Elfin

The catalogue says G Robertson's MARECHAL PLATINUM SKY w 9-6-10 br E Thomas s. Aust/Can/Am Ch Violet Sky Over Marechal (imp Can) d. Aust/Am Blacktiedevilwrspradaat Marechal (imp USA) nosey, indeed!

Standard Poodle baby puppy was Marechal Platinum Sky (I think...)

Thank you, Fifi! She went on to get Intermediate In Show, too! I am so thrilled, and so proud of the little tart. :D :D :D *still grinning like idiot*

Is that your boy Elfin ? fifi It's my young bitch, Ronnie (aka Booger). I can't wipe the stupid grin off my face.

SUNDAY Group 4 BIG: Deerhound (Ch Mapleridge Outfoxin) :rofl: RUBIG: Beagle (Ch. Orobay Graceful Triumph) Baby: Whippet Minor: Whippet Puppy: Borzoi Junior: Whippet Inter: BIG AusBred: Borzoi Open: RUBIG

SATURDAY BIS - the Saluki, Gr. Ch. Pazada Tristar (Talkabout Kennels and G & P Russell) yaaaaay Blake!!! :D RUBIS - the Dalmation, Ch. Pamard Phirst Phling (Marshall) Total entries:869 EFS

At the Royal a couple of years ago, a little boy came running around the corner into the benching area, and then suddenly stopped dead, mouth agape. "Look, Mum!!", he exclaimed, as he pointed to a long row of sleeping Deerhounds, "Giant rats!" I had to laugh, he was kind of right.... The large group of schoolkids at he local train station that I used to pass every afternoon would always ask if they could pat the "Harry Potter Dogs". I don't mind people asking what breed they are; I just hate it when they start arguing with you... "nah, it's a staghound/wolfhound/insert large breed here. I know, 'cos me dad used to breed 'em" etc, etc.

Deerhounds are being judged by Mr S Frisk of Sweden.

Not advocating cross breeding but I am one that likes advocating the truth. Plenty of purebred poodles with PRA from reg. breeders. Not all reg. breeders conduct health tests. Moselle, after just over 20 years of working for a veterinary ophthalmologist, I am delighted to tell you that you are wrong. I could count on one hand the pedigreed Poodles with PRA that we have seen over the years (and certainly NONE in the last 5 or so years) due to the hard work and diligence of Poodle breeders. We would diagnose 4-5 Oodles PER WEEK with PRA. So soz, love. There is no "plenty" about it. And that is the truth advocated. :D

Bandage change today: wound is looking good and he is not as lame, so fingers crossed no permament tendon damage. We are still making the trip to Adelaide Royal next week, but obviously he won't be in the ring for what was going to be his last show before he retired. Tried to attach pics, but says they are too big. ETA: We had been going to Brighton Dog Beach several times a week for five years without a problem before this occured.

Quick update as I am at work and not s'posed to be on here... I tried aclling the owner of the dog again, and she answered her phone (finally). In a VERY brief conversation, (I think I must have woken her up; she sounded very groggy), I reminded her that her dog attacked mine and that I was calling with details of the vet so that she can pay the bill. She agreed to pay next Thursday and then hung up. So good news, in a way. I then rang the council to let them know she was willing to pay, and they managed to confuse me. What i DID understand was that they would have to interview the owner formally before they could do anything else. He also said it depended on the "seriousness of the attack" as to what would be done and how quickly it would be done. He asked if the wound inflicted was "severe" or not. (Despite having had the vets report for 2 days). Aren't ALL attacks "serious", regardless of the amount of damaged inflicted? FFS, my dog is a 48kg Deerhound and he needed about 40 sutures. What on earth would that sort of a wound done to a small dog?!?! I am just as angry at the council as I am at the dog's owner. Thank you for all your PMs of support.

What a load ... ask to speak to management NOW. Tell them you will go to the local papers. With the new dangerous dog laws coming into effect on 1 September, they are going to look very bad if they let a known attacking dog continue to go to an unleashed area. I agree with leaving it up to them, but I think you are going to have to push this to get any action. The council ranger said "they cannot condemn the dog on what may be a one-off incident" and that they had not got the "other side of the story yet". I have enough shite in my wheelbarrow right now without this.

