An official census of dog ownership in NSW has found there are more than 809,000 registered dogs, a canine pet for every seven people in the state. There are now more registered pet dogs than there are boys or girls (aged 14 and under at the 2001 census).
NSW dog population is now greater than the combined human population of Tasmania
A survey showed that the Central Coast (Lake Macquarie, Wyong and Gosford) and Sydney's Greater West - particularly Blacktown, Bankstown, Penrith and Campbelltown - are the state's dog ownership capitals.
The most popular pure breed dogs in NSW are Maltese, Labrador retriever, Staffordshire bull terrier, Jack Russell terrier and German shepherd dog. Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world - with 64 per cent of households having some type of pet. This surpasses pet ownership in the US and Britain.
The colour of a German Shepherd is not known until the puppy coat is shed and the full adult coat has grown. However the German Shepherd Dog's coat is generally a mixture of black, tan and gold.
Captain von Stephanitz developed the German Shepherd breed and established the breed club ( the SV ), the association that gave its support to the developing and perfecting of the German Shepherd Dog breed in the 1890`s
Most domestic dogs are able to reach speeds of 30.5kms per hour, when running flat out. The greyhound, is capable of reaching speeds of up to 64kms per hour!
What should you do if you find a dog or cat?
Check for an identification tag. If the animal is wearing a name tag, phone the owner
Check the paper for lost cat and dog announcements
Ask around the neighbourhood to see if anyone has lost their cat or dog
Contact Council to have the animal collected and scanned to see whether it has a microchip If you can’t find the owner within a reasonable amount of time, you are required by law to contact Council or take the animal to the pound.
Failure to do so can incur a fine.
People who have lost their animal will check the pound, but they won’t find it in your backyard.
Do you know
Police Dogs assist police with:
apprehending violent offenders;
explosive detection;
detecting narcotics in houses, buildings, vehicles, vessels and aircraft;
locating weapons and stolen property;
responding to antisocial behaviour, demonstrations and riots;
tracking offenders from crime scenes
The German Shepherd Dog is also known by the other names of Alsatian and Deutscher Schaferhund. The advent of the two World Wars influenced the history of this dog.
The association with Germany was unpopular following the wars and the breed was therefore given the name of the Alsatian after the German-French border area of Alsace-Lorraine.
In NSW registered breeders are compelled to x-ray German Shepherds before breeding.
Cooked bones are harder, more brittle and are the ones most likely to be caught in the mouth, or to pierce the intestines,and to set like concrete in the large bowel
Don't feed cooked bones
In NSW you are not permitted to walk more than 4 dogs at any one time in an on-leash area or off-leash area
Cats are also known to have
hip dysplasia
,
especially Siamese.
Chocolate kills dogs! Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces are enough to kill a small dog.
A dog's heart beats 70 to 120 times a minute... a human heart beats 70 to 80 times a minute
All those events are bad news for dogs and your pocket with vet bills.
