percyk

Thanks scottsmumand ddd

Looks like it's the same number

Wonderful! Thank you! I'll call the Dural lady tomorrow

Thanks for the Londonderry tip , too ... That will be my 2 nd choice vis it's further out

Cheers

Percyk

Hi all

Have been clearing out the garage and decided to cull the many dog coats and blankets to make room for new ones

I have in the past done a run to Blacktown holding facility with old towels but was wondering if anyone knows of any centre in dire need

I know its summer but there might be a place for some of my old but still useable stuff!

I have both big that would suit a greyhound as well as little ones

Thanks

Happy new year and keep our doggies safe :)

oh yes!

especially if we are on holidays overseas...i get so nanasick for the animals...by the end of the trip im salivating

of course it depends on the situation...i wont cross a road or risk life and limb or interrupt someone..and i also stop short of chasing after joggers :)

but i do try to strike up a conversation with someone who has a cute or unusual dog...puppymelt moments...that kind of thing

i missed the animals once so much in norway that i bought a carved wooden bunny and had it up on the dashboard of the rental

in nz recently i found myself stroking the stuffed kiwi i bought for the kids

hes bluffing

who is he? donald trump?

just to see a lawyer is anywhere between 300 and 450 and hour

thered be an initial phone call and the lawyer would say that there was no case...unless he embellishes

dont worry about it...ring the ranger or the police if youre frightened and avoid him

what a shock to read this post..im so very sorry...

but thank you so much for posting..i have never ever envisaged anything like this...so it really does serve as a warning

so sad that your day turned such an awful corner

i would definitely pursue this ...this must be a warning to the whole industry..surely the reputable groomers would never risk this...lord it doesnt bear thinking what horrors could well be lurking at shonky 'groomers'

if its a proper kids playground you cant be anywhere near there anyway...i think it might be ten metres

if it isnt and kids play there then i guess its ok but you might get someone cranked up

at our school there are parents who bring dogs on leashese to the play equipment ..noone says anything..but it still makes me feel uncomfortable..if the rules are there for everyone then noone should break them

its hard for dogs in oz...so many rules but we will never change anything if we dont follow the law

thank you for posting

i have just annoyed the entire fam...who is watching stupid captain america lol..my exclamations and squeals disturbed their viewing pleasure

:laugh:

have to go back and look some more

pricey but nice!

we dont go...

i think thxeyre mostly a melting pot..of potential trouble

its ok if they have plenty of room but it only takes one over-excited in your face dog to start trouble

too many people with very little knowledge of how to read their dog and others

saw a little dog die in a park a few years ago

and have seen fights...ears torn...dogs knocked for a six

people hurt too...knocked over by big boisterous dogs hitting them in the back of their knees

nup...not for us

we used to sit and watch from the outside ...nice to see some dogs having a ball but too risky for our dogs

we prefer to go on long walks...off leash stuff is reserved for long or deserted beaches unfortunately

I would crate train her

or keep her tethered with hooks screwed into a few convenient places round the house...she is not to wander

every repetition of an accident is teaching her its ok to toilet inside

you have to break the cycle

use biozet laundry powder dissolved in water to clean the area

use cold water first then warm for poo ( and vomit)...cold to dissolve the protein and warm to dissolve the fat ...dont use warm first cos it will set the protein

biozet gets rid of all the urine particles too

dogs cant remember much after the incident so unless caught in the act its pretty useless to scold even and theres no guilt anyway...defaecating is all good and natural to them

the crating may take time..maybe up to a week but id put up with the howling and be determined

is a good idea to get up to toilet

dogs can hold on to wee better than poo...so when they have to go...they have to go~

we have had dogs and introduced kittens and vice versa...cat then pup

it's about the breeding and the nature of the cats

we have had really chilled out cats ...the latest two are ragdolls and they were brought in to a pack of indoor dogs...a=two spaniels and a shihtzu

later as we lost the older dogs...we had a new dog who accepted the cats well..unless they ran ,,,then hed chase

but

when we moved to the new house...i had the cats put into a cattery/ cat run on the side of the house and whenever we brought the cats inside, this dog would chase them as if not recognising them or maybe he became territorial cos they were no longer part of the household scene on a daily basis

he still wags his tail at them through the cat run fence and i have had them in the enclosed breezeway with him but i know now that attitudes can change even if theyre brought up as pups with cats...

