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For a small dog it's cheap enough just to by a commercial raw diet such as Dr Billinghurst, Big Dog, Country Canine etc.

Personaly I would have had a friend adopt these dogs by now and delt with the issue of not scanning after.

www.greatdanerescue.com.au/sa.htm

I have found a dog in the Blacktown district today, I tried to call but its just a message. Anyone know if there are drop off boxes there?

I thought many were mixes. I find it hard with Staffies as they're a breed highly BYB and can have a huge spectrum of what they look like even if 'pure'. I didn't have any issues with photos or angles. There was one photo where I couldn't guess what it was, simply a mixed breed imo.

man, we tried to feed both dogs them today and they turned their noses up lol!

If you're having ongoing itchy problems that your Vet is unable to assist you with you would be best asking for a referral to a dermatologist otherwise it's all guessing which is a waste of your money and time.

Great Dane Rescue & Rehoming NSW www.greatdanerescue.com.au [email protected] Providing foster care in NSW, TAS, ACT & VIC Breed specific Rescue however from time to time will take Daney looking youngans where space permits. We also do take the occassional all-breeds dogs as personal fosters not associated with GDRR NSW. Our group and other Great Dane Rescues in 2011 assisting in rehoming close to 200 Purebred Great Danes, not many people realise how many Great Danes are in need and the numbers are increasing with more and more BYB's entering the market and perhaps even surpassing what registered breeders are breeding. We deal mostly with BYB Danes and those of unknown history. Great Danes typically take 1-3 months to rehome depending on behavioural challenges. We have limited resources as our foster carers have to have allow the dogs inside, to be able to seperate fosters if required and most of our fosters are behaviouraly / medically changelled so we have to have the right carers. Our breed is very sensative and we see mostly dogs with fear related issues and mostly seperation anxiety initially. All our Foster carers have access to Behaviourists regardless of their geographical position so sometimes that involves phone and email consults for regional carers. We provide our foster carers with whatever they need or wish to request from us such as Premimum Kibble, Worming, Flea Treatment, Anxiety Supplements, Crates, Thundershirts, Enrichment toys, accessories etc. We fundraise constantly to provide our carers and dogs with everything they could possibly need. A goo d portion of our funds are spent on behaviourists and behavioural modification items. Any dog adopted from us has to be safe with other dogs and people. We will euthanise for aggression that has not been able to be rectifed. We do not accept human aggression cases. We will not accept not rehome serious escape artists. No dog leaves us until its seperation anxiety has been mostly if not completely rectified. Dogs that need extra behavioural support are boarded where space permits with our Sydney Behaviourist until a time they are suitable for rehoming. We currently have a wait list for this service. All our rescues are desexed, vaccinated, heartworm tested and any other vet work / meds necc. Our adoption fees never exceed $350.00 regardless of how much money has gone into the dog. Most of our fosters are surrenders, we do our best to prevent them from coming into care by providing support and covering behavioural consults where possible / necc. We're more than happy to work with any other rescue that has taken on a Great Dane, whether that is to provide support, cross-promotion or to take on if required. Our website gets alot of hits however we also operate via a FB Group which helps greatly. We do advertise on PetRescue however since their changes we recieve little enquiries. We are not adverse to advertising on our mediums such as classified sites - we are confident in our screening ability to weed out the undesireables and those not suitable. We currently get a large amount of good quality contacts from Gumtree. *** I originally worked alongside Jack Marchant with Cordys Rescue (starting with Jack around 8 years ago), after the closure of the shelter we had a break for a couple of years and then went on to pulling dogs ourselves and then we started GDRR NSW focussing more so on just our breed which we knew best that needed help with increasing numbers coming in.

Interesting given the Maltese Club just folded due to lack of interest and registered Maltese Breeders only bred under 300 dogs last year. Lots of bybing going on huh.

We get 122x122x122 for $140.00 - they have the pens with the roof but no floor.

No, for my pets we do not have a regular worming schedule however our fosters do. If there is a percieved problem then I'll do one offs.

Have always been able to find rental accomodation with our Danes *shrugs* With references it's not too hard in our own experiences.

Ours is such and it is for a reason. We actually put all responses on a spreadsheet for the dog and a rehoming panel goes through them and compares them. Of course people are also spoken with as well. This process is a winner within our organisation in regards to suitable homes found and return rates which are pretty much non-existant. We work full time so forms help us go through things in our own time which may be 1am in the morning. Everyone is going to do something different. Rejecting people for stupid reasons is well...stupid.

As long as they are surrendering them and not dumping them then no judgement from me.

We have a lengthy questionnaire. It weeds out the uncommittted - saves me a bunch of time. I don't care about full time workers if the dog has shown it can handle that. We have some dogs that couldn't though so wouldn't put them in that situation. I won't rehome a Dane to an apartment dweller or someone who has a townhouse courtyard though.

Kangaroo Barf is nice a lean and good for dogs who are dieting, however can be a bit rich for some dog, you just have to test it out. Feeding the dog mashed veg every second day is also another way. Upping their exercise to what they can handle and what is appropriate for their current size is something to consider as well. We recently went from feeding my Lab x 300 grams per meal (twice a day) down to 50 grams per meal, we slowly have been reducing it and a 15 minute walk to 2 x 40 minute wals per day (duration increased gradually). Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

We recently switched over to a commercial BARF diet because I have an elderly dog that has been sick lately and I wanted to put a natural healthy diet into her. We recently did a kibble comparison and it was a major eye opener. It's here www.greatdanerescue.com.au/downloads.htm and this was what made me change to a BARF diet.

Only in controlled situations where I know the other person can control the dog and will follow set guidelines.

How is pudgy different to fat? Just thinking out loud here, a brachy breed you thought would be a breed you wouldn't want to have any extra weight on?

The point is to show shelter dogs aren't thick, they're train-able animals. Instead of being dirty about it, why not actually praise that promotion of shelter dogs is occuring even if it takes something quirky to get peoples interests.

Try your best not to reinforce this mental state by giving affection. Ignoring is usually one of the most common and successful methods (i.e. come home, don't look at the dog, don't touch it etc, for 15 minutes + - until it is completely calm). At all other times apply NILIF principals so your dog knows who the leader in the house is and therefore lessens sepration related behaviours (over excitment on return which is not actually a good thing).

http://www.ingleburnvet.com.au/antihistamines.htm

Wow, settle on down there. Just because a food didn't agree with your dog doesn't mean it's terrible for other dogs. Did you know BH actually clears skin issues of quite a number of dogs and has done wonderful for their skin and coat.

We've had plenty of poo eaters. It's a myth that it's because of something missing in their diet - that's not to say it's not but it's not the only sole reason. We haven't had one case where a dog has ceased eating dog poo because of supplements. We have had some fosters go through phases. Some eat their own, some eats others and not their own. We find the best thing is to not make a big deal of it, just distract and pick up. As for the rocks issue, can you block off access to this area?

My Dane has skin right up to the claw.....she sinks.