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mental stimulation. She needs brain activity.

I've decided that feral pointer needs to learn manners. It's been years since I've attempted anything resembling obedience and I know clubs have different strengths and weaknesses. The two clubs I'm looking at are Southside Dog Obedience Club and Obedience Dog Club of Brisbane. Can anyone fill me in on the pros and cons of these clubs in terms of trainers or methods? Feral pointer is incredibly willful but essentially a big sack of sookiness. She's essentially a happy and outgoing dog but will sometimes wet herself when corrected (and this is actually a bit of a performance in itself as the tail keeps wagging the whole time... she's a big attention seeker.) Anyway, thoughts?

You can also set your camera to Bulb mode... which can stay open as long as you want it open. 2 weeks? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb_(photography) Bulb, abbreviated B, is a shutter speed setting on an adjustable camera that allows for time exposures under the direct control of the photographer. With this setting, the shutter simply stays open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed. An alternative setting common on film cameras is Time, abbreviated T, where the button is pressed once to open the shutter and and again to close it.[1][2] Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Use 3 On digital cameras 4 References [edit] History 1898 Bausch & Lomb ad showing a shutter with B setting; the explanation displayed "bulb exposure" in quotation marks and explained it in detail, since the term was still novel.The term "bulb" is a reference to old-style pneumatically actuated shutters; squeezing an air bulb would open the shutter and releasing the bulb would close it. According to the Focal Encyclopedia of Photography[3]: "BULB EXPOSURE (B). Another term for a brief exposure—in which the shutter remains open only so long as the shutter release is held down. The word originated with the early pneumatic shutter release." It is not clear when the term actually originated. It appears that when instantaneous shutters were introduced, they included a B setting so that the familiar bulb behavior could be duplicated with a cable release. This may have been the origin of the term "bulb" in reference to shutter settings. See the photo captions. [edit] Use The bulb setting is used on some cameras, including some point-and-shoot cameras, to obtain shutter speeds slower than the maximum offered by the camera otherwise. Because of the risk of camera movement, the camera is most often mounted on a tripod for the duration of the exposure. While it's generally possible to use the shutter release button on the camera itself, a cable release or electronic remote is often used to further eliminate the risk of shaking the camera during the long exposure. The cable releases generally include a locking feature to eliminate the need to keep the button or plunger depressed during extremely long exposures. A list of picture types where the bulb setting is useful: fireworks at night the night sky and celestial objects. lightning streets at night (creating streaks from moving cars) Circa 1894 page showing a camera with an "indiarubber ball" and a "time exposure" mode that works like what came to be called "bulb". This page suggests that the "bulb" terminology had not yet been introduced by 1894. A more modern (circa 1950) camera cable release. An example of a photograph shot with a Bulb exposure. The movement of the clouds, crossing arms and passing train register as streaks rather than sharp images, unlike the stationary objects in the frame. [edit] On digital cameras On some digital cameras, bulb is a mode available as an option on the LCD menu only, if possible at all. On others, including many Digital SLR cameras, bulb is available from the manual exposure mode or shutter priority modes.[citation needed] When set to bulb, generally on the "M" or manual setting of the camera, the shutter will stay open as long as the shutter release button (or shutter release cable or remote) remains depressed. Some mid-level or bridge cameras such as the Olympus SP-560UZ have a 'limited' bulb setting, allowing time exposures up till 8 minutes and at an ISO setting of 200 ISO and lower.[citation needed]

sounds like it's the same as cocker breeding.

QUESTIONS 1. What is my relationship with the breed? (ie breeder, first time owner etc) My mother and grandfather are cocker spaniel breeders and exhibitors. I have always been around them as long as I can remember. 5. What is the general temperament/personality? Merry! 9. How much grooming is required? Just wanted to jump in here to add something... People tend to forget about teeth and general maintenance of fur around the mouth. I have groomed soooo many cockers (when I did grooming a few years ago) who had foul breath from rotting teeth and also the little pockets around the mouth and lips where food had collected and been neglected. Cocker owners need to keep an eye on their dogs teeth and if their breath starts to smell, check teeth and also check all the little crevices around their lips. And ears... if you aren't prepared to clip the ears and keep them short, ensure they are brushed everyday. It only takes a day for large matts to develop and these can be painful for the dog if not attended to.

