stari

No longer needed :)

My MILs poodle had ongoing ear infections, yeast and secondary staf infections for ages, and after trying diet changes and antibiotics with little to no effect, a new vet put her on a course of cortisone tablets and an ear rinse containing cortisone as well. It cleared up within a few weeks and has not returned after several months.

The vet said it is very rarely a food allergy in poodles, and more likely to be seasonal, like hayfever in people.

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust:

https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/

They do amazing work with elephants and other wildlife, you can foster the animals or just donate. They also have a Facebook page that they update regularly so you can followthe progress of their rescues.

Absolutely wonderful organisation :)

We adopted our dog from the pound a few years ago, he was 6. From day one he was "home" there was barely a period of adjustment, he just fitted right in. He was in the pound for quite a few months before we got him.

Strangely, we found out that he had actually lived a few doors up from us when he was a pup, but he never shows any recognition or interest in that house now.

RIP dear Bill, you were my dog first, then you brought 17 years of joy to my mum and dad. You have well earned your rest ❤

My MILs poodle has ongoing ear infections, yeast and secondary staf. A new vet has just put her on a course of cortisone tablets and an ear rinse containing cortisone as well. So far it has worked brilliantly.

The vet said it is very rarely a food allergy and more likely to be seasonal, like hayfever in people.

Goodbye my beautiful boy. You were with us 9 years and your passing was too sudden, our only consolation was that it was probably very painless for you. I miss you so much boy, the house is too quiet at night without you.

Rest well

We had a dog room, it was the laundry/ storage/ dog room, with the back door going out onto the deck.

Now, that room has been enclosed and turned into a 4th bedroom, so the dog has been booted out onto the back deck along with the washing machine and dryer. He is not impressed. The deck does have a roof on it now and doesn't get wet when it rains, so he is perfectly fine out there during the day. He sleeps on a couch in the loungeroom at night.

People might still feed their snakes live prey but if they get caught they are in trouble. Invertebrates can be fed live I think but definitely no vertebrates.

I was visiting with someone who does wildlife rescue and we were talking about the snake she had there that she was minding for a friend. She said it's definitely illegal to feed live mice to snakes and she has to defrost and warm up a frozen mouse in the microwave to feed it (so the snake can sense warm blood and will actually eat it). That personally sounds about as appealing to me as feeding it a live mouse (as in not even remotely) but since snakes scare the crap out of me there's no fear of me ever owning one and being in that position anyway... lol.

She warms it up in the microwave They can explode if you do it that way! Better to put them in a ziplock bag and sit them in hot water for a bit, it warms them more evenly too.

External drive and Dropbox. Every time I take a picture on my phone it is uploaded to Dropbox automatically.

That is a fantastic outcome, and proof that you can get a good rental property without resorting to dishonesty. Well done

Im not judging you as a pet owner, Im saying if I was a landlord I would not allow rodents to be bred in my shed, and they are obviously not pets.

Umm, am I the only person who hasn't told my estate agent about my pets? I never have.

For the last 10 years since leaving home I have rented with pets and never put them on my application, to date I have not had any issues.

I have been at my current house for 14 months, I have 2 Italian Greyhounds, approx 60 snakes and a shed full of rodents lol I live in Kew in Melbourne's inner East.

I would advise not to tell the agents. If your dog is well trained and does not damage the property then in my opinion they don't need to know.

The property managers in Melbourne as you say are 12 year olds in suits, they have no clue and swear they just pluck applications out like a 'lucky dip'!!

Have you never had an inspection?

I wouldnt mind the dogs or snakes, but I would be furious about the shed full of rodents if I was a landlord (having firsthand experience with breeding rodents in the past)

Why would you be furious about the rodents??

Because they chew, which means huge potential for damage, they smell no matter how clean you think they are (which I imagine is why you have them in a shed, we did too) and they attract other pests like rats.

We own so we could do what we like, but I would never allow a shed full of breeding rats or mice in any rental property of mine. I would also insist on regular inspections if you had pets..do you have inspections?

Umm, am I the only person who hasn't told my estate agent about my pets? I never have.

For the last 10 years since leaving home I have rented with pets and never put them on my application, to date I have not had any issues.

