AFTER having to stop a raging bull dead in its tracks, blessing a few dozen abandoned animals seems like a breeze.
Venerable Yana Dolma from the Arya Tara Gold Coast Buddhist Centre will be sending a healing and calming wishes on the cats and dogs of the Animal Welfare League tomorrow, between 5.30pm and 8pm.
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Do you feel blessed to have the pets you have in your life ?
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This article as hit Facebook and it’s “stirred” up a heap of furry over the sale of pets in pet shops.
from Queensland Times newspaper ….
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RSPCA Qld is appealing for help in finding the person who baited Bronx, a nine month old Dachshund, at Jodie Court in Mermaid Waters on August 14th.
The nine month old de-sexed male was seen in the backyard eating what appeared to be mince in the early hours of the morning. Knowing that she hadn’t given this to him, Bronx’s owner ran out and found what appeared to be white powder mixed in with the mince. Within ten minutes Bronx started to convulse and was rushed to the vet. Within 40 minutes of arriving he had a further six fits and died. Bronx didn’t stand a chance.
Last Friday pathology reports handed to the RSPCA indicated that he had been poisoned with an extremely high dose of strychnine. This would also have proved fatal to a child and possibly even an adult. Humans and other animals can be poisoned by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through the eyes or mouth.
“Strychnine produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction,” said RSPCA Qld Inspector Sommer Heath Crilley. “The road to eventual death is excruciating.”
Anyone with any information can contact RSPCA Qld’s Cruelty Complaints hotline on 1300 852 188.
If you have a currently de-sexed pet, ignore this blog post as this won’t affect you. Lucky you! You’re a smart pet owner.
The new legislation requires anybody who owns a cat or dog and intends to breed, including hobby breeders and commercial breeding establishments, to hold a current breeder permit.
"Power struggles with dogs communicate no more leadership than an adult human “dominating” a small child or an armed bank robber and his hostages." Lisa Mullinax, CPDT
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Would you believe that your dog is capable of following a track left by a person and finding them at the end, and that you can teach this in the time it takes to feed his normal daily meal without any extra training? Many dog owners are learning about the sport of Tracking. Find out if your dog has what it takes to be the next Tracking Champion or Search and Rescue hero!
The plan is really quite simple. You take a portion of your dog's normal meal in a plastic bag. Then you 'lay the track', just walk normally across your yard, placing a piece of food in each step.
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by Susan Sharpe and Beth Hough
Winter months are very busy for dog trainers. Previously well-behaved dogs begin chewing, jumping, barking and seem to be out of control.
Dog owners fail to make the connection between their dog's unwanted behavior and the fact they are walking them less – or not at all, because of the weather.
As a Veterinary Technician, one of the most often asked questions I get is how to choose the right dog. Without knowing your living situation, this is a hard question to answer. Today, I am going to give you a list of dogs that I feel are best for apartment living. The most important thing to think about when getting a new dog is how much time you will have to spend with it. Next is where to purchase it? I always suggest adopting from a shelter or breeder. Never buy a dog from a pet store because, they get their puppies from Puppy mills. You need to research the breeds that have the best temperament for your needs. If you have children, it’s important to get a dog that will be good around them. After that, you need to consider health issues for certain breeds, and the cost of Vet care. I would urge you to look into mix breeds as well. Just because it’s not a pure breed does not mean they will not make a good dog. The following dogs are my picks that do well in an apartment setting.
Japanese Chin
These dogs are ideal for apartment living. Japanese Chins are gentle, friendly, and obedient. They have no odor, rarely bark and love to be held. Full grown Chins weigh 7 pounds.
Shih Tzu
This beautiful dog is quiet, easy going, very trusting, great with kids and needs minimal exercise. They weigh 16 pounds fully grown. Require weekly brushing.
Pekingese
Their small size makes them a good choose for apartment life. They do not require a yard and need minimal exercise. Pekingese are intelligent, good natured and opinionated. May not be the best dog around small children. They also need weekly brushing.
Chihuahua
These little guys are perfect for living in small quarters. Chihuahua’s are protective, confident, brave, curious, playful and not good for small children. They only weigh 4 pounds fully grown.
Yorkshire Terrier
These darlings don’t require a lot of exercise. They are intelligent, assertive, make good watch dogs, travel well, and have a big personality in a small package. A full grown Yorki weighs 7 pounds.
Boston Terrier
Known as the American gentleman, these dogs make incomparable companions. They can be mischievous, affectionate, good with other dogs, and great with kids. They only need moderate exercise and require minimal grooming. Only get 24 pounds fully grown.
