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Very commendable proviso. Kudos OP!

Take heart op. I know exactly how you feel cos I've been there too recently. The sooner you learn from the experience and replace him the better. The person above me must be from AI or CR States.

You just confirmed what we think you are.

Is it not more appropriate to congratulate Tox (albeit privately) than to come NL to open a thread to welcome a dog and even telling the dog who the breeder is? I'm afraid being the whelp you're doesnt allow you to realise that neither Tox nor the dog will see ur welcome message (here)?

Perhaps you should be doing this for each of his new arrival, new litter and sales just to get busier and and surely you'll grow up and get some sense sooner...

FYI, BSquared landed a wonderful pedigree adult female CO just yesterday - please open a thread for him too. Call me if u need the pictures while in Russia, MMA1 and Jos, Mr Aproko.

Jobless fry!!!

This thread makes no sense to an informed mind.

The humble Tox i know will not come and post his dog-s on social media talk less of the one he is expecting. Does Tox even ask u to do this in the 1st place? This @Bizzyliss guy u talk as if Tox is either your dad or younger brother.

If given the time, you'll go as far as saying you are the 1st to buy the pups sired by Fearless from Tox for 250k and whats not. Why not start posting your won dog which should be an adult by now and leave Tox alone.

What do you intend to achieve?

dav8id:
nice one but how urgent is the respond

The speed is simply WOW for now...just try it!

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homeboy205:
Check out any zartech near you

Kindly go further to state the Zartech you know that is selling these parts because many people are interested. I was at their Ikeja GRA showroom and they told me point blank that they dont sell. I even asked for a referral but they couldnt help. That was in late December, 2015.

Congratz LordRegalia, we made FP hahaha

You're a whisperer and and expect more of such tips from you biko

tobolos:
daily cleaning up cos she is so messy that she could sit on her poo and eating plate. All I did was to construct a cage with mesh at the bottom and placed 2 nos sawed 1 by 12 planks(600mm) by one side as a smooth platform for her to rest on. Underneath the mesh is an attached tray that collects all the poos and urine.

Oh cool and great to know. Pls pchat me ur SB pix...

Thank you all.

@Tobolos, pls may i know what you're referring to as 'daily grooming' and what alternative did u proffer?

Doctor Bello indeed.

You registered today...

Pumping out ads seconds aftter reg...

You're a doctor and you VERSINATE 4 real?

Doctor Bello indeed.

You registered today...

Pumping out ads seconds aftter reg...

You're a doctor and you VERSINATE 4 real?

Some progress, some regress and some remain and accept status quo as fate after a touching bereavement like the death of my pet hit my family. Please see https://www.nairaland.com/2692810/arrival-pup-psk-jos-m

HINDSIGHT about yesterday, INSIGHT regarding today and FORESIGHT concerning tomorrow.

We are moving and with speed and using the incident as an inspiration to even do better. We've replaced our beloved late Murphy (within 4 days) with another CO and SB all from (and thanks to) BSquared Kennel, Jos.

You cant move forward if you keep looking back (to the past).

Just let go and let God...as I've done!

@LordRegalia, please do justice to this topic by opening a seperate thread with the appropriate caption. This knowledge is hiding and wasting here. Highly thought provoking and I know is workable. You are gradually tilting towards being a whisperer...no doubt i enjoy reading your messages.

LordRegalia:
Thank you so much blasiangurl85. You are far too kind. Hopefully I would make this worth everyone's while. I realize it is quite long, but I would like everyone to get some perspective on the problem to better appreciate the solution employed. (@uchpanila, the response to your question is even longer but still underway)

Before I begin, please I would like to say again that all dogs should be on the leash at all times when out in public. No doubt some would want to try out what I am about to describe in hopes of achieving the same results, please be very careful or better yet do not attempt it. I was able to achieve it because I totally understand my dogs. They live and sleep indoors with me (though they have their daily hours outside to be dogs) and I get to spend a large amount of time with them interacting with and observing them. And as anyone who knows me would tell you, my love for my dogs is out of this world. Total dedication.

So here goes.....

