Whippetsmum

Bless little Buffy

My beautiful ancient Himalayan Persian has died aged 21 plus. She will be missed by our family, including our 2 Whippets, whom she taught to love and respect cats. :cry:

In answer to your question, this dog had no interest in the soccer ball. My son was off chasing it maybe 20 metres from me and the dog. He never looked at the ball, he only had eyes for my dog. The reason he ran into my legs is becauses he was trying to get to my dog, and my dog got scared so tried to get as close as possible to me. Not once did my dog bark, or even look at this dog till it was charging for us.. It feels like some people think I'm at fault here, thats really disappointing. I'm a pet lover and wish the dog no harm, I would just like all owners to behave in a responsible manner. I have had a couple of occasions where my dog has slipped the lead, I've called her and she's come straight back.. and don't worry she's not perfect and neither am I, far from it actually. I'm really sorry if you thought I was blaming you in any way, it was not my intention at all. I wasn't saying you or your dog did anything wrong. I thought I'd indicated the Staffy guy should have done more on a lot of levels. The Q I asked about if we notice any behaviour like the one you described was not implying blame or a failing on your part, just a genuine Q about wanting to know when to act (for my own knowledge) My sincere apologies again for any hurt caused.

At the top of General Dog Forums, there's a bar with Breed Sub Forums. If you post onto the breed pages with the Huskys, you might get some more answers. Good luck with your search.

If your car slams into someone because your tyres are worn, you are considered at fault. The lead broke, yes, but I tend to check my leads for signs of wear, hopefully, I'd notice if something was amiss, e.g stitching came loose. The Staffy owner doesn't need to stop taking his pup out, but probably needs to check leads regularly and get some training underway for recall. It doesn't sound like Michelleva's dog was giving off aggressive signals as they were leaving when the Staffy rushed. This incident shouldn't have happened, but could the Staffy been after the soccer ball? Some dogs are really ball crazy. Can someone with dog behaviour expertise comment on this: I've been told to only let my dog look at another for a second or so (when we're walking), then to get his attention back straight after. If the Staffy was eyeing Micheleva's group for an extended time, would have been the time for the Staffy owner to correct him, not when the lead was under maximum strain? If a dog is eyeing another for longer than a few seocnds, would that be a better time to stand tall, put yourself between the 2 dogs (but not yell) than when the charge is in full flight? Would it make any difference?

I have 2 in Sydney, they like to wear coats in Winter, but no booties. I have 6ft fneces. My boy jumped a 1.4m fence easily, he saw a rabbit and just went over. He was OK with colourbond and wooden fences as he couldn't see what was on the other side. When we moved, the pool type fencing let him see what he was missing! Mine have premium kibble and fresh meat- usually chicken wings and necks although they also like lamb off cuts.

Kitt, You've given your lost friend his best chance of his family finding him safe and well. His chances on a busy road could have been very grim, and you've saved him from being hit, maimed or killed. Don't try and second guess yourself, you've done everything you can.

Imagine the horror, toddler assaulted by teenage thugs in Highschool sports ground....(oops it was a Rugby game, maybe they shouldn't have been there?)time for a reality check! Dog parks are a lottery at best, and Russian roulette most days. The dog park is as dangerous as it comes, you are reliant upon people you mostly don't know to control animals you don't know, with an ever changing mix of dogs and owners. If you can guarantee the attendees, maybe your odds are better. You may know your dog, but can you be sure of the others? I think the pup owners need to re-think socialisation..... they have rocks in their head if socalisation means the free for all that dog parks can deteriorate into. Socialisation is a far broader concept. e,g, : Get into puppy classes, meet up with friend's dogs in controlled conditions.....take puppy to busy environments- cafe's, shopping areas, markets....dog parks can wait. for ignorant Puppy owners! When any new dog- pup or otherwise eneters a dog park- it should be heads up for all.

Agree, It's not Ok to complain about services but not support good customer service. Positive reinforcemnet is where it's at.

Agree, they need to find some alternate accomodation. If they're all scared of dogs, why would they think it's Ok to stay over and have you tip toe around them? Would they camp in a lion park? Maybe meet them for lunch somewhere or arrange a picnic to catch up with them. Don't forget if the family come over at all, they cannot bring chocolate, very difficult for kids to comprehend at Easter, but dogs and chocs don't mix.

Imagine the Vigilantes.....there'd be a spate of dog poisonings. If council allow the Advocate to publish a list, they could have a lot of blood on their hands.

Does a dog get disqualified if this happens during agility?

Gotta love a Poo-bag thread!

I'm jealous......it's jsut a bit too far to drive for a weekend. Is anyone is Sydney having a Whippet fun day?

It does sound familiar. There's a current thread in "In the news" where a farmer shot someone's dogs and dumped their bodies with an apparantly venomous note attached. Your friend needs to check with the council, if the dogs wandered onto the neighbours property, but weren't bothering the cows, they might still get shot at.....depends how the neighbour sees the situation. Getting rid of the gate sounds like a good first action, but is there some sort of right of way?

