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Hi Steven,
We met you today (17/12/08) with our 2 border collies topsy and collingwood,
you took some video of our ute with the dog cage
just dropped you this note to let you know we watched your show tonight and enjoyed it and will be watching every week. It was great
thanks for letting us know about it as dog lovers we will always support anythibg for dogs.
Jenni & David
Hi David,
Good to meet you and your dogs too, and thanks for taking the time to drop by the website. I’m glad you enjoyed the show.
We’re looking forward to doing a story about dogs in utes… hopefully featuring that brief clip of your dogs.
Cheers,
Steven
Hi,
I watched your show today and thought that you may be able to help me. I have a golden retriever, she’s fifteen months old and healthy…but she barks at something at the back of the house. We have looked everywhere for something that could bother her, even on the other side of the fence, but there appears to be nothing.
I fear that the neighbours will get fed up. It when on from 11pm til 3am last night and then started again at around 7am. I go out there, try to calm her and tell her to get on her bed and go to sleep. She will obey but as soon as I get back into bed she begins to bark again. It is very aggressive and she also growls.
Any ideas??
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for watching the show, and thanks for your e-mail. I have replied to you in an-email.
Cheers,
Steven
Hi Steven & Matt,
Glad to hear that Community TV, Channel 31 has finally picked up on the scent that is Hound TV. Just finished watching Ch 31 today with your feature on the Canine Museum at Dogs Victoria (Victorian Canine Association). Excellent. Look forward to viewing many more and keeping up to date via your website as well.
From little things big things grow. Keep up the great works guys. My shelties will no doubt see you around Matt at the local shopping centre.
Thank you both for bringing the community and their beloved furries together via Hound TV coverage.
Cheers
Hi Caroline,
Thanks for dropping by… see you around!
Cheers,
Steven
Hi Steave! I like your show its a nice and interesting.Can u tell us something about American bulldogs please i like to buy one but i don”t know much about them. Cheers
Hi Mel,
Thanks for your message. We are just planning our second season so we’ll see if we can slot anything in about American Bulldogs. In the meantime, you could have a look at the American Bulldog page on Wikipedia.
Cheers,
Steven
Hi! I’m am not a Shar Pei expert, but if you could track down Bev Muscat (Huang Kennels)you’d have one. You could also try Joy Cash (Chinablue Kennels).
Phil Semmel
Hello Steven, Great show and my dogs and I really enjoy watching your informative show. Just thought I would tell you about my 12year old whippet that had an accident and I thought I would have to have her put to sleep. She was on the back of my bike when all of a sudden she fell. She couldn’t walk and her paw was tucked under just like what happens when dogs have a stroke. Thats what I thought had happened to her and the vet I took her to couldn’t shed any light on her diagnosis except for ” we see what happens in 24 hours”. In desparation,I ended up seeing a human chiropracter who has an interest in animal welfare and he suggested that I take her to an accupunturist vet. The two of these professionals put their heads together and diagnosed C.F.C. Which apparentley happens in larger dog s and it’s where a bit of cartledge lodges itself in their spine.It really looked like either wobblers or stroke in the way my whippet was. She couldnt straighten her paw and couldn’t walk for three weeks but these two amazing people worked on her and her progress is wonderful. She is up and walking infact running around now. I really thought for the first three weeks, I was being cruel in keeping her around as she had to be carried to the toilet and would do her no. ones and twos lying down. But with myotheropy and the accupunture that she received she is up and almost back to normal. Just thought you would like to know about it as I had almost given up hope on having my girl around and wondered how many other dogs had been wrongly diagnosed and put to sleep. Any way I hope this information can be useful and help save someone elses doggie from what I thought was an eneveritable fate. Thank god I didn’t act straight away and I found these wonderful people who cared enough to try. Yours Sincerely Erica, Muppy and Chessie.
Hi Steve,
I was told on the weekend your Hound TV was now on Channel 31! Congratulations! Well done! Looks like you’re getting out there and having great fun with it. I have the fantastic photo you took on Arinya’s page (hope this is OK, can take it down if not). Please feel free to email me any time if I can help out at all.
