Ruin Maniac

I'm an amateur, but I'm popping in to say; what a stunner!

I personally used the juice, about a tablespoon, and it worked out. :)

Pineapple worked for me :)

I was going to post this! It's fantastic

Our two puppies are getting on fine so far in our crowded house. Suleiman the samoyed, who only arrived recently, and Luca the rescue puppy who joined us in November have been outdoors and indoors playing, tumbling about, shredding toys, biting faces and getting up to the usual puppy mischief we expected :) Their playtime is supervised and limited while Suleiman adjusts to the home and family, so we're always about to make sure there's no serious trouble and while we are gone they have separate rooms and crates. Luca is an incredibly well socialised pup. Very people and dog friendly, loves to play and until now hasn't shown a hint of aggression even in some pretty scary situations (aggressive blue heeler at the park, over-boisterous and large dogs he's gone to greet, etc.) When there is any form of treat involved, even just the smell of treats on the satchel I carry them in, Luca becomes quite aggressive with Suleiman. He's not lunging, but he is baring all his teeth and snarling quite viciously at Sully when he's near. It was very surprising to all of us, but especially his owner who has done an exceptional job of getting him out to meet people and dogs, and of training him (he has a whole repertoire of tricks - he's a one-dog circus). He's not resource guarding anything else that we've noticed. We don't feed them together, so it could be a food-only thing? But Luca has been fed with other dogs and has shown no hint of aggression. We realize that Sully is encroaching on what Luca considers "his" territory, thus the slow-and-steady approach with interaction between them, but it seems almost out of character. Has anyone experienced problems with a dog who becomes aggressive only over treats? Is our safest bet to ensure they're all well out of the way when they play together, or can some training be done to help Luca get past this little hurdle? Thanks everybody :)

Well, Suleiman is technically a human name. But that's nitpicking for certain :laugh: I do call him Suleiman, it's three syllables and easy to pronounce, but I will shorten it to Sully and also call him cottonhead, cloudface, icky and other nonsense nicknames. He responds to "Suleiman" and "Sully" (which is in his full name anyway) for attention/recall :)

... mine's definitely not on the list. His name is Suleiman :laugh:

Wouldn't it depend on the evidence as to how the case would turn out in court? If there's footage, for example, as well as the vet report I would have thought it wouldn't be as hard as other successful cases to take this through claims? I think we're all aware that it's expensive, but people have already expressed interest in offering financial support and I wouldn't be surprised if others do the same considering the nature of the case. It's unbelievable. Of course, it's entirely up to the OP and anything involving the courts is stressful, undoubtedly. But I feel like an example needs to be made here. Also, reduced cost grooming for life? I don't really understand how that might be considered an appropriate concession?

"Get a report from the vet who would have the complete details." This. Before ANYTHING else. You definitely need to get your hands on this if you haven't already.

YES! I think every groomer on this forum will agree that the industry NEEDS THIS. There are SO many horrible unethical "professionals" out there, why is no one ever held accountable?! In saying that (my post, I mean) I would hope the regular clientèle of those good salons would help to spread the word and promote those who are professional, responsible and love their work and the animals who see them, though I know it isn't that easy. I've seen mobile groomers do stupid things with dogs and heard of salons making some extremely uneducated decisions (give a samoyed a buzzcut in summer... sheesh), and I'd like to see them make an effort to learn more about their profession and dog care in general. But I have met excellent groomers and know there are more out there. This case though... there just aren't enough expletives. How could someone let this happen?

I don't know why there's such a stigma around shar-peis, I'd be curious to know where it came from. I knew of one dog aggressive one, but the others I've encountered seem as cuddly as the dogs on the toilet paper commercials (only the adults have more grace about them than roly-polyness) :)

I'm so sorry. Absolutely do not blame yourself for this. There's no way you could have expected for a second that something like this would happen, it NEVER should. I agree with those who said speak to the council and RSPCA. I would be investigating legal options as to sue the salon for damages. I would also consider, if they are not compliant, taking the case to the media (again, with legal advice first) and making it known what happened if you can. The potential blow to the industry might prompt the half-rate salons to step up their game and be responsible, as frustrating as I'm sure it will be to those who do the right thing.

One of my best friends has a lifelong scar that runs the length of her entire calf from a poorly socialised housecat who belonged to the family of a childhood friend of hers. It happened when she was 12, the scar is still plainly visible today and she's 23. Heavens if I know how many stitches she had - those claws run deep! I do believe there are some serious double standards re: injuries caused by animals.

Not only were they told, but they charged extra for it too? That's bad practise regardless of any amends made now, as far as I'm concerned.

We keep our two inside when unsupervised. We live next to a huge nature reserve, and since our trees have been in fruit we've had three possums move in for the summer. One is the biggest, loudest, boldest brush tail I've ever seen They went insane on NYE, the noise drove our little rescue mad (fireworks didn't bother him, but boy did they bother the possums and he was terrified!) It's probably best to keep them well away from our marsupials. Feisty, powerful little creatures they are.