Of all the boerboels I have owned, I trained only two to walk off the leash in public. The first one, a female, which was the first pup I ever imported was pretty much a breeze to train. By nature, she had that totally calm, submissive and obedient nature most people wish for in their dogs and so it was quite easy. So much so, I probably should not take full credit for teaching her. It was simply her nature and SHE inspired me to attempt walking her off the leash in the first place.

The second boerboel, also an imported female pup was a totally different ball game entirely. Very dominant, very hyper, eager to please, madly confident, utterly fearless, unflinchingly protective, highly territorial and with a tendency to become aggressive if not managed properly as a pup. She arrived at 13 weeks old and as is my custom, I started training her on everything I needed to immediately. She learned to walk with the leash quite fast and easily. But then when she was about 4 or 4 and half months old, she suddenly started attacking and harassing people whenever we were out on walks. Anybody and everybody, she did not care, she would attack. Nobody could come anywhere near me. At first it seemed like a joke and I thought the behaviour would go away soon. But no. It got worse. Plus, she was quite big for a 4 month old pup so the terror she inspired in people was quite palpable. This certainly was not what I wanted out of any of my dogs as I set out to make them very sociable companion dogs that would still guard and protect when the need arose. And I knew that if something was not done about it quickly, I would have a very big problem on my hands sooner or later. The kind of problem that the Nigerian police force would love to entertain.

So I called the breeders in SA I bought her from and told them about it (I always maintain a good relationship with them), asking if it was normal and how to curb the behaviour. You have to hand it to the South Africans, they really understand their dog. He told me it was not normal behaviour at all and that the problem could be as a result of one of two things; either I am usually scared or tensed up during our walks and she can feel the negative energy from me, or there must be something I did or encouraged in her in the recent past that started the behaviour. Well, as I told him, I am the epitome of cool, calm and collected at all times (except when angry) and so it could not be that I was scared or tensed up. Besides, they were fully aware of my bond and relationship with the first dog and so it could not be that. And so we began to look at the second probable cause. Going down memory lane, I remembered two incidents which we eventually pinpointed as the root causes of her new behaviour.

The first was one occasion when we were out walking and we came upon a stray dog. Now I hate stray dogs coming around me or my dogs because you never know what disease they may be carrying and yet are immune to. So as usual I proceeded to shoo the dog away. My girl usually does not pay them any mind and so she was not bothered. But this particular stray was really pesky and would not quit. At a point I got angry, stamped my foot on the ground and shouted at it. At that exact same moment, my girl pounced on the dog viciously (to my amazement and eventual pride) and the thing took off without looking back. All the while my girl was barking after it. When the dog was gone I PRAISED my girl. Big mistake, I learned from the breeder. And so the next time we came upon another dog on another day, this time a 2 year old rottweiler (twice her size) that was being walked by her owner, my girl attacked it with a ferocity that left both the rottweiler and her owner stunned and me shocked. I practically had to run off dragging my dog away with the leash to end the attack.

The second incident and by far the main cause happened over the a few weeks after I started taking her for walks. Usually, I do not begin taking my dogs for walks outside my compound until a week after their third vaccination shot. But from the day they are given the third shot, I take them just outside the gate on the leash in the evenings and sit on my car and let them watch and get used to pedestrians, cars, trucks and other sights and sounds of city life. Now there was this guy I disliked because he was usually very rude and disrespectful to people. His aunt owned a pizza shop right beside my house and the chap had to pass by me and the dog anytime he needed to go to and fro the shop. At some point much later after I started walking my girl with the leash, I discovered that the chap was scared of dogs. And so I made a hobby out of terrorizing him with my pup. (Very irresponsible of me, I know, but then it was a pup that was involved and I would never have guessed what it would lead to). So everyday after our walks I would just sit on my car and let my girl rest while we wait for the guy to come / go to and fro the shop. And then I would let my girl have fun harassing the guy to the extent the leash would allow her (while feigning trying to pull her back). Of course the guy was always terrified and after each encounter I would SMILE AND LAUGH it off. Second big mistake as I learnt later.

