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Hi everyone, I'm just posting to let everyone know that there is a beautiful large red and white greyhound male called Archie up for adoption at the UQ gatton campus. He's been with us at UQ when we were at St Lucia, and he's now made the move with the rest of the dogs to Gatton. So If you know of anyone who would like a large greyhound, let them know, and come and see him. He's very quiet on leash, stays by your side, and will follow you everywhere. He loves to snuggle somewhere soft, and would make a perfect pet for someone who needs an awesome companion. Sorry if this post is in the wrong place, but if I'm allowed, I'll post a link where you can see his photo: http://www.uq.edu.au/vetschool/dogs If you would like more photos or a video of him, let me know, when I walk him next I'll get one. Thanks

So when you guys are talking about dogs with super high drive, is this drive that the dog has naturally whenever it sees the prey item? And did you have to tranfer the drive from an object that the dog naturally has drive for, to a tug? Just asking because one of my own dogs has prey drive when I have a furry toy on a string that moves across the ground, but he loses interest completely once I pick it up. How are dogs like these taught to maintain interest and stay in drive once the object is no longer in a prey-like position aka on the ground? And is this something that has to be done while the dog is young?

oh, and her colour is very light too, but I worked her with food today and she did very well, she likes it when I reward by throwing the food, in fact she gets very engaged when the movement comes from me

Thanks for all the thoughts guys, I agree she's that maybe her drive is suppressed, she's living in the "pound" situation, in a run and only gets out when people take her, and she's very quiet in general. Should I add she's a longhair? She's got a very flat back and she's quite prancy, but still has that big GSD trot, so I guess her appearance adds to the thought that she's not a high drive dog to start with

I have no idea, she's from a pound, and in a trial at the uni

Thanks for the advice everyone, I'll keep using food and see how she goes, and because she's quite young and completely green I'll try different things and see how she responds. I'm lucky with her in that she's naturally the type of dog that enjoys being with people and likes guidance. I've only worked with her for a few days, but I see potential in her, so I'd love to see where she can get. She's in a uni trial so she'll be in the pound for a while before she can be rehomed, and she's lucky in that she's adapted well. There's another young german shepherd who I might work with, so different training techniques are very interesting to me, especially when I've got access to so many different dogs! gosh, huskies are so different to GSDs that are so different to keplies...

If I run away, she will chase me, but not because of interest in the toy, she just follows me. I'll take a look at that Leerburg website, thanks. I just really like to get dogs onto training in prey drive because if they have it, I find they are more focussed than they would be on food. But I guess if she's just not interested in toys, I'll train with food. Do you think it's possible to get a good, focussed schutzhund style heel from work with food? (My own dog is trained in drive)

Hi, I'm working with a young GSD (10 months?) in a kennel at my uni, and I'd like to train her in drive, but nothing seems to get her interested in chasing/playing. I've tried a piece of material on a stick, toys, but she just won't chase. I've tried tying her up and teasing her, but she's not interested. This seems unusal for a GSD... She's quite interested in food, and after 3 days of training already knows sit, drop and "watch". She's got potential, but is there any way of getting her prey drive up? On a side note, she does a strange thing: I'm teaching her to stay, but when I tell her "stay" and step away, she sometimes cries and lies on her back submissively (I'm not touching her). Does anyone know what that behaviour means? I usually just get her up, do a circle and try again.

Thanks for all your help, I've contacted the secretary of the brisbane sporting dog club, but they haven't yet replied, do you know if I should contact them in another way, if someone's got their phone number? Thanks!

ah ok, I wasn't planning on competition, just to be able to train with people who also train their dogs in drive rather than just exchanging food. Is there a club that trains in Brisbane? Are they part of the gold coast club? I just looked up the schutzhund australia website and they've just got some contact details for the gold coast one

Hi, I'm interested in getting involved with schutzhund training with my ridgeback X dog, I know there is a club at the gold coast that does it. I was wondering if anyone knew whether they have breed restrictions before I ask about attending a session? Thanks!

To anyone who's looking to get a dog who's from Brisbane or toowoomba, come and have a look at the rehoming dogs at the UQ gatton campus. They're all wonderful dogs, so if you're visiting pounds in search of a companion, come over to the uni and maybe you'll find what you're looking for. The reason I'm telling this on the forum is because gatton is a bit out of brisbane, so people don't often think about coming to the uni to adopt a dog, and they have trouble finding a home. Cheers everyone

Purebred or not, with papers or not, isn't the main thing that the dog gets a good home? The description may not be spot on to say the least, but isn't it more important that the dog doesn't end up in the pound?

Do you mean vet nursing at swan tafe? Vet is at Murdoch. But Kirov grrl, you should definitely find out if you can get a hold of a university greyhound, they rarely have behavioural probems and just have nowhere to go Racing surplus

Another thing you could do is adopt a blood doner greyhound from a vet school, it's sad that they're all used for surgery once they're done.