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Little Gifts

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  1. Mr Personality is already on Pet Rescue! https://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/1031018
  2. Albert had a photo shoot this morning for his adoption photos. He had a quick bath early this morn so I took one just before with his bow tie on and again just after (in his watermelon bandana). In between? Well he got over being asked to do things cute and got into the frog ponds and covered with mud. Little monkey!
  3. Another option is one of those light weight walking poles. You can buy them at places like Anaconda. Also good for bush walks!
  4. We've got some ignorant arseholes around us. Current foster boy is dog reactive (due to limited vision for such a long time and feeling at risk). Someone down the end of the street has their dog loose in their garage all the time. It rushes out and he calls it back but one day a time will come when his dog does not pay attention to the owner's command - I can just feel it. So we can't walk down that end of our street or poor Albert will just get distressed not knowing if it will attack or not. Two days ago we went in a normally safe direction and there are new tenants with a dog just wandering around out the front. My sister stopped as soon as she saw it and the owners told the dog to go into the yard but didn't shut the gate behind it so it came rushing out again and right in Albert's face and my sister got pushed to the ground and hurt her shoulder. Even worse there were multiple adults there and they just meandered slowly over to grab their dog saying 'oh he's friendly!' like that is the only thing that matters. Albert got quite anxious and they had to return straight home. He hasn't wanted to go for a walk since. Honestly why is it so hard to leash your dogs when they are outside your house or yard? They can still have an excellent outing on a leash, whether they want to let off some steam or they want to waddle and sniff. You can even put a long line on them for a swim. It's just laziness, selfishness and maybe some ignorance on the human's part. You are sharing a space and other humans and dogs are entitled to feel safe too.
  5. I've had a chipped front tooth (foster pup decided to jump off the stairs for me to catch her), an abscess on the base of my spine requiring 2 surgeries (foster fail got under my feet while carrying a basket of washing and I fell hard on my butt onto the concrete to avoid stepping on her) and a shattered wrist requiring 2 surgeries and months of rehab (foster dog wanted to pee in the middle of the night, coffee table had been moved and I could feel myself falling down the lounge room stairs and threw myself to the side so I didn't face plant into it. Still took doggo out to pee before calling ambulance!). Dogs can be dangerous in lots of ways but I still love them!
  6. Amazing outcome. I only wish they talked more in the story about the specific rescue and the supports they offer as it is something now needed across the country. People are surrendering due to their lack of housing all the time now in QLD. Plus I think we've got a marked increase in loose/wandering dogs due to unsuitable rentals or ones where tenants are hiding the pets from the real estate so fencing and the like can't be updated without drawing suspicion.
  7. Thought it might be time for some Albert spam. Poor bubba was showing signs of Shar Pei Fever over the weekend (slightly swollen hocks and not quite himself) but he's back to himself tonight, Mr Cray-Cray dragging all the floor mats everywhere. He was trying to eat my sister's hair just before this photo
  8. Oh Fivers, I just saw this. We get no control over when it is 'time'. We can't hold it off because life is already hectic or something amazing is happening soon. It sucks. You've got a plan to bring him with you into your new life and that is the best you can make of this situation. I'm sorry. Big hugs to you. Your boy is currently having a ball over the bridge without his frail body holding him back. He will still be there at your new place in your heart and memories. My shar pei Tempeh is the first dog I ever cremated because I knew I would be moving house and I couldn't leave her behind. She still 'talks' to me here. Her strongest connection was with me, not where we lived. Take care of yourself. X
  9. There was a time in our lives when a friend of my sister's came to stay with us with a teensy black chi named Tyson. We had a husky/shep cross and a crazy stafford. We'd go down this big park where the dogs could just run and rumble without issue and that chi was always right in the middle of things. It shocked me how it survived some of those outings.
  10. I've always owned medium or large sized dogs (mainly staffords and pei). When I get older I'd love a Frenchie, Boston or smooth haired terrier of some type. I like a dog with a bit of sass. The only reason I have avoided smaller breeds is a fear of not seeing them and tripping over them, as that has happened to me with puppies and I've had serious injuries requiring multiple surgeries to repair. My dream breed many moons ago was an Old English Sheepdog. I had one girl so far and she was a cracker, but strength wise I'm avoiding larger breeds as I age and have less strength. We recently fostered a lab pei cross and he had the best of both breeds (we really loved him) but was far too much dog for me to handle now I've gotten older.
  11. Hangry Albert - he sure lets you know when it is coming up to meal time!
  12. Albert likes catching fish and practising his bed dismounts.
  13. And last night helping while I stupidly tried to finish a jigsaw puzzle.
  14. While I took a shower to go on a client visit this arvo he ate my favourite, wear everyday, work shoe. On my bed too. He's playing the 'I used to be very sick you know!' card.
  15. The first picture looks like your average staffy. Don't know how I would've coped if that legislation came in here while my stafford girl was alive. Probably would've packed up and moved with her. A very sad move for many dog lovers I think.
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