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Our farm dog when I was a teen seemed to be immune to paralysis ticks... he'd get covered in them regularly, big fat, full ones they were! - and we checked him twice a day all over. That was his fave thing on the planet getting checked for ticks, as we'd have to go all over him carefully and he loved the attention... *grin* T.

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My old girl Zeddy is nearly 15 - she has a few small lipomas and fibromas, none seem to be getting larger as yet... she's also stepped up the skin tag production... *grin* She's been fed all types of kibble over the years - both cheap supermarket stuff and the more expensive premium kibble - only started getting the old dog lumps and bumps a couple of years ago. Still has all bar one tooth that got knocked out in a fight, and they are in good nick. Eyesight and hearing loss are minimal so far too. I'm so lucky with my sturdy old girl. Her only real medical issue is a bit of arthritis, and so far this year (even with the recent cold snap) she hasn't needed any medication to assist with that. I think making sure her bedroom is warm and she has a nice snuggly beddy is working it's charm there so far - last year she required Meloxicam through winter even though it wasn't all that cold compared to our current nippy mornings. Zeddy's vet reckons that she'd sail through surgery if she needed it - she's a very healthy specimen for an old duck he reckons! T.

Run free little Myrtie... you will live on in the hearts of all who knew you sweet girl. DDD - big hugs to you... T.

I've had great experiences with Dogtainers Sydney... excellent service, and the handlers really care about their precious cargo... T.

Run free and healthy sweet little man... now finally able to romp and chase balls at the Bridge... T.

Stunning photos grizabella... Our Orangutans have taken to staying inside again - Willow invariably under a blanket, and Jantan curled up in a big orange ball of hair... *sigh* T.

Our babies grow up too fast! I'm always up early... the horse puppy makes sure of that! She is crated at night so she won't eat the house, and tells me she needs to pee at around 5:30am EVERY morning! T.

Look at little miss proud of herself... "I catched it Mum!" T.

Hoping today brings some good news DDD. Hang in there Myrtie... lots of love and gentle cuddles sweet girl... T.

Crossing fingers for good news this morning DDD... T.

A lot of dogs have problems reading spitz breeds' body language... T.

It would more likely be "my dog, my little ninja", wouldn't it Kirislin? T.

When I was with rescue, we had a lovely young Weimeraner (papered but desexed) surrendered to us. His breeder was not in a position to take him back. We made an email enquiry to the breed rescue and pretty much immediately were inundated with phonecalls at all hours of the day and night by some crazy woman purporting to be from the breed rescue and demanding we hand the dog over to her (for free of course) as we could not possibly understand the needs of the breed with regards to rehoming, etc... Finally tracked down someone listed as one of the higher-ups of said breed club, and she was lovely... she sent a lovely family over to view the dog - they had already been checked out as suitable by the breed club prior - and they and the dog clicked like they'd always been family... neddless to say they adopted said dog, and he's happily living the life of luxury all concerned wanted for him. Like all areas of rescue, even the breed clubs seem to attract some more "enthusiastic" members... *sigh* T.

I'm actually in 2 minds about this particular issue... On one hand, I feel that those who are selling pups to pet homes should take an interest in those pups' wellbeing - but to blanket statement that breeders should HAVE to actively participate in the rehoming of one of their pups many years after the fact seems a little rich. It's like giving the purchaser a lifetime "opt out" clause, when the stress in the first place is that when one gets a pup (from anywhere) the onus should be on the fact that they will live for a certain lifespan and it should be the owner's responsibility for their care and upkeep. Some circumstances may change for any dog owner, and while those circumstances may be unforseeable, they should at least be mentioned for thinking about at the point of purchase - not as some contractual obligation that the breeder should be held responsible for said dog long after it leaves their care. People who purchase a puppy need to plan for any future circumstance change that may make them unable to keep the dog, rather than ringing breeders and/or rescues at the last moment (almost as an afterthought) and saying "dog needs to go NOW"... most circumstances that see a dog needing to be rehomed aren't things that happen overnight after all. T.

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I'd wrap the whole tail and insert a couple of paddlepop sticks where the dislocated part is for stability. Reason for taping the whole tail is so that it's harder for the bugger to wag it off. T.

Most of the pet insurances are underwritten by Hollards... it is they who up the prices, and the various insurance companies then put their own markups on those prices. T.

Another blog entry about Satao... Warning: There is an arial photo of him after the poachers had finished and left him for the scavengers. http://markdeeble.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/satao-a-legend-2/ T.

Cool!!! T.

A crate in your room - placed where she can see you... T.

There are no words... *sob* http://www.theguardian.com/environment/africa-wild/2014/jun/13/kenyas-biggest-elephant-killed-by-poachers T.

Yep... DeviantArt gallery here... http://tdierikx.deviantart.com/gallery/ Geez - I haven't played with my Fractal art since I bought my first DSLR... err! T.

I love this particular quote... I went to have a look at the Nat Geo photo comp winners/entries at the Sydney Museum a few weeks ago, and one of the most striking (and winning) photos was taken by a 14 year old boy with an entry level camera... I get lots of people looking at my particular camera/lens and thinking that if they get the same setup, they will be able to take great photos... I always tell people that it's not the camera gear that determines what the end product will be. You can point the most expensive and most advanced camera at something and still take a crap photo of it, because you really have no eye for composition, light, subject placement, etc... Then again, I used to get the same sort of comment from people about my foray into the world of Fractal art... "oh, you use a computer to make those pictures - so if I get the same software, I'll be able to do the same." - trust me, the software was simply the tool used, but the creative process was all MINE for my images... and many tried, but couldn't make the software do exactly what I was doing unless I showed them how through step by step guides... and even them most cocked it up... lol! Here's a taste of some of my Fractal works... T.

What a gorgeous tribute to a gorgeous girl MW... may her Grevillia blossom and bloom for many years to come. T.