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I think at first she thought she could do the training herself. She is slowly getting more and more frustrated with him (loves him very much though) I have told her that in getting a trainer she will be able to enjoy him so much more. To give you an idea on the level he is on with her - he walked in the the lounge room whilst she was on the ground stretching and peed on her She has to ask him 3 times to do anything. If she says sit and he drops, she figures thats close enough. Its hard to watch. Sorry this post is turning into a vent! I dont think its the cars are frightening him I think crossing the road has become a game to him in some way. I will check out the martingale collar thanks.

Hi there, Hoping someone can offer some advice. One of my mates has a 7 month old Border Collie. He is super hyperactive. (Against my advice and persistance she purchased him from a byb so no idea if he is just excitable or if he has issues) He is very focused when it comes to tricks/balls/sticks etc but he has been very hard for her to train in obedience. Basic sit/stay/drop is ok but no where near 100%. This has a lot to do with her being inconsistant and not spending the time on it. I actually find it very frustrating and have suggested she gets one on one training. Due to cost she says its not feesable right now. Anyway, he has a major problem at the traiffic lights. She will have him on the lead walking up to the road, tells him to sit. He goes crazy. He is so excited to cross the road that he starts jumping, crying, barking and creates quite a scene. When he hears the button go off to cross the road he gets seriously out of control. The very scary thing is that today he slipped out of his collar and ran across a main road. Im no expert but thought someone might be able to offer advice? (I find it very frustrating when she tells me about her problems with him when I have already given her the advice to get some proper training) Thanks

I only let my dog tug on/mouth his toys. Our trainers have told us this from day 1. Our friends would come around start playfully sticking their hands in his mouth and play hand games with him but we told them it wasnt on. We have our friends kids around at our house and I would hate for him to think it was ok to have a bite on them. I think it would confuse him if it was sometimes ok and others not.

Thanks We got a little black lab named Bella and she is 8 weeks old ...Im so in love already Thanks for all your advice I really am grateful OH thats so unfair NO PHOTOs for us to drool over! Lol Congratulations firstimer I just spied the little muffin in here http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...=171634&hl= very cute indeed!

No one is expecting you to allow the dog to sleep on your bed so cut the dramatics My dogs don't sleep on the bed, in fact they're probably the only Staffords in the world that aren't even allowed to sit on the sofa. and I thought mine was the only one! No stafford on the couch in this house. No beds either. Mind you it usually means that we are on the floor with him I cant imagine having him outside. He is my shadow that follows me everywhere. Im no expert but all the staffords I have met just want to be near their family.

Ripley that just spun me out! I have exactly the same Craven tins. Same writing, same colour! They were the first thing I thought to take photos of for this challenge but mine didnt turn out so good

I got some Muslin cloth and wrapped it over the front of the torch. You know because im such an expert and all!

Thankyooooouuuu!! I realised how dark they were once I posted them! Back to it tonight. Thanks so much for the feedback

Can I have some feedback please Ashanali! Trying to get the painterly feeling which of the below do you think worked best? I have a long way to go but these 2 were my closest Thanks!

Ok, so I think im on my way. After a lot of frustration I have some shots worth sharing. This was heaps of fun and slightly addictive!

Thanks so much for this Ashanali! Back into it tonight.

Oh Shell im so jelous! This is NOT going to get the better of me! tlc - thanks for the advice, ill try this tonight. I think I need a smaller torch, the one im using is a whopper.

Oh man I already want to pull my hair out! Can I ask if there is something glaringly obvious im doing wrong?! Firstly my fruit bowl looks like its in a dark room and someone is shining a very bright torch onto it!!! Heres what im doing - Completely dark room Tripod with camera in focus on manual setting. ISO - 400 SS - 5 secs I turn the light off and shine my torch on the fruit. Camera set on timer. Press shutter whilst shining torch on fruit. I feel like the light from the torch takes up the whole bowl of fruit so there is no need to 'paint' The result is terrible! Its super bright. What am I missing?? Can someone help the newbie??!!

They are great Vizla01. If my first attempt turns out as good ill be very happy

This looks unreal Rocco! I just had a look at your flickr site and I am in awe. Hard to comment on all but I really love the photos of you and Rocco. Beautiful shots (I particulary liked the horse/dog one!)

Sounds great! This is so good for challenging me. Goodbye auto settings, so long!

This is great Luke, thanks for sharing these with us. Im still learning so this is great to see. If I can bags a spot in your class im there!

heading back home past St Kilda Beach there was a beautiful sunset, just wish I had a longer lense!

Well I didnt post as many photos as I would have liked this challenge so im about to make up for it!! Sorry for so many pics but I just had so much fun taking these today!

I love this Terranik. Great timing!

Thanks Shell. Awwwww Im a sucka for a boofa. I have seen pics of that Trixies face and can see how she might win you over.

Anniek I love those tail shots! Some shots from this morning. Not the best quality but they make me laugh so I thought I would share .

Oooooo - i love this one! Thanks Shell! This is my fave too. I was there for so long taking photos waiting for him to move! I felt bad making him fly away but it was worth it!

and one more..

Oh wow, everyones photos are brilliant. I havent put any up for a while but had a chance to get out and have some fun today