Loving my Oldies

I can foresee many happy years together.

Perfect

http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/242517-feedback-on-melbourne-boarding-kennels-especially-vern-ryans-pet-resort/page__st__15

Thanks for the update. So good to know all is going well. Is mother convinced they are hers? :laugh: :laugh:

Nothing like a down to earth country person :laugh: :laugh:

Sincere condolences, Gillybob. Your dogs were woven into every second of your life and to have them gone must feel as though part of you has been cruelly ripped away. I remember when you adopted Molly too. Blessings to you and Gilly.

Those photos are really beautiful .... so special. Lucky everyone in that family.

I hope he is none the worse for his adventure, although no doubt his humans have aged 20 years.

LOL - mine starts and ends with finding toothbrush !!

My thoughts, too.

Hmm, trying to imagine Smelly Stan with nose piercings. Nup - I don't like them at the best of times. A flower behind his ear is much nicer. :laugh: :laugh:

Stan needs a new name: Magnet Fridgy Piggy Burster Smelly ( :D :D ) Can't think of anymore. Need a desperately.

That looks to be shaping up to be a great day. I hope everyone has the best time.

Absolutely correct :laugh: :laugh:

That is just such good news, Kirislin. I can feel your relief

Excellent Gorgeous dogs.

Jeez, I got all excited thinking this was about plastic surgery for dogs. Tamar has often said to me that she thinks she could be even more beautiful with a nose job. :D

If that little chap were to end up in a pound and not chipped, he'd probably be listed as a Staffy cross. The smooth coated ones looked gorgeous, but solid like staffy crosses. Mine is a staffy cross, I posted it to show what PF meant. The dogs on the link are probably much smaller. Oh - LOL. Yes the smooth coated ones looked quite small, but still Staffyish. Shame they are so energetic. I'm at the couch potatoe stage :D

And if we are talking scenarios, let me hypothesize. A bitch comes into the pound, say a pound in NSW. At the date of impoundment she shows no sign of being pregnant. If she is not microchipped she has to be kept for 7 days before she goes up for adoption. If at the date of impoundment she has shown no sign of being pregnant, what a chances that a pregnancy will be evident at the end of those 7 days? If she is microchipped and the owners (whether traced or not) don't reclaim her, she is kept for 14 days before she goes up for adoption. Ditto as to would there be evidence after 14 days that she was pregnant? I imagine the question of the evidence of a pregnancy depends to a certain extent on the breed and build of the dog. Now the rescue community is very vocal via all sorts of social media these days, not just DOL (although there are some misguided people who think if it isn't happening on DOL, it isn't happening :D ). Pounds have their own websites, rescue groups (good and bad) have their own facebook sites, there are the listings in the Urgent Rescue section of DOL. There is the PetRescue sites, their a people setting up their own blogs, etc etc etc. Pounds don't wait until the 7 or 14 days are up before the dog goes onto the website. Most often, the dog is on their website from Day 1 or 2. Therefore, the way I see it is that the chances of this dog not being known about to at least a few people in the rescue community are very slim. So the thoughts that are rolling around in my brain are about why the pound isn't aborting the pups and why, if a rescue is going to take the dog, do they wait until it is too late to abort the pups? If a dog in a pound is known to be pregnant and a rescue group knows it is going to take the dog, how can the pregnancy be allowed to continue . I know very few pounds have a desexing policy and many councils would prefer that lost dogs and pounds just disappear and won't spend any money, so my question doesn't need that answer. And I also know that pound staff can be way off in terms of knowing whether a dog is pregnant and even whether or not she has just had pups or not. And the latter I know from personal experience, not hearsay. :)

I could give several scenarios as to two 4 week old pups might need to be fostered. Maybe the mother died? Maybe there were issues with the mother being agressive towards the pups? I'm pretty sure things happen outside of you seeing them ;) Of course there are plenty of scenarios where anything from just born to whatever age the pups are needing fostering. That is not and never was the issue here. Mother is alive and well.

I think if you went back to look at some of your posts here, tdierikx, you will find that people would have been quite justified in thinking you were happy to take the pups at 4 weeks of age. You were the one who mentioned 4 weeks several times and when the pups could feed on their own.

If that little chap were to end up in a pound and not chipped, he'd probably be listed as a Staffy cross. The smooth coated ones looked gorgeous, but solid like staffy crosses.

Yes ?? Thinking of you and Blacky Rachel. Very hard for you all

Dogs in hospital needing help with their back legs always seem to be lifted by towels which is why I thought the Walkabout would more fit the bill. Let us know how you go, LisaCC

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