WreckitWhippet

If the sire has papers and is available, you can DNA test the puppy for parentage. That will link the puppy to a pedigree dog with papers. But it would require the consent of the sires owner and a DNA swab.

Not a horrible question and I have a dog buried too, that I'm afraid of disturbing before there's nothing but bones.

I think what I'm after is a "giant" grooming table. I've found some but I don't want the basket under it. Just the plain folding legs

I'm after one too. I want one that is big and low and probably no more than about 70cm's off the ground. All suggestions welcome and the price doesn't really worry me. It must be collapsable and non slip

For the most part they are inherited. Many breeders like to blame the bitch but in most cases it's genetic. Personally, I will not keep or breed from a pup with a delayed closure, hernia or inguinal hernia

No Matthew, the point is that pitbulls have been banned and eradicated in various jurisdictions over the last 20 years or more. As best as we can determine, not a single bite has been prevented using this strategy. What do you say to that? The breed needs to be eradicated until it ceases to exist. Simple. It can't attack/kill you if it's extinct. Then what do we do with every other breed or cross that attacks someone ? Continue to blame the breed or cross untill there are none left ?

Mention RSPCA in a chirpy voice and I'd be canning them as well..

That would be enough for me .... or Richmond

There's no way on earth I'd let that idiot anywhere near a bitch of mine that was in whelp.

Sorry that did nothing for the breeds image, it just goes to show that there are still people out there, that are failing to abide by the applicable legislation in their states.

Advice = see a lawyer and be prepared to spend some serious cash, to follow through. Emotional as it probably is, she'd be better off walking away.

The AVA has been talking this line for years.. its more like finally the media are printing something other than hysterics from folk who have no bloody idea what they're talking about. ;) Yeah I know, there are lots of people who have some , it's just not often printed

Finally someone is talking some sense

Using a heartworm prevention that also does intestinal worms, is in my opinion over kill. Using a monthly heartworm prevention ( in heart worm areas ) and worming every three months is sufficient. There is no point in overloading your dogs system with additional chemicals to control ticks and fleas, if you have none. If you are considering travelling to other areas that may have ticks or fleas, then it's easy enough to apply a preventative for that month.

As far as the standard goes, he's not typical of the breed, infact it's questionable if he's even an Amstaff.

So you think it's a good idea for someone repeatedly found without a dog licence to go to gaol? Which one - a purpose built prison complex for unlicensed dog owners or just shove them in any prison not already full to capacity, like what used to happen to people with overdue parking fines until one got his head bashed in and his brain left all over the floor at Long Bay. and what's going to happen to the already choked court system when all of your hypothetical breaches jam it even further? It would take the average person years to get a matter before the Local Court (who is going to pay months worth of impound fees while waiting for a court date - the tax payer because the dog owner wont be able to), or should we have a purpose built bad dog owner court as well? The Court of Canine Sessions? Yes people who cannot follow basic requirements should go to jail, that's what happens to people who repeatedly drive without a license. Maybe once a few end up in the slammer people might begin to take their animal care responsibilities seriously! You talk about all these problems with prosecuting people and yet complain that existing laws aren't enforced? If existing laws were enforced you'd get the same result (ie repeat offenders paying fines or in jail) so what's the problem? The way I see it if something like this were set up it would be the perfect avenue for animal welfare and management issues to be handled by a government agency, as they should have been from day one, as government is the only agency equipped to administer it. what kind of a deluded world do you live in ? People escape jail sentences now, for some horrific animal cruelty and it's highly unlikely that anyone , will ever do time for not having an licence to own a dog.

after dinner, when the dishwasher is on and I get to sit down and they pile on the lounge. I also love dinner time

