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Hard to interpret aren't they. In NSW the DPI Code of Practice is law and states pups must not be sold under 8 wks. One day I'll sit down and find the other states. It might make a good thread.

I can find the relevant Act if I know the state. Each state uses a compulsory code which refers back to the POCTAA but they can be hard to find. Usually a phone call to the relevant Dept is best, or try the RSPCA knowledge base for simple answers. eg http://kb.rspca.org.au/How-old-should-a-puppy-be-before-they-are-adoptedpurchased_311.html

I thought this would be timely given our member surveys are in.

#sorrynotsorry LOL

She is

Oh no edit, I just saw the post and seriously, why?? Your pup isn't being 'picky' he is sick because he is 8wks old and in a home that had parvo through. I truly hope you are luckier this time.

What are you already feeding them?

@Rappie re offal, how fast is the hydatid tapeworm life cycle? Do you need to allworm monthly or three monthly?

Absolutely! I didn't think of offal.

Sounds ok Fleas can get immune to things, not sure if worms can too but it doesn't hurt to change things up. I just use a monthly heartworm only tab, and then an allwormer every 3 months or so, it's kind of a waste to do intestinal worms each month plus it's added chemicals. I buy the lge version of everything and divide it up but it looks like Canimax only comes in 5, 10 and 20kg so I'm no help at all there really. lol.

Where is Uncle Troy? He's got to see this!

Oh seriously now that's just too weird for a nice Sunday morning. Dial it back a bit, your bait is showing.

Please be careful not to take her out. I'm a bit surprised the vet let her go home I've never heard of that before. I'm glad your girl is doing well though. Anyway; lots of dogs wouldn't survive a bout. It's a horror virus, easily spread and can take down a dog in hours. Like T says, be fastidious about not letting parvo leave your home on your shoes or clothes. Bleach is your friend! F10 is a (pricey) vet disinfectant but won't bleach your things, so you can use it all through the car and over the carpet.

Yep, most probably from reading the last half of this thread.

Oh I just realised this is a complete waste of time. Hoping anyone finding this thread on google gleans some accurate and practical information.

I can't work out if you're being facetious or just ignoring my request for information. You've got very experienced dog owners and groomers with first hand experience here. I'm sure we'd all be more than grateful if you could back up your claims with something factual. In other words, something that stands up to scrutiny, not a fairy tale. Maybe we're all in denial, did you stop to think it's probably you?

I'd be interested to know where you get your information from.

You may have it confused with the demodex mite which (unlike fleas) live on every single dog and aren't communicable to other species or humans.

No wonder there's a lot of old dolers in this thread. It's from 2011! Anyway still a relevant question, I agree w/ Mjosa, no more cat's fleas since we cat proofed and only poundies coming in have had fleas so they get a capstar before arriving and advocate when adopted. We had an outbreak years ago and I went to town on treatments and diatomaceous earth for the garden. There's Advantage in my cupboard just in case but haven't used anything for so long on my own dogs it's hard to remember. Not a fan of comfortis anymore.

I couldn't find any Meals for Mutts at PetO's but got it easily online. My dogs love it although they only get a little bit as a treat, so I can't really say how good it is as a larger % of diet.

I think the diet versions would be more of a worry seeing as how they can't have artificial sweetener.

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Really? No wonder it's caused a mini internet tiz. I didn't know she'd replaced him.

I agree it's a bit rambling but relevant to people giving up on dogs, I don't know who the girl is but I found this bit interesting...that she knew in 2013 it was a bad idea. What will happen to the little dog you think she'd be able to shout herself a behaviourist and spare the bagging of the rescue who trusted her to take care of him. I expect dogs to be returned to me rather than given away. edit; oh god I just read the 'five precepts' on Zen Dog, the 'facility' she sent her dog to for training.

Firstly, I didn't know who they were talking about but she's apparently famous. And has caused a flurry after giving her dog away. ARTICLE Lena Dunham is caught-up in what she’s calling, unironically, a “micro-scandal.” An animal shelter in Brooklyn claims the 31-year-old creator of HBO’s “Girls” series lied about her dog Lamby, who she recently gave away because, she said, it has behavioral problems. (She’s previously tweeted about Lamby’s Prozac prescription). The shelter where Dunham got her dog, meanwhile, told Yahoo News this week that Lamby did not have a traumatic past. Dunham hit back, as they say, with another Instagram post Thursday night, insisting she did not lie. “I will not apologize,” she said, explaining that as the dog’s “mother” she did what was best. The whole incident is like 85 percent of the reason why people hate millennials, so-called coastal elites and the blackhole that is celebrity social media in 2017. But beyond that trifecta of horror, and overlooking the question of whether or not Dunham told the truth, the real vexation of the Lamby situation is the way Dunham talks about her relationship with the dog, continuously referring to herself as Lamby’s mom. This isn’t just a Dunham quirk either. She’s just another annoying dog-person who’s confused having a pet with raising a human child. “I did what I thought the best mother would do, which was to give him a life that provided for his specific needs,” Dunham wrote in her Instagram post this week. “He’d been with me for nearly four years and I was his mom- I was in the best position to discern what those needs were.” Nope. No. Lena Dunham is a lot of things: Creator of a truly funny and original show that changed the way women are portrayed on the small screen. She is a talented comic actor. A skilled essayist. The creator of a cool email newsletter. A provocateur even. She is not, however, a mother. The relationships adult humans have with their pets are indeed complex, loving and beautiful. I do not doubt there was a real canine to human bond here, as Dunham aptly demonstrated with many cute photos on her Instagram (and on Lamby’s personal Instagram) over the years. Alas, a dog is not a human child. Would the mother of a human child explain why she gave away her kid ― after four years ― by writing this? “Shout out to @jennikonner for listening to endless hours of Lamby pain, and especially my partner @jackantonoff for loving him even when he ruined floors and couches and our life.” Dunham owned her dog for a few years, and apparently it peed on the floor a lot and didn’t always act the way it was “supposed” to. (I mean, it’s a dog.) So, she gave it up. We can leave the shelter and Dunham and the rest of the internet to quibble about why the dog was annoying, I guess. None of this is typically how parenting works. Parents of young children clean up kid pee, vomit, poop and god knows what other horrors from our homes and our bodies. We deal. We learn that we cannot have nice things. There’s typically not another option. Also, it’s worth noting: Dunham saw this coming. “Nothing about my life these days makes me an especially good candidate for having a dog. For starters, I’m never home. I work all the time, and when I’m not working I’m asleep in a pile on my couch,” Dunham wrote in a New Yorker essay about getting Lamby in 2013. She also says that her boyfriend is allergic to dogs and not especially interested in getting one. She recounts her first nights with the dog, how it kept her awake with its barking. Still, by the end of the essay at least, she makes her peace. “He is mine, and I am old enough to have him,” she writes. It’s possible that was the biggest lie of all.