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Oh MW I truly feel your pain Our Belgies are such special dogs, they take a piece of us with them when they cross the bridge Vaarwel, Fleming, doG speed, you will have four legs again and be as quick as lightening Lots of Belgie hugs to you, MW, from Marles and me

I have been using it for about 6 months upon the recommendation of a veterinary chiropractor for my 12 yo Belgian Shepherd. I have seen a marked improvement over just feeding a combination of fish oil and green lipped muscle. (She still gets fish oil with 4cyte). I buy off eBay, usually one vendor, sometimes The Vet Shed, Oveds or Vet n Pet Direct be offering a deal with cheap postage if you buy two. http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X4cyte+dogs.TRS0&_nkw=4cyte+dogs&_sacat=0

In England I used to ride an Arabian horse of Russian bloodlines. Her name was Rada. Rada was owned by a Polish count and was an Arabian racehorse. She was beautiful, very fast and did not take any crap from any of the other horses! :D

I reckon Snook would be a good person to talk to - I would shoot her a PM :) She has often posted about her journey with Justice.

Sars, my Belgian girl is seeing Dr Sandra Hassett for issues with her thoracic spine which was initially diagnosed as arthritis. Sandra is great and has really rejuvenated my old girl. I asked for a referral from my vet at Northside. PM me if you want more info. :)

My first thoughts were a pig, Roova, but the hair looks too long. It does, however, look similar to the remains of a rotting pig our former charming neighbour lobbed over our fence Yours could be a dog perhaps?

Meanwhile the poor person employed by council becomes, so is made, redundant. Another job gone, another person on the scrap heap, and the back up tech job outsourced to India. OR, the overworked Companion Animals Officer that has no time to be proactive finally has enough time to be proactive! Exactly, overworked, because there are not enough staff to do the tasks at hand. Of course I do, Anne, but Council is no different to other areas of the public sector, starved for cash and cut back to the bare bones. You are probably a fan of small government, I prefer to see people in employment. However, this is completely off topic, and I had no problem registering and claiming my dogs after looking up my copies of the transfer forms. :)

Meanwhile the poor person employed by council becomes, so is made, redundant. Another job gone, another person on the scrap heap, and the back up tech job outsourced to India.

Sorry to see you go HW, your contributions are always valid. I thought the comments were poor form especially as you had been back and deleted your comments.

I would have to agree with Kavik. Could also be that he just does not realise he wants to go until it is too late. A vet check would be a good idea to check out his urinary system, prostate, kidneys etc.

I have some capsules here, half a tub - maybe 40 or 50? I can send them to you if you would like to try them. Expiry is 31/10/20 and have been kept in a cool cupboard.

Ah thanks Gruf, I was looking under P & C, not w for Welsh!

A member of a local list I am on is looking for a Pembroke Corgi. Working line was actually specified, but by the absence of Pembroke and Cardigan Corgi breeders listed here on DOL as well as DogsNSW, I'm beginning to wonder if they are yet another breed in decline. Any breeders on here planning litters or with young dogs available? I would like to nurture this lady's desire to buy a purebred dog and point her in the right direction.

Good to hear Jules! Would be good to keep this topic active so that we can all report back periodically

So an update on this topic: A couple of months ago it became apparent that the corn silk tea was no longer effective. I swapped to the capsules but leakage continued, so it was off to the vet who found nothing remarkable. My girl is now on Incurin. It has taken a while to get the dose down, but she is now on half a tablet every other day and we are endeavouring to further taper the dose. She is coming up to 12 years of age in November and I am heartened by the fact that the corn silk kept her off medication and the possibility of side effects for a good two years!

Standardbreds maybe, but gallopers never! If a Sheik can stop a mining company, and let's face it, they run the government, then Baird will be squashed in an instance. Let alone the fact the Thoroughbred racing industry is the second largest employer in the country and racing brings millions into the State economy.

Fleming's looking a grand old man, MW :D A credit to you!

I think I like the first one 25/52 the best, teekay, it really is awesome! So pleased to see a couple still posting pics and just wanted to let you know we are still looking in!

Could you ask your local dry cleaner to sell you a little bottle of dry cleaning fluid? You might have to supply the container. I used to have a small bottle of the stuff which came with a fabric lounge we bought and it was marvellous for spot cleaning.

Yes I saw that too this afternoon, Rebanne. The timing of the announcement has been critical.

