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A bit of a shameless plug, but Symbio need 10,000 Facebook Likes by March 1st... and you go into a draw to meet their Tigers up close and personal... how cool is that? Here's the offer post on Facebook... (and if you comment that Tracey Dierikx recommended the like from you, I get in the draw too... and touching a Tiger is on my bucket list... *hint hint*) I'll be your BFF if you click below and then Like the page... pretty please... with a big fat cherry on top! https://www.facebook.com/symbiozoo They don't spam with continuous updates either, so don't think your feed is going to be filled up with Symbio postings... T.

Nice experimenting! Love your work Canetoad! T.

I hand fed and cuddled the Emu doing the chasing in that shot today... he's a bit of a softie with people... but he certainly doesn't want to share with the poor other Emu, who was hiding in a corner trying not to be noticed... poor bugger! I can now identify male and female adult Emus by the noises they make - you can't tell by physical looks at all. The males make a sort of a burping grunty noise, and the females "drum" - sounds like "book book book" to me. I call females "book-book chooks"... lol! Bought a season pass to Featherdale yesterday also... the Emus there are really tame and they are so soft to stroke on the neck and head... *grin*... oh - and I have identified the one narky kangaroo that likes to bite. Seriously - yesterday at Featherdale, and today at Symbio, I had people lining up to take photos of me cuddling the Emus... and I even convinced a few to have a go at feeding and petting them too. I think I'm developing a bit of a fetish for patting Emus... is that a bad thing? After spending all day at Featherdale yesterday patting Emus, I went to a friend's place for dinner, and got bitten by her BUDGIE! T.

Firstly... I hope your little one recovers well from this incident toy_poodle_crazy. Lots of get well woo-woos and puppy kisses are being sent to her from my pack... However, if you are in Victoria and are absolutely sure that this man's dogs could be pitbulls, then your local council will be very interested in tracking him down... recent legislation in Victoria has pitbulls and their crosses effectively banned. Report the incident, tell them which park you were in, describe the man and his dogs, and let them know what time of day they were at the park - this will give them a good idea of when this fellow may revisit that park with his dogs, and they will be waiting to talk to him about the incident. You could tell the council that you were so anxious to get your little one to the vet to treat her injuries that you didn't get any details from the owner of the attacking dog - and you'd like same in order to present him with the vet bill... T.

Dear fur-Panto, Zeddy, Trouble, Pickles, and Harper are sending you their very best get well woo-woos and licks... please get well for Mummy Panto soon... From Zeddy, Trouble, Pickles, and Harper Dear Panto (and Mr Panto), Hugs to you... From, Me

22/2 - Emu zoomies... 14-02-2014-symbio 389 by tdierikx, on Flickr 23/2 - Koala yawns... 14-02-2014-symbio 200 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Loving your work FF... you have a really nice eye there! T.

Well done Neko!! We all know that she's a stunning little girl... but it's really cool to have a show win as complete confirmation that we aren't all just biased puppy aunties, isn't it? T.

Run free sweet Zoe... Hugs to you and yours from me and mine Kavik... T.

21/2 - Juvenile Superb Fairy Wren... 14-02-2014-symbio 372 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Same here, mine run off too if I even think of putting anything on them. Spot ons can cause problems if you have multiple dogs and they lick one another. Mine completely avoid each other when they have spot-on on... they hate the smell that much... T.

Contact dogmad... she's awesome for all things Whippet and Iggy... T.

I am so jealous! T.

20/2 - Sam the Koala - very excited that it was Valentine's Day... Not! LOL! 14-02-2014-symbio 245 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Thanks akristin... you're no slouch with a camera yourself... lovely shots! T.

Mine would rather a tablet jammed down their throat than get that nasty spot on stuff done... they run a mile when they see (or smell) the tubes... lol! T.

Run free sweet Kibah... Kirislin - there are a select few very special dogs that come into our lives and intertwine themselves with our soul. Kibah was one of these amazing dogs. The pain of having a piece of your soul leave you never fades, but as time goes by, we manage to bear that pain more successfully. Kibah will never really "die", as she will always be in your heart and memories... remember the good times and find the smiles they bring to your heart... T.

19/2 - Got it! Smithy finally got that nasty out from between his teeth... lol! 14-02-2014-symbio 805 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Oh Kirislin... my heart hurts for you this morning... Run free sweet Kibah... you will live forever in all of the hearts you touched... T.

I has a 100-400mm lens... might get a little more reach... *grin* T.

Sweet! Maybe you could buy another one in case you lose this new one... lol! T.

Recovery is going fine... went back to work this week... *sigh* Nominate any weekend day (except 22 March) and we can meet up at Taronga... *grin* T.

18-2 - another shot of Smithy... got something caught between his teeth... lol! 14-02-2014-symbio 804 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

I really need to win the lotto so I can go visit all the places I want to see... Monarto (and Cheetah breakfast) is definitely now on my list! T.

YAY!!!! T.