Loving my Oldies

I’m going to check whether I can send the photos from phone to p/bucket direct. Persephone, resizing like that ruins the photo. I used to do that in the very early days before I joined p/bucket.

LOL !! Both boys are still here. The rescuer said she has quite a few enquiries and is talking to a couple of families. They are both adorable, but Benji has a few problems that will need a bit of work from his new family. His mouthing is so much better, but he is like a toddler: gets all excited and forgets the rules. I had a tradie around this afternoon and he just went right off. I ended up having to crate him he was making so much noise . He does have problems with men. Stevie just expects that everyone will love him and wants to climb all over anyone and everyone. He sleeps under the blankets now and Benji sleeps right up against my side; it is so nice having little ones snuggling in as my dogs don’t snuggle. The other night I woke up with Tamar walking all over me and wanting attention. I thought she wanted cuddles, but then saw that Stevie had commandeered her bed Poor little love doesn’t know what to do when that happens, so she ended up hunkering down next to my head. Posting photos here is such a process I have to download them Photobucket and as Photobucket has become VERY user unfriendly, it takes ages, but I’ll see what new ones I have. They are both very photogenic

I’m with Scrappi&Monty - for the purposes of registration I would be going with Mini Fox Terrier mix. And also what showdog says: it is important that the dog matches the description in most people’s eyes. Pounds and rescues can come up with some strange ideas when it comes to breeds, as can anyone. I would not have the dominant bread as JRT on her registration. This is a photo of the little guy I am fostering at the moment and apart from markings, of course, is very much like your new little girl. Stevie has little ears though and it is hard to get a pic of him with them up.

Chilling is important

I agree with this, corvus, but in the final analysis the owner has to be trained as well and that is obviously what you were doing. People who send their dogs away and have nothing to do with their training are shirking their responsibilities and not doing the right thing by their dog. So much of dog behaviour depends on the owners, their knowledge, confidence and determination to have a happy, fulfilled dog.

So happy it worked out this way. Well done, skip.

Thanks for that added information. I can never understand any commentary, so whether there was any or not I don’t recall. I wondered about the conditions of her release. Yes, it was emotional enough watching a tiny youtube ..... IRL would have been so traumatic.

I saw a clip on FB today of a chimp being released into the wild. He came back, jumped up on his crate and gave cuddles to Jane Goodall and the other carer. You’d have to have nerves of steel to let him go. Tears all around, I imagine.

I will never understand how anyone thinks they can send their dog away for a couple of weeks and have returned an obedient compliant dog. The first training that needs to be done in training a dog is for the human to be trained.

I am surprised at the number of people liking the above post . I’m with Simply Grand who said "He's six months old and has normal six month old puppy issues, not "naughty behaviours" and I doubt he's in control of the household. Caitlin is a first time dog owner who's learning as much the puppy is.” Calling this puppy “naughty” is like saying a toddler who, while happily playing, accidently knocks something over is naughty.

LOL - she is gorgeous. I don’t know about dogs growing out of clumsiness - but I haven’t . Bruises, drop keys before finally getting them in the lock, trip over mats, etc etc. Maybe I should cut my fringe too

I guess you might just have to acknowledge his personality

The fellow has been arrested. Now let’s listen to him try to justify what he did because he was suffering from a mental illness or had a black out and saw the dog as the devil.

I heard on the news that the punishment could be 5 years in jail. I hope the judge is a dog lover and does the right thing in honour of all animals let down by humans.

I sure hope he is caught. Poor woman is, naturally, distraught. It sounded as though she thought the man’s dog had attacked hers, but the vet confirmed he had been stabbed What gets me is that a man who was interviewed in the park said he heard a woman screaming ........ but did nothing about it. I don’t know if anyone else heard the interview and there was more to it. I can’t believe you’d hear someone screaming and not go to help.

A guard dog does not have to live outside. The sweetest gentlest of dogs can still be excellent at guarding their home. Leaving aside working dogs (dogs who work on farms and properties), the idea of having one dog being a inside dog and one being an outside dog sounds absolutely horrible to me and a potential disaster in the making. A so-called inside dog must have access to the outdoors pretty well all the time as well. You can’t expect a dog, unless superbly trained, to wait for hours until the human is around to let it outside to toilet. Please start getting books and reading up on having dogs living with you.

I agree with this. We can be a bit too frightened of powerful drugs, but if they do the trick, that’s all that matters. Comet’s anxieties do seem extreme and if a little pill helps him get through the day with a lot less anxiety, why not. Good luck.

If it is for one night only, I’d check with your vet. Better he be with someone he knows since it is such a short time.

What a magnificent dog . Deepest condolences family.in.brisbane. Yes, they leave such an enormous hole in our live when they are gone. So many wonderful dogs and other family members leaving us. As hard as it is I always think of the words of the poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson: “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Many years I adopted a little dog into a home in Brisbane. Up until then, I hadn’t given canetoads a thought and in all other respects, it was a perfect home and he was perfect for the home. Less than a fortnight later he was dead . Just heartbreaking.

Your pup is very young and isn’t being naughty - he is being a pup who needs to be shown what is right and what is wrong. It is vital that you get on top of the biting hands and clothes right now as it is something that will most likely just escalate. There are plenty of excellent trainers on this forum who, I hope, will jump on here with better advice than I can give. Until they do, the thing you must do straight away is the moment he starts to bite if it is while you are playing stop, give him a firm “no” and walk away. And don’t forget to get a crate . Your pup is very young, very active, but still needs time out and to be given a space where he knows it is time to switch off.

Are there cane toads where you live, @Boronia? He is a little darling, really. Very playful, a good watch dog, a but hesitant and skittish when meeting someone, but giving him treats works wonders, strangely enough LOL. LOL. Sleeps snuggled led up beside me which is wonderful now nights are getting cold. Just turned around to see where he is and he is curled up in the crate.

I bought Benji a new tug toy today. I needed a longer one that I could hold onto without having my hand taken off by a very eager to play little boy. He loves it. Here is is surrounded by all his existing toys, but very happy with his new one

I keep getting text reminders from a vet I’ve never heard of about a dog I’ve never owned LOL. I have advised them of their mistake - to no avail

Yep. Just move. Your pet’s health and happiness is more important to you than the vet’s feelings. Unless it is a practice with several vets and one in particular is failing in the ability and caring stakes and then I would report to the practice owner/manager.