mr.mister

My image is short, white-blonde hair, tattoos and vintage clothing. I always thought a Borzoi or an Irish Setter would suit pretty well. :D

I just can't visit the rescue forum anymore - I can't deal with watching animals die. When I'm in a position to do something about it I will start looking in there again. I don't envy those that work at places like Renbury etc and have to put animals to sleep on a weekly basis. I have the utmost respect for them.

If she is still absolutely set on a DD you could direct her to a rescue. As long as she is aware of the amount of grooming these dogs need and that there's no guarantee that the dog won't have health issues (no dog can be guaranteed to always be 100% healthy, but you know what I mean). Otherwise suggest as someone else mentioned, a PWD or Lagotto. :)

I think it's a case by case basis. If I were the friend I would tell the breeder my situation but then have a discussion about how I would make sure my puppy is comfortable and getting what it needs, albeit not your 'average' home living arrangement. If after all that the breeder finds her an inappropriate home then fair enough, but I would really hope that they don't just make it a straight out no without discussing everything first.

What a heartwarming story. Good on you! Lochi has some very happy years ahead of him. :)

One of my cats (female) is named after Salvador Dali. I just use 'Dali' though and I think it suits her quite well. My sister is the master of odd names and had two mice as a child called Nibip and Bipni. figure that one! I'm quite sure she also named our old cat, Guzby. :laugh:

I was peed on once by a basenji. It was on his property, and the owner was absolutely mortified. Apparently there had been wild pigs around that had put him on edge. I let out a sharp ' Oi!' at him. I never really trusted him since though as he has also peed on our lounge suite. (cue rolly eyes) :laugh:

Goodness I agree, I'd be concerned that he wasn't admitting why he was trying to get into your yard. Cameras and a sign are a very good idea and perhaps a chat with the parents in case they may be able to shed some light. Scary!

I would probably shoot the dogs too if I found them on my property molesting my livestock. Whether they were first time escapees or not is irrelevant. Roaming dogs damaging livestock is nothing new to farmers, and if I were one I would be sick to death of it. I'll be darned if I would go to the trouble to catch an unknown dog at my own risk and return it to its owners. The way the person disposed of the dogs could have been done better, though I'll bet that with those kinds of actions that they were sick of roaming dogs and wanted to make a statement that would get noticed.

In the one case I found a dead animal, I called the vet to pick it up. They said they would check for a chip and contact the owner. It hadn't been dead for ages though, in fact it was run over by the car in front of me.

My first BC died a horrible death from immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia (sp?). He haemorrhaged massively from within. He developed this condition after being given the annual heart worm injection. Never again will I give it to any of my dogs. I think the easy thing to forget is that the annual heart worm injection isn't like a vaccine with a killed off virus in it. It's 12 months worth of what is really a very nasty chemical. That is a lot of pretty potent stuff being injected into your dog's system all at once. I would rather have to give a dog a heart worm tablet every month than have a dead, or very sick dog.

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I don't have a dog, but I often have a chuckle when I hear a siren go by and the entire local neighbourhood of dogs turns into the Bendigo Siren Howling Orchestra. :laugh:

Sometimes it can take a lot longer for people to bond with a particular animal. With my first cat, we bonded immediately; he's my heart kitty. :) I then introduced a second cat into the household and it's only now that I feel fully bonded with her - I've had her almost a year. Some more one on one time would probably really benefit them. :)

Agree. The irony amuses me. Now people are assuming that people who don't like kids must have been mistreated as children. Interesting. If that is in relation to my comments what I meant was can you imagine being subjected to a negative attitude as a child because some random person thinks you are smelly, boring, loud based purely on your age ..... read into that what you will, I made no assumptions And as far as how I feel about mature members of my species, I wouldn't generalise about that just like I wouldn't generalise about children. Each individual taken on their own merit, some are a little more trying than others :laugh: Why is that everyone assumes people who aren't fond of kids are standardly rude to them and tell them they're smelly, boring, loud, annoying or whatever adjective you want to throw in there? Most people, even if they don't generally like kids, have no desire to treat them badly, hurt their feelings or let them know they're not liked. If parents don't let their kids run amok or harass strangers there's little chance of their kids copping a mouthful. If a child is being a little monster the first person I will address is the parent. If the parent isn't in sight or won't do anything then I'll tell the little monster to cut it out and probably not too politely (and by that I don't mean swearing at them, just not babying them), but I would never tell them they're horrible little monsters who should never have been born. Give us a little bit of credit would you? I don't particularly like the smell that often eminates from some of the homeless drunks that live in the city but I'm not rude to them if they talk to me. I don't tell them they smell awful and I feel like vomiting nor do I let them see that on my face. It's called manners and I find it astounding that so many parents equate not liking children to not having any. This! I don't see anywhere that anyone has stated they are openly rude and nasty to kids. Really interesting how people seem to have come to this conclusion. :laugh:

