Ilovemywhippet

The petition isnt for compulsory microchipping.

Hence my link to a new petition that concentrates on agressive Dogs! Foxes are hardly a huge concern to us now are they! Dogs however...

Woodroot, Petitions do and can achieve things. Its the support that counts and one Day something will be done. When Dogs are roaming the streets like strays again and the government have to "clean them up", when more and more children continue to be mauled by aggressive Dogs, something will and has to be done.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopbadbreeders/ Brand new petition with the support of vets, those in the Law industry and media. Now its just a case of collecting everyones signatures that have already and are willnig to support the cause. Many thanks

OH and for thoe who are more concerend about genuine issues, please take a moment to sign this new petition. Thank you http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopbadbreeders/

Ridiculous. We build and build and build but foxes should be killed? When will humans take responsiblity. I hope the majority of people that see this do not sign it. How fare is a fox attack? Much rarer than a car crash but we wont ban cars. Accidents happen, you dont need to start a cull because of one incident, an incident I also find very hard to believe even happened.

Seen this on Gipsy Hill too!

By aggression, it would be anything that the vet has witnessed that the license would say i aggression. Who knows, maybe teeth bearing, aggression towards other Dogs. Yes it may very well be all down to poor handling but this is how you start to filter out the good from the bad owners. If you have a Dog that has shown aggression, it must be muzzled and kept on a lead. Think about the category of people that have never taken their Dog to the vets, the people that either got them for the heck of it or as a trophy. Lets say these Dogs are not treated well, either by lack of socialisation or lack of training etc. When there told they must book a check up for their Dog and obtain the license, they are going to either have to tell the vet "my Dog doesn't like other Dogs" or its going to become apparent when they arrive. That form would then be ticked as unsafe to be off lead in public and in worse cases, must be muzzled in public. I cannot tell you the number of large breads I have looked after on a one2one basis (as in not taken to my Day Care centre with other Dogs) that I refused to wlak without muzzles because I can tell that they are not suitable to be in public, in a situation where another Dog could pass them. Then they go back to the owner who believes their Dog is fine and never muzzles them. If these people were made to, they would have no choice. Yes it would be hard to monitor and enforce but a large number of people wouldn't want to risk a hefty fine if they are caught breaking the conditions of their license. Look how many more people now clean up after themselfs, or walk less Dogs in the park at one time because of NEW rules. People STILL break the rules all the time but its much less than before. How many less people do you now see smoking in the street or throwing their cigarette butts on the floor, much less then a few years back, through stigma and fear of fines etc.

Hello all, I have had a few discussions with my old local MP about the problem of dangerous Dogs, over breeding of Dogs and so on. A few points that we agreed on were along the lines of - Licenses for all Dog owners. Licenses would be passed by your Vet, who would have to tick certain things to say; Your Dog is not known to be or shown any signs of aggression, has had all vaccinations and their professional opinion about walking the Dog off lead in public places. - The license number would be put onto a Dog tag, that can be easily checked. There would be a fee to obtain the license and hefty fines for those who invade it to pay for such a service. In the long run it should save money, what with the cost on the Police and NHS for Dog related problems that the license could help to resolve. - If a Dog has shown signs of aggression, it would need to be kept on a lead and muzzled at all times in public, until proof of rehabilitation can be shown and can then be reviewed. - Age restrictions on certain breeds such as guarding Dogs and working breeds. - Compulsory free work shop on responsible Dog ownership. This wouldn't be too hard to organise in the sense that there are an extremely high number of reputable pet businesses/ vets/ trainers that would offer these seminars free of charge on a regular basis. I also think this would deter the not so responsible owners from getting Dogs so willy nilly and its usually the irresponsible ones that end up with dangerous Dogs. What do you think? Anything to add or remove. Do you agree or disagree?

