Kazhak

I give a wait command to my boys so I don't get rushed when placing food bowls down then I give a release command of OK once clear, so they can approach their bowls, in saying that neither of my boys are aggressive around food & I know if I had to, I could remove bowls while they were still eating & not get attacked or even growled at.

my oldest boy trains without anything on as far as leads & collars go as its just easier, leads tend to get hooked around legs ect, & in trials they are only allowed to wear a flat collar so training in a halti or harness just doesn't make sense to me.. my youngest boy is only in beginner classes so I use a martingale type collar for him more often he goes leadless too though, I get my martingale collars made in the states so they are correct size for my small dogs.. as far as trialling goes I prefer to run my boys totally naked, so no collars or anything.

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 :)

I say carry treat bag & reward when dog comes back.. if I take my boys out to the beach for an off leash run I always take treats as I know they'll always come back & at the very least stay fairly close for treats :) part of my agility training is recalls & it makes it easier if I practice the recall with my dog & treats.. means my dog is more likely to come when called, trust me my dog chased a chook on tuesday but came away the instant I called him & came to sit in front of me, big rewards were given, its because he knows he will receive a reward.

my boys do Zoomies together in the yard (thankfully they are small dogs) also the oldest has agility training once a week.

my boys have their own seat each & are restrained with a harness & seatbelt clip.. seriously when they get in the van I say on your spot & they know which seat is theirs lol..

gack.. 3 days till camping & Trial :) I was so seriously going to put in a bit more work on the weavers with my boy, but he did so well on sunday at training that I'm too scared I'll push him too hard & he'll go backwards.. I think it can wait till after the trial.. was a bit weird as usually he's fantastic on the contacts has never jumped off the see saw before, but he was so excited on sunday he rocketed off the end despite my "steady" yet he was great at the weaves.. weird little dog :) anyways looking forward to the trial over the weekend.. pray for nice weather people except not too much sun as my nose is still not fully healed after nearly 2 weeks :)

did I forget to mention my boys also have Pj's to sleep in, seriously krusty my oldest is curled up in the blankets with his leopard print 4 legged pj's on right now :) lol they had a big day tearing around at the farm yesterday.

both my boys sleep in bed with us unless its adult time then they sleep in the spare room for a while :) my boys are hairless so they are usually under the covers too lol.. sometimes its annoying as the pup has a habit of ending up with his head under my leg (very unconfortable) the boys have several crates too but they are for when we go away :)

My advice in that case is you need to get firm, be a bit more assertive & just tell people you need to leave, if they don't listen get rude & walk away, I've had to do it on a few occasions when people just wont let me be. still a bit of a hard situation in a crowd situation like that, my boys being small means I wouldn't take them to an event like that cause I'd be carrying them the whole time :)

I get stopped a fair bit when I'm out with my boys, usually to ask what breed my boys are. also get photos taken by the media when we're at events cause my boys look so different, I look at it as a chance to educate people about the breed. its a shame you've had to watch your eye contact with people in case they may stop you.

I have Chinese Cresteds.. I get some interesting comments about my breed of dog.. I once had a person come up & tell me they were Papillons :) I quietly corrected, at least he came to me instead of what most people do, & tell their friends loudly as they walk by that they are mexican hairless (no my breed of dog is not from south america) granted they are hairless & I guess that can be confusing, but please have the courtesy to ask me what breed of dog they are.. the other comments I get from people I know is that they are not real dogs (starting to get sick of this one) or that I should get a real dog :p my oldest Krusty is pretty much my soul/heart dog, he changed my life.. so this comment is also starting to get old.. as far as off leash areas go I tend to be wary, I like my boys to socialise but wihtin reason, thankfully we do agility so they socialise with other agility dogs, some of which have issues with other dogs but at least we are all aware & the owners are all responsible for their dogs behaviour. not long after I got my first crested I took him to the local dog beach, it was a quiete day so no other dogs about, I had my dog on leash as he was still relatively new to me (he was a rehome - ex show dog from his breeder) a man approached us with a labradoodle puppy off leash, man was on his phone not paying any attention to his puppy, which promptly began to pounce all over my much smaller crested boy who due to his lead could not get away & became very distressed, I instinctively bent down to either push the puppy away, reassure my dog or pick him up, what resulted was my dog leaping into my arms, the man then approached apologising saying his wife normally walked the dog & it needed to learn better manners (my thought was if it needs to learn manners it should not be off lead) anyway man went running off down the beach with off leash puppy in tow for about 100 metres, at which point it promptly turned around & starting running back to us, as it approached I used my firm voice to say "no Sit" at which point the puppy sat down & waited for its human to come get it.. so I think the puppy had manners but the man did not know how to control his dog.. but to be honest if your thinking is that your dog needs to learn manners then keep the animal on lead until it does learn those manners.. sorry for the long winded story :) just really pisses me off when people let their dogs run amuck off lead then say they need to learn manners..

