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This is good https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/mar/13/day-life-of-crufts-dog-show-photo-essay

Goodie; I will look forward to pictures next week

I realise that there are health concerns with some owners about treating dogs with tick and flea preventative but do weigh up the benefits of treatment; if your dog does get a tick it may well die and will cost you an excess of $500 at your vets. Have a good think on what you are doing and logically find scientific answers to your concerns rather than bandy around the words 'chemicals in the body', it smacks of the anti-vax lobby and is an emotional reason rather than a logical reason. I feel that if the dog does have an excellent diet it can cope with the treatments very well, especially Qld dogs which are more likely to get paralysis ticks, which do kill. Too many dogs die of tick poisoning, there are preventatives and owners really need to become less 'precious' Here is an article by Richard Malik, University of Sydney, he writes 'Perhaps 10,000 dogs are affected each year, with a mortality of approximately 5 per cent. That means 500 dogs will die every year, with the remainder undergoing discomfort and suffering'. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/preventing-tick-deaths-in-dogs-and-cats/7788346

The ticks were found dogs locally all through last winter ZM; I live in the Redlands area. I give Nexguard (now) as it's less fussy than Advantix, I was putting on Advantix all through last winter and had still found a tick Penny and Mac, so be super-vigilant

What do you for tick prevention Alibi?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-15/why-losing-a-dog-can-be-harder-than-losing-a-relative-or-friend/8356594 Why losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend Opinion The Conversation By Frank McAndrew, Knox College Posted yesterday at 3:32pm Photo: Dogs are a huge part of their owners' routines, which makes their loss even more jarring. (Flickr: Bernadette Dye) Related Story: Life getting you down? There are always dogs Recently, my wife and I went through one of the more excruciating experiences of our lives — the euthanasia of our beloved dog Murphy. I remember making eye contact with Murphy moments before she took her last breath — she flashed me a look that was an endearing blend of confusion and the reassurance that everyone was ok because we were both by her side. When people who have never had a dog see their dog-owning friends mourn the loss of a pet, they probably think it's all a bit of an overreaction; after all, it's "just a dog". However, those who have loved a dog know the truth: your own pet is never "just a dog". Many times, I've had friends guiltily confide to me that they grieved more over the loss of a dog than over the loss of friends or relatives. Research has confirmed that for most people, the loss of a dog is, in almost every way, comparable to the loss of a human loved one. Unfortunately, there's little in our cultural playbook — no grief rituals, no obituary in the local newspaper, no religious service — to help us get through the loss of a pet, which can make us feel more than a bit embarrassed to show too much public grief over our dead dogs. Perhaps if people realised just how strong and intense the bond is between people and their dogs, such grief would become more widely accepted. This would greatly help dog owners to integrate the death into their lives and help them move forward. An interspecies bond like no other What is it about dogs, exactly, that make humans bond so closely with them? For starters, dogs have had to adapt to living with humans over the past 10,000 years. And they've done it very well: they're the only animal to have evolved specifically to be our companions and friends. Anthropologist Brian Hare has developed the "domestication hypothesis" to explain how dogs morphed from their grey wolf ancestors into the socially skilled animals that we now interact with in very much the same way as we interact with other people. Dogs and depression More people are realising the benefits of using dogs in therapeutic settings, writes Deirdre Fidge. After all, dogs never judge — only love. Perhaps one reason our relationships with dogs can be even more satisfying than our human relationships is that dogs provide us with such unconditional, uncritical positive feedback. (As the old saying goes, "may I become the kind of person that my dog thinks I already am.") This is no accident. They have been selectively bred through generations to pay attention to people, and MRI scans show that dog brains respond to praise from their owners just as strongly as they do to food (and for some dogs, praise is an even more effective incentive than food). Dogs recognise people and can learn to interpret human emotional states from facial expression alone. Scientific studies also indicate that dogs can understand human intentions, try to help their owners and even avoid people who don't cooperate with their owners or treat them well. Not surprisingly, humans respond positively to such unrequited affection, assistance and loyalty. Just looking at dogs can make people smile. Dog owners score higher on measures of wellbeing and they are happier, on average, than people who own cats or no pets at all. Like a member of the family Our strong attachment to dogs was subtly revealed in a recent study of "misnaming." Misnaming happens when you call someone by the wrong name, like when a parent mistakenly calls one of their kids by a sibling's name. It turns out that the name of the family dog also gets confused with human family members, indicating that the dog's name is being pulled from the same cognitive pool that contains other members of the family. (Curiously, the same thing rarely happens with cat names.) It's no wonder dog owners miss them so much when they're gone. Psychologist Julie Axelrod has pointed out that the loss of a dog is so painful because owners aren't just losing the pet. It could mean the loss of a source of unconditional love, a primary companion who provides security and comfort, and maybe even a protégé that's been mentored like a child. The loss of a dog can also seriously disrupt an owner's daily routine more profoundly than the loss of most friends and relatives. For owners, their daily schedules — even their vacation plans — can revolve around the needs of their pets. Changes in lifestyle and routine are some of the primary sources of stress. According to a recent survey, many bereaved pet owners will even mistakenly interpret ambiguous sights and sounds as the movements, pants and whimpers of the deceased pet. This is most likely to happen shortly after the death of the pet, especially among owners who had very high levels of attachment to their pets. While the death of a dog is horrible, dog owners have become so accustomed to the reassuring and nonjudgmental presence of their canine companions that, more often than not, they'll eventually get a new one. So yes, I miss my dog. But I'm sure that I'll be putting myself through this ordeal again in the years to come. Frank McAndrew is the Cornelia H Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College and an elected fellow of several professional organisations, including the Association for Psychological Science (APS).

