Kitteh

where are you? How far are you prepared to travel?

Hi Willow, I'm SOR. I'm heading down to Margaret river, so preferably Canning Vale area.

Ah, ok, sorry, I'll be of no use to you then, the one i use is very NOR!!!! :laugh:

Lancelin? Thanks anyway Willow

Actually...YES!!!!! :laugh: (really, I'm not kidding!!!...well, Cowalla....near Lancelin!))

Too funny!

Thanks Guys

I just called the paw house and they had some room!!! WOOP WOOP

It's my first time boarding a dog, so it's a comfort knowing that he's going somewhere so highly recommended.

Thanks again.

where are you? How far are you prepared to travel?

Hi Willow, I'm SOR. I'm heading down to Margaret river, so preferably Canning Vale area.

Ah, ok, sorry, I'll be of no use to you then, the one i use is very NOR!!!! :laugh:

Lancelin? Thanks anyway Willow

where are you? How far are you prepared to travel?

Hi Willow, I'm SOR. I'm heading down to Margaret river, so preferably Canning Vale area.

You may be limited in choice,next weekend is the start of school holidays but alot of people leave before that.

We are booked out for next week so i would suggest you also phone as many as you can & see who has a spot as well

Crap really? Thanks for the heads up showdog, best I get calling. In regards to recs, have you got any?

ETA: or any to avoid? You can PM if you'd prefer.

All of the threads on this topic are old so I can't bump them unfortunately. As per the title I wanted to board my Bichon Harper for a few days next week and would love some recommendations. The Paw House had some great reviews, do people still rec them? Any other suggestions?

TIA

Dont know why you have to bring prongs and protection training into a thread started by someone who wanted to know about a distance LLW program?

Thanks laeral. i want to read responses from people who have done these programmes. The responses so far have been very encouraging.

What I don't want to see is this thread being hijacked by someone who wants to discuss the efficacy of K9Pro's programmes, without having done it him/herself.

If you want to troll, go do it somewhere else JoeK.

So, having said that, keep the responses coming. They've been great

Re the Loose Leash Walking program offered by Steve Courtney at K9Pro. I cannot praise it enough. I have gone from a barking,lunging,re-active GSD to one that walks beside me on a loose leash and altho' alert, she looks to me for direction. We now walk every morning with my grandson in his stroller and the comments I have from passers-by is so rewarding. We also had a few dogs that Skye would react badly to - I can now say that we can walk past these dogs with no aggressive reaction. From where we were twelve months ago (out in the training wilderness) the mentoring I have received from Steve has been invaluable. Drop him an email and outline your concerns/problems or check the K9Pro website out.

PS - we also have a 5 mth old Maltese/Shitzu who will be following the same program as I believe size does not make the behaviour any "cuter" and if she was Skye's size, I reckon she would be classified as reactive/aggressive!!!!!

Thanks for the feedback Skye I want to do it with Harper who's a Bichon x. I have the same thoughts as you. Just because it's a small dog, doesn't make it any cuter. I've emailed K9Pro, just waiting for them to come off of their holiday break.

I'm guessing it must be. Thanks Henrietta.

Would still love to hear people's reasons for doing it. ( Was it solely for leash pulling? Reactivity to other animals/people/leaves gently blowing in the wind?) and if it was effective.

I am looking at doing it. I know that SkyeK9 has done it, so maybe if you send her a PM. I am friends with her on FB so can ask her to pop in to the thread as well. Otherwise you could always send an email to Steve Courtney himself. According to the Facebook page he is on holidays at the moment until the 19th of September, but I am sure if you email him when he gets back, give him bit of information on yourself, Harper and what you are hoping to achieve so that he could let you know if he thinks the program will be suitable .

Wasn't there a thread on this just recently? I've searched Training/Obedience and can't find it (doesn't mean it's not here ) or maybe it's in General.

That'd be great Brennan's Mum. I'd love to hear SkyeK9's perspective.I have emailed them, and posted a Q on their forum, but there's been no reply. (Forgot they were on hols :D)

I did a search as well, and all it came up with was LLW threads. Nothing specific to this programme. If you find it though, can you post the link?

Hi guys,

Harper's reactivity on walks just seems to be getting worse, and I was checking out the K9pro LLW programme and it seems quite good.

So, if you've done it, how'd you find it? Did it help with reactivity? Any other comments?

Tia

Ummm.. all I've got to say is holy shit, wtf is wrong with some pet owners? Seriously, if you don't have the time or inclination to look after a pet that needs regular grooming, why get one? Choose another breed.

P.s anyone know any good groomers in perth that are SOR?

Is Midland north or south?? anyway BedazzledX2 has one in Midland :D

I've heard great things about bedazzled, but it's too far I'm in booragoon.

I'm going to have to pull out unfortunately. you've still got 12 though, so the discount still applies! Sorry SnT.

Ummm.. all I've got to say is holy shit, wtf is wrong with some pet owners? Seriously, if you don't have the time or inclination to look after a pet that needs regular grooming, why get one? Choose another breed.

P.s anyone know any good groomers in perth that are SOR?

I'm happy to co-ordinate this if it's not stepping on Kitteh's toes.

However to order by the due date, everyone will have to make a transfer (to someone) and send the confirmation but tomorrow evening I'm envisaging....?

Comments?

Nope you're not stepping on my toes at all! Organise away. PM me your details and I can transfer the money tonight :D Thanks S&T.

Edit: Found it and donesky.

