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We had a training session yesterday evening working on a few moves for the Dodgy Dogs Display Team :p
And afterwards cooled down with an ice cream . The picture was taken seconds before Kiki inhaled all the ice cream leaving a disappointed Dot with a rather dry cone :eek:
 

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fairlie said:
What a brilliant idea to teach a dog with staying in one place issues to stay. Is that what you were doing? Did you think this up or did you learn it from someone else? I hope you bought Dot another cone?:p
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We use boxes a lot - with young or nervous dogs a big box to explore can encourage them to become a bit more bold and explore their environment, especially if there are tasty treats to be found, fill the box up with scrunched up newspaper as they become more confident and stand back and watch the fun!
We use a box when doing fun relay races - can be tricky to encourage a dog an excited dog to bounce into a box and sit down, waiting until the release command is given.
Anyone can send to a bed - but to a box? We play musical boxes and it always very funny if a big dog ends up trying to get into a tiny box :D

When training it is so important to keep it fun - boxes are just some of the fun we have :p

Poor Dot did not get another ice cream, however she might have learnt the importance of speed in icecream sharing.
 
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Marzi said:
Poor Dot did not get another ice cream, however she might have learnt the importance of speed in icecream sharing.
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Oh that is harsh, poor dog having to learn that only the greedy gets the worm.:mad:;)

Your training class sounds like a ton of fun. I wish I could put Rufus in one like that. I bet all the dodgy dogs and their owners love it.:D I've been trying to think of a good name for the attitude required to have a dog who listens and obeys. Some people think it is assertiveness but I think "light hearted" describes it better.:)
 
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Dot is a hairball!
But so far her coat is great - much easier and less fleecy than Kiki's woolly coat. I haven't had problems with either of them matting, but I do brush and comb them very regularly. Kiki takes me 20 mins to half an hour and she grumbles and moans while I do her legs. Dot's coat is much more shaggy and easier to comb through - she generally collapses and snoozes while I comb and it only takes 10-15 mins to do.
It might yet change, but so far so good. I just wish I could control her head curls - poor dog really has visibility issues with dumbo ears flapping around and face fur flying in the wind :D
 
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Marzi said:
Dot is a hairball!
But so far her coat is great - much easier and less fleecy than Kiki's woolly coat. I haven't had problems with either of them matting, but I do brush and comb them very regularly. Kiki takes me 20 mins to half an hour and she grumbles and moans while I do her legs. Dot's coat is much more shaggy and easier to comb through - she generally collapses and snoozes while I comb and it only takes 10-15 mins to do.
It might yet change, but so far so good. I just wish I could control her head curls - poor dog really has visibility issues with dumbo ears flapping around and face fur flying in the wind :D
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Nina's coat is becoming a nightmare :( matts right down at the skin.. She's getting a short summer cut soon :D
 
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Loving the training with boxes, shame we are too far away to come. I gave Dudley a bath and thorough brush yesterday, it was only 4 weeks ago he had a full groom, I have brushed him between but not religiously, I was amazed at how many matts he had.
 
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Just had to post these pics of one of my favourite labs getting to grips with a box. This chap is made in the same mould as Marley, but as he is growing older he is becoming such a model citizen. He had to really work hard to figure out how to get all of his legs inside the box :D
 

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Not exactly, although I have done training at local clubs... a friend has a dog who was excluded as the dog club felt that he was a danger to other dogs and they did not feel that a class was the right place for him, even if he wore a muzzle. My friend felt that unless he had the opportunity to train around other dogs then he would never learn that it was ok to be around other dogs... so we hired a hall and invited some others and train 2 or 3 times a month. I take the classes, but everyone chips in and we have loads of fun.
Oh and the dog who was the problem is the black terrier in the box with Kiki - as you can see a very dangerous chap :D
 
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:D he looks terrifying! :D I am so glad you gave that guy the chance he deserved. Shame on the first trainer. We all need to pitch in to make sure that ALL dogs become good citizens. After all, the dog haters will tar all dogs with the same brush if some are left behind.
 
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