Leah82

Finally got the new camera, still getting the hang of it and it wasn't particularly sunny this afternoon but here is my little lamb Week 18/52

That must have been an awesome trip canetoad, we're hoping to do a similar one next year. Hope you get the housing issue sorted out quick smart, no doubt you're longing for a proper bed Collie scared the crap out of a police man once when we went through a breathalyser check point, he was fast asleep on the back seat through most of it and just as we were about to pull away he woke up and immediately started barking at the stranger outside of the car. Police man took a noticeable step back when it happened, was very funny

Say hi to the Noah's Bark Dog Rescue team while you're there. They are who I got Sarah though :)

Croydon hasn't yet but there is talk and I think a couple of jumps have been ordered. Vic is behind the other states so it's going to be inevitable. I just use the PVC pipe fittings from Bunnings with the smaller (3/4 inch?) pipes that come in metre lengths - does that help? ETA: The connectors look like this although I can't work out if this is the size I use: http://www.bunnings.com.au/holman-32mm-6m-press-pvc-plain-tees-pvt32_p3142368 Knox has ordered a couple as well so we should be seeing them soon

Thanks TSD, will keep that in mind. At 8 years old I'm not sure Sarah will ever be trial material but we have fun and I need something that is light and packs up well as we may be moving to the other side of the country next year.

Sarah and I will be back at training this weekend after a bit of a hiatus :) It will be interesting to see how she goes and we get to test out the new camera and I've had hubby promise to get me this for my birthday in June... http://www.crazysales.com.au/dog-agility-training-3-piece-combo-set.html

I reckon that's a Yankee cocker haha, I think it's just a puppy, the american's stop is way more noticable

recently I've seen an increase in larger medium sized dogs like kelpies and kelpie crosses. I'm in ringwood and there are definitely a few oodles and swfs as well. Althought I took sarah to the park on the weekend and a swf approached Sarah, the owner said to me 'finally someone his size' :p there was about 5 other dogs in the park and all were about twice the height of Sarah

I wouldn't imagine it would be a problem. Dogs are generally designed to be a bit more flexible in their movements than horses and use their abdominal muscles a lot more which they would also use to roll over, I don't see how this would affect their bowls.

That's awesome dezzyno.1, I always thought finding articles was kind of important, maybe track and search is different. I would love to get Collie involved, I think he'd be a natural. Unfortunately there is a waiting list to join the group at our club

I see your veterinary journal article sandgrubber and raise you a completely biased meme :p

Before we got Sarah we found out that Collie used to howl during the day when we were at work, turns out he didn't adapt to being an only dog as well as we thought, the neighbours didn't say anything for about 5 months and it came up in another conversation. They didn't have an issue with the noise as it wasn't consistent although apparently their little girl would comment that Collie was crying again when it happened We were pretty heart broken about our little boy being in so much distress and immediately took action to try and rectify the situation. We tried a thunder shirt and I would go home more regularly at lunch time but in the end the best thing for him was to get another dog. Saying something is always the best way to approach it initially, if you fear backlash then you can always leave a note but to have someone that can report on the situation as you try and improvement it is a big help. The owners of this dog Skruffy may have accidentally locked their dog outside when he's usually tucked up on the couch waiting it's owners return. Unfortunately you never really know what's going on.

I don't mind it in a store that I don't frequent very often like a clothing store. I usually politely decline, I prefer to research where my donations go to and being put on the spot doesn't allow me to do that However I won't be very happy if my pet store starts doing it, I'm usually there once a week to stock up on meat and don't particularly want to be harassed for donations on a regular basis

At the end of the day it's the OP decision what she feels comfortable doing or not doing. I would however suggest she does some research into her own rights, this is a dog forum, not a tenancy forum so a lot of the comments on here are very speculative and can be quite removed from the actual law. I will point out that even if the OP is caught red handed by her landlord with the dogs in the house and the landlord somehow succeeds in kicking them out over it (unlikely unless major damage has been done, most likely tribunal would suggest they move the dogs outside) the landlord cannot keep any part of the bond unless damage has been done to the dwelling that would not be covered under normal wear and tear. Again even if they are caught and it goes to tribunal a history of the dogs being inside a different property with the same landlord as well as noise issues with them being outside could possibly award the OP with the rights to actually keep her dogs inside. My OH is a property manager and I am constantly amazed at what VCAT or other state equivalent tribunals allow tenants to do, there are stories of tenants that have been in arrears for year and years but they are given chance after chance (even people being told to pay an extra $20 a month to pay off thousands in debt). OH is currently trying to get the bond held for a tenant that painted over his gas stove instead of cleaning it and even that's not easy. I really don't think a dog being allowed inside, supervised and causing no damage to the property will give the landlord or tribunal cause to end the lease early or hold any of the bond If your OH is a property manager then he will know that to retain any part of the bond money the tenant has to agree. If they do not, then the next step is VCAT. Yes it does and it pretty much always goes to VCAT who have a habit of siding with the down and out tenant over the 'greedy' landlord

