sheena

I totally agree with you. This dog should have been euthanised at birth. Times 3 or 4. That poor pup is going to go through hell as he gets older with all that weight bearing without back legs Just another example of the sadistic human race making a show case out of something that is deformed If he was born in the wild he wouldn't have survived...that's just nature.

Bojak Bindi Dreaming AKA "Bindi" ADX JDX ADO2 JDO GDX SPD SD am hoping in 2014 to get her ADM, JDM, ADO3 & ADO4, SPDX To do this I have to train her to want to work faster...so that is my goal...a more enthusiastic Bindi. Dunwurkn Howz That AKA "Cricket" JD GD SPD I am hoping for AD then ADX, JDX, SPDX, SD, ADO, JDO & GDX. To do this I have to get his flying contacts under control...so that is my aim with him :)

Circle around you backwards & cross arms (paws) :) Sounds like he is a smart little guy. Zeus is way too smart for his own good and he definitely tries my patience sometimes :laugh: I've been meaning to come back and ask how to go about starting training Zeus to circle around me backwards -- it doesn't sound easy! Get yourself into a confined space like the end of the hallway or even smaller to get a tight turn. Start with him in heel position & lure him backwards, clicking & treating for any movement in that direction. If the space is limiting it will make him go backwards & around your legs. When he knows what he is doing put a cue on it...I use "Scoot". I can only get Bindi to do a 180 backward turn around me, but I turn in the opposite direction & repeat the command & only click treat when she has completed the full 360 now. Only problem with Bindi is that if I try to do a simple heel backwards, she "scoots" or goes between my legs....so formal obedience is out for us :laugh:

Yah... I havn't done any "bow" training with Bindi for a few nights & when I got the clicker out tonight & asked for a bow, she went straight into it. I didn't even have to get down on the floor with her, I just bent over & pointed to the floor. Party....party

That's odd .... in someone else's house , he goes looking for the dog ? I find it very odd too and very rude and disrespectful - honestly he's been asked not to do something and ignores your request? He might seem harmless but i'd go with the dog's behaviour - he has to have done something that you are not aware of. Never force a dog to interact with someone they feel like this about. Trust your dog's instincts - unless they are like it with everyone and the dog has a serious issue. I can't believe people sometimes. X's two. I think your dog is picking up the same vibrations from this guy that you are only she picked up on his rudeness long before you did. He is rude & completely out of place. IMO

I am finally making progress with Bindi with "take a bow". I couldn't work out why every time I would verbal cue "bow", she would move in as close to me as possible almost pushing me over as I squat next to her. It is because in the initial stages I had my arm under her to keep her hips up while I clicked the front end going down, even though I would wait until she was supporting herself before I clicked :laugh: Now I just have to fade out the lure...little monkey knows when I don't have a lure. Cricket's "cross paws", as a result of him mauling the target with his giant paw, has turned into a "crawl" which has turned into "take a bow" as he takes a few crawls then his hips come up into a bow :laugh: So by default, he is learning three tricks in one

Circle around you backwards & cross arms (paws) :) Sounds like he is a smart little guy.

I'd be interested to know too! I'm having the same problem. Breeze will cover her muzzle for a good second (our cue is 'Stinky!' :laugh: ) but I just can't figure out how to get her to hold it there. She also will only do it in a drop, as that's how I taught her initially so I am having trouble getting her to do it in a sit or stand as she confuses it with marching, which we do in those positions. For duration, I think you would have to build in very small steps...a fraction of a second longer each time before you click. As for getting her to do it in a sit you may have to teach it as a complete new trick..ie getting her to sit then swat the peg or sticky tape or whatever you are using & then put a new cue word on it as the old word "stinky" to her, means to drop & play shy. Not sure if it is practical to get her to shy while standing...might be asking too much.

Shy is a good one...I havn't done that one for ages, it may need a little bit of revision. Getting them to cross their front paws while in a dropped position is a very cute one too & always gets "Ooooo isn't she sweet" remarks. You do that one by using a foot target & gradually raising the target up & over the other paw. Bindi does it well, but I am having a little problem with Cricket, he is such a boofhead with great big feet & really likes to wack the target, sometimes getting my hand. I had a lovely target stick, but he broke that in a few minutes. So now I am using a wooden spoon.

Does this neighbour wear a hat or sunglasses Just a wild thought. But I would be shaping her out of it using clicker training & the LAT method & taking it small baby steps at a time.