I am sorry and also a little teary as she is an oldie and I love the beautiful oldies. I am glad she made your lives so much better and glad that she had the happiest last 18 months at your place. Goodbye Nana Gem

I think the slang-name for Quandong is 'pluggers' as they bind you up. so check on-line to see if they cause constipation in dogs

You could try hooves, my lot chew on them for a couple of days then don't touch them so I pop them into a big jar and take them out again in a few weeks and they chew on them again. They are a reasonable price, you can get them from here http://www.thedogline.com.au/dog-treats-snacks

yeah...he is kind of neat isn't he He would fit right in at your place

Here's a screen shot of their photos

FFS I have been taken for a ride! why put a free ad on Gumtree? what is the sense of that? what a awful person 'Carol' the seller is Thank you Perse, at least I can stop worrying about the little one now here is the link...Gus is 1/2 way down the page http://ohmygodfacts.com/worlds-ugliest-dogs/ I did have an on-line chat with No Hairs Arc rescue, there is a handsome Border collie x Cressie there, I will pop in the photo of him as I don't think she'll mind I reckon he's the dog for you Perse! (and no burrs to comb out)

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it is showing a 404 error as well when I tried to send her an email but it wouldn't go through, hopefully a good kind person has given the dog a home. this was the ad Seller's description Date Listed: 06/03/2017 Last Edited: 06/03/2017 Pet Offered By: Owner Pet's Date of Birth: 01/09/2014 Pet Age: Older Than Six Months Rehome From: 27/10/2014 Please someone get this roger dog off my hands the 3 legged thing is driving me crazy need gone by Thursday I hate people sometimes

Ill give it another go...try this http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/banyo/dogs-puppies/3-legged-dog/1141185440?utm_source=Gmail&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttonsVIP&utm_content=app_android

My friend phoned me to see if I can do something to help this little one, I have left a message on the No hairs Ark Chinese Crested FB page but will put it here as well. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/banyo/dogs-puppies/3-legged-dog/1141185440 I am a fair way away so can't do much but will email the owner and maybe can meet up somewhere closer to me but if someone is nearer who can pick up the dog and get the little one to rescue it'd be really good

