November 2009

Skuta joins the Gilmour family

Another happy couple left The Lost Dogs’ Home in North Melbourne on Sunday 29 November with a new addition to their family, a three year-old Pug/Shih Tzu cross named Skuta.

Posted 30 Nov 2009 in

New beds for lost and abandoned dogs

The Lost Dogs’ Home receives up to 40 stray and abandoned dogs into its shelters every day. Being in a strange new environment can be stressful for dogs, so while they wait for their owners to claim them or for a new owner to adopt them we want to make them as comfortable as possible during their stay..
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Posted 27 Nov 2009 in

Buckley earns his stripes

Australia’s favourite pup has graduated from training school this week. Now reaching adolescence, Buckley along with mum Madeline are at the end of a seven-week ‘basic manners’ course conducted by Planet K9 at The Lost Dogs' Home.

Posted 27 Nov 2009 in

K9 CONFIDENTIAL - "Come when called"

Today we are looking at what's in a name? .... or more specifically, how to teach your dog to come to you when you call.

Its not just a matter of obedience but it's a matter of safety.

Posted 23 Nov 2009 in

A sunny outlook for Anan

When Robyn and Lew visited The Lost Dogs' Home’s shelter in Echuca, they had a check list of requirements for their potential pet cat.

“We wanted an adult cat that was intelligent, desexed, vaccinated, microchipped and wormed. We also wanted to adopt from a shelter and give an older cat a new life,” said Robyn.

Posted 23 Nov 2009 in

Kipling & Elizabeth: made for each other

Several months after making the heart wrenching decision to put to sleep her fourteen-year-old Pomeranian cross, Elizabeth Laurence decided it was time to take another trip to The Lost Dogs' Home.

Posted 19 Nov 2009 in

Update: Beau has been adopted!

Beau has now been adopted. We look forward to updating you on his progress, once he has settled into his new home. 

Having undergone surgery to correct his luxating patellas, plus being treated to a well-deserved makeover, Beau the four year old poodle is being fostered.

Posted 19 Nov 2009 in

K9 Confidential - Reactive Barking

Recently we received an email which raised an issue that will be familiar to many dog owners . "How do you stop your dog barking at things they see outside the window?".

Posted 18 Nov 2009 in

A Kangaroo’s love for dogs

While North Melbourne defender, Daniel Pratt, might be regarded as being one of the toughest players in the AFL, he shows that there is indeed a softer side of him when it comes to dogs. ...

Posted 18 Nov 2009 in

Sherbert reunited with her family

When Sherbert the 12-week-old goat went missing from the Zmijarevic’s property, the family didn’t know what to do! Sherbert, the beloved pet of 13-year-old Rebecca, was purchased at the Royal Melbourne Show and the two had become constant companions ever since.

Posted 17 Nov 2009 in

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