Her Majesty Dogmad

Iggy Rescue have an offer of a home in Newcastle, we are looking for someone to do a yard check etc. Thanks!

Wow, that is a great result! Well done, I hope we can get some updates on Jessie in her new home!

I have worked across several private rescues that were non breed specific and I also run Iggy Rescue for Italian Greyhounds. With the Iggies, we do charge a lower rate for the older ones. It does take longer to rehome oldies but Iggies commonly live to 16 and people who know the breed also know that. They are an expensive breed to run though as they often have dental issues amongst other things and it doesn't get better with age. Sometimes due to the state they arrive in, they need more work than we can charge for so we recoup that from a younger dog who didn't need as much work, it's how every good rescue generally has to operate. With the private rescue groups, the group that charged the same price for oldies as younger dogs does seem to take a lot longer to rehome. I often recommend old dogs to people, depending on their needs. I think you really have to highlight the benefits of an older, settled dog and write brilliant profiles, get great photos etc.

One of the best fundraisers I have done within my office (and for recognised events/charities such as the Daffodil Day raising funds for Cancer Research) have been the guess the lollies in the jar, a colleague and I have organised it, wheeled the trolley round the office and collected $2 a guess. Can't remember how much exactly was raised but it was surprisingly popular. If you work in an office maybe you would be allowed to do that or leave a jar in the Reception area (we are not allowed to do that).

Can you go to local media, such as a newspaper or Current Affairs style show, just to get her story out there a bit more, you never know.

got up this morning and all red lumps and bumps have gone bar one which must be a mozzie bite - phew.

All your questions were answered in my first post above - I've had to use it with the current dog (and my other dogs) for 3 days on 3 separate occasions, hoping she's got it now. Can't say they would never do it again but perhaps not with the feverish enthusiasm that they have displayed before the pineapple diet. Another dog I cured and subsequently rehomed after 6 months of not doing it, does occasionally do it now apparently but the new owner isn't worried by it whereas it is a habit I cannot abide.

Which rescue organisation are you with? Apart from requesting donations, are you doing any other fundraising?

I've had one dog that did it and have been wee'd on by other dogs and had my dogs wee'd on as well and it was def. a case of dominance each time.

Found bites on my Iggy today, all on the underside but I'm not convinced she only has bite issues, could be some sort of allergy as they have little hair underneath. Changed the bedding again, unfortunately at the moment she is confined to a smallish space having broken her leg 3 months ago. I also wondered about Mozzies but it's turned so cold I doubt they are around in the house now. A mystery.

I haven't used pineapple juice - only the fresh pineapple (my vet said tinned wasn't the same) fruit from Woolies - comes already cut up in the fresh veggies section, nr the lettuce. It has worked well for me with several foster dogs over the last few years. Just a chopped up tablespoon for a 5 kilo dog, for several nights in their dinners. All the dogs need it if you have one poo eater. Haven't had a dog who refused it yet!

Evil b-----d. Deserves a longer sentence in my opinion.

I go through this fairly often, as a rescuer and foster carer. The pineapple must be fresh (not sure why). I chop up about a tablespoon for my dogs (mostly around 5 kilos). This is a very common issue with dogs from puppy farms or breeders as female dogs learn to clean up after their puppies and where they are bred back to back and things aren't cleaned up too often it can be come an issue or if they get bored etc. Some dogs just do it anyway. With my latest poop eater (from a breeder and aged 8) it was very ingrained. I had to put pineapple in every dog's food for 3 days at a time, on 3 separate occasions. Dog was eating poop as it was coming out of hers and the ohter's backsides, truly gross and I tend to freak out .... eeek. Anyhow, the pineapple has fixed it and if it starts up again so will the added pineapple. The only thing you may not be able to stop is them eating other dog's poop when you are out, if people acted responsibly then it wouldn't happen but we are not in a perfect world sadly.

As a person who has rescued many a dog, you should not need the pledges to rescue the dog and do all that is needed. The pledges if paid would be a wonderful bonus but should not be relied upon. Sorry that someone has been abusing you, some people just have to ruin things for everyone else and inevitably the dogs. There are other ways to support rescue in case anyone reading this is interested, you can donate items or do some driving between pounds, vets and foster carers. Any assistance is appreciated by most of us rescuers!

