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I know that one! Back when I was grooming,I'd get endless bookings for 'lab x' or 'staffy x' dogs. All pitty types. Most of the owners would later confess that the dog was really a pitbull, he he. One told me he wanted to see how I handled the 'good' dog before he let me near the 'difficult' dog (never went back there). Calling the dog an amstaff or some type of bulldog was also popular.

And for those who want a Pocket Puppy, or Toy Cavoodle, or what looks like a perfectly common or garden variety cavoodle - the bargain price is $7000. Yep, $7000. That why people pay ridiculous prices for 'oodles, because of superior marketing. It's a pretty website. My cousin bought an 'oodle puppy. They went on sale at 9am. You put your name down for your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice, and if you're quick enough, you get it. Buying sight unseen from a photo. It's much easier than buying a real poodle, when you have to convince the breeder you know what you're doing and are suitable to own the dog.

our local petshop tried selling purebred Standard Poodles once. The pups sat in the window for weeks before heading back to their breeder. Funny thing, the usual 'oodles (labra-,spoo-, malteser-, scnauzer- etc etc) sell like hot cakes. And often get rehomed by 12 mths old. Obviously, the sort of people who want purebred dogs don't do petshops, while pet shop people would never go for a pure breed.

This is super common. All dog owners should check feet daily during late spring/early summer when the grass is seeding. Actually, not just feet. Check ears regularly and any area the dog is licking at. Seeds can penetrate the skin very quickly and do travel a long way under the skin. And without wanting to sound nasty, how is this news to any dog owner? Surely everyone knows by now that grass seeds and dogs don't mix?

I never knew eating pet food was so popular! Many years ago Mum was cooking pasta and pet food. Premium minced beef in one pot, pet mince (offal, fat, bones - ew) in the other. She got a tad confused. The dogs loved their dinner that night. I'm told the pasta sauce had a funny taste and went largely uneaten. The male members of the house have never been told this story. They would freak out!

I'd win in that case! My ex-puppies always come flying over when they see me! I wonder about those stories you hear where fluffy was found after 7 years and returned to the original owner. Someone else has been caring for Fluffy for all that time - do they get a chance to stake a claim? My dog that was pinched, it might have been 6 years ago but I'd take him back ASAP.

Interesting, regarding council rego (not my council though); Whilst registration of your animal is mandatory under the State Government's Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 , registration of the subject animal by a person does not infer or confer ownership of the animal" .

Hmmm, interesting so far! Lawyers won't come into it, way too expensive! Still at the talking stage, I'm just checking things.

Stupid title, but... Does anyone know how you determine ownership of a dog, in legal terms? Is it the microchip registration? Council registration? Bill of sale? The person caring for the dog? What if different people are listed for each registration, and a third party caring for the dog? Let's say Person A has the Microchip rego, Person B council rego. Person C the sale contract, Person D has the dog. Perhaps the dog was stolen and later sold on (actually happened), so the ownership is muddled. Who's dog is it?

Yesterday's vet check up was very interesting. He pulled up the x-rays and drew lines and angles everywhere, demonstrating the action and effectiveness of the joint. Good to see the actual mechanics of the joint. In essence, when this big, bouncy, unfit dog bounced once too often (probably landing in a pothole), without decent muscle to support her, the itty bitty ligament tore. She's now going swimming every day to get some movement and muscle back. BTW, poodle are rubbish at swimming! Also, it seems the most common type of dogs with ACL injuries are overweight and under active. Anyone surprised?

Very interesting. I bred a dog who just had the expensive surgery. She has great conformation and great hips, so it wasn't an inherited weakness (and none of her generations of relatives have had this injury). I'd say she injured the leg 'cause she's large, active and very unfit and undermuscled. Funny thing, she's been on antibiotics, anti-this and anti-that for some time. Her ears are yeasty, her skin is oily and she's shedding huge amounts of coat (this is a poodle!). Clearly the drugs are really messing up her system.

Korbin - NOOOO!!!! Aren't dogs wonderful? I'd like to to think the good leg can be saved, but... She had to postpone her operation. She refused to pee while at the vet and with a full bladder and a new UTI, has to wait. (she's not actually mine, BTW, I just bred her, groom her, keep an eye on her, babysit when needed, and fully intend to do whatever physio the owner can't manage). I popped up to see her today, she looks quite happy. The injury doesn't seem as bad as I feared, she can weight bear a little. She came flying out to me yelling 'Mummy!', wasn't impressed when I wouldn't let the bouncing continue!

Looking up Dogs In Motion as we speak... er, type... Thanks!

I'm in Mt.Eliza (vic). Quite close to Cranbourne dog track, not too far from Sandown.

Thanks Ness, some good ideas there! I didn't think of a treadmill. We're not too far from a few greyhound tracks, so there should be rehab facilities around. I'm hoping to keep that good leg nice and strong. Of course, it'll be a while before she can do much anyway.