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WINTER 2019
SENSORY GARDEN RECENTLY
ADOPTED
WHY DESEX?
ACT DOG LEGISLATION— WHERE ARE
DOG ATTACKS THEY NOW?
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ABOUT ARF FROM THE
ARF is an incorporated association of people in the PRESIDENT
ACT and surrounding NSW region who rescue dogs
Welcome to our
from euthanasia and foster them in their own homes
Winter ChinWag!
for as long as it takes to find them loving permanent
homes. All dogs are de-sexed, vaccinated, wormed In this edition, our very
and micro‑chipped before going to their new homes. popular magazine will
look at the issue of
IN THIS ISSUE desexing your dog and
Why Desex your Dog 2 why it is important to the
community; we’ll talk about
Book Reviews 4
creating a sensory garden
Where Are They Now? 5 for your dog and of course
Events, Happenings and Donations 6 our regular features on
Create a Sensory Garden 8 events, recently adopted dogs, a catch-up with dogs
adopted in Where Are They Now, plus book reviews.
Recently Adopted 10
ACT Dog Legislation—Dog Attacks 16 ARF has received some extremely generous donations in
Rainbow Bridge 17 the first six months of 2019 and we’d like to make special
mention of Savourlife and Petbarn, whose donations
A Dog’s Life—What Should it be? 18
will be a big help to us for foster dogs needing high cost
ARF Business Directory 20
veterinary care.
COVER: SHAKER After eight years at the helm of ChinWag our current
Our cover girl for this issue is Shaker! editor, Aine Dowling, is stepping down. If you are a keen
writer, copywriter, or editor/proofreader, love dogs, and
Shaker is a beautiful little Kelpie who came into care are interested in helping ARF through its pages of our
as a four week old pup in 2018 and is our 2019 Miss glossy magazine and want to join a great team, contact
September calendar star. She is now living, and loving, chinwag@fosterdogs.org for more info. Or email me at
life with her forever family. president@fosterdogs.org
To see all dogs available for adoption go to:
Meanwhile, stay warm!
fosterdogs.org/available-dogs-gallery
Wendy Parsons
CHINWAG TEAM President, ACT Rescue and Foster
Editor—Aine Dowling www.lostfourwords.com
Assistant Editor—Lauren Canellis
Editorial Assistant—Joh Dunn
Graphic design—Katie Radojkovic
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Back cover photo—ACT Rescue and Foster AND FEEDBACK ON CHINWAG
Contributors—Adele Morton, Fiona de Rosa INCLUDING SUBMISSION
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WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 1
IMAGE: Puppies born in
ARF care 2018—photo by
TracyLeePhotography.
TO DESEX OR NOT TO DESEX
A Debate
By Adele Morton
This article has been written following consultation with local veterinarians, the RSPCA, and
includes references from numerous publications on the debate of desexing your dog.
Welcoming a new puppy DO I HAVE TO HAVE MY WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS
or dog into our household DOG DESEXED? AND RISKS OF DESEXING
is an exciting and joyous MY DOG?
In the ACT it is an offence under the
occasion. However, there are Domestic Animals Act 2000 (section Behaviour
74) to own a dog, over the age of There are a number of myths
lots of decisions to be made
six (6) months, which has not been surrounding the desexing of dogs,
regarding the care of your desexed unless the keeper of the one for example being that in order
new dog to ensure it has dog holds a sexually entire permit for a female dog to develop she
a long, healthy, and happy issued by the Registrar of Domestic should have at least one litter of
Animal Services, or a vet certifies puppies. Evidence from various
life such as diet, exercise, in writing that desexing the dog sources has not found this to be the
training, and desexing. would pose a serious health risk to case. Another myth circulating is
the animal. that having your male dog desexed
2 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG
The undesexed female dog is more at risk of developing
mammary tumours and hernias than a desexed female,
who has no risk of ovarian cysts or tumours
will somehow affect his personality early age desexing is convenient some don’t. Other people have
and cause him to become timid, for shelters and rescues, it is not desexed dogs but don’t register or
however, there has been no evidence necessarily appropriate for larger chip them, allow them to roam, and
here either that desexing will alter a dogs/breeds prone to hip dysplasia can’t manage their dog’s behaviour
dog’s personality, and in fact, it may and cruciate disease, or leaky effectively; others are exemplary
help to stop unwanted behaviours females, and in general, the bigger in every regard. Responsible
such as aggression, dominance, the dog, the greater the advantage ownership including training, keeping
and leg mounting (humping). Studies of leaving de-sexing till later. The your dog contained and on a lead,
do suggest, however, that while RSPCA itself notes that, in relation where indicated, when out and
desexing does help some forms of to privately owned dogs, further about, and following and complying
aggression, it is not a cure-all for all research is required to determine with local legislation, are major
unwanted behaviours. the optimal age for de-sexing of factors in owning a dog—whether
female dogs. the dog is desexed or not.
