Karelea Aussies

awwww maybe you need to give your mum one as well , you know, cause you dont want her all upset and missing the pups and all..........

Congrats Bailey9, nice pup you have Hope your gonna give us lots of puppy photos in the Aussie thread. :p LP, I like your choice also. I thought it was Lacey, what a pretty girl ;)

LP I am glad its not me that has to make the decision on who stays and who goes. Think I would need a bigger house They are all beautiful.

NO.

wow what a bunch of fluffies . They are all gorgeous LP. Eta: Are you gonna brave a tail? Just a little hint......

Do they really use chains and water bombs, sounds like something out of "Friday Night Games" on the TV or whatever it used to be called Think of the damage that could do to a dog mentally, and in my case, being a lousy shot, physically. I prefer my dog trainers/behaviourists to use less cartoon capers type of methods. If I were going to look for a trainer besides ones that are recommended on here, I would at least be looking for NDTF qualifications, references from satisfied customers etc etc and be steering clear of franchises... ETA as with anything in life I like to get feedback from people who I trust who have had success with whatever, ie mechanic dentist etc. Also someone told me they charge around $400 (with free lifetime advice)... that seems kinda steep. They also didn't cure that person's issues either. Should have mentioned that this was about 4 years ago so there methods might have changed but YES then they used chains and waterbombs. I must admit I was a bit shocked by the whole process but it did work and the dogs personalities did not seem to suffer for it. But you are right in the fact that you need to have good aim lol. The session cost $350 for lifetime guarantee. If it was now, I might not go along the same path. Charlies_mum I am pretty sure I saw a couple of behaviourists, in the Illawarra, in the yellow pages when looking for training schools up that way.

We had a complaint so asked barkbusters come out. In our session the training involved the use of chains and water balloons to act as a detterent. The complaint was that they used to bark constantly day and night. We used to hear them bark but only if someone was around at night, and our other neighbour said that she rarely heard them through the day. Once again only if someone was around. So this was what we were working to stop. Barkbusters showed us to use the chain and throw it at the fence (very near them without hitting them). The bang would startle them and then we had to call them to us and praise/reward. Gradually all we had to do was rattle the chain and they would stop and come to the door. With the water ballons the aim was to get them away from the fence. I guess the end result was to make them think that if they went near the fence, they would get a water balloon lobbed at them. They very ralely barked after that but then the people who complained had their car broken into a week later. Our dogs did not bark to alert of someone being around and they had the inside of their van gutted. So I guess you could say it worked fine. Turns out it was actually a GSD on the other side of the road that was doing all the barking.

ahem.....no puppy talk today? Puppies keeping you busy LP? edited: caus i cant tpye ro spipp tosay..see

who me? nooooo Just a couple more and ill be fine :rolleyes:

Lacey and Polly for me please. Sorry Panda, your still cute though. Ah darn it, Panda can come too. :rolleyes:

Anyways, this is a pic I snapped at Lacey, when she was placed back in the box and away from her mum (never mind the fact she'd *just * eaten!)

I would find another puppy preschool where they interact but not play. The one I took my pup to was more about basic obedience and socialisation. Although there was lots of interaction they were not allowed to play and were always kept on leash. Sounds like yours is more of a play date lol. :rolleyes:

Call her Babe. Still piglet related, but a bit more girly to keep Gayle happy The bubbas are very cute LP. My fav is Panda :p but then I have a thing for lots of white

Congrats LP and Kinta What a cute little bunch of bubbas. Can't wait to watch them grow up. We will need lots of piccies LP. :p

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...... I'm shouting too OMG...i've been avoiding the removal of this dang weed for years. Please sweet lord, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :rolleyes: ;) yep...wandering dew used to reduce my boys belly to an itchy spotty mess. Could be the culprit.

Yep got one here too. When someone in my house yells 'poo breath', we all know what it means.

My 2 year old rescue still wont go when it is raining outside. We have had about 5 accidents in the house since bringing her home a few months back. All accidents have happened when it has been raining. She is toilet trained and has a doggy door which she uses without problems, as long as it is not raining. :cool: Everyone in the house knows to watch her like a hawk when it rains, as she will toilet inside. It can be rather frustrating to see everything working fine and then something happens to spoil it. It is thought Cleo may have a bit of cav in her, whether that has anything to do with it or not i dont know. I have even tried putting her coat on before we go out but she still does not go. I am going to start walking her in the rain and taking her on the grass to see if i can desensitize her from it. This is the only thing i can think of to try. We think in her former life she was kept as a yard dog. I have to wonder how she went about her business then. Anyway, good luck and I hope you find something that works.