charli73

I messaged them a few days ago and heard nothing, I might ask them for guidance.

We’ve taken a foster German Shepherd 2yo and she seems afraid of people. She was very timid when first meeting us but we’ve gained her love and trust and she is a very gentle and beautifully girl. she is very gentle with our children 8/9 yo, playful with them without getting too excited and is a delight. When we walk she seems unsettled and when we pass an unknown male she goes wide, hackles are up and growls. She does the same thing with dogs bigger than her but is not reactive to smaller dogs. She was matched to us as she’s good with kids and had a male handler, was never allowed inside so wondering if she had minimal socialisation any tips?

I find myself still looking around the house for them.. I’m sure I will stop one day..

Zoe was 11 and Charli the cat was 13... it was the trauma of how the dog was diagnosed and went downhill so fast that has left me numb, the cat I had a while to process.. it hurts

Our beloved German Shepherd Zoe was given her wings today along with our cat, her best friend Charli. Both had cancer and both had gone downhill earlier this week to the point of no return.. i think I underestimated how much I could adore my fur babies, especially the dog. We raised her from a pup and she helped me raise my two children, who are 5 and 7 and that’s all they have ever known.. such a quiet household tonight, I don’t know if this void could ever be filled, I miss my Zoe especially, she would follow me everywhere until I went to bed then she would check the family was ok then go to bed herself.. RIP Zoe and Charli x

Thanks.. We have a friends dog with this.. I'm pretty sure it's not that but I'm happy to have her tested to rule it out anyway... We will start pushing for more answers from the vet... Thanks everyone.. Is been going on since January on and off..

No no stool samples have been taken... I just cleaned up all the sloppy stools too They took a swab from her rectum I'm assuming they check for parasites then under the microscope? No bloods taken.. When we did the bland food diet she seemed to get better though.. It's just much more frequent now.. Didn't think about a parasite.. She's wormed often but always hungry and so desperate for food as she's not absorbing anything se will eat the smallest crumb or scrap esp trying to steal the kids food now too then it just makes her sick again... I'm worried as we have her booked into the same minder again in a couple of months... She has her own dog too, took her out but didn't socialize he with any other dogs as she isn't great with strange dogs so we asked to to just avoid them..

Hello Our poor Zoe stayed with a minder while we were away and she came home vomiting and with runny stools for days... Vet has diagnosed her with an inflamed colon.. Put her on a special eukanuba dry food and tablets and her stools became soft, better than runny anyway.. She gets this on and off non stop.... We have put her on boiled chicken breasts and the bland vet only eukanuba dry food permanently but she is still needing to go outside at 2am then 4am with the runs and then manages to step in it and I have poo all through the house... Oh the joys of dog ownership, runny poo all through the house, rugs and floorboards every day... We have taught her to do poos down the side of the house so that is why she is standing in it... Anyone else's dog have this and what sets it off? We still can't give her any other meat or food yet... And she's lost lots of weight..

Yep got the all clear tonight...

Thanks ppl have bark n mad and it was good for the day I was at work.. Will check out the other one too, Oh and Daecy & Zoe unfortunately this neighbor has said 'shut your f### c--t dog up or I will do it for you' and went on to say we were rude c@@@s etc etc so I am taking this threat seriously... Our neighbor got the same abusive letter a month ago re their dog accompanied by red paint splashed all over their front door step so we have a crazy mad neighbor somewhere.. I know all the neighbors and our neighbor approached all of them so not sure if we missed one?..

I have a 7 yo GSD who has started to become destructive indoors and bark when were not home.. We need to get a behaviourslist in Melbourne (eastern suburbs) to help us out, barking is the main concern.. Have had vicious threats of baiting from an anonymous letter so we need to address this ASAP.. Anyone know any great behaviourslists?

Hello, Can anyone suggest an app I can use which is noise/bark activated so I can tape my dog barking while I'm at work.. I don't want to purchase a voice recorder... Maybe one I can look at graphs of bad barking periods over a day? Ive had a vicious and threatening letter from an anonymous neighbor against our 8yo Dog who is at home while I work part time. They claim in an earlier nasty note they work night shift and our dog stops them sleeping during the day. She barks when we leave for work at 7am then returns inside to sleep for most of the day (what she does when I'm home). I'd like to know exactly how bad she is barking. I've contacted police who can't do anything as we have no idea who it is. Council have been wonderful but I fear for my dogs safety. I have no one I can ask to babysit our dog and we're closing our front gates to stop access down the driveway. I have purchased cameras to monitor the outdoors but haven't had a chance to install them (can't use power tools after 7pm..) Any suggestions would be great... We have toddlers also who could be at risk if something is thrown over the fence.

