mita

Thanks for that.   It's handy to know.

Here's Penny the Dachie. 

Ye gods!  98,000 calls.  I wish it weren't first in gets the dog.  I'd rather there was some careful screening of applicants.  

I don't know if there's any further information yet on who dumped 3 healthy young dogs by a roadside.... and why.

   Is it an offence to endanger dogs like that.... & also create a traffic hazard? 

Very mysterious, juice.  People are posting interesting comments on the Liverpool FB page.  A woman called Kylie said she found the 3 on the side of the road (not clear if she actually saw the dumping take place).  It must've been out of hours for the Pound because the 3 stayed at her house for the night & she took them to the Pound next day.

 Another poster said she recognises one of them,  because she was his groomer.  They look in splendid condition & are happy, confident little dogs.

One of the Rescues told me they've offered to take them if not claimed, but she said the little dogs have generated much interest & they may be adopted straight from the Pound.  If owner doesn't claim them, that is.

2 minutes ago, Powerlegs said:

They may have been dumped at the pound but not necessarily by their owner, that would technically be a surrender and they would go straight into the pets for adoption section.  

Thanks, PL.

3 hours ago, Powerlegs said:

@mita there's 3 tib crosses in Liverpool Pound.  

Powerlegs, we getting 2 different backgrounds on them.  Someone who alerted us, says they were dumped at the Pound.  But the Liverpool Pound site has them listed with Lost Dogs and asks for their owner.  If it weren't so late in the day, I'd phone the Pound and ask which is right.

3 hours ago, Powerlegs said:

@mita there's 3 tib crosses in Liverpool Pound.  

Thanks, Powerlegs.  They were just spotted by a Tibbie owner.  They look lovely in the photo.

Looks like the best that can be, so far.   Great medical work in controlling symptoms.  When it comes to quality of life,  Trubs has 100%.   Best of all she leaves all worries, with much grace,  to her humans.    

Bushriver & Boronia,  I'm going to eat my words.  Don't listen to me when I said I thought Tibetan Spaniels would be too cat-like for your needs.  I found a great quote from an experienced Tibbie breeder in her Dogzonline profile that means I was totally wrong!!!!!

"I have been involved with Tibetan spaniels since 1997. They are an intelligent, happy, quiet breed full of self confidence. they make an Ideal pet for both young and elderly and adapt well to living on acreage or in a small yard as long as there owner is with them. I live on 40acres and my tibbies love being farm dogs. They get on well with my cows, horse, and cats."

Thanks, RP.  We checked with Denise and it seems this lovely boy's been taken by Sydney Animal Rescue.

http://services.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/petsonline/search.aspx?type=3    We found this handsome lad in the section Available to Rescues on the Backtown Pound site.  He's described as Dachshund X Shih Tzu.   But looks very Tibetan Spaniel.    If anyone has contacts with Rescue groups that take from Blacktown Pound, would you mind bringing the boy to their attention?  We believe he was surrendered & has been offered to one Rescue who told us they'd said no room.  His Impound No is IMP-18-01112.  Thanks.

5 hours ago, Boronia said:

what about a Tibbie?

Thanks for thinking of a Tibbie, Boronia.  But I don't think a Tibbie would match the lifestyle that Bushriver's described.  Too cat-like.

Bushriver, I don't think you're being a traitor to the labrador breed.  We used to always own working dog breeds, like border collies & shelties.  But I also wanted a small breed & found my way to Tibbies.   I'd actually researched & chosen Papillons.   But on my way at a dog show to look at Papillons, I walked into Tibbies!   And they turned out to be what I wanted.  I hope you find just the right breed for you.  

http://www.belindahollyer.com/blog/two-tuesday-dog-poems/

There's a lovely poem by Australian poet, John Tranter, talking to his dog.  He describes all the busy dog business his dog enjoys, just like Trouble.  And all the stuff his dog knows.  .  Except one thing ....I think you'll guess what that is.

I'm so sorry.  Trouble's so beautiful.    But you'll fill Trouble's time with quality, love and the best caring.  Hugs for your both.

19 hours ago, Dame Danny's Darling said:

Any chance to work around this, I wonder.  RSPCA is the same body, just State branches.  

Different administrations in the various states.  RSPCA Qld allows interstate in well screened circumstances.  But experience with NSW, not.  So spreading the word in NSW about these gentle girls.   The lovely lady in Victoria has been introduced to another & it's a great match.  Can't resist showing you the pic of her honey boy.

4 hours ago, juice said:

Mita, there are 2 tibbies at the RSPCA at yagoona atm.

