Schutzdienst Verbot in Wien

Rundschreiben von Theo Fath: Schutzhundesport in Österreich verbietet.





Wichtig!! Wichtig!! Wichtig!! Wichtig!! Wichtig!! Wichtig!! Wichtig!!



Liebe Hundesportler,



mit entsetzen habe ich gestern von Freunden aus Österreich erfahren, das am 26.03.2010 über ein Gesetz abgestimmt werden soll der den Schutzhundesport in Österreich verbietet.



Wenn das Gesetz erst einmal in Österreich durch ist dauert es nicht mehr lange bis weitere EU- Länder folgen, vielleicht auch Deutschland.



Die Österreicher haben mich um Unterstützung gebeten, die ich Ihnen zugesichert habe, unter dem Link könnt ihr euch über die Sache informieren:



http://www.rhwm2007.at/svoe/images/s...be%2004_10.pdf



Es zählt jede Stimme die an den Bürgermeister von Wien schreibt, oder schreibt unter dem weiteren Link direkt an die Stadträtin die das Gesetz fordert:



http://www.ullisima.at/kontakt/



Schickt bitte diese Nachricht an all eure Kontakte weiter nur so erreichen wir möglich viele und können die Österreicher unterstützen.



Die Zeit drängt den das Gesetz soll am 26.03.10 beschlossen werden, und 30% der Bevölkerung ist für ein solches Gesetz.



Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe



Theo Fath



P.S. Ich hoffe, es liegt auch in Eurem Interesse da zu helfen!!!

You gotta do what you gotta do...

...and as a brother you gotta go on your sisters nerves... every once in a while.

Come on, let's play.


Come on!


Play with me!


Come on Pussy! Play with me, play with me!


Yikes! I take the Pussy back!!!!

All professional!

Look what my person got me. I am all tough and rough, own the world and a proud German so there is no way that I call my person Mommy! I'm a big girl, now!

Stuff your dogs shouldn't eat

Food, they love food and some of our beloved pets would eat everything if we let them. But there are a couple of things that are good for them and there are some that can be poisonous for our four-legged friends.

Food & Beverages

• Chocolate
• Coffee
• Alcohol
• Avocado
• Onions
• Garlic, fresh
• Macademia nuts
• Potatoe leaves & stems
• Raisins & Grapes
• Tea
• Tomatoe leaves & stems

Here is a chart that will make you understand more about how dangerous chocolate can really be.

There are people out there who think it is funny to make their dogs drunk not realizing that it could kill them. It's not cute, funny or hilarious, it is completely IRRESPONSIBLE!

Yet, it isn't just food that can get dangerous for our dogs. It's also plants we have to have an eye on. There are highly poisonous plants out there.

• Apple seeds (in large amounts)
• Almonds
• Apricot seeds
  
• Autumn Crocus
• Avocado leaves
• Azaela
• Bleeding Heart leaves and roots
• Boston Ivy
• Buttercup
• Caladium
• Castor Bean leaves & seeds
• Daffodil
• Diffenbachia
• Golden Cain flowers
• Hemlock seeds, stems and taproot
• Hyacinth
• Iris roots
• Jonquil
• Lily of the valley
• Morning Glory seeds
• Mountain Laurel
• Narcissus
• Nepthytis
• Lightshade
• Oak acorns & foliage
• Oleander
• Philodendron
• Pothos
• Red Sage green berries
• Rhododendron
• Rhubarb leaves
• Rosary Pea seeds
• Sweet Pea seeds & pods
• Tobacco leaves
• Tulip bulbs
• Wild Black Cherry (leaves & seeds)
• Wisteria seeds & pods
• Umbrella plat
• Yellow Jasmine
• Yew

I know I probably missed some plants but this is what I have so far. Again, get some reading material, use google and educate yourself. I will do some more research on this, especially since in the US are so many more different plants that might not be good for a dog.

About Housetraining

I've never heard about crate training until I got married and joined an Army Wife Forum. Seriously, that is the first time I've heard and read about crate training and of how important it is for a puppy to be crate trained.

I am not sure if I like that concept. I understand why a dog should be crate trained, it is important, especially if you drive in a car, travel a lot and do overseas flights. However, locking a puppy into a crate just so it's out of your way even though you are at home 24/7 because you are a stay at home mom/wife/dad/husband I am not sure what to think about that.

There are people out there that get energetic dogs like Border Collies and Australian Shepherds not knowing how much energy they really have and lock them into a crate the whole day just because they can't control the dog anymore.

So yeah, what is this crate training all about? My parents are breeders for 30 years and I can't think of any puppy at all that we crate trained.

