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Lola will love to meet your brother's family - she is a very social little lady... *grin* T.

Lola and Matilda are located in South West Sydney - about 20 mins south of Penrith. I haven't got any pics of Lola at the moment, but if the weather is decent on Saturday I can get a few. She looks a lot like a Labrador pup. If you send an email to the address on the contact page I posted and say Tracey advised to send a photo, I'm sure Cassie can send you one sooner than the weekend. We also have an older pup named Pumpkin - looks like an ACD/Corgi - red cattle markings and blue eyes. She's about 9 months old. T.

Photos of dogs wearing bows, pearls, or bling works well too... and the pose that really gets lots of interest is the head tilt shot... Has anyone noticed that Petrescue's upload thingy advises not to add any props to the photo? I have a nasty habit of ignoring that most times if I have a cool photo of one of our dogs looking stunning with a toy or wearing bling/bows, etc... Sometimes a photo showing some interaction with other animals will get interest too - especially if all the animals look like they are having a ball. Slideshows of lots of photos showing off the dog doing all sorts of things, with and without friends and props, work a charm too. Just watch the backgrounds in photos and videos - a grotty background doesn't do the dog any favours. T.

NSW Animal Rescue has a couple of pups that may suit... Lola is a Lab X - black with white on one front paw and on her chest - desexed, vacced, chipped, etc. She is around 12-14 weeks old. Matilda is a Kelpie - black and tan - desexed vacced, chipped, etc. She is around 12 weeks old. You can see pics of Matilda here... http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/239115-latest-cutie-pie-matilda/ Both pups would love to have their very own family who will play with and adore them. Both are adorable now, and will grow up to be handsome/stunning dogs (IMHO) Contact details can be found here... http://www.nswar.org.au/index/contact_us.htm T.

Black and brindle seem to be the hardest colours to find homes for. Sable doesn't always do well either. I don't know why... I used to not fancy brindle myself until I met many brindle dogs and realised what a wide variety of brindle colouring there is - now have an appreciation for a nice brindle... *grin* I don't have an issue with black - in fact would rather a black dog than a light coloured dog - light coloured hair is more noticeable on my clothes... errr! All that said - I have 3 dogs... one black, one blonde, and one white with large brindle patches... T.

Judging by the snowdrifts of dog hair here, I must be super immune to RSV then... *grin* T.

I had a Rotti bitch once who came into season every 3 months like clockwork... and a crossbreed bitch that did the same... T.

Different purebred breeds attract different buying prices - so why shouldn't rescue be able to charge different prices for different breeds or breed mixes... especially those that are highly sought after by Joe Public? As long as the dogs are of sound mind and body, where's the harm? Charging different prices doesn't make one rescue any more or less ethical in their rehoming practices - other factors come into play there... T.

There seems to be a perception out there that rescue dogs should be cheap purely because they are rescues. The implication is that there is something "wrong" with them... which in most cases couldn't be further from the truth. Just because a dog may have found itself homeless for whatever reason, doesn't automatically mean that it's "broken" or in any way "inferior" to any other dog out there. Of the many hundreds of rescue dogs I've had the privilege to get to know over the years, I'd say a good 80-90% have been perfectly sound of mind and body - something we all aim for in a pet, yes? What I don't understand are the people who complain about the price of a rescue dog and the process involved in adopting one, then go out and pay a hell of a lot more for a dog from a pet shop - with no guarantees whatsoever... some people just want that cute dog/pup NOW! I can tell you right now though - the investment rescuers, foster carers, and volunteers put into their charges is way MORE than financial - we also invest our hearts and souls... and you can't put any price on that. T.

Isn't it actually illegal to sell or "rehome" a kitten or puppy before 8 weeks of age? Any member of the public that will happily take home a kitten of 5 weeks of age probably isn't likely to follow through with desexing it - even if it's a free service offered for a deferred timeframe as part of the adoption fee. All money in the pocket for the "rescue" if that happens... *sigh* Considering that it's currently school holidays in NSW, there are lots of people out there looking for a puppy or kitten to entertain the kids... allowing for this sort of thing to happen if a rescue isn't being picky. T.

