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That's interesting Quoll...do you have a link to the article as I will forward it to friends going to Bali soon

Happy Birthday Daisy. Love the second photo...how determined she looks to NOT do as she is asked

I was browsing ebay (as you do ) and saw this which may be good for us pushie-people who want to take a dog to the park...it is p/u only in the Leumeah, Campbelltown area so no good for me here in Qld. Perhaps the top can be let down and the dog popped in and attached with a short lead to the chassis. anyway, here is the link if youse are interested http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Kids-Bike-Trailer-1...=item3a5f06e9f5

A friend sent me this link, some of you have probably seen it before, but it is pretty good and the dogs are lovely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f309fSTWYo4&feature=email

Hahahaha...that is what I was thinking Souff, perhaps it's lucky he was so small...not much meat on those bones!...better off buying a $5 frozen chook!

A good news story... http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breakin...f-1225931325508 A CAMPAIGN to vaccinate almost 400,000 dogs against rabies has began on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, where an outbreak of the disease killed 93 people since 2008, officials said. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) was running the mass vaccination program in conjunction with the provincial government, which previously tried to stop the outbreak by culling thousands of stray dogs. "Rabies remains a threat to both human and animal populations and still kills 55,000 people annually," WSPA Chief Executive Officer Mike Baker said in a statement. "Bali’s multi-stakeholder approach will prove once again that the only effective solution to the rabies problem is one that combines compassion with scientific knowledge." He said the vaccination agreement would save the lives of tens of thousands of dogs on the Hindu-majority island and "create a historic reference in the global fight against rabies." Experts said culling was not the most effective or humane way to deal with rabies outbreaks. Bali animal husbandry agency chief Putu Sumantra said it would take up to four months to carry out the vaccinations. The project was supported by the Australian government, which donated 370,000 doses of the dog rabies vaccine, WSPA said.

I didn't know that Nekhbet...now I do! The ones we ate on the farm were usually the spare roosters and they were usually a year or so old...just beginning to give the hens grief by chasing them around the paddock. Our big Sussex rooster was worn to a frazzle trying to chase off the young upstarts!

Yaaaayyyy...... fantastic! the best news today, I am so happy for him and his family where was he found? (I can't get on facebook)

Has anyone noticed that the cooked chook bones bought from the butcher are not as hard and brittle as they used to be years ago. I have noticed that even the bones on a raw wing was softer than the bones on the chooks we used to kill on the farm. perhaps it is the hot water they plunge them in to remove the feathers, or perhaps it is because they have been in cages so have had no exercise.

If you check out this site for insurance... http://www.petsure.com.au/ All the companies featured are underwritten by the same underwriter. click on each one and you can get quotes, there was one there (it MAY have been vets Own) that I must have made an error when filling out the form, I thought it was a quote but it was to sign up it was really expensive but at least they were pretty nice on the phone when I asked them to cancel the policy. I went with Bow Wow Meow, which aren't the cheapest but do cover older dogs...up to 7 or 8 years for accident & sickness, over 8 accident only, (unless they have been insured for A & S before turning 8 then they stay the same)

and a bit more info and piccies from Albert Animal Hospital here http://www.albertanimalhospital.com.au/AllergyPlants.pdf Ow, that poor dog looks so sore!

She will find a new owner VERY quickly I reckon...what a sweetie she is.

Anonymous Letter writers are just scummy weak-flea-low-lifes.

you may find it cheaper if you went to St V de P or a Lifeline or Save the Children charity store and checked out their single-size quilt covers...these are good as they are already stitched up and quite often you only have to open the bottom end...then you have a long tube and instead of sewing them you can stick them together with contact adhesive (cheap in the H'ware section of Crazy Clark...is in a blue tube on a cardboard backed packet) or even 2/H curtains with the rubber backing removed. Perhaps not in a Hawaiian pattern though

Hate to be the bearer of terribly sad news. Sorry I haven't copied the whole article, there is also a video. http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/blog-with-derr...0920-15j8c.html Pam Yes I saw that on the evening news, poor bugger, best wishes for your operation...you just hang in there Derryn!

A friend sent me this email...don't know if it was a true ad in the Herald Sun but it is pretty cute anyway This has to be one of the best singles ads ever printed. It is reported to have been listed in the Melbourne Herald Sun... SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant. I'm a very good girl who LOVES to play. I love long walks in the woods, riding in your ute, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelit dinners will have me eating out of your hand. I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me. Call ( 01409434328) and ask for Daisy, I'll be waiting.... ............................................... Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the RSPCA StKilda..

