Rebanne

I am happily and proudly an irresponsible dog owner. I think I will start a club for IDO's.

your kidding right? have you any idea how just changing the colours around on a dog can be confusing? I have a desexing certificate here for a white and fawn dog, colour the vets put down - tan and white, huge difference. They saw the dog, they operated on him, and still put the colour down wrong. I worked at a shelter and the people who rang up looking for a black and white dog when the dog was really white and black was huge. I quickly learnt to pin them down to the correct colour and description, cause when you're looking for a lost foxie X, for example, correct colour and description helps to find them. *Sigh* You're arguing with me about the difference between describing a dog as 'black and white' or 'white and black'... are you kidding me?! As soon as someone calls up going "Hey, I lost a black and white Fox Terrier cross, with a black dot on his head" would you not automatically go "Well, we dont have anything here by that description, but you're welcome to come and have a look. Also, we've had a call from someone from your area with a dog that sounds like it might match your description. Why don't you give them a call too"? The issue could then be that someone could call up, go to this persons house and take the dog whether it was theirs or not. Having said that, with a dog with no collar, no tags and no findable chip, this could happen anyway. of course I advised the owners to come and look to double check. You were the one that said it wasn't hard to get a description and I was saying it's not that easy at times. But I am just an irresponsible dog owner whose dogs don't wear collars so what would I know.

your kidding right? have you any idea how just changing the colours around on a dog can be confusing? I have a desexing certificate here for a white and fawn dog, colour the vets put down - tan and white, huge difference. They saw the dog, they operated on him, and still put the colour down wrong. I worked at a shelter and the people who rang up looking for a black and white dog when the dog was really white and black was huge. I quickly learnt to pin them down to the correct colour and description, cause when you're looking for a lost foxie X, for example, correct colour and description helps to find them.

not all microchips are found.

nothing worse then a fat greyhound, they look horrible. Mine are always ribby. Wish I could say the same about me

This grey has been assessed as not small animal safe. I would listern to GAP before I listerned to the owner. To me the owner is playing on people's emotion's. They tried GAP and were told the dog is not suitable, they should PTS or keep him/her. They should not be trying to rehome the dog, pity the small fluffy it meets. They are not all suitable for rehoming.

sorry to hear this ruth run free Ivan

I've stayed at the one near the river twice and both times had no hassles, it was a couple of years ago now.

congratulations Tibbiemax

yes, for sure.

how are they going to police it? Check every litter that is registered, see the birthdate, then go find out what shows the bitch has been to and when, and work out if it was in the prohibited time frame? What a joke. Fern could have been shown easily by 8 weeks after having 2 pups. In fact she could have been shown up to the day she had them and most wouldn't have picked her pregnancy.

very nice

I muzzle Miller when I run him with Fern, away from home, he can nip and a nip can mean several stitches. But at home they are fine, including very fast games of chasey in the back yard.

Thanks TerraNik. Think I have it sorted in my brain

what's the domino colour in a lappie?

all groups are on the same days and Sway will be there all 3 days

no she must stay at home so there is less chance to spread it to others, if it is KC. Even so, she sounds like a sick little girl and staying home would be in her best interests.

a bit over the top

maybe plug it into a timer?

I've got two and they are on 24/7 in winter. Couple of blankets on top and the dogs and cats fight for the hot spot

wild rabbits are feral and prey, being killed by a predator is the norm for them. Dogs are predator's. Sorry for your pet bunny.

Totally untrue

Congratulations on your new puppy, I sincerely hope he is free of health issues as pet puppies are as important as show puppies, neither deserve to suffer because of colour.

who's definition is it that they are BYB'ers and what if that dog is the best available for the bitch? How old is the dog? Is there any way to breed back, are there siblings or off spring available, owned by supposedly more ethical people?