NPR

mat the expat wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:25 am

Jock42 wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:42 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:37 pm Panorama on now looking at organized crime + puppy farms.

Fucking scumbags, the lot of them.

Same as Greyhound trainers - one just got busted for killing 3 with a shovel.

I had to stop picking up from trainers for the Rescue as I was getting to angry at the state of some of the rescues.

We already get too many that are afraid of men

Aye, I think I'd struggle with that sort of thing.

Who the fuck is paying £10k-£20k for a fucking dog in the first place? Let alone not caring how that dog was bred.

They're the cunts that need neutering!

Dogs as status symbols, be it the heiress or the wannabe tough guy, really fucking pisses me off.

Jock42 wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:20 pm

mat the expat wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:25 am

Jock42 wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:42 pm

Fucking scumbags, the lot of them.

Same as Greyhound trainers - one just got busted for killing 3 with a shovel.

I had to stop picking up from trainers for the Rescue as I was getting to angry at the state of some of the rescues.

We already get too many that are afraid of men

Aye, I think I'd struggle with that sort of thing.

Yep - we nearly got racing banned here but the State Premier clearly is on a dirt file somewhere and he folded.

In all truthfulness, I'd like to inspect the trainer's farms with a length of Ag Pipe - about 3ft long

Watching a show about police incidents, I'm welling up worried about a dog that was shot (even though I suspect he made it).

Looks more badass with the patch, but of course he's retired.



Talk about resources, the doc series said he was airlifted to a uni with a veterinarian school. Full story here if interested: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/ ... e-last-we/

18 years ago, this little charmer joined our family. She had been badly abused, abandoned on a snowy mountain road, then retrieved by the pound and was one day from being put down. A friend who runs a dog rescue NPO picked her up and we asked her to let us look after her for the rest of her life.

Well, yesterday was the last day of her life, a long and hopefully happy life of 18 years.



Our older Labrador retriever was incredibly gentle with her, but it still took her over a year before she trusted us enough to let us rub her tummy.

Sorry to hear that Kiwias, such a shit thing when it happens.
Sounds like the pup had a great innings though!

I grew up with dogs and absolutely adore them. I had the most loveable big German Shepherd when I was living in south America. We brought him with us when we moved back home but unfortunately he caught a bad infection resulting from a degenerative condition and had to be put down at the young age of 4.5 years. I was absolutely gutted, probably the worst day of my life (I'm lucky to have all my close relatives still alive and well).

My 3 young daughters are always going on at me to get a dog, and of course I would absolutely love one, but I think I'm still mentally scarred from the experience of having to let the big man go. But at the same time I shouldn't deny them the joy of growing up with dogs.

Going to have to shit or get off the pot soon!

Sorry to hear that mate. They are absolutely one of the family. All the best.

Sorry for your loss.

Yep, it is both the best and the worst part of having a dog but on balance, knowing the pain of losing her, I am still glad we had her in our lives for so long.

I was stroking her as she took her final breath, while my wife was pottering around the garden, knowing it was so close but not wanting to actually see her go.

She cried for a couple of hours.

18 years is a great innings. Best wishes for you both

Kiwias, I ended up staying in the Bay of Plenty because a mate I'd worked with in Western Australia asked me to stay at his place and mind the dog while his partner took a couple of months at home in Thailand and he commuted into South Australia. They have a Golden Lab... Tarot. He's the coolest dog I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, just the sweetest, funny nature. He's also a chonker... 53kg at last weigh in. I was over there on the weekend and the opportunity to have an arm wrenched from it's socket in a casual game of 'I dare you to grab this thing I have' is still available although at 9, he's not as willing as he was 4 years ago when I first met him.

I see the age on him, the white around his muzzle and across his back and the thought that we'll lose this funny, loyal friend some day is a haunting one. 18 years is a fantastic innings and I can imagine your heartache. They really do invade the heart with no quarter given.

From 1908...

Niegs wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 3:20 pm From 1908...

Poor dog thought he was being rewarded for attempted murder

This is fantastic!

Look at his getup!

Niegs wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 1:35 am

Christ, I couldn't do that!

You don't have to. You have hands.

Enzedder wrote: Mon May 20, 2024 4:01 am You don't have to. You have hands.

This is so dumb, and I love it!

Skimping on low-wage replacements now that Doris has retired!

Just came back from the last visit to the vets for my 14 year old cocker. Total lunatic of a dog until recently, the end came very quickly. My wife and I are trying, without much success, not to sob.

We have a 12 year old as well, so I will have to do it all again in a few years.

Going to raise a glass to him in a minute.

Stranger wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:20 pm Just came back from the last visit to the vets for my 14 year old cocker. Total lunatic of a dog until recently, the end came very quickly. My wife and I are trying, without much success, not to sob.

We have a 12 year old as well, so I will have to do it all again in a few years.

Going to raise a glass to him in a minute.

Sorry Buddy, losing a pet really stings.

Despite knowing he had a good life and it had to be done, it's just horrible.

Sorry to read that, all the best.

"Ay, we walkin' hee-ah!!!"

We have a new addition to our family. A 2 year old golden retriever, aptly named "Faf" due to his beautiful long blonde fur.

Our local KSPCA had a fire at their kennels and issued a call for foster homes. So I put my hand up, knowing the transition from fostering to adoption happens in the first few minutes.

I'm used to my Africanis but this dog has quite a personality and is clearly much smarter than the other two dogs. Looking forward to the next few weeks unfolding as he settles in.

Anyone have a recommendation for a tent? Will be doing a summit camp later in ther year so needs to lightweight.

Jock42 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 11:23 pm Anyone have a recommendation for a tent? Will be doing a summit camp later in ther year so needs to lightweight.

The caption is onto something... it's almost like a cartoon with the initial fracas, the haggered old alpha making a confident entrance, the Shepherd announcing his arrival, the Dane bowing, everyone calming the f down and slinking back to their pens, and the likely instigator getting calmly put in its place!

The paw on the throat at the end is a less than subtle way of telling the other dog; "Calm the fuck down or I will end you !!!"