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It would be completely understandable to assume your dogs safe when secured from escaping or sticking their heads out of their own property; which is your obligation as a pet owner in suburbia. You need to secure your dogs and that's what the owners have done. It was a horrible accident but that's all.

I believe her too, and that to the best of her best ability she is trying to explain what happened. ..... Remember she's only 5. Could have been not far from 4. And children that age don't make the best decisions or have the clearest recollection of things (or the capacity to explain it properly). Watch that part in the video where the dad sits on the retaining wall, it shows how close the gap is and the actual angle it's on compared to the press photos at the time. I don't think a 5yr old would just be perched there without doing something, like turning around or picking grass , playing with the dirt or getting just a bit too close when she heard the dogs. Thank goodness she didn't try to look through the gap.

Happy Birthday Penny!! :heart: :dancingelephant:

Note his profile photo https://www.facebook.com/david.graham.353250?fref=ts

"Let's Adopt! Global" has a spanish branch I think. The founder Viktor Larkhill is a bit controversial but i think much of his work is in Turkey. Could be wrong on that one, but it's worth a look-up anyway. Be careful of the graphic photos published by a few of the branches.

Wouldn't Bunnings have had security cameras? I'm almost sure I've seen them.

I'm so sorry. It's dreadful when they are ill. Just a couple of questions. Was it a full blood panel sent off to a lab or an in-house test? Did they check pain responses? DD is right. If you don't have nutrigel just rub some honey on her gums to improve blood sugar levels. From experience; there could be nothing (illness wise) wrong with her at all anymore :) sometimes the more mature dogs just don't bounce back as fast as a younger dog. Vets may just want to admit her for rest + I.V. fluids for a bit of a boost. :pray:

I've simply had to clip right back on all sorts of coats. Poor things. It wasn't like it was an option but I never saw regrowth problems and personally I think dogs are cute with little hairdos. I'd rather an owner do a regular spa day at the groomers than battle with a full coat if they aren't up to it. I've also seen dogs with shocking coats because owners have only read as far as the 'insulation' bit. And not as far as the bit about maintaining coats.

Animal Adoption Agency had a few seniors last time I looked

She so beautiful!! And looks very concerned about her poor Mum feeling sick.

Yes. :) I have a little girl that went from needing to sleep in the quiet spare room in her little bed, to migrating down to the lounge room and making friends, then demanding attention, then coming into the bedroom at night sleeping in her basket- watching the guys who are allowed to sleep on the bed. And now she suddenly is the first one on the bed every night! Took about 2 years for the whole process. It's so nice to see a once timid little girl evolve. Maybe one day she will start the face kissing too! LOL BTW It's been a while since we've had Tempeh photos :laugh:

I think if there is still neglect and abuse going on and not enough resources to even chase up microchipping then what is the point of adding more things to the ever growing list of already unenforceable legislation. Most animal stuff seems to rely on the activists and the public dobbing each other in. It occurs to me though that all varieties of breeders are lumped into the 'Evil' basket so anything that mentions regulating breeding instantly gets support. With very few actually reading the fine print. I still have to explain to people that if a puppy farm is a business operating under local, state & fed regulations then it's completely legal.

I have always wondered about this too. Or it's not worth paying to get them out because they are too old or too ill, or it's cheaper for the pound to put them down. And yes I have had people admit they don't want to pay for euthanasia so it's cheaper to surrender to the pound. Disgusting. Same. It's unbelievable. Even the strays, people still convince themselves that the old dog has 'gone away to die'! The old dogs shouldn't be in the pound when all they have is a condition that was ignored by the owner because they either couldn't be bothered or were too tight to pay a vet. Or they throw their poor old Mum's pet in there when she goes to a nursing home. Or they just don't like looking at an imperfect dog. Leaving them at the vet is one thing. Pound is another.

Every single one and not for myself, it's been for them. Honestly, I don't understand when people leave them but everyone is different and there's a hundred different circumstances. I have many little boxes of ashes here which some people have found really challenging but they don't judge. Everyone deals with death in their own way.

