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by vk4gsd on 10 November 2013 - 22:11
decent down stay is all atm
by Hundmutter on 11 November 2013 - 04:11
Vk4, as someone else has pointed out on another thred
today, having a longways mirror can help (dunno where
you'd put that in the Bush, though LOL !).
You may indeed find you can let him walk himself into a
Stand, rather than you struggling with placing his legs - he
may well be a dog that will do that ... but you need to know
what you are looking at & for, first. Some good tips here.
He is supposed to be having fun ! No reflection on your control
of him. Dogs learn much better, just as humans do, when they
like doing what they are being taught.
Yeah, its more complicated than people think just looking at it
from 'outside', but practise, practise and you will get much
better at it. Don't overdo it though, if you have no intention of
Showing him, cos that's a waste of your energy and his.
Re his ears: well they are up now and that is what matters. I did
not pass comment on whether they still wave in the breeze; I just
said they are 'set' on his head right, ie the correct position (got this
from your free-running vids, more than the one here) - he does not
look like a fruit bat. Actually, that would be an insult to fruit bats.
As far as anyone knows, length does not affect Bloat. Deep chests
probably do; however not all dogs that get bloat/torsion are particularly
deep, its a lottery. May you never have to find out.
The correct 'double' coat is as per the Breed Standard (maybe
you should read it ?
) : a distinct insulating bottom layer of greyish
'wool', ie 'undercoat', then a longer courser 'guard hairs' layer above.
And yes, your boy is what we call a Sable colour [as distinct from
an 'all black', or one of the various combinations of black&tan/gold/red
known as 'saddle' or 'blanket' or 'bi-colour' ]. Glad to be of assistance.
Linda.
today, having a longways mirror can help (dunno where
you'd put that in the Bush, though LOL !).
You may indeed find you can let him walk himself into a
Stand, rather than you struggling with placing his legs - he
may well be a dog that will do that ... but you need to know
what you are looking at & for, first. Some good tips here.
He is supposed to be having fun ! No reflection on your control
of him. Dogs learn much better, just as humans do, when they
like doing what they are being taught.
Yeah, its more complicated than people think just looking at it
from 'outside', but practise, practise and you will get much
better at it. Don't overdo it though, if you have no intention of
Showing him, cos that's a waste of your energy and his.
Re his ears: well they are up now and that is what matters. I did
not pass comment on whether they still wave in the breeze; I just
said they are 'set' on his head right, ie the correct position (got this
from your free-running vids, more than the one here) - he does not
look like a fruit bat. Actually, that would be an insult to fruit bats.
As far as anyone knows, length does not affect Bloat. Deep chests
probably do; however not all dogs that get bloat/torsion are particularly
deep, its a lottery. May you never have to find out.
The correct 'double' coat is as per the Breed Standard (maybe
you should read it ?
) : a distinct insulating bottom layer of greyish'wool', ie 'undercoat', then a longer courser 'guard hairs' layer above.
And yes, your boy is what we call a Sable colour [as distinct from
an 'all black', or one of the various combinations of black&tan/gold/red
known as 'saddle' or 'blanket' or 'bi-colour' ]. Glad to be of assistance.
Linda.
by vk4gsd on 11 November 2013 - 18:11
def gonna look at the standard some time, not sure how much i will benefit tho, as look at the variation in interpretation of the same standard just among the serious breed experts.
by Hundmutter on 12 November 2013 - 03:11
Good point ! HeHeHehh ...
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