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Well - Bones and Mikey had a big adventure in my back yard today... they helped me do poo patrol and the mowing. Neither was terribly fazed by the mower either, but they did stay a healthy distance from it... *grin* Mikey the Naughty has managed to remove his stitch - but it's no big worry - the wound appears to have healed very well and is nice and closed. He's off to his new family tomorrow... Looks like Bones is going to learn to sleep solo (in his own crate) until he gets to fly to you Leanne... at least you'll have a crate trained pup, even though he may not be totally toilet trained... *grin* T.

Could be AmStaff cross... Whatever mix he may be, he really is a handsome boy... T.

I'm guessing the council/police don't have the funds to buy/hire a dart gun to sedate the dog from a distance, then humanely shoot it elsewhere? How about a trap? Maybe someone could fashion one to trap this dog so it can be transported out of town to be humanely shot... T.

That look is why we do it (fostering)... gorgeous! T.

Maybe a concerned community member could put those suffering animals out of their misery... why wait for a vet to come in April? T.

Thank you mita... your kind words mean a heck of a lot... Really, I just feed them and love them and treat them as though they are my own dogs - and my permanent pack take care of all of the rest... lol! Fern is a totally cheeky little soul - she and Timmy can get up to a bit of mischief together at the rescue property... we've had to steer them away from the dam a few times, and they just look at us as if to say "you is spoiling all our fun" - but I refuse to go wading in the rain swollen dam or creek to fish out inquisitive puppies... *grin* Willow is a bit more reserved and unsure, and tends to be the first to come to me or lillypilly to check if what she's doing is all OK. Both of them are expert cuddlers though... T.

I just submitted Pickles... *grin* T.

Awww... they are getting on so well! T.

Hahaha! Naughty CB... T.

The number of PIAA accredited stores and "breeders" is so small, it's barely going to make an impact whatever they say they are going to do... IMHO it's all fluff... T.

This is the part that worries me a lot... there has been a report of the "inconsistency", yet the advertising site refuses to do anything about it... T.

Well laid out and easy to follow - a valuable resource indeed! Thank you muchly Cosmolo! T.

Having actually met the man in person on a number of occasions, I'd say melzawelza's summation of the situation is the most likely to be correct here... he trains dogs to do some pretty amazing jobs, and is darned good at it. Just because he's the top dog in the PIAA doesn't mean that he is evil incarnate or relishes the killing of any animal. T.

Love the leg lick sneak attack... too funny for words! T.

Awww... I'm starting to get that FF sensation... *grin* T.

You might not need one CBD - but I bet you want one... *grin* T.

He's even more handsome in the flesh Clover - and so soft!!! Definitely built for cuddling... T.

Oh... do tell! What did he do? T.

Puppies are crazy things - who knows what motivates them half the time... and with the attention span of a gnat to boot! The fact that Timmy is deaf is fun - when he decides to wander about we find ourselves following him to make sure he doesn't go where he shouldn't - and I think he's slowly learning to stop and see if we are OK with where he's going and what he's doing - he does tend to look back and check where we are more often than the other pups who can hear fine. He also watches the other pups for cues, so we can call them and he'll come with them most times. Poor lillypilly was near the creek at the back of the property today, and Timmy and Fern thought they'd go and check it out - not a good idea after the amount of rain we've had lately. Lillypilly grabbed them both before they could go into the water though, and they both got a right telling off - they probably won't be trying to go for a swim there again if their looks were anything to go by when they got roused on... We had fine weather for a change today, so Timmy went potty outside after his dinner like the good boy he really is... *grin* T.

You wouldn't think that Timmy the BC/Cattle pup had 3 weeks and 2kgs on the girls when they play - the three of them tend to stick together and explore all the fun things around, like puddles and piles of tree bark, etc... The bum shot is definitely one of my all time faves to date... *grin* T.

Thank you dogmad... I gave their names some very careful consideration, as they are stunning little girls and deserved to have pretty names to match their looks... *grin* They really are funny pups... Fern is smaller than Willow - probably because Willow is a piggy guts at dinner time - but is a bit more adventurous and less timid when experiencing new things. Both are quickly getting more confident every day, especially during their play sessions with Timmy the ruff nut - Fern is actually the one starting the snipe and run zoomie sessions of late... hehe! Today they all played with Petey (one of the Pregnant Paws BT/Staffy pups) - poor Petey's short little legs got a real workout trying to keep up with the bigger pups in the long grass... lol! He was mighty peeved when I said he'd done enough exercise and popped him back with his brothers and sister - he wanted more big puppy playtime, and wasn't scared to let us all know just HOW narked he was... cheeky sod! The bigger pups were so good with him too, playing gently as though they knew he wasn't in their league - they even lay down and let him play bitey face with them in turns... a great time was had by all methinks. T.

Most of my replies on internet forums are read and reread, edited, and carefully considered (and checked for spelling) before I hit the post button... take it as read that I actually mean what I say, although there could be some ambiguous layers there by intent... *evil grin* T.

Bones and Mikey have flown through their surgeries today like true little professionals. They were a huge hit with the vet clinic staff who apparently just had to keep giving them cuddles and kisses every time they passed them... even the owner of the clinic had nice things to say about how well behaved they both were today. Just off to give them some dinner now... T.

Awww... cuteness overload! She is a little stunner! T.

God gave us the internet so that we could type our answers, read and reread them to try to make sure they aren't overly ambiguous, BEFORE hitting the Post button... Pity so many don't avail themselves of the luxury of time when they post and run... *grin* T.