Her Majesty Dogmad

That's where I board mine if I go away, I trust my vets implicitly and they have dog runs inside, where temp is kept at 21 degs.

I use a mix of Napisan and water. Leave the mixture on the stain for a few minutes then soak up with an old towel. That should work.

I've worked in rescue for many years now, with one group for 9 years. Quite regularly that group would get a pregnant bitch from the pound who would have pups a day or two later. Those puppies were raised to the age where they could be safely desexed BEFORE being rehomed. If you are a rescuer, you never rehome an undesexed puppy - NEVER. I'm afraid you simply can't trust anyone, no matter how nice they seem, no matter what they do for a profession. Recently I assisted in the rescue of a young cat with kittens from a pound. The local vet offered to help rehome some of the kittens. They wanted to do this without desexing and telling the new owners to "bring the kitten back in a few weeks time" for desexing. After hearing that they had just had a litter to rehome from an undesexed kitten - now a cat - that they'd rehomed before but the owner had never gotten desexed, there was no way that I was going to allow them to rehome any kittens that weren't desexed already. I wouldn't have anyway but this was just more proof that you can't rely on people to do the right thing. You simply cannot allow any mistakes to contribute to the over population of animals, you then become part of the problem.

There's a Shepherd Rescue and they are always full, Renbury in particular seems to get lots of Shepherds and they rescue from there. They have a profile on Petrescue with the following contact info: Contact Us Contact Name Linda Pierce Phone number 1: 0407 453 005 Phone number 2: 0401 024 05 They have 5 beautiful girls listed currently and you can find them by searching the Rescue Directory for the rescue group - German Shepherd Rescue NSW - and then it will show you the dogs they have listed. Alternatively you could just search for large female dogs in NSW and you'd find the 5 that way.

Picked up a small dog only last week, her was in the road and there wasn't a soul in sight. I know the area and didn't recognise the dog at all so took her to the vet where it turned out she was chipped. She didn't have a collar on and had a terrible rash on her underside with major hairloss. I asked the vets to speak to the owners when they came to pick her up. She was very sore and had obviously been for some time. I have also reported neighbours to the council because they let their dogs out and have them off lead. I was very worried about repercussions of course but am terrified the dogs will kill or attack another dog, they are da. It turns out they've been reported on several occasions ... It's worth trying to do the right thing although it doesn't always fix the issue, especially when the people are feral, they just keep doing the same thing. The laws are deficient in this area.

Hoping that beautiful Bon can get through this and sending you lots of love, it's a horrible and hard time to go through, trying to find the answer and coming up with nothing clear. Keep us posted.

Robyn - contact Wendy or Trish at Golden Retriever Rescue - they are amazing - just Google but if you can't find it pls let me know

Shame they didn't aim for the head, just another oxygen thief that won't get their just desserts. RIP poor dog ...

Great news!

Sounds great T!

Oh no, so sorry to hear about this, Anthony is such a kind and decent guy and so young! Hoping for some good news soon.

The lady has owned and cared for many dogs that have never climbed the fence. I wouldn't put an Italian Greyhound there but there are many homes I wouldn't place one in, they are consummate escape artists. I wouldn't say the same for the fluffies I've owned and fostered. I'm looking for a solid and easy going dog rather than a highly strung one.

I'm helping someone find a companion dog. Lady is in her 70s but fit and well, very good for her age. She wants a fluffer to fit following criteria - if you have one (in foster care) that suits, pls pm me: Female (pref) or Male - under 7 kgs Age: around 5-8 yrs of age Good on the lead, in the car Good with Cats and other Dogs Quiet (must not bark at neighbour's barking dog through fence) No separation anxiety Waist height, wire fence at rear of property - no climbers! Sounds like a long list but it's not that hard with a fluffy, I just don't have the right sort of dog right now.

What is it with people who want to "play fight" with their dogs. Don't do it. I once picked up a cattle dog from some idiot who'd decided to start rescuing staffies - they had subsequently attacked the cattle dog - badly - more than once. Instead of keeping his own dog, he decided that the dog had to go. Anyhow, that sets the scene. He showed me the scars on his arms where they used to "play fight" - his favourite thing to do when he came home "after a few beers at the local club". It used to get a bit rough, he told me. I can't tell you what a traumatised dog I picked up. Traumatised from the dog attacks no doubt but equally traumatised by a terrible owner. When I was living in a house with a German Shepherd, one of my flatmate's friends used to like to come over, have a few drinks and then start "play fighting" with the poor, gentle GSD. She was not a willing participant but my flatmate would shove her forward when she tried to back away to allow the man to keep wrestling with her and slapping her around. I stopped them one time when I saw it, couldn't believe the owner would allow it and the guy would behave in that way - they said "oh but xxx loves to play with her and she doesn't mind". He deserved to be bitten and the dog DID mind, very much.