Health
The undesexed female dog is more Some breeds of female dogs can Editor footnote: Either knowingly
at risk of developing mammary have their first litter as young as four or unknowingly, there are a number
tumours and hernias than a months old. An obvious benefit of of people who leave their female
desexed female, who has no risk of EAD is to prevent unwanted litters, dog at a local pound or shelter when
ovarian cysts or tumours. Desexed as well as potential issues and the dog is pregnant. A number of
males also have a lower risk of costs of a difficult or life threatening dogs in this condition come into
developing prostrate disease and pregnancy for your female dog. ARF care on regular basis and we
hernias, with no risk of developing Early desexing in male dogs means care for the mother dog and puppies
testicular cancers compared to an owners don’t need to deal with their and find homes for them when the
undesexed dog. amorous male escaping and running pups reach eight to nine weeks of
round the streets at risk of serious age. Sometimes the ARF carer may
AT WHAT AGE SHOULD I accident or incident simply because adopt the mother dog or one of the
HAVE MY DOG DESEXED? he can smell a female dog on heat pups. Some litters are also left at
It has been a tradition to have our over four kilometres away! rural pounds at a very young age
dogs desexed by around six months. and come into foster care with ARF
If you have any doubts about when
However, over the past decade Early or another rescue group. In 2018 we
you should have your dog desexed,
Animal Desexing (EAD) between had over 20 young puppies in ARF
or possible health risks incurred from
the ages of eight to twelve weeks that were either born in care or came
this procedure, discuss this with your
has become more common. EAD is from a rural pound. While this is part
vet as soon as possible. They will be
now considered to be safe and even and parcel of rescue work, it puts
able to advise and guide you on the
beneficial, based on a number of a huge load on many small rescue
best course of action for your dog,
scientific studies including from the groups, and young puppy rearing is
taking into account the dog’s breed,
RSPCA. One of the claimed benefits a specific role in rescue—in ARF the
size, and age.
is that during the surgery the risks carer must undergo puppy training
associated with anaesthesia are WHAT IF I CHOOSE NOT sessions before they can care for
lower, there is minimal blood loss, TO DESEX MY DOG? a very young pup. The litters that
and the recovery times are shorter come into ARF are usually split into
Importantly, we should not simply
than for older dogs. pairs so they can continue their
equate a choice of not to desex (or
socialisation and development with
In contrary however, there is still not desex at an early age) as a factor
a litter mate. All young puppies leave
debate about the best age to in irresponsible dog ownership.
ARF care vaccinated, wormed,
desex dogs, with some views being Some people have entire dogs,
vet checked, and with a desexing
that the young female dog should register them appropriately, keep
voucher. For more information visit
develop more fully before undergoing them successfully contained, and
our website at www.fosterdogs.org
surgical procedures. However, while manage their packs effectively—
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 3
BOOK REVIEWS
By Aine Dowling
It’s winter—time to curl up by the heater with a good book.
This issue we look at dogs lost and found, on being a ‘good’
dog, and dog rescue … the one book that could have been
written about (or by) one of our many foster carers! Not for
young children, but for older teens and adults who want a
good read and perhaps a few ‘dog’ lessons along the way.
A DOG’S WAY HOME
Bruce Cameron
This book is written from the dog’s
point of view. Pit Bull mix, Bella,
wants to be a ‘good’ dog, but
unfortunately her breed makes
her a target in the town where she
SAVING SADIE BRING JADE HOME lives, as she is legally banned. Her
Michelle Caffrey person does everything he can to
Joal Derse Dauer keep her but somehow she gets
Bring Jade Home is the true story of lost. In trying to find her way home
This book could have been
Jade, a young Australian Shepherd, she helps others, gives comfort,
written about some of our ARF
who disappears into Yellowstone's and shows she is a ‘good’ dog. She
foster carers! This is a true story
wilderness after a car accident. tries very hard so everyone will not
of dog rescue, and a woman’s
Despite their injuries and against say she is a ‘bad’ dog. This book
determination to save the life
doctor's orders, her owners begin a works hard to remove the stigma
of an abused and terrified dog.
desperate search. Jade is lost in the of Pit Bulls and other ‘dangerous’
The book details Sadie’s road to
wilds of Yellowstone National Park, breeds; showing that it’s not the
rehabilitation, the difficulties and
surrounded by wolves and grizzly breed, but the deed and the owner
joys, the set-backs and milestones
bears, predators, and cold nights. (or others) who place the stigma
of her recovery, as well as the care
Working together with locals, park around certain breeds. Bella is a
given Sadie by veterinarians and
employees, and visitors to the park, Good Dog!
specialists in their effort to offer her
will her owners’ efforts bring Jade
a normal, happy life. Using patience A Dog’s Way Home by Bruce
home. This story will renew your
and persistence, the author builds a Cameron. Published by Forge Trade
faith in dogs … and people!
network to bring attention to Sadie’s (reprint 2018), and available in Kindle,
plight, as well as other abused Bring Jade Home by Michelle Caffrey. Hard cover, Paperback, and Audio CD.