Thanks, Juice.  Spotted & being circulated around the Tibbie community.  I've heard they're gentle, well-mannered senior girls who look half their age.  Pity they weren't in Victoria.  There's a lovely retired lady whose 18 yr old Tibbie went to dog heaven & who wants another.  Perfect place but wrong state! 

Thanks, DDD & JRT.  All info welcome, especially for later similar situations.  The mix-up in this case seems to be just the use of one word in an enquiry phone call... 'foster'.  It was immediately assumed the tibbie had been taken into Rescue.  But seems the gorgeous creature was snapped up straight from the pound.  

58 minutes ago, Powerlegs said:

Britt's Pet Taxi does distance driving. Dog Movers may go that way too but I'm not sure if they offer door to door. 

Thank you.  I've passed this on....much appreciated, especially Britt's Pet Taxi.  Delightful customer reviews.

1 minute ago, juice said:

i don't know of any companies that go up the mountains. its not that far from Sydney, can they not just meet half way?

I think there's a reason why both parties can't drive, even half way.

Sydney friends need to send their much loved Shih Tzu and Tibbie to other friends in the Blue Mountains who'll be caring for them when away.  They need a trusted and reliable pet transport company to take the two from Central Sydney to the Blue Mountains.  If anyone's had good experience with a company, would you please PM?  Thank you. 

On 1 February 2018 at 9:08 AM, persephone said:

My Pudden is still with me as I would not rehome him, due to unilateral deafness and micropthalmia . He is now a bit over 2 - much better at LOOKING  rather than just listening.. for ages he would totally misinterpret sound direction !

Totally agree.  That's how humans like me manage.   Looking not just listening.  When I hear an emergency vehicle siren in traffic, I look for the cars front & back starting to pull over.  That tells me the direction it's coming from.  I look at people's lips when they talking & there's background noise.  So it's easy to adapt by stressing the importance of the visual... looking...for dogs in ways that fit them.

On 18 January 2018 at 10:11 AM, talking dog said:

 

Basic physical knowledge tells you that 2 functional ears are required to locate a sound - there is a reason why mother nature used this design for mammals. With only one functional ear the dog will encounter  

• problems with recalls if the owner is out of sight (could be due a bush, dune, wall etc...) as he can't recognise from where the call is coming from; so if you intend to do agility, or you want to enjoy off leash walking, i.e. all activities that require remote training, this disadvantage will be more than a scratch in a door of a new car. 
• severe problems with hearing if there is background noise (traffic noise, TV, wind, rain etc. etc.); as a consequence background noise can be actually stressful for a lot of dogs with unilateral deafness;

I've had a unilateral hearing loss all my life.  But I only picked it up in my twenties.  I put a ticking watch behind one ear & couldn't hear it.  Then the other ear... & I could.  Mine can't be fixed.  But it explained why I can't tell the direction sounds are coming from & have trouble hearing what someone's saying when there's background noise.  Both very liveable for me a human.

 Basic strategies help enormously... like not trusting where I think sound is coming from, because it'll likely be the opposite!    I also didn't realise that for my first 20 years I'd actually adapted by lip-reading.  Still do it when there's background noise.... but I don't like men with beards (can't see their lips)!   Family & friends know not to talk to me with my back turned....especially if they're on my deaf side.  Before the hearing loss was diagnosed, people just thought I was a bit of a 'dream'' when I didn't respond to them.

My brother also had unilateral hearing loss from a different reason.  His was fixable via surgery.  I asked him afterwards did he notice a difference....he said 'No', but that he could now hear where sounds were coming from!

Being familiar with what it's like with unilateral hearing loss, I'd have no trouble figuring how to adapt strategies for a dog.  It's very amenable to management.

Thanks, juice.  It's looking v. much like she was adopted straight from the pound & someone got a mixed message.  I bet if she was around for a rescue  to take....Denise's rescue would've been on to her in a flash.  Just their kind of doggie!

On 11 January 2018 at 8:23 AM, WoofnHoof said:

Then about 6 months later I went into hospital when I broke my back, was gone for about a week and had friends looking after him. When I got home I found my long lost wallet in the centre of my bed! It was dirty and chewed but still had money in it and everything. No idea what he was thinking or what made him give it back but it was so funny and sweet that he decided to give it back to me.  

 

What an honest boy!  I know we can't anthropomorphise our dogs but it's tempting.

Tibbie boy, Creedence next door, climbed onto the kitchen table & took 3 apples.  2 he took out to his daybed on the deck.  The other he carried to his dad & dropped it at his feet.  Thus revealing himself as a crook but a good-hearted one.

His family now keep the chairs a long distance from the table!

Thinking of you.  I understand how hard it is, even tho' it's a gift to your little darling to be at peace.  Her life might not have been long but,  measured in the quality of life & love you gave her, it was her time of joy.  Hugs.