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Yep - this has been my experience too over in ring 5....was especially grateful for the guys that took me in to their gazebo one really wet and windy day - too windy for me to get my gazebo up - I was getting organised to get ready in the back of my car. Everyone is very friendly around there.... why I am surprised to hear about stuff happening around other rings.

Well some of the CSM aren't exactly morning people, so anyone trying to get us to move before the first coffee/chi of the day could get more then they bargain for! Seriously, how pathetic is someone who is so self-important that they think they 'own' a spot. Please, please, please come...(although I suspect that group 7 isn't a problem either.... suspect it may be not just hounds but the ring that "had" to be closed because of bindis, when actually every ring currently has bindis in it.) I would love to be a fly on the wall for that! Not just a rumour.... to quote from the december journal.... "the letting of gazebo sites at SACA park. Yes, Council has been investigating the issue....if you do not rent a site you will still be able (to) set up your gazebo on SACA Park as per normal but not on a reserved site unless you have permission of the person who has rented it." (grammar errors were in the journal).... Who knows when they are going to bring this in - no date on it. And apparently it will raise $10,000 pa. Personally think it is a stupid idea. In the September journal, it was made clear, that at SACA, the only way to reserve your spot before a show was to put up your actual gazebo. Tarps, pegs, ropes were no longer allowed. Would be why some people getting "precious" about "their" spot - they currently can't reserve spots unless they put up their gazebo. They are probably the same people who are pushing for rented spots.

Oh rubbish - there are no 'reserved' patches in SA - not around ring 5 anyway. If people told you there were, then they shouldn't have - How rude of them!! I set up around ring 5 every week - if you want ringside you have to get there early (or the day before). I did read in my recent journal, that they are considering raising funds by 'renting' ringside space to people each week which would then be reserved BUT this hasn't come into being yet... Personally, I'd like to see the rings at SACA rotated every year - why should the toy people get all the shade and get to be close to the facilities and group 5 get stuck with no shade and the longest walk from the facilities... enigma - what are your first couple of shows? After this weekend, we don't actually have any all breeds shows at SACA for quite awhile - none in January or February - so you'd either be out at Karabeetha Reserve, (mostly enough room if we have rings on both ovals like we normally do at New Years Eve - was a bit squishy the other week when we had to be contained on the soccer pitch cos there was cricket still happening), or at Heathfield Oval - and I suspect that will be quite squishy, for parking at least - there isn't much up there... This isnt rubbish!! I got told something very similar by a friend that was doing some travelling and doing shows along the way! She was actually warned to move because the person who's spot it was got rather nasty if her spot was taken. So friend move, she said 30 mins before the show started this other person waltzed in and claimed her spot. The woman then had ago at my friend for setting up in her spot! This is after my friend had moved elsewhere. Friend came away with a very dim view of SA showies. I didn't mean that your experience was rubbish - I meant how rude and absolutely out of line the show person was for telling you the spot was reserved! (when it clearly wasn't). Wouldn't have happened around the group 5 ring - there it is strictly first come first served. Which is why a few of the die hards come and set up at 6am the day before. I don't bother - I arrive on the day of the show and set up where I can, never far from the ring. It's a pity your friend didn't stand her ground. What was the woman going to do? Make a report? How childish of her! I am sorry you guys had such a bad experience in SA - it is pretty friendly around our ring each week.

Oh rubbish - there are no 'reserved' patches in SA - not around ring 5 anyway. If people told you there were, then they shouldn't have - How rude of them!! I set up around ring 5 every week - if you want ringside you have to get there early (or the day before). I did read in my recent journal, that they are considering raising funds by 'renting' ringside space to people each week which would then be reserved :p BUT this hasn't come into being yet... Personally, I'd like to see the rings at SACA rotated every year - why should the toy people get all the shade and get to be close to the facilities and group 5 get stuck with no shade and the longest walk from the facilities... enigma - what are your first couple of shows? After this weekend, we don't actually have any all breeds shows at SACA for quite awhile - none in January or February - so you'd either be out at Karabeetha Reserve, (mostly enough room if we have rings on both ovals like we normally do at New Years Eve - was a bit squishy the other week when we had to be contained on the soccer pitch cos there was cricket still happening), or at Heathfield Oval - and I suspect that will be quite squishy, for parking at least - there isn't much up there...

This is a rule? In which state? Here, there are always dogs around that aren't entered. Especially baby puppies getting socialised before their first show...

ok - they were unimpressed, and I should probably have groomed them first.... don't like the quality from photobucket...

Bugger, just jumped to $17 del. Tried to order one before work but ran out of time. Thanks for the link to the website. I will order one after xmas. Delivery is now $12 at this website For those who were coloured ones you can buy a blue or a pink direct from the website www.thundershirt.com you can also get $10 off by using the coupon code TSHOLIDAY10 (only available with the pink or blue on the downside shipping is $20 from here The shipping cost stays the same, but depending on what size you order, it's different because of the weight of the parcel that needs to be sent ;) also - sizes small or less don't qualify for the discount... (not a big enough order apparently) I did a mock order with an XS to check postage and it worked, did it let you apply the discount code? yep and it came up with- your order is too small to qualify for this discount...

if it wasn't for the coat - I would say a shetland sheepdog - is the size you want and will fulfill all the requirements your kids have listed along with being highly intelligent and eager to please - but on a property with lots of grass - you'll spend time getting the bindis out of the fur on their legs. They only need a weekly brush, and they keep themselves clean - but they are going to pick up the prickles on your property. Maybe others know of breeds that have the same temperament and personality of shelties?

