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Thanks!!

:laugh: my to gremlins are moulting like crazy!!! I cant get into my work clothes without being covered in hair my couch looks like it could come alive at any minute!

my suspicion is only the big businesses can supply the requirements that now have to be met Unless you like the olden days had sufficient outside income to keep them regardless of cost. in australia a significant number of purebred breeders are retired and their dogs are their hobby but they have been the the prime target for eradication for quite some time now. if you have more than the one or two 'pets' that are entire once its past 4 to 6 AND breed then you are easy to lable a hoarder now. If you are foolish and keep not only the ones you are breeding from but the retired then you are going to be a 'hoarder' sooner rather than later. as for the 'experts' on assessing temprement in dogs at shelters i couldnt believe they expected to assess them within 3 days? ive rehomed dogs that took 7 months to recover from the loss of their previous owner and begin trust and enjoy the company of strangers. whatever happened to patience? There are many wonderful breeds that 'suspicion of strangers' is part of the breeds description for goodness sake. only recently I rehomed a young dog who took three weeks to decide her new owners were nice after all. by the first week they were feeling pretty down that she would not come to them but just followed them, so I went back to see what was the problem. Not sure what was going on in her little head, but soon as she saw me comming she went ballistic with excitement, so much so they couldnt believe it wass the same dog. so i sat and watched the interaction with them and she was manipulating them to give her what she wanted, ie food , exeercise and nice bed but didnt trust them to touch her. so I showed them how she was trained to drop on command then instead of trying to pat her on the head scratch her under the ear and butt of the tail whereupon to their astonishment she rolled over for tummy rubs. I had showed them all this before they took her but had forgotten. and thought her standing back and just looking at them as personal rejection not misunderstading in communication by both parties was the problem. they cant believe she is the same dog now,she is so happy and joyus to be with them now, people just dont seem to know how to communicate with dogs anymore? a NORMAL adult dog is not programmed to go racing up to a total stranger and greet them as a long lost friend. only SOME dogs do that and they ARE not the majority, yet although they take longer to gain their trust they will be faitfull all their lives and not dissapper with the first stranger who walks past if the gate is left open. I cant believe these so called shelter people dont learn this and instead kill any dog that doesnt adore strangers on sight and call anything else unsocalised? ive rehomed show ring champions who can be handled by complete strangers but sure wouldnt go running to them. they know who they love and it isnt everyone you have to earn their trust and a gentle rump scratch and rub after meeting a new dog instead of thumping it on the head, is the fastest way to become their new best friend yet it astonishes me how so few people know that???? a friend couldnt understand why his dog wouldnt come to him so i watch them interacting. he never once rewarded his dog when he did come. so when he sat down beside me and slid my hand to his tail and massaged his butt. only a minute but he then followed me everywhere each time sitting beside me for another butt rub, after that all i had to to was call him and he came flying for more. once i got it thrugh to his owner that reward is worth a zillion words their problem was no more. it really doesnt take much to become friends with a strange dog or cat but you cant just expect them to like you on sight or off to the kill pen surely Yup because dogs that have spent years loving their human family are supposed to just forget in 72hours..... we all knew that remember.......grrrr freaking ignorance its not euthanasia its straight out murder killing for convenience

They buy on impulse because they dont' think the decision through. They just get a dog because they can. I bet your average car purchaser does way more homework than a dog purchaser and yet the dog would generally be around long after the car has been replaced. I am just saying that it would not help matters , seeing cute pics shoved in your face, sparkly fonts and all sorts of "hybrid" mumbo jumbo clouding the truth

Well with all the glitzy glamour websites and facebook pages coming from DD breeders etc No wonder people buy on impulse...

this place makes me vomit!!

I have a few friends with pedigree dogs and it is no uncommon to have to wait 3-4months for the papers sometimes. Breeders are busy people and is the registry :)

No offence to anyone who supports it but I think Oscars Flaw used to stand for something but now it is just full of crackpots who would abolish the breeding of any and every animal on the planet if they were allowed to.

Given these kids tried to break in the week before, you'd think the RSPCA would have tried some prevention. What does the 'P' stand for? SPOT ON SHERIDAN

: grrrr some people should not be parents...... I might get flamed for that comment but it is true. Why have children if you are not going to look after them.

The government needs to change the definition because anyone who has a commercial breeding establishment for the sole purpose of churning out puppies for the puppy market is a puppy farm, no matter how much sparkle they put on top

I agree 100% on that. I used to get the belt right across my backside as a youngster up until I was about 12years old. But I think I have turned out to be a decent member of society :) Yes and if you make them stay in their room you are committing an act of " false imprisonment" The world has gone mad!!

I have heard danes are lazy is this true?

It is because the word puppy farm gets thrown around to much and it is hard for people to distinguish what a puppy farm is, they think of the crammed illegal mills that you see all over google, when in fact a puppy farm is a commercial breeding facility, but because some of these places seem so reputable they see them as breeders not farmers...... more effort needs to go into teaching people about what a farm really is

Believe me I know how hard it is to control a teenager, got one myself. But have you looked at the video CCT footage? I'd be very surprised if these girls were teenagers, they look about 10. There is no way they will be locked up at all, they are too young, so who is to be held accountable for their actions if not their parents? Exactly. when my mother in law rang me she said 13 year olds , but 10 year olds makes the story even worse With them still being in primary school and considering they have done it before all I can say is..... where were their parents :/

FFS what is the world coming to is it going to be a growing trend now to go break into pounds and shelters,what next will it be reg breeders and rescues :eek:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national/watch/4705133c_435a_3320_920f_c922054e38e1/liberals-launch-act-election-campaign/ here is the video link...... they dragged the dog out by its leg because it wanted to go back in : 4 week old pups were left to fend for themselves......

My mother in law said something about video footage showing them throwing the animals to the ground so they were not breaking them out because of compassion or to free them so they would not be PTS they are just pathetic animal abusers who happened to be bored last night :mad

yup

Parents need to take more responsibility. They should know where their 13year old are....when did it get socially acceptable to allow your tweens to run the street, they are still young children. All the missing child reports should send chills up peoples spines but they have the 'it won't happen to me attitude'

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/cats-and-dogs-run-wild-in-bundaberg-after-rspca-animal-shelter-break-in/story-fndo45r1-1226479396098

I have seen an elderly lady at the vinnies do this and the guy smirked and walked off I tried to tell her about it but to be honest its not like she would be able to do much about it. He bought a $10 item and she gave him 2 $10 notes back when he paid with a $20..... I hate dishonesty

:laugh: Yes, if everytime a bloke went through the checkout with a pack of condoms, the operator said "oh condoms, are you interested in having sex with me?" bwahahahahaha :rofl: