SkySoaringMagpie

I think ILDD, BMP, Wolfsong and especially Elkie should be in here bragging! Here's mine - my avatar boy Jadir was BOB and Best Aus Bred in Group today

It's not just restricted to Schutzhund. I have been showing a sighthound bred from country of origin hunting parents who are proven on traditional game. As is usual for show world, a few people have told me that I can't be sure she is pure and that hunting stock is unreliable for the show ring. Others have sledged her to judges forgetting I have friends around the place who will tell me what they are saying. Or perhaps they intend it to get back to me. Whatever, it's all a bit toxic. It's not just restricted to my breed either, other hound people who use COO or hunting stock cop it as well. Plenty of show people won't lure course/earthdog/whatever so show people not supporting schutzhund is far from surprising. Often the excuse you will get re coursing is around injury, and it is true that you can get injuries coursing (lure or OFC) that will end a show career. And certainly, as you can't get an ANKC title and OFC is illegal it's also perhaps a little pointless to go to the effort and risk for no payoff. Still, it's hard not to wonder if people aren't missing an important examination of their stock.

Magic and BMP

If you absolutely have to feed a pet a vegan diet then buy a rabbit or guinea pig and rehome the dog. It's unfair at best and abusive at worst to feed a vegan diet to a dog. Alternatives include feeding the dog with responsibly farmed and slaughtered meat.

Has your dog or a dog you know been in an ad? Here's an ad with our pup Lochie's dad Magik (Gr Ch Tianze Power of Magik) in it. Both of the Afghans are Magik: Go Team Tianze at the QLD Afghan Speciality tomorrow by the way!

A friend of mine had a puppy buyer (wife) contact her about the dog being a dog park menace and aggro on walks. My friend asked me about it and I suggested a pro trainer consult based on the behaviours that were described - it was definitely beyond emailed advice. Then the husband read the reply from my friend and said that he a) wouldn't be passing the info on to his wife and b) everyone was overreacting. I don't know if you call that evidence but my conclusion was that he liked having a dog that bullied its way around the park.

Is it just a coincidence that a breeder friend sent me this today? Four friends spend weeks planning their big dog show weekend get together. Two days before the group is supposed to leave, Betty's husband puts his foot down & tells her she isn't going - that he wants her to spend some "Quality Time" with him instead. Betty's friends are very upset that she can't go - but with a camping spot and grooming spaces reserved and entry fees paid for, there's nothing to do but push on without her. Two days later, the three friends get to the dog show - only to find Betty has already checked in, she's already cruised around in the vendors & busy grooming her dog. "Wow," they exclaimed, "how long have you been here - and how did you talk your husband into letting you go?" "I drove all night and got in early this morning," Betty said. "Yesterday I was sitting in my chair when my husband came up behind me & put his hands over my eyes & said, "honey, tonight's your lucky night." I pulled his hands off & there he was wearing nothing but skin. He took my hand & took me to our bedroom. The room had two dozen candles and rose petals all over. On the bed, he had laid out handcuffs and ropes! He told me to tie & cuff him to the bed, and I did. And then he said, "Do whatever you want." And here I am!!”

Hi Saxonpup I agree with the others you are better leaving your dog at home. Dogs who are not entered are actually not permitted on the grounds anyway. I will be near the hound ring on Sunday. If you come then and you find IW4ME and Humpty you should be able to find me pretty easily or just ask anyone around the hound ring if they've seen Anita. Come and say hi!

I'm only entered on Sunday, but I may wander down on Monday as well for a stickybeak. Depends how much I get done on Saturday and just how bad the weather is.

IIRC Troy asked people to nominate breeds because that way you can be sure there will be someone who can answer the questions. Perhaps no collie people nominated the rough and smooths?

OK, we have two bitches in season in the house at the moment. One of them will have a go given the right set of circumstances. This morning when I let a bitch who is not in season back in the house after her morning run a bitch who is in season is gave me a stack of signs that she was going to have a go at bitch who is not in season. I immediately put bitch who is in season in a sit stay and put bitch who is not in season in a safe place in the house. Bitch who is in season was then released and sent into the yard to toilet. Problem averted. They were fine for the rest of the day. Nipping it in the bud is about recognising the signs and being prepared to set very clear boundaries and standards. Probably the owner needs to be coached on what those signs are, the signs are very similar to the signs you'd pick in aggro humans in a pub - ie, eyeballing, shouldering, the "slow walk" etc. If you know what to look for, you can see it. Someone needs to help her see, and she needs to recognise that getting in early and breaking it up is not "unfair", it's what you do when you run a household.

I think we can spend a lot of time on mapping and hypothesising in a way that misses the point. If you know that certain situations are risky, and you know that certain parts of the house are hot spots, then you put in place strategies to manage that. You reward the behaviour you want to see, you prevent the behaviour you don't want to see, you ensure that if behaviour you don't want to see slips through the cracks then it is unsuccessful. It sounds like the problem here is not insurmountable in a theoretical sense, but may be when you put the human variable into the equation. If people are not able to reflect on their role in enabling a dog's bad behaviour then all the solutions in the world won't stick. Does the soft carer recognise that her behaviour needs to change?

dog geek!

