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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 :)

http://www.adoptapet.com.au/animal/animalDetails.asp?task=search&s=adoption&animalType=3&state=8&submitbtn=Find+Animals&tpage=1&searchType=4&animalid=435403

:laugh: Adorable!

As a rather extreme example of food related chronic ear infection is Silver By the time he arrived had a full farmyard of fungus and bacteria. Definitely triggered by food. As was the scratching at his mouth and chewing paws, took a while of fine tuning but basically he can have zero chicken or turkey, even if it's the smallest amount of chicken meal found in a lot of dry food. Silver was adopted and to this day, he will still flare up with red ears if someone unknowingly slips him the wrong sort of treat. Other than that, his ears are great and his skin is perfect. :) Inserting gross photo from arrival. Obviously he needed several meds to pull him out of it but until the change of diet it would have only been half a fix, otherwise I think he would have just been 'one of those dogs' constantly at the vet for ear infections. I highly recommend anyone with an ear infection dog to consider exclusion diet in conjunction with meds.

I agree here Same. :)

I agree, people cross the road when this big black gumnut comes walking down the street. Little do they know... Such a scary dog.

Except if they look like a teddybear they aren't exactly going to put people off :laugh:

Yes you've chosen breeds that are sometimes considered 'too much dog' for someone wanting an easier pet. If you feel unsafe, I'd also consider a dog that looks the part (as far as society defines it) but isn't necessarily going to act like a handful manstopper. And if you weren't allergic I'd suggest a sound, well bred Rottweiler raised with kids. I've heard Ridgeback are great but don't know enough about them.(?) I find just the looks to be more important for putting off strangers, and the temperament to be utmost important as a family pet. You need a 2 in 1. :) Hope you get some good suggestions.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/lucky-the-dog-adopted-to-a-new-home-after-horror-start-to-life-20150702-gi3yri.html Some MUST SEE gorgeous photos :) Well done Lucky

Those photos are totally in his unicorns and rainbows world He is absolutely divine.

Firstly, my deepest sympathy. You've gone through a shocker, getting puppies should be a happy and exciting time. Please take the leap with the F10. It's a fantastic product and won't bleach or stain surfaces either. It's probably the parvicide with the least amount of irritation to the skin and respiratory tract. I've sprayed it all over my car interior and dipped my shoes in it after visiting high risk pounds. Cleaned surfaces, grooming equipment, crates and dog items like collars. It works. Like most things, you aren't using it daily and exposed to it at work, it's not going to be a risk. The pup.... I'm so sorry, but I can't see where the pup was ever tested and confirmed to have lepto. Some states list it as a notifiable disease, it's that dangerous. You'd think the breeder would at least have it tested for his own sake. There's also dozens of viruses, bacteria, immune and parasitic (like giardia) that can kill or make a pup critically ill very very fast. Normally pups are tested then treated aggressively with whatever protocol is needed to save them. The whole thing sounds like a filthy dirty backyard breeder doing it all on the cheap and now watching his puppy money go down the drain.

:) Another Doler has a wonky doggie all grown up. I'll see if she can pop in.

Awful. Probably involved a little detective work as well, the Uralla farm was busted this year. It's disgusting. EDIT (Northern Tablelands): Owner, Uralla; Ms Press, related story Owner, Wandsworth; Ms Frazer related story (image warning)

http://www.smh.com.au/national/pet-industry-peak-body-in-turmoil-after-consumers-misled-about-puppy-farm-20150628-ghx5g2

Thanks dogslife. :) My inbox got a rather panicky email from dogsNSW referring to the draft management plan. How do councils generally fare in getting these things instated? http://dogsnsw.org.au/images/stories/PDFS/DraftKeepingOfAnimalsLocalOrdersPolicy_April2015.pdf

Green with envy! :laugh: She just needs to learn to mow it now! Can I expect to see you posting in the training section? LOL

Green with envy! :laugh: OMG I love dog clothes especially the knitted jumpers. I wonder if you can get knitted pyjamas? :) Hurtta Comfort Knit They don't make the Comfort Knit in greyhound sizes and to be honest, I'd be reluctant to buy Hurrta again for sighthounds. Shitty Whippet has a Hurtta winter coat and despite being the right size, the fit is awful- it looks pouchy and odd. But she's also got a tiny waist so I figured I'd get one of the cooling coats for the Idiot Dog, who is a fair bit stouter and has a relatively short back for a boy. And.. that was a fail, too. Some generic shaped stuff works for sighthounds but Hurtta doesn't, which is a shame because the waterproof overalls would come in very handy around here. Oh that's a bugger, because those knits are really cute! If I had a smooth coated dog I'd be very very tempted. Blast! They look perfect!!!! If they had them locally to try on that would be awesome but I can only find overseas sellers of the knitwear and it would be impossible to send it back.

The Penrith Council changes? Local Govt tries, and can bring changes in but you can fight it if the State Govt has already set legislation. Such as the CAA having no limit on dog numbers. That's my understanding.