Sparky starts his Quoll Detection Training.

Sparky the Border Collie cross has a very important job ahead of him, a few months ago Sparky was selected by MNK9 as a suitable canidate for detection training.

Sparky has a great personality and is just crazy over his toy which makes him very trainable for detection work. Sparky completed his foundation training at MNK9 teaching him to detect and indicate on a find. Sparky is now at Carnarvon Gorge undergoing further testing and training to ensure he is suitable for the quoll detection.

The dog has to be very social towards all animals and show now distractions in his working enviroment. Once this stage of training is completed Sparky will return to MNK9 for the last stage of training then go back to Carnarvon Gorge for final operational testing and training.

Sparky’s  job will be to locate endangered Quoll populations around Queensland and we wish Sparky and handler Amanda Harris every success in this important project.

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The Hidden Killer in Your House

September 29th, 2010 by Minette Something as simple as gum could potentially kill your dog!

Not everything natural is safe for our furry companions.  Sometimes we don’t even realize the dangers we bring home and leave on the counter or in our cars or purses.  How many women, right now,  have a stick or two of sugar free gum in their purses.  That simple little piece of gum or two could be lethal to your dog.

Xylitol is a sweetener used in sugar-free items like gum, cookies, muffins, candies and even toothpaste.   Xylitol is a natural sweetener that is easily absorbed by the human body, but triggers a significant insulin release in dogs which rapidly drops their blood sugar and can permanently damage the liver.

Recent studies have linked the problems associated with Xylitol to acute liver failure and even death.  Low blood sugar can be treated by your veterinarian, but liver damage, even with aggressive treatment, can make it difficult to save the dog’s life.

What Can You Do?

Knowledge is the first step to combat this problem! Keep your dog from getting sick

Tell everyone in your family especially children, who often share and bring gum home from school.Tell  your friends, your dog groomer and pet sitter.Dog proof your house by putting up any artificial sweeteners and gum.Look through the ingredients of the sugar-free items that you might already have at home and your toothpaste.Diligently research the things that you buy.We have a Gum Rule at my house.  Any and all gum whether it be sugar-free or not gets locked down!Keep an eye on your furry friend, if any items are missing or if your dog is a thief crate training may prove to be safest.

This is a serious problem and a relatively new find to the veterinary world.  Come up with a plan as a family, discuss the dangers of Xylitol and keep your veterinarian’s number handy in case of any emergencies.  The best advice I can give is that human food in general is not safe for your dog, keep human food out of reach and use only dog food/treats and food your veterinarian recommends.  If you are conscientious about the problem and the dangers you can help ensure a long, safe and healthy life for your canine, but sometimes it is difficult to know all the substances that can negatively affect your dog.

For more information or in case of an emergency contact the experts at the Animal Poison Control Center (888) 426-4435 a $65 consultation fee may be charged to you, but saving your pets life will be well worth it!  You can also find more information about them and toxins on their website just click on the picture above.

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Why Socialising your dog is important

Socialising your dog from an early age is particularly important.

Preferably from when you get your dog as a puppy, start them young and get them to puppy school. This allows them to run around and learn various behaviors that are key to them communicating well with other dogs. The puppy school instructor will make sure that everything is positive and your puppy is not in any harms way.

Once they become juveniles, from about 5 months of age or so, you need to continue to socialise your dog up until about 18 months of age. It is key that your dog gets out and about and learns how to behave correctly with other dogs, under your direction of course.

Dog off leash parks can be great for this, but please make sure that you are in control of your dog and step in if there are any issues occurring with your dog and other breeds running around.

You want your dog to be well balanced and get on with other dogs, the more you socialise your dog, the more likely this will occur and you and your dog will be happier.

Praise your dog when he/she is socialising nicely with other dogs. The more praise you give your dog when they are showing desirable behaviours the more they will want to repeat them!

As your dog grows into an adult dog at around 2 years of age or so, get your dog out as much as possible and again socialise, socialise, socialise! Your dog will love you for it.

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New Handlers and Rusty ready to stop the Cane Toad.

We had a fantastic week on Groote Eylandt training our two Cane toad detection dogs Rusty and Ozzie to help keep Cane Toads of the island. The maintenance training on the dogs and the handler training  ensured all are ready and operational on the docks and airport.

