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I am so lucky to have a friend that has kennels and that I know would look after my dogs properly if I ever needed it. I also have a neighbour who knows my dogs' issues (2 have to be separate at all times), and is happy to come feed and check on them for short periods of time - like when I found myself emergency admitted to hospital twice last year. You just can't beat having awesome neighbours... *grin* Then again - I haven't gone away on holiday in many years... I'd rather be with my dogs... T.

I think Tim V was the most articulate of the night... he got his points across extremely well, in terms the average pet owner could understand. Tabby did well also - showing (with rough stats) that pounds working with rescue can turn around horrendous kill stats. Steve Coleman tred to "justify" and spin the RSPCA stats, but did a very poor job of it. The trainer bloke with the long curly hair - brilliant job of explaining some facets of the RSPCA temp testing and why so many animals fail it. The commercial breeder looked like he was thinking more about how he was going to get out of there alive than anything else... *grin* PIAA rep... not very convincing - and I doubt that 1 in 4 pet shops are members of his organisation... The 2 men with their crossbreeds... 2nd dog came from a "breeder"... *sigh* Lady with the pure Bichon Frise did very well in explaining why she opted for the dog she bought - and it appeared well tempered and well cared for. Love how she emphasised that you had to keep up with the grooming stuff. Overall, the show did come across as somewhat confusing for the average person not involved in the issues we all face in rescue. I spoke to my mother after the show, and she said that none of it was all that convincing, and she really didn't know what to think. What she was impressed with was how calmly all the opposing "sides" presented their cases - can't have been easy while sitting with people you really don't agree with in the strongest terms. Oh... and I want Miles' rottie boy... he was gorgeous! Great save Miles! T.

Awww... Hoover looks like he's taken on daddy duty with Frida... what a good boy! T.

You have an Alienware computer? Me is jealous!! T.

That's awesome news Michelleva... congratulations on a job well done! T.

Didn't have any issue at all in Firefox... no mixed formatting at all. Then again, I'm using a nearly brand new computer with Windows 7 Pro (64 bit) and all the bells and whistles on it. And using Firefox 15.0.1 Here's the listing I just put up... http://www.petrescue.com.au/listings/200358 It took me about 5 minutes... T.

The Iphone Ap doesn't work anymore either! Gonna be fun designing an Apple app to access a site designed for Google Chrome... lol! I'll let you all know how I go listing my foster pup on PR via my Firefox browser... T.

You're kidding right? Why would anyone optimise a website for one of the lesser used browsers and make it somewhat non-functional for the others? Chrome pulls its settings from the IE settings, why would IE not work properly with PetRescue's site? I have to try to add a foster to PetRescue tonight - I use Firefox, and on first fiddle the other day, it seemed pretty functional. T.

****LIKE*** T.

I was Satan's Spawn as a child... and my mother bought her wooden spoons by the dozen, because she'd break them over my behind so often... *grin* Tell a kid today that you are going to get the wooden spoon, and they think you are going to cook them something... *sigh* Kids today have all the rights and absolutely no responsibilities - is it any wonder so many turn out feral? And all of the tried and true methods of discipline are now illegal... and the little turds know it. You can't even give them a good telling off because you may damage their psyche... *sheesh* T.

I'm addicted to puppy breath - so need the fosters in order to feed my addiction... ... and the house seems so quiet and empty with only my own 3 dogs in it... *grin* T.

Awwwww - ain't she a cutie! The best thing about puppies is that they can learn so much in a short time. Frida has definitely found herself the best place to learn all the good things... T.

Makes you wonder where the kids learned the behaviour from... Sometimes I'm ashamed to be part of current society. T.

The black girl in Daisy's litter is the 3rd pup from the left in the first photo - or the one licking the other pup's back in the 3rd photo... *grin*... less white on the chest than the big black boy. She also has the cutest little Staffy type ears... As for the wrinkly noses... aren't they just gorgeous? No other wrinkes on them though PS... don't think there's any Pei in there... hahahaha! Actually, most of Blossom's babies are a bit wrinkly nosed at the moment, but I think their heads will grow into their skin pretty quickly... a couple of Daisy's babies were a little wrinkly faced last week, and there's no sign of that now in them. It's amazing how much can change in a week, isn't it? There was much squealing and laughter yesterday when we did the photo shoot - they are just getting to the fun stage now... T.

The black girl in Daisy Boo's litter gives the BEST puppy breath kisses huntrox... *grin* Next week we'll try to remember to get photos of Daisy Boo and Blossom as well... all the puppy cuddles seem to be giving us fuzzy brains and we forget about how lovely their mummas are too. Both are looking great and doing really well - albeit having boobies to put Dolly Parton to shame... errr! T.

