[Fun Dog Show At The Llandaff North Festival, Cardiff, 29 June]

We're having our Summer Fete & annual fun dog show on Hailey Park on Sat 29 June as part of a festival weekend in Llandaff North, Cardiff (organised by Llandaff North Festivals Committee; http://www.llandaffnorthfestival.co.uk/)

Time: 11-4pm
Venue: Hailey Park, Llandaff North, Cardiff
Getting there: http://www.friendsofhaileypark.org.uk/getting-there.html



The Summer Fete on Hailey Park will have:

fun dog show (registration from 11am dog show starts 12ish)
have-a-go fun agility (all day)
bouncy castle
junior rugby tournament 3-4pm
tug of war (why not join in!)
lots of stalls (incl. a small number of rescues & Cardiff Dogs Home will be microchipping)
BBQ & mini-bar
and more fun and games organised by Re-create and Llandaff North Scouts

If anyone wants to have a stall pls email/PM me

All monies raised at this event will go back into the community for other events in the area (e.g. Llandaff North Lights)
http://www.friendsofhaileypark.org.uk/summer-fair-2013.html

 

[Missing Friends Dog Peppa]

Peppa is still missing

[Kennel Club Hails Changes To Dangerous Dogs Legislation In Scotland ‘a Step In The Right Direction’]

This has now been passed it seems, full bill is here: Scottish Dog Control

 

 

1. The bill modernises the law on control of dogs. It enables local authorities to impose measures on the owner, or the person in charge, of a dog where that person has failed to keep the dog under control. It also extends the liability of a person where a dog is dangerously out of control under the dangerous dogs act 1991 to all places, not only public places.

 

2. The bill repeals the dogs act 1871 ("the 1871 act"). Section 2 of that act enables a court to make an order that a dog has to be kept under control by the owner or destroyed following a complaint that it is dangerous and not kept under proper control. The bill replaces requirements under the 1871 act with a new regime of dog control notices which can be issued by local authorities without application to the courts. The dangerous dogs act 1989, which extends and supplements the 1871 act, is also repealed.

 

3.Subsection (3) makes provision as to when a dog is out of control. This requires both that the proper person is not keeping the dog under control effectively and consistently, and that the behaviour of the dog, or the size and power of the dog, gives rise to alarm or apprehensiveness on the part of any person. The two parts of the test require to be met. A dog which is large and powerful and which might otherwise cause alarm or apprehensiveness but is kept under control by the proper person is not out of control. Whereas a dog which may not be large or powerful but behaves in a manner which causes alarm or apprehensiveness and the proper person fails to control it effectively is out of control. The alarm and apprehensiveness must also be reasonable. This means that the behaviour of the dog and any resulting alarm or apprehensiveness will be viewed from an objective standpoint.

[Dogs And The Credit Crunch]

I couldn't give them up to have more myself.

 

Me neither

 

I'm really struggling too (loss of work and been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, thankfully mild but its a struggle some days) and am just about hanging on to the house, have cut back on all the pets food to the cheapest possible + I live on next to nothing and haven't had a good 'supermarket shop' for months as I can't afford to - my pets are very much my life (sadly two are struggling - thankfully I held on to their insurance policies even though I have to find fares to referral vets and excess payments each time I see the vet because of Ed's age) . Things are pretty sh* but I am hopeful - I have to be to keep going - I've just spend a weekend camping, a great 'free' break (well no more than I would've spent on food at home anyway) and goes to show how you can enjoy life simply and cheaply sometimes and have a good time.

 

It annoys me when I hear others who say they can't afford their pets yet they have holidays, smoke, etc. and never consider may be re-evaluating and finding ways to cut back.

[Children And Dogs]

In my experience, parents and children don't get "taught" anything

 

Sadly some just don't want to learn either (don't know if this is sometimes down to arrogance) or they have their own ideas about it regardless of what you try to teach them - I often take Roobs with me fundraising and see 1st hand how some parents think how well their kids are behaving around dogs.

[Life Without Dogs?]

