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My Lab wants to play with EVERYONE... *sigh* My Staffy/Dane really loves small scruffies... like 3kg small... and she's 30kg! She plays with smalls so gently though - lays down and lets them belt her up. I think it's because as a pup her bestie in the whole wide world was a small scruffy mad terrier. She worked out that play with them worked better if she was laying down... watching a 20kg pup play bitey face with a dog she can swallow in one gulp is an eye-opener, I can tell you! T.

When Zeddy was younger, we were at the park up the road near the freeway, and some kids and their mother were there. The kids wanted to play with Zeddy and I said OK. Anyways, chatting away with the mother for a good 10-15 mins before she decided to ask what breed Zeddy was... When I told her that Zeddy was a Rotti/Pittie cross, she went completely mental, screaming at the 3 children (who were playing ball happily with Zeddy for a good 10-15 mins already) to get away from the "vicious" dog... *sigh* Another observation... walking my male Rottweiler, we'd get lots of people wanting to come pat him... different story if same dog was wearing a muzzle... go figure? Ummm... muzzle usually means he CAN'T bite you. Poor Rastus had had a bad experience with the neighbour's children throwing bricks at him over the fence, and was quite leery of children after that - hence the muzzle on walks... just in case a child ran up to him and scared him... as is their wont. T.

Tsotsi is a stunning looking chimp! T.

Gorgeous photos of one of the most divine dogs ever! T.

The MDBA has a Rescue COP for their rescue members... just saying... T.

Would the desexing agreement extend to the dog being moved out of the ACT though? T.

Pugs shed like the bejeebus! Iggies can be easily broken. Neither would be a fit methinks... T.

One can never have too many sources of information... you take what you need and remember where the rest is for when you need it later... lol! This is mostly Canon biased, but awesome info nonetheless... http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=414088 T.

Maybe have a look at www.petrescue.com.au and see if any rescues have something that may fit what you are looking for... T.

An impressive collection of links there perse... awesome! T.

Stakeholders include the pet market suppliers... and they have a very loud voice in decisions like this... *sigh* T.

Canon SX series are nice... T.

I second the suggestion of a professional behaviourist visit... you can never be too careful with a dog you really don't know all that well yet. In the meantime keep George separate from anyone or anything he may nip for getting too close to the object of his desire - that means other dogs, your kids, etc... T.

But you could do so quite legally... as long as you report the income for tax purposes... T.

Paperwork, etc, must be done by someone, and it takes time... that time can be "charged" for... T.

It would depend on how long the people have had the dog before returning it... at one point there was a rash of people "adopting" young dogs/pups during the school holidays as entertainment for the kids, then returning them on the last day of the holidays as "unsuitable"... ie. they had served the purpose of school holiday entertainment... If you have a trial period, then the dog should be able to be returned within that period without extra cost... after that, I'd call the fee a "surrender fee" instead. It is most likely perfectly legal to do so, but may be seen by most as somewhat "unethical"... T.

Doesn't look anything like a Dogue or a Neo pup - check out the muzzle on it - completely wrong for either breed. Could possibly be a multi-mix with a good dash of Dane? T.

Contact Porsche here on DOL... http://www.porschesrescue.com/ T.

Hehe... I'm sure that some things said about me are not exactly complimentary... but everyone's entitled to their opinion now, aren't they? Especially those who've never met the person they are bad-mouthing... *grin* I've met quite a few people who I may not see eye-to-eye with all the time, but I still have great respect for them and the work that they do in rescue... and have met others that I wouldn't cross the road to pee on if they were on fire... rescue is like that I reckon... lol! T.

It's been talked about often, but considering that not all rescues (reputable and respectable ones to boot) run in exactly the same manner, and no-one can agree on the "best" way to run a rescue... it's always an interesting discussion... *grin* T.

Fingers crossed it's all good news and you get the right treatment plan happening to clear it all up quickly. T.

Happy Boofday Stan!!! T.

Unlike many others here, I have met you in real life Sam... so I know that your words ring true here. You certainly have learned a lot of things about rescue in Australia the hard way - but I think that the "trial by fire" you've had will only make you a much better rescuer in the long run... *grin* T.

OK - Tigers and the ball... Jalur REALLY wanted to play with the ball... ... but it was bought for Kato, who did the following... It lasted a whole 90 seconds... but it was way fun to watch the old boy still have a whole lot of play in him... *grin* T.

I found 2 Dalmatians running around in peak traffic here one evening... managed to coax one of them into my car and got him to the pound where his chip was scanned and his owners contacted right then and there. They were a little miffed at having to pay a fee to release him, but were also grateful that someone had taken the time and made the effort to make sure he wasn't hit by the myriad cars zooming up and down the road he was found on. They found the girl safely hiding on the oval near the road where I had managed to herd her to before I took the boy to the pound - so she wasn't in the traffic either even though I couldn't get near enough to her to get her into my car. If any of my dogs got out, I'd be eternally grateful to anyone who got them to the pound quickly... as that would be my first place to call to find them. T.