Loving my Oldies

what did they say???? Just talking about the facilities and how they had separate areas for different sized dogs. Looked pretty good.

That park had a mention on the ABC today

They are fabulous, Piper. Love the little SWF going over the jumps What breed is the big fluffy red dog?

The fear and horror experienced by that young man are just unimaginable. The neighbour, too, must have been pretty desperate - he certainly saved the young man's life. As for the dogs and their owner: well the owner did everything he thought was necessary and to start blaming him, I think, is pointless and non productive. What needs to be understood, in my opinion and based on just a little bit of experience, is that we underestimate the power of "pack mentality". It exists in all animals including humans. In a pack, humans are capable of unspeakable savagery and humans are supposed to be civilised. I would say that that is far from the case. Any owner of multiple dogs will have the experience of "good" dogs learning bad behaviours from "bad" dogs. We will never know what set these dogs off when they'd seen the young man on his scooter countless times through their lives from puppyhood. The tension in just one of them could have been building and on this particular occasion, it reached breaking point and led the others to do what they did. We have all seen dogs who go mental at the sight of a skateboarder and, conversely, other who take not the slightest bit of notice. We need to learn what are the triggers in our dogs and do our best to neutralise them. I can go only on what I've read here, but I would say that the owner of the dogs never for a moment thought his dogs would have been capable of what they did. He is in as much shock as anyone. Blessing to the young man that he makes a full recovery and once again gains the courage to assert his independence.

Agree with cavNrott. And I am so pleased DOL rose to the occasion LOL. Looking forward to more updates about Adventures in Cookie Land.

Now that is totally awesome. What a great little dog.

Be warned, dear readers ....... about 2.20 minutes in

Very true. I put throws and donuts beds for the dogs on my bed of an evening. Takes as long to get the bed ready for the dogs as it does for me to get ready for bed. LOL.

Gosh - as beautiful as Hamlet. Same mother or father?

Great news, ka89. Enjoy your dinner

Well, said, jerojath. Hopefully we will have many years of updates from ka89 and pup :laugh: :laugh:

Poor boy, so glad he is with you now. A few years ago, I minded a little dog who was brain damaged and stressed to the max just about all the time. I used Rescue Remedy in her water and this did improve. With your boy, you might be able to put it in food or directly on his tongue.

Good advice, GrufLife.

Used to be a DOLer called Chien but changed her name. I don't remember what her new name was or even if she is still on DOL.

Me too. ka89's experience will no doubt be passed on to friends and acquaintances. Puppy is getting a good home and a good chance. Education is necessary to stop pet shops, but once the deed is done, the owner needs support not lectures. :) So glad that ka89 has sought help and has acted in pup's best interests. Ka89, your pup will probably use the dog house from time to time, but generally you will find that his house is where you are LOL.

Somehow the message needs to get through to owners that they are responsible for the safety of their dog/s and this includes not putting them into situations that end in their being euthanised. That said, even people who recognise that responsibility and think they have all bases covered can be visited by tragedy.

OMG, get that pup to the new vet today. He needs a compete check up.

YES YES YES.

Whatever the details of how the attack happened and the whys and wherefores of the little boy being in the yard, I would be struggling too. I think the damage and suffering of the little boy would overshadow all other considerations, That said, I sometimes wonder what on earth we have to do to keep ourselves safe from the irrationality of others. I have an 18m frontage without a gate to the driveway and a very low fence. People walking their dogs (off leash ) think it is okay for their dogs to come into my yard and run around. One day I saw a flash of movement through the greenery and went out to investigate thinking it might be a lost dog. There was a man standing on the footpath watching his little son run around my front yard. Seemed to think it perfectly okay. So many people (and dogs) pay dearly for lack of foresight or even just using a bit of commonsence.

Good grief. We can but hope then and wish her the best.

I don't know either but judging from the postcode is it in Sydney somewhere? Approx 20 km from the CBD of Sydney. Fringe of the inner suburbs. I doubt it would be even that, VM, not that that matters :). I first put my toe in the murky waters of Rescue at Burwood Pound many years ago - became a dog walker on Saturdays for 5 years.

I am a free agent and can help with collection, boarding, transport etc etc. Jane and Maree have all my details.

Yep. Never let them rest easy again.

Probably Queensland.

I think it was more about making an amusing cartoon, LindaK, rather than depicting what actually happens. ETA: Pounds are generally the places that are guilty of not cleaning up dogs and making them physically comfortable