I'm sorry that you lost your dogs Dog-Owner. I hope the landlord has made an apology to you for letting the dogs out, I know it wouldn't help much. I hope you and the town get over what has happened. Something like this can happen to anyone- all it takes is for someone to leave a gate open....and it wasn't Dog-Owner who left the gate open, as stated in their first post: "Our landlord accidently left the gate open when he was doing some maintenance on the back of our house. They were securely in their yard apart from this instance." i]"your dogs got out, which meant they weren't too securely contained,"-[/i]Linda K Linda K, I understand you are angry about what happened to your horse, but being bitter doesn't help you or Dog-Owner or the farmer. In the incident described, what else could Dog-Owner have done to make the dogs more secure? It doesn't matter how high the fence is or how many padlocks are on a gate when a landlord can come in and leave a gate open. The dogs didn't "get out" of a secure yard, the yard was unsecured by another person, who unfortunately as a landlord has rights of access to make repairs. .

Sorry of this has already been addressed, but has this been raised this with Dogs NSW yet? If so, does anyone know what their response has been yet?

I can feel both my Whippets microchips, but they'd be pretty easy I'd imagine.

Even if it's curiosity, there's a big weight difference and little kitty could get hurt.

There's nothing wrong with taking a dog to get it scanned as a first action, it can be less stressful for the dog and owner than going to a pound. I think it's the location of where the dog is found and not the vet that determines which pound. If anyone lives in Glenwood area, the vet in the Kellyville Pets complex seems to be open all weekend and reasonably late too and they do scan if you take the dog in to them. I took a dog there a little while ago to locate the owner. Baulkham Hills Vet on Old Northern Road has held a dog while the owner was on their way when I took a previous stray there. Re: Pounds- I would hate to be searching the Pounds while my dog was being kept somewhere else, but some pounds have bad reputations, so people are scared to leave the dogs at pounds. For this reason, Councils need to do more to promote their pounds as places for dogs to be kept safely so owners and pets can be reunited quickly.

I Have an Impreza hatch, so it's not that roomy once the crates, gazebo, chairs and dogs get in. The wire crates can make a mess of your boot and interior if you are squeezing them into a smallish space- definately try and get some sort of cover to protect the interior. If you are having to manoeuvre crates into the back seat and someone is parked next to you, you or the other car could end up with scratches from the wire crates too. I'm told there are also crate carriers that mount to a tow ball (if you have one), it would be easier to load the wire crates onto than roof racks.

14 years old Whippet- PTS after a long battle with Cushings disease, lots of tumours.

Smart phones don't necessarily have smart owners :laugh: I've had my Samrt Phone for 2 yeras, and am only just catching up with it, but I know it will always be smarter than me. Everytime I think I understand it there's an upgrade (for the phone but sadly not for me) I honestly had no idea what those little hologram things on ads were for until a few weeks ago. I don't think I'm alone. If you have a hologram or whatever their called on the tag, your best hope is an honest 14 year old finds your dog!

To add conetxt for those of us who don't bother with Haute Coutour: From UT Sandiego News: "The West Coast hip hop-inspired shirt and short ensembles - paired with tights, in a concession to winter weather - were printed with growling Rottweilers, bits of foam flying from their menacing canines"

There are different ways of thinking about bonding, if the family expected it would be like falling in love and expecting a huge gush of emotion, that may be the problem. They were already in love with dog 1, so the emotion may be different. Try thinking about it as not falling in love, or that middle "we're in love" stage, but the later, more settled stage of a relationship. Falling in love with dog 2 can seem like a betrayal to dog 1 for some people. I do wonder what "bonding" means in some families, maybe your friend needs to rethink what bonding means to her, and what she and her family were expecting of the new dog. e.g What role did they have in mind? Maybe the kids snuggling with the dog is how they should think about bonding? If they broadened their definition, they probably will find the dog has bonded, but if they are expecting dog b to be the same as dog a and the relationship to be the same, it won't be. If I defined bonding as dog and I must be together all the time, I wouldn't have "bonded" with my girl, she takes herself off into another room sometimes, and doesn't have to be with me all the time. If it was a problem, it would be my problem, not hers. I have different relationships with my 2 but I we have a really sound bond. Maybe the new dog isn't as needy as your friend expected, if she isn't as in your face as the first, maybe that's because the position was already taken? Possibly the new dog is a smart pooch- new owner, not much time, new dog has company of first dog, so the new pooch has happily adapted to it's new situation. Maybe the expectation of dog 2 is very high, esepecially if dog1 is well behaved and affectinate, hard act to follow. Other possibility, if families get a second dog but don't spend much time with the second, it will most likely bond to the other dog, but as people have already pointed out, working with the dog and spending 1:1 time will definately help, encourage your friend to put some special time in with dog2, and see what happens.