Pug
Pugs are big eaters and are said to be a lot of dog in a small space. They adapt easily, are great family dogs, even tempered, and outgoing, with a loving disposition. They do shed but require little grooming and posses a great charm.
Miniature Schnauzer
Always willing to please, these dogs do love to bark and be a watch dog. They are fearless, alert, intelligent, strong and quick to learn. They are obedient and easy to maintain. At fully grown they get to be 18 pounds.
… the world wide web .. i.e., the internet .. provides potential pet owners with a wide variety of information as well as the chance to purchase a pet and/or adopt a pet.
… we recently have been made aware of off-shore based companies purporting to be affiliated with various Pet transport businesses including our own as either agents, or partners.
Dogmovers is based on the Gold Coast in Australia, We have only one office in Australia and are not involved with international transport of pets of any kind. We transport pets only within the states of NSW & QLD in Australia and we only transport pets by Road. Never by Air.
We have no partners or affiliates anywhere. We do work closely with several local pet transport businesses however it is normal for us to contact all parties directly by phone to finalise any arrangements concerning bookings with us. We do not usually finalise any details via email.
Additionally in most cases payment for our services is made directly to our driver at the point where he picks up or drops off your pet, In the event that a client chooses to pay via credit card or internet Banking the details are relayed directly from us by phone. We do not hold bank accounts outside of Australia.
At this point we are aware of instances of our name and logo being used in relation to scams in North America as well as the names ANIMAL MOVERS CO LTD & Animal movers pet carriers & Air animal pet movers being used in Australia. In all of the instances we are aware of the pets concerned were British bulldog pups, being given away. All monies requested were for transport or vet services prior to travel.
… the common business profile of the off-shore based company is to have you transfer several hundred dollars to their off-shore locations …. Once they “set the hook” into you with your initial deposit .. .. they come back with a sense of urgency …. indicating there are additional funds required to have veterinarians conduct “tests” before the pet is released to you … and then request generally an additional USD$150.00 …. As you review their e mails to you …always with a sense of urgency directed towards you .. the unsuspecting consumer … you will observe frequent errors in spelling and significant errors in sentence structure.
… another identifier of the off-shore based company is their reluctance to provide you with flight details, airline schedules, and air cargo air way bill tracking numbers … the off-shore based company will only provide you with information after you have wired them additional funds.
If you have any doubts check out the companies website. If they are using the name Dogmovers and after reading the above you are still not sure, call us on (07) 5530 2710 and don't pay the money.
The following is a copy from an email distributed recently which i believe is linked to the current scam (we received this twice)...
Hi,
I am looking to place a litter of 5 adorable bulldog puppies and also the parents, they belong to my late mother in law who I was really close to and she passed away unexpectedly, she is so much in love with the bulldog breed, that she breeds only once a year for the love of the breed. My husband and I recently moved to a new apartment where pets are not allowed. I want to find these lovely puppies and the adults a permanent loving and caring homes, if you are interested in having them, please contact me immediately.
Have a nice day.
Jessica
If you wish to report a scam you can contact the following Queensland links or locate similar organisations in your own state.
Queensland Police Computer Crime Investigation Unit
External email - cciu@bigpond.com.au
Telephone - 61 7 3364 6943 or 61 7 3364 4113
Facsimile - 61 7 3364 6549
Brisbane Office of Fair Trading
Email: BrisbaneOFT@dtftwid.qld.gov.au
Level 21, State Law Building, 50 Ann Street, Brisbane
GPO Box 3111, Brisbane, QLD, 4001
Facsimile: (07) 3246 1589
Nationally, Scamwatch is part of the ACCC
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/694011
If you have any other info that you think I should ad to the above let me know. I can be contacted by email at info@dogmovers.com.au
David Gallagher,
Dogmovers { SOURCE }
This is for a basic pet first-aid kit. For convenience, you may want to make one for your home and another for your car. It is also a suitable Disaster Preparedness kit.
Place the contents in a plastic storage box, tackle box or coffee can with lid.
In a future blog, I will be visiting Pet Supplies Direct at Harbour Town Shopping Centre to source prices of all of the above as unfortunately they do not have pet first aid kits able to be bought already "put together".
If you would like to purchase a full 44 piece First Aid Kit (great for cats and/or dogs), please contact me for further information.
With the Christmas holiday season upon us, this would be a great time to update your supplies !
