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thanks very much for that ckranz. I've had a quick look at it and also printed it out to look at in more detail. What is the hand signal you use for Freeze? I really should have set out initially to follow a proper training schedule with co-ordinated commands and hand signals instead of a sort of mi...

It's been a lovely bright day here in my corner of the UK.

OH found a huge fallen tree branch which he insisted on dragging back home over the fields (free fuel). With the hound beside us we must have looked like a Brueghel painting, "Silly Old B*ggers with Hound"

Thank you very much ckranz. I've printed that post so that I can have a good look at it in detail. I'd also like to see how you train Freeze as well if that is not too much trouble. My lovely dog is quite good on the Down Stay considering her breeding and my incompetence :lol: She is mostly trained ...

We had a Great Dane when I was growing up.

When he barked the windows used to make a sort of droning noise like you get when you rub your finger on the rim of a glass - only a much deeper pitch. It was painful to listen to

Thank you very much Nettle and WendyM. Yes, you are both right, I need a new command instead of trying to untangle Stay from being associated with Down. Halt sounds very different from anything else I use so I'll try that. I thought your 'pretty' idea was very interesting WendyM. I'm going to have a...

I have contacted the publishers and they are not willing to put the article on their website

I'm having a problem with this :( My dog associates Stay with Down, so when I ask her to Stand and then instruct her to Stay, she drops to the Down position. Stay is firmly fixed in her mind as something she does in the Down position and when I go back to her and try to encourage her into a Stand sh...

It's a monthly publication in the UK, Monkey, so I don't know whether the article will be reproduced in e-format

Well done for all your hard work

So sorry to hear of your loss emmabeth. Yes, you'll need that sense of humour. Sometimes a rather black humour is all that keeps us going at a difficult time. S*d those people who think it is inappropriate. Anyone who has been there knows it is vital ! Regarding selling stuff .... IME sometimes it i...

I'm sure there's no harm done cassiesloveableowner. I don't mind peeps having an opinion about my hair :wink: When I cut it myself it is very very short and a bit severe 'cos I do it with one of those electric cutters. On the plus side, it's free. When my cousin cuts it she leaves it longer and more...

try watching those "funny" animal videos. oh, I just can't watch those 'world's funniest animals' programmes. :evil: I've never seen the point of slapstick humour either. I'm afraid I have a total sense of humour failure regarding anything to do with falling down, getting hurt, bumping in...

*puts hand up*

please miss, please miss

could we have something done with the icon thingies to let us know when we have posted on a thread?

Wolfdogs .... Hmmm Unfortunately in the UK any dog that really does have some recent wolf input needs to be registered under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. They would be unsafe as pets IMO because there is no way of knowing the balance of wolf:domestic dog behaviour inherited in any particular indi...

Just when you think you have heard it all, something like this opens your eyes to a new low.

I think I'd better not say anything further .....