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One of my foster dog at two huge raw potatoes once, he's still alive. She's probably just feeling sick because she ate too much and her system isn't used to it. She should be fine but keep an eye on her.

oh .. hope dog found a good home :) Mum & dad tell the story of when I was a toddler ..and a snake was in the kitchen ..me standing at one end ... 'Plonk' , my ACD X "Nanny dog" was let in ..and then Mum had to spend hours cleaning snake blood & guts off walls ;) Plonk was an excellent snake killer, and did kill snakes in my presence more than once . Went to pig hunters I believe.

I knew a lady whose dog attacked a snake that was rearing up at her daughter. a few months later she gave the dog away for ridiculous reasons

i find the fact that people are taking this obvious joke way too seriously hilarious :laugh:

Do you think he;d be nice crossed with a poodle?

:rofl:

Pretty sure South Nowra vet did it when I lived there a few years ago.

Surely that pointed to the owner's failure to raise, socialize, manage, and contain his dog/s. That's what the authorities should be going after, not after a breed label. A straying Rottie was spotted outside our library. When people were asked to come help secure him... not too many takers. Except 4 women (including me). He could've been a problem dog. But, when called....'Come here sweetheart!' His face lit up .... response was that of a well-socialised pet, to whom people were 'friends'. He was huge,in lovely condition, with a fancy collar. Library staff took him into their office, using a piece of string for a lead. Owners were easily traced (tradesmen had let him out). He was lucky that his finders 'tested' him on his behaviour, not on a breed stereotype. I had the horse puppy with me waiting on a park bench yesterday and a lady came up and looked at my kelpie who was laying quietly and horse puppy who was wagging her tail happily and said "That dog looks vicious". I asked her why she thought that and she said "how big it is and its colour". I was shocked that she couldn't see passed the colour and to the friendly way in which the dog was behaving. I then had a conversation about how any dog can end up aggressive if raised incorrectly, poorly socialised and that poor genetics can play a part. She asked me if this breed "turns" and mentioned the bullmastiff that killed that child. I told her that it's a dog by dog basis and ANY breed of dog has the ability to act aggressively if not raised, handled and managed correctly but this particular dog was just a big baby in an outfit that had been stigmatized. She ended up giving her a pat and getting a sloppy hand kiss :laugh: As for the man and his dog....euthanasia and gaol

Our surrenders and dumpings are going up here as well. It's coming up to summer and holidays

Ammo has the best sense of humour. He deliberately teases Baxter until Baxter yells at him and then he looks around with the happiest expression, whether we're out there or not :laugh:

I don't think anyone is breeding them yet. If you want a Tamaskan I'm pretty sure you have to import one.

Thanks guys. That would be great Plan B as i'd like to have a look through a few to see which one suits the rescue the most. Much appreciated :)

Does anyone have an adoption contract I could use as a template. Basically outlining things like if anything happens the dog is returned to our rescue, giving medical care and training etc. We used to just do cats and only locally but they've now added dogs as animals we rehome and put me in charge and we have a potential adopter travelling quite far to meet a dog this weekend so would like to be prepared. Thanks

Yes, he looks to be a gorgeous little pup and his foster carer is quite smitten. Very high risk of a foster fail there. Also, Lilly - the cream Kelpie? She's already foster failed. Apparently the foster carer's husband and children can't bear to adopt her out so they're adopting her themselves :) That's made my day!

I use a metal frame with a heavy duty canvas hammock type thing for my foster dogs. I've had it for 3 years and not a stitch out of place, they give up as the tension is too annoying to get a good grip on and the material is tough.

I'll have to do a video of my dogs catching treats, huxley basically flies in front of everyone else's faces just as they go to catch it :laugh:

Naw. I love the first one :laugh: Some of those comments are entertaining as well.

She's one to two years old, she's just come off season. We're waiting to spey her until a few medical conditions have been treated properly first (probably next 2-3 weeks). She came from hunters in Gundagai who really abused the privilege of having a dog. She's the sweetest little darling.

I have informed the rescue who is taking her already :)

Well this girl has been to the vet twice to treat a few different health ailments but she just keeps going. She now has an adoptive home all lined up. She's staying with my foster carer for now until she's strong enough to be transferred to the other rescue's foster carer at which point she'll be fully vetted and sent to start her new life. The change in this dog's demeanor and body condition already is nothing short of amazing. In the pound (It was so hard to get a photo of her as she was constantly searching for things to eat) At the vet. the poor thing had the worst fly bites he had ever seen during winter A few days ago.

So great to see hi, he's improved so much!

I still think that if dogs are leashed they should be allowed in a lot more places than they currently are

Geez, don't be such a chameleon. There are many more ways to curtail human behaviour other than law and by-laws. Further, it is not possible to have a law for every human behaviour. The Northern Hemishere is much more enlightened because they have more people, more dogs, more experience and more common sense, apparently. Dogs can even be booked on aeroplanes. In many ways, Australia is an anachronistic back water. On the other hand, in many things, we lead the World. Dog business is not one of them. i'm not being such a chameleon, I'm listening and accepting new ideas where appropriate. I can see Rev Jo's point and as much as I want to deny it I understand exactly what she's saying. And as I speak there's someone with 4 off-leash dog at the soccer field behind my house and their dogs keep on coming and barking aggressively at my dogs through the fence (which my dogs are very nicely ignoring), the owners are doing nothing.

I see your point. It's such a shame because it ruins it for us who work so hard to train our dogs and be responsible.

But would they be just as out of control if they were allowed most places and had the socialisation and training they required just by a change in lifestyle? Right now most dogs are kept so fenced in, caged up, locked up that we wouldn't have any idea what it would be like to let them have more access and be with their people. I loved being in America as dogs were allowed so many places that we deny them. You make it sound like dogs are required to be kept caged all their life whereas the truth is we have lots of places dogs can go and do. Yet with this freedom it is abused with dogs continually let off leash and other on lead dogs attacked. If those dog owners cannot manage to socialise and train their dogs with the large amount of freedom they currently have what makes you think more freedom will make that change? There is no point comparing us to other countries because we have an entirely different culture, too many people with no respect for anyone else. Maybe that respect starts with giving people a little bit more freedom. Perhaps they think they have to let their dog off because it isn't allowed anywhere else. With a bit of education and a more dog-friendly nation we could possibly earn respect and trust.