twodoggies2001

I take around 6 of the council provided poo bags at a time. The reason being that I don't have to go to the dispenser each time I come to the park. It's more a matter of convenience than one of greed. At home, I use the supermarket ones they have in the produce section.

I use the bags that I buy my fruit and veggies in at the supermarket. I'm sure, in a roundabout way I pay for them, but I like to think they are free.

I second that. Some people fall into the mistaken misconception that because the food is lower in calorie, they can feed more. Just cut down on the quantity.

I would try your pup on chicken frames too. When he gets older, he can have lamb ribs or baby veal ribs. If you do give veggies, grate them first.

I don't think he's pleased :rofl:

Correct, especially entering through a gate with "beware of dog enter at own risk" sign on it. If the child wasn't street wise enough to adhere to that warning, perhaps the child wasn't mature or educated enough to be wandering the street without parental supervision? We don't know the circumstances concerning the 10 year old child. Maybe the child left his home without the parents knowing? There are a lot of maybes. The fact is that the dogs attacked, the owners, by putting the sign up admitted that the dogs are capable of attacking someone walking onto the property. That could have been anyone attacked, even if they wanted to ring the front doorbell. The dogs should have been contained away from the front area. I am not blaming the dogs, I am putting the blame fair and squarely on the owners.

Even a 10 year old? Well 30 years ago I was 10. I knew not to do it. Not all 10 year olds are the same

Even a 10 year old?

Could you suggest to the family that what they are doing is trespass

What do you propose a motorist should face when a child suffers a judgement error and steps out in front of a car?....just saying Not quite the same. The dogs were most likely bought as protection dogs and were able to access the front yard. Your example is a split second error of judgement.

If I am correct aren't both dogs destined for euthanasia? Even the dog who called off on command? Already been PTS. Owners volunteered it. The dogs were purchased after a violent home invasion. That is probably why they were in the front yard. From what I read into this is that the owners purchased these dogs because of their inclination to attack, therefore anyone entering the property is open to attack. Not a great idea because of what we have all seen happen.

Are they for sale in the pet shop? lol

Yes, again its the irresponsibility of the owners.

Wouldn't having a sign on the front gate saying Beware Of the Dog mean the owners admit these dogs would attack, even on their own property, and it would seem that the dogs were able to use the front area. How then would anybody be able to come to the front door?

Sure, but that's no excuse of what happened here. Very irresponsible of the owner to leave car window open enough so that the aggressor could jump out.

I'm not a dog breeder but I do buy my dogs from breeders and I was led to believe that if at any time, I no longer wanted or was unable to keep the dog in question, the first move would be towards the original breeder. This has never happened in my own case and the puppies have lived here well into old age until the day they departed this earth.

I would stick with the tablets too. I buy the double dose and give them half a tablet every 6 weeks. I don't like the idea of a yearly dose in one hit. To me that's overload.

Yep, and the nightime toilet trips. I like my sleep :) This!! Just the longest time out in the back yard in the middle of the night 'waiting' for that poop. Sometimes we come in a tad too soon. Ah well, tissues work OK. I must have been blessed by those above us. From 8 weeks on, I can honestly say, I never had to take my boy, who is now 2 out during the night. Even now, he's in no hurry to relieve himself around 7 - 7.30 after the night's sleep.

I'm glad your daughter is so well trained - unlike the young girl that got of of her mother's car on the off side and ran straight in front of my car - the sort of behaviour that necessitates those annoying 40 km/h speed limits around schools and school buses. Then there are young children that manage to drown themselves in backyard pools and farm dams - which is why we have to install expensive childproof fences and gates around our swimming pools - even if we don't have children. Then there was that young girl in central NSW who wandered off to her uncle's home to feed his hunting dogs and got mauled to death etc etc. Better to be safe than sorry. It's not only children that can get into the predicaments you have listed. Pool fences also protect drunken adults or those that can't swim from falling in. Have you never been in a situation where an adult walks in front of your car, especially whilst texting or listening to loud music, or has an adult never been mauled to death by I presume you mean dogs etc etc.

If all goes well with this man and he doesn't report you it would be best that your dog does not have access to the street whilst you are parking your car on your property. You and he are very fortunate that this poor man wasn't more badly hurt.

I think this is the worst thing. If that happened to me I would ask for a refund for that amount and then cancel the policy. Unfortunately from reading other reviews on facebook, it seems all too common. When I rang them during the week and I questioned my other dogs renewal they said they would email me the updated rates. I have received nothing. Why the rush lol. I first insured my dogs in March, and had to call them several times for paper work. They were very apologetic and still nothing. It only just arrived in the mail after several emails the same day from them with the same paperwork.

They still need to be taught where to go, it isn't a failsafe innate response as such. Sometimes accidents happen and bad habits can be formed. When we had our pup I made sure I could hear him if he got up, or stirred it was out for a wee and back to bed. They're quick when they wee, get little warning and leave tiny puddles. I'd say he's going in his bed if he didn't go for 10 hours. When we brought home our youngest mini schnauzer pup, for the night he was in a crate and went the entire night from around 11pm to 7am in the morning without needing to toilet and that's how it was through his entire puppy hood. If I remember correctly, it was only twice that he needed to go during the night. Even now that he's over 2 and first thing in the morning, even though he's outside, emptying his bladder is not his first priority. It seems some pups and dogs have more bladder control than others.

Yes, I agree. Word can travel fast

At the end of the day it's the OP decision what she feels comfortable doing or not doing. I would however suggest she does some research into her own rights, this is a dog forum, not a tenancy forum so a lot of the comments on here are very speculative and can be quite removed from the actual law. I will point out that even if the OP is caught red handed by her landlord with the dogs in the house and the landlord somehow succeeds in kicking them out over it (unlikely unless major damage has been done, most likely tribunal would suggest they move the dogs outside) the landlord cannot keep any part of the bond unless damage has been done to the dwelling that would not be covered under normal wear and tear. Again even if they are caught and it goes to tribunal a history of the dogs being inside a different property with the same landlord as well as noise issues with them being outside could possibly award the OP with the rights to actually keep her dogs inside. My OH is a property manager and I am constantly amazed at what VCAT or other state equivalent tribunals allow tenants to do, there are stories of tenants that have been in arrears for year and years but they are given chance after chance (even people being told to pay an extra $20 a month to pay off thousands in debt). OH is currently trying to get the bond held for a tenant that painted over his gas stove instead of cleaning it and even that's not easy. I really don't think a dog being allowed inside, supervised and causing no damage to the property will give the landlord or tribunal cause to end the lease early or hold any of the bond If your OH is a property manager then he will know that to retain any part of the bond money the tenant has to agree. If they do not, then the next step is VCAT. Yes it does and it pretty much always goes to VCAT who have a habit of siding with the down and out tenant over the 'greedy' landlord lol. At least we agree on something