melchiron9

When I spoke with Tania from PAWS last night she was happy for him to go to CPR Maree, 'cause she hasn't got a placement for him as yet. My understanding was that he was coming to you late next week if no one else was able to take him earlier on...? To Carlo11, I volunteer at the pound where this Spitz boy is; he is a lovely, affectionate, friendly boy. Just adores pats and being with you. His teeth are in good order, his coat has some burrs and seeds in it, but I'm pretty sure that a thorough grooming would be sufficient, I don't think he'd need to be fully clipped off. The pound have listed him as a Pomeranian cross, but to me he looks like a German Spitz (same family of dogs, just larger). He is much larger than a Pom, probably about three to four times larger, but still not a big dog, and not even what I think of as a medium sized dog. When you take him out of the pen and into an exercise yard he's social enough with other dogs (through the fences) but doesn't seek them out to play with up and down the fences. He's very happy to be with the person he's with. He presents as a low-medium energy fellow - a bit of a walk away from the dog compound area and he's quite satisfied, he wouldn't demand exercise. Hope that helps, Which rescue group are you with Carlo11?

I volunteer at the pound (I'm the friend mentioned by Plan B, above) and have been advocating for, fighting for, the animals at the Wollondilly/Picton pound to receive better outcomes, both re how they're treated whilst in the pound and their final outcomes. The pound's kill stats for the 10/11 financial year were APPALLING, but the last six months they have noticeably improved as they've been under considerable scrutiny, and I have been spoon feeding them the solutions to their high kill status. It is only a small pound, and it would take very little for them to be a low kill facility, but they've put up considerable resistance to change, and it's only through months and months of staying on their case that they're finally taking some of the steps necessary to get them there. I've been making contact with many rescue groups about the dogs at the pound and am continuing to network the dogs and cats in order to get them out alive. I'm glad that some folk on this thread have found Council helpful, because a number of others have found them very difficult to deal with. Fingers crossed Council will become more consistently positive and cooperative in their attitude to rescue groups. Thanks for bringing folks' attention to the pound, I GREATLY appreciate any and all help that the Wollondilly animals can get. I am meeting with senior managers of Council on Wednesday to continue discussions about the protocols and protections needed for the Wollondilly animals, and also ways Council can be proactive in promoting the animals and meeting community expectations (not to mention their legal obligations) with regards to the handling of impounded companion animals. Thanks again, it would be Fantastic if more rescues could get dogs from Wollondilly. Oh, and Lab Rescue... do you take cross bred Labs in to care? There's a lovely, lovely young dog at the pound at the moment who they've put down as a Lab cross. He's very people oriented (not that interested in other dogs if there's a person to talk to instead), friendly and smiley. He's got Big feet and plenty of bone; I'm not sure what else might be in the mix, but he's very attractive. I didn't walk him myself on the weekend, but the volunteer who did was very positive about him. He'd be a very devoted companion for someone who can put in a bit of training time to guide his youthful enthusiasm. He can be viewed by going here and clicking on the dated link: http://www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_jentlacontent&view=category&id=2575&Itemid=3052

That's funny. I didn't say I had any particular opinion on Horse's temperament or the assessments that have been done. I said "Whether or not he is actually aggressive", which means whether he is or whether he isn't. I also didn't make any comment about him being able to pull someone over; so it seems to me that you've managed to miss the point quite adeptly yourself. My point is this: Horse's temperament has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not he looks like some other dog that is aggressive, so be fair and don't bring SOME OTHER IRRELEVANT DOG into the picture.

dogmad said - "He looks very similar to another dog I've come across that is also extremely dog aggressive." Say what?!?! Whether or not Horse actually has aggression issues, this is a ridiculous statement - based not in knowledge but in prejudice. He probably reminds a whole bunch of people of a whole bunch of various dogs they've all known before but that doesn't mean that his temperament can be predicted based on any of those previous associations with OTHER DOGS. Horse's merits or otherwise are HIS, and he doesn't earn a 'pass' or 'fail' based on any other dog's past performance. Be fair.