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You might find this article interesting: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/06/dogs-may-mourn-as-deeply-as-humans-do

:D

But they do smoke, apparently. Only, outside. :) Bizarre, isn't it.

Oh, ye gods. She quotes religion as a reference in that housesitting ad.

I looked thro' the program. Excellent presenters. Some of those sessions would be of general interest, too.

Details here re Melbourne: https://www.facebook.com/events/503195586443975/

That's horrifying. The attacking dog really meant business. The poor woman saved her little dog, but suffered an horrendous injury in doing so. The other woman's behaviour was unspeakable. How could she go off with no offer of help! Here's hoping she can be tracked down..

How to really offend ... but only in your dreams. Try, 'Your dog could lose some weight & so could you.' (A joke, I'm not saying do that! :) ) Research from reliable sources in The Netherlands: they found a tendency for overweight dogs to have an owner who's that way, too. But, interestingly, relationship not found with cats & their owners. http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Obesity%20paper.pdf

You're right about service & passion. I owe a lot to the determination of a vet nurse. Our adult tibbie had come up from NSW. I sent paperwork to the national microchip data base to change her owner/address. After 6 months, the vet nurse did a routine scan. No microchip came up. Big puzzle but the nurse went investigating. She kept at it, until sorted. Turned out confusion between the NSW Companion Animal data base & the national one. Thanks to her, the tibbie was finally safely entered on the national one. And there's been others, too, just like her. Giving dedicated service to their doggie clients with a passion & care that's exceptional.

We got a shock warning here. Neighbour's greyhound was limping on a back leg. Everyone assumed it was an injury. Vet tried to find what was hurt. No luck. Then one evening, the grey started to stagger. Owner wondered ,'Tick?'. Back to vet for search. Eventually they found a dead tick embedded deep in the back paw. Had died from being squashed, but still the toxin had got in. The creepy things can get in the hardest of places to find.

Yes, to the happy tears. Zippy & her new family were made for each other.

Just looked at your guess, RP. Honestly, I still haven't a clue. Whereas Kalua's distinct koala-like head shape & ear set, stood out a mile to me. But far less, the rest.

Did that make you change your guess? I haven't looked at your guess yet. I'm still staring at the pics & getting nowhere. :) His front doesn't match his back end. Front end looks like some kind of spaniel ( Tibbies are not spaniels, label just got tacked on). Back end has an upcurled tail that lies along his back... don't know any spaniel that has that (Tibbies do but they're not spaniels). I'm no expert as this shows. :D Contrast Omar with Kalua (at AWL Qld). She's labelled Chi X but spotted as a Tibbie X.

Another yes. We had a little sheltie boy that had allergies. Would scoot. Showed up more as he got into senior years (as did the allergies).

Failed the 2 question test that tibbies apply. 'And the point of this is....?' & 'What's in this for me?' If negative comes up in the 'puter in their head, then you've got Buckley's. Little beggars, tho', are brilliant at doing things that have a point for them. Smarter than me. Annie can't get up the deck stairs & stands at bottom giving gentle cries for 'Help!' Sometimes I don't hear her. Yesterday I heard Lily, who can fly up like an athlete, barking. Went out... there was Lily who has a loud bark, standing next to Annie (her bestest friend) & helping her out with a louder voice.

Yes. Because one of my small dogs has a history of full anal glands (one time got an infection). Vet told me to watch for that behaviour.

All those banana smellers/hearers/eaters know something. Owner of greyhounds next door swears by bananas as great racing fuel for his dogs. ( One of his greys was a Qld sprint champion.) The greys just think they're damn good tucker! :)

I don't think it's a matter of good or bad. The rescuer (or breeder) who presently owns the dog & has responsibility for it. That person has the obligation to make the best call, in their mind, for the dog's future. Which means there's a high level of subjectivity. On both sides of the process. My own first choice of cat at the UQ Adoption Program did not match the circumstances/lifestyle we offered, in the staff member's assessment. I had no worry with that being pointed out. Moved on to another offered, which they believed did match. If that first choice cat had been the only one available at that rescue, I would not have gone around whinging 'Foul!'.

My parents' Cardigan Corgi, Biddy, would watch my father get dressed every morning. If he put on his work clothes, she would then ignore him. But, if he put on the clothes he wore to go fishing on his boat, Biddy would go downstairs & sit beside his car. Because she always went fishing with him. She was so good at 'knowing', that my father could not use the word 'fishing' the night before. If he said to a friend on the phone, 'I'm going fishing tomorrow', Biddy would streak downstairs & sit beside his car all night. He took to spelling it. But didn't take Biddy long to figure what 'f-i-s-h-i-n-g' meant.

Good suggestion.

That's a bit rich, pet shop owners criticizing rescuers for being too careful in screening potential owners. When their business model doesn't lend itself to screening. It's a commercial situation where commercial requirements, not animal welfare values, apply. The pet shop owners also mix in different circles. They source puppies from 'breeders' who pass them over to be sold on to people, who just happen to have the money & are not carefully screened. The good breeders, who value their dogs beyond money, would never do that. They apply rigorous screening. We've been screened by good breeders & wouldn't have it any other way. It showed they valued the welfare of their dogs. Rescuers mix with those who run pounds & those who surrender pets. They see how disposable pets can be in the hands of many, many people. So they screen very carefully. Again, we've been screened for a rescue cat. Very comprehensively by UQ Adoptions. Wouldn't have it any other way. It's about the future welfare of the pet... not about me. I'd say, keep up your good work, rescuers & good breeders. Can't say the same for pet shop owners.

Lily would say, 'See! I'm not alone.' :)

I agree about smell, but must also be supplemented by hearing. Lily is on the other side of the fence next door, many metres away. I'm in a kitchen with door onto a large enclosed verandah deck. This breed is noted for its acute hearing. She must also hear the sound of the treat jar as I pick it up.... over that distance. You're right... it sure shows the amazing sensory talents that dogs have. And how they can work for us. Of course, Lily applies them for her own advantage. :)

I've asked the same question. Tibbie next door, Lily, is amazing. I'll be in the kitchen, getting treats out of a packet for my 2 tibbie girls. Then, from the fenceline, Lily will do her 'Don't forget about me' bark. She believes when they get a treat, she should have one, too. Also, I'll be working away in the kitchen getting 'human' meals ready. Tibbie girls snoozing soundly on the deck. I will just pick up the packet or jar that has doggie food... then as noiseless as a little blonde ghost, there'll be Annie sitting at attention in the doorway. How, how, how do they know! :)

He would be if he could buy a plane ticket to France! :) Did you see you got the 'Prince' label right. Just how his PAWS' carer described him, too.