The Council Took Our Dogs And Held Them Ransom

We left a gate open, both dogs bolted, and the council scooped them straight into the system. What followed was a two-day nightmare of hold music, an animal rescue place that wouldn't answer the phone, and a council rule that forces you to desex your dog at three months before you can get them back. Add in the emotional cost of telling our wives their children were in dog prison, and you've got the most expensive open gate in history.

In this episode:
- How Veda and Donny ended up in dog prison and what it took to get them out
- The Brimbank three-month desex rule and why every vet reckons it's too young
- Why the animal rescue place never answers the phone (and why we understand now)
- The tire-change call every bloke prays for, and why it was her fault
- Korean billionaire investors, karaoke on a dirt runway, and an old bloke who shit the bed
- A remote operator smashing the wall with the batwing right in front of the investors
- Gazza in Perth saving $2,500 a year on free Bunnings EV charging
- The Bunnings trade account hack that lets you walk straight past the checkout

Timestamps:
(02:03) We're allowed to keep our podcast equipment
(06:29) Setting the scene, Donny comes over to a mud pit backyard
(10:33) The gate's open, the dogs are gone
(13:44) The council took them, four youths to grab Veda
(23:59) Held to ransom until they're desexed
(24:59) The Brimbank three-month desex rule
(31:25) The demographic at the lost dogs home
(41:08) The final bill, $900 and the emotional toll
(42:40) The flat tire call every man wants
(43:53) Why you can't trust a mechanic
(49:00) Crib time, investors on site and cleaning the workshop
(51:33) Korean billionaire investors and karaoke on a dirt runway
(56:24) The remote operator who smashed the wall on cue
(63:55) Robots, AI and losing your johnson
(73:51) Stingy or Smart, Gazza and the free Bunnings charging

Full episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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