Katdogs

It's not surprising really - similar philosophy to westconnex, our councils, now TAFE...

Wow that 1978 Crufts video!

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/greyhound-racing-ban-how-a-single-call-triggered-the-sunherald-investigation-20160709-gq22k4.html#ixzz4Dz2MDukV Yeah. If David Landa couldn't fix it, maybe the 'winding up' should have started then?

It was equally corrupted way back when Katdogs. As now there were for sure many good people involved. But outweighed by the bad stuff going on with far less publicity. But "the dogs in the street" talked about the rotten-ness in horse and dog racing. Frank Hardy wrote quite a bit on it, (he is also the author of Power Without Glory). His book "The Four Legged Lottery" was published in the late 50s, and another on horse racing "The Needy and the Greedy" in the 60s. How gambling wrecked families and how corruption was part of the industry. Probably less recognition of the animals as victims - harsher times in many ways. Rose coloured glasses not. You're right PC, I suspect I've been looking through the rose coloured glasses. The rabbits being trapped and ferreted for food and fur probably also got used for the hounds. I'm also sure that when any gambling is involved, corruption happens. I'm thinking though that there were more 'just one or two' dog owners who also did training and very selective breeding, rather than the wholesale breeding/kenneling? Interesting to see now the calls for Wentworth Park to become a new style super-pound to replace SDCH etc. I can't see that ever happening in that place, but it's getting mainstream news attention.

http://www.greyhoundracinginquiry.justice.nsw.gov.au/ I only got as far as the first page - wastage - more than 50,000 'missing' dogs. My family loved and raced greyhounds for years, many years ago, when you could have a couple of dogs and race them for fun/competition. You didn't really go into it for money, back then. Sad to see it so corrupted.

Anne I cannot imagine having no animals at all. The house will echo.

So sorry Anne. End of an era indeed. Olivia was so lucky to find you.

Poor Maggie paralysed at 11 weeks old. Tele story from last week Latest post on FB: Accompanied by a video of a paralysed puppy doing her best. Previous DOL topic when I knew nothing about it: Pick up your bowls and watch out for slugs and snails.

What a huge jump! And so cute, the dog and his duck.

Two wonderful dogs. The harder you hurt shows just how loved and loving they were.

I just can't. Not after knowing she 'retired' to weekly reading classes with a local school.

Sickening. Why does the name Kate Hallam in the OP ring a bell? Was she ever a DOLer?

Bubby is 11? How did that happen so fast!

Young Kelpies everywhere I'm looking PL - Henson Park and Sydney Park. I blame Richard Glover :)

I didn't click but is that a Burke link?

Sorry T. You love them so hard.

The currawongs I know have all lived in big groups - soooo much singing together.

Great post.

Oh no, I'm so sorry. Well done on giving her a brilliant last few days. She got nicely spoiled. What a lucky dog to have you looking out for her.

Worst damage I've seen done to another dog was not by a bull breed. Worst damage that's been done to me was by a SWF. Let's not get breedist please.

I've seen a small entire older SBT-type take on a young Boxer in the muzzle/neck with four people trying to get them apart. They tried water in the face (from a bottle though, we were in a park), wheelbarrowing (the little dog held on so hard they were just about lifting the big dog by the face, and nobody wanted to pull in case it did more damage), the 'finger up the bum'. Nobody could get in close to the mouths and necks to cut off air supply and the little dog wasn't wearing a collar. The only thing that seemed to work eventually was whacking the little one hard around the chest/abdomen by one person while it was held up in the air by the hind legs by another person. Longest couple of minutes at a park I've ever had - and I was on the other side of an oval holding back mine because they wanted to see what the fuss was about. Boxer had some very nasty puncture wounds.

Just a dog park point of view, but today I met a couple of pugs. Both 5yo. One is going in for surgery in a couple of weeks to have its nostrils 'carved' and palate 'cut shorter'. The noise from this dog was awful - puffing and wheezing, you'd think it was an 80yo human emphysemic patient. The other one was the healthy one - it doesn't need surgery, according to the vets and SASH. But it sounded horrible too with its panting. The owners stopped him running in case he got too hot - but it was a cool day! I asked. Both are pedigreed as in they came from a registered ANKC breeder as pets, but from show parents.

Looking at all those gorgeous faces and the videos - how do you choose a keeper?

Yeah, there's a little thread in General too. What an amazing story. Lucky old girl had a job to do for someone who appreciated it - all a Kelpie could ask.