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The laws across NSW are the same, though the practises can be different for each Council. NOI's can only be issued to the identified (chipped) owner of a dog. So if the dog is not/can't be purchased by the person who bought the dog in then no it can't be contested. You could go to the boss of the Council and jump up and down saying you want to adopt the dog and are happy for Council to issue you with an NOI and you get the BA etc done. Not sure it will do any good. Below are a few scenarios to show how it works. If a dog comes in as a stray and is chipped as a purebred Pitbull or APBT then it is a restricted dog and hence a dead dog if not claimed. If claimed, it can still be a dead dog in many cases, though not all. If a dog comes in and is chipped as a Pitbull X anything and there has been no breed assessment perfomed on the dog by an authorised Breed Assessor then it is not a RD technically as the law is written.Unless chipped as a purebreed a dog is NOT a RD until an NOI has been issued and a breed assessment and temperant assessment (if required) is performed by a authorised breed and temperament assessor. They can still be rehomed as long as the new owner is told that Council will issue an NOI and the dog will need to be breed assessed because Council is of the belief the dog may be a PB cross and the owner what is involved in owning a RD if the dog is deemed a RD after assessment. If this dog was claimed by an owner then it can be released and the owner then issued with an NOI for a BA. Though many of these dogs would not get rehomed if they appear to have some pitbull in them. If a Pitbull X anything came in and it had a breed assessment performed on it and a temperament assessment and it was declared a RD under the legislation then it is a dead dog. If a dog came into the pound chipped as say an AMSTAFF X and the Council believed it was a APBT or cross then they still have to release the dog if claimed by an owner and issue an NOI for a breed assessment etc. If a dog came in with NO chip and the Council believed it to be cross PB or APBT then technically at that time it is not a RD and "could" be offered for rehoming if not claimed. If claimed, the owner should be able to claim the dog as per usual and would be issued with an NOI for a BA. If not claimed, then technically it could be offered for rehoming and the new owner advised of NOI being issued and requirement for BA etc etc. Council Officers are not authorised breed assessors. Don't forget the the shortcut for all of these situations is if the dog is not claimed the Council can euth the dog on the basis of behaviour or medical reasons and it never be offered for rehoming.

I'm getting a mini dachshund pup in 2 weeks and I'm thinking of crate training him while he is being toilet trained so he can sleep next to me in his crate at night.. do you think one of the K9+ soft crates will be ok for this? I will use it to take him for car rides also until he is old enough to wear a harness. Or would i be better off with an airline crate? I just love the look of the soft ones! Also would he be a size small in the soft crate? For a pup I would always recommend an airline crate or collapsible crate. Most pups tend to chew things for a while and though the K9 crates look much nicer it may not survive puppy teeth and claws.

Crash used to have only old blankies, firstly because he destroyed everything and secondly because he would sometimes prefer to sleep on the crate floor and up side down He as since graduated to a blue K9 Royale with a fluffy bed and has not destroyed that...yet...but he still sleeps up side down...

Was great to see our sport (flyball) on TV finally... We all know how much fun we have with our dogs, now the world can see. Have to say I was disappointed at the lack of coverage of all the flyball teams. Basically 2 heats (the final) was shown out of 12 (heats) all weekend. Which is disapointing for the other teams when they put in just as much effort to be there. But we have no control over that. Note that all the dogs from the other sports were covered. Very proud of Doopey (Cooper in my sig) running first dog in 6 Pak!!! I must say it was the best weekend. So much fun. Would do it again tomorrow!!! Can we?

Oh yes he will be. He gets to run Cooper and I run the green dog. Not going to let him stuff up the new dog!!

Plan is to get Crash doing nice swimmers turns off the flyball box and get the ball..... Poor bugger can do all the other behaviours required for flyball but I have not mastered his turn yet. I have a new "prop" I will be trying out to make him jump high onto the box with four legs every time. So will see how it goes. Then he can start to play with the big boys next year

vickie if your possible home falls through I may have one up here in QLD for this boy. Great home, people already do flyball and the hubby has now got "the bug" but wants his own dog to run. His wife's Cocker Spaniels are not fast enough for him How old is Buddy? I have sent them the thread and will get back to you if they are interested. cheers

I'll keep that in mind, thanks. I think I selfishly want to see him in an agility home so I still get to see him all the time He could always go to a home that does both!! Ok then AD we should have him shipped to QLD and you guys can have him We already have 4 dogs here, can't have another...

He's just a really strong, stable dog. He may have a fantastic home lined up. My fingers are crossed, the longer he stays, the harder it is going to be to part with a dog like this. He tugs like a demon & has fantastic obedience, loves all dogs, is great with the kids & gorgeous with my kitten. He is a dream. Sounds like he needs to go to a flyball home!!! If his possible home does not go ahead let us know and we can place him on the flyball website as rescue needing a home.

I think they are looking at the Games moving around the world each year. I heard next year will be London then possibly New York after that. Don't know if this is fact but it is what I have heard.