We even managed to do some filming for an up and coming show for an English production house featuring Ozzie to be broadcasted next year in the UK then the rest of the world.

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Puppy proofing your home

How to puppy proof your home.

If you follow these basics you will get ahead in being able to puppy proof your home and feel at ease that your puppy will be safe.

Put away any object that your puppy could get into and potentially swallow.

Have your puppies' toilet spots setup and kept consistent and easy for your pup to use.

Keep any electrical cabling hidden as pups love chewing on these objects.

Don't leave your pup to wander throughout your home as they will get into something!

Keep the toilet lid closed so that your pup can't climb up to drink out of it and instead fall in!

Puppy proofing your home is something you must do to ensure your dogs safety.

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Technology and your pet

There are actually quite a few tech gadgets out there for you and your pet. This list below details some of them available:

1. The Toshiba Petbook - this has a bone tracker and is slobber proof!
2. Bark to text software - allows full translation of ruff language!
3. Pet doorbell wireless chime mat - allows your dog to tell you when it wants to come inside or go outside!
4. And lastly the best one of course by far is our own "Smart Dog Training" iPhone app, which also runs on iPad, iTouch and various operating systems for the apple devices. 12 lessons to train your dog on a budget, fully interactive.

Have a look around and see what you can find thats fun and interesting but make sure the tech gadgets don't hurt your dog.

Woof! Pepper and Lochie.

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Tale of Mo 7: Dog training tips , Border Collie Rescue

Tale of Mo 7: Dog training tips , Border Collie Rescue | Dog Training Tips Blog Dog Training Tips Blog The Real Poop Tale of Mo 7: Dog training tips , Border Collie RescueApril 14th, 2010 | Author: adminDog Training Video -The Truth About Your Dog's Body Language  Dog Training Tips – Keep Your Dog Off The Furniture >>

Episode 7 of the Tale of Mo: Dog Training Tips focuses on training sit, down and leave it. This episode, as well as a couple of others involving training actually come before Episode 6, but I just didn’t get around to getting them up in time. Mo is a Border Collie, and we foster him as part of the Border Collie Rescue of Texas. http://www.bcrescuetexas.org Right now we have some big medical bills because of a couple of rescue dogs that tested positive for heart worms and other medical emergencies. If you would like to donate to help these dogs, please see our website.

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Posted in dog training tips | Tags: adoption, agility, border, collie, disc, dog, foster, help, herding, Mo, of, rescue, sheep, sheepdog, Tale, texas, tips, training 4 Responses to “Tale of Mo 7: Dog training tips , Border Collie Rescue” zackwelll says: April 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm

omg , that dog …
omg , that dog seems a catXD

DonDurkee says: April 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm

Thanks for sharing. …
Thanks for sharing. You are doing great work.

DidYaQ says: April 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm

He is a great boy! …
He is a great boy! We did a home visit for a possible forever home for him the other day, so it looks like he’ll be going to his forever home soon! (But I’ll always like hanging out with him.)
We find the best homes we can for each dog that comes through on foster, because there is always more that need help.

Bonlyn100 says: April 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm

from the beginning …
from the beginning of the video, it looks like Mo has foound his forever partner!

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Discover How To Get Inside Your Dogs Head And How To Easily Train Him By Working With Nature Instead Of Against It"

Are you worried about law suits because your pet jumps up on everyone he meets and nearly knocking him down?
If you are a dog owner, you probably already know how challenging dog training can be. You see, dogs have their own personality and their own ideas about what they want to do and it's not always what you want them to do. Couple that with the fact that most people aren't born being able to simply whisper to dogs and get them to do their bidding and you have a recipe for frustration.

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Rusty Groote Eylandt’s second Cane Toad Detection Dog

After months of training Gary and Rusty arrived on the beautiful Groote Eylandt for the handler training and for Rusty to meet the locals and Ozzie {pictured been held} also trained by Gary, Groote Eylandt’s first Cane Toad Detection dog. With the great dedication of the handlers and the residents of Groote Eylandt we have a great chance of keeping this beautiful part of the word cane toad free.

