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) @Coolibah's pic! very effective!!

Good news, but how could it be your deodorant? Does he get it sprayed on him somehow? I haven't read all the thread There is aluminium in door frames, dog bed frames, saucepans, bowls..all sorts of things. Could he have chewed/licked/ ingested it from there, perhaps? I guess, tho, I am speaking from the aspect of our dogs not being in the bathroom where they could be exposed to deodorants & such. Guess it's possible . Hope he continues to improve!

Only 2 of them are your dogs Instructions for you : Open a photo and go to the layer menu - duplicate layer - ok Then go to the image menu - adjustments - desaturate Use the lasso tool to outline the areas you want in colour and press delete to reveal the colour beneath. It Works!! Thankyou

Ok...Now you've got ME interested here's one I just did...

Thanks, AbbeyB..I almost break out in a sweat when faced with all the PS stuff!! Hard work

You are all very clever! I find PS very confusing..use it rarely. here is one I did the other day.first attempt It is for my Dad, who loves the River. I put him in this foggy morning shot.

Oops.doubled.

MIl...ask your vet about payments. For a small dog it shouldn't be too expensive.. I had a Koolie boy done during the week...11.5 kg, 6 mths old..only cost around $160...and he was at the surgery for about 4 hours he is now racing around 100%!! Our vet has a scheme..1/2 of the money at time of pickup..then some each week . You need to talk to the practice manager first, and organise terms if they will. ( maybe it doesn't apply to desexing tho? ) best of luck with him

What breed is your boy? From my understanding, it is not proven that 12 mths should be the age. Many here advocate early desexing/castration, to avoid the very things you are happy about! One of ours was done yesterday..6.5 mths. He goes to hisd new home as soon as his stitches are out, and I am pleased that I was able to convince them that he will still be as nice /eager to do things as their other entire males

Yep..he at least stopped with one! Get proper dog-proof weldmesh or something..hotwires, and maybe a bit of shadecloth ..the movement will attract a puppy. He maybe needs a bit more general training, and LOTS of praise for being gentle with the other critters. We have 2 pups currently free-ranging in our yard, with 3 geriatric chooks. ( one of whom sleeps on the ground) Every morning I wake up, expecting to find feathers and dead things..no probs yet. *touch wood* Pups are 6 and 4 mths old. One of our pups used to catch these old chooks, and then carefully place them in a hole, on their backs. the chooks had to be rescued, and were never bruised, even! They now lay eggs in this dog's kennel!! Oh..our dogs are Koolies and koolie crosses.

what will change? well..he will "claim ownership" of anything standing still..he will maybe backchat you, will start to smell, and will have a ravenous appetite, tease the other family members.... Oh..you were asking about the DOG???? Teenage males!! All the same. Time for that vet visit ! Sooner rather than later!

Hope all is ok.. re getting a sample.. a frying pan sounds a bit large! Try a clean soup ladle long handle..and not as big! then into a sterile(boiled and cooled) glass jar.

The products seem to work on humans ok I have only ever used the rescue remedy on dogs..works a treat!

She is doing a good thing..but I agree with trying to re-direct the behaviour to knocking a bell on a spring or something.

I don't quite see ,if she is 'allergic to dogs' how she can be comfortable with labrador hair everywhere They shed constantly..one reason I suggested beds, is that they lie on the beds, leave most of the hair on THEM instead of your floor and carpet..much easier to vacuum or wash! Ok...as everything is open plan..you want the dogs in the lounge....your wife has trouble with the hairy couch.... how about a large 'throw'/rug to cover the couch when you are at work ? Whip it off when you are home..and the dogs have a comfortable bed, no doggy beds for the visitors to see, and no hair on the couch.

If you suspect this is happening...make sure that unless you can be with the dog, it is confined inside or a pen. A dog free-ranging an acreage can pick up all sorts of undesiable habits, unfortunately, and what it finds pleasure in can lead to its death from an irate neighbour, a bait, or misadventure. I live in the bush..and have seen this happen . Please confine him.

If your wife doesn't want the dogs to have 'beds' in the lounge..and they are not allowed on the couch....why have them in the lounge room ? If a dog ahs a comfy bed, and it is one which fits well with a room..it is just a matter of getting the dog to see that THEIR bed is the better choice If there is NO designated spot for dog/s to lie..then there will be dogs looking for a comfy spot!! This means a couch, a scrunched up carpet, a chair...... Maybe they should be excluded from the lounge while you are not there, and consistent training done when you ARE around :p They will find it very hard to resist sleeping on the couch when there is no comfortable alternative, or no negative consequences for doing so.

