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Would not feature in my top 100 breeds...........
A lot of people have told me my dog has natural aggression. Remember I have never taught my dog to guard the house or the car. ;) Anybody can...
My dog has a very strong guarding and protective instinct. He is extremely social but you would not want to try and get in the house or the car...
The best place for your friend to look is the breed club(s) whose members have to abide by codes of ethics over and above those of the KC. They...
The most striking black GSD I know is Argonne Bodo owned by Phil Sergeant, lovely looking bear of a dog, fantastically social but very strong in his...
And would your IRWS be from the Swindon area......... ?
I am not a fan of the appearance of BC/WSD/ASD etc they do nothing for me. I mean they can be extremely noisy (but hey, what do I know, I live...
I have several friends with ASD, one has made up the first Ob Ch, WT Ch and dual OB and WT Ch in them. :) They can be gobby if you are not...
You can still reinforce the down by praise and rewards etc etc When you hold a dog on a lead whether it is sitting down, lying down, standing...
Precisely, managing dogs in all situations is paramount for their safety and that of others. If you use the lead to prevent them running off, then...
Absolutely, it is exactly the same as when you hold your dog on a lead in any situation. If it is lunging, jumping and trying to get to (inser...
I would until and unless I found something much better and/or I was specifically instructed to carry out something I violently disagreed with.
To begin with I think you have to accept that you are not going to gel with all trainers as even if their methods are sound, well proven, effective...
I think the other thing with Maremmas is that they are not sufficiently "different" from other breeds to look at etc. There are not huge numbers...
http://www.maremma-sheepdogs.co.uk/breed/character.html They never really took off over here and CCs were removed from the breed by the KC in 2008...
I can personally recommend Oldfield Dog Training Club, not sure if that is near you.
Eeeeek! At least she is not likely to cock her leg on it! :)
Stiles, gates, cattle grids It is AMAZING how many dogs are freaked out by kissing gates I discovered after going on a group walk a few years ago.
Multi storey car parks lifts train bus stables cows sheep for starters