good luck..it is gorgeous when theyre all together living in peace and thats how it has been with us for the most

really nice..thanks for sharing!

i choose dogs by their coat and personality

i rule our terriers cos i dont like rough coats

i dont like overly smelly dogs...although i know all dogs do have some odour i just dont want an overly smelly coat so avoid the shorthairs

size will matter as we age

and then i guess there will be grandkids one day so has to be a pretty relaxed breed

oh dear Lord

that is beyond horrific...i am so so sorry

thank you for letting us know...when i saw the thread i was interested cos we use kennels in that area

RIP lil Jack

gutless of the owners not to be forthcoming

Thanks, folks.

She is still sedated , and her family are weighing up the options .

ahhh hard for them... as it will be for many of us as our dear dogs come to their end

all the best to your friends through this tough time

lots of desexed dogs suddenly start marking

im no expert but have observed this either with multi-dog households where all are desexed or with visiting dogs

usually happens as the dogs mature...even though they can have been perfectly house-trained

id suggest that great vigilance be employed from now on

contain the dog

do not let him roam around the house

we have moved house and i was worried that my own tribe would start marking because there was a puppy raised in this home ( evidence in the carpet we tore up lol) and dogs can detect urine traces from way back apparently so no amount of laymans scrubbing could eradicate that, i thought

we tiled the whole house...(we dont have any rugs except small ones that can be machine washed, if necessary) and promptly drilled anchor points into the skirting boards so the dogs could be clipped on with their leads

the house is open plan so the whole living area is one big area...the dogs can be planted around the house on their beds but do no wander at will because we have no doors except to the bedrooms

the dogs are supervised all of the time

theyre either crated

out in the yard

on our laps

or

tethered on their beds

and we usher them past the new curtains that frame the sliding doors

i guess we are just trying to establish a new routine...theyre all older now and have ahd to adjust to a new house and new rules

you may have to think about how you can monitor their moves so they dont get the chance to cock their legs

certainly get those curtains laundered and ...if youre going to wash them yourself use Biozet cos it breaks down the three molecules that make up urine

if dry cleaning...ask the people if its going truly eradicate the odour that is only sensed by dogs

good luck with it

funny how your tastes change!

i love sighthounds...

i love softcoated/ silky coated dogs so terriers arent for me

still love the teenies like paps and chi's and the like

no more wet-mouths for me...dont like the discolouration round the face so i prefer smooth faces

dont want a smelly coat...so labs etc are out and heavy shedders arent great for our family either

im off the bull breeds...

and sloppy mouths and droolers

so after all these years on the planet ive been through a few breeds and im still not sure there is a perfect breed for me and the family

i think probably have an iggy or whippet ...once im retired thats the way ill go

something easy to walk

something not too demanding

thanks for posting

i like the look of the dog very much!

i also wanted to replace my green ones..they were great hey

buti did get some from parklea markets the other week///not green butnavy

not as tough looking buti think theyll survive my tribe of indoor dogs

certainly they have been scratching at them with no wear showing yet

good luck please post if u find any of the green ones

cavies in sth america attack and eat their male offspring

and it can happen with domesticated ones too...so breeders take the male away once the sow is heavily pregnant to give the littlies a chance

so maybe it's the same with dogs

maybe some just have that overactive sense of territory and hierarchy and competition

once i was picking up a puppy we were buying and the father of that litter was acting aggressively to his own offspring

the owner was trying to cover up his actions but it was obvious from her choice of words that it wasnt the first time

i have also seen a bitch who was running loose with her own relatively young pups in an offlead park go for a young pup too

she bit off most of the pups ear before being contained

probably hormonal/maternal instinct there but nonetheless very very disconcerting

i love sighthounds

so borzoi would be number one

followed by salukis

but i also love the look of the english setter

i love giants so a beautiful newfie...landseer would do me

hmmm the last one i have to consider....

i guess id go for

an iggie

a blue one

I only just saw this as i live in Glenwood, i do know someone with an aussie, but its a girl and very well behaved :laugh:

