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I occasionally receive an email from an on-line site that people can sell stuff on, (including dogs). I received an email this morning regarding some Westies. I answered the email, telling the seller I live in Townsville (I don't) through my Yahoo address as it appeared suss, and after two (decidedly odd) emails from the owner who wanted to GIVE me the pups (instead of selling them for $100 ) I received their "Pedigree Certificate" I can't figure out how to make the image bigger...sorry I also received photos of the pups they don't look 12 weeks old! She goes on to say.....I ask a near by pet delivery agency and the delivery cost is 300 AUD for one of the puppies to be deliver at your home address in SYDNEY. But if you are interested in the two puppies then the delivery cost is 520AUD The information i will need from you to send the puppies over are : Your full name ............................ your full address ...................... Your phone number .............................. the nearest airport............................ The Puppies will come with all veterinary checks, pet degrees, and the adoption agreement. Please, if you are ok, we can go and register the pups tomorrow and the puppies will be delivered in about 4 hours time. again, thanks for the love you have for the puppies. Lucky she says AUD...I could have mistakenly paid in USD or even pesos. delivery I am happy with as I will have them in 4 hours sheesh Once again prospective dog buyers may/will get scammed, so be aware!

he is a real cuddlebum :D ...love his ears!

My three (Westies) love them, it took at least a month for them to get used to them, I had to disguise it with a thin piece of foam and a towel (which would have made it hot to lie on ) but after they got used to resting on it they spend most of their sleeping-in-the-day-time on it. If the day gets too hot they lie on the tiles in the bathroom. I bought the Soothe Soft Canine Cooler last year when it was on special at Deals Direct (I think) it was around $40-something. Penny likes it best, I think it feels nice on her old-bones.

Yep, marmosets and cotton top tamarins in June.... http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/01/2914892.htm then 7 were found (poor little #8, no news at all with that little one) http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/03/2916716.htm It's cold and rainy here today, I hope the poor little buggers are at least warm and comfortable.

I was browsing ebay for a slide and a sturdy table and came across this kids play gym... it could be adapted for some fun-type agility at home (perhaps ). So far it is as cheap as chips! It is a pick-up only at Ferntree Gully, Victoria, so no good for me here in Qld! Anyhow, rather than put the in the link I have put in the ebay item number 130442222353

Hahahahahahahaha

This may clear up any misconceptions (right click then click 'open' to see it better) (with thanks to Mr Larson)

I was walking near local supermarket and came across a woman asking everyone who went past if they wanted a pup. She said that they were 7 weeks old, I asked if they were microchipped and she said they were not as they were only 7 weeks old, I said that I thought they had to be 8 weeks and microchipped before they went to their new homes...this was not the best suggestion as she kinda lost-it and screamed out for me to go away (I did )...I was going to ask if they were wormed but thought I had better run away before I got me 'ed ripped off. Anyway, my question is...what is the legal age for homing pups in Qld and what is the age that pups have to be microchipped? Poor pups, poor pups' mother

Same here Clyde, I had used frontline spray successfully for years on my old terrierxeverything Harry and then it just stopped working, he got fleas as well as a tick so I switched to Advantix and it worked well for both fleas & ticks. I now use the Advantix on my Westies and they are flealess and tickless.

LMAO - couch grass pronounced 'cooch' lanabanana, though the mixture would probably clean the couch as well

That's interesting Quoll...do you have a link to the article as I will forward it to friends going to Bali soon

Happy Birthday Daisy. Love the second photo...how determined she looks to NOT do as she is asked

I was browsing ebay (as you do ) and saw this which may be good for us pushie-people who want to take a dog to the park...it is p/u only in the Leumeah, Campbelltown area so no good for me here in Qld. Perhaps the top can be let down and the dog popped in and attached with a short lead to the chassis. anyway, here is the link if youse are interested http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Kids-Bike-Trailer-1...=item3a5f06e9f5

A friend sent me this link, some of you have probably seen it before, but it is pretty good and the dogs are lovely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f309fSTWYo4&feature=email

Hahahaha...that is what I was thinking Souff, perhaps it's lucky he was so small...not much meat on those bones!...better off buying a $5 frozen chook!

A good news story... http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breakin...f-1225931325508 A CAMPAIGN to vaccinate almost 400,000 dogs against rabies has began on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, where an outbreak of the disease killed 93 people since 2008, officials said. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) was running the mass vaccination program in conjunction with the provincial government, which previously tried to stop the outbreak by culling thousands of stray dogs. "Rabies remains a threat to both human and animal populations and still kills 55,000 people annually," WSPA Chief Executive Officer Mike Baker said in a statement. "Bali’s multi-stakeholder approach will prove once again that the only effective solution to the rabies problem is one that combines compassion with scientific knowledge." He said the vaccination agreement would save the lives of tens of thousands of dogs on the Hindu-majority island and "create a historic reference in the global fight against rabies." Experts said culling was not the most effective or humane way to deal with rabies outbreaks. Bali animal husbandry agency chief Putu Sumantra said it would take up to four months to carry out the vaccinations. The project was supported by the Australian government, which donated 370,000 doses of the dog rabies vaccine, WSPA said.

I didn't know that Nekhbet...now I do! The ones we ate on the farm were usually the spare roosters and they were usually a year or so old...just beginning to give the hens grief by chasing them around the paddock. Our big Sussex rooster was worn to a frazzle trying to chase off the young upstarts!

Yaaaayyyy...... fantastic! the best news today, I am so happy for him and his family where was he found? (I can't get on facebook)

Has anyone noticed that the cooked chook bones bought from the butcher are not as hard and brittle as they used to be years ago. I have noticed that even the bones on a raw wing was softer than the bones on the chooks we used to kill on the farm. perhaps it is the hot water they plunge them in to remove the feathers, or perhaps it is because they have been in cages so have had no exercise.

If you check out this site for insurance... http://www.petsure.com.au/ All the companies featured are underwritten by the same underwriter. click on each one and you can get quotes, there was one there (it MAY have been vets Own) that I must have made an error when filling out the form, I thought it was a quote but it was to sign up it was really expensive but at least they were pretty nice on the phone when I asked them to cancel the policy. I went with Bow Wow Meow, which aren't the cheapest but do cover older dogs...up to 7 or 8 years for accident & sickness, over 8 accident only, (unless they have been insured for A & S before turning 8 then they stay the same)

and a bit more info and piccies from Albert Animal Hospital here http://www.albertanimalhospital.com.au/AllergyPlants.pdf Ow, that poor dog looks so sore!

She will find a new owner VERY quickly I reckon...what a sweetie she is.

Anonymous Letter writers are just scummy weak-flea-low-lifes.

you may find it cheaper if you went to St V de P or a Lifeline or Save the Children charity store and checked out their single-size quilt covers...these are good as they are already stitched up and quite often you only have to open the bottom end...then you have a long tube and instead of sewing them you can stick them together with contact adhesive (cheap in the H'ware section of Crazy Clark...is in a blue tube on a cardboard backed packet) or even 2/H curtains with the rubber backing removed. Perhaps not in a Hawaiian pattern though

Hate to be the bearer of terribly sad news. Sorry I haven't copied the whole article, there is also a video. http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/blog-with-derr...0920-15j8c.html Pam Yes I saw that on the evening news, poor bugger, best wishes for your operation...you just hang in there Derryn!