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Are you near Steph M Nekh? Steph - maybe give Nekh a call and see what she can offer... she's had some good success with dogs like this before... T.

A 2 year ban on owning animals won't stop him reoffending... he didn't own the one he "cheated" with either... it was his girlfriend's dog! T.

I can't understand people who think that sort of behaviour is acceptable... and to take photos of yourself doing it too... presumably to share with likeminded types... ewwww! T.

I wish I lived nearer to you perse... I'd love to photograph little Ess & Don... and about a million other gorgeous sights you have out your way... ... and learn how to REALLY look at my surroundings for a photo opportunity... T.

Love the puddle with mud bubbles... beautiful shot! T.

Nice CC... T.

Are you able to try some working with her one-on-one to see if part of her issue is a confidence thing? Some pups just aren't as confident of themselves as their littermates, and seem to lag behind a bit until they work out that they can do some things for themselves. If her hearing and smell senses are OK, you may have some success with some intensive (short sessions) one-on-one work to boost her confidence in her own abilities. T.

Awww... look at gorgeous kitty cat! As for capturing the animals doing strange things... well... when you go to the zoos as often as I do, it gets pretty boring if you just take pics of them sleeping (which most of the animals actually do a lot of by the way). I look for them to be doing funny/interesting things, and then take lots of pictures of them doing it... lol! It helps that you get to know which animals are likely to be doing something other than sleeping at what times too... *grin* Rainy, cool, or overcast days are usually the best to get interesting animal photos at the zoos... too hot or cold means you get them hiding or sleeping more... T.

I so wish I could help... my heart breaks for you and the pup(s) Bonnie... Is there anyone in your area who may be able to neurologically test the little girl pup to ascertain what all may be the issue? At least then you may have a fuller picture as to what is going on, and be able to make a decision you won't be thinking "what if" about... The sitting alone and crying instead of trying to get to things herself, plus the funny way she holds her head when sleeping/resting, indicates there may be a little more work needed with her than sorting out sight problems. She may also thrive perfectly well once she gets a little more confidence in her own abilities... do you have the time to maybe take her off on her own every now and then to work on her confidence problem? Like a quiet area, a plate of her fave food, and placing her a short distance from it and letting her find and eat it herself... and increase the distance a little after each time she gets it right? Even if you sit on the other side of the plate from her and tap on the floor so she has a couple of ways to locate what she's looking for (smell and hearing in this case). I used to walk a blind and partially deaf older dog at the rescue I worked at - we used to slap the side of our legs for him to basically echo-locate where we wanted him to turn... it worked a charm. Got to the point where we could walk him without a lead and he wouldn't bump into fences or the like. T.

I've still got the crutches from when mine and my brother's Labs barrelled me while playing zoomies... my own silly fault for not paying enough attention to the crazy no brain Labs doing zoomies. I must say, the incident has made me MUCH more aware of dogs playing zoomies nearby now... no matter where I may be... As for the lady in the OP, I'd think that coming back 2 months later and only identifying one of the 2 dogs that knocked her over to be target for her medical bills, would kind of make it difficult to make her case - wouldn't it? Especially if there were other witnesses to the incident... T.

Looking forward to seeing your photos CC... T.

So close... but so far... I'd have her in a shot if I didn't have at least another 3 months to wait before I can call my yard clear of Parvo... grrr! I'd hate to take her on only to have her get sick... She'd make a good little sister for my other disabled dog, Pickles... lol! I've not had a blind dog before, but I've fostered a deaf one.... now, THAT was hard work! I have worked with blind dogs before though, and find they manage pretty well. T.

5/31 - what baby elephant - I don't see no baby elephant... 01-03-2014-taronga 657 by tdierikx, on Flickr 6/31 - Snow Leopard at Taronga Zoo 01-03-2014-taronga 419 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Those eyes tell a story perse... he looks like a truly cheeky little munchkin... lol! T.

Yes but you don't have a muzzled dog T. I used to have a Rotti boy who was muzzled when out for a walk... people used to cross the road to avoid him. What they didn't know was that the muzzle was for HIS protection, not theirs. T.

Tres cool! T.

I have a dog that is timid of people she hasn't met before, and will bark and carry on and hide behind me... but she's plenty happy to be approached by strange dogs... go figure? I would have the backward dog, wouldn't I? T.

... then you can talk me through how one actually shoots Macro... 'cos I'm completely befuddled by it all... lol! My old 2MP point and shoot had a lovely Macro setting that took gorgeous shots... maybe I should pull that out for old times' sake... *grin* T.

I bet Tonka wasn't looking at the view... lol! Gorgeous pics as always FF! T.

I'd look for a local group training club and join... there will usually be a more controlled environment there to allow supervised interaction between the dogs. I used to take Harper to my local training club when the more advanced training groups were training - I was more likely to have her meet well behaved dogs when they had their breaks then... and she loved it. T.

For the yard - keep grass short or well tended... fleas love long grass... My guys were finally flea free about 2 weeks after the 2 doses of Comfortis and dose of Advantage spot-on... it took a little while for it to all kick in I suppose... grrr! Haven't seen a flea since I'm happy to say... *grin* T.

I used a check chain when training my Lab to heel... used properly, check chains are wonderful things... T.

4/31 - I loves my barrel... 01-03-2014-taronga 582 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.

Was the bitch mated more than once during her season? That pup looks to be somewhat "uncooked"... T.

3/31 - one more of Fumo the cheeky Chimp... 01-03-2014-taronga 877 by tdierikx, on Flickr T.