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Free Hunting Dog Training Videos – Heel Part 2

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In this video we show the proper way to use a mild amount of pressure to help teach Rooster how to heel properly beside us. Ultimately he will heel properly because he wants to not because we are forcing him.

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Labradors - this breed in the home

Labradors
We train a lot of Labrador dogs, puppies, you name it, not matter what age, what behaviour problem we deal with it.
Labradors can be a great dog, family pet and also work tool. They are used throughout the world as sniffer dogs, detection dogs, guard dogs, as well as family pet where you feel comfortable knowing they can run around with the kids and have fun, without causing any harm.
Labradors are known for their eating for one! They LOVE food, I’ve come across a couple that aren’t too food oriented, but overall this is not the case and food is the way to their heart, soul, everything!
Labradors are also just big puppy dogs for years in their demeanour. They love greeting, jumping up, being your best friend, getting lots of pats and attention, and most of all being rewarded with their favourite treats.
Labrador puppies are the most adorable, they really are! No one can ever say they don’t think that Labrador puppy isn’t cute!
Owners choose Labradors for their beautiful temperament and nature, however they can also be quite dominant and challenging if managed or brought up the wrong way. Always be careful, no matter what breed around kids with the dog, even our beloved Labrador.
Some of the worst cases of aggression, territorial and fear have been from Labradors. Again, like any dog, if they are not given the correct leadership and discipline (in a positive way), they will become dominant not through choose, but through necessity.
Be careful of Labradors around young kids, remember young kids are smaller in body size and so sometimes the dog won’t respect the kids and see them as ‘play things’ instead of higher up in that hierarchy that you want to create at home. Also with kids, when they have food, Labradors in particular will do anything to get near that food! So teach your kids to keep food away and not lying around, I know this can be hard, so also teach the dog that it is wrong to steal food from fingers, hands, off tables and benches, anywhere that isn’t desirable for the dog to be taking the food from, basically anywhere except out of its own bowl.
Don’t get me wrong, I love all dogs, Labradors are so friendly and beautiful and ridiculously good looking! Just remember to research the breed, any breed you are looking to adopt or purchase as a new puppy....you won’t be disappointed, just keep up your basics and you will be fine.
Labrador retrievers are full of personality and love to give!

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Gary Jackson guest speaker in New Zealand

The 49th Annual NZIACO conference last week was a huge success and enjoyed by all. The venue was in the beautiful art Deco town of Napier on the North Island. With the official opening by Her Worship the Mayor of Napier Barbara Arnott the seminar was then under way with some excellent and experienced speakers. The animal control officers from all over New Zealand received a feast of quality information to assist them with their very important jobs. The seminar was absolutly first class with a great venue “The Napier War Memorial Centre” over looking the beach. Gary covered a variety of subjects including evaluation and temperament testing, Dog Bite Prevention, Signs, Electric collars and more.

It wasn’t all work  as I managed to sample some fine wines from the Hawks Bay region, go Bungy jumping, Ride a Jet Boat at Huka falls, Helicopter joy flights and sky dive over the beautiful Lake  Taupo . I Even fitted in some Skiing on Mount Ruapehu.

Congratulations to Grant Blackley for putting together a truly great event.

My thoughts are with the families of the 9 people that tragically had their lives cut short in the sky diving accident on the south Island of New Zealand and the Christchurch victims of the earthquake, the largest in NZ since the Napier Earthquake in 1931.

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Nero the wonderdog

This is Nero, the photos were taken by Zoo Studios here in Brisbane.  Nero has featured on television as Seans puppy on Totally Wild, a childrens program that runs on Channel 10.  This is also where I have done some training with him, to show kids how to easily train their dog to sit, drop, stay and walk on the lead nicely.  The show is pitched at 8 year olds and above and they cover all different types of animals and acitivites, its a lot of fun and a great time to be included in some segments.  The people i worked with there were all so easy going and professional, it was great.  I wasnt even phased talking in front of the camera.

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Building Dog Confidence

Wanna work towards building dog confidence? Is your dog nervous around other dogs and people? If you follow these basic steps, you'll find an increase in your dog confidence levels.

It is vital when trying to build up dog confidence that you show good canine leadership to your dog. This is the same as showing leadership in day-to-day life with people. If you are unsure as to what to do here, there are plenty of self-help books on how to be a good leader. If you exude confidence yourself, this will rub off on your pet in the shape of increased dog confidence.

