Her Majesty Dogmad

Who assessed the dog in the first place? No one it was a private surrender straight into foster care. The dog never had a temprement test or anything. All it had was notes from the orginal owner. The orginal owner had tried their best with this dog. It's evident that temprement played a big part in this dogs problems because even with a very experienced person this dog was still nipping and bitting to push people where it wanted them and baiting other dogs into fighting with it. Its first foster carer recommened it be PTS but they just took the dog off this carer and gave it to another and just stopped communicating with him. This person also knows their stuff so why they didn't listen I don't know. That is appalling and frightening. For some, it is about life at all costs - even if by saving that life they are going to put others in danger. Totally unacceptable. They are completely irresponsible and it should be reported to the QLD DLG before a child loses it's eye or worse.

If it is a PR dog then the answer will be nobody.

So sorry to hear this, I do hope the vet can help.

Interesting that she has that choice, I thought most councils would have the power to seize and destroy in that sort of situation? I would have thought so too. When my friend's Kelpie was killed whilst on the lead in an unprovoked attack by a loose, larger dog on the Central Coast a few years ago, I was stunned when the rangers finally tracked the dog and its owner down, that my friends were given a choice of whether or not the dog would be euthanased. The dog was always loose in the street according to local residents at the time. My friends chose not to request the dog be put to sleep. I feel that left other people and their pets at risk which I think is unacceptable. I couldn't believe the council didn't act to prevent further attacks.

Actually, the subsequent post mortem revealed she died from shock of blood loss from her injuries: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/whereilive/southlondon/wandsworthnews/10026229.Dogs_will_not_be_destroyed_following_death_of_pensioner/ Perhaps surprisingly, the daughter is not going to put the dogs to sleep .... I know I could not live with the situation myself but we are all different. You certainly couldn't rehome them.

This is so shocking, the woman went to feed her daughter's dogs and they killed her, she died from her wounds: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225758/Gloria-Knowles-dies-savaged-daughters-pack-dogs.html

Where did I say you were a moron? I was talking about my thread on the GD forum, about a moron owner. Is a moron worse than a liar? That's what you called me the other day when I said I'd owned large dogs and you don't even know me, haven't got the first clue about me. One of the members on this forum actually fostered the German Shepherd cross that I rescued/adopted for a rescue group in SA and I'm sure she will be more than happy to put you straight in that regard. :) Your apology will be accepted, rest assured.

that's certainly an interesting thought, I have arthritis myself so would be interested to see if other people's dogs have improved if they've tried wheat free.

Most declared dangerous dogs are small dogs :laugh: I would like to see the statistics to prove that. Brookestar you just need a big small dog hug by the sounds of it. Nooooooooooooo - don't you know that Broookestar probably knows of at least 10 people who've lost eyes, noses, ears and arms to vicious small dogs attacking? Statistically, the Maltese is the most popular dog in NSW. Interestingly enough, it didn't even figure once in the dog attack statistics I was reading the other day.

What do you think rescuers are, Stephanie M? Most are individuals who rely on a small, usually very small, group of fosters carers. Only a tiny minority are what you could call an "organisation". Obviously Steph thinks we don't have any families or responsibilities .... she might be right - we don't have time with the huge demands of taking on the unwanted dogs and cats. That alone is a massive responsibility. Still, I have to work full time and manage my house and garden and my own dogs plus run a rescue .... hmmm.

Just ignore them, I've never heard such a lot of tripe in my life. I think they say "don't feed the trolls". :)

Glemhaith, in no way was I suggesting that breeders are idiots I was simply trying to make a helpful suggestion, amidst quite a bit of unpleasantness where people were getting snippy with each other. I see no reason why it should be taken the wrong way.. Several people were stating that rescuers should have helped the breeders through the pound process in previous posts, so that the dog made it into safe hands. I can also say that any rescuer pretty much knows they have to be prepared to buy a dog like a normal member of the public if they really want the dog. It used to be that you could be outbid at Blacktown which was a terrible system - i bid several hundred dollars to ensure I got a young female Italian Greyhound safely out of the hands of the back yard breeders that went looking for young and undesexed purebred dogs. She came undesexed for that money but all her vet work was done before rehoming. Now, when you buy a dog from BP the vetwork is included in the price so there is some protection for the dogs but you do have to act quickly if you want a dog. Feel free to act like a Skye terrier - I'm quite like a JRT myself. :laugh:

Blacktown is a massive pound. Thankfully the back yard breeders have been stopped because all dogs must be desexed. I'm sure there are dog brokers are still getting around the place and when they see a purebred they see $$$ signs. That said, there are definitely decent homes out there who want to rescue a pound dog. He is very cute, he's the right age and size to appeal to many. As someone who rescues a fairly rare breed with special needs, I still think it's a good idea to ring BP and offer expert knowledge to whoever has purchased him.

I too like something a little unusual ... how about: Neptune Aloysius Slater Fiddler Geronimo and so on! :D

Save Our Strays have an offer of a home at Sussex Inlet but need a homecheck. If you can help, please pm me. Thank you in advance! :)

Meanwhile, there is still the 11 yr old female Skye terrier in need, should anyone be able to help her.

My best suggestion would be for someone representing the Skye breeders to contact Blacktown and asked them to pass on their contact information to forward to the new owner, offering breed expertise etc. That way, should the new owner run into any difficulties because they don't know the breed or the dog isn't working out, then the breeders will be able to assist.

You never know, the people on the list may have changed their minds. I've almost never been no. 1 on the waiting list and yet have often got the dog after all. That said, if it's a purebred you have to move like lightning. I recently saw a young 8 month old Wire Haired Fox Terrier at BP. Contacted the only 2 breeders in NSW and it was definitely one of theirs who was desperate to get her dog back, undesexed though which is against BP's rules. Unfortunately the breeder spent some time trying to chase the former owner who'd surrendered the dog and by the time she decided to put in an EOI, someone had gone before.

This and HW's comment. You need to develop a risk reducing strategy in these cases and quick. Your dog may not be so lucky in the future. I once wrote an article on this sort of situation, you'd be surprised how many people's dogs get killed or severely injured just going out of the house to their car parked in the driveway (with no fence) - their thoughts are that the dog doesn't need a lead because it knows it's goign out in the car and it is in its own driveway after all. Well noone looked to see if a major distraction was going to happen - the neighbour whose dog your dog hates walking past - on the opposite side of the road - a cat and so on.

More tips - just make sure the product is the right one for a puppy. Buy online - it's much cheaper. I won't use Comfortis as there is a risk of a reaction, a friend tried it on her 6 yr old dog and he fitted so badly she thought he wasn't going to make it. he'd been in fine health all his life, the only change was the use of Comfortis. Since he's been off it, no more fits. I have old dogs and it isn't recommended for them apparently.

I use Advocate for my dogs. For my fosters I use Advantage plus Heartguard and I worm them. This is when I first get them if they haven't had a Heartworm test yet. Heartguard is OK even if they have Heartworm. Once I get the all clear, I switch to Advocate. For ticks I use a Preventix tick collar but you really can't rely on anything totally and need to check your dog thoroughly, morning and night and that includes looking under the gum flaps. There have been many dogs with ticks in my area in the last few weeks, not all have made it.

One of my own dogs tried to bite me recently, out of the blue. I was only stroking him on his head where I normally do. This was out of character but recently he has started showing signs of dementia. I took him straight to the vet - he had an ear infection. Def. get checked for other pains she may have.

What a gorgeous dog, what a long and happy life he's had with you. RIP Gizmo and hugs to you.

I agree with what everyone else has said. I have had a small dog behave in this way and learned that if I wanted to move them, i was best to put a lead on. I was never bitten. I'd recommend no more bed sharing with her at all and get a behaviouralist in asap. Good luck - it's normally our fault that these problems occur, even though we think we love them and are doing everything in our power to make them a happy dog. Most normal dog owners are not experts in behaviour and don't understand what to do when things go wrong Thank goodness there is professional help out there and honestly, you won't know yourself when you've got the right help, you'll be able to have the happy relationship you seek and your dog will also be much happier!

RIP Baz, sad he had to go so soon, what a handsome Bully boy.