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Just getting the dog back onto normal food after her problems in May. She has always had pedigree canned food but am a bit wary about their 'traditional' cans at present. Looking for suggestions on a low fat canned food that we can try her on (only gets a tiny bit as there is dry food too but dog doesn't believe she has been fed unless there is some canned food there). In particular something that comes in small cans (in case she reacts). Otherwise I'll just have to get more ID canned food. (Please dont mention raw food etc she cannot have bones etc - its not an option). Must be low in fat and not really processed stuff (she still reacts to human food like small amounts of cheese, processed meat, mayo etc in last corner of a sandwich).

The sheet I got from the vet said to avoid kangaroo meat (but then others on here feed it - I wont though).

Talk about nightmare - gastro/pancreatitis. There seemed to be a few dogs suffering a few months back. The dog is 9 years old and the vet explained that at her age the problem is trying to get her back on norml food. Basically what was coming out was liquid with blood. She had the injnection and starving for 24 hours then tablets for a week. Seemed to improve but then by the end of the week she started having problems again (pretty much back to liquid and blood). Back to vet another injection, more antibotics both the amoxcil and the other white one and the pink liquid to line the gut. For the two weeks on medication first we started with the rice and chicken but after 10 days she was strting to refuse most of the rice (loved the chicken) and having lost weight noticably had to feed something else. Other choice was the ID prescription food - on this she has done OK - you can feel the difference between that and the normal fattier dry food in the residue left on your hand. Anyway after another week I tried her again on her normal food and that caused intermittent problems fo a few days. So laid downthe law (food police time again) all she had for another 4 weeks was the id food - none of her normal food, treats, etc no human food nothing and finally what came out returned to normal colour (for the first couple of weeks it was a light brown though solid). Vet warned me that she may become intolerant to the fattier food and treats due to her age (a young dog should be expected to have less problems going back). For the last couple of weeks I have slowly very slowly been adding alittle more of her normal dry food to the id meal at night. She also has been getting the odd one scooby snack or one little marrowbone schmacko treat every few days in the last week. She got sick initally on April 25-27 weekend. She was given a corner of a sandwich a week ago with a tiny amount of processed meat, mayonnaise, cheese, etc (I didn't know about it til I stressed out about an abnormal pile in the yard and was then told of this little treat shed had a few days before). Her heartworm tablet upset her a month ago but I think maybe this months one hasnt caused a reaction as bad this time. Vet also said that whenever we try her on a bone to avoid the ones cut down the centre as the marrow itself is fatty and we have to be careful of upsetting her insides. SO we are into month three but she is still a way off getting dinner leftovers of any sort. Gastro problems resulting in bad attacks do take a long time to get over especially in older dogs. Slightly off topic - does anyone know how long chicken breasts can be kept frozen in the freezer (they've been there since early May is that too long?)

The 10D, - 40D canons are heavier and made of metal more than the 350D line of cameras (more plastic in the build) however I have taken that 350D out in rain, dust, 42 degree heat and nothing has made a difference to the performance. And the heavier and more 'sturdy' the more tired your hands and arms will get too f you dont take the camera out regularly (I can't use the battery grip on my canons as I cant lift the camera properly by mid afternoon if out all day). However a heavier camera can also make you hold it more 'still' when taking the photo as well.

Try to pick up all of them in the shop and see which one FEELS best to you to use and handle. The main difference that is discussed between Canon and nikon is that the Nikon is apparently bigger and blokes who generally have bigger hands find it easier to hold whereas women generally with smaller hands tend to find the canon easier to hold. But good idea to try ALL the brands/models that are in your price range and see which one you like best for holding and see which one you find easiest to change dials and settings as unless you plan to use the various features the more expensive cameras have you may as well buy one of the name brand point and shoot cameras (fo a couple of hundred dollars the little point and shoots are fantastic).

Closer to $100 for a skylight one. As with everything you get what you pay for.

Thats a myth - the 'softer' crap. I would have noticed by now. Perhaps if you were putting them on the side of a house just maybe there might be a difference if you were to search but not for normal shots for normal prints. Better to be safe with expensive lens.

Well was looking at the filter on my 100-400mm lens last weekend (hadn't been out with it for a while) and if you buy a lens that expensive always get a filter to protect it. Saw what looked like dust or mark that needed cleaning on the filter so went to clean it off - nope actually appears to be damage from grit or something. Only on the edge on one side and doesn't affect the photos but damn glad that filter is there as the lens is good as new. Always protect your gear!

A monopod is a must if its a very heavy lens - ie holding steady isnt the entire problem but actually being able to hold the camera and lens up. I have the 100-400mm lens at events and I need the monopod to simply hold it up most of the time. However using a monopod does take a bit of practice and it does limit some of your movement if you are panning after something.

Sometiems when you go to amazonit comes up with a little gold box offer in the top right corner. I've looked at them occasionally but then a lot of the non book and CD things you cannot buy from OS (eg you couldn't buy breyers through amazon). The system finds offers based on your past shopping history and you have a time frame to purchase once you look at the offer.

Sometimes the camera can have an error in writing to the card - can be caused by anything even a battery running low. Sometimes its the card but reformatting in the camera (not on the computer) should fix the problem. Not common but can happen now and again. Does the software allow you to delete individual files? Maybe its something to do with RAW that causing problems with skipping the corrupt ones - dont know dont work with that format. I just use windows to upload from card to computer. I'd open the folder with the photos (the corrupt ones just would not come up as an image) and highlight and copy everything across to where I want it. With the corrupt ones a message would come up that it couldn't copy and after selecting OK it would skip that one and copy the rest.

