tdierikx

I foster rescue pups for nothing... *grin* However, if we get new owners who are unable to take their pup at the time of adoption, I charge them $10/day for "boarding" - and the money goes to the rescue as a donation. This is mainly due to the fact that while an adopted pup is staying at my place, I may not be able to have more pups in my care for the rescue. I haven't had any complaints from adopters about the "boarding" fee either... in fact, I've been offered more for the "service"... Quite frankly, you are going to have a young pup in your care over the Christmas period - a time when you probably will have to curtail your own celebrations in order to be available to feed and toilet the pup at regular intervals at the very least... no going out carousing until all hours of the evening, etc... $12/day is VERY reasonable I think! T.

If the pup has Coccidia, the sooner it's treated the better... however, Coccidia and Giarda can have similar symptoms, so a fecal float may be the go to make sure that your pup doesn't have either bug. I recently had an unwell foster pup that had Coccidia - we treated with Baycox (used off label in dogs as it's actually for pigs - dosage is 0.1ml per kg of pup weight) - feeding human grade chicken mince alternated with a high grade premium puppy kibble saw her start to thrive nicely. Once she was gobbling down the kibble with as much gusto as the chicken mince, the mince was slowly withdrawn from her diet. T.

For just worming for intestinal worms, we use Fenpral or Canex tablets broken into the correct sizing/dose for the weight of the pup - it's relatively easy on the gut compared to some of the other products out there. If you are looking for the all-in-one treatments, then Sentinal Spectrum appears to be an effective treatment. T.

Steve posted about it closing down back in November... http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/243657-mdba-pacers/page__p__6025696#entry6025696 T.

Run free Sally... may you live long in the hearts of those who met you... Big hugs and kudos to you crickets for being the one to give Sally the dignified send off she deserved. T.

Only 2 weeks to go until he comes home... YAY!!! Have you noticed how time seems to fly... unless you are waiting to pick up a puppy and bring it home? T.

I've seen - and adopted out to a lovely home - a Maltese/Staffy... think Staffy size and shape, with wispy hair... it actually worked quite nicely for the dog in question, but it wouldn't be a mix I'd be wanting to try myself... errr! T. ETA: gremlins - I meant "wouldn't" be a mix I wanted to try

Dropped by the vet clinic our rescue uses on my way home this arvo... and they were prepping for a Caesar on a Staffy bitch... and it wasn't a rescue dog getting rescue rates... gonna cost the owner a pretty penny... Really though, unless they are doing the right thing and breeding to further the Stafford breed itself, we actually have way too many Staffy's out there IMHO. If breeding is done right, then you might get lucky to break even on a litter of 8 or more after all the expenses to get them to 8 weeks of age and adoptable. T.

I think you'll find that the reason that some people are harping on about Greylvr joining a larger group for a while prior to starting out on her own, is that we have seen exactly how bad it can be if/when a new group DOESN'T get it right. Not just for the person(s) involved in the new venture, but for rescue as a whole. Some of Greylvr's statements about her own levels of experience, her previous rehoming stories, and her complete willingness to write off the current organisations doing Greyhound rescue based on training suggestions on their website, leaves some of us just not feeling the love with regards to her aspirations. If my comments voicing my concerns about some aspects of Greylvr's proposition come across as just being mean for the sake of it, then you're missing the point completely - and I don't think Greytmate's advice has been all that critical either. We may have been mistaken when reading Greylvr's original posts as asking for advice, rather than just asking for warm fuzzy praise - which it now appears it was aimed at receiving. Has Greylvr stood back and wondered exactly why the larger groups have a waiting list to have dogs placed with them? It's not as simple as saying that one sees dogs dying because of that wait, and we need to save as many as we can... correlations to another group's philosophies there anyone?? T.

Seriously Plan B - I DON'T want her to fail in her venture... and that's why I've been advocating working with one of the established groups doing Greyhound rescue before trying to "reinvent the wheel" as someone so eloquently put it. There has been a hell of a lot of hard slog put into promoting Greyhounds as pets by the established and industry respected groups - the notion that an ex-racing Grey would make a great family pet isn't all that bad nowadays - which has made it possible for people like Greylvr to think about starting their own Greyhound rescue. But the very real possibility is that if she gets it wrong ever, it can set back rescue for ALL Greys. T.