Feed your dog after you, with this have your dog show manners before receiving its food source.

Go through doorways and gates first, teach your dog to wait and go through last.

Only allow your dog up on furniture or bedding on invitation.

Ignore as much attention seeking from your dog as possible.

Don't feed your dog from the table.

Don't allow your dog to meet and greet your visitors until your dog is calm and relaxed.

Allow people to pat your dog, once your dog is in a calm sit position.

Don't allow your dog to jump up on people, especially children.

Teach your dog lots of obedience and tricks training. This builds confidence and trust in you and your decision making.

Correct your dog properly, only using a vocal correction. NEVER HIT OR SMACK YOUR DOG.

Praise and reward your dog for any BRAVE behaviour he/she shows.

Following these basics will help to build dog confidence!

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Dog Park Etiquette

Dog parks are wonderful places and here are some things to remember about dog park etiquette when going with your dog.

Keep your dog on lead until they reach inside the park, then let them off.

Don't crowd around the gates, also making sure that all gates are shut behind you so doggies can't escape!

Pick up after your dog!

Keep an eye on your dog at all times, don't leave your dog there whilst you go do your shopping!

Invest in training so your dog will come back to you when called..this is hard work and takes a lot of practice.

If your dog doesn't like certain breeds of dogs, then go at times when those types of dogs aren't there.

If you have kids with you, don't let them play their own games in dog parks, but instead remember dog parks are places for dogs to run around and have fun!

Enjoy meeting and greeting with other dog owners and talk about your dogs, make friends, and maybe even meet a single!

Practising good dog park etiquette is key to having a relaxing and fun time in a dog park.

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Rest in Peace brave soldiers, lest we forget.

TWO young Australian combat engineers on their first deployment in Afghanistan have been killed by a bomb in the army’s worst combat loss in a single day since the Vietnam War.

A bomb detonated during a patrol on Monday morning, killing Sapper Jacob Moerland, 21, and Sapper Darren Smith, 26, both from the Brisbane-based 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment.

Sapper Smith’s bomb-detection dog, Herbie, was also killed in the blast.

We must never forget those who have given their lives in the cause of protecting our country. This is the supreme sacrifice and being a member of our armed forces has many uncertainties and huge risks. “What a brave group of Australians”. My heartfelt sympathy goes to their families and friends. We must look after their families and never forget what they have lost. Herbie also lost his life and we often forget that animals play an important role in conflicts by saving lives as a dog squad member. Rest in Peace Jacob, Darren and Herbie. Lest we Forget

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Nervousness in your dog or puppy

This scenario is given to me a LOT, my clients have a nervous dog or uncertain dog or puppy.  One of the first things I ask my clients is about the dogs heritage, breeding etc. did they meet the parents?  Do they know whether its in the breeding at all, let alone the actual breed they have as well.

After we know this information, then we need to look at what age they got the dog, what the history and experiences of the dog/puppy is, has any of it imprinted during that crucial time (6-16 weeks for puppies), what interaction the owner has and how they relate to the dog when there is nervousness going on.

Once we have established all of this, then we can devise a plan of attack as to how we can improve the dogs confidence and that in turn will help fear, nervousness, uncertainty.

There are many variables to consider here, but most of all, if you provide good leadership you will have your dog trusting you more and also respecting you more.

Its like a domino effect, it really is, once you get respect as a great leader to your canine, everything else will fall into place to a certain degree.

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When your dog is attacked

Well this is an interesting one, when your dog is attacked by another dog, it can really affect their self confidence, they recognise breeds and can easily be nervous or scared around the breed in the future.  Dont throw them straight back into the same environment again, as in if it happened in the dog park.

Dog parks are a problem, they can be wonderful, however they can also cause lots of problems.  There are so many variables to a dog park and not every dog likes every other dog, just like humans, we don’t like all humans, we cant expect our dogs to like every other dog.

Take it slowly and build your dos confidence again, take them out for walks that are positive and full of fun and don’t have them too close to other dogs initially, maybe across the street or something like that, not too close otherwise another dog might be too intimidating to your dog.

