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Oh, this brought tears to my eyes all over again thinking of Buddy But, a great tribute and another way to make sure Buddy's story is not forgotten.

I think many of us consider rehoming. I often think my dog would be better off rehomed because he loves the company of other dogs and honestly I think it would help his separation anxiety to be in a home with other doggie friends. I myself do not want more than one dog. However I am not 100% sure that would work and I would hate to think he would be "dumped" in the future. So fear of that happening keeps me persisting with trying to "fix" him. However if the right circumstances arose I would certainly consider rehoming him.

I think deep down you really want to re-home the dogs and are looking for some reassurance that you are not a bad person for doing it. And that is OK - it is perfectly reasonable to rehome a dog. As someone else said the most important thing is to rehome responsibly. Best do it now rather than agonise over it for too long.The dogs will settle and may be all the more happier and perhaps you then need to have a break before bringing another dog into the family. Killing your guinea pig is very sad and has obviously brought things to a head. ETA - I don't think boarding the dogs would achieve anything.

Grain free, Australian, new, quality ingredients. http://www.stayloyal.com.au/ Good ingredients in that! Maybe a little high in protein for my liking - and kibble is large size?

I wouldn't call it quality with those ingredients....maize, maize flour, maize gluten all high up in the list....a bunch of low quality fillers. Just to clarify - they were the ingredients of the Royal Canin kibble. I may not have been clear :)

The canned food states that it is imported - I would want to know where from?? Ingredients look good though - no additives.

Is there a totally different emergency clinic you can take her too? A different practice may not feel the need to back up the operating vet and investigate properly.

Top of the bag reads 50% protein, but it's 24% protein really...so a little bit misleading IMO. Also I would think that 1% salt is a little excessive. That is equivilent to 1 teaspoon of salt for every 99 teaspoons of other ingredients, but I may be misreading it. Also, can't see from the photo, but is it preservative, artificial colours & GMO free ???? Maybe they mean 50% meat protein? Who knows. I thought most of these dry foods have at least 1% salt? VIP has 1.2% I think.

I think you'll find most people here go out of their way to feed the best diet, give the most amount of exercise and stimulation and do everything they can to focus on their dogs health and well being :) Sickness and injuries are a part of life, noone is foolproof. I have a breed that is accident prone, and unfortunately for the most part not their fault. If I can spend $1 a day to NOT think about it, for me that is cheap as chips Yes Sickness and injuries are part of life. I don't know anyone who's free of challenges for life. But I have come across people who always seem to be sick or injured. Then you see them around telling the same stories; "poor me", "why is life so cruel" etc . Then they look at people who are happy and healthy and think " They just must be one of them lucky ones" (Lol). Anyone who understands dogs (or animals) will know how sensitive they are to energy. They can feel assertive calm energy and respect that. They can feel fear and panic then become fearful themselves. They can feel people's energy- positive or negative. I have nothing against pet insurance or people who use it. It's just not my thing. That is a tad insensitive. Some people do have tragic lives - they don't bring it on themselves you know. Just be grateful you are not affected.

I don't doubt dogs are stolen for foul purposes. Quite often you see ads on Gumtree etc about dogs being stolen - notice quite a few in the Logan area lately also. It would not surprise me if people did not bother reporting it to the police - they may not be interested.

"Easy to learn and operate". How can providing proper care for 80 "breeders" be easy to learn? I would like to know what veterinary care - for example - is provided to these dogs seeing as the location looks like it is quite isolated. The dogs look to be small fluffies (of course) as well so what about the coat maintenance? Yes, really easy to learn all that. Someone in the US just won half a billion in the lottery - oh to dream of what good could be done with some of that!

What are the ingredients Stitch - are they the same as the UK one?

So..is it just the vibe then? Sorry :) You are obviously one of those people who believe that sickness can be brought on by focussing on it too much. Insurance is not about focussing on sickness though. And some people (and dogs) really are accident prone :)

What an odd thing to say Maybe when she is outside she is distracted and "forgets" she is sore and strains herself but when she comes inside it hurts again? Can you put a jacket or coat on her which will cover the wound and also provide some comfort? Hope she feels better soon - I doubt she is "putting it on".

