Ravyk

I have a Canon 550D, 50mm 1.4, 60mm 2.8 macro, 18-250mm, Panasonic Lumix FZ-28, Panasonic Lumix FT1 [waterproof]

OH and I go away end of September for the October long weekend, so if we could catch up before then to get the money to you that would be great!

If it's for you and OH then definitely Awesome! So who do I let know? You or SA Dog Rescue?

Me and OH are entered too.

I agree.. I can't see how it could be random? Hope Coco recovers well Unless he was planning on robbing the house...? Poor dog

Justice is there still room on your table? For two?

We can meet up Ash

Gorgeous!!

My dogs are VERY vocal when it comes to play time! Their favourite game is growly-growly-bitey-face.

I'm sure this kind of care would be for a Yorkie with a SHOW coat. AFAIK the show coats for Yorkies is much, much longer than you would normally keep the coat for a pet Yorkie.

Spot is constantly sleeping like that.

What a character! Love the bucket collar.

I have a Weatherbeeta coat for Spot. I think it's great. It's black and waterproof and keeps him really warm when we are camping.

How the hell did that happen?? It's not like there aren't direct flights Sydney to Adelaide.

A dog would LOVE digging in compost I would imagine - smelly and dirty and blergh! Sorry, this is something I disagree with. Many dogs that we see at the clinic are there because they dug in the compost and picked up a nasty bacteria or fungus infection, or injested something like a corn cob or other obstruction. fifi Yes, yes, leave out the corn cobs, onion, grapes, etc These are open piles of leaves, lawn clippings, weeds, straw, dog hair, dropped fruit and that sort of thing. But do you really see dogs who have caught bacterial or fungal infections from healthy compost piles, where that dog wasn't already of seriously compromised health? Short of substantial fencing I'm not sure how any dog is kept out of the compost heap. We see bacterial infections from compost that contains rotten meat/food/carcass ect. In fact we've had two in the past two weeks. It would usually need to be an immune compromised animal for fungal infection like aspergillus ect. I think compost heaps are better fenced off or to have lids / sides. fifi Well unfortunately for the dogs the owners didn't know how to do a compost heap properly. Compost shouldn't contain any meat or meat products raw or cooked. It attracts nasties, like bad bacteria, as well as rats. Plus meat makes compost heaps smell horrible. Healthy compost heaps don't smell bad. My compost bin has been bricked down as my dog loved to knock it over and help himself to a second breakfast of rotting pumpkin and potato skins.

Your best bet is to either check out the central markets-I know you can buy meats from a butcher there that most places don't sell. Not sure about rabbits though, but I know they stock wild goat [which is extremely delicious to eat!] at $6-$10 a kilo [human grade meat]. Or befriend a farmer who shoots rabbits on his property. Roses, if Rileys mum doesn't take the rabbits, would I please be able to grab one or two for my dogs to try?

The main differences between the 1.8 and the 1.4 is the price and the build quality of the lens. The 1.8 is a LOT cheaper than the 1.4 and from what I have heard the 1.8 isn't as well made [more plastic parts, overall but I have never used the 1.8 lens. I am sure someone who has used both can say more on the subject. I have the 1.4 and I am really happy I spent the extra money on it. I got the lens bundled with my body, so I am not sure what I actually paid for it, but it was retailing at $500.

Thirding the need for a warning of graphic images. RIP poor dog.

That makes me mad. We are slowly losing our only native dog due to trapping and cross breeding. They're native for godsake and we don't have many left, we should be protecting them not killing them! But isn't the dog in the article a dingo cross? Its not really 'native' in that case. I agree that we should try to preserve them as a native species, but personally I think that domesticating them is just as bad in terms of removing them from their natural environment. I'm talking about what casowner wrote, about a wildlife park breeding dingoes then putting the pups down because no one else wanted any.

Well, no, they are not. But have been here long enough to form its own unique "breed" that sets it apart from other asian "dingos" (meaning they look similar but you can usually tell where it has come from) This leaves us with a dilema. Preserve a non native? Or preserve a distinct breed of dog that has been here long enough to fill the niche of our missing large land based carnivores. Australia has this problem in a few areas. We have the only wild dromedaries in the world, We have a stable population of Bali banteng, which like the dingo is a primative "domestic" breed yet is endangered in it's home country. Where do we draw the line? They say our sparrows are genetically changing from their european ancestors. Will we one day treat them as a new native species? Well haven't dingoes been here for thousands of years? They were here way before any white people were. From what I have read, it is thought that when the Aboriginals came to Australia they bought the dingoes with them. I don't see why they can't be classified as native, they don't really impact on the rest of the native wildlife as the introduced species do. To me I can see dingoes going the same way as the thylacine. By the time the jerkwads in power realise something needs to be done, it will be too late.

That makes me mad. We are slowly losing our only native dog due to trapping and cross breeding. They're native for godsake and we don't have many left, we should be protecting them not killing them!

YAY for Charlie!!!

Come on people! More pictures. :D

Think I have found it! It is a member of the same family as the Redback. Taken from wiki "The bite of S. grossa is known to be medically significant in humans, however without any long-lasting effects." So yes I'd nuke it to be on the safe side, esp with dogs. Or relocate it to a local park. Steatoda grossa The Brown House Spider or the False Black Widow or the Cupboard Spider Pics: http://www.eurospiders.com/Steatoda_grossa.htm http://www.google.com.au/images?q=Steatoda...440&bih=915 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_grossa http://www.flickr.com/photos/australianspi...57622833686132/

Most likely a red back. Not all red backs have the red stripe. its the right shape and right shaped web for a redback.