Recent content by Riobravo

Hi I'm asking for a friend who has a miserable Saint Bernard. He is 6 years old and has had this problem since they moved into her new house 2 years ago. He is itching mostly along his belly, chest and back of legs. He has a few itchy spots on his back but the majority is on his belly and...

I'm sorry if this takes this off topic a bit, but I wanted to bring this up because I think it's important. I'm not a super great trainer, I have a lot to learn, especially with technique and being something of a recent "crossover" I do use corrections (verbal mostly when Rio is chasing the...

Hi, I"m making an effort to fully come out of lurkdom. I really like this forum! Thought it might help if I shared some pictures of my dogs. Cricket is a best guess Australian Shepherd/Corgi mix. She's the best little dog. We got her from a shelter and she was found as a stray. They...

Thank you very much for all the advice. I do have Control Unleashed and have already started re-reading it. I've also been really interested in the Recallers work but haven't been able to find any more information on it or how to join? I think a huge part of my problem is that I have to do...

Dallas TX but grew up in WI

Me. I grew up training dogs under old police dog trainers. It was chock chains and dominating everything. I was always a small person and I hate conflict of any kind. I was never good at that form of training. As I became more involved with the internet, I started learning more and more and...

"The dog should just do what I want it to, I shouldn't have to reward it or use food all the time." and always: When can I stop using the treat/praise/toy/reward? Those, ALL the time...

Thanks! I feel like I do use a lot of Premack with him, but could you elaborate on how you would use it for fence fighting? I may be misusing it or not using it to it's full potential. Thanks!

Hi, I'm a long time lurker but haven't really ever posted. I'm having a bit of an issue with my dog and am hoping the knowledgeable and supportive members here can help give me some ideas of how to work with this. Rio is a 2 year old border collie. He was found on the side of the road as a...

Sorry :( I did the zoo job hunt years ago so I know how frustrating it can be. I will tell you, unfortunately, Tacoma and WPZ are VERY hard to get into without a lot of relevant experience. Both zoos tend to hire from within (their seasonal or volunteer or internship crew) and have very...

Hi I'm new here, but I've worked as a zookeeper for about 5 years if you have any questions or anything I can do to help you with the decision, let me know! Sara

Hi All, I'm sort of new here. I've been lurking for awhile and just posted about my rescue group assisting with a seizure of 200 border collies so I decided I should introduce myself. I'm Sara. I have 2 dogs, Cricket an Aussie mix and Rio (my heart dog) a border collie (mix). I'm...

Thanks guys. We are arranging transport all across the country, we have a few rescues on the East Coast who have stepped up to help, so if you are involved in any rescue group that might be able to help, please don't hesitate to contact ABC rescue. I agree though that Canada may be a bit...

Hi All, I'm new here and have been lurking for a few weeks. I promise I'll post an intro post later. I work with a local border collie rescue and we've been asked to help with a situation in TX involving 200 border collies being released from a former breeding situation. The rescue is in...