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Bringing my dog from UK to Australia


ado_m

8-Feb-2008
9:47:08 AM

Ouch! You've never owned a dog TonyB?

You're missing out, they're ace, and they do a lot less damage to the crag than the average climber. My dog doesn't leave his lunch lying around, doesn't go bolting the place, doesn't go making unnecessary tracks. And he looks after all my gear!

I wonder how many people receive medical treatment from attacks from other people each year? Bet it's a lot less proportionally than from dogs.


Macciza

8-Feb-2008
9:48:47 AM

On 8/02/2008 nmonteith wrote:
> The bond between our two species is probably the strongest
>of any other animal.

Except maybe dogs and fleas . . . ;-}


wallwombat

8-Feb-2008
9:50:24 AM

On 8/02/2008 Macciza wrote:
>I think we are all forgetting that it will still have to sit the 'dogizen
>test' so it will have to know all our great
>cattledogs as well as the real story behind the 'TuckerBox' incident and
>also recognise postal workers.

He will also have to know who Dog Bradman was.

>have you thought of a pet wombat....

Easy, big fella!


IdratherbeclimbingM9

8-Feb-2008
9:53:16 AM

>have you thought of a pet wombat

They bite don't they?

heh, heh, heh.


Macciza

8-Feb-2008
9:58:31 AM

On 8/02/2008 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>>have you thought of a pet wombat
>
>They bite don't they?

Only sometimes . . . If they think there being teased . . . about their weight . . .

>heh, heh, heh.

Ahh yes . . . The 'Dog' . . . . mmmmm ....


Capt_mulch

8-Feb-2008
10:00:42 AM

I had a well trained Blue Cattle Dog that I used to take everywhere. I used to do mega roadside revegetation jobs for the RTA on the North Coast of NSW for lots of the new dual carriageway that has been going in. The dog used to go with me wherever I went on site (and a lot of these sites had everything from dense bush to full on construction sites with huge machinery). The engineers who ran the sites never batted an eyelid because they could see the dog was well trained. The dog was always my second eyes and ears. A dog can be very much an improvement in your personal safety when you in the bush, whether solo or in a group. If anyone has ever been bailed up by an agro Brown Snake in early Spring, you'll appreciate having a dog that will protect you (and in my case, lay down its life for you).

My only beef is with people who will not train their dogs. A well trained dog is always an asset, a dog that has trained its owner is always a liability. One last spray - please carry a pile of plastic bags and learn to pick up your dogs crap, or at least dispose of it as you would human crap. I see plenty of ladies in affluent suburbs of Sydney using the council provided plastic bags to pick up and bin their dog's crap in harbourside parks, and don't see why big tough outdoors types can't do the same thing in the bush.

Also, online, no-one knows your a dog (or in my case, a cat that's just had a bit hit on a hottie).


wallwombat

8-Feb-2008
10:07:58 AM

On 8/02/2008 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>>have you thought of a pet wombat

>They bite don't they?

This one obviously does!


IdratherbeclimbingM9

8-Feb-2008
10:20:36 AM

On 8/02/2008 Capt_mulch wrote:
>(or in my case, a cat that's just had a bit hit on a hottie).

... always wondered why you chose that icon. Now we have been told!
Your sure it's not just freaking out due to being bitten by something?


Capt_mulch

8-Feb-2008
11:28:46 AM

> Your sure it's not just freaking out due to being bitten by something?
Hey don't joke. My wife comes from an area in the Solomons that Capt. Cook said had the reputation of being the fiercest head hunters in the Pacific. Not only that, Long Pig was always on the menu. A missionary there in the early 1900's was going to negotiate with some villagers, and stated "if I don't come back, don't bother organising a funeral. Knowing their dietary habits, there won't be much of me left to bury". I worry sometimes when she threatens to take my head off...

8-Feb-2008
12:12:34 PM

On 8/02/2008 climbingjac wrote:
>Hi Claire
>
>Just a quick note to let you know dogs are allowed at some crags, but
>not all, due to the fact that they cause distress to local wildlife. One
>such crag is, I believe, Mt Arapiles. Just check before you turn up :-)
> Other people might know more about this.

I have a funny feeling you arn't supposed to take dogs to araps... there actually arn't that many crags where you can take dogs (legally) in victoria unfortunately.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

8-Feb-2008
12:17:36 PM

I have seen a sign at the entrance to The Pines area of Araps indicating that dogs are not allowed.


nmonteith

8-Feb-2008
12:27:03 PM

I believe Jaq meant that dogs are not allowed at Araps. You can take them to many crags in the Blue Mountains and Nowra, and to Camels Hump closer to home.

dalai

8-Feb-2008
12:28:16 PM

Covered before

http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=15&MessageID=614&Replies=1
http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=Display&ForumID=1&MessageID=48926&Replies=1

http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1sitemap.cfm?active=6

Squall

8-Feb-2008
12:29:23 PM

On 7/02/2008 claireM wrote:
>he is a black and tan jack russell

Really?? Thats great!! Got any pics of your dog?

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tnd

8-Feb-2008
12:41:02 PM

On 8/02/2008 nmonteith wrote:
>You can take them
>to many crags in the Blue Mountains and Nowra, and to Camels Hump closer
>to home.

You can Neil, but that doesn't mean they're welcome.

I've discussed this often with fellow climbers, and my feeling is that if there are a dozen people at a crag and one of them has a dog, then there are two people who are happy to have the dog there (the owner and his climbing partner), perhaps four more who don't mind at all, and the rest, about 50% in other words, who will sullenly accept the dog's presence (because it's legal) but would prefer that it wasn't there. So you have one person who is effectively spoiling the enjoyment of several others. That doesn't seem like a very sociable outcome.


tnd

8-Feb-2008
12:43:35 PM

Hi claireM

Welcome and well done, you've opened a classic Chockstone can of worms! Dogs are as polarising as bolts on this forum. Don't take it personally. ;-) (nor should your pooch).

dalai

8-Feb-2008
12:51:43 PM

On 8/02/2008 tnd wrote:
>I've discussed this often with fellow climbers, and my feeling is that
>if there are a dozen people at a crag and one of them has a dog, then there
>are two people who are happy to have the dog there (the owner and his climbing
>partner), perhaps four more who don't mind at all, and the rest, about
>50% in other words, who will sullenly accept the dog's presence (because
>it's legal) but would prefer that it wasn't there. So you have one person
>who is effectively spoiling the enjoyment of several others. That doesn't
>seem like a very sociable outcome.

Especially when one particular dog is said to be an out of control terror... ;-)

PS Claire - this is not in reference to your dog - yours has done better on grit than most of us here so is already of an elevated status.

qman

8-Feb-2008
1:25:47 PM

talking of antisocial behavour, NOTHING gets me more than being out in the fresh air and someone lighting up a cigerette. i can assure you that 8/10 people are completely repulsed by it, one is and ex smoker and enjoys the fix and you are the other.

lets face it there are far more offensive things around that a dog on a leash.


wallwombat

8-Feb-2008
1:36:03 PM

I'm a smoker and I love having a cigarette after I lead a climb.

But then again, I'm a pretty offensive person all round. I like getting drunk and starting fights too and I have terrible taste in music. And my feet smell.

I always keep my cigarette butts, though.


IdratherbeclimbingM9

8-Feb-2008
1:37:57 PM

Yeah, but what have ya done on grit?

(suppressed snicker-chortle sound!)

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