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This bit may hold your answer methinks... T.

Then divide that cost by how many dogs can be vacced and chipped in a day... T.

My oldest dog gets horrendous tartar, but every time her teeth have been cleaned, they are all gorgeous white and healthy teeth underneath. Dog knows how the tartar builds up, she chews every mouthfull of her food - unlike my other dogs, who inhale theirs without chewing and don't have tartar build up at all. I think it must be her saliva makeup - it seems much different to my other dogs' saliva. T.

Hmmm... $20 to microchip 1 animal? Chips cost approx $5 each, implanting course $300 (one-off cost) $60 to vaccinate 1 animal? 1 vial of C3 costs around $20-$25 - just about anyone can do a subcut injection and have it signed off by a vet. $35 to rehab an animal for 1 month? This is a little low IMHO - but we all know that a lot of that just isn't happening after the temp tests anyways, so the figure is probably correct for them. $100 won't buy much in the way of advertising for community awareness of welfare issues - but way more money will definitely be spent to "beg" for more money... T.

I feel sorry for the poor staff at Renbury who are going to have to hold these dogs as they are euthed... From the footage shown of their seizure, they don't all look to be completely vicious snarling beasts... dog only knows what made them decide to attack like they did. I think that the owner needs to be punished in some way that will make them understand the responsibilities that come with dog ownership. The dogs themselves shouldn't be the only ones paying for the attack. Odds are the owner will get a slap on the wrist, and if unlucky, banned from owning dogs for a short while... *sigh* T.

Mostly because after reading the other factors noted in the OP, the rehome option is probably the most sensible in this particular case. Many of us have asked if the OP is thinking of getting any more dogs in the near future, you may note... T.

Hahaha! Might take you up on that minimax... they are currently smaller than your two... T.

I'm reading between the lines here and seeing that maybe the dog issue is causing friction in the human relationship - or is a catalyst for same... T.

We have no idea what size they may grow to... my Harper (the horse puppy) was about the same size when she was 6 weeks old, and she grew enormous! Then again, we've had larger pups in this age bracket that didn't grow very big at all... I'm tipping maybe in the kelpie/BC size bracket when they finish growing... T.

Feed him a small breakfast this morning, and see if he'll drink water. It's possible he's eaten/chewed something that didn't agree with him. Odds are he'll be fine this morning - pups usually bounce back pretty quickly from tummy upsets. If he's not interested in breakfast or water this morning, maybe duck home at lunch and if he's still off, take him to the vet. T.

I'll try that MUP - thanks! T.

They are definitely active! And smart too! Worked out not to walk in ant swarms pretty quickly... lol! Anyone know how to eradicate ants from under your path (has lots of cracks and appear to have a huge nest underneath) that is non-toxic to dogs/pups? T.

My dogs are restrained in crates or if using a harness, the range on the lead part is extremely restricted. My lead clips into the seatbelt clip too, as I don't trust the seatbelt itself to not have give. T.

OK - the 3 boys are all predominantly black/tan - the 4th black/tan one (girl) has the gorgeous even tri coloured face with the white stripe between the eyes - the one near the crate in the pics. Little Gifts - your fave one is a boy... *grin* The runty ones are the small black/tan boy, and the 2 black/white girls - but they have good appetites and plenty of food available, so I don't see them staying runty for long. They all have dirty ears (inside) but it doesn't smell or look red underneath - most likely from being housed on dirt? - I'll get all of that out soon, and give their nails a clip while I'm at it. They have now worked out that when the food lady sits down, she has a great lap for snuggling in... *grin*... pile on and jostle for the best position... T.

You think Kelpie/BC maybe? She's gorgeous, isn't she? Cuddly too! T.

Hahaha! I think we'll have to come up with something softer - that one is a shy one... Thanks Nina - but it's the camera that takes the good pics... I just point it in the right direction and hit the button... lol! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful work you do Nina - I don't know if you realise how wonderful you are... but you are amazing! T.

Huntaway and BC were mentioned as possibilities in their mix... could be Beagle too... anyone else seeing that? I just hope it could be Beagle and not Foxhound... errr! Whatever they are mixed with, they are all deadly cute and seem to be well over being timid any more... lol! Maybe they've worked out that I'm the food and cuddles lady? They've all met Trouble and Pickles - they are too little for Harper to play with just yet - and they are not scared of checking out strange dogs at all... they chased Pickles about even. One of them found an ant swarm on the back path, and wouldn't you bet on it, they all had to go stand in it... grabbing pups and wiping off cheesed off ants for a little while before they realised that standing in that spot was not a good idea. The ants are only small black ones, but they are aggro when they are in swarms - the rain has brought them all out... *sigh* T.

Could you drop these guys off at a vet clinic to be euthed? Apparently that's what their owner did... *sigh* They are around 5-6 weeks old, and are the sweetest little guys and gals. We have 4 girls and 3 boys. Big thanks to Nina, Rhonda, Marshall, and the foster carer that had them for the night before they came to us... these guys are safe and well, and playing up a storm! To the vet and ranger that looked for rescue for these babies... you are awesome! Oh - you want pics... OK then... There are 4 black and tan, 2 black and white, and 1 tan. 1 black and tan, and 2 black and white are a little runty, but holding their own just fine - all have very healthy appetites! All are on RC Junior and loving it. All poos are looking good, no sloppies... yay! Please excuse the wormy look on a couple of them, apparently the foster carer that had them overnight wormed 3 of them, but we aren't sure which 3 - so I will be worming them all later this week - don't want to overdose anyone now... T.

Their own thread will be forthcoming soon, OK? T.

Terriers can be tenacious little dogs... with a very high pain threshold to boot... T.

I'm pretty sure the regulations in NSW are that pregnant bitches and neonates aren't supposed to be sold from the pound... T.

Pretty much any pound in NSW would have had to euthanaise her (and any pups she may have given birth to whilst there) if not for rescue. They can't sell a pregnant or nursing bitch to the public straight from the pound. And that's why rescue are so fastidious about desexing everything before rehoming... we see so many of these mummas and/or bubs in pounds... *sigh* T.

I wouldn't want to be the people from "the" grooming place if they do try to go to Groom Quest... somehow I don't think they would feel very welcome. I think someone should email/fax/letterbox their establishment with a printout of the Buddy Award page from the Groom Quest website... T.

Isn't Narla awesome? Not many mummas would handle having the foster aunties and uncles looking on from behind a flimsy fence... The bubs are getting BIG! T.

I'm smelling 7 of them here... *grin*... 5-6 weeks old... ahhh - puppy breath! T.