Megawolf Posted April 6, 2022 Posted April 6, 2022 Greg has it right. People who do things like that should be force feed their own bait`s. 1
buddyev Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 18 hours ago, t_mike said: https://www.9news.com.au/national/animal-baiting-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-planting-animal-bait-along-main-street-in-melbourne/662feb62-ae7e-4d41-907f-35df92e84c86 Im not confident that was the person because I’m pretty sure it was yesterday afternoon it was laid. There might be copycatting going on.
evil c Posted April 9, 2022 Posted April 9, 2022 Our Chocolate Lab, Lexi looking very proud after fetching the paper this morning!, Highlight of her day, besides a walk and being fed. 17 1
evil c Posted April 9, 2022 Posted April 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Ooogh said: She is an absolute beauty Evil. Indeed Hugh, she is that one dog you're blessed to come across in your life! Eminently trainable, well behaved and loving - she would be ideal as a work dog, as always ready for duty or alternatively as a therapy /support dog. Nearly 9, but still a puppy at heart! 4
blakey72 Posted April 9, 2022 Posted April 9, 2022 Ollie looks a bit doughy but he's ridiculously intelligent. To the point of being annoying sometimes 10 1
Nada Posted April 10, 2022 Posted April 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, blakey72 said: ridiculously intelligent. To the point of being annoying Standard poodles are one of the smartest dogs around. What does Ollie get up to? 1
bob_m_54 Posted April 10, 2022 Posted April 10, 2022 @blakey72 Looks like he wasn't impressed with the "Looks a bit doughy" comment too... But yes, intelligent dogs can be a bit of a handful, and very demanding. I've got a Jack Russel who knows that you can do magic things with a remote control, to make the doggies come back on the TV, when watching his recorded episodes of Harry's Practice. But not quite smart enough to know it doesn't work on live TV. We had fun watching a show about dog "Flyball" relay races yesterday, on live TV.. He was getting a bit annoying during the ad breaks though... 1
blakey72 Posted April 10, 2022 Posted April 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Nada said: Standard poodles are one of the smartest dogs around. What does Ollie get up to? He LOVES fetching anything! Poodles being ex water dogs - hunters. He gets something like a small soft toy or ball, then puts it right where you are looking. Like if your sitting on the couch He'll put it on your arm or beside your cup of tea. If you go into the garden, he preempts where you're going to move or look next and puts it there. He tries to judge where you'll move to or look next. He basically does this 90% or the day haha. So persistent! He does not give up, ends up driving us mad lol. It's not like we do nothing with him and he's bored. I think he's just young (15 months) and is a typical teenager, doesn't stop. @bob_m_54 Nah he'd argue over that for sure. I think his hair is getting a bit 'Shirley Bassey' Afro, needs a trim. God that shows my age. I have three poodles and the two standards sit there and watch tv. Pippa the white one becomes really interested if a dog comes on, starts barking and tries to reach up to the tv. Lucky it's on the wall and too high
Nada Posted April 10, 2022 Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, blakey72 said: he preempts where you're going to move or look next and puts it there. Its like he can read your intentions Have you tired Frisbee retrieving down at the river to wear him out?
blakey72 Posted April 10, 2022 Posted April 10, 2022 40 minutes ago, Nada said: Its like he can read your intentions Have you tired Frisbee retrieving down at the river to wear him out? No it's a good idea though. Or one of those ball throwers Get a sore arm after a while...
Addicted to music Posted April 15, 2022 Posted April 15, 2022 I get it, you’re a friendly pooch and wants to play 8 1 2
Rustee Posted April 28, 2022 Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) This is Marley, we got him as a 2 year old rescue dog about 3 years ago. Original owners were contacted when he was in the pound and they refused to take him back. So sad, but given how nervous he was around people when we first got him tells me he didn't get much love. He definitely does now! Pics from our family camp on the weekend, he had a ball. Edited April 28, 2022 by Rustee 13 2
t_mike Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 On 28/04/2022 at 8:04 PM, Rustee said: ...he had a ball. Where's the ball? I can only see bits of wood and a few sticks. Nice looking pooch, by the way. 1
Rustee Posted April 30, 2022 Posted April 30, 2022 19 hours ago, t_mike said: Where's the ball? I can only see bits of wood and a few sticks. Nice looking pooch, by the way. He's gotta be the only Border Collie that has no interest in balls. So funny when I take him to the beach, there'll be other dogs fetching balls that their owner throws, and Marley will be there chasing the dog that is chasing the ball.
