Dogablog - June 2009

19th June 2009

Today is going to be a long day, off early to a dog show then tonight we're going to see Ceasar Millan ...wooo whoo!

Cesar Millan’s Australian tour focus is on training people.

"I rehabilitate dogs. I train people. Dogs are animals, and they respond to calm-assertive leadership—not emotional arguments or negotiations. You will learn how people can inadvertently play a role in their dog's 'behavioral issues' and how to change this dynamic by learning how to see the world through a dog's eyes. Remember, there are no quick fixes; pack leadership is a year-round 24/7 commitment. The more you learn about dog psychology, the better you will be able to connect with your canine companion!"
- Cesar Millan

We're looking forward to learning techniques for improving our relationship with our dogs and learning how to achieve balance and establish pack leadership with these practical tips and techniques.

Other things we'll be learning about are:

• To recognise the 'animal' behaviour in dogs
• Giving rules, boundaries & limitations
• How we humanise dogs and how this 'people' behaviour impacts the 'dog' behaviour
• What 'dog fulfillment' is and how we can balance it by following simple guidelines
• The different levels of energy and how they influence the dog’s personality
• Cesar’s leash techniques including when and where to apply them

It's being held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane on Fri 19 Jun 2009 6:30PM.

Thank goodness we are lucky enough to be attending as we landed the awesome as VIP seats.

Find out where you stand in the pack!
Take the quiz and find maybe an answer to the questions that determine where you rank in the pack and learn how you can become a better pack leader.

12th June 2009

With herding there is a difference between work and competition.

With work you cannot miss any sheep, you have to pursist until you have the whole flock otherwise you'll have to go back out and get them.

With competition, finishing the task with less obstacles completed still means a score. Compared to completing all obstacles and running out of time, resulting in no score.

11th June 2009

A dog's structural conformation controls its movement.

8th June 2009

Congradulations to Melissa Waters (owner), Olivia (handler) and Watersedge Sno Lily for gaining her title today. Well done to all of you.

7th June 2009

Cyanea is off showing Staffies today

5th June 2009

The following clip looks like Pete and panda doing exercises

3rd June 2009

"Some internationally respected top dog trainers and triallers, place great importance on not trialling their dogs too young, but only when they are mature enough to take the pressure trialling brings. They don’t start with basic level trials like our Started courses, which makes a difference, enabling us to start them young. But the principal remains, that the dogs need to be mature enough to take the pressure at each level of trialling or we won’t have as good working dogs as we would otherwise have, for the long term."

2nd June 2009

Extreme Sheep LED Art, thanks for a Samsung commercial

1st June 2009

When showing some competitors may withdraw their dog from competition.

A couple of advantages come about is that you now have been given an even easier chance of winning. Less dogs to compete against and an opportunity of gaining more points.

You have to be in the competition to have a chance to gain points.

The downside is that your dog does not gain as many points because of the withdrawal, which is nothing compared to the advantages.

Overall this also clearly demonstrates to you that the withdrawer believes that their dog is not good enough to compete against yours even though they may think otherwise. A positive note to always to keep in mind.

Consider the following quote:

If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyway.

William McFee