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Penny who is 16 is still a good ratter and even though she has lost most of her teeth she still has her canines and puts them to good use with one bite and a head shake. Mac usually waits for Pen to kill the rat then he will proudly carry it home (and hide the body under the sofa cushions unless i quickly swap it for a yummy treat). Daisy get over excited, squeals, and gets in the way :laugh:

may be worth watching and commenting on afterwards. Greyhound racing: Live baiting revelations on Four Corners to be 'extremely damaging' to industry Four Corners By Caro Meldrum-Hanna Posted about an hour ago Mon 16 Feb 2015, 5:08am Photo: Australians are now wagering a staggering $4 billion on greyhound racing each year (AFP: Robyn Beck, file photo) Related Story: Live rabbits allegedly used as lures at Victorian greyhound racing track Map: Australia Australia's greyhound racing industry is in turmoil ahead of an explosive Four Corners report, set to air tonight, that reveals conclusive evidence of live baiting. Live baiting is the practice of using small live animals in secret greyhound training sessions. It has been banned and criminalised for decades, but trainers and owners across the country have been using the illegal training method in the belief that it will improve a dog's performance. Live baiting carries substantial financial penalties and sentences of up to five years' imprisonment. The evidence that will be broadcast tonight on the ABC could have a massive impact on the industry. The RSPCA, in conjunction with police in NSW, Victoria and Queensland raided five properties on Wednesday last week after the Four Corners program, in conjunction with Animals Australia and Animal Liberation Queensland, confidentially handed over the results of its investigation into the sport to the state-based RSPCAs more than a fortnight ago. Tonight in its exclusive report, Four Corners will reveal how trainers and owners across the country, working in concert with licensed trial track operators, are training their dogs using banned methods and engaging in illegal activity. Make no mistake. This story will be explosive, emotive and extremely damaging to the future of this sport in Australia. Greyhound Racing Victoria CEO Adam Wallish This behaviour constitutes cheating under the laws of greyhound racing. Tracking dogs and their trainers from private training facilities and on to official race meets and using undercover investigators to infiltrate the industry, the program has discovered the integrity of potentially thousands of races and millions of dollars in prize money is now in question. Aware that the Four Corners program was set to air, Greyhound Racing NSW, Greyhound Racing Victoria, and Racing Queensland, the sport's statutory regulators, moved to suspend more than 20 trainers, owners and trial track operators late last week. In another attempt to pre-empt the program, on Sunday, Racing Queensland announced a $1 million taskforce to combat live baiting and other allegations of cruelty. But the regulator's attempts to act raise further serious questions about their ability to fulfil obligations and adequately police the sport in addition to carrying out their dual role as the sport's promoter. Australians are now wagering a staggering $4 billion on the sport annually. It is also revealed the illegal activities have remained undetected by the regulators, and makes it clear self-regulation has been a failure. At the same time, the evidence could prompt governments to reconsider their support and endorsement of the sport. 'This story will be explosive' In an internal memo written by Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) and obtained by Four Corners over the weekend, GRV's chief executive officer Adam Wallish encouraged trainers and owners to start strategising and preparing to react publically after the Four Corners program airs tonight. "Make no mistake. This story will be explosive, emotive and extremely damaging to the future of this sport in Australia," Mr Wallish wrote. "As a group of people that love the greyhound breed we should all be shocked and outraged by the allegations in the story and prepared to fight the small minority that continue to partake in such practices jeopardising the future of the sport and indeed the future of the breed itself." Mr Wallish also urged the greyhound racing community to focus their anger on the wrongdoers in their sport, rather than the messenger. "You will be emotional, you might be angry. Don't be angry at those that attack us, regardless of their position. Be angry at those within the sport that are doing the wrong thing and undermining the values for which we stand," he wrote. "This time is a testing one for all of us in the industry and we need to stay resolute in our desire to exceed social standards and public expectations. "The future of the sport and the wonderful greyhound breed necessitates it." Greyhound Racing Victoria has also set up a counselling telephone hotline to support those affected emotionally by the allegations. The hotline is contactable on (03) 8329 1100 and will be available from 7:30am on Tuesday morning. The program, Making a Killing, will broadcast tonight on ABC1 at 8:30pm. Anyone with further information can contact Four Corners here.

