Adrienne

I have never seen one either, so these dogs are probably never seen in public spaces, just kept at home or only taken to other peoples houses/situations who also crop ears.

After having a look at ear cropping on the web (yuck and eww)I ended up thinking banning this practice probably results in the procedure being carried out by idiots and butchers who don't know how to do it, or may know how to do it and do it without also providing good pain management to the poor puppy. Same with docking tails. I would never want to inflict these things on a dog, but if banning a procedure just drives it underground then it cannot be accessed in a safe and more humane way. This seems to be a case of deforming-a-dog-post-whelp to make it look how we want it to, as apposed to deforming-a-dog-pre-conception to make it look how we want it to. I would rather people be able to crop their dogs ears at the vet and the procedure be done with proficiency and the poor dog be supplied with pain management and proper aftercare. I did not dare to google "ear cropping gone wrong", looking at the cropped ears of the "SHOW" dogs was bad enough.

I paid $265 to have a 22kg female desexed last year and $235 to have a 7kilo male desexed a couple of months ago... so $650 seems a lot to me (perhaps other times were involved). I paid $500 two years ago for a teeth check and clean on a 12 month old dog - that seemed like a lot to me but I was seeking peace of mind, which I got. I once took a female with a phantom pregnancy to a vet for them to confirm she was indeed empty. I figured palpation would be sufficient to confirm, however I agreed to an ultrasound to confirm their palpation and then left when they wanted an X-ray to confirm the ultrasound!

"Shorten your leash!" is the number one thing I say to other people when out and about (even if I don't have a dog with me). This is a very basic thing that many dog owner just don't do. It drives me crazy.

I will be socialising my pups in a fortnights time for around four weeks in Kenmore, QLD. If anyone wants to see what that looks like. It's an early morning thing (6:30 - 7:00). This is not for puppy buyers (no pups available for sale) it is just for show and share if you are local and interested in what it looks like when its being done properly. Don't bring your own dog if you have one (we eschew other dogs at this very early stage).

The Breeder would have received an email notifying of the request for ownership change (but not detailing who made the request or what the new ownership details were going to be) and asking them to approve the change. In your case, the Breeder actively approved the change and so the ownership details were updated. If the Breeder had not responded (for whatever reason), the change would have gone ahead anyway after 14 days! It's this I find concerning - that the ownership of a dog seems to be changeable on the registry without actual consent of the current owner... it can be changed in the absence of any response from the owner. I guess this covers off situations where the owner is deceased or uncontactable or geez, life's wild and there could be all kinds of legitimate reasons - but when I realised this I was alarmed.

I don't understand how this happens. When I take my pups to be vaccinated and microchipped my vets have always inserted the chip and put them on the registry themselves. I then get an email from the registry and can access the record myself and effect the change of ownership for the buyer when they pick puppy up. The two pups I have sold to people in other states have not had the ownership details changed because they are not here with me to sign the transfer forms and in that case they simply apply direct to the registry themselves to change the ownership details which results in an email from the registry to me advising an change of ownership request has been made and if there is no response form me within 14 days the applied for change will occur. The concerning thing about the email notifying a request for ownership change is that it provides no info on the proposed new owner! Scary really, it seems as though anyone with knowledge of the dogs microchip number can just request a change of ownership and so long as no-one responds in the negative then its a done deal... It would be really great and sensible if there was ONE national registry of microchip details.

How much? How often? How long does that take?

I saw your post asal last year and would have loved to put up pics of my healthy happy mummy - but my dogs aren't registered pure bred! I am becoming an ANKC member and will be entering the pure bred dog world this year - with some excitement and not a small amount of apprehension because yes, over the last 18 months have talked to quite a few breeders and have been appalled at some of the things some people have said about others. It just seems so over the top! One thing I have realised though is a good genuine dog person finds it easy to recognise another good genuine dog person when they meet one - and the only thing to discover after that is if they are good persons as well! ANKC code is pretty intrusive and militant over things which may not necessarily have to do with animal welfare and more to do the other agendas in the pure bred dog world (I am not sure what they are). I hope newer member breeders can be attracted to the ANKC to promote their breeds and demonstrate best practice and put many more great dogs on the ground and not let breeds go extinct. ANKC breeders need to be supported to not be embarrassed or ashamed about breeding dogs! I think it would be great to hear more from breeders on the forum, the archive is indeed rich and rewarding so thanks so much to all who have contributed to it!

Prior to posting, I looked up the crufts list of vulnerable breeds and it did not feature on the list and I had no luck finding criteria for appearing on the list. Are Australian terriers considered a vulnerable breed in Australia?

Some lovely dogs! I wonder why the Australian Terrier in this competition?

Hi Dogsfevr, yes I have a good relationship with his breeder and they will help with rehoming him. I realise this is a rescue section, but posted here as a re-homing in case people were looking for a pet dog, passed the puppy stage and one with no trauma history or hang-ups. He is a great candidate for that and will make someone very happy, he has a great attitude and is a good looking little dog. Which other section of the forum might be more appropriate? I can re-post.

Hi Little Gifts, Thanks for your suggestion. I am reluctant to re-home little dog through a rescue because they require surrender and, he is not needing to be "rescued" - just needing another good home to go to. I don't do social media so that is a disadvantage for me in terms of getting the word out. I am not in a rush, I have made the decision to let him go and my change in circumstance won't occur until later in the year so I am giving myself a good amount of time to find a good match for him. I may advertise him on gumtree or trading post, I was hoping to avoid that because of the volume of calls that can happen! That said, he will only appeal to people who are simply looking for a healthy well-raised desexed pet so I won't be fielding calls from those desperate for an infant puppy or a stud dog!

