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Noice!!! Love the shot of the gorgeous creature coming through the gate... T.

Can anyone find an ABN or the like for "Sanctuary Tails Animal Rescue"? I can't... I noticed also that they have a PetRescue listing... T.

Happy Birthday Ruges and Charlotte! Hey Caz - we gotta catch up sometime soon... I need my fix of huge doggie cuddles... *grin* T.

OMG... now I think I've seen it all... *sigh* One good way to completely stuff up someone's Christmas would be to lump them with an unsuitable dog... grrr! T.

Very good points there Steve... and I agree wholeheartedly. Puppy/dog buyers have different ideas about what they want from a breeder - and who is really to say that one is less ethical then the next based on a shifting goalpost set of "rules"? Some people expect way too much from their pup's breeder, and others expect way too little. T.

We had one once where the owner said he'd kept peeing on her new expensive carpet... turns out that he had 2 of the worst patellas we had ever seen. Somehow I think the peeing on the carpet was not the real reason he was surrendered... I'm not a big fan of the "we've just had a baby" brigade - but it is one of the most used reasons for surrendering. That and "we have to move and the new place won't allow dogs". The worst is when you (as a rescuer) cop abuse for not being willing to take on a dog that the owners come straight out and say is aggressive in some way... ie. has attacked another dog or a human with little provocation. T.

OK - dumb question time... How close do you have to get with the 100mm macro lens to get those awesome insect/spider face shots? What would be a good macro lens for my Canon 60D? T.

My Lab would probably eat the sheep... Great photo though! T.

The serial offenders will just dump them at the pound instead... or drop them off in a distant suburb to be picked up by the ranger - that's the cheap way of doing it apparently, no surrender fee... Doesn't work as well if the dog is chipped though, but owners can cry poor and not cough up the impound fee, and effectively get rid of the dog for free. Since becoming involved in rescue, nothing at all surprises me any more. Sad, ian't it? T.

On the farm when I was growing up, we used sump oil and sulphur powder - rub it all over the dog - and it's ok if they lick it. Worked a treat on the farm dogs, but wouldn't be all that pleasant on an indoor dog... errr! T.

Green collar would be a big point for me if I were an adopter... I'd like to be able to take the dog out in public without a muzzle. T.

Greyt Pets Rescue - or just Greyt Pets... or Greyt Mates? T.

It takes a lot of energy to keep one's legs under that chubby tummy... *giggle* T.

How many regular Joe Blows would know to do this? Not many that I know of... T.

You need a navigator Katdogs? I'm happy to come with if you want... T.

I was doing my furkids' nails the other night... they are all different in their reactions... Zeddy - hates her feet getting touched, even to the point of putting her mouth on you (but not biting down) - she will even chew he own nails to avoid having me do them... lol! Trouble - sits there with a bored expression on her face and lets you clip away. Pickles - no way no how are you getting the clippers near her feet - it's a 2 person job to get her nails clipped. Harper - is scared of the noise made when the clippers do their thing - have to clip then calm, and repeat as many times as necessary to get them all done. T.

Ya think??? Hahaha! He's totally gorgeous! 3 weeks more and he comes home!!! And I think I'm getting almost as excited about that as you are... lol! T.

I also have a camp dog that sheds about as much as the Lab - and hers is much finer and harder to get rid of... grrr! I'm brushing them pretty much daily and sweeping/vacuuming up the hair almost as regularly, but they still drop bloody hair everywhere... *sigh* T.

Unless you have pups available for adoption - then you get myriad calls wanting to get them as presents for family members... *sigh* T.

I heard this on the radio this morning... totally appalled! Maybe the old man and his furry friend might like a walking buddy with a larger dog to deter people like that in future? T.

I have one Lab, and it's sheeding season... how do you deal with more of them Tapua? T.

I have found that "doggy smell" is more often related to diet than breed or coat type. My mother is a complete neat freak, and I have dogs that shed coat all year around. My Mum is happy to abide by the fact that the dogs live inside and sleep on my bed if she comes to visit. She does go a little OCD on the cleaning though... lol! I suggested that she may be more comfortable staying with my aunt (her sister), and I could come over and visit with them both. Two happy older ladies, and I don't have to spend a week cleaning my house for my mum's comfort... *grin* When I was looking for a new couch, I got 2 the same (well, gotta have matching furniture) - one for me, and one for the dogs... if friends come over, I sit on the dogs' couch, and they sit on mine. The dogs know they aren't allowed on mine unless invited, so visitors are a bit more comfortable and not sitting in dog hair... errr! T.

We've had people offer to pay more for an undesexed dog... doesn't get them very far... *grin* T.

It's your house, your dog, and your rules.... they don't like that, they find somewhere else to stay. It really is as simple as that. T.

Wise advice... well said spyda62! The fact that you can't change the past is very true - whatever happened in the past cannot be "taken back" - we just have to focus on making sure the future is better. Dogs are not humans, and their "reasons" for certain behaviours are myriad. As noted here by many, their perfectly well raised dogs have certain peccadilloes that are baffling, and from no "fault" of their upbringing. I think that sometimes we lose sight of that fact and anthropomorphise a little too much when it comes to our furry friends. T.