Yep, me too :D How would it work with payments etc? I've never done this before

Perhaps we should see what happens by tomorrow night, and organise to prepay one person + a satchel bag for post?

Oh absolutely, sounds good. Was just curious, is all.

Yep, me too :D How would it work with payments etc? I've never done this before

Kitteh..

Morning :D

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Jules:

Lovely pic :D

Afghan Hound: Sir Walter,

Airedale Terrier: Abbey

Akita: Kyojin, Kuma

American Staffordshire Terrier: Tua, Max, Juno

Australian Cattle Dog: Elvis, Matilda

Australian Cattle Dog X : Frosty

Australian Shepherd: Banjo, Archie, Lottie

Australian terrier: Bailey, Brandy, Jasper

Australian Kelpie: Revan, Abby, Bluey, Cahill, Franky, Izzy, Spfyre, Milky, Kinta, Banjo, Rosie

Australian Kelpie X:Toby, Cooper

Basset Hound : Gemma

Bearded Collie: Charlie, Bonnie, Bailie

Belgian Shepherd (Groenendael): Fleming, Ivy

Bichon Frise: Jag

Bichon Frise X: Harper

Bloodhound: Earl

Border Collie: Roy, Molly, Kirra, Rory, Rumor, Diesel, Kobie, Emma, Kenzie, Maggie, Ella, Shelby, Jayde, Ashli, Mia, 'Bubba'

Border Collie x: Anna

Borzoi: Oberon, Boris, Sonya, Kurgan, Ursula, Apollo, Atlas, Adonis, Argus, Alektos, Arinyes, Athena, Aphrodite, Aidos, Andromeda, Ares, Alexander

Boxer: Bruno, Nelsson

Brittany: Zora

Bull Terrier: Bonnerville, Atlas

Bull Terrier (Miniature) Lainie

Cane Corso: Ali

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: Bree, Ingrid, Jersey, Lacey, Fern, Floyd, Indy, Arnie, Joey, Renae, Bailey, Murphy, Maggie

Chihuahua: Chelsea and Pansy, Heidi, Bertie, Moose, Archi,Pepe, Squirt, Limpet, Jasper, Bella

Cocker Spaniel : Maggie,Jesie, Bonnie, Chelsea

Dalmatian: Appollo, Cleo

Dogue De Bordeaux: Moose & Chevy

English Cocker Spaniels: Jesie,Bonnie, Chelsea

English Setter: Spartan, James

English Springer Spaniel: Buddy

Finnish Lapphund:Halo, Vienna, Jaana,Magnus,Aurora-Rose,Niina,Paddington,Maximus, Ahsoka, Fable, Demi,Varda, Asha, Boots, Echo, Alera, Annika

Flatcoat Retriever: Moraig

French Bulldog: Lola, FeeBee, Alexis, Claire, Lilly

German Coolie: FlashBazil, Latte

German Shepherd: Java, Odin, Tlaloc, Rebus, Indi, UnoBuffy, Bronx, Sabre, Kynan

German Shorthaired Pointer: Pip, Coco, Polo

German Spitz (Mittel)- Amber

Golden Retriever: Onslow, Matilda-Rose, Chester, Genie, Ella, Rosie, Bruce, Chloe, Chaos, Ruby, Sasha

Great Dane: Sparkles, Whitney

Greyhound: Harry, Kiff, Sally

Griffon Bruxellois: Mocha

Hungarian Vizsla: Flynn, Rogan

Irish Terrier: Kate, Duke

Italian Greyhound: Bella, Tari, Blaze

Jack Russell Terrier: Ringo, Nandi, Chief

Japanese Spitz: Emmy, Angelo

Keeshond: Jedi

Labrador Retriever: Lestat, Bailey, Tia, Mieka, James, Harry, Lily Rose,

Miniature Fox Terrier: Cleopatra

Miniature Long Haired Dachshund: Mini, Rover

Miniature Pinscher: Mischa, Cleo

Newfoundland dogs: Annabelle, Katy, Lukey

Norwegian Elkhound: Odin

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Papillon: Blaze, Minka, Portia, Tyson, Coco, Tonka

Pointer : Kite Audrey Poppin konrad, Badger

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Poodle (Minature): Caroline

Poodle (Standard) Merry & Pippin, Poppy & babies.

Pug: LotusFlynn, Elyse, Ted, Misty, Elly, Poppy, Sally landers,Archie, Beau, Haidee, Millies, Ivee, Jack

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Shih Tzu : Gizmo

Siberian Husky: Akira, Tikaani,Romeo,Baby.Riddick,Indie, Esky

Staffordshire Bull Terrier: Kiara, Zola, Diesel, Kaos, Brutus, Monty, Chaos

SWF: Zoe

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Welsh Corgi (Cardigan): Shandy

White German Shepherd: Casper

White Swiss Shepherd: Rakim,

Whippet: Herbie, Buzz, Lewis, Rommi, Daphne, Elliot, Mindy, Whiz

Weimaraner: Ariane, Lulu, Louie

West Highland White Terrier: Penny, Mac, Daisy, Mac, Sarah, Andy

Leanne

I've been following this thread intently, biding my time till I get a nifty fifty and I finally got one for my b'day! ( Canon 50mm 1.4)

So I've been practising with my newbie model Harps and here are some shots:

^I love this one, it looks dreamy.

Need to get used to not being able to zoom. I've only had my kit lens for so long, so it's been a learning curve. Still need to work on getting the pictures sharpest where I want..but I'll gladly practice, practice practice!