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Lady Fi (aka Fiona Douglas B. Agr. Sc (Hons) MSW Dip Prof Couns and crazy dachshund fan for a third of a century!

Dachshund Australia ABN 63 603 388 558 Registered Victorian breeder, DAB 35 Wellington Shire Council

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Dachshund killed by common garden plant

A FEW DAYS ago I received a call from a devastated customer advising me that their little DA dachshund Lola, just one year old, had died suddenly over the weekend. The symptoms were their beloved dachshund went limp and they rushed her to the vets where she arrived in a critical condition. She was placed […]

Do dogs bite? aka Do cars crash?

Four weeks ago the unthinkable happened. Our Chihuahua of nine years standing, Wilbur, was summarily dispatched by his best mate of a lifetime, our six year old Cardigan Corgi, Percy. Wilbur was dead, no doubt. But thanks to instantaneous intervention (I was one metre away and witnessed the deed) he came back to us. And […]

Dog nanny – it’s the journey

I was inspired to write this story following the news that Greyhound Racing is to be banned in NSW. Atrocities the greyhound sector systemically inflicted on innocent beautiful creatures strikes to the core of our humanity. I hope other States and the Racing Industry follow NSW’s lead that this misery ceases nationwide. If ever there was black and white, night […]

Letting go of a loved one

As a dog breeder it is not uncommon for people to make contact with us after their beloved family member has passed away. The pain of their grief is enormous and sometimes I grapple with what words to choose that might help ease their burden. In some cases people make contact when heart rending decisions […]

Depression in dogs

Can dogs get depression? Or, more accurately, they can become depressed and that can linger for many days? I believe they can. I would have been most sceptical of the notion of depression in dogs had I not experienced it first hand and on more than one occasion and in more than one breed. My scepticism […]

Pet breeder and proud of it

Breeding pet dogs is a specialist field. And it’s pretty new, amazing as that might sound. New in the sense that it is an infant industry, with quality pet breeders working hard to become organized and raise standards in the face of impossible odds. (Despite numerous attempts we can’t even get government recognition in Victoria, […]