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My old girl Zeddy will be 13 in August, and there are days when she's a little bit slower to relinquish her spot on the bed or couch - but she's still up for short zoomies sessions with the foster pups most days. She has also started to go grey and her bark is a bit hoarser. I'm hoping for a couple more good years out of her yet. Luckily we aren't at the stage of needing supplements or pain relief for her creaky bones just quite yet, but I think this winter may see us starting her on something to make her more comfortable on those cold mornings. T.

Did you take pics of the other animals at the zoo muttrus? Last time I went to the zoo I took around 1400 photos... errr! Did you get to see the baby tigers? How big are they now? I got a couple of photos when they were 10 weeks old back in November. Another good place to test your camera is the Reptile house - lighting isn't great in there, and you don't want to have your flash going off against the glass. Here's a link to some of the photos I got back in November with my Canon 450D... http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/tdierikx/Zoo%205-11-2011/ ... and here's a link to the ones I took back in 2008 (New Years Eve) with my point and shoot Canon S5... http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/tdierikx/S5%20Zoo%20photos/ T.

With those long legs... who knows what may be in there... and his ears could change too. He really is a cutie patootie... and looks so happy to be staying with you. How old is he? T.

My skin was crawling while looking at the photos on my 23" screen... "revolting" is definitely a good word for them... *grin* T.

He and his siblings have been eating Bonnie puppy dry mixed with Pedigree puppy tinned... you can substitute either Pedigree puppy dry or Supercoat puppy dry for the Bonnie if that's easier for you to get while you wean him onto whatever you prefer to feed. Bonnie only comes in 20kg bags. Only one more sleep!! Woohoo!!! T.

Never! My Pickles is a good girl! Mostly... *grin* Fern is a boot bandit... I've had to put my work boots and ugh boots out of her reach so I can still find them where I left them... *sigh* T.

Excited? Nahhh... can't tell at all... *grin* T.

... or to Sydney? T.

A little birdie tells me that a certain bundle of cuteness may be off to Adelaide on Friday... *grin* T.

Well - Fern had her play date at Katdogs' place this afternoon... She wasn't sure about the big black crazy thing doing play bows and barking, but was happy to follow Katdogs for a run up and down the yard. Mate kept giving her the hairy eyeball as if to say "she ain't staying" and climbing onto laps and defending them against the evil little black dog. Jodie was just happy we kept throwing her ball... Fern is such a timid thing when it comes to new experiences and friends... if you could see her running up and down my hall tormenting Pickles right now Katdogs... you'd swear I swapped dogs... *sigh* T.

Lamb puffs are the best! But I'm not sure I'd want to try a piece of dried lamb lung myself... ewww! You are doing great with Clancy... but I think we need more pics... Y.

2 out of 3 ain't bad Snook! The DSLR ones are 3, 4, and 5... T.

Rach - if your Mum or you or Jack wants a cuddle of Fern, just you holler OK? I would be happy to bring her over for cuddles... T.

Maybe tomorrow evening then Katdogs? Fern will probably have to have another bath before coming over, but she is such a good girl and stands quietly for her bath, it's not an issue... *grin* PS - "ickle bickle" should be part of every large dog's socialisation routine... works a treat around here if one of the bigger dogs (usually crazy dog Pickles) is getting a bit rough with a puppy. Pickles has a new "trick" - take toy off puppy and deposit outside - then saunter back in and wait until puppy has another toy, then repeat... grrr! Now they are gallomping up and down the hallway... *sigh* T.

Some pounds only do a rudimentary scan at the spot they are supposed to be located in... if the chip has moved, then they won't find it. Scary, but true. I think it's just plain lazy myself... T.

Run free sweet Tess... Rach - huge hugs from me to you and yours. T.

Nope - Timmy is not a FF... one dog with a disability is enough for me to cope with... *grin* Mind you... Timmy really isn't disabled... he just can't hear, and thus can ignore you more... grrr! He's very smart too! Fern and Willow certainly don't care that he can't hear, and neither do my other dogs - play spans all ages and abilities around here... lol! T.

I paid my entry fees today... The only photo competition I've ever entered was a fun one at work once... and I won 2nd prize - a bottle of wine... and I don't drink! This will be on display for the public to see... aarrgghh! T.

Was that Taronga Zoo? I have some nice ones of the seal that plays to the people walking in and out at the bottom entrance... I've not managed to get any decent ones of the penguins like your one there though... lovely shot! T.

Careful... fostering puppies is highly addictive! I'm sure I'm hitting triple digits in the numbers I've had through here now... I'm addicted to puppy breath, so fostering feeds my addiction, and I'm doing something good in the process... *grin* The most pups I've had at one time was 9 - had them from 4 weeks old to 9 weeks old... a lot of work, but well worth it for the cuddles and cute antics they get up to. Some of my fave photos are the ones of a 7 month old Dane/Ridgeback (35kgs) and his 3 Terrier cross girlfriends (2kgs each) - he was truly a gentle giant, and they loved getting him to "chase" them - they'd tear around the yard and he'd lollop along behind them... so sweet... T.

Naughty puppies kept emptying their water bowl to make more mud today... then had great fun sloshing around and digging in it! Fern had to have a bath so that she's presentable for her playdate at Katdogs' place this evening. She's currently fat from dinner and having a power nap on the floor behind me. She's grown heaps too! 2 weeks ago she was 5.2kgs - this morning she was 7.0kgs!! And she's the smaller leaner one of the two!!! T.

Can't feel any of my dogs' chips - all are where they should be - although Zeddy's appears to be pretty deep as you have to make a few passes with the scanner to find hers... T.

I'll talk to Cassie today and see if we can't expedite things to get Bones to you asap... T.

Thanks... The Lizard was most obliging when I saw him and was snapping away - must have about 35 photos of him posing away... ... and the Tiger was shot through glass - lucky lighting there... None of the photos have had any correction either - that's how they all came out... all luck methinks... *grin* Only 3 of the above photos were taken with my Canon 450D - the other 5 were taken with my Canon S5 point and shoot. Can you pick the SLR ones? T.

It was really funny to watch them - when they were getting ready to move forward, they would rear up like that last photo, then start tapping their tails, and then go forward... T.