lovemesideways

Loving this thread. My guy isn't a Mal, but hes working line and the drive is definitely there!

Oooh mal baby yay! I was thinking about the interaction with people/kids the other day, I have a GSD pup (He is working line). and attracts so much attention wherever we go. Especially the constant "what cross is he?" because he is Sable. lol

Hmmm black dogs aye... Riddick Beach Zoomies by lovemesideways, on Flickr :D

Thanks :D I didn't miss Rover too much, not after seeing how completely ecstatic he was to see my mum and dad Roscoe is definitely keeping me occupied :D (And he just trotted into his crate, ON HIS OWN! And is happily munching bit of bone I gave him, door open. Happy face :D)

Hmm photos you say :D Roscoe 8.5 Weeks by lovemesideways, on Flickr :p

1 black Labrador, Riddick. Who is almost 2, the loveliest thing you would ever meet and follows me every move :D and a 9 week old GSD puppy who is crazy as can be, in a good way :D come over to the dark side ... we have Malinois ... and cookies .. looooooooooots of cookies I'm halfway there maybe... got myself a Working Line GSD...

Yay for blue skies this morning! Let's hope it holds

In Elizabeth bay tomorrow http://www.whatsonsydney.com/eventDetails.aspx/16784/lizzie-bay-dog-show Gazebo Wine Garden will be celebrating the local area and the diversity of its patrons - including both people and pooches! In honour of Gazebo Wine Garden's two legged and four legged friends, they will be hosting a special Labour Day long weekend event - Lizzie Bay Dog Show. The event will see local pooches strut it out for coveted awards such as: * Best dressed * Best owner-pooch look-a-like * Best hair do * Best trick * Best in show The local pooches' two legged friends will also have the opportunity to sit back, relax and celebrate with their best friends. On the day, registration will begin at 1.30pm for a 3pm show. Pooches will be treated to delights from Paws Point, as well as have an opportunity to be pampered.

rickysunshineleap2 by lovemesideways, on Flickr I did this one on purpose Playing with the light, SO hard to get the focus happening with the dog jumping around in front of me and then sun in my eyes.

Video added :D!

Fingers crossed for mindy!!!!

My mum says something similar. If we ever get smaller dogs, then we would have to get at least 4 or 5, cause that way that at least add up to one proper sized dog :p (She is joking btw :D)

No problem ! I think it was roughly 5K all up, because there was Jetpets fee on this end, plus the flight costs. And then Globypets on the China side! Im happy for anyone to send me a message if they're going through the same thing, I know a fair bit about it now ;D! And I know some awesome people over in China to help too!

:D He just saw dad again for the first time, and same happy explosion as before. So very very cute.

A few of you will have read my posts and seen my threads the last few months, but I'll explain anyway! My parents moved to Shanghai about 5 months ago, and they left their dog Rover with me not knowing whether or not they would be staying overseas for long enough to bring him over. After about a month the decision was made, Rover was going to China!! Now it was a lot of effort on both sides to make this happen, there where vaccination issues and problems with customs. Finally it was sorted and Rover and I where booked in to fly to China! Jetpets where incredibly helpful, helping me every step of the way and I cannot recommend them enough. They even put up with my last minute call at 7.45am on the day of the flight to check whether or not Rover was on the plane! GlobyPets who are Jetpets partner in Shanghai where also extremely helpful, sending us a photo of Rover after he arrived and was taken to quarantine, so we knew he was ok. (they get quarantined for 7 days upon arrival to china) So after a very very long wait, my mum finally got to be reunited with her 4 legged baby again. Ive never seen rover so happy, he almost exploded he was so excited. His whole bum was wagging so hard that it was actually lifting off the ground. Mum had tears in her eyes, I did a little too. Just a very happy happy moment (I took a video, but its hard to get it working with the internet here so might have to wait till Im back in Sydney to upload it!) UPDATE: Heres the video! Might want to turn the sound down, Mum and I where talking pretty loud! (The bit at the end hes running off the the bush to pee, lol)

Getting angry and having a rant at her is not the way to go about it, if you actually want to change her mind. Most people, when you tell them off like they're a child "You are wrong, should not do that, you should do this" etc, will not react well. They will continue to ignore you so they can save face and not be embarrased. Even if she is being a massive idiot, which I certainly think she is, having a go is just gonna piss her off. Better than telling her she is cruel and horrible and wrong, would be to say I'm sure they're cute, but these puppies are so much better! And look at the parents, they're so happy and beautiful bla bla. And they only have the one litter so they do alllll this initial work and training with the puppies which actually make them easier to train etc etc. Much better than "you're a cruel idiot"

Come on guys, photos pleeease :D?? I know its gonna be a individual thing, but it would help give me some ideas! and YES I'm currently in Shanghai, Rover (my parents lab) is here too but hes stuck in Quarantine. They get quarantined on arrival to china for 7 days, (no idea why considering china has 10 times the amount of diseases that australia has!) so we should hopefully get him out on the 15 or 16th! And I'm flying home on the Sunday night, the 18th. I'll have to do a thread with some photos, a non whinging thread for once, lol :D

I got a super sexy new camera bag! (Shanghai prices make me happy) :D But I have never had to set up the inside of a camera bag before, so how I've done it seems a bit dodgy. Does anyone have photos of the inside of their bag? The bag is this one http://www.jill-e.com/style/camera/medium-black-leather-camera-carry-all-bag

Why the hell would you want your dog acting like this!???!?!? This is the same rottie. Told to "guard"....

Thank you! I have a Nikon D80

Thanks!! Writing everything down! Lets hope it gets colder and snows in Dalgety hehe.

The BF and I are heading to the snow next week and taking the dogs with us! So on the way down from Sydney, are there any cool places we could stop with the dogs along the way? Cool photography opportunitys also welcome! We're staying in Dalgety on a massive property so we'll have huge space to run the dogs around and there's a secure area for them to stay while we drive up to the snow for snowboarding fun a few times during the week. I know the dogs aren't allowed in the national parks, so is there anywhere else where there's snow that we could take them? Any ideas on other places in the area we could drive to are also welcome :D pretty excited!

Thanks everyone :D! And yes the orange and white boy Basil has a funky left eye, its a bit squinty, pirate style :D!

Basil and Bronte (29) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "I am a Queen!" Basil and Bronte by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Whatcha doin' down there?" Basil and Bronte (8) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Rar vampire kitty!" Basil and Bronte (10) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Checking out whats going on"

I did a photoshoot with my friends 2 cats. She recently got a second kitten, named Basil, and asked me to take some photos for her ! Heres a selection, they are not great but I am getting so much better. Basil and Bronte (13) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Posing for their mummy." Basil and Bronte (24) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Rar sideways ninja leap!" Basil and Bronte (22) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Handsome Basil <3" Basil and Bronte (3) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "I am not posing, this is simply my natural beauty" Basil and Bronte (1) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Oh hai" Basil and Bronte (4) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "I heal you with the power of jesus!" Basil and Bronte (20) by lovemesideways, on Flickr "Hey come here you!!"