Published by FarCountry Press (2nd
animals and their rehabilitation.
edition, 2018), and available in Kindle
Saving Sadie by Joal Derse Dauer. and Paperback.
Published by Citadel 2017, and available
in Kindle, Audio CD, and Paperback
4 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Compiled by Lauren Canellis
HAVE YOU ADOPTED ROSIE FROM EMMA
AN ARFER? Our family had recently lost both our
dogs which were part of our family
Where are they now? is about for over 11 years and the house
ex-ARFers who have been had become quiet. We were on the
adopted into their forever lookout for another dog to become a
homes. This is a regular part of our active family.
inclusion in ChinWag and we
I had been looking on ARF for a
would love to hear from ARF
few weeks when I spotted Rosie
owners wherever you are—in
a wolfhound mix. I have always
Australia or overseas—to let us
wanted a wolfhound and when we
know how your new best friend
saw her lovely face we wanted to
is getting on. They could have
meet her. We had a meet and greet
been adopted last month or
some years ago—we don’t mind! BILLIE FROM NATASHA in February and she made herself
right at home straight away sniffing
For more information contact When we went to adopt four year in and outside of the house. We
chinwag@fosterdogs.org old Billie, we were told that she were thrilled to adopt her a few
was basically in the dog equivalent weeks later!
of witness protection because of
the nature of her previous home. Rosie has us in stitches most of the
When we initially met her you could time with her crazy antics, playing
definitely sense her hesitance and with her favourite toys, which is
caution around new people. She usually anything she can throw in the
stuck to her foster mum and wasn’t air and chew. She sleeps outside our
the most cuddly of dogs. Despite bedroom on a large bed with a great
her hesitance we instantly fell in big doona and you can often find her
love with her. She quickly became napping there throughout the day.
the most spoilt dog in the ACT as Rosie has already taken a few beach
every family member flocked to trips with us and loves the sand,
surf and meeting other dogs. We
LULU (FORMERLY HEIDI) come meet her. Poor Billie didn’t
know what to do with herself! She’d couldn't think about life without her.
FROM NADIA never received so much love from
We adopted a little Cavalier cross in so many people in such a short
December 2018 from Raelene. At amount of time.
first we were slightly nervous about
It didn’t take long for Billie to get
how Chewie, our Jack Russell
comfortable with the endless
Terrier, would react to a new family
supply of cuddles, walks and top
member as he was an ‘only child’
market doggie treats. She started
for the best part of four years but
off relatively distant, keeping to
Lulu won his heart very quickly and
herself and snoozing alone, to
they are now best friends!
being the stickiest Velcro dog in
We cannot be happier with our the world. You better believe that
decision to adopt this gorgeous if you’re going anywhere Billie is
little girl and cannot imagine going with you (bathroom included).
life without her. She is the most Our sweet girl has no sense of
precious little thing and loves personal boundaries but we
cuddles with her humans and wouldn’t have it any other way. She
brother Chewie. She also enjoys the is now a chief cuddle consultant
occasional visit from our neighbour, and enjoys her days lying in the
Fox, who comes for play dates and sun, chasing the birds and getting
sleep overs from time to time. spoilt rotten!
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 5
EVENTS, HAPPENINGS
AND DONATIONS
RSPCA MILLION PAWS WALK
19 MAY 2019
A huge thank you to the ARF Stalls Team
at Million Paws Walk! To Denise, Giselle,
Sue and David who did a great job and
brought their doggos as well, and to
everyone who donated and/or bought
something from our stall. We made a total
of $506.25 in sales and donations.
SAVOUR LIFE CAMPAIGN
Little Squeak was at Petbarn
Tuggeranong in February as ARF's
SavourLife Canberra Ambassador
where donations went to help with
his heart surgery, and ARF received
$7,500 towards Squeak! Thank you
to SavourLife for choosing ARF and
to Petbarn for their cooperation.
GRILL’D WODEN
Grill’d Local Matters Buy a Burger
and Donate event was held during the
month of April. Anyone who bought a
burger from Grill’d Woden was given a
token to place in a jar and ARF came
first with the most tokens!
A huge thank you to Grill’d Woden for
choosing us, and a huge thank you
to all their customers who donated a
total of $300 to ARF.
