Her Majesty Dogmad

Did you contact the breeder? I haven't heard of this type of situation before.

Yay - great news!

It's A Brush with Magic :)

As much as I love greyhounds, I think in this particular situation you cannot go past a cattle dog, they just fit all the criteria and the bonus is the people have experience of the breed and know what to expect. There are also so many of these beautiful dogs in desperate need of a home. SLK Cattle Dog Rescue has plenty of all ages and I'm sure there are other rescues. Puppies are available as well as older dogs.

Yes, how many dogs die for failing Flyball lessons or not winning the Flyball races? I'd guess it would be zero - I have a failure here, he's been with me for 15 years.

Exactly. I'm sure there are track bred greys out there living comfortable lives with trainers, but no amount of wonderful treatment of any or all of these dogs will EVER justify the fact that thousands and thousands of 'surplus' track bred greyhounds will continue to be killed year after year after year. No matter by what means they are killed, the plain outrageous fact is, that thousands will be killed, and nothing can ever justify that. For our greed, entertainment and viewing pleasure :mad Well said. There is NO EXCUSE for an industry thriving on such cruelty and wastage of beautiful creatures.

Please don't place human values on dogs Cam, if she's not in any discomfort or pain then leave well alone. And for the record, I've got friends who've had breast reductions amongst other plastic surgery :) I'm not against it at all - for consenting adults, not for animals.

I've rescued more than one dog like this too, they were perfectly fine in all the years they lived with me - I didn't care what they looked like and nor did they. Not every dog you rescue is perfect, unless there is some real physical issue with this, why would you want to put the dog through the pain and risk of a needless surgery? Is the aesthetic issue the only one?

I'm just fostering a new dog whose owners went into a nursing home - I was told he was good with kids and he was great with my neighbour's little boy last week when he saw him (I'm always very careful when I'm getting to know a new dog) - he was friendly and wanted a pat. Last week he also went to the vet - he'd been gorgeous and cuddly with me. He was so difficult at the vets for a simply heartworm test that he had to be put under a light anaesthetic ... Yesterday on our walk we met some other kids (2 lots) who are also great kids but are around 10-12 - they were very nicely behaved and wanted to pat this little cutie but he started growling and backing away. I was very shocked and although I've only had him 2 weeks, I now believe he'll need a special home and one without any exposure to kids. Unfortunately it's hard to tell with some dogs, this one's very anxious too ... not what I was expecting.

Nothing will change my stance on the industry either. When greed is involved, evil follows.

I have not been following this thread but this post horrifies me. See bolded part. That is so shocking and students are often attracted to vet science because they love animals. Those poor students! Exactly the reason a friend of mine didn't make it through vet training, this part of it was way too distressing.

Fingers crossed!

No worries, my idea was to see if I could help poor little Lucy and her owner get back together. This is the 3rd case I've heard of lately where a female owner has become homeless for some reason and had to give up their dogs. Very sad, there's not much help out there and if there is someone just doesn't know how to find it.

I understand she isn't a foster but if she's staying in your home for the first time, it's like any other dog coming in (maybe it's not the first time she's stayed) to a new home, it can be stressful - whether they are fosters or not. Fosters are dogs from other people's homes too. :) I'm just suggesting a little less interaction might be easier on her.

There isn't an active Queanbeyan thread up in Urgent at the moment - but Lucy has been tested by ARF. Her temperament test details are available from bazilybazbaz on DOL. I believe Lucy will be safe, one way or the other, as soon as I am sure I will confirm. Lucy is safe, there were 2 people ahead of me in the queue, including another local rescue. I still feel very sad for Lucy's owner's situation and hope that she'll be OK, I hope that the pound can let her know that at least.

It was kind of you to mind her dog but I'd suggest that you might not allow the dog on the bed or interact too much with them except for daily walks, feeding etc for a couple of weeks, when they are new to your home. This is what I do with fosters and it just allows them to settle in and understand how the house works. Unless they are very familiar with a home through visiting etc, most dogs are going to feel some level of stress at being moved to a new environment. Unless a dog you are minding is very well known to you, you simply don't know what they are capable of and they can behave differently in every situation. My neighbour has an Aussie Shepherd and she's also very highly strung, they are magnificent dogs but I would never want one. His dog broke into my house on a regular basis for 2 years and I'd come home to chaos .... in the end they had to put up an electric fence to keep her in - they are very much the wrong home for a working breed to start with but her escaping was all anxiety based. I would obviously tell your friend what happened but she also needs to understand that her dog is sensitive and I hope she doesn't take it all the wrong way and feel differently towards her dog. Most people are just normal dog owners, they don't necessarily have the experience to process this sort of information and not blame the dog. I hope she does understand for the dog's sake.

There isn't an active Queanbeyan thread up in Urgent at the moment - but Lucy has been tested by ARF. Her temperament test details are available from bazilybazbaz on DOL. I believe Lucy will be safe, one way or the other, as soon as I am sure I will confirm.

How very moving and kind, it's taking so much out of her emotionally, what an amazing lady. I've Liked her Facebook page ... The paintings are so lifelike and full of soul, it's such a shame to receive them under tragic circumstances but I hope it brings some comfort to the owners. So very hard to come to terms with pets dying in that horrific way.

I'm sure the pups could be rehomed by a good rescue group, it's even better if they have a ready made foster carer ..... Most people want young dogs and the biggest percentage want young female dogs .... Someone I know thru work who is in Adelaide, had a family member just rehome one of their dogs and it was a disaster so dog came back. Sounds like the new owner was unbalanced. It's really important to get help rather than just try to rehome on your own, you could get lucky but you could get unlucky too.

My only thoughts would be that you should look at both puppies and that possibly the male would be a better match. Having had both Papillon and JRTs (I have a JRT at the moment), they are both busy dogs when young. JRTs are always busy. It would be good to know if perhaps the JRT or Papillon was uppermost in either dog. If it's JRT then the female may not be great for your own girl. JRTs are full on and frequently quite dominant types. Mine's a little menace - I just rehomed 2 foster dogs, one of whom she loved to chase around with. When they left, I wondered what she'd do and she entertained herself by chasing my 2 Italian Greyhounds around. She's settled down now but at 13 is still a very feisty and busy dog.

Great news!! Little Polly has been adopted from SADS.

Gretel is right, if your dog is vaccinated and this dog is from a home you should be fine. I take dogs surrendered by owners regularly - some of them haven't EVER been to a vet and they are 10+. I get them vaccinated and keep them inside for 14 days so that the vaccination takes effect and then they can go out like normal dogs. It isn't responsible not to vaccinate puppies but this person doesn't sound all that great so not surprising.

She's a beauty, I love Keeshonds, I'm sure her coat will change as her condition improves. Good rescue, I can't believe how much she suffered and hope whoever was responsible has been reported and dealt with.

We just rescued a dog with separation anxiety - he was barking and also weeing all over the house. He was very stressed and hard to manage, I've never heard my foster carer in such a state. Anyhow, my vet put him on Prozac and 10 days down the track, he is a much happier dog! Barking and weeing has stopped. I've worked with SA before, with various foster dogs, it just depends how severe it is as to whether or not meds are required, sometimes it's just about changing our behaviour because what we've been doing has induced anxiety in the dog. I'm not sure that's the case for you but definitely read up about it on the internet in detail and chat to your vet.

I saw photos of a containment system the other day made with piping etc, the dogs can't gain purchase on it so can't get over the fence. Definitely worth installing if someone can't heighten a fence.