If you’re interested in doing a piece on Belgian Shepherds our Specialty show is on Melbourne Cup weekend in Lancefield.
Really happy for your success, just remember the little people when you’re a huge star!!
Cheers
Sar and Rin
Hi there guys! I seen your TV show for the fist time today! Its great !! Mum is going to make a note of the time so we can watch it again next week.
I was wondering if you guys would be interested in doing a story on me! I’m an Italian Greyhound with a very important job. I’m an Assistance Dog. A large part of my job involves being in public with my mum and we spend a lot of time educating people about Assistance Dogs. People are always interested in me and what I do, and often surprised that a little guy like me can have such an important job. Some people think that the only dogs that help people are Labradors! Just think how many people we could educate if we could visit your show!
Keep up the great show and mum and I will be sure to keep watching it!
Luigi
http://www.meetluigi.info
hi my name is taz and i have a rottie cross called reeffa she knows just about every trick i can think of and i dont know what to teach her any more i have run out of tricks so i was just wondering if u know of anyway i can get my dog on t.v or even in dog shows she is about 4 years old, quick learner, absolutly beautiful and wants more thigs to do and if you dont know of any were even some new tricks would be good thanks taz
Woof! Watch your show whenever I can – really good stuff! Informative and funny – keep up the good work! Would be nice to see a Deerhound featured on your show – not that I’m in any way biased!
Hi there just wondering if you could help me… I have a 5 month old black german shepherd he is a terrific dog the only problem we seem to be having is he jumps on us all the time, we ignore him and he will sit but he still has to jump on you 2 or 3 times before he will sit any advice would be much appreciated… cheers
When will the south australian viewers be able to watch this show?????
Hi Ros,
The show is on C31 Adelaide Wednesdays 4:30 pm, repeated Saturdays 2pm and Mondays 7pm.
Tonight’s Melbourne episode (Dogue De Bordeaux – Dogs & Kids – Cancer) will not be on for a few months, as Adelaide are still on Season One.
Cheers,
Steven
Hi Steve,
We have just brought home a Labradoodle a week ago and he’s just a delight. He is also very hyperactive and nippy with my pants and anything that dangles. With 4 young kids, I was wondering how to calm the jumping,nipping and biting at us and things before it gets out of hand.The kids find it stressful too.
Thanks
Love your show !!
Susan
Susan,
You don’t mention how old the dog is, but it sounds like puppy behaviour. If so, it won’t be a big deal to correct with proper training. If he’s an adult dog it may take a bit more work, but is still “fixable”. It’s probably a bit too complicated to deal with here – I suggest you contact a trainer. Feel free to contact me privately for a chat and we’ll see if I can help or direct you to someone in your area.
Dayne,
We have spoken privately, but for the benefit of everyone else, your first port of call would be to take a look at Episode 6 of Season 1, where we did cover this topic. It will be on the website in the next few months as the online episodes catch up; but if you want to view it before then, it’s on the Season One DVD.
Sidney
I have an 13mth staffyxrotty ,How do you stop my pup from jumping up.I no is going 2 b slow process,nothing come easy trying 2 raise an pup
Hi Dianne, what city are you in? Last night’s episode (Melbourne) dealt with this issue. We also talked about it in Episode 6 of season 1 – and that segment will eventually make its way to the podcasts section of the website.
Steve, I think we met you at this years Pet Lovers Expo in Melbourne, you took video footage
of our Chinese Shar Pei.
Have just watched “Pedigree Dogs Exposed” documentary shown last night on ABC1. Personally
as responsible breeders, I could not agree more with the criticism directed at “The Kennel Club” in the UK for the way it handles the issues of genetic health within many breeds.
No difference out here either by the way, the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC)has an awlful lot of work in front of it to get breeders to accept that their bloodlines may carry various genetic defects and hence you need to research this and if a test is available utilise that test to confirm whether your breeding stock is carrying that illness/disease.
Regarding the Chinese Shar Pei, I note that you don’t have a Breed Page for our breed on your website, more than happy to provide one.
