RIP HERO

Jakemon i live next door to Sydney Dogs and Cats Home. The girls working there are good friends and helped me out alot, a dog there DOES get more time. 2 months ago, a rednose pup was seized and his mum was later surrendered, she got PTS that same day, he got a week before he was farewelled . Due to my line of work and especially my area of study this got me extra extra hard but there was nothing at all i could do. Power was abused ,nothing was issued watsoever, and im making sure he doesnt pass in vain. I get pitbull terriers coming through work alot and every single one has been an amazing dog and long time customer with no issues watsoever. I talk and explain to people the steps to take and avoid with there dogs. A lady i work with got her pitbull seized, the only way she managed to get him out was turns out the breed assessor was a customer at the store that assessed him as a staffy x and managed to get him registered as such. He is now 9 yrs old and an awesome dog. So even though i cant get my dog back, i try in direct my anger and help out the other pitbull terriers that come into my life daily. Thank you for everyones compassion and listening to the story i hope some day we can change this BSL aka bull sh$t law. :D Its been a while now since he passed and not one day can i get over it or let go... My family says im obsessed but these animals play such a big part of my life that i cant let go sometimes...

When you say now 8 weeks? have you had the puppy before 8 weeks? Samoyed puppies are super cute, the best thing is when they get older they are just as cute Hey Kelza, Ive had Bobby since he was 6 weeks, due to the breeder having very bad circumstances and had to let the puppies go early

ReadySetGo, thank you for your reply. i have spent hours and hours reading on this and i do intend on pursuing it to the full. I live in kogarah. What would you advise for the first step to be? thank you so much i really appreciate your help because there was obviously a very serious shortage of necessary steps that were not taken, realising that when i read on it myself and your further explanation confirms...

READYSETGO wat do you think it wouldhave needed...

Hey Guys... Sorry i did make a mistake it was rangers which i didnt explain properly but went to the RSPCA, i live in NSW. That was the problem. He was not papered( which i knew was a mistake as soon as he arrived and its usually something i wouldnt ever get a dog without). Sorry for not being clear enough

My amstaff hero was 11 months old when the RSPCA came around and i am sharing this story because i know something went terribly wrong. Hero was one of the most obedient dogs ive ever had the fortune of owning, he came into my life when he was 7 weeks old as a gift from friends for getting into vet school. Started training at a very young age and not once did we ever have any type of incident. Not even a growl or a bark at anyone at all. I began socialising him from a young age due to my work i can take him with me to meet hundreds of dogs and people a day. One day as we went for our afternoon walk a little girl came over to give him a hug and ofcourse he was excited as always when her dad came across saying quote ' Dont touch that thing, they eat little kids like you'. I was mind blown and offended to say the least i calmly explained to the man that what he is saying is offensive and far from the truth. Now to the main part. 1 week later the RSPCA came knocking i was not home at the time but other family members were. In short they seized hero. Coming home i was furious and dumbfounded and started making phone calls immedietly. i was given a pound number and told to ask about him the following day. So ofcourse the following day i called and after quoting the number i was given the operator told me that ' that animal was PTS'. You can only imagine what i went through and i think i lost it after that. I could not understand how this was to happen as there are alot of steps that must be taken before any animal is PTS and i believe most of you do know them. I asked if they had a qualified breed assessor( i was told he was assessed and labelled as a Restricted Breed, APBT to be exact.) the answer was no. Then i got a call back saying yes we do, So i promptly went down to speak to this person who was unavailable...MMM? The only thing i could do was take it to court, me being a student i had no sort of money to take it to court and was just soo angry and in loss that i couldnt go through it. 1 year later i still think about him every single day, i still dont understand how anyone could do that to a poor animal especially one like him. I paid a visit to my neighbour thanking him for the loss of my dog and he had nothing to say at all. I understand many of us will disagree on this issue but i would love to hear your opinions and any further questions and advice members can provide. Now im still trying to cope with my loss with Bobby my 8 week old samoyed coming into my life but every day morning and night i pray for Hero and i hope that he didnt pass away in vain and that together we can make a difference. Tears rolling down my face as i remember my best friend i hope a difference is made soon.. Thanks for reading ..

My samoyed Bobby is now 8 weeks old and after working with animals(Petbarn, dont sell live animals :)and studying vet science at Syd Uni i can say they are the best breed i have came across hands down. As other members have mentioned they are quiet stubborn but i believe even first time owners can manage this breed after doing their homework Btw all the samoyeds here are gorgeus i will upload photos of Bobby asap thanks everyone