tdierikx

When I buy a pup or dog from any source, I expect only to get what I'm paying for... a healthy pet that I can share my life with. I don't expect for someone else to pick up after me if my life circumstances change - I still have choices there when it comes to my pets. I have moved into accommodation that wasn't pristine in order to live somewhere that allowed pets... and would have no qualms about living in my car if it meant keeping them with me. I don't want anyone dictating to me how I raise my pets, and I don't want anyone dictating where I get them from either. If I want to adopt a registered purebreed, I will most likely do a bit of research into breeds and breeders of same... and them taking the dog back at any time no matter what is definitely NOT high on the list of things I'm going to be looking for. Same goes for adopting from rescue or the pound, or from the other myriad sources out there. What I would expect from the source of any pet I was looking to buy/adopt is some assurance that said pet will be suitable for me and my lifestyle. I do not expect a 100% guarantee that my pet will be "perfect", but I do expect it to be healthy and free from any congenital defect that can be prevented by testing and selective breeding to reduce the possibility of same. How the pet grows and develops along the way is as much MY responsibility as that of the breeder. T.

Zed gets Zeddy Bubba - not much of a bubba now at 13 though... Trouble gets Chubba-lubba-dubba-trubba-bubba, Chubbaloo, or just Chubbs - she was a chubby pup once... lol! Pickles get called Spastic Camp Dog, Camp Dog, or Pickie Poo - you have to know her to understand the Spastic bit... she's mobility challenged, but that doesn't stop her at all... Harper hasn't got a nickname yet, but I reckon she thinks it's "No!"... *grin*... can't wait until she actually starts teething... aarrgghh! T.

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.