Staff'n'Toller

The avo seeds are only toxic if cracked open.

It seems like the dog may have been more easily seen over the fence from the field rather than a house wedged between other houses.

They say she was 'well known' in the neighbourhood, I can remember 14 years ago when I first joined the Stafford Club of Vic we were given a strong warning about not having breed paraphernalia on our cars or doormats/doorsteps due to the high rate of theft of the breed.

I'm not saying for a moment that Staffords should be hidden away and unsocalised but you can be cautious about how you do it. I had my Toller for 2 years before my neighbours directly across from us noticed him.

We have to be wary about who we invite to our houses these days, people picking up from ebay or gumtree, delivery drivers etc etc.

It's very sad. Obviously these people don't intend on paying money for a dog but blue Staffords are a dime a dozen on the puppy pages now.

I have been waiting for more than 12 months for this to come to Melbourne and it is the ONE weekend I have a work function that I can't get out of. So gutted

Oh no! :(

We're looking at getting some air-con for our building next year so hopefully we can run some more days without needing to worry about the weather.

One of Trisven's Fauves???

It's a hard brief considering terriers and bull breeds are cancelled out.

Friends of Manningham Dogs and Cats will be hosting trainers Jennifer Brown and Marion Brand to run a K9 Nose Work day at our club house in Donvale.

When: Saturday August 17th for an 8.30 start or a 12 noon start depending on your preference - both sessions are identical.

Your dog may get multiple turns at the workshop but also needs to be able to settle quietly in a crate or in your car at other times. For this reason, if your dog is fearful towards other dogs they can participate as each dog's movements will be closely managed around the other dogs.

For those interested in Treibball, Marion will be giving a presentation about this sport during lunch.

Places are limited, but we'd love to be at full capacity for each session so that hopefully word will get around about this great sport and we can hold more workshops in the future! :)

Grab a booking form here: http://fomdac.org.au/k9-nose-works-2013.html

If you choose to direct deposit your fee, you can scan and email your form back to us. :)

Hope to see you there!

*cough cough* We are all very civilised on Eastlink, you can't compare the two, it's like oranges and apples. :D

You can now download the form directly from here. :)

Nope. :)

Did they test for Aspergillus? If advanced enough can cause seizures

I was thinking that myself but you need to do a bronchial lavage and as it's highly risky you'd probably want him a little more stable.

Is it worth asking them to run an ECG while he's there?

Bump.

Having lost 3 old dogs in the last 6 or so years I'll add it can get super expensive if a couple have age related health complications. Just things like arthritis meds, liver or kidney support meds, prescription diets, arthritis supplementation etc. Consider the costs of having 3 dogs around the same age all needing separate meds.

Ruptured disc surgery comes in at about 5K here at the moment.

Cancer treatment - as high as you want to go. :laugh:

I've had four dogs at one stage and I shudder thinking about people who have 4+ dogs. :laugh:

I had two old girls on separate arthritis meds and supplements, and one of those on Denosyl and other liver supplements plus her usual prescription diet for the skin. I know how much I've spent as a veterinary staffer per year in the last ten years as it says on the computer at work, and that's not including one of those girls having specialist surgery for ruptured disc, ruptured gall bladder (did not know until we did an ex-lap and once we were in there we may as well have attempted to fix it) and physio + underwater treadmill for her after the disc surgery. Two emergency centre stays before and after disc surgery and a week at the specialists after gall bladder with a plasma transfusion.

My first boy was only mildly expensive - on heart meds for a few years towards the end.

I won't list any more it gets scarier the more I think about it.

Desex both of them.

One or both might have an increase in hormones due to ovarian abnormalities, I'm just guessing here, but once they have a serious fight you may have to keep them permanently separate forever more.

Sounds like you've been lucky so far. :)

After that you need to examine what's changed (if anything) in the environment, institute a NILIF program and seek further advice if problems continue.

I have an offer that Em won't be able to refuse. :laugh:

Friends of Manningham Dogs and Cats are pleased to announce that we'll be hosting a K9 Noseworks seminar and workshop at our club house in Donvale (where the Eastern Freeway meets Eastlink).

Please find the advertisement for Melbourne attached. Email me - fomdacinc @ yahoo .com .au for a booking form as dol doesn't like the file size. :)

The format has changed slightly to a) Make it more accessible for everyone. b) Ensure dogs don't have to spend all day in a crate/car. c) Give us an opportunity for a Treibball presentation during the middle of the day.

We hope you can make it! :D

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All the Dachies i was involved with where very social .

There a very common breed used in Junior handlers by the younger age group due to there ease .

As for offleash they are hunters so i would be more worried about them coming back they can be stubborn but our Dachie agility team did events at royal shows & other public places with no issues .

Like many small breeds owners turn them into wusses & spoil them but we board alot of Dachies & all are fine in nature ,

There tough little critters & often forget there size but they hunt nasty critters so one expects there to be spunk.

The Std Longs where used more for water retrieving hence there more gundog like nature.

I think there a great breed but as i said any breed can be turned into "issue " breeds .

We have boarded 2 Tollers that would eat us given a chance

I can't bold your statements about Tollers but I can say I definitely understand where you are coming from.

I think most of the time it's fear but I know there are certain dogs from certain lines who would take you on if challenged and furthermore think they can win. I have problems with them being homed to inexperienced families and the like, particularly entire males. They are a trickier breed than some other gundogs.

Many breeds could be elimated for not being vet friendly & some breeds don't do well in a vet environment especially if a crated client.

My Dachie at the vet would protect himself to the end but he was a gem in the showring .

One must remember that Dachies MUST bark to do there job so yes they can be more vocal but it doesn't mean they have to yap .