If you force your dog to interact too soon with other dogs, as this will force your dog into a corner where they only have two reactions, fight or flight and you don’t want this.

Look at getting a professional behaviourist to look at your dogs issues, regarding nervousness, phobias, shaking, uncertainty and make sure the methods are positive and ALSO not ‘fluffy’, as in the beat around the bush and don’t really get anywhere with the dog....this will actually make your dog worse.

Many questions about this scenario...if you email me I can contact you and talk in depth about your dogs problem and how to provide the correct leadership to get your dog back on track.

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Puppy Schools - 4 weeks $160.00 per puppy.

You will be flooded with information covering EVERYTHING when owning a puppy and EVERY puppy graduates...we don't get any failures in our puppy schools! Your pup only needs to have had its FIRST vaccination to attend as they are all held in CLEAN, CONTROLLED environments.

Juvenile Group Classes - 4 weeks $150.00 per dog (Discounts for two enrolled together)

This course takes you through the basics of how to walk with your dog, sitting, dropping, standing, staying, coming to you! YES we teach you how to get your dog to come back to you! Always held outside, your dog needs to be fully vaccinated to attend.

Juvenile Private Classes - 6 weeks $480.00 per dog (Discounts for two enrolled together)

This 6 week intensive takes you to a whole new level with your dog. Private tuition in the comfort of your own area....WE COME TO YOU and a time that suits you and your family.

Tricks classes - 3 weeks $135.00 per dog

These are so much fun! Learn 15 tricks over 3 weeks for you and your dog...show off and brag about how smart your dog is.

Advanced Tricks classes - 3 weeks $135.00 per dog

This course is for the incredibly intelligent dogs that just breeze through Tricks classes. We do some really amazing tricks and in 3 weeks your dog will totally surprise you and your friends as to what he/she can do!

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Pups at play!

How much is too much play for your puppy? When do you step in and stop it? How do you know when its getting too rough? What sounds do they make? Why are they doing certain things when they play?

These are all questions we get asked regularly in our premium puppy schools that we hold locally around Brisbane.

Let your puppy play with other pups firstly that are in the same vaccination stage or with older dogs that you know are fully vaccinated, that is the first thing to check. Your dog is at risk of getting sick if they are playing with a dog that you don't know their vaccination history and/or stage they are at.

Puppies learn during play how to handle different situations presented to them, how to look, sniff, react, touch, roll over, lie on, run, start games, many many things in order for them to understand what is acceptable behavior, what they like and also what they can handle.

As a new mum or dad of your puppy, if you feel you need to step in, do so, simply by using your 'ah ah' in a growly tone and break it up.

Remember it will always sound and look worse than what it actually is.

Let them play and carry on without getting too carried away, don't baby them too much, but don't let them get overwhelmed either.

You will get to learn what your puppy like and dislikes and also what noises your puppy might make if they are feeling too overwhelmed, nervous, uncertain or just too much in general.

Good luck with getting to know and understand your pup at play!

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Sibling dog rivalry

Question - I have a question about sibling dog rivalry. I have a 2 year old border collie who is the smartest, most perfect dog. A little under a year ago we adopted a golden retriever chow mix. He was not friendly to my border collie at first but then warmed up. Now it looks as though my border collie feels over powered by the golden/chow. We tried making the border collie the dominant dog by giving him his food first and other things but i feel so bad. The border collie has been looking sad lately and i'm afraid he think's we favor the golden/chow over him. How do i make my border collie feel more dominant?

Answer - With this situation, don't take control of their heirarchy between the two dogs, they will sort this out amongst themselves. You are better off leaving them to their own devices as long as you are still pack leader, top dog or whatever you want to call it. Your dogs will work out their order and once they do, its best to feed them in that order, don't try and disrupt what they have sorted out. Its important you understand this, the dog sibling rivalry will then settle.

Please don't humanise your dogs and put your feelings into what they are thinking. Dogs do see things differently and think very differently. Remember they are a different species.

Dogs don't feel sorry for each other.

You need to look at getting a behaviourist into your home to sort the problems out so that you understand more about how to give your canine(s) the correct leadership.

The work required will be quite easy and you will enjoy it as long as the methods are gentle and all very positive, the sibling dog rivalry will ease.

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