Guest lavendergirl Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 A heartwarming story on A Current Affair tonight about a lady who sold her house to pay for life saving surgery for her dog. http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8289700/saving-pepsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 It's sad to think that this lovely little dog was probably breed for a pet shop out of unhealth tested parents. The odds are stacked against these poor little DD SWF's when it comes to health issues. Poor unsuspecting owners are often caught between a rock and a hard place in these cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) Just love the way it says Pepsy is a Poodle on the Channel 9 page but if you go to the save Pepsy website she's listed as a 3/4 Bichon 1/4 Toy Poodle. Any Poodle breeder delighted to be slated like that? Where did this dog come from. If the problem was found when she was having a puppy vaccination I can only assume they could still remember where they'd got her from - do the consumer laws not apply to anyone except ethical breeders? Was there any mention on the TV programme about a pet shop or "breeder" refusing to take responsibility? Edited August 26, 2011 by Sandra777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 What was wrong with Pepsy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 How typical of the kind of shit that comes out of trash journalism. Is that supposed to be promoting responsible pet ownership, vet fees that supposedly cost the same as a house or crazy dog people? I had a look at some of the comments, saw this one and just thought - well there ya go. Nice one, ACA its funny how her house went up for sale over 18 months ago 12 months before she even got the dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickasyoucan Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 (edited) She had some sort of congenital heart problem, can't remember the name,some sort of blockage/artery issue meaning the heart was working over time, happened to catch it as I was on my way out the door. The op was $5000 and the lady is a pensioner who didn't have any savings. ETA found it on the site it is, Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Edited August 26, 2011 by Quickasyoucan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Why didn't she tell me she wanted to sell her house for $5000?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 The op was $5000 and the lady is a pensioner who didn't have any savings. Now she's homeless. But as it turned out, the house was on the market for 18 months so it's all a huge beat up anyway. Her selling the house probably had absolutely nothing to do with the dog. Woman sells house for way undervalued house to save fluffy. Seriously - give me a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickasyoucan Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Why didn't she tell me she wanted to sell her house for $5000?? Bizarrely that site also has an online shop selling dog products? Is there more to this "pensioner" than meets the eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Why didn't she tell me she wanted to sell her house for $5000?? Bizarrely that site also has an online shop selling dog products? Is there more to this "pensioner" than meets the eye? This gets better and better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan's Mum Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I watched it, and being on a disability pension all it did was make me grateful I have pet insurance . Although I guess it did count as the warm fuzzy dog story to counter act the not so warm fuzzy dog stories we have been hearing lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Although I guess it did count as the warm fuzzy dog story to counter act the not so warm fuzzy dog stories we have been hearing lately. No it didnt. It just makes people scared of vet bills or worse, people who will undersell their house for a vet bill when they listed it for sale before they even bought the dog. Ridiculous reporting! Is ACA so desparate for stupid stories they have to make shit up? Oh yeah sorry - that's what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan's Mum Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Oh come on- it was totally 'warm fuzzy' didn't you listen to the background song which conjures up images of 'a woman and her dog being friends for life' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Oh come on- it was totally 'warm fuzzy' didn't you listen to the background song which conjures up images of 'a woman and her dog being friends for life' Oops my bad. I really should turn on the speakers when I watch a linky to ACA but I just cant bring myself to do that. I'd much rather see why it took her 18 months to sell her house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan's Mum Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Oh come on- it was totally 'warm fuzzy' didn't you listen to the background song which conjures up images of 'a woman and her dog being friends for life' Oops my bad. I really should turn on the speakers when I watch a linky to ACA but I just cant bring myself to do that. I'd much rather see why it took her 18 months to sell her house The heart-warming music ( ripped straight out of a lovable cartoon trilogy) is what sets ACA apart from Today Tonight sheesh- give ACA some credit--they are after all 'serious journalists' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 The heart-warming music ( ripped straight out of a lovable cartoon trilogy) is what sets ACA apart from Today Tonight sheesh- give ACA some credit--they are after all 'serious journalists' OK going back for another look...with volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 "Her heart was too big for her brain".... the outstanding comment of the segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Can't make heads nor tails of it? 5k op, so she sells the house foe 5k, house on market before dog was in the picture? HUH?!? I iz confuzled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Can't make heads nor tails of it? 5k op, so she sells the house foe 5k, house on market before dog was in the picture? HUH?!? I iz confuzled. I'm pretty sure she didn't sell the house for $5000. She sold it about $40K under market value so she could make a quick sale. She is now living with her mum and there are three little dogs in the household now. The disease cause the dogs heart to become dangerously enlarged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 The heart-warming music ( ripped straight out of a lovable cartoon trilogy) is what sets ACA apart from Today Tonight sheesh- give ACA some credit--they are after all 'serious journalists' OK going back for another look...with volume That will only reinforced why you tend to leave the volume off. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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