Mrs Rusty Bucket

I've had dogs remember me after 1 and 2 year absences. 10 days is nothing. However, after I left my dog at boarding kennel for several weeks - she recognised me and was pleased to see me but equally pleased to see the boarding kennel staff - which was good - I would have had to find a new boarding kennel if she hated them, but I was slightly jealous. However I don't make a big deal of greetings when I return from being away.

What about asking for volunteers through the local dog obedience club to walk with your Grandmother. I second the thought, even though it's been two weeks, still report it - that way it's not a "new thing" if another / same dog does it again (to someone else). Ie grandmother might be less worried about causing trouble if she thinks what that dog might do someone else's dog or maybe a child. a couple of drops of cussons detergent in a squirty bottle stings like hell if it goes in the eyes / face. But you'd have to explain why you're carrying it. Maybe a couple of drops of tee tree oil or lavendar oil - in water might be explainable as "my dog likes to roll in stinky things". But a spray bottle and a dog lead is too much. Definitely needs a walking partner (with or without a dog).

I had a receptionist at my regular vet try to persuade me to go elsewhere when I was trying to get in because my dog had eaten a glad wrap sandwich or chicken bones or both. I told her I was coming now. So they were great when I got there, I had to wait my turn so as not to start a fight with the customers already there - they were pretty busy and my dog did not look like she was in trouble - there is a time limit but it is fairly generous. Once she was in - it was all good and they fawned all over her which she loved. She even forgave them for making her vomit... I've had GP receptionists do the same thing - they can't win. The vet / gp complains they over book and then complains they stop the emergencies. One GP I had asked me why I only came in for "wimmins things" - I said because a check up is something you can book three weeks ahead and a sick certificate for a cold or flu has to be done today... and I couldn't ever get in. She was not happy.

lovemymutts there were other photographers out there. Sometimes one gets home and looks at the pix and they're all crap, blurry, heads chopped off etc so they don't get put up, and some people need "round tuits" and didn't get any for Christmas. I left my camera in the car - it would not have taken good pix in the conditions we had (semi shade, fast moving dogs/tongues).

Fair enough MM. Steve has been spotted surfing these forums today - so you could drop him an email and either link this thread or just explain directly where you're at and where you want to be. He's great with "after sales support" or even "pre sales support".

Where is the e-collar legal and the prong collar - illegal? In my state - the prong collar is legal, and the e-collar is not. As best I can tell, e-collars are not legal in Victoria under their "prevention of cruelty to animals" act. http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/L...%20Dec%2008.pdf Pdf page 15, doc page 11, division 2, section 11: There's a lot more stuff about having the animal checked by a vet first and the operator getting training the animal being trained in the use and not leaving it on all the time. So MissMaddy - have you talked to Steve at K9Pro again since your new dog has arrived and gotten any ideas from him. Then at least you could claim "supervision by a qualifed dog trainer".

Mine seems to know what "OI" means. Also use "uh", "bah", "rrrr" (high pitched trill), "wee wee wee" and run away, "ssssk" hiss Not quite the same as "try again" or "oops" and "nope". and then there is the "NOOOOO" which is more for me when she does something life threatening, she's got no clue what that means and if we're at that point she's already been ignoring me. So sometimes she gets "BYEEEE" instead, ie when my brain kicks in again and I know the only thing I can do is let her know I'm leaving her... (then she comes running every time).

I've got a sook. She likes eating tissues too. Oh wait... She also likes scaring the pants off the meter readers and the lawn mower man.

Hi Skitch Menacing is not the same as "attacking" ie menacing can be as simple as looking scary (barking and growling and lunging) behind a (relatively secure) front fence. There has been a recent case in Adelaide that was in the letters to the mesenger / courier where a big dog described as a "rottweiler", used to menace everything that went past its picket fence and eventually smashed some pickets off and killed two SWF being walked past. Owner picked up one to protect it but Big dog still grabbed it from her and killed it. That one was probably PTS but it was all too late for the SWF. The big dog should have been declared "menacing" and kept in a secure enclosure out the back. That's what the rules are for. Councils vary on what action they take and how much of the rules they follow. They have to be convinced someone is going to sue them if something goes wrong and even then they don't always do anything (staff don't have to pay when their inaction costs the council money). It can be very frustrating. I used to live with an ACD. We baby sat a labrador for a friend - it pulled several fence palings off next to the neighbour's driveway and left our place but the ACD stayed home. Neighbour came home, he likes to play tease the ACD while ACD has fun being scary, barking. So neighbour gets out of car, starts game up with ACD, and while walking to the door of his house along the driveway - has a huge fright when he realises the fence is broken and the ACD could "get" him if it wanted. It didn't. It had a very clear understanding of the game and where home was. It's something I like about ACD.

