Where is everyone getting their cool collars? Just went to a trial and everyone in the upper levels of ob/rally had collars with bling or cool designs. I'm not talking about fursavers or flat nylon collars. I have a biothane collar but it was just from a shop on etsy. Also people had really cool leashes, like braided multicolor leather?

I did not bother asking people bc I was volunteering and only really saw them when I called their number into the ring, and I thought that would be a really rude time to ask where they got things from lol

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Picture of the dog I wanna get a Christmas present for tax :)

Just wanted to share something positive that has me feeling pretty great right now. I started training my A dog for Rally Novice (AKC) in early 2023 when he was about 8 months. We trained at drop in classes off and on for about a year, always working the novice signs, trialing and earning our first novice legs this past March. This was (and is) a very driven puppy who needed lots of work on impulse control. He wanted to go go go and needed time to learn how to channel that appropriately. Fast forward to this year, we earned our first two novice legs in March, and finished his RN in May, a few days after his second birthday. I took the summer to start working on the Intermediate and Advanced signs. We had earned one leg of Intermediate at the May trial, but he was doing well off leash in training. Due to personal reasons, I had to step back from trialing for a bit and elected to do some virtual runs to keep me motivated. I enjoyed doing them so much that one virtual Advanced run soon turned into all three and his RA in August, and then his RE earned the same way in September. Last week we started doing classes with the Master signs. Tonight I was talking to my instructor about trials, and I mentioned my goal was late winter early spring. She told me we'd be ready by next month! I was speechless. I'm not sure if we're actually going to trial next month or wait till February, but that was such a wonderful thing to hear. I think it's going to take a while for my brain to truly believe we're at this point in our journey already-it feels like a dream. My confidence was sufficiently boosted, and my boy got lots of extra treats tonight. He is a lot of dog, but man is he a smart one. He just needed to grow up 🐾

Hi. Not sure if this is allowed, but thought I’d give it a shot.

A few weeks ago, a dog trainer got arrested for animal neglect in North Carolina. This dog trainer participated in PSA and other bite sports in the North Carolina and Tennessee area. Animal control seized a bunch of dogs from her, in particular a litter of malinois puppies. She agreed to release the puppies to rescue, and they are now available for adoption.

There are 4 remaining puppies - 3 male, 1 female. They are 3 months old. They are currently in foster homes. Their parents come from working lines. The sire at least has a PSA 1. Overall, they are social, happy puppies with a good bit of drive (food and toy). They are great prospects for a sport home, and the rescue is working hard to find them active homes (sport homes would be ideal).

If you know anyone looking for a purebred, sport puppy (no papers, to be clear), please feel free to message me. I am fostering one of the puppies and can get you in contact with the rescue.

My Toller (spayed, 6 y/o) stays fat on air! She currently gets 1 cup of PPP daily, lots of exercise and conditioning, and I can't get her below a 5/5.5 BCS. We do train with low calorie treats and give the occasional kong or bone/chew, which I feel is our downfall. But I also worry that she isn't getting the nutrients she needs from the small amount of kibble she gets. For her weight (58 lbs), PPP recommends 2.5-3 cups daily to LOSE weight. We supplement with carrots, green beans and other veggies to help fill her stomach. We used to give a great fiber biscuit but they stopped making it. I feel like there's nothing else to try besides switching to a weight mgmt diet.

We bought PPP weight mgmt diet and will slowly transition her, but I could use some guidance on exactly how to make that transition. She'll be going from 1 cup daily (1/2 per meal) to 2 3/4 - 3 cups daily. Can someone help me figure out what measurements I should use to make this transition over the course of a week/10 days? She generally has a pretty good stomach, so I'm not so much worried about digestive issues, but more concerned about gaining or losing a bunch of weight at once, if that's even a risk (I'm a worrier). Open to any feedback or guidance on why I should or should not do this at all, too. I'm in contact with her breeder and our vet. TIA.

Background on dog: almost 7 y/o spayed female Toller, 21" tall, fluctuates between 55-60 lbs. She's very active in sports, walked 1-3 miles daily plus retrieve work, currently in rehab program for an old iliopsoas strain.

I’d like to get my barn hunt instructor a little holiday gift, maybe something funny or useful for a dog sport enthusiast. She’s a pro so I’m sure she has most of the typical things. Last year I gave her a barn hunt-themed ornament and a coffee shop gift card. Any ideas for a nice lighthearted dog-themed gift? Thanks in advance!

