tdierikx

Hmmm... I don't tend to take my phone or camera into the bathroom with me... *gin* T.

I've got quite a few photos of her that I can look at when I start missing her too much... thank dog I had the opportunity to get those. I'm thinking of picking all my fave Lulu photos and printing them out for her keepers... I'm sure they'd all like a memento from a big Lulu fan. T.

I actually rang my Mum and cried that Lulu had died... and poor Mum is like "who's Lulu?"... and I'm blubbering that Lulu is my fave Chimp... etc... I'm sure my Mum thinks I'm a certified nutter when it comes to animals... but Chimps are not really "animals", are they? My Taronga ritual was to go to the Chimps and see what Lulu was doing first up... it's going to be hard not seeing her out there any more... T.

http://taronga.org.au/blog/2014-05-02/vale-lulu-1952-2014 Sweet old Lulu the Chimp has passed away at the age of 62 (approximated). It's a very sad day. T. ETA - second news link...

^^ This! T.

You could also throw in the (not necessarily true) "fact" that... "next time it could be a child that is attacked"... *grin* T.

Doggy Zen, look it up. I'm just stunned that this is even the slightest issue in a class that uses food, let alone that you were expelled! Don't instructors learn the most basic things any more? One of the instructors was the worst offender! Considering that I turned up with my Labrador wearing a check chain and advised that she was NOT to be fed treats... I think they were determined to prove me wrong about my own dog. Funnily enough, one of my other dogs would completely refuse treats at training - she was more interested in just getting the job done so we could go home and she could drape herself on the couch again... lol! T.

The pip squeak was a foster pup I had at the time... she went to a lovely retired couple to live the life of a princess. T.

Council CAN put a control order on the dogs, which means they MUST be secured from causing harm or face more fines... Time to move up the food chain methinks... start beating on the local member's doors with your evidence of the injuries to your dogs, yourself, and council's apparent disinterest in doing anything to stop it happening again. Squeaky wheel time... T.

I must say that Maddie heals VERY nicely, doesn't she? Looking good so far considering the amount of damage actually done on the day. Have they secured the dogs from getting out yet? T.

HAHA. Shouldn't laugh but sounds like she won obedience there! All the perks with minimal work. Love her style. We call her the Labrahoover... she's a shocker for any type of food... *sigh* Thankfully, she loves getting praise almost as much, so as long as there isn't anyone handing out food willy-nilly, she's plenty focused on me when I want her to be. T.

My Labrador was expelled from group obedience training when she learned with 100% accuracy that bumbags have food in them... and people will share it! I ended up going with praise and/or toys for her basic obedience training (had to be done by myself) instead. Took her back to the group training 2 years later... and she STILL knows with 100% accuracy that bumbags have food in them... but I could redirect her much better with the praise and toys by then. I roused on anyone trying to sneak her food from their bumbags, but apparently the ONLY way to train a dog is with food rewards... *sigh* We don't go to obedience any more... T.

I don't think that it's necessarily his looks that mean he's not been adopted... he is a working dog cross... likely to be a handful in the wrong home. T.

I bet the bastard charged the owner for the "euth" too... If I have to let one of mine go to the Bridge, then I'm there when it happens... never any chance that a vet could mistreat my dog, or some bleeding heart vet nurse decide to "save/rescue" said dog. T.

Can you imagine my excitement at seeing Willow out in the enclosure? She grabbed a bag of popcorn and then scuttled back inside really quickly though... ratbag! Jantan put on more of a show by staying out for a good 20 mins. T.

Thanks peeps! Perse - Tigers sleeping is so passe... anybody can photograph them doing that, as they ARE sleeping most of the time... *grin* The fact that I go so often to "my" zoos means that I get a better idea of which animals are likely to be doing interesting things at whatever times of the day. Getting known by the keepers also doesn't hurt either, as they are likely to help make things easier by placing food in good photo op positions, placing toys or other enrichment in same, explaining the animals' personalities, etc... so we can judge when things may be about to happen also... T.

Anything that's cheap to buy from BYB seems to be the go around my area... T.

Sunday at Taronga - the weather was horrible - cold and wet... but it made for less people, less glare on the glass, and more active animals that usually hide away when it's hot... Tiger falling out of a tree... lol! 27-04-2014-taronga 037 by tdierikx, on Flickr Bruiser the Lion leaping onto his platform... 27-04-2014-taronga 156 by tdierikx, on Flickr The elusive Fishing Cat 27-04-2014-taronga 421 by tdierikx, on Flickr Fergus the Pygmy Hippo 27-04-2014-taronga 598 by tdierikx, on Flickr Otters 27-04-2014-taronga 764 by tdierikx, on Flickr A cheeky Elephant 27-04-2014-taronga 1237 by tdierikx, on Flickr Willow the Orangutan - who NEVER comes outside! 27-04-2014-taronga 1597 by tdierikx, on Flickr Willow's male counterpart Jantan 27-04-2014-taronga 1751 by tdierikx, on Flickr ... but Kwikila wasn't sharing her baby with us... *sigh* 27-04-2014-taronga 2038 by tdierikx, on Flickr ... more at... T.

Saturday at Symbio... got me some nice tiger photos... 26-04-2014-symbio 502 by tdierikx, on Flickr 26-04-2014-symbio 505 by tdierikx, on Flickr 26-04-2014-symbio 506 by tdierikx, on Flickr 26-04-2014-symbio 507 by tdierikx, on Flickr ... and the cutest baby Common Marmoset photos... 26-04-2014-symbio 839 by tdierikx, on Flickr 26-04-2014-symbio 901 by tdierikx, on Flickr 26-04-2014-symbio 976 by tdierikx, on Flickr ... and more... T.

This tutorial has some easy learning of the basics of SQL Query writing... and it has all the commands with what they do to boot! http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp T.

Lovely! T.

The 600D is a nice piece of kit... combined with your obvious good eye for composition, I'm sure we'll be seeing a LOT ove great photos from you... Oh - and don't think that those kit lenses won't give you awesome shots either - they are excellent value for money and give great results too. I managed this in low light with the 55-250mm on my 450D - Sports preset... and the 600D does even better with the low light than my 450D, so crap light is no excuse... *grin* T.

I think he likes you perse... *grin* T.

Didn't Fetching Dogs take in those Pharaoh Hound pups a while back? Could try Darren... T.

Check ALL kitchen drawers and any "safe" spots near same... T.