That makes neither the places you have seen nor this place correct. We all need to lift our standards so we can see that this is wrong And he would be selling to various Pets Purgatory stores, and the large puppy barns (forgotten their names) which advertise in the Courier Mail .... one at Everton Park, one at Stafford, one at Underwood. I have been to the one at Underwood some time back. Puppies were 6 weeks of age. Place owned by a vet. When I asked a staff member if the vet had a practice he replied "no, this is his business". He said the vet travelled around to "their breeders" to make sure the pups did not come from puppy farms. Huh! What is sad is that all those little dogs are essentially companion breeds - so particularly bred for human contact

The ingredients look quite good - 75% meat protein. But I don't think it is Aussie made - imported from the UK.

Hi Seld It is probably as good as many of the "premium" brands. I found with Eukanuba - as with many others - that there was too much corn etc. It is best to look for meat or meat meal as the first two ingredients. The higher up the list the ingredient the more it contains. A good breeder should be able to advise you on what suits that particular breed. There are numerous threads here discussing dry food if you do a search :) Good luck with your new pup.

She is unbelievable. At 11 months you would never know she ever broke them, they are 100% back to normal. She plays chasies Runs through the grass And is complete Diva at the beach (but loves mud, go figure!) SOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy with her outcome, thank goodness :) No sand in the paws Mum! What a cute munchkin :) Hope there are no long term effects from the breaks.

I'm with Medibank but have never made a claim so I don't know what they are like for that. I just have it in case of accidents rather than illness because there are a lot of exclusions or limitations such as a ceiling on tick treatment - I think $1,000 (?). It may be worthwhile as a dog ages but many won't cover over 9 years anyway. Donatella - how are your little girl's legs now?

You're right, felix. Both the proposed frameworks for dog breeding in New South Wales & Victoria, either ignore socialisation or get it wrong. Yet, there's clear research on the matter & its importance for producing sound companion dogs. It's not obscure rocket science. It seems that a 'business' model is being supported where large-scale commercial puppy farms are the only financially viable way of doing things. But this is not only failing the welfare of dogs.... it's pushing puppies out into the community who lack the foundation for being well socialised companion dogs. RSPCA Qld said years ago, following their many experiences with rescuing dogs from puppy farms.... the hardest thing to 'heal' was the 'scarring' from being unsocialised. Many cases it's impossible. Yes and when they fail they are killed. Still the cycle continues regardless.

That is the most confronting part for me. I know it is legal but it saddens me that people are ok with treating pets as livestock. I would have thought that selling dogs in pet shops was decreasing. More and more 'pet shops' are opening that don't sell animals. Aren't people becoming more aware? Surely there wouldn't be much of a market for this type of 'farming' business. No I don't think they are and where is the information being put out? Its not. Beside some random occasional stories on The Project you never see any targeted programs aimed at informing the general public. Without that there will never be a push for change. Organisations such as RSPCA should be funding an advertising campaign making people aware of the existence of these places. You would think it would be in their interests to try and reduce the number of dogs coming to their shelters. Just having some statement on their website is not enough. Many people don't care where the pups in pet shops come from but many do and many more would if they knew. How can this "farming" practice be justified when over 250,000 healthy dogs are put down every year? Its absolutely obscene and shameful.

won't be against their rules - shelter, food and water. Can be as crappy as anything but if those elements are in place, nothing will be done. Yep, there is a Jack down the road who lives in a dog run, permanently. She never, ever, ever gets out (even by their own admission), the run is only about 2.5 msq. Very depressing. The RSPCA have been notified and went out there only to say that the dog has food, water and shelter and nothing they can do. What about enrichment? Exactly Clyde - when oh when will that unsatisfactory definition be broadened to include some exercise time and exposure to sunlight for instance Poor dogs - why on earth to those people keep them?

I get your point SA. Unfortunately the people/organisations who are in any sort of position to campaign effectively against this type of stuff don't seem to genuinely do it. I don't agree with categorising dogs as breeding livestock - no matter whether the conditions are OK or not.

Yes I will probably persist with it for a while also. Once you get over the fact that it is a "supermarket food" it seems to compare quite well with the so called "premium brands" such as Royal Canin - ingredients in the Mini Adult: maize, dehydrated poultry meat, maize flour, animal fats, maize gluten, hydrolysed animal proteins, vegetable protein isolate*, beet pulp, yeasts, soya oil, fish oil, minerals, DL-methionine, sodium polyphosphate, L-lysine, egg powder, L-carnitine*L.I.P.: I am no expert but the VIP ingredients stand up well in comparison to that IMO - with some additions such as some sardines/tuna it seems fine. ETA - I don't care about the cost factor - just want Aussie made and easily obtainable :)