IMAGE: From Grill’d
6 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG
WALT & BURLEY
Walt & Burley on the Kingston
Foreshore ran a three month campaign
supporting ARF. For each Wednesday
Happy Hour over three months from NEWS FLASH
March, customers donated an amount Dog-friendly Walt &
to ARF to pay for their beers. It may Burley is also the venue for
the launch of our 2020 ARF
seem a little complicated… but, we
Calendar in September.
received a total of $650! Thank you More details to come
Walt & Burley! on our FB page, so
check us out!
THE PETBARN FOUNDATION
TREE OF HOPE APPEAL
Recognises that the work of ARF in the local area has
been vital to improving the lives of animals and pets. The
local Petbarn stores across Canberra nominated ARF to
be the beneficiary of 20 per cent of their fundraising effort
over the Christmas period, and an amount of $8,782 was
donated!! WOW!! Thank you Petbarn!
The Tree of Hope Appeal is an annual fundraising event
dedicated to providing support for pet related charities
across Australia.
COMMONWEALTH BANK ANU
A BIG thank you to the Australian
National University branch of the
Commonwealth Bank, which has
donated $500 to ARF from its
Community Program Funds.
Wendy, Tess, Stella the pooch, picked
up the cheque from Fahad and
his lovely staff, who fell in love with
our Stella.
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 7
IMAGE: ARFer Squeak
exploring his garden.
CREATING A SENSORY GARDEN
for your Dog
By Fiona De Rosa for Australian Dog Lover and reprinted with permission of the author.
W
e always seem to focus WHAT IS A
on what's dangerous for SENSORY GARDEN?
dogs in our gardens but I wanted a garden A sensory garden is designed to
what if we decided to use these
spaces to enrich their lives instead?
where she could stimulate or heighten the user’s
senses through the garden and
Fiona De Rosa, an Adelaide-based
urban planner who combined her
sniff, explore and should include smell, sight, sound,
unique skills and experience in urban linger during the taste, and touch. There are many
types of sensory gardens for children
planning and dog behaviour to plan
and design spaces for dogs and day and night, and I to learn, or in aged care for people
with dementia.
their owners. looked to nature for
CREATING A SENSORY
“Let me tell you my story of creating
a sensory garden for my dog, Eb. I
inspiration. GARDEN FOR DOGS
lived with Eb, a Kelpie cross, on a You don’t need a big backyard or
small suburban block in Adelaide for a big budget but you do need to
15 years. Instead of buying her lots design the garden with your pet in
explore and heal. I wasn’t much of a
of toys for entertainment, I wanted mind. Start small and let it evolve.
gardener but having a dog made me
to create a garden to enrich her Sensory gardens and trails for
see the garden differently - through
everyday experiences. I wanted a dogs can be created in a range of
a pet lens. I continued to develop
garden where she could sniff, explore public and private settings such as
different spaces within my garden for
and linger during the day and night, back and front yards, apartment
her to experience, from lush grasses
and I looked to nature for inspiration. balconies, quiet streetscapes, fenced
to cool spots under ferns. Eb is no
“The garden was her sanctuary. longer with me, but she lives on in dog parks, and rescue shelters.
A place where she could smell, the garden.”
8 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAGIMAGE: Ex-ARFer Baxter
enjoying the flowers.
HOW DO YOU START? Collect objects for the garden such Remember, you don’t need a big
as seaweed, feathers, and pine backyard or a big budget. But
Observation
cones and change the elements over you do need to design the garden
Start by observing how your dog time so your dog can interact with with your pet in mind. Give your
uses the backyard. I wanted to see different things. dog choices and let them smell,
where she would go to capture the explore and linger. Start small and
Some simple tips and ideas for
sun, the shade and the places she let it evolve. My sensory garden still
your garden
liked to explore. She had a morning develops although Eb died on 22
ritual where she traversed her nest, If you want to create an enriching October 2018. In memory of her, I
and then headed to the back of the and sensory garden for your dog, still maintain her favourite nest and
garden to explore the plants and here are some simple tips and ideas tracks in the garden. My journey
smells that may have come in during to get you started. continues in the design of sensory
the night. She was a digger and liked Design with your pet in mind— gardens for dogs. Why not start
to hide in the garden, sit on top of observe, provide opportunities to planning yours today?
tussocky plants, and make nests in run around such as paths and trails, This article was written by Fiona De
the garden. The nesting areas were and different surfaces such as sand, Rosa, December 2018 for Australian
where she would go to hide, be mulch and a variety of textures. Dog Lover and reprinted with
alone and heal. In the last two weeks
Think about your setting—no permission of the author.