Well if the NSW Government is really interested in animal welfare I hope they target the piggers next, there are more of them around here than greyhound trainers and they advertise their deeds on Facebook so shouldn't be hard to track down. ETA Good post m-j!

It was a genuine question PC. My limited knowledge of other breeds of sighthounds extends to several sets of friends who have all moved out of suburbua onto acreages to accommodate their dogs! Just to clarify I think the ban has been too hasty and not thought through. Corvus has already indicated how better control could have been implemented.

Gremlins!

So all these greyhounds that are going to be rehomed as pets- where will they be able to run and be exercised properly? Some posters have mentioned lure coursing, but you just can't take a dog out once a month to go coursing, a participating dog needs to be fit or else it will break down, you would need somewhere to slip it up a couple of times a week. But where? Training of greyhounds is going to be banned so any sort of activity that resembles training will be illegal.

And in the Financial Review http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/prime-land-freed-after-nsw-government-bans-greyhound-racing-20160707-gq0tch Jul 7 2016 at 6:45 PM Updated Jul 7 2016 at 6:45 PM Prime land freed after NSW government bans greyhound racing Share via Email Share on Google Plus Post on facebook wall Share on twitter Post to Linkedin Share on Reddit Share on twitter Share on Google Plus by Su-Lin Tan Large parcels of land are set to be freed up after the NSW government made the shock announcement to shut down greyhound racing following evidence of systemic animal cruelty in the industry. As racing operators struggle to come to grips with the decision, landowners will now have to consider alternative uses for the race tracks, some of which are as big as 30 hectares and close to residential development. The government has confirmed it would not be turning race tracks situated on public Crown land – in particular the high-profile Wentworth Park track in the Sydney CBD – into commercial or residential development sites, but there are other privately owned tracks that could now be attractive to developers hungry for land suitable for housing projects. NSW has a shortage of housing supply. "Wentworth Park is 100 per cent Crown land. There will be no residential and commercial use [for the track]," a spokesman for Premier Mike Baird said. "It would be open space and [for] community use." The government also said in a statement the transition to wind down the industry over the next 12 months would ensure race tracks be used for "open public space, alternative sporting facilities or other community use". A welfare plan for existing greyhounds and an adjustment package for industry participants would also be provided. The Wentworth Park race track in the suburb of Ultimo is the most well-known of the 40 tracks in NSW and also one of Sydney's prime parcels of land. The facility shares space with the park's common green area and is just outside the boundary of NSW's highly touted Bays Precinct Transformation Program. Urbangrowth NSW confirmed it has no current plans to connect the track into the the Bays Market District. It will only connect the common green. Welcome news Returning the track to public use was greatly welcomed by the City of Sydney Council which has long campaigned for the track to be removed. Like the NSW government, it did not want to see the track used for housing or retailing, it said in a Bays Precinct submission. "Finally the government has put an end to this cruel and bloodthirsty sport," Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said. "Now it's time to return Wentworth Park to the City of Sydney as urgently needed open space for sports and recreation for the fast growing communities of Pyrmont, Ultimo and the Bays Precinct." But the fate of other sites are in question. The 30-hectare Richmond greyhound racing track is privately owned by the Richmond Race Club and has been used to run racing businesses since 1912. It is close to the booming northwest development corridor including Box Hill, Rouse Hill and Penrith a little further away. Chinese developers Poly (Australia) Real Estate and Chiwayland recently announced house and apartment developments in Penrith. "We are shocked at the news. We have been awaiting the report some 18 months and we were under the impression there will be strong recommendations from the report, but to find out the industry will be closed down has left us shocked," general manager Brad Adam said. "It is just too early to make decisions. First thought is we have a sizeable piece of land with a function centre and liquor license and we need to decide how to use it best." "We haven't considered [selling it for development] because it [has] historically … always been a racing track." 'Community spaces' The 10-hectare Bulli race track is owned by the Wollongong City Council, which has no immediate plans to develop it. "As far as we are concerned these are community spaces," Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said. "At this stage [selling it for development] won't be anywhere on our radar. The issue is to intensify its usage for the community." Community use includes markets and other festivals, he said. The Appin Way race track in southwest Sydney is also privately owned and is close to Camden house and land developments. Maitland and Dapto, both near the Sydney and Wollongong respectively, are owned by horticulture associations. NSW is the first Australian state to ban greyhound racing after the "Special Commission of Inquiry into the Greyhound Racing Industry in NSW" found at least half of all greyhounds bred to race were killed in the past 12 years because they were deemed uncompetitive.