Little Gifts

You poor thing! How terrifying for you! But I did learn the word dooshing! :D Here's for everything going well for Scout and Koda at the vet.

I really hope/pray he was comfortable pain and bedding wise while in the pound and that delaying any surgery has not hurt his prognosis. I appreciate the issues faced by the pound while a dog is waiting to be reclaimed. In situations like this does anyone know whether the pound could legally have this boy moved to the RSPCA and given their mandate would the RSPCA have been obliged to treat him medically straight away? Sadly, I suspect no in both cases. This might sound stupid but when I smashed my wrist last year I was horrified that it was 4 days before I had surgery. I found out later that due to demand even private patients can wait up to 2 weeks for that kind of surgery. I may have been doped up on pain meds while I waited but I couldn't do a damn thing for myself and was so frightened that things would start to heal wrong because that's what I'd always heard with my other broken bones as a child - you leave it too long to reset and plaster and there is no point. Likely to be no longer true with medical advancements.

I know there have been threads on here about people who made their own indoor toilets by buying some bits and pieces from Bunnings. Would that be an option for wet days??? You could store it outside when not needed. Although I guess you wouldn't want the dogs to decide they would only toilet on that rather than go outside even on a fine day! Little tricksters!

Powerlegs are those suburbs very far from where he went missing? Is he trying to find his way home? I hate saying things like this but my gut is not feeling good for this poor boy. Really hope I'm wrong.

And we need to stop believing the shite that they are funded by donations! They apply for and are successful in receiving state govt grant after govt grant! I know this for a fact in QLD and assume the same in other states where govt funding sources are available. And if they were funded on donations then how would they have money for tv ads during prime time? And who pays for the tv show? I wish they'd focus on their core business of protecting and prosecuting and stop all the other stuff they do that can be done by other rescue groups or animal related businesses. I would also like to be clear that I'm sure the staff working with animals on the ground have the animal's best interests at heart and are exposed to some horrific cases but it is the corporate operations, decision making, planning and PR that have lost me. Peiradise still gets pei from them and one of my besties still fosters with them but this is all down to maintaining working relationships and benefitting actual animals in need. That's what there needs to be more of.

I had to share that pantry pic Got to love the way a dog thinks!

What is DDT, Clover? Danita, the designer has advised me that most prices are in USD and postage to Australia is $6USD. Free if you spend over $75. She is also a big supporter of rescue so she has indicated she might donate something to Peiradise that we can raffle. We have three dogs here and I am now very keen to find or create some good face photos so I can get some goodies made, but there are so many different settings and stone and background colours to choose from! How does one pick!

I was on an international shar pei site on FB and a post came up from here: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyItalyDesigns OH.MY.DOG! They have the most beautiful, personalised sterling silver, gem stone and dog breed jewellery! They also have a website (www.simplyitalydesigns.com) but the work up on FB is to die for! The prices seem fine given the materials they are using and the uniqueness of the items (they also do stuff for men and number holders). For the same price they will make the jewellery using your dog's images too! I've asked on FB whether they ship to Australia (you can choose prices in AUD so I think that means yes)) and an idea of the shipping rates for purchases. They do indicate on their web page some shipping prices but they don't say if they are international and what currency these prices are in. I suspect I will be getting something made - probably some earrings!!!!!

JulesP I once had to delay putting one of my old dogs to sleep by 24 hours because my vet and the head vet nurse weren't emotionally ready to say goodbye to him! All three of us were bawling! And neither of them were there to see him off the next day for the same reason. I think their staff told them their sobbing with the client wasn't professional!

Pretty sure this is on FB too. I'll share it with my Beenleigh based vet as we are not too far from Jimboomba suburb wise.

Poor boy. What a nightmare!

Thanks everyone - keep the advice coming!

I used to go overseas every 2 years for around 3 months at a time but once my sbt girl hit 14 I just couldn't bear the thought of leaving her and putting someone else in the position of having to make that final decision in my absence (if it happened). It really is a gut thing but a holiday would mean nothing to me if I came home to find one of my fur babies left without me by their side.

