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Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Thu May 30, '13 8:33pm PST  Right now, the staples are venison and chicken. Chicken is probably the only thing that rarely changes as no other bones are suitable for all three dogs (that they will all eat). As for the red meat...well...that varies by what I can find and what I have. Next up will likely be pork followed by beef. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Thu May 30, '13 1:42pm PST  Maybe try the foam fatigue mats (I have these in my crates even under bedding). They are cheap and can be cut to any size to fit in a crate. They are heavier than most bedding, but can be easily removed for cleaning. My dogs still prefer the floor and their crates even though they are loose in the room. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Miniature American Shepherd/mini aussie

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Mon May 6, '13 3:55pm PST  Agree with Bummy...well, except in my area the overdone Aussie is generally found in the AKC ring (ASCA here generally awards the moderate Aussie). I am constantly asked if my trio are minis...nope - all Aussies. Sadly people are so used to overdone dogs that even my 19.5" bitch is regularly referred to as tiny (which in turn makes my 18" male look like a baby. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Need reassurance... I hope I'm not making a bad decision

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Mon Apr 29, '13 11:26am PST  My neutered boy lip quivers and licks pee I don't think the neutering will change him unless you make it change him - most dogs keep their drive just fine...they only gain weight as feedings aren't decreased accordingly. I mean I spayed my girl about a month ago and she is already down about 1/4 pound in raw. I expect to see her equal out when hormones mellow out. Yay for cross country trips with dogs my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Sports & Agility > We finally start Rally class tomorrow

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Mon Apr 29, '13 10:24am PST  I wouldn't give much more than a handful of food - especially if it is a +R type class. My dogs are always willing to work for food, but I don't want them working on a full tummy. Yay for Rally though it is a ton of fun and both the dogs & I love it! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Maggie NAC- WV-N TN-N- CTL-3 RE Tunnel Suckin'     Barked: Fri Apr 26, '13 1:32pm PST  Oh my...I am deep in stories due to my wonderful Mags! She has had zoomies in every single venue we have competed in (rally, obedience, and agility). Her first rally zoomie was during our 2nd foray into Excellent (so she was plenty used to being off leash in the rally ring) - we were about halfway through the course when we were doing a left pivot and the next thing I know Maggie bolted during the next bit of heeling, she picked up a cone and bounced around the ring play bowing at the judge and me. We still managed a Q (with a lower score), but it was super cute! In Maggie's second ever long down in obedience it was at an outdoor trial. Well Mags was enjoying the sunshine a bit much and decided to give into the urge to roll. She stayed in her down, but somehow managed to move forward about 5 feet while rolling around. None of the other dogs were close enough to her for her to disturb them (we were on the edge). Maggie also had the cutest recall in our last foray into the obedience ring. She came flying out of her sit and ran up to me, didn't sit, and then backed up 6 feet and sat. I was laughing pretty hard and the judge was definitely smirking. Agility has had plenty of silly things. Maggie is a zoomer if I don't give her a job before her first run of the day. She also has jumped over tunnels, picked up cones, rolled while in a down at the start line, pooped on course, and even hacked up a cookie on the teeter. She also has had some silly gamble accomplishments by "out"ing too far lol! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Dewormer and poop?...

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Tue Apr 16, '13 10:38pm PST  Tika had a heck of a time with the dewormer. Very gassy and needing out with diarrhea every few hours. I kept her hydrated, which in turn caused her to have to pee more lol! But she never once changed her attitude and was just as bouncy as ever. She solidified up after 48 hours or so, if it lasted to day 4 we were instructed to head back to the vet. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > When you accidentally hurt your dog..

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Sat Apr 13, '13 6:45pm PST  Not even two days I kicked one of those "egg" squeaky toys into Tika's face and it caused her to scream. I swear dogs love to be in the accidental line of fire. I have shut Maggie's bad foot in the car door at least twice, I also used to have tie Mags to my bed and there were any number of accidents involving me and the leash. I dropped a fence on Porter. I hit a foster dog in the face with a shovel when he appeared out of nowhere. I have pinched all the dogs any number of times. Ugh. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Australian Shepherd > swimming's correlation to tails?

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Sat Apr 13, '13 4:26pm PST  I have two Aussies with docked tails and they love the water. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Maggie,- Tika, &- Porter Aussie-tastic- Trio     Barked: Sat Apr 13, '13 12:25pm PST  Do lots and lot and lots and lots of play-training. Everything I did with Tika was play driven and nothing was trained with lots of reps and precision - I kept everything fun and fast paced, lots of shaping things as puppies are such fun blank slates. I took her to a ton of fun places and I let her learn to play with other people. I did body awareness games and lots of work on impulse control. I did very little training that lasted more than 5 minutes. I didn't work duration until she was older as I wanted everything we did to be fun and leave her coming back wanting more. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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