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How do they feel about prescription drugs? Not everyone is a fan but there is a number available that can be used alongside behavioural modification and things like thunder shirts quite effectively. I've never had Adaptil do a single thing but some swear by it so may be worth a go too.

Beautiful story

I don't know about breeders but as a rescue we've had to up fees because the expenses of daily care and vet treatment has risen far above what it used to be. I'm not surprised at all by the pricing if it means a quality pup. Best wishes for finding your doggie though. Here's a list of GSD breeders if you need to explore options further, you may even find an older pup https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breeders/german-shepherd-dog.asp

We have this page which might be of help too. Rehoming your pet

You are welcome to cut & paste from out adoption form if you'd rather rehome that way but breed clubs are really a good recommendation.

You can't see the deleted posts (as Willem) where he crossed the line. I'm not sad to see him go, again.

I didn't even look LOL

Amputation is a bit extreme. In all the dogs we've had through with dodgy knees I've never had that advice before, and we've even had a foxy who needed both legs rebuilt (our little bionic dog!).

Yes a change in personality is a big clue for CCD. I'd also insist a full blood panel is done, liver failure can cause confusion.

I've used pea straw, out of all the mulches it seemed to me to be the most benign, even surprisingly sprouting peas! However after opening a bag of 'organic' cane mulch and finding it all moldy (i threw it out because it's hazardous) it occurs to me that to prevent mold forming in the plastic bag there might be an anti fungal agent. Not sure how that would effect it's breaking down in the garden but it's probably not good for dogs. Neither is the mold. In what way is the dog sick?

If you're considering strangers have an agreement / written contract. Once you hand a dog over it's hard to get them back. Best of luck. edit; make sure the chip details are up to date with aa secondary contact as well. And the dog is desexed. Also make sure that you have an arrangement with a local vet to cover any bills.

Great story!

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Edited this thread because I asked my big dog person I'm looking for a pretty but strong collar with double rings. The tag is important and the collar need to stay in place. Maybe someone has favourite collar brands? I like leather and saw a rolled braided martingale on etsy which is really nice. But from the US (I know they aren't a FT collar though) https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/459844958/brown-braided-premium-handmade-leather?ref=shop_home_active_7 But I like pink too. She has a bit of a mane and her current standard red leather w/studs has really cut a wide dent into the fluff.

I get it but what an old curmudgeon LOL bah humbug A vent all the way from furbaby to Peta, he really needed to get this stuff off his chest didn't he.

Oh you got him! Nice. He'll be very happy. I was there too today picking up the BC x but Shmoo was busy.

There's a 6month old Pembroke in Qld https://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/puppies/welsh-corgi-pembroke.asp

And where is the long awaited Desexmas tally? LOL

Half are unpaid volunteers . Makes it sound better to say 15 though when you look at the wages.

Some like one, some like the other. Nobody liked the Ivory Coat! My guys have spat out a variety of the posher foods although they like ziwipeak which is a bit rich for them so it's just a sprinkle on top. Very hit and miss for me and the premium. Meals for Mutts, everyone loves. It's only a tiny fraction of their diet but I like to offer a bit of variety. Royal Canin is a hit but I don't like the way it smells like salty stock cubes.

Yep, tagging @melzawelza in case she can pop in.

True, you can't even rehome a nuisance order dog. Fortunately those orders only last 6 months. I think with planning and determination they can make it work if the order is upheld. Like Dogmad says, enrichment and walks. There's a lot of dogs including working breeds in my area (inner west of the city) who manage quite well with that lifestyle. Even as cafe dogs. Some use the off leash but not all, probably because Sydney Park has areas dogs can just disappear into and wildlife that can be upset.

15 staff. Is that like their claim of 950 rescue groups?

You are seeing right. It goes to PR who then sprinkle out some things like 'free' dog food or some frontline. Which they don't pay for anyway. The cat subsidy program even has strings attached. If you can afford to participate with $50 cats, you get a $25 corporately sponsored subsidy in exchange for your adopter's details so PR can apparently do follow-ups. For us that would be a massive breach of privacy. And we do follow-ups on pets, not some third party. Yes it really is distressing. Especially that they have pretty much cornered a market and are milking the money out that should be going where people believe it is. Straight to the animals.

There's a couple of threads about PetRescue and the latest being that they have upped the push for snaking out donations that would normally go to rescue, at the same time claiming to provide a lot of services that nobody actually needs or even uses. To my knowledge they already hit up every single PR inquiry we get with a solicitation email before rescue even get the chance to respond. All we (and I'm speaking for ourselves not everyone) need is a website to list pets on, not for them to raise $50 - $100k in a massive Christmas advertising campaign for 'website updates while claiming it helps us directly. There's a nebulous idea of building a button, which will appear on all our pets, as a way for people to donate for desexing. However it's clear by each profile that the pets are already desexed so the day we get one single donation for that I'll let people know. They also already have paid full time CEO/IT and the resources ($) to build donation platforms. https://acnc.gov.au/AIS2017?ID=798C5A5D-12CB-4F78-96BA-08B6AC609AAB&noleft=1 "While the numbers of pets being adopted is leveling out, PetRescue is exponentially increasing its revenue. Nearly entirely by increasing the number of donors it's recruiting and donations it's securing." @shel will hopefully have time to pop in.