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Yeah cool, come in class with me and Eddie on Sunday!!!

:D Indi dog you sound so much like me!!! Walking wonky etc Yep, thats it, from now on I don't care if anyone thinks I'm not being serious about it Unless the dogs are having fun I'm not doing it (without distracting the other people of course) Stella, you are the best Thank you

Yeah I've been bugging Stella (canine coach) heaps since meeting her this year! She has been fantastic to me, even when I'm really annoying!

Dogdude, yep I don't mind when they give me constrcutive critisism, it's the one offs that throw me, they don't help me, they just make me more nervous because they obviously see me doing something wrong, only I don't know what? At Eddie's first show he placed 3rd out of 5 The woman who has a bitch out of the same litter said maybe we should get rid of a few out of our class and we will place too (meaning the only reason he placed was because it was a small class) I was just pleased that he was relatively well behaved inthe ring and couldn't have cared less what he placed

Thanks Seita

The one I use is a doggy one that I bought at the pool, can't remember what it's called though

This was a different person :D I know they are being brats at the moment and pushing me, and I wanted to yell at her all the things we are working on, and tell her that her little comment didn't help but I knew it would just sound like I was making excuses so I just bit my tongue I can't wait for the teens to be over!!! Naughty puppies

Thanks Stella, you always know what to say to me! I think the agility will be really good for me too, and being at wp with you now too I thought of you when agreed to steward on Saturday! lol Rex, everytime I get flustered the dogs go silly! And everytime an instructor says something negative (I don't mind constructive critisism but walking past me and telling me my dog walks all over me, laughing and walking off does not help me whatsoever, if they think they need to comment, the least they could do is explain why, etc) I need a thicker skin to be in the dog world

Thanks Dogdude Maybe I should take some of the rescue remedy that I got for Eddie myself! I swear I am my dogs biggest problem

You guys have made me feel a little better already! At least knowing that I am not the only nervous wreck! lol I've just started obedience with Eddie, which is so much fun, and yep, tend not to be as nervous with that as i am with obedience, probably because it is newer and I have to think about it more, and plus it is heaps of fun Its funny as I got past this feeling and Eddie is up higher now (offlead stays and recall) and now am doing the same thing with Molly, when she is about the smae stage of it as I had my biggest troubles with dealing with Ed, so i know it will all be fine, eventually I'm stewarding at the agility trial on Sat now, so that will be good for me too! I need to make the obedience more fun, I am my own worst enemy!

I am a fairly highly strung person, I admit this! I have come to the realisation tonight that it is one thing which is holding me back massively with obedience I was trying to figure out why I can train my dogs so well in any situation which doesn't involve a class type environment, and I have realised it is because I become so anxious when people (ie the instructor) are watching that the dogs are reacting off me Tonight I had the 2nd instructor in a month tell me I'm not the boss of my dogs and that they walk all over me Fine, if it is true, as I know it is, i am working VERY hard on leadership with them, but these comments which get thrown at me without any form of explanantion are not helping me in any way, instead they put me off and make me even more anxious If I am like this in a class, how the hell am I ever going to trial? Is anyone else like this? How do I get over it? The higher up we go, the worse I am This post is so embarrassing, and I am forcing myself to make it!

Ours sleep in their crates and Eddie wakes up every day about 7am no matter what They are 13 months, and I doesn't feel like its ever gonna change Wish he was more like Molly, who lies in til we open the door, no sooking

When we go swimming, I just wipe my two over with one of those towels and pop them in the car almost dry already!

I was talking to someone the other day who thought they might not be doing non hound lure coursing at all anymore? Something to do with injuries to the dogs??? Not sure if its right, but I hope it's not as I'd love to have my two brats have another go

Thanks Steve

I was interested in seeing k9 too but also going to best friends that weekend, prefer Melbourne but would have gone to Ballarat Steve when else will you be in Melbourne??? Have you got any other seminars coming up?

Oooh ooh oooh I forgot about southerns I'll be there

Loz!!! When he was in puppy class at the last show, he looked like a greyhound compared to the other fatties!

I would just put the mince with vegies, as rice is really just a filler of not much nutritional value We fed my Eddie all raw from a pup, and he looks fantastic

Thanks for your help Erny

I'm open to suggestions from anyone else too

Cool, thanks

Where is at at? And is it obedience only or obedience and agility? I love watching (as we aren't ready yet!!!)

Erny, well our 2 weeks is up I ignore them when I get home I eat before they eat They aren't allowed on couches or beds They sit or drop stay before they get their dinner (which we did anyway)And every pat, treat etc has to be worked for They are still trying the couch and bed occasionally, but are really 90% of the way there They seem to be much more reactive to us, and much more willing to please For instance today at training, Eddie was over excited at agility and barking, jumping and nipping at my legs so I would tell him to drop, which he would do instantly A few weeks ago he would have kept carrying on until I forced him to drop His recall has improved 10x over, and he sticks by me alot more There has definitely been a big change in his behaviour, so where do I go from here? Continue as we are, or make small changes? Thank you so much for all your imput too, I really value it

I'm so sorry for your loss Cavnrott She knows she was loved