nawnim

I think that Jo Public would not know what weaving poles or an A frame are either. :) ETA Hope I don't sound negative. Personally I think that agility from the spectator POV is really exciting and I am sure the photos will help drag the public along. Once seen they will come back.

In the pound photo you can see the legs of two women. Interesting!

Thank you. I try to be, sometimes I can get a bit moody :laugh: but I don't like making people feel badly about themselves. Oh if only all dolers followed the same principles. *sigh*

MUP You are so patient and polite ALWAYS. I admire you.

How about a border terrier? Does anyone know much about them?

By athletic do you mean a slender build ? A smooth Fox Terrier or a Parsons Russell Terrier.? Thankyou Purdie. Yes I do. Parsons Russell Terrier is a possibility but I thought that sometimes they can have a high prey drive. I wouldn't want anything aggressive but it would need to be a good watchdog.

Dog showjumping but not only jumps. Also including a tunnel and a climbing frame. Fun to watch and requires highly trained dogs and skilful handlers.

Sorry but do you mean a papillon?

Not a staffy. :) Not wishing to offend anybody but I like athletic dogs. Boston terrier interesting. I don't know much about them.

Hope I am not being OT but my situation was similar to that in the OP. Before I got my little terrier schnauzer working dog mix (which was not what I was looking for but I fell in love with her instantly) I was also looking for a small to medium short coated dog for me, an older person, who, having owned boxers all my life, was now looking for a smaller dog and I could not find a suitable breed. In answer to HW's extra criteria I was looking for a people focussed temperament, trainable. medium activity level, inside dog, and daily walk of about 30 minutes ie the sort of dog that would suit an elderly ex big dog person who doesn't really like small dogs as I suspect would also be the situation for the person referred to in the OP. I would be interested if anyone could suggest a suitable breed and one that is reasonably common and available, not something exotic.

I agree with this earlier post from HW. I have been thinking about the issue over night and I have realised that these people still have a dog which still has to live close to the dogs that the owner believes killed their other dog. This would be a very stressful situation and as HW says I would approach the relevant minister. Katy Gallagher used to be the minister responsible for DAS but now it is Shane Rattenbury, our only Green MLA. Katy was very approachable. Joy Burch is also one of the local members and I am not sure if she is worth approaching but maybe it is worth a try.

Sorry about your friend's loss. It's an awful way to lose your pet. This thread may go the way of similar dol threads on this subject and turn nasty. Posting was not a good idea so I have deleted my comment.

Thanks to those who have asked but I'm okay. Brain tumour is unchanged so I just keep plodding on and loving every minute I can spend with my beloved dogs. My little girl is so gorgeous as is my old boy. Just love my dogs so much.

Yes Pollywaffle I think you are right. It's so hard losing an animal and dogs do sense when we are unhappy.

Hi All I hope it's okay to drag up an old topic but I have just reread it and I was again grateful for the kind posts and I just thought I would let people know how my little dog is. I also thought it might be useful for others with grieving dogs, and dogs having seizures. It is now seven months since Michael the cat died and Lottie the dog seems to have put it all behind her, and she has had no more seizures. :) I have given her something else to think about by taking her back to obedience classes and we have been doing Rally O but not for trialling, just for fun. I have also changed her routine and environment slightly by having the cat door removed from the window which was where she would stand all day just waiting for him to come home. So time, new training, and a change of routine are what has helped us. Thanks for your support Nawnim (Padraic)

Thanks so much. My quetions are answered. I will have to make more of an effort to stay on good terms with all my children. :)

