Wondai Dogs To Be Desexed For Adoption

[Loving my Oldies]

And I apologise for adding to the confusion in this case too as I'd forgotten about the animals being rehomed directly from foster home wherever possible. However, it doesn't change the fact that the normal practice is for animals of all ages to be desexed and placed the next day in an adoption pen in the shelter.

It happens all the times where shelters desex before rehoming. The dog or cat is adopted and before it goes to its new home it is desexed.

Iffykharma and Ams are both experienced RSPCA foster carers. I think they'd both be running a mile if anything untoward was going on.

[mita]

I was talking to the lady from Cavalier Rescue Qld, this morning. The RSPCA has let her take for fostering & rehoming a lovely, sweet-natured Tibetan Spaniel X Cavalier boy from the Wondai group. He looks like a Tibbie with the ruby colour of the Cav & favours the Tibbie in looks and nature.

Bit shy & reserved (but tibbies always are while they 'think out' a new person), very gentle (calmly lets foster-carer cut knots from ear & tail). About 18 months old, so room to learn in a new life in a real home.

Desexed 3 days ago....& fine.

Cav Rescue Qld would like to adopt him to a home with an understanding woman or women. Or a gentle man.

Enquiries: [email protected] (PM for phone). Photo available.

[iffykharma]

This is just an educated guess, but there are a number of dogs now on the RSPCA Adopt-a-Pet site that I suspect are Wondai dogs (I honestly don't know for certain). Search for dogs at the Fairfield shelter and check out the dachshund puppies, some labs, poodles, etc. Animals with BT in their Shelter tag number are cruelty case animals. They are gorgeous pups (and adults) needing new homes.

[mita]

This is just an educated guess, but there are a number of dogs now on the RSPCA Adopt-a-Pet site that I suspect are Wondai dogs (I honestly don't know for certain). Search for dogs at the Fairfield shelter and check out the dachshund puppies, some labs, poodles, etc

Our North-West News free paper, wrote an editorial saying they'd placed a link on their website to the RSPCA Qld gallery of Dogs for Adoption.

And reported they'd been amazed at the high number of hits. Good to see a newspaper getting behind rescue dogs. And to be even-handed, they also included an article about the benefits of adopting from a greyhound group.

[Kissindra]

I was talking to the lady from Cavalier Rescue Qld, this morning. The RSPCA has let her take for fostering & rehoming a lovely, sweet-natured Tibetan Spaniel X Cavalier boy from the Wondai group. He looks like a Tibbie with the ruby colour of the Cav & favours the Tibbie in looks and nature.

Bit shy & reserved (but tibbies always are while they 'think out' a new person), very gentle (calmly lets foster-carer cut knots from ear & tail). About 18 months old, so room to learn in a new life in a real home.

Desexed 3 days ago....& fine.

Cav Rescue Qld would like to adopt him to a home with an understanding woman or women. Or a gentle man.

Enquiries: [email protected] (PM for phone). Photo available.

Liza is a wonderful woman, she like many others from the various breed clubs and rescues, has been down there vollunteering with all the grooming ect. and I'm sure many possitive links are being strengthened/established

[mita]

Liza is a wonderful woman, she like many others from the various breed clubs and rescues, has been down there vollunteering with all the grooming ect. and I'm sure many possitive links are being strengthened/established

I agree. Liza & Lois from Cav Rescue and Sue & the other breeders from the Poodle Club Rescue are my heroes when it comes to breed rescue.

These people never overlook the dogs that are in the biggest trouble.

Sounds like other rescues & breed clubs are alongside them with the Wondai dogs at the RSPCA. Agree, positive links make things happen.

[frufru]

As a foster mum - I generally have no problem with dogs going to their new home with stitches. It is better for the dog to start their new life asap if they are fit and healthy - very few dogs/or bitches react to desexing in a negative way. New owners are given clear instructions and follow up

Glad these dogs were surendered and can now go to forever homes - Kudos to Liza, Sue and co!!!!!

[Kirty]

Most of my kittens go to their new homes a few days after being desexed. I like to watch for complications but generally if they are going to happen, they'll happen in the first 48 hours. After that, they are ready to go and the new owners get the stitches taken out at their local vet.

[mita]

I'm hearing great updates about the lovely TibbieXCav boy, from the Wondai raid.

He went out for coffee at an outdoors cafe, with his own towel to sit on....& behaved as if he's been going out to dine always.

Two nice primary age children approached & asked could they talk to him. Down on their stomachs they went & were gentle and calm. (That would reassure a shy dog.)

And he responded brilliantly. Loved the children & the pats & cuddles.

Quite a few heads together here, sussing out possible leads to only the best of homes. :D

[SeeGee]

Mias' mother (beagles) was one of the pregnant bitches seized at Wondai. Mia was born at the RSPCA then fostered out. There are a few beagle pups (about 5 months old) at Fairfield and Dakabin RSPCAs'. Mia has a beautiful nature. She resource guards food (only from other dogs) but that is her only behavioural issue, besides being a little insecure. We are watching that slowly dissapate as she realises that she is staying here, we are not letting her go.....She is desexed, by the RSPCA, and we are taking her to get her stiches out on Thursday.

*we picked her up on Friday, she was desexed on the Tuesday prior*

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[mita]

Mia has a beautiful nature. She resource guards food (only from other dogs) but that is her only behavioural issue, besides being a little insecure. We are watching that slowly dissapate as she realises that she is staying here,

Another one! Isn't it lovely to see their beautiful natures bloom as they see they're safe now....& lovedl. :D

[SeeGee]

I never thought I could love another living being as much as I love my pups. Its overwhelming. Regardless of where she has come from, we are so blessed. *is a little teary* We love them both so much.