Week 17/52 - Nap time will have my new camera tomorrow so I'm expecting good things for week 18 :)

At the end of the day it's the OP decision what she feels comfortable doing or not doing. I would however suggest she does some research into her own rights, this is a dog forum, not a tenancy forum so a lot of the comments on here are very speculative and can be quite removed from the actual law. I will point out that even if the OP is caught red handed by her landlord with the dogs in the house and the landlord somehow succeeds in kicking them out over it (unlikely unless major damage has been done, most likely tribunal would suggest they move the dogs outside) the landlord cannot keep any part of the bond unless damage has been done to the dwelling that would not be covered under normal wear and tear. Again even if they are caught and it goes to tribunal a history of the dogs being inside a different property with the same landlord as well as noise issues with them being outside could possibly award the OP with the rights to actually keep her dogs inside. My OH is a property manager and I am constantly amazed at what VCAT or other state equivalent tribunals allow tenants to do, there are stories of tenants that have been in arrears for year and years but they are given chance after chance (even people being told to pay an extra $20 a month to pay off thousands in debt). OH is currently trying to get the bond held for a tenant that painted over his gas stove instead of cleaning it and even that's not easy. I really don't think a dog being allowed inside, supervised and causing no damage to the property will give the landlord or tribunal cause to end the lease early or hold any of the bond

yay finally a Kepala I can come to, no more weddings and wedding things for me I'll be there with Sarah and Collie, might be a bit later though as we'll be at dog training till 10.30 edit: I'll bring soft drinks in the car fridge again if everyone is happy with that.

OMG cupcake She's a cute as a.... well cupcake :p aka mini hoover Now you just need to teach Hoover and Cupcake to do something resembling this...

There is nothing in the contract about the dogs not being inside - do the landlord is breaking the agreement, not the tenant. In Vic it is illegal for a landlord not to allow pets inside unless it is specifically outlined in the contract. It is specifically outlined in the agreement that they're not allowed inside the unit. We're lucky to have the garage that I can use as a cuddle area There's the answer. It's really unfortunate that you found out after the move though. If you moved out early, then as I said before, the terms of the lease would be broken and you would still have to pay the rent until a new tenant, approved by the landlord takes over. At least you have that cuddle area to be with your pups which is a good thing. I know it's hard, and others in this post have said to sneak them in, but if I were you, I'd be careful. You don't want to be caught out, especially when someone the landlord knows looking over y our shoulder. Twodoggies is right. Legally you don't have a leg to stand on. You should not have signed the lease if you didn't agree to the conditions. Now you are bound by them & thats exactly what the tribunal will say. With the owner's friends living upstairs, I'd resist the urge to bring the dogs in, you will get caught & then could be evicted and/or lose your bond. Legally. As I mentioned before it doesn't matter if the neighbours catch them bringing the dogs inside. A landlord can't have neighbours essentially spying on their tenants, this goes against the legal rights of the tenants to quiet enjoyment of the property. Landlords aren't even allowed to drive by a property to check the condition of the front yard. Anything brought the tribunal that was reported to the landlord by their friends and the tenants neighbours will get thrown out. The landlords might find out but legally they won't have a leg to stand on providing the property is seen to be well maintained during routine inspections. Not if the signed lease specifically says that the dogs are not to be brought inside. I wouldn't call living in an upstairs area spying on another tenant. An agreement is an agreement otherwise why would anyone go to the extent of signing documents. The tenant in this case by signing the lease agreed to the conditions. That's the way I see it. That might be how you see it but that's not the way the law sees it. Yes they signed a lease saying the dogs would be outside but the landlord cannot prove they are breaking that condition unless they see it for themselves during a scheduled inspection. Tenants have rights too and those right include not having your landlord or their friends spying on you. Here is a detailed article about the rules and regulations around quiet enjoyment in QLD... http://tuq.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Entry-and-Privacy-Nov-09_SD.pdf As far as the neighbours go I get the impression that they'll only be able to tell if the dogs are not in the backyard. If they are not in the backyard they could either be inside or in the garage. If the neighbours tell the landlord that the dogs are inside and are actually in the garage then what is protecting the tenants then? It's the same for any neighbourhood complaints, you can't film someone else's backyard and produce that as evidence, there have been plenty of examples of this in this forum alone.

