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I really do Love my Nikon, I have a D40x, my chrissy present year before last I am going to look at new lenses today I am VERY excited, Seeing as you are a Nikon user what would you recommend lense wise? The majority of my photos are of the dogs and I take all the photos of our dogs (mine and our groups & random strangers now, I was approached at the last show by someone who offered to pay me to take photos of his dogs lol) at the shows so I need something with great zoom and to get that crisp shot, I have been looking at a few on the website, I havent brushed up my technical skills since I did photography at school so I know Im going to walk in there and look like a fool ***walks into store, well that one looks pretty***

Thanks Iltby, I will definently have a look at those

You know I only put that I have a Nikon just for you Ruger, since spending more time in the photo thread I've noticed you seem to get ganged up on a bit when it comes to Nikons

I am looking for some decent tutorials on Photoshop. I have photoshop Elements and I am having fun playing around but Im fairly sure there is much more I could be doing I have a lovely Nikon DSLR and I can take some ok shots I would just love to be able to do a bit more with them.

Well this is our new little girl, from our first litter here. Name: Nova (Vannay Nova Blast Pending) Sex: Female DOB: 4/10/08 Age: 12 weeks Colour: Red Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier Hobbies: Biting toes, stealing baubles off the xmas tree, running laps on the couch and diving into doonas. We love her, she will have her first show in March, cant wait, she is VERY good on lead and stacks very nicely when she is in the mood, which isnt very often :rolleyes: Its fun having a puppy in the house again all bar toilet training and the constant chewing

Ok this one I didnt take today but as I am working all day Im not going to get a good oppurtunity to take some shots, so I will put this one up of a lovely morning. Taken on a Nikon D40x on the easy auto function, Im still learning

I took this today, Ive been working on it in photoshop but only got photoshop on tuesday so still learning what to do, still working on this one, please feel free to critique or make suggestions please :D

I had my litter done at 6 weeks, small yelps from three of them, one girl didnt react at all and they were fine 1 minute after it had been done. My vet was very good though and super quick putting the needle in and out.

Cheers Kobbly

Much appreciated, thankyou, I still have one girl to find a home for, so it cant hurt to have suggestions for other places as well

Hi Everyone I am looking for recommendations in the Brisbane area for good puppy preschools and obedience clubs. My litter start going to their new homes this week and I want to include some recommendations to their owners. I know that good puppy preschools are diffcult to find that arent just a free for all so I want to make sure they can go somewhere that will give the correct socialisation and obedience basics. I would just hit the phones but nothing is better than a recommendation from someone who has been somewhere great. I will need recommendations for North and South side if that is possible. Thanks EDT: Pms are welcome.

Can I be added? Prefix is Vannay

My bitch is over 2yrs old now and my dog has always and still does mark over her pee. Unless he is particulary busting he waits for her to finish so he can go and mark over where she has gone.

Half the people wouldnt come on here if there wasnt someone to disagree with them i suspect lol EDT: i mean in a mentally stimulating, in the interest of learning kind of way.

I dont think its right to say a tall dog should not be bred from. It's entirely possible that two 16 inch dogs could throw an 18 inch dog. Its all in the lines. Reputable, registered breeders can still throw an occasional tall dog in their litters thats just genetics. It goes on to a debate that I've heard before, would you breed a dog with great confirmation that happened to be 18 inches and above the weight standard or would you rather breed with the 16 inch dog with the bad mouth. What would be considered a more serious fault? Yes it is entirely possible that two 16 inch dogs will 'throw' an 18 inch dog, I dare say it happens often... The fact is that the dog does not fit the breed standard - therefore should be desexed and homed as a pet... IMO it should not be bred from or shown in the ring because it does not meet the standard set down for the breed - just my opinion StaffordLove, nothing more. I am not a breeder. Would I breed a dog that was 18 inches as opposed to a dog with a bad mouth - NO, I would breed neither. Both would be desexed and homed as pets. I am not sure that a reputable breeder would breed a dog outside the standard either, I would like to hear from breeders if they do - would be interesting as to why. The breed standard is there for a reason. Stick to the standard and the breed won't end up bastardised. We won't end up with a 'type' instead of a 'breed'. I don't know about anyone else, but I like our breed just the way it is. I completly understand what you are saying. I suppose I think that there are worse things than an oversized dog if the rest of the "package" is up to standard. I could be a bit guilty of having the original standard in mind but that brings up a whole another matter

I dont think its right to say a tall dog should not be bred from. It's entirely possible that two 16 inch dogs could throw an 18 inch dog. Its all in the lines. Reputable, registered breeders can still throw an occasional tall dog in their litters thats just genetics. It goes on to a debate that I've heard before, would you breed a dog with great confirmation that happened to be 18 inches and above the weight standard or would you rather breed with the 16 inch dog with the bad mouth. What would be considered a more serious fault?