For anyone looking for a Shar Pei, follow the rules below:
Only go to a State Canine Association Registered Breeder. Make sure you get a receipt for the purchase of the dog. You are automatically entitled to the Pedigree Papers of the puppy you are purchasing. There are TWO types of Pedigree Papers, Main Register (blue colour) which means the puppy can be shown and bred with and Limited Register (orange colour) which means the puppy cannot be shown or bred with. Now as responsible breeders we desex all our puppies at 10 weeks of age, we do not sell to other Shar Pei breeders here in Australia.
A purchaser should also confirm that the puppy has been microchipped, the microchip number should be shown on the puppy’s Pedigree Registration Papers. Vaccination Card is also required, the puppy should have had its first vaccination at 6 weeks of age. Breeder should also provide the purchaser of the puppy, a diet and care sheet, some Shar Pei bloodlines have allergy issues so ask the breeder if their bloodlines have allergy issues. The Shar Pei breed also suffer from “Shar Pei Fever”, no test for this disease is currently available, however the Chinese Shar Pei Club of America (CSPCA) is devoting considerable financial resources to develop a DNA test for this disease. We are members of the CSPCA and Dogs Victoria, but we believe that the CSPCA is the best way to go with information on the health of the breed, they have an extensive health section at the CSPCA website. Again a purchaser should ask the breeder if their dogs have had any Shar Pei Fever attacks (some breeders don’t even know the symptoms of this and some who have it still deny it exists in their bloodlines), if a breeder says NO, then I’d be careful because until we have a DNA test their is no way to prove conclusively as to whether this or that Shar Pei is carrying this genetic illness.
Other issues that a potental Shar Pei owner needs to be aware of are entroprian and ectroprian eye issues in the breed, the breed has issues with the rear knee slipping out, various skin issues (allergies).
If a breeder offers a potential purchaser a puppy for little or no cost, the breeder wants the new owner to take the Shar Pei, the breeder will then breed that dog, personally I’d say No Thank You. The owner you is paying all the food and potential vet costs, whilst the breeder is getting the financial rewards of having a litter of puppies from that Shar Pei. I’d be very carefull getting into a “Breeder Contract”, I’d want to do some serious homework on this issue, particularly who pays for the vet whilst the dog is carrying puppies or whelping (the breeder should) and just who actually owns the dog (the breeder can elect to take the dog back in some instances so be carefull).
Please contact us at the above email address, should you wish us to do a breed page on the Shar Pei for your website. If you are coming to the 2010 Pet Lovers Expo, our Shar Pei will be in attendence.
Regards
Craig Ritchie
Hi Craig,
Thanks for your post, I have replied to you privately by e-mail.
The point you raise about DNA testing is interesting. I understand that this has some way to go in terms of building the database of hereditary conditions in each breed, although I have seen tests for many conditions. I understand there are also suggestions that DNA testing be made mandatory, where available.
Cheers,
Steven
Forgot to mention, the German Shepherds that were shown last night, simply disgraceful, their rear end structure is clearly totally shot to bits.
Some years ago we had a St Bernard, we hip scored him for breeding purpose, the score was
woeful, a week later I had that dog in the showring, he won, the German Judge commented that
his movement was excellent,go figure.
Hey there. I’m in Sydney. I stumbled onto your site today. It’s great!
I haven’t had a dog since I was a child – it was a terrier-cross, in a suburban yard. A happy arrangement that was effortless and seemed to require no forethought. Now, choosing and raising a pet dog seems so daunting and confusing.
I would find it really helpful (as, I’m sure, much of your audience would) if you did a segment on “Breeds for Urban (as opposed to suburban)Living” and “Apartment Dogs.” I’m interested in breeds other than the bichon/poodle-type.
One breed I’m looking at, atm, is the Sealyham Terrier.
Anyway- Thanks, guys, for a great (Australian!) series. I’ve subscribed and will keep up to date.
Chris.
Hi all, Shar Pei Rescue (Australia) is happy to assist with any questions with regard to our wonderful breed. We rescue Peis on the eastern seaboard of Australia and rehome them after all their vet work is completed and and training issues have been addressed. Please feel free to contact us should you have any queries, and more than happy to give any information required.