Council have one and suggested this but said it doesnt tell her how many times in a given time frame the dog barked so they werent going to do this. Yep but given she's looking for the easy way out, as she doesn't have the time or inclination to fight this, then debarking is a great solution. I can see a dead dog on the horizon Easy way out? I said i didnt have the time or energy for this but defending my dog is my job and spending $3K on an illegal operation to have the only voice my dog has is not an option for my dog or my family. I refuse to harm her or drug her because of one complaint. While I appreciate this may be a solution to some barking dog complaints/nuisance barkers, this is not one of them. If I knew my dog had a problem I may feel differently but I have heard the tapes and been told by council she is not a nuisance barker so surgery seems extreme. As someone else did we have always checked with all our immediate neighbours to make sure our dogs werent barking (all neighbouring houses have dogs) and this nutter is not in an adjoining house and wouldnt have access to our yard unless she walked down our long driveway. We will be looking at having inside access to her during the day to minimise noise. As for council they have told us to keep recording and that this womans so called 'recordings' arent very good, her logs of barking dont match the audio and that it doesnt look very good for her at all. Were not going to approach her or send her letters, council told me she was so 'stressed out' she was considering moving so move I say.. our happy little dog loving area was great till she moved in..

I will have to suss this out.. I don't think it matters what information or facts we have she doesn't listen to the council lady when she is told the dog isn't there she just does not believe it.. She will only be happy when she hears no dog barking (unrealistic) and I cannot believe this nutter is taking it further and dragging us through this I just don't have the time or energy with a very young family, fur kids and a demanding job..

Council although they havent told me where this woman lives (she isnt allowed to) she has disclosed a few things that I have figured it out anyway but I cant write a letter as I dont know who to address it to unless I have 100% certainty.. Council are also sending a survey to about 30 surrounding residents to ask them if they hear barking and at what times and if it bothers them..

having the dog boarded in a kennel or with family she doesnt believe the dog has been removed... even with audio were apparently putting the recorder in another location.. this is wht im dealing with.

Its extreme because its a first time issue for my dog from one crazy neighbour who has been told by council the dog doesnt bark that much and that there are lots of other dogs it could be but seh has blinkers on and wont listen to the council anymore. If it were all our neighbours complaining it might be a different story..and she isnt a direct next door neighbour and she is complaining about my dog barking during the day not at night..

Yes we have had my sister look after our dog for the whole weekend on a couple of occasions and mysteriously the neighbour hasnt got a log book for those dates.. She even says our dog barks at times we have gone out and taken the dog for a walk and she says we have lied. Even council says she is a bit 'odd'. Husband is livid we have to spend $$ on boarding for our dog who HATES being separated from the pack when even a dated receipt isnt enough but an option at our cost. Hard to say if this woman will have a log for the dates though.. Im looking into a sliding dog door insert so she can go inside and come out when she needs to toilet. At least then she can bark inside some of the time. Also yes our dog is crate trained, that where she sleeps in the kitchen..

Nope not a chance.

DOL I need some help! Bit of background first our GSD is 6, well trained and socialized but quite an anxious dog esp when the family leave to do groceries etc. She is with us inside whenever home and sleeps inside and doesn't make a sound while inside. Lived here all those 7 years, neighbors have dogs, we all get along well and they love our dog and have no problem with her. Our dog is walked twice a day, has treat balls, kongs, Aussie dog home alone and is we make sure she is very well looked after. 6 months ago I went back to work after having our 2nd child for 3 days a week and we started to get complaints from a neighbor down the road recently moved in who says our dog barks every day non stop. Letters in our letterbox first now council are involved who call me every week to say this lady is still complaining about her life being ruined by my dog. She doesn't work so she is home all the time. We have been very cooperative with council and have audio taped for weeks our dogs barks which is heard to be more alert than boredom and the complaining lady has written logs of when she barks but they don't match up with our audio, in other words she hears barking when our dog is asleep inside or not home but when council tells her this she says we have fiddled with the audio tapes to suit ourselves. We have a 14 month old and a 2 year old and I don't have time to ask how my husbands day is so I certainly don't have time to fiddle with computer files. This woman is still blaming us for having no respect for neighbors, our neighbors have written letters backing us up, however now she is threatening that council aren't doing enough and she is taking us to the Victorian ombudsman.. Now I'm wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and how far was it or could it be taken? My biggest worry is that she will harm or poison our dog. I can't make her stop barking completely but this seems to be the only outcome that will please this woman.. This week has been particularly bad as our lovely friendly neighbor is baby sitting two other dogs so our dog is barking back but if course this lady says that's not any excuse for our dog to be barking more.. C'mon is she serious???

Congratulations!!!!! We were also wanting to integrate our new bub with our 4yo GSD also and we got a behaviouralist out for some tips, ie. changing routine now, not walking same time every day as when bub comes along pup wont always have the same routine because stuff happens.... We let Zoe be part of the nursery changes and bought home clothes from the hospital and let her sniff our son when he came home. It has gone so well, our pup sees baby as a new pack member and protects him, coming to me when he cries to alert me and always wants to be near him especially when we spend time together on the floor..... Hope all goes well!!

Such a tragic event, I have a 5month old baby now and it certainly brings it close to home how quickly something like this can happent in an instant.... My heart goes out to the family.....what that poor girl went through.

Some people should be shot....

This bought tears to my eyes today... the thought of it is so upsetting and the male swan waiting...

My GSD itched because the kibble we fed her made her itch so we spent a year trying her on dry food that didnt make her scratch... Ended up feeding her Eagle pack holistic.....