Monah

;) ;) believe me, I KNOW thick. ;) that's not a burmilla you have there is it? Mine is now 14, and still the dumbest pet I've ever had we all make allowances for her and love her dearly, she IS pretty :D She took over 6 months to learn her name (lots of hard work too)

Readysetgo is a registered staffordshire breeder. I'm very sure she knows exactly what she is talking about. I'm sorry to be ignorant, but after owning 4 dogs how did you believe the breeder saying the 8week old pup was fully toilet trained? He is a baby... You will have this dog for maybe 15 years, if it is not a good time, even though you have waited 6 months, now is the time to return him and have a rethink, maybe get a pup in a few more years. Both for your sake and the pup's sake. cheers for rethinking the food thingxxx

He and my Burmilla would be perfect together, she has the air stare, where am I, who am I? looks down pat Maybe he wanted to make sure he was allowed to have it? Just a thought The paw thing makes me think he knew the food was there (obviously with that nose) but was seeing if it was really OK to have it? (giving poor Bub the benefit of doubt ;) )

I'm in the non play with food camp. My dogs, all the ones I've had over the years, have never had their food 'played with'. I have been able to remove food from them if I have to for some reason without any incidents through normal training, ie. leave it, come, sit , etc. It is a very dangerous practice for the dog's temperament as well as especially a child. The dog will never see a young child as a 'pack leader', no matter what you do or think. If you dont agree (I'm sure you do not), what if a visiting child saw yours touch/play/take food or something else of value from the dog, and copied? All eventualities need to be covered. It's your dog, your child your life I suppose. At the top of this thread there is info on puppy training etc. which may be helpful for you. I'm very ingenuous I guess. I'm finding all these topics about this pup very perplexing. aussielover re toillet training ;) and I'm completely with PF too, this is making my stomach turn.

Is it school hols in Tassy too? There's great advice on here from very experienced people, and on your other thread. Here' hoping it's not still freezing in Tassie for a little pup.

How do you know? My fear aggressive boy does EXACTLY what you've described. and my girl

My viz has shocking manners she will lick and suck face of visitors and is so over the top, but after 5 mins will go on her rug.... by then the visitors are thoroughly traumatised!!! spinone is great, gentle and sweet. I will have to get control of the situation. Because I tend to concentrate on the 'bad' I forget about how good they can be, will have to look at the glass half full :D

I was thinking the same thing when he went all stupid with the bulldog puppies. :D His first comments got me , he was feeding, waiting on his dogs and said that people ask him what they 'do' for him, his answer, they are just there, make me feel good, I love them etc. He is adorable, and yes, I even love his dress sense! ;) ;) The hunting dogs were amazing and I was very impressed that the guy was going to dart the old female for her own good, but gave them all the chance to see if she could live with the others. Sometimes you do need to 'interfere' with nature. My girlchild cared for these types of animals in south africa and was fascinated with them. I thought the program was well balanced, loved the surgery part, and the training of Arthur :D the lab. gorgeous. You forget that they have to train in halls in UK etc. loved the plastic on the floor I love his place in Dorset, ho hum, would love to move over there, I've been looking at Pembrokeshire.......(OH says NO, so it looks like I'll be going it alone...........................) ;) ;)

Anyone watching this now?? WOnderful

I'm not what you'd call a great trainer I did get a surprise tonight. I'm babysitting (dogs) this weekend at my place and twice today realised that I HAVE actually trained my two girls a little more than I realised Firstly all in the back of the 4wd. my two 'wait' when I lift the back up and only one at a time is allowed out (I point). The ring ins just leapt out and my two were quite flabbergasted! Just now I let them all out for wees, my girls know they are never allowed down the back at nights (2 acres) and I do have a gate I can shut the 'wild woods' off by. the gate was open, the girls ignored that and stayed in the top yard by the house, ring ins went willy nilly down the back, lucky I got them straight back, my girls stayed in the top yard and watched while I got the others back. Ring ins are very well trained, they just don't know our rules. But I always think how badly behaved mine are and how hopeless I am, so I got a pleasant surprise, maybe we are all a little better than we think

;) thanks Helen!xxxx

my 8ply, 32 stitches, 6mm needles is producing a square of only about 14cm????? any ideas?