Pops110 Posted April 30, 2022 Posted April 30, 2022 On 28/4/2022 at 6:04 PM, Rustee said: This is Marley, we got him as a 2 year old rescue dog about 3 years ago. Original owners were contacted when he was in the pound and they refused to take him back. So sad, but given how nervous he was around people when we first got him tells me he didn't get much love. He definitely does now! Pics from our family camp on the weekend, he had a ball. Marley is beautiful, so glad he’s found a loving home. 1 2
t_mike Posted May 1, 2022 Posted May 1, 2022 Things are starting to settle in nicely at home. Winston always wants to hang out with Spencer, and while Aubrey likes playing with both of them, she prefers her bed, and toys. 9 1
Citroen Posted May 1, 2022 Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Local dog park. Great city views. Edited May 1, 2022 by Citroen 6
t_mike Posted May 1, 2022 Posted May 1, 2022 6 hours ago, Citroen said: Local dog park. Great city views. It's a dog's life. 1
Cloth Ears Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 On 13/10/2016 at 11:45 AM, blybo said: On holidays recently in Port Douglas we saw locals walking their fully clipped Samoyed which was a strange look. What a terrible climate for such a beautiful dog, at least they clipped it to help deal with heat/humidity. Can only hope they already had the dog and then moved there. I just saw this when doing a search. One of the surest ways to make your double coated dog sick or to kill it is to shave it. They can control their temperature when they have their coat on, but have all sorts of temperature control issues when the coat is shaved (or more specifically, when one coat starts to grow back faster than the other - I think it's the inside coat). As long as they have options (water, shade, air-cond) to keep cool if they feel hot, then they are perfectly capable of handling the heat in the tropics. A friend had a husky in Darwin, which was always escaping, as they do, and going to visit her at work (10 kms away). Which she used to find out about when the police (3 doors down) would call her up to tell her that they had a visitor - obviously they gave her more treats than Gloria did!!! So I guess I'd better put up a couple of pictures. Samoyed conjoined ('Siamese'?) twins (before) (after separation - the one on the left is a visitor in both photos) Did someone say food? Trained not to enter the bedroom... Samoyeds are natural water creatures Our oldest (now passed on) showing the water is good, even when 12YO (it was a birthday gathering of Samoyeds on Safety Beach). 12
bob_m_54 Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 On 30/04/2022 at 5:40 PM, Rustee said: He's gotta be the only Border Collie that has no interest in balls. So funny when I take him to the beach, there'll be other dogs fetching balls that their owner throws, and Marley will be there chasing the dog that is chasing the ball. Saw this young woman at a local beach in the bay, with a Labrador Retriever. She was throwing a frisbee into the shallow edge of the water, and the Lab would fetch it. Well right up until the frisbee landed about 5M out, and he decided he didn't want to get full body deep in the water, on a cool day. I just said on passing "Looks like you're going for a swim" with a grin. haha, she wasn't smiling, dressed in slacks and shirt. As we came back about 10 minutes later she was retrieving the frisbee herself, as it had drifted in to about thigh depth. The dog just laying on the sand, watching, and I'm sure he was smiling. 3 2
gillmaverick Posted May 2, 2022 Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) My boy tired and listening to some tunes with me. Edited May 2, 2022 by gillmaverick 11
blybo Posted May 3, 2022 Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) On 02/05/2022 at 10:47 AM, Cloth Ears said: As long as they have options (water, shade, air-cond) to keep cool if they feel hot, then they are perfectly capable of handling the heat in the tropics. The veterinary industry (or at least the 15+ I know) do not support that view. That trip I was on was some years ago now, but the Samoyeds were clipped, not "shaved". When we were considering our first dog as a couple some 15 years ago, I wanted a Husky or something else with a wolf like appearance. I was at a luncheon of uni-mates my wife went through veterinary school with and I put up Samoyeds and Huskies as a puppy option for us. I was universally condemned. The Spitz also got vetoed. They are breed for the snow or Arctic weather. No matter how much we may love them, or how much a breed lover will try and convince you otherwise, they are not suited to Australian climates unless at altitude or in Tassie. Even Melbourne is too hot in Summer. Old acquaintances of ours had a Samoyed which was gorgeous, but my wife always maintained it was cruel to raise them in hot summer conditions. We ended up with a whippet who passed away in 2019, and just recently we got our second. At least with them a coat or a warm kennel helps through winter. It's a lot easier to warm up a dog with clothing or shelter than to cool down if too hot due to a double coat. Edited May 3, 2022 by blybo
Cloth Ears Posted May 3, 2022 Posted May 3, 2022 1 hour ago, blybo said: The veterinary industry (or at least the 15+ I know) do not support that view. That trip I was on was some years ago now, but the Samoyeds were clipped, not "shaved". When we were considering our first dog as a couple some 15 years ago, I wanted a Husky or something else with a wolf like appearance. I was at a luncheon of uni-mates my wife went through veterinary school with and I put up Samoyeds and Huskies as a puppy option for us. I was universally condemned. The Spitz also got vetoed. They are breed for the snow or Arctic weather. No matter how much we may love them, or how much a breed lover will try and convince you otherwise, they are not suited to Australian climates unless at altitude or in Tassie. Even Melbourne is too hot in Summer. Old acquaintances of ours had a Samoyed which was gorgeous, but my wife always maintained it was cruel to raise them in hot summer conditions. We ended up with a whippet who passed away in 2019, and just recently we got our second. At least with them a coat or a warm kennel helps through winter. It's a lot easier to warm up a dog with clothing or shelter than to cool down if too hot due to a double coat. The veterinary industry must have it wrong (like vaccinations also). Dogs don't sweat through their skins, so cooling isn't affected as much. Our pups will generally lie in the sun unless the temperature gets over 35C. And even then, they just drink more water and lie in the shade (and naturally we don't take them for walks except to go for a swim (by car) when it's over 30. When it's really hot, then we have them inside for the majority of the day - but then it should be the same for all dogs... Mrs blybo and her fellow students are entitled to their opinions. 1
blybo Posted May 3, 2022 Posted May 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Cloth Ears said: The veterinary industry must have it wrong (like vaccinations also) Wow! That is some sort of conspiracy theory mess right there. I'm not even sure I should continue after reading that... 1 hour ago, Cloth Ears said: Mrs blybo and her fellow students are entitled to their opinions. they are no longer students. They have all been in private practice for over 25 years plus 6 years of Uni and continual further study over the years to keep their license to practice. I'd say that is not an opinion, but rather a medical statement of fact. It is normal for all dog owners to think they know their dog best, and what is best for them. We rarely do do though because we don't have the formal training and our love for our dogs clouds our judgement. For example, the vast majority of Labradors will eat themselves to death given the opportunity. My wife is constantly telling clients their Lab is overweight (including a well known member here) and most do nothing about it. Thankfully our SNA member has listened and his dog is the picture of good health. His dog actually looks underfed as we (the public) are so used to seeing Labs that are overweight. 2
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