Having identified these incidents as the causes of my girls behaviour, the breeder made me understand that in a bid to always make me happy, my girl was now always trying to replicate those incidents with everyone in order to keep on gaining my approval. (People of nairaland, do not underestimate the power of a dog's reasoning. These things are smarter than we usually give them credit for). So guess the solution the breeder proffered? You would not believe it as neither did I. He said I ought walk the dog off the leash in public and verbally make her understand acceptable and unacceptable social behaviour. He also said because I had her on the leash, she only expected to be restrained by my pulling her back on the leash.

Naturally I though the breeder was joking. I mean here was a dog that was attacking anyone and everyone indiscriminately during walks when on the leash and you are telling me I need to walk her off leash publicly to solve the problem. Absurd. Alas, he was not joking and maintained that that was the only way. Well, obviously I had a big problem with my dog that was getting worse everyday, I had to do something about it and so I had to try his advice. So here's how I went about it:

Sometimes you have to think outside the box and creatively find a solution to problems with your dog. What would seem very easy with one dog could be near impossible and even dangerous with another dog, as can be seen between the two dogs of mine described here. Thus, with this second dog, I resolved to start our leashless walks late at night with little or no one on the streets and gradually work our way towards walking earlier with more and more people on the streets. So for every night for the first week, at exactly midnight when there would be no one and no cars on the roads, we would set off on our walk and walk round the entire estate, no leash. (I live in a gated estate so I was not really bothered about personal security being out at that time, and besides I was out with a dog that was looking for who to attack so it was more of a risk to any would-be mugger). Each nightly session was for 2 hours (12 midnight to 2am). My emphasis for the first hour was on ensuring she was right by my left side at all times during the walk. Absolutely no straying, no lagging behind, no going ahead, no sniffing or inspecting stuff. Nothing. Just remain beside me, no matter what I do. The emphasis for the second hour was on working on the recall (getting her to come to me at once when I call no matter what is happening around or what she is doing). It was all challenging at first but gradually we began to get the hang of it. It is instructive to note that at that time of night, we had to be quiet so as not to raise unnecessary attention or alarm, but fortunately, for every verbal command I teach my dogs, I also teach a corresponding sign or sound for the same command so either of the 3 could be used alone and interchangeably any time, and so I used the signs and sounds. We did the first week, midnights, no incident, then we graduated to 11pm everyday for the second week. Same 2 hours, same emphasis for both hours.

There was an incident during the second week. One night we were out, we suddenly came face to face at a junction with one of the estate security guards making his rounds. In the blink of an eye, my girl moved on him at full charge snarling with full intent to maul the guy. It happened so fast that I did not even remember anything about my recall commands, be it verbal, sign or sound. Fortunately I moved equally quickly and put myself between dog and the guard before she got to him and quickly got her under control. The guy was totally freaked out, screaming and yelling so frantically that the entire thing woke quite a few residents up. So because of that incident, I resolved to do the 11pm walks for 2 weeks to try to get better all round control over her with the commands in situations like that. No incident after that for the 11pm week.

Then we moved to 10pm; same distance, same length of time, same emphasis and all. This time we began to come across trickles and small groups of people, but by then I had gotten more confident and had a lot more control over the dog. In fact by this time I had begun to recognize the tell-tale signs of when she was getting ready to make a move and so I was now able to distract and recall her even before she got so focused as to make a move on someone.

Then came the 9pm week, more people same everything else, no incident. Then the 8pm week, even more people but by then I was becoming a pro. 7pm week, so many people, no incident. 6pm week, crowds, but by now we had gotten so good together and confident that we were now walking silently through unsuspecting groups / crowds who would only notice and scream in shock AFTER we had passed between them. I really enjoyed the success of the 6pm week that I decided we do a 5pm week. (Normally, the earliest time I walk my dogs is 6pm). So by the 5pm week, I was show boating. After that we decided to do Saturday and some Sunday mornings.

