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Meet Stanley the grass puppy... he's the friendliest moo you'll ever meet! T.

Pickles (17kg) eats the same amount of food as Harper (36kg)... errr! I put it down to Pickles' mobility issues mean that she burns more energy than Harper... neither is fat (or skinny)... They both eat raw chicken carcases, thigh pieces, turkey necks, and/or giblets and are fine specimens for their ages - Pickles will be 9 later this month, and Harper tuned 7 a couple of weeks ago... I took Pickles to my vet clinic work placement yesterday... no-one believed she is 9 years old. The vet gave her a once over and reckons she's on par with a very healthy 5 year old dog - and her teeth are gorgeous... lol! T.

Yep... that's how it's done here too... lol! I also hold the mouth shut and blow into their nose... guaranteed swallow reflex... T.

The regular flea tapeworm and hydatid tapeworm are fairly easy to see off with a tapeworm specific over the counter wormer... however, there is another type which needs a vet to prescribe some fairly hefty costing stuff to get rid of - but they aren't very common thank dog! Pups should be fine without water overnight in the cooler months, but I'd always have some in the crate during summer - regardless of the fact they may play in it... T.

Re the worms... could be a few reasons they are still visible in the poop... * heavy burden of worms, and/or dosed wrongly (if the worms seen are alive/moving in the faeces) * heavy burden of worms and are still being evacuated (if worms are dead in the faeces) * the worms are tapeworm, and the allwormer used didn't cover them (most only cover hook, whip, and round worms) * the dog wasn't wormed at all Re water in crate overnight... best bet is to get a bowl with a heavy base (or a non-tip type), so pup doesn't knock it over. T.

Dags makes a darned fine collar model... lol! T.

All of Marcus looks pretty good methinks... lol! I bet he also smells good, yes? T.

Aren't they stunning?!?! Well done Arkey (and mumma)! T.

The usual tactic is to bully you into surrendering the animals at the time of seizing @asal... if they decide to take a lot of animals, they tell you that you'll be up for holding fees at $xx per day per animal if you don't surrender them, etc, etc... What they don't tell you is that you don't actually have to pay any of those fees until if/when you are actually found guily in court of any offence regarding those animals. They also have up to 60 days (from memory) to lay charges after seizure. So technically, the animals you have had taken from you, and bullied into surrendering, could be sold off long before you even get charged or start the legal process of trying to defend yourself. T.

And you don't even want to guess at the financial cost to fight any charges... especially if you are actually innocent... grrr! T.

Tough truckers are the biggest softies when it comes to their furry companions, aren't they perse? T.

I'm all for an agency that does the right job when it comes to enforcing POCTAA... but not when that agency is taking the piss and abusing it's powers. There are 2 other agencies that have exactly the same powers as RSPCA, but no-one actually seems to know that fact... why is that? As for the process of litigation in these cases, @Little Gifts, the average time for it to actively go through to the trial stage is 2 years! T.

Golden Retriever Rescue NSW has a 4 year old girl... Greta... http://www.grr.org.au/current.htm T.

You could try Golden Retriever Rescue... http://www.grr.org.au/contact.htm Wendy is awesome, and her dogs are divine... T.

What an awesome life for dog... trucking about... all those smells and activity... heaven! T.

Charitable organisations are RSPCA, Animal Welfare League, and the Cat Protection Society - those are the ones with the powers to "enforce" the Act (POCTAA). I'm loving some of the terms of reference... shit is gonna hit the fan if they do the investigations right... sweeeet!!! Basically, it's a "do as we say, not as we do" situation there... Hmmmm... YES!!!! T.

Simple etiquette dictates removing (read pick it up and dispose of in a rubbish receptacle) any mess your animal makes in a public area... those who think it's OK to leave it lying there for others to "enjoy" only make it more difficult for those who do do the right thing. This is why there are so few areas we are allowed to take our pets... *sigh* As for allowing cats to roam... I'm definitely not a fan of that at all. Why get a pet if you are just going to have it rack off all over the neighbourhood instead of enjoying it at your own place? Please keep them on your own property... it's a dangerous world out there for roaming pets. T.

Nice work @HunterDoggy!!! T.

Bonnie is pretty reasonable... get from Petbarn or the like. T.

Vebo crates have a slide out tray at the bottom... https://www.vebopet.com.au/dog/crates-and-cages/ Just thinking of logistics here... does the dog get aggressive as soon as he sees food? Do you need to have him contained prior to the food appearing, or can you place it in a crate/enclosure, then let him at it? Does he settle down after the food is gone, making it easy for you to just let him out and then clean? T.

Sounds like a decent plan... works for the big cats I've worked with, so why not for a dog? I'm assuming he can't be near anyone when food is around at all? That must be so hard on you and your family... T.

Salmon bones are usually very easy to chew up and don't shatter like normal bones... I'd say as long as your dog tends to chew it's food, then I'd leave the bones in... T.

I've found that there are not so many oodle types in the pound system (around Sydney anyways)... more likely to be the not so popular crossbred or bull breed backyard types that were cute when tiny pups, but have grown larger and become more destructive/naughty as their novelty wore off and they were banished to the back yard. Most of those are unchipped also. Funnily enough, most of the puppy farmed types are chipped - but whether or not the details have been entered or updated can be questionable. I'm not a fan of poorly bred animals just for the sake of making money... but I really haven't seen as many of the popular mixes in the pounds here. I do see plenty of them visiting the vet clinic I have vet nursing work placement at... and despite any ongoing genetically or congenitally linked issues, their owners are generally more likely to bend over backwards to make sure little fluffy is well cared for. T.

Possibly a reaction to internal stitches? I've seen it happen... T.

Kangaroo is high protein, low fat... I find I need to feed my dogs a lot more of it as oppsed to other meats in order to keep weight on them. My dogs have cast iron guts though... T.