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It looks like a nice little place. It's probably best if they lock their animals securely away at night in dog proof runs from now on. Last attack was apparently a dog flying past the groundskeeper and attacking, so nothing much to do with fences. Just human error. And it's pretty disgusting that there's enough roaming dogs nearby for two fatal attacks.

Sorry T, it's never easy. I'm sure you're still expecting to see her in her favourite places. RIP Zeddy, always remembered.

You mean to report the owners to RSPCA or rescues getting ants in their pants about getting themselves some white fluffy babies? The main thing is that people get badgered about desexing etc so they just lie and say they will have it done. 'Rescues' do the same thing so it's not exclusive to oops and byb. It's pricey and getting a litter done adds up to a hefty bill. You never fully recoup the expenses especially when hand raising. If they are serious I usually just say; OK, if you're genuine then feel free to copy&paste our adoption inquiry form questions, guarantee to take dogs back if it doesn't work out and don't use a desex cert with your full vetwork. Get it all done at 12 - 16 wks.... or later if the pups are older when leaving home. :) I'm sure you'll be able to offer some moral support Perse.

How long and what for? Are you still using it now? Corticosteroids are useful, not 'bad' just not a cure-all. The endocrine system is finely balanced, usage is a risk vs benefit decision. For example; while you get a good result w/ rapid relief of skin inflammation - you can't just use it every time a dog gets itchy. Diabetes can happen rarely and most often is the result of prolonged use so vets are mindful of that when prescribing.

Thank you for posting Boronia. :) Sooooo glad it's coming out in the open, and that people are being called out for what they are. For the longest time any accusations were easily refuted as fiction because of the loony fringe in animal activism. ^^^^ As I said, PA and AAPDB waiting to pick up members. PIAA member cancellation is nothing and will just bring the puppy farmers closer together. Somehow I completely missed Kate Schoeffel being outed though! :laugh: btw At a yearly event, the man in the seat next to me introduced himself then immediately tried to give me Jo Sillince's business card, not his own. He took an award home that night and I was left wondering how many seemingly normal, dog loving people and businesses are members and support the denialist propaganda.

That stepping thing with his back legs is unusual! I would have said seizurey or neuorological, it doesn't look like any classic ataxia I've seen but dogs always like to make life interesting (and worrying) so you never know. :) Could it be low blood sugar? They do go a bit like that if hypoglycaemic. I keep some glucose powder in the cupboard just in case.

Good point Gallomph :) Can't remember where but someone wrote their experience here once, it was remote (VIC or Qld) and the deal was that you let the pound know but they were ok if you held the dog (as long as they knew about it) because there was so much distance involved... and I suppose you'd just be taking the far away from where it originally strayed. Very different to other places where there is more convenient access to the pound system but people make up excuses not to use it. I admit we are lucky with Sydney pounds, Australia wide we still have pounds run below even basic conditions and operating almost as if they are determined to make sure the animal is not reclaimed or rescued. Which gives people no motivation to follow the law.

What drives me up the wall is people taking dogs to the vet for a scan. No chip; they get sent home with the dog and they just keep it or give it away. If you arc up, there's 'oh i suppose you want the dog to die' (direct quote from a rescuer) or 'the owners don't deserve the dog back because if they were responsible, it would be microchipped'. If it were one of mine, firstly they have ID etc, failing that I'd want my dog's photo posted everywhere with a note saying the dog has been dropped off at the pound already. And if not, and I could trace it back to the original finder there would be hell to pay for everyone who had their hands on my dog and did the worst most irresponsible thing there is.

Cyclosporine has been a blessing for my itchy old boy. He is 'normal' now :) We rescued him older, itchy, and with great lumps of hair pulled out. We tried everything and he was still unhappy. Itchy and very cranky. Recurrent smelly greasy yeasty skin as well. The frustration of patiently treating and trialling (and thinking you've hit a winner but it's only temporary) like exclusion diets, shampoos, lotions, herbal stuff, antibiotics, antihistamines etc was, I suppose - worth a go when you consider the possible side effects but for Hamish aka Haystack lol, cyclosporine has been incredible. He's come down to 1ml every 2nd day and has never looked better and never been happier or more playful. As a bonus; his sudden bad reactions to food (like a colitis attack) are also pretty much zero so I can only assume he had an immune mediated condition lurking like IBD as well because even when we found a diet he could handle he would still get bouts.

Awesome! I haven't heard anything back about the wolfdogs so this is a very happy ending to the thread. Thank you all so much for helping Percy

I haven't been messaged by anyone here :) and I guess you could always ask if she's had other offers from decent rescues. Or piggers. From experience you have to be lightning fast offering help to gumtree ads. Good luck

so is it a Wolfhound or a Deerhound? Ad says "Scottish Deerhound" (sorry).

:) Awesome Juice!! I had a brain fart and wrote Irish Wolfhound when he's a Scottish, but would probably be able to get help from the Irish ladies.

Thank you for trying. Stressmagnet, I'm inclined to agree. It's a terrible shame that two dogs from the last litter are going to bounce around because they were placed in unprepared homes. *rolly eye man*

I've changed thread title. :) They do state he's a rescue so we'll have to delete the link if he's not a fully vetworked 'rescue dog'. I'd have an absolute fit if one of my rescues ended up on gumtree.

Maybe contact the NSW club. Fifi here on DOL used to be involved but I can't remember who else. Have you tried messaging the owner to ask which rescue he came from?

Nothing from the breeder

Would it be worth contacting the breeder? The birth dates seem to line up.... Good idea, doing that now with both the dog's links. :)

Remember the guy who ripped off people with british bulldogs? http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gold-coast-dog-breeder-on-fraud-charges-over-pup-sales/story-e6freoof-1225913031430 Frenchies are THE breed at the moment. BYB's are getting undesexed dogs, pumping them out and still can't keep up with demand. Problem being, when someone wants a dog right now, and contacts a breeder who says they have a wait list or no litter at the moment then the potential buyer just keeps trying until they find one. Doesn't matter if it's a registered breeder, BYB, farmer, a Cameroon scam or someone selling imaginary pups, $5k is market price. People pay big money regardless, not realising they would have been better off to wait for a nicely bred (real) dog. Most people own one or two dogs every 15yrs. You can't expect them to know what's going on at the moment and I feel bad for them to be taken advantage of.

Different aren't they! Not a dog I could ever handle. If someone could let huski and nekhbet know maybe that would help too? edit; sorry I didn't mean a good home wouldn't come from FB. :)

I've messaged the ad person to let them know of the thread and that an experienced/skilled home will likely come from here instead of the classifieds. So please don't make a liar out of me :rofl:

Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place. Being purebreds I hope it's appropriate to post here. Undesexed dog's link won't be posted, PM for details. She's desexed already. :) But she's on a free classifieds site, just google. Posting her here because I've never heard of them and no idea if the breed ID is accurate but I'm assuming a somewhat expert hand would be needed to make her next home the forever one. Ad sounds like she is quite a handful for the current owners. Apologies if this dog is already being worked on via breed network, will delete on request.

I think, while the loss of the poor little pup is terrible... The article exposes some of the shocking things puppy farmers do (such as shipping hundreds of tiny babies out of state, making them untraceable) and the retailers who claim they never source pups from them. I mean, seriously...if you're able to order all sorts of breed litters at any time of the year from the one supplier you have to have some balls to plead ignorance when you get caught for lying to customers and pouring money into one of the worst types of cruelty. PIAA can disown them, it means nothing. Another industry association will welcome them in.

He is gorgeous!

Agreed! Georgina is fantastic :)