Loving my Oldies

Yep. Make the punishment fit the crime

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/04/28/2885195.htm

Oh, wow, AMS. Now there's an idea. I can't help wondering what your "friend" is going to think of Emmy, CW . A pure white teacup Malamute maybe.

I came across an old issue of Urban Animal and wondered why I'd kept it. Flipped through and found out why. A fantastic article written by Pat Miller on Mythbusting. Some of the myths regularly come up on DOL and so I thought the article was be very useful for people. I have checked with Urban Animal and can post a link here to their magazine and the article, but can't post the article, so please no one break the copywrite regulations A copy of the email to me from Urban Animal just to reinforce my request to people not to copy any part of the article onto this forum. Thanks for your feedback. As a copyright issue you are welcome to put up the link to our site but not to copy onto a forum website. We're not the original owners of the article but paid Pat for the rights to reprint. http://www.urbananimal.net/pdf/issue17/16_mythbusting.pdf

I don't want to start an argument because I am far from knowledgable on the subject, but I was under the impression it wasn't the dog's hair that is the problem, but the flaking skin? Have you been able to look into this, italmum?

My goodness, what you have to do when you adopt a new puppy - LOL.

AND your ticker thingy . . . . . ;)

Well, I'm glad that's sorted. You get one each of the above, one for every member of the family.

Gosh, I wish I were perfect like some people on DOL - .

It is impossible to get through to some people, because they "are going to be different" and whatever else they can think of to justify. And some just don't care about statistics and the suffering of other dogs. Can only suggest you tell her you are taking her to lunch and divert to a pound on a "PTS" day.

That first photo of Badger and Ivy meeting is quite something .... should be on the wall

Agree 100% with what you have said Crisovar, particularly the emboldened part. People sometimes can be too ready to condemn and not be able to see the whole picture . . . . and often respond without reading properly what OPs have said.

OMG - Danny is like that. He is the Fun Police . However, in the last few days, he has started to play with Kisho and Tamar which is great to see. I honestly believe how well dogs get on has less to do with gender and more to do with individual personalities and the general ambience of the household - not quite the word I'm looking for, but can't think of the right one at the moment . I have no direct experience, but just from reading on DOL, it would appear that some breeds are more prone to same sex jealously and fighting. I had a male dog (4 years old and desexed) stay with me last Friday and the only one of my six dogs who proved a problem was ancient Mufti who was barking in visitor's face!! I had to remove Mufti from the scene a couple of times, naughty boy .

;) :p *faints from cute overload* what she said!!! Ya dags S W O O N

You forgive others, though. I never had a horse, but I've always wondered and thought how difficult it must be. . I would never ever not be there for any of my pets; I simply can't imagine not holding them. Calypso died in hospital, very suddenly, and 13 years later I still remember gasping down the phone when I was rung, "But I wasn't there."

You will have to keep up the updates with your gorgeous new bundle as well, b.b. Ha ha - this did make me laugh. However, I've always found it amazing that you can look at a dog covered in mud or at least with muddy legs and after a while it has dropped off to a degree.

But it is a stuffed toy. No real live puppy is as cute as that - That makes me very happy and you must be absolutely over the moon, CW. Very very happy for you all. What fun that we are going to see another little DOL puppy grow up. Well done, breeder and buyer

I know I will get flamed for this, but when a dog hurts a human, they are instantly put down, yet these mongrel humans get a slap on the wrist max, I want people who do these things to animals jailed, not a $1,000 fine. :D I certainly won't be in the flaming Mantis. I just don't understand it either. I am all for making these people experience a little bit of what they did to the animals. If this was indeed a deliberate dumping, I'd like whoever did it to be hosed down and then zippered into a canvas bag and left out in the night.

No she didn't. Have a look again (I did ). She was pulled down because the guy grabbed the bag and she swung around. Very good boy, Tyson.

Will ya just stop it, woman !!! Me teary too. What wonderful news for the Bailey Boy. Now for the girls

What great news that she wants to play with Harry. I loved the description "chillaxed". I'll be using that Love the "treatment" of the photos.

Oh .. that is so cute- I can see why you are upset... it's that sort of thing which makes you fall in love Very much so. Your first priority is your children (and the family as a whole) and you are doing the right thing by considering their safety. You have done the right thing by Hank as well. I agree with the others that a more mature, gentle and restrained dog is the way to go. We have to recognise what we can do and you seem to have exhausted all possibilities in trying to integrate Hank into your life. I've recently rehomed a couple of rescue dogs and although I loved them and simple adored one, I was glad to see them go, both for my sake as well and theirs. They both found wonderful homes with more people to entertain them and keep them exercised and amused. They were much too energetic for me, being only two years old. I do hope you find the four legged love of your life before too long.

OT: I saw a white shepherd for the first time in the flesh today while I was out walking the dogs. Unrestrained in the back of a ute . Gone too quickly for me to get number plate. ETA: That said, I think Mya is a Husky cross, but looking at her pic made me think of the dog I saw

I always enjoy K9A's updates.

As per my post below. Write with all the details to the CEO of the franchise organsiation. Definitely do not name. If part of a large franchise, I would go to the website, copy all the lies the print about how wonderful they are, and write to the CEO of the franchise advising that such and such a store is violating all the requirements of good animal husbandry.