ive ordered..

freds new dogmatic today... ... and you now whats going to happen now....i will find his old one thats been missing for ages ....

ive also been on e-bay and ordered a gsd car sticker and a gsd brooch thingy ... there was loads of great stuff i could have ordered.... one being a peronalised house plaque with the dogs picture on it.... but were wanting to sell the house, so there was no point in getting one .. was very tempted though

you have certainly been busy today. shame you cant order the wall plaque and then put the numbers on which you know/ have moved.
want to see gsd brooch thingy you have bought

you have been busy like xmas all over again

Gotta sort one out for Mickey the little s**t pulled me over yesterday in the bloody mud

All because he saw a little JRT similar to Daisy he went nuts so i pulled him up onto the grass bank but because it was wet from the rain he pulled me over what a t**t i looked covered in mud and watched by two guys fixing someones roof

I was annoyed tho cuz the woman knows Mickey doesnt like her dog but still carried on walking towards us when she could see i was struggling to hold him and could of easily gone the other way until i moved away

My language wasnt pleasant

Worst thing was he had just had a poo so i had to take him back home then go back and pick it up all watched by the builders

Lainee wrote:

you have certainly been busy today. shame you cant order the wall plaque and then put the numbers on which you know/ have moved.
want to see gsd brooch thingy you have bought

oooh good idea

jacobrad wrote:

you have been busy like xmas all over again

i know i love getting things through the post


awww noooo bren they dont half now how to embarrass us ... ive gone on my ass a few times.... but thats always been me own fault ...nothing to do with fred

a dogmatic would be good for mickey ... you'll have loads more control over him then!

dont ya just love Mr Mickey!!!

I couldnt manage Marley without a dogmatic

freds managable on a slip lead or choke chain... but sometimes he gets a little pully so a few months on the dogmatic and hes okay after that....

Do you lot not train your dogs?!! Nico walks beautifully to heel. What would Zep say?

slynico wrote:

Do you lot not train your dogs?!! Nico walks beautifully to heel. What would Zep say?

Marley was trained to Gold Bev, walks beautifully to heel, until he sees a boxer staffy horses or the bloke up the street with the springer spaniel !! the dogmatic gives me control in those situations and he knows its pointless to start so we have enjoyable walks!

It's funny that cos my friend has 3 dogs all of who have passed their Gold but you would never know it when they are out

Tbh Nico pulls more in company too

Marley off lead on the beach or cramlington hills is a totally different dog, anyone or any dog can walk by him (not a horse tho!) everyone comments how obedient he is but on lead he is a different character!!

i have halti's on mine , usually take 2 or 3 out together so need some control they weigh more than me

slynico wrote:

Do you lot not train your dogs?!! Nico walks beautifully to heel. What would Zep say?

Zep knows the problems i have with Mickey hes been in to stay for residential training several times and is a complete gem when hes there You met him yourself and he was fine but as soon as hes off Zeps field and sees other dogs he freaks We ve joked that the field is sprinkled with magic dust
He is far worse when i walk him but still pulls and lunges when OH walks him aswell He has in the past been attacked and bitten on the back legs by some small JRTs that were offlead
Its not that i havent tried to train him i will be making the 45minute trip every week over to Zeps training again shortly Ive also spoken to Mo about having a home visit so they can see how bad he is when i walk him
I took him to some training sessions near home and had to leave after the second week because he couldnt behave around the other dogs I wasnt asked to leave but i think the trainer was relieved when i decided not to go back
I dont have any problems with Keira even altho she pulls like a train if not on a check chain
Maybe im too uptight walking him causing him to react but tbh id love to see someone else walk him in an everyday situation and see how they cope when he turns into a bloody werewolf
I absolutely hate walking him because it is such a stress for me
OH takes him for long walks without Keira now so he gets some individual time
As for training take other dogs out of the equation and hes brilliant

i praise everyone who admits they cant master getting their dog to walk to heel.... this is what 'quick fix training tools' were invented for unfortunately were not all born with the dog training gene

i need tools occasionally for fred.... he tends to take the p**s every now and again and then he will decide to walk impeccably

daisy on the other hand is a gem to walk .... and ive walked one or two peoples dogs for them, and they too have been easy to walk including the GSD zaggy who i trained for a couple who lived nearby.... the woman would have to hold onto railings to walk him without being pulled over.... i got hold of him and within the half hour i had him walking to heel perfectly, the minute the owner took hold of the lead he was back to pulling!!!.....

fred on the other hand ceases to be as easy...ive made him too personal

fredsmum wrote:

fred on the other hand ceases to be as easy...ive made him too personal

Marley is like Fred

Judes wrote:

fredsmum wrote:

fred on the other hand ceases to be as easy...ive made him too personal

Marley is like Fred

i agree jude ...

ive ruined him by spoiling him when he was little

me too with Marley I learnt by my mistakes thats why Kala is so good!!!!

Judes wrote:

me too with Marley I learnt by my mistakes thats why Kala is so good!!!!

weve done the same with daisy ...

saying that though fred was amazing out on his walk today bless him... apart from whining and crying whilst i was chatting to someone