I have one pup left, has been flea'd and wormed, only $2800. One parent is available for inspection This breed are cheap to feed...just chuck them roadkill or the odd drowned cow and they are happy

I reckon you had best quit now Staffygirl88 I bet you are embarrassed now

I was thinking the same thing when he went all stupid with the bulldog puppies. Yes, he said they looked like slippers...and I reckon they did...lovely soft slippers

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I'm not too keen on Derryn Hinch but this is good news from him http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/17/3015062.htm Hinch vows to end to 'cruel' puppy farm trade By Sarah Collerton Joining the fight: Derryn Hinch holds his wife's dog, Scrappy Muttley (Supplied) Map: Melbourne 3000 Related Story: Puppy farm raids lead to push for tougher laws Related Story: Animal activists attack puppy farm 'junkyard' Related Story: Dogs seized from alleged puppy farm High-profile broadcaster Derryn Hinch says shops should stop selling pets in order to shut down the "cruel and brutal" puppy farm trade. Hinch, who will be speaking at a rally against puppy farms in Melbourne on Sunday, joined the fight against the industry after suspecting his own caboodle came from one. Animal activists have long called for a ban on puppy farms, which see dogs used as breeding machines for profit. They argue the dogs on the farms often live in filthy and cramped conditions, their coats are often matted with faeces and they get no veterinary attention when they are suffering. In the worst cases dogs are kept in tiny cages with little human contact and they develop physical and psychological problems. Dog-breeding regulations vary across Australia and breeders are difficult to monitor and even harder to prosecute. But Hinch says one of the best ways to get rid of puppy farms would be to stop pet shops selling pets. "Shut down the business. It's a very lucrative business," he told ABC News Online. "In some countries now, you can't sell pets in pet shops and I think it's the way it will possibly happen eventually in Australia. "It sounds crazy, but eventually you're going to find that pet shops will not be allowed to sell pets. "You'll still have pet shops to sell leashes and collars and treats and dog food, but you won't have these little cute puppies sitting in the window." Hinch is horrified to think that his own dog, which he bought from a "legitimate" Melbourne pet store, is most likely from "a puppy factory". He now works to raise awareness of the "cruel and brutal system" and encourages people to buy puppies from the lost dogs' homes or the RSPCA. "Most people are ignorant of puppy farms - when they find out what they actually are they'll be really shocked," he said. "These are literally dog factories in which they just use the mothers to have litter after litter after litter. "When you get your cute little dog, find out where it's come from. See if it's got papers, see if it comes from a legitimate breeder, not just from some vague place out in the country." 'Not all bad' But Malcolm Rolton, who works for the Banksia Park Puppy Farm east of Melbourne, says the industry is not all bad. "We like to think that we're at the cutting edge of the good end of the puppy farm business," he told ABC News Online. Banksia produces about 2,000 puppies a year, making it one of the biggest puppy producers in Australia. "It sounds like a massive lot of puppies, but the infrastructure that is there is quite fantastic," Mr Rolton said. He acknowledges some puppy farms do the wrong thing, but he says Banksia is clean, the dogs' beds are regularly changed and there is heating for the puppies during winter. "The dogs are probably looked after better than a lot of people's living conditions," he said. Mr Rolton says Banksia's large staff includes vets, groomers and people who simply play with the dogs. They even hired Mr Rolton to handle the "hurtful" negative publicity they face. Banksia, owned by the Hams family who have been in the dog-breeding industry for 50 years, sells most of its puppies to pet stores. Mr Rolton does not think it would be fair to stop puppies from being sold in shops. "I find the puppy shops we deal with do care an enormous amount about the puppies," he said. "Pet shops sell a lot less puppies than what is sold online. "Most of the unscrupulous deals are the ones that are happening on the internet, rather than the actual puppy shops." But Hinch doubts the puppies are well treated at any puppy farm - he says he is yet to come across one where the dogs are well-treated. "In the old days they say that some battery hen institutions were not as bad as others - I don't think that argument washes," he said. Edited to add...a pox on Malcolm Rolton

don't forget outside our local shopping centre as well....husky x Great Dane pups :D

I agree Mystiqview, my two have been going to obedience for a couple of months and our trainer always said that putting on the check chain means training time. Daisy gets pretty excited to put on her check chain, she loves the training, Mac not so much....means he has to think and that hurts his head

O NO YOU WON'T

I will vote for the---->definitely NOT on the back, perhaps in a corner or the middle of the top end option. ....do we win a prize if we guess (or vote) the correct way?