By the end of the 5pm week, we had completed 8 weeks of daily walks off the leash. Then I decided to up the ante by simulating high energy, eventful and distracting situations. So we started again from 12 midnight but for 2 or 3 days each and this time for an hour each night. This time around I would let her wander, we would play, jog, walk, run, play fetch and do some other exciting things, but by now we were perfecting the recall and so at any point in time I would suddenly recall her to me and she would obey and remain beside me. We did this over a few days from midnight down to 5pm again and perfected every area we worked on and then I knew that the indiscriminate attacks problem was solved. Hurray!!!

Soon we began to go on leashless walks outside the estate, on busy roads with so many cars, people and events without any incident occuring. In fact I began to enjoy walking her off the leash much more than with the leash because truthfully, it was easier and more fun. Whereas with the leash, communication between us is done via the link with little verbal commands, off the leash there is no such liberty and so she is forced to pay attention to me at all times. I enjoyed it so much that I started walking her offleash full time. Even when out with more than one dog, she alone would be offleash. I walked her offleash everyday until shortly after she clocked 2 years old and then stopped because by then she had grown so big that everyone was now so uncomfortable and running away whenever they saw us coming.

Though she is still very hyper and protective and all that, I can fully control her without stressing myself. She always listens and obeys me.

I could easily teach my boy (and the other females) how to walk off leash because he is a fast learner, very good and well behaved with the leash, but I will not do that as I cannot always vouch for his reaction whenever he sees another dog or some other animal. Plus the fact that he is also in the young adolescent phase of development, the risks are higher. I remember the first time we came upon another dog. I was walking 3 dogs at the time and a lady appeared walking her GSD across the road. My boy took off immediately, singlehandedly dragged me and the other two dogs halfway across the road in an attempt to meet the other dog before I could regain control. He was 8 months old at the time, yet imagine his strength then let alone now that he is 20 months old. Even though I am currently working on his reaction to other animals and he is getting much better in that regard, still I will not go offleash with him. Big, black, dominant with new animals and terrifying to pedestrians; I would rather be safe than sorry.

jmichlins:
What a lovely and amazing dog you lost there

He was a priceless prize

@Stan, thanks for the words of encouragement...we'll wake up from this dream soon.

Stancrus:
Pmadise am very shocked to hear this I feel ur pain man such quality male lost just like that to parvo

I believe there is a reason for everything take heart man murphy is really a wonderful dog I believe God would provide you with another soon

@Bomboy & Didilove thank you...

miremoses:
OMG!!dis is how ur money and handwork has gone..sorry for lost bro..parvo virus is no dog's friend be it small or large dog..
RIP Murphy .

Thanks you @Miremoses

I just lost my dog to parvo some hours ago despite compete DHLPP vaccination and medical care.

The Vet guy couldnt save my beloved Murphy. He would have 7 months on 26th March.

Attached is his pix playing with my boys at 6 months old...

RIP Murphy!!!!!!!!

Really sorry for the loss.

Its a clear case of parvovirus. My CO started the same symptoms yesterday and the vet is treating with injections and drip...we're hoping that he scales through.

Kindly find a space to accept our deep condolences.

@OP, please let us know when you weigh the bag and wrap. I buy my dog chicken from the market in kg and it will make sense to know if urs is the same, more expensive or cheaper when compared.

It will surely not cost you anything to place the bag or wrap on a scale. Asking a buyer to measure it could mean bolting the cage when the horse has taken off...

I would be interested when I know what i'm getting into.

Thanks for your anticipated positive response.

@LordReglaia, yeah I saw the sire and dam pix immediately after my post. As one of my friends will say, "quality is not cheap"..."pedigree money for pedigree pup"...lol

On a serious note, if u are interested, i can link you up free wit our Whatsapp group tagged DBN (Dog Breeders Network) wit tens of members where topical issues are discussed and appraised daily by seasoned Vet Doctors and breeders like the renowned Tox, PSK, BSquared, Zonar and even our own Bobby Saxy, Untouchable (aka Dorcky) etc so you can even be sure of wider reach in ur advert in the group.

For me, I'm a normal dog lover with no plan to breed for now.

Well done again and do keep up the good works @LR.

