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Could there be any Foxhound in the mix? He's deadly cute though... whatever he is... T.

Jesus Caz! Poor Buddy... I know that what I'd recommend for the groomer would be illegal... Biggest hugs for you and Leah. Run free Buddy. T.

Maybe all Aussie breed assessors should study the following... seeing as there actually are very few pure Pitties around... http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html I managed it first go, but how many council rangers do you think could? Let alone Joe Public or anyone in the media... T.

That last one pesh, was a chance shot as I was walking back home to my friend's place... I actually have 3 of him in sequence as he decided to leave the branch he was on... You lucky sod Clyde... glad I could give you some memories... T.

It was really funny - they didn't make much noise at all - just the mad dashes for anything people were throwing to them (mostly bread). Catching the action was not altogether easy - they were all over the place, and changing tack quickly... not to mention when one would start to do something interesting (like the duck in the 3rd last pic), by the time I'd swung around to shoot it, the bugger thing would stop... grrr! I stalked that guy for 15 mins before he gave me that one! I was way chuufed with the pelican fight one, and the open mouthed pelican one though... I got them in focus!! Harper was an angel while I was snapping away, she just lay down and went to sleep - not bothered by all the goings on at all - she's my bestest girl! T.

I have an old workmate who lives in Paddington, and she invited me to lunch last week - which was yummo! Then she invited me to come over again today and we could walk Harper at Centennial Park, which is a short walk from her place. We got as far as the big lake with all the ducks and swans, and the camera decided that we'd stay there for a while... and I didn't even take any pics of Harper!!! Anyways, here are a few of my faves from today... I actually took 579 photos, and culled them to 215 of decent quality... but the above 7 are the standouts for me... *grin* T.

I'm thinking she's yet another of the extremely rare "Cuddle" hounds... you know the ones... no conformation to any formal standard, but darned cute regardless... *grin* T.

Don't worry about MarieEvans - she flits into threads, dumps a single post of dubious knowledge/nature, then never returns to the thread... simply not worth the effort to respond IMHO. T.

I like Baycox because it's a single dose... and it doesn't taste completely revolting to the pups like some of the tablet dog versions of a cure. But will look into stocking Panacur as well... Thanks Steve! T.

Shmoo wrote the foster carer manual... and I recommend it thoroughly! http://www.fostermanual.com/ Worth every penny and more! T.

Aren't Pitbull and AmStaff crosses allowed to be legally rehomed in NSW... I seem to remember something about only supposedly pure Pitbulls are restricted... and how many pure Pitties would we really see then? T.

http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/medicines/veterinary/medicines/002006/vet_med_000238.jsp&mid=WC0b01ac058008d7a8 Thanks... looks like we miss out on that here in Aus... but think how handy it would be for rescue pups... We use Baycox (off label for dogs), and regular worming only stuff for intestinal worms. T.

Breed assessment guidelines and criteria... read section 2 for how to become one... http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/documents/Forms/Guidelines_For_Breed_Assessors.pdf T.

Interesting about the worming treatment that supposedly covers Coccidia... do you have a name for the pills/shot he was given for it? T.

Hehe... you know that my Zeddy is Rottie/Pittie cross... *giggle* Small dogs can cause serious injury as well though - I've seen up close what a Malt type dog can do to a person's face with one bite - they will have that large scar for life. Add that to the fact that small children are more likely to approach a small (read cute and fluffy) dog than a large one, and you might see where I'm coming from with regards to my statements about proper temperament assessment (for ALL dogs looking to be rehomed, be they from a pound OR rescue). Most "good" rescues that have some clue about what they are doing will have a very good idea about the temperament of the dogs they are looking to rehome - and will do the right thing by the community if a dog turns out to be not suitable for rehoming. Then again, most rescues that have a clue will also be well versed in how to select a dog from a pound to ensure they are going to take in a dog that CAN be rehomed in good conscience. Those that look at everything with a pulse as needing a second (or third or fourth) chance really need to step back and assess what sort of damage they can do to the name of ALL rescue with a careless placement of an untested dog of any size, shape, or breed mix. T.