I have copied and pasted the article but there are gaps where the ads were https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/03/03/more-people-are-adopting-old-dogs-really-old-dogs/?utm_term=.5e55daff723b More people are adopting old dogs — really old dogs By Karin Brulliard March 3 Steve Frost of Redding, Calif., with 11-year-old Elmo, who takes four pills morning and evening. (Courtesy of Steve Frost) When a German Shepherd rescue organization posted Elmo’s photo online last fall, it made no effort to mask the dog’s problems. He wore a cone around his neck to prevent him from licking the large open sore on his hip. His fungus-ridden feet were swollen. His graying, 11-year-old face held a pathetic, ears-to-the-ground gaze. Steve Frost, a retired fire captain in Northern California, said he saw the photo and thought Elmo “looked like hell.” He immediately decided he wanted the dog. Four months later, Frost sits by his fireplace every morning and evening and gives Elmo four pills for his various ailments, “like an old man.” On Wednesday morning, he took Elmo in for prostate surgery. Frost, who had not owned a dog in several years, is now ushering one through its final years of life, which he says he figures will be “a lot better than living in a kennel.” [We love stories about dogs mourning their owners. But they might not be what they appear.] Frost, 59, met Elmo through the Thulani Program, one of a growing number of animal organizations focusing on adopting out older dogs, or “senior dogs” that are typically 7 years or older. Their age makes them some of the hardest-to-place animals in a society that still adores romping puppies, although that is changing as books on elderly dogs and social media campaigns convince pet-seekers that the mature pooches often come with benefits, such as being house-trained, more sedate and less demanding of people with busy lifestyles. But some of those adopters go further, selecting pets from programs for dogs in need of hospice care, or what amounts to assisted living for very ill or very old dogs. These programs usually commit to covering the cost of a dog’s medical and dental care, which might otherwise be a major obstacle to finding them homes, said Lisa Lunghofer, executive director of the Maryland-based Grey Muzzle Organization. The donor-funded group gave $225,000 in grants last year to 38 senior dog programs nationwide, several of which now promote hospice adoptions. Frost, who lives in Redding, Calif., and is a part-time professional pilot, said he knew he wasn’t up to the task of raising a puppy. He also knew he wanted a German Shepherd. An Internet search led him to Thulani, and that led him to Elmo, one of the organization’s hospice dogs. The Thulani Program, a German Shepherd rescue program, posted a photo of Elmo that made clear he’d be a project. (Courtesy of Steve Frost) Frost knows little about Elmo’s past, other than that he was turned over to an animal shelter in Los Angeles and had clearly been neglected. His ears had mites, his innards had worms, his prostate had a tumor and he was puppy-like in one key way: At age 11, he wasn’t house-trained. Now Elmo has two beds in Frost’s home and a permanent place in the back seat of his four-door Ford F-150, and the two take what Frost called “a man shower” together every few days. “This guy has just burrowed his way into my heart,” Frost said. [This dog died, but he went out in style: with a bucket list] Lunghofer stresses that most senior dogs do not require the kind of care Elmo has. The majority “just need a good home,” she said, and many “regain their vitality and reward their families with years of unconditional love and devotion.” And more of them are finding those homes, she said. Grey Muzzle — which says it envisions “a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid” — recently surveyed its grantees, the majority of which said the situation for older dogs has improved in the past two years and that young people are more open to such adoptions. Nearly all said the main reason people adopt aging dogs is “altruism,” although mellowness and potty skills were also cited. “This is a great way to ease into dog ownership,” said Erick Smith of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, a Grey Muzzle grantee. “It’s not this epic commitment that you’re staring down.” Dante, a 10-year-old black Lab mix, had an eye removed shortly before he was adopted by David Writz of Eau Claire, Wis. (David Writz) David Writz, 34, said he’s hoping his newly adopted 10-year-old black Lab mix, Dante — who is not a hospice case — will stick around for five years or so. Like Frost, Writz found his dog online after deciding he didn’t have time for a puppy. When the two met in person at Bob’s House for Dogs in Eleva, Wis., Writz was smitten, despite the fact that Dante was about 20 pounds overweight. Then the shelter called and told Writz that the dog would be having emergency surgery to remove an eye with glaucoma. Did Writz still want him? “I was like, ’Obviously,’ ” said Writz, who works in a payroll office. “I figured at the very least I’d just get him an eye patch.” Knowing that Dante won’t be around for long “is the depressing aspect of it,” said Writz, who regularly takes Dante to a local brewery, where the dog happily begs for pretzels. “But I figure he’ll be happy the rest of his remaining years.” Russell Ulrey, a Muttville volunteer who helped start the shelter’s hospice program, said he was initially worried that he wouldn’t find takers. He was wrong. Last year, Muttville adopted out 85 hospice dogs, and Ulrey said demand is higher than supply. Caring for a terminally ill dog is “a life-changing experience,” said Ulrey, 41, but one he tells potential adopters to approach with flexibility. Ulrey, who has adopted several hospice dogs, said one lived 14 months until, one day, he charged up a hill to a favorite park and collapsed. A veterinarian euthanized him there. An Airedale mix named Ralph, in contrast, had multiple organ failure, rotten teeth and survived just a week. “A dog like Ralph, we didn’t take him out to the park. He didn’t want to go,” he said. “We made him cozy and made him feel really loved, maybe for the first time in his life.” Chachito, a 16-year-old dog who is blind and deaf, lives with Russell Ulrey in Northern California. (Russell Ulrey) These days, Ulrey and his partner, Marie Macaspac, are the parents of Chachito, a 20-pound mutt who qualified as a hospice dog because he is 16 years old, blind and deaf — exactly the kind of pet few adopters would be willing to take on. Chachito’s regime involves homemade meals of brown rice pasta and chicken, supplements for his joints, arthritis medication and lots of hanging out at the couple’s Fairfax, Calif., home. “He has his route,” Ulrey said. “He bonks into one wall and then knows he’s going to turn right.” Farther north, in Redding, Elmo is recovering from his prostate surgery, which added hundreds of dollars to the $1,000 or more Frost has paid — with Thulani funds — to get the dog in shape. Soon, Frost said, he’ll take Elmo for a ride in an airplane “The best you can do is make him have a great life, because his life up until this point has been hell,” Frost said. As for the end? Frost said he doesn’t focus on that. “If it didn’t hurt, you’ve got to question the love that’s involved.” Read more: This tennis tournament is using shelter dogs as ballboys Do pet cats cause schizophrenia? A new study suggests no. Dog treadmills and fake fire hydrants: How hotels host Westminster show dogs