Yours in paws, Amanda
Hi Steven Me and my two daughters (whippets) have watched your show 4 ever and we still love it.We live in Melbourne’s north east. I suffer from seperation anxiety from my two babes but I would realy love to have a Holiday with out pets. I have seen people advertising to care for dogs in their home while you go on Holidays.you choose wheather or not they have dogs/pets of their own, children, etc. I have trust issues when it comes to other people looking after my girls. Do you know any thing about these types of minders?Or maybe another suggestion. I thought it would be too lonely at home on their own for more than a couple of days.Many Thanks Karen
Chris – Thanks for your feedback and suggestion.
Amanda – Thanks for dropping by. I am always curious about breed-specific rescue groups. We did a story on Chihuahua rescue.
Karen – Hi, thanks for watching. It sounds like you’re honest about your issue in that you recognize it’s more about you than the dogs!
As I always point out, I’m not a dog expert; but in my experience, dogs are more adaptable than their owners often realize. A ‘home-stay’ for dogs does sound like a good idea, although I have not come across any agencies which organize this.
What if you tried a few options out just for a couple of nights. Whichever you feel the most comfortable with, you could then gradually extend the duration of.
Last time we went away, we arranged to have a friend stay at our house. This was a great option, as Kosmo was kept company and fed; plus of course there was the security benefit, etc.
Hope this helps!
Thanks so much for the honest and super speedy reply. I think I’ll start as you suggested with maybe one overnighter and start there. Woof Woof
Hi Steve,
I watch your show constantly and love it. I think you might be able help me. I have a 10 year old maltese pomeranian. She sleeps outside (undercover)at home. We recently went on holidays and took her with us. We setup the backyard with everything to make her comfortable including her favourite blankets and mat. She wimpered all night until we brought her in and she was OK so long a we had her inside.
How can we get her to used to being outside. Unless we can do this, we are pretty much house-bound. The houae belongs to us it is double storey and the living area is upstairs, Jesse cannot see us whereas at our home in melbourne she can see us.
Regards
Nicol
Hi Nicole,
We recently had a similar situation. We recently took our Kosmo on holidays for the first time (he’s only 8 months). At home he also sleeps outside without complaint, but on holidays he was certainly more anxious.
I think you’ve got a few things going on here… firstly with your dog being on the older side, I would think it will take longer for her to adjust to new situations.
It sounds like you’re on the right track with bringing her favourite blanket, and also noticing the fact that she can’t see your living quarters from hers. If you imagine the situation from the dog’s point of view, she is suddenly in a foreign environment, with no-one there to protect her. At home when she can’t see you, she knows you’re coming back, because it’s happened many times; but at the holiday house, for all she knows you could have ‘done a runner’.
I’m not sure what to suggest apart from some of the usual separation anxiety ‘medicine’… for example, gradually increasing the time you are out of her sight (30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 mins, 5 mins, 10 mins, etc); ignoring her when she whimpers and going out and rewarding her when she is quiet; etc.
Let’s see if we can get some of our behaviourist / trainer friends to chime in here as well – stay tuned.
Cheers,
Steven
Hi Nicole,
I’m an animal behaviourist and I help people with this situation a lot! I thought I’d offer some suggestions.
Steven was on the right track. From your dog’s point of view she’s in a strange environment away from her usual routine. She has not learnt yet that you will always come back to the holiday house and so she gets anxious. Remember, dogs are very social animals and they don’t like being left home alone. You dog has learnt, through habituation and expereince, that you will always come back to your usual house and so she doesn’t get anxious there, but the holiday house is different.
As Steven suggested, you need to desensitise your dog from seperation to you at the holiday house. Start with very short seperations (30 seconds) and slowly build up to longer seperations (but only if your dog is coping well and not becoming anxious). Also, it’s important that you ignore your dog for at least 10 minutes immediately before you leave the house and again for 10 minutes after you get home. Rather than reinforcing her anxious behaviour with attention and affection as soon as you get home, wait until she is calm and reward that behaviour with attention. This will help to reduce the contrast between when your dog is with you and when she isn’t.
You could also give your dog something it really likes just as you leave (like a raw bone to chew or a puzzle toy containing treats. This will help her to associate you leaving with good things.
