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I saw this yesterday when on my phone and now I am on my compeer with free time came in to have a go but you have some great options here already :)

They do. The whole zoo is amazing. Been twice before but my camera skills are much better these days. These are a couple form my first visit in 2007: They have a wonderful breeding program and a huge community of Orangs. They actually have 2 totally separate colonies. 1 group is very social and is handled a lot more, they come out into the restaurant area for feeding so you have breakfast/lunch with them sitting nearby feasting on fruit :)

I love that first photo of Karte. I wouldn't force them out either - stressed animals is not what they want to create. If the door is open, it is their choice. The last time I saw the Orangs at Adelaide climbing was when a poor possum was climbing the rope and they were investigating that - which included violently swinging and shaking the ropes to try and get it off. That was about 2 years ago. Mostly they seem to be in the long grasses or up on the first platform these days. And I am sure they hide under their blankets far more than they used to as well. There will be Orang pics galore in October when I go to Singapore Zoo :) And elephants and tigers...

You said you got OH to walk, sit her and reward. Do you ever reward while moving? Walking is the behaviour you want to reinforce so she should be rewarded while doing that. She might stop to eat but you should be marking the movement and presenting the reward then.

I always love the colour and sharpness of good macro photos. Seeing them makes me want a macro lens :)

Jazz at our current favourite walking spot

Reading the above, I actually wonder if she has ever been walked on a lead? It could be that she has never had her movement controlled like that and is objecting to it. Using the same methods as above but slightly different - I would pop her in the car and go for a drive to a quiet but interesting park. It might be than when she is somewhere different and is interested in the new place that she is happy to walk - a few steps where you want to go and then allow her to go check out what she wants to then a few more steps with you etc.

Certainly in people seizures can present in many different ways, so I would say that it is possible in dogs as well. I know someone with a child who has nocturnal seizures quite frequently. Loss of bladder and bowel control are also something that can happen with seizures. I would definitely be recording anything like that and letting the vet know as it may or may not be related. Hugs to you and Stella. What a terrible time

Liking a hydrobath and enjoying a wade/swim are 2 totally different things. Cinna LOVES water - she digs in her clam shell, dunks her head right into the water, prefers to run through the water at the beach rather than on the sand etc yet is terrified of the hydrobath. We have out own hydrobath and I resorted to feeding her dinner in there. All of my dogs have had a general dislike for bathing but have not been terrified like her. She is better now, will still try and avoid but if I can get her near the bath she will get in and stand there. I always give her a high value rewards she gets in (chicken wing at a minimum) but she still startles when I turn the water on and will stop eating at that point.

I have been reading and thinking bite your tongue, don't comment. But I can't help it. Bullbreedlover - you gave examples of a dog bloating or a snake bite. Let me rewrite the example... Dog lives in a house with 1 non working adult, dog gets let out at about 8am in the morning, non working owner goes and sits at the computer or TV and later does some housework but does not go outside until about 4pm when they realise gee the dog has even quiet. The dog bloated/got bitten by a snake at 8:45am - being home did not help them. I work, always have worked and had dogs. Back when I had 1 dog only that was still the case. I trialled 2 or 3 nights each week and attended trials on weekends with my dog or met up with friends when there were no trials to take him on nice long off lead runs. Of course the non dog club nights we did training at home, played games and went on walks. At the time when we had 1 dog we lived next door to a family with a stay at home Mum and a kelpie. I never saw that kelpie leave the yard except when he got out and got into our yard. He wasn't allowed to sleep inside at night and was only allowed inside for an hour or so of an evening, but he wasn't allowed in the lounge room - he had to stay on the tiles, in an area of the house that no one else was in as they were all in the lounge room. Sometimes the kids would play with him in the back yard but 90% of the time this dog that had people home all the time was alone while my dog who had no one at home for 30ish hours a week (I worked full time but due to the cross over times of people coming and going it was rarely more than 6 hours a day of no one at all home) was inside with me whenever I was home, was the main part of my social life so went with me almost everywhere I went outside of work and slept in my room. I also know some working people who I wish did not own dogs and some great families with a non working parent who do a fantastic job with their dog. The thing is, you can not automatically assume that anyone in a particular situation will behave in a certain way at other times. Regardless of a persons employment status, I will always ask them more questions about their life and how they will involve the dog in it as there are many working homes that I would rank above other homes.

