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15/52 - Smells like chicken I was a little disappointed with the focus of this shot but still really liked it.

Wish we had a place like that to take a walk in

No but we did visit the Koala Sanctuary during the day and the old farm/homestead (can't quite remember what it was) and the seal lookout/info place. This was a few years ago. There was a storm when we did the pengiuns, we froze our bottoms off but it was totally worth it.

No idea but wanted to hijack the thread to say - The penguins are soooooo cute!!!!!!! I was in tears watching them all waddle to their little homes. sorry late hour girly outburst

I second that. We went through quite a few expensive beds (including tough beds) which lasted various amounts of time. We bought a Kuranda bed a few weeks ago and so far so good. We have a lab and a golden retriever who are actually pretty good with beds and toys but once they start on something it doesn't take long - 5mins of boredom/curiosity and we're down another $90 bed. We have the largest size which is big enough for our 3 dogs to curl up on (foster pup is ACDx). We also paid extra for the aluminium legs and corners and the tough bed/trampoline material. The only down side is that the bed doesn't have holes in it so dirt, water, etc pools on the top.

I think it's nice and natural - she's a pretty little girl. For me I think the lego bucket makes the photo a bit 'messy' and I found my eyes fighting between focusing on the girl's face and the bucket I find the angle a little odd to look at as well. I've only started getting into photography myself though so that's just my opinion. I had a play with the photo while eating lunch, hope you don't mind.

I have my eye on a couple of items but probably won't bid until near the closing date if they are still affordable

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I've seen first hand what happens when two playmates get caught in each other's collars. Years ago I had a 'friend of a friend' dog staying with me and my dog. One day I came home to find that my big dopey girl had grabbed hold of her little friend's collar. Little friend had then obviously managed to spin himself around and was being strangled by his own collar which was tightly wedged around my girl's bottom jaw. He had blood frothing out of his nose and his eyes were full of blood (not sure what that's called). I managed to get them untangled and rushed to vet - both were ok but it was a horrible, frightening experience. It was years before I got another dog and she wore a collar until we got our GR boy. I tried the breakaway collars which seem very good but because they play a lot the collars ended up on the ground more times than not and eventually chewed. I tried nudie dogs but a few weeks ago our lab performed a houdini with our foster dog in our yard which we had previously considered escape proof. It's a bad enough feeling to know your dog is missing but a whole lot worse when your realise she's completely IDless. (edit to amend that she's not completely IDless but microchips are useless unless the person takes them to the vet to check). So all dogs have collars back on and I try not to think about the dangers. I was considering another form of ID, like a leg strap or something but I'm not sure how that would work (I picture something like a hospital ID bracelet) :D

We bought our lab home smack bang in the middle of winter - and it sure is a lesson in patience taking a 10wk pup to the loo at 4am in the morning trying to stay still and calm even though your suffering frost bite (yes I know what you're thinking melbounites, but it feels cold to us!). From what I remember she was a pretty good pup (well she's still a pup, 10 months old now). Her one major issue which had us despairing was biting. It took a long time and a lot of work to improve this behaviour and it really tested our ... characters ... to persevere with the 'I am a tree' training that everyone advised - I've got the scars to prove our resolve. We still have some minor issues which we're working on and the vet assures us she's not deaf ;) so we just keep plodding along. Wouldn't trade her for the world though.

13/52 - bobbing for orbee apples

Our cat is on twice daily phenobarb for epilepsy and he has never shown signs of being sedated. He's been in for blood tests regularly to check the toxicity level of the drug and so far his seizures have been controlled so his dose hasn't changed (has been about 18 months). Just checked his pill bottle, he take 15mg per day and he weighs just over 5kg. He's only 3 years old so I'm not sure if the age makes a difference. It's a horrible time to go through, even on medication every time I see a twitch I wonder if a seizure is coming.

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These look really good - actually I think the some of the most 'stylish' I've seen. Just being able to buy covers is a great idea, I know I'm forever washing 'dog stuff' here so extras are always good.

You may also want to do a search through this forum and/or on google to arm yourself if you are considering getting 2 puppies at the same time as there are some 'risks (for lack of a better word) to trying to raise 2 pups together. Does anyone think there could be issues bringing home 2 adult rescue dogs at the same time?

A note that lab pups can be very boisterous, they also shed a lot. We have a lab and a golden and I would not say they have similar personalities at all but that's just my experience http://www.rescuealabrador.com/ http://www.luv-a-lab-rescue.com/ http://www.petrescue.com.au

Also see this thread http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...=192609&hl=

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but an anchor point is a structurally sound/strong part of the car which you can attach safety devices (ie. baby capsule) to. I think all cars have anchor points? In our car (mitsb. lancer) the anchor points are behind the passenger seat headrests. *edit to look it up on google* From RACV question what is an anchor point and where is it located in my vehicle? answer Infant restraints, child car seats, child harnesses and some booster seats need to be attached via a top tether strap to an anchor point in the car. The anchor point can be found on the parcel shelf in sedans, and on the floor area in station wagons, vans and hatchbacks. Some station wagons may have the anchor point on the inside roof area. Depending when a car was manufactured, this will be either a special anchor bolt or anchor fitting. Not all vehicles are equipped with an anchor point and some vehicles will require special modifications to fit one. Beware that you do not confuse the luggage hook in the back of a station wagon with anchor points.

We use the PetBuckle travel harness http://waggle.com.au/petbuckle-b18/travel-harness-p266. It's a little bit fiddly to put on the dogs but they all are imo.

I recently bought one of these for my foster up (ACDx) and it now takes him twice as long to eat his meals. He's quite slim though so he can fit his nose between the... protrusions. I've been washing it in the dishwasher (top rack) with no problems. I don't leave the food bowls down so I'm not sure how chew resistant it is but it feels pretty sturdy to me. The only downside I've noticed is that it's difficult to mix food in the bowl. I also think it makes him work harder for his meals which can't be a bad thing

We're usually the only people/dogs at our off-leash park but we have had a few 'interesting' experiences in the past. When our lab girl was about 6 months old, 2 ladies (mum and grandma at a guess) bought in a pram with a 12-18mo in it. Our lab being the happy and bouncy girl she is, ran up the pram and put her front paws up on the bar thing (I don't have kids or a pram hehe) to peer in. Child started screaming, grandma starting yelling at our horrible evil dog. I don't even think they had their own dog there Before that incident, there was a young girl who entered the park screaming and running at all of the dogs trying to get them to chase her. When she saw our lab pup (probaly just shy of 5 months then) she ran over squealing (awwww puppy!) and tried to lift pup up by 'hugging' her around the middle and yanking. ;) On a positive note, I once saw a lady with a little girl who was probably around 3 years old. She stood next to her daughter the entire time and was keeping a very close eyes on things. At one stage, the little girl got bumped by a dog and fell over. Before bub could start crying, mum knelt down, talked to her and the little girl stood straight back up and didn't seem worried at all. I watched for a few minutes because it's pretty rare to see a child behave well around dogs (in my epxerience) and it was obvious mum was teaching her the right things

12/52 - She's all the way in the background but I liked this shot

Photos aren't appearing but I love the name! My mum gave me a copy of What Katy Did which she was given by her grandfather when she was little.

You could always ask for DOLer's opinions on the kennel you are considering. There are quite a few North Brisbane people here so they may have some input.