IggyLover

Oh wow she is so cute and pretty! I can imagine you're bursting with excitement! I still don't have pics of my new one yet

No worries, thanks anyway ;)

lol! Um is he in a pair of dropped pants?! Very cute boy, I bet he will love having another body to curl up with, someone I know with Iggys and whippets has lots of photos of them in a pile in one bed Yep lol. He always tries to curl up in our pants when we go to the bathroom. It's so cute!

Hi Vicky&vigor, I live in Kew and would be interested in the tripe? Is it still available? Thanks

Flower and Erin, I don't have any pics yet breeder is not good with the camera and technology so I just have to wait patiently. Erin, your boy is so handsome! This is Dante.

Ooh I only just came across this thread, what good timing! I will soon be the proud owner of my second Italian Greyhound! Dante just turned 1, and we said once he turns 1 we will look at getting another...... Well the turn of events that have led to us getting this puppy just proves it was meant to be! She is blue and white and just a fat little slug at the moment, she opened one eye yesterday. We can not wait for her to grow and be old enough to freight down to Melbourne. I am so excited to have a puppy again!

Isn't it usually 2 females that are more of a problem as the females are always trying to dominate and be top dog?

I would definitely take your little puppy to meet the family. As everyone (bar one) has said, the good far outweighs the risks. After having all of Dante's puppy shots and having bad experiences with ALL of them i will NOT be getting him vaccinated again. Controversial i know, but i was never vaccinated as a kid, i was always healthy. I have done a bit of reading on the net and it seems that the majority of vaccines for dogs, like in humans, is unnecessary. My mum is a bit of a natural health freak and there are always natural alternatives to everything. When we had his first vaccinations Dante was violently ill. He was a tiny little baby about vomitted about 15 times that evening. I was on the phone to the emergency vets almost ready to rush him in, it was horrible and i felt so guilty. His last puppy vaccines he had a similar reaction, but on top of that he developed Kennel Cough from the nasal spray vaccine they gave him! As soon as we got him home he was coughing really violently and this continued for over a week with him on antibiotics. Since this happened i googled and it seems this is not uncommon.

Good to hear

I am so sorry i am only reading this thread today. I would have come and collected you and took you to the vets! I am just around the corner.

whitka, it was asked in an earlier post whether your housemate agreed to have the dog in your house? This could cause resentment expressed in aggression towards the dog when behaving badly. Please know i do NOT condone the hitting of the dog. Is your housemate a dog lover? Does he understand their behaviour? It sounds like he needs educating, you have the perfect opportunity to do that now. The most i have physically reprimanded a dog is a tap on the bum or a flick of the nose when sniffing my food. I would not give a big smack to a dog.

Did anyone just recently watch the mini series 'The Slap' ???

Just like the debate of 'is it right to smack children?'. Everyone has differing opinions and interpretations.

You have a concrete courtyard. I also just have a concrete courtyard and I went to Bunnings and bought fake turf in tiles that click together. This was my saving grace in toilet training. He took to it immediately. When it is raining I take him outside and hold the umbrella over him lol

Danté is VERY precious when it comes to rain. You mention that

If i had to make a split second decision between my dogs life and a wild snake, i would also choose my dog. But many life and death situations that occur are avoidable. Hence the reason for this thread in the original post. The ''do gooders'' are just trying to make the point that NO ANIMAL has to loose its life. I could take offence to your exclamation mark after your statement. But i wont Is this colour more to your liking? I find this colour very calming

Thanks for your open minded and mature approach and offering constructive alternatives to snake netting. I have not ignored any of the advice given. I have done what most people consider a lot towards making my area not snake friendly and snake resistant. The only other thing I could consider is too move! I have not personally attacked anyone here. Least of all yourself I commend you for the action you have taken. I just do not like snake netting. i thought i made this clear? I am assuming you haven't seen Iditadog's fencing????? They are still getting snakes and have had a dog bitten very recently. No matter how you manage it, you will never eliminate all risk. That speaks for most things. Snake bites on humans do not have to end in death to be traumaticI am fully aware of this. That is common sense surely?. A young boy (same age as one of my sons) who lives just down the road was bitten a few weeks ago playing in his backyard and hadn't seen a small snake. It was very traumatising for him and his parents when he was rushed to hospital and having to be hospitalised etc. He was fine now, but they didn't know he would be at the time. I have shadecloth around my dog yard and snakemesh, but it is a little difficult and expensive to shadecloth around my housyard which is on a farm and doesn't have fencing like you do in town it has livestock fencingI may currently live in the city but i did grow up in a rural area. My parents still do and i am fully aware of what livestock fencing is like . Yes I am saving to fence a smaller backyard, but at this point in time am trying to finish building my house.I can understand and empathise. All i am saying is i do not like snake mesh. I have very nearly trod on many snakes as I have been going about my business on the farm, one right outside my house door and it was that close as it put its tongue out to see what was going on it "licked" my ankle. Another I nearly trod in the middle of as I opened my door to step out with a basket of washingThis proves that when leaving a snake alone, they will generally ignore you and go about their lives. I understand this is different with dogs as they are more inquisitive and do not know of the dnagers with snakes. I just do not believe that the answer to the problem is snake netting... Luckily my 2yo son was behind me instead of going out first. This happens often. I open the door, scan THEN step out. I am quite sure if you lived with the number I do all the time the novelty would wear off pretty quickly. I have over 30 snakes in my house lol......

A few weeks ago I went to Whittlesea Agricultural show. I took my 9 month old ITALIAN GREYHOUND with me as he loves his little adventures. Apart from all the snide comments I heard as I was walking around "OMG that dog is so skinny" "OMG they must starve him" etc etc etc. I then had a lady come up and say what a beautiful puppy LABRADOR I have hahahahahaa

No offense IL, but a venomous snake is VERY different to the python you have with your dog! I would prefer all snakes in unwanted places be relocated, but people who are doing everything they can to keep them away, but at wits end with them still getting in may value their own lives and that of their family and fur babies more than said snake! Before you jump on me, I'm a herper, so I understand your love of these animals! Hahahahha....... that picture was added for a bit of fun. I am very aware that a python and a venomous snake are different. I can also understand people being at their wits end with snakes roaming their properties or being in close proximity to homes and dogs....... what i DONT UNDERSTAND is when there has been given very practical humane methods of keeping snakes at bay, these methods are ignored for very inhumane methods. That is my annoyance. I understand not everyone likes snakes, but for aniamal lovers to intentionally cause an animal great suffering does not sit well with me. For the record. I do have 11 pet venomous snakes - Death Adders, and no, Danté and the death adders don't have photo shoots together lol Australia does have many species of snake...... but the majority of people will go through life having never seen one in the wild. They are not crawling around everywhere..... i think you'll be safe lol Here is another of my pretty snakes...... Who couldn't love them? lol

Here is Danté my little Italian Greyhound. Enjoying the warmth of the sun with a Stimsons Python (one of my 30+ snakes).

Wow, such a shame that there are so many people only interested in KILLING and ERADICATING protected native animals that may pose a threat to pets. Rather than taking the more sensible advise of other members who suggested humane ways to prevent dog/snake contact. It will always surprise me how some claim to be animals lovers, yet they will pick and choose which animals they love and which ones they don't mind causing uneccessary suffering to. When I kept chickens I built a proper roofed run for them to protect against the hawks that use to take the young chicks. I did not shoot and kill the hawks. There is always a humane way. Shame that people on an animal forum choose the inhumane way.