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I'm on only a third of an acre in Yarra Ranges and had no difficulty at all getting a four dog permit. Process is as described in an earlier post. The thing they are concerned about is nuisance to your neighbours so they are interested in the actual dogs you have - will they be left outside day and night, are they barkers, fence runners etc? When the ranger comes out say that you don't want to create any nuisance and you are happy to work with them to resolve any potential for nuisance. Given mine are 24 hour a day inside dogs (bedding all set up inside, no kennels etc outside) they were perfectly happy that there was little potential for nuisance. One of mine is timid and the ranger also made suggestions that she needed to get out more, so just work with them I also spoke to neighbours on both sides. One was tricky but given he couldn't point to any actual problem caused by my dogs then the council disregarded his objection. I've found Yarra Ranges to be quite reasonable, including when I found a wandering dog, they put the owner in touch with me to collect it so it didn't have to be picked up by the ranger. Good luck!

Beautiful! Does anyone know what breed/s number 6 could be (boofer with the little girl)? I'm trying to ID a rescue dog who is his picture image - height of a small greyhound, width of a fat lab

Chloe gets 'tart' because she thinks everyone, including total strangers, are her bestest friends. Cooper gets 'meat-head' because he's a bit thick, and he's got a boofy non-greyhound head

So sorry for your loss Dogmad. You gave Pepper the security and love she needed in her twilight years, that few others would have. I'm sure she knew that and felt blessed. Hugs to you.

Thanks Annie for posting the pics and yes you are right about the rule, but it's made to be broken when the dogs are unwell and Archie spent the last days of his life snuggled up with me, barring toilet and food breaks and trips to the vet. And we did buy the 19 year old a HUGE bed so that all the dogs could share with him ... Thank you all for your very kind thoughts. It's a great comfort knowing that others understand what a special boy Archie was.

It's been nearly 4 weeks since I gave our beloved Archie his wings. Life hadn't been kind to Archie, blind with retinal atrophy by the time he was 2, diagnosed with chronic kidney disease shortly after that and given 6 months to 2 years to live. That was over 3 years ago. Archie died in my arms at home on my bed. We gave him a good death, even if we couldn't give him a longer better life. But he reached the age of 5, which was longer than we dared hope for when we got him three years ago. Still, he wasn't ready to go, in his mind though not his body he had so much more life to live. He still loved his food (intermittently towards the end with his failing kidneys), loved to play and more than anything loved a cuddle. With his lack of vision he couldn't play catch but he would jump up and expect you to 'catch' him :D No matter how much we brushed him, he was always shedding, unlike any other greyhound I've had. He had a gorgeous thick pale brindle coat and the sweetest little face. He was only a small boy and had the nicest disposition. He didn't like playing with the other dogs because he couldn't see where they were and got bumped about when they were rough, but any time the opportunity presented he would take advantage of any long legs overhanging the couch and treat himself to a back rub from the others' feet. You would think with all the crap life delivered him he would be a grumpy dog, but once he settled in with us he was always cheerful. Even towards the end he would wriggle into the blankets, stretch his legs out and sigh. I like to think it was a sigh of contentment. Julie and Annie of Greyhound Safety Net rescued Archie knowing he was blind. They didn't abandon him when they got the awful diagnosis on his kidneys. I know some people think that rescue should only take on able bodied and healthy dogs, but I believe Archie deserved his small shot at happiness and he grasped life between his paws and gave it all he'd got. Intellectually I always told myself that Archie came to us for a good time, not for a long time and any time we had with him was a bonus, but my heart still hurts and I miss him terribly.

http://www.petshop-online.com.au/prod537.htm In response to a couple of queries, this is the one we got (or maybe the size smaller, also at the same on-line store) which looks like the first one in Iggy-mum's post. It looks incredibly flimsy and I didn't believe for one moment it would work, so when we first used it we had a solid collar and lead on her as well. It's been brilliant and she's not pulled since.

I've used a Sporn chest halter on a largish dog (around 30 kgs - greyhound X) who otherwise pulls like a train. It fits around the shoulders under the armpits (with lambs wool buffers) and is secured at the back with a very light adjustment. I don't know what it does (in theory) but in practise it turns her into the easiest dog in the world to walk. I've used the halti on other dogs and they tend to shy and flip out a bit (at least at first, even though it makes them much more manageable) - the Sporn harness seems to work without any adverse impact on the dog.

Thanks for the information and tips, I will pass it on. So sorry about your boy dogmad, it sounds like such a grim disease. I will see what medication Abe's on re your kind offer.

Just heard from the 'mum' of a greyhound, now 2 years old, who I fostered as a pup. He recently had some horrible episodes of vomitting, runny poo and pain, ending up at the emergency vets. He's now been through a couple of vets, had an endoscopy [sp?] and been diagnosed with IBD. His mum is now comfortable with the diagnosis given the amount of testing, and her daughter in law is a vet nurse so she's able to reality check the diagnosis and treatment (antibiotics, steroids, antacids, diet ONLY of a prescription brand of dog food, nothing else - they've tried raw bran, lean chicken and rice and all with bad results). I've searched the forum and there are some hits, but with suggestions that might relate to other disorders as well. So I'm looking for specific info re this disorder and any suggestions as to supplements or diets - although he's happily eating his prescription food, it would be nice if he could be offered some variety or other stuff to help him through. She's got two vets acting in consultation with each other and they both say they're seeing more cases of IBD which is also increasing in the human population. One hypothesis is that early weaning is a contributor with foods passing through the gut before it is sufficiently able to cope with anything other than mothers milk. I've fostered over 20 pups here and he was absolutely the whiniest pup so maybe he'd had some pain all along? Any suggestions or experiences?

Kitty was obviously a much loved and well looked after girl, who fell on her feet finding you greytdog. So sorry for your loss.

What a terrible time you've had with Ziggy then Ruby - but what love you've shared and joy you've given and received. Ruby was a truly special girl. I'm so glad she had her last happy months with you, Mr L and Tommy.

Some dogs had to be moved about for reasons unrelated to this foster. She came to me (she'd been with me for an earlier stint, and was reasonably settled with our lot). Tonight I watched her as she lay in her favourite lounge chair, listening to her brother and one of my other dogs rumble (rather roughly) in the next room. I looked at her with her ears back, and thought 'you poor girl, it must be so scary listening to those rough dogs play' ... before she lept off the chair and straight at the neck of the dog contesting with her brother. She's been through quite a bit lately but she is pretty much a demonstration of the saying 'that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. My teenage son (used to inciting the dogs to the max for physical play) is now complaining of how 'out there' she is. She's still a darling, but certainly not backward in coming forward. :cool: And despite being the tiniest daintiest girl, has the deepest most macho bark in our pack. :D

I used the 'contact us' function on the 'home of Karen Rowell' website and have had two failed (fatal permanent) errors. Does anyone know of an updated email address? The address from which I get back the failed messages is [email protected] Thanks :rolleyes:

How dreadful. So sorry for you Paula. Poor boy Harvey