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Goodbye my handsome boy I can't believe you are gone. You weren't supposed to go like this - ACD's live forever and you were only 8 :D It would have been your 9th birthday next month, still young. I am sorry I didn't know you had the tumours on your liver and spleen - you never showed any signs of illness, such a stoic boy. All of this just happened so quick, it is just hard to process that you were here one minute and gone the next ;) I should have done more for you in life and with this horrible illness. More walks, more time. So caught up in the crappiness of life but you were always there with your smiling face. I have so many memories. Seeing you at K9 as a 9 week old puppy - you were the most gorgeous little thing. There was a lot of interest in you but as soon as people were told you were deaf the interest stopped. I couldn't bear to see you stuck in kennels for the rest of your life, so you came home with me at 11 weeks. You learned my made up sign for 'sit' that first day home :D I bought a book from America to learn how to train you and scoured the internet for tips. We made up our own signs for you and you were sucha fast learner. We never did master 'stay' though did we?! Being deaf was not a problem. You always seemed to sense when I came outside. Always a smiling face when I woke you up. Going for walks with neighbourhood dogs rushing at fences was interesting - you couldn't hear them so they weren't there Slept like a baby through thunderstorms and fireworks. Onlyone real time you gave me a fright and that was when you were young and I took you to the beach and let you off your lead. you chased a seagull down the beach but stopped about 200m away and checked back on me - I did my long distance 'come' sign and you came barrelling back to me! I was so proud that you did that but I was scared it wouldn't happen so well next time so you weren't allowed off lead again ;) you loved your black kong - I remember you throwing it around by yourself and you loved to chase it around the backyard. You loved soft toys and bedding, too but eating it was not such a good idea. I bragged about you never cocking your leg or humping anything when people whinged about boy dogs - you were so good like that (well except for Amber's 2nd last season when 'hormones/instinct' got the better of you! You both looked so shocked!) You were so good with Amber coming into your life when you were a pretty unsocialised 6 year old dog. SHe took over the role of protector but I always felt safe with you in the yard - I knew you would look after us. You had different barks for different situations and i could always tell what was happening just by listening to you - I never mastered that art with my kids, but with you I just knew instantly. You were good with the kids too - you never jumped on them, the adult were a different story! but you weren't a nippy dog at all. I remember being told that ACD's weren't good around kids blah blah blah but you were. When you got out that time I was beside myself. I drove around for hours, calling vet clinics. When I rang the pound and they said that the dog i was describing sounded like one they ahd there I was so happy. I had to wait til the next day to get you and i remember hearing your 'where are you' bark as i walked up to the building. Such a relief and I knew instantly it was you. I was so worried about you. I don't know why you prefered to be outside, you never seemed comfortable in the house. I am sorry that we didn't spend more time one on one with you, there is so much I could have done better. A lot of guilt for not doing things better with you, I know that is a 'stage' but doesn't make it easier. you were loved Diesel, as long as you know that. good bye my boy - wait for me at the bridge xxx

Sorry for your loss :D

I know a couple of people who have done the courses - I can ask them for info if you like? I have looked into it a bit - it is very expensive but I would like to do it, probably more for my own interest than work!

Goodbye dear Meg - what a sweetheart. Goodnight Jed

Posting in the general forum that can be viewed by EVERYONE on the internet is probably not a good idea if you want to stay anonymous. I just did a search of greyhound live lure and your other thread is top of the list. Maybe a bit specific but who knows what people search?? I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to work out who, what, where... Report them again and again but stay out of their personal lives and don't post their personal issues on here.

Such beautiful girls

Fantastic to 'see' you back Jed. You have been sorely missed here on DOL (so many thread where your voice of reason has been needed!!) and of course in the 'real world'. So much more to say but can't find the words..... so....

Poor Lincoln but good on you for following up your bad feeling. Similar thing happened to my sister's young Lab. She rang me worried about his behaviour etc and I told her to get him to the vet and get checked out. I thought blockage but it turned out to be bad gastro like Lincoln (apparently it looked as bad as what you've described :D ) BUT they were like you and happy that he had the surgery to make sure there was nothing there. to you and Lincoln

ok ok it must just be my lot then Diesel eats anything though (well obviously not ) and I can never get him to take one of these out of my hand and just chew - always have to hide it in something else (and this is a dog that I have always said would eat anything!). Amber is a cocker and normally eats it all too but not these!