From what I can observe in this thread, there seem to be two pretty clear cut arguments. People who don't like babies and can't understand why others don't understand this, and people who like babies and can't understand why other people don't. A mother, or person who like babies, is never going to be able to convince someone who doesn't like babies that they are the most wonderful thing in the world and that there are a thousand and one reasons why it doesn't make sense not to like them. No matter how solid your argument appears in your head, sorry, it ain't gonna happen. Someone who doesn't like babies is going to have a very hard time convincing a mother, or someone who likes babies, that their point is valid. They love their children and have experienced what I am sure only a parent can experience to make them think like this. I'm quite confused as to why both parties are so worked up about forcing their opinions across. It's quite plain to see that this has become a verbal tennis match - back and forward, back and forward. Who cares if someone thinks babies are the best thing since sliced bread? Who cares if someone thinks babies are blobs of festering smelliness? None of you are going to be able to convince each other otherwise. :laugh: Opinions are great, but this really seems to have become a case of "No, you don't understand, let me prove my point!" Just my two cents.

To be honest, I think a lot of people lose their tolerance a bit when they get older. My mum is only 64, yet I have noticed that the slightest things now bother her, and she just doesn't have the patience she used to. There'll be kids playing basketball in the apartment garden next door to hers, about 50 meters away, and it will drive her bonkers. I, on the other hand, only notice when she points it out to me. :laugh: She also cannot tolerate children crying in supermarkets, cinemas or planes. The vitriol with which she speaks about these things sometimes quite surprises me. This is the same person who lovingly brought up two children. It is a shame that she was so rude though, LizT.

That is indeed one of my reasons for not wanting to have a child. Well said. I feel exactly the same. So glad I wasn't born thirty + years earlier than I was. Yes, but it was their choice to travel with the child. My choice is to travel without, and that includes other people's. Read the last 15 pages again, you obviously missed something. Noone likes listening to the squealing of children on planes (particularly the parent) but until it is banned (aka never) I suggest you build a bridge or buy some ear plugs I don't think anyone's calling for it to be banned. :laugh: The point here seems to have been lost along the way - that is, someone has the right to be moved in a plane if they don't want to sit next to a screaming child/man/woman/whoever. So they have the right?! I never knew that. Well I can only assume that if there is a serious disruption caused by said child, or in earlier posts the person has specifically asked not to be seated next to a young child, they would have the right to be able to move elsewhere. I suppose it would probably depend on how full the plane was - I doubt you'd get any other passengers wanting to swap with you. :laugh:

That is indeed one of my reasons for not wanting to have a child. Well said. I feel exactly the same. So glad I wasn't born thirty + years earlier than I was. Yes, but it was their choice to travel with the child. My choice is to travel without, and that includes other people's. Read the last 15 pages again, you obviously missed something. Noone likes listening to the squealing of children on planes (particularly the parent) but until it is banned (aka never) I suggest you build a bridge or buy some ear plugs I don't think anyone's calling for it to be banned. :laugh: The point here seems to have been lost along the way - that is, someone has the right to be moved in a plane if they don't want to sit next to a screaming child/man/woman/whoever.

I remember being incredibly shocked in primary school when I came across kids who didn't like chocolate. :laugh: Oh the scandal! I'm an adult now and still don't understand people not liking chocolate.

Ahk - good point! But then if you going on the smelly thing you need to add people who've consumed alcohol as you can smell it on them, smokers, people with body odour, tacky aftershave - the list goes on and on! Yes, that was what I meant. Smelly was just an example.

You should be able to expect that a normal, adult, male/obese/whoever, can act like a calm adult. Regardless, if the person smelt really bad or threw up in their lap or something, I'd consider it within my rights to quietly find a hostess/host and ask to be moved! Sheesh! Babies and very young children are generally unpredictable in that regard, and are also not capable of reasoning. Discrimination my butt if someone doesn't want to sit next to a baby. :laugh:

This! Unfortunately it probably makes for a few more loonies and time wasters to sift through, but in the end I think it's probably worth it. If a lovely home who just doesn't know any better goes on Gumtree or the trading post, sees Registered breeders on there and subsequently gets a pup through them as opposed to BYB, that's a good thing.

Exactly. There's diversity across the community. Each to their own notions of what they personally like, or do not like. So long as it does not translate into unfairness or lack of consideration for children. Yes, this! Who gives a flying toss if someone doesn't like kids? So long as they aren't being nasty to or abusing kids in any way, what on earth is the problem? :laugh:

I think just like some people don't like dogs because, say, they don't like slobber and dog smell etc etc, some people don't like kids because they don't like loud noises and unpredictable small people and so on. Simple as that. What's wrong with that? I'm not going to question why someone doesn't like dogs just like I'm not going to force them to meet my cats if I know they don't like cats. I'm certainly not offended by their opinion. :laugh: