Well its time. Time to get a new dog! Sooo its off to Queensland for a month If I can get a vehicle off a mate of mine I hope to do some travelling on the weekends. Any shoots lined up Easy?

Gunshow in Brissie 26th/27th at the RNA show grounds(Ekka)just near the Royal Bris Hospital.

Cowboy shoot at the same place on the 27th if interested.

I'll see how I go mate.

Bakes,

What's wrong with your dog?

He died of gastric torsion mid last year. I had to wait for a reteam course, they only do a few per year. Another good thing about this course is when its over I'll be attending a seminar/ Biathalon run buy the Australian Army War Dogs and trackers Association. These are the guys that used tracking dogs in Veit Nam, great bunch of blokes with some very interesting stories.

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What's wrong with your dog?

Probably wore the poor bugger out chasing pigs on weekends!

Isnt it true that dogs get to look like their owners ? Maybe the dog couldnt stand the competition......

Have a good trip , Im sure the work will be strenuous and tough....

Bakes,
I work with a guy in Brissy who is a writer for some schuetzen hound club or magazine.
He liases with the army dog teams on training issues.
Have you heard of the above?(I probably got the spelling wrong and possibly the entire word)


Karl.

Yep, Schutzhund is a German dog sport. They do bite work, tracking, obedience and proberly some other stuff. From what I've seen some of the dogs are very well trained. Their methods are a little different from ours. They teach the dog to sit in front of the bad guy and bark, when/if he moves the dog bites. I don't really know that much about it, only seen some of it on a few video's.

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He liases with the army dog teams on training issues

The army needs all the help they can get They have some good handlers but the brass see them as MP's first and doggies second. After a couple of years as a doggie they go back to being a MP. So they are just getting their dog up to speed then they leave it, crazy!

I've just been told that the army has started their own school. In the past they were trained by and got their dogs from the RAAF. I really don't know how they will go as I don't think they have enough experienced handlers to be instructors. I hope the brass change the way they use the handlers.

update

Sexpo is on at the Convention Centre Southbank 24th-27th.

And we are surprised that you know this ...?

Please refrain from posting any sordid details of your escapades - unless you have photos.....

Hmmmm....never been to a sexpo.

Bakes,
I'm not sure about the dog situation in the forces but from what my mate was telling me he considers the sport very beneficial to the other training groups, but its apparently not taken too seriously here yet?
It sounded in a lot of cases like they did not have answers for the questions he was asking.

Karl.

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Originally posted by Bakes:
Hmmmm....never been to a sexpo.

Bakes

You'd better leave your leather brass studded thong at home though.

If you don't have access to the internet you are going to go cold turkey and they will have to put you down.

SEXPO is a four-day public event looking at all aspects of health, adult entertainment, sexuality, and adult lifestyles. The aim of the exhibition is to allow adults to access frank and accurate information on all such matters, all in one convenient location. SEXPO is not an exhibition only about sex; instead, it is about HEALTH, SEXUALITY, AND ADULT LIFESTYLES. The name of the exhibition is certainly indicative of the flavour of the event, but should not be taken as meaning that SEXPO is just a sex exhibition. In fact, the exhibitor base is continually been broadened and now incorporates companies from a range of fields. These include (but are not limited to) aviation, wine tasting, marine sports, electronic home entertainment systems, holiday resorts, spa pools, hair and make-up artists, physical fitness equipment and others that have helped increase and broaden the appeal of the event.

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Originally posted by Bakes:
Hmmmm....never been to a sexpo.

Apparantly they have a couple of dogs up on stage behind a curtian performing lurid reproduction acts!

Flamin bucket of cold water would fix them up

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The aim of the exhibition is to allow adults to access frank and accurate information on all such matters, all in one convenient location

The aim is to allow FREAKS a place to perve without drawing attention to themselves....where do I get my ticket from?

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You'd better leave your leather brass studded thong at home though.

I've already got half the stuff....choke chain, leather collar, muzzel

Karl
Most other trainers (PAL super dogs, and other civi trainers)use a reward based training, if the dog does good it gets a snack if it mucks up they growl at it or ignor it. We and (I would think)Schutzhund use a correction based method. If the dog does good it gets a pat and verbal praise. If it stuffs up it gets a loud NO and a zap on the choke chain (the civi's don't like that method OR the use of the choke chain).
I was abused once at a demo in Newcastle by a member of the PAL super dogs team. Later the instructor came over and apoligised

A well trained Schutzhund dog is great to watch. In fact some of the dogs on the videos are the hardest hitting dogs I seen, good stuff.

Actually the punishment ngle sounds like what he was on about- we all got to sample the shock collar or whatever it is.

Speaking of sexpos

Karl.

Yes civi dog schools are a funny lot. What they don't understand is that we don't train a dog from a pup. When we get a dog its been donated and usually because the owners can't handle it. so on a re-team (what I'm doing) we have 3 weeks to dominate a sometimes very aggresive dog and also form a bond. These things arn't pets. Its always funny to see a new bloke take on a hard dog. His eyes end up the size of dinner plates

Shock collars can be VERY effective. But if you don't do the correct lead up work you can stuff a dog very quickly. I used one on my last dog...fixed his problem

Bakes,

I didn't know your dog died, how sad and I bet a painful way for him to go. Good luck finding a new partner!

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Shock collars can be VERY effective. But if you don't do the correct lead up work you can stuff a dog very quickly. I used one on my last dog...fixed his problem

My dog has been wearing one this week to stop him from running off to visit the neighbours. But he has learned the controller causes the shock (smart bugger). I just waved it at him today when he wasn't listening and he skulked off to sulk.

Thanks Ann. By the time we got him to the vet he was in shock and didn't feel much. I got a christmas card from his old owner last year. I havn't told her he's dead. She's about 81 by now and she loved the big lug and I didn't have the heart to tell her.