Hahaha, I grow kale in the garden and put it into the dogs vegie slops I also give it to the chooks I have Super-Dogs and Super-Chooks Back to topic-->Penny does get scabby skin if fed kibble with cereal but her skin is good when fed raw (along with the occasional dinner of grain-free kibble)

Same here, my vet said the incidence of heartworm is fairly uncommon and he hasn't seen a case for quite a few years. It may be different in lower socio-economic areas (where the incidence of parvo and hepatitis is more common) as some dog owners either don't bother or find it difficult to afford the costs. So DON'T PANIC missing a dose is no biggie

Boronia you just need to delete the "s" after the "http" :) I knew it was something like that Spotted, I deleted the whole of 'https' though. No wonder it never worked :laugh:

Google ' how to clip a Westie' there are heaps of YouTube videos, here is one: sorry, I can't embed again!

What a relief Danny is doing ok! And good luck Bunter. The easy drive home is a turning point, things will go much better from now on I reckon.

How is he this morning DDD?

you have probably seen this site, but if not there are some there, not in NSW unfortunately so you may need to go on a car trip--> https://for-sale.yakaz.com.au/dog-grooming-trailer

if you write 'black leather dog lead with some turquoise' into your search-bar, then click on the 'Images' option, then click on the photo of the lead that you like, there is an option to choose a 'Go To Page'. I like the lead with the polar bears and turquoise by Zany Zac (it's a bit exxy though) edited to put in a comma so it'd make sense

Did he eat his breakfast this morning DDD?

The ingredients are in this link--> My link (http://www.healthymo...cles.asp?ID=288) Maybe if you were to give the dog a chunk of paw paw each day And an article by By Dr. Fraser Hale, DVM, FAVD, DipAVDC - HealthyMouth Product Advocate Canada My link (http://www.im3vet.com.au/articles/Vet_Notes_HM_Reasonable_Expectations/321)

DOLers who can sew may be able to help Mittens pattern in this link--> http://www.ifaw.org/...-PATTERN-A4.pdf Paw protectors needed for koalas injured in bushfires Updated about 11 hours ago Thu 8 Jan 2015, 5:59pm Photo: Mittens are used to treat koalas with burned paws. (International Fund for Animal Welfare) Koalas being treated for burned paws after recent bushfires in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales are desperately in need of cotton mittens, an animal care group says. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has asked volunteers to make up the paw protectors which are used to put over bandages. "The treatment for burns in a koala is very similar to the treatment of burns in a human being," the organisation's Jilea Carney said. "It's a regime of infection control, applying burns cream, bandages." Ms Carney said the mittens could be dropped off at local wildlife care centres, including the Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital at Plympton. She said a template for the mittens was available on the group's website. Four koalas were rescued from a fire in Pottsville in New South Wales late last year, and at least two are receiving treatment in Victoria, but some have had to be euthanased as a result of their injuries, including one who received care on a roadside at Chain of Ponds. The creatures are particularly vulnerable during bushfires because they are slow-moving. And Ms Carney said it was impossible to know how many dehydrated and injured koalas remained on the fire grounds. "We don't know what the needs are going to be. When the fire grounds are opened up to wildlife rescuers, they do what they call a 'black-walk'," she said. "Any injured animals that can be treated are brought straight into care ... but because of the severity of the fires and the amount of fires around Victoria and Adelaide, at the moment we don't know what we're facing. "We may not even use them all this year but we know bushfires are a fact of life and we'll have a stockpile." Vet staff preparing for influx of injured koalas Adelaide Koala and Wildlife Hospital founder Rae Campbell said she was "devastated" with worry thinking about the koalas in need of help. External Link: A koala wearing paw protectors "We've got one coming in very shortly and another following it," she said. "I think over the coming days and weeks there will be many, many more. "Many of them, if they're picked up early enough and treated, are able to be released and have normal lives." Ms Campbell said extra staff were preparing to handle an influx of cases. "We have vets on call and extra vet nurses and extra volunteers on call and we can take 20 or 30 or more at a time if we need to," she said. "Please, if you have a little bit of time, or a sewing machine that's sitting there, run up a pair of mittens." The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has 190 volunteers and three paid members of staff. Supervisor Cheyne Flanagan said the centre, which on average houses 25 to 30 koalas, will fill to bursting with 100 koalas if bushfires hit the local area. Ms Flanagan said one by-product of bushfires was that staff were becoming better at treating koala burns. "We've got probably 400 mittens here and if we had a fire, we'd go through them in a week," she said.