OK - are these images jpegs or raw (rawfiles are HUGE compared to jpegs). I have had the odd image come up as corrupt and often the camera had a glitch but I found that the other images could be downloaded just not the corrupt ones (but then the card reader I think would come up with some kind of an error and you' tell it to skip that file and it would continue with the others. Also do you reformat the card in the camera every time you use it? as only deleting when in card reader can cause problems with th ecard as that doesnt clear the information properly.

Unless you have a professional camera (ie the flash unit is away from the lens not right next t it like on a point and shoot) you will get the red eye reflection (its actually the light reflecting off the back of their eye) with flash photos. But with black dogs you do have to be careful as even in sunlight they will tend to look dark. Best time of day is earlier in the morning or later in the afternoon when the light is more side on not overhead and make sure the sun is coming from directly behind you. With SLRs you can also over expose a little which helps as does teh highlights and shodows control in photoshop.

Quality Camera Sales Canon gear only but also has tripdos, bags, cards, etc Easily sidetracked = tie everything on and never put anything down. it use to be suggested I put the camera bag down but after having to go back to the races to collect a hat and another time to have someone collect a phone and charger I'd left there I carry everything with me.

Hold his breathe. No kidding hold as still as possible and hold breathe. Or use something to prop elbows on (chair/table) but still hold breathe when pressing button (do this slowly and carefully too).

Of course if you want to help Australian retailers and keep them in business Quality Camera Sales is fantastic - he will answer any questions on a Sunday and everything is shipped overnight by Aust Air Express. Based in Perth.

Do these specials from overseas include a valid Australian warranty?

Certainly is a wide range of feeding choices in this thread. The info that came from the vet when the dog first got sick also had a list of foods dogs shouldn't eat. It included sausages, pet mince (lower grade usually roo mince rather than human grade mince) and eggs (and a heap of really bad foods like the obvious chocolate, cooked bones, etc) and reasons why not to feed or what organs it affects.

That last one is a great shot JAG. Its is actually harder to get the pic from head on than it is side on. If I can ever get to another DOL SA meet up will have to take a few more pics with the new camera hopefully it might be sunny next time (animals look even nicer when the sun is out).

My dog is the black lab cross one. The golden retriever on the first two pages was my parents dog - lived til he was 17. There is a couple of pics of Ness and I think one of Zephyr in that group as well.

photo link Go to this link and put in dog as the key word and type in member ID 1483 on the right. I can't link to the actual images as they have to protect them from being copied. The black dog in mid air on page two and mid roll on the third roll on page three weretaken with a 10D on the settings suggeted. Where she looks like she is mid roll she was going from drop position to leaping up to catch food. Took a while to work out how her hid end got that high in a millisecond.

OK for a sunny day put the camera on the following settings in manual - leave the lens on autofocus its too difficult to manually focus on a fast moving dog (only exception is if you are taking a pic over an agility jump then be at a 45 degree angle to the jump and focus on the middle then pan with the dog as it goes over the jump and take the pic mid flight). 400 ISO shutter speed 1/1000th (any slower it will not have a chance of pin sharp dogs move quick) Aperture F8 (gives you more leeway with depth of field focus than 5.6 etc) AI Servo (as kja said). This is said to lock onto the moving subject you are panning with and 'predicts' the focus. Essential for racehorses so assume same with moving dogs (One shot setting will not get the focus right on a moving object). Try these settings first. In AI Servo the camera sould automatically use the centre focus point only (check the manual details for AI Servo as the 40D automatically does this). If it doesnt automatically use only the centre focus point you need to change it but dont forget to change it back once you have finished the action pics. If its not sunny up the ISO to 800 (or whatever the next one or two stops up are) and or drop the aperture try to change the shutter speed as only a last resort as its the speed that freezes the action.

Agree with if it works there is no problem. We feed pedigree & good Os and the dog looks great has a shiny coat and is well in herself - have used it for years (years ago we tried another supermarket brand and she becamse dull in the coat and it was flaky - never feeding that again but we did get a big dog food barrel for the dry food). She has also done well on supercoat food in the past too. And all the schmacko treats are also made by the same company as pedigree (they seem to have a mortgage on a wide range of dog food and treats). Currently she is on the ID prescription hills stuff and its wonderful her insides can process it and she is slowly starting to put back the weight she has lost over the preceeding weeks. She can also have food balls and have it in place of her regular treats. So if the dog does well on it and likes it where is the problem.

Thanks thought that was the case with that meat. Well since being on the ID food both canned and dry (the dry is wonderful she can have food balls instead of other treats and also feel like she's eaten tea when she gets both canned and dry) whats come out looks normal except its the similar colour as the dry food rather than darker brown. Next couple of days might try and add some of her normal dry food to her night time feed and if that goes well try introducing her treats slowly over the next week or two. Now have to start building her topline back up again - her back is so bony but we haven't been going on proper walks at all for the last month or so (I got hurt then she got sick). So will have to go back to basics for both of us and start off on the short walks and build up again.

I don't shoot RAW - that 2GB would be many many times bigger. Jpeg files are fine for most uses (yes my professional images are taken as jpegs and publish just fine) - if you get the photos right when taking them so you dont need to post process endlessly. Then why on earth dont you fill up an external drive then put it away (with those DVDs) then plug in another rather than have a million all out? For the average person taking their own pics where is the problem to burn to CD or DVD and store that and keep the special ones on the computer rather than simply clogging up the computers internal drives?