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Still means nothing. They can't refuse you for having a pet, but if the home owner doesn't want pets in their property and 20 people apply, they will choose one without. They don't have to say why, just the other applicant was more successful. 

My Mum got Meliodosis, I knew about it growing up in Darwin where it's known as Nightcliff Gardener's disease"  Had no idea dogs (or any pets) could contract it! :D 

British Shorthairs. They are already breeding them for shorter faces. They are starting to look like early stage (non extreme ) Exotics  

Ugh, I read the article, they are talking about bambinos. They were the crosses I refered to above  

To be fair, most hairless cats look like they cant retract their claws but it's because you can see their claws without the hair and they look stuck out. 

But I am in a "nakey" cat group on Face book and the horrible munchkin crosses distress me  

"Our dogs LOVE very stinky dead fish to roll in" 

Oh god, the memories...  We get dead eels wash up here and when I had my dogs, one delighted in rolling in them, the other eating them. Gag!!!!

There had been crocodile sighting in the area in the days leading up and signs posted. The owner should have been more sensible about letting her dog run off leash in the water. 

In most cases you can move away from an animal if you are allergic. In a plane you are stuck next to one. 

I read it was only for selected routes and selected flights, must be small enough to fit carrier under seat, no pets on laps. That could work, if you are allergic, avoid the pet flights :D

Why are they called rough coated and not long haired? just curious?

I'm wary of anyone crossing anything with poodles. Poodles are not some kind of super breed that magically cancels out any other breeds health issues. People breed poodles for the "oodle" name because it's "funny" 

Actually I'm wary of any cross breed that uses a cute combined breed name... 

Don't some zoos bring up cheetah cubs with pups and they go on to do ok? 

But it's not all bad. Look at Kakapos?  Sirocco was hand reared, totally useless for breeding as he didn't see himself as a parrot. But by becoming an ambassador for the species he has raised awareness and funds to help his species. Something a more shy and wild Kakapo would never be able to do? 

Who is to know one of these pups will be just as important on day? 

Another whippet, of a different sex can work :D  If they love the breed.  

They had him for 8 years? Was there a history or aggression or was there a health issue they hadn't realised?  

I read the article. It pushed him away! No biting.  Maybe it's claws needed clipping but all the talk about "It's just mauled him"  just no.

Not a vet, go see one.. but, how  is her eye sight? One sign of my old boy's blindness was starting to freak out at noise.

I'm sort of straddling this now. After nearly 20 years of having British Shorthairs (who are beautiful and perfect) , I now have a Lykoi as well. (called the werewolf cat)   Since I got Landis I keep getting comments from people saying "ew!"  "gross!" "what's wrong with it?" "I hope it has a nice personality"   

Landis is a bit different from what you expect in a cat. One characteristic of his breed is less hair around his tummy, paws, ears and "mask" (eyes and muzzle/do cat's have a muzzle?)

His breed has a mutation that means he doesn't have an undercoat.  So he is patchy. But he is healthy and happy and his genetic background does not result in eye or teeth problems.  

Landis's breeder also breeds sphynx I always thought sphynx hilarious and ugly. Since getting Landis I joined a "nakey cat" group that has hairless cats and Lykois. I've come round. They are just cats with their own thing :D 

The baby photo of Landis from his breeder..  and Landis today (with his big brother Linnell the Brit) 

"Bulldogs hate cats. That’s deeply ingrained in them"  Naturally, that's why we call them Bulldogs, not Catdogs. 

Why would they not have pet insurance if they own a Frenchie? (A breed known for health issues) 

"Personally I rather like the line ‘breeders don’t fill shelters, buyers do’  

I like that. Then add the byb element which is the majority of shelter dogs aren't from legit registered breeders and more from my mate with a "purebread X" that wants to breed with another "purebred X"  (or cross with fancy oodly name) " or  The kids need to see the wonder of life/my dog is so amazing he/she should breed, or just people dont desex their pets are let them roam.  

You "adopted"  a dog/cat from a shelter? Oh you paid $200 to adopt? you did not adopt, you bought.

Cue angry anti breeder rant.  

 Rinse and repeat.  

I've been ready to get another dog for a few years now, but considering the last 4 houses I rented have been sold, I refuse to get another dog. I cant, knowing I may have to rehome it in a lot of cases..

" I see many ads on community notice boards, and sales sites i shouldn’t name on here, of haphazardly bred, unvaccinated, not microchipped puppies that no authority ever follows up - despite the many requirements on breeding and advertising." 

A guy I work with just sold a  litter of Jack Russell Terriers. Back yard bred. Before the birth he was worried about the Mum because she was very small. No screening, had no idea how many pups she was having, ect. Just "Oh I hope she is ok"  Mum had a C section and had 5 pups. 

He just sold the last of these pups. They were 9 weeks old. Apparently one pup was a girl and very small.... 

People get their knickers in a knot about Puppy Farms. This is what is happening in backyards every day. 

23 hours ago, Boronia said:

 

awwww , look at their old-lady tummies and their saggy stockings

I just love them

Hey, my last British shorhair looked the same when she was only 6 months old! 

I feel I need photos. 

I  know it's from America, but the poor old girl is 13 years old!   The photo of her curled up in a little ball is heartbreaking   

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-17/missing-dog-found-in-cave-after-two-months/101340496