of her life, she spent most of her time
in her favourite nest. matter where you live there are
opportunities to create sensory
These insights helped me create a About the author
spaces, and if you don’t have a
garden with her behaviours in mind. I Fiona De Rosa is an Adelaide
backyard use tubs to house a variety
wanted to give her special spaces to based urban planner and
of plants and herbs, and use different
explore, sensory trails through plants dog trainer. She has her own
ground textures.
and natural places to linger. business - Balancing Act
Use a combination of plants Adelaide. Fiona blends her
Plants, Features and including scented plants and herbs, unique skills in urban planning
Ephemeral objects and space them so they’re not and dog behaviour to plan
Experiment with different plants overpowering in one area of the and design spaces for dogs
and herbs including thyme, catnip, garden, and if you have a no-go and their owners. She has
chamomile, wheat grass, marigolds, area consider using raised beds an Urban Planning Degree
violets and rosemary. Wheatgrass or hedges to direct the dog away, (Hons) from the University of
was Eb’s favourite: she would sniff and place delicate plants in pots or NSW, a Master’s Degree in
the plant, stick her nose in the recycled tyres for protection. It goes Environmental Studies from the
middle, and graze on the grass without saying that you should avoid University of Adelaide, and a
which became part of her morning plants that are poisonous or toxic Diploma in Canine Behaviour
ritual. One of Eb’s favourite spots for to dogs. You can seek advice from and Science Technology
sniffling, digging and exploring was your vet, or local nursery, to select from the Companion Animal
the bamboo forest. She liked the suitable plants and herbs. Sciences Institute.
bamboo leaves resting on her face.
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 9RECENTLY ADOPTED Compiled by Joh Dunn
ARF has a variety of dogs currently in
care from young pups to oldies. If you
are interested in adopting an ARF dog
please go to fosterdogs.org/available-
dogs-gallery and contact the carer
directly. If you would like to become
a foster carer for ARF please contact
carer.recruitment@fosterdogs.org.
We also work closely with other rescue
groups and pounds in the Canberra
DANTE region and NSW, so if you’re after a
particular breed/size or age of dog
STITCH
Gorgeous Hyena mix | 8 weeks Border Collie cattle dog mix | 11 weeks
please complete a Dog Wanted form
Rescued: 21 December 2018 Rescued: 27 March 2019
from our website and we may be able
Adopted: 15 January 2019 Adopted: 20 April 2019
to assist you in your search.
RIPLEY BAXTER BRODY
Kelpie mix | 12 weeks Goulburn special mix | 11-12 weeks Kelpie Staghound mix | 11 weeks
Rescued: 14 December 2018 Rescued: 28 September 2018 Rescued: 29 January 2019
Adopted: 12 January 2019 Adopted: 30 January 2019 Adopted: 20 February 2019
SUMMER ROVER ANGEL
Frumpy Bullcat Chubbawubba | 11 weeks Frumpy Bullcat Chubbawubba Frumpy Bullcat Chubbawubba
Rescued: 14 January 2019 Rescued: 14 January 2019 Rescued: 14 January 2019
Adopted: 27 February 2019 Adopted: 19 February 201 Adopted: 13 March 2019
10 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAGVIOLET PAULINE LILO
Frumpy Bullcat Chubbawubba Frumpy Bullcat Chubbawubba Staffy mix something lankier | 12 weeks
Rescued: 14 January 2019 Rescued: 14 January 2019 Rescued: 27 March 2019
Adopted: 8 February 2019 Adopted: 8 February 2019 Adopted: 20 April 2019
KEIRA HAMILTON (NOW BAXTER) POPPY
Labrador mix | 16 weeks Yass special mix | 18 weeks Labrador mix | 20 weeks
Rescued: 16 October 2018 Rescued: 8 February 2019 Rescued: 3 November 2018
Adopted: 16 November 2018 Adopted: 8 March 2019 Adopted: 14 December 2018
RIPPLE CINO LUA
Scruffster | 6 months
Kelpie | 4-5 months Queanbeyan special blend | 5 months
Rescued: 13 October 2018
Rescued: 29 November 2018 Rescued: 15 December 2018
Adopted: 19 December 2018
Adopted: 19 December 2018 Adopted: 14 January 2019
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 11OKA BOWIE CADO
Kelpie German Shepherd mix
Canberra premium blend | 10 months Maltese Shih Tzu mix | 10 months