So how do you housetrain your puppy without crate training it?
The key to success is to take the puppy out more than it has to go. If your puppy has to go at least once in three hours, take it out twice or even three times instead of just once. Set it up for success.

If an accident happens, don't yell, don't stick the puppys nose into the pee, simply interrupt the baby, take it out and start all over again. After all it is a BABY you have here. Would you stick your babys nose into it's pee? Would you?
They cannot control their bladder until they are about half a year old. It's not going overnight and they can't connect the dots like older dogs. When I took Yukon into the house he was housebroken in a couple of days because he was able to connect the dots a lot faster than a puppy ever will. Zenzy never really had an accident at all. She was housetrained from the first day, even though she was an outside dog all her life. I took them out so many times that they didn't even have a chance to pee or poo into the house. With puppies it's different. They are baby's so don't expect any wonders.

If you can (especially stay at home wifes/moms can) take them out every hour. Use the possibility for a short walk. Don't walk to far, it is a puppy but please, please, please, I can't stress it enough, do not stick their nose into the pee!

And don't just lock them into a crate just because it is easier for you. Would you lock your baby into a cage all day long, just so it is out of the way? You can still crate train them but there is a fine line between training and locking them away so they are out of your way. Do the thinking before you get a puppy.

Do you really have the time for a puppy?
Do you have the patience for a puppy?
Who cares about the puppy while you are gone?
Do you know how hard it is to raise a puppy?
Is your place puppy proofed?
Do both of you have a fulltime job?
Do you have the possibility to join a puppy school?
Do you know what it means to socialize your puppy?

Those are just a couple of things you have to consider. Get some reading material, google and do some research about the breed before you bring a puppy into the house.

It takes continuity, persistence and patience to train a dog!

Training a dog takes a lot of patience. It doesn't work in one or two hours, you need persistence and continuity as well as a lot of patience and DISCIPLINE(!!!). You need to repeat it on a daily basis. Don't do it for hours because that will drive her tired. Do short sequences, over and over and over again.

Let them work for their food. Don't just give it to them. You can work pretty much every dog with the clicker. Even Schutzhund Champions, who are all tough and rough are worked with a clicker. Also, don't confuse a raw dog over stubborn and hard headed. There is a big difference between that.

Please, please, please... don't just stand there and call them twenty times. Take treats with you, charge the clicker and every time she listens "Click&Treat".
Let her work for her food. Let her sit and wait before you feed her.
Let her come to you first and sit in front of you before she gets it.
Let her lay down before she gets the food.
There are so many possibility throughout the day to train your dog, even if you don't have time to go to a doggy class, there is ALWAYS time throughout the day.

I've got two dogs myself. I haven't been at a class throughout the winter but I train them throughout the day. I use every frickin possibility to get the commands into their head. It doesn't matter where I am. If I am on a walk, in the dog park, before they get their food. It's about continuity, persistence and patience and if you don't have that... you don't have to be surprised that your dogs won't listen to you!

You can't come up with any excuse that I'll buy. I've got two dogs myself and know them all.

Simple as that...

Couldn't take Zenzy home...

I wanted to pick up Zenzy today. Mom said that the heat is pretty much over because Tony isn't interested in her anymore.
So I took Yukon with me to double check. Better safe than sorry, right?
Mom let her out and she went all crazy, jumped up on me, did her happy dance and ran around like she's nuts. We went to the car, let out Yukon and I took them both for a walk.

Oh boy, oh boy... what have I done. Yukon immediately was in love with her and wanted to get it on so bad. He was all over her and wanted her sooo bad.

I wanted to put him back into the car but Zenzy was faster and jumped in the trunk. I feld so bad, she really wanted to come with us and go home.

She was like "This is my car and I am not leaving!" It was so heartbreaking to see that she actually wants to go home.
The first couple of days she was fine. She loved being back, running around and had lots of fun but today she was kind of like "Okay, this is enough. Vacation is over, take me home...please?!"

I felt horrible that I couldn't take her home. I finally convinced her to leave the car and locked Yukon into it and that's when he started to whine. I have never ever heard him whine like that before. It wasn't just whining, he was howling, yelping and whining the same time. I've never seen him that lovesick.
I know Zenzy is homesick and she really wants to go home but it wouldn't do us any good at all. Once she's back I either get her spayed, castrated or put her on the hormones so I don't have to take her back to my parents. Hopefully she's good in three or four days so I can finally pick her up. She made her decision and she wants to stay with us and from now on that is the place where she belongs.
You know we always say "She's my dog." but with her it is the other way around because she decided that I am "her person".