There's also the fact that many of the people offering advice in this thread have seen many people just like yourself jump into rescue and get in way over their heads with it. The advice is sound, tried, and tested to be a very effective method of dipping one's toe into the venture and getting a feel for it properly, before diving into unknown waters. Good intentions are great, some research is also great - but flipping the bird to people who DON'T want to see you fail in your endeavour isn't the best way to go about things, is it? No-one here has called your experience insufficient to run a successful rescue - but some questioning into your hands-on experience with ex-racing Greyhounds in Australia is to be expected when you start picking apart the information/training guides on another rescue's website and spouting off that they are somehow being "inhumane"... Just like in any other aspect of your interactions with others in this big bad world, you are going to have people here that won't phrase things in nice airy fairy language so that you can feed off the warm fuzzies and pats on the back for doing something that just about everyone here is also doing - read, rescuing dogs of all descriptions. The Greyound people, funnily enough, do know their shit in this case, and your combatative tone certainly isn't winning you any friends (or great Greyhound contacts for that matter) in this debate. What has me worried right now is how you have gotten all "frustrated" and narked off at some basic questioning and advice here... it starts to make people wonder how you are going to fare interacting with a disgruntled or pushy adopter... My personal opinion is that you have the right intentions, possibly enough experience with dogs to learn about the needs and rehoming of Greys, and obviously the drive to create something good... but your attitude towards anyone detracting from your way of thinking leaves a lot to be desired. Welcome to the wonderful world of the DOL Rescue forums... and don't forget to don your Flamesuit before entering... lol! T.

Well, actually there are a couple of questions I've asked that haven't been answered at all... but please don't assume that I haven't read each of your posts very carefully and then considered my answers to the concerns that you have raised before composing my replies. There's no need to become combatative about it all - we are having a discussion, not an argument. T.

No - I'm acting as if you are some person who is wanting to start up a Greyhound rescue - and obviously haven't done that before. As many people here have advised, ex-racing Greyhounds have somewhat different needs with regards to rescue than most "ordinary" dogs - something that you are seemingly poo-pooing and making claims that you know better than those who have actually been doing Greyhound rescue successfully for many years. You have passed judgement on their tried and true methods, but are not too happy about anyone questioning yours... you can't have your cake and eat it too. You just don't seem to get the idea that if (or when) you might make one little mistake in rehoming an ex-racing Greyhound to the wrong home - and don't say that it can never happen, it can - you could be singlehandedly undoing much of the great work the established groups have done to get ex-racing Greys accepted by the general public. And that is why there has been much asking of questions about what you are looking to achieve with your new venture. T.

Not as many as are sold out of back yard breedings... T.

My adults are on Nutro, and the pups on Royal Canin... although they have done just as well in the past on Bonnie. Why? It's what I choose to feed them at this point in time. They love it, I'm happy with their condition, and my vet is miffed at me because they don't see us often enough... *grin* T.

The point you are missing is that the advice given to you here in these forums isn't just to pick at you or your aspirations - it is sound advice from people in the industry you wish to enter. Let's face it, you have given some "interesting" examples of your prior work elsewhere, much of which sounds like you did it in the US. But you won't confirm or deny same when asked about it. What you are construing as detraction is actually very sound advice given by people whe are involved in the particular field you are thinking of joining - the very least of which is the opportunity to network within the industry by fostering for one of 2 well established groups already doing an awesome job of it. No-one is telling you NOT to start your own rescue at some point - what most are advocating is that you learn the ropes from within the industry before doing so. Trying to play the guilt card by saying that "dogs are dying" because people don't agree with your point of view in this case is preaching to the choir really... do you really think that ANYONE involved in any sort of animal rescue isn't aware of what happens to those they can't take in? When you talk like that, it tends to set alarm bells ringing for many people here who have been around a long time and have seen what can happen when the best intentions end up an overwelming task for a new rescue. They are actually trying to ensure that you DON'T fall on your face with your venture... T.

Renbury staff really do take notice of owners wishes about their dogs... they are great. T.

Mow really short and use a catcher. T.

I've bolded one you've inadvertently come up with yourself... lol! Here's Hoping T.

Check out PAWS... www.paws.com.au T.

Recycled Ruffians? Lost No More? Homeward Hounds? T.

Pawfect Pals? Pawsome Pups? T.

I think the OP may have abandoned this thread... *sigh* T.

Ummmm... 6 days without a photo update.... ???? *** waiting patiently for my Luka fix *** T.

Have you thought of investing in a cage crate and a cover to make it like a den and seeing if you can confine her in there when she's being a pain? T.