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Depends on the dog I have. Some of my dogs can be wary others are very friendly. I also always like strangers to ask. I had one woman that let her child run up and hug my dog before I could do anything, just lucky she loves kids.

Lots of rescues I've never heard of before. Some don't looks too bad, others I'm not sure. Thanks :)

I report sometimes, other times I give the benefit of the doubt if it wasn't serious. I've reported dogs that are fence runners suddenly jumping the fence and chasing a lady and her dog into her car. I've reported a dog that was out 3 times and rushed people. I don't report dogs that are out and are friendly unless they're in danger as I don't see the point. ETA: because i run the pound facebook page and website i sometimes put friendly reminders or information regarding dogs at large and how to properly contain your dog.

This site has heaps My link :) No I mean the one for NARGA specifically. But thanks :)

Can someone link me to the page that has all the rescues and pounds listed?

Probably the only issue I see is looking slightly eccentric and if your dog sees a cat and the picnic goes flying across the pavement :laugh:

I've seen people so hysterical that it was affecting the dog in a very negative manner and it would have been much better if they had have left. The people also stated that they'd only had the dog for 6 months and it was an adult when they got it and had killed and attacked many of their animals so perhaps they weren't emotionally invested or had become detached due to its behaviour and the limited time they had owned it so didn't feel they needed to be there. I've also seen people who refuse to let their children be part of the euthanasia process and choose to leave the dog at the vet and take their kids home.

No two different things. At least at clinics I've worked at. The permission form/consent form is usually what the vet keeps and the death certificate (or something like it) is basically a piece of paper signed by the vet that says they euthed a particular animal on a particular day that the owner can take home if they want it.

That's the usual procedure. They do normally have the option of death cert on the system (or something similar like a statement to say the animal was euthed at this place on this day) but no one ever needs one. I've never ever had a patient fill out a form as to why the animal was being PTS either. They normally just sign a consent form have a conversation with the vet and that's it.

It's not normal for the owner to request one but is usually in the system once a dog is PTS or checked-in for euth. So all you have to do is print it off and sign it if the owner wants it. I know some vet clinics that do it as part of the process but it's not normal in most. I don't know about Greencross procedure.

Why on Earth would be have an introduced species of crow!?!?! Anyway, I was hoping you being the bird expert, and an Iggy person could tell me, is my tiny 1.7kg puppy at risk of being taken or attacked by a crow or raven? Given the mother is there and pretty protective and the fact that there is more than one puppy and only one crow/raven I would say you have a very low percentage chance of your puppy being attacked.

The vet must sign the certificate. I've seen some vets do it before as the owner has to leave and some vets do it after. Normally they never sign a cert until the animal is dead but that doesn't mean everyone does it this way.

Yup. There needs to be a proper investigation as euthanasia is usually (in most clinics anyway) a set price, deemed on the weight of the animal.

It's surprisingly easy to issue a death certificate in error if communication and quality control is not in place. Say you've booked a dog in for euthanasia at the clinic. It will come up as a code for euthanasia on the appointments board (usually colour coded). Once the client is checked in the system usually processes euthanasia forms and death certificates automatically (some clinics print them straight away, others wait a few days and then send them out). So say the owner's decided to let the vet rehome the dog. Unless the vet went through the system and cancelled the euthanasia appointment and changed to a regular consult (you can't delete normally after checking in) then went into the dog's file and removed all euthanasia related appointment listings (on some systems this can be hard, on others quite easy) then all it takes is for someone who wasn't in the know to come in the next day, see someone's dog had been PTS and send out the death certificate. Communication breakdowns can be quite common in a busy vet hospital and if the vet is telling the truth then they really have to work on that area of their business.

Exactly! I've worked with a few bleeding hearts that have been pulled back into line and I'm so glad the vet stood by their ethics!

I've known people to come into a clinic with a dog they want to euth and after a chat with the vet have surrendered it for potential rehoming instead. That's how it's meant to be done but if the family is sure then the vet staff have NO right to fraudulently claim the dog is dead, not only is it ethically wrong but illegal as well.

Yep. They normally kill/hurt their prey where they are though and not take off with them. Out at a farm I go to I've seen a kitten with one eye from a crow encounter.

I've seen it work and I've seen it fail very dramatically. I think it depends on the type of people, the type of dogs and the individual situation. Too many variables to confirm whether it is a good or bad idea.

She's had a couple of vet visits since that photo and the vet has confirmed she just likes her tucker. She gets picked up next week as she had a recurrence of KC and the vet suggested waiting until it had died down. She'll get there eventually!

Someone is gonna lose their job over this. That is so bad! Every vet and vet nurse would occasionally feel like saving a dog that has to be euthed but that doesn't mean you act on that! It's not the vet's dog, it belongs to the person who signed the paperwork for euthanasia, whether they are present or not is irrelevant.

Have they tried walking him with a balanced dog? I had a dog that froze and putting it with a strong willed yet balanced dog on walks fixed it right up.

I'm not sure what's going on there. The new adoptive parents wanted to change her name but were discussing it with her current foster carers and I'm not sure if they've come to a decision yet. Judging by the last conversation her name is still Lulu.

Really? Quite a few Whippets have this "look". From what her foster carers have said she is quite a fun loving and happy girl. Maybe the photos just make her look 'haunted'.

Apparently she was a very good hunting dog. Not sure if those reports are legit or not as she was so weak she could barely walk let alone run/hunt anything down. I've spoken to someone who knew her and apparently she was a regular stray in Gundagai but no one ever thought of taking her to the pound until recently

I adore clicker training.