Thanks everybody :) Little bit of whinging on his first night, but not for long. He was so exhausted from play when he retired to bed that after about five minutes he was out like a light. He's now laying on top of a frozen orange juice bottle with his pink skineez flamingo, the aircon on and a fan. It's unbelievably hot outside. Even the tarmac is too hot in the shade to go and sit on. I've put a tiny bit of honey in his water and about five ice cubes. Watching for any sign of dehydration but he seems good thus far. Once it's cooler in the evening I will get him in the garden for a run about.

My clinic must be special, then. Today with my pup's checkup, the people who waited were extremely respectful. A family with a purebred boxer greeted us from a distance and we had a lovely discussion about both breeds. They were very informed and very friendly. When their incredibly loveable and social boy "Harley" came to say hello to Sully (in his carrier), the owner made him wait and asked if my boy had had his second vaccination. I told him he hadn't and his response was "Harley's up-to-date, but best not to take risks at that age". A second woman came in with a staffodshire cross and when she saw my boy in the carrier, walked her along the far side of the room before greeting us from her chair. She explained that her girl was people-friendly but very animal-aggressive and she didn't want her to scare the puppy. The others who came in and out were very polite, very mindful of space, of their dogs and of others. ... what's the bet that, next visit, it will be chaos? :laugh:

Pleased to announce I have my samoyed puppy, Suleiman, home with me. I will post pictures when I have something other than my phone to take them on, and if he can hold still without being asleep :laugh:

"History of the breed, facts about the breed, and breed information in general." Or at least clear, concise links to pages that explain these things in detail :) Although, a personal account with your experience with and opinions of the breed is fantastic and adds more perspective to the generalised descriptions you usually discover through googling (and many of the first hits use a description from the same source, so it's all a little one-sided most of the time). Photos in which you can clearly see the soundness of the dog in relation to the standard are nice, but I love it when a breeder includes "silly" pictures too. It demonstrates nicely how much they love their dogs and the balance in the home between showing/breeding and keeping much adored family pets :)

Yikes. Sounds painful! Honestly, there are as many (if not a few more, since so many people think it's perfectly okay to let them wander) issues with the average cat owner as there are with the average dog owner. It bothers me a lot that so many of them get hurt because people are too lazy to contain or entertain them. The misconception that the animals are completely independent is also a problem. It wouldn't surprise me if the cat wasn't dumped, but was let out roaming and presumed to be on an extended vacation if it hadn't been back for a while. Does my head in to think that someone could be so careless with a life they chose to take guardianship of Again, this case is just unfortunate for everyone. Shame on the owners for not keeping it indoors so that both the animals and passer-bys could be safe.

I think "spunky" is a great description. Met a few while at a show. Gorgeous little dogs with heaps of energy and personality. :)

One of those hardy short hairs sounds like a good idea. I worry a longer coated breed would struggle outdoors all day with getting things caught in their coat, meaning they would be higher maintenance, whereas very people-orientated dogs such as cavaliers might become depressed outside on their own, especially if the kids are at school and the parents working for most of the day during the week. Since others would know more than me about hardy short haired breeds, I'll leave it to the experts :)

Many aggressive dogs are also the result of trauma, as you suggest the cat may be, and I don't doubt that as a possibility. I do not blame domestic animals individually, as a species or breed for this kind of behaviour. It's incredibly unfortunate that this is usually the result of human error or cruelty. However, if the animal will not be contained or protected from its triggers by its keeper and the authorities refuse to remove it from the street, what do you suggest be done about it? It would be nice if someone with your mindset was to remove it from the situation and pick up the slack where the owner refused, but that's still not within the law without their permission and if the OP's post is bang on the mark in it's description of the animal's behaviour, I wouldn't blame even the most sympathetic of animal lovers if they refused it. Again, I can appreciate the frustration in such a case. Wanting to introduce a cat to the barrel end of a rifle if they sit on your doorstep all day, when you haven't even attempted all other reasonable solutions (and perhaps even if you have if it isn't otherwise causing havoc), is cruel and even bordering on insane. Wanting to see a dangerous animal (especially a difficult case) confiscated and, depending on the severity and extent of its issues, potentially destroyed, while extremely unfortunate, is not unreasonable in my opinion. Perhaps the biggest issue here is the bias of the law in regards to declared dangerous animals. They clearly don't discriminate just by breed.

Even if that is the case she's still a miserable bitch who threatened to have a harmless dog declared dangerous...... I think it's awful, as said in my first comment on the thread. I just think assumptions that she's a sadist and that she's doing it for fun are outrageous.

I hardly think the responses in this thread are motivated by a hatred of or desire to be cruel to cats. When people post about wandering aggressive dogs who have not been taken care of by the relevant authorities, the reaction is the same. If you refer to the "flat cat" remark, while it's been clarified that it was a joke, who here wouldn't want an extremely dog/human aggressive dog whose owners do not care to contain or train it, who lived next to a school and whom the authorities ignore completely put down? I feel that anyone who thinks that it should be given special consideration just because it's a cat and will potentially inflict less damage than a large dog is as bad as those who feel aggressive behaviours are acceptable in small dogs for the same reason. While I would highly recommend, for your own sake, dealing with it in a way that's within the law, I can definitely understand the frustration if it has been going on for a long time without intervention. There is no justifying that.