Jeff Jones

I have a pup from Raennik (WL breeder in QLD), so far he is amazing, so so confident.

That is one cute puppy. Good luck with him.

She does Nekhbet contacted me asking to use my dog as the sire, I initially refused but then heard how much we could make. Next time her bitch is in season we are sending her off to the vet for artificial insemination. I think this is the best way to complete this breeding as my dog is getting on now at 4 years old and has bad hips.

Tell Mark I referred you and you will get service with a smile. :D

My referral's better .

No its not, poor dotesie wont even be let in the front gate on your referral alone. :D

Calm down you weirdos, lets not get in to a pissing competition about who has the best dog, as I will win.

Nuh uh, my dog is clearly the most awesomesauceness. Forget your working dogs, throw a donut in those rocks and my beagle would fetch the shit out of it :laugh: :laugh:

I cant blame her, I would do the same. :laugh:

Calm down you weirdos, lets not get in to a pissing competition about who has the best dog, as I will win.

You have 2 different goals in mind and dogs from 2 different lines. Training is going to be different, I have trained my dogs in similar areas to the one shown in Nekhbets video, not too far down the road from you PAX is a similar bridge with rocks where I train my dog.

Definitely not an American Bulldog.

Just so you know though:

An American Bulldog should be done growing in height by the time it is around 12 months old and width by the time it is around 16 months old.

Tell Mark I referred you and you will get service with a smile. :D

My neighbour selected and trained dogs in the defence force for several years. This will tread on everyone's toes, but the fact is he selected dogs (GSDs and Rotts mostly) from the pound. As adults. If they wanted to chase a ball all day and didn't back off when pushed, they got the job.

I dare say every service in Australia had that rigorous selection test at one stage :laugh:

It has been a while since I bought a German Shepherd pup, a couple of breeders who I have seen produce good pups who have dogs from Czech lines are Beychief and http://www.vonforell.com/

There used to be Castle Hill and Horsley Park. What one are you talking about LMSW?

Sydney Dog Sport Club My link

Waratah Dog Sport Club My link

You can shoot me a private message on here if you want and I will try and help you out. I am not sure if the clubs are still training in Sydney, contact Waratah Sport Dog Club via Schutzhund Australia.

Civil drive basically relates to the dog being able to focus on the man and not the equipment. Relates to defence/fight drive.

Where about in NSW are you?

Great videos.

Huski, did the pm and link to video come through alright? I think I stuffed up the first time and didn't include the video.

itsadogslife do you have any video you can show us of your dogs or other dogs working using Koehler methods that you think are good and displays the benefits of the method?

Genuinely interested as I haven't really seen any dogs trained exclusively with Koehler methods.

I will upload a video to youtube later on and send you a link, I have a couple of old videos of dogs that have been trained using the Koehler method.

Huski, here is a video of a Koehler trained dog in training for novice

ask away...

I do not think I would be able to last long at that club with that instructor..

"Behaviours That Could Lead To Dominance"

A dominant dog is born that way.

Some dogs have assertive tendencies but this not the same thing.

I don't think there are behaviors that "can lead to dominance"

but there are behaviors you should not tolerate from a dominant dog.

But for the most part this is not relevant to the average dog/owner.

The over confidence in dominant dogs is the first thing you notice, they are not "clingy" dogs and they do not try to dominate every person or dog they come across.

Try and get some solid sleep now, it is you're last chance for the next 15 years.

Melbourne Rally. Copy and paste from the NDTF facebook page.

NDTF - National Dog Trainers Federation (Australia)

The NDTF are proud to announce that they have agreed for their Operations Manager, Brad Griggs, to take on the running of a Melbourne based rally in response to the latest legislative changes pushed through the Victorian parliament.

Brad has been very active in the canine community regarding these changes, and is passionate about the issues associated with dog bites in the community, and also BSL.

The NDTF recognises the need to show industry leadership on this matter, and has donated a month of Brad's time and NDTF resources to enable the event to be as successful as possible.

The NDTF are proud of this announcement, and we sincerely hope the community can come together in the quest for a world class, science-driven animal management policy.

Lets hope all dog owners will support this effort. I think the government may have underestimated just how many people are disgusted in this law that has been rushed through and forced upon us. It is poorly written, and very damaging to innocent owners and their dogs. Please try to attend and spread the word. Thanks.

ETA. Brad Griggs will be on the channel 7, Sunrise show tomorrow morning at 6.45am. Sunrise has an app for mobiles, android and Iphone, and they seem to get the show up on the app quite quickly. So, if you miss the show and wish to view the segment, you can also find it there.

It is great that Brad is involved. You would struggle to find anyone better.

I would wait. I normaly put a deposit on a planned litter I like the look of 12 months in advance and then select an appropriate pup from the litter. Go with you're gut instinct though. I will take the pup free of charge if it does not work out

Why no dogs? How can we encourage making dogs part of the community if we show up without dogs?

Peeing dogs shouldn't be a problem, the steps are concrete so it evaporates quickly. Pooing dogs won't be a problem as there are laws everywhere about picking up your dog's poo. Even the Oscars Law rally said the dogs must be pretty bombproof or you'd be asked to leave.

It will only take one incident to undo the message the rallies are trying to get out there. Many people underestimate the ability of their dogs to handle a large, worked up crowd full of unknown dogs. A dog scuffle would not have damaged a message about abolishing puppy farms but will be all the media latches on to if it happens at a rally about dangerous dog laws.

I agree. It is best to have a select few dogs attend.

it depends what causes the reactivity. Decreasing the incidence of stumulation can sometimes frustrate the dog and cause a greater reaction when in fact you do end up meeting the taget of its anxiety. You cant fix behaviour by avoiding things. It's not always practical and not always fair on the dog either. I dont advocate people simply trying to shove their dogs into situations that elicit responses WITHOUT professional help but with professional help it can be a good learning experience for the dog.

Dog that scared of stuff have weak nerve no? people often come to me with weak nerve dog thinking he tough dog, good for police dog no? they say Jeff my dog so tough he bark at stuff, I say no your dog weak nerve and no good for work. My wife own labrador that tougher than this dog no? Aidan could train this dog with clicker no? he no train tough dog with fight drive like Belgian Malinois or Dutch Shepherd. I see tough dog like this in Europe.

Jeff

Brad Griggs was on Chanel 10 news interviewed outside Parliament House. He stated it wasn't a genetic problem and it is about time the government stopped treating it as such. They are treating the problem in a way to gain votes, and not stopping attacks

To Brad, does anyone have a link to story with Brad talking?