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Tell him to look on pet rescue ;Quite a few foxy types and mixes in QLD and a Fox Terrier called Darcy .
Thank you I am doing that for him...he's an older man who does not do the internet thing. Darcy would be great but too far away he is in Cairns.
Found a listing at 4 paws on the Sunshine Coast....the gentleman is going to call them.
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Tell him to look on pet rescue ;Quite a few foxy types and mixes in QLD and a Fox Terrier called Darcy .
Thank you I am doing that for him...he's an older man who does not do the internet thing. Darcy would be great but too far away he is in Cairns.
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Hi everyone...Robyne here from English Pointer Rescue Australia. I just had a local guy come and quote some work at home and after chatting he tells me he has been looking for a foxie or cross and is not finding the local shelter very helpful in that they won't keep him on file and contact him so just on the off chance I thought I would post here on his behalf. He is a very nice older man who already has 2 kelpies and lives on acreage. His childhood dog was a foxie and he would like a male up to 4 years old, must be good with other dogs of both sexes. A cross would be ok but it must still be small and 'foxy' like. Quite happy to pay an adoption fee but will not pay for flights etc so must be in south east Qld area. Any thoughts please pm me..thanks. Cheers, Robyne
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Xanax given EARLY and then repeat every 4 hours if needed. Thundershirt as well.Most terrified dogs wont eat a thing even if you offer steak ! Try to work out where your dog wants to be..it might be a crate, or a cupboard or under the table...in my case my dog wants to be in the very deep laundry shelf which is up off the floor. So we carpeted the shelf so she doesnt slip and put a curtain across the front. When the storm starts I put a collar and lead on and take her there, indicate the shelf and then ignore her. She eventually makes her own decision to go on the shelf. The first few times this took up to 20 mins. Now she is likely to go there herself and is starting to stay there. She displays bad digging behaviour when we have storms..she is allowed to dig on the carpeted shelf but not anywhere else..anywhere else she is corrected with my voice 'uh uh'. Each time she gets off I just go and put lead and collar on her again and repeat the exercise. I find she is staying there on her own accord longer and longer.I am doing all this after consulting with a behaviourist and it's working. Takes time but worth it. The drugs are not optional in my opinion....terrified dogs and we have the drugs to help out..its a no brainer for me.I do not comfort her nor do I get tough with her, she cannot help her behaviour. I am trying to show her a 'safe' place to be and so far it's helping enormously. I also have 2 others who are scared too but not to the degree of my rescue bitch who takes it to a whole other level LOL!!!
Hope my long winded story has some tips that others can use that might help.
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What a gorgeous little dog ! Her face just shines with kindness. So pleased she has her forever family.
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I am super super super paranoid about leashes, collars and walking hardware in general.
There is nothing I have found yet that I feel 100% safe to use when walking my dog.
As a kid I was only ever allowed to walk our terriers on slip chains (although they were way too large)
So flat collars worry me a bit as I'm so used to the tightening action.
Esky has a martingale collar at the moment and it's pretty good, but I have a feeling there's something out there that would give me more peace of mind and DOL seems like the kind of place that can point me to the right collar.
And leads. I hate the traditional swivel clip that most leads have. I found a pig dog supplier who made custom leads with a locking 'bull clips' but again I was dubious on the quality of the make.
Hell some days I've resorted to using the chain from our racing stake out and padlocking it to my pants, or using two leads.
Any ideas on where I can find good quality gear that can put my mind at ease.
* I will add, that there is nothing wrong with the way my dog walks, she trots along most of the time, not a puller, slipper or lunger.
I bought the leather leads and also the martingale collars from K9 Pro. The leads are very good quality and the collars have good german chain on them. Great product.
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Toileting and training issues aside....poor little bugger being left in a crate all that time. No life for a puppy whatever spin you like to put on it sorry. Let's face it...they are called crates but are .. in fact...cages. They have their place but suitable for weeks on end of confinement of a healthy young puppy...not in my opinion.
