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    Roo mince advice please

    in Health / Nutrition / Grooming

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    Not as readily available in Oz, but we tried Scottie on possum when we arrived here... holy living Harry! (Or should that be Henry?):eek:

     

    I don't recommend it at all...:laugh:

     

     

    Can you "cut" the roo mince with something else - eg 50/50 pork or chicken and see if that helps with everything. Or maybe add a probiotic? 

    A little nervous, breeder advice

    in Puppy Chat

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Eni said:

    I found the breeder on DOL, I spoke on the phone and emails as well. Daughter replies to emails and she is very responsive. 

     I haven't seen photos yet.  

    I arranged transportation with jetpet myself. 

    The rest I haven't asked. 

    My worry is that I've been reading so much about breeders screening their potential buyers but It didnt happened with me while I was speaking to her on the phone. I dont doubt the puppy exist,  I just want to make sure  is healthy and right match for me.  A lot of people buy interstare without an issue.  I asked if I could go down and visit during a short stay in Melbourne later in november and they said yes.  

     

     

     

    Well that sounds positive. Hope it all works out ok for you!

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    A little nervous, breeder advice

    in Puppy Chat

    Posted

    How did you find the breeder?  (Here or on another website?)

    Have you spoken to them on the phone? 

    What specific tests have they said they do? & why? 

    Do you know Mum & dads registered names? 

    Have you seen photos of your puppy as it grows? 

    Have you asked how they match a puppy to a new home?

    What are the plans for transport to QLD? 

    What are your payment options

    What support do you get now & after your pup comes home? 

     

     

    While I mostly agree with Rural pug it is becoming more common for people to pinch genuine peoples details off websites such as DOL & impersonate them (I heard of one where the DOL page said they were in NSW, the breeder number was from Victoria & bank branch was in WA. The  person lost their very large deposit on a pup that didn't exist).

     

    Not saying this is the case with you, but good on you for asking questions go with your guts. In short -ask a heap more questions.

    Italian woman granted sick pay for time off to look after her ill dog

    in In The News

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Thistle the dog said:

    I have taken sick days off for the dogs.

    Me too - back when Guinea first got sick and I thought she'd been sent home on palliative care (miscommunication from the casual vet) I was a total mess and took two "Mental Health days" snuggled up in bed with my beautiful girl. 

    I'm very fortunate that I've always had bosses who've been pretty good at letting me come or go early for urgent vet appointments or emergencies.  While I'd happily take flex leave or short notice annual leave for sickness, I'd  really like to see more support for bereavement leave for pets.

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    Whose off-leash dog beach is it, anyway? Answer: not your dog's

    in In The News

    Posted

    I think the big thing the "ruffled my furs" (an expression on our home) was this: 

     

     

    My crime (Maudie's crime to be more precise about it, but we take it on the chin for our dogs): failing to maintain what they call "effective control" of my dog in an off-leash area. My penalty: $238. (Emphasis added).

     

    Ah yes, good old "effective control" AKA recall AKA "getting your dog to come back".   Personally, anyone who thinks good behavior for their dog is optional, especially in public, ruins it for the rest of us...

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    Whose off-leash dog beach is it, anyway? Answer: not your dog's

    in In The News

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Mrs Rusty Bucket said:


    So I think that whole article was written by someone who thinks there should be no rules.  I am surprised the police came tho.  Normally they would say "is your baby injured?  no? call the local council then."  never mind that it's very difficult to get the local council ranger out after hours.

    it is not ok for your dog to lick strangers, especially children,
    it is not ok for your dog to pee on the beach boot camp equipment or swimmers towels or raid the treat pouch of someone having a swim with their dog on a hot day. 
    it is not ok for your dog to rush up to every other dog on the beach who might be old and sore and grumpy - you don't know.
    it is not ok for your dog to be so far up the beach from you that you can't catch it if there is trouble.
    and (this happened to me) it is not ok for your dog to bite someone who has treats.  

    110%!!! Amen!!! 

     

    Could not agree with you more Mrs RB!

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    Whose off-leash dog beach is it, anyway? Answer: not your dog's

    in In The News

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    What do you all think?  

     

    On Saturday night I went to the off-leash dog beach with my puppy for our regular twilight romp on the sand. 

    Typically here's what happens: Maudie, a seven-month-old English Staffy, runs and wrestles and plays with the rest of the Port Melbourne canines, whose owners assemble on the shore for the last wear-the-buggers-out dog walk of the day. Then we all go home.

