wednesday

Did you end up donating it to someone or is it still available?

No, all done thanks :-)

Is anyone located near Texas, QLD that can do a yard check on behalf of Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue?

Dogue de Bordeaux rescue is still the same and still operational. www.ddbrescue.com We have also helped rehome a couple of Neapolitan Mastiffs, and some Dogue de Bordeaux crosses.

I agree with all the Nobul has put above, but just an update on the link posted at the end of her answer. The page is now located at: www.dogueinfo.weebly.com That page is a very valuable resource in terms of information on the breed.

I haven't been able to post this for a while, but here goes. On the 8th of November 2013, we lost our matriarch, Viva. She passed very suddenly at home. We think it was her heart. She was fine one minute and gone the next. Viva was our rock. She was top dog, but gentle as a lamb. She took in all our foster dogs, and had a special calming effect on them. She knew they were afraid and let them know they were in a good place. Viva was also a great ambassador for the breed. She attended pet expo's and despite her enormous size (she was 70kgs), she was gentle with kids and other dogs. She also helped many kids overcome their fear of dogs, like I said, she had a special calming quality, coupled with her soulful eyes, and it just made it so easy for her to ease their fear. She was one in a million. The easiest dog I've ever owned. Easy to live with, never did a thing wrong. No problem off lead. Just easy. And she used to just lie around the house like a rug, you'd just step over her, and she'd move her tail to let us know that she knew we were there, but she didn't need to get up. We don't know what we'll do without her. Rest easy my special big girl. Until we meet again.

Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue Australia has it's 2014 calendars available for sale. It is the first year we have got a corporate sponsor so 100% of all sales go to rescue. Dogzonline has also kindly supported us, hence the DOL logo on each page :-) If you are interested in a calendar please head to this link for information on how to order: www.ddbrescue.com/calendars There are also a couple of sample pages there for viewing. Calendars are A4 size (fold out to double that) and are wire bound.

Anyone in or around Shellharbour (about 30 mins south of Wollongong NSW) that can do a yard check for Dogue de Bordeaux rescue can you please PM me. Thanks.

Having made our Dogue Rescue 'official' in July last year, you are right, you don't 'need' an ABN or anything else, however, you DO need a CFN (charity fundraising number) if you are asking for donations. We also got an ABN as we also registered for gift recipient status (where all donations are also tax deductible for the donors). We were however, running this rescue for many years out of our own pockets by a number of breeders however, as the numbers increased we needed donations, and in order to ask for them LEGALLY, we had to obtain a CFN.

We had someone find a dogue de bordeaux in awful condition that didn't want to surrender it to a pound for fear it would be put down or that the owner was mistreating it and they didn't want to go back. I explained that it is law that they must surrender it. I told them to surrender it, and then let me know which pound, and I will put my name down immediately. They surrendered to Hawkesbury. The owner did find her there, but after arguing over the fees to get her out, they decided to just abandon her there, I got her out and got her fixed up and adopted. Surrendering is not always a death sentence (although it does depend where they take them) but I always suggest taking them to the pounds that I've worked with and where I know I can get them back out from :) In another instance, the dogue was actually stolen over a year before, so the actual owners were not responsible for the dogs condition or their escape, they were thrilled when the pound called (as the microchip info was up to date and the dog listed as stolen) and they rushed down to collect. Any stray should always be surrendered - it gives their family the best chance of finding their pet.

Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue have ours coming in this week. All details and an example is here: http://www.ddbrescue.com/2013-calendars.html

We sure do. If you go to the rescue page the link to Facebook is on the home page.

Just thought I should post here, that Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue is now an official recognised charity. We are able to fund raise, and donations are tax deductible. We would welcome any donations to assist with the vet care of these dogues. To that end, we have a heap of dogues in need of new homes at the moment (and one very handsome DDB x Mastiff named Ranger in WA). Please visit our site for more details: www.ddbrescue.com We have also not yet posted details on the website of a litter of week old puppies, who we think may be pure bred (mother was and puppies look like it too). There are 4 at the moment, and we hope they will all pull through and will be available for adoption. We will be looking for special homes in Victoria for these little guys. If you are interested in any of the dogues currently available, please fill out our rescue application form. Thanks to everyone who emails/messages me privately advising me of dogues in need as I can't normally keep up with all the posts here. Genuine thanks to those that think of us. Jo.

Agree with Jed. Yes, there may be nothing they can do, but at least it's on file.

I know Nellie - will PM you.