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I love the first one! Good job!

Whippet or JRT.

For future reference, you should ALWAYS get any new pet checked by your own vet within the first week of owning it. Its important for several reasons - firstly, you get peace of mind that you have purchased a healthy pup, and secondly it is like a condition report for future reference.

So why are we even discussing it? Its a matter for small claims court or similar.

Isn't it against the vacc manufacturers requirements to NOT health check a dog before vaccinating it? I have never ever known a vet to not listen to a dogs heart before vaccinating it. The vet was negligent in that instance. I also think its silly of the owner not to have the pup vet checked after she bought it. I tell all my adopters to get their pet checked within the first week for their own peace of mind.

LOL!

Great photos everyone! Kirislin, I LOVE the Pharoah Hound! Absolutely gorgeous shot!

Haha!!

I'd love to meet up with some DOLers. How will we know who is who though?

Man caught with 'virtual zoo' in luggage http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8248979/man-caught-with-live-baby-bear-in-suitcae A man has been caught trying to fly out of Bangkok with live baby animals, including leopards, panthers and a bear, in his luggage. The animals, which were all under two months old and had been drugged, were discovered in the suitcases of a man heading for Dubai on a first class plane ticket, the Freeland Foundation anti-trafficking group said. The man, a 36-year-old United Arab Emirates citizen, was waiting to check-in for his flight at Bangkok's international airport when he was apprehended by undercover anti-trafficking officers early Friday, according to the Freeland Foundation. When authorities opened the suitcases, the animals yawned, said Freeland Foundation director Steven Galster, who was present during the bust. There were two leopards, two panthers, an Asiatic black bear and two macaque monkeys - all about the size of puppies. The animals were all aged under two months, Agence France-Presse reported. "It looked like they had sedated the animals and had them in flat cages so they couldn't move around much," Galster said. Some of the animals were placed inside canisters with air holes. The man, Noor Mahmoodr, was charged with smuggling endangered species out of Thailand, according to Colonel Kiattipong Khawsamang of the Nature Crime Police. He said one of the bags had been abandoned in an airport lounge because the animals were being too noisy. Authorities believe Mahmoodr was part of a trafficking network and are searching for suspected accomplices. "It was a very sophisticated smuggling operation. We've never seen one like this before," Galster said. "The guy had a virtual zoo in his suitcases." The Freeland Foundation said the animals were taken into the care of local veterinarians. "There's a pretty strong likelihood that some of them wouldn't have survived the flight in the condition they were in," Freeland's Roy Schlieben said. "The fact they were transported alive would indicate the person at the other end wanted to keep them in their residence or some sort of zoo, or maybe even breed them," he said. The anti-trafficking officers had been monitoring the man since his black market purchase of the rare and endangered animals, Freeland said. Thailand is a hub for illegal wildlife trafficking, but authorities typically find rare turtles, tortoises, snakes and lizards that feed demand in China and Vietnam. Finding such an array of live mammals is unusual. In Thailand, leopards and panthers fetch roughly $US5000 ($A4,700) a piece on the black market, but their value in Dubai was presumably higher, Galster said. It was not known if the animals were destined to be resold or kept as exotic pets, a practice popular in the Middle East. If convicted, Mahmoodr could face up to four years in jail and a 40,000 baht (about $A1200) fine, Kiattipong said.

We're going too! Keep an eye out for a Greyhound in a pink coat and a black and white Shih Tzu.

Great photos! Sorry I was so late, hopefully next time I can get there on time! And hopefully next time it won't be so wet! LOL! Pia was exhausted - she had a great time! Thanks for waiting around for me.

I'm so sorry for your loss. RIP gorgeous Nova.

Hmmm well I guess the dogs I saw must have been the odd ones! LOL! I'm sure the ones I saw had barely a stump left.

Really? The ones I have seen they have removed the entire leg, so there is nothing left hanging IYKWIM.

I came across this dog tonight and wondered about its amputated leg. Why would they leave so much of the leg behind? Would it not be easier for the dog to have the whole thing removed? Or does it help it balance? Anyone know? http://www.aaps.org.au/dogs/dogs_page_one.html (first dog - "Raven")

Woohoo!! Great news!! You don't have to waste the A/D though - its high in fat so mix it in with his normal food or just put it straight in a bowl. Its meant to be highly palatable.

Haha I do love Rotties. Pia actually had a BLAST playing with my sister's Rottie the other day - poor Romy couldn't get near Pia though! LOL!

I have worked with the students who operate on these dogs, and each one of them has told me how grateful they are to use them, and how well the dogs are treated. These dogs are going to die anyway - at least this way, their death will not be in vain.

Bostons are GORGEOUS! But I think a bug-eyed dog in a house full of cats is a perforation waiting to happen! LOL!

I know! But Glen doesn't like skinny dogs LOL!

See I also think its important to match the dog with our existing dogs, but he just likes what he likes. I want a Whippet or another Greyhound or maybe a different sighthound... :D

In Victoria, you cannot apply for a permit until you already have the excess animals. Crazy, huh? ;)

I know Aussies are a working breed, but I don't want to own one. I really like them and I used to really want one, but if I was getting another working breed, I'd prefer a Kelpie or BC.

The limits annoy me so much. I have lots of cats, but they are all indoor only so they don't bother anyone and nobody would even know they are here. Yet my neighbour has one outdoor cat who wees on my front porch, poos in my garden beds, annoys my cats through the window, etc. They also have one outdoor dog who barks when we go outside, when something goes past outside, etc. It should be based on your capability to care for them. It is also stupid how we are on a full sized block and only allowed two dogs without a permit, yet my next door neighbours are on a sub-divided block and can each have two dogs - so four dogs on MUCH less space than we have. Crazy.