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    On Saturday, after nearly an hour on the beach, I went home as usual - and here's what had happened in the meantime.

    There was a woman with a baby on the off-leash dog beach. The baby was lying on a blanket on the sand. My dog briefly licked the baby. The mother called the police - triple zero - telling them: "A dog has attacked my baby." 

    The police came. They advised me of my rights - a version of "you have the right to remain silent" familiar to everyone who's ever seen a cop show - and questioned me. After interviewing the baby's mother, they came over and questioned me again. 

    A little while later, I wandered home from this week's twilight beach romp with a puppy who'd worn herself out and earned me a hefty fine in the process - the most straightforward outcome to an incident that could have involved a charge and a court appearance. I also went home with a headache and a feeling that lingers two days later: did that really just happen? 

    Maudie, left, susses out another dog at the off-leash dog beach. Maudie, left, susses out another dog at the off-leash dog beach. Photo: Neil McMahon
     
     

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    My crime (Maudie's crime to be more precise about it, but we take it on the chin for our dogs): failing to maintain what they call "effective control" of my dog in an off-leash area. My penalty: $238.

    My question: whose off-leash dog beach is it, anyway? The answer: not your dog's. 

    Off-leash dog beach rules are open to wide interpretation. Off-leash dog beach rules are open to wide interpretation. Photo: Neil McMahon

    It's for people who may or may not have dogs, and if they do have dogs, it is their responsibility to maintain "effective control" of them at all times. 

    Sounds sensible. But what does "effective control" mean? This was my expensive lesson for the weekend, and if you're a dog owner you'd be wise to listen up because it could become yours.

    "Effective control" is defined as follows. It means your dog will return to you upon command (fair enough, though I don't know a dog owner who has a 100 per cent success rate on that front). It means that you "retain a clear and unobstructed view of the dog" in the off-leash area at all times (fair enough, and usually not a problem unless the whirling dervish of romping dogs gets too big or they head off into the shrubbery in pursuit of a tennis ball). 

    But here's the kicker that got me in trouble: "effective control" means your dog "does not bother, attack, worry or interfere with other people or animals".

    So here's a tip that actually makes some sense: tell mums and dads that an off-leash dog park is no place to put your baby on the ground. 

    Remove the clear-cut essential prohibition on "attack" from that line-up and you're left with three words that are wide open to interpretation and are very much in the eye of the beholder. 

    Bother, worry, interfere. And that applies to "other people or animals" - the latter meaning other dogs, to all intents and purposes

    This rule governing behaviour in off-leash dog parks was obviously written by someone who has never been to an off-leash dog area - and possibly has never met a dog. It is a local council regulation, enforced by Victoria Police.

    In my case, I'd been in breach of this requirement for somewhere between three and five seconds - the interval between Maudie trotting over to investigate the baby lying on the sand and me realising it was a baby and calling her back. She came immediately, but got a lick of the baby's chest in before I got her attention.

    The baby was physically unharmed (in the ensuing hour of police visits and interviews, his mother at no point sought or requested a doctor or a hospital trip), and while I'm sure he and his mum got a fright, he showed no signs of distress. But, as I admitted to the police in eventually copping the fine, I had clearly breached the law as the officer patiently explained it to me: for a few seconds, I did not meet the definition of "effective control". And the baby's mother believed she had been bothered, worried or interfered with. 

    I was cooked. But so is that law, whose wording needs a thorough revisit. 

    And while authorities are about it, they might consider some improved signage at the off-leash areas under their control.

    In recent weeks, I've seen babies or toddlers in off-leash dog parks crawling on the grass or stumbling about while a large group of dogs of all shapes, sizes and temperaments runs around revelling in the freedom they imagine these designated areas provide them.

    I've seen two kids bowled over by dogs, including one little boy whose mother thought it a good idea to walk him through the dog park eating popcorn. She did not have a dog herself, nor much in the way of common sense, and after that incident her son didn't have any popcorn.

    Australia is a nation in which you cannot walk three steps without a sign warning you of some or other danger or telling you what you can and cannot do. 

    So here's a tip that actually makes some sense: tell mums and dads that an off-leash dog park is no place to put your baby on the ground. Surely the Nanny State can squeeze that bit of common sense on to a sign along with everything else.

     

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    http://www.smh.com.au/national/whose-offleash-dog-beach-is-it-anyway-answer-not-your-dogs-20171008-gywu1g.html

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