Unpopular in rescue but I own a lovely, beautifully bred Silky and have no problem informing people of the difference. Obviously I love dogs no matter what! But feel that I'm in a good position to point out the hybrid and/or hypoallergenic fails and BYB or unethical fails that we see in rescue. New owners should be given full disclosure, but many have no idea what to ask and what to look for. Upshot; choose your breeder and your rescue groups wisely. In your situation, maybe the brick wall you're getting could be moved slightly by saying eg; "OK so you're getting a <insert breed here>, how exciting. Would you like me to give you the basic checklist of things you should ask a breeder? A good breeder ;-) will be able to answer all of them off the top of their head. I don't want you to get ripped off". No guarantee that will work but sometimes people react better when you're trying to help them. Even if you're biting your tongue. LOL We've had a lot of people looking for teacups lately, they've been getting a friendly but clear warning. Maybe a few will take it on board. Sigh. Someone on a current reality show must have a teacup. edit; and take her to a dog show :laugh: if she can resist a purebred there she is made of stone.

The Citizen's Jury report. http://yoursay.sa.gov.au/decisions/citizens-jury-dog-and-cat-management/about

So sad. Regardless, the owners are in the wrong for not making sure their dog is secure and unable to wander, attack, menace or get hit by a car. Rangers need to sort it out before it discovers livestock because that will be the end of the dog.

Totally. Best laugh of the week.

*sigh* well I don't really know what happened :laugh: One minute I'm sitting on a log at the park feeding them a Maccas cone trying to take dodgy pics on my phone one handed when all of sudden Stan leapt in the air, smashed into Maddie, got tangled in her lead and came crashing down on the log I was sitting on. Maddie had her back leg somehow caught in his lead and fell over as well and the ice cream cone was crushed in my hand, plopped onto my left boob and then plonked onto my foot which squished into my toes as I was wearing thongs. Stan of course was screaming at the top of his lungs while the park full of picnickers (public holiday, absolute madness down here) all looked at us with their sandwiches poised at open mouths thinking I was bashing him to death. I was trying to stand him up while he continued with his blood curdling screaming while Maddie bless her was trying to scramble to her feet and then once he was up I was brushing him off and checking for injuries, which of course he had none. *people still staring* I think it was a blow fly that was hanging around and he hates them with a passion :/ petrified of them. A lady walked past us as I was trying to find my sunnies that went flying and she gave me the foulest look but I thought there's no use trying to explain I think a fly scared him coz lets face it...she aint gunna believe me anyway so I just bundled them in the car and drove off. Just another day in the life of Hazy and the crazies really Oh dear stealing Maddie's limelight. Happy birthday beautiful girl!

I would LOVE that!! I will pay you for it. Let me know how much. Stop Press!! Thankyou for your kind offer but I've found them new and a local shop can get them in for me. They're exactly like mine, haven't changed at all in 50 years. http://www.elitepet.com.au/home/index.php?route=product/product&path=3_52_137&product_id=1563 Fantastic! And at least now I know what they are for :laugh: let me know if you ever need a spare.

I've had one of those (in your photo kirslin) rolling around in my grooming stuff for 20yrs. Surface rust but still straight and never used. Happy to post it.

Honestly, I thought it was an old american post and up for a bit of analysis. If it were my group and policies being pulled apart on the basis of a (sorry, frankly daggy lol) writeup I'd have an absolute shit-fit. Happy to be asked, although we're fairly known and it's all over the website anyway. But 'outing' on a forum... points to BSRA for being patient. As I said before, 1st person is effective at generating interest, it just is. It's what you do after that initial contact which is important. btw I want Leo :laugh: edit; for embarrassing spelling mistake

I love how the whippet has body issues

I wish this wasn't true but unfortunately, it's very, very accurate. Like rabbit welfare groups who believe rabbits should live entirely indoors. Human is comfy indoors, therefore bunny must be more comfortable indoors? Despite the fact they're a relatively recently domesticated animal and not at all suited to that sort of life. You wouldn't keep a sheep locked indoors around people- having humans constantly within its flight zone would be incredibly stressful- but because rabbits are smaller, despite the fact they are also herbivorous prey animals, it's somehow okay. And that, funnily enough, is actually a perfect example of anthropomorphism- assigning human wants/needs to other animals, even to the detriment of the animals concerned. "he's a rescue" :D My link Warn; Bit yuck at the end; don't watch past 1.55 if feeling fragile.