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Exactly my thoughts, Rosetta. Thank you for caring and continuing, mumof4girls.

Well, it is a pretty drastic solution and confronting as you said and I am sure you are still in more than a bit of shock. I'm sure Veronika has told you that you will be amazed how well dogs manage on three legs, particularly as it is a rear leg. They can have difficulties with balance and back problems with a front leg amputation, but once healed and back to good health, a rear amputation seems to not even slow some dogs down. Good luck with the surgery and I hope your girl makes a speedy recovery. I'm so glad she has you and your wife on her case

I reckon that's an excellent idea and there would be plenty of Sydney DOLers who'd love to visit to check up that she is doing the right thing :D :D

That sounds wonderful, LG. A story as to how it all goes when you get back home would be a great addition to the DOL stories ...... please :)

Would it be possible for you to take photos and go personally to the RSPCA?

Absolutely I use a vet nurse from my vet hospital. I don't know where in NSW you are hankodie, but could be worth making enquiries. I have also used Happy House Sitters and the couple fitted my requirements to the last letter.

And what will your Christmas Cards feature this year ??? LOL.

Ummmmm No! You tell the RSPCA that you left the water!

And to your council, state and federal members. Can you drop by to give him some water at least? Brisbane in November - just horrifying.

Thank you for letting us know about Koda's condition. The body is an incredible machine and it never fails to amaze me that more things don't go wrong. Koda was blessed to have had you for his short but much loved life.

OMG VI!!!! Congratulations . The naked one is too gorgeous for words and well done on having your white fluffy ones so enamoured of him - it could hardly be otherwise though.

If people who do homechecks are giving you the idea that your place should be the ritz, then they are at fault. All a homechecker should be looking for are the aspects of physical security and safety for the animal - and this does mean checking landscaping in that some plants are toxic to animals, is there furniture or bins placed whereby the dog can jump up and then over a fence. I've seen this with my own eyes and the people didn't have a clue how the dog was getting out!! There are lots of things to consider, but only from the point of view of the animal's safety. I can't see that a dog would be particularly happy shut up inside The Ritz, in any case :D

I haven't read the whole thread, but a couple of homechecks standout. People "forgot" to mention: * Unfenced swimming pool - above ground, but with decking and steps all around. * Fenced - you bet! But what about those broken sections through which a hippo could walk through. * Front gate? Check! But hanging off its hinges. * No idea how the dog is getting out. Umm what about the chewed plastic fencing at the front gate. * Big hole in back yard? Well it's always been there - don't know what it is for. Etc Etc Etc.

Never a truer word . . . .

Before I became involved in "rescue", I was a volunteer dog walker at a small Sydney pound. [Can't recommended this enough to people who need a doggy education - I sure did.] We had a dog called Pepper who some people said was ugly . She was a brindle, medium smallish dog, very active and boy did she need training. She was rehomed once and returned the next day - I can't remember why, but I was at work when I was given the news and I was in flood of tears thinking the pound would euthanise her. However, she was eventually adopted by a couple who'd been watching her in the Daily Mail, I think the paper was ..... early 2000s. They had a holiday coming up and said to each other that if Pepper was still available for adoption when they came home, they'd adopt her. The day they arrived back, they were in contact. :) :) I am sure Jetta will be as much loved as Pepper was.

Hopefully some updates from this rehoming

Danny's Darling, I meant to tell you - 'Little' Sparky is on trial adoption right now in the Northern Territory of all places!! :laugh: Oh, well done Little Sparky. All the best for a really good outcome.

Put up a photo of the weed. I am sure the vast collective DOL knowledge will give it a name. Recipe for the risotto would be good too. Being on a fixed income (part super fund and part pension) and getting older is pretty scary. I retired (not by choice ) at the end of 2004 at which time my superannuation was certainly not sufficient for a comfortable lifestyle although I did have a few part time jobs for a couple of years. I've been saved by qualifying for a part age pension a few years into my retirement. If I didn't get that, I don't know where I'd be. A couple of years ago, I had some huge vet expenses and had to make a document to keep up with money coming in and money coming out to ensure I had enough each time a utilities account had to be paid. It was such a strain. I have three bank accounts to ensure I keep myself on the straight and narrow: a working account into which is banked my monthly super fund payment and is used for day to day living expenses, one into which is paid the Centrelink pension, and a savings account into which I try to put a little bit each month. The pension account is not touched except to pay my utilities, insurance, green slip, NRMA, health insurance, etc etc. I keep an excel document where all these expenses are listed and the month in which they have to be paid. Some months have greater expenses than the Centrelink pension covers and some have less, so over a year, it evens out. If I have to dip into that account, I try to "pay it back" at a later date. I have a credit card for convenience and emergencies and this is paid every month from the daily living expenses account.

LOL - very cute. Pulls good faces

I'm not surprised. Why are people so gutless and nasty. Why not just come over and speak to you. Some years ago, the first I knew there was a problem with a rescue was a call from council. I'd just returned home from rehoming this dog to find the card in the letterbox telling me to phone the ranger. He was very nice - "let slip" it was a man calling but naturally did not divulge who. I dropped a little note into all the neighbours' letterboxes apologising for the disturbance, advising them that I thought the culprit was the little dog I'd rehomed and to please let me know if the barking continued. I had a few people come up to me to say they'd never heard the dogs, one couple who said the barking prevented them from sitting outside in their front yard and a few more who said, "It wasn't me." :laugh: :laugh: It is a truly horrible feeling, Westiemum, and I do sincerely sympathise. I'd continue the way you are, going around and speaking to people, and perhaps follow-up with a note to all the neighbours. Good luck.

Sorry for your family's loss, Loraine. .

Such a sad sad shock to read this Jennabub. You must be devastated. So much love and care went into keeping Gnarla and her pups safe and to lose Koda so early

Cute Li'l fella

I think the thread title refers to the life of the child "its life" , not calling the child an it.... I hope you aren't a teacher because you are totally wrong :)