I hope this helps
hi steve my name is leigh and i run the american bulldog champions league .We run 4 to 5 events per show from weight pull, sprints, ENDURANCE DRAG PULL ,and more we are haveing a show on the 28/3/10 and would love for you to come and see this exciting breed at its best. There is a link at the top for everyone to have a look at the website
G’day steven & team, our names are Erin, Damian and our dogs name is tigga, she is a brindle staffy x lab, and is petrified of thunder, her temprement is good, she is not aggresive at all just a big sook when it comes to thunder, so i would like some info on what we could do with tigga when we get a bit of thunder, she becomes very anxious and wants to bail the fence if she is out side which concerns me if we are not at home at the time of a storm, she spends most of her time indoors except when we go out. so if you can help with any ideas please forward them to us, thankyou and keep up the great work.
Hi Erin & Damian,
I have heard that some people have success with thunderstorm CDs, which are designed to gradually desensitize the dog to the sounds.
You start by playing the CD at a very low level, for as long as possible – as long as Tigga is not showing any anxiety.
Very gradually (i.e. a little bit each day), you increase the level. After a few weeks, hopefully you are able to play the thing at full volume without Tigga being disturbed at all.
I imagine you’d need a reasonable stereo for this to work. Also, dogs presumably are sensitive to other aspects of the thunderstorm apart from just the sound.
Nevertheless, it may be worth a try. Let us know how you go!
http://www.calmaudio.com
http://www.thundercd.com
would like to know more about black russian terriers please
This Black Russian Terrier article may help – there’s a link at the bottom where you can contact Rod Maruff for more info, too.
Just caught your tv program on ch31 tonight for the first time. Gee, it was interesting and heart-warming for someone like myself who, until last year, had a much loved dog – I am now left with fond memories of 18 years of companionship, training and fun.
Hi Steven
We meet you at the Gordon Setter club fun day .
I would like to know when the Gordon Setter will be on .
thanks
Adam Catton
Hi Adam,
Next week – 7pm, Wednesday 31 March. Enjoy!
My husband and I saw your programme this morning for the first time. The segment was about American Bull Dogs. Although we are not interested in owning this type of breed as we have a dog ourselves, a maltese x, being dog lovers, we enjoyed your show so much. Thank you for televising such a brilliant and informative television series.
Hi Steven,
Thanks so much for showing our little black Schipperke Sarge on the show celebrating his first birthday, he’s now known as “Dude”!!!
How did Kosmo enjoy his treats? We are now making vegetarian chews as well, a healthy alternative to some other chews!!!
Cheers
Kerry & Ted
Laraine – I’m glad you enjoyed the show. Thanks for dropping by and letting us know!
Ted & Kerry – It was great to finally meet you. Kosmo loved his treats – although we didn’t love the smell that much
Would be interested to see if the veggie one smell better. I hope we get a chance to come and see you and do a Schipperke segment in Season 4.
Hi how do you see episode that has aired, I am interested in the one that aired on the 5th of April on detection dogs
Hi Steve,
i watched the show on channel 31 (tvs) in Australia on the 22 of May 2010 and i saw at the end of the program you had this toy which you tired up to a tree for your dog to play with.
I was wondering if you could please tell me w=hat that was called.
Cheers
Hi Ben,
Show notes for that episode are here, and the company is Aussie Dog.
Cheers, Steven
Hi Hollie,
You can find recent episodes on the Channel 31 Melbourne website. That one won’t be there any more, but Kris Kotspoulos from Detection Dogs Australia has the story on his YouTube account.
Cheers
Hi Steven,
Glad Kosmo loved his treats but the kangaroo ones can be a bit strong in smell for us humans!!! The vegie ones smell like baked vegies, I’ll make sure to have some at KCC Park next time you are there!!!
Would be great to see you for a Schipperke segment in season 4.
Loved the show last week with the flying dog.
do dogs and cats love rain Steven?
from Rameish
plus i love your show plus Cosmo the dog
my dog is border collie x 2years old, he is very smart and obiedent except when he see s another dog…… he goes mental and i have no doubts he would kill it . it takes all my strength to hold him. he is sterilized and i use halti and body harness to hold him. how do i over come this even his ball does not distract him or food treats.
