Hairy Maclary

Oops, I didn't even ask (Europcar). Turns out I left the doggy seatbelt restraint in the car too so no hiding it. Nothing was ever said or, more importantly, deducted from my credit card!

That is just so bloody sad. ;)

Bought a king sized bed Yes, seriously, bought a king sized bed because there wasn't enough room for us and the dogs + 1

I used to pay $145 for C5 plus leptospirosis in Cairns. $85 for C5 in Perth.

I second the Joint Guard - I have a fussy eater who doesn't notice it mixed in with his food.

Pup has been found according to that link.

Our former neighbour had a pair of mini foxies that would bark just about all night. After polite hints and requests were ignored, OH rang our neighbour at 2am and informed him that every time we were woken up by the dogs, he would be woken up by the phone. It worked.

We are having a pool built at the moment and I have bought a "Skamper Ramp" - unfortunately I can't tell you if it works yet! Have a look here: Skamper Ramp

Humans can get rheumatic fever from streptococcus infections - can dogs get the same thing? I was thinking it might explain the pain (joint inflammation?) and the slightly enlarged heart. Maybe ask your vet? Glad she is improving :D

We saw a puppy (approx 10wks) left in a car in a Bunnings car park. Pup was there at least 30 minutes - police and RSPCA were not interested - RSPCA said it "wasn't that hot today" (I beg to differ) but they would send the owner a letter. When she got back to the car the owner was shocked to find a group of people gathered there baying for her blood - I hope with that, the letter and her kids asking her questions about it she won't do it again.

Try Julian at Victoria Park Vet Clinic. He is always happy to talk things over with you and listen to your point of view. I could not be happier with my choice of vet.

Me too.

It isn't "sad" . "Sad" is when a loved family pet grows old and dies; "sad" is when your loved pet gets an incurable disease and dies. This is horrific, ghastly, traumatic, life changing, terrifying. Would some of you just think about, and not just say the words, what Joysie and her owner went through. Just think of yourself walking through a park with a little dog and having that dog wrenched out of your arms by two very very large dogs intent on nothing more than killing. Picture the horror, the fear. Don't just type words onto the screen. It's a small dog owners worst nightmare. What that lady and her dog went through is just unspeakable horror. "Sad" definitely doesn't even come close.

You have to wonder how often he (and others) have done this kind of thing WITHOUT being caught - saw the video on the news, he didn't miss a beat when he saw the poor swan

When we moved from Cairns to Perth last year I asked Qantas lots of questions about particular flights and found out as much information as I could - for example it turned out the most direct/shortest flight wasn't suitable because there were restrictions on the number of animals they would take AND they could be offloaded to make room if necessary - you wouldn't have known unless you asked! Eventually I found a flight via Sydney which was only a 30 min stopover with no change of plane. With a little planning it's quite easy to do it yourself.

I remember seeing some "bullygreys" and "bullhounds" that were used for hunting when I lived in FNQ - I guess the theory behind that is speed + power She looks greyhound x GSD to me? Hi :D from another Perthite!

Definitely council signs.

I imagine that like every other breed out there, it depends on the owners. That's definitely been my experience with Labs.

I saw those signs - the wording is irritating, but the intent is absolutely clear.

Link Glad it wasn't just a meaningless fine. I thought the comments by the judge were spot on, too.

Some wonderful stories there

The scamper ramp is supposed to be highly visible to animals (as steps are not) - I just got one from Deals Direct for $60, other places are retailing them for twice that. Now all I need is for my pool to be finished so we can try it out. I'm hoping it work if any of the roaming neighbourhood cats fall in.

When we had a really bad outbreak of brown dog ticks at our old place in FNQ our vet nurse suggested soaking the dogs in the laundry tub with Permoxin (OK if you have small dogs). Spray the yard and bedding with it as well. A quick Google suggests that Fipronil (Frontline) deals with chiggers. See what your vet thinks anyway.

I think it's quite possible that the man you encountered has mental health issues - I wouldn't take his outburst personally. If this kind of behaviour has got him into trouble in the past he might be known to police - if you do decide to call them they may know who he is. Perhaps he is experiencing some kind of psychosis and would benefit from some help. At the very least it's a reminder to expect the unexpected when you're out walking, even in your own street - your dog is better off on lead for it's own protection.