She did not have effective control over her dog; several people (including myself) asked her to call her dog away. She would just wave and say "he's all noise" and continue her phone converation. When we tried to move away, the dog followed us. My dog was walking at my heel when he was attacked.

I have just spoken again to the ranger at Bayside council. It could take two to three months before anything happens. They haven't even tried to contact the owner of the dog yet. Why am I bothering? ETA: I emailed a full report to them on Monday and the vet report, yesterday.

Her name is nearly as common as "Jane Smith", BUT.... I just looked her up on Facebook, and there she was!!! Picture and all, with hobbies listed as "dogs" and "beach"!!!! This is the first time I have smiled in days! At least I know she was not lying about her name. Anyway, I am going to leave it in the hands of the police and Bayside council. Will keep you posted...

You are all so kind, thank you! And thank you Aloysha for your generous idea of getting people to help out with the vet bills, but I cannot accept other people's money. I am incredibly heartened by all your support, but will just put everything on my credit card (which WAS payed off!) until I can find this woman and make her pay for everything. I will report the incident to the police and see what they can do. I really cannot afford to see a solicitor at the moment. If anyone in the City of Casey would like to PM me, I will give you a good description of the woman and her dog to see if you know of her. I will not name her, just in case. Once again, thank you from me and Bernard. He had a bandage change today, and the wound looks "ok". He is still quite lame, though.

Thank you all again for your thoughts and suggestions. I will certainly be doing my best to find the owner of this dog. I have just got off the phone from the Bayside City Council, and it sounds like the process of having this woman made responsible is going to be long and expensive. The owner gave me her phone number and name (refused to give me her address), but is not answering her phone when I call. I know the dog's name and the council it is registered in. I am so frustrated and upset because I cannot afford the ongoing bills for Bernard's leg. I should not have to pay for what her dog did. And her dog will do it again, going by her attitude. Several people asked her to control her dog, but she was talking on her mobile phone the entire time, and would just occasionally call out, "don't worry, he's all noise", then go back to her phone conversation. The dog would follow whenever we tried to move away from it. Even when her dog had attacked mine she did not get off the phone; I had to yell at her and point to the mess that was my dog's leg for a good 2-3 minutes bfore she hung up. EFS

Thank you for all your kind thoughts. The council knows the owner and the dog that mauled my old boy, but I need witnesses. Anyone that was there would not forget the offending dog, as it was rushing nearly every dog there and "rolled" several young dogs. My boy is very sore and we won't know the full extent of the damage until the compression bandages come off. Thank you all again.

Thank you, PF. His front leg has been badly damaged.

Can anyone that witnessed a Deerhound being attacked by a white and brindle Staffordshire Bull Terrier at Brighton dog beach yesterday (Sunday) around 1.10pm please PM me ASAP. There were LOTS of people there and I am hoping one was a DOLer. Thank you. Edited to change "yesterday" to Sunday.

My purpose was not to "bash" land lords that are open to allowing pets. My purpose was to try to point out how competitive the rental market is at the moment. I can now completely understand the heart-breaking descision that many people are being forced to make when they cannot get a rental home. In a way I am lucky that I do not have children to worry about, because they could certainly not be living where I am now. I would have had no choice but to surrender/rehome/euthanase my dogs so I could be guaranteed of a roof over my children's heads. My previous employment provided me with accomodation, and when I resigned in April after 20 years of working there, I obviously had to move out. I have excellent references from my previous employer/landlord for both myself and my dogs (my cat was a different story, but he died in February). I am disappointed at the amount of times I have had judgement passed upon me and my dogs by real estate agents/property managers that inform me that my large dogs should not be kept in a suburban environment, that big dogs do more damage to property, etc, etc. Anyway, SnoPaws, I would be very interested the possibility of renting your property if it becomes available and I am still living in a shed.

This place would be perfect, but the ad says "one small outside dogs allowed". I have emailed to politely ask why only a small dog would be allowed. http://www.realestate.com.au/property-hous...ville-404742117 Debyork, I have been living in a shed in the Victorian Alps since May to keep my dogs. It is certainly NO fun. I have learned a new level of "cold".

