michaeljud

I agree Dogzonline is a fantastic site. I see it as the best site about pedigree dogs in Australia by far and I agree it's got a lot more on offer presently than JUD about pedigree dogs and this may forever so. The purpose of my posts in this thread were to provide an official response to an thread generated on this site about JUD detailing what had happened, how I was now in charge of the site and what I am doing to address the issues raised in this post. People were posting "this is happening, now that is happening" and I saw it as important to ensure those concerned and affected received an official statement from Just Us Dogs as to what had happened, and what was now going on. Having read the Terms and Services here http://www.dolforums.com.au/forumrules.html - it doesn't seem I have breached the DOL Forum rules and terms of Use. Jaxx, i agree, make false claims or claims that are only true under certain circumstances would be dishonest. I've not done and would not do this. I stated:- "The site is the top ranking site in Australia for "Dogs" and to me its such a shame its content does not measure up to its rankings." Nothing false, misleading or conditional about this, its a simple fact. The JUD site ranks No.1 on Google.com.au for "Dogs". Thanks to all those who have emailed me direct, I appreciate your ideas, concerns and offers of support.

Jaxx'sbuddy I expect you are right, in that many people will be more specific with their searches... though I'm not sure the "pure breed dog" is ever going to be a high traffic term. the term pure breed, seems to be more a term that breeders associate with, not so much people looking for a dog for a pet. Looking at the JustUsDogs stats, the people that navigate to the puppies for sale pages type in the following Dogs Dogs for Sale Puppies for Sale Dog Breeds with then a whole heap of combination's of dog breed + breeders I appreciate JUD stats will be somewhat skewed, because its only on page 2 for Pure breed Dogs.... but looking at the internet generally, comparing say google trends here http://www.google.com/trends?q=dog+breeds%...=all&sort=0? Dog Breeds is far more used by punters than pure dog breeds.... I think in part because many potential dog owners just assume that if they search for dog breeds, that they will be pure breed dogs. They don't appreciate the need to specify this in their search? Well... that's what I am thinking is the result of these stats anyway. But Jaxx's buddy, I take your point. Just Us Dogs is not number one for many important terms relating to dog breeds and breeders, though it is top 10 for many. For example for the search "dog breeds" the dogsonline site comes in at 5, Just Us Dogs at 8. In my mind, there is no question that the dogsonline site is by far and away the best pure breed dog site in Australia. I can't be too concerned about this - my eyes are on the future. All I can do is improve it, and give everyone another option. Anyway, with that said, I am looking at January 15 as the relaunch date, with new breed descriptions and features for breeders and will make a public announcement when the changes go live.

I think the position you have taken against the site Bokezu is one deserved and no doubt, its held by more than you. Justusdogs, is not the first site to be hacked. Westpac Bank has been hacked and defaced, as well as losing control of thousands of credit card numbers. Hundreds of sites every day are subject to attacks, and many succumb. Even Matt Cutts(senior webspam guy at Google) has had his website hacked and defaced. A similar technique used to hack the JustUsDogs site(SWL injection), was used to hack the NASA website just last year. I'm not making any excuses for the security problems historically experienced by JustUsDogs - the site had not been updated from a technology perspective for many years. All I am saying is that it can and does happen to websites from time to time, and whilst its a terrible thing, I hope in this case it is not seen as an unforgivable sin. I intend to revamp the site as promised and keep an ongoing dialogue with breeders to try and win back some trust. As the services and quality of the site improve, I hope in time to win some people over. As far as I can tell, the site has been No.1 on Google.com.au for "Dogs" for at least 3 years. Whilst other sites are clearly more well known within the pure breed dog breeder community.... to the casual web surfer in Australia interested in a "Dogs"...well... these people go to Google, type in "Dogs" and get the Just Us Dogs website. Now, if I can bring the site technology and content up to a quality deserving of this ranking - i hope that everyone will win out as a result. My user account is open to receive messages, if anyone wishes to offer me some advice privately, or get something off their chest - fire away. I am in this for the long term, my goals are real and pure and I am happy to take all advice and criticism as being useful if sometimes painful to hear.

Yes, its still running as a going concern - i was pretty shocked though considering the traffic how little effort has gone into it. I had trouble adding a listing, and found parts of the site confusing. I'm not keen to take the whole site down for 6 weeks till its fixed - that would risk the site's NO.1 rankings.... but I am considering suspending the addition of listings till I fix all of the programming.

Hello All My name is Michael Andrews, and I was also affected by the problems at JustUsDogs. I had previously simply joined the newsletter...but found myself receiving emails from people wishing to purchase vet grade steroids! The then owner, Nici Bruckner advised me her website had been hacked and all sorts of fake listings, drugs for sale, and extreme adult imagery had been posted to the site. I am a web professional, and have helped Nici with the winding back of the site to its pre hacking state, and locked down the site to prevent it happening again. More recently, Nici has asked if I would consider purchasing the site as she did not have the time or resources needed to bring it up to scratch.(I am sure everyone here has seen the problems. Poor breed descriptions, poor listing layouts, poor services section). We have as of today, finalised terms for a sale of the site and assuming our lawyers can work out all the fine details, I will officially take over the site on the 14th of December. The site is the top ranking site in Australia for "Dogs" and to me its such a shame its content does not measure up to its rankings. My first task will be to update the breed descriptions, which are by any definition, poor. Next, i will be revamping the services offered to members, which are very dated. Then, I will be locking down the offering of puppies to sale properly, so only registered breeders can do so. With lots more to come in the new year. I appreciate many people were affected by the problems with the site, and I don't expect trust to be regained quickly, but please know I am on the case, I will be working hard over the next 3 months to make the site the site it should be. Anyone who wishes to contact me with suggestions of comments, positive or negative, please do feel free to do so, I am here to listen.