Have you read the pinned topic in this forum "Show Ring FAQ"? It's the first thread under "important topics" Someone else also recently asked the question in the thread titled "Plz Need Information On Shows" And there's a thread for newbies titled "Hitting The Ring For The First Time"

OOh, I'd be interested in this. What do you think it would take to get it u p& running?? One of the things on my stupidly long "to do" list is to have dinner with a local guy who was instrumental in getting Dances with Dogs' ANKC recognition to find out how they did it. I should give him a call.

I'm not even sure that is always true anymore, I know in my breed a lot of the top dogs and their handlers are advertised heavily world-wide. Agree with Diva that within a breed or breed group like sighthounds the faces can be very well known. Some of the "faces" in my breed and OH's breed are breed leaders not just locally, but globally. However, the further out you go from your breed, the less people know and many just don't care even if they do know, thank god.

ANKC recognised competitive lure coursing. If I didn't have to work for a living I'd try and make it happen myself. I cannot believe that other breed groups can organise to get earthdog, herding, gun dog tests etc recognised yet a sport that is huge in Europe and North America is not ANKC recognised here. Even Schutzhund is recovering but sighthounds are still stuck with nothing unless they live in QLD. And even that is not officially recognised. I need someone to leave me silly amounts of money so that I can do it

It would depend a bit on what their background was and whether it's a speciality or not. Too many variables to answer the question without knowing more!

http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/421225_tvgif5.html Saturday, June 5, 2010 By KATE STANHOPE Dog Whisperer star Cesar Millan and his wife, Ilusion, have split. "We are sad to announce that after 16 years of marriage, we have decided to file for divorce," the 40-year-old TV host wrote on his website Friday. "The decision was made after much consideration and time. We remain caring friends, and are fully committed to the co-parenting of our two boys." Ilusion filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences, according to legal documents obtained by People. She is seeking primary physical custody of their children, Andre and Calvin, as well as spousal support. Cesar has hosted Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel since 2004 and is the author of several best-selling books.

Getting ANKC approval for UK judges to award enough CCs in Australia to make it financially viable is tricky. The English system is set up so that you have very few people who are officially sanctioned to award CCs in the UK for more than a handful of breeds. If the judge can demonstrate sufficient experience with open shows the ANKC might (or might not) agree that they can award CCs for those breeds here, but its a hassle of a process. If the ANKC does approve it then you get people reporting back results on international lists and the English will say "that judge isn't approved to award CC's for Lithuanian Goat Catching Retrievers!!!" and more hassle ensues. So all that often restricts them to breed speciality appointments. However even if there are breed clubs for that breed it's not easy. It's expensive to get them out here, and UK judges in many breeds have a specific reputation with respect to what they are looking for. If the people who are influential in giving invitations for breed specialities don't like what UK judges have a reputation for putting up, then no appointments will happen. I'd love to bring a UK judge out here but getting one who could get ANKC approval to judge enough breeds for our group to be economically viable pretty much puts it in the "too hard basket". If your friend wants a trip to Australia she might be waiting a very long time. EFS

I think they are great, merry little dogs BUT talk to people who own them and remember they were bred to work as a scent hound. I would not recommend them for someone who isn't prepared for a bit of a training challenge.

In Salukis the feathered and smooth are the same dog - you can get feathered and smooth in the same litter, the pups are registered as salukis, are shown together in the same classes - a smooth dog can (and usually does here in the West) have one feathered parent. If people are interested in more information about smooths the latest issue of Saluki Insights has a smooth feature: www.salukiinsights.com

What are your dog's pads like? Ours run on all sorts of stuff and I've never had a problem. They also cope well with long walks on all sorts of surfaces. I guess I would observe the dog - if they exhibit discomfort on the surface or you have real extremes of heat or cold then maybe use the boots? Ours OTOH can slide in gravel, run over rocky and prickly ground, have accidentally walked over glass etc and have never had an issue. Booties for me are a little like some other things we do for dogs these days - useful if the dog truly needs it, but if they don't, let's not forget their ancestors coped without booties/cool coats/whatever for thousands of years.

Routine we have used, and that I would want to see: - Person takes first 4 weeks off work and in that time routinely adjusts the puppy to spending more and more time alone. Taking 4 weeks off and spending all the time with the pup and then suddenly leaving it for 8 hours is not a goer. - While alone, puppy has kongs, treat balls, cardboard boxes to rip up, toys etc to pass the time - Person understands that this will slow down toilet training and gives puppy a specific acceptable surface on which to toilet (newspaper, indoor dog toilet, puppy pads etc). I don't think pups should be outdoors alone in suburbia for hours at a time as they are too vulnerable, especially small/cute breeds

She was pretty pleased, yes! :rolleyes: Mandy is not on DOL but for others reading without Mandy Manley-Smith of Farousi Salukis I would not have Miss Mabs.