Tralee

Totally lost it this morning, without warning.

I can't believe its been more than a year.

However, I was able to use it to finish her Eulogy.

My satin coated Princess,

Holy heiress of white,

Who gave time its sweetness,

And brightness to light.

Dear lover of puppies,

Always happy to great,

Strange canines and people,

Out in the street.

Mother of Workers,

Companions and Sires,

With soft, placid heart,

And simple desires.

Now resplendent in Glory,

Outshinning Day light,

You were taken too early,

To join Arawn's plight.

Be faithful and worthy,

Look down from above,

While waiting there knowing,

We believe in your love.

Be One with us always,

Help us to never forget,

That the doorway to Heaven,

Can be found in a Pet.

Terribly bad news Maeby.

Its not nice when it happens, but they do stay with us, forever.

Immediate threat to all dog owners. That's a little alarmist don't you think?

I raced into this thread thinking my dogs were at risk of imminent death.

I had visions of a murderous spree being undertaken by masked madmen.

I can well understand the concerns but whipping dog owners into a frenzy with irrational and broadly based statements will not help the cause in my opinion.

Not irrational and overstated at all.

Having been through the courts with Dangerous Dog Declarations I am under a serious threat.

I keep, and love, Maremmas.

My plans include a long and successful relationship over the few decades I have remaining with this divine breed.

I'm not opposed to going to live elsewhere.

This Planet Stupid stuff is just getting intolerable.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Do you have life insurance?

:D

Why, are you planning on killing her :laugh:

I don't know why, it's not like he's in the will :rofl: :rofl:

For all I know, you might be Jennifer. :D

So what were the latest photo's supposed to highlight or prove ?

Only one photos.

Did you watch the video?

Observe the quality of maremma required to Best in Shepherd Group in Europe.

Its one of Manuela Donadoni's dogs, the maremma breeders, 'breeder' in Italy.

Lets say, consistent breeder of World beating Maremmas, equalled only by Anna Albrigo.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Do you have life insurance?

:D

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Nuh!

We all miss buddy Cazstaff.

We also feel some of your sorrow and loss.

I lost two girls last year, both probably avoidable.

I will never forgetten them or let history repeat itself.

"Thou has given us dogs, how great thou art".

Congratulations Steve.

Did she have 15, like this lot?

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas.

It seems to me that dogs biting, in this type of situation, is mostly a reflex action.

And, once the bitting frenzy starts, the reflex action continues.

If you get in the middle of it, then you get bitten.

This is my observation, of course, and I've not trained dogs to apprehend.

But I have spent time trying to desensitize a few after they had been mistreated by neighbours.

Training, it appears to me, is arbitrary in the mix of conflict.

Dogs do not discern what is a stick, what is a miscreant's leg, or what is the handler's arm.

If the reflex is triggered by a stimulus near the dog's jaws, then the teeth clamp on it.

Its not a difficult concept.

We had bindis in our lawn when we first bought our house in Gympie, there were brown seeds everywhere so O/H got out the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the lawn, worked fine

We then killed the plants with feed and weed.

For my backyard I just spray them a couple of times in spring. There are none on the slipping track where I take them running.

I've had to spray the yard this year too.

Then I scooped them all up with the lawn mower.

I think its unacceptable, however, out at Broken Hill they used to say that it would toughen the dogs up, and they have to walk on the road anyway.

Poor puppies.

People do it all the time take dogs leave them unattended to go shopping Personally i think these people are irresponsible idiots without any thought to there dogs & break the obvious rule of having there dogs under effective control.

Its also illegal in NSW.

I am so over the interpretation and argument that dogs can be afixed to a post legally.

This section of the law applies to the back of utes and similar situations where a dog might be caged or tethered.

I don't know what's so surprising, the thought has crossed my mind.

Consequently, I haven't missed one feed in over eight years. :D

Joking about this is very bad taste

Did you think that was meant to be funny?

Two very serious issues, my death and the welfare of my dogs afterwards.

Unlike some, I try to consider all possible scenarios.

I don't know what's so surprising, the thought has crossed my mind.

Consequently, I haven't missed one feed in over eight years. :D

Female Maremmas don't bark at all. :laugh:

My dogs bark to call me out, so I go out.

I investigate what they're barking at, and they wag their tails appreciatively.

Then I give them a pat, and tell how good they are.

They usually stop after that.

The Maremma sheepdog works in partnership.

In the 'burbs if the partnership is maintained they are easily managed.

At the times when the object of their barking is not passing on, I put them in their kennel/laundry.

I've gone out to my dogs at 2 in the morning and then kids at school have asked me what I was doing up at that hour. :laugh:

Yep.

Maremma Sheepdog puppy boy.

He also catches mice, lizards and anything that moves.

Mostly vermin but it worries me what he'll do if he finds a snake.

EDIT: Sorry!

You mean a Rescue blacklist.

A necessary evil I would think.

Hahaha

I have another kind of blacklist

I noticed the list is men and women.

I don't get the 'lippy' thing though, maybe because I haven't seen the film.

EDIT: Sorry!

You mean a Rescue blacklist.

A necessary evil I would think.

hi hankodie

My dogs are get kept inside a 6 ft fence made of 1.5 x 2 m panels and 6 ft chain mesh fence when I am away from the house.

I keep my dogs away from the boundary fence around the property.

It stops my dogs annoying people but more impertantly, it stops people annoying my dogs.

The fence panels join the rear of the house, and the downstairs laundry makes an excellent kennel for them.

They have a large yard, divided into two big areas, and have learnt to play together, tease and boss each other around.

Jemima

Why don't you ask Steve, she's here often enough?

:)

The US is not currently on my list or is likely to be anytime in the future.

I have a very short list of one, Italy.

But I would not collect a dog unseen from overseas, and have only sourced dogs from people I have known well and trusted impeccably.