Rusky

I have been reading this thread from the start and I just figured a thyroid problem would be found. Would you be able to post her blood results here for her free TSH ? Poor dog and poor you I feel for you. Erny is right they can give you the bloods but if you can't manage that financially then there isn't much point.

wow how do you guys find these things. I found the piano experiment very very interesting. I wish they had those in all our shopping malls

made me laugh out loud, maybe we are taking the desex thing too far

before and after you get a puppy are avaiable as free downloads still on dogstar daily http://www.dogstardaily.com/free-downloads

if you aren't going to separate you will have dead lambs...nothing surer

looking at her dog I doubt very much she will be tired

yes take her for a run it will be good for her and put her in a good frame of mind. She will be less full on and you will be able to work easier with the trainer to put the new training into practice.

exactly and a dog which doesn't bare his teeth can be very aggressive they have just learned not to show their teeth and can go off like a rocket with no warning. the walk on right was a good thread, I was enjoying it

I am so sorry sparky hugs to you and your Mum :D run free now Jenny I know you had a wonderful life with your people

have a look at this site for training deaf dogs http://www.deafdogs.org/training/signs.php

I use and teach sparingly for different reasons I honestly do waver between 'to teach or not to teach' I find that people who haven't quite grasped what it is and how to use it use a nrm too often without the reward when the behaviour is correct. I find that frustrating so I tend to tell people who I feel need a nrm that it is special, needs to be taught properly, used properly and make sure 100% that they are. I do find nrm very useful for grab the food type dogs and humpers ;)

they aren't your typical lap dog, they are quite independant but incredibly lovely dogs. I do know a fantastic breeder here in WA and am lucky to have met many of his dogs and puppies.They all have a sweet nature but as I say that independant streak like mals and akitas.

will have a chat with some people tonight. The problem with cawa grounds is that the bottom oval is going to be drained so out of use for about 2 to 3 months. Every group who uses the grounds are going to have to compromise as there will be a shortage of space. I just thought about this after your PM. There are other grounds though GSD for example.

congratulations I guess the kelpie was just trying to congratulate Annabelle ahead of time

It looks like they have just removed the text from the homepage Try this link http://krpuppies.com.au/aboiut%20us.html aaaah oodles, and ....... "For your Puppy Love" it says ........................ I have seen enough they have golden labradors too

excellent good management and training. Mals talk..a lot more than sibes.

they were puppy farmers I guess but the dogs we saw on the clip looked fine, some were a bit fat but the close up dogs even appeared well groomed. We need to see more of this story to see what the problem was for the RSPCA to barge in. You don't suppose ot was anything to do with something else and the RSPCA wanted a well timed story ? nah..slap yourself Rusky..

or reinforced some other way ? like attention ? or the dog jumping at mealtimes and then always getting the food (dinner) mean that the reinforcer is the food? Does it matter how the behaviour is reinforced to qualify as an extinction burst ?

I have an emergency water bucket outside for my dogs with a brick in through the summer. I use heavy ceramic bowls inside but I don't have a tipping over problem. In the shelter I volunteer at we use a tyre with a bucket wedged inside for dogs who spill their water.

There are three of us who meet weekly for a social gathering with our dogs. We are great friends, we are all dog trainers, we have very heated debates sometimes. We manage to remain good friends. I love debate and discussion. If someone has something they do for a particular aspect of dog training and it works better than what I currently do, or maybe with a particular dog.. I will always give it a go if it makes sense to me. Dogs and learning about dogs just never stops. Once upon a time I would learn something new every day and relish it. I love to learn new things. I love to work things out and even if I don't agree with other trainers I always have a respect for their opinion and ideas. There are some very funny people on DOL.. I mean funny ha ha :D Some of their humour is dry and not to be taken offence at, some are just blunt...actually they are the ones I like the most. If someone has upset you then read a few of their posts and you will see they post similarly to whoever in a situation they don't like. It doesn't mean they are nasty it is just their forum posting manner which can be totally different from the reality.

