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    2014 Brags Thread

    in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports

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    1402837692[/url]' post='6504069']

    After what feels like an eternity, Milliemoo FINALLLY got her last excellent agility pass for her ADX title! WOOHOOOOO!!! :cheer:

    Pippa the little Ninja also got her first pass in Masters Jumping today, with a 2nd place :)

    Go Millie! And yippee Pippa!!! OK I am a tad biased!

    Councils Complain About Dog Laws

    in In The News

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    Banned dog laws costing councils

    Posted by: 3AW News | 21 April, 2014 - 9:27 AMdogs.jpgThe state’s restricted dog breed laws have been described as a "dogs breakfast" by Monash mayor Geoff Lake.

    Councils have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending court cases brought by dog owners challenging the laws.

    Monash council has spent almost $100,000 on court challenges over a single dog which it declared a pit bull in 2012.

    Cr Lake told 3AW Breakfast the laws were clumsy, unscientific and subjective.

    "It's unsatisfactory from a council point of view, dog owners are being denied fundamental justice and fairness and it leaves the community exposed because it's not working," he said.

    “It involves council officers who aren’t experienced breed identifiers.

    “They’ve (only) had a few hours training, having to go through and make a number of measurements from different points of the dogs.

    “And time and time again the courts are saying that dogs that councils say meet the test don’t actually meet the test.”

    LISTEN: Monash mayor Geoff Lake says the laws are a dogs breakfast

    Meanwhile RSPCA Victoria chief executive Maria Mercurio agreed.

    She said the laws did not achieve anything.

    “It’s a bad law, it doesn’t accomplish the purpose that it’s set out to accomplish, so it accomplishes nothing” she told Brett McLeod.

    “It costs tens of thousands of dollars and often results in very nice animals being (killed) for no particular reason except they don’t look right.”

    Ms Mercurio maintained no breeds were more dangerous than others.

    "It depends on whether or not the dog is well trained, well socialised, is it the right dog for that particular family, is it desexed, is it properly contained on the owner’s property," she said.

    "There is a whole list of criteria that you have to apply before you get to the point of saying ‘that dog needs to be destroyed’.

    “I can send you some information about statistics worldwide for a number of breeds … and pit bulls don’t feature any more prominently than other breeds."

    LISTEN: RSPCA's Maria Mercurio says any dog is capable of attacking

    2013 Training Goals!

    in Training / Obedience / Dog Sports

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    1355520002[/url]' post='6052846']

    Well...with some degree of surprise that I feel almost confident to post this I would love to get RA & RE titles as well as CD and work toward CDX.

    Now I have put it down I better do some work! My big goal this year was to feel confident and enjoy the ring. Might have achieved that as I can't wait. (Just need to work consistently).

    We'll it was an interrupted training year with Waldo having an injured leg and I was constantly nervous about his movement. I was also travelling to and from Hobart for family reasons. Spent most of November and December moving my elderly aunt from Hobart to Melbourne so missed a number of trials. However we got our RA and RE. We also have 2 CD passes.

    2013 Brags Thread

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    1385518777[/url]' post='6356678']

    Waldo worked beautifully Sue. He deserved his ring win and HIT. Great to see the little chappie working so well. You were both fantastic. Pat yourself on the back! :thumbsup:

    Thanks so much. I was so proud of him. Nervous moment in the stays when another dog got up and then another but all good.

    2013 Brags Thread

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    well my little boy Krusty got his first Q in novice agility over the weekend in 1st place to boot :) & a second place Q in Novice jumping :)

    so proud of the little bloke as the weather was hot & the ground wet.. saturday I believe we also got an NQ just can't remember waht in lol was a very long weekend :)

    Well done!!!!

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