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More great shots today guys, Busterlove you will have a ball with your dslr what sort did you get? I have been drooling over the Nikon D700 today, Our local HN store have just got Nikon on board to sell most of thier range....YAY!!

love it sooooo cute!!

Awesome shots everyone! I have been a bit slack the last couple of days the hotness has zapped the life out of me, but today a friend (doler RJ) and I went out to a local waterfall and had a photoshoot and I was suprised when she actually let me take some shots of her, since I never shoot people it was good practice. and just for good measure one of the waterfall

One of mine had a problem early on, and I started her on psyillum and never looked back it worked a treat. Mine eat pumpkin every meal along with other veges.

;) Awesome work!!

It is hard to get here to and I actaully made a post about this yesterday, I got a 3 kilo bag and it was 3 months out of date yet it had only been in the store a short time as last week they had none, very strange!!

Beautiful furkids you have there, Great shots Ruthless!!

Thanks JJ. Shells, about your friend, my lot are inside dogs most of the time apart from when we are out and about excersise training etc.... all the people I know with oodles none of them are outside dogs they just dont do well outside, they love to be around people!! and no haircut for 10 months they must have been in a shocking state. Good on you for trying to help her, I agree with PF try for the 5 blade, thats what Im about to buy for my lot, for summer it will be great. And if she can keep them short they wont be as hard next time if she does it regularly. I clip mine about every 8 weeks. I have turned so many people off oodles with talk of grooming often and they are active little dogs also and like to have lots of company. I really dont understand why people dont look into what a particular dog needs in relation to thier situation and if they will suit thier life style. It really isnt that hard and if you want a dog that is low mantenance dont get a long coated breed because weather it is an oodle poodle or many other coated breeds they all require a certain amount of attention where their coats are concerned!!

tlc - a #10 on the feet is fine - as long as you maintain them. Most groomers/poodle folk would use a #30 (and some even a #40) but you need to be quite confident and quick doing the job to avoid clipper rash. Re: plastic combs - they are really only useful (in my opinion) on a coat which has been groomed-through, bathed and dried; then you DO get a nice finish. If used on a knotty/dirty coat they will make the coat look 'choppy'. You are better off using a #5 or #4 on them if you clip before bathing and then once bathed & dried thoroughly, finish off with a #5F or #4F. In the summer I used to like using the #8.5 blade which leaves coat short & sleek without the "shaved" look of a #10. LOVE the #9 on cockers but may be too short for your lot, Barb. Thanks JJ, I dont use the plastic combs any more I use the Stainless steel ones now they are so much better but still leave the coat al ittle choppy in places untill they get a bit of growth back then you dont notice as thier coats are wavy as you know. I dont think Id be confident using any shorter than a 10 blade on thier feet especially with Coop he is really painful to do his front feet he doesn't like it at all but tolerates it enough for me to do. I usually make sure I have bathed the night before then clip the next day otherwise i was finding my blade getting blunt to often. I have been doing a 3/4 inch cut with the SS combs then i just do around thier feet with the blade only. I am by no mean pro but it gets easier every time and I think they look ok, I have a bit of trouble with thier faces, I like under there chins short but like to leave the mo look but to thin it out is really hard with out making it look choppy, RJ said I need to get thinning scissors so I might look into getting some. If I remember rightly you used to be inthe grooming business didnt you? Thanks for the advice!! PF, do you check between toes ears etc every day for seeds?? I give my lot feet check every day and the rest of thier bodys a good once over every few days but the other day Lacy had a seed almost all the way in just a tiny bit of the end of it sticking out, it had only been a couple of days since I checked her, it was under her tummy around her girly bits not nice I got the rotten thing out but I think if It had of gone one more day it would have been closed over, they do thier work so quickly.

What blade do you guys use on and between feet? I use the 10 blade this doesn't give a totally close shave but good enough For my guys for the summer. I dont tend to clip around and between thier feet really short in winter. So many grass seeds this year already where ever we go, so much easier for the day to day upkeep on thier coats if they are short!! Shells are the guide combs you are using Stainless steel or plastic? I used to have the plastic with the first clippers I had but when i got my new ones the ss combs came with them. I found the plastic ones not good at all, they bent easily and didnt go back into shape especially on my oldest coat, it is a lot thicker than the younger 3.

whoops typo i did mean snakes!!!!

