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Interesting concept... but very hard to police it methinks. How in dog's name are the authorities going to enforce that rule? I'd think it would be impossible to prove one way or the other unless there was 24/7 surveillance in place. Yet another example of the animal rights mobs dictating legislation (or in this case, codes of practice) without any thought as to how such stupid edicts will be policed. T.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-06/animal-code-of-conduct-three-hours-dog-act-welfare-guideline/105499970

All of my pei have hated the cold weather so live in coats, but I am constantly checking and adjusting to make sure there is no rubbing on the underside or that it is not pulling too tight around the neck. I'd be horrified if one got injured. I stick to a couple of homemade styles that accommodate the extra pei rolls and provide as much coverage as possible (although the last 2 will not wear anything with legs). All soft stuff too - no buckles,zips, clips or fancy hardware features. No coats for walking with Albert as he gets quite warm and he also sunbakes for a bit most days (when the sun comes on to the patio) so coat is off then as well. I just don't understand how people don't notice this stuff.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-05/dogs-injured-by-jackets-and-jumpers-in-cold-weather/105494692

Pity, PETA dont want anyone to have a pet and our pollies are doing their best to ensure people cant find one.

ABC News article about how the responsibility of owning a pet helped people cope with life: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/readers-share-joys-responsibility-dogs-pets-lives/105480236

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-02/dog-deaths-linked-to-coconuts-at-popular-townsville-beach/105482378

Lovely looking dog.

Breeders usually try to keep the best puppies and sell the ones that might have faults. It won’t affect the health of your puppy and in fact dogs evolved to have prick ears, little sound funnels but I do understand your disappointment. I have pedigree whippets but I don’t show them. I also have Italian greyhounds and they are supposed to have rosé shaped ears too. Obviously no one told my little Secret. I used to know a whippet breeder who was so insistent their ears must be perfect she said she’d put down a puppy with pricked ears. I don’t know if she ever did. I hope not.

Low folate was found to be the common cause, why pregnant women are told to take folate. Preventing Spina bifida, cleft palate etc

Such a beautiful man and such a beautiful relationship he had with Annie. Can't believe he also just lost his wife.

Very sad - he seemed a lovely man , and has also just lost his wife

No words. So so sad So many beautiful tributes on his FB page.

Very sad news https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15LjHTvFWj/ and this from Frank Finger https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Aows4NZ1H/ Muster Dogs champion Princess Annie died suddenly of a brain aneurysm this week, aged 5. She was laid to rest with a family gathering early this morning. Annie was the crowned the season 1 ABC Muster Dogs champion, along with her handler Frank Finger in 2022. Our thoughts are with Frank and his family at this difficult time.

Funny that the payslip with the minimum wage hourly rate says "Animal Attendant"... which is fancy talk for kennel hand... *grin* T.

Not kennel hands, specially trained dog nannies. I looked it up.

Oh .... that sounds a not- pleasant experience .....

I worked at one of those pet resort places a couple years back. They had ONE "deluxe suite" on site... and it certainly didn't look like the ones pictured. In essence, it was a separate building sort of like a converted fancy shed that had a cutesy "bed" thing (read the kind of dog bed that vaguely resembles a human bed) in it instead of the standard trampoline bed in a regular kennel, and it had it's own "courtyard" area. Cleaning that "suite" was a bugger and took longer to do than a regular kennel - especially if the dog housed in it wasn't appropriately toilet trained... ewww! Things may have changed since then, but if they have, I'm tipping that kennel hands hate it due to the extra work involved trying to keep the "suites" presentable and clean. T.

Crappy journalism. The headline asks if we are spending more on our pets. The first line "We don't need the data to tell us what we already know: we're spending more than ever on our pets." Slow news day.

Something everyone on here knows, but the "luxury" pet resort surprised me. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/australia-pet-business-grooming-luxury-hotels/105413230 I think if a dog designed it's place at a kennels, it wouldn't look like this:

Not from walking but I once pulled a back muscle severely while chasing my dog down the street. It was a male mini schnauzer and once his nose hit the ground his ears stopped working. I also had to get 1 stitch from a tooth bite from Molly. She was arguing/fighting with her sister and as I went to pull them apart Mollys tooth went to the skin between two of my fingers. Left a decent hole which needed the stitch. Copped a tetanus shot at the same time.

Once I got a great concussion from labrador head/cheekbone connection! No injuries walking dogs though

And don't forget injuries (and worse) caused by that most dangerous animal the human. Often done with accessories such as ladders, power tools and cars. I advised people holding leashes, especially at lure coursing, to put the loop over their wrist for the dog's safety. When two St Bernards were dragging their owner towards my dogs I yelled out "Get at right angles to them". It would be interesting to know how many injuries involved harnesses and flexileads = no control.

Needs to be balanced by the health gains from dog walking and stress relief. Many people would be total couch potatoes if they didn't have a dog (or two). Also, small number compared to horse injuries. https://www.biamo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/HorsesOnly-Horse-Riding-Accident-Statistics-in-2023-website-article.pdf

Does snapping a finger tendon tucking in a cover on the couch count? It was on the dog couch... T.