I have a 9 month old desexed female Huntaway called Kelly. Since I picked her up at 8 weeks of age she will whimper and wine if she is unsure of her self. The vet assured me that she will grow out of it but she is not. She will whimper while walking on a leash, if she is with me and we stop, she will whimper. I have her as a pet only, she gets lovely long runs every 2nd day, she is the best playmate for my 10yr old grand-daughter, she sleeps inside with me and is the best company. I love her dearly and can highly recommend a Huntaway to have as a pet. She rarely barks, loves cuddles and kisses and as I am in my 64th year and had many different small and large breeds of dogs during that time I would like to say that she would be my favourite. I would appreciate any suggestions and advice that anyone would like to give and would also like to know if there are any other owners of this breed in South Australia. I am amazed that it is not a better known and more popular breed than it is. My huntaway is black and tan and I am often stopped and asked what my kelpie is crossed with and when I say she is purebred Huntaway every has said that they have never heard of the breed.

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Hi, I have an awesome huntaway too but live in New Zealand. When she whimpers do you try to reassure her. If you do, you may be confirming to her that she is doing the right thing by whimpering. Instead you can teach her a 'leave it' command. Don't use a 'NO', but more of an, uh uh. Then reward her when she stops. There is more to it than just that but being a huntaway they are very forgiving if we train them incorrectly and will pick up the new training quickly. I recommend a wonderful book. It is ' six week family friendly dog training' by Patricia McConnell. It's not very big and will have most of your answers. If you can't find it locally, try her web site or a dog book website call Dogwise.

Hi, I have an awesome huntaway too but live in New Zealand. When she whimpers do you try to reassure her. If you do, you may be confirming to her that she is doing the right thing by whimpering. Instead you can teach her a 'leave it' command. Don't use a 'NO', but more of an, uh uh. Then reward her when she stops. There is more to it than just that but being a huntaway they are very forgiving if we train them incorrectly and will pick up the new training quickly. I recommend a wonderful book. It is ' six week family friendly dog training' by Patricia McConnell. It's not very big and will have most of your answers. If you can't find it locally, try her web site or a dog book website call Dogwise.