Keep the warmth on the area and follow the full course of whatever the vet has given you. I've been known to use wheat bags on my dogs when they get achey - they mold to the area better than a water bottle. T.

Bilbo has selected his own forever home... yay for Bilbo!! All of these adorable munchkins have now been rehomed.... YAY!!! T.

A trip to the vet for a good check over will definitely ease your mind... if she's still a bit off this morning, I'd take her to the vet just to make sure there's nothing nasty brewing. Better to check and know it's nothing, than to wait and end up with something to be concerned about. T.

If weather and time permits, I'll try to get some pics of Bilbo and Daisy on Saturday, OK? T.

You won't ever regret buying the foster manual... it really does cover pretty much every little thing... T.

OK peeps - that means that Bilbo and Daisy are still looking for their own perfect homes... T.

If any of you fine people know of anyone looking for a lovely quiet and well mannered little Kelpie girl - feel free to give me a yell, OK? I'd love her to go to a home where she is understood - being a Kelpie, her exercise and mental stimulation needs are probably going to be reasonably high methinks - she is quite people oriented and happy to veg out with her humans too... T.

I always thought that their "bits" come out when they are highly excited or stimulated in some way... humping is not necessarily related to it either... T.

As much as she loves having couch cuddles, if I put her off the couch, she just goes over to the dog bed in the lounge room and snuggles up there - no being pushy and demanding to be let back on the couch. She is such a well behaved little lady... T.

We have now decided that "scary dog" isn't so scary any more... in fact, she is great fun to rumble with... when she isn't stealing our toys and running off with them... And she's the first female foster I've had that doesn't decide to play with her poopies when crated - she covers them up instead so I have to look for them to clean them up... lol! She has to be the quietest foster I've had ever too - she barely makes any noise at all - not heard her bark or cry yet... even when I got home from work and all the others were going mental - she just waited patiently for me to let her out of her huge play crate and then tried to help me clean up and get changed out of my work clothes. She is also a dream to handle, taking her stitches out was easily a one person job, and she is happy to let you cut her nails and clean her ears and eyes, and lets you look at her teeth with minimal fuss too. She only has one "bad" point... she travels terribly. Vom bombs and slobber city! She won't be a tradie's dog - that's for sure! T.

Lily now also adopted... and Daisy has appointments... T.

OK - a couple of photos I snapped yesterday... T.

I tend to foster pups under 6 months old because that's what my current pack prefers - and I find them a lot easier to assimilate into our structure here. I'll take on singles or whole litters or even a few pups from different litters together. Here's a hint - your best ever investment will be a large cage crate - they are perfect for keeping new fosters from eating the house while you sleep... *grin*... I have a few set up, usually in my bedroom and lounge room where they can feel part of the pack but still be secure from chewing on things while you can't physically supervise. ... and the best toy on the planet is a used toilet roll - destructible and digestible... hehehe! T.

OK - her birthday is 6/4/12 - makes her 12 weeks old... She was very good last night... and already a couch cuddle professional... *grin* She settled perfectly in her night crate when it was bed time - not a peep out of her at all. She decided to go and look for the back yard herself this morning, but the crazy dog that walks funny (Pickles) decided to scare her by wanting to play, and she came hightailing it back to me for reassurance that the scary dog wasn't going to tread on her. She's happy to bump noses with the scary dog, but not quite up for the rough and tumble just yet methinks. She did try to make Zed play with her, but Zed is way more interested in lying in front of the heater at this time of the morning... hehe! She is fascinated by Trouble the Lab - thinks she's great! She really is a stunning little thing - lovely glossy coat and really intelligent eyes. I think she's going to be a bit of a terror once she's settled in... let's see if I'm smart enough for her... T.

Seeing as Reuben has picked himself his new forever home and left me today, I've brought home someone a bit smaller... ... Matilda - a black and tan Kelpie puppy - about 10 weeks old I think (better check her DOB tomorrow) OMG! This pup is sweet! I can see what may be the attraction to Kelpies... she has the prettiest face, and when she looks at you with those intelligent big brown eyes... instant heart melt! She watches everything and you can see her processing the info... I'm going to try to get some photos tomorrow so you can all see what a cutie she is, OK? T.