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When adopting direct, be aware that temperament notes taken by volunteers are a guide only and sometimes coloured by the volunteer desperately wanting to see a dog they have an attachment to, be rescued or adopted. If it's full of flowery language with no actual relevant info, and has a 'save me or I die' angle then be careful. Also be aware, if you own a pet who is immune suppressed or elderly, that pounds can be a source of contagious disease. Not necessarily the major ones especially if the staff C3 vaccinate upon arrival but there's still a risk to dogs that can't fight things as simple as kennel cough without veterinary help.

If you have a good neighbourly relationship already, this is great advice. I have given longstanding and reliable neighbours my phone number and introduced them to my dog so that they know to call me if she's barking out of character (which they may notice as annoying) or if we have a visiting dog that we're sitting for, in case they turn out to be a day barker whilst we're out. Cheap wireless camera - a colleague has this set up and I've seen it work. She logs into the IP address via her iphone. http://www.kogan.com/au/shop/cameras/ip-cameras-webcams/?gclid=CNufqqGOwroCFYchpQodFmIAbA We've got one too and it's awesome. We just had to subscribe (very cheaply done) to a static IP service so that the IP never changes. :)

Report. That's no way for a dog to live, no excuse is good enough.

That is very interesting. Convenia is in Aus for sure, I've never heard of the other one but it's on the Pfizer Australia data sheet publications. I guess the one major issue I can see is making owners understand how easily they can spread the disease outside the home while an infected dog is in their care.

I think I read this before, their theory was that if the US FDA didn't specifically ban it then pet food companies could use it. (or something like that, I think they dug around and found something they could quote). The euthed animals, sounds like tin foil hat stuff. But then again you have to consider what people are afraid of.....who would have thought that a piece of chicken jerky or a bag of irradiated pet food could kill. Or that melamine or toxic ingredients were finding their way into pet foods. The the US have regular recalls because of tainted ingredients, I assume this fuels that paranoia about manufacturers and their ingredients.

At some point they were banned from importation. So I assume what original lines left are (as Melz said) closely guarded by breed lovers. The rest....well being a large muscled crossbreed with a red nose does not make a pit bull. Which is why people have had real problems with visual identification deeming their dogs restricted breeds and nitwits claiming to own a pit when it most likely isn't.

understood :) (had my cranky pants on there for a second LOL)

So the 'forum' you meant was not this forum, just the forum of the meeting itself? :D

Pardon? It is the correct forum to share the invitation, there has been many discussions on DOL over the years re Campbelltown so I'm not sure exactly what your problem is with Rozzie's post. It was her local for a long time, and she too is a 'concerned citizen'. As are many other Dol rescuers who do not use social networking and may not have been emailed the details.

RWL (rescued with love) has one I think.

Out of curiosity, if males are sterilised with a vasectomy and have the appearance of being entire: which class do they go in? I guess it's the same as regular desexed animal ie neuter? How do the judges know the difference?

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That red one clearly has ribs showing, it looks terrible.

I can't watch stuff like that. Like the thoroughbred wastage. Greed does horrible things to people's morals.

That dog's immune system must be shot to pieces. Poor thing, imagine the pain of being red raw. Being picked up by rangers was probably the best thing that's ever happened. Is this Australian and recent?

Righty-o. I see. Some of the links brought up on a google search are broken. Site itself seems fine.

I can see the forms right now and downloaded a couple yesterday.

Pity you are far away. :) Try the ACT groups (maybe put Goulburn in the title header) I'm sure they'll be snapped up.

Wow, some people just keep popping up over and over don't they.

I had one Mum who was odd about using a litter tray, no matter how empty or if you added spares or different litter. So her kittens were also using bedding or whatever worked. It took a while of picking them up and popping them in the tray if it looked like they were going to toilet. Accidents, and several poo-toe mishaps later things got better. It was definitely stinky for a short while but she's the only cat and bubs I ever fostered that was like that. Mum settled down as her baby responsibilities got less, poor girl was only a little kitten herself when she had them so I think the whole thing was stressful for her. She had them within hours of arriving so hadn't even had time to know who i was.

Gillbear is she still using either/both names or is there another change?

I bet doggy is feeling much better and lilypily is in need of a strong coffee. :laugh:

Dogs can get a little agitated with some sedations. I can't remember the name of the condition . ACE as far as I know (and I'm no vet either btw) acts mores on the body than it does on knocking them out. Giving it a sedation affect of the body without slowing down their brain...so she may well just be a little anxious or a bit confused. Hence the breathing and still being awake and sooking. It's probably going to be a long night for you but if at any point you're still worried, call the vet again, as many times as you need. It doesn't matter how many times someone says a drug reaction is normal, you still worry. Have nice dim lights, keep things calm and if she tries to sit up but can't try propping her with a pillow. xx

Far out that's a strong dog. Poor woman and her little malt. You'd never be the same again. But how are they going to find the dog? Basically look for a tall white woman with a broken dog lead.... I wish these articles had a police sketch of the dogs instead of a stock photo or nothing at all.

PM'd but it's not read yet. I keep checking back here waiting for news.