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Hi Linda - whereabouts roughly are you located? I'm trying to work out the most convenient location for everybody (impossible mission to be sure, but we can try!) Missmoo - I'll scrawl your name down in my little black book and let you know dates and location :-) I'm hanging out for some good weather now!

Thanks Bundy's mum It's nice to be able to have a bit of time at the moment to dedicate to it finally!

Hi Brooke - the more the merrier (plus it'd be a good dogs day out, too!) I think, once the weather lets up a bit, I'll organise a date

hi how is your gorgeous girl going? will be there if i am able to on the day if not will have to email you some pics and get you to do one of Daire as i dont have one of him Ah yes, Her Ladyship is as bitchy as ever Hehe you'll definitely have to send me some piccies if we don't get to see you! I was have a browse through my files and realised I have so many collections of peoples dogs/cats. I should make a trading card set. We can trade them like the kiddies do with their Pokemon cards LOL

That's a good idea - I'm thinking somewhere that people at least have other options for things to do That would be awesome, if you're happy to take some photographs Actually, it'd probably be a nice opportunity for any mad keen dol doggy photographers as well. Let me get my map book out

How've you been Flaves I haven't seen your guys for aaaages, you'll definitely have to bring them along ;-) The more the merrier - I'll see if I can pick a date where the weather is not as atrocious as todays!

Snap - I was thinking of suggesting Newport Lakes too. LOL sure - or maybe we could have an en masse dol roadtrip I do indeed - the last two pocket critters I painted were of Cockatiels and a Bearded Dragon :-) I love drawing hounds - they have an uncanny knack of being able to pose for quite a long time too LOL

Excellent - does anyone have a preference on location? There are some nice dog parks around me, but I hope to pick somewhere central to everybody else

Thanks, guys After doing these on the side for the past six years, I've decided to devote a lot more time into them. I do love drawing I haven't set a date as such yet, just trying to gauge interest at the moment... I'll let you guys know when and where, and see if we can come up with dates and times that suit everybody

Just popping my head in to add: the piccies on my website are finished paintings (they take me weeks to do - they're basically what I use to pay bills lol). I'll post an example later this evening of the type of sketches we'll be doing on the day :-) I'll sort out a date soon, and if anybody would like to add some suggestions on a location I'm open :-)

OK! After a long hiatus, I am back into pet portraiture full-swing. What I'm building at the moment, is a folio full of doggy "life drawings". I have plenty of paintings done from photographic reference, but being that I tend to give away all the life drawings I do without photographing them, I've decided to build a "proper" folio :-) Or at least one that's got pictures in it! I'm looking for a bunch of doler's (or non doler's), who are happy to come for a meet up and sit for around half an hour and let me sketch their dog. You can take your art home (there's no charge!); my demands are simple - I need a photo of the finished piece! And hey, if you're artistically inclined too, and we can get enough people interested, bring your sketch pad. We can make a grand day of it. I'm based around Melbourne, so my suggestion is a dog friendly park. Expressions of interest? If you'd like to first see some of my pieces, have a quick look here: http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/222328-watercolour-pencils-inktense/ Or here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kats-Art/213994388627334 (these ones are done from photographic reference)

What a beautiful tribute, farewell to a grand lady Evie, be free with my old Border Jackie-girl (aka magpie hunter)

I have a super cool mongrel terrier He's had a couple of owners but he's all mine now I also have my purebred border collie, she's pretty good too Mongrel, mutt, mix breed, pedigree, purebred, border-collie-bitch-from-hell, I don't care how people refer to my dogs.

What a horrible tragedy, Jed you are in our thoughts :rofl:

Sorry I felt sick and couldn't watch the whole thing It's extremely graphic and disturbing. Those poor cows screaming and writhing in the kosher meat factory finally did my head in. I've not heard a cow scream like that before. I felt physically ill. I find it chilling the multitude of ways we have of killing life. I'd be curious as to what the general publics reaction would be if we were all shown the different places meat comes from. Until you see the processes, and how the animals can suffer, I wonder if you tend not to think about it too much. Do you think we'd be outraged, or we'd generally prefer not to know?

How sad I'll always stop for animals, but you need to be SO careful especially on freeways. Flick your hazards on, make sure you're not going to scare the dog back onto the road, and make sure you're completely aware of what's going on around you.

I have the utmost of respect for anyone having to do that job. I think this side tends to be covered up too much, as it's "not nice" for the general public. I personally think it's something that everybody needs to see.

I'm guessing not the full story here, but even so, neither should be allowed to own any animal Poor, poor creatures

I have Mary Ray's Dog Tricks: Fun Tricks to Teach You Dog http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Tricks-Teach-H...1098&sr=1-2 I bought it from Borders, it breaks down the tricks into steps, with the earlier tricks providing a foundation for the more complicated tricks towards the end of the book.

Very sad news Lee was a lovely lady who you could always have a chat and joke with. My condolences to her family and friends.

Indi was on Nutro, but she loves the Pro Pac (she's on the performance one) The kibble size is still pretty big (not small like the nutra grain type ones in Eagle Pack performance) Thanks a million Sagittarian

I know it's terribly addictive isn't it :rolleyes: Wait until you get rammed by a sheepie with horns though lol Indi got her PT earlier this year, but we'll wait a while before tackling A course.

Go the feral dogs :D Congrats, bring on started! Thanks! But we're still too feral for started

Our brag - my feral got her PT on the weekend she even looks feral in that photo

Kowai - they need to make the whole thing beginner friendly. There is an assumption that everyone has been trialling for years, and know the ins and outs of it all automatically. As someone who's not even been trialling a year, I'm still struggling with it. Luckily for me I have a great group of trialling mates who have been able to point me in the right direction, I'd hate to be trying to go it alone. Oh Kowai you would have loved the saga that was me trying to put Indi's papers in my name. I called the VCA 5 times that day, and got sighed at endlessly