Hi everyone, we are looking at upgrading a few pieces of equipment out at Peiradise and I was after your suggestions on a couple of items, bearing in mind that they will be used in a multi dog household and used more frequently than your average household. I have been trawling the internet but thought some feedback from DOLers already using similar products might help narrow things down. I would like to buy Australian where possible. 1. Steam mop - I'm assuming we need something heavy duty. Needs to clean tiles and have washable/changeable cloth heads/covers. 2. 10kg top loading washing machine that can handle doggy hair AND which has good water rating (currently looking at an F&P product) 3. 9kg auto sense dryer (currently looking at an LG product) 4. Steel framed dog beds (large size) that we can also remove and wash the covers on and buy new covers when needed. Looking more for the mesh type stuff rather than canvas or those heavy bag types. Don't want beds where the legs screw on either - needs to be welded. (currently looking at Superior Pet Goods beds) 5. Indoor pet toilets. Have looked at the Pet Loo online but I'm wondering if the clean up of these loos is worse than just disinfecting and steam mopping after any indoor accidents???? Thank you everyone!!!!

Is it no wonder we love dogs? They are so resilient and forgiving! I hope you can now see all the colours of the rainbow and hear all the sounds you've missed beautiful boy!

I'm so very sorry Ash for you and for Smudge. I am glad you have some closure, even though it is not what any of us wanted for you.

Just saw it! So cool!

Look at Jack and Bailey's faces though too - not sure who was more excited over the table spread! I love that you go to so much trouble for your fur and skin kids Rach!

YAY!!!!!

Thank you Swayd! I just learnt off FB that my old friend Wajoma did really well but I wanted to check out the pei results but didn't know where to look!

If she brings her dinner up and eats it again I don't want to know!

Too early for tick season so might be kennel cough?

Tempeh's shivering from the cold could shake the whole bed. She just didn't seem to know how to make herself warm by burrowing into bedding (inc the heated stuff) in her crate, lying next to me or one of the other dogs or how to shape her body to protect it from the cold. I've never had a dog who didn't know how to warm itself before! She is a horse coated pei (surrendered to rescue as a pup) so has very little fur on two thirds of her body and none on the other third. She was miserable being cold and wasn't sleeping (neither was I worrying about her). Here she is fast asleep in one of the coats I made her, and on my bed. Also a hint of snuggling with a blanket! All new experiences for her and I am so proud of what she has achieved! My sbt girl Stussy on the other hand demanded coats from when she was a puppy as I used to put them on my old sbt girl when she started losing her hair with age and Stussy would be nudging the coats and sticking her paws up wanting one on too. Stussy has always had a very healthy and thick coat but not only likes a fleece coat on in winter but also gets under all the doonas and blankets and lies right next to me. No idea how she breathes under there and sometimes she makes it very hot. She'll even lie on top of me but under a blanket on the lounge, with the heater going and a coat on.

What kind of chores must they do to receive their pocket money? In my house it is: 1. eat less doonas and pillows 2. don't pee in the human undercover area when it is raining 3. don't poop on the tent I left to dry/air against the fence that just happened to fall over while I was out 4. don't back roll and drag your bits all over the carpet I just shampooed, and 5. get your own kibble when mummy needs a sleep in. Sadly, my dogs are underachievers and have very little savings to date!

As Katdogs would know (her Sammy is a Tapua boy) the Tapua labs are an amazing group of dogs. I house and kennel sat them before (I'm Alyson) and I had the best time! The dogs have a routine and are very well behaved but also a lot of fun to just be around. They are treated like part of the family so there is lots of cuddle and play time to be had and you will never be without a furry friend at your side. They all have different personalities and Croftie is your guard dog who will keep you alert to anything you might need to know (he kind of runs the place!). The house/town is lovely and very peaceful. I would be down there again in a flash if I didn't already have some important commitments throughout October. I'd recommend it as an experience to anyone who is interested in seeing how a greet breeder operates, someone who might be interested in working with dogs as a career or even someone who could use a break from the big smoke to hang out with some wonderful dogs and breathe in some great country air. I learnt so much from my time there and it gave me a lot more confidence managing larger groups of dogs. You wont regret the experience and it will also enable Pete and Pauline to go and do some important work elsewhere!