Dogs will often eat a 'flavour tab' (or similar type of worming etc) OUT OF YOUR HAND - uhhhh nuh

I just read this on a website when searching dog myths: Myth is the first part - from here. HmmmMaybe I got it wrong with the saliva thing JoLu I'm sure I read it on DOL a while ago ( think this topic was done before???). Oh hang on - wasn't it if you spit into your dog's mouth it makes the dog loyal only to you??? It's SOMETHING to do with spit anyway

Wasn't there one about sharing spit makes the dog loyal to you I thought the black roof of mouth meant the dog was really smart (the myth I mean!)

a great program

I got 100% but then I DO volunteer with the WA Assistance Dogs More awareness is needed out there - well done Baby Dragon

http://www.daff.gov.au/feedback?query=ba Biosecurity contact form

I just did some googling and 'apparently' there is guy who has a licence to breed them and sell them to pet shops (been doing so for a while by the looks??). Don't know how correct that is though as I couldn't find anything to say what kind of licence you could get. I guess this how they get around it - by not actually importing them. Kirty is correct though - definitely not allowed to keep them in WA. They are cute little critters so I can see the appeal to people out there Very wrong though AQIS site says you can't import rodents - which is what these little guys are. http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/other

I would maybe contact AQIS and let them know - surely you can't import a known 'pest' animal as you say. What licences do the people buying them need> I wonder if it is the same as the bird and reptile ones? Yep they can be found running around Perth Zoo (I think it freaks a few tourists out thinking that there are escaped animals!). I imagine the damage to the wild if they do get released will be the same as the dumped fish in the waterways etc etc

THere have been a lot of case around Perth too from what I've heard (but that could just be because I work in the vet industry )

I worked with a girl who sold her dog because she (the dog) liked her husband more than her This girl was a serial rehomer of animals. bought a Rotti at 5 weeks () and rehomed as they moved into a unit, bought one kitten, then another and ended up rehoming one of them because he made a mess kicking his litter out of the tray. Last I heard from her (a year or so ago) she had a pup but when I asked about her I got no answer so she has probably been rehomed too (I saw the pup once and she was a typical puppy jumping biting etc but I could see no training was being done and this girl would get mad with her ) It would not surprise me if she had another animal. Oh she also had a rabbit at one stage but that went cos she was smelly

Jed you are still in my thoughts - still sending light, love and healing to you. The photos are great to see - aren't the cavs the most beautiful little things How are the Cockers and the two little Boxer pups? ETA - I get what you guys are doing but it just doesn't feel right

So she was only 40 minutes away from the new owner? Shame that she couldn't have driven the pup to his/her new home, met the family, looked around

I am with everyone here - why did she let the pup go still? I certainly wouldn't be brushing it off this easily!! Even letting the pup sit on the front seat with the driver, presumably unrestrained, is bad - what if he had braked suddenly? Not to mention risks of Parvo from even just being placed in the carrier! also nickojoy -I am a bit confused by your responses here?

I agree :D

I did Billie Dean's online course after reading her book - Secret Animal Business Check out her site I also did a one day workshop with Sacred Whispers although she doesn't have a book. There is another lady Trisha McCagh with Animal Talk - I think she has a book out. Can I ask who did your reading?

I have deaf ACD - Diesel who'll be 9 in July :D I have a book from the US about training deaf dogs which helped and I used that site too. I don't let Diesel off lead - I tried when he was a lot younger and we could go to a park that was semi fenced. I would have LOTS of treats and 'call' him back often so that he knew that i had some yummy stuff for him. let him off once at the beach and he chased a seagull BUT did stop and check back at me and when I did my 'come' signal he raced back It worked but I was scared to try it again in case he forgot himself and didn't look back! Basically I have two signs for 'come' - close up it is a little wave of my hands (or pat on my thighs - so technically three signs ) and then for 'come' at a distance it is arms wide. There was a lady a while ago who had a deaf ACD called Ben (I think?) and she did obedience with him (possibly agility??) I know she had a few ACDs - not sure if more than one was deaf though?