There is nothing in the contract about the dogs not being inside - do the landlord is breaking the agreement, not the tenant. In Vic it is illegal for a landlord not to allow pets inside unless it is specifically outlined in the contract. It is specifically outlined in the agreement that they're not allowed inside the unit. We're lucky to have the garage that I can use as a cuddle area There's the answer. It's really unfortunate that you found out after the move though. If you moved out early, then as I said before, the terms of the lease would be broken and you would still have to pay the rent until a new tenant, approved by the landlord takes over. At least you have that cuddle area to be with your pups which is a good thing. I know it's hard, and others in this post have said to sneak them in, but if I were you, I'd be careful. You don't want to be caught out, especially when someone the landlord knows looking over y our shoulder. Twodoggies is right. Legally you don't have a leg to stand on. You should not have signed the lease if you didn't agree to the conditions. Now you are bound by them & thats exactly what the tribunal will say. With the owner's friends living upstairs, I'd resist the urge to bring the dogs in, you will get caught & then could be evicted and/or lose your bond. Legally. As I mentioned before it doesn't matter if the neighbours catch them bringing the dogs inside. A landlord can't have neighbours essentially spying on their tenants, this goes against the legal rights of the tenants to quiet enjoyment of the property. Landlords aren't even allowed to drive by a property to check the condition of the front yard. Anything brought the tribunal that was reported to the landlord by their friends and the tenants neighbours will get thrown out. The landlords might find out but legally they won't have a leg to stand on providing the property is seen to be well maintained during routine inspections.

I would be ignoring that condition. You have right to quite enjoyment of the property and privacy which means the landlord cannot do anything unless he gathers evidence in lawful way like though routine inspections. The neighbours can tell the landlord that the dogs are being let inside and the landlord can try and evict you but he'll only be incriminating himself in the process.

This. I've never found a snappy or timid Cocker ever. I tried to help rehome one and the dog had what they call "Cocker rage", it wasn't nice behaviour - the dog was from a registered breeder. I've met many lovely Cockers though so important to find a very good breeder. Are you sure it was "Cocker Rage" and not a badly treated, untrained, out of control alpha dog ensuring he had his way? AFAIK, the Cocker breeders desexed, and prevented breeding of any dogs from "cocker rage" families about 40 years ago, and I think it is most unlikely there would be any dog with that problem now. Dogs are often diagnosed, incorrectly, with cocker rage, when that is not the problem. I too had thought that cocker rage had all but been eliminated through careful breeding, although I supposed this doesn't necessarily include BYB's and puppy farmers. The rescue that I got Sarah from often has retired cocker spaniels relinquished from the same puppy farm

The Bullarab is one. :) The spoodle or cockapoo (worse name ever) is in development in the US Are they? Do you have any links for that ? No third party registry in the world will accept an application from them for breed recognition or application to any foundation registry with that name. http://www.dogbreedp...ds/cockapoo.php Thanks - looks like thats where they are moving alright. yep, I wish I was making it up :p while I don't have a problem with the breed being developed, American's have a lot to answer for with THAT name

The Bullarab is one. :) The spoodle or cockapoo (worse name ever) is in development in the US Are they? Do you have any links for that ? No third party registry in the world will accept an application from them for breed recognition or application to any foundation registry with that name. http://www.dogbreedplus.com/dog_breeds/cockapoo.php

I'd suggest it was more a case of he was being paid by PIAA to say those things, he probably needs the money. Surely something involved in the pet industry for as long as he has can't be that ignorant. As far as not buying a staffy because they are part pit bulls, doesn't everyone know pit bulls are great with kids, sounds like a perfectly good reason to buy one :p