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AAHHHHHH No Kepala photos ;) Please Please I am desperate for photos as I could not get there b/c of bloody uni assignment..............................

LOVE your siggie block!! Thank you

I got mine this arvo and the book looks awesome. Well worth the wait. Now how to work out not to stain it while using it

Woo hoo Luke, you and Barkly are zooming through the titles. Well done indeed

This is the information that I received back from the ADF via e-mail Preparations are underway to send packages. Details should be available on-line a http://www.defence.gov.au from 15 NOV 2010.

New outdoor swimming pool at KCC Park. Sunday only special

Thank you. Zephyr is a gorgeous boy, and he is showing signs of intelligence as he is now in class two for obedience.

New outdoor swimming pool at KCC Park We are also trying to add herding to our Champ Show next year, and maybe tracking like they had in SA for their Champ show. This would mean that we would have confirmation, obedience, tracking, herding and a breed survey over the four days.

A huge congratulations on such a brilliant achievement It was fantastic to see you guys in action today. And any professional baseball player would have been very proud of your slide in the ring

What a fantastic result TerraNik. Congratulations on a brilliant night

Thanks guys. Her next trial is the FOOS trial on the last Tuesday in November at KCC Park. I just heard that the ground and internal roads are under water , so pray for fine conditions on the weekend before

That was Tash with Emily. They have worked so hard and really deserved it. A huge congratulations to all the winners and new title holders. There have been some excellent results this year. We have a little brag. Dee got her second novice pass last night with a score of 182, which earnt her a first place in novice on a count back (3 dogs participated, two scratched) and a highest score in trial (7 competitors excluding 4 scratchings). She lost most of her points in the healing as I kept running her into the rope. Perfect score of 30 for change of position, stand for exam and the stays, lost a few for the finish on the recall (34/40) and got 28 for the heeling. Very proud of my clever girl One more to go

Ohhh she is gorgeous and she helps with the housework ;) I so hope that is dirty washing and not clean washing ;) I love the third photo of Lottie and Ella together.

I have used chicken wire and my lot got through it like nothing was there by bending it as they went over and pushing it as they went under. We solved the problem with ringlock fencing attached to the three strands of farm fencing with cable ties.

If you are going to fail an exercise at least make it memorable

Found this while looking for info on herding and the Rottweiler from the American Rottweiler Club. Thought you might be interested as this is what Rottweilers where bred for initially

The first correction here is that the Rottweiler IS NOT A FIGHTING BREED. The Rottweiler has a long history of herding, starting as far back as driving the food supply of the Roman Legions across the Alps. Later, in Germany, they were known as the Butcher's dog, driving cattle to market. Many Rottweilers are now herding sheep, cattle and ducks in Victoria and doing extremely well at it, my young boy included who has 2 herding titles. Herding is a stressful situation. Secondly my old girl visited primary schools for four years teaching children how to behave around dogs. You could not get a much greater urban environmental stressor, yet she behaved beautifully just as the standard requires "Being good natured, placid in basic disposition and fond of children, she is very devoted, obedient, biddable and eager to work". It is extremely irresponsible to label a whole breed due to the characteristics exhibited by a few. As you have stated "every Rottweiler is different" just the same as every dog owner is different. We should be encouraging responsible ownership to ensure ALL DOGS are sociable with bullet proof temperaments.

Yes now that she is in season she will be house bound for the next four weeks. I agree that I have probably moved to quickly with her with regards the number of dogs that she has around her when she is working. I need to step back and ensure that she is comfortable around the other dogs before starting to work. It is also probably a good idea that between exercises I just let her chill out, as I usually play with her with her toy. My frustration shows as I know that she can do the exercises so well. I also think that for her the greatest punishment is when I ignore her. If she is sloppy in the execution of commands she does not get praise, but we do it again and then she gets praise. I need to lighten up a bit and be less stressed. We are a work in progress and she is still very young. Thanks Nekhbet for all your replies and suggestions. ;)

I did correct her with her collar on Tuesday at training, re-commanded heel and she came. She was then praised for this and her mood changed back to happy and relaxed. A possible contributing factor is that she came into season yesterday, which is 3 weeks early. She crouches and goes into a submissive drop when I turn to look at her when I know she is not there or when I return to her. She can tell from my body language that I am not happy with her. She can be calm, even excited in a friendly way around other dogs, but on other occasions like Tuesday night she can be anxious and looking around at the other dogs and not comply with commands. On Tuesday there were new dogs in her class and one owner was frustrated with her dog, constantly yelling at him. She confuses the hell out of me sometimes and I don’t know what to do.

Kritta I am so sorry that it was time for Gypsy to go to the brigde. Hold on to all those great memories of fun times and know in your heart that she is not far away. RIP Gypsy :D

I used mainly distraction by going into obedience mode or getting her to watch, and in the beginning I was very aware of her critical distance. I am also aware that if I am calm then she is calm. I cannot use a correction using a correction collar or flat collar as this only loads her and escalates the aggression. I also cannot use the command “leave” as this also escalates the aggressive behaviour. These reactions I believe are due to the fact that this is what I did during the three attacks. Now when she goes into avoidance and shuts down around other dogs that are reacting or boisterous I cannot use verbal correction as she shuts down further. I can get her back into working/listening mode if I encourage her and lighten up. Yes there is handler error as I am so not used to this. She is food motivated but has extremely high prey drive that can take a lot of pressure. The two extremes are hard for me to comprehend.

I have a question for those that have used click to calm to deal with dog aggression. Dee developed DA as a result of three separate dog attacks when she was 7 to 13 months old. She is now just over 2 years old. For the last 9 months we have been doing obedience training and calm walking in safe areas of the neighbourhood (ie around controlled, contained dogs) to increase her confidence and mine and regain her trust that I can deal with any danger. Over this time she has been able to gain her CCD title and one pass in Novice. She is able to be around other dogs of various breeds without too much stress and very little aggressive reaction. However, she has now developed avoidance as a coping mechanism when around excited/barking dogs and tends to shut down to the point where she will not follow obedience commands. So my question is will the click to calm method be of benefit to both Dee and myself? She loves to work and be out and about, so I want her to be able to continue to enjoy these activities, as this is our one on one time. Where can I get more information about click to calm?

OMG I am so very sorry for your loss Phillipa and Ian and that the time has come for Evie to go to the bridge May she live forever in your hearts and fill your minds with beautiful memories. RIP beautiful Evie and happy Smurf hunting over the bridge

What a brilliant weekend you guys had. A huge congratulations to: Bedazzled & Brooklyn and Ptolomy & Scoota at the Adelaide Royal Ness - you cannot keep an old girl away Smoothgirl and Bronte - one of many I am sure Sas and Dante - the Dane challenges are paying off brilliantly, even if he does not look impressed with his ribbon FHRP and Rogan - a stunning photo

No dogs that participate in ANKC recognised events like obedience, agility, herding, flyball, tracking and retrieving are allowed to participate in the program. Dogs that participate in any sport that involves bite work are not allowed to be in the program.