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So its now horses, people and dogs - are they ever going to cull the damn things that have set up home in populated areas. This rubbish about stressed and therefore sheeding the virus - well its not like it would go on for long unlike this 'oh well just kill the horses and dogs that a positive and hope the humans dont catch it coz the poor little bats have to be safe'. However the enviromentalists dont want to tell the difference between removing creatures that are a threat to human populated areas and ones out in the wild where they arent bothering anyone. So glad they havent migrated to Sa yet though it does seemthey are heading slowly into NSW. And they wont even test the bat populations for it either - how hard would that be compred to killing all other animals that they infect. Yes several horses survived the first time way back in the early 90s and the poor vet worked so hard to try and save them and ultimately DPI decided it wasnt worth the risk and ordered the survivors be put down anyway so now if a horse is positive its dead end of story.

Presale seats seems pretty damn good - only had to get a single ticket and it looks like front row just to the side of centre. Even now you can get second row but in the bank of seats to the side for Adelaide but still pretty damn good - for a single ticket.

Yes cartrophan is a course of injections once a week for four weeks and can make a massive difference to their mobility. Starts as once a year but ours at 12 is now on twice a year but have heard other dogs having it more often. I also use joint guard and when needed rapigel and magnetic coat (at the very least the magnetic coat does get warmer than her others).

First DSLR was a 10D and that lasted 2 years before it had to go for repairs and I got the 350D as a fill in camera. After 3 years I got the 40D - had been waiting for that model as it offered better frame per second and other stuff that the 10D didnt have. 10 D was the second camera til it died and the 350D was the second camera. 40D was fantastic but after 2 years started to have issues so got a 50D (should not have done that) 40D still main camera but lasted another 6 months til the shutter stopped working properly so off for repairs (50D was suppose to replace but was useless had to go for its own repairs) so back to the 350D as the fill in camera for those weeks and while it had a slower frames per second it didnt miss a beat on everything else I needed it for (though I hated having it out in the rain). So once both 40 and 50D were repaired I got the 7D (50D dust collector would be good for landscape and portrait stuff just not action) so now the 40D is the second camera when needed and the 350D currently doesnt have a lens on it but still should work fine if needed. I love the 40D its always delivered and the 7D has also done so although it took a fair bit of setting up to get the photos wirking well but once sorted its all good. Its not a stick on auto camera if you truly want to use it at its best. The 350d good old reliable camera that did the job I needed last year. I've only upgraded when the new cameras had far more to offer than the current one and the current one has started to have some kind of issue needing repair - better to spend money on lenses than upgrade for no obvious reason. And all digital cameras will take good shots if you use them correctly just that something like the 7d should provided 30 shots in the space that say the 10D would have done 10. For sports stuff when you must get the shot thats a huge advantage - for snapshots not so important.

I had some yappy thing rush out from some units last week - I just roared at it to 'git outta it' and it backed off really quickly (it always takes a second follow up though as they stop but dont back off til you growl at them a second time). If you grab your dog and get scared any dog no matter how small will keep going at you and your dog. If you get between your dog and it (and teach your dog to do this) you can yell/growl at them , stomp your foot and kick if you have to. Most back off well before the kick stage if you become the aggressor in your personal space. You have to teach your dog that it must stay behind you and let you deal with it though. The other day I had some moron walking their black fluffy thing on oe of those retractor lead and she was trying to haul it away as it charged us - my dog though kept me between it and her and shot forward to stay clear when it and owner got around behind us. Owner just yanked on it no discipline and thats common they do nothing or 'comfort' the little yappy charging thing instead of putting it in its place.

Yes - and in SA the Dog and cat control board somewhere has a link to legislation that if a dog attacks an animal or person that goes into its yard without the owners knowledge where it is contained then the dog is not to blame (there is proper wording but basically if a dog kill sa cat that wanders into its backyard the dog owner is not liable). However there are different rules for different states let alone councils

Not any more. AVA recommendation is annual vacs every three years And last time it came out it was using the correct type of vaccine - something to check with the vet not just to go 'oh well the dog is fine I read it on the internet I wont go to the vet for 3 years'. Last time I was at the vet one dog came out and theywere saying that it was due in another 3 years so I assumed they had been using the particular product that is made for the three yearly vaccination.

