Breedia Dog Forum
A little tip, why not tie the ball to the dog's collar? This way the dog can lob it into its mouth when it wants to and let go of it when it wants...
I do not think tennis balls are safe for any dog full stop. I will only use balls on a rope and I make sure the ball is as large as it possibly...
Not seen one as a pup before, very cute
Oh no, I do not believe that at all. I do not think dogs DESERVE to be pts because they do not have a ridge, that is quite a different argument...
I think my dogs and I met the only two newfies in the world that did not like water the other year. They were down at the Cotswold Water Park and...
Well it is up to you what you believe. I do not get outraged about dogs being put down in a humane way after careful thought. I get much more...
There are hundreds of mutant animals, plants and actually people we have genetically engineered for our own purposes, including food. ;)
There are lot of mutants about aren't there? ;)
I am sorry, but who said the ridge is a deformity?
What do I think about what? If I orderred a Rhodesian Ridgeback I would want it to conform to the breed standard. If breeders cull puppies, it...
There is no such thing as a stupid question, nobody popped out of the womb a ready made dog trainer/breed expert. We all have to learn and I am...
A lot of top dogs in many disciplines (including police dogs) were found in shelters. Battersea have a working dog section.
When the term "high drive" is used it generally denotes a desire to be busy, in whatever field you choose to participate in. A Border Collie often...
No breed of dog is BRED to excel at obedience including GSD or BC! ;) Dogs are bred for ther ability to work and you use that to channel into...
Many dogs can and are competed with purely in prey, they have little defence drive. I dog with high defence drive may not be the best option for a...
GWPs are "harder" than GSPs. Labradors are great, there are some superb ones in Obedience and WT. BC are very much like GSD in outlook and easy to...
There are neurotic individuals in all breeds, I do not find the BC or WSD with whom I come into contact (and there are a lot) particularly so. There...
Remember, it is all relative............. there are plenty that do very well in both disciplines :)
The thing with wipe down dogs is the less hair you have, the more precise your work has to be. Hairy dogs disguise a multitude of sins.
ASD are generally lazy, but that does not mean of course that they cannot perform at the highest leve. Suzanne Jaffa made up the first Obedience...