I have used vet nurses previously. Cost is $60 per day now, for live in with up to 5 dogs. I have dogs on meds so that part isn't a worry. It's important to get some basics clear (I've discovered). Check whether picking up poo in the backyard is going to be somethign they are prepared to do. I came home to discover a backyard full of poo .... I wouldn't get them to take your dogs to a dog park, just walk them around the streets if you do this. It's too risky as they don't know your dogs or other dogs in the area. Always have an account open at your vet, leave all the contact details in the world - your no where you are, your vet, your neighbours and friends - anyone who will help during an emergency. In emergency, I'm thinking if the petsitter has one and needs to leave. I try to cover all bases.

So pleased to have positive news, hoping that it's all on the up and up now!

In July 2012, my rescue group found some Chinese Cresteds being sold/given away (if not sold by deadline) by a breeder who was moving - all undesexed being offered on Trading Post. We were sent pictures of these dogs, all who looked beautiful. We were told they had been inside/outside dogs etc. They were all older, none were puppies. I'm not sure what happened between the photos being taken and us getting them (we worked with another rescue group and ended up taking 1 Powder Puff female aged 2) but they all arrived in an awful and neglected state. None were housetrained, all were terrified apart from the poor and neglected physical state they were in (cracked and sore skin, bad teeth). The Powder Puff had long term staining of her matted coat. SHe behaved much like a dog that had never had much human contact. All her muscles were wasted and she had trouble getting up 4 stairs from the garden into the house. We think that they had all just been left in cages with little human contact. Our groomer and vet were very worried about the Powder Puff we got - as her behaviour far exceeded the normal nervousness that some pound dogs exhibit from all the traumas of impoundment, collection and so on. Even now, 7 months on, she will not go near strangers. My foster carers are working very hard on her and she lives with a very outgoing dog - I'm sure this helps her but it is a long term prospect. I'm wondering where you live? If you live near a reputable rescue group I would contact them to see if they've had any dogs like this and what they did. It does sound like she's unsuitable for your needs and that your environment will not be the best for her. I wouldn't send her back to the breeder personally, if she came like this then her life may have been living in less than great circumstances for a long time. If it was me, I'd be trying to rehabilitate and rehome but you are most likely a normal dog owner and it isn't fair to ask that of you which is why I'd recommend you contact a local rescue group.

What a horrible death, poor dog. You wouldn't even think of leaving a dog in the car for a minute in the current WA temperatures surely? It doesn't make sense.

I've just had an enquiry from a young family who want this size of dog, should also be dog friendly as well and I've referred the enquiry to Canterbury Pound - you never know, fingers crossed!

mymatejack - you are the typical owner that I fear, no empathy for those that own small dogs. As a small dog owner, I'm sick to death of people who own large, uncontrolled and frequently unfriendly dogs who allow them to run off lead or loose when they aren't even around. And believe me, they far outweigh the number of small dogs in my area. I think I've found 2 loose small dogs over the last 5 years and many, many medium/large sized dogs in the same period. The loose small dogs were not a problem to me - I didn't even have to kick them to deter them. As for the large dogs, well it was a different story. I've had to fend them off by whatever means it took - one day I'll probably have a heart attack with the level of adrenaline required to get through. I'm currently having a problem walking my dogs in my street and the surrounding areas due to owners of large or dog aggressive dogs that are in unfenced or improperly fenced yards. Your lack of empathy, emotional intelligence or whatever you want to call it - is obvious. You are pretty typical of the people I've encountered. Don't give a crap about anyone else.

I would never recover if it happened to one of my beloved dogs. These poor, poor people. People who truly loved their dog. I cannot imagine the trauma of having that happen. I'd want to severely injure anyone and their dog if they did that. When you read about dog attacks, you constantly read that pretty much the moronic owners stand and let it happen. What the f--k? They cannot possess any shred of human decency.

And now you make me see RED, here you go suggesting the small dog was to blame. Read the article again. The black dog was offleash. It was a much bigger dog. This was an unprovoked attack - it sounds like it was so sudden that noone had time to do much, they didn't see it coming! It RIPPED THE INNARDS out of the smaller dog. What does it take to make you and people like you realise that this is abnormal? It is completely unacceptable and this owner should go to jail and pay an enormous fine, his dog should be euthanased. The owner did nothing at all to prevent this attack and I'd like to know how many other dogs and animals have been killed already by this large dog - you can put money on it that it's done it before.

Oooh - I love the pictures!! What dear little dogs!

Please be careful with chicken necks, my friend's dear little dog choked on a piece of chicken neck that he tried to swallow without chewing.

How about Breeze orScarlet?