Loving my Oldies

She is going to be practicing as long as I am alive and have pets. She doesn't know that yet, of course :D .

OMG. You'd think that Parks and Wildlife or the department responsible would be pulling out all stops NOW! Not just wring their hands when the problem is too big. Locals need to be educated too on how to humanely dispose. How horrible !! Murderous b***dy things.

Condolences, Beatrice. The gap is immense when they leave us. Bear and Sheba were lucky to have found you; thank you for telling their story.

She has recently purchased a Border Terrier and called him Tiger. Gorgeous little chap. I will definitely tell them that and that their fame is spreading.

It happens all the times where shelters desex before rehoming. The dog or cat is adopted and before it goes to its new home it is desexed. Iffykharma and Ams are both experienced RSPCA foster carers. I think they'd both be running a mile if anything untoward was going on.

Glad to hear that Lola has come through with flying colours . Amazing photo of Olivia. Don't you just love it when vets are just so interested and excited by what they are doing? Makes you feel you and your pets are in very good hands.

I reckon the biggest problem will be stopping at just one.

Where's Ivan's new bed ? :D Hey it sure looks great. The dogs obviously love it ..... or they are very well trained

Ooh, how exciting, CW . My 2cents' worth: Plan romantic weekend, meet breeder #2, fall in love again (with dog), tell Charlie he has a brother and then drive safely home. Once home, get straight onto DOL and post all the photos you took on the way home. :cool: :D

And she adds, "I'll show you how to break into the food cupboard!"

He is very handsome, K9A. And the little family is coming along well? How are the ears?

Have to add that I am always impressed with the energy and enthusisam that Penny and Angus have. It doesn't matter what time of day it is, early or late, they always appear bright and totally focussed on you and your "patient". Both of them regularly bring in one of the veterinary "bibles" to show me examples of whatever it is we might be discussing.

;) Excellent choice! How do you know about Hornsby Vet, Souff? Just curious as you seem to live in Vic? Adding my total 150% recommendation for Penny Mead and Angus Martin.

Bit of everything, I'd guess. We are their pack. Tamar, bless her little heart, loves to sleep on my pillow around my head and many years ago, I had another little female Maltese who did the same.

Makes me want to talk baby talk --- very gorgeous !! I'm thinking of getting dog snuggies - LOL.

Whoops - sorry. I have been known to mow the footpath by street lighting

I couldn't agree with you more. Unfortunately we live in an age where people want an answer to everything and to find a reason when something goes wrong. Boil that down and we get to: Who can we blame? Who can we sue? As I said: too much emphasis on rights and not enough on responsibilities.

Ah, that is so good to hear, CW . Lots of hugs and smoochies to Charlie.

Another reason to abolish States Governments. :D Another hobby horse of mine ;) Gotta laugh or you'd cry.

Oh god, pure horror ;) I am so sick of the prevailing attitude towards people's rights. What about more emphasis on people's responsibilities. Why can't women/men be temporarily sterilised once they have children removed.

Where does it say the middle of the night. They might have had an early dinner or lunch BBA and, let's face it, with the illness that poor man has, it was probably very very early. Just reading that news item had me doubling over in sympathetic pain ;)

Wow! You've kept that quiet, you naughty girl. ;) Are you allowed to post pix or do we have to wait until he appears on the RSPCA website :D ? I'm surprised that the RSPCA has to get the owner to relinquish; I would have thought they had "siezure" rights or something.

Probably unwise to re-start a thread that was closed, and even more unwise for me to comment . There are many people who become passionate about their breed of choice, their hobby, their whatever it is they do, to the extent that they lose perspective. They seem not to be able to take in and/or comprehend what is being said. They fasten onto one point only and just can't get past that. I've never been in the show world and have only read about what goes on there and it is even worse (from what I've read) than the world of Rescue to the extent the people even poison other dogs. I have seen so many threads over the years where people ask the OP questions that have been answered. For example: what breed are your dogs, do you have children, how are your fences, how many dogs do you have, how old are your dogs, etc etc etc. It is obvious that the people asking the questions haven't bothered to read the various posts or they would know the answers to these questions. They just can't wait to get THEIR opinion in. As Kirty says: In fact, DOL isn't as bad as it used to be. I was constantly being shocked at the way new people were leapt on from a great height because they asked a question. That said, I am also astounded by the ignorance of some people when they get a dog (me included many years ago, when I first took on two Maltese puppies ).

Will you stop this please !! Next thing I'll have 1/2 dozen huskies running around my back yard. On second thoughts, maybe I'll just come and visit -- when winter is here so I won't expire just at the sight of those thick coats.