Mairead

I remember talking to a politician who was in the crowd at the rally about Greyhound racing in Sydney. When I mentioned if [Mike Baird] wants to ban it because some people do the wrong thing he needs to ban the Catholic church too. And Parliament she said.

Need to ban clergy for the welfare of children. Ban men for the welfare of women and children.

I have heard of coat change in longhaired dogs but haven't noticed it in my shorthaired (not pug) dogs. Three weeks is a bit soon for a hormonal change. Has the diet changed?

As happens in far too many cases, the dog may have been already beyond and below the state of health where it should have been euthanized, and was defending itself the only way it knew.

A couple of timewasters.

Nightwish has a song "Noise" which is about some characteristics of the online world. " ...your mirror is black, only a copy stares back, to a slave of Brave New World ..." The video clip shows some people taking selfies, even when someone is being beaten up behind them for watching the wrong screen, some staring at blank phone screens, and people ignoring the beauty of the outside world.

You will be buying a sentient being not a handbag. You are applying to be considered for an adoption. Dedicated breeders have put time and effort into the process and you should respect that. The application form etc is to hopefully weed out impulse buyers who have seen a dog in a movie and want one NOW because it is "so cute" and obviously born well-trained and impeccably groomed.

Who would want to clip a dangerous dog? If it has been declared a dangerous dog then the breeder will not be allowed to take it back but they still might want to know about it. But first are you sure that is the breed? Looking at the rescue sites there are some wild guesses there. I'm wondering why it is still around if it has attacked three people? Were all the attacks reported? Would you and your neighbours be willing to put their names to a letter to your council? Poor dog obviously in the wrong situation and with the wrong owner. Touch wood I've only had two dog bites that broke the skin. A Silkie Terrier and a second-hand Cattle dog that the rescue place forgot to mention had been declared a dangerous dog.

I know of a Greyhound breeder who breeds with older animals, males and females. She doesn't want to "improve" (= change) just preserve. And as she keeps some puppies, the longer time between generations makes sense. People used to breed early before the dogs died of distemper or something else. Some still keeping to that old adage.

I found an Anatolian Shepherd that had crossed a six lane road and three suburbs. Very self contained dog, seemed long-sighted, not demonstrative at all. Took three of us to get him into the back of my wagon. His Turkish family was very happy to get him back. His name was Kubla.

The only declared dangerous dog I have seen in my suburb is a Labrador.

Humans are the most dangerous animal to other humans.

Japanese Spitz is listed in one of the links.

Asal, they were at a training course at Lucas Heights which is where the nuclear reactor is, so not a public area? And workers there probably have to decontaminate after shift so not too many people outside? The surrounds with the houses used to have the same suburb name but is now called Barden Ridge.

All good advice Dogs, but OP hasn't visited since Nov 3.