My understanding of those people who refer to themselves as "positive trainers" won't use any of the above equipment, under any circumstances regardless. Im with Erny - this is also my understanding. I have been talking a while ago to a friend that is a member of a pure positve list and she showed me a clip of someone doing some work and the dog not really doing what it was supposed to do, the dog simply walked off during the excercise. I said - I dont understand why doesnt this person have the dog on the lead so it cant walk off. Friend explained that the concept is for the dog to work out itself that it needs to be/work with the handler. Wouldnt this slow the training process down? This is very interesting and educational thread!!! Thinking here of our pups/dogs being 'trained to work sheep'... until about 6/7 months, pups are free range..confined to a pen at night. they are handled from birth..not terribly gently.. and we don't use soft 'baby' voices to them much. They are encouraged from a few weeks old to only expect a pat when all feet are on the ground, to willingly give up food or toys, to not jump up, and to respond to their names. All this is done informally, as part of their everyday doings...each time they 'sit'..they hear the word SIT, and get "good spot/fido" and a pat . They also get grrrowled at if they nip, or steal food, or are too rough. a lot of times it soaks in, and by the time a youngster is a few months old, they are coming to us, sitting at our sides,learning to DROP ( done purely with a food bribe/reward at first ) and responding very well to their names . THEN... comes the time when they are on the chain whilst not actively doing anything. They have their kongs and bones and beds...and now learn that being OFF the chain means learning and working, going in the car, and getting to be with the other dogs. we never have any trouble getting dogs back to the chain...as that is then their 'patch'...where the warm bed is, the food, and the chance for a quiet cuddle. So..the pups are also taken around the sheep, and on the motor bike.... and the only time they are on a 'lead' is when an over -enthusiastic youngster is attached to a very long rope in the sheep yards...and shown that they must stay within its boundaries...not circle the sheep and lose all sense of hearing!!!!! So..most of our training is done with no lead..., it can be done out here because of the areas we have to 'play in'. I have done the hard yards, too, years ago...with Guide Dog work...hours and hours and months of on-lead work...letting dogs off-lead was always an anxious time Lots of check-chain corrections...interesting differences.. Chalk & Cheese.... so many different ways to get our dogs to do as we wish...to fit in with our way of life.... Poor dogs

Or watch mum/pack members in the dog family....pups are often sent squealing!! Our young Pat insists on eating with EVERYONE...most of them will roll him and send him packing with a lot of noise. He is taking a while to get the message ...so he will have a few more corrections from his family.

""Also - why do we feel that we *can* correct a dog.... I mean - train any other animal and correction gets you nowhere but frustrated (not talking wild animals here ). Dogs are so malleable that they will let us do literally *anything* to them. "" I don't belive that correcting any other animal gets me nowhere.... ALL my trainable pets..from budgies to Horses have received corrections in one form or another...from a vocal to a physical.... goats, cats,even my duck many years ago.... Why do you think it doesn't work?

My pig..definitely NOT a mini...was bought up with the dogs and his constant companion, a kitten...and until he was too big, wore a chain collar and lead sometimes. he was trained with food , mostly. He would sit, and kiss, and fetch, was housetrained ( did it himself after 2 days!! ) and did food refusal. he would ring a bell on the porch when he wanted to come inside, and knew that the 'ting' of the microwave meant food! When small , he travelled well in the car, too. do some reading of piggy society..and enjoy :D they are very similar to dogs, yet SO very different!! Much more human in their reactions to things.... If I thought about them too much I would never enjoy my bacon again . My boy got red icypoles when he was sick...he lay there and cried with a tummy upset... he used to throw up when badly scared by something....then come for a cuddle... BUt...he defended himself just like a pig..with head-tossing, shoulder bumping, and teeth When he grew up I couldn't have him around the dogs..he was a couple hundred kilo of piggy!! he was a feral, too, 'rescued' after his mother was shot.,which made his trainability and wonderful temperament all the sweeter ;) I miss him a lot...it is about 7 years since he died.... with a young fan waiting to eat his first birthday chocolate cake !! Grunt,With his friend, Frank ( they were on Funniest Home Videos once..we didn't win anything, but it was fun :D

The dog was being a dog. he was reacting on instinct...NOT deliberately deciding to bite a human!! he should have somewhere of 'his own'where he can sleep UNDISTURBED by the toddler, and toddler should be told that this is Kirby's special spot...just for him, blah blah blah...it will eventually sink in

I would suggest a vet check to rule out any disorders affecting his appetite. THEN....he gets what's on offer, or nothing. I'm afraid I don't believe in mixing up treats or human food with the dog's food as an incentive....(unless it is for an ill or very elderly 'patient' ) . A lot of exercise and not a lot of food choice would be my way of trying to get him leaping with glee at the bowl

Instead of telling him off..how about just telling him if he touches the dog while she is on her bed, he will probably get bitten...it will hurt, and he will cry.

Letting the dog have a KID free time when she is on her bed is a great idea! Our dogs are used to that, and visitors are told...when dogs are on their beds..NO TOUCHEEE! Only thing is...make sure little fingers ,toys etc.cannot be poked into crate!!