Recent content by orimallei

Hi all Thanks for all your replies. He certainly already knows 'watch' (being obedience trained), so I think I'll start trying that. An instructor trained in clicker and delta and stuff suggested pretty much the same thing, as well as a 3-second rule, where they greet, and only have 3 seconds...

Hi all. Kind of hesitant to post here because last time I got shot down, so.. be nice, I'm asking for help because I want to fix my problem. I'd be a worse person if I just let it continue. So. I have an Australian Shepherd. He's two and a half, was neutered at about 1, and was socialised...

Hehe, ok, now to reply to these one by one: To RedyreRottweilers; he's an agility dog. We actively compete in agaility throughout the season. He's got 3/5 passes in open already. However, it's summer and all the clubs are on their breaks. I tried to train him the other day just over a few...

Hi all, I'm newish to the forum, and thought I'd solved my problem but apparently not... Ok, so I have a 2 year old Australian shepherd. He just turned 2. He's a pretty laid back Aussie- not one of those crazy hyper ones you hear about a lot. Ever since he was young he's been a bit of a...

Well because I was worried about him on thursday, I took his treats and clicker with me yesterday when we were playing with the jumps, and used my voice a /lot/ more enthusiastically than I would usually have to. But then when I think about it, if I set up just weave poles in the backyard, he's...

Hi all, I just joined because I need some reassurance/help. My Australian shepherd just turned 2 today, it's not old, I know... but anyway, I've been doing agility with him since he was quite small (tunnels, etc), and we started competing 6 months ago. I'm in Australia, so the actual agility...