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Hi all Here are the full results for the 2009 Australian Flyball Championships. A fabulous weekend had by all. especially my Awesome Pawsome team Well done to all the other QLD teams as well who all placed in their divisions. Divsion 1 1st Norwest Thunderdogs 1 best time 17.431 2nd Norwest Thunderdogs 2 best time 18.034 3rd SX Comets best time 18.589 4th St George Phoenix best time 18.039 Division 2 1st Awesome Pawsome One best time 18.965 2nd Supa Nova best time 18.874 3rd Western Weiners Hot Dogs best time 19.041 4th Croydon Rocket Scientists best time 19.145 5th Mudd on the Paws 5th best time 19.304 Division 3 1st Croydon Rocket Cosmonauts 1st best time 20.578 2nd Norwest Thunderdogs 4 2nd best time 21.264 3rd Fanatic Flyballers 3rd best time 20.345 4th Spitfires 4th best time 21.342 5th Canberra X-perienced 5th best time 21.072 Division 4 1st Berwick Bladerunners 1st best time 20.092 2nd Pine River Rebels 2nd best time 20.739 3rd Delectable Dish lickers 3rd best time 21.563 4th Norwest Thunderdogs 5 4th best time 22.247 5th Scallywags 1 5th best time 22.752 Division 5 1st Ballaarat Eureka Sovereigns 1st best time 21.389 2nd Chilli Dogs 2nd best time 21.712 3rd Canberra X-perts 3rd best time 21.518 4th Speeding Bullets 4th best time 23.483 5th Berwick Blitz 5th best time 23.617 6th Tassie Flying Paws 6th best time 25.481 Division 6th 1st Croydon Rocket Star Gazers 1st best time 22.911 2nd T-Keilor Slammers 2nd best time 23.463 3rd Southerly Breeze 3rd best time 23.687 4th Screaming Torpedoes 4th best time 24.138 5th Der Dish lickers 5th best time 24.525 6th Dragon Slayers non comp best time 23.037 Division 7 1st T-Keilor Sunrisers 1st best time 25.085 2nd Norwest Thunderdogs 6 2nd best time 25.048 3rd Shooting Stars 3rd best time 25.190 4th Dragon Flyers 4th best time 24.692 5th Jackjumpers 5th best time 26.457 Division 8 1st Launching Torpedoes 1st best time 26.744 2nd Southerly Stormers 2nd best time 26.318 3rd Eastside Flyers Mustangs 3rd best time 26.295 4th Rusty Bullets best time 28.858 8 Rusty Bullets 4th best time 28.858

Hi all The organisers of the 2009 Australian Flyball Championships are pleased to announce the Nationals will be streamed LIVE on the net. Go to www.livestream.com/k9player Racing starts on Saturday 17th October at 9am AEDST and 8.30am on Sunday 18th. We have a chat room where viewers can ask questions. cheers Joanne Norwest Thunderdogs Flyball Team

hi all your begging has paid off, the running order is now up on the AFA website. see you there

I am told the running order should be up Thursday night. Just finalising the stewards roster.

Ok now we should be worried if you can't find clothes I am checking when the running order will be up...back to you shortly

Yep, we have sort of packed..the trailer anyway. Still need to wash and dry clothes etc... Really looking forward to it. We are leaving Wednesday night after work. Will stop off somewhere to sleep in car for a while and get to Sydney Thursday morning. Good luck everyone and travel safe. See You there...

I had two of my guys titer tested yesterday and then gave them the KC nasal for KC cover. Below is a link to the vet that did it and they have some great info on their site about the new 3 year regime. http://www.animaloptions.com.au/index.php?...ot-to-vaccinate

Yep Thursday is fine for campers and vans etc. The Friday afternoon thing is for setting up cabanas etc on the racing grounds as that is when the actual racing grounds are booked from. Overnight camping is on the hill overlooking the racing grounds. Just a short roll down the hill in the morning with a hangover. Don't forget to book your Sat night dinner tickets!! Free sausage sizzle for dinner Friday night. I am driving down the Wednesday night/ Thursday morning. Staying at my sisters 5 minutes from grounds Thursday night then camping from Friday. See ya's there...

I have heard Coreen Ave vet clinic is ok. Located behind Petbarn.

and we thought it was hard work getting in and out of the rings last year! At least we won't have cows to worry about this year. :D Yeah, but this time we have a better idea of how it works and what to expect so should be better. Hopefully! Cows? yes I will be there.. :D Though I have been called worse When are you guys travelling down?

41 teams all up across 8 divisions and 243 races over 2 days...the biggest flyball competition ever held in Australia...

Hi all Just to let all the dog sport nuts know we are less than 4 weeks away from the 2009 Australian Flyball Championships to held at Castle Hill, Sydney on 17 & 18 October. Attached is a flyer with info. If you would like further info go to www.flyball.org.au or PM me. thanks

You know I am not convinced of the theory of dogs being deficient in something to make them eat poo. Or that they are not fed enough. My 10 year old lab does it all the time. Every Lab I have had has done it. In the case of Labs (in particular) I think they do it because they like it. It is really that simple. You can NEVER feed a Lab enough for it to know it has had enough. Once she ate nearly a whole medium bag of Eukanuba which I think was 7.5kg, she didn't think she had had enough once I found her and wanted more. Needless to say she was not fed for at least a few days after that until the whale belly went down.... Feeding them more would just end up with an overweight dog and we see too many overweight Labs as it is. My Aussie Shep does it from time to time and usually after he sees the Lab doing it, therefore it seems he may have learnt to do it by copying the Lab and enjoys it almost just as much. I have a tried a few of the suggestions put forward already but I really think she just loves it. When I let her out of her run she makes a bee line for poo in the yard and she tucks in. My other half is writing a Uni paper on her for his course. She is the perfect example. These days I just put it down to her being her and her and she loves it Not one of her more endearing qualities...

I LOVE Mary Ray's book Dog Tricks Fun and Games for Your Clever Canine - link to Amazon Uk below http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Tricks-Games-C...e/dp/0600611779 It has brilliant step by step pics using and explaining clicker training. You can buy it in Australia. I have seen it at Borders and Dymocks or try google Jenny Ireland pet producst and Jen may carry them. Another great one is RIGHT ON TARGET! - TAKING DOG TRAINING TO A NEW LEVEL by Mandy Book & Cheryl Smith - link to Dogwise is below http://www.dogwise.com/ItemDetails.cfm?ID=DTB864