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Save Our Strays love boxers, they've rescued lots. AFAIK the FB boxer network is a referral service. This dog sounds like he'd be better going through rescue.

Agreed, pound ID is a tricky one. Maybe the breed clubs or breed specific rescues could give you a start, not sure about SA but they're often notified here if someone spots a PB. :)

Yep there's an Aussie one, small private rescue. You could find the link via Renbury probably, they do rescue from there.

They're still using their photo from last year so I'd have to wonder as well. edit, go to the vey last pages of the catalogue for sponsors, supporters and judges.

Just googled the book, looks interesting lol I really think the Petcasso idea would be excellent for a rescue to do. Get the supplies donated and charge a small donation. Would be very popular ;) It would be hilarious too. :laugh: And give people a little keepsake, even if they just wanted little pawprints to keep.

Probably for the best. It can work with practice and planning, foster carers do it all the time. But honestly, I'd just find a housemate without a dog. It has the potential for causing lots of friction and if the dogs bicker they will be incredibly stressed.

Petcasso sounds awesome! Have you seen the book 'Why cats paint'? Some pets are very creative. :laugh:

Same. Someone behind the wheel needs to know what they're doing and a service like that could save some lives. This is all theory on my part anyway. I don't even own a check chain. They are the simplest thing to use yet I still see dogs choking and gagging. No wonder people worry about e-collars.

Have you actually seen how little it takes to get a gun license? One open book test basically telling you not to point the tubular open end at your own face. I was more meaning the registration of the collar itself. Like firearms. You may correct me on that one if I'm interpreting the system wrongly. :) Clearly e-collars are not for a beginner IMHO. So if owners want to use one they need more guidance than what's on the back of the box.

It wouldn't be that hard to be licensed to use one, like they do with guns. Perhaps just to professionals in the training field, avoiding the misuse issue but not banning them outright. Useful tool in the right circumstances in the right hands but I personally don't like the idea of them being freely used without a full understanding of their effects on dog behaviour.

I'll never fly my dogs on any airline until companies stop moving unvaccinated and/or un-quarantined pound animals.

Weasling around laws to the detriment of your reputation and the breed you love. And abusing people who gave her advice on DOL isn't lovely. It wouldn't inspire me to approach her at all.

huh?? Sounds like a crock. edit, just found this. No tattoo is not an exemption My link

Thank you! Guess I've definitely never seen one.

What does the collar look like that says they've passed assessment? I've seen 6 greys in the space of 2 days, no muzzle and no special looking collars or tags. Do you have to provide an adopter with a muzzle? Ages ago one guy insisted you didn't need them in my council anymore. Haven't checked with the ranger yet but they are getting more popular with the apartment people and I'm starting to wonder where they are all coming from when not a single one is muzzled.

Probably just thought it was a chew toy. :) A dog just having a little test (of the testes) and not being caught could easily settle in for a nom. The things I've lost to fosters who have never been taught! No body parts thank goodness, but sometimes if you don't catch them or imagine they wouldn't possibly be interested in chewing a random item then you lose. :laugh:

Might not be a popular opinion but sometimes even with the best of planning and taking your time to find the right dog, you can still have just plain old bad luck. I honestly wouldn't waste my time trying to argue the point on a condition that couldn't be predicted without a crystal ball.

Eww I tried the lamb too. :laugh: Kangaroo tendon takes a while to chew. It takes a while to get soft and then it's almost like dental floss when they hold it in their paws and drag it through their teeth. :) (eta And it doesn't stink too badly)

I just spotted him on the Pet Rescue newsletter too! Very handsome. :)

I'd say the label is for peoples. AFAIK they're fine raw in small amounts, just gross when your dogs leave the heads around. :laugh: They're too big and spiky for my lot so bits were everywhere, we now get food grade whitebait instead when it's around. Small amounts because sardines are quite oily and salty, some dogs get the runs.

How terrible. And now she's going to need rabies shots as well on top of physical and psychological damage. Then there's the heart attack. And the American medical bills for a housekeeper who probably had no insurance don't bear thinking about. That poor poor woman.

On the likely theory that she's sensitive and settling in: If they actually want to eat but are really nervy....that's not too bad you just have to try weaning them off you and their need for your hovering. If you baby talk and cajole (and beg :laugh: ) like fretting new owners do, they aren't going to move forward. I have a tall stool in the kitchen (so they can't jump on my lap) and can be in the room but very casual, reading a book or minding my own business, radio on. I can see them trying to catch my eye LOL. So if you can get a decent nibble of dinner that way it's usually a good start. Pick the bowl up, give them a treat, pressure is off. Takes time though. And you can always bury a delicious bit of junk food under the real food for inspiration. (I mean a blob of cheap smelly kitten canned etc). Some animals have only ever eaten things like Pal (for example) so new trying a variety of foods is a challenge at first so seeing as how she's been successfully eating in foster care, try to mimic the diet exactly. A meaty bone to work on can relieve stress too. :)

How far is that from Wodonga? I'd notify the pound on that side of the border too especially if she's a professional runner.

What a weirdly random list. I feel so much smarterer and more edumacated about dog breads now.

Tibetan Spaniel :) And yes Cav's are gorgeous there's just a few things (above) you have to ask the breeder. Mum went with tibetans after losing her cavs to heart failure.