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lets see frontline won't hurt him. neither will a good bath rather than his morning fall into the dam...
but in the mean time the dog is scratching.... my vets away atm... and i am not going to the expensive one as we have already had 3 very expensive trips there recently. i need to wait till pay day any way.
in the mean time i wanted to try some stuff first so he does not at best get worse... but thanks for the comparison, it really helped... i'll just take pot luck.
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Your comment about the dam raises a red flag for me...we have a small dam here and all 4 of my dogs have frequent not serious skin issues...due to the dry the dogs are now fenced off from using the dam and surprise not ONE skin issue since. Something to think about. When they have had issues due to swimming in the dam water they have needed antibiotics and Malaseb shampoo as a back up to the antibiotics. Hope you get it sorted.
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Not to worry...sorted.
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Hello everyone....I have a friend who works for RSPCA. She has asked if there is contact for GSP NSW. The Illawarra RSPCA shelter has a GSP that they would like to speak to GSP rescue about re releasing the dog to rescue. So far they have had no luck with getting in touch with NSW Gsp rescue people. If anyone on here knows the right people the shelter is Illawarra and the lady to speak with there is Janelle Kalkin ( spelling ??) they are keen to speak with breed rescue re this dog. Thanks.
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Sorry to hear your dog had this seizure. Definately a vet visit needed and at the very least they will want to do a blood work up to rule help rule out underlying causes. In the past 3 months my boy has been diagnosed with epilepsy...one big seizure followed by another less than 8 hours later. He had in the previous 6 months been showing a mild muscle tremour and some teeth chattering and the vet said taking that into account and the short period of time between the 2 seizures it was time for medication. If there is no underlying cause and your dog has a long period of time between seizures ( months) and no other symptoms then I personally would not medicate but I am sure your vet will give you excellent advice. All the best for a good outcome.
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Spice of Life Cafe in Main St on Tamborine Mountain also welcome dogs at the tables on the footpath or on the deck AND they have good coffee !
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Hi Jo, I know DOL tends to look at all possibilities with things like this but surely with arthritis a vet wouldn't mis-diagnose it? They took xrays and all.
He is always super-active and runs around after walks (yes zoomies around the yard at age 6 :laugh:) .
Never seen any limping or sensitivity prior to last night. So it is a little confusing.
Sorry to hear your dog is out of sorts. Re the sudden onset of the problem....my 6 year old dog ( who is now 8 ) went suddenly accutely lame in his shoulder with no warning. Xrays showed his arthritis so bad that the ortho specialist told me that on paper this dog cannot walk. After we got him throught that initial acute lameness with drugs, rest, heat and gentle exercise ( took about 2 months) he had his course of cartrophen and also takes Cosequin DS daily. Two years later he is still running and having the time of his life still playing with the rest of my pack. So yes the sudden onset DOES happen it's just that the dogs have been carrying on with life without us noticing they had a problem before and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Try not to worry too much I am sure just like my boy he will be fine.
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For me the biggest issue is that they actively refuse to deal with rescue organisations.
I don't think I know a husky or mally that wouldn't fail based on prey drive alone.
Once a dog has failed the test a breed specific rescue should be allowed to assess and rescue the animal if they believe it can be successfully re-homed. A breed specific rescue organisation will make sure the new owners are suitable for a more demanding dog, if that is the case once they have been properly temp tested outside of a pound environment. They will also have the best idea about which traits being demonstrated are due to the stressful pound environment, which are breed related and which are of concern. Most rescue organisations will give an initial trial period, sometimes with access to a free behavioral trainer to make sure the dog is suitable and settles into the new environment as expected.
I realise that the RSPCA may not be able to achieve better results on their own due to a range of issues, many of which have been listed by others in this topic, but it is clear that there are a lot of rescue groups which are able to but the RSPCA refuses to let them help.
This article is written by the Alaskan Malamute Rehoming Aid Australia's NSW coordinator about her experiences.
http://deathrowpets.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/rspca-nsw-working-with-rescue-groups-or-not/
A no-kill policy is unrealistic but the kill rates from the RSPCA are beyond excessive.
