Juddabug Whippets

Hey jack and dash, we slow he lure down after they've crossed the line as it makes them think all that running lead to catching it! Makes them eager to run again!

Wow muttrus! Are they all yours? And all so nice to doggies!? I'm so jealous!

Oooh, lovely coral trout! What's the blue, sluggy thing?

Oh wow! I'd never noticed the stripe on their back before!

I love Queenstown! Gorgeous!

Wow thanks Kuma, I agree it would have taken ages to comment on all the photos. I appreciate your comments on my photos too :)

I'm so jealous! I'll dream of Feijoas tonight you watch!

Oooh thanks for that tidbit of info!

Hey impatiens, I'm not actually from NZ... but lived in Wellington for 5yrs (2003-2008) and I miss it! Totally missing Feijoas at the moment!

Maybe they were... Hmmmn... Will have to try again on another rainy day!

Week 19 19/52 - Juddy ... Not the best shot but he had crazy ears 19/52 - Monet (in blue) wins her race! 19/52 - Diva gets friendly with the lure 19/52 - Benson catches some Zzzz's C&C welcome and appreciated.... Composition and also my editing... As am a Lightroom newb! I used to use my iPad for all my editing and it is taking some getting used to. MnDM P.s is this week, week 20? Have I caught up yet?

Geesh, I'm so far behind with actually uploading photos! So here goes Week 18 18/52 - Juddy all snug in his new foldout bed 18/52 - Monet trying to keep warm 18/52 - Diva showing new racers how it's done 18/52 - Benson (experimenting in PS for a new watermark! Thoughts?) Any c&c welcome! I'm still getting my head around Lightroom! MnDM

Yeah I took the bracketed photos of the storm brewing... But they all came out blank.... And I did hit the align button and nada! Brain has fried... Next time lol

Running late, but did take photos, just hadn't posted them yet.... Slack I know! Week 18 18/52 - the croc... The very prized and treasured toy Week 19 19/52 - Wilma checks out how the lure works MnDM

Oh Linda, least yours worked! Mine were fuzzy and several were just solid white... What the!

Okay, so I've updated my DPP too! Just cos everyone else was! :) I want to see all your HDR photos... I haven't even a clue where to start! So will sit idly by and wait.....

Awww, my heart is warm seeing these! Just cuteness!

Wow, thanks for that info! I just love the vibrancy of all those colours! Stunning

Oooh, I'm interested in the teleconverter! I have the f4 70-200mm Canon and love it, but almost want more zoom.... Loving your first lot of photos too!

Well the last 24hrs have been good! No growling and definitely no flare ups! We've taken all the dogs for a big run/walk so they are now sleeping and too tired to even think about starting something! I guess we all get a bit lax from time to time and it's these events that jolt us out of our comfort level and get us on guard for everything again!

Oh wow! I love the colours! Do you brighten these in you post-processing at all? They are just stunning!

I love seeing your photos kja! I'm another who will never get sick of them!

Lol! Love it!

Thank you RedAngel. I certainly hope our girls will be like yours. Today when the dogs grabbed a toy and went zooming off in the backyard we've just closed the door and called Monet in, she just goes and sleeps on the couch, not fussed. There was one incidence of just posturing this morning, but it all ended very quickly. We've asserted our role as alpha in the last 24hrs and have now got a no dogs on laps uninvited rule. We'll see how the next few days go and hoping with the extra training and being firmer with them we can minimise the occurrence of the locking jaws! It has only happened once. Right now they are all snuggled up together. We are now just very aware of the triggers and know what to watch out for. We are definitely not going with the 'oh, they'll sort themselves out' attitude. Thank you again MnDM

Thanks for all your responses so far. We usually get home after work, cook dinner, eat and then go see the dogs, who've been watching through the glass doors! All our dogs sit on a mat whilst their food is being prepared, sit before receiving their food, are fed in order. Monet and Benson always finish first and are held back until the other two finish. But even if they get to eachothers bowls, its 4 heads in a bowl and not a peep. They wait to be let inside. They are outside during the day and only allowed inside at night once we're home. All the whippets have jackets to keep them warm. Monet races and shows no sign of slowing down. They have three doonas and couches to sleep on during the day. At night, Monet and Benson sleep in the garage, she has three doonas and her jammies on. Diva is crated inside. I'm starting to think that I might be the resource. Diva is very attached to me, she came to us with some separation anxiety where as Monet is not fussed. They all happily play with toys, bones and each other. It only happens when they are in an excited state playing in the backyard and barking. It is almost like Monet is trying to keep them quiet and Diva reacts when Monet is telling her off. But it doesn't happen every time they all play, just once in a while. The growling on the couch only happened once last night, they spent the rest of the night and morning snuggled up together. I am a trainer of exotic animals, but with not having experienced this kind of behaviour between dogs in my own home before I thought of Dol first and know i need to act quickly but do the right things? I will be contacting the girls breeder today for some more advice. More than happy to hear what people think or if you've been in a similar situation. MnDM