Hi Nawnim, So, firstly, this (and all my info) is about NSW- the ACT has slightly different laws in relation to 'living wills' and other documents that look after your affairs whilst you're still alive. There is no such thing as a living will, that is (I think) a word we've borrowed from the Americans, but we do have a similar document system to help people with their health and property whilst still alive. There are four documents that we use on a regular basis, to assist with the management of a person's affairs: - General Power of Attorney document- this is one that gives control over your finances, property and real estate to some one else; - Enduring Power of Attorney- this does the same, but it continues to be operational even after you lose the capacity to tell your attorney what to do (and this is the most common one people use- the top one is really for someone going overseas ect and needing an attorney in Australia to assist them for a time.) -Enduring Guardianship- is a document which appoints someone to make health and lifestyle decisions for you, so where you live and what healthcare you receive; - Advanced care directives- this document sets our in detail what health care you would like to receive if you can't make those decisions for yourself. It isn't legally binding in NSW, only an enduring guardianship document gives someone actual power to decide what treatment you receive. ACD's are helpful though, especially for the person who has been appointed your guardian. There shouldn't be any confusion over what your wishes are. All of these need to be completed and executed BEFORE you lose the mental capacity to do so. So, thinking about them now is good! If an owner of a dog has a stroke and goes to hospital- and they have appointed a person or persons to be their Attorney, that person does have the power to make decisions about the dog, including PTS; unless the document says otherwise- it is possible to put restrictions and limitations on what your attorney can and can't do. It sounds harsh, but our law in some respects equates a dog or cat to a possession like a car or a chair, in situations like that. However, an attorney must act in the best interests of the principal; so, you could argue, PTS may not be in their best interests at all- or it may be the opposite. If there is no POA document in place, it would be difficult (in my view) to legitimately (and legally) have the dog PTS. As I understand it most organisations and/or the vet would need to know who owned the dog and whether or not they had authorised its destruction? Anyway as with executors, you should appoint as your attorney someone who knows what your wishes are in relation to your pets (should you go into Hospital or care) and who will carry them out for you. If you suspect that an attorney is abusing their privileges, or not acting in the best interests of the principal, you can make an application to the Guardianship Tribunal in NSW (or the Supreme Court) to have them removed as attorney/s and replaced by someone else. Nawnim does that cover it? I think I've set out already in some detail, what you can do to ensure in your will that pets are cared for. Good work on making a will- best thing you can do. Thankyou for this. You have gone to so much trouble. I realise that I need to talk more with my children to make sure they know exactly what I want to have done. A few questions. (Sorry if I'm being a bit thick.) Should I not only have a will but also have appointed an attorney? Can this attorney be a relative? Should it be my next of kin? If I ended up in hospital how would the hospital know I had an attorney? Also would I need to name the relevant pet in the legal document? If so would this mean I would have to update my will and power of attorney documents whenever I lost a pet or gained a new one? Thanks for your time. Much appreciated.

This topic is very interesting and close to my heart. Does anybody know about living wills? What happens if an owner who lives alone has a stroke and goes to hospital? What happens to her dogs? Can someone have them pts? eschlachter hi. I am about to update my will and I would like to know more about how I can ensure that my wishes regarding my pets are carried out. Just some general advice would be fine. I am in the ACT.

Sorry to hear about your problem dog. It must be difficult to live with. Just a thought! Could it be a food allergy? Maybe you could try changing his diet.

Hi I have owned several boxers and boxers play best with other boxers or with rottis. It's the play style that is the problem. Boxers enjoy body slamming each other and some dogs don't appreciate it.

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Seriously? What relevance is this? I'm saying that we don't know what past experience people have had with dogs. Some may have very good reasons for not wanting to associate with them. Some people may have been attacked or witnessed an attack and some may have come from countries where rabies is a problem. This is an Internet forum not a university seminar and I don't have any articles or studies to support what I say, so please don't start beating me up for what you consider to be a sloppy use of language or a lack of academic research. I am just giving an opinion FWIW.

While it is your house and your rules your brother and his wife will be your guests. Some people really don't like dogs (I wonder how Ayen Chol's siblings feel about dogs, and some countries have rabies). I agree with Coogie and think it is better to try to meet them half way. Last Christmas my son and daughter-in-law were visiting with their twelve month old son. They did not ask me to remove my dogs from the house but I did unless I was there to supervise. My dogs spent most of their day outside happily chasing birds and lying around sleeping. At night they came in but slept in my room and I closed the door.

Yes. It's not always the owner that is behind it. I also think that because there is a set against euthanasia in society, people don't really consider it as an option or don't feel capable of doing it. For a lot of these oldies it would be less disruptive and kinder on them to call the vet and have them PTS at home. Yes I have made plans for my older few to be PTS if something was to happen to me Sometimes people cam't do the pts bit They take them to the pound instead. In all honesty I think that is the coward's route. If you have a dog you commit to it for its whole life, not until you're too scared to man up when things get bad and it's at its end. Taking an old family pet to the pound is such a gutless thing to do and if any of my friends did that I would find it hard to feel about them the same way, ever again. Is this addressed to me? I am responding to Eyeopener's post and the owner is not able (dead?) to care for her dogs anymore.

Yes. It's not always the owner that is behind it. I also think that because there is a set against euthanasia in society, people don't really consider it as an option or don't feel capable of doing it. For a lot of these oldies it would be less disruptive and kinder on them to call the vet and have them PTS at home. Yes I have made plans for my older few to be PTS if something was to happen to me Sometimes people can't do the pts bit They take them to the pound instead. efs