LordRegalia:
Hello pmadise.


Thank you for the compliments and words of encouragement. It is truly refreshing to come across people who recognize and appreciate quality and the tremendous effort that goes into achieving and maintaining same. If only the actual people looking to buy pups were equally as appreciative. If only people could recognize and appreciate that we place priority on the quality, health and general well-being of the pups above all else.

If you would scroll up, especially to the response just before your post, you would see a link to photos of the dam and sire of the pups I made available. And if you would kindly go through the previous threads, you would also see where it was indicated that the registration / pedigree documents of both dam and sire would be made available to the eventual buyers of the pups.

Again, thank you for the compliments and words of encouragement.

Op, you just tickled my love for Boerboel from 0 to 75 cos u surely know what u are selling and many ought to copy you in the provision of needed details. Its rare to find this kind of background with quality and bloodline.

The only missing info, to me, is the sire and dam pix. If you can release numerous pix of the pups without watermarks then y not the parents? If the fear is OLX guys then i see no fear if u can inculcate watermarking. However, pedigree and importation papers could be provided to the buyers and not necessarily in a public forum like this.

Then again, allowing the purchased pup-s to go from 8wks plus is a sign of responsible breeding so kudos to you.

Lemme not forget to say well done my BB friend...lol

#TeamCO and #TeamSB

Police rescue three stolen Bauchi girls

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted in Bauchi State and forcefully converted to Islam.

The Prison Inmate Development Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, handling the matter, told one of our correspondents that the girls were handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 12, Bauchi, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, on Tuesday, by the Shari’ah Commission in the state.

SUNDAY PUNCH had reported on March 6, 2016, that Blessing Gopep, 13, was abducted by two men identified as Iliya and Umaru, both living in Alkaleri, Bauchi State.

Blessing and her friend, Mary, were on their way back to Jos after spending their holidays with Blessing’s uncle in Bauchi in August, 2015.

Her father had said Blessing and Mary had gone to the Alkaleri motor park, and while they waited on the bus for other passengers, two men, identified as Iliya and Umaru, arrived at the park on a motorcycle and abducted Blessing.

On November 19, Linda Christopher was abducted by one Mallam Shagari in Tarsha Durumi village, while Progress Jacob, 13, was abducted by Mallam Musa in the Yelwa, Sabon Kaura area, both in Bauchi State, on her way back from church on January 3.

According to Ms. Gobet, Progress’ aunt, the teenager went to church on the morning of January 3, 2016 and did not return when the church was presumed to have closed at about 10.30am.

She was allegedly abducted in the Yelwa, Sabon Kaura Area of Bauchi State by one Mallam Musa on her way back from church, which is said to be a few metres away from her aunt’s residence.

The distressed aunt said she reported the case to the traditional ruler (Seriki) of Sabon Kaura as well as the Yelwa Police Station, which only took her statement and directed her to inform them when she found Progress.

She added that all efforts to locate the ‘missing’ girl proved abortive until a letter was delivered to her from the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission, informing her of Progress’ conversion to Islam.

Sixteen-year-old Linda, a secondary school pupil in Enugu, was seen with one Mallam Shagari at Tarsha Durumi village in Bauchi State on November 19, 2015.

It was learnt that Linda had left Enugu four days earlier to join her parents, who lived in the Katanga Giwa village of Bauchi.

Her parents were notified of her whereabouts by a kinsman, who knew the family.

Just like the Jacobs, her parents got a letter from the Shari’a commission, notifying them of their daughter’s custody and her conversion to Islam.

SUNDAY PUNCH had reported the failure of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to rescue the girls one week after the newspaper had reported the abduction.

The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Police Command, Mr. Baba Tijjani, confirmed the release of the girls in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday.

Tijjani stated, “The girls have been released. They were not held by the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission; they volunteered to become Muslims on their own and reported themselves to the Da’awah & Islamic Education Department, which took them to the Bauchi State Shari’ah Commission.

“Now, they have been produced. Progress Jacob and Linda Christopher have been released to their parents while Blessing Gopep’s parents have been told to come tomorrow (Wednesday) and they will go home with their daughter.”

