Recent content by gymangel812

she doesn't do the barking thing when she's actively on the course doing agility. perhaps i'll try ignoring and leaving when she starts barking. both are very good ideas, thanks. i will also start training the auto sits and downs. the problem with her doing sits is she can do them fine...

how would i go about training the auto sits/downs? we are doing all obstacles in agility. the session i am currently in focuses on crosses. we do mini courses, not full ones. Zoom - that does sound exactly like what she is doing. she's seems to be getting *too* excited over the situation...

my aussie has developed a habit over the past month or two of excessive barking, especially around other dogs. she does agility (and has for 6+ months) and the barking is particularly bad there. she can sound aggressive when she barks also. it's worse with certain dogs. it's hard to get her...

she loves tug, it's hard to play it with her though because she uses her front paws too lol. we're doing a look at me too because she can get pretty distracted with new situations. what kind of hind end awareness things should we do? i've noticed on occasion she's a bit clumsy with her back...

so i plan on starting my aussie on agility at the end of january. besides basic obedience, more specifically stays & sits/downs, and targeting. what other things could we be working on?

i do take it away after a few minutes because my other 2 dogs would eat it lol. he doesn't seem to care. good to know i'm not starving him with what he usually eats (1 cup sometimes 2). currently he is being fed premium edge. we've tried wellness and nutro, he didn't care about either one...

So I've got a sib. husky. he doesn't seem to be interested in dog food. i'm pretty sure he's hungry because it tries to take things off the counter and will gladly eat pretty much anything that's not dog food. i've tried putting some chicken broth on the food which makes him more likely to eat...

could i run on the sidewalk and have her run in the grass?

so i'd like to start taking my 8 month old aussie on some 1-2 mile walks/jogs but i was told by someone that i shouldn't and it would damage their young bones/joints. is this true? should i not do this? if not, when is it safe?

the vet wanted $30 for an ecollar, which is why i didn't get one to begin with :(

i figured out what it was called: http://www.petco.com/product/100555/ProCollar.aspx#details i guess i'll just return it. they didn't sell the normal collars. oh well.

so my female aussie got spayed today. unfortunately she needs an ecollar/lampshade/cone, etc. so i went to a pet store and found an inflatable blue donut thing that was supposed to be the same but better. i put it on her, it seems to be the right size but she can still get to her incision (with...

my brindle whippet has 1 blue eye and 1 brown one, i love blue eyes :)

where's a good place to buy one? does walmart have some? are there any brands/types i should look for?

my parents have 2 dogs, a pomeranian (puppy) and a schipperke. they play together a lot and when they play it's pretty rough but until today, no one got hurt so i thought they were fine. today, the schipperke got about a 5" gash from the pom. she had to be rushed to the vet to get stitches. it...