Anyone going to this this weekend ????

Z

yes,I'll be there with my pshyco staffie!!!The Western is my local show and its always a good day out so I'm looking forward to it,maybe we could say hello

yes definately

look out for me in puppy dog class

ill be the one with the maniac swinging off the end of his lead :D

z

Nice write up I saw for St Mellons Ziggar when you got RBPIS :) He sounds great.

Also nice reports for Brainlesses dog too.

Not bad eh - BPIS and RBPIS both post here :)

Thankyou SaraW

i seen that one
it was a good one
although im not quite sure where he hides his star quality on his days off :D

Z

my dog is in limit and he runs up and down the mat like a hurricane!!!!I'll look out for you and I'll make myself known to you............good luck

Hello Riggs
when you say psycho staff, is it an ISBT psycho strain?.
Regards Mick

no he's a straight sbt...........just hes a bit crazy in the ring....you're a knowledgable man,any ideas on how to calm him down??????

hello Riggs
calming down bull terriers is relatively easy, but a lot of patience and perseverance. If you want him to do something do not give him any alternative, even if it takes all night. When you want the dog to do something make him sit and listen to you while looking at you. Dont let his concentration wander to anything around him. Keep this attention all the time for every comand. When out walking, in the house any time you speak to him he must listen to you or his world stops until he does. When you are making him sit to listen and he gets fed up and lies down pick him up. I have made my dogs sit and stay for up to an hour until they do listen. I hold them by the loose skin under the chin to keep eye contact. Bull terriers can be very stubborn, I never shout or hit them, it does'nt work. I will scruff them to establish the pecking order but thats only a couple of times at the beginning of the relationship. Speak quietly to them I find they listen harder to whatyour saying.
What age is your dog?.
Regards Mick

Hello Mick,thanks for your reply,he is 3 and a half,he's pretty well behaved at home and out walking,its just when he goes to a show he goes into head down ass up mode and its as though no-one else is even there!!He won't make eye contact with you and pulls you up and down the mat like an idiot!I wouldn't mind but he still gets placed even with this bad behaviour so if he behaved in the ring he'd get even better results.Its really frustrating......I'm willing to try anything,just wish some-one would wave a magic wand over him to make him behave!!!!

Hello Tony
Sounds to me like he is just a typical bully. Like I say perseverance. He probably knows that he is the centre of attention in the ring, and that you are on your best behaviour and dont want to tell him off. Bullys mature between 4 & 5 so he should settle soon. If he is good eveywhere else, he is probably just having a laugh as they do.
Regards Mick.

Hi Mick,my name is Michelle,not Tony,by the way!!Thanks for the advise,lets just hope he calms down in the next 6 months or so then.
Ithink you must have hit the nail right on the head though,I think he definately enjoys taking the "mick" out of me!!(if you'll pardon the punn!!!)
Nobody said all this was going to be easy,having said that I love the breed and wouldn't trade him for ANY other dog..thanks again mick,take care

Michelle

Hello Riggs
Sorry About the name I was posting to someone else called Tony at the same time. Michelle is easier to remember anyway its my daughters name.
All the best Mick.

Is your full name Michael by any chance??my middle son is called Michael.anyway all the best people are called michelle!!lol

Yes Michelle Michael it is.
thats why we called my daughter Michelle. Then my son came along and we thought Michael was a bit to much so we called him Martin.
Mick

Hello Mick,do you find the post a bit confusing?(mr m ......miss m.....)I do we've got 3 M's in our house,and we're always opening each others mail!!!Didn't think about that when we named the children!!!

Hello Michelle
ive got it sussed. If the mails for me its a bill. So I just dont open any mail. I stick my bills where the pelican sticks his.
Mick

Great Idea lol!!!!

Hi Z,how did you get on yesterday?Sorry didn't see you,didn't get there untill junior dog ,good day though !!

Hi Riggs
we only managed to get a 4th place out of 11
so wasnt tooooo bad really

it was a good day though
but long

Z

Thats still good,you still beat 7 others!I agree it was a long day they always are.I wish I had the same stamina as my dog!!When's your next show?

our next show now is in two weeks time
19-Oct-02 Southern Counties SBT Society
then the following week
24-Oct-02 Midland Counties

both Champ shows

Z

How did you get on after ??

Z

we're not going to southern counties as the dog judge handles my dog for me but we will be at midland counties so hopefully see you there.

we got 3rd in limit.......v.pleased!!

excellent result :D :D

Z