I still can't get the video to embed (I removed the 's' in https) Can someone embed it for me please as it's well worth watching :) http://www.youtube.com/embed/NK-T_t166TY

I either mix about 3/4 of a bottle of ACV into their vegie slops (I usually make up approximately a bucket-full), if I forget to add it into the vegie slops I just put in about 1/4 tsp with each meal. The olive oil I add about 1 cup to the slops. Interestingly Daisy got a red/irritated vulva, I put calendula on to soothe it, the redness and soreness has all cleared up but instead of being her lady-pink-bits the skin has turned black...looks quite odd when she rolls over for a tummy rub. Mac and Daisy both have marks on the back of their necks from the Advantix applications, I now put the Advantix in small drops along their backs and it still works ok.

Here is a patent, for an app that notifies the driver of a vehicle that an infant is in its carrier inside of the vehicle when a personal electronic device carried by the driver is moved a great distance from the carrier http://www.google.com/patents/US20140253314 Excellent idea!

Penny had very bad skin problems when I first got her, the woman who had her before me had treated them and was making headway. Through trial and error and with the help of DOLer advise I have now put my three on a raw/grain-free diet. They get minced turkey necks (or chicken) as well as a big dollop of vegie-slops (all raw and slopped up in the food processor: cabbage, silver beet, spinach, mint, herbs, sweet potato, pumpkin with the skin, I also add ACV (non-pasteurised), olive oil, ginger, fish-oil capsules, mustard, banana, eggs: shell and all, a couple of oranges and a couple of stalks of peeled aloe vera. Her skin got better very quickly. I think that the ACV is the solution as it helps with the prevention of yeast build-ups. If you give fish oil it is recommended to give a supplement of vitamin E. Westies seem to require a completely raw diet for optimum health, even grain-free kibble is only used as a stop-gap when you have run out of raw :) They also get whole chicken wings at tea-time, garnished with vegie-slops. I usually sprinkle a little turmeric over each meal Also, once a week I give them a tin of Woollies home-brand mackerel. You may find this old topic of interest http://www.dolforums..._1#entry4778020

I hope she is ok this morning SG Check if there are any green-head ants around, they give one hell of a bite their nests look a little like this and they look like this

recipe on the 'Good Dog Jack' page...maybe he will chomp on these GRAIN FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES Ingredients: 1 cup of coconut flour 1 cup all natural peanut butter 4 egg Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1. Combine the coconut flour, peanut butter, and eggs in a mixing bowl. 2. Shape into 1-inch balls or roll out and cut shapes with a cookie cutter. 3. Bake for 17-20 minutes. Note: We rolled our cookies into balls and then squished them down a little with a fork. Store cookies in the refrigerator, or freeze for later. Yummy, and so easy to make!

Perhaps you Googled 'Toss Toys' and then you have ordered from this page? http://whelpingsuppl...iewCat&catId=40 http://whelpingsuppl...d&productId=473 and then clicked: To purchase please visit this link> 'Toss Toys' which takes you to--> http://www.dogwise.c...=47250&Method=5 So technically you are not on the Whelpingsupplies page maybe this is the reason you have heard nothing

Hi Audrey, it may be a good idea to contact Amanda at Qld Westie rescue for advice, she has rehabilitated many Westies (mostly by a diet change to all-raw) perhaps email her with photos West Highland White Terrier Club QLD Rescue Amanda Cloughley 32066460 or 0428722577 Email : [email protected] eta: what is your Westie's diet at the moment?

If you have a Woollies nearby perhaps you can buy a can of Homebrand Mackerel (around $1.90) if he likes a little of this maybe mix it with a tiny amount of rice.

Charcoal tablets are an excellent appetite restorer as is minced up celery. (the only problem is how to get it into a dog that won't eat...I can see a doggie-refusal-fight coming on here)

Have passed on all those links (how lovely is Alyce HazyWal ♥ ) She now has choices to make, this will be difficult as there is always some that don't get picked.

Thanks Mita, I have copied your info and emailed it to my friend