I have been looking desperately for a rental property for 4 months. The problem of trying to get a rental that allows dogs is made all the worse when they are large or giant breed dogs. I have been told by a couple of real estate agents that I should "just get rid of the dogs". I have been told that the landlord will not allow "hunting breeds". (I have three Deerhounds. They are pets and champion titled show dogs.) I have been told that landlords won't accept big dogs. I have been told by one real estate agent that it is cruel to keep big dogs in a suburban environment. (We previously lived in a two-bedroom flat.) And it seems to be a crime if you want to allow your dog to be inside. I have excellent pet references from my landlord, vet and Breed Club President. My dogs are obedient, immaculately clean and come to work with me evry day. I could lie, and say I have a Teacup Spoodle, or not say I have a dog at all, but I am trying to do the right thing by estate agents and landlords. Instead I am honest, and am effectively homeless. But I have my dogs.

A topic very close to my heart at the moment. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08...?section=justin Pets abandoned as rental market heats up By Cassie White Posted 1 hour 53 minutes ago RSPCA: "Shelters are bursting at the seams because changing living situations mean people can no longer stay with their pets." (ABC News: Giulio Saggin) Thousands of animals across the country are being abandoned every year because landlords are unwilling to rent homes to people with pets, the RSPCA says. The RSPCA manages about 160,000 animals Australia-wide each year, and the charity's ACT chief Michael Linke says shelters are bursting at the seams because changing living situations mean people can no longer stay with their pets. "It's unfair someone's expected to surrender an animal under those circumstances," he said. "It's a heartbreaking thing. I've sat in the room with people as they're surrendering their animals; they don't want to do it but their choices have been limited. "It's their only option because of pressure on rental accommodation, and they've taken that difficult decision. "It's heartbreaking for our staff, but then we've got the double whammy because we then need to find a home for that animal." Mr Linke says pet owners struggle trying to rent private and single-dwelling houses the most. "We've been calling on the Real Estate Institute and private land-holders to loosen the ties a bit and be more forthcoming in allowing people with pets to find accommodation, because we're finding a lot of people are surrendering animals to move into free-standing houses," he said. Jacqui Limberger and her partner Ryan Blunden created a software application which helps find pet-friendly rentals on realestate.com and domain.com. Their website also helps pet owners write a resume for their furry friends, to help give them a better shot of being approved by real estate agents. "Research has show a lot of landlords and agents may not even consider letting to someone with a pet until they've seen its credentials and references from other landlords," Jacqui says. "It gives applicants another piece of evidence to say 'My pet's not a problem, I'm a good tenant and I take responsibility for my pet.' "It's about providing people with information and resources, so landlords see pet renting doesn't have to be a problem and also to help applicants put their best foot forward." Inner-city kitty? But there may be some good news for pet lovers. The RSPCA's Mr Linke says that these days, there's more chance of then being approved to rent units and apartments, and a new study has found you don't necessarily need a big back yard to own a dog or cat. Susie Willis from the Petcare Information and Advisory Service (PIAS) says a recent study of 800 people found pets and owners who live in units are just as happy as those who have backyards. "There are some breeds of dogs that really fit indoor living - like pugs, whippets, french bulldogs - that don't actually like it too hot or too cold, so being indoors is ideal for them," she said. "Toilet training is obviously important but the reality is, most healthy adult dogs can be quite happy with two or three toilet breaks a day." She says there's no reason for people who live in a small inner-city place to not have a pet, and the PIAS has put out a 'how to' guide to help people out. "We've got tips on how to prevent people from becoming bored, exercise, how to create a pet-friendly environment," she said. "The whole point is, you can keep dogs without a backyard, but you do have to be careful with the way you manage the situation. "We go through things from what to think about when choosing a dog or cat, how to find reliable sources to get them, what to think about when deciding on different breeds, and then we look at common problems and give tips and advice on how to solve issues. "We also look at rental situations because it can be difficult to own pets in that situations. "One of the things we're conscious of doing is trying to make sure that people don't get the wrong sort of pet and they don't get a pet if they can't give the necessary commitment to its ongoing care."

Group 4 BIG - Dach (min. smooth) RUBIG - Whippet