I'm glad that I have done lots of travelling before I settled down with Mal, then added Kiera and recently added Sparky, because I used to love it! I've now got no wish whatsoever to pootle off on my own somewhere, if it's not with the guys I'd much rather stay at home. I can see he point of someone who still has the travel bug lingering though, or who has only recently hit by it, or wants to do something different that cannot involve dogs. I'm just glad that I've got rid of all those niggles before I settled down I couldn't imagine life without dogs anymore now, and I feel the same as Sherlock Bones about them

 

Me too. I waited 20 years before I could have my own dogs (as an adult) and still feel I missed out. Yes, I enjoyed the travelling but sometimes I just did it for travelling's sake because I couldn't think of anything else to do to excite me. I spent all day out walking with my two on saturday (after a short agility lesson) but in 'my old life' doing something on a saturday meant either working or going to the pub. Am sure my pets keep me sane - I don't feel alone with them even though am on my own and am sure I'd never have had such a positive experience of moving house 7 years ago if I didn't have them. I have just been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and am sure I'd seize up completely if I didn't have to walk them (+ am sure it helps re endorphins as well) so all in all the best prescription.

[Rosie]

Which rescue is this for?

[Lost: 2 Samoyeds, Elderly Owner Needs Help]

I hope they didn't suffer and my heart really goes out to the old lady

[Pts Numbers.]

Wasn't it someone on here that wanted to do the 8,000 empty dog bowls somewhere to highlight this?

 

I think it was Fi from Lizzies Barn who wanted 4000 dog collars for her art instillation that represented a number of dogs pts.

 

We take out of a pound that if we didn't take them on the 8th day they will pts and are using this in our publicity but not sure if message gets through as Wales has a bad record re strays and unwanted dogs. People genuinely don't know the extent of the problem and when they do don't want to think too hard about it as its too painful for them so its put at the back of their mind.

[Is Britain Too Pc?]

I stopped working as a volunteer with the Witness service after 12 years because of the courses we ended up going on all the time on how to be PC --- while I understood a fraction of the courses was necessary we were told we weren't allowed to use colloquilisms that I'd grown up with and that you had to call ladies, etc. 'women'.

 

I will always stop to help anyone as long as my own safety isn't being compromised (but am sure then I'd help and worry about how I could've got hurt later).

[Lost: 2 Samoyeds, Elderly Owner Needs Help]

These two Samoyed went missing from the garden of an active (but elderly) lady's home on Tues PM at around 1830-1900.

 

The home is quite isolated and in the midst of dense country and farmland.

 

Local people are aware, by phone, for example, Wadhurst Estate, and the local police, Railtrack at Wadhurst, RSPCA, vets, Kit Wilson Rescue Centre, Samoyed Association etc.

 

The owner Veronica Gunston, is concerned the dogs may be picked up or are contained in an outhouse or farm-building. There are travellers active nearby which is of concern.

 

What we need is a team of volunteers to help a) search and b) poster everywhere sensible within a 20 mile radius.

 

Volunteers could ring Mary Starling on 07742 569 129 to coordinate.

 

Please try to help if you can this weekend.

[Lost: 2 Samoyeds, Elderly Owner Needs Help]

I have just heard of two Samoyeds belonging to Veronica Gunston, a dog and a bitch that have been missing since Tuesday. Veronica is

84 years of age and lives in Wadhurst, East Sussex. Does anyone know of Sammy people living nearby who could give Veronica some support.

 

The dogs are Zeus 10 years who is microchipped. He is wearing a collar with

the Vets T.N. at Battle 01424 772148. The second Sam is a bitch Cliquot who

is 6 years. not microchipped but wearing a similar collar. Veronica thinks

they got out of the garden rather than being stolen.

[Reiki Request For A Sweet Cat]

Ollie has made a good recovery and is back home again --- he's still being monitored by the vet as he's still got a bit of cystitis and he thinks his bladder's not quite back to normal. I have my cwtchy norty cat back

[Reiki Request For A Sweet Cat]

Bloods better but as they said this morning (they rang at 10 to 7) if he'd come in with these 'improved' results they would still be concerned. They still don't think he's producing enough urine so are going to try to measure it now as well). His temperature spiked quite high last night but its back to normal (poor love had to be sprayed with water). Am meant to be going over sometime after 5.30 this evening. He's still eating and quite bright which am pleased about at least and thankfully he's an easy going cat which helps with his treatment.

[Reiki Request For A Sweet Cat]

Just rung the vets and he's running a high temperature now --- lots of hopeful thoughts re the bloods tomorrow

[Reiki Request For A Sweet Cat]

Ollie has perked up quite a bit today (he wanted cuddles and was headbutting everyone and purring away) so we're hoping he's now over the worst. He's moving vet practices till monday morning as there's no on in mine till then so hope he deals with that as well as he has and doesn't go downhill again. He's still a way to go yet as we need to make sure the tear has healed as well which means another anaesthetic at some stage.