8 months
Rescued: 26 November 2018 Rescued: 27 July 2018
Rescued: 7 January 2019
Adopted: 16 December 2018 Adopted: 17 February 2019
Adopted: 17 February 2019
KIRA FELIX NANO
Magnificent spotted pupperoni Mixture | 1 year crossbreed, probably Teddy Bear mix
Catahoula mix | 8 months Rescued: 24 November 2018 1 year
Rescued: 9 January 2019 Adopted: 12 March 2019 Rescued: 22 December 2018
Adopted: 10 April 2019 Adopted: 13 January 2019
HENDRIX CHARLIE HEIDI
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel x
Staffy mix | 18 months Kelpie x | 18 months
1-2 years
Rescued: 24 April 2018 Rescued: 27 May 2017
Rescued: 15 December 2018
Adopted: 7 April 2019 Adopted: 11 December 2018
Adopted: 29 December 2018
12 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAGBAILEY KODA LOLLY
Staffy mix | 18 months Staffy mix | 2 years Australian cattle dog mix | 2 years
Rescued: 18 January 2019 Rescued: 2 February 2019 Rescued: 4 May 2018
Adopted: 3 February 2019 Adopted: 23 February 2019 Adopted: 18 November 2018
ROSIE ZIP LOUI
Wonder Wolfie mix | 2 years Kelpie mix | 2-3 years Cavoodle | 2.5 years
Rescued: 7 January 2019 Rescued: 4 November 2018 Rescued: 11 December 2018
Adopted: 16 February 2019 Adopted: 24 November 2018 Adopted: 4 February 2019
SANSA AUSSIE REGGIE (NOW LOUIE)
German Shepherd Malamute mix Chihuahua | 3 years Terrier/Chihuahua mix | 3-4 years
3-4 years Rescued:16 January 2019 Rescued: 27 February 2019
Rescued: 11 July 2018 Adopted: 3 March 2019 Adopted: 16 March 2019
Adopted: 18 November 2018
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 13BILLIE HARPER HENRY
Bull Arab mix | 3 years Boston Terrier x Frenchie | 3-4 years Staffy x | 3 years
Rescued: 23 February 2019 Rescued: 16 June 2018 Rescued: 27 December 2018
Adopted: 30 March 2019 Adopted: 1 November 2018 Adopted: 15 February 2019
BEAN SASHA RICO
Australian cattle dog mix | 3-4 years Boxer mix | 5 years Staffy Corgi X | 5-6 years
Rescued: 11 July 2017 Rescued: 5 May 2018 Rescued: 4 January 2019
Adopted: 30 March 2019 Adopted: 17 March 2019 Adopted: 3 February 2019
KIKI FEY DENZEL
Labrador Kelpie mix | 5 years
French Bulldog | 4-5 years Kelpie Border Collie mix | 4-5 years
Rescued: 15 December 2018
Rescued: 16 June 2018 Rescued: 7 February 2019
Adopted: 8 February 2019
Adopted: ?? Adopted: 31 March 2019
14 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAGCHARLIE SEVEN TOBY
Jack Russell X Kelpie | 5 years Dachshund mix of awesome | 6 years
Rescued: 19 October 2018 Rescued: 29 November 2018 Rescued: 27 March 2019
Adopted: 15 November 2018 Adopted: 13 January 2019 Adopted: 20 April 2019
COBBER LUCKY SOOTY
Kelpie | 7-8 years Staffy mix | 7 years Poodle mix | 7-8 years
Rescued: 21 January 2019 Rescued: 28 January 2018 Rescued: 4 October 2018
Adopted: 29 January 2019 Adopted: 28 January 2019 Adopted: 25 January 2019
UKI ALFIE TOBY
Mostly Malamute | 8-10 years Kelpie | 10.5 years Cocker Spaniel/Border Collie x | 11 years
Rescued: 6 September 2018 Rescued: 27 March 2019 Rescued: 26 February 2019
Adopted: 30 November 2018 Adopted: 17 April 20 Adopted: 8 April 2019
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 15DOG ATTACKS—LEGISLATION
ALONE WON’T FIX THIS PROBLEM
A letter from ARF to the Canberra Times on new ACT dog laws. Written by
ARF President Wendy Parsons and Committee Member Di Johnstone.
G
overnment legislation control and call back. Every dog
on dog attacks will have owner needs to be careful with
little effect unless it is ... every Canberra dog their dogs around other dogs and
underpinned by systematic, long show respect for the dogs and
term, well-resourced and targeted owner can play a role their owners - for example by not
community education in responsible
dog ownership, particularly in ACT
in helping to prevent allowing their dog to bowl up to an
unknown dog on a lead while blithely
schools. Recent reports of increasing potential attacks by saying ‘mine’s friendly’ - the other
dog attacks have put the spotlight dog may not be; by not letting a
on the importance of responsible being a responsible dog in off-lead areas uncontrollably
dog ownership by all Canberra
dog owners.