Bugger, just jumped to $17 del. Tried to order one before work but ran out of time. Thanks for the link to the website. I will order one after xmas. Delivery is now $12 at this website For those who were coloured ones you can buy a blue or a pink direct from the website www.thundershirt.com you can also get $10 off by using the coupon code TSHOLIDAY10 (only available with the pink or blue on the downside shipping is $20 from here The shipping cost stays the same, but depending on what size you order, it's different because of the weight of the parcel that needs to be sent ;) also - sizes small or less don't qualify for the discount... (not a big enough order apparently)

damm - i need a small for my girl

Was interesting to see that your initial directions had you going through gawler and the barossa, when you can take the by-pass then come into Tanunda - (which is faster) good to avoid the city.

Michael - the biggest concerns were that the site obviously became a phising website were people were sent to fake links for pages such as facebook where passwords were able to be retrieved when users were prompted to re log-in. Would hope that this is the first thing that is fixed.

8.30 is sort of reasonable, 9am is a bit better, 10am is perfect. However, now we are into summer we start at 8am which is NOT reasonable at all. These are usually Sunday shows and follow the Saturday show which started at 5pm (which is more than reasonable) but not good if u want to do both shows on the weekend..... Football starts in the PM, so does cricket, basketball generally starts after dark....now if dog shows want to be considered "sport" they need to start at a more sporting time.....after lunch! Must better for those of us who live 2 hours away. 4am wake ups absolutely suck. Doesn't help when you have a breed that starts with "A" like in your sig.... luckier here - mine starts with "S" - so not quite as bad, and live closer to where most of our shows are.

My show trolley - aluminum and very old (been re-revited and still going strong) fits in the back of my HOnda Jazz (standing up). I know it fits in the Honda City because when I was buying my car, I took my show trolley with me to put it in the back of the cars I was looking at. (Wont fit in the back of the Ford Fiesta, Suzuki Swift). Will lie flat in the City - my trolley is average, single berth size - it isn't a large one. Fitting in both the JAzz and the City made my decision on which car to buy difficult - I spent ages tossing up between the two. I love the looks of the City - decided in the end to go with the luggage versatility of the Jazz.

This is exactly what I get with Portia 90% of the time..... slugs around the ring with her tail down, and as soon as we are out of the ring, up goes the tail. same here - thinks the ring is the best place to run around with the nose on the ground like a shovel - all that nice food all around that must be there for them to eat.... having a lovely, still, non-windy morning, until it is time for your double coated breed to go in.

opened my eyes, and explains some of the comments I see on facebook quite often.... me - I use facebook to keep in touch mostly with family - it's where I found out one niece was engaged and the other was pregnant. (Wouldn't have known otherwise - well, not until much later anyway...)

Group 5 ring is full of bindis too - really bad. Suspect it is the same in many of them. Rings need a really good weed and feed and should have been done in the last 6 weeks when there were no shows there!!

I also just bought a lens from DWI (Digital World International). They have agents in Australia, but it all ships from Hong Kong. I was very happy though with their service. The canon warranty got me hooked. My instruction book, though, came with Japanese as the first listed language - English was about number 4 in the booklet. Would buy from them again. If I were buying a camera though, I think I would still do what I did - and buy from a camera store (shop around for best price and haggle for extras like memory card and battery) just so that I got the after sales service you get from them. (Being very much a beginner when it comes to all this).

Here are the shows, from the 2011 calendar on DogSA website. I've only put in the conformation shows. July 2nd (Saturday) The Murray Valley Kennel Club Inc - Championship Show 9.30 am 3rd (Sunday) The Murray Valley Kennel Club Inc - Championship Show 9.30 am 9th (Saturday) Adelaide Plains Kennel & Obedience Club Inc - Open Show AM Adelaide Plains Kennel & Obedience Club Inc - Open Show PM 10th (Sunday) Newfoundland Club of SA Inc - Open Show Newfoundland Club of SA Inc - Championship Show British Bulldog Club of SA Inc - Open Show 10.30 am Chihuahua Club of SA Inc - Parade 10.00 am 16th (Saturday) Gundog Club of SA Inc - Open Show 9.30 am Gundog Club of SA Inc - Open Show PM Pug Club of SA Inc - Parade 17th (Sunday) Gawler Kennel Club Inc - Open Show 9.00 am Gawler Kennel Club Inc - Open Show not before 1.00 pm 23rd (Saturday) Marion Kennel Club Inc - Championship Show 9.00 am 24th (Sunday) Marion Kennel Club Inc - Championship Show 9.00 am 30th (Saturday) Ladies Kennel Club Inc - Open Show 9.00 am Ladies Kennel Club Inc - Parade not before 11.30 am 31st (Sunday) Metropolitan Kennel Club Inc - Open Show 9.00 am Metropolitan Kennel Club Inc - Championship Show to follow Open Show edited to add - sorry about the crap formatting, not translatting over that well In answer to your question about how far to the NT border - it's a two day drive. (or thereabouts)

Also - if you have contents insurance - you can probably make an accidental damage claim. Given how much lenses cost - would be worth the excess. My insurance excess with contents and building insurance - I think is around $200 - so maybe not worth it but when I was renting and it was just contents insurance - the excess was lower $100 - so worth it then.

I love this one!!! (love the others too - but this one especially)

find it hard to capture how fast these two are. loving the thread....

ange - what is a Kenkos? also - what lens are you using there? I can't get that close to the subject with my 50mm Haven't been in here in ages - but took this photo yesterday whilst practising a little with back lit subjects (and spell check - when it is a verb it is practise with an s not a c!!!)

I sooo want to see pics of this!!

This website has links to fake facebook pages and other fake sites that requested passwords to log on. Suspect the whole site is a website set up as a fake to get people's personal information and passwords. (Phishing and malware viruses etc) DONT VISIT IT (unless you really trust your anti-virus software). If it sends you to something that looks like facebook - it isn't.