GRHunter

Your sheriff looks beautiful.
Are you from JB?the houses in the pictures look very famailar LOL

How much did you get ur puppy for?

Your hunter looks like my second golden retriever which passed away 6 years back...

This post has been edited by TTY81: Mar 31 2008, 11:19 PM

Yea, GRs are always crowd stoppers indeed. You are right, do be careful because a good dog like him fetch a high price for dognappers! Now is the best time for obedience training (through classes or by yourself) so if you have time do start training him the basics like sit, stand, stay, come, heel etc..

I think in seremban i don't have other infor....
Yes nowdays alot of dog kidnap in kl area....in my area 1 big 5' x 3' banner put up for a missing adult GR...

TQ, are GRs easier to train? I would say yes, but it depends on the owner as well. I've seen plenty of spoilt GRs that are uncontrollable on the leash before, despite training from their owners.

Tq, I bought him at about RM 2.5k.

I'm not from JB, I'm from KL.

You had a GR that looked like Hunter? That's so sad. Do you have a GR now?

Hi grhunter
Ben know all this basics thing very well he even know by seeing my hand point which direction he follow but i don't know how to train him rolling on the floor and sit with 2 hand up..( i think he too heavy)... surprising part when i walk him and he done his job he will bite the leash pulling me back home or i let him bite the leash and walk together. But i find out this GR we need alot of talking to him and he learn more... and if he done something wrong he dare not look at me seated lifted his hand and i light beat his hand... but if he not in the wrong he won't lift up his hand.. hahaha
All your dog already trained?

Shushu unfortunately is one of the spoilt GRs.
I am still having trouble with him despite attending the lessons for quite some time now. He basically knows all the command well, but whether he will execute it depends on his mood. I am having major trouble looking for the things that would motivate him during training class. Though he is generally greedy for food, when at training class - he doesn't eat at all, and he doesn't respond to his favourite toys too. He is too busy "kepoh-ing" other people dogs, trying to get them to play with him which is disturbing the class.
However, our head trainer actually quote the quote in GRHunter signature. He said shushu is well trained already, it is the handler that is not well trained.... Which might be true, he perform all the command beautifully when being handled by him.

Rolling on the floor is easy, it's better to do it on a softer surface like grass. When he's relaxed in a lying down position, just help him roll over and tell him the command. Be careful not to scare him though - do it slowly.

The sit-up command should be ok for GRs to perform, but you need to teach him to balance on his hind legs first. Start off by slowly lifting his paws up and give him the command. Help him bit by bit and with plenty of practice he should be able to perform it himself.

The sit-up is Hunter's favourite move. He does it when we tell him "sit up!". Whenever he did something wrong, he's impatient (waiting for treats) or when he's confused (asking him to do a command that he doesn't know), he does this as well.



Yea GRs love the attention and they love being talked to. Hunter does the hand thing too when he does something wrong! Is that a gr thing?

My dogs are all trained. Sheriff still needs some work as I wasn't consistent in training him when I was in Malaysia. Hunter has the most experience in obedience competitions, Muffin is quite okay but gets distracted when other dogs are around.

This post has been edited by grhunter: Apr 1 2008, 10:05 AM

Better to take precaution now then be sorry later, my mum went through an ordeal, she lost her dog and till now he is still missing, every now and then my mum would think and talk about him, wondering where is he or whether his current owner mistreated him or not.

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Added on April 1, 2008, 10:16 amWelcome, i have noticed that Barney knows i'm calling him after 1 day and he knows sit on the second or the third day. He sometimes could heel without tugging on the leash, sometimes he just go beserk especially when there are children around him
He certainly needs more work on heel and also not to nip on clothes, jeans and people's hands !!

This post has been edited by ^Hobbes^: Apr 1 2008, 10:18 AM

hey, grhunter,

long time no c.... i heard from david that u're no longer with MKA....

where are u training now?

yeah.. thank... i try many time roll him over until i too tired i lay down together with him hahaha... that situp i try it when i help lift his hand up he stand up also...
Distracted by others dog this Ben same i have to shown him my finger and say NO NO NO then he sit quitely looking only..
1 day hoping that Ben may able to situp like your la
Have you send any of your dogs to show competition?? maybe wanted to know some tips...

