Salukifan

No and yes.

It happened when people started to equate "negative reinforcement" with abuse. Like the trainer who told a pet owner that saying "no" to a dog was abuse. Seriously Same way some "balanced" trainers associate positive only trainers with dogs that had no boundaries. There used to be a standing joke at my club about how easy it was to spot the 'positive only' trainers' dogs - they were the ones that had to stay on lead. I think there is a lot of misunderstanding on both 'sides' of the discussion. I used to give a damn about what other people thought of my training method and how other people train. Now I simply use what works for me. I'll reward what I want and no reward or verbally correct what I don't. If you don't wish to make any real demands on your dog, have a fairly biddable dog and don't need to place strong boundaries on acceptable and unacceptable behaviour then positive only will probably work for you. However a lot of trainers I"ve seen over the years are not what they say they are. They 'no reward' their dogs and consider that's 'positive'. No check chains but a halti is fine. If you think you have to hurt a dog to correct it then perhaps you need to learn a bit more about operant conditioning. Dogs correct each other. Certainly most of the respected trainers I know will tell you a dog learns faster when it knows what and what is not desired behaviour. When you are training an animal that can chose to blow you off at any time then you'd better be rewarding. However some of us don't have hours and hours to shape behaviour and we don't have dogs that will keep offering behaviour. We need to achieve results more quickly - for both the sake of the dog and the owner.

Could be a roaming dog. Try to narrow the time down and then watch for it.

You'd never forgive yourself if you skipped the blood test and she had eaten the bait. I'd have it done.

If your dog and her dog are not ANKC Main Register and she is not a registered breeder, then the pups can't be registered. Reason I asked was IF they had been and you hadn't signed the stud papers, you'd have had some leverage to get a stud fee. Oh well.

This should have been sorted out at the time of the stud service. However the idea that complications mean the owner of the stud gets nothing is a new one on me. You would normally be entitled to a stud fee or a pup. However you should have gotten this sorted up front. I'm guessing this won't be a registered litter of pedigreed pups?

Makes me wonder if the dog had form with other dogs. The woman who was badly injured was walking her dog.

Totally agree. It is NOT up to your Dad to 'make nice' to dogs when out walking. A walking stick (or pole from the adventure type stores) will give him some method of keeping a dog off him. Even pointing it at an approaching dog may make the dog (and its owners) back off.

Dodger (Whippet) - big Christmas teddy bear Darcy (Poodle) smaller panda bear. He doesn't see too well so a black and white bear will be easier for him to find and play with. Howard (Whippet). Packet of corn chips. His favourite food. Lily (Poodle) Packet of shaved chicken. She's also a foodie.

Linky A two-year-old girl and her pet dog have been found safe and well after almost seven hours lost on a property south-east of Melbourne. The toddler, Sophia, and her one-year-old Australian sheepdog named Poppy, wandered off from the home at Crossover, north of Warragul, about 7:30pm on Tuesday night. Police, the air wing and volunteers searched for hours, eventually finding her safe and well about 2:15am. Sergeant Mick O'Brien from Warragul Police said Sophie was located after police spotted her footprints and heard the puppy barking. "Obviously the young child wandered off, they conducted an initial search themselves," he said. "I suppose the best thing would have been to notify the police 10 or 15 minutes after they couldn't locate her but overall it was a fantastic result that she was found." They found the girl about 200 metres from a dam. Police believe the family dog was by her side the whole time.

The problem with the RSPCAs messages is that they tend to tar all breeders with the same brush.

I'd be taking him to the vet. Depression and lethargy are symptoms that need checking out

what type of things would a breeder topically take into account for a breeding program, if not demand for breed? or Quality of sire and dam Compatibiity of bloodlines Likely improvement to bloodline by doing the mating Prospects of placing pups in suitable homes. For most pedigree dogs, demand outstrips supply. This is not the case for many of more common crossbreds found in pounds.

Huski would be the person to talk to about developing drive. The "best" in your boy is not compatible with bite work. I hope you keep that in mind. You are asking your dog to do something his breed was selectively bred NOT to do. The breed standard is quite specific on this point. It states this breed "should absolutely never display aggression towards humans". As far as IPO/Shutzhund goes, IMO you've got the wrong breed.

The way I interpret the information from RSPCA, the reason they discuss the market/demand is so over breeding is not done when there are plenty on sheltered dogs to be adopted. so I read it as don't breed unless there is a need for that breed example the first reply to this about the greyhound. But again that is how I interpret the information. How ironic. The RSPCA is cautioning responsible dog breeders about over breeding while the flood of irresponsible bred, irresponsibly placed dogs into pounds continues. Talking about missing the point! The kind of breeders filling pounds aren't breeding responsibly in the first place.

Let me guess... the pup is blue? Red meat alone is not a suitable diet for a growing pup. It has insufficient calcium for proper bone formation. It will not be a suitable puppy diet for any breed. If you don't want to feed kibble, you need to be feeding meat on digestible bone.

I've learned the hard way to avoid breed politics in any breeds but my own. However I think it is testament to the versatility of the Labrador Retriever that it can be so many things to different people within the one breed standard. Breed styles are simply breeders placing different emphasis on different aspects of the breed standard. Ideally breeders breed for form AND function - that's my take on it.

Delighted to hear it. If it is only for an hour, I'd go for a dog friendly insect repellent like Repel X or Permoxin (make into a spray)

Damn shame such a people focussed breed has to sleep outdoors. I'd be inclined to use Advantix.

Chicken necks and wings would probably be the quickest. Just package them in meal sized amounts. I add a little something extra to kibble - mince, fish etc

"Mad" might simply be "highly aroused". That can make dogs froth at the mouth. I hope they catch it.

Shame they couldn't get the breed spelling correct. As for the breeders? Nice to see them cop a good hit in the wallet. Shame they didn't get a conviction.

What did the vet recommend as a course of action for treating the infection? "no treatment" is not an acceptable answer. An ear infection can be accutely painful for the dog AND if left untreated might result in ruptured eardrums. I hope that another blue SBT is not the sire of the litter. You will be compounding potential allergy issues in the pups. As a first step, I'd try removing all gluten from her diet - try a quality grain free kibble. And get those ears treated.

Has he seen a vet? Herbie the Whippet became incontinent late in life. It was the first symptom his kidneys were failing. He lived another 18 months with Propalin completely controlling the incontinence.

Definitely Rocco and Ralph. The best photos. RIP boys. And Grotty Rotty (also gone to the bridge) and Leo the lion heart.