GoldenGirl85

Before my trip I didnt feed my girl her previous meal (would have been breakfast) only because I wasnt sure how she would go on such a long trip, next time I do the trip I wont be with holding food, or ill at least give her half her normal meal

Lots of people take longer trips than that just to pick up their new puppy...take his favourite toy and he will be right I recently did a 1500km trip with my 4 month old who just slept the whole way

Thats good news, her biggest risk at the moment is infection...hopefully she can keep clear of that

I havnt posted yet because I just havnt any idea what to say... Im only new here so I have to say I dont know Jed at all, but from what people have said she is certainly one of the most popular and most respected posters here, I wish I could make a donation but its not possible this week, maybe next week as I should be getting an extra allowance on my wage Im in Brisbane so if there is any help needed with the care of her dogs I can foster one of her little Cavs until Jed is better, Id really like to do something to help Fly free to the puppies who didnt make it...it would have been horrible for them to suffer through that... not being able to find a way out, and I hope Magnus is found soon, it seems that he is the favourite of all the dogs who Jed loved so much, I only hope he is found so he can help her recover from her ordeal

I think you can start on all your foundation work from 8 weeks, but would not be starting with jumps, weaving or full contacts until you are comfortable that they have stopped growing. (Not sure when Goldies stop so won't be specific.) If you have done all the foundation stuff well it won't take long to progress from that point to full height equipment. Foundation stuff = shadow handling, contact plank, jump bumps, jump grids (just with 1/2 pipe instead of jumps - that way they are only jumping about 50mm, but still get the understanding), recalls, stays etc etc etc. Thanks for that, Im starting her on basic things, she goes through a tunnel (straight not curved) and Im trying to get her to do cavaleti but she knocks the poles down, Ill have to find a way to weigh them down so she learns to pick up her feet What are jump bumps and jump grids?

Im just learning with my JRT and I already cant wait to start my much bigger GR...still got a while to go though, what age do you guys recommend starting a GR who will hopefully have the same very small slender build as her mother?

When my pup was a jumper Id just nudge her with my knee when she would jump up on me to unbalance her and make her put all 4 feet on the ground again, I wouldnt touch or pat her until she had settled

I have two little cousins who always believed they were scared of dogs, simply because mum didnt want one, so she kept telling the girls from the time they were toddlers that they were scared of dogs...and of course they believed her. Im glad to say now that at ages 9 and 6 they got their first puppy, a little Maltese x Shih Tzu girl who they both love to death My niece is a good example of fears, she is terrified of loud noises, my mum used to babysit her every monday, and every monday they would go out the front and watch the garbage man take the rubbish, she used to love going out and watching the truck, she would wave at the driver and he would wave back...then one week, she wouldnt have a bar of it, the previous week she was fine, this was when she was about 12-18 months old, she is now 3.5 and she is still terrified of anything loud. Nobody knows what has triggered this, her parents cant think of anything which would cause it Im not saying either of these situations suits your daughters fear, the first is a classic example of parents causing their own childrens fears (I see this on an almost daily basis in my job) the second is just an example of a fear that is caused by the unknown, which is similar to your daughters case, you say she has never had a bad experience with dogs, which may be true, but you need to remember you cant watch your children all the time, you never know if something happened to her when she was a toddler, she wont remember it, but it was the base of the fear and it has just escalated over time, it even could have been something as little as a barking dog on tv which has frightened her when she was a toddler, and because she didnt have a dog at home to relate that barking dog to a good experience, she has told herself that dogs=barking=scary Taking her to a child psychologist would be the first step, there is obviously something deep in there which they might be able to pull out and make sense of, I also agree that it might be an idea to send the pup to stay with someone else for a little while, you sort out your daughter as she is your main priority, you could make a point of taking the boys to visit the puppy once a week (or what ever suits), ask your daughter if she wants to come along, if she says no then maybe give her some one on one time with you or your partner, one of you take the boys to visit the pup and the other one spend some quality time with Sarah, and alternate each time, she might get inquisitive and wonder whats going on with the puppy and ask to come along, if she does then dont force play, if she wants to pat the pup make sure she is on a lead and you have control of her, and encourage her to pat the pup on the back Good luck sorting this out, I hope you dont have to rehome the pup (Just to add, I used to be scared of the toilet flush...no idea why, I used to get out of the toilet as soon as I hit the button so I didnt have to be in the room, then one day, I guess I was about 16 or 17...I stopped to wonder why I got out so quickly, and a load of memories flooded back, none that caused the fear, but just memories of being scared of the flush, that day I made myself stay in there until it the tank had stopped refilling...and I survived to tell the story, fears are funny, they can be caused by the silliest little thing, but they can affect you for your whole life unless you come to the realisation by whatever method that it is just an irrational fear...now as for spiders, I dont care what people tell me they are all out to get me, and I have the best method for disposal...a JRT lol)

