Definitely crate and pen train the pup. I would have a pen set up inside so the pup has a contained area to go in when you can't supervise her and the kids together. Trying to have your eyes on everyone all the time is near impossible and it is also extremely difficult to have a pup free roaming in the house without learning and practicing bad behaviours.
  13. Shoot me a PM if you'd like to purchase some wholesale, we sell our treat pouches to quite a number of obedience clubs etc in bulk.
  14. You can buy and exchange a harness from us KC, it just means extra postage costs if you want to send one back to swap it for the next size. My beagle daisy wears a small and Wisdom is in a medium. As she's quite long you may be able to go with a medium, it just may be a little loose in girth.
  15. I use a harness if I want my dogs to pull. I love harnesses and use them frequently, but not for training loose leash walking. There are many great reasons to use harnesses
  16. Thanks BC, yes we sure do! http://www.k9pro.com.au/webmaster-dog-harness-by-ruff-wear.html They are our best selling harness.
  17. The Ruffwear Webmasters are my favourite harness for general use. I find they fit most dogs really well, and the quality is awesome.
  18. So sorry to hear this Kirty
  19. Ha here now! We are pretty booked out already that day, but I'll shoot them the email. Both the Mals love a bit of treadmill action :laugh:
  20. No reason you can't use toys as a reward if you want to - even if you introduce it as a reward once he's confident with the exercise and knows what he is doing. Many working scent detection dogs are rewarded with balls etc.
  21. They aren't a toy breed but I find beagles generally get along really well with larger dogs and pretty much dogs of any size for that matter.
  22. Totally agree huski. I work from home and my dogs have (or had I should say, we are working on it - as you know :)) this problem. Hank especially has a very hard time learning to settle on his own because he is so used to having access to me 24/7. This creates training problems too on top of the whole separation issue. Quality not quantity I say. Definitely agree, it is quality not quantity. I do have my dog at work with me most days but our set up and busy work schedule means the dogs are not actually with us most of the day. It is important for me that my dogs don't have access to me 24/7 even though they are great at being on their own, it makes the times I am with them to train and play with them that bit more special. When I next get a pup I will also make sure I do not spend a lot of time with it during the day, I do think it is harder if you have the ability to interact and be with them a lot to control how much time they spend with you.
  23. Personally I don't think it's a good thing for my dogs to have access to me 24/7. They need to be able to learn how to self settle and cope with being on their own. It's the same reason I will always separate pups from older dogs, so they can learn to be on their own happily. It isn't nice for a dog to develop separation anxiety or to have an inability to relax and settle if left on their own. If you don't work or only work very limited hours it's harder to ensure your dogs learn to cope being on their own than if you left the house each day for work.
  24. I don't see a problem with it at all as long as the pups mental and physical needs are met and the owners are responsible and have a good set up for the pup. However I would set the same criteria for ANY owner no matter how much or little they worked. If you ruled out owners who work full time from owning pups you would rule out many great responsible homes. Most people have to work.
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