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Poor girl and her poor dad Di, have you tried GSD rescue to see if they have any suitable homes waiting that they could direct your way?

He is a numpty and he seems to have some numpty supporters judging by some of the comments under the article. I am not sure where Labs feature on the list of bite stats Kathy, but if they do feature near the top, I guess that may well be in part at least due to the fact that there are so many of them. They are the most popular dog by miles - something like 47,000 puppies registered with the KC in the UK last year, with around the same number thought to be born and not KC registered. How do these people that want to ban bullbreeds just not get that the problem is with people and not dogs?

Yes it is the same one Ian, will close this

We don't have a close relationship with any of the vets at our usual practice as there are now quite a few of them and we generally don't see the same one. However the receptionists are generally very nice and mostly the vets are too, even though I do tend to have lots of questions for them. When we had to have Sweetie pts they were great, we asked for a home visit for the pts and then a private cremation and money was definitely not the priority for them. We didn't have to pay until we went in to pick up her ashes so that was all handled very compassionately and without pressure to pay. Things are very different with our holistic vet, probably in some ways because we're on the same wavelength.

Horrific :mecry: Obviously the story is very upsetting so don't click if you'd rather not read it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8342237.stm I hope the people that did this fall off a very high cliff. Run free little ones

Sending Reiki to Trixie Was also going to ask if you could post a photo of her. I firmly believe anyone can give healing if they so wish, I was certainly doing it before I'd even heard of Reiki. You might like to post a request on the distant healing network: http://www.the-dhn.com/forms/petrequest.html (I usually send a photobucket link in the info box so they have a photo to work from too)

Jules and your mum

There's been an update to this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8340811.stm Apparently the puppy died from a virus and there was no sign of injury

http://www.folksy.com/shops/emmelou I went for the baby/child hairslide as I preferred the shorter clip. The poppy is the same size on each, about 5cm diameter

Mel said up to ten dogs

Oh dear Murtle, what was he thinking? Hope you find someone Melf, sadly we're nowhere near or I'd volunteer my hubby. Maybe start a thread/ask on facebook?

Me neither. If I were to have my cynical head on I'd possibly see it as another way of money making for the vaccination company/vets (if they are advocating three sets of vaccines), bit like when they opt to vaccinate a sick/very old animal. Mins had her puppy vaccinations at eight weeks (in the rescue's care) and we took her for the second one at around ten weeks. I wouldn't have wanted her vaccinated at six weeks but I did get her out and about from the day after she came home. We made sure she met everyone possible that came to the house and introduced her to everyone we could outside. Having had two undersocialised dogs it was very important to me that she be well socialised, that was a big priority. I did carry her around until after the second vax but had she been bigger and heavier I might have been less inclined

That's a real shame Victoria We had to miss a Jimmy Carr show last year because Sno was poorly and I couldn't face leaving him. I realise missing Jimmy Carr might seem like a good thing to some but I love him. Mags, hope you get the wedding singer sorted - are you trying to book John & Edward? <ducks> I am wearing my remembrance day poppy hairslide from a Folksy seller. I was worried the poppy I bought would get lost/fall off and then I saw these hair slides, with 50% going to the Royal British Legion.

:elefant: Happy Birthday Katie, hope you are having a lovely day :elefant:

Saw this link on facebook earlier: Article on Times Online today: http://www.timesonli...icle6898663.ece The article is by Kit Malthouse, a member of the London Assembly and Deputy Mayor for Policing in London, which makes it worrying indeed. Apparently Kit's email address is [email protected] if anyone wishes to email him. I shall be writing when I've calmed down enough. It amazes me that so much emphasis is placed on the dog - do these people think if all dogs were banned the delightful characters that use dogs as "weapons" would become model citizens overnight? Why can't they see that humans are at fault here, whatever way you approach things. In the meantime, loving pets are taken from good owners and other dogs suffer abuse at the hands of those who should never be allowed a dog

Lovely news - he's a very lucky boy by the sound of it. Thank goodness he was picked up safely Yes I was wondering that too

That's absolutely wonderful news Laura, on both counts That's made my day (have removed the name of the PC for confidentiality reasons, but good for them both )

I don't find J&E entertaining at all, I just think they're awful and I think it's dreadful that they are still on the show when Rachel, who has a wonderful voice, was voted off. How insulting to her. Though I hope it does her career good in the long run.

I'm really not sure what to say other than what has been said already. Have you actually spoken to the owner yourself? That's not clear to me from your posts. I think if you are concerned about the dogs' welfare and the fact that you know now that at least one of them can get out of their cage - and that you have a hole in your fence - then you need to talk to the owner and try to resolve things. Maybe if you get talking and she mentions she's bred in the past, you could let her know how many staffie types face pts each day If you don't have any success/are still concerned about the dogs' welfare, then perhaps a chat with the RSPCA is your next option. Though I don't know that they would even come out, given from what you have said, the dogs appear to be in good condition, have shelter, water and are presumably fed regularly. Maybe if the shelter is not adequate for the cold weather they can advise her on that I don't know if the dog warden would be able to help in this situation. And don't think people on here don't care about dogs because that is so far removed from the truth Only when I need to remind myself what an absolute twit I think he is and how he should never be let near a dog.

Rachel. Disgusting since she has such a fantastic voice but hopefully this will set her on a wonderful career. Who on earth is voting for the twins, there's a hell of a lot of boo-ing in the audience for them.

Bless Eddie :laugh: Hope Dex's paw is less poorly soon

I am sad that you have that opinion of this forum, I do think some of your comments are unfair. If you read the forums regularly it will become apparent that members care very much for all animals I'm not sure anyone on here would leave their dogs in a kennel/run area outside or that they they would place a dog into a similar situation, but we don't know why the woman has come to build this outdoor kennel/run area for her dogs. Have you spoken to her and had the chance to find out a bit more about her and the dogs and why they are kept outside? Are the dogs inside with her before and after work? Does she spend her free time with the dogs? It doesn't sound as though they are kenneled 24/7? You're right, many rescues do say a dog shouldn't be left for more than 4 hours - but some of these rescues will also be a bit flexible when a dog needs a good and suitable home - and these dogs do have each other for company, which many dogs left during the day, don't. I'm very fortunate that my dogs have someone around the vast majority of the time these days, but it wasn't always that way and we got our second dog mainly because I wanted my first dog to have company while we were out at work during the day (someone came home at lunchtime but they were left in total longer than this lady is leaving her dogs). Not that they were ever left outside, but they were left longer than many would consider ideal - indeed I was turned down by three different rescues - and I'm sure some people would have thought me selfish for having the dogs. Maybe if you get to know her a little you could offer some suggestions about how to improve things for them over winter if they are to be kept outside still and you're worried about their shelter/warmth? If you don't have any success there and are still concerned about the shelter, then that might be the best option for reporting her, but I would look to find out more before resorting to that I hope you will stick around, because this is a place that cares a great deal about the welfare of animals

Jules He really was a very special boy

Jules It is normal for you to feel this way but that doesn't make it any easier does it I think if you want to do something to take your mind off your grief for a while, do it, but do let yourself grieve too I think when you have put so much love and time into caring for someone, it feels very empty when they have gone. I took homeopathic Ignatia before and after we lost Sweetie, to try to help a little with the grief.