If i ever find a lost dog i take it to the vets on the other side of Old Windsor road, which comes under Baulkham hills council, which means the dog gets to to to HP , instead of BP, not somewhere i would wish any dog to go.

ok thats good info juice..thank you

so you prefer hawkesbury pound?

would you mind sending a pm with details of that vet that feeds into hawkesbury

is it the one near bunnings? i dont know the area very well but my gf is looking for a new vet in the area ....has glenwood got a good vet?

really goes to show that collars and tags are a must

couldve been home safely by now if that were the case

i just hope the owners think of ringing round the pounds

lots of people dont even realise that the pound should be their first port of call

yes big assumptions and they were right

my gf and i reading the posts now...having a cuppa

and yep the dog had no collar

the owner slipped a slip chain on him...didnt have a collar even at home

my gf told them on the phone as she was getting ready to turn and head back to their home that they should consider getting collar and tag and sure enough when she handed their pet back...they said theyd 'been thinking bout it'

and as far as the pound...they didnt ring any pound even tho the dog had been missing since yesterday afternoon

so

no

not all people know what to do

didnt even really realise thatd thered be a fine/penalty to be paid at the pound

at all

'Glad the dog returned home but sheesh some big assumptions here'

yeah sometimes dogs do lose their collars during their misadventure but i know of lots of people who dont have collars on their dogs when at home...fears of strangulation or even wrecking the fur around the neck prior to a show

okay!

all good!

my girlfriend is a champion

lol

she rang round all the local vets with no answer

decided to go to blacktown holding facility since old northern rd baulkham hills only hold dogs if injured

on the way she spotted a vet ...open

the vet gave her the scanner...since the dog was too heavy to get in and out of the car

g/f couldnt get a tag...but vet finally came out and did the job in the car...hooray!

name and number located

but not answer

so the pound looked like an option

but

my g.f is no quitter so she kept ringing the numbers and got answer

result:

took the dog back to its home in same suburb but long way from where it was found

grateful owners wanted to pay off her mortgage as a reward

but she said no

thats the kinda gal she is

she settled for the box of choccies

lol

( ok...slight embellishment there to make u all gasp ...lol)

hooray for microchips

and yeah i agree with erny

id rather get my dog back in the short term via a neighbourly act and be spared the penalty and the dog not being unnecessarily subjected to the sights and sounds and smells of fear at the pound

collar and tags people!

and a microchip scan at the vet

two easy ways to locate a lost pooch quickly

thanks for all the offers of help and advice

youre all champs!

Saxons pup - this dog is at NO risk of PTS. someone can put their name on him so when his time is up he can be sprung from the pound. There would be plenty Of people wanting to adopt him if his owners couldn't be found. Any smart rescue group would snap him up quickly.

Your intentions are good but if you hold onto a dog you reduce it's chances of being reunited with it's owner. Things get lost in translation eg Aussie becomes BC. Good owners go to the pound and eyeball the dogs so that nothing gets missed.

These threads make my stomach churn because i imagine someone holding onto my dogs if they get lost, all while I frantically search pounds and streets for them.

oh im sure id be over and beyond worried if my dog went missing

but as i said my g.f had no option but to keep the dog overnight

she went around with neighbours late at night looking for a possible owner but then had to return home

nobody else would have anything to do with the dog as far as taking it anywhere or keeping it overnight and my gf is on her own and has young kids...wasnt goign to drive to blacktown pound and leave the dog in a cage

or go to the vet when it was near eleven pm

i just spoke to her and she had a sleepless night trying to keep the poor thing quiet

it does have some training as far as sit goes but is very unruly on the lead...she took him out this morning again for a bit but

its still early and people arent going to be pleased being woken up if she goes doorknocking

i am the one worried about the pound

i remember a story from here where a dog was pts despite someone putting their name down and offering it a home if the owner wasnt found

i dont remember the whole story and i dont know if it was a nsw pound either but thats the only reason i advised my friend to go to the vet first and check for a microchip

also i know that some people wont want to pay the fine for having a dog impounded ....so maybe if they get the dog back without it having to go to the pound...things might turn out ok

if the dog is a regular escape artist then there is a problem...