I feel for you, I've had my small chinese crested chased by an afghan hound, thank god my little dog was faster than the hound & can leap into my arms on command, all the owner could say was why not let them play.. unfortunately she did not see that her dog running flat out with its head down & out & teeth out was actually aiming to snatch at my dog (who has no hair for protection) we were at a dog beach, suffice to say I no longer visit that side of the beach.. I hope your little dog will be okay.. why don't people have at the very least a collar on their animals, & if they can't control it properly why are they even letting it off lead, even in a dog park..

did they actually mean this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_King_Charles_Spaniel & just got the name wrong from what I can find Prince charles Spaniel is an alternative name for the king charles Cav.

I think I've got some footage somewhere I haven't edited yet, my boy isn't as good as that Crested yet but he's quick & a total tunnel suck, he's still having trouble with weaves, I have to work those far too much for us to be really competetive yet but he's getting there. over the weekend he totally surprised me with his initiative by taking 3 jumps that were set at angle to each other in succession without me having to be there, very proud of my smart little guy & I'll try & get that footage together to share.. thanks for sharing that youtube clip its one I haven't seen yet & i've been looking.. so far as I know Krusty appears to be the only crested in tassie at least in the south thats doing agility.. most people down here seem to go for the border collies :) so turns out I don't have video foot of us doing agility yet.. :) my helper has just been taking photos.. I am still trying to train him to zoom in & focus on the dog & not the grass :) there is another trial in about 3 weeks so I'll have some after that to share.. hopefully a clear round or too :)

hoping this is the right place :) been training in agility with my crested for about 2 years, we've competed in 2 trials so far. Over the weekend my boy got 3 NQ's 2 of which were firsts in novice jumping, so proud of my little bloke, the last run of the day was .46of a second off being a clear round (totally my fault :) ) Here he is taking the tyre at the end of a run.. :) love my little man

Well I grew up with mini snautzers (spelling is wrong I know nut I'm on my phone) & also had some sort of long haired terrier cross that I adored, then got a dalmation when I was 13 she passed on 2 years ago, thankfully 6 years ago I met a female Chinese crested at our local ag show so I found a breeder last year & got my older boy, then in may wad offered a 9 month old from the same breeder. I love my boys to bits, their affectionate, fast, & generally a beautiful breed, I will stick with them for now

thanx Aussie3 yeah its not so bad, just last night I felt a bit overwhelmed by her behaviour to my beloved boy, this arvo when I got home we had a play all 3 of together till Kleo got too bossy with Krusty & his antics so I put her in her spare room while Krusty & I played zoomies, then Kleo came back out & I had a play with her too, that seemed to work so will continue to do that till it becomes old hat & Kleo either accepts Krusty's play style or decides to leave him be while he plays like that.. she's a real sweet girl & I'm happy she joined our family cause I know when she realises how much fun play can be she will never look back :) Krusty's antics really make me smile especially after a long hard slog of a day.. I missed him in the car with me today, but his rambunctious greeting when I got home was well worth the wait :)

Children are Children & by nature very curious especially about animals, I would like to think its polite & common sense to ask the owner before petting a strange dog but it may not always happen, in saying that I was approached by a very polite young man while Krusty & I were at the beach the other day & he politely asked to pat my dog who was in my arms at the time I said yes as I know Krusty is great with Kids & he doesn't mind the attention, I like to be able to monitor the situation though as he is a small dog & doesn't like being crowded, thats why I appreciate it when people or children ask to pat him, but I don't have a major hang up about it I am just ready to extract my dog if the attention looks to overwhelm him, in fact he knows if he comes to stand behind my legs or very close to them then he is safe & the unwanted attention will stop :) & that includes if another dog is showing too much attention in him too..

thank you juice, your input is appreciated, unfortunately I can't return her so theres no going back to not having a second dog, I realise that most if not all dogs sleep all day as he normally comes with me when the weather permits so I have seen first hand how much he sleeps :) again though I'm trying to look for solutions not just ulitmatums as in it may work or she may boss him around, which doesn't really offer anything more than just the ultimatum..cheers

I never really did before, as my Dalmation I got when I was 12 so I was too young in mind & all that to technically be a mum anyway :) not to mention my mum is a pretty serious person & I guess to her that kind of thing is ridiculous (not my opinion just an observation of why I normally wouldn't) but with my Crested I do now, & only because of my boyfriends mum who wwe stayed with in sydney when I went to pick my little ma up, she started calling me his mum & it kinda caught on, I don't think I do it when we are out & about but when I'm at home & do, & yes the rest of the animalss (3 cats & now second dog) all get refered to joking as the fur kids, we don't have real kids yet though so they may be acting as surrogates till that time but I reckon they will still remain as the fur kids :)