I'm in, love to knit and don't get a chance anymore here in QLD, although I do do little dog coats for the local refuges. Need more info as Pandi mentioned, xxxx when, where etc.

Loved it! as usual he was respectful, attentive, charming, sweet, affectionate. Wonderful man sigh..... Great how they mentioned the breed traits etc., loved the JRTs, my GOD the black male wolf was HUGE and those TEETH next to Clunes face amazing stuff, he handled himself so well, did exactly as he was told etc. and the wolf guy in the pack while they were fighting etc., such an insight, he is one amazing man. The dingo stuff was good, I loathe the rangers on FI, noticed he did not say how they haze, electrocute and shoot them Loved that Martin was so interested and excited by the dingoes, I hope this shows the 'authorities' that the FI dingoes are a fantastic tourist resource and should be treated as such, not treated as vermin. They had a hard time finding them, yet only a few years ago you could see and hear them (howl, wonderful!) all over the place. Glad they showed the aboriginals with their dingo. Cant' wait to see next week! Loved seeing Martin interact with his dogs, he is so lovely, nice settee and cushions

Thanks Gayle and Staranais Gayle, your friend's dog sounds exactly like Rusty! I'd love one too, but have my hands full ATM (and OH would walk...... ) Busterlove, keep posting pics as she grows up ;) xxx

that sounds like it gayle, the one I care for (and I must rake out a pic!!) is actually rather largish, Id guess in the high 20s kg, maybe 28 kg or so? and he has a round skull and nose, not so 'foxy', and colouring on his face like your dusty (His name is rusty!! ) I know they are a sort of breed as there are many around exactly like him and everyone just calls them a NZ strain of BC. They are not a Heading dog, as far as I know, they are different. NZ seems to have several home grown herders/workers, all really lovely.

You're such an angel Cas!xxxxxx

Just a short heads up as I don't see many of these around nowadays. Someone here is selling a male peke, not desexed( I'm having a major freak out re puppy farms), for $200. They are going OS. They recommend he would be a good breeder................HO hum. If anyone has been or is after a dear little Peke and may be interested, just PM me, Poor little thing.

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Busterlove, she is stunning :D xxx

Boss, Monah and Roisin. He's not as perfect as the beautiful Molly :D xxx

An ESS (or other similarly coated dog) has a double coat. I have ESSs visit my house on a regular basis. If grooming isn't kept up, they are hairy beasts!! Leave the dead hair on the dog (as opposed to stripping or clipping) and you'll soon think you own a yak. Even the head gets hairy. Of course the working line ESS's have far less coat but arent' as common as show line dogs. Here's a sample article: Linky And another linky Have to agree, a person I used to do agility withhas 5, and a welsh . The english are very high maintenance. We also rescued one years ago, so I know first hand

All the springers I know have big grooming needs AND love to work, very exercise orientated, heaps of brain power IMO springer owners need to be pretty dedicated. amazing dogs. Labs are so variable, but lots of shedding, and exercise needs too, as you mentioned in your post.

I have a smooth working BC. I don't know if you are after less shedding or easier care coat, but they shed like CRAZY A friend here has a collie that is known as a new zealand bc? he is larger (much), smooth, and has some tan bits and is gorgeous, I have a pic somewhere as I often look after him. He behaves just like a BC. Huntaways are lovely I'm fairly sure none of these are recognised.

Yes, you may be able to do the deck thing. To be honest, just for a day trip, it may not be worth it. The trip can be awful if the weather is iffy, that stretch is one of the worse there is for rough seas. A nasty trip over and the thought of a trip back is not great My kids both knew what 'sick bags' were for from the ages of around 7 months! you also would not be able to see much, but i guess a day is OK for a very general look.