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Camouflage puppy! T.

Don's face says... "I is Don - I is luvs my hooman!" Smoke has gorgeous eyes, doesn't he? T.

From my experience selecting dogs from a few pounds for the rescue I was with, I'd say that there are a very high number of dogs in pounds that are perfectly fine to adopt straight from the pound... the number of real problem dogs is actually fairly low... but that's just been my experience in selecting maybe a couple of hundred pound dogs over a few years... I'd be more worried about what diseases the animals may come with straight out of the pound actually... and/or any health issues that may need to be addressed (teeth, ears, eyes, coat, heart issues, etc) T.

Before the advent of organised rescue, that's exactly how it was done... *grin* In all seriousness though... there are good and bad rescues, and basically with some, you'd be better off adopting an unknown straight from a pound... T.

OMG... a tiny package of near perfection... so pretty! T.

Wow! Zuri is growing so fast now! ... and Enzi looks so much like his cousin Sudi at Taronga... lol! T.

Do you ever trap the foxes perse? The hungry, ill, and slow ones are usually easy to catch and dispatch using a cage trap loaded with giblets. Good boy Don... you did your best.... T.

Purty!! T.

I can see exactly where you are coming from... big hugs babe! T.

Are you feeding a working dog type of kibble? Higher in fat and protein than regular kibble. Chicken with skin on, lots of small feeds, satin balls (http://www.instructables.com/id/Put-weight-on-your-dog-with-satin-balls/ instructions for making)... T.

I think support services and free listings would refer to site hosting costs... and someone at PR to middle man any difficulties with the site - ie: trouble uploading, member sign-ups, etc... No idea about the professional makeover? Boosting profile possibly means that it will come up on the front page more often and the like... Free care guides are usually provided by the rescue adopting out the special needs animal, no? Not to mention that I could knock one up specifically tailored to a particula individual animal for a hell of a lot less... *grin* $500... mobile site? Surely a once off cost? Matchmakers Project? Huh? T.

Well done Secret! You are still Number 1 to us... gorgeous girl! T.

My local vet loves it when people return unused medications... he definitely passes them on free of charge to people needing them. T.

Lucky the cat only bounced off you, rather than deciding that you were a safe "tree" to climb... errr! T.

Smaller yards and less places where it's acceptable to take your pet out... it's definitely getting harder to accommodate a pet's needs, yes? T.

Oh huga... biggest virtual hugs from me to you and yours... Remember Lola with a smile in your heart... she was a character, and has left you with so many amazing happy memories. Fly with the angels Lola... you were loved by many who never met you... T.

Single adult, 3 dogs, 2 foxes, and foster animals rotate through too... *grin* I'm doing my bit... lol! T.

Nawww... he is such a dapper little chappie... Please give him an extra kiss and cuddle from me... T.

Great to hear that a resolution is in the offing shel...there is definitely room for both IMHO... and you are the best person for the job you've chosen... T.

Would you continue to have volunteers doing the heavy lifting while you spend money on lawyers trying to get back something done by another volunteer? I agree that it's nice if people working for charities got paid. But it does start to cause conflicts of interest. Some charities are better at managing the perceived conflicts and actual ones than others. That's when you start to look at the percentage of income (donations) that go to caring for and placing dogs vs that which goes on admin and lawyers. I can think of at least one large animal welfare organisation that spends more on legal and advertising than on what they say they are all about... meanwhile utilising a huge volunteer workforce to do the heavy (and often heartbreaking) work on the ground... T.

Agree 100%!! T.

NSW has the Companion Animal Register - for microchip details, AND local council animal registration fees. The OP will also need to make sure that both are in their name, and current. The breeder, if interstate, is not responsible for either of those... T.

In simple terms, the breeder has paid her state ANKC member body to register the litter of pups her dog(s) have had... and what you now need to do is to transfer that registration into your own name and with your state ANKC member body. The breeder most likely submitted all of her litter registration paperwork to her state body some weeks prior to getting them all back... the process can take some time to get it all checked and issued by the state body, and that's why the registration papers have a later date on them. The breeder has not misled you, or tried to rip you off... T.

I think people should maybe stop and think about exactly what it has taken to build PetRescue into what it is today. 1. It is a resource provided for FREE to rescue organisations. 2. A lot of time and resources (which WE haven't had to pay anything for) have been put into getting the word out to the public about this one-stop site to find a rescue pet. 3. Most, if not all, of the startup and development of this resource was done by people on a volunteer basis. They may be reaping financial reward now, but the early years would have been very lean indeed... 4. PetRescue owns the resource, therefore THEY get to set out the terms of its use. Rescues still have a CHOICE whether they want to use this resource to list their animals available for adoption... we are all free to go about it on our own... *grin* T.

Ummm... she's plenty happy with him in other areas so far... lol! T.