Alkhe

Omar is gorgeous!! There are (attempts at) monthly get togethers at Kepala, but the last couple couldn't go ahead for various reasons. Keep checking the Meet up/Social/whatever it's called forum, because I think they'll start up in the new year!

I have a foster at the moment who I keep "losing" - I know there is absolutely no way he could get out anywhere, but he's partly blind, I think also a bit deaf, and he likes holing up in or on things. Basically, calling out to him is futile, so I have to go on little searches all the time :laugh: . Twice now I've found him curled up next to the toilet in the downstairs bathroom, once curled up on a spare plastic tray for my rat cage, and once behind a washing basket under hte kitchen bench. He is white, and likes blending in to things!

I think this question can really be answered without even considering the first two - with an adult dog, you can see what you are dealing with. Obviously some adult dogs will come to you without any history, and may take some time to adapt to new circumstances - come out of their shell, etc. But by and large, you already have in front of you the dog you are going to live with. With a pup, there is more malleability, but you still don't know how they're going to end up. Looking at mum and dad's temperament and traits can only give you so much of an indication (because it's also previous generations), and any other environmental factors that have and continue to affect their behaviour.

It seems that there's also a difference between "dog parks" and parks that have off-leash areas. I go to the latter, and credit it with helping my formerly very scared and unsocialised Toy Poodle to become a much more well adjusted dog. If I hadn't found this park (which thankfully and coincidentally is where I used to live, and a key reason why I ended up staying and buying in this area!) I might have a different attitude toward them. But the majority of dogs at my park are small, and I now know basically everyone who goes there, plus their dogs. Whenever a new person comes or someone brings a new dog/puppy, they are welcomed with open arms. We thankfully don't get many idiots, and those that have dogs that cause trouble never last long. I have met wonderful people, received and dispensed advice, met wonderful dogs and made friends for life through my park. There are some larger breeds, but by and large the large dogs play together, the small dogs play together, and on most nights there are two groups of people/dogs at opposite ends of the park. It just happens organically, and everybody is looking out for each other. There is another park in my area that seems to attract idiot owners who are largely absent (mentally, if not also physically) when they are there. There tend to be more large breeds there too; the area is bigger, and I know small dog owners who no longer go there for that reason. Horses for courses. So, look - they're not for everybody, or every dog. Nothing is. But I personally am not staying away from mine any time soon!

Helmut! When I had a foster grey that I thought was going to be a foster failure, I changed his name to that. It was going to be Helmut as in, distinguished german gentleman (which he was definitely NOT!!) But you could do helmet, as in.. Head thing. And could still get away with calling him Hellhound :D Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Perhaps contact Canine Coach, I know she liaised with Wayrod recently regarding transport of a dog with little notice, and was very happy with the service he provided. She may have an email address or something :)

"Paint me like one of your French girls"

I agree with everyone else - report it. The last time I was at the emergency vet, a small dog was rushed in having been attacked by a large roaming neighbourhood dog, and it wasn't so lucky. It had been on leash being walked by its owner, who had bites all over her hands and arms, and her dog never made it. If you hadn't stepped in here, it sounds like that woman and her dogs may have ended up the same way

I agree with everyone else. I don't have a problem with supporting any animals in any shelter, regardless of the policies and priorities of them. I don't think I'd really have a problem volunteering for one either, eg walking the dogs there. But I would never provide financial support, at all (obviously excluding adoption fees, were I to adopt a dog from there), and would continue to do whatever I can to spread the word about them and what I consider serious serious misgivings about their operating model.

List of dogs Snout Girl: Bert, Sally and Bruce (and an OH) Lucycharzie: Satu Mina: Hunter (possibly another 14 mth old if owner is still available Mina said). Titania : Ollie Alkhe: Mimi and Maggie (and boyfriend fiance! ) List of food Snout Girl: tba Lucycharzie: tba Mina: tba Titania: tba Alkhe: tba

Definitely not all doom and gloom - my 4kg Toy Poodle ate about 1/3 a block of chocolate and was fine. This is a dog chocolate toxicity calculator which can give an idea of the level of danger the dog will be in. http://www.dog-world.com.au/chocolate-toxicity-calculator.htm Fingers crossed that the dog pulls through, the good thing is that they've done all that they can for now, and she's in good hands.

