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report them to the council and the RSPCA

oh, so sorry, you gave Jed everything but sometimes it's just not enough

You cannot force people to be educated. No legislation about licensing people to own dogs will work. No amount of education will help stupid people. So what do we do? This is why I'd like a licence system and yard check. If people had to do something and pay a fee before getting a dog it would at least reduce impulse buys. naw the dicks would still go out and get their dogs. Personally my view is the same as Sheridan's can't educate stupid. IMO the laws we already have need to be enforced before adding any new ones. How long has NSW had compulsory microchipping? Over 10 years and plenty of dogs still aren't chipped. The ones from the bloke around the corner with the "staffy" bitch who is bred to the mate up the roads "red nose" dog etc.

The actual quote was 'Oh no not her, you know her bitch snapped at my dog once' My bitch will snap at any dog that dares to push her buttons by being too forward with sniffing her backside or "gasp" try to mount her. In fact she could very well try to rip the dogs head off if he did throw a leg over her.

no they said the dog snapped, hardly a DA dog. More likely a person they don't like that they are trying to cause problems for. Snapping is hardly appropriate behaviour for a Lab IMO.... why? Aren't Labs dogs? Do not dogs warn other dogs by various means?

yes show greys have to be muzzled too. GAP greys have to be desexed, except for NSW, where they will make an exception for a greyhound being show. It's another reason mine aren't walked around the streets. Bit unfair for them to be muzzled and unable to defend themselves while other dogs are free to cause trouble.

no they said the dog snapped, hardly a DA dog. More likely a person they don't like that they are trying to cause problems for.

[quote name='melzawelza' timestamp='1351733368' post='6005769' My bad. I have had a few people tell me now it is bad form to bring a bitch in heat to a show but maybe that was their specific breed or they were mistaken. You have not acknowledged that all dogs at shows are LEASHED and under control of their owners, something which these dogs were not. You can't compare the two situations. Bitches in season at shows is a whole other arguement :laugh: Dogs at shows are not always on leash, they can and do get away from their owners. And can cause damage, the owner that is in my case when a whippet slipped it's lead and the large male owner chased it. Whippet went under my young greyhound bitch, owner dived to try and catch the dog and landed on my bitch! Male owner picked himself up off my bitch and away he went chasing his dog and never came back to apologise. Meanwhile I am left with a traumatised girl, who some 5 years on can still get spooked while waiting around to go into the ring. Slightly coloured my opinion of whippet owners I tell you! Same as my opinion of some breeds of dogs has been coloured by adverse events.

umm greyhounds are nothing like a bull breed and Australia is one of only 2 countries in the whole world that require greyhounds to be muzzled. Greyhounds who are not cat safe can pass. I think that entire post was pretty badly informed. Why should bull breeds have to pass a character test but not other breeds that are high (or higher) on the list of offenders like GSDs, Rotts, Labs and pretty much any other medium to large breed that can inflict serious damage on people and animals? There are bunches of breeds that have guarding tendencies or high prey drive, including Border Collies. Why should they be exempt? I agree, why should my greyhounds have to be muzzled while the nasty little jack russell down the street that chases school kids out into the street isn't. I have always thought one in all in. No exceptions. In fact I no longer walk my dogs around the street due to the many uncontrolled dogs that just love to rush(attack) yours. Councils should get tougher and enforce the laws they have and start hitting these people where it hurts, in their hip pocket.

yes they are. Lots of them. I've shown my bitch in season and I'm not the lone ranger.

umm greyhounds are nothing like a bull breed and Australia is one of only 2 countries in the whole world that require greyhounds to be muzzled. Greyhounds who are not cat safe can pass. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there tests now for greys and green collared ones (I think it's green) can be walked without a muzzle? yes there are but as I said non cat safe dogs can and do pass. A greyhound is nothing like a bull breed in temperament. Countries world wide have problems with "pitbulls" not with greyhounds, even though greyhounds have got loose and killed other dogs in the past. Greyhounds, in general, get on fine with other dogs because they have always had to, either in history when they hunted as part of a pack, or more recently on the race track. Fighters are of no use to anyone and usually destroyed. They are not bred from.

umm greyhounds are nothing like a bull breed and Australia is one of only 2 countries in the whole world that require greyhounds to be muzzled. Greyhounds who are not cat safe can pass.

I agree with cats needing meat to thrive but they will scavenge if they have to. I did a project where I analysed the gut contents of cats living at one of the dumps in a town between Brisbane and Toowoomba. Kitties were dispatched for me and I opened their guts to find glass, alfoil, plastic, rocks, alongside native marsupials, reptiles, frogs and birds and some feral mice. I was surprised at the garbage they did eat. WOW! Cats are more like people than I thought. As a species I think people definitely eat the most diversity (and garbage) than any other, althought hopefully not glass, alfoil, plastic, rocks etc. However, there are some disorders where people do eat weird types of stuff such as glass, charcoal, wood -Pica. to me it most likley means there was food attached to the foil, glass, plastic and as the cats couldn't get it off and are usually straving they ate the lot.

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why on earth would you give your dogs a different food if they were doing so well on BH?

I've just had a good read of mine and it is not for everyday use. All the instructions are about using it for several days at a time then using again in 2 - 3 weeks. FWIW I've had great results with it. Or maybe not as I've only ever used it on one dog and no telling that he wouldn't have been like he is anyway cause he does get plenty of work :D

go to bunnings and get some of the compost cages and put them around the couch for now. Very easily removed for the people to sit on, bit hard for a small breed pup to get over - but not impossible! so you still have to be aware. Being tied you you won't be for ever but it's a good stratery for now. You need to be very sure your pup actually does toilet outside, most pups at 4 months don't wee 10 mins later. So be sure he is going when actually outside.

thanks for that as I had no idea what a moodle was, I did assume it was yet another crossbred dog with a designer name, and I was right :) but had no idea on size or anything else

Muscle Pro is not for daily long term use, that's my interpretation of the instructions on the tin. It is used for 7 to 10 days at a time.

I've owned 5 German Shepherds and currently own greyhounds, up to my 5th there as well. Loved them all, they were/are all different with their own individual quirks. If you do get another Amstaff make sure you get proper rego papers. It could save you a lot of grief over the next next few years.

For the VCA any certs issued interstate have to be presented. Anything earned in our own state we do as you do. I always worry they will get lost in the mail and send them registered post, after taking photocopies of them, but they just come back plain mail.

excellent, congratulations on Sammy Troy Katdogs

Congratulations!

Llante aren't you getting a pet puppy, one that is a bit undersized? Please speak to the breeder. They might not be happy for you to show your pet. Though it should be on,limited rego which would mean you can't show her.