The vet didnt want to do bloodwork on an old dog? Ours is now 12 and for the last couple of years she's started having yearly blood test that shows all sorts of things including how the kidneys are going. They just hold still and take some blood out and its all done. However it can get pricy when it comes to the actual test so its a shock if you were not planning on it at that time.

Here we go THESE DAYS we have better nutrition and hygiene - I hate that argument whether its dogs, horses, people its only used by the young who think we've emerged from the dark ages in the last decade. Sorry but wherever I've lived and even before that back into the 60s has been pretty damn clean and healthy food (food hasnt changed THAT much) and our dogs were vaccinated from at least the 80s onwards (probably before I dont remember that). As were the humans due to science finding vaccines to prevent or minimise some nasty diseases that were around. Australia was not a third world country back in the 60s and even the 50s hygiene and healthy food has always been available. Even in the 40s people arriving from England were amazed at the locals and how casual they were about good healthy food being in the supermarkets. Better care? Our dog always went to the vet as needed and came inside the house and seemed very happy with their treatment - they even had a towel heater in their kennel for winter when it was below zero and that was in the 80s. AS far as Im concerned if I knew a dog owner didnt vaccinate (or at the very least titre test every year to make sure they had immunity) I wouldnt want my dog near their dog or places they go - though obviously going to local parks you never know what other dogs have been there. ETA - unless the dog has a medical reason not to be vaccinated akin to people who were allergic to eggs being unable to have various vaccinations.

YAY he's coming to Adelaide!!!!! Hear one very good review from a dog professional who saw one of the shows last time (otheres on here would have seen the same review I think).

Parents dog fully vaccinated every year lived to 17. Back in the 80s the afghan lived til 14 and the lab x was a week before he was 14. That includes heartworm tablets (daily when they first came in then later monthly)

Havent heard anything about bats except dont let them bite you and keep horses well away. I'd be keeping dogs away from any bats and their droppings.

I asked about the joint guard when the dog got gastro (from something else) and was told that it was fine to keep feeding as it wouldnt affect her (that was once she was back on the ID food).

We use Joint Guard and exercise on lead with a wuick run at the end at the park (once she's warmed up). The powder does take a while to work but it did and now I'll also use rapigel if she's sore after a walk and then put the magnetic rug on her (if anything it should be that bit warmer than the normal rug) and when the rapigel dries I'll brush/comb it out too. Something seems to work. She also has cartrophan injections a couple of times a year too. Never heard of deer antler.

It wont heal at all while you allow jumping - ANY jumping no matter how small. Our dog tends to go lame on various legs (hips, shoulder, elbow - most recent was shoulder) and you cannot allow them to run, jump, nothing. Lift into the car and back out again, lift ontothe bed and back off again - our dog is not allowed at all now to jump in and out of the car (it is a kluger so higher than some) and she hates it. According to her she is fine to jump and will try to do the run up and jump if you dont block & correct her before she gets moving (in reality she gets sore and is likely to just miss and scratch her way up the last bit). Anti inflammatories will work but takes a while and you cant let the dog go back to jumping and running even if they look better for as long as the vet said to contain. And then its building slowly back up with controlled walking on the lead not rushing around. Been there done that and now have a whole regimine but ours has been checked by the vet and if she goes sore its some rest then walk on lead slowly building up and using Rapigel then brushing it out when it dries not to mention the magnetic rug etc. Just remember the antiinflammatories may take the pain away and the dog will want to dash around but in reality its maskign the problem while helping it so you must not allow running and jumping for a lot longer than what seems to have the dog better.

They look like eye glint to me. Eye glint is fantastic and just adds to the image (some actually photoshop it in!). The iamge looks a little over exposed (too bright) to me but if you rate the colour as how it should be then thats all that matters.

