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Now she's homeless. But as it turned out, the house was on the market for 18 months so it's all a huge beat up anyway. Her selling the house probably had absolutely nothing to do with the dog. Woman sells house for way undervalued house to save fluffy. Seriously - give me a break.

How typical of the kind of shit that comes out of trash journalism. Is that supposed to be promoting responsible pet ownership, vet fees that supposedly cost the same as a house or crazy dog people? I had a look at some of the comments, saw this one and just thought - well there ya go. Nice one, ACA its funny how her house went up for sale over 18 months ago 12 months before she even got the dog

ahh rightyo I didnt have the sound on. Thanks Liz.

It sure is a mess, isnt it. I thought the woman representing rspca was pretty good, though.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/rspca-rejects-pitbull-crossbreed-sale-claim/2856002 A row has broken out between two of Victoria's animal welfare organisations in the wake of last week's fatal dog attack in St Albans. The Melbourne Lost Dogs Home has accused the RSPCA of selling pitbull terriers back into the community under the guise of staffordshire crossbreeds. RSPCA Victoria rejects the allegation, maintaining that dogs should be judged on their deeds, not their breeds, and that it is operating within the law. It has been a week since four-year-old Ayen Chol was mauled to death by a pitbull crossbreed that was not registered. The dog has been destroyed and state politicians are preparing to table new laws to regulate dangerous dogs. "There has been contention about crossbreeds and we are going to have a visual code that we will bring in next week as well that will resolve this issue," said Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh. The RSPCA agrees that identifying crossbreeds is contentious. "It's very difficult to assess an animal by its breed type, by its appearance," shelter manager Allie Jalbert said. "There's specifications that the Victorian Government has put forward and they're the specifications that we use." At the Lost Dogs Home, appearance is enough to determine breed. "My view is that if it looks like a pitbull, it's a pitbull," chief executive Dr Graeme Smith said. A third of the dogs it catches fit the dangerous description and most are destroyed. "The owners are getting around the laws by failing to register them or not registering them and calling them a crossbreed or some other breed," Dr Smith said. In 2009, a pitbull attack in Reservoir left a man hospitalised and his small dog dead. RSPCA Victoria president Hugh Wirth said at the time that pitbulls were "time bombs waiting for the right circumstances" and that "they're not suitable pets for anybody". It is a view that is at odds with his own organisation. "RSPCA policy is quite clear on the fact that it really is about deed and breed specifically," shelter manager Allie Jalbert said. But Mr Walsh is standing by Mr Wirth's comments. "The president of the RSPCA is on the public record as well in believing that this type of dog has no right to exist as well," he said. In a further step, the Government plans to change the Crimes Act allowing owners to be held criminally responsible for their dog's behaviour. Topics: dog, animal-attacks, human-interest, animals, melbourne-3000, australia, vic

I didnt say he was funny or cute. I said it was great team work! However one must admit there is an air of "comic relief" in the way the routine is presented. No one would seriously 'use' a dog of this size to do this work, it's clearly limited with it's feet off the ground, ;) but it does illustrate wonderfully the trainability of various breeds. There is no comedy there

I didnt say he was funny or cute. I said it was great team work!

You're not raining on my parade. You're raining on the pitbull owner parade you nong!

Mr Murphy was an amazing little dog and that team work is fantastic. Thanks for posting, Mon.

I agree with you and I was discussing this with my husband on a point that's come up a few times in these threads about where all the pitbulls are suddenly coming from. I cannot say with any confidence I have ever seen one of the listed restricted breeds in Australia so what makes journos and members of the public so confident they could correctly identify one? I could probably put a big spikey leather collar and harness on my pug and have someone ask me if she's a pitty.

Well that explains it all, doesnt it. Hugh Worthless, was it? He wouldnt know what a pitbull was if it bit him on the ass.

Well that's the thing - image IS everything and people wont be prepared to learn about pitties if they think their negative opinions on the breed are being confirmed. People in this thread arent saying pitties are bad; they're saying that the movie depicts the dogs in a bad light to Joe Blow out on the street.

Yep. I could see what he was trying to do but watching the vid from the point of the average Joe, really bad move. If you watch it that way, it just confirms all the frenzy at the moment to eradicate them. Sorry. I think it's a really (well done but) badly presented utube.

Has anyone heard any murmerings from the companion animals task force meeting yesterday? I cant find a thing about it.

No way would I buy a puppy from a breeder who sold one to a PETA activist either.

I'll pay you to take her, Fran!

Not any more, girlfriend.

I'm going to nick that line if you dont mind, Weasel. That's super cute! please do! I'm going to use it for Pancake. A tiny ball of densely packed insanity!

Aint that the truth! Well said, Quick. Seems a pretty simple concept - not sure why some people arent getting it.

I'm going to nick that line if you dont mind, Weasel. That's super cute!

jaysus wept. Lucky you found out she's a bigot now rather than down the track during the all important breeder support time. Congrats on the new kid. Alwyn is gorgeous!

I'm not afraid of your idea - I simply cant see it working. As I said earlier - all moot point anyway. A meeting is taking place today to propose changes to the Companion Animal Act so we'll all find out soon enough.

Pretty simple - they dont have the resources as it is. How is bringing in courses, testing, another piece of paper going to change the fundamental problem as it is? Add to that the ridiculous dob in a neighbour with a pitbull hotline. If the ACOs are already overburdened and under resourced, where are they magically going to find non existant time in the week? Make a dog complaint to your own ACO and see how long it takes for him/her to follow it up. It's not because they're lazy - it's because there isnt enough time in the day or week for them to keep on top of dog complaints, a lot of which come from vexatious complainants who hate their neighbours. And you havent answered the question - if you're so keen for repeat dog license offenders to go to prison - which prison? They're already full!

So you think it's a good idea for someone repeatedly found without a dog licence to go to gaol? Which one - a purpose built prison complex for unlicensed dog owners or just shove them in any prison not already full to capacity, like what used to happen to people with overdue parking fines until one got his head bashed in and his brain left all over the floor at Long Bay. and what's going to happen to the already choked court system when all of your hypothetical breaches jam it even further? It would take the average person years to get a matter before the Local Court (who is going to pay months worth of impound fees while waiting for a court date - the tax payer because the dog owner wont be able to), or should we have a purpose built bad dog owner court as well? The Court of Canine Sessions?

The poor girl looks like she's starving.