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I use it on my Danes, no issues, just be careful you're not pushing down to hard and irritating the skin.

I had a Ferret in NZ and they were de-scented before you could even buy them. We still had a special spray for them though. In regards to biting you just train them as babies just as you do dogs.

If she's just being a fussy puppy, we used sardenes in tomato sauce.

Bark collars are not suitable for anxiety barking. I'm not sure why you would suggest the barking is self-rewarding for a puppy whose is showing all the normal signs of seperation anxiety because it hasn't had seperation training. A bark collar on a baby puppy just isn't a good start.

I wouldn't suggest leaving the radio or tv on because what you probably do is turn these on as you're leaving and they become a cue to her and she'll start becoming anxious as soon as your turn them on as they cue you're about to leave. Leaving puppies at home by themselves is very stressful for them if you haven't done any seperation training with them. This video may assist you: If you are having on-going problems then you probably need a professional hand with how to raise a puppy and I would reccomend you contact a qualified Behaviourist.

Would your Nan be suitable as a foster carer for mature aged dogs?

Heya, There's a member here who trials her Beagle so yes you can do it! Are they the ultimate obedience dog, probably not, nor are my breed but who cares right, you want to train your dog in basic obedience there is no reason why you cannot. Is the collar right for her....maybe if it were fitted correctly - there's no point in using an ill fitting piece of equipment. If the method right for you and your dog, maybe, maybe not, you should only use a method that you're comfortable using. Most trainers can take someones dog and work with it and then give it back and the owner struggles that's because 'You' are the one that has to learn first before you can train your dog - very early days yet So I guess to ask yourself the question/s......is the equipment right for your dog......is the method right for you and your dog? If Yes or Maybe, stick at it. If No, then find somewhere else to go or a one on one trainer if possible or you can clicker train at home and then once you've got that bit sorted you can go out in the world of distractions.

Nope. The only thing it helped my boy with was how he reacted to other entire males, mind you he was a 2 year old not a puppy. You have a puppy.....they're nuts LOL

I have a cortisone dog, we don't vaccinate him, we did his T-levels and they were fine.

My Boy eats poo, not usually his own but sometimes his own. What does it mean....no idea, but he's not a healthy dog so might have something to do with that.

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Thanks sas and thats good advice regarding the training program, yep a vibrating collar is only a tool to complement any training program. I don't claim to have accurate knowledge regarding shock collars except that I personally wont use one on any dog in my care. I know that there has been some evidence of effectiveness with them and in the right hands maybe but I cannot condone the use of them. This is a personal choice for me and its up to the individual dog owner to make the decision on how they train their dog. I do appreciate the feedback though I wasn't inciting a debate, just saying your knowledge isn't accurate. Good luck with the Vibrate collar :D

I don't mind Ceasar but I think it's imporant to remember there isn't one training method per dog and that's highlighted with my current foster dog who was trained and diciplined in her previous home with Ceasar methods and she's an Anxious mess but is blossoming with us.

Your knowledge of 'nasty shock collars' isn't accurate but anyways. I use a collar on vibration function on a 10 year old dog (not deaf) and I like it as a training tool but you need to have a training program to go with it.

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They're not bleached. Sheep are white. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1kg-DRIED-SHEEP-EAR...=item5d2b66d59f Smelly is generally what dogs like

We have Venison Ears, we purchase them from an e-bay seller: http://shop.ebay.com.au/tracey6230/m.html?...p;_trksid=p4340 She doesn't always have them stocked, but you could send her a message.

Our foster Great Dane bitches who have been desexed have never been restricted, they just go about their daily routine, we don't let them over do it but we don't restrict them. We've had bitches bounce 6 feet in the air (greeting behaviour) and keep their stitches, our Vet is great and does great work and we've never had any problems with stitches. We have 50-70kg bitches and don't have problems. If they're not going nuts then I don't see the problem. The more you restrict though the more energy you're penting up for an explosion to happen sooner or later.

Puppies can be desexed as 8 weeks old, ultimately the decision is yours, it's best to research what age it best for your breed, do you have a Breeder you can ask?

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Hey Guys, I thought I'd share some videos from the State Trials this weekend so you can see how horrible the weather was! I don't have any video of Dante, but here's some of Pax's Prix doing his thing in the rain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5Buf9rkxs

We work them at the same time, in theory Stay is stay regardless of position right? We always just worked up duration bit by bit. I might be lucky that I have a dog that does stays fine so haven't had to think outside of the box.

LOL remember the rules are the dog stops performing as soon as you enter a trial. You still have time, stay calm and patient and don't rush training. The leg lift is minor point deductions.

We got the bladder one but it was so incredably heavily that it just wasn't pratical and the dogs wouldn't lay on it.

What are the consequences? You've already failed.