Dogman Downunder

22/07/2025

SPOT THE DEER

Out very earlly in the morning bikejoring with Shadow when we ran into four Deer.

After about two hours riding in the state forest and just about to turn around we came over the top of a hill and surprised four large deer.
Sometimes people tell me they have never seen certain wild animals in the wild. Well...the way to see lots of wildlife, apart from in parliament and at a football match is to get out early with your dog in the morning on your own.

We had allready seen many Roos and Wallabies as well as hawks and other birds.

One picture is Shadow watching them and the other is when I tell him to go.

How many can you see?.

My next article will be about how to make freinds with a nervous dog who is afraid of you

Cheerio

12/07/2025

Out With The Dogs In Beautiful Stanthorpe

23/05/2025

WHEN DID MOST OF OUR CIVILISED SOCIETY LOSE THE ABILITY TO TRAIN THEIR PET DOG
I BLAME DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

It's all his fault. Well...maybe not all. But he does shoulder some of the blame.

David Attenborough! I hear you shout. The God of nature programs. Bloody hell, he even has huge tanker like ship chugging around the world to study how other huge tankers pollute the world. Of course...his boat doesn't polute the sea , only the ones not named after him do that ...the're the bad guys.

It all started with the 'Goggle box'. For you youngsters, a goggle box is the nickname for your TV when it first came out.
People gormlessly sat goggle eyed watching nonsence. Still do... including me.
If you have got this far you are probably wondering why you are gormlessly reading my nonsense. Please stick with it. I need the readers.

When I was growing up...if you were interested in nature..and most people were to some extent because a very large percentage of the population lived close to nature. It was only people right in the center of the major cities who didn't have any connection with reality.

If you were intrested, you went to the library and read books that were mostly written by experts. Real experts, who knew things about the subject. Then you went and studied and watched nature yourself.

I made traps for field mice so I could look at one. I went egg collecting. I studied in real life what I had read about and got wet, cold, hungry and muddy.
In them days, people out and about heard and saw things in nature so they kept themself in the real world.

Nowadays, most sit in the comfort of their home and watch a tiny fraction or what is going on in the natural world of animals, edited and served up on a platter. No smells ,sights or sensual feelings involved. They never see all the other things that are happening . It's a censored world they see which they are not part of. David's world.

We have become animated robots who live in another world. Indeed... most people don't want to be in the natural world. They walk ,or run with ear muffs listening to a machine so they don't have to hear the wind or other natural noises.
Others walk and look at a tiny machine in there hand so they can talk to another human looking at a machine.
The slightest bit of rain or discomfort keeps them at home wrapped up in a sterile world

These people don't see or feel nature so become detached from it.

'Let's get a dog' they say. Trouble is...dogs are very much part of nature and they are not machines.
This is where machine oriented humans meet nature head on for the first time.
So...what to do? Go to the machine and ask it how to train a dog.

Bingo! there on the screen are a hundred trainers available who can tell you how to train your dog to fit into your life.
Trouble is...99% of these trainers looking at you telling you what to do are robotic themself and don't have real life experiances with the natural world. Indeed, many dont have experiance with real dogs either. Their life is a Disneyworld crafted by TV and personalities on TV to get you the dog owner to watch a screen and learn nothing but drivel.

Look for someone who has handled hundreds of dogs and can tell you stories of how they messed up and got things totally wrong and learnt from from the bad as well as the good.
Look for someone who knows the diffference between a Swallow and a Swift. A rounded human who understands nature and dogs. Someone who has a spiritual connection with dogs and knows they can be complete bastards as well as loving.

Someone to teach you and take you back to your roots in nature with your living dog, Your dog who right now is ripping your remote to shreds and needs stopping now, not in two years time.

Next time you go out walking the dog. Leave that phone in your pocket, throw that bag of food you always carry around away.
Go where the grass is long and look around and listen. let your dog and you have a good time. Stop and look at the rabbit burrow with him. Look at the rabbit droppings and ponder why Rabbits like to poo on top of mounds of earth?
Note the tufts of fur where the bucks have fought over a lady. Show it to your dog and talk with your dog about nature.

Talk with him about what he is intrested in. .

You just might find yourself feeling relaxed and refreshed before you re-enter the machine world.

A belated Happy Christmas and new year to you.
I've been a bit busy

Cheerio for now.

