~Anne~

It sounds like they're a franchise like Greencross but not as big or as corporate styled?

A huge loss to CVAR no doubt!

I trust vorbac are offering a 'rechip' at no cost through vets? If not I'd be letting them know my feelings on this issue very firmly if I were affected.

Olivia stares under the lounge in the early evening and barks. Both of them will bark if outside at dusk too. They're pugs. They're weird.

Personally I would wait until the 12 month injection is due again and then don't get it. Use the Sentinel instead. If nothing else at least with sentinel you are only dosing a months worth in one hit. With the injection you are hitting your dog up with 12 months worth and if something goes wrong you've got to wait a loooooong time for a reduction of the drug in its system.

:laugh:

Oh what fun!! You lot have turned a boring Sunday evening into a juvenile shit fight. Love it. Thanks for the entertainment. Where on earth is that rolling eye emoticon when it's needed?

Katdogs posted a thread about his earlier with a link to a document that is a little easier to absorb. See the thread here: http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/253430-changes-to-nsw-laws/

I smell bullshit.

I should also add that unless your teacher is a teacher of law, they should not be educating anyone on legal matters.

To my knowledge, sign or no sign, if your dog bites you are in trouble. You cannot void liability with a sign. Dogs are not meant to bite humans regardless of what prior knowledge you have of them being a risk.

I have no idea about the cause but I love the pic! :D

That's great. Sorry about the typos in my post too! My iPad's predictive text has a mind of its own. Sometimes I read my posts back and have no idea how it creates the words it does! I'm glad you got my meaning though. :laugh:

Hi Sylvie, I have found someone who needs them as other probably read, we've just been a little slow coordinating the handover. I can recall there was someone else with a dog with epilepsy but I am not sure who. It's such a shame or waste them given they're not a cheap drug to buy either.

Sure now worries. Better be quick though, if my luck is running I hope to be back down the coast for work around Christmas. I had to trial a number of pill cutters before I got one that would do the job easily. I used to cut up 40 or so tabs in one hit so I had plenty on hand.

I agree with your comments Sas, but there are some who are genuinely concerned about security too I'd imagine. I've also been into some filthy homes of rescuers. Each and every time I'm horrified. I've been to one that wasn't fit for humans or animals. I could barely breathe the stench was so overwhelming. When I ran my rescue I visited the potential home first for the meet and greet. If the adopters were serious about adopting and after the visit I felt they were a match they then came to my home to complete paperwork and collect the dog. I'd already been to theirs so I knew where they lived and his made me less wary of them. Essentially they were still strangers but we were linked a little more than your average stranger I guess you could say. My home then, as it is now, is clean and tidy also. I used to have people express surprise at how clean and fresh smelling my home was when I ran the rescue. They usually made comments of 'wow, are you sure you run a rescue' because it was always so clean. :laugh: but then Im germ phobic and very, very house proud. A good combination really in the rescue world.

Boofy has bitten me, twice. He's very possessive with bones and I made the mistake of not realising this, when many years ago, I attempted to take a bone from him. Has he bitten another dog? Sure he has, all of them have when they've had scraps over food. Monte I think was one of the few pugs I've known who never ever attacked another dog trying to steal his food. Olivia is actually quite a pushy bitch and she will use aggressive tactics regularly. The difference with these bites or signs of aggression is size and capacity. A topic we all often have squabbles over on this forum. When Boof bit me I moved my hand away shocked. He had marked me. When he did it again I simply picked him up by the scruff. You couldn't do this with a larger dog. I then collected the bone with my free hand and I let him know I was displeased. I have no doubt he was ready to do battle with me to keep his bone though! The same when they get into scraps over food. I just pick one up. I am not overly concerned about injury to myself because their bone structure, poorly placed/distributed teeth and size means they lack the ability usually to do any great damage. Besides which, they've never tried to bite me when I pick them up..... unless it is Boof with a bone. They rarely do damage to each other too, for the same reasons above, unless they get hold of an ear. I've seen a couple of bleeding ears over the years but that is all.

Rarely. The only time we do is when we take them to our dog beach. Both of them do not have 100% recall. Boof is pretty close but Olivia is stone cold deaf and she's stubborn to boot. To me, that's a disastrous combination and makes her high risk. The beach is the only area where the roads and other danger are too far away for them to get themselves into trouble.

Here's a couple of articles that may add a balanced view. http://www.animaldermatology.com/newsletter/20789/Derm-Digest-July-2012 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=urlFOAYWjxkC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=dermatology+canine+shaving+coats&source=bl&ots=Entm2jiSjD&sig=qUA2T5G3AdTVHPppGPXXKFBqmwM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=skGFUrWSHoK6iAfz34CQCA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=dermatology%20canine%20shaving%20coats&f=false

I'll find a picture if you like. Tash was shaved every Summer. She was a gorgeous dog with a glorious coat even after many full shaves. I live in a high tick area and it's semi rural too so there are ample examples of clipped border collies to choose from. It's a common scenario here and when out on walks and talking with people I've never heard anyone say it's ruined the dogs coat. To be fair, it's to a questions I've specifically asked either.

The passion people have for not shaving coats is always amusing to me personally. I see the same in the pug world where people also want to shave coats. Who cares if they do. It wont solve the problem of shedding but it does help keep them cooler. The idea of the belly clip is a good compromise for this breed I would think. It's not your dog though that's being shaved so why do people care so much? Sure, offer advice about the potential for sunburn and things that are true but in the end, the ultimate decision and the welfare of the dog is not anyone's concern but the owner. Osowsift, the border collie I spoke of was desexed. Her coat was glorious when it grew back every single time. She always looked like a puppy after it being shaved off.

I still have them here is you want them Anna. :) If not, I'm happy to give them to anyone that would like them.

Hmmm, sorry I can't cut and paste but page 25/26 is an interesting new development!

My Mother in law's BC was clipped every year and her coat always grew back just as gorgeous. She was a far happier dog too after it was clipped.

Oh he's beautiful! I wish I was ready to adopt. I hope he finds the perfect home.