I rehomed an older poodle cross who used to lick my sofas constantly - she'd go round and round. I explained it to the potential new owner and they had leather sofas and weren't worried. She didn't do it for the first few weeks in her new home but then she started. It was an annoying habit and I wondered if it might have been a bit of dementia with her. Then when she didn't do it in her new home I'd wondered if it was anxiety related - obviously not when she started up again in the new home. Told the vets and they weren't concerned about it but it's hard to live with that's for sure.

Is there a Lab Rescue in VIC? There's a fantastic Lab Rescue in NSW, Amanda does a great job. Don't know if she sends rescue pups interstate but if not, she may have contacts in VIC.

I'll have to remember not to refer to mine as such or I might end up with purple hair ....

All gorgeous, love Queenie! :)

I suppose since this is a thread about the ethics of a rescue group my comment isn't really off-topic. I'd be interested in you explaining this comment a bit further. I'd be disappointed if, as a very recent participant in the rrescue forum, you are led to believe that on less-than-satisfactory group is an indicator of the whole. It's also a rather large generalisation in a forum full of people who work incredibly hard to try and do rescue well and probably deserving of some further detail. I'd like an explanation of the "easy and profitable" part. Rescue, done properly, is neither.

I don't know if this will work but I'm trying to copy in Neisha from the Somersby RSPCA. She strikes me as an unusual but lovely sounding dog - says she is a Terrier cross with a Labrador and is 5 yrs old, she's great with other dogs, cats etc and has been raised with children. Suited to a quiet family environment or with a retired couple. It's a funny cross but it sounds like she would be well suited to their requirements.

Shiner - you are completely off topic, this is not a discussion regarding breeders. It is a discussion based on disclosing issues with dogs that are rescued.

You don't know the circumstances. I don't either. Why did it maul another dog.? If it was in foster care how did this happen? Its not the dogs fault, most of the time. I own an AST,30kg. also a tiny bitsa JR etc. <2kg. I would never leave them alone together. Even though they love each other. Even play is closely supervised. Accidents can usually be both avoided and explained. Btw. I agree with your opening statement. Full disclosure is best for all concerned. But dogs shouldn't be condemned to death. Most of the time. I do know the circumstances actually and it was not an accident. I have had dogs of different sizes as well and what you have said is correct, supervision is required. What is also required is VERY careful assessment of dogs going into foster care situation - no matter how kind the person is who is offering to help your group, if they have a situation that is high risk (ie putting a larger dog with a tiny dog), you have to go to the nth degree to test the dog you are placing but also make the foster carer VERY aware of what they need to do - ie never leave them alone together, supervise them etc. You need to do a homecheck and go through everything with them very carefully. When I'm talking about full disclosure, as a rescuer there is no way I would place a dog that has killed another dog and I don't care what breed that may be. It could be a Jack Russell, even small dogs kill other dogs or seriously injure them. My full disclosure is usually about whether they are storm phobic, have on lead aggression, bark at birds etc etc. I simply don't place aggressive dogs, full stop.

I haven't read all the pages but as someone who has owned and had to put to sleep many dogs due to illness (sadly for me none of them went to sleep in their baskets, I had to make the decision), I can't believe what you have written. I owned an Italian Greyhound for 9 years, I can't tell you how many times he wouldn't eat or drink and ended up in the vets on a drip for up to 5 days at a time. Sometimes he went to a specialist vet. He had been diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease early on but we never knew why these episodes of him stopping eating/drinking came on. After a few days on the drip he would come home and he'd be back to normal. Naturally my vet bills were enormous but I do trust the vets that I've seen apart from 1 that I'm not 100% convinced is right sometimes. It sounds to me like you have little experience and YOU made the decision (I'm interested to know if you have any medical training) to euthanase your dog. The treating vet followed your wishes, as the legal owner. I'm sorry you lost your dog - no matter how many times I lose dogs I adore, it never gets any easier but I keep owning dogs because I love them. They will always have the best I can give them and that includes vet treatment - it's about being a responsible dog owner. I think you need to get some counselling because it sounds like you have really not come to terms with your loss and blame the vet - eventually this may happen to you with people - will you blame the Drs then?

There was also the new owner of a staffy type that posted on PR's Facebook page that the dog they had adopted via PR had attacked their child and he'd been airlifted to hospital. They were wondering if they should pts the dog which is eventually what they did although some tried to dissuade them and then it was all deleted.

Why don't they just post when the dog actually has rescue, the name of the group and how to donate directly to them? A far more honest and open way of operating.