nekhbet you should write a book

I guess from him watching thousands of dogs and other animals. He was an animal behaviourist before he got his malamute and wanted to train it He still is a behaviourist, he still studies and quantifies behaviour. There is apparently no reason for baby dogs to have razor sharp teeth, generally for every animal there is a reason for whatever they have, the only reason baby dogs have teeth is because they hurt...seriously. They then learn very quickly how much force to use in play with other puppies. Ian Dunbar has had many serious articles published internationally. He accidentally got into dogs and dog training because of his malamute when he couldn't find anywhere to help him train his dog without aversives. He is the father of positive reinforcement training as we know it today and to his credit he doesn't stick with his original training, he constantly modifies if he finds something which works better. He has many people he admires and suggests reading such as Rugaas, Miller, Donaldson to name a few depending on your particular interest. He had a small son when he got his human aggressive dog. He had to teach an older dog bite inhibition. Have a look at before and after you get a puppy, they are free downloads, you can take your time. He will answer any emails. His prime interest really is socialisation in puppies. He does own a rescue centre in the US which he bought a while ago and uses some quite revolutionary methods of training and housing shelter dogs. Shelter dogs...adult dogs who are abandoned come with their own sets of issues including biting and aggression, again he uses some interesting ways of dealing with them. I have quite a few of his DVDs and I find some stuff hard to swallow..or maybe understand as some is confrontational but never bizzare. Every step he takes is explained in layman terms. He isn't an amazing personality or anything, he is an entertaining speaker I guess. I didn't particularly like him, I don't have to though, he is a well educated expert behaviourist.. I did love his 3 day seminar and did lots of noddies throught the lecture as some stuff is very simple. I tend to think his lectures are probably regurgitated and not set for specifics. Bite inhibition and puppy mouthing is something I have always been interested in. I also must stress that Dunbar states emphatically that the objective is no mouth ever ever on people. His hand in mouth for his own dog is a different set of circumstances. No dog should ever grab clothing or any other part of a human which has no sensitivity as a sleeve is close to a hand etc. I think puppies need to mouth. I don't think anyone should be hurt though.

that means the dog has not been taught bite inhibition which is what i was was trying to say. There is a massive difference in the power of the bite if the dog has been taught bite inhibition. Our skin is much more sensitive than a dogs which is the reason babies are born without teeth. Puppies teeth are razor sharp. I haven't read all of luvs dogs Dunbar article here today but the only reason a puppy has sharp teeth is becasue they hurt. They learn from play how much pressure to apply whilst with their mum and their litter mates. They may well have good dog bite inhibition but if they lack socialisation in the first 8 weeks with people...and many many puppies do they will hurt if they bite. Ian Dunbars research has shown that teaching bite inhibition with humans significantly reduces bite injury. One thing he states which really pees him off is dogs PTS in shelters who lunge, bite. don't break skin...they are the good guys who do gummy warnings. His articles about bite inhibition are very interesting and his lectures even better. His own dog who he puts his hand in the mouth was a very people aggressive dog who bit badly, he rescued the dog and did masses of work, the dog is now well socialised, still mouthes ( he explains is is most definitely harder the older they get) but he works regularly with the dog encouraging mouthing and correcting. I particularly liked his no sensation, no mouthing around humans. The outcome for a puppy should be no touching the body or clothing or shoes or anything around humans. I think the article though it is good is missing heaps of his teaching and reasoning. I didn't always think this way but when stuff makes sense and the reasoning behind it I read and learn as much as I can till I an convinced. There really is only a subtle difference in the training. The objective is that if a dog is forced to bite it won't leave any marks.

how do you know your dog has bite inhibition if it has never been tested? If a dog is taught bite inhibition as per Dunbar then if your dog becomes lost and threatened or injured or afraid and it has not been taught the power of jaws on human flesh it won't know how much pressure to use. it will use the same pressure it needs to tell another dog 'leave me alone' .

so sorry for your loss, what a lucky life he had finding you. Run free mow Sammy