Ah where I was thinking won't be any closer for you then. And it is not a family outing kind of place. The mangroves can be smelly but the dogs love the space and it is usually deserted :) I will add - the dogs themselves don't end up smellier than the beach normally, just the area itself can be a bit smelly.

Are you out North Noishe? There are a few other places you can take them for a good run and swim off Port Wakefield Rd. Not pretty like Semaphore but usually mostly deserted and no on/off leash times.

Here is my Akbar picture: And I think this is Nhu, not sure.

We should arrange a meet up 1 day :) I use a Sony A580 with a 70-200 f2.8 lens. So can't get in as close but it is fast and good for low light. I would like something longer at some point as well.

That is interesting to know about Akbar. His pacing has always worried me. Most of the animals at the zoo seem quite content but he has always paced. I got a picture of him laying over the log on Sunday as well. I wonder how close to each other we were without even knowing it :) I love your photo of Nhu. I have some shots of him with his Mum when he was younger but haven't managed to get a good 1 lately. What sort of camera and lens do you use? It looks like you have much better reach than I do.

I can watch Kluet for ages. He was hidden so well in those grasses. We had been there a few minutes and had no idea that he was there. The siamangs were fascinating - just for how human those behaviours were. tdierikx - I am fairly sure she is a sumataran tiger. Grizabella can probably clarify. I am slowly getting there with knowing the animals. Quite pleased that I can pick the difference between the 2 pandas. Makes labelling my photos when I get home much easier :)

My experience of the breed I would agree with this. My best friends as a kid bred them and they got home on 1 occasion to find 1 of their females keeping a known adult who had dropped by to pick something up company. Apparently she happily let him in, but no way was he allowed out until they got there and told her it was ok.

I'm in. 52 weeks of dogs for me and I will aim for manual settings...

I would suggest waiting until you have all the test results and a diagnosis and then give them a call. That way you can give them as much information as possible, including what other medications she is on and why.

And for something a bit different, there is a robotic dinosaur display there at the moment. I had my big lens on so could not do these justice. I needed a wide angle lens to get anything other than head shots.

We headed back to the zoo again yesterday, hadn't been for a while and it was a nice day for it. I start with the pandas no as they are most active in the morning. Funi was her usual gorgeous self and Wang Wang was walking around with his cheeky expression :) 1 of the tigers was up and about (makes a nice change) The meercats and ac roux around them watching their antics. I captured this shot but did not realise until I got home how he was resting his foot up like that, reminds me of how a person would stand :) We checked out the Orangs and couldn't see anything and then suddenly right in front of us the long bass moved and out popped Kluet, complete with blanket :) We even checked out the envirodome Spent ages watching the Siamangs. These aren't the best photos but I love them for what they show. You can clearly see how similar primates are to us. Having a "chat".... Out for a walk and could be kids jumping across stepping stones... And just enjoying each others company

Maybe try a different spot on? Luckily we rarely get problems and I only treat when we do but I have heard others say that after awhile they seem to get less effective and they need to change products. Perhaps try frontline? I have heard good things about Comfortis too.

LOL Vickie!! I came back to add some more and that was going to be if I need collection then a front cross is used, if I want to maintain extension than aim for a blind :) It is something that helps me decide what to put where.

Stacy Peardot covered blind crosses when she was here. And as she pointed out - the dog does NOT cross you, you cross the dog's path so it should not create a dog that changes side behind you. In fact when a handler at the clinics here in SA called the dog in behind her she was very quick to stop her and say never to do that. She also demonstrated that the dog should only be behind you for as long as it takes you to turn your head so you should not be losing connection with them. They have their place and so does a front cross. I will say that I am no longer scared of them as I was ,and I have not found my dog to decide to randomly change sides on me since starting to use them and I have used them on jumps as well as tunnels.

Not good at all. As Tassie said, it is something you hear more about in US lines. When I was on a few US Border Collie lists there were quite a lot of people who had dogs with it. Majority seemed to be well controlled with medication. I hope you can get her under control soon. Not fun for either of you