If you are going to tether a dog on a ute make sure it's on a very short tether, my partner lost a great dog when it was bounced out of his mate's ute going over rough ground. Devastating. If it hadn't been tethered it would have survived, but tether too long and so he was hanged.

“Acting team leader Karissa Wood said it is the fourth litter the shelter has received from the same property in 10 months.” Whaaat? I do not have any knowledge of the workings of the whole rescue/pound/lost&found animals scene but this seems really unfair and unhelpful to everyone bar the breeders of those dogs! (With support like this why would they ever bother getting their animals desexed!?) I cannot believe that a pound would accept litters and litters of puppies from the same property I can't work it out, seems mad but there must be valid reasons? And defeating a community service of the pound facilitating safe keeping of stray pets needing to be reunited with their owners is really bad/sad too.

Does the ban include pure breed dogs which are deformed? Are pure breed dogs designer breed dogs? Does anyone know if any real steps are being taken within extreme breeds to improve established pure breeds away from crippling physical attributes? I heard a dog geneticist speaking on ABC radio last year calling for some breeds to just bite the bullet and get these issues sorted once and for all, said amazing things could be achieved in a very short time! Save the pure breeds - it's only the breeders who can do it, and they are hanging on to their dogs so tightly they won't let anyone else in on it. Weird.

I contacted BigDog today to give them feedback about their Roo mince and my concern about the bone chips in it being a risk for dental injury for the animals that eat it and was told they have provided this recipe for twenty years and not received one complaint about bone chips in all that time. Remarkable. I did a few searches for reviews on the product and it seems others have been concerned and as well several reviews raised an issue with their dogs vomitting yellow bile like vomit one day to two days after eating Bigdog mince (which one of my little dogs did the day after). Others dogs were becoming constipated and several had been advised by the vets that bone chips can cause internal build ups that the dogs cannot pass. Yikes. So I will go all out now with my two cents worth! I have been totally happy feeding my dogs high quality kibble (main stay of diet) along with 100% raw frozen Roo mince from Canine Country (there is nothing else in the mince - no bone, no other ingredients, no vitamins, no fortifications of any kind). It smells neutral and clean. Late last year due to supply/transport issues my local produce store did not have my preferred foods in stock and so I branched out (first with kibble) to another brand. The dogs adjusted to eating it okay though three months later I noticed both my dogs were building up a kind of scum on their teeth and I had to start brushing their teeth more frequently. I have bought my original kibble again and hope this makes a difference. Does anyone else have experience with kibble types being better or worse for teeth condition? I have found a new retailer for my preferred mince and they are offering me a discount because I will buy it a box at time. I know people say bones are important, but in my experience chicken necks are a pretty safe way to get some bone into your dogs diet without putting them at risks of dental injury, and big marrow bones are great for some enrichment licking and a bit of cartilage chewing on the lovely big soft end of them but these should be taken away as soon as they become hard and sharp and not left around for indiscriminate long term chewing. Dogs can be injured from bones! When I lived in far western NSW we shot kangaroos and fed portions of them to our dogs and from what they ate of them left to their own devices was the meat, and some (but not all) organs , they didn't want to chow down endlessly on bone! I know we live in an age in which people are now cooking for their dogs etc..but some people might take comfort in knowing a plain good quality kibble, clean single source mince and a few chook necks will see their pets happy and healthy for a life time.

I haven't been able to get hold of my fave single species dog mince for the last three weeks so caved yesterday and bought another brand. I noticed my little dogs were being kinda careful when eating it and had a close look at it....it had chips of bone all through it - like Nerd sized bone chips. I got stuck into it with my fingers and after a very messy 15mins of 'cleaning' the mince was able to give it to my dogs. I am chucking the rest. What do others think? I think this is terrible, a trip to vet for dental is expensive! It's the equivalent of serving up food with olive pits in it - OUCH!

I thought this was hilarious (check out the shop items and the prices), 11 year old faffed around with dog setting up and practicing this until I was allowed to come out and take pics of the "show". I remember playing elaborate games like this with dogs when I was a kid too. And five gold stars to little dog, she's such a good sport and loved every minute of it.

Hi folks, Just to clarify as I have had some interest in this little dog. I am hoping to re home him into a family where he will have the company of another dog and a bit of family life about him. Anyone out there considering a second dog he is a great candidate for that. He is fine with children and has never met a cat. Not in a rush here and I am happy to talk at length, will require a meet and greet at your property before any decisions are made. He is desexed. Here he is with his "pants" on which my Granddaughter fashioned for him. He is a very playful happy boy.

Walk the dogs! Pick non- doggy areas (eschew dog parks) and stick to the pavement. I also recommend getting out and about in the car and flipping the boot (if you have a hatch back) and watch the world go by. Your young dog can learn a lot about how you expect them to be in the world before they even hit the ground. If your older dog doesn't have great behaviours leave it at home and take pup on its own. If your older dog has great behaviours take them together and the younger one will take comfort and cues from your older dog.

Thank you Powerlegs!

Hi there, I am not sure! How safe is it to put contact details out on here? Can you send me a message to my profile on here? Thanks for your interest. I will have a nose around and let you know. Adrienne

Isn't he lovely! I am just back from dropping him to my vet for desexing and he will be home late this afternoon. My other little Aussie is puzzled and looking everywhere for him. He is going to be a great little dog for someone, we are going to miss him when he goes.

Photos of Australian Terrier for rehoming soon. I tried adding these to the original post but it didn't seem to work. Apologies for my poor tech skills! (I am better with dogs!!) Sorry folks, I was just told that posting photos online in forums like this can mean that other people may use them for scams - so I have removed them. Okay I have put photos up again this time with some writing on them! (Thanks for the tip Powerlegs)