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If it's going to be over 30 degrees I put my aircon on a timer to kick in at the time when the house starts to heat up which is about 10am. Now you can still run you aircon but don't have it set at the uber cold levels if you use something like this, we have one in the dog kennel that will come in on a timer. Click here

That's what I was thinking as well, Dante has heaps of them.

How scary for you, hoping and praying for him!

Chapter 1 if at first you don't suceed with dog number 1 - get another dog and start again Cider is dog number 6 for me - so I have had a few attempts - so hang in there Oh awesome, can I send you my reject Danes?

http://www.edog.net/breeds/english_shepherd.html The English Shepherd is a working dog that is qualified to perform a variety of tasks. The English Shepherd is a good herding dog for farmers livestock. They work well by themselves or under supervisions. English Shepherds makes great companions and are always fun to be around. Height: Males, 19 - 24 inches tall, Females, 18 - 21 inches tall Weight: Males, 45-60 pounds, females, 40 - 50 pounds, some dogs may reach up to 90 pounds Colors: Black and tan, black, white and tan, sable and white, black and white. Coat: Plentiful with long, slightly coarse straight or wavy hair (except on the face or legs). The undercoat is soft and fine. Temperament: Calm With Children: Good with children With Pets: Good with other dogs and other pets. Special Skills: Highly active, agile, trainable, keen senses. Watch-dog: Good Guard-dog: Good, very watchful as guards of the home. Care and Exercise: Moderate exercise with little grooming. Training: Easily trainable. Learning Rate: Highly intelligent. Activity: Highly Active Living Environment: Working farm dog. Health Issues: Usually a pretty healthy dog. Life Span: 12 - 16 years Litter Size: Country of Origin: England History: Developed from the Scotch Collie, Border Collie and other working dogs. First Registered by the AKC: AKC Group: Class: Sheepdog, Cattledog Registries: UKC (since 1934)

Bloody hell! What an awesome round and a young dog to boot!

Sounds like my old neighbourhood. Make sure you report those inncidents. Maybe consider a Doggy Dazer too, I used to have one in the my last neighbourhood: http://www.personalalarms.com.au/dogrepel.htm Another brand is here, I can't tell you anything about this one though: http://www.ozstock.com.au/548/Ultrasonic-D...ss-to-Dogs.html You can also get little air horns as well, o/s boarding kennels have been known to use them in group play situations incase fights break out. http://stores.channeladvisor.com/superonli...;utm_medium=cpc

How about pointless rants like yours?

Ask them.

Let's imagine that this is an extreme dog (it isn't, or the handler wouldn't have got away with what he was doing), and that this is his last chance to stay on earth. The simple fact is that it isn't working. Repeated punishment that doesn't work is abuse. Nice simple response that makes the most sense in this entire thread.

ummm ok???

Yes, I agree. :D Poor Leroy because he is itching like crazy or poor Leroy because he sleeps outside and we won't get him allergy tested? The vet didn't recommend having him tested and simply said it was a spring contact allergy. And poor Leroy is a fully trained flyball dog who travels around everywhere with us and chooses himself to sleep outside. I can bring him inside and he will toilet everywhere over night. Put him in a crate and he will cock his leg and pee out the side of the crate. Put him in the large enclosed cat crate and he will pee all over the bottom of it and then lay in it. When I go to bring the others in they run to the gate, he bails to the kennel and stays there. I'm not going to force him to sleep in if he doesn't like it. And we are doing everything for Poor Leroy taking into consideration that neither of us are even sure if keeping him is a good idea. We have taken full responsibility for him because it's not his fault that we decided to rescue him and nor is it his fault he doesnt really fit it. It's also not his fault that we have 6 other dogs and are expecting our first baby and simply can not afford to have him allergy tested. Regardless of what he is allergic to it won't change anything. I can't pull all of the grass out of the pen and make the others suffer for his sake and nor will I have him inside constantly toileting everywhere. Poor Leroy spent the first 6 months, yes a full 6 months, of his life in a pet store. No one wanted to buy him and the glass box he was in, seperated from his only sibling has left a lasting effect on his personality. When a friend bought him and it didn't work with their dog we took him on in the hopes of giving him a better life and quiet frankly we have done exactly that for the past year. I don't need to be berated for trying to do the right thing by him. Settle down. Poor Leroy....just like poor any dog who is allergic, it sucks for the dog.

We get crumbly poos here with just a very small amount of bones so I don't believe it's because of 'too much' bone....different dogs digest things in different ways.

If he's eating, drinking, pooing and weeing that's a good sign. No sign of ticks or anything else that could be making him feel ill? Could you try rice and chicken? My dog is a classic for eating things he shouldn't have and just had surgery to remove a bone that got stuck in his intestines - he wasn't eating, drinking or toileting and it was very clear he was very ill so I think you would see the signs if it were a blockage rather than just having a dog that is vomiting but that's just a guess.

Do you have your puppy's papers?

Comments like this scare me though as a future competitor. I can't guarantee that my dog won't break and go jump on another, even though she's never done it before in training. She's not a robot... I definitely understand where people are coming from with serial breakers and dogs that are obviously not ready. But sometimes it really is innocent. If your dog broke and interferred with another dog your dog could get hurt. I think it's more about people not doing the stays if they know their dog isn't solid at them.

:D I disagree....there is no reasonable reason for that kind of treatment of a dog in training, the guy wasn't achieving anything, looked like he was making the situation worse.

I was freaking out there

Eating dog poo is normal, I'm not sure why people keep trying to find a 'reason' for it. Some do it and some don't.

My old girl was bitten on the face by a foster and nothing showed until the next day when it started to swell so I would get the dog to the Vets as it might be an infection.

Nope, mine won't go on them, have tried different brands/styles.

Sorry to hear about this. You have posted in the wrong section though, you'll need to post in health and/or training. I believe in NSW Debarking has to be the last couse of action and you need to have letters from the council. Perhaps contact your Vets and ask them how you go about getting all the paperwork in order.

I eat eggs obtained from a farmer neighbour of mine (free range). I also eat chicken and on rare occasions....fish. Have never eated lamb. Have not eaten pork in ages; haven't eaten beef in 18 months. grammar police Seriously, who cares. Surely you can get your kicks from other means other than making people feel bad about themselves.

Check with Steve but I think it's a No to using them in NSW (legally).

We had a similar problem in our last neighbour, as the onlead dog we were protected so the Council said, we made a number of complaints to Council - they did very little....we moved....happy now.