When asked if the case would be treated as a criminal case and the culprits prosecuted, the police commissioner said, “We just released the girls to their parents. The investigations are still ongoing and we will come out with the details after the investigations.”

The Executive Director, PIDI, Mr. Mbami Sabka, who also confirmed the rescue to The PUNCH on the telephone on Tuesday, said he was glad that effort to rescue the girls was not wasted.

He added that this was the beginning of the release of more child brides.

Sabka said, “I am extremely grateful to PUNCH newspapers for their help. We hope that other perpetrators would learn from this. We, as an NGO, won’t stop at this; we will continue the fight for the release of child brides. An end must be put to this illegal act.

“The police have asked the Shari’ah Commission to bring the abductors involved because the girls didn’t walk to the commission by themselves; someone brought them.”

Blessing’s father, who couldn’t contain his excitement while speaking on the telephone, said he was very happy to have his daughter back.

He said, “I have waited so long for this day to come; it has been my only wish. I just want to thank God for bringing my daughter back to us. I am extremely happy; words fail me to express myself. I also want to thank PUNCH newspapers for their help.”

Blessing’s sister, Happiness, said since receiving the news, she had been restless.

“I’m boarding a bus first thing tomorrow to Bauchi. I can’t wait to see my sister,” she stated.

Jacob, who is Progress’ father, stated that he was happy to see his daughter again.

He thanked everyone that helped in his daughter’s release.

He added, “I have informed everyone in the village about her release; they are all expecting us. We are with the Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State. My daughter, Progress, is fine but we are a bit worried about her condition.

“She was asked to identify us as her parents and she did so by pointing at us but she did not speak to us. She only shook her head or nodded to questions.

She confirmed she was not sexually molested by anyone. The commissioner said she would be released to us when the medical examination has been concluded.”

Linda’s mother, Mrs. Onah, added, “She looks fine but we have not spoken to each other yet, although we sat together today. We were told the girls were released because they were not up to 18 years old and could not make decisions on their own.

“They are undergoing medical examinations as we speak and we heard the results will be released after three days. I am happy to see my daughter again.”

PIDI had written letters to the state Commissioner of Police and the National Human Rights Commission but got no response before taking the cases to Amnesty International.

SUNDAY PUNCH’s campaign on the abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru from Bayelsa State on February 28 had led to her release within 48 hours from her captivity in the Tofa area of Kano State.

The #FreeEse campaign, launched by PUNCH, had led to Ese’s release and return to Yenagoa, while her abductor, Yunusa Dahiru, aka Yellow, is currently facing trial in the Bayelsa State capital.

http://www.punchng.com/police-rescue-three-stolen-bauchi-girls/

Arsenal 1-2 Watford

Steve Claridge
Ex-Portsmouth striker on BBC Radio 5 live

"You can sum Arsenal's last 10 years up in that game - start well, fall behind when on top and end strongly."

Your dog is not a Caucasian and not in anyway close to it.

Is it not strange that you dont even know what you want to sell or there is an ulterior motive?

EFFC investigating NNPC Filling Station?

Oga Jide congratulations.

Abeg dash me just 1 puppy...make I come?

sirlop:
The dream of every Chelsea fan...
Last time there was a 29th of February
- Chelsea won the champions league
- that season we struggled in epl
- was still in the fa cup
- lost the 1st leg in champions league round of 16
- Cavani scored against us
- had sacked a Portuguese manager prior to it and replaced by a caretaker coach
- man u were knocked out from the ucl group stages
- barca were the current champions and more ... ?

- we didn't make top 4 but qualified as UCL defending CHAMPION

@EDWIFE, we've won where are thou nah? I've gone through all the pages but can't feel u...hahaha...

Bizzyliss:
that's a big lie, av u seen mugabe before? Mugabe is only very fat but not tall. Even champ of tox kennel is bigger than mugabe

Does calling someone you've never met, seen or known and without presenting any iota of fact makes you happy?

Cant we comment, disagree and agree with civility and utmost decorum?