Same .... Me neither

This is the one I went to on the weekend...it was only an introduction to their full Cert IV course which gives you qualifications Delta Society

I have just come back from day one of an introduction to Delta Seminar & am very impressed. I have another day tomorrow & am thinking I may go on & do their Certificate IV in Companion Animal Services. :)

I am not sure what the pack says as I don't have one handy, but with the Fish & Potato I feed my 18 kilo girl just under a metric cup & the 22 kilo guy gets one metric cup & I will adjust it according to how much training treats I have used. For their night time training time just before bed, I use the BH kibble for training treats on the lounge room floor. They also get half a turkey neck for breakfast & sometimes an egg with their kibble dinner. They are extremely active BC's & I keep a good eye on their weight by weighing them at the vets every so often.

So close

I spoke to a brittany breeder about an adult dog they were selling when we were looking for a friend for Collie. She said the dog needed to be taken on an hour bike ride daily as well as mental training. That's too much exercise for even me :p Beautiful dogs though and I like that they have shorter hair than cockers and springers. If I end up back in sunny WA one day I might look you up :) Leah...(please excuse my ignorance) but what breed is your dog, Sarah?? Yes I thought about maybe an Aussie as all the Aussies I have met are pretty laid back. Brittanies are a beautiful dog, but not for these people.

HOLY BAJEASES If I heard that i'd call the cops, I will now know to peek over the fence and look for a toller first . Definitely no tollers then.....the cops would be around their place all the time then one day when they really need the cops...they would be saying "Oh it's just the bloody dogs again" & my friend could be being murdered in her own kitchen

That's Kikopup & she is amazing. She has a Youtube channel with lots of trick training tips. BlackJaq, I'm teaching Bindi to walk/hop on her back legs but firstly I am getting a nice duration with standing & she is now starting to do the hop in order to keep her balance. I will gradually extend the time she is up before I click. I am also teaching her to go around me backwards. Crossing the front legs is a very cute trick & she always gets a laugh when she goes into this pose. :laugh:

Well it definitely looks like the Toller is ruled out :laugh: I really don't think a BC would be suitable as my friend & her husband are disabled to the extent where anything more than a walk they couldn't handle. He is on a walking stick & she has her own physical problems. But they would have lots of time for training not involving anything much physical (for them) & that is why the GR suits them. Also they go away a fair bit & need to leave the dog with their daughter & young family. A shame a miniature GR does not exist :)

I had a go getting her to bow under my legs, but she had been taught previously to crawl by doing that, so that was no good. I have gone back to just supporting her rear end with one arm that is holding the clicker while I lure with the other into position, then when I think she is supporting herself I click & let her have the treat. Just by accident the other night, a treat rolled under the lounge chair & she did the most perfect bow in order to retrieve the treat, so I am going to see how I might be able to build on that. We are still working on standing on rear legs & that is going great & I am teaching the two of them to work in unison, which is quite funny, especially with the young guy :laugh: The young fella has just been taught to walk backwards & that is his favoured offered trick ATM & he sort of bounds backwards rather than taking steps, so he covers a lot of ground with his long legs :laugh: & it looks good so I am happy with that....it is his own style. :) ETA...we have had a breakthrough with the young guy & his roll over.

I have a friend visiting that has always had either Golden Retrievers of Labradors & her current dog is a GR. We were talking about what she might get when her now fairly old GR passing on. She would like something smaller than a GR or Lab but with a similar personality. I suggested a Toller, but I am only going by what I have met at dog trials & do not know them very well at all, so can the brains trust fill me in on the difference requirements etc. between Tollers & GR's...do they shed as badly as a GR?? She lives in suburbia (Sydney) with a big backyard & her present dog gets lots of attention, obedience training & walks. She is in love with my BC's but they are obviously not suited for her situation. I have introduced her to clicker training & she is pretty excited to try it on her old GR. when she gets back home :)

My dogs always go into a drop & wait for their dinner...till I say OK..Get it :)

Sorry...I shouldn't have voted as we are on a farm. But even then they only get the one run a day off leash & that's in the morning. Afternoon walk is always on lead otherwise they would be back in the dam & wet all night.

Can they really call it "grain free" if it has vegetable oils, canola & linseed oils & soy. I thought these were all derived from grains

Keep your sessions really short..2 to 3 minutes at the max if she is getting bored & make sure you use the very best of yummy treats (pea size). If you want her to paw the box then look for any smallest movement in that direction & click & treat, then if she gets stuck, hold off till she offers you a bit more. If you don't want her to sit in front of the box then don't click it. If you want to end the session, call her back to you then get her to sit or do something she knows, click that & have a party & end of session. If you can end the session while she is still interested in the box, & click her while she is there & have your party, then next time she will probably only take a few clicks to get her back to where she left off. :) But make sure your treats are something she really likes & keep the sessions short. My guys would go all night, playing the game, if I let them, but your girl hasn't quite caught on yet. Oh...& always train when she is hungry :D