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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/cairns-mans-finger-torn-off-during-dog-attack/102232740

My last Giant was absolutely charming and had a great sense of humour. And he was an absolute delight. Unfortunately not all dogs have a sense of humour as you probably know.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/what-makes-dogs-dangerous-dog-attacks-queensland/102217624

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-13/dog-returned-after-being-found-across-bering-sea-alaska/102220854 Amazing story. This dog travelled over 241 kilometres of frozen Bering Sea ice.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-65111668 According to the article al the dogs with cropped ears had had the procedure carried out abroad. I've never seen this before on this breed. I've seen Dobes & GS's etc wth cropped ears but not American Bully types. Is this new?

We thought we were going to have him PTS. And he was a replacement for an older dog we had to have PTS several months prior. We sat in our car at SASH waiting for the CT results with both of us crying our eyes out. We were just lucky to be able to see that particular Kidney Specialist and we both agree she saved our pup's life. Sorry you had to have the pup PTS DogsAnd The Mob. I agree with asal and would never choose the runt of the litter ever again.

6 years ago I purchased a pedigree dog from QLD. When I arrived at the airport to collect the dog I was shocked that the dog was so small. Especially since his sibling sister in the crate next to him and was substantially bigger.. He was sickly and didn't want to eat. I couldn't figure out what was wrong as he kept whimpering I thought he may have hip dysplasia. We booked him into the vet for an x-ray and I was asked if I wanted to do bloods etc as they normally didm't do bloods etc on a dog so young. I insisted on the bloods & urine because I knew there was something wrong with the dog. The urine showed high levels of creatine so they didn't go ahead with the x-ray. We were referred to SASH. SASH did an ultra sound and found he had kidney dysplasia. The specialist at SASH was wonderful. He has been on a special diet all of his life but he is well and very robust and his life is that of a normal dog. 2/3 walks and plays daily . He's just smaller than breed standard. He is now 6 and a half years old. Just lucky we insisted on blood and urine tests prior to anaesthetic otherwise we would have lost him.

I usually just say"he's in training" and most people will just grab their dogs. I'm happy with that as it's exactly what I would do if that was said to me.

I'm not surprised this happened after viewing some of the videos. "Bitten on the face", That's more than a bite on the face.

https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/sydney-woman-charged-following-alleged-extortion-attempt-over-theft-of-designer-groodle-and-cavalier-dogs/d1578d2a-8661-405c-bf45-107373c54900 The missing dogs were discovered 2 minutes away from the Boarding Facility.

I wonder if the dog was declared dangerous in NSW and that's why it is now in QLD.

It was interesting that they only took the 2 Oodles. On the film clip it appears there were quite a few larger dogs boarded there. I also wouldn't be surprised if there is a connection between the owner of the training facility and the theft.

Not what I would call "good" publicity losing 2 dogs and having it published all over the media. And the Boot Camp owner hasn't returned the $3000 in fees to the owners. One dog had only been there for 24 hours and the other had been at the facility for a week.

https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/sydney-pet-owners-heartbroken-by-theft-at-josephs-dog-training-solutions/832e4f59-9c5b-4a4d-8b1d-f1ca97e1c8e8 The dogs have now been found and returned to their owners and a person charged with stealing the dogs.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/vets-warn-of-dangers-of-throwing-sticks-to-dogs/102178708

@AmazetlWhen you say fully grown what age was he when he calmed down? I am currently in a similar situation to what you have described and yes it is hard at times.

https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/neurological/vestibular-disease-dogs @fiveplusone This may help.

Google the K9 Pro site.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-29/increase-in-surrendered-animals-due-to-rental-squeeze-in-nsw/102148666

https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/call-to-ban-dog-breed-after-child-attacked/clfrybsyk00090jl50pynurxq See video for RSPCA comments.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-26/story-dogs-reading-program-helps-boost-literacy-skills/102049562 Lovely story. The children read to the dogs and it helps the children enjoy reading by making it fun.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/shocking-moment-outofcontrol-dog-attacks-cop-horse-for-five-minutes/news-story/ea3b5e89c55804632f3af268c2f3440d. See video contained in the report. The horse is recovering . The dog owner had no control or recall with his dog. When the attack was over he said"Just take the dog".

One of my neighbours commented on my very healthy dog limping with "why don't you put him down". Needless to say I never answered and have never spoken to him again. This person had a small white fluffy that was never on a leash. Got fed table scraps and was never taken to the Vet for an extremely bad itch. My dog was well cared for and loved. Some people should just keep their mouths shut. And I wish they would when they have attitudes like that.

There have also been a few dog deaths on the Spirit of Tasmania over the years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-14/spirit-of-tasmania-tt-line-andrew-williams-sentence-ponies/102092004