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Sounds like when I got home last night. I get home, let dogs out of the bedroom, ask them if they want to go pee (They all get excited), go to the back door while 3 of our 4 dogs (oldest chi Sandy, knows its raining - she's not silly, she opts to hold it) run there to meet me. Open door, they bolt out, run off the verandah to the yard, realise its raining, turn around so fast they arent even wet and run to the door to see me standing on the other side of the closed glass door. I generally walk away from the door and let them do their business but they're all scardey cats when it comes to the rain.

Sounds like our place...

That is truely priceless!

Its a little bit off the highway, but you could always consider popping through the You Yang ranges out the back of Lara. Could make a nice spot for lunch as well if its a nice day.

It is very cute, but i'd wanna hope that this was being done as a result of an orphaned foal, or a foal that didnt take to its mother. Looks very very young (in the order of maybe a week?) I wish I could have done that with my boy tho.... but he's a bit big for that now.... hasnt been that small for a bit over 2 years now haha

Hi All, A friend sent me this link as a joke, and i have no clue if its a photoshop or a real image, it looks real to me but its almost too good to be true. The foal looks pretty young so it wouldnt be too heavy to lift/get on the bed... if it is real then that shows true dedication!

I too have this dilemma. I was going to call my place "Josh's Joint" but my GFs moved in now so I dunno what to call mine. Yours however.... being a place where you've given animals lifes that they previously wouldnt have had. New Beginnings?

That, is absolutely awesome....

One might question how the dog is his "companion" if the dog is always out? Sob to the shire president? That sounds quite dodgy to me. Perhaps seek legal advice?

haha thats awesome! One very clever dog!

I aggree here. Get the ranger to impound the dog. Its oviously causing problems, and the owner is being irresponsible by letting it roam free. I know where I live we're not allowed to have dogs off lead outside of the property boundaries (Its an actual fineable offence) is that the same where you live? If so he could be fined as well as having to pay to get the dog out of the pound.

I was up in Sydney when the rain came through on Friday, and I drove through it on the way back to Melbourne, however my OH, said that the dogs dont generally go out in the rain (we have 4) with the exception of my puppy. Apparantly she was running around like a crazy dog snapping at it trying to catch the rain!!!! She hates water in general tho, hates getting baths, wont come near the hose when its on... she's an odd one I swear!

Hi All, Just thought i'd post another reply to say that this is still going ahead, and that as yet I havent had any takers however if somebody is interested then I'm happy to do what I can. Cheers, Josh

I've read through all the posts in this thread, and its a very interesting circumstance. My first advice would be not to pay anything, by paying an amount, in a legal representation that shows that you feel responsible, guilty, at fault, or all three, however it is a tricky one as you want to try and keep good relations with your neighbors, and obviously dont want them to report your dog or get the council involved. There are many things that could have happened, the puppy could have just gotten stuck under the fence, struggled, and sprained/broken something trying to get out. It could have snagged, panicked, and done the damage to its'self, or your dog may have caused the damage, you simply dont know. I've seen my puppy get floored by another dog (she was about 9 weeks old, and the other dog was a very large dog and was protecting his food) and she screamed the house down when there was no strain, broken skin, or any injury to my puppy whatsoever. I've also seen young dogs limp as a result of shock with no physical injury as well. Others would say that the puppy should not have been left alone in their back yard unsupervised, and that all the fences should have been checked for suitability by your neighbor prior to letting the puppy out unsupervised in the back yard. The problem is, that its very easy to say that "its not my dogs fault" however if you alter the situation a little bit, and say that was a young child, not a puppy, then everybodys uptake on the situation would be very different. The real question is not, are you/your dog at fault, and I think more, what was a young puppy doing unsupervised in a back yard, in the first place, and why didnt the puppy owners take adequate measures to ensure that their back yard was "puppy proof" in the first place? Being that you border with your neighbor, you are both equally responsible for the fencing, however you are each responsible for ensuring that an animal cannot get out of your yard in to an adjacent yard.

How do you secure the large crate to your roof racks? If your using ropes and the time it takes to secure the crate with ropes then you could look at getting some ratchet straps or something like that. Very fast and easy to do up/undo, and you'll be able to get a ratchet strap a heck of a lot tighter than any rope or ockey (not sure on spelling, elastic strap with hooks on either end) strap.