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OMG SBT123 - me wants! Me wants!!! I hope it's a girl - because she is gorgeous in her tutu... *grin* T.

The killer with the vet bills is anything they charge by weight for - like anaesthetics during surgery, antibiotics, etc... T.

Hmmm... tell her to look at the average cost for 25kg+ flea and worm treatments - then there are the heartworm tabs (or you can get the flea spot-on that covers heartworm and other things as well). Feeding a boofer as it grows from a puppy to adulthood can be prohibitive. My current 5.5 month old Ridgey/Dane foster boy eats a kilo of cooked chicken breast for breakfast, and a whole (raw) size 10 chicken for dinner - EVERY day! Lucky for me, the rescue is supplying his food and other things.... I get the best part of providing the cuddles and socialisation... *grin* Here are a couple of photos of James... He has 3 brothers - Jethro and Joey are brindle like James, and Jasper is tan... T.

You were there??? I wiashed I had have known, I would have come up to say hi. Congrats to all the winners, and a special congrats to Steph from Shar Pei Rescue. Well deserved Steph and I wish you had been there to celebrate with us. Marg, as always, was a very gracious winner. Marg rocks. No - I was at home with my furkids Anne... hanging on this thread for the updates... *grin* Maybe at the next do? T.

I'll agree that a rich mahogany brindle is stunning. We rehomed a lovely little brindle Staffy girl at the rescue yesterday, she was stunning! We have a white girl at the rescue too... We do see a lot of brindle dogs in rescue, and I'm finding myself liking the colour. It's amazing how many different shades of brindle there are... T.

Do Goldies shed any less than Labs? I have a Lab, and she cracks me up daily - especially like this morning when she and my latest foster puppy (20kg Ridgey/Dane, 5 months old) play zoomies in the morning. Maybe you could help Goldie Rescue by becoming a foster carer deelee? That way you can have double Goldie loving regularly... *grin* T.

Funnily enough, the blue colour on a Stafford looks pretty - add that to the advertising saying that they are "rare" (as rocks nowadays) - and the average person on the street will actually pay ridiculous amounts of money to have one... Personally, I think a jet black Stafford is a thing of true beauty... *grin* T.

Of all the winners, I've had the distinct pleasure of actually meeting Anna (Powerlegs) and Ruth (Ruthless), and had many phone/email convos with Steph (SharPeiRescue) - and I'm absolutely thrilled that they all won their awards. All of them are truly inspirational people. These ladies are all the kind of people that can make others better people just by knowing them. Congratulations ladies!!! T.

Congrats to all the winners... you all rock!! A special congrats to Anna Faulkner... babe you definitely are a role model for all of rescue... I wanna be you when I grow up... *grin* Another special congrats to Ruthless - you take the bestest photos that bring out the inner personality of your subjects... and you have the spunkiest dog (Chopper) on the planet... hehe! Can you tell that I'm loving my 12 months of Chopper calendar? T.

I called the SDR about a speeding ticket once (a pretty big one at that - $240 and 3 points)) - I was very nice about the whole thing and asked the person on the phone if they could look up my record. The person found that I had an absolutely spotless driving record over at least 17 years, and then they waived the fine and downgraded the notice to a warning instead. I never disputed the fact that I had been doing 60k in a "school zone" (40k limit at certain hours of the day) at 8:25 in the morning, and was asking where I could pay the fine with my credit card. Worth giving them a call and just querying the fines politely and calmly methinks... T.

He is too cute for words!! Give him a special cuddle from me please... T.

I don't have a social life - and my dogs cope just fine on their own for an evening... *grin* T.

Did they arrive in time to let you register your litters? T.

I couldn't afford a ticket... *sigh* Would be nice to win one so I could meet all the luminaries... *grin* T.

Me? I do phone PC tech support... however, I'm a fully qualified mainframe computer operator... Zeddy would be a Queen of some small domain. Sits there and lords it over everyone. Trouble would be a PE teacher. Loves playing energetic games with foster puppies. T.

Is the female entire also? Maybe your boy is sensing her coming into season? T.

Awww... those last 2 pics are so beautiful I want to cry. Young Jack certainly has the touch when it comes to animals... T.

With those Jack cuddles, I'm sure little Luki will be fully well again in no time... T.

Go Luki!!! T.

Sounds like an appointment with a dog trainer may be a start... T.

Perfectly summed up there Jed! T.

If you have a late night chemist in your area, you could try to get a tube of Brolene (sp?) ointment - works a charm on most forms of eye infection - faster than the expensive stuff you get from the vet too. My vet has checked it's makeup and declared it safe to use on dogs eyes also... T.

I think that if he pulls through, he should be named "Halo" - for he certainly will have been watched over by angels - yourself included! Everything crossed for a speedy recovery... T.

There is nothing more becoming than 2 happy dogs smiling for the camera... Mya has certainly landed well and truly on her feet... she looks so happy! T.

What fancy name should I call my 10 year old Rottie/Pittie? There weren't any fancy schmancy names around when she was born in somebody's back yard and then given away FTGH at 6 weeks old... I just call her "Zeddy"... *grin* T.