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LMS did the video so she will have to answer that one! Daisy works pretty nicely for food so I'm happy to use that as it works for us. I do love handling a prey driven dog though, it's lots of fun learning how to use toys after only having a foodie dog before

She probably would if I was using a donut instead of a ball :laugh:

And with her other daughter Alis :) same cheeky face!

Wisdom and her baby Ava

It is def more light weight for the chilly dogs range, they are made in Canada for their super freezing winters. I did have the more hardcore Great White North coat on her last winter but it does get quite cold where we are! But I like the fit of the new one (it's a Trail Blazer) better for her this season. she is very active and runs around a lot so I don't coat her a lot.

lol don't feel silly SM! She is very handsome :) she's totally a tomboy :laugh:

The Holee Molee Extreme toys are great the Holee Rollers are good too.

If you have a super destructive dog it is also worth looking at what kind of 'toy destroyer' they are; http://blog.k9pro.com.au/the-indestructible-dog-toy/ It depends on just how destructive the dog is too. We have toys that are super durable but also fun and interesting (like the Cagey Cube that Kyjen make, the Chuckit range of toys, the West Paw toys, Grinz balls, or our Swing and Fling Durafoam balls etc) but if a dog is super destructive they will destroy any toy. These dogs generally find the Goughnuts harder to get through, I've only had two sent back for replacements in the past year (out of hundreds).

Goughnuts are the toughest I've found, and they have a life time guarantee if your dog chews through to the red warning layer.

Wiz in her new Winter coat :) It's a Trail Blazer coat from Chilly Dogs.

My beagle is a pretty good watch dog! She will go OFF if she sees someone walking past the house etc. Unfortunately most people just laugh at her, she doesn't exactly look menacing :laugh:

The other thing to consider is whether she will play tug with a ball on a rope? As that is a great reward for recall too and a bit more practical as a reward.

I think there is risk in everything we do, but if you control socialisation and expose pups to known dogs you know are appropriate I think the risk is extremely minimal.

I think it's important to remember that it's not about NOT socialising your dog. When raising pups they can be exposed to many other dogs and as adults, have no problem running with other dogs at all, but they don't have a high value for other dogs nor are they particularly interested in playing with them. We have three young working line dogs here who can all run together without any trouble at all, IMO one reason for this is that they don't have much value for one another and don't see any need to compete with each other or behave like a pack. Socialisation is about exposing your puppy to new experiences and assigning them a value, if your puppy has a negative reaction to other dogs, then more appropriate socialisation would be needed to lift their value of other dogs to a slightly higher positive value. It is extremely common for people to think socialisation means letting their pups play with other dogs a lot, but it is also extremely common for this to lead to problems where the pup develops more value for other dogs than it has for the owner and the rewards they have to offer. This isn't simple to undo and would be a common cause of lots of training and behaviour problems. ETA: This is a video that might help explain it :) And another one;

Hi EmiLeigh You might find this article helpful; http://k9pro.com.au/services/socialisation-what-is-it-exactly/ We don't train dogs not to play with other dogs to keep them in line, we raise pups to have a neutral or low positive value for other dogs. That is, they are raised to see other dogs are not particularly interesting or something of a high value. This means you have a dog that never buys into other dogs as a distraction. Other dogs are never a distraction or something you have to compete with to get your dogs attention.

I would separate them now until you can see a reputable trainer/behaviourist. As you said this isn't the first incident and the behaviour is escalating, you need professional help or it will get worse very quickly.

Humping can often be a sign of over arousal or excitement. It's not something I would allow my dogs to do because IMO it's rude behavior often not well received by other dogs. My beagle is horrified if another dog tries to hump her and she would make it clear that it was unwelcome.

So sorry to hear about your loss of Xena. But a huge congratulations on Gabby's GrCh what an amazing achievement!

I don't have my dogs out when people come over unless I am confident they (dogs and people!) will behave appropriately. But I am also one of those people who will easily say no when people ask if they can pat my dogs :)

There are plenty of trainers around that offer classes and lessons in person but not every trainer is created equal and if online courses can give people in more remote areas, or people who would otherwise not have access to such experienced and reputable trainers that is hardly a bad thing. Online courses are just another way of getting good information and resources to dog owners who may not otherwise have that information or access to it. When I did the training in drive distance learning package with daisy there was no one in my area who offered anything close to what I got out of it and none of the local trainers or obedience clubs I had been to got me the results I did all via email, feedback on YouTube videos etc. Anything that gives owners more ability to learn and improve their knowledge and skill is a good thing IMO!

I would definitely go with Showstopper, amazing supplement and what I use for Daisy (for Wiz I use Super Fuel) and suggest for a great general all round supp. It is a skin and coat optimizer and I have tonnes of showies who swear by it. I've seen great results with it many times.

PD that is awesome news! Just thought I would share this little story in case you do need to consider eye removal. When I was in Perth visiting my family a few weeks ago our little family dog Cherry who is all of about 3/4kg had an ulcer appear in her eye that was pushing through the membrane layer and about to burst. After taking her to the vet (it all happened very quickly) and after speaking to them I made the call that we should remove her eye. She is almost 16 but still full of life. We did remove the eye and she has a new lease on life. I was worried about putting her under anaesethic but she came through great. It is amazing how much better she is and how she has adjusted to having one eye.

Thanks BC! It is exceptionally hard work in some ways handling a dog like her and a very big learning curve for me, but wow the pay off is huge, she gives so much back! I am really happy with how she is looking at the moment, hoping we might hit the trial ring this year, we'll see how we go as she has a litter planned so will likely have some time off.

Thanks Tassie, she is lots of fun to play with.

I have another little brag, it is really a very little brag, but I really pleased as it appears we have got our stand in motion down I think it looks pretty cool when it comes together, so I am going to take this as a brag and run with it! Little video - I need to work on my handling, but pretty happy with the positions in motion;