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Do they mean they haven't got a record of the adoption fee being paid? It could be an admin stuff up. I don't know about VIC but it cost nothing here to change the owner, I've never heard of anyone having to pay extra after the fact. It's all in the adoption fee.

Either too much or too little I'm not sure.

Yep but more exposure of the good ones in places where the dodgy ones also advertise help people to see the difference too. It's my comfort zone. I have zero information on who the dodgy breeders are. And there is still more info here than anywhere else AFAIK. Personally I tried listing rescues on the other sites with the same theory as you. That people should be able to see rescue dogs there too. (and through some kind of agreement every single animal listed on petrescue now shows up on trading post for this very reason). But I gave up. Lots of time wasted. The topper was the guy who constantly sends messages to rescuers that desexing a pet makes it mentally ill and retarded.

Google often has Dogz at the top of the results when you do a search about buying a breed puppy. I think it's a safe place for people to get reliable information and a place to buy without having to sift through breeders who are falsely claiming to be registered and avoiding the bogus nigerian puppy scam. On sites with multiple types of puppy listings and the hazy understanding people have about doing their breeder homework (such as e.g. hip scores etc) I feel better sending them here or to a breed club/breed specific rescue.

OMG it's a dog not a bloody seagull!

Yep you can even buy our native sugar gliders in some states the exotic pet market is pretty lucrative.

Ooooh a crestie! :) NSW has a fox rescue, they hand raise them from kits. But that's legal here. sorry I meant european not fennec! :laugh:

Seriously want! :laugh: Saw a doco on them They can hear their food scratching around underground with those ears!

Just like everything in life it depends on the home and the dog. People are clearly getting insulted but Jed is talking about her own puppies from what I can gather, she can choose whatever owners she wants for them.

YG this is going to sound very vague but a few yrs ago a rex pair (the crinkly type lol) was left at a boarding facility for re-homing. They got in touch with either a club or a referral rescue service and they found a really nice rex-savvy home from their waiting list. If I can find what it was I'll PM but you might just have to goggle it. x eta (I see you already have pretty good coverage) :) example from google rex fanciers club SA rescue

There's a lot of rescues that do that, they register them as greyX if they are not tattooed. That denial just boggles my mind. I may as well tell people my terrier crosses are pocket-pet safe and then act surprised when a few kid's pets get eaten.

I'm not sure why greys attract people who are so determined to ignore the prey drive factor. There's also the rescue who is/was(?) telling people their greys need no muzzle if they aren't tattooed.

Merry Christmas everyone, big hugs. Have a beautiful day with your doggies and families. (or just doggy family :D which is often the more peaceful alternative) And for those who have had a fairly average year... here's to a new 2014 Wishing you all the best. xxx Anna

Halfway through listening to the podcast, it's fantastic Judi, I'll be recommending our puppy applicants check it out. Anyone with time over the holidays.... (podcast is at the bottom) linky

Good, it should have been more in the first place.

Just wanted to add :love: :heart: oldie german shepherds

It's a work of genius don't you know. Just like the news article.

I posted the study link above RiverStar :)

Found it. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0080529#s2

Like I said Mita, I'm poking fun at this 'study'. With a little attention grabbing (slow news day) article and no web link to the results and snippets of interpretive quotes from a professor. Study might be a great piece of science but who knows? I feel slightly stupider after reading that faff.

Jesus, dogs are dogs! :laugh: They all have their moments, and owners who overindulge & under-train aren't limited to little breeds. Lets go further... do research on Big Dog Syndrome. Balance out the results by testing for: counter-surfing, full stretch bed hogging, ability to clear a coffee table with a single wag, the lean in for a hug by nearly pushing you over, presentation of the soaked tennis ball in the middle of your lap or dinner plate, the room-emptying silent farts, their notion that they are in fact lapdogs and their artistic side: Pollock inspired snot and slobber paintings on the inside of the car. Yes I'm making fun of the study and can't be bothered looking up exactly which the 36 undesirable behaviours were included.

If he didn't have a microchip I'd say it's more likely he didn't get his puppy vaccinations. Fingers crossed.

edit re the pitfalls of buying power. Sorry Anne, missed your post above. Like PP. The franchisees could only buy from the one company, this company with it's promised buying power was also owned by their franchisor. He held their contracts, told them the rules and got his profit at both ends. Then it all fell over.

We're on that list! :D AND we have puppies, they are on the website as 'Sabrina's Story'. edited because I'm a nitwit and have updated the page now too Sabrina and Puppies Home page Inner West Sydney NSW

What exactly do you need Erny? :) (sorry for being a bit thick today)