Ramiesh, as far as I know, dogs and cats don’t love getting rained on… although they do need to drink water to live, so rain is important for them. Thanks for dropping by… Kosmo just had his dinner
Hi Lois,
I know your pain! Kosmo loves other dogs. He definitely doesn’t want to kill them, but can be a little hard to control around them. Dog trainer Sidney Aarons has given some tips about this on various episodes of the show, but it sounds like you could do with some one-on-one help! If you contact a behaviourist, NDTF trainer, or similar, they should be able to get you and your dog sorted out within a couple of sessions.
Cheers, Steven
Hi Steven,
we are big fans of the show we watch every week.
We love all the information that the vet gives us, do you think that you could give us information on general things with dogs eg: the new three year vaccine, why do dogs eat grass, what food not to feed, are Schmackos really take away food for dogs, show us what are the best type of bones and maybe some easy home first aid tips, such as how to clean ears, cut nails etc.
I would love to see a story done on mini fox terriers, my husband and I have the great pleasure of being Monty’s people/owners. He brings great fun and joy to our family and would like to see other mini foxies and their charters.
We are all waiting for the show’s return, please make it soon.
yours in paws
Monty, Donna and Brett (Monty’s people)
Hi Donna, thanks for those suggestions… we’ll see what we can do. At the moment we are looking for a national sponsor to make a fourth season possible. Cheers, Steven
Hi Steve,
Molly (Westie) and I love your show…..Molly especially likes the theme tune with the “thggrrrrrrr” at the end. We both do hope that you find a sponsor for a fourth season because we miss it on Saturday mornings as we settle down with a cup of tea and a bone….
Heres to HoundTV “thggrrrrrr”!!
Jill (Sydney)
Thanks Jill & Molly
Hi – I desperately want to see the episode this week where you visited the Meet the Dogs Of Melbourne exhibition at Federation Square. Coz we are the CKCS that took part in the obedience trial! can you help please?
Hi Janette, you can find recent episodes streamed on our page on the C31 Melbourne website – although they don’t always seem to work properly
Eventually we will have a Season 3 DVD set available as well… we just need to finish the Season 2 set first! Cheers
Hi Steven, just wanted to drop you a line to say although we no longer have a dog in our family (my sister and I live in small flats and my parents have retired so after putting our 16yr old blue heeler to sleep in Nov 2006 they wont get another-mums excuse is that they always go away but seeing as i house sit everytime as thats where my horse and pink & grey galah are, i know its because she thinks shes too old to go thru the pain of losing another dog) i still watch every episode cos- geez u make me laugh!! I LOVE your off the wall,wacky sense of humour and I cant wait till you bring out a new season. I watched with much amusement at the million paws walk ep with pink and grey galah- “she” (not sure she wasnt actually a he as the females have pink eyes and the males brown and i’m sure that birds eyes were brown…) was SO much like my boy its uncanny-the way it kept putting head down for scratch!! My boy would go happily if it wasnt for kids-he HATES them-think previous owners tormented him. anyways keep up the good work, and keep those wise cracks etc coming- i look forward to them every week!! love Lisa, ‘Spider’ the horse, and ‘Chook’ the galah!!
Thanks Lisa, your stories and encouragement are appreciated
22 September 2010
Dear Steve .
Can you help me . I have never owned a dog , but like to buy a Beagle
What is the best to keep as a house pet . Male or Female .
How do you house train a dog like that .
How old should a pup be when I buy it .
I hope you will find the time to help me
Kind regard .
Eddy
Hi Eddy, thanks for saying hi. Choosing what kind of dog to get is a big decision! I don’t know your situation, but I would be inclined to take a step back and ask why you have your heart set on a Beagle. If it’s mainly because you like the cute way they look, you might want to look at some other options! There are lots of factors to consider like size, coat, etc, but in my view the most important by far, is temperament. What is the “character” of the breed you’re looking at, and does that suit your lifestyle? Then of course it is up to the breeder (and nature) as to how closely the indiviudal dog you end up with, matches that temperament.