owner approach another dog (who may
react to a perceived threat), people
or wildlife; by not letting a dog ‘go
A small number of owners are
disasters at the border, help for a run’ in an on-lead area (it's not
irresponsible and it's important
scientists with conservation research legal and its potentially dangerous
to have severe financial and other
and so much more. for the dog, other dogs, traffic and
penalties to both penalise and deter
The majority of Canberra’s dog people); and when walking a dog
irresponsible owners. Enforcement
owners are responsible and caring. not getting engaged on a mobile
is required too, and more rangers to
They look after their dogs and are phone and failing to watch what is
undertake this, but it is unrealistic to
careful around others. And the happening on the other end of the
expect Domestic Animal Services
majority of Canberra dogs are family lead or in the environment (a recipe
(DAS) rangers - even with the small
friendly dogs and well behaved. for disaster); and of course the very
compliance team announced this
However every Canberra dog owner basic requirement - picking up after
week - to be stationed at all times in
can also play a role in helping to your dog because it's an offence not
every park or on every street corner
prevent potential attacks by being to do so.
in the ACT or in every backyard
where an attack may occur. a responsible owner. And the ways Most of all, every dog owner should
are simple and obvious. All dogs make a point of reminding other dog
Canberra is a dog owning
need to be desexed (unless the owners who are causing a potential
community. Many thousands of us
owner has a permit), registered and risk to other dogs, people or wildlife
own dogs and they are our daily
micro-chipped. Every dog owner to do the right thing, and if the issue
and beloved companions. Dogs
needs to ensure they have suitable is serious, report the owner and
enrich the lives of their owners, of
fencing and gates or, if the dog is not the dog to DAS. What is important,
families and children and the elderly,
in a yard, a way to securely contain too, and will be long lasting, is more
and especially those living alone
their dog. Every dog owner needs accessible and affordable dog
for whom this companionship is an
to exercise a dog responsibly and training especially for young and new
important human welfare issue. Dogs
train the dog so that it responds owners and their dogs.
provide therapy in nursing homes,
to commands, especially the one
work alongside us on farms and in Let’s make responsible dog
to come back! Every dog owner
businesses, protect our properties, ownership happen with more realistic
should obey the legal requirement
provide support to people with governmental resources allocated
to walk a dog on the lead in on-lead
trauma, mental health issues and for community-wide dog ownership
areas, including in Canberra’s many
a range of disabilities. They can education programs, including in
suburban streets.
save the lives of epilepsy sufferers, ACT schools from primary level. This
serve with our armed forces Every dog owner should have a should be in close collaboration with
overseas, help police to prevent suitable collar and lead or harness relevant community organisations
crime, help customs officers prevent for the size, weight and strength and the overwhelming majority of
environmental and agricultural of the dog and not use ‘extenda responsible dog owners.
leads’ which make dogs harder to
16 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAGRAINBOW BRIDGE
In memory
see where I am and brushes against
me. This is the most beautiful thing
in the world. Why, because this is
of Willow the stuff you cannot teach them. It is
something they do all on their own.
It’s that bond and trust between
human and friend.
W
Willow very much has her own
illow (formerly Harlow)
personality. She loves her toys, and
came to live with me on
will woof at you when she wants
4 August 2017. Willow’s
to play, but she isn’t giving her toy
background is that she was used for
up for anything. She greets anyone
puppy breeding. By her condition
who comes to visit with a toy, and
she had several litters. We all know
always has to have a toy on the ready
this is no life for any animal. Willow
antibiotics she recovered from this. just in case. Her attention span of
decided she wanted to come here
We have never fully found the cause playing is still very short. I’ve tried
and I am so glad that she did. She is
of this, so we just manage it for her, different methods of trying to engage
the love of my life. There is nothing
and with a really good diet and lots of her in different types of play. She
that I wouldn’t do for this girl. She is
Omega 3 oils her coat has improved loves other dogs. Willow doesn’t do
just a beautifully natured girl.
to a beautiful shine and colour. anything much in a hurry, it’s her
When Willow came to live with me nature. When walking if she sees
she was underweight, her fur was Willow also had an aversion to drains
another dog she will pick the pace
coarse and dull. Willow also had a and holes of any kind, but with time
up and want to follow and walk with
skin condition and drove us both she has overcome this and most
them. I try to accommodate this for
mad by her scratching. None of times walks on past them. This is the
her. Walks are about her.
this was the result of her care with result of the bond and trust between
both of us. Willow knows that she is Willow brings a smile to anyone
ARF. In fact it took two different
safe and no harm will come to her. that meets her, just by her laid back
vets to work out what was wrong.
She still has dreams of the past in nature. We still have a way to go. Me,
Willow had underlying skin bacteria
her sleep. She comes out of these I’m the luckiest person to have such
infection that was never picked up.
usually by my talking to her and a beautiful girl come into my life.