I have a Mazda3 Hatchback, but voted medium rather than small because its much bigger than my old Corolla hatchback which I considered small, Im happy with it for now with the dogs I have, but my next dog will likely be another Golden and with two goldens Ill need a much bigger car for them to be comfortable on long drives, my family lives 1500kms away from me and when I visit home my dogs come, so Ill need a bigger car to keep them comfortable on that sort of trip

You could have said no at the get go and given a simple explanation if you wanted. I know, it all happened quite quickly, it wasnt until the kid was patting her roughly I decided to say something, you know how a 2yo doesnt have co-ordination to stroke, so they sort of hit? he was doing that, not hard enough for Lexi to even feel it, but still, I prefer it when the mother will hold the kids hand while they stroke the dog if they dont already know to be gentle with them

I have had this happen, even today I took Lexi to the markets for a bit of socialising, and there were a number of kids who Lexi stopped to oogle at, she loves kids because they are just her height, if mum stops we usually stop and I put Lexi in a sit and let her have a look, or if the kid is quiet I ask them if they want to have a pat, or sometimes the parents ask if its ok and I say yes, one of them though, Lexi has spotted him about 4ft in front and lunged for him, so I stopped her and put her in a sit to calm her, and the mother says to the kid "ooooh look heres a puppy come have a pat!" I let him because it was quite crowded and couldnt get away from them, but I then said to the mother "just for future reference you should always ask before inviting yourself to pat someone elses dog, I dont mind because I want her to get used to kids, but she is also out on a training session and she doesnt need distractions, also a lot of dogs dont tollerate kids patting them, which is why you need to ask first" she just stormed of with her grotty little kid...

I use basic obedience for mine, if they will hold a sit then work with that...harder for them to run away if they are arent on all 4 feet

I have a feeling Bailey would rather be with the people he knows and loves rather than put in boarding for as long as it takes to pack, move and unpack...

Because Joe Blow sees a spotty dog and says "dalmatian" My local PP is still selling pregnant guinea pigs...makes me sick to see that sign up on the cage

I have to say that getting to the end of my first trip my pup really didnt want to get back in that car...she was a very good girl though and hopped in with some persuasion

Id definitely drive him, I recently did Brisbane to country NSW and back again, its about 1500kms each way Lexi was fine, she just slept the whole way, Tess gets half a sedative which relaxes her enough to realise the car isnt going to kill her, it wears off at some stage in the trip but she doesnt stress once its worn off either

I have the large for my girl, but I think she will be on the smaller side anyway so it should suit her just fine

All paid!

Awww Tessy will be famous!!! lol

Ah, so is it an easy tool to use? I have a small furminator for my JRT which Im also using on my GR while she is little, Im still trying to decide if I should get a bigger furminator or a mars for her

Bump? Order has been cancelled...

Ive been in that situation with my little dog, but rather than pick her up Id grab the other dogs collar and hold them back if they were playing, or try and distract the dog from Tess

Does the coat king cut the hair? I thought it didnt...

My girls both have green, but I notice Lexis more than Tessas

Bit of whippet maybe? something about those ears...