Until the public can be educated about puppy farms, backyard breeders and the responsibility that comes with owning a pet, which is the root of the problem, we will have to work on the band-aid solution. There are some amazing pounds out there doing an incredible job to find homes for the majority of their animals and the RSPCA needs to be pressured to follow suit, starting to deal with well known and reputable rescue groups would surely be the easiest and smartest option for them.
I agree their test sucks but; an organisation their size is always going to have a test and it will never be perfect. Once they have decided that the dog is not suitable for everyday walk-ins to adopt it - that is where a rescue group should be able to step in.
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Sorry you your dog is going through this. My 8 year old boy was diagnosed with epilepsy 4 months ago. The beginning of this year he developed an unexplained muscle tremour and then a couple of months later he had a seizure followed by another one 8 hours later. The blood test is to exclude other causes for the seizures. My boy is on Phenomav and doing really well. The first couple of weeks on the meds until they get the dosage right is a bit scary as motor function goes a bit haywire while the body adjusts to the medication but after they get it right it's all good. They do have to have another blood test once they have started the drugs to check the levels. Please don't be frightened...the medication is easy to live with, not expensive and my dog is doing great on it as I'm sure yours will too. Good luck I hope you get good results like I did with my dog. :)
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Broke my heart to see the lovely young pointer who was apparently the "worst behaved dog in the shelter'
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The idea of dogs being returned to the breeder is a good one but most rescue groups and pounds wont allow the dog to be returned to the breeder and they use the information they have about the terrible breeder who doesn't screen their puppy buyers well enough (and of course who doesn't care) that the dog they bred came into rescue as a way of belting into the breeder.They have been collecting information from pedigree papers to do this now for some time and good luck to any breeder who has a dog land in a surrender situation who is given a chance to take it back.That is why it wont ever be compulsory because animal rights blame the breeder and only registered purebred breeders are in the firing line now because of the papers.If the world wants breeders to take back their dogs they need to make it easier to allow them to take them back and not punish the breeder when their puppy buyer turns out to be a mongrel.Taking back a dog is good if the puppy buyer comes to the breeder and tells them they cant keep it but there are lots who don't go back to the breeder.
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I participate in breed rescue and I can assure you that if we know who the breeder is of any dog we get into rescue we ALWAYS contact the breeder as the first port of call. Sadly we have encountered some breeders who just are not interested but we do always ask. If a dog is in a shelter though it is very very hard to get that shelter to tell us if they know the breeding details of the dog....we find that very frustrating. A lot depends on the particular humans running a particular shelter as to how much information they will give us so yes this needs to change.
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Hi all
Unfortunately this is the first tick season in SEQ where I haven't used Proban on my dogs but my problem has now become FLEAS not TICKS!!
I now use Preventic Collars in tick season and alternate that with the use of Advantix but both my dogs, who are 10 and 11, have got fleas for the first time in their lives.
Can anyone offer my any suggestions as to why this is could be happening? Can Advantix just not work on some dogs?? I am generally quite knowledgable when it comes to the health and well being of my dogs but this has got me stumped.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I also live in the Brissie area..when I moved to this house we had a huge flea problem left from the previous owners...nothing worked until I tried Comfortis...used it for that one season and not had a problem since. We also sprayed the yard at the same time...used Pidgeons Termite treatment which we got from the local produce. Works brilliants for fleas just keep the dogs off the yard for a couple of days.
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From what I've been told by rescue groups (usually breed specific) that have begged to take dogs on - they just simply won't release a dog that has failed the above linked (bullshit) temperament test to ANYONE, not just the general public. So even though a dog can fail for some very basic training issues (or even non training issues - the dog can gain 40 points just by having a few high toy drive!) that could be worked on in a foster care environment, it is not given that opportunity.
Look up the Facebook group 'Justice4Max'. He was adog that had originally come from a rescue group and was a fantastic dog. Ended up in RSPCA Rutherford. Owner asked for a few extra days to get the money together to release him, and Dog Rescue Newcastle also explicitly told them they would take him once his time was up. They killed him.
