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Keep an eye on the DOL main page classifieds too.

These two places both supply them and would likely post to Vic, but the first one is slightly more than your Clean Run price (although 2.4m) at $70. http://www.thewolfsden.com.au/#!gazebo-items http://www.catonam.com.au/p_shademesh.php

The test would be like this - could they have reasonably foreseen that outcome?

Aggravated cruelty based on negligent acts or ommissions has been successfully prosecuted in the past. Big hugs Caz - and thankyou for sharing your beautiful photos. Just heartbreaking.

It would be classed as cruelty, not neglect: PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1979 Definintions: (2) For the purposes of this Act, a reference to an act of cruelty committed upon an animal includes a reference to any act or omission as a consequence of which the animal is unreasonably, unnecessarily or unjustifiably: ... (d) inflicted with pain. "pain" includes suffering and distress (3) For the purposes of this Act, a person commits an act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal if the person commits an act of cruelty upon the animal or (being the person in charge of the animal) contravenes section 5 (3) in a way which results in: (a) the death, deformity or serious disablement of the animal, Offences: 5 Cruelty to animals (1) A person shall not commit an act of cruelty upon an animal. (2) A person in charge of an animal shall not authorise the commission of an act of cruelty upon the animal. (3) A person in charge of an animal shall not fail at any time: (a) to exercise reasonable care, control or supervision of an animal to prevent the commission of an act of cruelty upon the animal, ... Maximum penalty: 250 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, in the case of an individual. 6 Aggravated cruelty to animals (1) A person shall not commit an act of aggravated cruelty upon an animal. Maximum penalty: 1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, in the case of an individual.

Great link Espinay. So as well as any other reports the owners may make with their vet records, they should also report to the Vic DPI.

Yes to considering first impressions when wet. But that can change with age - sometimes due to to teeth, testicles and tail carriage. :) I was giggling at this Ellz, making comparisons with my vastly different breed. Short heads and broad muzzles won't lengthen and be refined enough, but shorter ribcages do lengthen when they drop. But yes, a wide backskull still won't miraculously narrow. :D Also, a short loin stays a short loin. As does a straight front. :)

You should be fine. If you really want to learn - go for it! It can be very rewarding doing your own grooming. She's very cute BTW. :D

Considering the prevalence in Pharaoh Hounds and crosses in rescue in the Sydney area recently I would say there's a fair chance she has Pharaoh breeding. The big pricked ears disappear very quickly with crossing away from Pharaoh so first cross is likely. Carlo1 on here is an experienced Pharaoh fosterer and owner and may be able to offer some knowledgable contacts. The Pharaohs and crosses that have come through rescue in the last few years have needed experienced homes - lovely, lovely dogs but not beginner types.

I have found one of the big effects of muzzling is that you relax a bit more as the handler. This is picked up by the dog and they often then react less when a dog might approach, making for a calmer situation all 'round. And yes, it has a deterrent effect on people approaching. Many years ago I used to put one on my Afghan just so I could still walk him around town and people would be less likely to mob him every 30 seconds because he was big and hairy and pretty. He was never aggressive and very very patient but used to get visibly tired of having his space almost constantly invaded.

One of mine moves exactly as fast as he wants to on the day. It can be very frustrating as he is normally content with a slow lope - and looks his best when really striding out. I've had many very experienced handlers tell me I need to move him out more, to try this and that, and had a couple even take the lead only to find out that he will still do exactly what he wants to do. He might leap about or gallop if over encouraged or checked on the lead, then go straight back to cruise-along speed. But his daughter started doing the same and I found that if I look straight ahead and run faster she will move to keep up, maybe she feels she is being left behind a bit?? Her dad probably doesn't care if I leave him behind... :laugh:

When I've been travelling with the dogs and delayed for a day a quick dash into a supermarket for some wings or necks does the trick. We once couldn't get our usual dry food (local store had order problems) so I bought a bag of Pedigree as an emergency. Yuck! My boy got a rash. Most of it went in the bin.

Mine is a compact (2.4m) one that came from Big W - same style as an Oztrail compact. Was $120, is easy for me to put up and take down alone, and has wheels on the case so really easy to pull around - drag with one hand with dog lead in the other and chair & soft crate over the shoulder. :D Fits in the car well and is handy for BBQs at home in the backyard and extra space when camping as well. So if you start trialling and hate it is won't go to waste!

You can sometimes find good plans on Google if you know a local handyman. :)

Smoke is bad in Gundaroo this morning from the Bookham fire but Canberra is pretty clear.

Nice to see a trainee lawyer that already seems to exist on another moral planet. There are other legally trained people's responses in this thread I would place far more stock in.

Oh Caz. :cry:

And advise your neighbour to confine their cat. Dog attack is only one horrible outcome for wandering cats.

Mesh/roof the poultry pen.

whether this is the case or not, it is totally disgusting. It is indeed disgusting. Same happened to a friend when her dog died of heatstroke from mismanagement at a boarding kennel. They think they will avoid liability somehow by not admitting anything. Doesn't really help much from a legal point of view. But shows them up as the arseholes they are.

Dilute Domino? There is an afghan colouring known as Domino. Genetically her colour is called Sable. But different breeds have different local names for the same genetic colours. Sable in Borzoi may be called Black Fringed Red in Salukis, and Red in greyhounds (although clear red is a different gene). Most fawn greyhounds are genetic Red - they lack the black overlay that comes with Sable. Lilli - the colour you refer to is most likely Agouti.

The salon may not be saying anything for legal reasons. Huge hugs Cazstaff

A breed doesn't always display features that it can express genetically when combined with others. That's why picking breeds on colouring is so unreliable. It's just as easy thing to do because it's such an instantly recognisable thing for us. That shaded face is an indicator that the pup is "Sable" coloured. It's a completely different gene to "Clear Red", and linked to "Agouti". Black and tan dogs may be genetically sable, yet the black and tan allele causes the black colouring in the familiar pattern. So when they are bred to a non black and tan dog, the offspring can easily come out sable. In fact, unless the other parent also has black and tan I think they are more likely to come out sable. http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/tan.html

I'm so very sorry. Yes report it. Aggravated cruelty in NSW includes acts of negligence. If the RSPCA will not investigate ask the police. Was it in the UK a groomer was convicted last year for cruelty in killing a dog by leaving her in a cage with a dryer on her?

So these very rare ones from ANKC breeders, from registered breeders - that by regs are chipped and limited registered are accounting for the red nosed "amstaffs" that are advertised from pounds almost every week? And running about crossbreeding with others to create the "amstaff crosses" with red noses? I would find it concerning if I was an amstaff breeder, that my breed's name was potentially being used as a scapegoat label for unrelated crossbred dogs of unknown origin and background that may be restricted breeds, or may be antisocial or dangerous dogs (as the one at the start of this thread may be...). Just as I would find it concerning to be a mastiff breeder to see how many black masked fawn crossbreds are labelled mastiffs. So I don't see why it should be considered unusual for the ANKC to have input in breed identification at all.