Make me a gallon of brandy cup of tea and calm me doen please.
First I get an email from a council officer telling me that the way he's going to investigate a suspected (i.e. I can prove it!) crossbreed puppy farmers is by contacting the KC and seeing how many litters the breeders have registered. 
FFS, they're crossbreeds! I told you that! Several times! They won't be registered with the KC, they can't be registered with the KC! Dork!
Then I had someone unpleasant - whom I know, sadly - trespassing onto my property and making demands. When I told them to go away and shut the door they repeatedly hammered on doors and, I found when they'd left, left my garden gate open so that my dogs could get into the street or onto the railway. They KNOW the routine of securing that gate and they know why it's done, there is NO WAY on hell, heaven or earth that was an accident. 
*NB, dogs are only allowed in garden, which they access via a door in the kitchen, when I am in the garden or in the kitchen and can see and hear them at all times. I normally open the back door and just let them run, safe in the knowledge that the gate is secured in such a way that they cannot get out of it.
I've had enough :( , I'm going to call the rescue and ask if we can stay in their caravan and help out for a few days. Now I need someone to feed the bloody cats... and haven't anyone to ask! Great!
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
Please, someone, help me out here.
DogsBestFriend · 27/07/2011 15:07
and that is why we love our dogs ....because they do not act like exasperating prats 
You're not wrong there!
Add to that my goldfish impression when I learned of a couple's approach to rescue asking them to take on their 17 week old Jack Russell pup because their baby had arrived and they "can't cope with both".
So the nasty cow would have been what, 7 months pregnant when she bought the puppy? Having a baby was hardly something she didn't know was going to happen, was it?
Rescue couldn't jump to her demands as fast as she wanted so the stupid waste of space sold the puppy "to a farmer in [East Anglia large TOWN]".... via Gumtree!
bloody people with the jack russell. i would like five minutes with them the irresponsible money grabbing cruel ....
Good day then? 
Shoite aside, I'm pleased you and D are all good again. Now I know that the sun will rise and the cock will crow and the cows with the big fcukoff horns will chase me up that footpath if I take that flipping really otherwise nice route with the dog. And thus all is well with the world (apart from the twonks 
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Personally, chickchickchicken, I think an M16A14 is too good for them. I think a rusty pitchfork into a very delicate place, then twisted slowly, would be far more effective, because they could be reminded of their stupid actions, and why they were stupid, whilst you did it. At least then you could also claim that it was an "educational" experience for them!
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Glad it's sorted, DBF. I too have had a frustrating couple of days with dog "owners"
First a young guy who apparently "rescued" a 6wk-old puppy but wants to keep it, and will I vaccinate it etc for free. I explained to him that the SSPCA/rescue would be able to find the dog a good home (they are actually pretty good up here), but he wants to keep it. I gently point out to him that the cost of vaccines is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dog ownership costs, but he merrily wanders off to see if the long-suffering PDSA will accomodate his desire to have an animal he can't afford and has no intention of paying for anything for
then I had to PTS a young-ish dog for biting a child, and the owner rationalised that the dog had "brought it on itself. It's (its) own fault" But once a dog has bitten, and the owner wants PTS (apparently this wasn't the first time) I have no choice, really. Felt really shit 
Add to that the fact that I can't persuade most of my cross-puppy owners to have their bitch spayed, despite reasoned talk of strain of pregnancy on bitch/ unwanted puppies/ responsibility of sensible breeding, because they all want "to take a litter off her", no doubt seeing £££ signs, and encouraged by the fact ridiculous and unregulated crosses are going for stupid money...
And don't tal to me about the local council......
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Tis pants at times, DBF, that's for sure!
But you have to keep reminding yourself about the nice people (and animals ) and keep going, don't you?
Ah well. Maybe it will all be good tomorrow, huh?
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