Recent content by All4Blakey

The fun part is policing my 4 year old who leaves toys out. Overall, the toy casualties have been minimal, but it's a constant battle. If I give Dusty a lot of her own thing to chew, it isn't as bad, but sometimes she'll get ahold of something. So, is the general consensus that the chewing will...

Chewing VENT: Geez, Dusty is 8 months old and lately she has been chewing like crazy! I'm going to be in the poor house for buying her chews. :( The whole family has been passing around a cold and not very active, so some exercise would probably help, but geez! She's a mini aussie and...

How about Wily? Not like the coyote, but wily like a fox.

I was sitting on the sofa with the laptop and Dusty tried to close the lid. It's funny because that's what my 4 year old daughter does too!

Thanks for the quick reply. I gave one to her today and she did well. She's not a chomper or a gulper, but she does like to chew. I've kept a keen eye on her and she's pretty much just cleaned the bone to a nice polish. I gave her the bone frozen because I think she's cutting her last few...

Hello All, I have a question for all of the raw feeders out there. I wanted to get my dog (7 months old, see sig) a raw bone for recreational chewing, so I stopped by my local butcher. They had a couple of options. Based on size, I took a bag of the lamb femurs. Are these okay for...

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. I'll probably start with the "pick up your toys" chore. My last Aussie had that down pretty well, so I know I can train it. Sekah--Dusty's behavior dipped a bit, but not much. She's mostly trying to be a bossy puppy and jumping up (both of which get her...

I taught my first Aussie to cover her nose. I used the command "cover". It's really cute.

Thanks for the responses everyone. She's still doing amazingly. This past weekend we took her to the beach (first time with her in a busy public place) and she did great. People stopped to pet her, there was a lot going on, and she walked on leash perfectly. That's at least one thing that I...

Hi All, I've had my dog for 1 week now. She's a 6 month old mini aussie and so far, so good. She was crate trained before I got her and although she slept in the previous owner's daughter's room in a crate at night, I don't think she had a tremendous amount of interaction with the humans...

I love central California. The Cambria/San Simeon area is one of my faves. :)

Thanks for the warm reception. We're in the San Diego county area. Here's a pic of Dusty. I think it's a month or two old though. She's a pet-quality mini. I don't care because I don't plan to breed or show. The prick ears reminded me of Blake (she had one prick ear, which made her...

Hi All, I'm new here. I've lurked a bit over the last few days and decided to introduce myself. We recently adopted a 6 month old mini Aussie and I've been reading up to refresh my memory on training, etc. Her name is Dusty and so far she has been just great. Previously I had a...

Hi All, I'm new around here. We somehow fell into a hockey player theme for our dogs. I had an black tri Aussie that I loved to death and I named her Blake (after Rob Blake--hockey player, and William Blake the poet). She's been gone for over 3 years now :( I was finally able to think about...