My Std Smooth wasn't a yapper infact he was very silient BUT he was the most awesome guard dog,he also did mini agility & visited the nursing homes as part of the Dachie demo team.

They are great dogs but like any breed you must understand there bad traits & be prepared to work with .

Off the Dachie varieties the Std Longs are much more gundog in nature & very laid back ,love life .

The wires are the clowns

Std Smooths are loyal to the end for there owners & often more one person

Mini Smooths should be very social .

My Std smooth wasn't a barker but a great guard dog.

I handled std longs for years & we always called them the mini Irish Setters as they have that rollicking nature & love life.

I handled Mini Smooths as a child & they where awesome plus the mini longs.

Funnily enough the ones that had temp issues where the wires but it isn;t typical .

I'm not talking in a crated context, I'm talking in the waiting room meeting people and being up on the table.

Most breeds are good and quite handleable, Chi's and Dachy's though are unfortunately 'up there' on the difficult list.

Yours were great in the showring but how do you rate them at the off lead park with a bunch of other dogs?

It was me who raised the issue of Dachshund's being dog friendly.

I am happy to be corrected, but obviously in a Vet Clinic context we generally meet ones that want to take off your fingers, and yap at all the other dogs. :laugh:

IF you have a lift, then look at a wirehaired Dachy or a smooth hair.

The miniature long hairs are the ones I personally see with the behaviour issues.

Thankyou Corvus. This may be true. She is a very alert high energy dog. I will have to observe her more closely. I can't see her eyes because of her hair

I have attached a photo.

Do her a favour and trim the hair around her eyes regularly.

If you can't see her eyes, it must be hard for her to see through her hair too. :)

Yes please do. It is starting to circulate around Facebook now.. it was first brought to my attention through my dog obedience club and also a group I'm apart of on FB for my particular dog breed. There are lots of people coming forward with similar experiences on this now - for example this is a post by someone (I don't know them) onto my dog obedience FB page: "Some people where approached on a Gold Coast beach by 2 guys posing as council workers - some thing - neon vests and clipboards - and wanted to impound their dog for being off lead. They were not from council but were collecting dogs. Disgusting."

This part is what got me...

About two weeks ago my husband and I were walking home from the train station (he walks up with the dog to collect me) and as we were about 6 hours from our house, we had Maui off lead..

There were two guys in a van sitting watching, as we approached one got out, claiming he was from the council (Wearing a vest and had a clipboard) and told us off for having Maui off lead.

He said he was going to all the houses in the area that had dogs to tell them the same thing... Now, I no of no council that would do this..

We thought it was a bit strange until I read this thread...

We are in the Western suburbs in Victoria too..

Some months ago there were ads on Seek asking for people to apply to be trained as animal management officers since the new BSL laws were causing an increase in the need for more workers to be trained to identify restricted breeds.

Perhaps this is them, and they have nothing to do now except catch people committing minor infringements.

I'm not saying that this is definitely the case in SA - that story sounds weird - however I did see the job vacancies advertised for Vic.

I would try some pro-biotics before changing. She may have had a mild stomach upset. :)

I've known a few Keeshonds. I think they're really nice dogs. There's no getting away from the fact they are also of the spitz variety though. :laugh:

The few I've known will bark but not for no reason, they bark at instances (visitors arriving).

I feel it's really important to look at general breed temperament, you don't want a dog that can't socialise with other dogs when your closest off-lead area is a dog park and you have no yard IYKWIM - just makes things harder for you. I'm not sure Dachshunds are very appropriate if that is the case. Plus 3 flights of stairs everyday is not going to be great as they age.

Whilst exercise is a consideration, you also need to be providing activities that tire the dog out, training session before work, a variety of environmental enrichment toys, rotation of said toys to create novel items each day.

Much hair in the breeds you've chosen - have you had a long haired breed before? I've had short->medium haired breeds before and now I have the Toller whoooooaaaa I had no idea how much hair they drop about the place.

You can join us in the robotic vacuum cleaner thread when you get your post count up. :laugh:

See if you can put an ad in the WA Canine Association gazette. :)

Have a solicitor draw up the agreement so the other party is fully aware of what is paid for and the date the dog will be returned to you.

Hiya,

By the sounds of it I am guessing it's Aboriginal Veterinary Services, which is a separate entity to AMRRIC. http://www.ntvet.com.au/AboriginalCommunityVeterinaryServices/tabid/27425/Default.aspx Maybe try them first and see if they are responsible for those town camps?

If you're heading into Darwin you might be able to get some ivomec dispensed from The Ark Vet but they might want to see the dog via skype or something?

And the vet is an amrric member

See if you can contact them and if they will help with dispensing from Darwin via remote consult if the advocate is not working.

You really need the correct dosage, and a correct weight of the dog. For a non-vet to tell you the dose rates is prescribing, and that is illegal unless you are a registered vet.

Skinny camp dogs can and do die from ivomec toxicity, particularly if they have other health burdens, which often they do (as you know). :) Ask them about adverse reactions, what to look out for etc. It's generally not daily dosing but you also need a duration given to you depending on how the dog responds and if there are any reactions starting to become apparent. :)

Murphy's Law if the dog dies on your property from ivomec toxicity (not that you would do anything irresponsible of course) someone will come knocking on your door claiming they were the owner.

You could try advocate fortnightly.

We use ivomec liquid but as it's a sheep product it's off label for dogs and it's quite important the dose is exactly correct for a pup.

You could send an email through to amrric.org to see if there's a camp dog desexing program near you - they may be able to get an animal management worker to treat it.

ETA: Oh meant to say, don't euth it unless you are absolutely sure no-one owns it.