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It just goes to show that your pics have been VERY popular this month... *grin* When I had the rescue thread about Milo, my bandwidth exceeded very quickly - everyone loved Milo pics! I got lucky with the timing when posting Winston's pics this month, or I'm sure I'd have exceeded the bandwidth on his pics too... If this starts to happen regularly, you may want to look into paying the small amount that Photobucket charges for their unlimited bandwidth accounts... T.

Way to go Chase!!! T.

Hang in there Chase... your Mummy needs you! T.

I love my 55-250mm IS lens Mason2009 - it's within most christmas budgets at around the $300 mark, and does take some very nice photos... I'd love a USM lens...one day... and a longer zoom one... and a nice Macro one... *grin* T.

This part is a worry... I'd be waiting until at least his 2nd shot has taken effect (2 weeks after the shot) before taking him to an outdoor training area that other dogs frequent... T.

I've actually got the "Idiot's Guide to the Canon 450D" - but I haven't actually had enough time to really sit down and have a good play with it... I'm having quite a bit of success taking photos on the auto settings on my camera, and I have a penchant for using the 55-250mm lens. It lets me get back from the subject and snap them doing the things they do naturally - a must when trying to photograph rescue dogs... lol! T.

*giggle* Imagine the conversation... Kirislin: "hey Pete, I've got a woman here who wants to trade her tits for your 400m lens" Pete: "ummmm..." Kirislin: "what do you think?" Pete: "I'm leaving now" (while backing off from the crazy lady relaying a message from another crazy lady) I only have 2 lenses - the standard 18-55m IS lens that came with the camera, and a 55-250m IS lens that set me back around $300. And my camera is an EOS 450D. I don't even know how to use the manual functions on the thing... *grin* T.

How about these? All bar the last one are rescue foster pups I've had over the past year or so - the last one is my own girl Trouble... T.

OK - I'm not actually using either of them - who will trade me for that lens... lol! Awesome shots! What lens was used? T.

Check this one out... I caught him mid blink... eerie! T.

He wasn't making any noise in the last shot - I think he wanted me to feed him... he seemed very content with human company moving around and close to him. He sat there for ages, turning and posing for me to take photos from a whole pile of angles. I ended up with 282 photos, of which I have so far deleted 95 in the first run through. I'll give it a few days and kick out a few more that may not be up to scratch... *grin* In the photo with the two people in it, my Mum is the lady in the pink, and she was taking photos too on her phone. She will send them to me when she gets access to a computer to download them. She got an awesome shot of the cliffs on her phone from the old Quarantine Station at North Head - that one actually ranks up there in the "photos I wish I'd taken" category - on a mobile phone!! Note to self: must go to Quarantine Station at North Head with my 450D... hehe! Oh - and none of the photos posted here have had anything done to them except resized down to upload to Photobucket... T.

Yeah - my aunt's place has a nice view of Sydney's Middle Harbour. We can sit and watch the sailing races, or check out the nudists at the beach across the harbour... *grin* They get quite a few nice birds there - I snapped a flying Cockatoo (but was facing the sun, so he's a bit dark), and saw a pair of some other sort of native largish birds being swooped by a tribe of Noisy Mynahs - and the Kookaburra of course... T.

This little fellow decided he would come and pose for my camera for a good 30 minutes while I was at my aunt's house on Sunday... That last one is my absolute fave... all luck catching that one! T.

I seriously would give my left tit for a lens that takes pics like those! T.

How seriously wrong is that? *giggle* T.

Link to the MDBA Awards page... http://mdbaawards.net.au/ T.

NSW Animal Rescue has a Maltese/ShihTzu cross puppy available for adoption... ask about Mini Muffin... Contact details are on the website... www.nswar.org.au They will do interstate adoptions... T.

I think you need to nominate them for an MDBA award... T.

I've found that putting the cream on for the first couple of days, then switching to an antibacterial powder will help heal the wound faster - had a few dogs cut their feet in a similar fashion, and this has worked the best to get them up and about quickly. T.

Also - if you do take him to the vet, advise them beforehand that you think he may have Kennel Cough. Some vets will come out to the car for a possible KC check. I know that mine prefer not to have a KC dog in the surgery waiting room, due to its highly contagious nature. T.

Well done Sasha! And well done Kelly_Louise.... excellent advances for the both of you! T.

My Labrador bitch is around 32 kgs... and I'd like her to drop about 4 of those, as she definitely has booty going on! Did you feed your Stafford lead before you weighed him? *grin* 10kgs for a 16 week old Stafford pup seems a little on the high side... I'd be thinking closer to 7 or 8 at the most... that's what my last pure (but not well bred) Stafford foster pup weighed at 16 weeks. I suppose what we need are photos of your little keg boy... then we can see if he's just a solid little man - and everyone loves puppy photos... lol! T.

Who cares what those sort of people think? I'm loving your regular updates on the spotty clan... keep them coming! T.

1) when dogs are on a natural, raw diet fleas and mosquitos are not interested in them so there is no need for flea or heartworm treatments. False 2) if dogs are not subjected to chemical intervention, their bodies are able to develop the ability to deal with worms on their own False 3) vaccinations do nothing except poison your dog. False 4) pups over 12 weeks of age are safe from Parvo False 1) Would you buy a puppy from a breeder who hasn't given the pups any vaccinations, worm or flea treatments? No 2) Would you be happy with a pup that has gone from mother's milk to raw diet? Fine by me 3) Would you be prepared to continue for the rest of the dog's life with no vaccinations and feeding a raw diet? No T.

Love it!!! T.