Ash this bitch is BISS CH Giant Steps Front Page News. I had the pleasure of seeing her go BISS at the Great Dane Club of America National Specialty in 1996 at Fontana Wisconsin. She is a lovely type of bitch beautiful mover although her markings are not perfect. She is the product of colour cross breeding. Fawn X Harle. She is the type of bitch who could be any colour and still look beautiful. Thanks for that Michelle. I have often wondered if people did cross colour matings with danes. I know that with cockers it's frowned upon to breed solids to parti colours but with so many new people involved in the breed, it has become quite common (even my mother did a solid to parti mating! Didn't think I'd ever see the day.) There are the inevitable mismarked pups but they are obviously pet homed. How common is it in Australia?

Good start Do it again with a longer exposure. Double the amount of time you had last time and see how you go.

Whoops... her. I like her, she's pretty. Would I own a harl? no. Fawn fan here. Followed by mantle (but again, I wouldn't own a mantle unless it was a stunner.)

I like him

Some are, some aren't. Ronin can lift himself to the top of the 6ft fence but if he managed to get himself over he'd just sit at the gate and wait to get back in (unless following another dog). Sunni was a shocker as a pup but as an adult she has no desire to go anywhere. Kayo can get over 4ft fences but not 5ft fences. She also slips through the tiniest gaps. I think she's made of rubber. ALTHOUGH none of them has attempted to go under the fence *knock on wood*.

I need to go through my photo album and find a photo of me as a 9 year old with a little of grey pups jumping all over me. They are so affectionate. *sigh* maybe I should get a grey...

My Lilly has a heart murmur (grade 2 or 3) and our vet seems to think that heart problems are very uncommon in the breed. In fact, greyhounds tend to be one of the 'healthier' breeds going round according to him. Yes, they are definitely one of the healthier breeds. Part of the reason I recommend them to so many people. :rolleyes: Sounds like heart problems are on the decrease then

I was talking 20 years ago in my post, when laws weren't so stringent. We also lived in a semi-rural area (it was back then, it's all housing estates now) and the dogs were run at about 6am, I remember this because it was before school and FREEZING. ETA: our dogs were always muzzled. No need to jump up and down. There are nice ways of saying things and nice ways of finding out the circumstances.

I don't know about Rebanne and show greys but our racing greys were free galloped at a local AFL oval that was definitely not fenced. Most of them had good recall but we knew which ones didn't and what tricks we had to use to ensure we could catch them straight after one huge initial sprint from one end of the AFL oval to the other. Greyhounds have a huge hunting range so they are comfortable being long distances from their handlers but most of them also hate it when they lose you from sight and will try to keep you in view even if they are a couple of hundred meters away. I can remember one day one of the 'non-recall' dogs didn't fall for any of our tricks and he took off to a creek down the back of the oval... and promptly found a dead possum and started playing with it and rolling in it. It made him easy to catch but nobody really wanted to touch him after that.

How common are heart problems in Greys now? I know that years ago we lost a bitch (retired racer who was better suited to the show ring) to a heart problem. Back then I remember 'overhearing' vet talk about greys having heart issues. Has that changed in recent years?

Fascinating. Thanks sas. Going off to google some more. Why do the Americans like them even bigger than the Danes in Europe? Americans seem to like everything bigger. Seriously though, alot of US breed standards seem to allow for the taller end of the spectrum. It isn't limited to Danes.

When he was with me, Hoshi ate the same amount of food as my pointers - don't know how many wings it would work out to but can give you an approx in chicken frames 2.5 chicken frames for dinner and one at breakfast (Hoshi was actually fed a premium quality dry food, with a homemade casserole and also lots of lamp flap and chicken pieces. BUT he really did eat the same amount as the pointers. He was very easy to get weight onto and maintain it. The Pointers are the opposite.)

