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Well it's been a month and 2 days since the amp. Sometimes I'll catch a glance out of the corner of my eye and it still surprises me so I guess I'm not quite used to it yet. Dal has not had as hard a time as I have adjusting though. Few shaky days at the start then business as usual and he got on with life. He came out to the park while I was doing weave training with my kelpie and aussie tonight and wanted in on the action. I made it very easy of course but he loved feeling like he part of the training again. He hasn't rolled in the grass like this since before his op (one of his favourite moves before it though!) but it shows me he's pretty comfy with himself again.

Okay, just checking. Thanks.

I don't know if that was in reply to me. I wasn't saying show dogs are put down if they weren't successful. I was simply saying that there are good and bad in every area of life. There have been many threads on here regarding less than perfect breeders. And I'm sure that there are less than perfect showies. There are of course amazing breeders of show dogs and showies with dogs treated like royalty. That was my point. If you weren't referring to my post then feel free to ignore what I just wrote.

I've had greyhounds since 2003. I adopted mine mostly straight from their trainer then had then assessed by GAP. I got to know some trainers, even became friends with some great people involved in both racing and adoption. There are some great people involved in racing, those who do right by their racing dogs and find homes for adoptable greys when they are no longer racing. My dogs would get so excited whenever they met up with their old trainer, they loved him. There are also people involved in racing that are not so great. One of my boys came from someone who doesn't even deserve to be in charge of a pet rock. It gets said in every anti racing/pro racing debate but there are good and bad people involved in everything. And it's true. Racing, dog shows, pony club with kids and Shetland ponies. Both good and bad people exist everywhere, including in the racing industry.

I was threatened with being reported to Facebook after correcting someone on their dog's breed while they were trying to sell it on a local BS&S pet facebook page. He wanted $200 for his pure bread registered Maltese Shutiz (all actual spelling from the ad). I thought I was very restrained just asking if he meant shih Tzu and asking if he meant registered with council as a Maltese Shih Tzu was not a registered breed. Then there was the girl trying to rehome her cat and kittens (actually in her words she needed to "get rid of them") as her boyfriend was about to move in. I had to leave the group as I found myself yelling at my laptop daily about how stupid those people were. Awful people.

Thanks everyone :) Thanks, will definitely do that. I have been doing some gentle massage already. I'll check out the site. He's a whippet and he's always been fairly lean anyway. I'm happy with his weight atm (just over 15kg). Some pics of the boy

I know many of you said that you personally wouldn't amputate in my position. And I almost didn't update this post for fear of some judgement. But I decided I'm happy with my choice so I realised I had nothing really to fear. I did take all responses into consideration, including those from people that have known myself and Dallas for many years and several vets at my practice whom I trust completely. We are 2 weeks post amp today and honestly couldn't be happier with him. Chest xrays were good. He actually walked from the ward (only about 4 metres lol) on the night of the surgery. He's managing steps easily, hopping on and off of the bed (his favourite spot in the world) and scaring the life out of me trying to jump into the car (I'm still lifting him in and out as it's relatively high). Although he's a little slower while he's learning and gets tired a little quicker than before I can honestly say the transition has been relatively smooth. As good as I could have hoped. Most important of all is that he is still happy and coping very well. It was one of the hardest decisions to make, and I guess time will tell but I am very glad with the choice we've made. I'm also very proud of my boy.

I'm sure this has probably been done before but.. I was going through my aussie's puppy pics today and it surprised me how much she's changed. She'll be 2 in May and my baby is no longer a baby. So I thought it'd be interesting to see puppy/adult pics or adoption day/happy in their new home pics. Ivy as a baby And now Ellie on the day she arrived (unplanned and definitely not staying!) And Ellie 6 years later :laugh: Stevie just after being rescued. Gorgeous dog that was hiding under that awful coat My treasured old man now

I once looked after dogs, cats and over 20 horses for a friend's parents. 1.5-2 hours work twice a day for over a week as I was doing it on my own in summer before and after work. All horses were fed hay from round bales which had to be forked into a wheelbarrow and carted around the property on foot. Dogs all had to be let off of chains and exercised. Not only did they not offer money or even a token gift, I didn't even get a thank you phone call or even a call to let me know they arrived home! I certainly didn't do it expecting something in return but not even calling to say we're home and everything is fine was awful. Needless to say there was never an offer extended to help out again. You guys are lovely. I'm sure they'll appreciate whatever you give them.

I've had a greyhound with osteosarcoma and didn't even contemplate amputation with her. I also had a greyhound with a MCT in an awkward spot and amputation was an given as an option which I didn't do (3 years post op and he's doing well on 4 legs). It's definitely not something I go into without taking everything into consideration. I guess the thing making this decision so much harder is that he's so well. He's still relatively active and he's still got a zest for life which makes it hard to not do something. The only amps I've personally been involved with are cats hence me asking for first hand experiences here. I do think he could adjust but it's a huge operation and a long recovery to put him through. And doing nothing almost seems scarier than doing the amputation.

He's 12. It's on his leg on the inside muscle area. It's a soft tissue sarcoma. We just can't go deep enough to get the margins we need, we got the width fine. He has a much better prognosis than if it were osteosarcoma.

