Tempus Fugit
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Quite a few people do chip but then don't update their details when they move, change phone no Tec.
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Apparently the Bill has been passed.
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The article doesn't convince me that dingoes are more vicious than numerous other breeds. It seems simply a case of redirected aggression onto an elderly lady who was trying to break up a fight where 3 medium size dogs were attacking a small dog. The attacking dogs could easily have been bullys, shepherds, malamutes, staghounds or a variety of other breeds or crosses thereof. If the dogs were normally kept in pens like that pictured, it might indicate a lack of socialisation though.
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The GSD Council of Australia maintain an on-line database of ANKC registered GSDs. If the breeder had him microchipped & registered as a puppy you could search the database for his kennel prefix. You need to be a member of your state GSD body eg GSDL NSW to access the database.
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On 02/12/2017 at 2:17 PM, persephone said:
AFAIK , GB, 'WILD' means never domestic to start with ... lions, lynx,elephants, snakes are all wild, as are foxes ...
Cats & dogs living/breeding apart from humans are FERAL .
it takes a surprisingly short time for dogs to become feral, sadly ..depending on the bonds it had with owners - possibly less than a year? if it then bred - offspring would be truly feralAs far as I aware, the above is a slang definition.
According to my Oxford Dictionary, the etymology of the word wild is of Germanic origin, from the word wilde meaning not domesticated or cultivated, whereas feral is from the Latin fera, referring specifically to wild animals.
So it would be correct to refer to a wild animal as a feral animal but a wildflower would not generally be referred to as a feral flower.
So lawyers and aficionados of Latin would talk about feral foxes whilst peasants and lower classes would refer to them as wild foxes.
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Apparently there is now a book about it titled "How to tame a fox and build a dog"
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Do they also have a similar policy for roosters that crow before 7am?
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On 15/11/2017 at 1:02 PM, asal said:
I just realised something?
the very organisation that the politicians listen to and draft legislation accordingly as per the "Code of practice for dog breeders"
No one seems to have twigged or gone mental over is the fact that they have now applied to be permitted to sell seized animals that are pending court proceedings before the matter goes to court on the grounds that to keep these animals in their facility is not in its best interests because of the fact such cases do not go to court in less than 2 years from the date of seizure.
That their facilities are not suitable for long term . I think it was on a forum that they will sell them within 3 months of seizure to prevent repeats of the medical disaster of injuries and temperament damage recorded by the Roxy case?
Haven't the cattle dogs seized in Victoria already been sold, pending the outcome of the court hearing? Even if their owners won, their dogs are already desexed and gone.
Yet aren't those facilities in accordance with the 'Code of Practice for dog breeders" that they demand breeders have to build instead of the homes they used to enjoy with their owners?
no one seems to have realised this?
Are they admitting the facilities they have, are not in accordance with the said Code
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are they admitting the very pens they demand breeders build to a minimum standard set by them are not suitable for long time residence?
no grassed area to play in or saints forbid, dusty ground to dig in, just easily disinfected hard on the legs and body concrete.
Mind you once said concrete pens are built then is that not what it is said by some people, defines a puppy farm?
What about the pens that declared dangerous dogs have to be housed in?
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Not really. It's just that dog attacks in Canberra are a political issue at the moment.
All over the world big dogs have been attacking little dogs for centuries. In the wild, coyote kill foxes, while wolves kill both coyote and foxes.
As a society we humans domesticated wolves, but never completely eliminated their predatory instinct, and then we started shrinking some of them to be smaller than foxes.
Also as a society, we seem to be unable to totally confine our canine companions to our properties when unsupervised so they get out and their predatory instincts kick in. Remember, dogcatchers have been around for centuries.
I guess the latest incident will have rotties in the firing line, as they are in some european countries along with pitties.
34 minutes ago, Diva said:There was another attack today, a woman walking her on leash dog has been hospitalised after a mauling by two loose dogs. To be honest these attacks alarm me more than the poor woman killed by her own dog, no doubt because the victims are random. My own dogs have been attacked when out for an on leash walk on several occasions, I don't know why it is so but Canberra has a real problem with aggressive dogs.
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23 hours ago, JulesP said:
I've currently got a broken side fence. It got blown over in a storm on Monday. Luckily the neighbour and his sons have made it quite sturdy but it is still technically broken. Having a broken fence doesn't make you an irresponsible dog owner. If she was letting the dog escape through the broken fence that would be irresponsible but the article said she was keeping the dog in the house because of the fence.
According to newspaper reports, the property was public housing rental. The housing authority claimed they had no record of being asked to repair the fence.
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Just got my PetPlan renewal notice. The premium for my 6 year-old GSD has doubled from $75 per month to a massive $150 per month (back in 2014 it was a reasonable $50 per month).
The underwriters are now apparently a mob called MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 at Lloyds in London. Somehow I get the feeling that this Lloyds syndicate is using us colonials as milch cows to recover losses from disasters such as Fukushima (see the Wikipedia entry for MS Amlin).
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There is also the issue of not leaving the collar in place for more than 10 hrs at a time otherwise the dog can get skin necrosis sores from the electrodes rubbing the skin.
I used one about 20 yrs ago to deter fence jumping & fence fighting but I fully concur with the other posters re run thru.
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6 hours ago, sarsplodicus said:
I also did not open the article.
They are all animals and feral animals did not ask to be born. Their existence is the result of human activity. Hold the responsible humans down and tear them apart. I hate cruelty to animals in any shape or form.
Persephone with respect because I have no personal experience but I think this "if pig hunting is done correctly .. dogs grab the pig by the ears ..and hold it until the hunter dispatches it quickly and cleanly with a knife. " would also be painful for the pig.
So is it then hypocritical to denounce live baiting of greyhounds while supporting dogging of pigs? Generally pig dog pups have to be trained to hunt before they are loosed on adult pigs and for that piglets are used. I've only ever come across one NZ site where the young pig dogs are muzzled when being worked on pigs.
By the way, if you really want to see cruelty in pig dogging search on the phrase 'Adu Bagong'.
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6 hours ago, gamefish said:
Great info peeps! the NullaborNet looks great had not found that one. Live in tropics so we are well aware of the night critters, we dont ever go out around town at night! 1080 is a big concern, have a soft muzzle for her, but thinking something a bit more sturdy as she will guzzle anything that looks like food. Hopefully we will take our time coming back west and be able to enjoy the tourist bit.
Did a return trip to WA last year with my dog in a campervan stopping mainly at caravan parks or roadhouses. Liked Streaky Bay in SA, then went on to Nundroo Roadhouse & Mundrabilla RH, followed by Balladonia RH & a CP at Kalgoorlie - a bit of hassle there with the 'pet friendly' CP I had booked at as they told me on arrival the pet friendliness only extended to small dogs (something the guides don't mention). After touring the goldfields, my last stop before Perth was in Westonia, which I liked because it was a township a few kms off the main highway (no truck noise) and had a nice pub.
One guide I have found useful in my travels is Australian Caravan Park Reports .
As for a muzzle for a BC, I would recommend going to a farm supplies store (either bricks & mortar or on-line) rather than a pet shop. The former seem more likely to have muzzles to prevent sheepdogs picking up baits, whereas pet shops sell muzzles like the Baskerville Ultra, which prevents biting but allows the dog to pick up treats.
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Because animals like Kodi can't tell their side of the story we need organisations such as the Animal Defenders Office who can provide legal expertise.
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So how are SA police dogs and the military dogs that guard the raaf base trained to release from a bite?
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In Europe, sheep farmers often use liivestock protection dogs, such as Maremmas, to protect flocks from wolves, so I don't suppose they would use baiting - otherwise their dogs would be poisoned.
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Dog stabbed to death in Perth park by hoodie-wearing man; police seek witnesses: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-18/dog-stabbed-to-death-in-perth-park/8536332
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Scary. My adult GSD had a few days of bloody diarrhoea a couple of years ago after a stay in a boarding kennel near Cairns. When I got home the vet diagnosed EPI but I have had him off creatin for almost a year now with no issues. So now I am wondering..........
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The Bumas muzzles are certainly very colourful and because they are custom made to order are likely to be a good fit. However they are also as a consequence quite expensive compared to other muzzles.
The Bumas company is based in Austria (you can google on bumas beisskorb) and recently opened an agency in the USA. I wouldn't know how to buy one from Australia, perhaps through a european forwarding company. You would need to allow for freight costs so it would be an expensive exercise.
On 4/04/2017 at 6:48 PM, Papillon Kisses said:Look at these beauties.
Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bumas/bumas-custom-made-colorful-dog-muzzles/description
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16 hours ago, asal said:
I am amazed there is such a law, but noticing you are in Victoria, perhaps I shouldnt considering the inanely stupid stuff your pollies pass down there, (thinking their one that made it illegal to show a Victorian born and owned dog debarked in another state, yet perfectly legal to show a debarked dog otherwise, have to wonder how many pollies were asleep at the wheel that day and wonder what else rubbish they have) this one seems to fit the parameter too?
have any of the other states done this too?
The rule regarding muzzling on Melbourne suburban trains is not law. As with Bunnings, it is the private policy of the European-based train operating company, mirroring the policy in their European home base. It happened with the privatisation of Melbourne's trams and trains when Jeff Kennett was premier. Dogs are still completely prohibited on the Victorian government-owned V-Line country trains and I believe dogs are prohibited on public transport in all other states as the public transport there is state government owned.
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Advice please - response to dangerous dog order
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Miight be worth getting legal advice from the Animal Defenders Office https://www.ado.org.au/