AmandaUK

It's not something I would do, but it's done now, so wishing you and baby Daisy a long and very happy life together. Don't let people get you down about it. Sometimes things just happen

Child, if it was my child or my puppy it would always be the child. For that reason it would always be the child.

He is determined to be on there

Poor little boy and his family, my heart bleeds for them. Alas Rottweilers are not getting good press with the history of killings recently My friend has the misfortune to live on a bit of a rough estate. A few weeks ago there was a terrible commotion outside, she said it sounded as though someone was being murdered. In a way they were, a Rottweiler had killed a Staffie in the street, just outside her home In fairness, I don't know which dog instigated the incident. Or if both or one dog was off leash. RIP little boy and dog.

I couldn't do it and think it's pretty awful. But that's just my perspective. I couldn't kill a perfectly happy little hen that I'd looked after for years, but then I would look on it as a "pet" and I obviously couldn't/wouldn't kill a pet, unless it was for health reasons and on vet advice. I can see where your friend is coming from when she said it was "sick." I agree up to a point, but can also see your point too. This hen was obviously livestock to be culled and eaten when the time was right, she was not a pet. Who killed her?

I agree with you. Some people are so keen to be "Judge, jury and executioner." Maybe, just maybe, there is something about all this that hits a nerve with them? Who knows? Please everyone. Keep Maddie and her whole family in your thoughts and send them love, not hatred. Stay positive

It should be kept in ind that plenty of mongrel/crossbred dogs are also sufferring from what would be considered hereditary problems. I have 2 friends who each have out and out mongrels sufferring badly with epilepsy. Another friends has a crossbreed which looks to have a little GSD in it and she has a severe heart murmur at only 2 years old...prognosis not good. I also know of JRT cross with early heart problems and severe alergy.

Of course it isn't, not sure what point you are trying to make? Surely breed is irrelevent? As is species.

Hope she continues to improve, have the RSPCA been informed, surely this is a case for them to investgate?

what a shame, still looking on the bright as possible side, it's good to know that people are still thinking of Madeleine

They musn't have anything else to worry about. Though I'd say that if he could leave over that, he was just looking for an excuse to do so anyway.

Wouldn't that be the best news ever Please let this be the breakthrough that many people believe to be still possible.

Just out of interest, how much do rescues pay per day to private kennels to care for the rescues they cannot place in foster care? Would it be any worse (and it must surely be better for the dog) to pay this to a well checked out foster carer? I can understand it me be a piddly amount? Do kennels charge a much reduced rate to rescues? Say just a couple of pounds or so for their food per day, depending on size of dog?

That is so lovely and very practical too. My friend has something like that for her oldie