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This bub was about 24 hours old. Mum still had afterbirth hanging from her

A LOUISIANA man has come up with an unorthodox alternative to spaying and neutering dogs, MyFox National reported. According to a report by AOLNews , 51-year-old Dexter Blanch created a strap-on chastity belt for dogs. PABS, or Pet Anti Breeding System, is a belt made of polypropylene that consists of an eight-buckle locking system and a washable mesh pad for female dogs. Mr Blanch is not against neutering or spaying. He supports it most of the time. “In some cases, it is a health risk for the dog. In other cases, the pet owner is squeamish about putting the dog through surgery. And then there are people who plan one day to breed their pet,” he says. The Northeast Arkansas For Animals web site states that 70,000 puppies and kittens are born every day in the US. With an estimate of 10,000 babies being born in this country, the ratio is uneven and results in potential pets being euthanased. AOLNews reports that Kathleen Makolinski, director of veterinary outreach at the ASPCA, says that spaying and neutering is still the most favorable option for pets. One turn-off for pet owners might be the fact that they have to wash the reusable pad in the belt though, but the apparatus lets dogs do every other bodily function except the obvious. Mr Blanch says, "I love my dogs. But when they're in heat, you can't keep them inside because it's messy. And you can't keep them outside, because when they get in that way they'll chew through any fence to get out." He thinks that cleaning the pad is no different than picking up after your dog. PABS may have a future with other animals too. Mr Blanch is also in discussion with a Turkish man about a chastity belt for camels, but nothing has been created yet according to AOLNews . The PABS slogan is "When the heat is on, lock it, and stop it."

UGH!! according to that, my FMIL's dogs are grossly obese. But I already knew that much. Now I wonder if showing her this will change anything...

I use the easy walk harness on Spot because he pulled like a steam train. He walks so much better now! He walks really well on loose lead now.

Found these this morning. http://www.youtube.com/subaru Click on the video tab saying 'Dog Tested'

I might make it down with my pack. But not 100% sure yet.

I'm a CDL and proud of it.

Name: Rachel Age (optional): 20 Location: Adelaide SA Rescue Group: none, I'll help whoever needs help. Currently helping Sharpei Rescue with foster caring Time in Rescue: wildlife rescue: 9 years, dog rescue: couple of months Who can vouch for: Bev Langley of Minton Farm, Cindy Hrvatin, Heather [Miss Squish] Preferred Breed: small to med-large Experience (if any): 2 years volunteering at Minton Farm Wildlife Rescue Current bird foster carer for Minton Farm Member of the PACERS Underdog Training Dog behaviour and psychology seminar RSPCA dog TLC training How I can help: Transporting food/donations and dogs around SA, possibly to parts of Victoria and NSW. I can foster care/temp care occasionally, but it needs to be for a set period of time, the shorter the more likely I can foster/temp care. We cannot have dogs for an unknown period of time on our property as we don't own it and I also have to run it past OH first.

Idiot! You don't go up and try patting a working police dog.

Yeah that is right. I remember somewhere reading that in the space of a year, they had 21,000+ animals surrendered to them. Out of all of them, TWELVE were rehomed!

I'll keep an eye out if I am down that way. Fingers crossed she finds him.

Well I currently have three sleep dogs here too. They also went to the beach after I got home and picked up OH. Peggie is asleep at my feet, Spot is asleep on the bed and Maylee is snoring on the couch.

oh excellent. just what we need. a bunch of fanatical idiots doing damage in australia.

I found dog hair floating in out fish tank today...

I'll be there a bit later, going to help a friend for a few hours in the morning get their yard cleaned up [they're selling up]

Robbi, I'll talk to OH but we probably can offer to do a trip to Moorook every month or so to take supplies up. We are headed to Mildura in a couple a weeks time, and could possibly detour past Moorook to drop things off.

Its not photoshopped. The owner was charged with animal cruelty. I saw the article posted in the news section awhile ago

Can't help with the dog trainer, but know of two good vets. O'Halloran Hill vet is my regular vet. She is extremely good with dogs and very knowledgeable. Aldgate vet is the vet I go to if my dog needs surgery [much better prices than O'Halloran Hill who charge like wounded bulls for surgery]. Dr Nadia is an excellent vet and was recommended to me by a breeder.

Today I got asked for permission to use one of my photos in an e-anthology on Broken Hill! ;) It's not much, but it will be the first time something of mine has been published. This is the photo that's going to be used:

I reckon I see silky in him

I get them too...when I am being lazy. The beef and liver ones are good too.

I make my own up Going to try dehydrating some meat to make jerky sometime

The website is currently down due to the hosting being suspended. My partner and I are working at getting it back up and running ASAP but as the domain is not currently in our control, it could take awhile. The story of Leo's rescue can be found under discussions on the FB group/fanpage.