Maybe just give Denise from PAWS a call tomorrow and ask her what she may have in foster care... I'm sure she'll point you in the right direction. Petrescue website got an upgrade this week, so some of the listings may be all over the place... and it's a time consuming job updating individual rescues' websites, so theirs may not have been updated yet with some of the dogs that may be available. T.

Some close ups... ... and a shot showing you what I had to put up with whilst trying to take those photos.... again by the lovely lillypilly... T.

Check out the colours on this lot... Blossom's babies... Mobile little buggers - wouldn't sit still at all... ... a couple more coming...

Are you ready for a complete cuteness overload? I has LOTS of pics of totally adorable (if naughty and mobile) puppies... Let's start with Daisy Boo's babies, shall we? I'll start with the best photo of the day - by the lovely lillypilly... ... and here are the ones I took... How's this one for a comparison between the largest and smallest? Aren't they some of the handsomest pups you've ever seen? And they are all really snuggly cuddlebums too! More pics soming - of Blossom's babies...

Technically then, both you and Andrea should have access to the main administrator account so that you can both have the level of control you need if the other is unable to do it. You could set up sub-users for each active listing member or carer - including you and Andrea - and then each can list your own fosters... but if needed you can both access ALL animals under your rescue by using the administrator account. Does that make sense? I agree that it's all very confusing at the moment, but it's probably been done this way to make it easier in the future... and we will all forget the initial kerfuffle later... T.

OK - weekly update time... Pups have all gained weight and are very mobile - the photo session had 2 wranglers to try to keep the little munchkins from toddling off. We had to be satisfied with mostly group shots because the little buggers wouldn't stay still for anything more than a few seconds... it was great fun for all involved though... *grin* Both litters have been offered mushy puppy food, and are scoffing it nicely. Daisy's babies all have teeth too! Everyone had their nails cut today and were very well behaved while it was done... their mums are thanking me for it methinks... lol! I've only just finished loading the photos onto my PC from the camera, so have to sort them out and pick a few for your viewing pleasure - there are only 185 photos to sort through... had to shoot the little buggers in sports mode to try to catch them - they were seriously just buggering off all over the place... lol! As soon as I've picked the best shots, I'll post them up OK? (Yes, it will be tonight) Here are their current weights so you can see that they are all gaining nicely... Daisy Boo's babies... will be 4 weeks old on Monday Black and white boy (black spot on neck) - 1.75 kg Black girl - 1.3 kg Black and white boy (wider stripe on head) - 1.9 kg <- wins the award for "fatty of the day"... lol! Big black boy - 1.6 kg Black and white boy (narrow stripe on head) - 1.6 kg Small black boy - 1.1 kg Blossom's babies... will be 3 weeks old on Sunday (tomorrow) Blue fawn girl - 1.25 kg White and blue boy - 1.15 kg White and blue girl - 750 g <- still small and looks younger than the rest, but first with head into mushed solids - I think she'll catch up just fine. Brindle girl - 1.2 kg Dark brindle boy - 1.3 kg Lighter brindle boy - 1.2 kg Black boy - 1.25 kg Black and white boy - 1 kg I'll get onto sorting through the photos now - be back soon to post them, OK? T.

I think my group coordinator had the right idea getting me to fill in the change-over form for our group... I filled out all her details for the main user (after consultation with her about it), and filled in mine for a sub-user. Of course PR only created the main user profile and lumped all of the combined old (2 users) dogs into the main user's listings. No biggie, as I am fully appraised of our main user details... *grin* So when it all changed, I sorted the mess out and added my own user login. My group coordinator and myself both have each other's passwords anyways... and we are the only 2 PR users for our group, which makes it easier. Speaking of PR - we had an adoption today - better go and remove her from the site... yay! T.

If you are the main account holder, go to "Manage Listings", click on the name of the dog you want to edit, then when that comes up select "Edit" from the small list over at the top right of the page. T.

Ummm... my own dogs have done more damage over the years than any of my fosters... scary thought really... I have a Grumpy Granny girl here - she can be the fun police when it's nearly her bedtime... lol! What the heck - she's just turned 13 and doesn't have to play nice with spritely and cheeky young pups ALL of the time... *grin* Good thing I have 2 others who are up for a play 24/7... *sigh* T.

All of my own dogs - and all of my fosters - are taught "leave it" and "give"... and even "gentle"... so that I can have some semblance of control when they get something in their mouth I don't want them to have. It definitely does make life easier when our dogs have at least a bit of effective obedience training... *grin* T.