Nice shot of the tiger... not easy to get good pics through glass while it paces, is it? Absolutely love the zebra shot... awesome!! T.

Harper had her weekly weigh in yesterday... 18.2 kgs! 18 weeks old today... T.

HAHAHA!! Too cute! Love the pics of Ruby using her "shield"... lol! T.

There's my fave boy Chopper!!! I've missed him so much since you stopped making his calendars Ruth... T.

Unfortunately the DNA result from a real Pitbull and a real AmStaff would come back as identical dogmad - they are essentially 2 lines of the same breed... yet the AmStaff is legal here, and the Pitbull is a restricted breed in most states of Australia. The only real way to prove the difference between the two would be with pedigree papers - but where does that leave unpapered AmStaffs? Do we simply just blanket all unpapered AmStaffs as Pitbulls? That would then lead to the assumption that there are myriad Pitbulls out there in society, which seems kinda strange seeing as the real deal is a restricted breed and can't legally be bred or sold in most States. There are a lot of dog breeds that come with red noses - Kelpies spring to mind. My yellow Lab also has a reddish nose, which isn't uncommon either. I've seen Pei's with red noses as well... I know you aren't fussed on bull breeds dogmad, but for some of us who share our lives with our beloved bull breeds, it seems a bit unfair to have them described with generalisations. I really need to introduce you to my old girl Zeddy (who IS actually part pitbull), and my latest addition Harper (who is obviously of a "pigging" mix) - Harper's fave playmate in the whole world is a 3kg scruffy terrier (and Harper is 18.2kgs now and still growing). As for unknown mix bull breed types found in pounds, I'd be more likely to want a qualified temperament assessor to have their say, rather than just a breed assessment and generalising about possible temperament based on looks alone. The way we have come to view the Pitbull is a real shame... what if the same sort of media focus was aimed at Chihuahuas as all being nasty snappy little ankle biters... which we all know is a complete fallacy - most Chis are lovely little dogs, right? Even though the Chi is a much smaller and less powerful dog, it could still inflict serious harm to a child's face, yes? T.

Him no "prance"... him "strut"... 'cos him knows him is gorgeous... *grin* T.

I'd like to see a little more info on their committee members listed on their pages - what they bring to the table with regards to achieving the goals they are stating are their objective, etc... The only publically listed email address for the group can be found on their Facebook page, and when you google that email address, she appears to be a palm reader? Then again the email address for the registrant of the site is "rat1bag @ gmail.com", which doesn't exactly inspire confidence... T.

There are many dogs in pounds that are perfectly well rehomable... and there are some dogs in pounds that aren't. PR has a habit of advocating very strongly for the general public to take their chances with dogs that clearly fall into the second category. Not to mention the bull breeds they ship off interstate that could very well be subjected to crazy BSL laws based on the fact that they look like a restricted breed. I have no doubts that if someone in Victoria put up their hand for the red nosed dog "6359 "Rayner" Male Am-Staff 2/4 yrs", he'd be shipped there by PR post haste... what do they think is going to happen to that dog once a "well meaning" member of the public lets the local council know he's in their jurisdiction? Quite frankly, he doesn't have to DO anything untoward while living in Victoria to be declared restricted/dangerous and possibly siezed and destroyed under that state's draconian new laws. It truly does appear that the goal for PR is to just move dogs out of "their" pounds... and in many cases without a thought as to what happens once they are gone. The pound is happy they don't have to euth them, and if shipped far enough away, the dogs will never be their problem again - but in many cases they have become the problem of the council areas they have ended up in. To me, that is just shifting the "problem" elsewhere... Mind you - I got a very pleasant reply to my email asking them to take me off their mailing list. No animosity at all... *grin* T.

Yeah, but it's a good wish for all of us to have, yes? *grin* T.

My Harper got tonsillitis to go with her teething... which hasn't finished yet may I say... AND she's now big enough to reach things I put up and (I thought) are out of reach... *sigh* T.