Totally agree with both of you. Anecdotally though, I am seeing a LOT more Greyhounds around, including fosters. I live in Brunswick, Melbourne, and when I fostered (about 2 years ago) the woman at the org I fostered for always joked about the Brunswick Greyhound crew, there were so many in this area! I see quite a few people walking GAP greyhounds, and often see them with one that is obviously a foster too (a muzzled one). I realise that's just my own anecdotal evidence, but I have noticed in recent years a large increase in the number of hounds around, and people with foster hounds, too Unfortunately though, it's still just a drop in the ocean. And I completely agree with you, Hardy's Angel, there are myriad things that could be done but there's just no will to. It's shameful.

Yep. The numbers were exposed a long time ago (they're publically available anyway, if you know where to look) and public interest was pretty minimal. There was a bit of armchair activism but for the most part, that achieves nothing but warm, fuzzy feelings of having helped (as opposed to actually helping by fostering, adopting, etc). What was actually needed was legal reform but given the government can't even control the average backyard breeder and their maltipooshitoodles, they have no hope of controlling the breeding of greyhounds. In Australia, it would probably take the banning of the sport to see a real difference in greyhound welfare (both during and after their racing careers). I absolutely agree with you that it will take the banning of the sport in Australia to see any real difference. But surely it would be easier for the govt to control the breeding of Greyhounds, because Greyhounds must be registered to race. If they can't be raced, there's no (or LESS) impetus to breed.. it would be much easier for the govt to control that that BYB oodles. There's just no political will there.

If only dogs could talk.

I was a bit worried when I heard about it, but I've actually been watching BB for the last few weeks and Delilah seems to be having a great time! She seems like a very happy dog who's definitely getting lots of attention, I have no real qualms about it.

I just saw this - so, so sorry for your loss. He was far too young. RIP buddy Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

There are sometimes parti poodles born after generations of solid colours, sometimes a weird throwback just happens. Pretty cool if you ask me - I wish partis were able to be registered in Australia! Tell me this isn't the cutest dog - my mum's byb Toy Poodle Gretel, phantom colouring.

I was under the impression that it was a popularity thing as well, and that people tend to want lighter coloured GRs, which leads to more lighter ones around. I met a woman at dog school who wanted a darker coloured one and had a relaly hard time finding darker dogs!

So whoever said that thing about meeting the right individual dog... ? Yep! Seriously, match made in heaven. So happy for you Em! And to everyone else - seriously, this dog is BEAUTIFUL. <3 <

There must be, there are so bloody many JRTs! A family friend's old rescue JRT was PTS recently, and I just started creating a shortlist of JRTs for them to look at, from petrescue. Since they're not worried about age (adopted their last one at about 12), I could basically have put 3 or 4 dogs from every petrescue results page in the shortlist.. there are so so many of them If you search for small dogs in Victoria, it's basically JRTs and SWFs/shih tzu types.

That is seriously one of the cutest damn things I've ever, ever seen. She is STUNNING! And it looks like she's going to be quite large too :laugh: what a beautiful little thing! I love the name too - Harper is up the top of my girl names for my next animal :D

How gorgeous is he! Mini schnauzer actually does seem like it ticks the boxes, though. AND TOY POODLES :D

I'm just going to take this an excuse to trawl petrescue and live vicariously through.. http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/204600 - LOOK AT HIS SMILE http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/204499 http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/203935 http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/203747 http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/201772 - Iggy/Terrier http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/200508 - sml Foxie x Staffy, doesn't join in when the others bark Can you tell I have a thing for scruffy mutts? You could have your very own Mimi! She would've been a perfect dog sport dog if I've trained her - I still reckon she'd be a damn good flyballer :D

I think I'm the only one in the world who finds Alan annoying, but I could watch Stephen alllllllllll day.