Thanks KHM for filling in the brain fades. Jaana - D'Oh, I knew that. She was the first one I met. Likes a treat. Would like to see before and after pix of Nikki the fence climbing Shar Pei x - I think she will look dramatically better at the next meet. If Miss Squish has found a home for her, then she must persuade new owner to bring... Well here's dreaming anyway. What kind of dog is Daisy? How big? Clam shell got a lot of use. My fave was Pele bobbing for apples I mean tennis balls.

Success is an empty zuccini slice container... This is my take on the photos, and no, I didn't know every dog's name. And forgive me for the descriptions. Thank you to LWC for posting the pix and eating slice... Post 65 Ash maybe? Wolfhound x There were two of them Peggie the hairy dog Don't know the black Greyhound's name. Dotty the coolie Post 66 Don't remember kelpie's name (sorry). Was very sweet, in a lick and run kind of way. Cream Lappie - also forget name. Sineka Lappie with PMT Banshee - the bumblebee Jaxx the Boston terror Post 67 What is it with Frosty and tongue? Another gorgeous Lappie Yogi the humpy dog Spot the dog Another humpy, shar pei x SWF - Don't know its name sorry

Letter box and watermeter usually mark the edge of the property. I used to live in Campbelltown, Adelaide, SA too (on the Torrens side) and I didn't have a front fence either. If I remember right, the letterbox and water meter were practically on top of each other. And set back a bit (5m or so) from the edge of the road. It's usually fairly obvious where the boundary lines are if you look up and down the street to see where the gardens leave a path for the postie and get a little bit less enthusiastic - ie council owns everything even if you plant it on their side. How far from the kerb to the property boundary can vary from street to street. So if the dog never went past the letter box, you're pretty safe. PS the rules are here http://www.dogsncats.asn.au/webdata/resour...agement_Act.pdf page 7 section 7 - dog is at large if it is unrestrained by a responsible person and is on public property or private property without the owner's permisson. Ie if it is on private property with the owner's permission it does not have to be restrained with a lead. page 24 has a bit about attacking and harassing but there is an exception if the dog is "defending" its own property from intruders. Ie so long as your dog stayed on your private property - all good. Unless it had previously been declared dangerous or menacing and then there are "enclosure" rules ie dog must be kept somewhere escape proof.

I think council would not do anything much if there was not a vet bill for repairs to doggy injuries. If you admit your dog was off lead on the street, you may be fined. I'd only admit the dog was in the driveway with the gate open and while it was very excited it never touched the other dogs, and I would not admit it was off your property. The council may just warn you. They really would not be interested in court costs if you say you want to contest any fine and they'd have a hard time proving anything did happen (no dog bites/wounds). And the couple with their dogs may just have been freaked out and by the time they get home and realise all is ok with their dogs - they may not bother hassling the council. If they were really worried, they'd have council phone number for ranger in their phone. I know I do for my local area - mostly because I keep collecting stray dogs when I go for walks with my own. But there are also a couple of attack dogs and people in my area that I'd like to get council to sort out.

Are you still celebrating NYE, PeiLuvR? Caps lock key too blurry... I like Miss Squish's hounds but they usually only want a quick tail rub from me and they're off...

Tah for that Tassie Though I did feel slightly seasick watching the sideways bit. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's dog's fetch is um, intermittant...