[Reiki Request For A Sweet Cat]

My sweet cwtchy Ollie cat is very ill and only about 8 months old. He went into vets with a blocked bladder yesterday morning and it was unblocked but he has a tear in his urethra and renal failure (because the urine had backed up to his kidneys). Acute renal failure can in some cases reverse itself but Ollie is very sick and staying at the vets. He's got a catheter in to help heal his urethra and has had fluids and has eaten a little and drunk a little but vet not convinced its enough as he still has a long way to go. Ollie has a mate called Stan (who's the same age but different litter) and he's missing him a lot, just as I am.

 

Poor Ollie needs all the help he can get and so would love some reiki

 

[Reasons To Reclaim.]

May be when dog goes missing and owners don't bother to go out looking for dog or tell the rescue, then dog is found by the rescue who just so happen to be doing a followup on new owner

[Kc And Ndwa Proposals For New Dog Legislation.]

· Low level incidents should be dealt with by a staged approach of Control Orders, where necessary through the Courts. This should be used where the dog has, for instance, shown aggression, caused an injury to another animal

 

How many owners out there suggest a dog is aggressive towards theirs when they aren't but they're just nervous owners --- to some a dog that just tells another off in a reasonable fashion is aggressive (mine hate 'rude' dogs and a dog bounding up to them face them head on whether they're freindly or not upsets them but they're not aggressive toward that dog but inexperienced owners think because they're dog is friendly that dog shouldn't be told off by another dog)!

 

Or an owner who has their dog on lead and then a bouncy lab comes up and the dog on lead becomes aggressive towards them does the dog owner who has their dog under control then lose their dog becuase some idiot can't control their overfriendly lab that is rudely bounding up to all and sundry

 

ASBOs for humans have failed in that some individuals are being inappropiately made vicitms by over-zealous authorities

[Tuppence]

He left for the bridge around 7pm. I was holding his head and looking into his eyes talking to him and my partner was stroking him. Thank you all for all the kind words, it was so very hard to make the decision but I know it was the right time for him.

 

Take care I know how much you loved him

[Tuppence]

Sad that his brother died last year --- he was helped over the bridge by my vet at home with his owner --- just as sad is their old owner is also dying of cancer (she loved them both a lot and it really upset her to part with Tuppence)

[Tuppence]

Sleep tight Tuppence you were much loved by all you met

[Prolonging A Cat's Life - Vet Fees?]

I couldn't stand her attitude either

[Mass Immigration To The Uk - Does It Bother You?]

I am not greatly bothered by people immigrating to the UK, I think it's healthy for people to move about a bit. I think we could do with a bit more emigrating to balance it out though, and a LOT more careful planning. I don't like the fact that our population is shooting up so fast. I don't think we have the infrastructure to handle such massive growth.

 

They are building houses like a rash all over, and yet the roads are no wider and the public transport is just as crummy, the school classes get bigger and bigger and they are still 'centralising' hospital services to places that are hours away from many of the people that need to use them...

 

There are 3 large brand-new housing estates quite near here, yet the nearest town where there are reasonable numbers of jobs is a 40 minute drive away. The next nearest town is tiny and only accessible over a single-carriageway 17th century bridge designed for horse traffic. There's no extra provision for transporting all these people to their jobs, or to get them to the shops. I'm guessing most of those new houses will have 2 cars.

 

These are my concerns as well --- I don't care who lives here but I am concerned that our island is bursting and we can't sustain it.

[The Mccanns]

It's a difficult one though - not sure how it works with missing people or the loss of children in accidents for example but when my Mum was killed in an accident my Dad received an amount of money for her loss - not representative of her life by any means but it would have paid the mortgage for a while if he'd needed to.

 

He quite literally lost his life as he knew it that day as he was nearly killed & never worked again because of someone else's actions (drunken driver) but he did receive a small amount of compensation for the impact on his life - more than the McCann's are supposed to have used for their mortgage.

 

On the other hand, we lost our house when OH was made redundant but I see that differently.

 

Whatever some compensations people get others still do lose their houses (or at least downsize!) because of loss or illness or other tragedy. The fund at the end of the day was to find Maddy.