My whippet developed a lump on his front leg in late 2013. FNAs showed it to be a spindle cell tumour. We took the lump off and were fairly confident we had ok margins (even in a really crappy location with skinny whippet legs). A couple of weeks ago a pea sized lump came back in the same location and of course we thought it was the tumour coming back. We did surgery again knowing that it was a difficult location and there was a chance we wouldn't be successful with getting the margins we needed. We've got the path results back and it's an incomplete excision. The report states that the tumour seems more aggressive than the last time. We simply cannot remove more tissue, there's only so much depth in a whippet leg. The options given to me were radiation or amputation. I have no experience with either but I'm leaning towards amputation. He's always been my problem dog (if something could go wrong then it would happen to him!!) but structurally he's very sound with no real signs of arthritis, etc. He's just turned 12 but happy and, except for the tumour, healthy. It's just such a huge decision to make. I'm sure there are some here who have made the decision to amputate for one reason or another. Anyone willing to share their experiences with the surgery and recovery?? This is my boy :heart:

Have an Aussie but would never get a BC. I have a kelpie and love her to bits but will probably not get another (I think I like the dog more than the breed if that makes sense). Love greys and whippets and a borzoi is my one day breed. Would never choose an afghan or an IG.

Very sad. I fear for my dogs with snakes. Our vets ran the last snake detection test for last season in June and the first for this season in late August/early September. Scary how long the snake season can be. Hopefully the snake which was inside my house last summer has well and truly moved on. I managed to get him outside but he disappeared pretty quickly.

I've heard that the Cobdogla caravan park gets good reviews from dog people. It's just on the Adelaide side of Barmera. I've stayed at the Red Cliffs caravan park near Mildura a few years ago which was nice (not sure if they allow dogs in cabins as I was camping).

It was the worst smell. Vomit car is the perfect name! My whippet would do that. He'd act like he wanted to meet other dogs at training and after getting permission we'd let them say hello. He would then ignore the dog and sit in front of the person's treat pouch waiting for them to give him a treat. The really embarrassing part was that if they didn't immediately understand what he wanted he'd nudge the pouch with his pointy whippet nose til they got it :o He trained a few friends to feed him by doing that (I don't think they even realised they were being trained by the dog :laugh: )

This is my iPad as of last week. Ivy is 14 months and just reminded me that she's still a bit of a chewing puppy When my kelpie was young I put her in the car after training and went back to grab something. When I got back to the car (literally about 2 minutes) I discovered that she had found a 1 litre long life milk that must have fallen out of the shopping bag and shredded it on the back seat ofmy car. I considered just selling the car after that :laugh: it was horrific

Yes, there's many people who think that... & say so. Which is nice.Trouble is when you own a less common breed, lots of people assume it's a deliberate mixed breed. Like our Tibetan Spaniels. People make guesses like 'an interesting mix?', 'pekinese crossed with something else small?'.I get a rare thrill.... when someone in the street or wherever, says, 'Tibbie!'. It always turns out that a relative or friend of that person owns one.My "koolie x" and I know how you feel!I met a lady a few weeks a go who got very excited that I knew her dog was a Murray River Curly. She thanked me for not calling him a labradoodle I get cattle dog cross mostly with Ivy . One guy flat out told me I'd been ripped off if I thought she was a purebred dog. I find it's rare that someone knows that she's an Aussie (except at trials, etc.) One strange one that I get is "She's pretty... for an Aussie" Kind of a compliment I think . Why did you feel the need to add the last part? Funny thing is that my kelpie is most likely crossed with a cattle dog but to anyone on the street she's just a kelpie. But they're all pretty!!! I know that :D I thought it was really strange that they paused and then felt the need to add "for an Aussie".

Yes, there's many people who think that... & say so. Which is nice.Trouble is when you own a less common breed, lots of people assume it's a deliberate mixed breed. Like our Tibetan Spaniels. People make guesses like 'an interesting mix?', 'pekinese crossed with something else small?'.I get a rare thrill.... when someone in the street or wherever, says, 'Tibbie!'. It always turns out that a relative or friend of that person owns one.My "koolie x" and I know how you feel!I met a lady a few weeks a go who got very excited that I knew her dog was a Murray River Curly. She thanked me for not calling him a labradoodle I get cattle dog cross mostly with Ivy . One guy flat out told me I'd been ripped off if I thought she was a purebred dog. I find it's rare that someone knows that she's an Aussie (except at trials, etc.) One strange one that I get is "She's pretty... for an Aussie" Kind of a compliment I think . Why did you feel the need to add the last part? Funny thing is that my kelpie is most likely crossed with a cattle dog but to anyone on the street she's just a kelpie.

I pay $78/fortnight for 4 dogs with bow wow. I did a quote for my kelpie with petplan and would have been paying nearly that for just her per month.

Bow wow say they have life time cover. This is from their website I couldn't afford multiple dogs with petplan so I've gone with bow wow. I've got one ear infection to claim (haven't sent the paperwork in yet) so can't comment on how good or bad they are.

I think it's more that whippets aren't exactly what people think they are. They can be "real dogs", not the delicate, fragile little dogs people imagine they are. Mine would dodge the puddles down at the farm (not a fan of getting his feet wet lol) but loved riding on the 4 wheeler just as much as the working kelpie.

Just interested in how other people's vets deal with insurance forms. Do you leave them with the reception staff for the vet to sign and post for you? Or have the vet sign in consult and post yourself?

These guys are littermates, their markings were so so similar. Miss them all terribly. Charlie, George and Stacy. Charlie and Stacy were almost identical. Really just that spot moved lol

Ivy looks very similar to both her parents but I think she's most like her grandmother. Grandmother's DOL profile This is Ivy, she's not quite 8 months in this pic. And a screenshot of her grandma from the above link.