Even breeders here of sight hounds and terriers would be denied access to their own dogs if they ended up in the shelter as the prey drive would see them fail the test and therefore not released to anyone.
This is our experience as a breed rescue, dogs being failed on having high energy, drive and wanting to chase cats for god's sake
....but not in ALL RSPCA shelters...it does depend on the particular humans running each shelter as to whether or not a particular dog will be passed on to rescue, some of the shelters try hard to work with rescue in fact our QLD shelter has a rescue co-ordinator. -
We had this problem when we bought this property 2 years ago...fleas AND lice in the millions it was horrendous. This is what we did....treat the dog with Comfortis, wash all bedding etc etc as you have done...then spray the yard, we used Birds Termite Treatment ( after trying many others which did not work) which we bought from the local produce, it also does fleas...WAY cheaper than paying someone to do it....we sprayed the yard at 3 weekly intervals for a couple of months. Keep the dog and cat off the yard for a day when you spray. We have now had a flea free yard and house for the past 18 months. We also got our neighbour to spray their yard too and she was so grateful that it worked as she had been battling the fleas for years and after we all did this we are clear.
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I used Michael Woodcock for years until we moved away from the Gold Coast....I highly recommend him. I had a very seriously ill dog at one time and he was good enough to tell me when we needed more expertise than he could offer and sent me to the appropriate specialist when many vets could have just kept taking my money. He also gave wonderful care for years to my german shepherd who had severe hip dysplasia. BIG thumbs up for Michael.
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Pounds and shelters have a finite amount of space - and those who instigate a foster care program or work with rescue have a significantly lower euth rate than those who don't. This is a proven fact...
The numbers of animals rehomed via foster care programs and rescue groups is a statistic that seems to have been missed out on in this debate. Cold hard figures are what will do the convincing - not slogans and buzz words and emotive anecdotes.
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And excellent points, too, TD.
The CEO RSPCA Q'ld publicly gave his own opinion that an ideal animal welfare system should include an extensive, healthy network of foster-care. Makes so much sense that a dog destined for home-life be cared for, in a home-life situation. As well as extending space.
Just BTW, I've had good and helpful experiences with RSPCA Q'ld over the years. re tibbies. More recently, their Behavioral Helpline has helped people I know nip problems in the bud.. And, their cooperative work with some community members has prevented a little tibbie becoming one more nasty statistic. It often takes a number of hands to hold the safety net. In this case registered breeders, caring members of the community and RSPCA Q'ld joined hands to get that outcome. Bless 'em all!
Yes I too would like to say how good the RSPCA Wacol shelter are to deal with in regards to our breed rescue. The rescue co-ordinator there is more than helpful.
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I think it is a bit of a myth that they fail dogs for showing interest in prey? There are always plenty of dogs with "not good with cats" against their name.
Megan I do breed rescue...pointers...we have had one particular RSPCA shelter failing them on temp test because they were high energy and would chase cats....we know for a fact at least one pointer has been euthed on this assessment even though we could have homed the dog with no problems. EVERY young pointer who goes into care in that facility will likely fail the same test..and we won't be able to save any of them because they will only work with us AFTER a dog has PASSED his temp test. It's extremely frustrating and nice dogs are dying for no good reason. It all depends on the shelter staff...some RSPCA shelters have released dogs to us and they are wonderful shelter staff to work with. So is it a myth...sadly not.
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I have four which I find is ok. I can take 2 out and the others still have company as someone has already said in this thread. Sometimes I have a foster as well and I find that five is a bit much for me...mainly because we don't have enough couches in the loungeroom for everyone and the humans end up sitting on the floor
....or a dog LOL!!!!
Fox Terrier Or Terrier Cross Wanted
in Dog Rescue (General Rescue Discussion)
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Hi yes it's Bart he is calling about :) I will wait and see how he goes with Bart and I have passed on the other phone numbers to him....thank you everyone he will surely find a suitable one in amongst all those. Cheers.