12/11/2024

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29/10/2024

MUM...I WANT A DOG
Vidioe tips are in link in comment

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22/10/2024

A Few Tips on Training a New Rescue Dog

He isn't a baby. He is a wild child from the prison and he is a dog.

He comes with very bad dog habitats that he thinks are good habits. Break those habits straight away.
Dont have a settling in period for discipline.

Fulfil his needs straight away.
Take home for a long walk or run off lead somewhere.

Calm down.
The house should be a place for calm and have wild fun outside the house.

Thatado...ask any questions you want

Break the old bad habits immediately by correcting the behaviour and fulfilling what that particular dog needs. It's a dog, not a human..Please like and shar...

08/10/2024

HOW TO KEEP YOUR DOG COOL FOR DUMMIES

Let me tell you a story-

'Mary and Her Daughter'

35-year-old Mary lives in Alaska and is taking her 10-year-old daughter Loveydovy down to the shops one day.
The weather forecast says it's going to be -20c but at the moment it is only -10c . They are of course well wrapped up for the short walk.

Suddenly there is a blinding light from the sky and they look up but can see nothing because of the light. Then they feel themself slowly floating up towards the sky into a spacecraft.
They have been abducted by aliens.
Time passes and with a bump they find themself lying on the pavement in a small country town in Australia.

An old barefoot man dressed in a teeshirt and shorts walks by with his Kelpie. Giving them a curious look he says 'G'day'
Country folk tend to take all the oddball sights in their stride.

Mary spots a sign right down the end of the street for a police station and staggers up to her feet. Instantly she is overwhelmed with the heat because she is dressed for -20c and it is now 26c. She helps Loveydovy up and starts out for the police station but only goes 3yrds before she feels faint with heat exhaustion. She can barely rip her coat and other outer clothing off because of how exhausted she feels.
Finally, she gets the excess clothing off and leaves it on the pavement.

Taking Loveydovy's hand she says 'Come on'
'Mum' Lovedovey says in a whisper. 'I'm too hot.' She starts taking her fur coat off.
'Stop that!' says Mary.
'But Mum, I'm too hot'

'Dont be ridiculous, I bought that fur coat for you for Christmas and I think you look gorgeous in it so keep it on. You know how I love the way you look'.
Heading down the street Mary decides to take a selfie outside the post office to show her friends completely oblivious to how Loveydovey is starting to look very pale and clearly suffering.

'Smile' she says as she shoves her face next to her daughters for a photo.

A passing couple are heard to mutter...'Why would anyone bring a child from Alaska to Queensland and then keep her fur coat on' That's abuse!... some people shouldn't be allowed kids if all they want them for is show'

Finally, Mary gets to the police station and staggers inside.
'You won't believe what has happened to me' she says. Can you get me a drink I'm so hot?'
The sergeant can hardly believe his eyes. 'What the F**k!'...Why the hell has your child got a fur coat on' as he rushes to aid Loveydovey.
Loveydovey is nearly unconscious now and all the staff rush her into a room and start to cool her down and fight to save her life.

'WHAT THE HELL' another officer shouts. 'Why has she got a coat on?'

'The coat keeps her cool in the heat and she never looks as pretty without the coat' Mary says.

And that my friends, sums up the selfish owner who refuses to make their thick-coated dog comfortable in the heat. They refuse to remove their dog's fur coat just because they like the way they look with it on.

It's bloody simple ...take their coat off or wear one yourself and suffer along with your dog.

More to come next time

Cheerio for now

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24/09/2024

OUR NEW DOG...AND WHY YOU SHOULD CUT YOUR DOG'S FUR IN HOT WEATHER.

We have a new dog. A one year old Curly-Haired Pig Dog called Bentley.

I went to see an older Lady to help with Bentley because he was wild and out of control. To cut a very long story short, there was no way she would ever be able to control him. He was much loved but making her life hell.

Now... I have seen thousands of clients' dogs but never wanted to keep any of them. Bentley is different. Initially, he went off and barked aggressively at me and I told him off. He looked me in the eye and just stared at me for a minute. Something spiritual happened and we connected.

He came over to me and lay on my feet. From then on I was his God and he followed me everywhere. Every time I spoke to the owner he gazed at me in awe.

Now he is here with us and he is the perfect dog.
We've had him for a week and he is already BikeJoring (dry land mushing) as if he has always done it. He walks and runs off lead and comes back when called. He is gentle with our cat and other dogs. I trained him to leave the chickens alone.