Great photos in here everyone! So who is addicted? I had a DOLer come for a photoshoot last night and she was so perfect with her posing that I had to do a painted with light photo of her... unfortunately I can't edit the photo until my computer is back up and running (I'm on Alex's computer at the moment.) I'm very happy with how it looks SOOC but will do a little tweaking when I can.

They only seem to drool when excited. I have had one of my breeding trained as an assistance dog. He went well but the home he was trained for fell through. Unfortunately his training was specific to one person's needs so he was pet homed. The right Pointer would make a great therapy dog. I know Ronin would be ideal... he had x-rays a few weeks ago and they were able to get five perfect shots without any sedation as he is calm and allows people to move him around however they want to. I wasn't even in the room so this was with complete strangers doing all they had to do.

Mental stimulation would lessen the amount of time. There are plenty of people in soggy wet countries that talk about games they play with their dogs when they can't get out to give them a walk. Lots of discussion about it here: http://www.ledgands.co.uk/discuss/

Energy levels are different from Pointer to Pointer. Ronin and Sunni are happy free running in the yard for 30 minutes in the morning and an hour each night. I'm actually lucky that they are so easily settled because Ronin has arthritis in his elbow and it's recommended he doesn't have alot of exercise until he's been through some treatment and Sunni only has three toes on one foot and will go lame in the foot if she is overworked. If we walk, it's a short walk (5 - 10 minutes) at a medium pace. Shensei (who is now with Gunoush in Sth Australia) was a different kettle of fish. She NEEDED the exercise and became demanding without it... Kayo (my solid liver) is about three steps beyond Kayo and is also destructive. I could take a photo of the damage she has done but I'm trying to ignore it for the moment. Kayo must have the exercise or she goes crazy. I only free run until they are 12 months so again, she has short walks but I make sure she has plenty of zoomy time within the yard. Now for the comparison - Sunni, as a younger dog, was about as intense as Shensei was. She was an escape artist and was hit by a car just after her first birthday when she went on one of her 'get out at all costs' missions. However she is now one of the most calm, placid and easy going Pointers that I have owned. She isn't demanding, she isn't destructive - she is perfect. I would say that this is about right for an average pointer. Some will need more, some will need less. I live in the suburbs and have been in a range of houses from 400sqm to 1/4 acre. All dogs are different and have varying energy levels. Overall, you would expect a pointer to have a high activity level and should be prepared for such. There will always be those that are over the top or who are more laidback. As long as the dog has it's individual needs met, it will be happy. Pointers are a deep chested breed so it's always possible although very rare. A pointer that I bred died about 18 months ago from gastric torsion. Her owners were devastated but after talking to their vet, they were satisfied that it wasn't a common occurence and they ended up with another Pointer from me. She is the only Pointer I know of personally that has died from torsion and bloat.

Kayo, my solid liver Pointer ;)

Solid colours are quite popular in Scandanavian countries as they hunt in the snow. The population of Pointers over in places like Norway and Finland would be 50/50 solids to parti colours as solid coloured dogs are more easily seen by the hunters. In countries without snow, the dogs with more white are easily visible by hunters. There are very few areas of Australia where hunters hunt in the snow, so over time, solids were less desirable and not often seen here. This went over into the show ring where 'prettier' parti-colours were favoured over plainer solids. But they're not being bred out. A few people love the solids and plan on keeping them happening in the future.

Actually on a serious note, the best way to get the hairs out of the carpet in your car are using rubber thong. Rub it hard on the carpet and it will gather it up into a little pile that can be easily picked up or vaccumed. ;)

R&A - You're on the right track, your technique is fine. If there is one thing you can do, perhaps steal a trick from Ripley and get some yellow or orange cellophane and put it over the end of your torch to give a warmer tone (tungsten effect.) ;)