Bushranger Not sure how one person who is nasty can make you quit. It's hard to tell how if you did "everything right" that you could have gotten a scare. It's also hard to tell why you would tell us this story. Note - the cab of a ute is not necessarily a safer place for a dog to be left unattended - one of my cousins lost his dog when the door blew shut and he thought the dog was already out of the car and it was cooked in the cab. Like the others have said, if you're going to put the dog on the ute tray - it's best if it has protection from hot floors and direct sun and is not tethered by the neck but has a harness or crate. I've seen some brilliant rigs in utes and some shockers. This looks like it would do the job reasonably well http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pets-...n-331679120.htm But no dog is going to be safe locked in or on a ute in the Australian Summer Sun. Much better - in my opinion to keep him with you while you pay the bill even if he does get excited about every other creature that comes in. My evil hound puts her paws on the counter and peers over the top and charms all the vet staff. I still don't get how she can reach that high.

address is first post on page 1 of the permanently pinned Adelaide social... http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...t=0&start=0 Time for this one is approx - ie some of us are always late (me). First post of this thread eg click on [1] or the [<<] in box at the top or the bottom of the thread window next to the bit that says how many pages.

I find the best stuff is stuff that is easy to eat with one hand and can be put in a container that has a lid so the dogs can't accidentally? taste it. And bonus - lids usually keep the rain off. So I like to bring slices already sliced. Thinking about quiche this time though. Will have a look at recipes to see if I have enough stuff to make it. Otherwise it might be the usual (zuccini slice).

Wow I couldn't stop my dog. She just loves being up high. My problem is getting her to leave it when appropriate, same with dog walk. And then there's getting contacts ie she doesn't get why it's not ok to jump off the top - including on to me sometimes. I think if she wouldn't, I'd go with the laying it out flat. Another team in our class had to do that with the dog walk because her dog didn't like the metal feel of it.

Sharpei can also have blue on their tongues. And I have ACDx and the black ticks are on her tongue and gums too. That one looks like your standard urban feral dog. Seen dogs like that in Bali, Cairo and outback Australia too.

Um, true - but only when I tell her to, or there's a cat, or when we're panicking about being apart from the boss. Oops. I stupidly (we can all do it) failed to lock the door in my local favourite council rep candidate's face when I went to get some stuff printed for her. Door blew open cos nothing was holding it. Dog decided to go exploring (or check on the neighbours), jumped neighbour's fence - about 50cm high. I get back and she's not coming back for nothing. So I open my gate thinking she won't jump the fence, candidate is leaving with the stuff I had for her, my dog decides she wants to greet and gets all wiggly but won't come. So I do agility game - "WAIT" and she does, and then I get in race start stance, "GO" and straight back in over the wall fence at the front - about 70 cm high, she goes back to me. We were so surprised but I had her back at that point. Sigh. Some games/commands are clearly conditioned better than others. I really need a screen door, and I should have shut the dog out the back before going to get my stuff. Stupid stupid. At least candidate didn't give my any advice on dog handling.

SecretKei So glad you're not like the inlaws. It's so sad. Eg my dog does save up for walks to crap but I still get to clean up - urk. My dog had so much fun with my extended family's dogs on Christmas day. And nobody got hit, even when some of the dogs started to help with the washing up. And not one family member deliberately fed the dogs under the table or gave any scraps. Has anyone posted the one about "if the dog has five moles it must be a Staffy"? Do all dogs have five moles? And feral foxes in Australia are much larger than the ones in the UK but I don't know how that relates to Fox Terriers.

grass seeds can just keep burrowing. I'd be going to the vet before it gets hard to reach.

I feed Nutro Natural Choice (chicken and rice). I was feeding Advance (made by the same company) but it didn't agree with my dog. Never tried RC. http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/index.php Note - this lists american ingredients. My nutro pack lists dried chicken first on the ingredient list and RC on the website lists Rice - gets it a 2 star rating (out of 6 for the best) on the website nutro n c chicken and rice - lists chicken meal first - and is "unrated" ie not recommended. So not sure what to make of that except the website rates the american ingredient list and the Australian ingredients seem to be slightly different. I don't have a pack of RC to compare. But the best is more like something like Eagle Pack or Artemis. But those don't agree with every dog either. I guess I'd try one brand for a month and if I was happy with that - I'd probably stay with it. PS - water is a chemical. Does "no chemicals" mean no "toxic" chemicals or no "synthetic" chemicals? And water will kill you if you breathe it in liquid form or drink too much of it in a day (maybe 10 litres?).

This one is about annoying customers - nothing to do with dogs. "family portrait photographer"