Earthdog

My only comment, apart from finding a new butcher, is, do butcher shops have to be dog friendly? I would assume that their major focus is people. Given the number of pet supply places and online pet food stores, especially in somewhere like Sydney, for butchers to be supplying the pet market is not their aim.

You're doing it again

Sounds like a fun day out.

This is interesting. I wonder how Serksel came to that figure? How accurate would it be?

How I wish I lived in Brisbane. We have SO much newspaper. Not sure what it's being saved for.

His boy brain kicked in? My female used to lift her leg.

Turon Gates is fabulous.

Jed. Please dog let it get through this time.

Precisely Skip. The two DA dogs where I train are a Kelpie and a Cairn. Go figure.

Yes. Report it. And get yourself to a doctor.

Could probably suggest a place. And it's not the Cornflake packet!

??? What stats and educated information is your obviously strong and undoubting opinion based on? I'd be interested to know. Obviously I am unable to come up with a list of numbers but I have owned a staffy 10 yrs ago and have known a fair number of people who did and not all were tossers, I can assure you of that. As I have said in the last post, is it not so that staffies were bred to fight dogs in the pit along with pitbulls? I'll just add my 2 cents worth to this debate - in my time as a Dog Obedience Instructor I NEVER saw a Staffy/Staffy Cross which wasn't DA - it is something of which most Obedience people are aware and allow for in classes (ie not letting Staffies getting too close to other dogs in "socialisation" exercises etc) ETA - almost all the Staffies I saw were great with people - just not with other dogs And once again, this is your experience. The obedience/all breed club I attend has several Staffords and sundry crosses. There has never been an issue with any of them. They compete in trials with no dramas.

Agree 100%. Everything my Mini does she does with a smile!

Ah, the advantages os little dogs! We have no-one to blame but ourselves if a glass gets broken.

I had a JRT. She was the most wonderful dog. Never had trouble with her escaping. She was quick to learn, friendly with everybody and just a delight. I have a Mini Foxie and she is the same Totally devoted, never more than a few inches away. In the past I have had a Silky and a Skye. The Skye was the most difficult but I got her when she was 8 months old and had been returned to her breeder. Her original owners did not give her the best start in life and she had several behavioural issues.

Oh she's lovely. She sounds as if she has already made progress with your care. Her previous owner sounds like a proper tosser.

How rude, maybe you could suggest other decent breeders in the area? Some people dont want to wait a year, nor should they feel gulity about wanting to get a puppy within a certain time period. I can't see how you would deem this rude? The only thing I see is suggesting puppy buyers look elsewhere or wait. There is nothing in that notice to tell people not to make enquiries about the breed. It is referring to availability of pups.

2+2=17

The first pic is a hoot. He is seriously cute.

I'm sorry for what you are going through. You have made a decision that is not easy but you will be giving him the gift of peace. It's hard and it takes a long time to come to terms with the loss, let alone accept it. I feel for you.

How long does it take to write a report?

Wow. He's lovely. Congrats

This may be way off base, but I wonder if monument makers (for cemeteries) could help you or point you in the right direction?

I am not defending the behaviour of the owner, nor anything else, for that matter. But here it is again .... signs of WHAT aggression? How do you KNOW it was aggression, LouiseBrooks. No-one should be putting labels on these dogs nor of their behaviour if you don't know what behaviour it really was. Whether you like the behaviour or not, it is not something that should be subject to these assumptions. Think before you shed your opinion and express your opinion on what you KNOW, not on what you think something MIGHT be. This particular circumstance aside, I see a lot of people who jump to conclusions. Isn't that what we tend to get critical of the media doing in various newsworthy items they report on? At the end of the day, Erny, staffies and staffy crosses, pitbull and pibull x are dog aggressive. NO two ways about this; the only way to resolve this is for shires to implement strict regulations and not allow just any tom, dick or f&&&&ng harry to be able to get hold of such breeds. I love these dogs but they do need a fort knockes (spelling ?) to make sure that noone has to lose their beloved pets at the jaws of such dogs. What ? Speaking in regards to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the breed standard calls for the animal to be totally reliable and a gentleman unless set upon. There are some that are dog aggressive, as there are in most breeds, however there are many Staffords that do not go actively looking for a battle. We have standard suburban fencing, not " fort knockes " as you put it. We make sure that our dogs remain in our yard and when they are out of it, it's on leash unless permitted other wise. Well SBT123, some posters have stipulated that such dogs are escape artists and that they are able to scale high fences. All I meant to say was that shires should ensure that anyone wanting to adopt or purchase such breeds should have adequate fencing and prove to be responsible owners. I don't doubt that you are one of those responsible pet owners but unfortunately alot of others are not as in the case of this tosser! I also believe that not all staffies go actively looking for WW3 but aren't the ones that do not the exception rather than the rule? Staffies and the likes were bred to kill other dogs in the pit, is that not so? Gosh, owning a pack of staffies is an accident waiting to happen and only owners that can ensure that these dogs are not able to jump, dig, escape their way out should be allowed to own them....when at work they should have runs with a concrete floor where they should be able to place their staffies to ensure that nobody has to lose their much loved pets in such a tragic manner. That should not be confined to 'such dogs'. All dog owners should take responsibility. You seem particularly prone to gross over generalisations!

$750 difference for the two registers. It seems a bit excessive?