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Beautiful! Maremmas are incredible looking dogs, aren't they? T.

Sounds great Darren... ours will be ready to go in a couple of weeks - only had their shots on Sunday... and we wormed them today - no worms... yay! I finally (sorta) mowed my yard this afternoon - had to use the mulching block instead of the catcher 'cos the grass was so long... errr! Still need to do the edges, but the pups don't seem to mind - they like playing with the long bits there... They really like climbing on overturned clam shells, so I've set up 2 of them out there for them to play "king of the castle" on... lol! That's when they stop chewing on each other, that is... *sigh* Now the grass is shorter, they are venturing further out and about in the yard too... maybe they will poop somewhere other than right near the back steps now... T.

Every now and then some people can reaffirm our faith in our fellow man... this is definitely one of those moments. T.

Awww... ain't he handsome? T.

Awesome news! You are doing so well, and the dogs seem to be coping just fine... just don't become complacent when they have been acting fine for a while - the fights could happen at the drop of a hat still, OK? It sounds like they are responding perfectly to an established routine... keep up the great work... T.

Hahaha! I can wander over with a couple of really cute black boy puppies if you want... T.

That's little Rory... he's the quietest of the lot. T.

They are even better looking in the flesh PS... and lots of scrummy puppy breath! T.

Awww... look at the waggy tails! They both look very handsome in their outfits... T.

When I traveled 10 hours to my mum's with my 6 month old Rotti girl, she was more likely to hang close to me in the "strange" places we stopped for potty breaks than to run off... but then she was my heart dog and soul mate, so she wasn't inclined to go far away from me (or me her) anyways... T.

I live in Sydney - my whole block is 490sm - but my house is tiny, so the yard is a decent size. Most people comment on how big my yard is... *grin* I have 3 of my own dogs, and foster puppies - currently have 7 of the little poo machines cavorting in the yard... *grin* T.

I've only had a few litters over the years, but whenever anyone came to see our pups, mum dog was the most demanding of attention - like "forget them - play with me"... and our pups were very used to being handled by "strangers", as all of my friends would come and play with them... I'd be walking away from this particular litter (and breeder)... and walking fast... T.

I'd decline taking official photos under those circumstances personally... T.

Lou is one of the most stunning 19 year old horses I've ever seen... WOW!! B is shaping up to be just as nice too - but I think I'm in love with Lou... *sigh*... stunning! T.

Still no poo players here - even though they did a bit of it overnight... *grin* I swear I did not choose which pups you got Darren - we had instructions for a smooth boy, a smooth girl, and a coated girl for you - D selected your pups... besides, they were all dopey and snoozy after a play session when I got there, so we had no idea that some of them had no fear of their own ewwies... lol! I've found that more girl pups will happily play in their own mess than boy pups - but they toilet train faster... go figure? Have you sent D and M any of your photos yet? Totally cute couch pics I reckon... My babies are all happily playing in the wet grass in the yard - totally unfazed by getting sopping wet. I had a clam shell pool resting against the fence and Dexter managed to trap himself under it - too funny watching the clam shell moving across the back yard by itself for a few seconds before I rescued him... lol! It's now flat on the grass for them to climb all over instead... T.

Group shots... Aren't they just some of the most stunning pups ever?? T.

OK - here are some of the photos taken of our 7 romping at the rescue property yesterday afternoon... WARNING: Some of these photos may cause cuteness overload! Group shots to come...

My preference is Canon - any model with a 3 digit number or less. The 550D or 600D would be a great start... and get at least the twin lens kit with it. Oh - and decent capacity memory cards! My friend has an older Nikon that takes brilliant shots too - I'd consider Nikon maybe if I couldn't have a Canon. I am not a professional photographer, and I'm no expert with all the funky settings of any camera, but I do take a hell of a lot of photos... *grin* T.

I'd love an 18-200mm lens for my 450D - but Santa can't afford it this year... *sigh* It would be nice to have for when I am photographing our rescue pups - save having to change lenses all the time... T.

My 2 girls are pretty smooth coated, but the most GSD looking pup is definitely my Rory - and he's just the most laid back and sweet little man. I'll post photos once I've sorted through the couple hundred I took yesterday... I went out and got collars for them all today - nice little Rogs ones - so we can tell them apart at a quick glance. The only obviously identifiable one at the moment is Rory, so he got the black collar... *grin*. Everyone else has coloured ones. The girls have 2 different pink ones, and the other boys have red, blue, orange, and light blue with pink. I'm leaning towards Dexter for the boy with the orange collar - he's a bit of a slow learner so far, or he's just lazy and wants to be carried everywhere and cuddled. I'd better go and sort through those photos now I suppose... *grin* T.

Hahaha! I get 7 and all are lovely and don't play in their poo. Darren gets 3 and 2 of them play in poo... I'm thinking of names for mine... so far I have the following names... Rory - for the GSD/fluffiest looking boy Jasper Caleb James Dexter Ellie Maddie We are still trying to work out who is who, which are the girls, etc... will have to take photos of them each and get different coloured collars methinks. They are all different to look at closely, but when they are swarming around your feet pulling at your pants legs, it gets a lot harder to make out who is who... aarrgghh! Only Rory really stands out as different at a distance because he's more fluffy - and he is the one who is perfectly happy to play off to one side quietly. The lovely lady who has reared these babies has done an awesome job with them. They are all very social little canine citizens, and are all really healthy and well adjusted. We've had a couple get a little squirty from the change in kibble (mixed with the food the lady gave me), but that is all looking a lot more solid today. They are currently playing in my overgrown grass in the back yard and having a ball. We don't have feeding frenzies at tucker times either - they all share and eat really nicely and don't gobble it down. T.

It's not just "Greyhound people" who are averse to it... I'm totally over the concept of everyone wanting to get some sort of reward for doing the right thing - too many people nowadays with the "what's in it for me" attitude... Whatever happened to people just doing the right thing because it's the bloody right thing to do? T.

No poo players in my lot. But there are a couple of ankle bites. T.

Feel free to use the photos on Facebook Darren. T.

Last one... I'm going to be late for my appointment... T.