tdierikx

I met Ben when he was fresh out of Uni... he's always had a lovely way with animals, and he's a darned good vet to boot. He also services a few rescue groups at decent rates... If you end up going to see him, tell him Tracey and Trouble the Labrador send their love! T.

*giggle* Zeddy has been known to try the same thing after trying to express her own glands (you know where)... which is even worse than her usual poop-eating breath! T.

Trouble sits and watches over me when I'm asleep on the couch... REALLY closely... which usually scares the crapper out of me when I wake up and find a nose about 2 inches from mine! T.

Another vote for Benny and the Pets - Kogarah or Belmore... Ben is awesome! T.

Pretty much 100% of pound dogs HAD a home at some point... just saying... T.

Six of one and half a dozen of the other... There are pros and cons on both sides of the debate. Pick which ones you want to live with... T.

Zeddy and Pickles like to lick my legs at any time... but mostly when they are wet or sweaty... Trouble and Harper don't do it at all. T.

The same thing happens at the RSPCA at Yagoona (Sydney) - surrenders can be being euthed even as the owner is leaving the building... T.

Rossmore Vet Clinic are great... http://www.rossmorevethospital.com.au/contact-us.aspx Talk to Ted or Robert for breeders rates. T.

Tres cool!! Well done to everyone involved... and especially to Ziggy, the star of the day! T.

*giggle* T.

Recently I noticed that there were rats/mice coming from the neighbour's place into my yard then back next door again... luckily they haven't ventured into my house! Now I'm noticing the odd dead one in my yard, and one morning Harper brought a fairly large one into the hallway to play with. The neighbours have a dog themselves, and I'm sure they've been careful with whatever they are using to get rid of the rodents. So far, I'm sure that Pickles has probably been eating anything that comes into the yard while I'm at work - but no signs of any of the dogs getting ill... T.

At 8 years of age, the problem is habits learned, NOT the fact that he has testicles. Whether he keeps his testicles or not, you are still going to have to invest some time and effort into training and enough mental/physical stimulation in order to change his behaviours. T.

Mine do puppies just fine, but might freak out and run from spitting kittens... lol! Actually, Harper the Horse Puppy might do kitties well... she loves small breed dogs/pups, and is ever so gentle with them. Pickles would definitely eat a kitten though... *sigh* T.

No it doesn't, old "organ arse" gets yoghurt every day and he can still clear a room. Need a bigger dollop? lol! T.

Pickles and Harper are the fart queens here... even old Zeddy doesn't get near their noxiousness! T.

Wouldn't that have been a question you should have asked the breeder at the time you picked up the pup? Give the breeder a call and ask... they won't bite... T.

Try a dollop of plain yoghurt with his meals... won't stop the farts, but will take away the smell. T.

Yep. They've always kept me from moving there! You rarely see any, honest! They tend to like hiding in their holes and waiting for bugs and stuff to come close. This is only the second one I've seen at my place in 15 years of living here. The last one I saw was a BIG female loitering outside my front door about 10 years ago - she got stomped too... *grin* Their holes can get flooded after heavy rainfall, so you my get really lucky to see one out and about then while they wait for the tide in their hole to recede. T.

Umm... they are called Sydney Funnel Web for a reason... been here as long as I can remember... *grin* Funnily enough, I'm not really all that worried about Funnel Webs, as they are pretty slow and not all that scuttly... unlike bloody Huntsmans who run AT you while you are trying to smash them! The fact remains that I had been wandering around the house barefoot yesterday afternoon... what if I'd trodden on the bugger and got bitten? Cats are generally immune to Funnel Webs and Redbacks too MW... so don't panic too much if kitty finds one. T.

Well - the fact that dogs are immune to Funnel Webs must be true... Harper is still fine this morning... *grin* I'm sure it must have bitten her, as she was picking it up in her mouth and flinging it about - and it was well and truly still alive before I squished it. Definitely a male too - as I had a good look at the corpse... no mistaking those big arsed fangs. He was only about the size of a 10c piece fully extended. T.

He may have needed to see the wound underneath to positively identify what caused it? T.

Hmmm... just came out of the computer room to find Harper playing with a spider... a Funnel Web Spider!! It's dead and flushed down the toilet now... in an extreme act of bravery on my part (arachnophobe) - but it was definitely a male Funnel Web. Good thing dogs are virtually immune to Funnel Web bites. Have checked her all over, and she appears fine... in fact a little miffed that I wouldn't let her play with it some more before I stomped it and flushed it. Bloody thing must have come out due to the rain we had this evening... grrr! Gonna be fun trying to get to sleep tonight... spiders scare the bejeebus out of me, and I'll bet there will be a Huntsman waiting for me at some point soon too... aarrgghh! T.

Once you've shared your life with a Rotti (or 5)... you'll understand why I'm besotted... *grin* T.

I love Rottweilers over pretty much any other breed - but currently have 4 crossbreed dogs... 2 were additions when I still had a couple of Rotties, and 2 are foster failures from my years in Rescue (all breeds). I WILL have a gorgeous Rotti again - from a breeder I've met here on DOL (and intend to meet in person before she breeds another litter)... life is great with any dog in your life, but for me a Rotti will make it "complete" again. I would like a male with an easy temperament - but not too easy. Confident, yet approachable by strangers. Stunning looks would be a bonus, but not an absolute requirement... *grin*... I'm not looking to show or breed with him. Health testing for known preventable genetic problems mean just as much to a "pet" owner too... Then again, if a female happened to be available that had the temperament I wanted instead of a male, I could be open to another bitch in my life too... but first preference is definitely male. Size or proportion is not paramount, but conformation to the standard is a good thing... I don't need the biggest Rotti on the planet, or the fattest head, or the scariest look... I just want a companion who I can love back as much as he loves me. I expect when the time comes for me to add that Rotti pup to my family, that there will still be a hell of a lot of questions from my chosen breeder before she hands over the goods... lol! T.