A1 K9 at bargo. They are just off the Hume 46843088 is the number

Someone asked about policing it in the other thread, one idea I thought was that it could be like a meter reader job, someone goes around the houses checking off the ones with obvious signs of dogs, database is checked to see if the resident has a license. If they don't they get a letter in the mail 'please update your license or apply for one you have x amount of days/months to inform the office of your license number'. If they fail to comply they can have a show cause type of meeting with a person from whatever department is handling it, if they can provide a reasonable justification as to why they haven't done the course then that can be taken into consideration. Pretty similar to having a wildlife license I would think. In the case of your neighbours you could then report them to the relevant authority, and they need to show cause as to why they have breached the terms of their license (ie adherence to CAA and local laws), if they don't have one they can be ordered to get one, if they don't comply their animals can be seized until such time as they comply, if they don't comply by a set time frame the animals can be rehomed. Anyone who has shown a breach of license terms can be immediately red flagged on a database so that they will come up in any further checks on that address. Obviously the policy makers etc who already set up these kinds of systems will have a better idea of how it should go but that is something I thought would be simple and effective in most cases. and just what do you think councils are going to do with all of the dogs, from owners who fail to comply. People aren't worried now about their unchipped and unregistered dogs, they aren't going to care if council comes knocking about a licence. There won't be the manpower, there won't be the funding necessary and once again it will just be those who are honest and abide by the laws now, that will do the same later. A licence isn't going to reduce dog attacks, it's just another piece of paper and some more red tape. The guy down the corner, was told by council to shut his gate. That's gone on for nearly 7 years. The guy over the back knows he should walk his dogs, he was thinking about buying some harnesses 3 winters ago so he could do that, but they still sit in the yard 24/7. The people with the pitt bulls, that lived over the back, knew they shouldn't have PB's but they had them anyway. The neighbour with the barking dogs knows it's annoying and there have been complaints in the past and people who are calling for a licence think this is going to educate and solve the issues ? ETA: the only one close to me that I'd call anywhere near responsible , has a little cross bred dog. She's now desexed and lives in the house but prior to that, she was used for BYBing to produce lovely designer dogs.

It's not going to make any difference as I can bet they won't even bother to apply for a licence.

NSW can't even police the chip and leash laws, so there's no point adding extra work to the rangers workloads. It's not going to make a blind bit of difference to owner knowledge or dog welfare in my neighbourhood. The idiot across the road still won't shut his gate, two doors down aren't going to magically shut their dogs up after 7 years, the guy over the back isn't going to take his out of the yard and give them some exercise and the poor old dog next door isn't going to find himself a nice warm bed and the vet care he needs in old age. I'm the sucker who chips , registers and does the right thing, so I'll be the neighbourhood sucker who applies for the licence and hands over the $$$$. Tell me what kind of education the ranger or anyone else is going to offer me ? I know more about the CAA than the ranger does, my dogs have never roamed and I'd suspect that my knowledge of animal husbandry is beyond that of anyone they'd send to educate me or sets the test to pass.

Point him in the direction of the DOL breed pages, there are some very nice GSD pups available around the state at the moment. Well bred and they come with breeder support

My guesstimate is some time in December.

A point that many people, even those who claim to know their " Bull Breeds", are not aware of.

You’re kidding me, I thought lashton was spot on, the any new person that comes to this forum is guaranteed abuse. The anonymity of a forum allows weak people a certain strength that they otherwise would not be able to express. If I had listened to people on this forum before I got good advice from one member, I would have given up one of my two puppy female Staffy littermates. Who know's where she would have ended up, possibly abused, cold and scared rather than the warm loving home she shares with her sister now. I was given advice according to breeders "best practice" from people with no idea who I am or who my dogs are. I do understand why I was given this advice, but you need to think outside your own little worlds when giving advice. A classic example http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/129227-cant-wait/page__p__2469201__fromsearch__1#entry2469201 , scroll down to my post. Forcing people away from this forum will not reduce the number of rescue dogs it will increase it. If you educate one person through thoughtful and good advice, this will be passed on to others, if you alienate them the number of people getting the message is exponentially reduced. That's crap Bigdaz and the breeders that are on this forum are in no way anonymous and what you hear from them, is exactly what you'd be told in person.