I have a new sturdy wooden one now It was one of those white ones that are annoying; 5mm thick and worse than useless as the centre was dished in a little. It was the dog's chopping board and I always hated it. so now I am glad glad glad

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANZ5 If this is your plane Sandgrubber...YOU HAVE ARRIVED! Hope the dogs are ok

I bought a new cleaver and first time I used it I chopped the chicken frame and the chopping board in half

I cut off that length of skin that the big wing feathers would grow and the triangle of skin on the inside, I reckon that would get rid of most the fat. The frames are less of a fuss though.

what is your flight number and departure details Sandgrubber? (if that is not an invasion of your privacy) We can all keep an eye on your doggies for you here--> https://flightaware.com/live/ I have added this link as I think it's sandgrubber's plane https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANZ5 She has just left LA

I am sure I took a photo of Penny's bandaged leg but now can't find the photo, I could only find a couple of her after the bandage was removed. She is cross in the first photo; if I remember correctly I turned the light on and woke her up

Yes, the little dogs must handle it better Vehs, my Penny (Westie) was 16 when she had a repair done and apart from a couple of days when she was feeling very very sore she was as getting round ok after the supporting bandage (I can't quite remember; it may have been a very light plaster) and stitches were removed. Penny's surgery was the simple procedure which costs approximately $1000

I will get some more info on Friday Jumabaar, after I have talked to Henry's vet. It's hard to keep him calm as he is full of beans and I'm worried in case he causes further damage