Loving my Oldies

Any sort of training would be a completely foreign concept to Albert. Under your and sister’s aegis, I am sure that will quickly change. Lovely to see him coneless

Just wants to lick what he loves. . . . . .

Sincere being the operative word here.

Good luck, LG. A determined licker is hard to beat LOL. As I am sure everyone has experienced at some time in their lives, wounds are strange things in that even when visually healed they can just start itching out of the blue. A few months ago, I cut my foot quite badly and needed stitches. Sometimes the itching in the area, no the wound area itself, starts itching so badly, I have to force myself to stop scratching. Hopefully once Albert’s wounds have healed, that will be it.

Some people would rather cut off their balls (or their dog’s) than apologise.

Naughty boy

He is a lovely boy and what boy doesn't love licky lickies . If you keep swivelling, you'll be able to enter doggy dancing comps.

We want Albert We want Albert We want Albert

I am sure the young man who crashed his car killing FIVE of his friends said it was an accident too. That, I know, is an extreme and tragic example, but most tragedies are from accidents. It is time you showed some maturity for your own sake as well as your dog’s and that of others who might come in contact with you. You mention that staffies are subject to stigma in your neighbourhood. Surely that should encourage and motivate you to try to prove people wrong by having a well behaved, well trained staffy (and owner)?

Well said, @Boroniaand @Kazm. Some people just don’t get the concept of responsibility.

The GoFundMe has reached its target.

Accident or not (second time ??), the dog was not under your control. I agree that the time should have been entered correctly on the form, but I doubt if you have a sound argument to put to the court. Last year, I received a refund of expenses charged by my super fund and the first thing I did was to have new fences installed.

Great post and story, @Little Gifts. Huge thanks to you and the rescue group. Albert sounds delightful and, hopefully, now that he can see and with all the gentling he will be getting from you and sister, his dog reaction will disappear into the ether.

For those who are confused: one day, two vets, 15,000 animals.

Yesterday, two vets went on board the live export ship, that was recalled to port in WA, to examine the 15,000 sheep and found none which needed to be offloaded and no signs of illness or stress. I’m still trying to get my jaw back into place.

OMG, I couldn’t look at those “before” photos . But she looked wonderful after her vegetarian discovery

Ha ha ha. No one saw that coming …… yeah right . Welcome to your beautiful Rose and welcome to the Foster Failure Club.

She needs to tell us where she travelled and why she gained that impression. I am sure she is right about some dog owners, but about only a tiny tiny percentage.

I certainly won't say BUT. On the contrary, I am the first to point out the failings of the RSPCA. There is so much more they could and should be doing. Like so many large organisations, they long ago became arrogant and believed their own publicity. They should go back to basis and act in accordance with their name. That is not to say there are not good people there. There are, but the old adage "a fish rots from the head down" is pretty well always true.

I know this isn't the point of this thread, but I have just been talking to the rescuer for whom I foster (she has been doing this for over 30 years!!!) because she has just posted on her FB page looking for foster carers for four dogs who are coming from the RSPCA. The RSPCA (Yagoona) has 180 dogs there at the moment and they are not in air conditioning and it is 31C today and 39C tomorrow. That is just one place in Sydney; considering all the council facilities there must be hundreds if not a couple of thousand impounded dogs all over the place. It is such an awful situation. God knows how many cats and kittens there are in these facilities. And, yes, I did put my hand up for one of the dogs because there didn't seem to be enough takers and all I could think of was this dreadful heat. My a/con is already up and away.

i don't know how naming and shaming would help. One of the things I do when people ask about dogs or even just in conversation, is to point out the pitfalls, the best rescue organisation and stress the need to do their homework.

Oh boy, does this resonate with me . Many years ago, I put my hand up to look after a woman's little dog as she had to make an emergency trip overseas. The little dog had several issues, but I was devastated when I met her: the woman had been less than honest and the dog was obviously brain damaged. I did all I could for this little girl, spending ages with her doing T-Touch (she could not be picked up) and trying to sooth her when she was distressed - which was a lot of the time. I spent several weeks just being sick at heart for this poor little dog who was never going to get better and lived her life in a state of constant stress and fear. When the owner returned, I was preparing dinner listening to the sound of my dogs playing on the couch. The woman came rushing in saying, "[LMO LMO] your dogs are fighting!!" This woman eventually branded herself as a dog trainer as she'd done some course on line. God help any dogs she supposedly trained. And, yes, I have had euthanised a little dog who lived her life stressed, afraid and angry and was a danger to me and other people who visited. Still haunts me to this day and I will always wonder if I could have done more.

Unkind. The poster was just looking for some answers, not provoking. She was asking to be informed. Being around dogs who need special care can often be dramatic (and traumatic) as you know well.

Regulation and education. We hear this over and over and over again - about any sort of industry. A report into the NDIS found $1.4bn lost to inefficiency and fraud. If a loss of $1.4bn of taxpayers' funds isn't enough to galvanise the powers into action, I can't imagine there will be too many people worrying about stressed and dangerous dogs and the unsuspecting people who end up with them. There are more than enough rules and regulations in place: it is the management and enforcement that are lacking. And quite often it is those who are supposed to be following and managing the rules and regulations who are turning a blind eye. Who do you suggest does the regulation and education? Councils? We all know councils are some of the most corrupt bodies around. I don't know what the answers are and the longer I live the more frustrated I become.

I have been involved in rescue for many years and I have never subscribed to the belief "anything with a pulse." I believe some dogs are better off being released from the sufferings of whatever life has given them or whatever ills and ailments they might have been born with. A reputable rescue group should always rehome with a proviso that, should the rehoming not work out, the dog is returned to them. I would be interested to know what has happened in this case. Maybe the rescue group has folded. As with every business of any kind there are the good, bad, terrible, etc and everything in between. The dog was two years of age when adopted. I think anyone would be prepared to give a dog of that age a chance to heal and become a healthy happy dog. I wonder how old the son is, what it was like in foster care, etc etc. If the dog truly came from a rescue group, I wonder how much thought was put into whether the people were suitable for the dog and vice versa. I believe when dealing with living beings, there should never be a one-size-fits-all approach, each individual needs to be assessed accordingly. Pounds don't do this: pounds operate on a first come first served basis and this dog might have come from a pound. A lot of people say they have a "rescue" dog even if the dog has come from a pound or a petshop.