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Retractable leads should only be used after owners are taught HOW . Unfortunately, their use reminds me of dog park use- a lot of people just use them to give their dog more freedom....and have no idea of otherwise controlling their dog .(or ABOUT their dog's behaviour generally) When training guide dogs we used to use these  , and I still use them on youngsters as a training aid .I still have my original, from the 80's!

Someone took a souvenir  It would have needed a fair bit of effort, and a decent knife to carry this out ...doesn't appear to me a spur-of-the-moment decision ...it's concerning.

Should be more of it. (payment of damages) . That was obviously horrific  for the poor woman. Interesting breed mix.

Wonderful news- about the dogs, and especially the new facility at healesville! 

46 minutes ago, tdierikx said:

Microchips and registration ARE mandatory, yet the basics like vaccination or parasite control are not??

that seems at odds with dog welfare ...

44 minutes ago, tdierikx said:

forbids tethering of working dogs for longer than 2 hours also... as the proposed COP also applies to working dogs. I'm thinking that if you were subject to this COP, the Boss would have to build fancy kennel blocks at the farm to house the dogs when not working, and take temporary kennelling with him if out working on other properties, so he doesn't tether the dogs when they are not working.

 

Oh dear ......

3 hours interacting with a dog ? 3 hours with dog in view? What a strange rule. 

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

4 hours ago, tdierikx said:

They had ONE "deluxe suite" on site...

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

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

2 hours ago, tdierikx said:

Timing matters so much when the gestation period is only 9weeks... just one week less gestation can result in some pretty serious defects.

True! 

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You are a great nurse Poor Rocky ( i remember him from photos you shared ) ....it must have been very painful for him to be so restricted.  Here's hoping whatever it was doesn't return! 

That poor postie! I am thinking if she was shorter the bite may have been on the neck ! It's always been a joke- dogs & posties ...but it's getting nasty now

has she tried venison or kangaroo, rabbit or fish ? 

3 hours ago, tdierikx said:

Just remember, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics... all of which seem to be apparent in this article.

Indeed!! A tad misleading .....

 What good news . Lucky Ted!! Bet he was glad to be home and fed !!Penny did a good job, keeping him company and barking

Good ! About time

23 hours ago, Little Gifts said:

Sad to see OES on the list. The first ever dog of my own choosing was an Old English and she was a cracker of a dog. So many amazing breeds on the  list that we might eventually lose out here because of a lack of interest.

yes- we had one when I was a teenager - fantastic dog ....

Thank you - that was interesting, and sad 

11 hours ago, JerryM said:

amazing news! So happy for you and Keisha 

You are happy that keisha died and that Ricey is bereft???????????

3 hours ago, tdierikx said:

 

While I agree that there is no excuse for the dog attacking the little girl, the above line in the article stands out... it implies that the child's mother (or any other adult) wasn't necessarily paying close attention to her child while they were in the dog park. Honestly, children should be closely monitored in such places, don't you think?

 

I'm not a fan of young children running around in dog parks... too many opportunities for things like this to happen if/when adults aren't closely monitoring interactions with strange dogs.

 

That said, $300 seems a very small fine for a dog actually causing harm/injury to a person... maybe there are facts we aren't being told in this story? One would think that at the very least the dog would have been impounded while investigations into the incident were taking place?

 

T.

I agree  about closely monitoring young children when there are dogs free running - dogs get excited and can show all sorts of behaviour. 
I also don't understand why the dog wasn't impounded... I thought it was standard for an attack on a human ?

Poor little kid ... Owner fined $300 !! Is that all ? I think it should be a lot more . As for the dog - yes, I think euthanasia is the only option. 

3 hours ago, tdierikx said:

Seriously, why would you take a child to a place known for wild animal attacks?

Exactly. 
If there were regular shark attacks off a certain beach - mostly people would stay away . Leave the dingoes alone, to be wild and not purposely brought into contact with humans ...

I do wish people would keep a LONG way away from the dingoes