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Wonderful news, congratulations!

I'm so sorry for your loss Such a beautiful girl and what a character!

Wonderful news, such a relief!!

I've posted on my facebook with the police link. God I hope you get them both back safe and sound, Sam

I'm so very sorry for your loss, what a gorgeous boy

Yes, but this is 42kg overweight, not 5-10kg. Genetic factor or not, this is absurd to have a dog be so overweight.

The woman sounds like a nutter. Very sad for everyone else involved

They must be registered as a Neuter on the main register. If you are interested in showing him, can you speak to the breeder about transfering him on to the main register? Graham Thanks for that Unfortunately his breeder has said no to moving him to the main register as the two bottom middle teeth have moved into an incorrect position. I am almost certain that is from playing with tug toys as he hasn't always been like that. He still has a scissor bite everywhere else

Sorry if this has already been covered somewhere, but I didn't want to trawl through 38 pages... does this mean limited register dogs can now be shown, so long as they're neutered of course, or is it still only main register dogs? I would happily take Kovu along if limited register dogs can be shown, although he's getting pretty old now!

Thanks ness OK, so I will e-mail Steve and see where to head with this and how much it's going to cost me in what time frame so I can get finances sorted out for it. I have a good spot to train just over my back fence that is a good sized, flat area where I can take Kovu each day to do some training...and then he can have a swim afterwards too as it is right next to the water.

I have trained my other dog through grade 3B which is the CCD level, so I have done a bit of it before...however working with my GSD is quite different to the Rottweiler...the Rottweiler is chilled out and the GSD is omgwhatisthatoverthereineedtogetcloserightnowifican'tiwillcarryonlikeaporkchop! I've found days and times online now and it seems like it might be quite workable with transport, so if that's the case I will go along. They say they require vaccination proof though, so I'm a bit unsure about that. I'm going to ask if they will allow a titre test result instead perhaps. My GSD is 9 years old now...is this too old to be aiming for the higher levels where there is some jumping involved? I wouldn't want to do anything too strenuous for him and it may take quite some time before we can get to that level. At the moment he runs and jumps around no different to how he did when he was 2, so I feel that he is still very sound, but obviously he is also getting on in age so not sure when the body is going to catch up to the number!

Thanks for the replies I will give the dog club a call and see what days/times the training is (transport is a big issue) and maybe take him along to classes to see how he goes. He has his grade 1 certificate from many years ago, but I'm guessing he'll need to pass that again to move to the higher grade. That's OK, I know he can do all of that stuff...at least he can at home I had a look at the TID package which looks good overall. I'm a bit confused though by the modules...is it $150 per module? So the first $150 is working out what the drive is and switching it on? Not sure we would need to do that part, but I don't know how it all works either. Would need to save a bit of money first before purchasing that. Would it be preferable to have the program first, or to start going along to a club first, or it wouldn't matter?

I would like to get serious with getting Kovu to work. He wants to, he's got the drive and the will, and I would like to do something more with it before he gets too old. I would like to aim really high, I don't know how possible it is to get there given he's not a spring chicken anymore (although he still acts like it, no signs of slowing down for this dog) and that I have no idea really what I'm doing. We can do basic stuff - sit, stay, heel, come, wait, stand, drop etc. but I think he has the potential to go a lot further than that given the right guidance. He's still got a very high drive, tonnes of energy to burn and he's very switched on. Focus has always been a problem, however. He also seems to get agitated quite easily (starts yapping, like he's frustrated perhaps). So...is it too late to get him to really reach the highest levels (if we're both capable of getting that far)? And where on earth do I start?! Not too keen to go to a dog club just yet, down the track a bit yes, but would like to start at home if that's possible. I think that he needs to get things set in his mind before bombarding him with a heap of dogs, people and noise to distract the very little focus he has, and I would like to have that confidence in him also

I wish they'd come teach Kovu that, how clever!

Disgusting, pathetic little brats. I hope their parents give them what for

I'm so sorry for your loss, what beautiful dogs :D RIP Zara

Two weeks does awful things to people's lives...what exactly does the judge think happened to the cat's life?! FFS :D

What sick, disgusting bastards. That poor cat is about to die and they can't even afford it some dignity and kindness. Rotten sods they are, I hope they get to know what it feels like themselves one day. No sympathy for sick f***s like that.

I have a chronic fence jumper. I have had to think hard a couple of times now on whether to have him, very sadly, PTS. The only reason why I didn't end up going down that path is because he is a truly, lovely dog. He has two problems, escaping and barking. Like you, I feel I have exhausted almost all possibilities. I too thought perhaps he was bored, or needed more exercise...but he would jump the fence or start barking even straight after a very long run/swim/walk/outing etc. He is now in a run that finally can contain him. He seems to be quite happy in there really and I didn't think he'd like being in a run at all. It's a pretty good size and he gets out for walks, runs around the yard, playing games, coming inside, etc. He still barks, not as bad, but enough for me to still be trying to find a solution for that. Having an escape artist is incredibly stressful, and I have spent a couple thousand dollars trying to sort this problem out so it can get expensive too. Is my dog worth it? Sure is. I'm lucky that he has adapted very well and seems quite content to be in a run if I'm not in the yard with him or he's not inside or on an outing. Good luck finding the solution that works for you. Getting to this point with my dog nearly did my head in to be honest.

It's made into some kind of joke because it's a small, fluffy thing. If that was a Rottweiler it would have been PTS by now and splashed all about the papers on what a savage, uncontrollable animal it was This kind of thing makes me so annoyed.

They have wolves on their porches?!

I'd like to cut those peoples' ears off with scissors myself!

RIP Flash So sorry for your loss

I hope you don't mean you would poison the dog. Dear god, that is sick. I can understand people shooting a dog who is attacking livestock. Personally I cannot understand poisoning a caught dog in a trap. I find that quite disturbing.

RIP beautiful Kato So sorry for your loss nattie