The first vet thought it was just her
fur growing back as a result of her calling her name. Sometimes I give
Footnote: Sadly the beautiful Willow
being deseeded. The second vet, her a pat or touch her paw. She
passed away suddenly on 24 April
and I might add where I have taken knows it’s me.
from cancer. She crossed the bridge
all my other beloved fury friends to, Willow gives me kisses and beautiful with mummy, her favourite toy—her
did more through investigations to nose nudges. Even on the occasions chicken—and some roses, as she
find the cause. Several more trips on when we have been to the dog park always liked to smell the flowers...
a weekly and fortnightly basis, plus or out somewhere she checks to literally.
WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 17A DOG’S LIFE what should it be?
This article is taken from a presentation by ARF President,
Wendy Parsons, to the Rotary Club of Canberra on 11 July 2019.
A
CT Rescue & Foster began ARF exists to raise the number of We don’t have a shelter—our
way back in 2001, with just people adopting rescue dogs and shelters are the homes, families and
two people, at a public so reducing the number of dogs animals of our foster carers, who
event, with a card table and posters in pounds in Canberra and the are extraordinary individuals willing
of dogs in the pound who urgently surrounding region. to take a foster dog as part of the
needed homes and a better life. family, learn about it, talk to potential
Here’s how we’re doing that.
Since then, our organisation has adopters, find out who would suit
rescued, fostered and rehomed over Every week our behavioural the dog, and the dog the people
3,000 dogs and helped rehome assessment teams are working at and their life style. This is a complex
many more. both Canberra pound (Domestic task and calls for dedication. Ask
Animal Services) and Queanbeyan any carer, though, what is the best
ARF exists to raise the number of
pound, to assess and try to find ARF thing about it and they will say the joy
people adopting rescue dogs and
foster carers for dogs in urgent need of seeing the dog who was once in
so reducing the number of dogs
of rehoming - in other words, these need and is now happily going to a
in pounds in Canberra and the
dogs are coming to the end of their forever home, for a good life, much
surrounding region.
time of allotted stay at the pound. to the delight of the new family.
There are also teams regularly
visiting Goulburn and Yass pounds
for the same reasons.
18 WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAGIMAGE: It's a dog's life for ex-ARFer Maddie, IMAGE: It's a dog's life for ARFer Squeak, snuggled on his bed with his foster bro Robbie.
cuddly warm in her new forever home.
And here’s my plug—we need more close collaboration with relevant
foster carers! Currently we have community organisations and the
around 35 active foster carers. overwhelming majority of responsible
However not all of them can be A dog’s life should be dog owners.
available to take new dogs at any
one time, since the ARF agreement
with loving, caring Our hope is that the Canberra
community can set the standards
with new families is that if things owners, who provide for responsible pet ownership with
aren’t working out in the first three
weeks, ARF will take the dog back, food, clothing, fun, education programs embedded in
the Canberra school’s curriculum
and that means the carer must have
that spot available.
exercise, stimulation and backed up with community-
wide, government supported
ARF has regular training and and interest. education programs.
information sessions for its foster
So having said all that—what should
carers and a mentor system whereby
a dog’s life be?
experienced carers and pass on
their knowledge to new carers. We to the public debates. For example, A dog’s life should be with loving,
also have a special Facebook page there has been extensive coverage of caring owners, who provide food,
for carers where all sorts of very dog issues in the ACT recently, most clothing, fun, exercise, stimulation,
valuable information can be swapped particularly dog attacks. interest and most importantly,
and support given to those still socialisation for the dog to be a
Di Johnstone and I put together
learning the ropes. happy member of the community. In
an article on dog attacks and our
return, as we know, the dog will give
The organisation has established view that legislation alone won’t fix
all its love and unqualified loyalty. In
a strong governance framework the problem. We said in that article
other words, exactly the same things
in support of the foster caring that we believe it is a relatively
we look for in humans.
process, so that we can have a small number of owners who are
smooth process for rescuing and irresponsible and it's important Sadly, many of those humans
rehoming dogs and manage issues to have severe financial and other have lost the ability to relate to one
that are sometimes challenging and penalties to both penalise and deter another and to animals, and that’s
highly sensitive. Most importantly, irresponsible owners. where the trouble starts on the
ARF must keep up to date on road to the street and the pound for
We think that responsible dog
legislation covering its activities, millions of animals world-wide. But, I
ownership will happen with more
and its obligations for reporting think it is within our power to change
realistic governmental resources
to government. that at community level, to give both
allocated for community-wide dog
dogs and humans a good life in one
Although we are not a lobby group ownership education programs,
another’s company.
and try to remain politically neutral, including in ACT schools from
we try to contribute our expertise primary level. This should be in What do you think?
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WINTER 2019 | ACT RESCUE AND FOSTER CHINWAG 21Hi, I’m Pimms!
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because I’m a little scared at the moment and I need a bit
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thank you! www.fosterdogs.org
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