Hey yall.

I currently have an amazing 4 year old ACD who I do agility with. I struck lightning with her, she is fast, biddable, and has great structure for agility. (Photo of her) I also love her single coat compared to other ACDs that shed crazily. Her mom was my foster dog who came surprise preggo, so we don't have any breeder history. We do have an Embark with a family tree, but I haven't been able to find anyone through it. My husband loves her personality and wants my next sports dog to also be a cattle dog, but I am struggling to find any breeders making dogs I like.

The only ones I've found that look similar to my girl are BYBs. I will not consider someone who doesn't do Puppy Culture, ENS, Health Testing, OFAs, Purpose Breeding, Temperament Breeding etc. I've asked on FB groups and got a few recommendations, but none that really get me excited. I've also looked at AKC breeder registries, and will be going to an ACDCA meetup next.

Part of me wonders if I am being too caught up in a structure and personality that isn't typical for the breed. I have never seen another ACD in person who works like her either. They are either super hard for the handler to control, have no motivation, or are slow. It makes me wonder if I should even be looking at ACDs to begin with, and if another breed would be better for me.

Thoughts?

My dog and I ran n intro regular run at a NADAC trial and the only thing that wasn't perfect (that I'm aware of) was he ran past a jump, I got him to come back around it and jump it. It said we had a time fault for this run. Do you get time faults for running past an obstacle?

Hello! Anyone know of any dog sport or training clubs/groups in the DFW area? I'm still a bit of a nervous driver so I'd heavily heavily prefer anything in Collin or Rockwall county!

I'm just wanting to get started in something fun with my dog, not terribly set on any particular sport yet. I'm not afraid of dedicated training— I'd love to find a niche and get really good at it! Have lightly thought about scentwork, agility, obedience, rally, tracking, or bite sports if I can find a kind group of people. I have a working line German shepherd with lots of titled dogs in his pedigree.

Also open to looking into things like mold detection, SAR, other detection or working dog training, etc. if feasible.

I have an almost 1.5 year old golden retriever, this far he has fetch, tricks and rally titles and is a pretty fast learner, but he needs some work on his confidence (climbing, jumping, different surfaces and etc). I think it would be beneficial and fun to start agility with him but I know it will need to be a slow start! It is fine if we never compete/title but would be fun, has anyone started agility with an older dog?

Hey! We are amateur IGP athletes and I'm looking for a high quality agitation harness that won't choke out the dog (I've heard that many slide up too easily with tension).

Info:

• Male German Shepherd. Girth of 33 inches.
• Don't want to spend an arm and a leg but also know to spend for the right quality that will last a lifetime. I am prepared that a good quality harness could cost $200 CAD.
• We live in Canada. Location will affect accessibility to some things. If you make suggestions please consider location.
• Leather is fine. I'm not vegan.

Questions:

1. Do you know of any upcoming Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals for working dog brands?
2. Do you have recommendations for what is most important in a quality agitation harness?
3. Do you have recommendations for a specific harness or brand?

Thanks in advance!

I mailed my form in last week but haven’t heard anything yet. Wondering if anyone else has changed their pets name and how long it took.

Thanks!

We have been training for several months. We passed our final test in September! This dog is way more talented than I am.

My god was it hard won lol, we were 3/3 in novice and with open we’re like 1/9 LOL. After the first few trials she started anticipating, and/or making mistakes on random exercises that were NQ-able. She keeps me humble lol. I’m definitely enjoying the journey though :)

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My pup needs to learn to differentiate 2 different powders. I've been using plastic baggies, but it isn't holding up if he gets excited or paws. Online, I found tins with holes. One of the powders is toxic to my wife, so it absolutely cannot leak, so that won't work.

Any ideas?

(Puppy tax included)

Good day, I have a 1 year and half german shepherd with bad separation anxiety and I have to lock him up when I leave the house so he won't destroy it but he is slowly chewing out his ruffland kennel that I spent 800$ on and injuring himself doing it. If there is any advice would be helpful, mainly to fix the crate, I know getting him properly trained might help but I'm not a rich person.

Question, I'm having a hard time getting a large link fur saver for my Malinois (neck is too small). I have a handled cobra buckle collar (Link) which is my backup for my e-collar. Pending that the e-collar is not attached can I use this for a BH?