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Very true, T it has changed so much - and dogs are more and more unused to different situations/kept from learning how to "dog" safely.

Unfortunately, with all the legislation that keeps being introduced, dogs are being allowed in less and less public spaces - often the dog park is the only space where they can get a good long run. Unfortunately the restrictions on where dogs can go mean that opportunities to socialise them properly with other animals and people are becoming scarce, so is it no wonder we are seeing a rise in incidents of adverse behaviours? T.

I wonder what the survival rate for pups is? Although 6 pups looks about the average litter size for a Husky... Those pups looked well fed and strong. Those conditions would make the animal rights mobs go nuts... tethered adults, neonate pups in a divot in the elements... nature doing nature's best and surviving and thriving to boot. T.

Remarkable, Dog breeding Artic, Inuit style The water behind the mum is frozen, the bonnie pups in their sand nest near the end of mums chain are 3 weeks old, 5 girls one boy its at the end of the documentary remarkable too see, we forget the puppies are from the 45 minute mark. https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/1985674819565

Maybe set aside seating area at the back where large crate can be beside owner?

Been happening for decades Off leash is recipe for disaster eventually Form of canine Russian roulette

I CAN imagine the owners distress. At least I’ve still got my little girl and that story and sadly many others is a prime example of why I’m not taking her walking by myself any more.

Thank goodness somebody said something. I've read the post a dozen times and can't make sense of it. Was wondering, maybe they had the wrong tab open and commented in the wrong place?

Oh I can hardly imagine the poor owner's distress...that poor little pup -

Your responding to a 6 year old post and you make no sense @imyaoutt

a VERY small pet!!

pancreatitis is incredibly common in mini schnauzers so be careful of fat intake! snaptube vidmate

His name is Tan. I can’t believe you just made that assumption. You should be ashamed of yourself and your family. 9apps tutuapp

Are they modifying the seat layout/structure at all in the sections allowing pets? Just today I flew back home on a plane and I can't see a pet carrier fitting there AT ALL. "Pets must be secured in a pet carrier which must be stowed under the seat in front of the owner for the duration of the flight."

In NSW, Victoria, and now WA, the AJP have sitting members in the legislative council... and trust me, they are plenty busy trying to slip in cray cray amendments to animal welfare legislation. You can thank Emma Hurst (and to a lesser extent Abigail Boyd from the Greens) for pounds now offloading as many animals as they can onto private rescues in NSW, with their stupid Rehoming Bill in 2022 - effectively outsourcing government responsibility to the rescue sector for no payment. It passed because it didn't cost the government any money, not because it was sound legislation. I've just spent the last 2 days going through Victorian council websites to compare their cat/dog registration fees and excess animal keeping permits... and let's just say I'm never moving to Victoria and owning any pets there... legislation changes have made owning pets there fekking convoluted to say the least... and it's about to get even worse! As for nutty old women... definitely not! Without us, the whole system would go to heck... T.

For an area of some 183,000km squared, and only 742 residents, one wonders how they managed to let the stray dog situation get so out of hand... T.

Absolutely devastating. That poor poor little dog. And I'm sure his owner will suffer lasting trauma.

Horrible https://7news.com.au/news/five-month-old-maltipoo-puppy-mauled-to-death-by-three-off-leash-dogs-at-auburn-dog-park-in-western-sydney--c-20077526

A tricky situation having dog packs free roaming around people is not good .

I totally understand about regulations. It's just that we're getting into decades of waiting for anyone high up to care. :/ I feel we're quietly regarded as nutty old women and the animals we rescue were 'unwanted' anyway.

The money might be better spent just having rangers round up the strays like they are supposed to. Wiluna Shire is massive in land area, but has a total human population of around 742 - most of those are in Wiluna township. One needs to wonder how they managed to get such a large population of stray dogs, to the point where their council starts making these sorts of decisions. Interestingly, Wiluna LGA has 7 elected councillors, but obviously can't afford enough rangers to police local laws effectively. Their website says that council employs 12 (FTE) staff in total. T.

Without regulation and accountability, the dodgy rescues will continue to give the great ones a bad reputation. 100% sure that no rescue want's to be saddled with extra paperwork, but if they don't have decent record keeping already, then dog help us all. As for policing... as long as government outsources that task to 3rd party charities, that aspect will always be an issue when it comes to animal welfare legislation Recently. the NSW government enacted legislation to make those charities much more accountable for their actions in return for increased funding, and one particular charity has been pushing back quite strongly because they wanted even more money than they were given. Note that the money they were given by government the last financial year to do that job was around 20 times what they'd regularly been given to do the job in years past... go figure! Also note that same charity doubling the number of inspectors on the ground also didn't lead to any noticeable increase in complaint investigations or prosecutions, and you might wonder whether they are worth any more money to do the job... Methinks it's time that government ran the enforcement themselves if it's going to cost them the kind of money that certain charity is demanding as an annual stipend ($25 million). T.

Sorry for the double post.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/dog-parvovirus-warning-issued-north-east-queensland/3cdb13ef-4d4d-4d36-bdff-9ebaca651ab4