Hi Tenties, thanks for the heads up about Harris street, we were there last week, and were going there tomorow but may have to rethink now!! We have been sticking to areas where the grass is shorter for snakes and for grass seeds they are the worst Ive ever seen his year!! Will be keeping my lot fairly short over the summer months. Sorry to hear your living arangments are less than ideal. Who ever dobbed you in should mind thier own business, could it have been a sticky beak neighbour?? Hope things get better for you soon!! JJ where abouts did you see the snales at Kilarney on the actual beach or in the dunes? We have been going there a lot and havent seen any but have just been sticking to the waters edge and going down to the beach at the boat ramp on the main beach. Gonna steer clear of Kilarney for a bit as they have nesting pluvas there atm and they have signs saying to have the dogs on leash.

I have a quick question for you guys, I want to buy a new blade for my wahl clippers (kmss) is a #5 blade about a 3/8 of an inch cut?? I have to order on line and i dont wanna get the wrong one. I am currently using a 10 blade with a 3/8 of an inch stainless steel comb attachment, So I want eqivalent in a blade for a neater clip, the guide combs tend to make the fur a bit choppy looking and I want them to be more even all over. Also wanting to keep them shorter in summer as we are out and about all the time and grass seeds are a worry this time of year. Also what size blade would give a 1/2 inch clip length? Ps sorry to high jack thread just thought you guys would know. Thanks

What an awesome shot, I have just gone back through this thread and for some reason the pics on the first page wont load up? Might be my pc but Ive never had any troubles before. I passed on details of the mag you were featured in and also a link to your blog to a friend of mine who absolutley loves zoo photography and is very good (not as good as you) she had a canon 400d and wants to upgrade and was considering a nikon D300 but I told her about your work with the 50D and she is thinking about changing her mine now to stick with the canon and go the 50D, she absolutly loved your work, she takes pictures then paints from the photos.

Awww he looks and sounds like a sweet boy!! You said he was a foster, does that mean you can keep him?

Loving all the doggie shots!! Lea you really gotta hang of taking pics of black dogs, its so hard your shots are great especailly the first one. Bond has such a sweet face!! Rocco, Snot always looks like a happy little chap, are you allowed to share any others with us?? BB, love your flower shot. Shell, I like the angle of your BC shot, he looks like he wanted you to take his photo!! I cant remember now without going back but the pics of the little girl on the last page were awesome, what a little poser, maybe she is going to be a model. Everyones pics are so good, I am liking this months challenge but I dont seem to be able to get my act into gear with taking enough pics there just isnt enough hours in the day!! here is a couple of not so recent ones My nephew and Tully Jo, I love this shot This is another dolers dog Miggy

Went up there last night and the grass has been mowed around the cricket pitch and the oval but not around the walking track, hope they do it soon!!

Great shots Tez, They look like they are having so much fun!! Jane is so going to miss Maddy when she goes home!! edited to add your poor bra

Just lovely, she is a very beautiful girl!!

Oh that is too cute!! It looks like she is having a little chat to the pup through the cage. Its just amazing how quick they grow! Did anyone see the story about the sheer waters on the front page of the standard yesterday. I said a while ago that the amount of dead birds at Kilarney was a lot, well we went out there Thursday and Friday and there was just wall to wall dead birds every two foot more dead ones and the ones that were alive were very sick and just waiting to die the poor things, hope they can find out whats killing them. Yesterday arvo I went to the mouth of the river with Bronson, and we had a swim, clearly there is signs everywhere at every entrance to the river and every person down there had thier dogs off lead?? I wonder if people read the signs and if they do are they not worried about fines casue they think it is ridiculous that their dogs have to be on lead?? I just cant work it out. Anyway Bronson had a lovely swim, I reckon he swam about 3/4 of a km, might do his waist line some good I walked beside him and its hard going walking in the water, if I had of been game enough I would have swam but the water is so horrible looking down there I just wasnt game!! Another nice day today, Tez, how did you think Jane went at training? I think she is doing great, she did seem tired today probly all the playing with Maddy!! Have you got any pics of them together?

They are sooooooo cute!! I can see why you would want will!! Can you have him??

Thats pretty cute JJ!! How are the little dudes coping in the heat??

BB, your furkids are just divine!! Great shots!!

Nice shots again today, Cm, love your first shot!! SBT, your little girl is so adorable!! She looks like a very willing subject and always so happy!! Here is a couple from me today, Im not sure about the first one now, When I first looked at it I liked it a lot now not so sure. He looks dirty but he isnt he just had a bath You can tell his ears need brushing in this one. and a rose in my garden, it was all lit up from the sun but nothing else seemed to be, I was shooting in S mode and had to try a few times before I got it right

I dont think they need editing at all they look great. I really like your style iltby!! Your shots are always fab!!