I have been at my current house for 14 months, I have 2 Italian Greyhounds, approx 60 snakes and a shed full of rodents lol I live in Kew in Melbourne's inner East.

I would advise not to tell the agents. If your dog is well trained and does not damage the property then in my opinion they don't need to know.

The property managers in Melbourne as you say are 12 year olds in suits, they have no clue and swear they just pluck applications out like a 'lucky dip'!!

Have you never had an inspection?

I wouldnt mind the dogs or snakes, but I would be furious about the shed full of rodents if I was a landlord (having firsthand experience with breeding rodents in the past)

I will always ensure the welfare of my pets to the best of my ability, but my kids come first.

Yep.

And I honestly thought that would be obvious. Apparently not to some.

I agree, I love my dog, we had him way before we even thought of having kids, but my son/ unborn child definately come first and I could never put an animal before my kids (or hubby, for that matter)

Human family first, animals fits into that. My dog is loved and cared for but he is not treated like a partner or a child, he is treated like a dog.

Hanrob in Heathcote do boarding and training, not sure what they are like but my FIL sent his dog there years ago for training. No issues with dog aggression, though.

Excellent news! Hopefully they will be more mindful of him from now on.

I hate to say this, but if he's an old dog, then somebody is doing something right in regard to his welfare. Some dogs are brought up society savy....they seem to know where the dangers are...perhaps leave best alone. Not what I would normally advocate - would usually go for intervention..but you've said yourself, he's cared for in a slightly indifferent way, so why change the status quo.

He wanders all over the road and shits on peoples front lawns, so he is both in danger and a nuisance.

The OP did the right thing by reporting his owners.

No advice on the pup's behaviour, but I would start training your boyfriend to lock the door if he is out the back. People entering the house when he was not in there is a bit of a concern. Lucky it was friends, but it could easily have been a stranger with less than honourable intentions.

Yes I see where you are coming from Stari. But I'm torn... its not that I think they don't care for his wellbeing exactly. They do have kids who play with him and I've seen them give him pigs ears and trotters etc. I'm not even sure if they realise how much he is wondering - I see him very early in the morning (6am) when they are asleep most of the time, sometimes around 8am on my way to work.

I just want them to contain their dog not lose him all together.

Given he is old maybe he has wondered all his life and they think he's fine doing it. I obviously don't agree as I'd never let me dogs do that but some people have wierd ways of thinking about their dogs.

Maybe I'm just being too soft

They won't lose him all together, they will have a timeframe to collect him from the RSPCA if they want him back.

If you really don't want to take him, at least call the rangers and tell them who he belongs to so they can go and speak with them. They don't need to know it was you who called the rangers.

Better PTS than run over by a car. If his owners really don't care for his welfare then the RSPCA is probably the best place for him.

I'd take the dog to the pound, they will notify the owners (assuming it's chipped) and they have 2 weeks to pay and collect or the dog gets rehomed. They will probably get a fine too. Expensive lesson for them, and that might encourage them to stop the dog getting out.

I think it's a judgement call on the owners part. When I was a kid I used to walk my little JRT to the corner shop and tie him up, he would just sit there. I also used to take our old staffy girl out and about and tie her up occasionally, again she was a sit and stay type dog, and I never left her alone for long or anywhere that I couldn't easily see her. This was several years ago.

I would never leave my dobermann tied up anywhere, he is very flighty and he would bark or nip if anyone approached him. Just not worth the risk. I also never tied my male staffy up anywhere, he was a friendly dog to people, but not to other dogs, and we also have problems now in our area with staffy breeds getting taken for dogfighting, so definately not worth the risk.

I wouldn't condemn or report someone for the situation in the OP, I would be a bit worried about the dog being taken or harrassed, but that is for the owner to deal with, not me. I would report a dog tied up if it was in obvious distress, such a in full sun with no water, or if it was being agressive.

My dobe wore a circular track in our yard a few years ago, you could actually see it on google earth!

He has settled down now.

I thought she was great in the house, everyone loved her, she was treated fantastically (and had some training too), and the home they picked is a family who only has rescue dogs, so they would be well aware what they are in for and more than capable of caring for her.

Awesome way to promote rescue as well. I really don't see any negatives at all..