If you search for breed selection tools online you’ll be able to do some good research on which breeds might suit you well.
Having said all that, personally my first port of call would be goodfordogs.org, where you can find dogs (of all kinds) in your area that need new homes. That’s how we found our Kosmo, and we couldn’t be happier!
Hope that all helps… Cheers, Steven
Hey, Was watching your show this morning when you had a segment on toys and asked about playing frisbee with your dog. I think it’s a bad idea as dogs usually leap for frisbies and repeatedly land hard on their back legs which over time is a recipe for chronic arthritis and hip problems, but for some dogs they’re probably great fun and excersise,Regards Nick
Dear Hound TV, we are recent recruits to your fabulous show. We love Steven Pam – he’s such a hoot! Seriously though, he is a great presenter and asks the questions we want to know the answers to! We hope the show is around for a long time to come. It is so great to see a regular tv show that teaches us how to best care for our dogs and also how to ‘get the most from them’ in the way we treat and train them. We’ll spread the word!
I would like to know where i can walk my dogs at the beach from St Kilda to Frankston, but on a lead. I,ve looked up places but they say when you can off lead walking. I don’t mind if it’s on a lead so long as the dogs get to see the beach. Please help. Thanks
Hi Wazman,
If you check the relevant local council websites (Port Phillip, Bayside, Kingston, Frankston), they all have maps and details of areas in which dogs are permitted on and off-lead. Have fun at the beach!
Cheers, Steven
Hi, We just came across your show today ( Wed 13th Apr 2011) and found it so informative. We have two miniature pinschers which we totally adore considering the past 20yrs we were never dog lovers til now. I’ve gone searching through your home pages and was quite upset to find their wasn’t any mention of mini pinscher compared to other more common breed dogs. We would love to hear more about mini pinschers if you could. I know the original pinschers were mainly bred for hunting mice and they first came from Germany. Apart from that there isn’t much info on their conditions. Can you help us? Thanks you
Hi Elizabeth,
Thanks for watching! We would love to know about Mini Pinschers, too! We’ll keep an eye out and see if we are able to fit anything into our coming season.
Cheers, SP
Hi Steven
I am concerned that I just heard what really sounds very much like HoundTV’s theme tune (written by your good self) as the theme in a promo for a new series of “No Leave No Life” on Ch7 (sydney). If you know about this and actually wrote it for them and are receiving suitable renumeration, that’s okay……But, if not, I would look into it!! Just saying…..
Jillie (always looking out for you
)
Hi Jillie, Thanks for the tip-off… and thanks for looking out for us! I have had a listen and I can see (sorry, ‘hear’) where you’re coming from, but I suspect – without prejudice – that it’s not similar enough that we’d have any claim. Cheers
Weeeeell, Steven, I hate to *ahem* HOUND you about this but, the next time I heard the ‘NLNL’ promo there was a totally different tune!! I haven’t heard the promo since, so I don’t know wot is happening. But I doubt that I have enough *ahem* bite to make any difference to Channel 7, but honestly the original tune I heard was the identical guitar sequence to yours!!! I Swear!!
Cheers, Jillie (& Molly wot doesnt bite – WOOF!)
Just watched your show on TVS Sydney. Good to have an alternative dog show from the commercial networks. However, would like to see a bit more balance in your stories/reporting. Example: The puppy farms. The story was obviously biased towards the protest group and this was reflected in the editing of the story. Would have liked to see some research into the different types of puppy farms, which ones are good and or bad.
Also, your reporter interviewed a dog owner, the dog wearing a protective coat and having a host of human-type medical problems. Isn’t it becoming increasing obvious that we are “humanising” our pets, especially dogs? This concept has come out of America, with their ‘over-indulgence’ of their pets, and in particular Vets and the Vet Drug Industry. No surprise, as there is big money to made in all this. What about an unbiased story into this growing trend and the growing profits thereof? TVS is meant to be an objective ‘alternative’ to the editorial bias of 7,9 and 10. Something to consider.
Hi Lucas,
Thanks so much for watching, and for taking the time to leave some feedback!