Espinay2 that makes sense too that each breed may have a different way of playing, which could be one of the issues here, it's been decided that yes I will separate them at play time if that is the solution that works.. thank you for the explanation it helps when someone outside the situation can see something like that as its not something I would readily have thought of :)

thank you soo much both of you, I've had a chat with my boyfriend & he's made some suggestions for curbing Kleo's behaviour towards Krusty's Fun loving nature. Thank you Teela, I don't feel so bad now for not getting a second Crested instead although I am still considering another one as they are such beautiful canines, I've had Krusty since august & he's nearly 4 years old, he was a rehomer from his first home after his breeder, from the moment Krusty crawled out of his crate into my lap we've been pretty much inseparable, as I said he normally goes to work with me (I have plans for him to be delta dog certified) for the most part Krusty & Kleo get along very well, right now their both lying sort of next to each other behind me, Krusty hasn't been aggressive towards Kleo what so ever & Kleo hasn't been seriously aggressive either in fact the volunteers at the dogs home said she did not appear to be an aggressive type, but then this is a different situation of course, I'd rather not separate them as Krusty & Kleo are to be yard buddies, they do have separate area's for feeding & toileting, krusty goes in the front yard & Kleo in the back yard, Kleo has her own separate spare room with bedding in case she feels the need for her own space & Krusty has his own space too, I guess the real answer here is that its going to take time & I will just have to suck it up lol.. :) thank you both so much your advice has already settled a few fears for me..

ok sorry if I have't read everyones posts but I really wanted respond to the original post with "Here Here" I have a Chinese crested (yes somewhere in the back of my brain maybe I chose this breed cause their intereseting & wierd looking to most other people which gives them the right to aproach my dog & try to pat him) sorry for the sarcasm I actually chose this breed as they suit my lifestyle & are beautiful. on the most part most people have asked me if they could approach or pat my boy & in most cases I've allowed them to do so under my supervision as my little guy is only small & could easily be overwhelmed, & I'm happy to talk to anyone who request info about my chosen breed. the other day however I took my little dog to our local beach (one that allows dogs so long as they are under control) as it was a warm day we all took a swim & I encouraged my canine friend to do the same, when he had enough I had him sitting under control on our towels (casually gaurding our gear) while we finished our dip, we were no more than about 5 meters away from my beloved boy watching while some small children decided to search for rocks right in front of my boys position (he was a gem & didn't move) but then a full grown adult male approached my dog & started to encourage him to come forward for a pat, I was ready to charge out of the water in protection of my dog (again my boy had not moved a muscle towards this man) but seriously what gave this gentleman the right to approach my dog without a) my permission or b) without the dogs owner being present, just because I brought my dog to the beach as it was hot doesn't give people the right to invade his space.. I was looked at weirdly for wanting to protect my friend as if yes I was a green 3 eyed monster.. so again thank you for raising such a topic..

ok so heres a bit of back story, I have a Chinese Crested desexed male, he's a real gem, sweet natured, playful, loving, well mannered, house trained & cat trained in other words he's my dream dog :) he comes to work with me travels well in the car, goes to basic agility at the moment & is such a fun little guy he's energy levels match mine, so when I'm in the mood for a cuddle so is he & when I'm in the mood for games so is he.. right now that summer has hit I was worried about travelling him in the car especially with the hot weather so he has to stay at home on those days I go to work now he's not problems to leave at home alone he's well behaved in the yard but when I come home I know he's missed me heaps & I think he may just sit on the back step all day rather than exploring the yard.. so I had been thinking of finding him a friend for the back yard, someone to keep him company & join us on our regular beach outings or even to agility.. with the cost of bring a dog in from the mainland (I'm in tassie) I was a bit put off from maybe getting a second crested though thats what I wanted to do, well instead I went to our local rspca & dogs home to look for a new friend for Krusty, & felt that maybe I'd found one, a little Jack russell X fox terrier, she appears to be young about 2 years old & Krusty is almost 4 years old I've had him since august (Should I have waited longer before getting another dog) the new little girl is sweet natured not a big barker follows you around almost everywhere has no basic training what so ever, (not a problem I've trained enough family pets I know I can handle this) the problem is Krusty responded well to her when he first met her but now he shies away from her & tries to ignore her, when Krusty gets playful & starts to Zoom as every good Crested should be able to do Kleo (Jackie X) growls or barks at him which makes Krusty stop, I adore the playful side of Krusty this behaviour makes me smile & takes the stress edge off the day for me so I feel a little resentful towards the new dog for stopping my first dog from playing, I'm worried that I've brought a new dog into our lives that wont fit in (I know its too late now & I wouldn't want to see her have to be passed around to another home) but I don't know what to do to make this right & have everybody including the new dog happy in each others company, I really wish I had tried to get a second Crested no matter the cost (yet a part of me knows theres plenty of dogs without homes that need a good loving home thats what I have tried to offer to Kleo) is it all just a matter of time?? or should try to find a different solution?? not sure if there is any solutions left any advice will be taken under advisement & will be considered fully & would be very much appreciated.. hopefully someone out there can talk me though this situation.. I'm really sorry that all got so long winded but it was the only way I could find that you all might understand my situation.. Cheers