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What a handsome little man! Simply gorgeous... T.

I get to choose my own fosters... I know what my dogs and myself can handle, and have excellent backup from my coordinator. T.

Nahhhh... I reckon he's just Gorgeous X Handsome... nuff said... *grin* Definitely another one of those extremely rare "Cuddlehounds"... T.

Hang in there Penny... my 3 furkids are sending you their very best get well "woo-woo's" Cyber hugs to you and yours esky... T.

Awesome news Holly's Mummy... go Bart and Ruby! T.

Have you got any coloured bandanas MM? I reckon Rusty wearing a red bandana would look divine... T.

Ben looks a lot like my girl Trouble and is around the same age... do you know where the original owners got him from? Trouble was born in Moree... T.

... and I'll be bringing my camera... *grin* Any excuse to get some nice pics of my little mate Jodie... T.

OK - they can kill an animal legally, but can't desex it?? Makes heaps of sense... not! Can't rehome a dead animal... T.

Those photos are eye opening... but at least the dogs don't appear to have their spirits broken. They look like they are going to really enjoy the love and attention from their carers while they wait for their forever homes. Awesome job to all involved in rescuing these munchkins - I take my hat off to you all! T.

OMG!!!! Zeebo is totally adorable! Can you please give her a cuddle from me? T.

Thanks... Cassie took the before photos (I was interacting with Minnie), and I took the after ones - but credit to the organisation is plenty... *grin* T.

Now you see why I hid them in a Spoiler... May I ask that if you use them, that you give credit to NSW Animal Rescue (www.nswar.org.au) for them? Unfortunately Minnie wasn't microchipped when she was picked up by the ranger, so tracking down the owner and prosecuting wasn't going to happen... *sigh* T.

OK - these are Minnie's before and after pics NOTE - before pics ARE disturbing! Minnie the Mastiff X came to us from a Sydney pound under duty of care - 8 weeks pregnant (gave birth to 11 pups a week after these photos were taken), and hideously underweight. NSWAR has specialised staff/carers who can look after and rehabilitate dogs in various states of neglect. Minnie wasn't expected to survive, but I think her mental state once in care was a big part of being able to pull her through - she never gave up, and neither did we. Minnie weighed in at 29kgs with a full belly of nearly full term pups when she arrived. I have enclosed the pics in a Spoiler container so that those who don't want to look don't have to, OK? Click on the Show button if you want to see them. Minnie left us 9 months later weighing in at a much healthier 60kgs... here are her after shots... That last photo was taken about 5 seconds before she launched herself onto me as I was sitting on a plastic garden chair - sadly the chair didn't survive the lovin'... lol! I think it shows off her personality, even though it's not the greatest photo - one big happy boofer full of love for life... T.

I'm in love with Mya... what a gorgeous girl! Even in her before pics you can see what a happy go lucky girl she is. I'll have to hunt up some photos of Minnie - although the warning that the before photos may upset needs to be applied. T.

POCTAA clearly covers the bolded parts above... and, yes, they can prosecute. Show them the dogs in question that have untreated injuries and you may get a different response. T.

I just took a stat dec and a letter from my vet detailing how long I had been a customer with regards to that particular dog... T.

Lola will love to meet your brother's family - she is a very social little lady... *grin* T.

Lola and Matilda are located in South West Sydney - about 20 mins south of Penrith. I haven't got any pics of Lola at the moment, but if the weather is decent on Saturday I can get a few. She looks a lot like a Labrador pup. If you send an email to the address on the contact page I posted and say Tracey advised to send a photo, I'm sure Cassie can send you one sooner than the weekend. We also have an older pup named Pumpkin - looks like an ACD/Corgi - red cattle markings and blue eyes. She's about 9 months old. T.

Photos of dogs wearing bows, pearls, or bling works well too... and the pose that really gets lots of interest is the head tilt shot... Has anyone noticed that Petrescue's upload thingy advises not to add any props to the photo? I have a nasty habit of ignoring that most times if I have a cool photo of one of our dogs looking stunning with a toy or wearing bling/bows, etc... Sometimes a photo showing some interaction with other animals will get interest too - especially if all the animals look like they are having a ball. Slideshows of lots of photos showing off the dog doing all sorts of things, with and without friends and props, work a charm too. Just watch the backgrounds in photos and videos - a grotty background doesn't do the dog any favours. T.

NSW Animal Rescue has a couple of pups that may suit... Lola is a Lab X - black with white on one front paw and on her chest - desexed, vacced, chipped, etc. She is around 12-14 weeks old. Matilda is a Kelpie - black and tan - desexed vacced, chipped, etc. She is around 12 weeks old. You can see pics of Matilda here... http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/239115-latest-cutie-pie-matilda/ Both pups would love to have their very own family who will play with and adore them. Both are adorable now, and will grow up to be handsome/stunning dogs (IMHO) Contact details can be found here... http://www.nswar.org.au/index/contact_us.htm T.

Black and brindle seem to be the hardest colours to find homes for. Sable doesn't always do well either. I don't know why... I used to not fancy brindle myself until I met many brindle dogs and realised what a wide variety of brindle colouring there is - now have an appreciation for a nice brindle... *grin* I don't have an issue with black - in fact would rather a black dog than a light coloured dog - light coloured hair is more noticeable on my clothes... errr! All that said - I have 3 dogs... one black, one blonde, and one white with large brindle patches... T.

Judging by the snowdrifts of dog hair here, I must be super immune to RSV then... *grin* T.

I had a Rotti bitch once who came into season every 3 months like clockwork... and a crossbreed bitch that did the same... T.

Different purebred breeds attract different buying prices - so why shouldn't rescue be able to charge different prices for different breeds or breed mixes... especially those that are highly sought after by Joe Public? As long as the dogs are of sound mind and body, where's the harm? Charging different prices doesn't make one rescue any more or less ethical in their rehoming practices - other factors come into play there... T.