I will write about his training and his previous faults soon.

Also...that ridiculous hot coat will be shaved off next week and we will see a different dog. I will write about that and the stupid idea from fools who say a fur coat keeps a dog cool in summer.

Jeez...it makes me mad when I see thick-coated dogs in hot weather. It is terrible abuse.

If you think a dog's coat keeps it cool when the temperature is 30C plus, put a fur coat on when you take your dog for a walk and see how cool you are.

Cheerio
Ps- The cage was used on the first meeting with our cat. The cat goes in the cage to keep it safe so Bentley can sniff the cat and we can tell Bentley off for any aggression.

21/09/2024

Warning For The Dumbos In The World

I came across this warning today outside a pathology.

I started in home personal dog training about eighteen years ago because I was increasingly alarmed at how many dumb positive-only trainers there were who where messing up the lives of owners and the dogs. None of them had a clue but professed to be experts which is pretty immoral.

It wasn't long after that that I started a business page to try to help owners with some common sense advice.

I believe there is at least 20% of the population who have common sense and want to help them. That's still millions of people who still appreciate advice from a real trainer. The other 80% are a lost cause and cannot be helped because they don't want help.

This sign on this manhole is made for people like the positive-only trainers to help keep them safe from themself.
And for the life of me, I have no idea why we should try to keep anyone who is that stupid from crawling down a drain.
They will only go on to mate and produce more stupid little beings.

Cheerio

19/09/2024

How to Stop a Dog Attacking the Leaf Blower [2]

You will see in this video how Hazel looks away to her owners for help because she is confused and they are part of her pack. She is saying 'I want to attack it...come and help me'

When she gets no help from them she quickly starts to give it up.
It's important to know when to punish the behaviour and when to just wait.

I call it 1 to 10 on the scale. If it goes over 4, don't punish, wait until the excitement goes down to 3 or less.
Take your time and never be in a hurry. I achieve good results very quickly but you may need an hour or more.
Once you have in your head that time doesn't matter it won't take an hour or more because your dog will know you are determined.

Ask me any questions you want and good luck.

Cheerio

17/09/2024

How to Stop a Dog Attacking the Leaf Blower using Punishment and Dog Psychology.

How would you stop this?
I haven't seen anyone on the internet show how to stop behaviour like this. Conventional dog training takes a long time and bribery-based training just isn't training and a waste of time.
If you do know of any videos around let me know so I can see them.

I will show you my way in the next video.

Cheerio for now.

14/09/2024

HOW TO STOP YOUR DOG ATTACKING THE HOOVER or [Vacuum Cleaner]
Using dog psychology and punishment

I haven't seen any videos on the net about how to quickly stop a dog attacking the Hoover. Are there any?

Attacking the Hoover, Washing machine, broom etc are a common problem any personal dog trainer will come across every now and then but few seem to know how to stop it.

This video if you follow it properly and take the time to really study how I do it should help.
If you cannot stop a dog in minutes you are doing something wrong. You may take longer than me but if 15 minutes has gone by, stop and regroup. Then sit down and think about where you went wrong.

Every single client I have has gone too fast the first time despite me telling them many times beforehand to go really slow.
That's not because they are stupid. It is just human nature and very hard for any human to go slow enough.

Humans nowadays are all rush and bustle. Even when they think they are going slow their inner energy is making them speed up.
Conventional dog training is based on excitement. Praise is excitement. Rewards are excitement. 'Sit, good girl!'...' Stay, good girl!'
'NO, Stop it'..'Good girl!' Rush, rush, rush, to get to the next level. Reward, reward, reward!

The dog attacking your Hoover is at number ten on the excited scale and the only way to stop it is to only give bland controlled energy.

You have to switch to fierce controlled punishment energy straight back to calm neutral slow energy. It's no good screaming or getting loud. That is excited energy the dog will feed off... And...FOR GOODNESS SAKE. when the dog is calm, leave the bloody calm be. You cannot improve calm so take all the praise out of your head.

Five minutes after it is all over, go to a different place and call the dog to you and praise and get excited all you want. The dog won't have clue why you are excited and will not associate the Hoover with excitement. It's you that needs to praise to make you feel good not your dog.

If you have any trouble put a comment or video up and I will try to fix what you have done wrong

All the best ..Cheerio for now

Up next--Attacking the Lawn Mower