This is absolutely disgusting but unfortunately, its not an uncommon problem. Without insulting the majority of good farm workers out there, it seems that a minority are a certain "type of people" brought up in such a way to show now respect for animals, they are just food, they do not have feelings and so they find it quite acceptable and funny to treat them in such a way. There must also be something "wrong" mentally with these people. Its one thing being brought up in a way to think throwing ducks around is OK because they have never known to respect an animal but look at the farmers a few years back, burning pigs with cigarettes for fun. Thats not something you do just because your not an animal lover, thats torture and it sickens me that these weirdos work anywhere, let alone animals. I know this isn't really to the point but I think the problem is that the punishments are NOT HARSH, convictions are few and far between and everyone has something else to blame. These slaughter houses are employing people with strong stomachs, there certainly not animal lovers as even if you are not a veggie, love animals but eat meat, your still hardly likely to wind up applying for jobs at a slaughter house are you? It takes a certain type of person and its these types that are hindering the good work of new animal welfare regulations of meats etc. Same goes for those funeral directors, filmed doing all sorts to the dead people in their care. Again, it takes a type of person. So how do you try to prevent it? A stricter employment process? Unannounced welfare visits? More CCTV and regular checks of it? Bottom line is these farms do not care about the animals, they care about supplying waitrose and making money but if Waitrose said you have to allow us to monitor X, Y, Z in order to be our suppliers, maybe those running the farms will start to give a crap about what goes on and who works for them because they wont want to lose out on their contracts. I don't think your every going to make the owners of slaughter houses and its employees ever really care about animals but you could make it extremely difficult to produce to any known stores if they do not keep to very strict guidelines and if people are found to break the Law, they MUST be brought to justice and lose their job.

Hello, I've had a last minute cancellation and so I have space again from 22nd Dec until early Jan. I am a legitimate company with full council permissions and I use HOME BOARDING only, no kennels. I am qualified and insured etc. Feel free to message me to contact privately if you are in need of pet care. Many thanks, Crystal

Aw how sad :-(. Staffies are very prone to seperation anxiety, fantastic people Dogs! I have sent you an email as requested, I hope the info helps. I used to train Dogs myself on a one2one basis but I have found nothing works better for a puppy then growing up with regularly socialisation and strict rules and boundaries. It works wonders for our Dogs. People have been close to having to give their Dogs up until they started here as it really stimulation them mentally and eliminates separation anxiety and naughtiness from boredom. You are welcome to see for yourself one Day, although at the moment we have been redecorating at weekends and so our dividers are down, so visitors end up with nice Dog hair on them and lots of excitable welcomes when they come in, which isn't ideal for your first visit! hehe

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Hi, I understand why you want to get him under control ASAP! I have a couple of mastiffs that attend from time to time, very calm and loving Dogs. My opinion may seem bias as its my own company but talking from experience I would certainly recommend Day Care to anyone with any type of Dog, while its in puppy hood. Your Dog will get to play, eat and relax with others, aiding to eliminate or prevent any bowl/ food/ water aggression/ jealousy/ fear of Dogs or new people, it also teaches them how to play as they would when they are still in the liter. I take on about 5-10 Dogs per Day. If you search londonpetsitter.co.uk you should find me, I am not sure if I am allowed to post links on here. So you know how it works, people can drop their Dogs off while they go to work or get on with other things and return to collect them later that Day. We will feed/ walk and provide attention to your Dog during this time. I am open 7am until 7pm Monday to Friday and it costs ?25 if you attend once per week. The idea is that the Dog grows up without the issues that people then need to seek a trainer for i.e aggression, separation anxiety, jealousy issues etc etc. Feel free to try us out and see what you think as its difficult to really express the benefits when its your own company as you only have my word to take for it but I can ensure you my clients have all said what a difference its made to their Dogs fitness, behavior and general well-being :-). Ill keep my eye out for any trainers I know running classes but I probably wont here about anything until the new year now. x

Hi, I know the vets I use my clients, Paxton, run free puppy classes. I also take on puppies at my Day Care for socialisation purposes, ensures they get along properly with other Dogs and people and generaly learn boundaries etc. I can train but it isn't something I advertise or regularly offer but training comes with it really as their under my control all Day. Message me if you need more info and good luck x