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The uncertainty would /does concern me ... what would be the things which tips the balance , and causes dog to make contact ? Maybe he never will ... and this is why it's great that you can see the inherent danger. back-tracking is a good plan ... think from dog's POV , and look at H's behaviour/actions some time around when the stalking became noticeable . My Mitch was a tad timid when I got him as an adult . One day , a friend who should have known better , was playing with him ...chasey ... and backed Mitch into a corner of the yard . Friend was tall and had a deep voice ..and laughed as poor Mitch panicked ... Mitch was never the same after that . A couple minutes stupidity . It doesn't take much ....

It is not at all usual behaviour ... Corvus has given a good insight . I also believe there is some level of fearful aggression in play . Reasons? You may need to do a lot of detective work. When did it start ? What happened around that time ? Has H done something which he thought was OK/minor, but has left dog with the 'wrong idea' ? Is dog resource guarding you , maybe ? I would suggest a behaviourist consult ... you know the drill ;) Better safe than very sorry here.

Does dog react better with H when H is sitting /squatting /lying down ? can you perhaps show us what dog body language is most like out of these ?

@Canisbellum Pretty damn nice !!! While astrophotography is not my 'thing' ..I admire results like yours , and know the thought which goes into it all

#22 ? An absolutely gorgeous morning ..a crisp -3 deg ..my type of weather .Smartphone & I went gathering dry wood for a fire

Oh that does not sound good . Can you have yr phone camera set on video for when these things happen ..best to not tell H..his behaviour must be normal .. just video 20 or 30 seconds if you can ..doesn't have to be a masterpiece !

taken thru a flyscreen/dirty window just now .... Don had just been cleaning out her ears ! (he is also the one who put that slash in one ear when she tried taking his food ...... )

yep ... love my black dogs .....

What ? like teenage girls, you mean ;)

Me too .... he is just SO pleased to have more of my attention now ....

Yes Outdoors AND his crate should be happy places , places to rest , or play ...

It's the small things ;)

I usually just have pics on my computer .. resize them to around 800X600 (usually just under the 300kb limit ). then click on the choose files option down in that LH corner of the post ...go to the folder where my photo is ..and click on it ..'OPEN'..then it gets inserted into the post ....and so on. Really, it takes about 30 seconds , once images are in computer, and resized

our dogs won't normally eat dead mice - they just roll on them !

@karen15 The cocker has a lovely green velvet gown that she likes for winter. ermmm..we need photographic evidence ;)

No surprise there ... increase in mouse numbers = more people using poison ... and , of course the P'd off neighbour or local evil person making ratbait rissoles

@Scottsmum LOVE that toadstool Gorgeous colour !

@Roova over saturation can look OK in these sort of shots I like!

Ok .. these two were a piece of luck last week Henley Jetty , and a white faced heron who the fishermen were feeding taken with my ZTE smartphone - quick edit in LR . No cropping needed! I was rapt :D

awww.... LOL at Malcolm, especially ! I will go back in history some time, to Kieran , a 35 inch high, 44 kg brindle 'staghound' .. most people would avoid him when we walked around town ... His trick was to walk along in a crowd , and ever so gently, take hold of someone's hand in his mouth .. he had a touch as gentle as a butterfly .. however , it used to cause a bit of , ermm... upset ;) His tail, being long and whippy was also the cause of many men falling to their knees ! When wagged furiously , and connecting to the front of their trousers, it apparently caused a fair amount of pain !!! LOL

A new pup will certainly provide a lively presence , and someone else to watch/play with and love Grief is an ever changing thing. I have lost many dogs over my life ..my first one, Cleve, was when I was 4 yrs old ! he was my first dog ..a young border collie ..and one day he chased a truck ( we live in the bush) The latest, Molly, left me a month or so ago ...and , although it's almost 60 yrs since I lost Cleve , and there have been dogs, cats, horses and others over the years ... it hurts badly every single time and the pain stays , ready to be revived every so often . You will find your way thru ... and this new dog will take your mind into new places take care ..be gentle to YOU ...

LOngest nails on all feet done quite a bit of peanut butter consumed ;)

@Zoeh Corvus is absolutely correct in this comment I think day training is safer because you are still caring for your own dog. My suggestion is to ask folks on here about obedience clubs/private trainers . That way , you get an HONEST opinion, from those that have done the work ..not marketing talk from a business ;) In the meantime ..get to watching video clips, reading blogs ..reading and re reading the characteristics of your breed .. stuff like the following are a great resource : HERE HERE HERE

Thanks for the update ! :D

Cruel? Being hunted by dingoes is a gentle death compared to what my Molly went through,believe me. As for muzzles, we have a variety, as we bought some,some were given to us,and some are fixer- uppers Good quality plastic greyhound/basket muzzles, or the squarer wire cage working dog muzzles are what the majority are