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Added on April 1, 2008, 10:22 amWon...
I think you are too soft to your dog la.... that why he disobey you..

This post has been edited by BigBen: Apr 1 2008, 10:22 AM

Hi TTY81, is your GR arriving any time soon ?

hi Amanda,

I stopped training for MKA because I received a job offer at Vietnam. I've been working at Vietnam since last month, hence I haven't been training already.

You're still active in agility? Heard Paco is doing well in it

Hi GRhunter,

I had 4 golden retrievers previously..2 of them were Aussie imports bought in Singapore..around 1992 and 1993 and the other 2 of them were their puppies. Still could remember during that time there were always people driving slowly across my house so they could see my goldens as they were still very rare then ...Only time we brought them to a MKA dog show they were the sole 2 representations of their breed.
Unfortunately all four of them have passed away..

I have one currently that i bought from 1 utama..around a year old.
I have another puppy coming in that i have sourced from a breeder in australia..

I noticed that your dogs feathering is quite long. Do you keep them indoors air conditioned?

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Added on April 1, 2008, 10:35 amHi GRhunter,

I had 4 golden retrievers previously..2 of them were Aussie imports bought in Singapore..around 1992 and 1993 and the other 2 of them were their puppies. Still could remember during that time there were always people driving slowly across my house so they could see my goldens as they were still very rare then ...Only time we brought them to a MKA dog show they were the sole 2 representations of their breed.
Unfortunately all four of them have passed away..
Your Hunter looks like the male i bought from SG. Very obedient, can be let off the leash even w/o training...will follow me around the neighbourhood w/o running off

I have one currently that i bought from 1 utama..around a year old.
I have another puppy coming in that i have sourced from a breeder in australia..

I noticed that your dogs feathering is quite long. Do you keep them indoors air conditioned?


This post has been edited by TTY81: Apr 1 2008, 10:35 AM

Since you did have some experience in MKA, is MKA training good?
I was thinking of enrolling Barney in one of those courses, he could socialize a bit as well, but that has to happen once he finishes his injections.

wow! vietnam! that sounds exciting to me..

i'm still in my undergraduate final year...

we're still active in dog events....n currently there are more trials around to keep us busy...(pet-n-you, MKA, PAAPP & SWDC)

hope u're gonna be back on track...

This post has been edited by Amanda85: Apr 1 2008, 11:10 AM

Have you completed the obedience course already? If you haven't, then definitely you need more practice. When Hunter first started out he was the nightmare puppy in class, tugging on the leash, kacau everyone - basically disrupting the class. As we practiced many hours over the months (then it became years), he became much better at it performed consistently well.

If Shushu is too distracted during training, you may want to go earlier to the training ground, walk him around a little and tire him out a bit. Puppies are full of energy and they get really excited when going for "outing". You can pamper him, but make sure you draw the line that training means training - do not be over tolerant when he steps out of line. I'm sure many other trainers don't agree to this and insist you use "toys and treats" to train your dog, but I'd say if the dog is really stepping out of line, I'd reprimand him before the behavior worsens!

Retrievers are very fast learners, teach them correctly, they will "get it" instantly. The nipping will definitely go off when he's grown up. But make sure you reprimand him when he does nip! Those little puppy teeth does hurt!

Think you need to expose him more to children so he doesn't go into beserk mode!

This post has been edited by grhunter: Apr 1 2008, 12:50 PM

I entered Sheriff for like 4 shows, won nothing except some silly red and blue ribbons. , hence I'm no expert in conformation shows!

IMO Conformation shows is an expensive sport, it takes a lot of time, a lot of energy. I'd really rather join obedience competitions - it's fun, bonds you with your dog and satisfying!

Tq.. Conformation shows is expensive... wah.. better don't play..
yeah... grhunter since you have to 3 dogs what dog food you feeding them? any recommend.. my going 15 month feeding him Royal Canni Maxi 32 but nowday he don't like it very much... thinking of changing to Royal Canni Adult 26 or ......