See I prefer how crystal clear the second shot is. I dont get the 'my eyeballs hurt' that I get on the extreme blur to show speed technique. Even perhaps at 1/1000th with a tiny miniscule amount of the blur ok but at 1/100th I hate that - too much blur. Think I went up to about 1/2500th for the FA18s in flight and although it freezes the action they are a plane you know they are moving and not about to fall on you (well you hope since there are always those horror stories from airshows)

I should also add always pan with the moving dog if side on. Dont pick a spot and wait as it wont work. Panning is actually the action of following a moving object regardless of if you use a slow speed and get that awful (well I hate it) blur effect - its a car or a horse moving you KNOW its moving you dont have to blur to prove it (sorry just a small vent about blur needed to show movement) or if you are using a high shutter speed to freeze the action.

Yes thats the road goes between sir don bradman drive and past Coca Cola - the henley beach road overpass (just down the road from Stepneys - the place with the moving dinosaur). Hope they found their way home or someone found them as its very busy around there and the only open space is the parklands over the multilane intersection.

Ive said it before. sunny day (gets harder if no sun). Set camera on 1/1000th, F8, ISO 400, Ai servo and put focus on dog (make it use the centre point only or the camera will get confused). Now with the dog running towards you it is harder and somtimes the camera wont be able to change focus quickly enough to keep up with the dog - I have a couple of lens that struggle with this even with the predictive focus (thats what AI focus is doing). If you can get someone else to have the dog run to them it makes life a lot easier. And put the sun behind you too. With the white in teh sun perhaps up the aperture to F9 or whatever the next one is (white animals are only one F stop different to brown ones). And try and take pics where there is green in the background not a fence or something that will reflect (same with black dogs as the contrast is too much). I take action photos every single week at the races and when I got to equestrian events.

Just a warning since I have no idea what council looks after that area but there was a brown (liver?) Pointer and a small long haired pom out loose running around the 4 lanes of road in the area of the overpass (there is a fenced off area on the far side of the road and they were heading along the fence but there isnt a lot of space). Had I not stopped dead (and the van alongside) I would have collected both of them with the front of the car about 10 min ago. Its very dark and the bigger dog is a lot harder to see out there so if anyone knows someone who have own a pointer and pom might be an idea to check and make sure they are not missing in that area. There isnt a lot of space outside the roadway and both clearly have no road sense (they walked straight out in front of me and the van without looking or hestitation).

Just be supportive - and just ask relevant questions such as to make sure she has a vet and that she goes in for a check and vaccinations and ask if its had any training. If not perhaps suggest some local places she could go. You'll get further just making suggestions of stuff to remember than coming across with the 'you are young you will stuff up you dont know about owning dogs'. Perhaps it was an impulse or perhaps she had thought about it for a while and when one came up she just thought she'd grab it. It doesnt hurt to ask how its going and offer advice on what she could try to fix and issues - in time she might ask you for advice who knows.

Th eonly reason to watch that show is to get yourself angry. I will say on a recent bondi vet the bloke did make it clear (without being nasty) that the female dog having puppies needed to be desexed instead of this woman breeding collie x some kin dof pointer crosses. You saw it briefly when he mentioned he would take the dam of the puppies (for desexing when the woman asked which one he wanted if he could) and then a bit later when she said 'all the hard works done' (and he made another commetn on the side). So he got brownie points for that. As for the 7pm project - cannot believe people still watch that and channel 10 are being reported as plannign to drop Sandra Sully and George negus as cost cutting measures.....

my mother's friend called all her corgis by the same name - as a kid I thought it was odd (this is the new ..... not the old one) but the lady was happy and the dog didnt know any better. My aunt had at least two budgies in succession that had the same name - yep no idea why either. I couldnt do it and dont understand why someone would be you have to respect their choice and again its not like the new version knows its called the same as the previous dog.

Dont know about humans but because our dog goes to horse events and therefore has exposure (or the chance of) to manure she has had a tetanus vaccination and booster since we've had her (that was 10 years ago or so they recomended she have it just in case). They started with two shots a month apart and then it was several years between boosters.