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AN UPDATE :( :(

Not necessarily wild dogs Remarkable how many "let the dog/dogs out for a run" They don't leave a calling card, in every instance around here when shot it's either wearing a collar or someone comes looking for their "lost dog

no humane solutions, they shot them from helicopters, last figures I heard was 1,000 from the two scenario's, the fire damaged area and the gumtree plantation harvested

ANKC sell a copy of a book charting their evolution, even mentions Hilton Sinclair's Berrilyn dogs, he mentored me and gave me Debbi for my daughter and started me on Purebred ACD's stumpys are seperate breed.

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Glad she's back , and hoping she reverts back to being a cossetted house dog

Just magical to see! And I didn't realise but she is only 3 now and given she was lost for over 500 days she was quite young when her ordeal first happened, so I think they are even luckier that she has adjusted as quickly as she has.

The re-uniting clips are lovely, everything you'd hope for, for both dog and owners. (I'm sure some dogs I know would take one look around and say - well nice catching up, I'll just head back to the island now).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/valerie-dachshund-reunited-owners-after-540-days-lost/105263470

Heartbreaking news if true; hoping for clarification and humane resolutions.

K9+ Royale soft dog crates have been praised for their durability and quality. However, they may no longer be in production, and spare parts could be hard to find.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/residents-voice-outrage-over-sunshine-coast-councils-controversial-proposal-to-ban-offleash-dogs-from-popular-beach/news-story/0490bc43a57a22fa89c7d27427235d74

You're doing great! With time and patience, she'll feel better!

On Valerie - one great sense of relief is knowing that she didn't try a Lassie Come Home plan, find the coast and try to swim in the direction of home.

Here is the latest update, it's pretty close now. That's the actual chart link so you can zoom it in as much as needed Take me to the chart now !

many vets cant cope, its a tough job, a hero when you save, a monster when you lose a patient. even when successfully saved can be pilloried over the bill.... my vet/friend of 50 years now and nearing 80 has lost way too many friends , has affected him badly over the years. My daughter wanted to become a vet, but didn't even last 2 weeks of work experience at a busy practice. she was shocked how many perfectly healthy pets are brought in for euthanasia and how many owners refuse when the vet offers to find it a good home if they sign it over instead?

Does she get richly rewarded when toileting outside ? Extra special treats/favourite toy/walk/rough housing/play ...all still outside

How heartbreaking Those horses are so special, and so appreciated by their riders. Adequate fencing/stabling would cost a fortune!

https://7news.com.au/news/devastated-disabled-riders-mourn-beloved-rda-horses-c-18549584

She’s a very nimble little dog who comes running at any hint of food, chases my dogs and rolls herself up in her blankets, so I doubt if pain is interfering with her housetraining. I think she was anxious outside when she first came to live with us but she’s now very keen to go outside whenever we do and she’s happy to explore or to rest in the sun outside. She’s also quite assertive when she wants to come inside again. Maybe, one day, she’ll be as assertive when she needs to go out to toilet.

That’s my goal. Yesterday, she was restless when she needed to go out, so maybe I can convert that to a request to go out.

I’m not sure that she’ll ever be 100% reliable. Unlike the puppies that I’ve housetrained, she seems to be indiscriminate about where she toilets… carpet or tiles, concrete or grass. She’s usually not fond of getting her paws wet but yesterday, she toileted on wet concrete about a metre from dry concrete, then rested in the sun on wet grass. On a more positive note, she had obviously been “holding on” later yesterday when I was out shopping. (My husband, who is usually very good with her, hadn’t thought to take her outside.

I’d like to add that is all too common (with any size dog or problem behaviour) to not consider or only give lip service to medical conditions, including but not limited to anxiety disorders or chronic pain or discomfort of any sort. I know many little dogs whose toileting mishaps were solved with anxiety medication and/or analgesia. Sometimes it’s a rapid behaviour change because they very much knew what to do, they were simply too worried or sore to do it! We do our dogs a tremendous disservice when we write off a behaviour as normal just because it is common in a particular type of dog. As an example, imagine you’re a Toy Poodle or Chihuahua with luxating patellas, or perhaps a Dachshund or French Bulldog with IVDD. Your human thinks you should be perfectly fine walking down slippery stairs to toilet in the rain, when it hurts and feels sketchy at the best of times. They don’t make the connection because you can toilet outside some of the time, and you can run around when adrenaline or happiness mask your pain. They might not realise you’re in pain at all until you’re in such agony that you yelp or stop walking entirely, and even then they might call you dramatic.

I have had so many little dogs over the years and some are absolutely religious about going outside - rain, hail, shine, whatever. Sometimes if we are have persistent and heavy rain, I will block off access to the stairs to stop them going out and getting soaked. I do have a deck that at one stage I called the pissoir because when one starts, others find it very difficult not to join in. Others, even of the same breed, are unreliable, to say it nicely . I am currently fostering a little male Pomeranian and he is pretty well prefect despite having not had the best upbringing. Because my dogs are all on different meds, I feed them separately and he generally eats in the bedroom. On occasions, I have forgotten him (I know, dreadful ) and when I open the door he bolts for the outside and I haven't found any messes. Others, as PL says, you can spend ages in the yard with them only to have them come upstairs and wee inside. I call fully housetrained a dog who will let you know he/she needs to go outside if the door is closed. But, yes, I believe certain breeds are more difficult to train.

I've read the American vet had a history of abuse towards animals. Can't recall the details as it was the internet after all so I didn't read to much into but you never know