And her nature is just so fulfilling. She runs and play and cuddles and licks and *talks* and Charlie just loves her too.....cuddled up together on the snooza from day one :D

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[SeeGee]

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[Kissindra]

awww Jacquilee80 that is lovely to hear.

[Guest Ams]

I have a Wondai girl here. She is one of the older mums. Unfortunately I will not be able to keep her due to my own rescue work so she will be looking for a new home once she is desexed. She is a black lab and has had quite a few litters I think. She was a great mum to the litter I looked after here. She walks okay on lead but is really reluctant to leave the house without a LOT of encouragement. She does like drives in the car though. A friend joked that you could just pretend she is part of the furniture as she has her "spot" on a blanket next to the bookcases and doesn't like leaving it. It is almost as if now she has access to inside a house she doesn't want to leave in case she doesn't get allowed back in.

She does get animated if I get home and have made her stay outside for the day, she does a happy dance as I open the gate and then races to the door and waits for me to open it so she can just get back inside to her blanky. She also has the occasional nutty evening where she will be all wriggly like a puppy and want extra cuddles but usually she is just happy for a pat and cuddle and doesn't expend a lot of energy at all.

I have taken her to a dog park and she behaved very well but is just really timid around the house. If anyone knows of someone looking for an older lab please let me know as Aimee deserves a loving home where she can stay inside all day and get super cuddles.

She is a tad overweight cause the only time she moves quickly is to steal everyone else's food as they walk away from their bowls and leave bits, so she manages to get about 4 meals a day instead of 2.

[mita]

I have a Wondai girl here. She is one of the older mums. Unfortunately I will not be able to keep her due to my own rescue work so she will be looking for a new home once she is desexed. She is a black lab and has had quite a few litters I think. She was a great mum to the litter I looked after here. She walks okay on lead but is really reluctant to leave the house without a LOT of encouragement. She does like drives in the car though. ;) A friend joked that you could just pretend she is part of the furniture as she has her "spot" on a blanket next to the bookcases and doesn't like leaving it. It is almost as if now she has access to inside a house she doesn't want to leave in case she doesn't get allowed back in.

She does get animated if I get home and have made her stay outside for the day, she does a happy dance as I open the gate and then races to the door and waits for me to open it so she can just get back inside to her blanky. She also has the occasional nutty evening where she will be all wriggly like a puppy and want extra cuddles but usually she is just happy for a pat and cuddle and doesn't expend a lot of energy at all.

Ams, just some thoughts.

We had a sheltie come to us at 7 months of age, very well bred, from a good breeder. She had been kept entirely in kennels, tho' out in the yard for exercise, of course. She'd grown a tad larger than standard so hadn't been to shows.

The breeder told us she wasn't used to going out. So we were happy to take on socialising her in a wider environment.

Yes...she too didn't like going out on the footpath, away from the house (but happy in the car!). Fortunately, she loved treats. I remember I persuaded her to walk step-by-step out on the dreaded footpath, with a treat as carrot!

But she became quite clingy, wanting us to be always in the house & home with her.

A behavioral vet told us to give her a 'safe' spot, that she could have access to, including when we were not at home. So she had a dog matress with her rug on top....& soft toys. That sounds just like your lab girl. Could she have access to her blanky like this, when she's home alone & not in the house?

We were told to give her soft toys that we'd rubbed our hands & feet on, to get scent transferred, because that would make her feel we were with us.

We were also told not to make a big fuss of her in the 5-10 minutes before we left home & when we came home. To take high emotion out of our being there or not.

She soon settled very well into this routine.

I hope a perfect home comes up for your lovely girl. Her new owner will be assured of loyalty!

[Guest Ams]

Mita she doesn't necessarily need me to be around her and is quite happy going for walks and doggy parks. It is just that when at home she doesn't want to be part of the pack and just wants to spend her time on her blanky. I think the pei are just too rough for her. She has a safe place outside as well and will go out if made to but much prefers being snuggled up next to the bookcase.

I could actually just leave her inside but she needs to learn to go outside too. There is no fuss made when leaving the house

[mita]

Mita she doesn't necessarily need me to be around her and is quite happy going for walks and doggy parks. It is just that when at home she doesn't want to be part of the pack and just wants to spend her time on her blanky. I think the pei are just too rough for her. She has a safe place outside as well and will go out if made to but much prefers being snuggled up next to the bookcase.

I could actually just leave her inside but she needs to learn to go outside too. There is no fuss made when leaving the house

I agree with you about needing to learn to go outside as well as feeling safe inside. She sounds such a dear chook....& with her comfort blanky.

She'd made a great companion for a retired person or a person working from home. But even then, dogs need to be comfortable being outside, too.

Amazing how these dogs' good natures have survived living in that huge puppy farm.

[mita]

I was talking to the lady from Cavalier Rescue Qld, this morning. The RSPCA has let her take for fostering & rehoming a lovely, sweet-natured Tibetan Spaniel X Cavalier boy from the Wondai group. He looks like a Tibbie with the ruby colour of the Cav & favours the Tibbie in looks and nature.

Bit shy & reserved (but tibbies always are while they 'think out' a new person), very gentle (calmly lets foster-carer cut knots from ear & tail). About 18 months old, so room to learn in a new life in a real home.

Happy ending. This lovely boy's Cav Rescue fostercarer fell in love with him...& has adopted him.