It’s important to note that TVS does not produce the show. Their mandate is to provide access to the community to be able to make TV. We are independent producers.
I take your point about trying to add some extra balance to this story in particular.
It’s worth pointing out a few other differences between our world and that of the commercial stations – or even ABC and SBS, for that matter. Firstly, Kate is not a professional journalist (and neither am I!). So, although we do our best to provide balanced content, sometimes we may be a little off target in that respect. I apologize for that – but with the qualification that I assume that, like you, most of our viewers are smart enough to notice that for themselves
Secondly, although we do our best to produce interesting and informative stories, please remember that our resources make it difficult for us to spend a lot of time on research, or to go to multiple locations for one story. I know that shouldn’t be an excuse, but the it’s reality. We all have day jobs, so getting a weekly show (of any sort) out in our spare time is challenge enough. If it occasionally isn’t up there with the Walkely-winning shows, that’s too bad.
Thanks again for your feedback… I hope that answers some of your concerns.
Cheers
Hi there guys,
Love the show.
Can you please please please please do a story on Bull Arabs. Pleeeeaaassee.
Thank you so much
Hi Rozie,
Thanks for dropping by… we’ll see what we can do!
Cheers
Watched the program for the first time tonight, thought the veterinary advice was good
but I found the following herding item extremely cruel. Did’nt you notice how frightened those sheep were desperately huddling next you, being constantly terrorized by dogs for human amusement. Sheep have all the feelings your dog has.
Hi Steven,
Do you think encouraging city dogs to get a taste for chasing other animals is a good idea?
I did not like that herding workshop, thought it was a really silly and I agree with the previous comment.
I really enjoy your show though.
Hi Saf and Susan, thanks for watching, and thanks for your feedback. I don’t know that’s it’s important what I think about herding – our aim at Hound TV is to inform people as broadly as possible about dogs, and everything about them. You are free to make up your own mind about whether the activities are for you, or even whether you think they should take place at all. So I must stand by our decision to cover topics like these without fear or favour
As for “extremely cruel”… I don’t think I can agree with that. If puppies nipping at sheep is extremely cruel, how would you classify live animal export or puppy farming? Maybe we could settle on possibly somewhat cruel.
Thanks again to both of you for taking the time to leave your thoughts here. Cheers, Steven
Hi. I know I keep harrassing you on facebook about the show over here in WA.. I wrote to channel 44 again and they proudly informed me it will be back on on Fridays at 8.30am!! What a terrible time to televise your wonderful show. I tried to watch most of it this morning..between doing everything else…yes it was a repeat!! I have told all my dog loving pals..but this is such a bad time no one can watch it then. Gggrr!!!
Oops sorry.. forgot to add.. regarding thunderstorms etc in the comments above, I got my 12 year old staffy a thundershirt…and it has definitely helped him alot. The thundershirt can be used for a variety of common doggie problems. Might be worth a try.
Hi there I need advise before I go mad. I have a Hungarian Vizsla who is 8mths old, she is a wonderful mate. However she has two speeds on and off. I’m running out of ideas to keep her busy.. also i wont her to start living out side a little. each time ileave her out side she digs to china or starts re-aranging the garden. She has lots of toys and gets walked every day this is still not enough to slow her down or keep her busy.. I think she also needs some formal training but not sure what and where.. Any advise or assistance would be greatly appreciated..
Hi Simeon, first of all, the usual disclaimer: I’m not a dog expert of any kind! (I just play one on TV). However, my first response is that she’ll grow out of it! We had the same problems with Kosmo at that age. But that doesn’t help you much right now. Contact a behaviourist or trainer in your city and they’ll be able to help you. Good luck!
Hi Steve! We just LOVE your show! We started watching not long ago. I think you should do a story on dogs doing tricks because I have taught my 1 year old cocker spaniel over 40 tricks this year, all through the use of Positive Reinforcement! Dogs are very smart, and can learn almost anything! You could even ask people to send in clips of their dogs doing tricks! Hope this helped your show!
Hi Emily, thanks for watching. Well done with the tricks! We did do a few segments on tricks a while back. Always fun. At the moment we are not in production, but it’s something for us to keep in mind. Thanks!